The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, July 27, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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A SPECIAL SESSION
OF HOOSE IS CALLED
Impeachment of Governor Named ar
the Subject for Consideration.
August 1 Is Date Set.
—
Houston, 1.x. Speaker F. <>. Fuller
M fti<- Tt*xas house of representatives
Monduy Issued ;i rail for u special ses-
sion of tli<' htiuse to eonven 'at Aus-
tin «t noon August 1 "to consider
whether or not the house of represen
tatiavs-will present u bill of impeach
ment against I lie governor ol Te\as,
the charges in fie thereafter tried by
the Texas Senate." . .
At the -atm; time affidavits were
made public as to how Spcakei Fuller
and Lieutenant Governor W. I'. Hobby
voted for the locution of the West
Texas A. and M. College, affirming
that ihey did not vote for Abilene on
either the first or second ballots. He
youd the issuance of the call and his
affidavit Speaker Fuller refused to
give out any further statement. Go\
ernor Hobby also refused to furthet
comment on the situation.
To the Members of the House of Hep
resi ntatives:
The people of Texas, by Article VII
ol' t! ■■ Constitution of this State, pro-
vided for the establishment, mnlnte
nance and support of a universit\ ol
the first class to in' known as the I'nl
vcrslty of Texas. T litis is expressed
thi will of the people of this State,
• ntjd until recently no one litis denied
the right of the sover< inn people to
have such a university. The const!
tut Ion further provided b> the amend
tuciit of 1912 known as Section 110-n of
Artb I It',, lor .i Hoard of ltegi him who
■ should hold their respective ternu for
six years each.
ft;. Artb • and JtHO of the lie
vised Statutes of 1911, the Hoard of
Regents are given the management
Miid conMol of the affairs of the I'ni
versify of Texas, with the right to
remove the members of the faculty
when in their Judgment It is deemed
jii|\ iniihle
Article ;uJ7 provides for the re-
moval i f the Hoard of Regents, among
other officer , for "good and sufficient
eailsc."
The Thirty fifth legislature passed
.iii appropriation which in theii judg
iu< r t i i),.(, : s^ry for the support
ami .aintenatice of the University of
'I e\«s. The governor has at no time
ndvi -I tiie legislature that he con
< tiie -,;i|ii*opriiition excessive oi
Mi:pi'iper, hut lin made ^oin« objec
tioii publicly to what he considers its
mi use, ,11(1 he lias vetoed the entire
•sppropt atlon except oin salary of
< '.r.im per annum The 1'niverslty ol
T> \;i. can not be maintained and sup
perti I on the -alary of one man. and
no deficiency can be based on such an
item The attorney general has held
that the veto was not effective, but
before a test of the question can be
had in the court the fall term of tiie
unlvi i it y will he passed, and the ko\-
ernor has declared that the 1'nlversit}'
of Te\a. will not open its doors until
ever\ member of the faculty to whom
he objects is expelled.
The last legislature provided for a
committee to locate a West Texas A.
and M. College. When the commit-
tee met three votes were announced
for Abilene, when only two were cast
for Abilene, according to affidavits
filed. When three members of the
fu <>f the board culled for a recon-
vening and a recount, the governor
alone stood against It. Finally a state
uient was given out bv the members
of the board. That st; ten.ent was
based upon absolute misrepresent!!
ttons by the governor to at least two
members of the committee who would
not otherwise have signed.
During the investigation by the
legislature of ihc governor's acts he
testified that he would refund the
money to tiie state which he had taken
without .lawful authority, in case the
court so decided, lie has failed to
do so. and the courts have long ago
decided against his contention.
I realize these are serious charges
against the governor, but 1 realize
also that.they mean more to the peo-
ple of Texas than to any individual
The people of this State have a right
to have their university maintained,
the West Texas A. and M. located
without a suspicion of fraud or cor-
ruption. their treasury protected by
their representatives, and their laws
honestly enforced without fear or
favor, and all good citizens should see
to It that the rights of the public are
protected.
Owing to the seriousness of the
< barges that are here made, and other
Charges which ' am assured will be
filed, as the presiding officer ot the
* ' "on-• of Representatives, I hereby
the House of Representatives to
iui*>r in session in its hall at Austin,
Texas, on the first day of August.
1917, at 12 o'clock noon, to consider
whether or not the House of Represen
tatlves will present a bill of impeach
tnont against the governor of Texas
the charges to be thereafter tried by
the Texas senate. F. O, Fuller,
Speaker of House of Representatives.
.1 u 1 v 23. 1917.
ROW OVER BUILDING .
SHIPS IS SETTLED
President Accepts Goethals' Resigna-
tion .and .Dismisses Denman-—New
Heads Appointed.
Washington. -President Wilson
brought the shipping board row to an
abrupt termination Tuesday by ellm !
I
inatim; the two principals William
Denman, chairman of the board, and
Major General Goethals, manager of
tbo board's emergency fleet corpora
tion in charge of construction.
The resignation of General Goeth
als, tendered some days ago, was ac-
cepted, and Mr. Denman was asked by
tiie president to follow suit that the
government s building program might
go forward without embarrassment
Edward .\. Hurley of Chicago, for
mer chairman of the federal trade
commission, was named to succeed
Mr. Denman. and Main bridge Colby of
New York was appointed successor
to Captain John H. White of Kansas
City, a hoard member, whose resigim
tion, offered n month ago, also was
accepted. Rear Admiral Washington
L. Capps, chief constructor of the
navy, will succeed General Goethals,
taking immediate charge of the build-
ing program.
Mr. Denman sent his resignation to
the White House immediately aft'-r
receipt of the president's letter re-
questing it. The president's action
rm^ifestly took him by surprise, but
his only comment was this:
"li was the best way to settle the
whole thing 1 want .o help the presi-
dent in every way possible, and never
have questioned the wisdom of his do-
cisions."
SENATE PASSES THE
FOOD CONTROL BILL
The Measure Was Virtually Rewritten
After Five Weeks of Bitter
Contest in Upper House.
Washington. — The administration
/ood control bill, virtually rewritten,
after five weeks bitt• • r contest, was
passed Saturday by the senate, SI to •!-
As revamped, the bill gives the
president broad authority over foods,
feeds and fuels, the laiter including
kerosene and gasoline; provides fot
administration by food board of' thret
members instead of an individual; au
thorizes federal fixing of coal prices,
requisition and operation ot mines and
authorizes a minimum guaranteed
price of not less than $2 per bushel
for wheat at primary markets.
The senate prohibition section pro-
hibiting manufacture of distilled bev
erages during the war, and directing
the president to buy all distilled
spirits in bond was substituted for the
house "hone dry" provision and will
be one subject of difficulty in con-
ference.
Scores of amendments were dis-
posed of, but the principal features
were the incorporation of the am "in)
uient authorizing the minimum win .
price and another by Senator I'ome
renc greatly broadening the govern
incut's power to handle the coal sit-
uation. The government guarantees
for wheat would be applicable at prin
cipal interior primary markets until
July 1. 1919,
Tiie Ponierene amendment, incorpor
ated by the overwhelming vote of 72
to 12. directs the president through
the federal trade commission oi othei
agency to fix coal prices, whole:.alt
and retail; regulate the entire Indus
try and, if necessary, to take over and
operate coal mines and fix prices of
labor.
WAY OF DRAFT EXEMPTION NO EASY WAY
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Provost Marshal General Makes Public Steps to Be Taken by All
Registered Men—Claims for Exemption Must Be Made
in Person.
British War Debt Enormous
London \ndrew Honar Law, the
chancellor of the exchequer,announced
in the house of commons Tuesday
that for 112 days the average British
expenditure was L'il,T9.">,000 daily.
The chancellor said the total ad.mice
made by Great Britain to her allies
and the dominions was tl 1,025,000,no©.
Mr Honar l,aw said the net increased
expenditure was i:;iA,fl©u,ooo, not in-
cluding advances to Great Britain's ul-
lies, which represented an increase of
£30©,000 dally.
Houston Purchasing Headquarters.
Houston. Tex Houston has been
selected as the headquarters in the
United States for the purchase of all
lumber, iron, steel and other supplies
that are to be used In the rehabilita-
tion of the 12.000 miles of Mexican
railways, was the statement pf Don
Felipe I'oHcndor, director general of
the Constitutional Railways of Mex-
ico, who arrived in Houston Tuesday
from New Orleans en route to his
headquarters in the City of Mexico.
Washington. Persons subject to ex-
emption, either because of physical
disability or included In the president's
proclamation of those who are auto-
matically to be released from the draft,
must themselves establish their claims,
Sonic tine distInctloiis. ton, are drawn
in setting forth a valid claim.
Tiie rules given out by the war de-
partment follow:
1. LOCAL Boards In every coun-
ty in the I'nlted States and for every
city of over .SO,imhi there are one or
more local exemption boards. Kacli of
such boards is In eh urge of the regis-
tration cards of persons registered in
the area, over which the board tin•<
jurisdiction, and has jurisdiction of all
claims for exemption, except those
based on industrial grounds. FIND
OCT WHAT BOARD HAS YOlR
CARD AND WHERI THE OFFICE
OF Til AT BOARD IS.
2. DISTRICT BOARDS In every
federal judicial district there are one
or more district boards, having appel-
late Jurisdiction over a number of
local hoards ami having original juris-
diction of'claims for exemption on in-
dustrlal grounds. II Vol' INTEND
TO MAKE A CLAIM oN INDl'S-
TIllAL Ojtol NDS. INCI.CD1NG AG-
RTCFLTFRE, LEARN W HAT DIS-
TRICT HOARD TO APPLY TO.
Meaning of Numbers.
3. RED INK SERIAL NUMBERS-
Every board lias numbered the curds
in lis jurisdiction with red ink In a
series running from 1 to the number
representing the total number of
cards in its jurisdiction. Lists show-
ing the names of persons In the juris-
diction of escl, board and the red ink
nutnber-of each are open to inspection
■it the ofilce of each board. INSPECT
THE LIST AND INFORM YOLK-
SELF OF Vol R RED INK SERIAL
NUMBER.
4. ORDER OF LIABILITY These
red ink numbers are to be drawn by
lot io determine the order In which
registered persons are to be called by
the various local hoards As sl(%il us
the drawing is complete lists showing
the order in which these red Ink num-
bers are drawn will be published in
the press, ami will be posted at the
otliee of each loc;il hoard. Gi i TO
YOUR LOCAL BOARD AND FIND
OUT Till. ORDER IN WIlDil Vol'
STAND FOR CALL.
5. As soon as quotas are us-sl^ned to
each state and cm-h board each board
will call upon persons whose cards
are In Its Jurisdiction instructing them
to present themselves for cxnminn'iori
This call will be posted at the otliee
of the local board and the papers will
be requested to plilit it. A notice will
also be mailed to you but 111• posting
of the list at ti e office of the board
will be deemed sutlielent notice to
charge you with the duly of prc-eiil-
ing yourself. The law therefore urn .cs
it your duty to Inform yourself when
you are called.
6. Physical examination - you nm-t
report for physical examination on
the day named li vour call.
If you are found physically dlsqmill
tied I he board will i 'ive you : cer'ili
cate which will cvplaln to you what
your further duties are.
If you are found physical!* qualified
and tile a claim for exemption within
seven days after your call you will In
gtv< n ten days alter Mini. your claim
of exemption to (lie proof in support
of your claim of exemption* See
(VII) below
Watch for Your Name.
If you are found physically qu-ii-
tied and Hie no claim for exemption,
or If you do not appear for physical
examination, your name will be posted
to the district board as one who was
called for military service and was
not exempted or discharged. <'n the
eighth day after i-all. or within two
days thereafter copies of the list of
persons so posted to tiie district hoards
will be given to the press with ii re-
quest for publication, will be posted
In a place at the otliee of the local
board accessible to the public view,
ami notice will be mailed to you at
the address on your registration card.
THEREFORE WATCH THE N<>
TICEs POSTED IN THE til liCE oF
THE B« lARD \BoUT TEA DA^ S AF-
TER THE DAY YOU WERE CALLED
AND MAKE ARRANGEMENTS F«>R
THE PR' MPT RE< LIFT < i| M ML
7. EXEMPTION OR DISCHARGE.
No claim or discharge on account of
lite industry in which you are engaged
can be decided by ii local board. (See
Far. XV. below.)
WHETHER YnF FILE A CLAIM
ul EXEMPTION OR NOT, TOU
MUST PRESENT Y< iF 11 SELF l i'R
PHYSICAL EX A Ml M Ai ION ON HIE
PAY NAMED IN THE N 'lie;.
From the day notice that you arc
called N mailed and posted \oii have
seven days m which you may tile a
claim of exemption or discharge. Tin
form I r tiling '!<.-> emim is simple. If
you wish to file such a claim
Go to the hoard and get Form 110
for exemption or Form 121 for (lis
charge. If tlit* board has not the print-
ed forms ask to consult the form
paniphlet and copy the form shown
there.
EM out the proper form and tile It
with the hoard.
Do this within seven days of the
posting and mailing of notice to you
to present yourself.
The following are the only grounds
for exemption:
I'll ul >mi lire nn dtltrrr. Ieitl«ln<lv«*.
vmri'Utlvr nr Jaillclisl of tlir I nllril
a >:ntr «r territory, or <hr t>l -
Irlel of I otiiiiililii,
I'luil ton nrc n rriiiilnr or (!ul ur-
rlx I ii iiitnlwirr of rrllMloit.
Thill you nrrr nu Ma) IN, 11117,
■ Indent |ir<-|tnrlnu for Ihc mlnlxtr)- In
i<ii> rrooitnUril 1 IicoIoklent or illvlully
Nrltool.
Tim I >ou r ■« In flip nillltiirr or nntnl
Ni*ri Ire of I lie t nlleil Slulen, ,
Thm you nre n miliject of (•ermnny,
whether you luite token out paper* or
tint.
Thai you nre u rmlileut nllcii nko
hit* not token out first imperii.
In addition to claims lor exemption
claims for discharge may be made on
any of the following grounds, which
are ihe only grounds for discharge by
a local board:
you lire li county or iiiunlclpiil
I'll III
o III eer.
Hon j on nre n puitoni-hoiiM* clerk.
Tlint you nre employed liy I In' I ulted,
StntrN In the iriinnnilsnloii of iihiIIm.
That you nre un nrilllcer or work-
in nu employed tu nu armory, nrMennl or
n«v> yartl of the l ulled States.
' I'll ii t you are employed lu the xerOce
of the I tilled Stnte* I under certain
eondlllonal. Nee pnrnuraph (el of nee-
lion I'd. Itruiilntloui.
That you lire n i!ern eil pilot ri'KU-
lnrl> employed In the pursuit of yoin
\ ••cnllon.
That you ore n mariner netiinll} em-
ployed In the sen aervIce of nn> ctflneu
or iiierehnul nlthln the I nlled sillies.
Tluit you nre n married innu with n
wife or child dependent on you for sup-
port.
'I'll ii I you hute aged or Inarm parents
dependent upon your Itthor for support,
That >on have n widowed mother de-
pendent on y our biliur lor support
Tt.nl you nee llie fill Iter of u mother-
less child under aliteen dependent upon
your Inhor for support.
Thul you nre n brother of or orphan
child or children under sl teen depen-
dent on yeur labor for support.
That you lire n member of nny well-
recoisiil/eil rellffloun sect or urcniilia-
tlon oriinniced and eilstent Vliiy 17.
IHI7. and whose then eilstlnt creed or
principles forhiitlc Its members to par-
ticipate In war In any form and whose
ri-l m tolls con * let Ion s lire nuainst war
or participation therein In accordance
wllli the creed or principles of snld rcll-
l*Ions orKwnlxullon.
These nre the only ground* for e -
emptlon or dlMebni'Ke liy a local honrd.
V not her person ran tile 11 claim In
your lichalf. but must use dl Herein
forms In allitj^ (lie claim.
8. Proof of claims Your claim of
exemption or discharge must be Hied
within s..\, ii day s of tin* day on which
notice to you that you are called was
■ ted and mailed. But after you
pos
>r the blank nf
-ary In present
for exemption or
ten days within
hitx e tiled your claim
discharge you have
W bleb to file proot.
The method of proving claims Is
very simple, but it Is rather exact. If
you follow the rules given below you
will have done what is required of
you:
(a) Co to the local board and con-
sult the regulations to Hud out the
form number of the allidiivits thai you
must submit for your particular claim.
(h) Asl< the board f
tldavlts that are neces
Intr yonr proof; If thi hoard has not
the forms, ask to consult the pamphlet
of forms.
(c) Have the aftldavlts properly tie-
oniiipllsheil and return them the
board wllliln the time limit assigned
you ten flays from the tiling of your
claim.
Remember:
(a) You must submit your proof in
the prescribed form and the board has
no authority to exempt or discharge
you unless you submit all the niti-
dis its required by regulations.
(h) There will he no argument be-
fore the board and no proof other'than
the prescribed affidavits, unless tlie
hoard calls for other proof, which It
will do iu only a limited number of
eases.
9. W HEN CLAIMS ARE DECIDED
Every claim for discharge or exemp-
tion will be decided by the local board
within three days after your affidavits
llli \ e been tiled.
10. CERTIFICATES OF EXEMP-
TION OR DISCHARGE If your claim
is allowed, a certlllcate of exemption
or discharge will be Issued to you.
Romembei :
(a) This certificate may be recalled
lit any time.
(h) If It Is temporary or conditional
It becomes of no effect when the time
or tiie condition named Is fulfilled.
(e) You have been drawn for mili-
tary service and when
that has postponed your posting to the
colors ceases ymi may be recalled at
any time.
(d) Remember that your case may
still be appealed to the district hoard
by the government, ami on this up
j peal your certitleate may be with-
drawn at once. When so withdrawn
| you stand precisely as though you had
been selected for military service by
the local ho'ird.
11. ADVERSE DECISION'8 ON
CLAIM If your claim Is disallowed
by the local hoard your name will he
certilled and sent by the local hoard
to the district board as one -who haw
been called for military service and
not exempted or discharged. Within
two days thereafter, If practicable, a
list of those so certified to the district
hoard will lie given to the press with a
request for publication, will he posted
in the litllces of the local board ac-
cessible t" the public view, ami notice
will be mailed to the address on the
registration card. «
iiiiTj-l^re.'if you have tiled a claim
Yrtr' exemption and proof In support
thereof watch the notices in the otliee
of the local hoard, beginning about
five days after you have tiled your
proof, to see what disposition was
iiiiule of your case and make arrange-
ments for the prompt receipt of mall.
Carrying Up App«a!s.
12 HOW TO CLAIM APPEALS TO
DISTRICT BOARDS Claims of ap-
peal may he made by a person within
ten days after the day when notice has
been posted and mailed that such per-
son's name hits heen eerlltb d/to the
district hoarfl as one who has been
called for service and not exempted or
discharged. i
Therefore If you desire to appeal —
(a) Go to the local board ami get
or copy form loll or 154 for tiling your
claim of appeal.
(b) Gel or copy atso form l.M or 1.12
for notifying the district hoard of up
peal.
(c) File your claim of appeal (US or
i."i4) with the local board.
(d) Send your notice of appeal
(form 151 or 152) to the district board.
(e) Do this within ten days from
the day when notice that your name
was certilled to the district board was
posted ami mailed.
Remember:
(a) You can onlv appeal the final
order of the liciilrd exempting or dis-
charging or refusing to exempt or dis-
charge you. You cannot appeal other
orders or actions of the local hoard.
13. PROVING Yot'R APPEAL You
have five days after the district hoard
receives your notice that you have
filed a claim of appeal In which to tile
evidence additional to that filed by
you in the local board, but all smii
evidence must consist, of affidavits.
Reception of Decisions.
14. " 'UN'S ON APPEAL The
deelsb on your appeal must he made
within live days of the closing of proof,
and you will he notified by mall of the
action of the board on your appeal.
15. CLAIMS FOR DISCI! \RtiE ON
I V Dl 'STRIAL ORoFNDS Only the
district hoard can receive claims for
discharge on the ground that they are
etigagetl in industry, Imiuditig agricul-
ture, found to lie necessary to the
malnteuat if the military establish-
ment, the effective operation of t lie
military forces, or the maintenance of
national interest during the emer-
gency.
If you desire to file such a claim:
(a) Get a copy at the local or ills
trift board of form 101 or lillu.
(b) Fill the form out properly.
(c) File It with the district hoard
within five days after the mailing and
posting of notice that your name has
been certified from the local board to
the district board. See section II reg-
ulations.
16. PROOF IN SFPPORT OF IN
Dl ST III VI. CLAIM Only affidavits
ran he used in tiling pniof before the
Industrial hoard of a claim for exemp-
tion on Industrial grounds. All such
affidavits must be tiled within live days
after the tiling of the claim. '
17. DECISIONS ON INDt STRIAE
CLAIM Within live days after the
closing of proof In nny Industrial claim
the district board must decide the
claim.
If the decision of the district hoard
Is in favor of the claim the board will
Issue a certificate of discharge. If the
decision is against the claim the dis-
trict boards will so notify you,
18. APPEALS TO THE PRESI-
DENT Only decisions of district
hoards oti Industrial claims for dis-
charge can be appealed
if you desire to appeal the decision
of the district boards to the president,
you may do so within seven days of
the date of mailing to you of the do
tislon of the district board. To per-
fect your appeal:
(u) Get or copy from the district or
local board Form 1 <Vt.
(ii) Fill out the fo. hi and tile It with
the district board.
(c) D- ibis within seven days after
the mailing of notice to you of the do
elsloti of the district board lu your
case.
19. HOW YOlT WILL BE NOTI-
FIED As soon as y. ur oi-i Is finally
disposed of, the adjutant general of
your state will notify you by mall
that you have been selected for mili-
tary service.
Your local boards will post a list
of all persotifc^elei tci for military
service in a at the office of the
local boards I'Cesslble to public view
Notice that J oil lime been selected
for military srr lce will not necessarily
order you Into service.
I he notice to report for military «er -
Icr will come itbrn Ihe foter*' it*) Is
read* to receive low.
THE DEFECTS THAT WILL
CAUSE DRAFT REJECTION
List of the Infirmities and the Motfe
oda of Determ'ning Sams
Enumerated
Copies of regulations goverulng th«
physical examination of periioiia call-
ed under the ne|ectlvs draft law U*t«
been forwarded to members of tha
local exemption boards, by which, In
iho uialu, physical duallfioatious ot
the selected person are to be deter-
mined. Ruling of the local board,
through examination by the physician
member, as to qualifications in mind
and body is to stand unless It becoma*
apparent that such examination Is not
according to the regulations.
The examination and requirement*
will follow standards fixed for tha
regular army and national guard. wiUi
the regulations as to height, weight,
and cheat expansion. The following
physical defects are causes for rejec-
tion:
Mental Lack of normal understand
ing.
Skin- Chronic, contagious and para-
sitic diseases, when severe and ex ten
sive- chronic ulcers, deep or exten-
sive.
Head Abrupt depression in skull,
the consequence of old fracture.
Spine Curvatures, carles, abscess.
Lateral curvature is cause for rejec-
tion when it exceeds omi inch (neither
side ot the line of spinous processes,
especially when It throws the shoul-
ders out of aymetry.
Ears -All catarrhal and purulent
forms of otitis media; perforation ol
tympanum.
Eyes Affections including trachoma
and entropion; strabismus, diseases
of the lachrymal apparatus, exophthal
mos, ptosis, asthenopia, nystagmus.
Month, Nose and Fauces Deformi-
ties interfering with mastication or
spoech, chronic ulcerations, lissurea
or perforations of the hard palate,
hypertrophy of the tonsils sufficient
to interfere with respiration of phona-
tion, loss of voice or manifest altera-
tion of it. The person must have at
least four serviceable molar teeth,
two abo e and two below .'i on ■ aide
and two above and two b ;ow ou the
other side, and so opposed as erv®
the purpose of mastication. V .good-
fitting bridge or plate where not more
than one half of the teeth are Involved
is not disqualifying.
Obstruction of nostrils, or foul dis-
charges indicative of ozena.
Simple atrophic rhinitis Is readily
curable. Nasal polypi often mean
chronic sinusitis, hut are not a bar to
acceptance for military service. Sunk
en or scarred nose is often indicative
ofrsyphilis, while a red bulbous nose
suggests alcoholism or indlge tion.
Neck- Pronounced goiter, great en-
largement or ulcerations of the cervi-
cal glands.
Chest Disease of lungs and heart,
especially in flat or narrow or mal-
formed cheat.
Abdomen Chronic inflammation*
of the gastrointestinal tract, iiniud
lug chronic diarrhea and dysentery
and other disease.s of the contain -d
organs.
Anus - - Hemorrhoids of a pronoum • d
type, prolapsus, fistula and 'fissure.
Genito-F rinary Organs Syphllla
whin discernible by inspection and
physical examination; tiaht uretti i!
stricture, undescended testicle.
orchitis, marked hydrocele.
disease of the bladder and
Varicocele does not constitute
for rejection unless it is so
to Interfere with locomotion
riiea. ac.uto and chronic, is
qualifying.
Affections Common to Both Extrem-
ities -Chronic rheumatism and <lis
eases of the joints of disablini' type.
Irreducible dislocation or false joint
old dislocation or distortion of the
joint, severe sprains, chronic svuovith,
badly united fractures. (ari< :(, aecro
sis, atrophy or paralysis, cxtenai'. e or
adherent scars, permanent contt ict.iou
of muscles.
Hands Webbed fingers, permanent
flexion, extension or loss of motion ot
one or more flnters. loss or serious
inn'oaiinn of either thumb, total iosa
of index finuir ot ihe rluh hand, total
loss of any two fingers of the sAine
hand, or loss of the second and third
phalanges of all the fingers of either
hand.
Lower Extremities I'ronouncad a
rico-e veins, especially when attended
with edema or marks of ulceration,
pronounced knot k knees, club feet, flat
feet, webbed toes, bunions, over riding
or marked displacement or deformity
of any of the toes, hammertoes
The shin bone, if rough, nodulated,
and tender, suggests syphilis
A broad, flat soli? is common In la-
boring classes, particularly among ne-
groes, and is in no way disabling
Any of the physical deficient'>e
metitiotiet*. a.Hive must be present ts
such degree as to clearly and uuiiiH
; takably disqualify the man fur mil;
tary service before he can be fouaa
to be physic.illy deficient and not pfty
ncallv uualtflvd lor milliuiv seivio*.
chron ic
chronic
kidn eys.
a cause
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Cain, Thomas S. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, July 27, 1917, newspaper, July 27, 1917; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth206215/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.