Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-09-03 | Page 31 | 'Sure Shot' Fails to Convince Man in Recruiting Office

Sure Shot Fails to Convince Man Manin Manin an anin in Recruiting Office St. St Louis Luls Sept 2 Rejected 1 for tor en enlistment enlistment enlistment en- en In the United States marine marino corps because the trigger and middle fingers cr were vere missing from his right hand Elbert Harlan a raw-boned raw applicant applicant aP- aP from Oklahoma went from the recruiting station In tho the Fullerton building to a shooting gallery nearby and made twenty five fl e straight hits on ona ona ona a moving target with a small caliber rifle while the sergeant who had re e jetted him lo looked onI on I can shoot better with m my little finger than some men mon can with their trl trigger ger fingers Harlan said after his performance at the gallery gaery and I cannot cnn can not understand why you ou wont won't take takemo mo The marine sergeant cant explained that thata a hand minus H several veral fingers would look bad when whon encased in whIte gloves glove and anel that the tho loss of the fingers would seriously interfere with tho proper handling handling- of or the rifle at drills But the te Oklahoma recruit was unconvInced unconvinced unconvinced un un- convinced and went back baek home In the belief belle that tho the government doesn't l know now a n. good man when It sees on one on r C r