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Show 00 Furloughs for Men Vitally Needed in Mining Industry SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Nov. 5. Furloughs may bo obtained for men vitally vi-tally needed in tho mining industry J If for any reason they hnve failed to get exemption for military drafts, according ac-cording 10 instructions received by Ed-Avin Ed-Avin lllgglns of San Francisco, appointed appoint-ed by tho United States bureau of mines to pass on such furlough applications appli-cations in California. I Similar officials, known as certifying certify-ing advisors, hav.e been named In all I western mining states. I Men needed In the production of mot-als mot-als and ferro-alloy minerals aro entitled entit-led to clnss 2 classification, Iliggins said. The advice of the industrial ad-i ad-i visor of the district draft board should 1 bo sought first by employers desiring I deferred classification for one of men. j if exemption is denied and the man is inducted into the service, application for an indefinite furolugh may be made through the certifying advisor In each slate, each of whom is assisted by district dis-trict advisors scattered through tho j state. The district advisors in California are T. E. Graff, Redding; P. C. Kuapp, 'San Francisco, and N. S. Kelscy, Jack-json. Jack-json. I Staff advisors in the west include: I Arizona, Dr. L. D. RIcketts Warren; Idaho, Frederick Burbridge, Wnllace; Washington, Conrad Wolfe. Spokane; Colorado, Fred Carroll, Denver; Utah, Walter Fitch, Salt Lake City; Montana, Mon-tana, John Gillie. Butte. ; oo |