Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-06
REQUIREMENTS Of
REGISTRATION EASY
Several Sensible Changes
Were Made In Law by
Last Legislature

If you can sign your name and know
where you live you can register without
any trouble. OF course there are few
other little items of information, such
as stating your father and mother IS
name, but the clerks will do all this,
and then all there is to do is just to
sign one 3 name, which means that no
stories have been told and that one is
over the age of 21.
While the young lady may be legally
Of age at 18, the generous iaw makers
have given her three years more to de-
cided with which party she prefers to
vote, all of which is remarkable fore
sight on the part of the dignified law
makers, as there are very few indi-
viduals, at 1S, male or female, who
could tell any radical difference be-
tween Bull Mooser and Prohibitions
ist. Of course, it is easy enough aft
err one has reached the mature age of
81.
Ladies attention. You are not obliged
to state your age when you register,
thanks to Max Gehlher and passed by
the last legislature.
Nor do you have to get weighed,
measure your height, or determine the
exact color of your hair that morning
or even say whether your eyes are
flashing black or a dreamy brown,
None of this personal inventory. is re-
quired in the new registration.
It is Just like this for the ladies
First, make sure of your name and ad-
dress. Then step up to the county
clerks office at the court house and
call for a registration card. The young
ladies in charge will ask the name and
address, the husband g name if there
happens to be such an individual, name
of mother and father, where born, and
there you are! 1t is all over after the
name has been signed. At the next pri
mary election in Salem, May 10, al
that is, necessary is to go to the cotina
precinct in which your home is located
and vote. OF course, if one moves tC
another part of the city, or has moi
registered, two freeholders can swear
in voter.
But row since such leading questions
as the age, height, weight, color of hail
and eyes and previous condition of ser
viture do not have to be answered, reg
istering is easy and should become quite
popular, especially with the ladies wht
are now on an equality with the lords
of creation when it comes to expressing
an opinion as to who shall become of
flee holders.
The last day of registration is Apri
IS. The primarily elections will be helt
May 10, and the general state and ma
tional elections the following Novem
ber, tl e
The city is divided into IS voting pre-
cincts, and at the primary election Ma,
10, voting booth will be opened il
each precinct Voting by wards is Gus
tomary for city elections, but for stat
and national elections, tho city is di
vided into tie IS precincts In votinj
at ele ;tions tho ward IN which one live
has nothing to do with tb voting place
Aud now that the lpdies are no
obliged TO state their age or give
personal description Of Il emselves, it i
naturally expected that large proper
ton will be registered before the las
day of registration. April is. And ever
should one not have registered vot,
can b. swarm il by two f'eo holders.
The one registration holds good n
long MS the home address remains il
the voting precinct.
Before the new registration law wen
into effect, the average woman SCENE,
to regard registration as a mysteriou
affair, almost to be dreaded as mucl
as appearing on the witness stand. Nov
it can all be done in two minutes, with
out being asked personal question.