The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1917-05-31


of Oregon to make an official report
to Adj. Gen. White and Governor With
cyombe of the completed war census
for the county, provided the plans of
the local war census board, composed
of Sheriff Johnson, County Clerk Shoe
maker and the County Physician come
to naturalization.
The board is instructing its corps of
marshals and assistants who will be in
charge of different voting precincts to
have their official tally sheets and pa
pers in all readiness for proper sealing
and signingsimmediately on the stroke
of nine o'clock on the night of war
census day. Acting as special couri-
ers, the marshal of the Oak Grove and
Barrett districts will rush their formal
registation papers to the city. The
Mount Hood Railroad Co. will run a
special rail automobile from Parkdale.
Couriers from Mount Hood, Odell
and other valley precincts along the
route will hasten to meet the train,
which will bear the registration docu-
ments to this city. The midnight train
of the O.-W. r. & N. Co. will be
boarded by special courier at Cascade
Locks.
The war census board has posted
large placards at all cross roads of the
county calling attention to war census
day.
Members of Twelfth Company will
not be required to register. 1t was at
first thought they would be subject to
the census, but recent ruling releases
them.
The little green card that every man
between the ages of Il and 80 years,
inclusive, will receive after he has reg
istered on war census day, is an impor-
tant document.
This certificate is virtually receipt
of registration according to official in
formation given out by George A.
White, Adjutant General of the Ore
gon National Guard. If man cannot
produce it on demand, he must con-
vince the government that he has re-
ally registered, or he faces the possi-
bility of a term in prison, without the
option of paying fine.
In any event, being without this GER
tificate is liable to cause him much
trouble. So, for his own sake, as we'll
as to aid the government, he should
guard the certificate jealously.
When an absentee mails his registra-
tion card to the registrar of his home
precinct after the county clerk in
which he happens to be has made out
the card for him the absentee should
be sure to ask for registration GER
tificate.
General White sends out the follow
ing suggestions to registrars:
When in doubt consult the regula-
tions.
Follow the tentative regulations un-
til the final regulations reach you.
There are few changes.
Read kilograms you receive care
fully, then read them second time to
be certain nothing has been overlooked.
Keep a file of your letters and in
structions.
Remember that these headquarters
are working under the same difficulties
you are with reference to supplies and
receipt of information.
All must use initiative, ingenuity and
energy.
Neglect of this work for single day
may spell failure, with its attendant
consequences.
The registration system obviously
was not devised to meet the pubilc's
convenience, but it was devised for the
public safety and is necessary to that
end.
Read your regulations carefully many
times.
Your registrars must perfect them
selves in their part of the work; they
must know their business thoroughly.
Lost sleep can be regained after the
war has been won.
Cant" or "didn't know how," or
didn't get supplies" will not pass
muster as an alibi if there is failure
in any precinct. 1t is up to you'll
Get your supplies out as quickly and
as rapidly as they reach you. The
sooner the regulations reach your reg
istrars the sooner you will be free from
bombardment of questions.
No one with copy of the regulations
should need to ask question. They
are clear, concrete and simple.
But no one can understand them
without taking the trouble to read
them carefully.
Governor Withycombe's proclama-
tion follows:
Whereas, the President of the United
States has designated June 5th, 1917,
as the day upon which our citizens
shall register in accordance with the
provisions of the selective draft law,
and
Whereas, on this day we face gi-
gantic task new IN our national history
and one whose proper conduct can only
be attained through the united cooper
alton of every citizen, and
Whereas, it Is vitally desirable that
the registration be accomplished with
thoroughness and dispatch, both as