The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-05-24
Uncle SAM TO !
LIST MEN FOR
WAR SERVICE
Tuesday, June Fifth, Has Been
Declared Registration Day
in All Parts of u. s. II
LISTER PROCLAIMS HOLIDAY
Registration in County Will be by
4 Precincts Except in Cities
Registrars are Named r

Tuesday, June 5, has been designat-
ed by President Wilson as War Cen
sus day. On that day every male resi-
dent between the ages of 81 and 30
inclusive must register. This includes
aliens as well as Americans, Japanese,
Chinese, Italians, Germans, English,
Americans and men of other national
tiles must register. Aliens, of course,
will not be drafted for military SER
vice but the government desires a
complete record of them.
To facilitate the taking of the CEN
sus in this state Governor Lister has
proclaimed June legal holiday and
has appointed Lieutenant Governor
Louis F. Hart to have general super
vision over the registration. In each
county Of the state the auditor, the
sheriff and the county physician con-
stitute a registration board. That
means that in this county, J.C.Syfford,
C. E. Duffy and DR.. F. M. Crosby will
have general supervision over the
days activity.
Registration is to be by precincts
and in most cases the regular election
officers have been named as registrars.
The list for the county follows: Ken
newick City, Mrs. Madge Soth; Pros
ser City, Jas. G.. Boyle; Richland, F.
G. Bier; Kennewick Gardens, D. J.
Beinhart; South Kennewick, F. II. Lin
coin; Kennewick Valley, Jas. John
ston; Highlands, E. O. Keene; Horse
Heaven Chas. Bentley; Finley, Ed.
Angel; Hover, H. S. Hughes; Expan-
sion, w. H. Switzler; Paterson, n. E.
Fisher; Carley, F. L. Bass; Lower
Yakima, F. A. Howes; Horn Rapids,
q. 2. Compton; Vale, C. M. Foster;
Hanford, Julius Macomber; White
Bluffs, E. ]. OLarey; Kiona, G. N.
Hughes; East Prosser, Carl Reimer;
North Prosser, s. H. Drew; West
Prosser, E. H. Richardson; Rattle
snake, +. e. Crosby; Riverside, Mrs.
!. J. Stockdale; Walnut Grove, j. D.
Sutton; Wellington, VIM. Pearson;
Glade, Mrs. Claude Young; Columbia,
Leslie Fry.
The registration office in the city
viii be at the city hall. As yet it has
been impossible to get in touch with
the registrars in the rural precincts,
70 ascertain what their plans are, but
1t IS expected that most of them will
oe at their homes. The registration
booths will be open from z o'clock
q. m. to 8 p. m. The registrars are
20 serve without pay and Lieutenant
Governor Hart has appealed to the
people to render them every assistance
possible. In many of the cities banks
ana large mercantile establishments
nave rendered their entire clerical
,orces to assist the registrars. Fol
lowing this example President L. E.
'onnson of the First National Bank
announced this morning that the
oank's clerical force would be placed
at the disposal of the registration
board on that day.
Inc government wishes to make it
Impressive that no male between the
speclned ages is exempt from regis
.ering. Those who are to be exempted
irom military service are to be deter
'ined later but first all must register.
Neglstration must be made in the home
precinct of the man registering unless
Ae IS unavoidably absent. Absentees
are required to apply to the county
I .erk OF the county in which they are
.oeated' who will fill out the registra.
AZ on card. This card will be given to
ae person registering who must mail
TO the registrar in his home pre.
:' IN care of the sheriff of the coun.
" III which he is a resident. The re-
81 tpponslolllty of having this card reach
~ e nome registrar by war census day
=, paced upon the person registering
| .aea OF military age who are too i'll to
% 20 tne registration booth must send
+.s.: 'petent person before sthe regis.
,:,, a,'on day to the county clerk who
~ furnish the proper instructions
1or registering. =. :
ne penalty for failure to repiste,