Arizona republican., 1918-09-13

minutes, but on an average but five minutes was required. It was all done in such clock-Work precision that reg istrants who took their places at the foot of the waiting line at the entrance of the Ford hotel had been registered in less than an hour.
 Many Aliens.
 Interpreters were provided for all nationalities. Mexicans, Chinese. Jap anese, Greek, and these were easily and quickly cared for. Registration officials commented on the larger number of aliens who presented them selves for this registration and were more familiar with the registration laws.
 The big rush was over at about 2:3O o'clock. at which time the big force of assistants got their first relief From that time until the close the task was an easy one. Secretary Weyant had sent 5000 registration cards to points in the county outside of Phoe- nix, but in many of these places the registration was so heavy that the cards were exhausted, and hurry calls for more cards were sent to Weyant, who supplied them and with little de- lay.
 Boys and Men
 The day being a holiday many people, men and women, to whom the govern ment's registration order had no per- sonal significance, were on the business streets, drawn by the spectacle of men enrolling for military duty a duty the significance of which they we'll under stood They saw mere boys of IS years, slight and fair haired, standing in line with mature men of 45, some of them with gray in their hair It was a serious | and sober duty of placing their names on the list for military duty, and those in the long line did little joking and | laughing
 | It is with considerable pride and much satisfaction that the officials of the | local board at the conclusion of the registration last night were able to an- nounce that the affair had been carried out without single slip and not the slightest trouble of any kind.
 Trouble at AIhambra
 This good report could not be made from every registration place in Mari copa county, however, for word was re- | ceived from Avondale in the morning that a large number of Mexicans in that vicinity had refused to register The word came over the telephone in tones that indicated that serious trouble was expected. The Mexican counsul and Attorney Frazier hurried out to | quiet the uprising against the govern ment. On their arrival the country di6 not seem to be full of rebellious Mexi- cans. Inquiry brought out that there were only seven; that they were not against the government, but were IL. l / not understand. When the consul ex. plained to them what the registration meant they fell in and the trouble wa. over.
 Mexican Consul Perado was hurried to Alhambra in a motor car. The con sul explained the registration laws t, the men, advised them to place thei names on the roll, gave the experienc of several who faild to register at tn last registration and finally succeede' in pursuading the Mexicans to register There was no further trouble.
 Mclokans See Light
 At the Molokan colony of Russian near Glendale where so much troub1 had been encountered at the first reg ], istration, a score or more being i'm prisoned for several months and fe, now inducted into the army, there ha , been an entire change of heart. l A committee of four Molokans ap peared at the local board yesterda , forenoon with request to Secretar ; Weyant to send man to their colon and register 53 of them. Secretar Weyant went to the colony himself an registered the 53. After he had re turned to Phoenix the Molokans dis r covered that two or three of their mum Der eligible to registration had bee overlooked These went to Glendal 7 and registered at that town.