Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-09
HERO QUICKLY GETS
RIGHT TO1REG|STER.
cowan, Badly Shot Up in War,
Wins High Praise From
Commissioners ...
START PURGING OF LISTS

A, war veteran who lost his leg and
received fifteen other wounds while
fighting In the Argonne forest appeared
before the Board Of Registration Com
missioners at City Hall today to quail
fy to vote Mt the November election.
The registration commissioners pro-
nounced the applicant, James H..
Cowan, 1853 Aramingo avenue. the or
iginal "gcod citizen" He lives in the
Twenty fourth division of the Twenty
fifth ward.
Cowan hobbled into the Office of the
registration commission on a wooden
leg, He was not in uniform.
II notice you wear n silver button, 4"
said Commissioner Wescott.
"Yes,' replied the war veteran.
''That is a discharge button given to
wounded soldiers.
why did you not register on the
regular registration days?' asked the
commissioner.
Because was in Atlantic City,"
the ex soldier replied He was recciv-
ing medical attention there, he said.
Cowan was duly registered, and be-
fore he left the room was questioned
further concerning his part in the war.
"Now, look here" he admonished,
II am no hero. ] was just one Of the
unfortunate ones. They were all he
roes.
Was Badly Shot Up
Cowan. belonged to the 315th Infan-
try, Seventy ninth Division, and was
wounded fifteen times in the Argonne
forests. He was caught in burst of
shrapnel and lost his left leg, was Grip
pied in the left shoulder and. in addi-
tom to numerous other wounds, was hit
by piece of shrapnel which carried
away two inches of his lower jaw, went
through his head and came out behind
his right ear. This wound has not yet
healed.
tuberculosis developed. and the gov
ernment in few days will send him to
sanitorium in the mountains.
"You certainly are public spirited and
deserving of the right to vote declared
Commissioner Wescott to the manned
veteran.
The commissioners today started III
to purge the registration lists of those
improperly registered.
,.ni, ,m,n 90 ;ta r;.bt to add names TO the
sot;na so Ms'' lists is ,'' '' W
prol;m;norv action to strike off the
names ~ two women and a man from,
tbo reo;stration lists was taken by the
registration commissioners upon com
plaint the individuals had not paid a
state or county tax which had been
assessed at least two months preceding
tbe coming November election. -
-, ,p,.
"a"ts HOT Hio"e' D'" :.
This Is another angle OF the comph.
cations resulting from the assessment OF
women within two months OF eiect'on
day.
Those who are improperly iy on the reg
istration lists. according to complaints
| received by the commissioners. include
Mrs. Minnie J. Vile. 14O Siegel street
VII? was registeren IN tne tTchS NM, ~
division of the First ward; sara "
Lcnry. 1888 North Fifty -tonrth str'e',
living in the twenty second division o.
the Forty fourth ward; and Constent,
Sarertsin. 1402 North flity -secon.
street. same division. Al were assessed
within two months or NoVemDcr
They paid their poll tax oi MT! cen,'
and to all ntents and purposes mad tm.Is
qualified to vote in November. Thcn
Alexander +. Farnon. a registrar in the
twenty second division OF the Forty :
fourth ward. after several days re-
Election. decided that he had improper.
" registered Mrs. Leary and Sarertsii
and he reported this to the registration
commission.
The irregularity of Mrs. Nile's regis
tration was revealed when she, appear
ed before the commission last Wednes,
day and explained that, while sRe hao
e' ahe was told she could not vote.
- ,,yIL.t ,,o,d thcn IL nv pOll tax