Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-01
WOVEN G|VENLAST
CHANCE TO enroll
Those Who Are Not Assessed by
? o'clock Tonight Cannot
Vote at Coming Election
POLLS ARE OPEN TODAY

women are hpiu. assessed today for
the last time before the November cleo
tfon. A woman who is not on the
assessors lists after q o'clock tonight
will not be eligible to cast her vote
this coming election.
Assessors who were guilty Of laxity
snd violation of the election laws yes
tcrday In. failing to show up at various
polling places were tipped off" to be
on the job today.
morning to 3 O'Clock this afternoon and
viii again be Oh tho job from o o'clock
to o o'clock tonight.
Tomorrow Is the first registration day
and woman who has paid atate or
county tax within two years or who
pays fifty cents for poll tax may
register and will then be ready to vote
In the coming election. The registrars
will sit from n. m. 10 p. m. and from
p. M. to 10 y. m.
$40 900 Women Assessed
Although Superintendent of Elections
Maurice G. Roesch has estimated that
the final tally will show not more than
200. 900 women assessed. John Noor.
hees. secretary and statistical expert
Of the Republican Alliance. estimates
the number will be 900. 900.
Mr.. Roesch said there had been NJ
complaints today of failure of asses
sors to be at their places.
RI hope the women will be little
easy on the assessors. he said. They
are doing their bcst to meet difficult
conditions. Registering the women
voters is very large job. The assess.
ors get little for their work. and many
Of them are doing 1t at sacrifice Of
higher pay elsewhere. Each name they
take down has to be copied four times,
making five writings in all
Despite Mr.. Roesch's statement that
no complaints had been received today
women residents of the Fourteenth di-
vision of the Eighth ward. which il
Senator Pcnrose's ward. declared that
the assessor had not been sitting either
today or yesterday. and could not be
found at his home.
Couldn't Find Assessor
The polling place is located at go
South Twenty first street. The assessor
for this division is Charles +. Finney
who lives at 2033 Rittenhouse street.
Finney's home was locked up. accord
ing to the women's Republican com
mittee.
One OF the busiest of tho assessor,
yesterday was William Rifrrt. of tn,
Twenty eighth division OF the Twenty
second ward. IIr worked from 1 o'clocl
in the morning until after Q O'Clock
in the evening. and assessed 80 women
This comes closr to the total registra
tion of men in the division. ga Mr.
Rifert left the polling place in charg'
of deputy for while yesterday AM
went to the bedside Of woman who was
i'll end unable to come to the polls. bu
wanted to make sure Of her vote.
A number of women who have beer
out Of the city for the summer callet
last evening at the polling place of thu
Thirteenth division, Eighth ward, to b,
assessed. The polling place is n
y Twenty second and Rittenhouse streets
Balk At Jury Service
Mrs. Mary $. Ottinger and he
lighter. Miss Elizabeth II. Ottinyer
South Twentieth street. were anon.
early arrivals. According to vii
m Rogers. the assessor. Mrs. Ottinge
d her daughter said they were will
. to vote, but asserted they woul,
IT serve on jury il called.
Others who were assessed were Mr.,
lisabeth r. p Maule, 2217 Ritten
ouse street; Mrs. Carrie Du Barry
l017-Sprrce street. and Mrs. Emma 4
Av,nopt and hcr daughter, Mrs. Flor
9 A. Moore. Of 2o3l Spruce street
Former Judge James Gay Gordo
ccompanied his daughter TO the pollin
place and saw that her name was prop
erly enrolled, His daughter is Mr.
Mary Gordon Nocum, 2227 Spru,
street. Mrs. Eocum also bad Catharir
(. Hartline, a nurse she employs, place
on the assessors list.