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The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18
Kelly Miller, Jr.
Gets Term, Fine
In 'Dope" Case
Doctor Given
Eight Months
And $500 Fine

NEW YORK LAMP DR.. Kel-
ly Miller, Jr., son of the late How
ard University professor, was SEN
fenced to eight months in federal
penitentiary and fined $500 last
week after pleaded guilty to dope
peddling. He was taken to Lewis
burg, Pa, on Friday. The fine must
be paid by the time the sentence is
completed.
Attorneys for DR.. Miller, arrest
ed in April and held in $4,000 bail
when government agents accused
him of selling 19 morphine tablets,
asked clemency for the doctor be-
cause of his past reputation, but
Judge Sweeney declared the crime
was serious, even though a first Of
fense, and refused to grant prova-
ton.
Testimony from government wit
nesses showed that DR.. Miller made
a profit of $270 on drugs he had
purchased for 81. Prescription
blanks, bearing his signature, were
found also in Asbury Park, Phila-
delphia and Washington, it was de-
clared.
DR.. Miller narrowly escaped los
ing his citizenship, it was observed,
as result of the eight-month
sentence. Had it been year, he
would have lost his right to vote.
Whether he will be disbarred will
be determined after he has COM
pleted the prison term.
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18
Man Saved From
Mob By Wives Of
Men To Do Job

COLUMBUS, Ga. -(SNS)
Pleading wives and members OF a
white mob bent on lynching a Ne
gro registrant who is alleged 10
nave peeped through the bedroom
window of a white family trying TO
do something to keep from going TO
the army saved the life of Negro
in Hamilton, Georgia, "a miles
south of here July 26.
Hamilton colored citizens are
giving an under-the-Sleeve ac-
count of an incident in which it IS
said that Lawton Walker, age
about 27, was severely beaten here
the night of June 26 for poklng
around the window of a prominent
white family. A mob is said to have
formed but that the wives went
with their husbands on the lynch
attempt and restrained them from
taking the life of the victim as a
patriotic gesture to bolster war mo-
rale, which the would-be lynchers
needed after flogging the victim.
Walker was inducted Monday, 1t
was said. Walker, neighbors report,
had threatened to do something so
he would not have to go to the Ar
my.
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18
N. Y. Girl Wins
Jim Crow Suit

WHITE PLAINS, II. Y.--(A N P)
Hilda B. Proctor, 15-year-old school
girl of Yonkers, last Monday was
granted $500 damages by Supreme
Court Justice Lee Parsons Davis
against the Mount Vernon Arena,
Inc, operator of a public roller
skating rink, because officials, last
October, refused the girl admit
tance although her Schoolmates
were allowed to enter.
The defense of the rink operators
said Justice Davis, was that the
Plaintiff was under l6 and therefore
not entitled to admittance, but
this excuse he termed can after
thought. " Justice Davis ruling stat
ed, in part:
''It is clear under the proof, that
she was not excluded for the rea-
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The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18
Rhinelander Wdow Loses
Under Ne1u Ruling
Voting Interest
High In Arizona

Reports reaching the Governors
office indicate that there will be
an unusually large number of new
voters in the state this year, many
of whom are not accurately in
formed regarding Arizona require
ments for voting In addition to
the usual proportion of persons
reaching 81 years of age and thus
qualifying for their first vote, a
considerable number of new citi-
zens are located in Arizona who are
employed on various types of de-
fense projects Many of the latter
will be entitled to vote in Arizona.
While the citizen must be regis
tered in order to vote, many of
ArizonaS first voters are not aware
of the provision in the Arizona sta
tutes under which they can regis
ter with the Justice of Peace of
the precinct in which they reside or
with the County Recorder.
Persons who cast their ballots in
the last general election do not
need to register in order to vote
this year.
Provisions of residence are that
the voter must have lived one year
in the state and at least thirty days
in the county and precinct prior
to the date of the election. Regis
tration for the Primaries must be
made before o'clock, p. m. August
10, 1912, and for the General Elec-
ton before o'clock, p. m., of Oc-
tober 5, 1912.
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18
Discrimination
On Elevator Hit
Bye. A. Scott
Forced To Ride
Freight Car To
Federal Office
ATLANTA Ga.-(SNS)-

ATLANTA, Ca.-(SNS)--
Negroes finding it necessary to
frequent the 10 Forsyth Street
Building, which houses several
Government agencies, are forced to
use freight elevator or the stair
way, it was disclosed Saturday by
c. A. Scott general manager of
the Atlanta Daily World and Scott
Newspaper Syndicate, in a letter
to .. S. Smith, manager of the At
lanta office of the National Labor
Relations Board.
In his letter to Mr.. Smith, MI.
Scott points out that there are four
elevators in the building, three
for passenger service and one for
freight service.
There were no signs on any of
the elevators and as I attempted to
enter the first elevator 1 reached
from the door entrance Qast Mon
rator informed me that 1 would
have to ride on the last elevator"
Mr.. Scott said. II went to this
elevator and after waiting ten or
fifteen minutes, I discovered that
this elevator was driven by man
in overalls and that it was used for
freight service"
Mr.. Scott went to the building
transact business in Mr.. Smiths
office.
Continuing, Mr.. Scott said,
However, after we transacted our
business in your office and, along
with some of my associates. at
tempted to board one of the pas
senger elevators again We were
CONTINUED on Back Pagel
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18

Discussion touched upon the
Odell Waller case, the fight for
tine anti-poll tax bill, the color
problem throughout the world at
the present time with particulti
emphasis on India, Negroes IN
stenographic pools in government
agencies, the elimination of crimi-
nation and segregation in the arm
ed forces, integration Of Negroes
into the air force, the place-Qf Ne.
gro doctors in the army, HetibH
between Negro workers an9T-prgH7
nized labor, vocational trairHlg tpf
war industries and the southern
bloc in Congress-
All the delegates pledged sup
port to the Washington Bureau
At the close of the meeting a
Finding Committee was appoint
ed to put into writing the speci-
fic ways in which the Washington
Bureau and the various agencies
coulG work together.
Present at the meeting, in addi-
ton to Walter White and Frank
D. Reeves of the Washington Blu
reau, were A. Philip Randolph, and
T. w. Moore, representing the
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Port
ers; Louise Mcdonald, Alpha Kap-
pa Alpha sorority: DR.. Ivan A.
pnnKnfs National Ey5y1Ao tfoY1 AC-
ISOLATION; Maurice Sugar, Nation
| al Lawyers Guild and general
counsel of the UAW-CIO; Leon A.
Reid. National Dental Association;
Willard w Allen. National Negro
Business League: G. Norman
/ Branches, National Negro Insur-
ance Association; Geraldine Lensh,
Rachael v. Carrothers, Unicn fo1
Democratic. Action; Dorothy Det-
Zer, Women's International Lea
que; Marjorie Penny, Young Peo-
piles Interracial Fellowship; Chan
ming H. Tobias, national YMCA;
Dorothy I. Height, YWCA; H. T.
Medford, AME Zion church; VIII
liam j. Arnold, National Alliance
of Postal Employees; Earl Adams.
United Transport Service Employ
es; Belford v. Lawson, Jr, Alpha
Phi Alpha fraternity; James f.
Scott and w. Robert Ming, Jr,
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity; R. A.
Billings, Phi Beta Sigma frater-
nifty; Beatrice Mayer, Zeta Phi
Beta sorority; Albert Morris. Com
mittee on Race Relations, Society
of Friends; Jerome J. Rothschild
Philadelphia. Anti Defamation
, Council; Albert Hamilton. Work
ers' Defense League; Milton N
Kemnity, National Federation for
Constitutional Liberties; Lillian A.
Speight, March on Washington
Movement; Robert c. Weaver, war
ManpoWed Commission; George
Johnson, Fair Employment Prac-
tice Committee; leon A. Ransom
NAACP National Legal Committee {;
William H. Hastie. War Depart
menU.
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18
Gun Duel Flares
When Soldiers
Are Denied Food
Police Kill One,
Wound Another;
Seize Weapons

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.-(SNS)-One
colored soldier was shot and killed
another wounded and four others
captured around three o'clock Sat-
urday morning, following flare
up with civilian police.
Sheriff Peery Francis reported
that the six soldiers, armed with
machine guns, automatic rifles and
pistols. terrorized the business dis
trict after they were angered by
refusal of admittance to an all
night cafe.
Major H. c. Nichols, in COM
mand of colored troops On guard
duty here, said he was conducting
an investigation in cooperation
with civil police and that he could
not disclose all details of the af-
fair until it was completed.
Names of the soldiers were not
available Immediately.
Sheriff Francis said the men OBJ
tanned the arms and began shoot
AlS III OQCo1eAC tAIC SoAN
after failure to gain admittance
Only a few shots were fired, it was
understood, and no citizens were
injured.
Sheriff's deputies and city police
called to the scene opened fire.
dropping tWz of the soldiers and
rights, but she has been needlessly
the others were seized and taken to
jail, according to Major Nichols,
The major also said the soldier
killed was intoxicated and that all
were away without leave from their
camp. He said he had not Learned
how the soldiers obtained the
weapons.
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18
Halle SelaSSie'S
Daughter MarrieS

Adds ABABA -(ANP) Accord
ing to an official communique, H.
r. H. Princess Tsahai, younger
daughter of the emperor of Ethi-
opia, Halle Selassie, was married
here last month to Col. Ably Abba
ba, chamberlain to the emperor, in
st. Mary's church here.
The ceremony which lasted for
two hours and a half, consisted of
church service, wedding service and
communion service. The emperor
and empress, their two sons, thC
British minister, r. G. Howe, and
his wife and numerous army and
diplomatic celebritiese were present.
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18

/ received when Vinson was cap
tured early Sunday morning in a
cafe where he was employed
The sheriff reported that the
lynching victim had been tenta-
lively identified by the woman in
volved.
No arrests had been made of the
lynching suspects and no clues
secured, according to the declara-
ton of Sheriff Watts.
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18
Southern Win
The War Meeting
Wins Approval
Many Negroes
Endorse Meeting
To Be In Raleigh

RALEIGH, N. G. (ANP)- Issuing
a call for a great Southern-Win-
The War mass meeting to be held
in this city Tuesday, sponsors say:
'The finest sons of the south are
today in the armed services of our
country, Colin Kelly, Jr., of Madi-
son. Fla; and Dorie Miller of Waco,
Texas, among the first heroes of
war, are stirring symbols of the
old tradition and patriotism of the
south. Thirty million Americans of
Continued on Back Page)
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18
Field Guns For
Va. StateUnit

Field guns have arrived for the
Field Artillery Reserve Otlfcers
Training Corps Unit at the West
Virginia State College, Institute,
West Virginia.
Many of the young men of the
state and nation are making appli-
cation to take advantage of this
unique opportunity to secure train
ing that will qualify graduates to
secure officers ranking in the
Field Artillery Service.
The unit will be organized at the
opening of the fall term in Sep
tember. lieutenant Colonel Pey-
ton Winlock is now in charge of
the preparations at the college for
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18

The victim was listed as Willie
Vinson, 25.
Sheriff Monroe Watts said that
Vinson had been taken from a hos
pital and hanged to a winch at a
cotton gin outside the city.
Watts said the condition of Vim
sons body indicated that it had
been dragged behind an automo-
bile before hanging, but there were
no bullet wounds other than one
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18
Man Kills Wife,
Takes O1Un Life

FAYETTE, Alas N S)-Scat-
tered details of the double tragedy
in which Roosevelt White shot his
wife, Lucia White, and then kill
ed himself here July are still
on the lips of citizens here.
Rebuffed twice in trying to get
away from her husband, the wife
is reported to have been brought
here from Tuscaloosa, Ala, where
she and her husband lived, in an
automobile with her brother. She
stopped with her sister who lives
in Fayette.
Learning that his wife had
slipped away from him, Roosevelt
IS alleged to have threatened; i
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18

am going down there to get her,
and if she don't come home, I'm
gonna kill her and myself"
When Roosevelt, the husband,
arrived at his wife's sisters home,
he is reported to have found his
wife in the bedroom, seated on
the side of her bed. The husband
is said to have gone in, begged his
wife passionately to take him
back, and when she replied mega
lively, sent a bullet through her
head, and fired one into his heart,
both dying instantly. The incident
is reported to have occurred around
1890 A. M.
The couple is reported to have
had a 4-year old child.
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18

ln-laW 1Or S5UU,UUU 1Or aJlenaClOn
of affections.
An out of court settlement was
made and she filed for legal sep
aration. 1t was announced shortly
after that Mrs. Rhinelander would
get a considerable amount of the
Rhinelander property, $31 500 in
case, and $4,000 annually for the
remainder of her life.
Until his death in 1886, Kip con-
tinued to make the latter pay
mentS. From that time until 1910
payments were made by the elder
Rhinelander. After his death, Kip's
sister, Mrs. Adelaide r. Thomas
the survivor, contested the agree
ment.
After Nassua County's Surrogate
court ruled against Mrs. Thomas
she appealed to the appellate di-
vision of the Supreme court, the
ruling of which was handed down
last week.
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18


famous case, from the time of
the marriage of the wealthy young
heir of one of Gotham'S Oldest
white families to the attractive
colored girl on Oct IA, 1924, Pre-
siding Edward Lazansky declared
that the Rhinelander case was a
'contrivance to make appear legal
that which had an unlawful pur-
pose, to develop an ineffective Ne
vada decree of divorce into one
which bore the badge of general
full faith and credit
Under the present ruling, annual
payments to Mrs. Rhinelander,
ordered when the case was settled
nearly two decades ago, will cease
The case aroused national in
terest in 1924 when Kip left Alice
two days after he had married her
and announced his intention to
have the cermony annulled. Mrs
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18
SCIENCE AGAIN PIERCES
ancient RACIAL BELIEF

WASHINGTON, DC.-(ANP)-That racial claims made
for propaganda have anthropoogica
gain supported recently by DR.. John r.
thopoogist the Bureau of Ethnology,
publication of the Smithsonian institution.
Even the earliest nations like Egypt and Babylona
show uniformity in racial declares Dr. Swanton
There least distinct physical in
ancient addition the Mediterranean commonly
thought o as representing the Egyptian "race'.
modern Germany, the article continues of the
of history claim national
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18
BY HORACE MOORE
(Supt. Ariz. Highway PatrOl)

Many persons are learning the
dill theft othe fl the
delights of walking nowadays. They
are walking more and driving less.
Thus they are improving their
health and prolonging the lives of
themselves, their cars and their
precious tires
If gas rationing is to be avoided,
the surest way to accomplish That
end is for everyone to cut out un-
necessary driving and lower the
speed at which they travel.
Our economic system is built on
the use of autos, but thirty per
cent of the travel in cars is non
essential. 1t could be eliminated
without working hardship on any,
one.
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-(SNS)-
Detectives John Walker and Will
son Edwards were being praised
Wednesday for their shrewd and
clever work in catching "cold
check" man or artist.
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18
29 NATL BODIES WORK OUT plan
ON PROBLEMS Affecting NEGROES
Leaders Give
Full Support

WASHINGTON-(SNS) - Delegates representing 29
Negro and white national organizations here recently
at the NAACP Washington Bureau and voted to support
program which the cooperation of the organizations could
be focused unified through the NAACP prob
lens affecting the Negro.
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18
Young Texas
Man Lynched

TEXARKANA, Texas-(SNS) - A young colored man
suspected Of the attempted attack of white was
ynched by mob of white just outside the city early
Monday morning.
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18
Annual Alimony Payments Of
$4,000 To Be Cut Off; Will
Also Be Denied $1,000 Fund

NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y.-(ANP)-Mrs. Alice Jones
Rhinelander, widow of Philip Kip Rhineander lost the
$4,000 annual payments from the estate of the late Philip
RhneIander father of Kip last week the result of
ruling by the appellate division of the court in
Brooklyn She also lost $1,000 which due her at the
time of the elder Rhineanders death in 1910.
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18
Only One Lynching
First Six Months

TUSKEGEE, Ala (SNs) -One
lyr.hing was recorded in the
United States during the first six
months this year, according to in
formation released this week by
the Tuskegee Institute Department.
of Records and Research.
The lynching referred to occurred
in Sikeston, Missouri The offense
charged was suspicion of criminal
assault.
A reported case of lynching in
Texas is now under investigation.
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18

the opening.
With Colonel Winlock are
Technical Sergeant William H
Ferguson and Sergeat Willis w
Jackson Of Chicago.
The Phoenix index., 1942-07-18

sued her father
time n-aw for 100000 for alienation
, 1942-12-23
Local GOT
Officers Elected

In the recent election held by
UE Local 8O1, the officers were
selected for the coming year. An
all day election was held with the
ballot boxes open from morning
to evening and a fairly heavy
vote was tabulated.
Robert Elsner was elected Pres
ident of Local 801 for the next
year. The new President is well
known to Union workers in
Dayton for his work during the
campaign to elect a Union man
for City Commissioner.
The LIST Vice-President is Roscoe
Miller and the End Vice-President
is James Gauder.
Mark Daley was elected Treas
urer and Ben Cromwell was elect
ed Financial Secretary.
Mark Hawley is the new Re-
cording Secretary.
The following men are those
selected to serve as Executive
Board members. Kenneth Ring,
A. K. Hoppe, Don Green, Henry
Stevens, and William Kesling.
The Trustees are Walter Fuchs,
Leslie Meyers, and Raymond Way
mire.
Floor Guards are Steve Gaude,
and Frank johnson.
Delegates to District Council
are William Kesling, George
Meyer, Lem MARYLAND, John
Thomas, Robert Mansfield, Ray
mond Waymire, Robert Elsner
and James Gauder.
+ BUY u. S. WAR BONDS 4
, 1942-12-23
Strikes At
Swear Low

The Office of War Information
today released a chart based on
National War Labor Board figunes
showing that man-days of idleness
due to strikes in all industry have
dropped, during a year of war to
the lowest level of the past five
years.
While the number of men en-
ployed in industry has risen from
a monthly average of 3O,545,OO0 in
1887 to 36,621,OOO for the first ten
months of 1912, the average num-
Der of man-days of idleness due
to strikes has fallen in that period
from 2,369,OOO to $4,000. Man-days
of idleness for the first ten months
of this year are only 1870 of the
average for the last five years of
peace, though monthly employ
ment in 1912 was up 1870 of the
five-year average.
The percentage of time lost in
war industry strikes since Pearl
Harbor has never risen above one
tenth of one percent of the num-
Der of man-days worked.
, 1942-12-23
Red Cross Feeds
Salvage Workers

Contributing their services to
the salvage drive here, volunteers
from several Go and AFL unions
moved 1900 tons of scrap metal
from 70 school yards to sorting
yards where it will be prepared
for shipment to steel mills. Their
noon meal of beef steak, cole slaw,
buns, coffee and apple pie with
cheese, was served by the local
Red Cross Canteen Corps.
, 1942-12-23

We proudly present Marinell
Ambrose, the first girl UE presi-
dent in the Dayton Marineu
has long been active in the Union,
and is from the Egry Register unit
of UE Local 1853. We wish Miss
Ambrose a very successful tenure
of office in the coming year.
, 1942-12-23

Pearl James, long active in
Union affairs at Brown & Brock
meyer, was elected to serve as a.
trustee of UE Local 768. Sister
James is another example of the
leadership : among the women
workers being developed by the
UE.
, 1942-12-23

President
Vote for not more than one)
E. J. Kraft dept. 89)
Earl Webb 1897
Myron Smith (75)
First Vice President
Vote for not more than one)
E. F. Burns (25)
James Sites (89)
Second Vice-President
Vote for not more than one)
Myron Smith (75)
H. Smotherman (75)
Clifford Hellyer (21)
Ralph Krisher 1897
Executive Secretary
(Vote for not more than one)
John Harlan Webb (35)
James Sites (89)
James Carter (75)
| Elizabeth Nelson az
Financial Secretary
Vote for not more than one)
George Carl Mathews O
James Sites (89)
James Carter (75)
Treasurer
(Vote for not more than one)
Alva Wilkey (35)
Ed. Hollst (14)
Ralph Krisher (89)
Clifford Hellyer (21)
Trustees
(Vote for not more than 81
James Carter (75)
Al. Hickey (75)
N. J. Vincent (35)
G. F. Lawson (35)
James Minser (29)
Ed. Hoist (14)
Herden Puckett (14)
Clyde Lavender (35)
Levi Wooden (29)
Fl. Smotherman (a9)
Arthur Brewer 1897
Executive Board
(Vote for not more than 81
Earl Webb 1897
Herman Pickett (65)
Carolyn Neale (43)
Paul Moon (79)
Herman Schreck (75)
Ralph Krisher (89)
J Ed. Spayd (59)
, 1942-12-23

Introducing H. R.. (Whitey)
Lloyd who led the successful
NLRB election held at the Dayton
Rubber Company. Whitley was in
strumental in organizing the In
land Rubber and the Premier
Rubber Company, during recent
wears.
, 1942-12-23
NOMINEE
Delco UE Local 755
Election to be held Tuesday,
December 20, 1912

James Carter (75)
C. F. Lawson (35)
Ed. Hollst (14)
Tressler Lewis (27)
Mary Hartman (Collins) (43y
Jack Bourquin, Sr. (25)
James Sites 1897
Orville Kuhnle 1897
Clyde Lavender (35)
Myron Smith (75)
Morris McAdoo (1D
Elizabeth Nelson (42)
Robert Oxley (74-34)
Jack Fiske CD
Henry Fares 1897
| Floor Guards
(Vote for not more than .
Ralph Gibson (14)
Delegates to UE District
Vote for not more than 1O)
E. J. Kraft 1897
E. F. Burns (25)
Orville Kuhnle 1897
Ed. Spayd (59)
John Harlan Webb (35)
James Sites (89)
Paul Moon (79)
Ed. Hoist (14)
Geo. Carl Mathews "a
VIM. Dwillis (29)
Earl Webb 1897
Robert Oxley (35)
Charles Dill (39)
Betty Nelson (42)
Helen Darabos (2O)
Delegates to MCIUC
(Vote for not more than 10Y
Jack. Fiske (17
Orville Kuhnle 1897
Earl Webb 1897
Charles Dill (39)
Myron Smith (75)
Ralph Krisher 1897
Ed. Spayd (59)
E. J. Kraft 1897
Clifford Hellyer (21)
James Carter (75)
John H. Webb (35)
Helen Darabos (20)
Jack Bourquin, Sr. (25)
H. Smotherman 1897
Geo. c. Mathews (D
Geo. Dice (44)
H. E.. Huston (75
Frank Benner, Jr. 1897
"UNITY FOR VICTORY /!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-02-05
Canteen Meal Feb. IL

A nutrition exhibit and a can
teen luncheon will be served to the
women of Montgomery county on
Wednesday, Feb. IL, given by the
Montgomery county chapter of the
American Red Cross to show the
women of the community the type
of work being carried on by The
canteen service, and to acquaint
them with facts about nutrition
The luncheon will be served by
the canteen group at the Glenn
Echo Fire House, off Conduit road,
at IL o'clock, under the supervi-
sion of Mrs. Fannie Orndorff,
chairman. In the afternoon there
will be an exhibit of foods in an
adequate diet, arranged by Mrs.
Kathryn Power, who is giving nu-
triton courses under Red Cross di-
rection.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-02-05
NEW DRAFT REGISTRATION TO
BE HELD FEBRUARY IA, Is, 16

Approximately 5000 Montgom-
cry county men between the ages
Of 20 and "A, inclusive, are expect
ed to registed for the draft Febru-
ary ID, Is and 16, authorities
stated today.
Registrations will be held in the
three main selective service offices
at Rockville, Bethesda and Silver
Spring, while most of the county
schools will be open for registra-
ton also.
All men must register who were
twenty years old by December 81,
1871, and those whose fOrty-fourth