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Show WOMEN DO NOT HAVE ' TO TELL THEIR AGES County Attorney Whitakcr Renders a Decision That Mu$t-$f Interest to the Fair Sex : - County Attorney 'Whilaker has been appealed to In the matter of registration. registra-tion. The registration agent of district 42 refused to register a young man on the ground that he had not reached the age of 21 ninety days prior to the elec- Hon, though it was admitted that he would be 21 before November 8. The registration agent of district GO refused to register a woman because she would not give her exact age.- She was ready to take the oath that she was over the age of 21, but refused to state by how many years. In the Ann. case the County Attorney holds that the applicant Is entitled to register and vote if he 1 21 on or before November 8. In the other case Mr. Whltaker-holds that there is nothing in the law to compel a person to' state his or her exact age. If willing to take the oath that he Is 21 years old that la all I that Is necess-ary. |