Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 7 Apr 1938, p. 23

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For example, a statement appeared in the public press quoting a candi-j date who said:- 1Witbout warning, the election board suddenly discovered that 150000 foreign-born voters had been -illegallyý voting *for. years. The permanent registration plan bas.been in force nearly two years. Is there anything significant in, the f act that thèse foreign-borni voters have been taken off the lists on the eve of the primnary, election?" Facto Are Citéd The facts are as follows: 150,000 registration cards,I filled. out ini the first registration in 1936,' failed to give .suf icient evidence of. citizenship. Following. the November élection, a. check was begun on al such cards. About 40,000 of.these registrants have already prov ed -or e stablished their citizenship. SOnly a b6ou.t 10,000 foreign-born voters of the 150,060 could not give satisfactory prôcof of citzenship at this time. Therefore their names have been removed f rom the registration lists. Pending later examination of the records of the remaining 100,000, their names will remain on the voting lists unless, they are proved ineligible. Removal of Naines The only significance attached to taking names off the lists prior to a primary election is that according to the provisions of the permanent reg- subversives. Mr. Harris gives the bis objectives if nornan WILSON,& CO*.- MAKES, nid from Exýcelsior guests att Pi&onize Our Advedom l. Fèror ii wb 1k. bir Hom Redy, te Serve! Wilson's Secret Prooess Cor- tiied Ternder MadéHHem in. the YeIlow Wrapper, rady to serve- o r just boult end est. 2. For tise who 1k. #0 Cook their Heim! Wilson's Tenider Extra Miii Ççrtified SMOKJED Ham in the Bright Orange Wruppe, to b. cooked your own favor-. ite ..way. FINE, HAMS complionotemio n C~IIIprior o a W election, the Board of Election Coin- missioniers shall cause lists of all ehi- gible voters to be printed. .Since citizenship under any elec- tion systein bias always been a re- quimen fo vot i »g the present check-up is a proction to the American public against voting by unqualified voters. Ascertainiflg bis exact citizenship status wil also be a hehp to the foreign-born voter in mat- ters of social security status and pass- port_ rights. The only genuîne "Tender Made" hem, "the hem yen cut witb a fork," is WiI. son's. It cornes te you reedy te, serve or just bout and et-the moit exqnisitely tender hein yen ever tested. If yen went this specteculer new-day hem, esk for Wilsôoms Secret Process Tender Made Ham hby naen-and b. sure it cornes i the YELLOW Frafdur. There i. mno avenue. IN HOSPITAL Mrs. Fred Nitto, 718 Twelftb street, who bas been ill at tbe Evanston bos- pital for eigiit weeks, is improving and' may be able to return borne lu another three or four-weeks. Listen to the "WOMAN IN THE VL . a p.cw. and Paaed by de Department .1 Agriculture Wedesdq, 4 w

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