The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-07

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support, the election board said that
women voters apparently were cast
Ing their ballots for candidates Of the
same political parties % their male
relatives.
Followers OF ''Bathhouss John" this
afternoon, offered heavy odds that
The Bath" would be returned winner
over Miss Drake by plurality rang
ing from 5000 to 5000. "Ths Bath
held to HE prediction that he will get
moro Of the 1000 registered women
voters In his ward than Miss Drake.
Miss Harriet r. vittum. president d
the Woman's City club. was believed
to be making the best run Of any Of
the ,su6ragist, candidates. % . nom
partisan candidate for alderman In
the eevsnteenth.
pllnois cities where the wet and
dry sjeeae n being decided today re-
ported that women were casting 8
heavy vote -and very dry. sss
Chicago mothers and wives wogU
IN selecting new aldermen IN
- city wards. In more than q score
Of villages. cities and towns OF mi.
nois, other REGIMENTS Of wounen
tsanped to the polls early to decide
the fate OF about 5000 ealoonG.
Twenty girls living ct the Y. W.. @.
A. caSt their ballots tor Ntee Marion
H. Drake. Progressive candidate for
alderman against "BathhouDo John
C0uoh1in. In . First ward precinct &C
e:lE Z. m, IN hour after several hun
drod votes" Of 'Tho Bath" had tum..
bled into bed after al al night rally
Ia one Of the most notorious pTocincts
Of the nrst. They found policeman
already on duty to protect them from
pOssitls insults. 49,
Chief GleaSon denied : request
that he assign vice inveetigatofo
from the stan Of Major Funkhouses.
censor. to the First ward poll
lng plsces because they were more
With cadets ana dive
habitues who might be lettering about
tho polls, but declared the force rs
had -potrolline the First ward sum
cient 70 prevent trouble.
In the twsnty-eighth precinct a. tia
Tweuty.nfth ward. along the, north,
shore. the prise suRragist ward Of the
city. girl suRragist. Miss Elizabeth
Harmon, cast the hrst vote. When
the election onlcials arrived at the,
barber shop where the polling place
was located ct 6 Z. m, they found
Mise Harrison sitting on = table. chat.
ting with . colored porter who wss
"moppiug out"
Complaint was made TO the yoliss'
early today By Mrs. Carrie 8. bixoa.
a election clerk In the third pre-
cinct ct the TWeuty-third ward, thai
burglars entered her homo at mid
night with the evident intention OF
stealing ballot boxes and ba1Jot3 On.
trusted to her care. She had stacked
the ballots In her bedroom. she eajd...
and when che heard 4 noise IN the
kitchen, aroused her huoba1d. He
fired several SHOPS ct tour men who
fed down IN alley.
Twelve dsnisena Of HogAa.s Flop
house." Ia the First ward, Mad their
llrst automobile ride n many moons
today. An elebOrAtelys cuohloped
Limousine, driven BY Mrs. Carrie Cor.
DON; Of the W0man's City club, drew
up before Hogsn's at 8 8. m, When
the 6.and-lo-cent bodgere wefe tumb-
ling from their buuks, and, preparing
% descend o. "Pittsb0rgh Joss"
three-csnt luach room Tor breekfast.
want 70 ri1s to the polls" smiled
Mrs. Gordon.
A frowsy haired man on. the steps
grinned with amusement.
Sure" he yawned, and waved his
hand toward, the crowd piling out OF
the door. Come on guys, lets ride
with the lady"
The frowsy-haired one climbed into