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New-York tribune., 1920-11-03
IwO-t thirds Of
Citv's Ballots
Cast by Noon
Average New Yorker Marked
Ticket in One Minute
and Twenty-Five Seconds,
J. r. Voorhis Reports
Complaints of Fraud
Smoothest and Speediest
Presidential Election, Is
the Verdict of Official

1t took the average New Yorker lust
one minute and twenty-five seconds IN
mark and cast his or her ballot, and
two-thirds of all the ballots cast were
in the boxes by noon, according to esti.
mates made by John R. Voorhis. presi-
dent of the Board of Elections.
Mr.. Voorhs, whose experience as
an election official began in 1874, de-
clared that this was the smoothest and
speedlest Presidential election he had
ever known. In some election districts
the average balloting WAS at the rate
of forty an hour, but others recorded
balloting as rapidly as 100 an hour.
The latter were in districts known to
be strongly Republican, where the vot-
ers required on an average of less than
forty-tive seconds to mark straight
ticket
Complain of Long Waits
The early morning rush of voters to
the polls caused many complaints to be
sent to the Board of Elections that not
enough booths had been provided. Long
lines Of voters in districts populated
chiefly by workers, who had been given
forenoon half-holiday, formed in
front Of some of the polling places in
Manhattan, the Bronx and BROOKLYN.
In many instances the lines contained d
200 to 800 men and women. Some Of
them had to wait from one to two
hours before receiving their ballot and
a place in a booth. Chief Clerk Will
liam C. Baxto of the Board of Elec-
tions, sent hulry-up orders to provide
more booths and ballot boxes at these
places.
He explained that each polling place
had been provided with one booth for
each seventy-tive registered voters and
that there would have been no undue
waiting were it not for the eagerness
of voters to cast their ballots early.
BY noon, Mr.. Baxter said, SO many per
sons had voted that the problem of
congestion had solved itself During
the late hours voters found little wait
ing before them.
~ never in all my experience knew
of a Presidential election to be handled
so smoothly and speedily said Mr..
worms. The Complaints were only
minor and were quickly adjusted. BY
noon twothirds Of all the votes had
been cast and it looked to me that New
Workers did thorough job of it, so
far as not neglecting to 60 to the polls
was concerned. 1t is the rule in cleo
tions that an average of only 6 or 7
per cent of registered persons fail to
vote. | am sure that even this average
has been cut down"
A speed record for early and rapid
voting was reported from all the poll
ing places in the 1st Assembly District.
One hundred votes an hour were cast
there during the first four hours after
the polls opened. In other districts
the average was about sixty an
hour. The average time taken by
voter for the whole city, how
ever, was a little more than one
minute. In the 25th and 26th election
districts of the 1st Assembly District,
out of total registration of AL. had
voted 341 by p. m. The balloting was
New-York tribune., 1920-11-03
Malone Says Editors Plot
To Hold Back His Vote
Declares Ballots Cast for Him
Will Be Counted, Despite
COnspiracies

After visiting the election headquar-
ters of the New York City News Asso-
citation, on the fourth floor of police
headquarters, last night and observing
the method by which the news associa-
tion, gathering election returns for all
the newspapers, cooperated with the
Police Department in obtaining reports
from the various precincts, Dudley Field
Malone, who was the Farmer La Dor
candidate for Governor, made this
statements:
q understand that the editors Of
New York newspapers, exclusive of the
Hearst publications, have entered into
a plot to keep the Malone vote from the
public. | came here tonight to ascer-
tain the manner in which the Police
Department cooperates with the news
association in handling this work"
Malone declared that every vote cast
for him in yesterdays election would
be counted for Malone, regardless of
newspaper plots.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-03
''Fine!'' Says Hughes;
Murphy Is Resigned

Fine, fne!" was the only comment
of Charles F. Hughes when he was in
formed at his home, 80 East Sixty
fourth Street, last night that the indi-
cations pointed to an overwhelm ming
victory for Harding.
Told that Governor Smith evidently
had been beaten in New York, Mr.
Hughes reiterated Fine, fne!' but he
would say no more.
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam
many Hall, issued this statement late
last night:
Governor Cox has made a vigorous
and dignihed campaign. His defeat
would be regrettable However, the
people have cast their votes for the
candidate of their choice The agita-
tion of the campaign should now be
forgotten. We must concentrate our
thoughts on the welfare of the country
Irres pective of party, we must stand
behind our new President and help him
to promote our countrys happiness
and reDOSe'
New-York tribune., 1920-11-03

which Mrs. Mary Hatch Willard is
chairman, were on duty at many poll
ing places and district Headquarters
for similar service. The school fo,
voters of the Republican Women's
state Executive Committee was open
all day in the Vanderbilt Hotel.
Watch Cofnting of Vote
Many women volunteered for duty as
Watchers at the polls while the vote
was being counted. acting THROUGH q
committee organized by Mrs. Harriot
Stanton Blatch and other suffragists
among the volunteers was Mrs. Blatch's
daughter. Nora Blatch Barney. and two
women friends.
Send us to tough district" thew
demanded. Miss Boswell sent them to
the LIST Assembly District to serve from
= .. m. to 6 a. M ~
Watchers were provided bv the
League of Women Voters for manv inv
other districts where the vote was ex,
pected to be close. Among them were
Mrs; Learned Hand, Mrs. James Lees
Laldiaw, Mrs. Harriet Comstock, Mrs.
Eharies l.. Tiffany. Mrs. l.. Draper,
MISS Anna MAXWELL, Mrs. Robert Adam
son and Miss Sally Peters.
ne temperate women's headquar-
teers' like the Republicans, were open
al day for the information of voters,
Mrs. George Bass, chairman of the
Democratic Women's Bureau, voted hv
mail, her home being in Chicago. Miss
Elisabeth Marbury, state Democratic
leader, voted early and predicted a
Democratic victory through the omen
OF large apple crop upstate.
"W hen there is big crop of apples
the Democrats always win," she said.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-03
Roosevelt Loses
In His Own Home:
Pins Hopes on Wesi
Hyde Park Goes Republi-
can by the Biggest Ma
jority in Its History:
, tat ment Deferred
Specsal Dispatch to The Tribune


-, POUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y. Nov. q
1nhough early returns, particularly from
poughkeepsie and his voting place. Hvdc
Park, were plainly disappointing. Frank
I'M ID. Roosevelt declined to make anv
statement tonight admitting defeat.
Hyde Park went Republican by the
heaNlest majority in its history, accord
lng to the first returns brought to Mr..
Roosevelt
Hyde Park helped elect the Demo
cratic Vice Presidential candidate twice
to the State Senate
HIS Western trips imbued Mr.. Rooso-
vclt with the idea that prophets had
been making a great mistake in setting
down anything as final from that par
Of the country.
"The situation has been so comnii
Gated, for instance, in the Dakotas,
Montana, Colorado and Idaho by the
Nonpartisan League that all prophecy
seems futile there" said Mr.. Roose-
welt. "The Nonpartisan League seems
to have made inroads on the Repub-
llcan organization in some states and
on the Democratic organization in
others. What the vote of the Nom
partisan Leaguers will be on national
ISSUES no one can prophesy with any
degree of truth, in my opinion. Re
memberlng the situation in the West
and considering the vast changes tina.
may be made owing to the women
vote, this will not be an election FOR
conclusions, in my opinion. | will not
have any statement until tomorrow"
Mr.. Roosevelt voted at Hyde Park a,
10 o'clock. When he arrived 1SO bal
lots had been cast. Motion picture
meH were present and Mr.. and Mrs.
Roosevelt were photographed as they
voted.
Following the casting of his ballot
Mr. Roosevelt drove over 10 the home
New-York tribune., 1920-11-03

virtually completed there half an hour
before the polls closed.
Women were conspicuous among early
voters. The election clerks reporte d
mat generally less confusion over how
10 mark the ballot prevailed among the
women than among the men Conster-
nation was reported among some of
the women voters in Greenwich Vii
!age when it was learned that several
or them had registered under their
maiden names. Those who challenged
such voters were sustained, and the
women were not given ballots.
Even actors, actresses and stage
hands, who are known as late sleepers
were among the early voters. The poll
ing place of the 44th Election District
of the 10th Assembly District, at Pub
nc School 81. 120 West Forty sixth
Street, which is in the heart Of the
theatrical district, was crowded with
voters in the first hour.
by 10 n. m. onethird of the 1913, ,744
reg stored voters in the Bronx had cast
their ballots. The first rush swamped
the election machinery, so that many
voters complained Of the length Of
time they had to remain in line.
Many who had already cast ballots
IN the AID Election District of the 10th
Assembly District, at 934 Sixth Ave
nue., fingered TO witness the arrival of
brlgadler General Cornelius Wander
plir. The general was accompanied by
Mrs. W. D. Sloane, his sister Later
Colonel George B. Mcclellan, former rly
Mayor; DR.. Robert Able, a noted sur
geon; Bernard M. Baruch and Dr.. John
{. Erdman voted. In the 48th Election
rIlstrlct. same Assembly district, at SO
East Forty eighth Street, Frank A.
Munsey and Simon Guggenheim were
early voters
Alder rman A. BecKerman, Of the 9Th
Assembly District, and Samuel E.
beardsley, Socialist candidate for State
Senator in the 14th Senatorial District,
appeared before Mr.. Voorhis to com
pain that the election officers of the
18th Election District of the 9Th As
sembly District had refused to allow
an llllterate woman to mark her ballot
unassisted. The woman, unable to
write, they represented, had registered
by mark, and when she appeared at
Ninth Street, near Avenue B, to vote
the officers are said to have insisted
that inspectors accompany her into
the booth and assist her in marking
her ballot. Commissioner Voorhis di-
rected that the officers allow the
woman to enter the booth alone and
mark her ballot.
Alderman Beckerman and Mr.
Rcardsley declared that votes were be-
ing bought in the 14th Assembly Dis
trict. They said they anticipate cleo
ton frauds through the mutilation of
ballots. Julius Gerber, of the Socialist
County Committee, telephoned Com
ssioner Voorhis that an election
board of the 9Th Assembly District was
treating voters discourtcously and in
terruptlng the orderly process OF vot-
ing by asking unnecessary question:
calculated to delay the vote. The Com
missioner sent a representative to the
board requesting that it treat all vot
ers courteously.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-03
Debs Says Result Will
Not Disappoint Him
People Will Get What They
Think They Want, He Asserts;
Gets Returns in Prison

ATLANTA, Nov. 2.-Eugene V. Debs
Socialist nominee for President, in q
llnal campaign statement to- day said
Il shall not be disappointed over the
results of the election, as the people
will get what they think they want
insofar as they think at ALL
Mr.. Debs received election returns
tonight in the Federal penitentiary
where he is prisoner.
NO special wire arrangements have
been made for his benefit, but Warden
Zerbst has arranged to obtain the re-
turns from Atlanta newspapers and
convey them to Mr.. Debs
New-York tribune., 1920-11-03

Wilbur family whose ages range from
elghty-five upward. Mr.. Minrev =
elghty-nine. and he started voting the
Democratic ticket some time ago
New-York tribune., 1920-11-03

Of the Wilbur family and of Larry
Mingey, and, following a time-honored
custom, took those aged voters TO the
polling place. There are three in the
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-02-26
FLORIDA ESCAPES
LIGHTLY ON
INFLUENZA
EPIDEMIC

Jacksonville. Feb. 25.-The State
Board Of Health issues the following
encouraging bulletin:
While influenza continues rather
widely prevalent through Florida the
death rate has been so consistently
low, State Board of Health officials
feel the state has escaped lightly in
this last epidemic. During the week
ending at noon today 1,1S7 cases of
influenza and 81 cases of pneumonia
were reported to the State Board of
Health. During this period there
were only Is deaths from influenza
and 10 from pneumonia. On no day
did the number Of Influenza deaths
exceed five.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-02-26
ADOPTED CHILD
Y. PRES. MARSHALL
DIED TO-DAY
(By Associated Press

Washington Feb 26. Morrison
Marshall, young adopted son of the
Vice President. died today after a
brief illness of acidosis.
For three years the child has been
@ member of the Vice Presidents
family-since June, 1917 but was
never legally adopted. 1t was taken
to Marshall's home when ten months
old from the diet kitchen here where
the mother, employed as chamber
maid left him in care as duty occu-
pied her day and night. The Vice
President and wife have no children
and the boy was first taken to their
apartments for visit by Mrs. Mar
shall who was touched by the child's
plight and the Vice President and
wife became SO attached to him that
with the consent of the mother they
made: him 4 snembsr of their famiiy.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-02-26
TEN-PAssENGER PLANE
FLIES OVER TO BlMINI

Miami, Feb. 26,--Everything went
off well with the big en-passenger
seaplane of the HS2L type on its
initial trip to Bimini and return. The
big plane Is called the "Big Fish, and
has a wonderful motor equipment, be-
Ing powered with two Liberty motors.
Pilot Dave Mccullough, who gathered
renown as being the pilot of the NC-3,
which attempted the transatlantic
fight when the NC-4 successfully
made the trip first, sat at the controls
on the trip Of the big Fish" from
Palm Beach to this city yesterday
morning, and was passenger to
Bimini yesterday afternoon when
John Miller piloted the plane over.
Mr.. Mccullough remained overnight
at Bimini.
On the trip down yesterday morn
Ing, Miss Helfrich, well-known news
paper woman from Ohio, and her
mother, Mrs. G. w. Helfrich, were
passengers from Palm Beach to Mi
ami They did not go to Bimini, how
ever, desiring to spend their time In
the Magic City. Miss Helfrich is the
president Of the Newspaper Woman's
Association of the state of Ohio, and
while wintering at Palm Beach, Ia
doing some feature work for the Palm
Beach News, as we'll as sending fea-
ture stories to all of the leading Ohio
dailies Miss Helfrich has advertised
Florida throughout the country this
winter with her scintilating articles
about the wonderful things In this
State.
The big plane left at 2 o'clock from
this city for Bimini with Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph B. Kruskel, Mrs. Rosa
Kruskel, A. Christ, Forrest r. Lloyd,
F. r. Berriman, Dave Mccullough,
John Miller and E P. Livermore
aboard, having remained in Bimini.
Following yesterdays trip the pas
sengers reported most delightful
trip and were especially pleased with
the excellent seating accommodations
in the passenger cabin of the big boat.
Seated in comfortable chairs In Q
cabin entirely enclosed from wind and
weather, they had a wide outlook
through the side windows of the coun-
try over which they were flying as
well as the wonderful waters of the
gulf stream.
The big boat has been named the
big Fish" because of the UNIQUE
painting upon it, resembling the big
fish caught by Captain Charles
Thompson here in 1912 The big
plane is owned by the American
Trans-oceanic company
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-02-26
LABOR UNIONS Are TODAY
URGING PRESIDENT To
VEIO RAILROAD BILL

appoint committees to make arrange
ments for the proper observance of
the day as such, and the citizens, or
ganizations both public and private
are requested and invited to cooper
ate with the Mayor and the commit
tee in observing the day as sug.
<ested by the Securely League.
Fts.sss 49, tA,ssI
On motion the proposition Of ]. r.
Smith to keep the cemeteries on con-
tract was referred to the Commission
er Of Public Institutions with power
to act
The approach to the old cemetery
on Parker street was referred to the
Street Commissioner to have same
made at once.
The matter of paving abutting
school property was referred to the
City Attorney with instructions to col
lect same at once, also the unpaid ac-
counts for cemetery lots and the un-
paid accounts for hospital fees, etc,
wer turned over to said attorney for
collection at once by suit, IL neces-
sary.
On motion the Commission ad.
iourned.
FRANK H, THOMPSON,
Attest: Chairman.
H. L. Swatts, City Clerk.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-02-26
rs TO BE TAUGHT
NOCKRAISING IN GLADES

Palm Beach, Feb. 26.-Dean
a. Spencer, as he is more
W known to the people of
forlda, although he now car
military rank of captain as
ard Of distinguished services
ue war, notably at Verdun,
'Sltor to West Palm Beach
The Dean is a special
'0ner for the government to
with the Seminole Indians
Rte' and is now engaged In
a government plan under
We Indians are to be taught
attle and hogs. It ID the in
VI the federal authorities to
acaes with cattle and to take
'Or the stock out of the in
'4uef an easy deferred pay
w. In furtherance of this
sVheme for the Indians, six
a especially rich Everglades
10 be fenced as a grazing
VT cattle and two sections
's''er breeds of hogs.
10 pressure is to be brought
Upon the Indians to embark
Se plan for their own bene-
4uerStood that the chief are
tneir followers to accept
' Keen interest has been
~Ong the Seminoles.
!, ,peacer accomplished the
|s 0O miles from Fort Myers
I 'Oee City IN ten hours, fol-
'Oads and destitute of
'upass. He Is at present
'aAing the Indian census.
'neo his work with the
N. !" o. Lucie and Okeecho-
and a portion of Lee.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-02-26
EDGAR A. GUEST TO SPEND
THE SEASON IN MIA

Miami, Feb 26.-In Detroit, WIN
lor twenty years Edgar A. Guest
oeen the "colyum man" for the ,D1
'rolt Free Press they all call hil
Eddie" For there they all kraso]
MN from the kids up. He was cd
called 'the greatest preacher \
Michigan but today he may well,V
called the greatest preacher in Amel
lea for he probably reaches ms3
people daily with his wonderftI
nome poems than any other writer Vi
the world with the possible exceptiS|
or Walt Mason, Mr.. Guest Is noJ
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-02-26
FORCES
AND FEDERAL
AGENTS HAVE
WITHDRAWN;
REVOLT OVER
NATIONAL PROHIBITION OFFICER
ABANDONS PLAN TO ARREST
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
(By Associated Press }

Iron River, Mich, Feb. 26.-The
armed forces and federal agents who
came here to put down liquor re-
bellion in the Upper Michigan PEN
insula' today have been withdrawn
and the revolt itself flickered out.
Dalrymple's intention to arrest
States Attorney McDonough and
county and Iron River officials as
parties to the rebellion" were aban.
doned under orders from National
Prohibition Commissioner Kramer.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-02-26
visiting in Miami.

ViSltlnS IN miami.
He writes Of the simple things, the
everyday happenings that keep us all
human, His poems now appear all
over America in something like a
hundred and fifty daily newspapers.
His works have earned the title "the
poems that all America reads His
poem 1T Couldn't Be Done But He
Did IT. has been copied all over the
world. Mr.. Guest is the author o.
number Of books of poems, chief Of
which are, "a Heap o. Diving" "The
Path to Home" "Just Folks"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-02-26

Evangelist ]. T. Belts Of Louisville,
KY, who has travelled extensively
through the Old World, Is spending
the winter here, and will lecture to-
morrow night at the Baptist church.
He will give his instructive and popu-
lar lecture, "The Land and Life Of
Christ" with illustrated songs. No
admission fee will be charged, but
free will offering will be taken at the
close. This will be a treat for the
tourists, as we'll as for the townspeo-
pie.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-02-26
OFFICIAL MINUTES
MEETING CITY
COMMISSIONERS

Lakeland, Fla. Feb. 25, 1920.
Regular session of the City Com
missioners with all members but Mr..
Broadfield present.
Minutes of previous sessions were
read and respectively approved. Sew
eral ladies representing the local W.
G. T. U. appeared and petitioned for
continuance of the donation to the
Travellers Aid salary at the depot
and on motion same was continued to
conform to former action of the Com
mission to pay SIS per month for six
months beginning December, 1919.
.'@~f ~
Petition Of Chris Kapondaes to run
fruit wagon on the streets was re.
ferred to the City Health Officer and
Mayor.
G. B. Murrell. chairman of County
School Board, appeared before the
Commission and proposed to coop
crate with them in the purchase Of
a site for a combined high school and
park. Same was taken under ad-
visement awaiting further develop
ments on park site situation. On
motion his proposition was approved
by the commission.
Petition of W. s. Wilkes to repair
building was referred to the building
inspector who will act upon filing Of
plans by Wilkes.
Ordinance No. 259 entitled An Or
dLinance defining and furnishing the
crime of unlawfully possessing con-
trolling using, making, repairing and
employing anything for the unlawful
manufacture of distilled intoxicating
liquors, and prescribing rule OF
evidence governing such cases, was
introduced and given its first read
ing. On motion the rules were
waived and said ordinance No. 25a
entitled as above was put upon its
second and final reading, and. was
duly passed, all members voting
yes
Ordinance No. 262 entitled An Or
dinance prohibiting the manufacture
barter sale, exchange the transpor-
tation into the City Of Lakeland, or
from one point to another point with
in said city; and the possession OF
alcoholic or other intoxicating
liquors, beverages and for other pur-
poses; and prescribing penalty for
violation thereof, was introduced and
given its first reading. On motion the
rules were waived, and said ordinance
No. 262 entitled as above was put
upon It's second and final reading;
and was duly passed all members
present voting Eyes"
Ordinance No. 26s entitled An Or
dinance prohibiting the carrying OF
concealed weapons and the carrying
Of weapons without license In the
CITY of Lakeland, Fla. and prescrib-
ing a penalty for the violation there
Of was introduced and given its first
reading. On motion the rules were
waived; and said Ordinance No. 2eS
was put upon its second and final
reading; and was duly passed, all
present voting yes"
The petition of Tacker G Cason 10"
sign around tree OH Main street was
referred to the Street Commissioner
With power to act.
On motion the City Treasurer was
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-02-26
REED
DENOUNCED AS
D|S0RGAN|zER
DEMOCRATIC
PARTY
(By Associated Press.

Joplin, Mo-, Feb. 26.--Jasper
county Democrats in convention in
Webb City last night adopted a reso-
luton denouncing Senator Reed as a
"disorganizer Of the Democratic
party The county's delegation to
the state convention was instructed
to vote against him for delegate to
the national convention.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-02-26

The future of the Union govern
ment party in Canada will be deter
mined at the session of the Dominion
parliament opening today.
An unofficial State convention Of
the Democratic party in New York
will meet at Albany today to suggest
names for delegates to the national
convention.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-02-26
!! Y. Democrats Hold Convention
(By Associated Press.)

Albany, Feb. 26.-New York state
Democrats held an unofficial conven-
tion today to select delegates at large
and alternates to the national con-
vention and to adopt a platform.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-02-26
5 LB SAPPHIRE
FOUND; VALUED
At s25O,000
(By Associated Press.)

Bombay, India, Feb. ga sap
phire eight inches. long, Weighing
more than five pounds is reported to
have been found at Mogok. Its value
is estimated at nearly a quarter of a
million dollars.