The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-05
ShrOudS!
That's What Ballots in
Chicago ReSembIed;
3 Feet Wide.
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CHICAGO, Nov 5.-Ballots used
by Chicagoans Tuesday were so
large that they looked like shrouds.
One was three feet wide and four
feet long, while another was but a
few inches smaller. Many citizens
voted a straight ticket simply be-
cause of the physical difficulty of
voting otherwise in delighted
election booths the size of those
used for telephones.
TOPEKA, Kas., Nov 5.-While
most of the nation remained up to
listen for the outcome of the cleo
tons, Vice President Charles Curtis
topped off a vigorous western cam
paign tour by sleeping on a Pullman
car. He cast his Republican vote
here Tuesday and then boarded a
train for Washington.
BIZ United Press
TULSA, Okla, Nov. 5.-Secre-
tary of War Patrick J. Hurley flew
by airplane from Washington to
cast his vote here Tuesday. 81
voted straight Republican
ticket" he announced.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-Senator
William E. Borah of Idaho will get
an increase of salary out of his
expected reelection. Borah had
refused to accept a salary increase
from $500 to $4,000 a year voted
by congress in 1925 until his re-
election. He contended he had no
right to accept $4,000 a year when
he was elected to a $500 Office.
BIZ Unifed Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-PerhapS
fearful that he would Oversleep
and lose a chance to vote for him
self, Haywood BrOun, newspaper
cOlumnist running for congress as
a Socialist, arrived at the polls
before 6 a. IN. by the simple pro-
cess of not going to bed at all.
BrOun, in his campaign against
Mrs. Ruth Pratt, Republican in
cumbent, and Magistrate Br0dsky,
Democrat, established something
of local political record by MAX
ing 319 speeches.
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OSSINING, N. Y, Nov. 5.-Sing
Sings 2,230 prisoners were permitted
to hear election returns tonight over
their radio extension sets, but prison
officials reported apathetic interest.
The convicts were represented as
opposed to Governor Roosevelt. who
has used his pardon power sparing-
ly, and to Charles H. Tutt1e, a for
mer United States attorney. Dis
trict attorneys are seldom popular
here.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 5. - Daniel
O'Brien, ", dropped dead Tues
day as he swung the lever that
registered his vote in a mid town
polling booth.
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NEW YORK, Nov. SIT cost the
city 1,12765 to register George
Schrader's vote. Schrader, a boiler
engineer, was the only voter in
Manhattan election district where
residences have given way to bust
ness houses.
Although he appeared at the polls
shortly after they opened at 6 a. M.
the law required that four clerks
and two patrolmen remain at the
booth until p. m. Their fees and
the expenses Of registration brought
the cost to the extravagant figure.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-Although
the Republicans usually lose the
election in the Fourth assembly dis
trict, a Tammany stronghold, it is
not customary for them to lose $487
along with it.
Two bandits were responsible for
the additional loss Tuesday, how
ever. They took the money, $3.50
of which represented campaign
funds, from the Republican leader,
former Judge Alexander Wolfe, and
two aids.