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j UijWHi in yiu.-j) my u mm iyL jnmwPiPlpwiPHP W WW M t' f w --. rrr-s TT - -- rr .-?-. MERELY COMMENT The wise man can listen to all the arguments he pleases and watch all the political parades he pleases and then go and vote as he dern pleases. Well, the street- department will have a nice little job now cleaning , up the political literature strewn around during the past week. Back to the garage with all the auto trucks that have been parading around town with Thompson and Sweitzer banners on. We have with us today, ladies and gentlemen, Jess wuiaro, tne new , champion heavyweight boxer of tfhe world. Welcome, Jess! You can't mix the white lights and the fistic game and get away with the latter. Jack Johnson is an example. Wonder how many other big con tern's employes are forced to buy their clothing from Marshall Field & Co. besides the Pullman Co. crew. The firemen who are out for the double platoon system say: "You can hardly blame us for wanting a part of our time for our wives and families." After Tuesday night we will all fall right in line again and things will go on just as they did before election. There is probably a lot doing in the high sassiety world, but who the whoop gives a whoop except those immediately concerned. o o CLAIM WOMAN ASKING AID FOR BROOMMAKERS IS FRAUD As a warning against imposition by a woman who is visiting different houses' making an appeal for funds for girls on strike at United States Broom & Brush factory, Wm. Boyer of the Broom. Makers' Union, Local 29, which called this strike and sup ported the girls during it, wishes it understood that all of the girl strik ers have secured othe rpositions and the organization is not asking any as sistance for them. MORE MICHIGAN COUNTIES DRY 1 Detroit, Mich. 265 saloons were put out of business in Michigan yes-l f terday as a result of the vote conflict in the state election. The dry counr ties were increased from 34 to 45 out of a total of 83. Berrien county, where the fight centered, went dry and several hun dred thousand excursionists, most of. them from Chicago, will hereafter have to bring their own liquor to St. Joseph, Benton Harbor, Niles and Paw Paw Lake, or do without it o o MARRIAGE PARTY MISTAKEN FOR KIDNAPING CASE Florence GIddens, the girl who caused the indictment of Millionaire Julius Heilner of New York when she told the story of an extravagant tour about the country in his company, was married yesterday. Her husband is Lawrence Brand, 708 N. Water st, Milwaukee, a butcher and wealthy. The climax came after a day of ex citment The girl with her mother and Brand quarreled in an "L" train on the way to Evanston. Fearing kidnaping a passenger no tified the, Evanston police and the party was arrested. An explanation 'by Mrs. Jago, the girl's mother,, did not suffice until the police had called, the federal building and were assured. o o THE SALOONS DOWNSTATE ARE UP FOR TRIAL TODAY The fate of 400 downstate saloons, hangs upon the result of the election today. Four entirely new dry coun ties may line up with the drys in the future as a result of the voting today. With the women casting ballots an other dry wave is predicted which will rival the one of last April, when near ly 1,000 bars were closed. r Forty-eight townships will vote on the saloon question today. Fifty-two of the 102 counties in the state are already dry and a few more may be added. Danville is the most important city to be affected by the vote today. The wets swamped the dry forces last year, but after a year of work the "antis" are confident