Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-23
WOMEN AT POLLS
DEFEAT The VETS
Feminine Voters Turn Out
Strong at CarpentersvUle
License Election.
JUBlLANT OVER VICTORY
10 More Decisive Than at the Three
Previous Village Local OPP
ton Tests.

The first test in illinois Of women
voters in regard to the liquor ques-
ton was made yesterday when the
women Of CarpentersVille, near Elgin,
defeated at the polls a proposal to
grant a saloon license in the village.
The victory for the "drys" was more
decisive than at the three previous
local option tests in the village. The
vote was 172 TO 155.
one hundred fifty-one women voted
II Is estimated the dry" women out
numbered the "wets" two to one. wo-
men representing three generations in
one family voted. At the last two local
option elections in Carpentersville the
"drys" won by one vote each time.
This time FIVE invalidated votes
were thrown out by the judges. All
are believed to have been cast by wo-
men. One had written her name In the
space reserved for her cross, Others
had drawn lines through the section
OF the ballot favoring the granting OF
the License.
PASTOR GETS AID AT CRISIS.
A crisis arose just an hour before
the close OF the polls. Rev. c. 2. En-
low. pastor OF the First Congregation
al church, by mutual consent marshal
ed the forces of the "drys" He had
held back until the last in order to
ascertain the approximate strength OF
the "wets." He was alarmed to dis.
cover they had brought in several who
had not voted for years and had mus
tered an alarming total.
The minister stood on the curb in
front of the town hall going over q
list with some OF his lieutenants
among the women parishioners.
It must have at least a dozen more,
he said.
do you suppose could help little
with my automobile?" asked Misi
Alma Masters.
you can save the day II you will
get me a dozen more Noes" replied
the pastor.
We'll. there is Mrs Ernest Steffens,
replied Miss Masters, and II sht
could ride l think she could come ant
bring her baby"
Good, that's one-now who else I?
exclaimed DR.. Enlow.
OFFERS TO SPEED TO ELGIN.
IF / hurry l think / could go L
Elsin, six miles away, and bring som
OF the girls who are in the Cook offic
and who live here" Miss Masters sug
gested
The preacher seized her by the arm
and hurried her into the big six-cylir
der car
In a few minutes she was back wit
the mother and the baby. Anothe
trip and she brought old Grandpa
James Bumstead, SO years old. Tn
old man was so astounded by th
speed at which he had come he wa
an hour trying TO figure out what ha
happened. BY that time he was bac
home again.
Then came the race 70 Elgin.
was a tortuous path overi bridges an
hills. But the motor was worldn
good and the big car hummed. Whe
Miss Masters returned 40 minute
later she had seven new voters. OthG
women and the man in the second a.
tomobile had brought in the final v
ters Just before the polls closed
Il was only a few minutes later Thu
the results we're announced. A crow
of women stood about the door an
when DR.. Enlow proclaimed that Il
~wets" had gone down TO defeat the
Gheered and sang hymns.
MRS EBERLY MAKES SPEECH.
Mira Rose .Eberly could not restrai
ber'enthusiasm and mounted to a SCI