Show DES MOINES ELECTIONS ON BONDS INVALID Des Moines Aug The The It-The The Iowa Supreme Su Su- premo preme court has handed down a de decision do- do d.- d. which invalidates n a. a city election electon elec elec- tion ton In Des Moines olnes because women were not allowed to vote voto incidentally the Hunt of or tho time women to voto vote In Des Moines in all al elections Involving Involving In Involving In- In the expenditure ot of largo large sums In Improvements Thoro There Is la a 0 statute in Iowa permitting women to voto vote In local elections on tho the issue of ot bonds or tho the levying lo of oC a a. sp special tax tX for Cor Im trim trim- Tho The question submitted to the voters was Shall tho the city of Des Moines erect a cl city hall at al a 0 cost not not exceeding Des Moines city officials refused to r receive tho ballots of ot women and tho the e of ot women headed b by br Mrs Mary Ir Co Coggeshall Cog Cog- a woman of ot ot prominence appealed appealed appealed ap ap- ap- ap pealed to tho the courts rho Tho lower court urt c decided against them hut but tho the Supreme court in a 0 decision written by Justice S S. M. M 1 LadO reversed tho timO decision lon Miss Grace Graco Ballantyne Balantyne was attorney for l tho women omen Another election munt be bo held Amon Among other things tho the decision stated stated stat stat- ed cd that It partook of ot tho the nature of ot oppression in tho the judgment of oC tho the court court when tho whole cl city hall haJ cooperated cooperated co cooperated co- co operated to don den deny to women tho the right to vote |