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Show Suffragettes, of Illinois on Tour of the State Chicago, July 16, After motoring ; over 4iH) miles, touring seven counties'! end carrying ojt their schedule with- ! out a hitch, the band of Chicago suf- fragettes returned homo yesterday, , declaring the "militant" ' Junket had 1 done more to break down prejudico j than any other campaign yet undertaken. under-taken. - I J "Just wonderful." exclaimed Mrs. I , George W. Trout, director of- the-tour..) "It has done more to -advance the. ! cause of woman suffrage In Illinois I than anything heretofore attempted, I bellove. Though we have been accused ac-cused of some militancy, we did not go to the English extreme. True, we used a megaphone to announce our meetings, went luto stores and invited in-vited people to attend, and did a few things besides speak, but did only what was necesnary, and did that in a conservative, dignified manner.'.' |