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5 LAST EDJTION ONE CENT ROCKEFELLER'S AGENT MAKES STARTLING ADMISSIONS BREAD MAY REACH 6 CENTS WARD SNYDER DIES RICH MAN SUICIDES THE DAY BOOK An Adlmm NwKpmper, Daily Exempt Sunday N. D. Cechraa, . 'ffc , Telephones: Editor ami PaWwhar. $gjgg EtftormJ Monroe 353. 500 Ssutk PMrift St .3M Ckwdeiwv-MMiroe 362$. VOL. 4, NO. 10 Chicago, Friday, Jan. 29, 1915 ONE CENT WOMEN HEAR OF PLOT TO KNOCK OUT EQUAL SUFFRAGE BILL 7 Rumor of Organized Plan to Throw Out Women' .Suffrage Bill Stirs Leaders to Action Plan De cent on State'Capitol John Dailey-Said to Be in Chi Plan Suffrage Jeaders at Illinois are pre paring for action following a quiet rumor that has spread ahout in Springfield that cerjtain members of the state legislature are preparing to knock out the woman's suffrage law. Before this session there was suqh a rumor and the women armed themselves with legal weapons to fight any attempt. However, the women became- reassured lay the ap- uarent lack of actronotf-ttfejgwt'ofj the known enemies of women's suf frage. Lobbyists of the liquor interests are now known to be working at the legislature to overthrow ' the law passed at the last session. Mrs. Grace Wilbur Trout, Mrs. Charlotte Rhodus, Jane Addams, Mrs. Bass, Mrs. Joseph Medill Patterson and other suffrage leaders are trying to find out who are scheduled to lead the fight on the bill They have already found that bl par5san'mee&5Sh3ve beea-'bekt at rifljMliglttUtitffiiiiitttttf