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VOL. CXII. NO. 56
PRICE: FIVE CZNT3
ADJOURNMENT OF
HOUSE SCHEDULED
EARLY THURSDAY
The Clock Will Be Moved Up
Tonight, and Session Pass
Into History
ATTACK LAUNCHED
AGAINST COMMISSION
"... anaasannwnawanMa. : . " " .
Bepresentative "Dick" Her
ring, Making Use of Bailey
Charges Printed Yesterday,
.. . 0,00 Inrestigation Into
" " Conduct of Corporation Com
mission In Freight Kate Case
Thursday morning at one o'clock ant
hour after midnight today the special
session of the Gaaaral Assembly will
paaa into history aad tha Btata will
tura itf attention to the campaign.
. Tha hour of adjourameat' waa fixed
ia a joint resolutioa pissed aver tome
light opposition last night. Messrs.
Matthews, of Bertie, Gardner, of
Yancey, and Bay. of Macon, preferred
adjournment Thursday rather than an
---"all night11 session. tonight.
Many local and quite a number of
public bills will die in tha mill whea
J the wheels stop grinding tomorrow
morning. The investigation 'of tha Cor-
- po ration Commission, of tha A and N,
C. Bailroad lease, repeal of tha pri
mary, increased salaries and other mat'
tore appeared last, night to be soundly
asleep awaiting the call of the tegular
session in January.
. Wllkea Raed Bill Killed.
' .A Bepubiican maneuver, - conducted
by minority leader Williams, killed a
bill last night, that would hare per
, mitted Wilkes County to issue $50,000
worth of bonds for the purpose of ex
tending the Boon Trail Highway. The
Wilkes member opposed the bill, jntro-
d lived at the. instance of a number
of Wilkes citiaena beeaasa ha wanted
a vote of his people. Governor Dough'
.. ton and McCoia were against him but
the House voted, his way S3 to 45.
Herring Propose Iaveatigstloa
Representative "Dick" Herring, Samp
son county's member of the , lower
- House, aad Congressman 8am Brin
son's Bepubiican opponent ia ths Third
District, last night let loose) a bolt of
lightning aimed at . tha Corporation
' Commission. Speaker - Brummitt re
ferred the bill ta the Finance Commit
tee where, it appeared last night, it will
., flow with the current into the river -of
"innocuous desuetude.
-The introduction of tha Herring res
olutioa , wss . prompted by Collector
( Joaiah William Bailey's reply of yes-
- terday to a preceding ; statement of
Commissioner Maxwell concerning re
valuation. - : ' .- - -
Refers Ta Present Case
The resolution is labeled "A joint
i resolutioa appointing a committee to
inquire into tho conduct of tke Cor
- poratioa Commission relative to the
discrimination ia - freight rates." It
- tmrteularly refers to docket number
5433, records of the Interstate Com
meree Commission, the same being a
suit entered January. 1913, by the Cor
poratioa Commission of North Carolina
; against the Bout her a Boilway Company
and others.
.The same suit, according to the reso
lution, waa dismissed by the Commis
sion ia November, 1919, because of the
failure of the Commission to prosecute
. A similsr suit pressed by the Chambers
inf. Commerce of the State, was decided
last May in an order of the Federal.
' body removing the discriminations
agunst North Carolina in favor of the
Virginia cities. ;
Docket Order Attached "
Following the presmbl. of the reso
: lution, is a copy of the order of the
L'ommi SMa dismissing the original
suit. It was understood here last night
that tha alleged delay in prosecuting
the suit is laid at the door of Edward
' U Travis, chairman of tho Commission
atU 1818. .
The resolutioa follows:' ,
" "Resolved by the House of Bepre-
- lentatives, the Senate Concurring:
.Section) 1. : That whereas it ia charged
over tha signature -of a reputable eiti-
tea and high official of the Govern
. Bent aad published ia a leading paper
la the city of Raleigh (The News and
' Observer) in its Issue of August 24, 1920
, that Ha petition filed by tha Corporation
. Commission in 19138 years ago, tha
object of which was to correct the an
fust discrimination agalast North Caro
lina in freight rates. This petition
aas allowed to die oa tha docket not
withstanding repeated notices from the
, Interstate Commerce Commission be-
- reuse no evidence or argument in its
support was produced by tha North
- t arolina Corporation Commission. Last
' vear the . Chamber of Commerce of
North Carolina filed a petition to the
ramt effect, and when recently it 54a
. granted, tha Corporation Commission
ea first to claim the victory.'"
' "And whereas the records of tha In-,
lerstate Commerce Commission, a copy
. f . which is hereto attached,, being
Docket No. 6433, of the Interstate Com-
meree Commission and especially the
order of dismissal therein appearing In
the following wordst ''
. - 'i "Beeeived -
? Dee. 11, 1919.
: . . . . - ORDER. '
"At a general session of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, Bureau of
Drekets, held at its office In Washing-
' (Continued an PsgeTwe., -
M'ADOO TO PRESIDE AT . '
LUNCHEON' TO GOV. COX
New York, Aug. 24. William G. Me
Adoo, former secretary of the treasury,
will preside at the luncheon to James
M. Cox, Democratie presidential nomi
nee, here next Saturday, it was an
nounced today. Mr. McAdoo will' make
a short address introducing GoVsrnor
Co '' . ". .' N
EXPECT COLBY TO
AC! Oil SUFFRAGE
AMEHDMENT TODAY
Secretary of State Will Issue
Proclamation Declaring
. Ratification . .
BIG CELEBRATION IN
WASHINGTON THURSDA
Supreme Court Can Act On Le
' rality Before NoTember
Section and Most Uncom
promising Antis Declare That
It Win Not Hesitate To De
clare Ratification Legal
The News and Observer Boreas,
603 District National Bank Bldg.
; (By Special Leased Wira.)
Washington, Aug. t4 Woman suf
fragists la Wsshington are expecting
that Secretary of State Colby , will to
morrow issus bis proclamation) that
womn suffrage has been duly ratified
br three-fourths of the State of the
Union. Tha actios of the Supreme
Court of Tennessee ta removing the
legal barriers to eertiflcatioa of rati
fication haa enabled Governor Roberts,
of Tennessee, to- issue the eertiflcatioa
papers which are now coming to Wash
ington by mail. Secretary Colby haa
promised tha suffragists that pro la ma
tioa will- be made as soon as tha papers
arrive. - . - - '.-.
This aetioa by the Secretary of State
will change the whole aspect of tha suf-
frage contest. It will throw npoa the
antis tho burden of proving that the
19th amendment to the Constitution
was not legally adopted. No court ia
junction can prevent the women of
the nation from voting at the November
election. The only legal decision that
could stop them would be that of --the
Supremo Court that the amendment had
not been properly adopted. The antis
in their zeal of opposition are exoeeted
to test the legality of suffrage in the
highest court which will meet ia Octo
ber and it is eertaln that it will loee
no time in rendering its decision as the
question is of such supreme magnitude.
Coart Certain Ta Culm .
If the Question does come up in the
highest court the most uncompromising
antis here declare that the eonrt will
not for a moment hesitate to pronounce
' icKuiir or annraae. , tu Attm-a
General's., office haa adviuxl R-....w
-"V oe couiti aaxajy. ja
sue his" proclamation oa the bsiis of
mm iron uovemor Boberta that
tam 4 eanessee . tear mature . had . ..tlfl-J
and without any other form of certifi
estion. The Attorney General based his
advice on the fifth article of the Consti
tution. . - -
Un Thursday morriinir. 1 Vfr. r I.
Chapman Cattj : president of tha Na
tional American Suffrage Association,
will arrive in-Washington from Nash
ville. At Pollis theatre Ih.t
Mrs. Catt will tell the story of the
great struggle and of the women who
Pjoo. witn ner in the thick of the
fight, " The blind ehaplaln of the Sea-
fi6.rUl..lead PrJr President
of the United States will send greet-
Secretary of Btata Cdlhv. will
Mrs. Maud Wood Park, chairman of
the National League of Woman Voters,
"iue. ioi nisiorie eelebratioa
will mark the end of tha 70 ...
struggle for tha enfranehiaeai
Amsricaa women.
Meed State ImJ...!
No amendment of Suta nn.titHtin.
to permit women to vote will be neces
sary aa a result" of the adoption of the
suffrage amendment of tha Federal
constitution, in the opinion of eminent
iegai autnoritHk. Aa ezamiaatioa -f
the facta leads to tha anelnlna !.
adoption of tha nineteenth amendment
automatically strikes from state eon
suiuuons any limitations nooa tha
rignts or suffrage and places all eiti
seas, men and women, upon the same
cssis. ., ;. .
1 A precedent is found 1 tha ineorna.
ration of the Fifteenth amendment In
the constitution. This provide hat
the right of eitiseas of tha United
SUfes ta vote' shall not be denied or
abridged oy the United 8tates or by
any state oa account of race, color or
previous condition of servitude, t The
cneet of this amendment waa to elimi-
rste from the state constitutions and
isws tnosa provisions which barred ne
groes from voting. . ,
An Antharative Baling. '
Attorney General W. I. Brhffr n'
Pennsylvania has rendered1 a eompre-
nensive opinion to uovernor William C,
Sproul of that State In which he cov
ers the question thoroughly, arriving at
ins aennite conclusion that adoptioa
of tha suffrage amendment of itself
strikes from tha State laws and eon
stitution the restriction of the right of
franchise to male eitiseas. Be' says:
"WL. I - . . . ,
iui aumwfj ia reipecs vo ine prin
ciples Involved ia the Question under
consideration between tha fifteenth
amendment to the eonstitulton of the
United States and tha nineteenth
amendment thereto ia so complete that
the decision aa to the effect of tha for
mer upon the constitutions and statutes
of" the several States, are definitely ap
plicable aad controlling in the ease of
the latter. - It haa been abundantly and
decisively held that the fifteenth amend
ment nullified any constitutional or
statutory provision denying to any aas
the right of suffrage oa the groand of
race, color of previous condition - of
servitude. In like manner we must
conclude that the ninetsenth amend
ment renders nugatory any proviaioa
ia our State constitution or laws limit
ing or restricting suffrage to male eitl
tena, or which is repugnant to aa ex-
ereisa of that right by women.
Cenaas af North Wllkesbara
Washington, Aug. 14. Tha Ceaswt
Bureau, today gave the population of
North - Wilkesboro, Wilkes . County,
North Carolina, as tJG3. 'The census
of jVilke;bura, wjis announce M. li.
SECRETARY OP, AGRICULTURE !
; " WHO WIEL SPEAK HERE TONIGHT
. HOW. KDWIN T. htEKEDlTll, Waatilagtem, D. C
Ha will deuvar. aa address, at ua
and Farm Women ia PuUen Balk, N.
Collingwoed, editor Baral New Yorker,
program. - '.
Farmers Begirt Eighteenth
-Annual State Convention
First '. Day's Sessions Include
Welcome, Demonstrations,
rand fSing? '
DR. POE MAKES DRIVE ON
ONE-TEACHER SCHOOLS
Governor Bickett Lands farm-
-w .'erf Xeoord and Hew -
- r Tax Befora :.'
Tha Stat convention of North Car
ollna farmers aad farm wesaen
sembled la Pnllea Eall, State College,
yesterday morning and -after an in
trodue'ny aeasioa feature by ad
dresses from : Br. W. C. Riddlck, pres
ident of tha college. Major W.
Graham, Commissioner of Agriculture,
Governor T. W. Biekett, and Dr.
Clarence Poa, president af the con
vention, started off on its font 4ty
program.
After tha Joint meeting of farmers
and farm women ia tha morning.
eeperate , meetings ' were held in tha
afternoon where 1 demonstratioaa in
farm work aad homo economics ware
given, the delegates assembling again
at Bight for tha community, sing at
Pullen Hall.
It waa Dr. Clarence Poa'a Idea this
year that b a work of tha convention
should feature more prominently than
ever the demonstrations rather than
lectures. And the program for meet
ings of both the men and women car
ried out thia policy yesterday aad it is
planned to make' it more affective dur
log the rest of the, week.
Dr. .Poa called the convention to
order at eleven o'clock ia Pollen
Hall and than Dr. W. C. Biddick, wet
eomed tha delegates- discussing tha", re
lation of tha Btata college ta tha farm
era of the Bute. - Major W. A. Gra
ham. added -another welcome emriha-
sising the department of ngrkuitare
aad Governor - Biekett ' waa presented
to review' agricultural legialatioa. in
North Carolina.
Governor . Biekett . prefaced his re
marks with aa invitation on the part
of himself aad Mrs. Biekett to . the
delegates to-, be their guests at the
Mansion Thursday - afternoon from
4:30 to 8 o'elock.
He referred briefly to the record of
of the farmers of the State ia the war,
whea they gave their sons, their sob-
stance and - themselves to the winning
Of it. " v " "
, Xe State Traer.
"No state in the Union was truer to
tha ideals , of American Liberty and
tha divine'- rights of humsnlty thaa
North Carolina," ha declared.
Coming to the record of his admin
istratioB. Governor Biekett emphas
ised tha ambissioa that poasesed him
whea he took up the datsos of chief
executive of the Btnte. - -
"It is teaerallv known." he declar
ed, "that tha dream aad the high re
solve of my administration has beea
to bring to tho farmers of North Car
olina .i a new aote of music, a new
touch of color, a new breath 'of hope.
very briefly then, he discussed the
aine laws which have been passed dur
ing his administration, included in the
recommendations of Ms inaugural ad
dress, congratulated tha farmers upon
tha climb of this State from the
twenty-second in the Union n foorth
with chances this year of-wwritig Up
A. t ' . i In . 1 . . i ,
io secona, wnn - i vw "n'f
"And Texas isa't a State it ia aa
empire, be declared.
Waald fareea leaser.
The Governor could sot resist the
mptatloa to ' aay something about
axes and ha did it by way of telling
the farmers how the . present spec
ial session, of the General .Assembly
haa wiped the 12,750,000 worth of prop
erty taxes for tha support . of the
State governor off the I woks. . ; ,
Ha oommeared oa the fact . that he
jCoatlnutd fa Page JweJ
Joint session of North Carolina Farmers
C BteU College, tonight Herbert W
will be another; speaker oa tonight's
,,,
NORTH CABOUNA-TIKGINIA .
BATE CASK IS RE-OPENED
Washington, Aag. 24-Oa petltloa
af carUla defeadaaU and tha State
Corsaratioa ComaUsalon at Virginia,
tho IaUratata Commerca-Commtasloa
today re-apeaed for argament tha
caae at tha Carve ration Cammiaaloa
af North Caraitaa agsiast tha AW
Untie - Caawt Una Railway Cons
May. asktka Kaialch. Caassher af
Caaamsraa agalnat tlsa director gen
eral af sajliwada. .' :
Tha eaaw was re opened hecsaaa of
tha chaaga In caadlUoaa whMk will
ha effected by tha advances In rates
recently satherlsed, the eoBualeaian
Bald. Tha cosnleeles wishes ' ta
hava a faU dlscaselen of tha reason
ableaaaa af tha North Carollan rates
la teeae aad af tha meant sf tha
dlffercntiala North Carollaa points
under the Richmond ar Norfolk,
which wsald he prescribed Is tha
Boa them adJastaMst. and sf - the
aasssst sf the differentials. North
Cuellaa pel sts, shove Rlchmsad sr
Norfolk, which shea Id bo prescribed
Is ths northern adjustment.
Will Go Before Committee at
i Chicago, If Necessary;
Speeches This Week
Dayton, Ohio, Aug. tt A promise to
prove, in his address at Pittsburg next
Thursday, his charges that the Repub
licans were gathering a $13,000,000
campaign fund waa made by Governor
Cox, Democratic presidential candidate,
prior to his departure late tonight oa
another speaking tour. . He will make
addresses tomorrow at - Princeton and
Evaasville. Ind aad speak at Pitta
barg Thursday night, i .- ' .
Governor Con also sent a telegram
tonight ta Senator Kenyon, Bepubll
can, of Iowa, chairman of the Senate
eampaign investigating committer, as
ssring him of assistance ia brlngng out
me laeta, ; . . ,
"In addtton to my statement in Pitts-
barg," said Governor Cox's telegram in
response to one from Senator Kenyon
requesting information. H-.will send to
your committee such' leads for informs
tion as I possess. It will bo my purpose
to assist yon in every possible way."
The Governor told friends today that
ha stands ready to appear before the
committee if it should desire personal
testimony, but doubted if .it would be
necessary.
I dont need a subpoena ha aaid.
IT taey want me, I'll go. j :
Confidence in proving his charges
waa. indicated .by tha Governor. .His
fneada here declared that ha ha 1 vol-
aminoss documentary matter, including
considerable received today, at Trail's
End, where he spent the entire . day
working sn affairs connected with eam
paign fand questions and personal sf-
rairs. - -, .. !
The' Governor and his party left here
toniftrt tra special car attached to ths
regular - Evaasville ' train. . The Evaus-
ville torsi committee changed reception
plana there for tomorrow,: arranging
for the Governor to go direct to fcvuitn
ville for n reception; instead of stopping
first rt Princeton. There seuld be little
if aay, mention of campaign funds 1j
his addresses tomorrow, was (indicated
by ; Governor ' Coi.' . The League . of
Nations and labor questions, it was said,
probably would be iHsrursed principally
both Evaasville and Prineeton -having
4arga numbers gf railroad, employes.
GOV. COX PROMISES
TO PROVE CHARGES
PRIMARY REPEAL
BY REFERENDUM
i- - .....
PASSES SENATE
Humphrey. Calls Measure From
Committee and Secures Im
mediate Passage
SOLVENT-CREDITS TAKEN
FROM AMENDMENT BILL
Senate Then Passes Constitu-
tional Amendment Measure
By Vote of 44 To 2; Scales
Offers Bill Providing For
Befjistrat-on of Women
" Voters ; Solicitors Get More
Calling hit primary repeal measure out
of aommittee where it had languished
for several day with no indication it
would be acted npon befora the end of
the Special session, Senator Hum-
i-shrevs yesterday naked that it be put
npon ite immediate passage without the
committee's report. With but brief de
bate it passed by- unanimous vote, and
goes ever to the House this morning for
concurrence.
Under the provisions ' of the Hum
phrey bill the repeal of the primary
will be submitted to both parties at
tha November election, and if a ma
jority tf the vote exit in the election
shall favor repeal, tha bill will be ia
force from that data. Both Republi
cans and Democrats will be allowed to
express their views in separate boxes,
and each party will be bound by the
answer that is made on the first Tues
day la November. .
Scarcely tea mlnnt'os elapsed between
tha time Senator Humphrey called his
measure from committee until it had
pawed its third reading.- Benetor Cow
ard wanted to amsnd it in such meas
ure, as it would not apply to counties
that are already exempt from the pri
mary, aad Senator Stacy changed the
wording slightly to make nnmistaksblc
that a majority of ths vote eaat should
determine the election Instead of the
qualified vote.
Senator Glidewell and Senator Hay
more found themselves on a common
ground for ones during the aession,
tha venerable Bepubiican raising a loud
appeal that ths bill pass, and a fervent
hope that the burden of the primary
would betlifted somehow. He was
mighty tired of elections, anyhow, he
declared, and wanted to do away with
soma af them. Senator Glidewell de
clared that ha was ready to vote for
any sort or s bill that would get rid
or. mo primary. There was no record
rota taken, but among the 47' Sena
tors in the chamber at the time, there
was not a aegative vote eaat.
Amendments Passed.
The constitutional amendment bill
passed its third reading by a vote of
44 to .2 at the morning session, after
8enator Gray had' moved, to reconsider
the vote of ths night before by which
the Gavin amendment striking out the
solvent credits provision, and the
amendment had been adopted, by an aye
and no vote. Only two; menibera of the
Senate voted. against the bill as amend
ed, i Senators Long of Halifax, Demo
erat? and Teague of Alexander, Repub
lican. . The fight against the solvent credits
provision began last Friday by Senator
Haymore. His amendment was defeated
overwbelminglyj but bobbed Dp again
Monday night when Senator Gavin of
fered the same resolution in somewhat
different language. The Senate split
bsdly on the question, and Senator
Gray, floor leader for revaluation .and
constitutional amendments, asked that
the vote be deferred until Tuesday
morning. He moved to reconsider the
action of the previous night.
Battle Over Credits. i
Most of the, Democratie Senators had
determined to accept the amendment.
sacrificing the solvent credits provision
rather than to jeopardize the entire in
come tax proposal by submitting an is'
sue so susceptible of misunderstanding
and misinterpretation to the general
election. Senator Scales did not sur
render his championship of tha provis
ion as it stood until it came to a vote
on tho entire bill. Ha denounced the
removal of the provision ss a piece of
political cowardice.
Tha municipal finance act passed its
third reading without a word for of
against it, and on tha roll call, reecivod
44 of the 48 votes east. Gavin, Long, of
Montgomery, Teague and Wakefield, all
Bepublicans, voted against it- ; Neither
of the negative voters took occasion to
explain their votes.
Oa behalf of the judiciary commit
tee. Senator Scales offered a measure
to provide -for the voting and registra
tion of women voters in North .Caro
lina, and the bill immediately went-os
ita immediate passage, with Senator
Warren putting the question. It passed
by unanimous vote, and becomes effect!
iva with tha eoncurrenca of Kho House,
apon the promulgation of the 10th
amendment by the Secretary of State
for the United States.
rsf nm roil a.
The act merely" strikes put the word
male'' where ever it ia found in the
statutes regulating the registration and
voting of the citizens of the State aad
provides that "nothing in any of ths
laws of North Carolina shall be con
strued as to prevent - the registration
and voting of women 21 years of sge,
and having other qualifications provided
for men. . Section 'I provides that women
shall not be required to pay poll-tax
as a prerequisite of voting.
Senator Humphrey got restive about
ihotber meamre. of his that was resting
Irrernnmttew-without sctionjnd sailed
it forth for vote the Dili provides tuai
a deserted husband or wife may secure
a divorce on that ground after 7 pears
of abandonment instead of IO The re
port aas unfavorable, but put to a vote,
it carried with but few scattered nega-
tives. , . .,
Solicitors Get Rslse.
The solicitor's salary increase bill
cams up from committee with a favor
able report and passed its third rsnd-
(Coutlnstd a Page Two.) .
ROBERTS CERTIFIES
SUFFRAGE VICTORY
TO COLBY BY MAIL
E
Lomza and Biatystok Again In
Polish Hands jMter Smash
ing. RedsvOefense
BOLSHEVIKI CROSSING
FRONTIER OF PRUSSIA
Military Authorities at Warsaw
Announce Various Govern
ment Districts With Excep
tion of Suwalki and Grodno
Have Been Cleared of Beds;
May Prisoners Taken '
Warsaw, August 84. (By the Asso
ciated P r e s.) Lomrs, seventy-five
(75) miles northeast of Warsaw, and
Bialyitok, fifty f50) miles - east of
Lomaa, have been re-captured by the
Polish armies, saya an offloial communi
cation issued by the war office here
today.
In the remaining occupied sectors
in tha north the Bolshevik! are cross
ing the Prussian frontier in great num
bers. In this region the eighteenth and
thirty-third Bolshevik divisions have
been smashed and all of the fifty-fourth
division have been taken prisoner.
Tha fifth Polish army alone, operat
ing on the northern front, hss account
ed for more than two hundred thousand
(200,000) prisoners, including the staff
of the of the eighteenth and fifty
fourth divisions, aaye . the communica
tion Clearing Oat Bolshevist
Tha "military "' authorities" announce
that the various government' districts
of Poland, with the exception of Snwalkl
and Grodno, have, been virtually cleared
of the Bolshevik!, some of whom in tha
panic of retreat srossed into East Prus
sia, but whether they are interned ia
not knows here.
Many Bed detachments have been cut
off from retreat aha are gradually be
ing gathered in. Peasants armed with
hunting clubs and scythes are assisting
us x-ouso soiaiers la the process of
eienaing an.
Farm Hnhilba- Partlaa.
In various parts of the country par
ticularly between the Viatula and Prns
sis, where the Bolshevik! have been
cut off rrom their communications.
more are organised hunting parties,
consisting of the members of hunt
ciuds ana others, who beat the wooded
country in search of Beds the same aa
ror deer and wild boar.
Ueneral Tilsudski has Issued an ap
peal to the peasants to aid the army
and urges the peasant to make prisoners
in nil eases and tura them over to the
eumiers. ine military authorities de
clare tlTat sihcelheToTUh offensive
began about a week ago more than
av,vw prisoners have been taken.
POLES EXPLOIT VICTORY
IN A SKILLFUL MANNER.
Paris, Aug. 24-(By The Associated
Press.) Ths Poles continue to exploit
meir viciory in a most skillful manner
Tti. T)li. :i- . . .
-" "i nonnern army, even
should it be able to cut ita ...-
ward, will find its road barred by Presi
dent Pilsudski's forces, who have reach,
ed Bialystok by a rapid march.
, The Bolsheviki, however, according to
tho latest advices reaching Paris, are
very active higher up the Bug, notably
in the region of Wlodawa, 72 miloa
southeast of Siedlce. Pilsudski ia be
lieved undoubtedly to have left forces
on the river to guard his flank and
rear, but unless the Beds are altogether
negngiDie, tfte folish commander can
not long Ignore the potential danger,
It is expected in French mllitery
circles' that ha will detach Dart of hia
troops both to ward against this danger
ana nastcn the liberation of the whole
of the . territory. It is thought he -will
likely start a double move northward
toward Grodno to as to restore startcgie
liaison with the Vilna Lithuanians and
to the south or southeastward, to aa, to
roree a retreat of the Bolsheviki still
ia positions on ths Bug river and in
Ualieia.
. Plain galling for Poles.
So far-it has been plain sailing for
the Poles, in the opinion of the military
observers, but is declared further de
velopment of the operation involves
certain danger for the Poles, who will
be orajged to" extend their front eonsid
erably. It la pointed out that it waa
such an extension of front thst placed
the Poles in a position of inferiority
nt the time of the BoUhevlk offensive
nnd If the f same eause should be fol
lowed by . the same meet by an ill-
considered advanee now, tha Poles
would bo liable to loss a large part of
the fruits of - their victory, -
U0LAND WILL BOOK BE CLEAR
OF ALL BOLSHEVIKI TROOPS.
London. Aug. 4 There is not the
smallest nrnsueet of the Minsk negotia
tions resulting In a swift Conclusion oi
Deace. but all ethnoeranhio 1'oisna aooa
will be cleared of the Bolshevik lorees,
says the London Timet Warsaw corre
spondent in a Despatch anted Monday.
The Tolish government does not
know for certain, the dispatch says, that
ita rd eno tea at Minsk are aware of the
altered military position due to the
rousu victories, not yei navmg naa nm
to bear the full results. The first dis
patch from . the Polish delegates has
just been received here. The Poles any,
contrary to statements of M. ' Tchib
chsrin. the Bolshevik foreign minister,
that their wireless is working fault-
POLES RECAPTUR
MPORTANT CITES
(Continued en Psge Two.)
' T " rji
Tennessee Governor and Attor
ney General Throw Bomb
shell Into Camp of Oppo- ,
sition By Legal Coup
SECURE WRIT SETTING
ASlUt Unutn TO STOP '
FORMAL CERTIFICATION;
Issuance of Writ KflUnj In
junction and Certification By
Governor Boberta Transfers
- Battle Orer, Legality of KatU
flcation x To Washington;
Anti-Suffragists Saj They;
Are Beady To Apply To Disi
trict of Columbia Supreme!
a aw a ask. aaa ata. ana ana. saw am. -amas. "
court To Restrain Secretary
Colby from Issuing Procla
mation Declaring Suffrage
Amendment In Effect ; Oppo '
sition Amased :' v i
... ' :-!T 'I
Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 24. Governor
Boberts today certified by mail to Sea4
retary of State Colby Tenaeaaee't ratii
fleatloa of the woman suffrage amend'
ment after receiving from Attorney
General Frank M. Thompson aa opin.
ioa that a writ Issued by Chief Justice
D. I Lansdsn, of tha Btata Supreme)
coun, ust aignt, set aside a lower
court order temporarily restraining tha
Governor from taking sueh action. Tha
injunction waa obtained by eitixeat afj
Nashville opposed to suffrage.
Issuance of tha writ aad tha Govern
Bar's certification serves to transfer ta '
Washington tha battle over legality af
ratlfleatioa. -.
Anti-auffrage leaders declared tha
American "Constitutional League was
prtpared to apply to tha- District of
Columbia Supreme court for aa ordr
restraining Secretary Colby from is
suing a proclamation ' declaring the
amendment in effect. So far as eonrt
aetioa ta Tiaaessea is coBCeraed tha
only thing in prospect for tha aatia ia
to request the Supremi court ta rescind
the individual aetioa af Justice Lane
den. Tha eonrt meets ia KaoxvUle;
September W.
- Bemh la Aatia Camp '
Announcement thia morning that Jan
tics Laasdea had issued tho writ, foU
lowed a hour latsr by tha statemeat'
" we uovernor naa mailed the eew
tinea tion, waa a bombehtll ia tha earnp
of the antl-snffrags foreea aad aa,
agreeable surprise to tha suffragists.
There had beea aa intimation such t)
course was planned.
Attorney General Thompson " filed
the petition for tha writ with Justice
Lansden af his residence mat night on
behalf of Governor Boberta. Beeretan
of Btata Stevens and Speaker Aadrew
Todd aad Clerk W. M. Carter, of tha
Senate, parties to tha restraining order
laomneoa Argwea Case
tit. Thompson argued tha ease be
fore tha Justice and the writ waa
granted. Tha petition waa filed with
the -clerk of the Supreme court at V:9S
o'clock this morning and twenty-fiva
minutes later the certification of rating
catioa was ia the maila oa ita war tei
Waahngton. i ,
Aatia Greatly Amaaed I
The petitioners who obtained tha ia
inaction, their attorneys and aati-anf4
frsgisU generally were amaaed at tha
coup and tha petitioners ia a formal
statement were bitter ia their criticism
of what they termed tha "hgh-haadedi
tactics and unprecedented methods' ia
volved In the ease.
Governor Boberta would make aa
statement, but suffrage leaders regarded
me oa.us enaea so lar as the legisla
tare and tha State are concerned anol
prepared to 1. -e for their home
There was a general exodus tonight.
PREDICT PROCLAMATION OP t
SUFFRAGE WITHIN 14 HOURS,
Washington, Aug- 24. Issuance of
proclamation by the State Department
formally announcing ratification - b
three-fonrtha of the Stat of the Federal
mffraea amendment imS awn-... -J
" wtW vJi
suffrage leaders withim twenty-four
hours. Their prediction was based oat
Secretary Colby's recent announcement
that be was prepared to issue tha precis
nation as toon aa ha received the offii
eial notification from Governor Boberta,
nl Tennessee, which, dispatches .from
Nashville said, waa piaeed ia tha maila '
at noon today. t
PHONOGRAPH SPEECHES
BY HARDINGTAB00ED
Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 14. Phonograph"
records ss a proxy for Senator Han
ding at the state fair August 81, Preen
identisl l Day, were tabooed today by
the fair management.
Bequest, was made for apace for , ai
tent, seating 2,000 persons, it waa said.
The plsn was to have Bepubiican
sneakers nnd Harding phonograph raex
ords, present tha Bepubiican causa
daily. - . -
"Senator Harding lives within 40
miles of. Columbus aad if ha wants hia
speeches delivered at tho state fair, he
oughh to come and deliver them hint-
sen, t,. v- nsioron, zair manager.
awuuxeu.
8enator Harding ' in two telegrams
haa asserted he caa not arrange hia
schedule to permit him to attend tha
Fair Presidential Day. - - .. .
1111 -
Ceaaaa Figaros.
Washington, Aug. 24. Flaeea in New
Hanover and Montgomery counties sra
ncluded ia figures aivea out tonight by
ths Census Bureau.
Ia New Uanovtr coaaty the census of
Wilmington is given at 33,373, aad tha '
population of Wrightsville Beaeh na 20.
Montgomery counties .were gives tha
following population figures: Biscooe
155: Csnder 267) Mount , Gilead, Jji
Jtar, 407, Tioy, U02,