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VOL. 33 .NUMBER 220
ABILENK TEXAS WEDNESDAY AUG. 18 1920
PRICJSl
25000000 WOMEN ARE GIVEN THE RIGHT TO
TE
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POLISH SUCCESSES ON
FAR-FLUNG BATTLELINE
REPORTED CONTINUING
TENNESSEE RATIFIED
SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
TO THE CONSTITUTION
Action Completes Ratification By Necessary
Thirty Six States and all Women May Vote in
the Presidential Election This Year.
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m By Unlled Press)
xiw i-ii. armis.icc neiegatiA who
WOllt to Minsk almost In thn vnln f
Beggara for the crumbs of peace from
th0 Russlnns mo rapidly approaching
n basis of equality through the unex-
i pouted ami spoetnctilar vctorios or
their ftrmloH.
Officered nnil directed by the licit
of tho French military stategrstsi th
Polos have assumed the offensive
along practically th' entire front.from
the IJiiltlu to the Romanian frontIjr.
Although the Bolsheviki olaltn min-
or suutoWs n Isolated sectors did
patdhDtrfrnm noutral an well un Polish
8ottrce today allowed the Soviet forces
had been forced backward from ten
to fifteen miles In many places At
woino points the Husslnn retreat watr
ooldU) have bordered upon a rout
Pole Hit Moral Victory.
Tho TUiHHlans were still far within
Ihe enstern Polish boUndllrv ni'onnieil
by the treaty of Versailles exqopt for
a small frontage between Brotty -and
Cliolm but tho moral advantage In
the military situation was reported lo t"ay. Only stubborn resistance at
hp verging toward the Poles. This was ""hloal points had enabled the Rus-
due to sovoral factors uch reportej Hlan rort'08 u pmenl annihilation
depletion of Ruaufan artillery Rupplies Bblsheylki withdrawal measures
il ml munitions tho ebbing of the Bid- niore than ten miles at somo points
shevik morale and the final ejectment imI m th0 vicinity of Clerchnnof (50
of the Russians from tho D.inglg cor- I9i noith and west of Wnifeavy) the
rldor and tho eastern outworks of 1""1('1 advanced 1G inlloo un a 20 mile
"Warsaw. front.
French military experts saw In the "Red Danger Cut"
present battle a. resumption of the old Au unofficial ndvjcos fiom Warsaw
duel of Fronol) nnd Germnn strategy declare that iho "Hod ilangej'" Is tem-
wlth General Weygand directing Uio lorarily over and that the city's im-
Poles and General Ludendorff tho "orllod defenses have been restored.
Russians. The attack oir Novo Georgievsky was
The latest Information today hull- "topped at the outor foits A shraP-
.. fated tho battle ran approximately s nol barrugo tuado great k&vh in the
follows;
rrom the ualtic east
soiunwani to a point east
ilena; eastward to a point
twt'en Btrasburrr and Sol
ward to a nolnt miriwnv Piin
Thorn anS CiecehanofeaHt ard o a
a point east of PJonsk; southeastward
Hireling Warsuw. to a point west if
Hrody thence southward' passing
west of Tarnopol to the Itumanlnn
frontier near CV.ornowJtz.
By .Associated Pros's
Moscow. Aug. IS. The Ituslan so-
viet peapij torros wore retd to the Pol-
ish dolegats nt tho first lnootlntf. at
Mlnfik.yortorday. The Polish ansfuir
vas rtue today. .
The official Jdatempnt reniviiil;
tint -.merunc snid the Alirck- Ponifov-
once opciiPd with speeches after which
man Panlshovsky emphasized Hits-
ftiaV respect for Poland' hnlopon-
.donee sovcriirn rights- and right to
ilntprnllnn linr nwn tur-nt rff rMini.
nv Aoetn-Pi p.i
Wninnw. Ain ts. Tho itrttaiinvii:
nitraune Into inland wis Without con-
corn for lines of communication no-
.cording to i-efupree' tnlomentj to the
Wnrjnw (fewtlo. Tho Hrils Jiavo tbtis
lodt ;iU tpuHi tMlh the Imuw of optn-
ntlon rjer.ipee nY then-ts nothing
behind the thin linlshevik front line
The jMipev s.ivs a vigorous effort by
the Polos Will )) suffleleut to inflict
a ilooUive defeat iinon the soviet or-
wry the sueco of Oeneral Wrungel
li. Poiith Hta nro causing anxiety
fn th mnki of HjoJJiilshovlU nlu.v
iRv TlnltedPrPss)
WARSAW Aug IT. Oeneral I'll-
nudskl's countor offensive in Hip '11-
rection of Riedllce and Hrosi-LltoVKk
(directly wit of Warsaw) has mad-
gpod progress since yesterday resul'-
ing In the capture of Domplln H
nppaiently is mining to split lh
Russian wnter nt this point anil loll
. w-. w. . .-
DOG HILL
By GEORGE BINGHAM
Somo unknown person fired at ran-
dom on the Gander Crook road on
Thursday morning. Whlje tho guilty
ono could hot bo ascertained tho
Doplty Constablo succeeded In stop-
ping thn bullet.
There Is a projcot on foot to bullil
a Jail at Bounding Billows. That is
n fine opening for suoh an Institution
. and It is predicted that If tho enter-
prise Is launched It will prove- a big
success and will be patronized by peo-
ple for miles around.
Rnz BarJovv went to a big wedding
supper on Musket Rldgo Wednesday
night. Ho forgot whore ho w'tis and
ate seven pieces of cake.
merit He sitid Iiusma nPcoinled to ltlL byP "J1 "OlnhevIW oa tho west-
Poland more teri'ltorv Hum trU on- 1)!ink r tu' Vrku li rver "owing
en Thoy acrVed to Hold th Zt utUwnul from tho old Russlan-Gor-
ittiri !lr?t 9 '"II" 'rontior 12 milps west of Cleuh-
.titling August 1S. lnof) wnoll t1B polos clafmed to have
I lit 1
the Bolshevikl back to the north and
south.
Thn iiii ) ...j I.!...!
'ment of the railway between Oarvo'.
and jtelech of (southeast of Warsaw i
roijsii oiiiceiu returning from th
norlhorn front roport tho Polish ri -
sistanoe stiffening thew.
Premier WItos and Ministers Ski.
skar&blnskl nod Sllvlnski comMoted
a tour of tljp vnflous fighting egtoi'?
today. They ropoi'tod finding the I'o
llsli morale ''oxcellohL.'
HuhsIah Soviet authorities have foi -wauled
authorization for foreign joui-
mHivm to visit Minsk Many of tin-
latter prepnted to leave for thiitcci '
tonight. No news hat! boon report d
of the pen iv rttKottntlopsi ttiere.
BV WICHB MILLER
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
LONDON' Aug. 18. The Bolshevik
recoil from Polish counter attacks in
pevorul sections had begun to assume
proportions 01 a rout ncponiing to the
mtesi novices rrom various tfouroes
nuiKB or tno anvanoing iteas. They
'"" u BUQ "ay uu" ' oiisii nuantry
T"' 'T'""1" U r0UriB rtU"-
Tho withdrawal became a' rout nnd
tho I'ollsli cavahy taking up the pur-
suit diovo the Soviet foicos back ton
miles livfofo they could lOform thelt
KtijkH.
Noith or Dublin JO0 miles wmth of
Warsaw) tho UOlshevlkl wore lopnrlT
oil to luiMi buen cotuplutQly loutod by
a siirprlso atfuX-U.
Heds Claim l'artlnl Sinvcs
The latest communliiuo troni Mos-
cow. howovor. duulurud the. l'olus had.
boon uhf Jiadlc atlndfiiOlJlt.'.DrHhay-;
ojioih noitno.isi or xsovo ueorgiovmc
liu imprnlant foitris at tho Juncture
"l ul( ners visiuia ana uug un
'"""s nortlnvost of Warsaw) following I
flerco flghtlntT. According to the com-
inuimiuu wvn in iiihj-j uiu wi
locapturwl.
-1
n A dispatch to Tho Times from Dan
&K m the Hritlsh Commissioner is
l"ited to havo ruled that munitions
hM- onroiite to Pplntid would not lie
tlll"wetl (v'Vr tl10 fitt'r- Several
tTrXt!' lK; ."''JlTde B "
t"1" U" ull"' VNUS 'ft'1
llotgiiiui Not to Aid.
Another dispatch to the 'limes from
u"tl''s1 ' l' the HelKian cabliiet had
doflnJUily decided not to aid Poland
e lB 'Ill.'Un"
Jo t IH 4c uUl)tod t0 vlom
Uu. frolltult .lmwt0 from 'Franco to
Poland. I
Heforo the British labor dolegates i
William Adumson. metnbor of Parlia- i
ment. and Harry Gosling leader Of
the riritish trahsjiott workers Wore
expeltod from France they wore said
to havo -succoodoil in. roaclilng an
agreement with French work ors on1
a Joint polity toward the Riibso-Pollsh .
Hitu(iiioi). -liieir announceu oojci. wuh
to oiganiao in prance a council in
action" similar to that In Hngland.t
which has the authority to call a gon-
ouil stilke If nucessary to pi event war
being doc la red on Russia.
KxiHilslon of Adamson and Oosllnp
from Paris cnusud n onsdllon hi Hrlt-
Ish laittr ihcles. Leaders dooJuron
the at tlon of the Froneh government
was "silly" and "Stupid."
RiihSliilis Admit Txi.s
Moscow Aug. 18. (By wireless via
Ixindon)- "The enemy hns broken
tlirough out Hne.i to tho northward"
tho Russian official communlquu said
lodav.
(Tills evldontly refers to tho Polteh
ilalin that the Russians have been
e let ted from the Danalg corridor.)
t "Our new offensive has losulted in
the recupturo of Chlonhnnin (Fifty
miles northwest of Warsaw.)
i "To the southeast wo occupied
Drtiblehnf (80 miles ninth of J-om
beig) and other vlllngea."
I
pishkr countv tnrrs
tSKVKN INCIIKS UAIiN
ROBY Fisher County. Texas. Aug.
18.--A tain that bvgan falling here
early Sunday morning foil slowjy all
t luring tne nay ana mgpi una i
Monday ono of the heaviest tains over
lecorded In Fisher county fell lasting
well into Mond ty night Thok total
lainfall for tho two days and nights
wa more than seven Inches. Farm?
oi'h claim this insurqs ono of the. big-
gest crops ever grown In west Texas.
It It Is not destroyed yet It Is osti-
inned by many that their crops are
muoh bettor than thoy wore last yoai
timl there was quite a lot that mad
more than a bale per acre.
" '
Bank' Clearl inrs
Abilene Bank Cloaflngs for the fis
cal day ending at noon Wednesday
August a lsa wore 4su7.c3.
Filed III County Court
.Th W. T. llawjelgli Ctunpany Vs
Sxy. Bdenborgugh oult for dobt.
Of Dinzlc """ bmi. on uuiii wuiim maou-
it of oi'fiM- nt' un n-"- 'when n hailstorm of
mhlwnv i.'n hullets tiipwod them down In great
daii Routlii "hutixiws. As they .rinnbled and l-
pryp!'anM3t-'.''lltICI'1IIM )llWItyOT)ttlWiaMdWtWlgMaBtSpWl f
ItlllllllllillliiiiHilKaHbailllilllllllllMEilllHBRIHIIBBHlKSMlW H 4ltMl
mmSfc-t .. XwillHIIIIIIBlllllllHBjlllllHlllllllllllllllv laHJggBkiH
iCTTcjrTiig.M..tJ.iit 1 . ..-m.n. . m ... j .. .t.....1l firl. :...ii..'.ji.i. .av. fjiftVrtfytrWn' j
WHAT NKW YOlllC SHOK. Cl.KRI. HAD TO FIT This much "assorted' trio sauntered Into tho Grand CYnUul
I'a lace during a shoe sulo and den anded shoes to the dismay of the salesman and tho edification of the crown
"Tex Cooper" is ortlj six feet foui .nclu-s tall und built to match while the little lady next to him 'The Amoii-
cun Ddl Lady" towers all of 30 HuUB from the Hooi and weighs 40 pounds. "Haby 11011" onl weighs .)G0
pounds more than the "Doll" Would you lil.i to luiv them walk Into your store'
IMPORTANT iniESTI
III F01I AFFAIH
fBy united Press)
BOSTON. Aug. IS. The second Im-
portant airest In tlte Ponri mystery
Was made today whon Henry Noilbun
of Cambridce one of Pohzl's chlel
agents BUrrendei'ed to tho police. A
warrant charulmr him with the larceny
of JCOO was Immediately berved. '
Nollron s arrest wjs considered next
in Impnrtanoe to that of Poind him-
self t wair' io)orted that Nellson
made huge p'oiitv by "Intesting" with
Poihrl and acting as Pnnsd'B asi-nt foi
which it W;ui said lie leeolvod a. nb-
titaiitl.il commission.
VO l)Al(Jl! CACS1C1) AT IjAKK
AUUjKNI: 1JV JIIl'YVY HAIKR
According to information received
from the office of City tinglnoer v.
A
Hiney thof ilum thut "ts under con
sU
ruction at Uahu Abijvn successfully
'paused .lliromftiVho rlirfrft crucial test
thru If has boe!rBubJectlUto since tha'
beginning of Its onstructlou during
the. rOeelit heavy rains when the rain-
fall reached a total1 of approximately
five inches. Reports received ia'o
Tuesday afternoon wer to the offsot
that the water Was within about five
feet of the top of The dam and it was
feared that It would break over dur-
ing the night and cause considerable
damage-but a telephone roport to Mr
RInoy early Wednesday morning stat-
ed that the hlKhtlst point in the rise
was renchod Tuesday afternoon and
that the water was subsiding Wed-
nesday morning without having caus-
ed any damage.
TFMSSEE ACTION
(By United Kress)
COMTMBUH Aug 17. "The civil-
isation of the world Is saved" Gov-
ernor Jnmos M Cox declared whon
Informed that Tennessee had complex
ted ratification pf tho 19th amend-
ment
v'Thoy will stop tho hand of war and
repudiate those who trifle with a greit
principle. Tho action of tho Tonnes-
see legNliluro has another siKnlfl-
ualico. It Is an evidence of tho Domo-
frntlc.ptUlcy to pay its platform obil
gutlons."
Goveinor Cox tixlay declared that
ono oi uio oiiiHiauiiiuK ynpressions ne
Jias lecelved from his first week f
stump speaking Is that the Interest of
the country In the League of Nations
has been ro-irwakened.
Widespread rosetftmont has been
provoked by Senator Harding s propo-
sal for a "sepoarrite peace 'with Ger-
many" ho asserted.
Vroneli Kxports "Increase.
PARIS July 31. Satisfaction is felt
In France at tho official statistics Just
Issued Of French imports and exports
during tho first six months of tho
vonr. nxnorts show an Increase of
G.O9G.OO0.00O francs compared " With
me Biiiue puriuu oi nisi yeur. inuiuiin
also show an Increase over 2.0CI mil-1
lions but this Increase is almost on -
tlroly duo to materials for manufne-
tilling which amounted to over 1815
millions.
CM PIBSEI WITH
ino excess oi imports over export" pu tn0 west Texas Chamber of Coip-
durlng tlie first half of last year was merco that It Is ready to extend Its ex-
11.037 millions whilo for this year
this excess has fallen to 7.810 millions
an Improvement welcomed In tho fin-
ancial world as likely to affect Froneh
exchange favorably.
IrfitMiC Cash ICnornious
PHILADELPHIA Aug. 17. The
combined "Lisle Throad National
Bank." "Tho Old Sox Bank" and the
"Feather Bod Mattress Bank" now
hold more than 3.000OQ0OO0 of tho
country's cash.
This Is the estimate of William H.
Hutt acting governor of the" Philadel-
phia Federal Reserve Bunk made of
the loono cash bolng carried around In
pockets and stowed away in various
pjncew He was addressing a'n orgun-'
liuitlon of business men.
Even a small nronortion of this
Miioo billions Invested In Llbortyb'onds
would bring them baqk to par ho
pointed put or If the money was de-
posited In huvliigs banks It would in-
tJ?ol new life Into Industry.
XIXJC STATUS HKJIXT
WASHINGTON Aug. IS.
Niric states lofused to rntlfy
the suffrage amendment Thoy
are
Alabama Georgia Mississip-
pi South Carolina Virginia
Maryland Dolnwaro Louisiana
North Carolina.
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4 4'
POLES CULL UPON
THE MITE HOUSE
MV BIlTOr.D VMHRIC DOING
KVKIt 'THING POSSIUMO TO
ASSIST TIIK POMCS
Uv A. 1. BRADFORD
(ttnlied Presi- ttaff Correspondent)
WASHlNGTONk Aug. J.- Cheored
by the news that tltolr counU'ynien nro
linulng buck the Bolsh'tivlkl bqfore
Waisaw'u dolegatltm nf jnore- than
100 Polos was her- today for a call
at tho AVhlte Hyiiso.
The delegation will ask President WH
on to fut'nish aid to Poland In Us war
against the Russian Soviets.
Viioy piolmhly will bo told It was
;oaind here that this country Is now
working along with other groat pow-
ers to oreato a situation favorable to
Poland that without the consent of
Congress America cannot extend arm-
vd aid but that othor tangible aid enn
lie given.
Interest Jieje lies In what this conn-
'ry is doing to create a situation fav-
iniblo to Poland. R was aumod In
iiithi'i'ltative ipiarters that diplomatic
lecotlatloiiH wiie bi'IiTg carried on lo
i he state department to bring the Al-
iiit governments Into pome agreement
with this got eminent against recogni-
tion of the BolshovjUi ami against the
dismemberment of Russia.
Supporting this view wan tho tact
that tho French reply to tho American
not outlining this attitude lias not boon
Btven out for publication. R Is'knowji
tills government Is dissatisfied hecausp
Frahoe did not de la re against dlsmom
bet'ment of Rusda.
siiy plimfs-
TBy Associated Pressl
HONOIATLU Aug 18 Independ-
ence of the Philippine before the nixt
25 years (s opposed as a crime Of the
first magnitude by Representative
Randall of California member of tho
congrossiqnal party touring ho Orient
which has arrived here on tho Way to
the" United States.
Ho enld the unanimous verdict "f
the party Is that the Islands are iot
yet ready for Independence. Jle nald
thoughtful men are in seml-torror rt
the prospect of Jniianose domination
in Siberia. China Korea and the Phil-
ippines if the Unltod States roleai-od
thorn. Ho urged that prohibition bo
extended to Iho Philippines.
TOWN OF UOIIY TO GUT
j IJXl'UBSS OFI'lCK SOON
j ROBY. Aug. 18 Tho American
f Railway Bxpross Company has assur-
press service to this city ns soon as
regular service Is established on tho
Roby & Northern rnlrroad. which now
appears to bo operated only whm
there is sufficient freight for Its tor-
nugo run.
The Roby and Northern railroad Is
probably the shortest line In tho South
1 UNWSE
The rolling stock consists of ono small) of tnoK( nun w(J1 Uc horn Friday Wen-
sopond;hand engine one box car. ono jnr anU deliver an address In behalf
Ford truck geard to the wheels of a Cf Mr Bailev
" v"k iutiia win iuui iiiiiurt if tiutUi
handcar and on trailer built Into a
handcar tho latter being used for paa.
songor sorvlco occasionally. Tho o ik
car is used for storage purposes
i i
Big Mill Shuts' Down.
LAWRENCE. Mass. Aug. 18. Tho
Pacjflo Mills ono of tho largest of the
textllo group Jiore' employing jioarlyy
12000 oporatlves will close down for
thi'ijo weeks beginning noxt Saturday.
Tho thro weeks' shutdown Is an ex-
tension of tho annual vacation porlod
of ten days.
n iflPTrn piiib nrn
pr ri li il ai 1 1 n ki M i
mm i in unnniiu
. BEinc mm
Culling of a special election to
amend the city charter; Is being urged
on the city commission by the leaders
of tho civic foreos putting ovei the
street car pioposltlop.
It Is pointed out that the street rail-
way company is required under the
barter ami trHiichlPO to pave Its track
for two feet on either aid ft ltn tracks
whenever tho propel ty oWhern or city
pave the balanto of the stieot trnvurM-il-
bv the tracks. The company Is
not willing to assume this big task as
It 11 claimed It Wi uld cost a "pol of
money" to puve the tracks for the full
distance of oVer tlvo mjles.
In ouler to amend tho tjiartor and
lollpve the compnny Of this oxtra bur-
den a special election is auggostod. it
in also suggested tjmt thn question of
inoreasing inepoiipoi tax rate la voted
mi at (Ite sairie tltni
IV
The raising of tlio required amount
if moiVtf IndUQotlnJAinerlpiui lubr
Up servftcdrrrfrtnV' rTTutUo awpf"a'tid'
rohabllllale tho stroot railway. It W
announced has been accomplished
and all tint stands between Abllone
and stroot jcar service now is this
matter of amending the charter to po-
movo the possibility of having to ex-
pend a lartlo sum for Having until such
time as the iccolpts from operation of
the tticet oars are sufficient to glvo
a reasonable profit and pay for such
paving as may bo required
AVARRKNSlUiRG. Mo. Aug. 18.
Twenty persons woro Injured several
severely early today when tei poach-
es of Mts"Hurl Paclfh? pusHPttKer truln
number 13 ourouto from St. louls to
Knnsns City loft the hack Just wunt
of here
Tho train was traveling slowly up
grade when It was believed the en-
gine's tender left the track because
uf a broken rail. The other cars fol-
lowed tho tender with tho ovpoptlon of
n Pullman.
Tho Injured wro In a chnlr car
whhii turned over
Roller trains wore vuhIidU hero from
Sedolln. Traffic will bo hamperod for
leveral hours iifriolals bollovod.
Most of the injurod vVero troiq Kan-
sas Ctij- OthoiK were:
10. B. Stlno. Plymouth. Kims.. S.
('. White Okoniah kla; J. W. Shep-
si". 4 ueiiiti uio.; nips. Alma Pl'IOlto
laker and baby NushvlllO: Vera Wor-
folmau Hutchinson Kan.; J. A Mil-
lor Tipton. Mo. and B. Kadriold Bust
St. Louis. Illlnofs.
Those from Kansas City were:
Mm. Hannah Fesslor. Mm Paul
Mancuss Mm. J N. Choate Mrs. A
Coleman nnd Berg Petltt Kansas City
Kunsns
Bailey Forces Will
Hold Btg Rally on T.
P. Lawn Friday Eve.
Supporters of Joseph Wiidon Bailey
for governor of Texas are planning a
big rally in this city Friday evening
The meeting will tnko pluco on tho
Tee Tee Lawn at 8 o'tlork. to whluh
th public Is Invited by tho Iboal com-
mittee. It was announced that a prominent
sposiKor .vlll be secured for tho even-
ing the local committee making mi
f ffoit to got either R. B. L. Knight of
Dallas Bob Allen or EG. Senior. It
was stated by ti member of tho com
mittee Wednesday mprnlng that -ono
cf Mr. Bailey
The Abilene Concert Band has been
secured bv tho Ballrv forties. It was
announced and will render several
iolectlons during the evening. Many
Hfillry supporters' from over (jig' coun
try are oxpecteo to attnnn.
It was nlsq announced Wednesday
Umf Walter I. Mprrls 'formerly of
this city hut now ofjFort'Worlh wilt
spqak nt Mqi'UcI Saturday afternoon
at 2t0 o'clock for Mr. Bailey and at
Buffalo (lap Saturday night at'?00
o'clock.
HMT1EN
HUH TUNG OVER
NASliyihLH Teiinsscp Ap. 18. Woman suffrage becarae
)nri of Hip basic law of tlu Umtod States today when the Toim:sseo
liUgisIdtiin ratifictl (lit? Susnn 1J. Anthony Constitutional Amendment.
n T)iiussoe tlouse passed tho raUficatioiramcndmont which had
Uremic been ndoptuiT liy the Senate
Ti iiiiofWcp was tin1 Hfitli State to ratify thus completing the rati-
rieatici. and putUnij llio nmondmcnl into the Constitution bringing
lo a victorious uonolusion the long fight for equal suffrage in the
United States ' 4
Tin vot wits -U) to -17.
Tlir -victory came after two days of debate The first test of
itroip'th mi tins icsoluMon resulted ih a tie vote 18 to 48. This vote
vas i a liioliOu to table tho rcflolutinn ratifying tho amendment
rhe Motion vas malto by Spoakpt Walhcr leader oflhenntis. Aftef
two rr ehlls on Walker's motion without result the House dropped
Ihe motion and start -d to vole on the ratification.
WILD SCENES RESULTED.
The votp wan accompanied by wild neencs in tho House chamber
The taUriuH and aisles ware piipjced. The suffragists wearing their
yellow badges stal'ted a great demonstration.
fmincdiafoly.'aj'toi the vote was announced Speaker' Walker
v1io voted agahist ratification changed his vote to favor ratification.
This m done' hi order to give him tho right to move a reconsideration
)f tin: resolution. The reconsideration motion must bo made within
two days'.
Walker's change mode tho vote 50 to 4G. Suffrage workers were
"'onfident that Walker's" move would not make anyt change if a re-
oiiRiiU'iT.tion is called i'Or
All Women to Vote
Women will now bo nblo tn.volt In
Novomber olectlous on onuallty with
men unli.H the ameiidupJnt is blockQd
In the courts or a leopnsldoratlon
chaliges the result.
The vote in the House panto with
dramatic siuldoniioss after nn IneffoP-
iiuil attempt to table tho resolution ot
rntlilonllon had boon made. Speaker
Walker moved to table. The vote on
this was 48 to 48 and the House Wont
into an uproar- hreaino tho derision
vyns In doubt. A necond roll call also
tied. I
Tmyx.tlm Byoflkac tuiununcpd thV
vilo would be 'taken on Alio original-
rt'srtliitlon ikrovldlng for Kitlfleathm.
When order hud been reslorod tho
clerk besfan'to pall thp roll slowly and
the onlookers bold their breath '
The vote wiib iinnn;ifteed as fortj
nine lir stiffiiige forty seven against.
Hponlter WalkoivaH imniedlatoly on
his feet and tho House wo In confus-
ion. Than Walker haid.
'1 phatigo my voto.
Thla made tho tomtit 60 In favor of
nffnige and '! agnln'st
Walker Is an null ratlficutloulst. By
changing his vote he gains .two days
during which a rcuoiuduoratlon may
bo had.
r Tho nntl-Huffraglrts. lmmedlatoly bo
gaii work to get a roc-niaidenitlon and
will attempt to miike thf PhtiQKo need-
ed to ttnn deKmt into victory.
ltll n mimit.t nfloi. fli flunl I'ntn
Was called It looked us It It was a tie. I
It would have boon but Ropres&nta-1
tivr uarn mirns linnuxiiuleiy an-
nounced he changed his voto from no
to yi'fi This gave vlctopv for the rosolu-
tion of ratification. Burns Is the
Il
DE1TH 8F CiPH
i' hmi iii PrmMSl
BOSTON. Aug. 18. The oxplumittm
of Curl Mays. New York pitcher tint
tho killing of Ray Chapman Cleveland
shortstop was duo to a rough spot on
the ball was the subject of a stato-
tliont by Umpires Bvnns and Dlnoep
of tho American Longuo Tho state-
ment says no pitcher In tho Amorica'i
League rosortod to trickery moro than
Carl Mays hi attempting to rough the
ball In order to iret It tii "break" whon
pltohpd.. making It moro difficult' to.
. . . I
Thoy charactoiispd the alleged statwl
mont of MnyH that Unlplrp Connolly
behind tho pluto was rusponslblo for (
the accident bocauso he permitted tho
rkttttt Ikiall Vt ntnti ti til.. atkn r u t m I
alibi coming with poor grace from a
pitcher." Seveial players of tho Bos-
I ton and Detroit clubs still assort thov
thoy will not go to bat agulnst Mays
again.
CHICAGO. Auir. 18. American
League umpires wore instructed soint '
time ago not to throw out rough balls
unless absolutely necessary fur safety 1
unlil f.wi.v..fV m ..n .1 -. t n wtt .m.. I. ...... I .1.'
oit irutiui' iic-uitu nTa jivtii vim.'
owners had complained that dozens of
bauH were thrown out daily.
President Ban Johnson had nothing
to say regarding tho srutement of Uni-
Iiires Evans nnd Dlneon that Mays rs-
sortod to trlckvyy In roughing tho bill
which killed Chapman. President
Johnson will attend Chapman's fun-
eral at Cleveland and receive a repprt
fraip Trls Speaker manager or 'lie
Clevelund club on tho tragedy.
- -
Hot I vol nt' LyMru
The Rov. A. 8. Bradley ot Mullln.
Toxils wil hold a meeting at the Lys-
iru Bunooi jiuunv iwivu iiiiics iiurin ot
Abllone beginning Saturday night be-
fore the first Suqday In Septemhor.
The public Is extended an Invitation to
J attend.
youngest Representative In tho H"oue
Atmr the vote tjio House adjourned
under th motion of Represehtntlvo
Blddlck
MaUL IoKal Attack
A loknl httaok will bo made .ort suf-
fragoepoidlng to' the.orflcers of tio
Teiinoswo Constitutional IeagUe
whicli is tomposed of lawyers. Tho ar-
gument will be that the rftate constitu-
tion furbado action by this session of
tho Ipttliduturo.
Aside from this and the possibility
of n obuligo In thy result after recon-
stiJSratlon remaining to malto the 18th
ptiiiondinent operative la thopromul-
wjuii ui-a uttcreo' in mo oporeiary vt
Stated
Stiffraglst.n eatlmat there are 27.-
OOO.OftO women voters In the United
States
"Tennessee has ended our tight for
political freedom nnd our gratitude to
it i ...... ... . . .. .. -i.i
I hit in uoiiiuiii-aw nil ill iicw pui; v niiu.
Tetinoiwee clinirinan oi tho isationat
Woman's party.
"Wo have a closo fight hut Tennes-
see men and woman have released the
groat responsibility that was tliolrs and
added an additional chapter of their
state on their work of ratifying the
l!th amendment."
Mrs. Out Happy
Mrs. Carrie Chnptnnn Catt Presi-
dent of the National Woman's SuN
fhKP party nald:
"WV-men have triumphantly closed
i trtv yenrp of their fight for rights on-
olpctlon dov
Ratification of the amendment Is
more tbnti a victory for woman ouf-
froge. It Is proot of tho Inviolable In-
tegrity of llio Tennessee legislature a
fart which should fill every Tennes
siioin with pride."
Plan n New Building
Special to. the Repot ter.
Rift SPR1NO AUK- l-The Wol-
(tt Auto Company hay let the con
tract for a business building on Main
street for use as an automobile sales
room nnd garage. The building ts to
be f(J by 141) feet ot brick with ce
ment floor.
Plans uro being rnade by the cham-
ber of gommorpO to entortaia the
B.nkhead National Highway transcon-
tinental convoy upon Its arrival In Big
Spring.
Hoycral war-8"arnd Brltu-h tanhs
which were used In the last sreat
Clppmnn offensive were sent to Poland
to aid In tho fighting against the
shcvlkl.
fc .ii
WEATHER
tfc'pnrliiMiHI of AmMuhK
Wtttiher Bwcn'
lor Abilene and vclnlt:
""! Thursilay partly cloudy.
Tonteht
For East Toxas: Tonight and Thurs
day partly cloudy
For West oxas: Tonhtht and Thnrs-
day partly cloudy probably unsettled
in north portion.
T-
Temperaturea
Tucs. Wed.
. . p.yt. a.m.
1 A. 83 7 J
... 83 71
3 .. 84 73
t .... 83 73
G ... 83 72
G ... 81 73
7 .... 78 ' 73
8 ... 75 7R
9 .... 7-t 77
10 .... 73 7T
11 .k 73 t
Mdgt 4 73
Noon ii It
Sunrton. -A.. :
Sufwel it 7:M
n tm Awvti-rintilTi
a oriCH towTMtl
I -r.tr Ar pkui&
I hitw'! vt.&
V J
BR" viMB
Isiis'
.J y i m m
"Zimmbt
7 p.w. 7..1. list
Wet thermometer 7 7 W"
Dpv' lhrmnmiilr 7fi '. ? Ml
T- -..-.r-- --.--. -w . -w
Relative humidity S7ft' .I7
-Degrees. '
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