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©be Atlanta ©rMßetWa Stournal VOL. XXII. NO. 117. WOMEN OF U. S. ARE GRANTED EQUAL SUFFRAGE DANZIG CORRIDOR IS REPORTED FREE OF RED INVMERS Warsaw Has Been Relieved of Immediate Danger by Successful Counter At tacks Against Soviets ■ LONDON, August IS'.—The Bol " shevik recoil from Polish counter attacks in several sectors had be gun to assume proportions of a rout, according to latest advices from va rious sources today. Only stubborn resistance at critical points had en abled the Russian forces to prevent \ annihilation of many of their re treating divisions. The Bolshevik withdrawal meas ured more than ten miles at some points, and in the vicinity of Ciech anof (50 miles north and west of Warsaw, on the river Lidynia) the Doles advanced fifteen miles on a * enty-mile front. Bed Danger Thought Over AH unofficial advices from Warsaw declare the “Red danger” is tem porarily over, and that the city’s im perilled defenses have been restored. The attack on Novog was stopped at the outer forts. A shrapnel bar rage tore great gaps in the ranks of the advancing Reds. They came doggedly on until within machine gun range, when a hail storm of bul- * lets mowed them, down in great windrows. As they crumpled and be wgan to give way, the Polish infantry charged, bayonetting the retreating Russians. The withdrawal became a rout and Polish cavalry, taking up the pursuit, drove the soviet forces back ten miles before they qbuld re form their ranks. North of Lublin (100 miles south east of Warsaw), the Bolsheviki were reported to have been completely routed by a surprise attack. Soviet Claims Success The latest communique from Mos cow, however, declared the Poles had been flung back “at the point of bayonet” northeast of Novo-Geor gievsk (an important fortress at the junction of the Rivers Vistula and Bug, fifteen miles northwest of War saw), following “fierce fighting.” Ac cording to the communique, several Villages were occupied by the Bol sheviki on the west bank of . the Vrka (a river flowing southeastward from the old Russian-German fron tier and joining the Vistula just east of Novo-Georgievsk; passing twelve miles west of Ciechanof, which the Poles claimed to have recaptured). A dispatch to the Times from Dan gig, said the British commissioner there was reported to have ruled that munitions ships en route to Po land would not be allowed to enter the harbor. Several were said to be approaching at the time the ruling was made. Another dispatch to the Times, from Brussels, said the Belgian cab inet had definitely decided not to aid Poland, pending the outcome of the peace negotiations at Minsk. At the same time, the Belgians ordered back two munitions trains which attempt ed to cross the frontier en route from France to Poland. _ mrsTbradstreet LOSES FIGHT TO SECURE CHATTELS Mrs. Katherine Queen Bradstreet rad her father, A. P. Queen, have list their fight for furniture from Mr. Queen’s home and stock from Mr. Queen’s Panthersville store con fiscated last autumn by the receiver in the Fairburn Bank case. Under a recommendation filed Wednesday with Judge W. D. Ellis by Clarence Bell, special auditor in the case, the Fairburn Banking com pany, as reparation for Green’s in debtedness to the bank, gets all the property claimed by Mrs. Bradstreet and her father except two art squares and six rugs, total value $65. The furniture is valued at $5,000 and the stock in the store brought SBSO. This settles the wrangle over the property unless attorneys for Mr. Xjueen and Mrs. Bradstreet file excep tions to the auditor’s recommenda tions. They have twenty days to do this. If they except to a question of fact, the case will be heard before a jury. If they except to a question of law, the judge decides the case. Only one phase of the civil litiga tion surrounding the Fairburn case now remains to be settled. That is the question of who gets Green’s home at Fairburn. Other property owned by Green —two bales of cotton, stock in a drug store, stock in a Col lege Park bank, and some real estate —Green turned over to the bank July 31. „ * But his Fairburn home Mrs. Green claimed had been deeded to her by Green’s brother, who, in turn, had received it from Green. She is still living there, but attorneys for the Jiank state they will tile a petition soon in Fairburn, seeking to get the home for the bank on the ground that (he transaction whereby -Mrs Green got the property right was taken out long after Green’s arrest. The Fairburn Banking company probably will realize about $6,000 on the decision of Auditor Bell Wednes day. About SBSO is now in the hands of the receiver as the proceeds of sale of stock in the Panthersville St The furniture, it is- estimated, will bring more than S,SA>OO when sold. Auditor Bell decided, in view of the evidence' presented by both sides, that Mrs. Bradstreet bought the store and stock for her father with money given her by Green, and that her father never paid her back.* He further decided that the furniture was bought for Mrs. Bradstreet by Green and that Mr. Queen, as he Claimed, had no right to it for a debt he said hig daughter owed him. Victory for Hoke Smith Is Presaged in Enthusiasm For Him in IFiregrass Not Since His First Race Have His Friends Been Stirred With Such Evi dences of Earnestness A review of Senator Hoke Smith’s personal activity in southwest Geor gia Monday considered in connection with first-hand expressions from all classes of people and a careful analy sis of political conditions not only confirm, but strengthen the belief that wiregrass Georgia is beginning to blaze with a sentiment that spells victory for Senator Smith. Not since Mr. Smith’s first . race for governor have his friends been stirred by such evidences of zeal and earnestness. They are militant and aggressive, and what is more encour aging, they view the result*with con fidence. Their confidence, broadly speaking, springs primarily from the knowledge trfat scores and scores of influential citizens who supported the senator in 1906, but who have since been less interested in his political fortunes or actually opposed ’to him, again are aligning themselves behind his leadership, and are mak ing the fight of their lives. As an instance of this, atten tion is invited to the attitude of Frank Cocke, one of the well-known and highly respected merchants of Dawson, and O. E. Lowe, of Dawson, a cotton buyer, who is widely known in southwest Georgia. .There are scores of others of no less promi nence and influence, but the of Messrs. Cocke and Lowe suffices as a typical instance. Mr. Cocke was one of the most ac tive and enthusiastic supporters Mr. Smith had in the 1906 campaign. He worked with all of the energy at his command in the memorable Ter rell county campaign. But Mr. Cocke did not support Senator Smith in the presidential primary. He voted for Attorney General Palmer. For Him Again M hen Senator Smith spoke at Daw son yesterday Mr. Cocke was in the courthouse, an attentive listener. At the conclusion of the speech, he sought out the senator. "I was with you originally, sena tor, but I turned against you in the presidential priihary,” he said. “But since hearing your speech, I want to tell you that l am for you as strong as ever and am going td do my utmost in this county.” Senator Smith was deeply touched by Mr Cocke’s unsolicited expres sion. He always has regarded the mercbant as a Sood friend ants his opposition in the presidential aFy WaS a source of deep re- “I believe the senator will carry Terrell county in the senatorial pri- V?, ar %v- Mr ; C ocke stated subsequent ly You -know, he lost it by only seventeen votes in April, and many of his old friends either voted against him or were luke-warm in September” ‘ U WIU be different in Mr. Lowe was one of the original m ? n in Terrell county, he opposed the senator in the preference primary. He was among hntoF vl sited the senator at the hotel before the speaking and he was among the big crowd that packed the courthouse to hear the speech. , am t> ac k behind Senatoi Smith again, and we are he made converts among those who have been against him.” Dr. Dean's Comment ur. J. G. Dean, one of the well known and successful physicians and surgenns of the state, calledl to pay his respects to Senator Smith and Or ar n? S speech with deep interest, hut Was - a Smith man in 1906, but he has since opposed him. “I enjoyed the senator’s speech: it a ../ 5ne ’ clear presentation,” he saia. iam not prepared to say 'for whom I shall vote in the coming pri wh»y ’ in° r am 1 P re P ar ed to predict who will carry the county. Tm?™™ C1 y ef ™-°P cern is ln defeating Thomas E. M atson, and I am going result 6 ”*" my!self to brln S about this n t , Te i rel L county ’ the fact of the matter is that Governor Dorsey’s friends are in a quandary. They real ize taht his candidacy is contributing to the strength of Mr. Watson, yet stlll con J ur e an ancient hostility to Senator Smith—a hostili ty going back to 1906, when the bmith men carried the county over their organized opposition. The governor's strength in Terrell county is a negative strength, as it were. The men who are supporting him are not so much for the gover nor as they are against Hoke Smith, but even) so the strength of Mr. Wat son disturbs them. Just now a Dorsey club is being or ganzed in Terrell county. Walter Christie, one of the governor’s spe cial tobacco tax collectors, is, or has been, here promoting the Dorsey club, but so long as the shadow of M atson continues as a menace the governor’s candidacy lags. Tobacco Tax Item The collection of that illegal to bacco tax is, it may be stated, quite a lively topic of interest in this sec tion of the state. Many merchants were forced to pay the tax and they haven’t been reimbursed. Senator Smith touched upon the tax in his speech, and the crowd followed his remarks with evident interest. In remarking upon political’ condi tions in this section, the influence of the Albany Herald cannot be ignored or discounted. No paper in Georgia enjoys or has ever enjoyed a stronger influence upon its readers than the Herald. Editor Henry Mclntosh en joys the respect and confidence of ev ery man in this sectiori of Georgia. There are in Dawson and elsewhere in this section persons who have dis agreed and who now disagree with Mr. Mclntosh, but there is none who questions his integrity or discredits his editorial expressions. Everyone knows that Henry Mclntosh is actu ated by the best motives in anything that he does, and they know, too, that his expressions carry conviction. The Herald is supporting Senator Smith, and its support is one of the big factors in his increasing strength in Terrell, Randolph and adjoining counties. Senator Smith was presented to his audience at Dawson by Attorney J. J. Jones, whose speech was a gem of well-balance oratory and thoughtful remarks. It provoked a hearty re sponse and earned for Colonel Jones many compliments from those who I heard it. SHELLMAN VOTERS ASK CONSTITUTION FOR CORRECTION The Journal is in receipt of a copy of a letter, written by a large number of citizens of Shellman and addressed ..to the Atlanta Constitu tion, in which Nhese citizens take the Constitution to task for misrep resenting Senator Smith’s meeting in Shellman on Monday. The letter follows: ■ Editor Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Ga. Bear Sir: There appeared in your paper today the erroneous report of Senator Hoke Smith’s meeting here on yesterday, which, in justice to him, we ask that you please cor rect. You have an article that reads as follows. SHELLMAN, Ga., Aug. 16. (Special.)—Senator Hoke Smith spoke here this afternoon in the interest of his candidacy for re election. His speech was along the usual lines, and he spent most of hip time telling of what he had “done for the farmer” and how he “put the price of cotton up.” The audience show ed every little interest or en thusiasm, and only applauded when he was telling how the American soldiers broke the Hindenburg line, and one re mark he made about Tom Wat son. This was a Hoke Smith hot bed during the days when he was running for governor and his first term in the senate, but it loks as if the senator is going to get his lightest vote ever polled for him in the com ing election.” Senator Smith's speech was a plain statement of his political ca reer, which he invited any one to ask questions about, assuring every one present that he would not make reply than courteous. He spoke of his opponents kindly, and his entire speech was well received. There was never in the history of our town a larger political gather ing, and »the audience showed con siderable enthusiasm throughout the entire speech of Senator Smith. The facte are that no candidate ever came to Shellman who received a warmer welcome or reception than did Senator Smith. He wae given an ovation from the time ho reach ed the Randolph county lino, which is about two miles out from Shell man, where ho was mot by a large committee of 100 or more repre sentative citlsens in automobiles and escorted to the school audi torium. After the speech, throe-fourths of the audience pushed their way ahead to shako hands and congrat ulate him K notwithstanding many of whom were Palmer supporters in the preferential primary. After the speech Dr. W. B. Terry, of Shellman, who has not always supported Sen ator Smith, stated that he had any reasonable amount of money to say that the senator would got more votes in Shellman district than he had over gotten in any of his for mer races, and should yon have any reader who would like to look into it further, the doctor says he is “on the spot.” Thank you for the courtesy of publishing the above, as a matter of justice to Senator Smith, we are, Yours very truly, C. J. Greene, D. A. Brown, J. M. Wooten, H. H. Hart, J. O. Ham- " mock, J. E. Heisler, B. F. Bone, W; Y. Johnson, G. D. Coleman, J. L. Helm, M. W. Lancaster, W. S. Terry, w. R. Curry, C. W. Cur ry, H. L. Cheney, R. L. Cheney, H. C. Bower, R. M. Bower, J. N. Watts, George P. Heart, D. G. Fer gerson, B. F. Barge. E. D. Watsonfi F. M. Trippe, W. S. Short, C. W. Martin, R. B. Martin, F. M. Mar tim H. Faircloth, B. T. Reese, J. M. Curry, L. F. Short, J. A. White, W R. Terry, G. W. Joiner, J. N. Watts, Jr., R. T. Watson. H. R. Watson, John Heiner, W. W. Broach, J. T'. Johns,' J. N. Clements, J. G. Sasser, J. T. Mar 'tin, John M. Bell. POP BOTTLE USED BY A WOMAN IN ROUTING BANDITS The pop-bottle barrage laid down by Mrs Esther Sheinfeld and the ten-pound lard can she used for “mopping up,” routed three bold, bad bandits in her husband's store Tues day night as effectually as if she had been armed with hand grenades and bayonets. It was after dark and Israel Shein feld was preparing to close up shop, when two negroes walked in the store at 223 Martin street and asked for a couple of all-day suckers. Mrs. Sheinfeld sat near the door, her lit tle daughter, Golden Sheinfeld, aged eight, nearby. Mrs. Sheinfeld didn’t know it, but behind her back the two negroes had each drawn a gun and “had the drop” on her husband, behind the candy countr. What she did see, however, was a third negro coming in the door with a handkerchief over his face.. “Burglars!” yelled Mrs. Sheinfeld, and beat a strategic retreat to the rear. There she seized a pop-bottle from a row of empties on the shelf and let fly at the man in the mask. It missed him by a hair, but the second got him right in the teeth. A third and a fourth followed, a reg ular volley of pop-bottles. Golden Sheinfeld screamed. The man in the mask ran. Israel Sheinfeld, inspir ed by his wife’s attack, grabbed two oil lamps from the counter and slung one of them at the burglar nearest him, who discharged his gun at the ceiling and followed his confederate out the front door. Mrs. Sheinfeld. flushed with suc cess, her blood up, hurled the last pop-bottle into space, and came over the top with a ten-pound lard can in her arms. She found the surviv ing bandit crouched in a dugout be hind a barrel, and let him have all ten pounds in the back of the neck. He yelled once, fired twice and dis appeared. leaving the Sheinfelds masters of the field. Ninety dollars in the cash regis ter was untouched. Nothing was missing; nothing was broken except the skin on two of Israel Shein feld’s flingers, two oil lamps, one showcases, a dozen bottles and three planks in the ceiling where three bullets went from the guns of the bold, bad bandits. ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1920. UIMTOBACCDTAX NOT COLLECTED IN BIG GEORGIA CITIES Special Investigators Ap pointed by Authority of the Governor Confined Activi ties to Country Districts That the special tax investigators appointed on the recommendation of Governor Dorsey collected the illegal cigarette tobacco tax from merchants in the country counties and gave the large cities of the state a wide berth, was the outstanding develop ment Wednesday in the situation which has caused such widespread comment and interest throughout the state. It was a matter of particular in terest that despite the fact that four of the special tax investigators are residents of Atlanta, no cigarette to bacco taxes were collected in this city, although more than $12,000 in other special taxes was collected within the limits of Fulton county. The records of the comptroller general show that the cigarette to bacco tax was not collected in At lanta, Macon, Savannah, Columbus or Augusta, but that the eight special tax investigators confined their ef forts to rounding up merchants in the rural counties and collecting cigarette tobacco taxes over their vigorous protest. According to the official records, the counties in which cigarette to bacco taxes were collected were Polk. Bartow, Gordon, Chattooga, Emanuel. Screven, Oglethorpe, Madison, Oco nee, Taliaferro, Newton, Jasper. Jones, Henry, Rockdale, Sumtei 4 . Houston, Macon, Twiggs, Jefferson, Bleckley and Terrell. The eight special tax investigators were not out to collect only the cigarette tobacco tax, but to gather in back occupational taxes and vari ous kinds of special taxes. They col lected these other taxes in the big cities, but made no collections of the cigarette tobacco tax, which has since been held to be illegal in cases where merchants do not sell or give away cigarette papers. Try to »e&lewK... lßsue Comment at the state capitol Wed nesday was directed to the effort in some quarters to divert attention from the facts of the case by in sinuating that the disclosures in re gard to the collection of the illegal cigarette tobacco tax were intended to do political injury to Comptroller General William A. Wright, who, for forty-two years has filled that of fice with efficiency and honor to himself. The partisan attempt to shift the onus of the situation to Comptroller General Wright was ridiculed as a feeble effort to becloud the issue. It was pointed out. that the rulings of the comptroller general have been consistent from start to finish; that he disagreed from the outset with the opinion of Attorney General Walker and it was the comptroller general who first urged the refund of the illegal cigarette tobacco tax to those merchants who could make the proper showing. As the matter stands now, the situation Is about this way: Back in 1919 the governor decided to select special-tax investigators to go out into the state and collect past due special taxes of all kinds, including the tax on cigarette to bacco. It was claimed that the tax collectors, for various reasons, had not collected these taxes and it was decided to inaugurate a general 'round up. These special investiga tors were instructed to collect taxes from 19J9 through 1918 on mer chants selling cigarette tobacco, re gardless of the fact that Comptroller General bright held to the opinion that thi s tax should not be collect ed from merchants selling cigarette tobacco if they did not sell or give away cigarette papers. Eight Investigators Appointed. The special investigators were ap pointed—eight of them. Among them was Marshall Nelms, former ly executive secretary to Governor Dorsey, and Caughey Culpepper,, for merly a clerk in the governor's ex ecutive offices. They were authorized to take 20 per cent of all their collections as a commission in payment for their services. They also were author ized to turn over to the several coun ty tax collectors 10 per cent of their collections, since, under the law, the county tax collectors are entitled to 10 per cent of all special taxes they •*pllect. Thus the state received only 70 per cent of the total amount collected. They turned into the state treas ury the sum of $100,115.08, which constituted 70 per cent of the total amount they had collected in ille gal cigarette tobacco taxes and past due occupational taxes of various kinds. Thus the special tax investi gators received in commissions the sum of $28,604.30 as their 20 per cent commission, while the county tax collectors received $14,302.15 as their 10 per cent commission. The total /amount collected by the spe cial tax investigators on all special taxes, including the illegal cigarette tobacco tax, was $143,021.50 before any commissions had been deducted. Merchants who sold cigarette to bacco, but who did not sell or give away cigarette papers made vigor ous protest at being compelled to pay this special tax for a period of several years. They made their pro tests known at the office of the governor and at a conference called by Governor Dorsey it was decided, upon the suggestion of Comptroller General Wright, who maintained his original position as to the exemption of certain merchants, to make a re fund in all cases where merchants would certify that they had neither sold nor, given away cigarette pa pers. State Got Only 70 Per Cent But the state had received only 70 per cent of the total amount of taxes (Continued on Page 8, Column 5) | Suffrage H as Ratified Here w / '• s <■ • eV- , V r * ... c - • - :•>; • /A- , This is Tennessee's imposing old state capitol, at Nashville. erected in 184 5, and within whose halls the ballots were cast that gave millions of American women the right to vote and a voice in running the government \ of the United States. Tennessee was the thirty-sixth and decid- ing state to ratify the national constitutional amendment en- franchising women. The victory for the suffragists was won aft- er "a battle of decades and was I '' marked by a bitter struggle at IWW’ 1 the finish. J ® STATUS OF GEORGIA WOMEN'S VOTE IN NOV. IS DOUBTFUL Whethe of Georgia will be s '"s n the next presidents *> w that the Tennessee Ys ratified the Susan mendment to the fede jn, appears to be an open-Ln until the constituted authorities have gone fully into the law. R. A. Denny, attorney general of Georgia, expressed the opinion Wed nesday, when informed that Tennes see had ratified the amendment, that the women of Georgia are eligible to register themselves under Georgia registration laws without the pas sage of a specific enabling act by the Georgia legislature. Bills to enable the women of Geor gia to vote in the forthcoming Dem ocratic state primary, and in the general state election and the pres idential election, in the event of the ratification of the suffrage amend ment by the thirty-sixth state, were introduced in the legislature just adjourned, but were lost in the shuf fle. Attorney General Denny’s offhand opinion is that the women are eligi ble to register without a legislative enactment specifically authorizing them to register. But just at this point is raised a question which may prevent Georgia women from voting in the presi dential election. Lucien Harris, tax collector iand registrar of Fulton county, raises the point that Geor gia’s registration law requires the registration for all elections, both primary and general, to close six months in advance of the dates of the elections. Six Months Expired The six-months period has expired on the Democratic state jirimary to be held September 8, and on the presidential election to be held No vember 2, and on the general state election to be held November 2. Hence it would seem that while women may be eligible to register, they cannot vote in any election with in six months. Further opinions on the subject will be awaited with state-wide interest. Charleston, S. C., Has Population of 67,957, Gain of 15.5 Per Cent WASHINGTON. Aug. 18.—The census bureau today announced the following population results: Charleston. S. C.. 67,907, increase 9,124, or 15.5 per cent. Sapulpa Okla., 11,634, ■ increase 3,351, or 40.5 per cent. Greeley. Col., 10,883, increase 2,704, or 33.1 per cent. The following county figures were announced: Cherokee, Tex., 37,633; Levy. Fla., 9,921; Yazoo, Miss., 37,149; ‘Bruns wick, N. C., 14,876; Lee, N. C., 13,- 400; Wilkes, N. C., 32,644; Barnwell, S. C., 23,081; Hansford, Tex., 1,354; Lamb, Tex., 1,175; Elizabeth City county, Va., 25,144; Hamilton, Tenn., 115.954. The following Georgia and south ern towns were given also: Bay Minette, Ala., 1,092; Boyce, La., 1,060; Glenmora, La., 2,298; Le compte, La., 1,034; McNary, La., 1,318; Pineville, La., 2,188; South Pittsburg, Tenn., 2,356. Conyers, Ga., 1,817; Halls, Tenn., 1,400; Ripley, Tenn., 2,070; Glenn ville, Ga., 1,069; Sonora, Ga., 1,684; Macon, Miss., 2,051; Camden, S. C., 3,930; Kershaw, S. C., 1,151. Hoke Smith Invites To Meet Him in Debate And Discuss Their Records NEW RECORD FOR IMMIGRATION IS PREDICTED SOON WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.—Immi gration officials plan to take care of more than. 1,000,000 arrivals in the United States during the next twelve months under the reorganization of the Immigration service '•ordered by Assistant Secretary Post, of the- la bor department. “More than 70,000 Immigrants are arriving each month,” said Hugh Reed, of the labor department, to day. “The rate is increasing every day. The biggest pre-war immigration year saw the arrival of 1,400,000 im migrants. This record may be brok» en soon. “Immigration officials at Ellis Is land now are working at top speed to handle cases of new arrivals. “Steamship companies report that they are unable to handle all the im migration business offered. “One French ccncern recently re ported it could increase its business 1,000 per cent if it had the boats to carry all who want to come to the United States.” The reorganization order by Mr. Post is expected to include an in crease in the personnel of Ellis Is land. It will affect not only the office of Commissioner Caminetti but also coastal stations. According to labor department officials, the in creasing immigrrrtion duties have disclosed a "disorganization” in the service. Georgia Town and Other Census Figures Announced by Bureau WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—The census bureau today announced* the following 1920 population results: North Carolina places: Warsaw, 1,108; Fremont, 1,294; Mount Olive, 2,257. Tennessee places: Dayton, 1,701; Spring City, 1,001; Law-renceburg, 2,461; Alcoa, 3,358; Maryville 5»739. Georgia -places: Doerun, 919; Claxton, 1,265; Lin dale, 3,104; 'Waynesboro, 3,311. Santa Cruz Cal., 10,917; Santa Maria, Cal.. 3,943; St. Joseph, Mo. (revised figures), 77,939; Norwalk, Ohio, 7,379; Salisbury, Md., 7,502; Wheeler county, Texas, 7,397. Increases since 1910. Santa Maria 1683, or 74.5 per cent; St. Joseph 536, or .7; Salisbury 812, or 12.1; Wheeler county 2,139, or 40.7. Decreases: Santa Cruz 229? or 2.1; Norwalk 479, or 6.1. St. Joseph was previously announced as 77,735. Rome. Ga., bv wards: Ward 1, 2,059; Ward 2, 1,215; Ward 3, 887; Ward 4, 2,206; Ward 5, 3,163; Ward 6, 1,770; Ward 7, 1,952; total, 13,252. John W. Davis Returning LONDON, Aug. 18.—John W. Davis, American ambassador to Great Britain, left for the United State's to day wi,th his family on the Olympic. He is on leave. In Speech at Clarkesville) Senator Discusses Gov ernor’s Close Alliance With Watson, Illegal Tobacco Tax and State’s Finances Hoke Smith, 247; Dorsey, 105; Watson, 86, LaGrange Poll LAGRANGE, Ga.. Aug. 18.— The most carefully conducted straw ballot ever conducted in 'Troup county shows in its first week that Senator Hoke Smith has a commanding lead over the total of all three of his oppo nents. The ballot box was open last week, from Tuesday to Sat urday, at the City Drug store, with three members of the coun ty Democratic executive commit tee in charge, one being present all the time. No one was allowed to vote unless he was known to be registered, and no one was allowed to vote more than once. The first week’s poll, conducted as scrupulously as a regular elec tion, resulted as follows: ' Hoke Smith, 247. Hugh Dorsey, 165. Thomas E. Watson, 86. John R. Cooper, 6. CLARKSVILLE, Ga., Aug. 18.— On arriving here this morning to ad dress the voters of Habersham and adjoining counties, Senator Hoke Smith was shown a copy of this inoi’n'THg’s issue of the Atlanta Con stiti|*ion with a front-page account of the Dorsey meeting in Atlanta Tuesday night, where Governor Dor sey made a personal attack upon the senator in the course of his speech. Replying to that attack, Senator Smith issued an invitation to Gov ernor'Dorsey to meet him in joint debate in Atlanta. The senator’s statement -was as follows:, “I see by the Atlanta Consti tution this morning that Gov ernor Dorsey last night referred to me as a ‘squelcher, welcher and squirmer.’ He is evidently sore about the recent disclosures of the manner in which he has illegally collected taxes from the merchants of the state, and of his utter failure in handling the finances of the state. “In view of his personal at tack; I invite him to meet me at the auditorium in Atlanta, where, before our fellow citizens, we will discuss our records. Any day after Thursday of next week, and before September 8, which witl suit him, will be satisfactory to me.” Concerning t*ie governor’s remarks in the Constitution with reference to a speech in Atlanta by Senator Smith on the sinking of the Lusi tania. 'Senator Smith said: “I was defending the position of President Wilson, who in sisted that the sinking of the Lusitania was no occasion for war and was making his race for re-election on the slogan that ‘he kept us out of war.’ When the Germans announced their (Continued on Page 6, Column <) Scents a copy. $1.50 A YEAR. TENNESSEE 3GTH STATE TD MTIFV IMDMENI Vote in Tennessee House Is 50 to 46 for Ratification. Mr. Walker Lays Plans to Ask Reconsideration .• U. S. Is 26th Nation To Give Women Vote . Date Nation. Granted. Isle of Man 1881 New Zealand 1893 Australia .... 1902 Finland 1906 Norwayl9o7 Denmark 1915 Mexico 1917 Russia.. 1917 Poland 1918 Ireland .... 1918 Scotland .... 1918 Walesl9lß Austrial9l-8 Canadal9lß Czecho-Slovaklal9lß Germanyl9lß Hungaryl9lß England 1918 Hollandl9l9 Belgium. Y... 1919 British East Africal9l9 Rhodesia .... 1919 Luxembourg 1919 Iceland .... 1919 Swedenl9l9 United Statesl92o NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 18.—Ten nessee, the thirty-sixth state, rati fied the federal woman suffrage amendment today, the house by a vote of 50 to 46 concurring In the action of the senate, which voted favorably last week. The constitutional change thus will become effective in time for the 17,00j),000 women of the country to vote in the presidential election In November unless the lower house of the assembly rescinds its action. Speaker Walker, leader of the antl suffragists, put opponents in a posi tion to demand reconsideration by changing his vote from nay to aye and moving to reconsider. The house adjourned until 10 o”clock tomorrow, when the speaker's motion will have the’ right of way. Suffrage and anti suffrage forces tightened their lines this afternoon for the final fight and both sides wA-e claiming victory. For a few moments just before a vote was ordered on the resolu tion to concur in the senate action many leaders of both sides, includ ing Speaker Walker, were certain the ameldment had been rejected. This came on a motion to table the resolu tion which Mr. Walker offered unex pectedly. At the conclusion of the roll call leaders who were checking ballots as the members voted had a total of 49 in favor of tabling and 47 m the negative. The clerk of the house announced his ballot showed a tie of 48 to 48. The house was in an up roar and it was several minutes be fore the speaker 7 pro tern was able to order another ballot. The second ballot was a tie, 48 to 48, and the motion was lost. A vote on the motion to concur with the senate was ordered imme-. diately, the opposition expecting a tie vote, in which event the jnotion would have been lost and ratification would have been rejected. There was a break in the ranks of the antis however, one of them voting with the suffragists, and the motion ear ned, 49 to 47. With announcement of the result, Speaker Walker changed his vote to “aye” in order to have it entered on the journal giving him the privilege of moving for reconsideration, and the count stood 50 to 46. For a minute after the vote wai called it looked as if it was a tie. It would have been, but Representa tive Harry Burns, of McMinn coun ty, immediately announced he changed his vote from “no” to “aye.” This gave victory for the resolution of ratification. Mr. Burns is th* youngest representative in the house. Any attempt Mr. Walker may make to have the action reconsidered must be made within the next two days. Legality Questioned Legality of ratification is question ed by many' legal authorities and leaders of the anti-suffragists have announced repeatedly that should Tennessee ratify, an appeal to the courts would be made immediately on the ground that the legislature, elected prior to submission of th* amendment ot the states by congress, had no right to act because of a state constitutional inhibition. The con stitution provides that no legislature shall pass upon an amendment un less it should have been elected after submission. Others contend that a decision of the supreme court of the United States holding void a clause of tit** Ohio constitution relating to referen dums on amendments also nullifies the provision of the Tennessee legis lation in question. The fight of the anti-suffrage element throughout the contest was based largely on the con tention that action by this legisla ture would be in violation of th* state constitution. Speaker Walker’s action in chang- ' ing his vote to “aye,” giving suf frage the constitutional majority ot fifty, removes the possibility of an attack on legality of ratification on this issue had the suffrag’sts polled a majority of less than fifty Votes. The state attorney general had ruled that a majority of the members present, and not the constitutional majority, was sufficient for ratifica tion or rejection. The anti-suffragists immediately (Continued on Page 6, Column