, 1920-08-26

suffrage forces. changing his vote to
the affirmative in order to move a re-
consideration.
But the women must still win in
projected litigation by the enemies
Of suffrage. designed to attack the le-
gality of the Tennessee ratification.
In the state constitution there is a
clause which says:
"No convention or general assembly
Of this state shall act upon any
amendment of the constitution of the
United States proposed by congress
to the several states unless such con-
yention or general assembly shall have
been elected after such amendment Is
submitted"
The present legislature was elected
In November. 1918, and the suffrage
amendment was not submitted to the
state until months afterwards. The
Supreme courts decision In the at
tempt last spring to overturn the Ohio
legislatures action on the dry amend
ment Is taken as an indication that
the action of the Tennessee legisla-
ture will stand.
Leaders of both the Republican and
Democratic parties claimed to see in
the suffrage victory IN advantage for
for their respective tickets In the pres
identlal campaign. The women who
have been conducting the fight thanked
both Senator Harding and Governor
Cox for their help. Secretary Of State
Colby was prepared to promulgate the
amendment as soon as the action of the
Tennessee assembly was confirmed.
The North Carolina house of repre-
sentatives defeated the ratification of
the suffrage amendment by a vote of
II to Al.
The wages Of soft coal miners "A the
central competitive field again were
put up to President Wilson. The joint
scale conference of operators and min
ers at Cleveland spent five days In
fruItless discussion and the workers
sent word to the president that the
conference. which was called by him,
was unable to adjust inequalities In
pay. The operators wanted to ask
Mr.. Wilson to appoint a board of In
quiry and adjustment. but the miners
refused to Join 10 the request. The
men ask that the wages of day work
ers be advanced S1.5O a day. Though
Ellis Searles, editor of the United
Mine Workers Journal, said there
was little or no danger that the dis
agreement would result in another
strike. the operators were not SO OPP
timIstic. II was believed the opera
tors Of Illinois might grant the de-
mands Of the miners.
The post office department has at
least discovered that foreign exchange
has deprecated In value In late years,
and the pOstmasters have been In
structed to sell international money
orders under a new scale closely ap-
proximating present exchange values.
Under rates now in effect an Ameri-
can dollar equals 1880 francs in
France. Belgium and Italy; SIS francs
n Norway; AIT krona In Sweden;
2.63 forms In the Netherlands, and 8
shillings in England. Switzerland Is
the only country where the exchange
rates remain unchanged.
Despite Injuries and complaints Of
favoritism and poo training, the
American competitors In the Olympic
games at Antwerp are doing quite
well. Up to the time Of writing they
had scored 118 points and their near
est rival. Finland. had only 40 points.
Correspondents aver that every other
nation has gone to the games better
prepared than Is America, and the
American managers are accused of
making bad selection of entries and Of
letting in Pacific coast athletes who
were failures In their preliminary
work.
The Association Of Railway Execu-
tives. reporting on the applications Of
the various carriers for loans from b
$500. 100000 revolving fund created by
the transportation act. recommends
that the interstate m commits
sion distribute nearly $200,O00,000 to
the railroads. Under the r~ecommenda-
lions. loans for additions and better
ments would be increased from $685.
053 to $S.217.945; those for additional
cars and equipment would be Increased
from $35.O50,289 to $~7B.349.3S0, and
those for freight n switching loco
motives from S28.868.e29 to $29,004.-
S2s. A total Of $52. S39.948 was recon-
mended for loans for building 1890
new box cars and loans to meet matur-
! Ing obligations would total S20,900,67n