Show WIN IN COURT RT Washington f ash Jurist I Throws vs Out Action Designed to Void I State Ratification I I W ASHINGTON TV tJuI Iv J 13 13 I VY I Justice Bailey iu the I district supreme c court toda today today to to- da day dismissed proceedings brought by Charles Challe Fairchilds of New York president of the tho American Amerlean Constitutional m 1 lea league ue to prevent the pro promulgation of the ratification of or the suffrage amendment and to test the validity of the equal suffrage law The court held that It was without au authority to Inquire Into tho the action of pt the state legislatures In ratifying tho the suffrage amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment and that it had no authority to pass upon the validity of such an amendment Mr In Indicated indicated indicated in- in he would appeal to the supreme court of or the tho United Slat States The courts court's action followed a petition by B Bainbridge Colby secretary secretary secretary sec sec- of oC state and A. A Mitchell Palmer attorney general genera to lo dismiss dismiss dis dis- dis miss the tho proceedings Edward B B. Wheeler of New York argued for tor forthe forthe the plaIn plaintiff tift and Solicitor General lOn and Assistant United States Attorney Archer appeared for tor the tho government Government counsel pointed out that tho the necessary number of states have not notified tho the secretary see sec r tar of state of ot the ratification of ot the suffrage amendment and that t therefore no proclamation i la hi i Imminent |