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Show SUFFRAGE IR ZONE SHSFTEO ' TOBNETi Injunction Sought to Restrain Colby From Announcing Ratification WASHINGTON, Aug. 25. Justice Siddons. of the district supreme court denied today an antl-BUffrage application applica-tion for a restraining order to prevent promulgation of federal suffrage amendment by the state department. The application was filed by counsel coun-sel for the American Constitutional ' League, I The Issuing of a temporary injunction, injunc-tion, the Justice said, would be unwarranted un-warranted Interference with a purely administrative act of the secretary of Istate. Dismissal proceedings eaves the way for the league, to appeal to ! the District of Columbia c ourt of ap-, ap-, peals. j The anti-Buffrage forces will make , no further effort to block proclamation proclama-tion of the suffrage amendment as law by secretary Colby, attorney Fred D. Smith, said after Justice Siddons had .dismissed the bill Efforts of the opponents op-ponents of suffrage, Mr. Smith said, win be fo'cussed In the future on an attempt to obtain a ruling from the i United States supreme court declaring I the ratification illegal WASHINGTON, Aug. 25. Application Applica-tion for an injunction to restrain Sec- I rotary Colby, Of the state department from promulgating ratification of the l federal suffrage amendment was filed in the district supreme court today by counsel for the American constitutional constitution-al League. Associate Justice Siddons l required that authority for such pro- cedure be cited and agreed to hear Counsel on the point during the day. Application was made by Attorney A. D. Smith In behalf of Charles s-Falrchlld s-Falrchlld of New York president of the league. Justice Siddons said he could I not consider the matter until counse l 1 had presented authorltj under which I ho contended the court mlglu at t tb restrain proclamation of ratification on receipt of certification of the action , of Tennessee as the thlrtv -sixth state Justice Siddons agreed to remain In his chambers during the day to consider con-sider the authorities which counsel might later present |