Evening star., 1919-12-31

daylight savings law, Consresh
promptly passed a separate bill re-
peaitng the daylight saving law, ana
when President Wilson vetoed this
measure. both houses passed the bill
over his veto on August 90.
The country was aroused during the
summer by series of race riots. the
first of which occurred IN Washington
on July II.
In recognition OF the services which
nc rendered as ander- inschief OF
the american expeditionsry forces.
Gen. Pershtng was Made a general for
ltfe by act OF Congress-. His nomina-
t,on Tor this post was confirmed by
the senate on September and the
commission was handed to Gen. Per-
shtng an he landed, on September s. at
New York. whore he and the LIST Di.
VISION, which accompanied him. were
given nm enthusiastic reception.
The United States entertained dur
ing the latter part of the year Car
dinal Mercicr or Belgium. King Al
bert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium
and the Prince of Wales.
On November hundreds of reds
were arrested by federal agents in all
Nation Attempts doansry. paras q On Noe Soe
to Curb Radicals. v yember :, ID 7 H. "a a
men. said to be T. w. w. members,
fired into an Armistice day parade at
Centralia. Wash, killing four ex-
soldiers. The American Legion. which
was in session at Minneapolis at this
time. voted in favor of taking de-
cisive steps to stamp out disloyal
propaganda. The legion effected a
permanent national organization.
naming Franklin D'Olier as natioanl
commander.
The Supreme Court rendered de-
cision on December Is, holding the
wartime prohibition law constitution
al. The anti-prohibition forces at once
transferred their attack from the
wartime prohibition law to the pro-
hibition amendment of the ConStitu-
'tion. The Vigilance League had al
ready instituted proceedings in the
Supreme Court of the District of CO.
lumbia asking for writ OF mandamus
directing Secretary of State Lansing
to recall the proclamation announcing
the ratification of the amendment, ON
the ground that Ohio. one of the states
shown in the proclamation to have
ratified the amendment: voted against
the adoption of the amendment in a
referendum vote. On December II the
state of Rhode Island instituted a suit
in the United States Supreme Court to
prevent the. amendment from becom-
ing effective January 16, 1920. the date
fixed by the Secretary of States proc
lamation.
On November 20 a United States
grand jury indicted TRUMAN H; New;
Newberry Indicted States States; onsaso senaa
by U. s. Grand Jury. MIeniran. 5Gl aa o ON m
the charge of corruption .and con-
spiracy in connection with his cleo
ton sto the Senate defeating Henry
Ford. his democratic opponent. One
hundred and thirty-three other per-
sons. most of them prominent in
Michigan politics, were indicted with
Newberry on the same charge:
The Sixty-sixth Congress convened
for it's first regular session on Decem-
Der l. Secretary of the Treasury Glass
submitted an estimate showing that
the expenses of the government for
the fiscal years 1921 will approximate
5,OOO.O00,O00 the largest sum ever
asked of Congress in peace time.
On December g President Wilson
appointed Joshua Willis Alexander of
Gallatin, No., representative in Con-
gress. to be Secretary of Commerce,
succeeding William c. Redfeld.
The presidential campaign for 1920
was inaugurated during the closing
month of 1919. The republican ma
tional committee met in Washington
on December 10 and decided to. hold
he republican national convention in
Chicago on June g.