Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-01-07
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

frHcuchlly every pnhbc vi AiHeIlNun
life felt the dominating influence Of
war throughout the year 1918.
In the field OF national Legislation |
woman's suffrage and nationwide pro-
hibltlon were urged as war measures.
The womnn's suffrage amendment
was defeated In the senate October I.
after having passed the house. A
nationwide prohibition measure. 10
become effective June 30. 1919, was
enncted by congress and approved by
the president November %. On Sep.
tember q President Wilson had or
dcred the manufacture OF malt liquor
stopped on December |. as n food.
conservation measure.
The government, enrly' In the year,
begun to tighten It's control over indus.
try and business for the purpose OF
furthering war efforts and protecting
the public. on January 10. 20 relieve
serious coal shortage which threatened
TO delay the shipment OF war supplies
TO France. Fuel Administrator Garfield
ordered general shutdown OF indus
try md business In all stntes east Of
the Mississippi river for period Of
i've days and ten succeeding Mondays.
ON FebruG, y 13 The order for Aeatless
Mondays was resclnded.
Congress increased the safeguards
thrown about war industries by pass
ing the sabotage" bill, carrying pen
nlties OF $4,000 fine aud 80 years I'M
prlsonment for destruction of war init
terlals or interference with war INDUS
tries. President Wilson signed this
measure ON April 20. The government
also prosecuted vigorously many per-
sons accused OF violation Of the espion'
age act. On August II, 100 members
OF the l. W. w. were convicted OF dis'
loyalty In the federal court ut Chicago
after trial lasting several months
Government control OF the railroads
was followed during this year by gov
!. ernment control OF all telegraph nn'
. telephone lines. Congress on July j
!, authorized the president TO take con
4 troll OF the wires and the government
assumed control on July 81. On Nc
i, vembcr H. the government also too
a control OF all Atlantic cable lines.
The first generu! election since tn
/. United States entered the war wa
II held on November 3. The Republican
won both houses Of congress, the sci
ate by majority OF two and IN
. house by margin Of more than Tort.
- During September. October and N
"A vember the entire country was swei
:. by n serious epidemic OF Spanish "
+, fluenza. Thousands OF soldiers In Il
4. army camps and other thousands
N civilians succumbed thereto and
pneumonia.
v. The country was surprised on N
IN yember q by the resignation OF w
Vi liam G. McAdoo as secretary of u
n. treasury and director general OF u
Is. railroads Representative Carter Gia
es OF Virginia was named to succeed NJ
rd McAdoo as secretary of the treasu
va December 8.
ne On November 2S Governor Stephe
nd of California committed to life impr
ID onment the death sentence OF Thom
]. Mooney. convicted In conneco
No with the death of ten persons from
ps bomb explosion In san Francisco d'
ks. ing preparedness parade July
ms 1915.
he Plan for making the United Sta
navy second to that of no other COZ
try for 1925 were disclosed to congr'
by Rear Admiral Badger, chairman
the executive committee of the gene
IA, board of the navy December Il.