The Yale expositor., 1920-01-08


Jan. A-Nevada ratified prohibition
Jan. 2s-state department proclaimed
set JSn t. Il iss rS as aats wheS It Is ssc-
tive.
Feb. 1O-sufrrage amendment beaten in
'e FsS' * Gns ySte' Kru.. csrmer. Eng
dahl and Tucker, socialists. sentenced 10
20 years Imprisonment for violating es-
Feb. 3-New revenue law. signed by
president, went into effect.
Feb. I'LL. C. Wallace. Tacoma, APP
pointed ambassador to France.
A. Mitchell Palmer made attorney gen.
March 1-Norman Hapgood made minis
ter to Denmark
March s-Victory loan bill passed by
senate.
March 4-Congress adjourned sine die.
April 7-Thomas Nelson Page, ambassa-
dor to Italy, resigned.
April l6-Hugh Gibson appointed first
u. S. Minister TO Poland:
April 2-Postmaster General Burieson
directed return OF cable companies to prt-
vate ownership May 2.
Americans with mailed bombs uncovered.
May MAY day riots in many cities.
May president called extra session OF
congress for May 10.
May ESPECIAL session OF congress
opened; Gillett elected speaker.
Frederick Gillett elected speaker or next
house.
May 2o-President Wilson's cabled mes
sage read TO congress
May 2l-House adopted woman suffrage
constitutional amendment resolution.
May 2-Dr. Lynn Harold Hough elected
president OF Northwestern university.
June 2-Anarchist plot TO destroy homes
OF law enforcement officials In eight east
ern cities attempted. Two persons killed.
June 4-Senate adopted woman suffrage
constitutional amendment resolution.
June b-Postmaster General Burleson
surrendered operation of telegraph ana
telephone systems to the companies.
June 10-Legislatures OF Illinois. Wis
consin and Michigan ratified woman sur
frage amendment.
July WARTIME emergency prohibition
law went into effect.
July 11-Federal trade commission re-
ported to President that packers planned
complete control Of all foodstuffs
July R-President Wilson vetoed agri-
cultural bill because of its provision re-
pealing daylight saving law.
July 13-President A. G. Townley and
Joseph Gilbert OF Nonpartisan league OF
North Dakota found guilty by jury at
Jackson, Mimi. of conspiracy to teach
disloyalty.
July 2l.-Race riots in Washington, four
July 27-Race riots in Chicago; two
killed. many hurt.
July 2S-Chicago race war spread; 36 In
all were killed and hundreds hurt.
July 30-State troops In action to quell
Chicago race riots.
July H-Government relinquished con-
troll OF the telegraph and telephone sys-
TENS.
Aug. 1-Congress repealed daylight-sav-
ing law.
Aug. 6-Presldent Wilson ordered civil
and criminal proceedings against the Big
Five" packers
Aug. S-President Wilson addressed con-
gress on high cost of living.
Aug. H-Henry Ford won libel suit
against Chicago Tribune, with nominal
damages.
Aug. I5-President Wilson vetoed the
daylight-saving repeal act.
Aug. notwithstanding repeal bill
passed over presidents veto.
A. Mitchell Palmer confirmed by senate
as U. s. attorney general,
Sept. 2-Bill to make Pershing general
for life passed by congress.
Sept 3-President Wilson started on
speaking tour OF country.
Sept 4-Pershing nominated general and
Sept. 5-Secretary OF Commerce Redheld
resigned, effective Oct 81.
Prohibition enforcement bill passed by
senate.
Sept 6-Charles NJ. Galloway resigned
as federal civil service commissioner. and
attacked Postmaster General Burleson.
Sept. 7-Great fake stock swindle plot
barred by arrests in Chicago.
Five hundred convicts at Pontiac. ILL.,.
revolted and killed a guard
Sept s-General Pershing landed at
New York and was given great reception
and commissioned general for life.
Sept s-Cardinal Mercier of Belgium
landed at New York.
Sept 12-Col. ]. d. Bell, Brooklyn elect
ed commander-in-chiefo OF the G.. A. r.
Sept. 1S-Thanks OF congress given TO
General Pershing
Sept z6-Presldent Wilson'S trip ended
Sept. 2S--Great mob in Omaha lynched
negro prisoner, fought police, set fire to
courthouse and almost killed Mayor E. p.
sent aa-Rrand Vhitlock rnads ambaa-
| sador to Belgium.
Oct. Five white men and eleven me-
groes killed in race war at Elaine, Ark.
Oct. Fixing and queen OF the Belgians
| landed in New York.
oct. 2O-International trade conference
opened in Atlantic City.
| Oct. 2-President Wilson vetoed prohi-
bition enforcement bill and house re-
| passed II.
Oct. 2S-senate passed prohibition en-
forcement bin over presidents veto and
Farmers national congress opened in
| Hagerstown. Md.
Oct. s1-secretary Of Commerce Redfeld
retired from the cabinet.
| Nov. 4-Republicans won election in
| Massachusetts,, New York and Kentucky
| and Democrats won In New Jersey,
Maryland and Mississippi. Vets won in
| Ohio.
Nov. 7-Hundreds of Reds arrested by
federal agents all over country.
| Nov. Ill. w. w. members fred into
L
Wash. killing four ex-soldiers: one OF
| murderers lynched.
| Prince OF Wales arrived in Washington
| President Wilson left his bed for first
| time in six weeks.
Nov. l2-Franklin D'Olier elected ma.
tional commander OF American legion
Nov. 15-Secretary OF the Treasury Car.
ter Glass appointed u. s. senator from
Nov. iS-House adjourned.
| Nov 19-Senate adjourned
AuyfA1 -
Michigan and 1A others indicted fol
election frauds.
Dec. Irregular session OF congress
Dec. 2-President wilson's messag,
read to congress.
Congressman ]. w. Alexander OF Mis-
souri, made secretary of commerce.
Dec. 10-Republcan national committe,
set the convention for June In Chicago
Dec 11-Dr II. A. Garfield resigned a.
fuel administrator.
Dec. Ex-senator Johnson, California,
announced his candidacy for presidency
Dec 15-U. s. Supreme court upheld con
| stitutionality OF wartime prohibition act
Dec Ex-senator Harding, Ohio, an
| nounced his candidacy for Republican
nomination for presidency.
Dec. 17-Big packers agree to discon
tinue all their side lines.
Dec. 19--Victor Berger convicted Social
ist, reelected to congress from Fifth Wis
consin district.
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Jan. e-Great strike of marine worker