The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-12-30

March iS-United states senate adopted
new Article X reservation TO peace treaty
By vote Of Sc to 26 ,.s
United States Supreme court grahteu
permission TO state OF New Jersey 70 ya.
stitute original proceedings TO test W"
lidity OF prohibition amendment ,.
John Barton Payne retired as cnait
man of shipping board and was sworn !"
as secretary OF interior. .,,,,od
March i8-United states senate a1opteu
resolution by vote OF As TO 81 deciar"s
for self determination for Ireland, .,,
House OF representatives passed army
Appropriation bill providing for army VI
2g9 900 enlisted men and 1850 omceIs'
March iS-German peace treaty WIN
league covenant failed OF RATIFICATION III
senate.
March a-Truman II. Newberry, junior
United states senator from Mlchlsal, ~
IS others convicted by jury at Grahu
Rapids, Mich, OF having conspired crlml-
nally In 1918 to violate election la"s.
Newberry fined $4,000 and sentenced 10
Imprisonment for two years. A.,
March a3-Bainbridge Colby sworn In
as secretary OF state. -. .oat
Withdrawn by President WILSON, enee''o
April /. .,,-s.
April a-Dlrector General OF Railroads
Hines resigned, effective May 10.
April 26-Supreme Court declareo w
Reading company and certain OF its Su"-
salaries an Illegal combination. 60,
May l3-Sociallsts nominated Eugene
Debs for president and Seymour Steoh'An
May iS-senate adopted Knox peace
resolution.
May is-secretary Of the Interior Payne
made director general OF railroads
May 2l-House ADOPTED senate peace
resolution.
May A-President Wilson asked con
date for Armenia.
Investigation of presidential campaign
expenses begun by the senate.
May N-Presldent Wilson vetoed hhoA
peace resolution. ,,
May 2s-Water power conservation bill
passed by congress.
June Limited States Supreme court de;
cided ratification OF constitutional
to popular referendum.
Senate declined to give President au-
thority to accept Armenian mandate.
June i-President Wilson vetoed budget
bill. Congress passed bill increasing pay
Of postal employees. M
Undersecretary Of State Frank POLK
resigned.
June 5-Congress adjourned. President
Wilson letting several important meas
ures die without his signature.
June 7-Unlted States Supreme court de-
clared valid both the prohibition amend
ment and the Volstead enforcement act
June s-Republlcan national convention
opened In Chicago.
June i2-Republicans nominated War
rem q. Harding OF Ohio for president ana
Calvin Coolidge OF Massachusetts Tor
vice president.
July 6-Democrats In San Francisco
nominated James NJ. Cox OF Ohio for
President and Franklin ID. Roosevelt, as
slstant secretary OF the navy. for vice
July G-Parley 2. Christensen. Salt
Lake city, nominated for president by
Fnrmer-Labor party In Chicago, after
bolt by committee OF forty-eight and sim
July 2O-George White. Marietta. Ohio,
elected chairman Democratic national
committee.
July 2l-Prohlbitionists opened national
convention in Lincoln. Neb., and nomi-
mated w J. Bryan for president by ac-
clamaton.
July 22-Bryan declining, the Prohibit
tionists nominated Aaron g. Watkins of
Ohio for president and ID. Leigh Colvin
OF New York for vice president.
Senator Harding notified OF nomination
by Republicans
July Ex-Governor Coolidge notified of
vice presidential nomination.
July 3l-lnterstnte commerce commits
sion authorized freight. passenger and
Pullman rate Increase amounting to
about a billion and a half annually.
Aug 2-Twenty Communist Labor lead
ers found guilty OF sedition In Chicago.
Aug 5-Fatal anti-forelgn riots In West
Frankfort. ILL.,; state troops sent.
Street car strike riots IN Denver; sew
eral persons killed.
Aug. 7-Governor Cox formally notified
OF his nomination.
Aug. l3-lncrease OF l2h per cent In eN-
press rates authorized by Interstate COM
merco commission.
Aug. lS-Tennessee, the last state neces-
sary, ratified woman suffrage amend
ment
Aug. Standardization OF suffrage amend.
ment proclaimed by Secretary OF State
Colby.
Sept. IS-Maine went Republican by
5000
Sept. i5-Terrinc explosion at Wall and
Broad streets, New York, laid to Reds;
thirty persons killed and 800 injured
Sept. 2i-Three Socialists. reelected TO
New YORK assembly oustedi two seated.
Sept, a-W. A. Ketcham. Indianapolis
elected commander In chief OF q. A. II.
President Wilson declined 20 abrogate
trade treaties. as asked by congress in
the merchant marine act.
Sept. 29-Col j. w. Galbralth, Jr., Gin
clnnau, elected national commander OF
the American Legion.
Walter Din Scott elected president of
Northwestern university.
Oct 1.-THE 1920 population OF continent
tai United states announced as 1905 $50, los.
Nov. 2-Warren O. Harding and Calvin
Coolidge elected President and vice pres
slide.
California voters Endorsed the anti-alien
land law.
Nov. a-Irish mob In New York at
tackled Union League club because Brit
ish flag was flying.
Dec S-Secretary OF State Colby started
on formal visit to South America.
Dec. 6-Congress began the short ses-
sion.
Dec. 7-Nobel peace prize awarded to
President Wilson.
President Wilson's message to congress
urged Independence for the Philippines
and a loan TO Armenia.
Dec. &C. j. Vopicka resigned as United
States minister 10 the Balkan states
Rear Admiral Henry I. Mayo retired.
Dec. l2-House passed bill suspendlne
immigration for IA months
House adopted resolution repeating war
time laws.
Senate adopted resolution for revival
OF war finance corporation TO aid the
farmers.
Dec. r-Government crop report showed
shrinkage In values OF nearly Ave billion
dollars compared with 1919
Dec. lb-Senate passed bill authorship
farmers cooperative marketing associa
Dec. i6-senate passed bill forblddIng
strikes on railroads
Dec, 2O-Permanent merger OF four Az
press companies authorized by Interstate
commerce commission.
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