Connecticut western news., 1920-01-08

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 Jan. 2S-states department proclaimed rattfeationiof prohibition amendment and set-Jan. 16, 1926 as date when It is enec-
 Feb 1o-sunrages amendment beaten~in senate by one vote.
 Feb. 1S-Berger, Kruse, Germer, Eng dahl and Tucker, socialists. sentenced to % years imprisonment for violating es-
 Feb 25-New revenue law, signed by president, went into effect.
 Feb. N-H. c. Wallace, Tacoma, ap- 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
 March 4-Congress adjourned sine die.
 April 7-Thomas Nelson Page. ambassa- I dor to Italy, resigned.
 U.. s. Minister to Poland. | April 29-Postmaster General Burleson directed return of cable companies to pri- | vate ownership May 2. t.- 1 April 3O-Plot to kill many prominent Americans with mailed bombs uncovered.
 day r9fs cssd tn many sessen congress for May 19.
 | May 19-Special session of congress opened; Gillett elected speaker. Frederick Gillett elected speaker of next | house. s-5.-. | May 2O-President Wilson's cabled mes sage read to congress May 21-House adopted woman suffrage constitutional amendment resolution.
 May 27-Dr. Lynn Harold Hough elected president of Northwestern university.
 June 2-Anarchst plot ro destroy homes of law enforcement officials in eight east ern cities attempted. Two persons killed. l June 4ESenate adopted woman suffrage constitutional amendment resolution.
 June 5-Postmaster General Burleson surrendered operation of telegraph and telephone systems to the companies. l June 10-Legislatures of Illinois, Wis consin and Michigan ratified woman suf- frage amendment. July 1-Wartime emergency prohibition law went into effect.
 July 11-Federal trade commission re- ported to President that packers planned complete control of all foodstuffs. 1 July 12-President Wilson vetoed agri- I cultural bill because of its provision re- l pealing daylight saving law. l. July 13-President A. C.. Townley and Joseph Gilbert of Nonpartisan league of North Dakota found guilty by jury at Jackson, Minn., of conspiracy to teach
 July a--Race riots in Washington. four persons killed. | July H-Race riots In Chicago; two July 2S-Chicago race war spread; s6 in all were killed and hundreds hurt. | July 30-StAte troops in action to quell Chicago race riots. ....... .[s
 July 31-Government relinquished con- trol of the telegraph and telephone sys- tems .#a
 Aug. 1-Congress repealed daylight-sav-
 Aug. 6-President Wilson ordered civil and criminal proceedings against the Big Five packers s . #.s Aug. S-President Wilson addressed con- gress on high cost of living. z.s.t | Aug. 1+Henry Ford won libel suit T against Chicago Tribune, with nominal damages. Aug. 15-President Wilson vetoed the daylight-saving repeal act. Aug. 20-Daylight-saving repeal bill passed over presidents veto. | A. Mitchell Palmer confirmed by senate T IT
 I Sept. 2-Bill to make Pershing general for life passed by congress.
 Sept: 3-President Wilson started on speaking tour of country. r Sept 4Pershing nominated general and confirmed by senate.
 I Sept. 5-Secretary of Commerce Redfield resigned, effective Oct 31.
 Prohibition enforcement bill passed by senate
 as federal civil service commissioner, and attacked Postmaster General BurIesop 2 Sept. 7-Great fare stock swindle plot barred by arrests in Chicago.
 Five hundred convicts at Pontiac. H.. revolted and killed a guard
 Sept. 8-General Pershing landed at New YorkIand was given great reception and commissioned general for life.
 Sept. 9-Cardinal Mercier of Belgium landed at New York:
 Sept. 12-Col. J. D. Bell, Brooklyn, elect Led commander-in-chief of the G. A. R.
 Sept. 18-Thanks of congress given to
 Sept. 26EPresident wilson's trip ended by his illness. Sept. 2S-Creat mob in Omaha lynched nc gro prisoner, fought police, set fire to courtEo9se and almost killed Mayor E. P
 sept. 9O-Brand whitlock made ambas-
 oct. t i2Five white men and eleven ne- groes killed in race war at Elaine, Ark.
 Oct. @-King ard queen of the Belgians landed in New York. i Oct 20-InternationaI trade conference opened in Atlantic City. d. .
 Oct. 27-President Wilson vetoed prohi- bition enforcement bill and house re- % Oct. 28-senate passed prohibition en- forcement bill over presidents veto and
 Farmers national congress opened in HagerStown, Md
 Oct. 31-Secretary of Commerce Redfield retired from the cabinet
 Nov. 4-Republicans won election in Massachusetts, New York and Kentucky and Democrats won in New Jersey, Ohio.
 Nov. 7-Hundreds of Reds arrested by federal agents all over country
 Nov. 11-I, W. W. members fired into American legion parade at Centralia. 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. 12-Franklin DiOlier elected na- tional commander of American legion
 Nov. 15-Secretary of the Treasury Car ter Glass appointed U. s. senator from Virginia. -I'
 Nov. 18-House adjourned. .t ! Nov 19-Senate adjourned.
 Nov. 29-U. s. Senator Newberry of Michigan and 134 others indicted for election frauds.
 Dec 1-Regular session of congress opened.
 Dec. 2-President Wilson's message read to congress.
 Congressman J. W. Alexander of Mis- souri made secretary of commerce.
 Dec. 10-Republican national committee set the convention for June in Chicago
 Dec 11-Dr. H. A. Garfield resigned as fuel administrator.
 Dec 13-Senator Johnson, California, announced his candidacy for presidency
 Dec 15-U. S. Supreme court upheld con stitutionality of wartime prohibition act.
 Dec. 16-Senator Harding, Ohio, an- nounced his candidacy for Republican nomination for presidency.
 Dec. 11-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.