The Elbert County tribune., 1920-01-02


Jan. 2i-Nevada ratified prohibition
amendment.
ratification Of prohibition amendment and
set Jan. ls. 1920. as date when II IL efrec-
Feb. Io-sunrage amendment beaten in
Feb. is-Berger. Kruse, Germer. Eng
dahl and Tucker. socialists. sentenced to
., years imprisonment for violating es-
Feb; 2-New revenue law signed by
president, went into effect
Feb. 21-H. C. Wallace. Tacoma. ap-
pointed ambassador to France.
a; Mitchell Palmer made attorney gen
March NORMAN Hapgood made minis
ter to Denmark
March s-victory loan bill passed by
March 4-congress adjourned sine die.
April I-Thomas Nelson Page. ambassa-
dor to Italy, resigned.
April 1s-Hugh Gibson appointed first
u $. Minister To Poland.
April 29-Postmaster General Bnrieson
directed return of cable companies to pri-
vate ownership May 2.
April so-Piot to kill many prominent
Americans with nailed bombs uncovered.
May MAY day riots In many cities
May 7-President called extra session of
congress for May 10.
opened; Gillett elected speaker.
Frederick Gillett elected speaker of next
May e0-President Wilson'S cabied mes
sage read to congress-
May Y-House adopted woman suffrage
constitutional amendment resolution.
May 21--Dr. Lynn Harold Hough elected
president of Northwestern university.
June Anarchist plot 10 destroy homes
ern cities attempted. Two persons killed.
June 4-Senate adopted woman suffrage
constitutional amendment resolution.
June 5-Postmaster General Burieson
surrendered operation of telegraph and
telephone systems to the companies.
June 10-Legislatures OF Illinois. Wis
rOnsin and Michigan ratified woman sur
frage amendment
July WARTIME emergency prohibition
law went into effect.
July ii-Federal trade commission
ported to President that packers planned
July i2-Presldcnt Wilson vetoed agri-
cultural bill because of It's provision
pealing daylight saving law:
July I-Presdent A C. Townley and
Joseph Gilbert OF Nonpartisan league OF
North Dakota found guilty by jury at
Jackson. Mimi. of conspiracy to teach
July 2lI,Raee riots in Washington. four
persons killed
July 2S-Chicago race war spread: Sc In
all were killed and hundreds hurt.
July 30-Stnte troops i'll action to quell
Chicago race riots.
July 3.--Government relinquished
troll OF the telegraph and telephone sys-
Aug l--congress repealed dayiight-sav-
ing law.
and criminal proceedings against the big
Five" packers.
gress on high cost of living.
Aug. H-lfenry Ford won libel suit
against Chicago Tribune, with nominal
Aug. 15-Presldent Wilson vetoed the
daylight-saving repeal act
Aug. aylight-saving repeal bill
passed over presidents veto.
A. Mitchell Palmer confirmed by senate
as U s; attorney general;
Sept. 2-Bill to make Pershng general
Sept. 3--President Wilson started on
speaking tour of country.
Sept. 4-Pershing nominated general and
confirmed by senate.
Sept. 5-secretary of Commerce Redfield
resigned; effective Oct 81.
Prohibition enforcement bill passed by
senate.
sept 6---charies NJ Galloway resigned
attacked Postmaster General Burleson
Sept 7-Great fake stock swindle plot
barred by arrests in Chicago
Five hundred convicts at Pontiac ILL.,.
revo'ted and killed guard. a.
Sept. s-General Pershng landed at
and % ws general for fe
Sept 9-Cardinal Mercier OF Belgium
landed at New York.
Sept 12-Col. J. d. Bell. Brooklyn, elect
ed commander-in-chief of the G. A. r.
Sept 1s-Thanks of congress given to
General Pershlng
Sept 26-President Wilson's trip ended
by his illness.
Sept 2s-Great mob in Omaha iynched
negro prisoner. fought police set fire to
courthouse and almost killed Mayor E. p
Smith.
Sept sc-Brand whltlock made ambas-
Oct. Five white men and eleven me-
groes killed In race war at Elaine. Ark.
oct. king and queen OF the Belgians
Oct. 2e-International trade conference
opened In Atlantic City.
Oct 27-President Wilson vetoed prohi-
Oct 2s-senate passed prohibition en-
fore ement bill over presidents veto and
Farmers national congress opened in
Hagerstown. Md.
Oct 3l-Secretary of Commerce Redfield
retired from the cabinet
Nov. 4-Republicans won election in
Massachusetts, New York and Kentucky
Maryland and Mississippi. Vets won in
Ohio.
federal agents all over country
Nov Ill w. w. members fired into
American legion parade at Centralia:
Wash. killing four eN-soldiers; one of
murderers lynched.
Prince. of Wales arrived in Washington
President Wilson left his bed for first
Nov i2-Franklin D'oIIer elected ma
tional commander OF American legion
ter Glass appointed u. s. senator from
Nov is-House adjourned.
Nov l9-Senate adjourned
Nov. gu. S. Senator Newberry of
Michigan and 1874 others Indicted for or
election frauds
Dec. Irregular 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. lo--Republican national committee
set the convention for June in Chicago
Rec. 1I-Dr. II. A. Garfield resigned as
f,.ei administrator.
announced his candidacy for presidency
Dec. 15-U. s. Supreme court upheld con-
stitutionality of wartime prohibition act
Dec. Ex-senator Harding, Ohio an
nounce5 his candidacy for Republican
nomination for presidency.
Dec 17-Rig hackers agree to discon-