Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-12-30
DOMESTIC

Jan 2-Thousands Of Reds arrested in
many cities RAIDS continued daily.
Taking of the census begun.
Jan. 3-Department Of Justice revealed
radical plot To overthrow the government.
War Finance corporation announced
loans OF $l7.OOO'C0 10 aid exporters.
Jan. 6-kentucky and Rhode Island rat
flied suffrage amendment.
Jan Five Socialists were denied their
seats in New York legislature
Jan. s-Demo:ratic national committee
selected San Francisco for the conven-
ton. opening June IS.
Jan. lO-House of representatives again
denied Victor Berger his seat
Senate passed Sterling sedltion pill
Jan i4-Oregon ratified suffrage amend
ment.
ian l7-NationaI prohibition amend
merit to Constitution IN effect. =
Jan 21--David + Houston ap-ointei
secretary of the treasury md Ed Nin :
Meredith OF iowa secretary OF asrcu.-
Henry P. Fletcher resigned az a,nbas-
Jan. 2s-South Carolina refused TO rat
ify suffrage amendment.
Feb 6-Virginia senate rejected federal
suffrage amendment
Feb. 7-Secretary OF the interior Lane
res gned effective March |.
Feb. iZ-Arizona ratified suffra ge amend
ment.
Feb I3-John Barton Payne. Chicago.
appointed secretary Of the interior
Secretary OF State Lansing resigned at
the request OF President Wilson
National American Suffrage association
opened it's last convention in Chicago.
Feb l6-Subcommiitee of house report
ed great extravaganza waste and incom-
petence in aircraft production. severely
crticising Secretary Baker Colonel
Feb ls-hew Mexico ratified suffrage
amendment
Feb. 2i-Railway bill conference ropor,
Feb 23-Senate adopted conference re-
port on railway bill.
Feb 24-Charles r: Crane. Chicago.
named minister to China.
Feb 25-Ba:nbridse Colby selected for
Feb SC W. P. Hun, of Arizona
made minister to SIAM
Feb. 21-Court order entered divorcing
big packers from business not directly
related To meat packing
Feb 2S-Oklahoma ratihed suffrage
March Federal Judge Geiger In Mil
waukee upheld Wisconsin's ~ per cent
beer law.
New Jersey legislature passed law legal
izing 3lf per cent beverages.
United States Supreme court decided
United States Steel corporation is not an
Illegal combination.
Railroads returned to owners.
Sir Auckland Geddes accepted as Brit.
Ish ambassador to United States
President Wilson let It be known he
would not be candidate for reelection.
March lowest Virginia assembly rat
lied suffrage amendment
United States submarine HI wrecked
near Magda!ena bay. 1t. Commander J.
r. Webb and three oi crew lost.
March I6-United States senate adopted
new Article <, reservation to peace treatj
United States Supreme court granted
permission to state of New Jersey to In
; stituts original proceedings TO- test va
John Barton Payne retired as chair.
man Of shipping board and was sworn In
as secsetary Of interior. $1,000,
March 18-United States senate adopted
resolution by vote. of Is to 3S declaring
for self-determination for Ireland.
House Of Representatives passed army
appropriation bill providing for army OF
$4,000 enlisted men and II, 800 officers.
March .1s-German peace treaty with
league covenant failed Of ratification In
March @--Truman H. Newberry. Junior
United States senator from Michigan. and
10 Others convicted by jury at Grand
nay IN Ms s Of h Sn. sspDe6 a%s
Newberry fined $4,000 and sentenced to
imprisonment for two years.
March 23-Bainbridge Colby sworn IN
Government control of bituminous coal
Withdrawn by President Wilson, enecuVe
April 2-Director General of Railroads
Hines resigned. effective May 10.
April 26-Supreme Court declared the
reading company and certain OF its SUD
salaries an Illegal combination.
May 13-Socialists nominated Eugene
Debs for president and Seymour stedman
for vice president =
May 16-Senate adopted Knox peace
resolution.
May 18-Secretary of the Interior Payne
made director general Of railroads.
May 21-House ADOPTED senate peace
resolution, a
May N-President Wilson asked con-
gress for authority to accept the man.
date for Armenia.
Investigation of presidential campaign
expenses begun by the senate.
May H-President Wilson vetoed Knox
peace resolution.
May 2ss-Water power conservation bill
Children Cry
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