The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-29
DOMESTIC


Taking Of the census begun.
Jan. 3-Department of Justice revealed
radical plot to overthrow the government.
War Finance corporation announced
loans of 81, 900, 900 to aid exporters.
Jan. 6-Kentueky and Rhode Island rat
fled suffrage amendment.
jan Five Socialists were denied their
seats in New York legislature.
I Jan. S-Democratic national committee
selected San Francisco for the conven-
tion opening June %.
| Jan. toulouse Of representatives again
denied Victor Berger his seat.
| Senate passed Sterling sedition BILL
Jan. HEOregon ratified suffrage amend
jan. Irrational prohibition amend
ment to Constitution in effect.
Jan. 27-David F. Houston appointed
secretary of the treasury and Edwin T.
Meredith of Iowa secretary of agricuI-
Henry P. Fletcher resigned as ambas-
sador to Mexico.
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
resigned, effective March !.
I Feb. 12-Arizona ratified suffrage amend
ment.
Feb. 13-John Barton Payne, Chicago,
appointed secretary of the interior.
Secretary of State Lansing resigned at
the request of President Wilson.
National American Suffrage association
OOenCu ltS last COINeHliOu LII OnlCdSO.
FEB. 16-subcommttee Of house report
ed great extravaganza, waste and incom-
petence in aircraft production. severely
crticising S Secretary y Baker. Colonel
FEB 19-New Mexico ratified suffrage
Feb, sl-Railway bill conference report
Feb. 23-senate adopted conference re-
pG Feb o 24Ncharles r: Crane. Chicago.
named minister to China.
Feb. 25"Bainbridge Colby selected for
Feb. Sc. ". P. Hunt Of Arizona
made minister to Siam.
big packers from business not directly.
related to meat packing:
Feb. 2s-Oklahoma ratified suffrage
March federal Judge Geiger In Mil
waukee upheld Wisconsin's 2h per cent
beer law.
New Jersey legislature passed law legal
izing 3Ia per cent beverages.
United Stntes Supreme court decided
United States Steel corporationSfis 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
flied suffrage amendment
near Magdalena bay. It. Commander J.
r. Webb and three of crew lost
March 15-United States senate adopted
new Article X reservation to peace treaty
by vote of Sc to 26.
United States Supreme court granted
permission to state of New Jersey to in
stitute original proceedings to test va
Hdity of prohibition amendment.
John Barton Payne retired as chair
man of shipping board and was sworn LII
as secretary of INTERIOR
March 1S-United States senate adopted
resolution by vote of 45 to IS declaring
for se1f-determination for Ireland.
House OF representatives passed army
appropriation bill providing for army OF
| $4,000 enlisted men and 1850 officers .,.,,
! , March 19-German peace treaty wv WIN IN
senate.
; March oo-Truman H. Newberry. junior
/ United States senator from Michigan. ana
; Is others convicted by jury at Grand
nally In 1918 to violate election laws
Newberry fined $4,000 and sentenced TO
Imprisonment for two years; .or, IN
+ March 23-Bainbridge Colby sworn III
! Government control Of bituminous coal
, withdrawn by President Wilson, enecti'e
! April /.
April o4-Director General OF Railroads
! Hines resigned, effective May 10.
r, April 26-supreme Court dec as rec s The
H fearag 7aa and GeEta Hon. OF
: May 13-Socalists nominated Eusene
! Debs for president and Seymour stedman
for vice president.
resolution.
/ May 1s-secretary Of the Interior Payne
made director general of railroads.
! May H-House adopted senate peace
resolution.
May 24-President Wilson asked con-
gress for authority to accept the man
date for Armenia.
~ va OF ICSCf
expenses begun by the senate.
May 27-President Wilson vetoed knox
! peace resolution.
, May 2S-Water power conservation bill
! June Limited States Supreme court de,
cided ratification Of a constitutional
amendment is not subject to submission
to popular referendum.
Senate declined to give President au-
tllority to accept Armenian mandate.
! June 4-President Wilson vetoed budget
/ bill. Congress passed bill increasing pay
i of postal employees.
! Undersecretary of State Frank Polk
resigned.
! June 5-Consress adjourned, President
| Wilson letting several important meas
! ures die without his signature.
! June limited States Supreme court de-
claEed valid both the prohibition amend mo
June S--RepubTican national convention
opened in Chicago.
, June 12-Republicans nominated War,
Iel u. t1dIulHS u OIlo LII ~ CSA"AS
Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts LOT
vice president.
July 6-Democrats in San Francisco
nominated James NJ. Cox of Ohio for
President and Franklin D. Roosevelt, as
, sistant secretary Of the navy. for vice
I president.
Lake City, nominated for president by
Farmer-Labor party in Chicago. after
bolt by committee of forty-eight and SIN
; gle takers.
July .O-George White. Marietta, Ohio.
elected chairman Democratic national
/ committee.
! convention in Lincoln, Neb.. and nomi-
mated W. J. Bryan for president by ac-
July 22-Bryan declining the Prohibi..
| tonists nominated Aaron 8. Watkins OF
Ohio for president and D. Leigh Colvin
of New York for vice president
Senator Harding notified OF nomination
July Ex-Governor Coolidge notified Of
vice presidential nomination.
July 31-Interstate commerce commits
sion authorized freight, passenger ana
Pullman rate increase amounting to
about a billion and a half ANNUALLY.
Aug, 2-Twenty Communist Labor lead
ers found guilty OF sedtion in Chicago.
Aug 5-Fatal ant-foreign riots in West
Frankfort, ILL.,: state troops sent.
f. Street car strike riots in Denver; sew
eral persons killed.
Aug. 7-Governor Cox formally notified
of his nomination.