The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-01-10
DOMESTIC


Jan. Legislatures Of Ohio. Oklahoma
and Colorado ratified the prohibition
amendment
Supreme court declared constitutional
the act forbidding shipment of liquor into
dry territory.
Jan. S-Berger, Kruse Germer Engdahl
and Tucker, Socialists, convicted in Chi
cago of sedition and disloyalty
Tennessee, Idaho and Maine legislatures
ratified prohibition amendment
Jan S-West Virginia ratified prohlbi-
Attorney General Gregory resigned, eff
fective March 4.
Jan. 14-Prohibition amendment ratified
by Illinois, Alabama, Arkansas, Califor-
mia, Indiana, Kansas and North Carolina,
Jan, 15-lowa, Utah. Colorado, Oregon
and New Hampshire ratified dry amend
ment.
JAN. l6-Nebraska ratified prohibition
amendment making the three-fourths
majority necessary, and Missouri and
Wyoming followed,
torty-six l. w. WIS convicted Of con-
splraey in Sacramento, Cal.
Jan. 17-Wisconsin and Minnesota rati-
hed prohibition amendment.
Jan. a-Nevada ratified prohibition
amendment.
Jan. estate department proclaimed
ratlncation of prohibition amendment and
set Jan. 16, 1920, as date when 1t is effec-
tive
Feb. 10-suffrage amendment beaten In
senate by one vote.
Feb 1S-Berger, Kruse, Germer, Eng
dahl and Tucker, socialists, sentenced to
~ years imprisonment for violating es-
pionage act.
Feb. 23-Spanlsh and Cuban radicals ar
rested in New York and Philadelphia for
conspiracy to kill President Wilson.
FEB: 25-New revenue law, signed by
president, went into effect.
Feb. T-H. c. Wallace, Tacoma, ap-
pointed ambassador to France.
A. Mitchell Palmer made attorney gen.
eral.
March Norman Hapgood made minis
ter to Denmark.
March 3-victory loan bill passed by
senate.
March 4-Congress adjourned sine die.
April 7-Thomas Nelson Page, ambassa-
| dor to Italy, resigned.
,April l6-Hugh Gibson appointed first
u. s. Minister to Poland.
april 29-Postmaster General Burleson
directed return of cable companies to pri-
| Vate ownership May 9
April S0-Plot to kill many prominent
Americans with mailed bombs uncovered.
May MAY day riots in many cities
May 7-President called extra session OF
congress for May 49,
May Especial session of congress
| opened; Gillett elected speaker,
Frederick Gillett elected speaker of next
| house.
May N-President Wilson's cabled mes
sage read to congress.
May 2l-House adopted woman suffrage
constitutional amendment resolution.
| May H-Dr. Lynn Harold Hough elected
president of Northwestern university.
| June Anarchist plot to destroy homes
| OF law enforcement officials In eight east
| ern cities attempted. Two persons killed.
June 4-Senate adopted woman suffrage
constitutional amendment resolution.
June 5-Postmaster General Burleson
surrendered operation of telegraph and
| telephone systems to the companies
| June IO-Legislatures Of Illinois, Wis.
consin and Michigan ratified womaP guf-
| frage amendment.
July WARTIME emergency prohibition
| law went into effect.
July 11-Federal trade commission re-
ported to President that packers planned
complete control of all foodstuffs.
July l2-President Wilson vetoed agri-
| cultural bill because of its provision re-
peallng daylight saving law.
| July 13-President A. c. Townley and
Joseph Gilbert of Nonpartisan league of
North Dakota found guilty by jury at
jackson, Mimi, Of conspiracy to teach
| disloyalty.
July H-Race riots in Washington, four
| persons killed.
July S-Race riots in Chicago; two
Ss
July 2S-Chicago race war spread; IS in
all were killed and hundreds hurt.
July S0-State troops in action to quell
| Chicago race riots.
July 31-Government relinquished con-
troll Of the telegraph and telephone sys-
| tens.
Aug. l-Congress repealed daylight-sav-
| ing law.
Aug. 6-President Wilson ordered civil
and criminal proceedings against the big
Five" packers.
Aug. S-President Wilson addressed con-
gress on high cost of living.
Aug. 1S-Illinois militia sent to Peoria to
quell strike riots.
Aug. 14-Henry Ford won libel suit
against Chicago Tribune, with nominal
damages.
Aug. 15-President Wilson vetoed the
daylight-saving repeal act
Aug. MISUNDERSTANDING repeal bill
passed over presidents Veto
A. Mitchell Palmer confirmed by senate
as U. s. attorney general
Sept. 2-Bill to make Pershing general
for life passed by congress.
Sept. S-President Wilson started on
speaking tour Of country.
Sept 4-Pershing nominated general and
confirmed by senate
Sept. 5-Secretary of Commerce Redfeld
resigned, effective Oct. 81.
Prohibition enforcement bill passed by
senate.
Sept 6-Charles NJ. Galloway resigned
as federal civil service commissioner, and
attacked Postmaster General Burleson.
Sept. 7-Great fake stock swindle plot
barred by arrests in Chicago.
Five hundred convicts at Pontiac, H.,
revolted and killed guard.
Sept. S-General Pershing landed at
New York and was given great reception
and commissioned general for life,
Sept; 9-Cardinal Mercier of Belgium
landed at New York.
Sept. 12-col. ]. D. Bell, Brooklyn. elect
ed commander-in-chief Of the G. A. r.
Sept. 1S-Thanks of congress given to
General Pershing
Sept. &-President Wilson's trip ended
by his illness.
Sept. 28-Great mob in Omaha lynehed
negro prisoner, fought police, set fire to
courthouse and almost killed Mayor E. p.
Smith.
Sept. 29-Two negroes Iynched by mob
at Montgomery, Ala.
Sept. 80 Brand whitlock made ambas-
sador to Belgium.
Oct. Five white men and eleven ne
groes killed In race war at Elaine Ark,
Oct. liking and queen OF the Belgians
landed in New York.
Oct 20-lnternational trade conference
opened in Atlantic City.
Oct 27-President Wilson vetoed prohi-
bition enforcement bill and house re-
passed it,
Oct 2S-Senate passed prohibition en-
forcement bill over presidents veto and
II became law.
Farmers national congress opened in
Hagerstewn Md.
Oct. 31-Secre' airy OF Commerce Redfleld
retired from the cabinet.
Nov. 4-Republicans won election In
Massachusetts, New York and Kentucky
and Democrats won in New Jersey,
Maryland and Mississippi Vets won In
Ohio.
Nov. Hundreds of Reds arrested by
federal agents all over country
Nov. Ill. w. w. members fred 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. l2-Franklin D'olier elected ma.