Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-12-30

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| new Article X reservation to peacs treaty
| by vote of IS to rs.
United States Supreme court granted
permission to state of New Jersey to In
I sutute original proceedings to test va
ndity of prohibition amendment.
! John Barton Payne retired as chair
man of shipping board and was sworn IN
as secretary of interior.
/ March 1S-United States senate adopted
1 resolution by vote of IS to IS declaring
] for self-determination for Ireland.
House of representatives passed army
/ appropriation bill providing for army OF
! 299,0 600 enlisted men and 1880 officers
! March 19-German peace treaty with
league covenant failed Of ratification IN
| senate.
! March 2O-Truman H. Newberry, junior
! United States senator from Michlga2, aho
IL others convicted by jury at Grand
! Rapids, Mich, of having conspired crlInl-
/ nally in 1918 to violate election laws.
NeWberry fined $4,000 and sentenced TO
Imprisonment for two years.
March 23-Bainbridge Colby sworn In
as secretary of state.
withdrawn by President Wilson, enectlVe
April /.
April 24-Director General OF Railroads
Hines resigned, effective May 10.
april 26-Supreme Court declared the
Reading company and certain Of its sub
Adlaries an illegal combination.
May lS-Socialists nominated Eugene
Debs for president and Seymour Stedman
Tor vice president.
May 1-senate adopted Knox peace
resolution.
May 1S-Secretary of the Interior Payne
made director general Of railroads.
resolution.
May 2EPresident 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
May &-Water power conservation bill
passed by congress.
June Limited States Supreme court de-
eided ratification Of constitutional
amendment is not subject to submission
to popular referendum.
Senate declined to give President au-
thority to accept Armenian mandate.
June president Wilson Vetoed budget
BILL Congress passed bill increasing pay
OF postal employees. 70
Ondersecretary Of State Frank FOLK
resigned.
June 5-Congress adjourned, President
Wilson letting several important meas
ures die without his signature.
June Limited States Supreme court de-
clared valid both the prohibition amend
ment and the Volstead enforcement act.
June S-Republican national convention
opened in Chicago.
June 12-RepubIicans nominated War
rem rem g. Harding OF Ohio for president ana
Calvin Coolidge Of Massachusetts for
vice president.
July 6-Democrats in San Francisco
nominated James M. Cox of Ohio for
President and Franklin D. Roosevelt, as
sistant secretary of the navy, for vice
July iEParley P. Christensen, Salt
Lake City, nominated for president by
Farmer-Labor party in Chicago, after
bolt by committee Of forty-eight and sim
July 20-George White, Marietta. Ohio,
elected chairman Democratic national
July 2i-Prohlbitionists opened national
convention in Lincoln, Neb., and nomi-
mated w. ]. Bryan for president by ae-
July 22-Bryan declining, the Prohibi.
tionists nominated Aaron s, watkins OF
Ohio for president and D. Leigh ColYin |
OF New York for vice president
Senator Harding notified Of nomination |
by Republicans.
July Ex-Governor Coolidge notified OF |
vice presidential nomination
July 31-Interstate commerce commits !
sion authorized freight, passenger and
Pullman rate increase amounting to |
about billion and half annually. /
Aug. 2-Twenty Communist Labor lead |
ers found guilty of seditiOn in Chicago.
Aug. Fatal anti-foreign riots in West /
ILL.,; state troops sent.
Street car strike riots in Denver; sew
Aug. 7-GoYernor Cox formally notified
of his nomination.
Aug. 1S-Increase Of 121h per cent in ex-
press rates authorized by interstate COM 4
Aug. 1S-Tennessee, the last state neces-
sary, ratified woman suffrage amend
ment.
Aug. rehabilitation of suffrage amend
ment proclaimed by Secretary Of State
Sept 1s-Maine went Republican by
81, 600.
Broad streets, New York, laid to Reds;
thirty persons killed and 300 injured.
Sept 21--Three Socialists, reelected to
New York assembly, ousted; two seated,
Sept 2EW. A. Ketcham, indianapolis.
elected commander in chief of G. A r. |
President Wilson declined to abrogate
trade treaties. as asked by congress in
the merchant marine act.
Sept. 29-Col J. W. GalbTaith, Jr., Gin
cinnad, elected national commander Of
the American Legion.
Walter Din Scott elected president Of
university.
Oct THE 1920 population of continent
al United States announced as 1O5, 6S3, 1O8.
Nov. 2-Warren G. Harding and Calvin
Coolidge elected President and vice pres
dent Of United States; Republican land
California voters Endorsed the anti-allen
Nov No : S-rrish mob in Row York at
.acxsd Union League club because Brit-
sh nag was flying.
Dec. -secretarY of State Colby started
N FORMAL NlB1G TO SCUM AMlSE1C&
Dec. 6-Congress began the short seS-
hon.
Dec. 7-Nobel peace prize awarded 70
President Wilson.
President Wilson's message to congress
zrROd independence for the Philipplneal
md q loan to Armenia. /
Dec &C. J. Vopicka resigned as United
states minister to the Balkan states.
Rear Admiral Henry z. Mayo retired.
Dec 13-House passed blll gaspanding
mmigratIon for Il months
House adopted resolution repeating war
lime laws.
Senate adopted resolution for revival
II war finance corporation to aid the
farmers.
Dec 14-Government crop report showed
in values of nearly ave billion
dollars compared with 1919.
Dec. 15-Senate passed bill authorizing
armers' cooperative marketing associa-
ions.
Dec 1s-senate passed bill forbiddlng
strikes on railroads II
Dec 2Q-Permanent merger of four ox-
,ress companies authorized by interstate
commission,
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