The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1921-01-01

United States Supreme court granted
stltute original proceedings to test va
ldity OF prohibition amendment
John Barton Payne retired as chair
man OF shipping board and was sworn IN
March 1s-United states senate adopted
resolution by vote OF 10 70 IS declaring
for self-determinatlon for Ireland.
House OF representatives passed army
appropriation bill providing Tor army Oh
299 900 enlisted men and 1850 officers.
league covenant failed OF ratiheStion in
senate.
March 2O-Truman H. Newberry. junior
United States senator from Michigan, ana
l6 others convicted by jury at GRAND
Rapids, Mich, OF having conspired criinl-
naliy In 1915 to violate election la laws Is
imprisonment for two years: a.
March 23-Bainbridge Colby sworn IN
Government q control OF bitumlnous coal
withdrawn by President Wilson. enecuVe
April /.
April A-Director General of Railroads
Hines resigned. effective May Is. ,s.
April 2s-supreme- Court declared me
Reading company and certain OF its 'u'
salaries an Illegal combination: r,..,.
May l3-sociallsts nominated Eugene
Debs for president and Seymour steoinAi
May BcSenate adopted Knox peace
May is-secretary of the Interior Payne
made director general OF railroaas. n.ac.
May sGPresident Wilson asked con-
Eress for authority to accept the inA1i-
investigation OF presidential campaign
expenses begun by the senate
May H-President Wilson Ve'osu H"0N
peace resolution. Au,
May 2s-water power conservation bill
passed by congress- A..
cided ratification Of constituuonai
amendment is not subject to supmissioh
to popular referendum
Senate declined to give PRESIDENT hu-
thority to accept Armenian mandAte.
June 4-President Wilson vetoed budget
bill. Congress passed bill increasing pAS
fundamentally Of State Frank Polk
resigned.
June 5-Congress adjourned. President
Wilson letting several important meas
ures die without his signature.
June Limited states supreme court de-
ment and the Volstead enforcement act.
June s-Republican national convention
opened In Chicago. uar-
rem q. Harding OF Ohio for president and
Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts LOT
July NDemocrats In San. Francisco
nominated James NJ Cox of ONO TOT
President and Franklin d. Roosevelt as
sistant secretary Of the navy. TOT vice
July itParley Z. Christensen. Salt
Lake City. nominated for presloeho ,er
II
bolt by committee of forty-elsht ana Bin
July So"George White. Marietta, Ohio;
elected chairman Democratic nauohal
July 2f~Prohibitionists opened national
convention in Lincoln. Neo.; ana noini-
mated W. ]. Bryan for president by ac-
clamation. -,
July 22-Bryan declining. the Prohibit
tionists nominated Aaron 8. watkins OF
Ohio for president and d. Leigh Colvin
of New York for vice president
Senator Harding notified of nomination
July 27-Governor Coolidge notified of
vice presidential nomination.
July 31-Interstate commerce commits.
sion authorized freight, passenger ana
Pullman rate increase amounting 10
about billion and a half annually.
ers found guilty OF sedltion In Chicago.
Aug. 5-Fatal anti-foreign riots In west
Frankfort. ILL.,; state troops sent.
Street car strike riots in Denver; sew
Aug. 7~Governor Cox formally notified
Aug isMIncrease of l2h per cent In ex-
press rates authorized by Interstate COM
merce commission.
Aug. 1S-Tennessee. the last state neces-
sary. ratified woman suffrage amend
Aug. 2s-Ratincation of suffrage amend
ment proclaimed by Secretary or state
Sept. Is-Maine went Republican by
Broad streets, New York. laid to Reds:
thirty persons killed and 800 injured
Sept. 21-Three Socialists, reelected 10
New York assembly. busted; two seated.
Sent sGW. A. Ketcham. indianapolis.
elected COMMANDER In chief Of Q; A; 4;
trade treaties. as asked by congress In
the merchant marine act w.
sent 29-Col j. w. Galbraith. Jr.. Gin
cinnati elected national commander of
the American Legion.
Walter Dill Scott elected president OF
Northwestern university.
Oct THE 1920 population OF continen-
tai United States announced as lOo. 6S3, los
Nov 2-Warren e; Harding ana nd. calvin alvin
ident OF United States; Republican land
slide
Nov 5-Irlsh mob in New York at
tackled Union League club because Brit
''i Dec srsecretary of State Colby started
on formal visit to South America.
Dec 6-Congress began the short ses-
sion
Dec. 7-Nobel peace prize awarded to
President Wilson.
President Wilson'S message to congress
urged Independence for the Philippines
Dec. &C. ]. Vopicka resigned as United
Rear ADMIRAL Henry T. Mayo retired.
Dec 13-House passed bill suspending
immigration for II months.
House adopted resolution repeating war
time laws.
Senate adopted resolution for revival
of war finance corporation to aid the
farmers.
Dec. I4-Government crop report showed
shrinkage in values of nearly five billion
dollars compared with 1913.
Dec 15-Senate passed bill authorizing
farmers cooperative marketing associa-
tons.
Dec. 16-Senate passed bill forbidding
strikes on railroads.
Dec 20-Permanent merger of four ex-
press companies authorized by interstate
commerce commission.