, 1921-01-06

permission to state of New Jersey to In
lidity 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
resolution by vote of As to 3S declaring
Tor self-determination for Ireland,
House OF representatives passed army
appropriation bill providing for army or
2ssoO Q enlisted men and 1880 officers
March 1s-German peace treaty WIN
senate.
March 2o-Truman H. Newberry, Junior
United States senator from Michigan, and
10 others convicted by jury at Grand
RAPIDS, Mich, of having conspired criml-
naily In 1918 to violate election laws.
imprisonment for two years.
March 23-Bainbridge Colby sworn IN
as secretary of state.
Government control of bituminous coal
withdrawn by President Wilson. effective
April /.
April 24-Director General of Railroads
Hines resigned. effective May 10.
april 2~6-Supreme Court declared the
Reading mpa and certain of Its SUD-
salaries an illegal combination:
May 13-Socialists nominated eugene
Debs for president and Seymour Stedmah
for vice president .a..
May lS-Secretary of the Interior Payne
made director general of railroads.
May ADOPTED senate peace
May 24-President Wilson asked con-
gress for authority to accept the man
Investigation of presidential campaign
expenses begun by the senate.
May 27-President Wilson vetoed Knox
May. 2s-water power conservation oil
passed by congress.
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-
June EPresident Wilson vetoed budget
bill. Congress passed bill increasing pay
Uhdersecretary 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-
clared valid both the prohibition amend
June s~-Republican national convention
opened in Chicago.
June 12-Republicans nominated War
Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, for
vice president.
nominated James M. Cox of Ohio for
President and rankli d. Roosevelt. as
sistant secretary of the navy. for vice
July i4-Parley r. Christensen. Salt
Lake City, nominated for president by
Farmer-Labor party in Chicago, after
49, W u 49, eAeH
July @-George White. Marietta. Ohio,
elected chairman Democratic national
July Zl-Prohibitionists opened national
convention In Lincoln, Neb., and nomi-
mated w. j. Bryan for president by ac-
July 22-Bryan declining. the Prohibit
tionists nominated Aaron g. Watkins OF
Ohio for president and ID. Leigh Colvin
of New York for vice president.
Senator Harding notified of nomination
by Republicans.
July Ex-Governor Coolidge notified of
vice presidential nomination.
July sl-Interstate commerce commits,
sion authorized freight. passenger and
about a billion and a half annually.
Aug. 2-Twenty Communist Labor lead
ers found guilty Of sedition In chicago.
Frankfort, ILL.,: state troops sent.
Street car strike riots in Denver; sew
Aug. 7-Governor Cox formally nouhe
OF his nomination.
Aug. 1s-Increase of 121 per cent in ex-
press rates authorized by interstate com
Aug. Is-Tennessee the last state neces-
sary, ratified woman suffrage amend
Aug. Rehabilitation of suffrage amend
ment proclaimed by Secretary Of State
Sept. l3-Maine went Republican by
Sept. 1s-Terrinc explosion at Wall and
brOad streets, new IoTks iAl0 10 fttuhs
thirty persons killed and 800 injured.
Sept. 21-Three Socialists. reelected to
New York assembly. ousted; two seated.
Sept. 2t-W. A. Ketcham. indianapolis,
elected commander in chief of @. A. r.
President Wilson declined to abrogate
the merchant marine act.
Sept. 2s-coi. J. w. 0aibraith. Jr.. Gin
cinnat. elected national commander Of
Walter Din Scott elected president of
Northwestern university.
Oct The 1890 population OF e%ontinen-
Nov. 2-Warren q. Harding and Calvin
Coolidge elected President and vice pres
ident of United States; Republican land
slide.
California voters Endorsed the anti-alien
Nov. 3-rrish mob in New York at
tackled Union League club because Brit
Dec. 5-secretary of State Colby started
on formal visit to South America.
Dec. SCongress began the short SEES
sion.
Dec. 7-Nobel peace prize awarded to
President Wilson'S message to congress
urged independence for the Philippines
and a loan TO Armenia.
States minister TO the Balkan states.
Rear Admiral Henry 7. Mayo retired.
Dec. 1s-House passed bill s~uspending
House adopted resolution repeating war
time laws.
Senate adopted resolution for revival
of war nance corporation TO aid the
farmers.
Dec. 14-Government crop report showed
shrinkage in values of nearly Ave billion
dollars compared with 1918.
Dec. 15-Senate passed bill authorizing
farmers cooperative marketing associa-
tons.
Dec. is-senate passed bill forbidding
strikes on railroads.
Dec. 20-PermRnent merger of four ex-
press companies authorized by interstate
commerce commission.
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