The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-30
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June 22-Charles G. Dawes made direc-I
tor of federal budget.
June A-Secretary of the Navy DENLY
publicly reprimanded Admiral Sims for
mdlscreet utterances in London speech. !
G. B. Warren of Detroit appointed am
bassador to Japan and w. NJ. Collier Of
Washington ambassador to Chile.
June N-1ouse passed supplementary
prohibition law barring medicinal beer
and wine.
June S0-William Howard Taft made
chief justice Of Supreme court of U. S.
House adopted modified resolution de-
claring war with Germany ended.
July 1-Senate adopted peace resolution.
July 2-President Harding signed the
peace resolution.
July 5-Senator J. o. WoIcott of Della
ware resigned to become chancellor Of
state.
July 7-Gen. T. Coleman Du Pont ap-
pointed senator from Delaware.
July 15-Senate shelyed soldier bonus
bill indefinitely at Presidents request.
July 20-Senate passed the Sweet bill
for soldiers relief bureau.
Gov Small and Lieut.. Gov. Sterling of
Illinois indicted on charges of fraud and
embezzlement of state funds.
July 2l-House passed the tariff bill.
Aug. ESenate passed agricultural cred
it's bill.
Aug. S-senate passed bill prohibiting
medical beer and otherwise amending the,
Volstead act.
Aug. 9-Sweet soldier relief bill signed
by President and Col. C. r. Forbes made'
director of the veterans bureau.
Bill for federal regulation of boards of
trade passed by senate.
Aug. 2O-Tax revision bill passed by
house.
Aug. 22-Senate passed railroad admins
tration bill.
Aug. 24-Congress recessed until Sept.
q after passing $4S, 100000 shipping board
deficiency bill and the billion-dollar farm
exports credit bill, and extending the
dye embargo to Jan. l. 1922.
Aug. 30-President Harding issued proc
lamation ordering bands of West Virginia
miners to cease inSurrectionary move
ments and dispense.
Sept. Irregular army troops sent into
the West Virginia mine region. -, :.
Gen. Leonard Wood accepted post of
governor general of Philippines.
Sept. 3-West Virginia insurgents sur,
Sept. 9-President Harding appointed
Charles E. Hughes, Henry Cabot Lodge,
Elihu Root and Oscar w. Underwood to
represent U. s. in conference on limita-
ton of ornaments and Far East ques-
tons.
Sept. 2O-Eolm o. Bursum elected U. S.
senator from New Mexico.
Sept. H-Congress reeonvened and Pres
Germany, Austria and Hungary.
j.. C.; Grew nominated minister to-
Switzerland, and DR.. J. D. Prince of New
Sept. 6-Conference on unemployment
opened in Washington.
Sept. 27-Fifty-fifth annual encampment
G; A. R: opened in Indianapolis.
Sept. 29-Lewis S. Pitcher of Brooklyn
elected commander-in-chiefo of G. A. r.
Sept. 30-Shipping board and Emergency
Fleet corporation separated.
Oct. 3-John Barton Payne appointed
chairman of American Red Cross.
William H. Taft sworn in as chief just
ice of Supreme court.
Oct. president Harding appointed the
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John Glover South of Kentucky; to Mic,
aragua, John E. Ramer of Colorado; to
Venezuela, Willis 0. Cook of South Da-
kota; to Guatemala, Roy Davis Of Mis-
of New York; to Bulgaria, Charles s.
Wilson of Maine; to Finland, Charles L.
'Kagey of Kansas, and to Siam, Edward
E. Brodie of Oregon.
Oct. 6-Lauritz S. Swenson of Minnesota
appointed minister to Sweden.
Oct. 10-Senate passed Borah bill eX-
empting American coastwise shipping
from payment of Panama canal tolls.
Oct. 15-Leonard Wood inaugurated gov
ernor general of Philippines.
Oct. Ex-Governor Frazier and other
Nonpartisan league state officials of North
Dakota ousted by recall election.
Oct. S1-American Legion convention
opened in Kansas City.
Nov. 1-CordelI Hull of Tennessee
elected chairman Of Democratic national
Nov. 2-Lieut. Col. Hanford MacNider
of Mason City, Ia, elected national COM
mander of American Legion.
Nov. 5-Soldier bonus bill defeated in
senate.
Nov. TAX Revision bill passed by
senate.
Nov S-John F. Hylan reelected may
or of New York. E. Lee Trinkle elected
governor of Virginia. Democrats won in
Kentucky.
Senate extended emergency tariff act
indefinitely.
Nov 9-America's unknown dead soldier
reached Washington and lay in state be-
meath the dome of the capitol.
]. w. Riddle of Connecticut appointed
ambassador to Argentina.
Nov 11-Americas Unknown Soldier
buried at Arlington on Armistice day.
Nov. 1S-Senate adopted conference re-
port on anti-beer bill.
Nov. 19-House passed the maternity
Nov. N-House adopted conference re-
port of tax bill.
Nov, 22-Porto Rico asked the removal
of Governor e. Mont Reilly as 'incom-
petent and prejudiced."
Nov. 23-Tax and anti-beer bills were
enacted into law and special session of
congress ended
Nov. 29-Wood-F Forbes. commission re-;
ported against immediate independence
for the Philippines and recommended
strengthening hand of American govern
ment there.
Dec 5-Congress met in regular session.
President Harding submitted to con-
gress the first national budget, for gov
eminent expenses of 1929 showing reduc-
ton of half billion.
Dec 6-President Harding in message
suggested labor court to end strikes, de-
Velopment of cooperative marketing
among farmers, decentralization of indus
try modification of the American Valua-
ton scheme in tariff bill, and ether rem
edial measures.
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