The Dolores star., 1921-01-07

permission to state OF New Jersey 70 NJ
stitute original proceedings to test va
lidity OF prohibition Amendment.
John Barton Payne retired as CHAIR
man of shipping board and was sworn IN
as secretary OF interior
March ls-Unlted States senate nuopteu
resolution by vote OF Is TO 30 declaring
for self-determination for Ireland.
House of representatives passed army
appropriation bill providing for army OF
$4,000 enlisted men and 1850 officers
March ls-German peace treaty win
league covenant failed OF ratlhea'ioh ~
senate.
March 2o-Truman II Newberry. Junior
United States senator from Michlsan. ana
10 others convicted by jury at GRAND
Rapids, Mich. OF having conspired criml-
nally In 1918 to violate election laws.
Newberry fined $1,000 and sentenced 10
Imprisonment for two years l.,
March 23-Bainbridge Colby sworn IN
as secretary OF state.
Government control OF bltuminous coa, %
withdrawn by President Wilson. eHec''Se
April 2.-Director General OF Railroads
Hines resigned. effective May 10 a..
April 26-Supreme Court declared u,e
Reading company and certain of Its sso-
salaries an illegal combination. -
May l3-Socialists nominated Eugene
Debs for president and Seymour Stedi"ah
May i5-senate adopted Knox peace
resolution.
May ls-Secretary OF the Interior Payne
made director general OF railroads.
May H-House ADOPTED senate peace
resolution.
May 24-President Wilson asked con-
gress for authority to accept the man
date for Armenia.
investigation OF presidential campaign
expenses begun by the senate.
May 27-President Wilson vetoed Knox
peace resolution. ~
May 2s-water power conservation bill
passed by congress.
June Limited States Supreme court de.
cided ratification of constitutlohai
amendment is not subject to submission
to popular referendum.
Senate declined to give President au-
thority to accept Armenian mandate
June 4-President Wilson vetoed budgt
bill. Congress passed bill increasing pay
Undersecretary 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-
ciared valid both the prohibition amend
ment and the Nolstead enforcement net
June s-Republican national convention
opened In Chicago.
June I2-Republicans nominated War
ren G. Harding of Ohio for president and
Calvin Coolidge Of Massachusetts Tor
vice president.
July 6-Democrats in San. Francisco
nominated James NJ. Cox of Ohio for
President and Franklin d. Roosevelt. as
sistant secretary OF the navy. Tor vice
July ii-Parley +. Christensen, Salt
Farmer-Labor party In Chicago, after
bolt by committee Of forty-eight and SIN
gle takers.
July 2o-George White. Marietta. Ohio.
elected chairman Democratic national
committee.
July 2l-ProhIbitionists opened national
convention in Lincoln. Neb., and nomi-
mated W. J. Bryan for president by ac-
clamation.
July 22-Bryan declining. the Prohibi.
tionlsts 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 3l-lnterstate 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. 5-tatal anti-foreiSn riots in West
Frankfort. Ill; state troops sent
Street car strike riots in Denver. sew
eral persons Killed.
Aug. I-Governor Cox formally notified
of his nomination.
Aug i3-Increase OF l2Ia per cent in ex-
press rates authorized by Interstate COM
Aug. ls-Tennessee. the last state neces-
sary. ratified woman suffrage amend
ment.
Aug. 2s-Ratiacation OF suffrage amend :
ment proclaimed by Secretary of State
Colby.
Sept 3-Maine went Republican by
$1,000.
Sept. l5-Terrinc explosion at Wall and
Broad streets. New York. laid to Reds
thirty persons killed and 800 injured
Sept. 2l-Three Socialists. reelected to
New York assembly, ousted: two seated.
but resigned.
Sept. a-w. A. Ketcham. Indianapolis.
elected commander In chief Of @. A. r.
President Wilson declined to abrogate
trade treaties as asked by congress in
the merchant marine act.
Sept 29-Col. J. w. Galbraith Jr., Gin
cinnau, elected national commander of
the American Legion.
Walter Din Scott elected president of
Northwestern university.
Oct. 7-The 1920 population of continent
tai United states announced as lO5. $50. los.
Nov. 2-Warren G. Harding and Calvin
Coolidge elected President and vice pres
ident of United States, Republican land
slide
California voters indorsed the anti-alien
land law.
Nov. g5-Irish mob In New York at
tackled Union League club because Brit
ish flag was tiying
Dec. s-secretary of State Colby started
formal visit to South America.
Dec. 6-Congress began the short ses-
sion
Dec. 7-Nobel peace prize awarded to
President Wilson'S message to congress
urged Independence for the Philippines
and loan TO Armenia.
Dec. &C. j. Vopicka resigned as United
States minister to the Balkan states.
Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo retired.
Dec. l3-House pissed bill suspendlng
immigration for IA months
House adopted resolution repeating war.
time laws.
Senate adopted resolution for revival
| of war finance corporation to aid the
| farmers.
Dec. H-Government crop report showed
shrinkaye in values of nearly Ave billion
dollars compared with 1919
Dec. l5-Senate passed bill authorizInp q
farmers cooperative marketing associa.
uons.
Dec. ls-Senate passed bill forbidding
strikes railroads.
Dec. 20-Permanent merger of four ex.
| press companies authorized by interstate
commerce commission.
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