The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-01-07

March iS-Unitsd States senate adopse
new Article X reservation to peace treat
By vote OF Sc to 2s
United States Supreme court granite
permission 10 state OF New Jersey TO In
stitute original proceedings 10 test va
ndlty OF prohibition amendment.
Jonn barton Payne retired as chair
man OF shipping board and was sworn 4
as secretary Of interior
March lS-United States senate adopte
| resolution by vote or As to IS declaring
for self-determination for Ireland.
rouse OF representatives passed arm,
APPROPRIATION bill providing iSg army o
zssvo enlisted men and 800 officers.
msrch ls-German peace treaty Will
league covenant failed of ratification II
March a-Triman II Newbe,ry. tunio
united states senator from Michigan, an'
/, 10 others convicted by Jury at Gran,
hapldsI Mich. Of having conspired crimi
naly IN lsS to violate election laws
Newperry fined $4,000 and sentenced 4
Imprisonment for two years
March 2S-Bainbridge Colby sworn II
as secretary Of state
government control Of bituminous Goa
Withdrawn by President Wilson. effectiv'
April !.
April 24-DIrector General OF Railroads
Hines resigned effective May Is.
April 26-Supreme Court declared the
Reading company and certain of its sub
salaries an illegal combination.
May S-socialists nominated Eugene
Deps Tor president and Seymour Stedmas
for vice president
May l6-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 N-President Wilson vetoed Knox
peace resolution.
May 28-Water power conservation bill
passed by congress
June limited States Supreme court de.
cided ratncation of constitutional
amendment Is not subject to submission
to popular referendum.
Senate declined to give President au-
thority to accept Armenian mandate.
June 4-Fresident Wilson vetoed budget
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-
clared valid both the prohibition amend
ment and the Volstead enforcement act.
June s-Republican national convention
June 12-Republicans nominated War
rem g. Harding OF Ohio for president and
Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts for
vice president.
July 6-Democrats in San Francisco
nominated James M. Cox of Ohio for
President and Franklin ID. Roosevelt, as
sistant secretary Of the navy, for vice
July l4-Parley P. Christensen. Salt
Lake City, nominated for president by
Farmer-Labor party In Chicago, after
bolt by committee OF forty-eisht and SIN
July 20-George White, Marietta. Ohio,
elected chairman Democratic national
committee
convention In Lincoln, Neb., and nomi-
mated w. ]. Bryan for president by ac-
clamatfon.
July 22-Bryan declining. the Prohibit
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 31-lnterstate commerce commits
sion authorized freight, passenger and
Pullman rate increase amounting TO
about a billion and a half annually.
Aug 2-Twenty Communist Labor lead
ers found guilty of sedition in Chicago.
Aug. 5-Fatal anti-foreign riots In West
Frankfort, Ill; state troops sent
eral persons killed.
Aug. Ex-Governor Cox formally notified
of his nonlina ton.
Aug. 1s-Inerease OF 12h per cent in ex-
press rates authorized by Interstate COM
merce commission
Aug. 18-Tennessee. the last state neces-
sary, ratified woman suffrage amend
ment
Aug. rehabilitation of suffrage amend
ment proclaimed by Secretary OF State
Colby.
Sept. ls-Maine went Republican by
(, 900.
Sept. 15-Terrific explosion at Wall and
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,
,ut resigned.
Sept 2EW. A. Ketcham, indianapolis.
elected commander in chief of G. A. r.
President Wilson declined to abrogate
rade treaties, as asked by congress In
he merchant marine act.
Sept 2g-Col. ]. w. Galbraith. Jr, Gin
innati, elected national commander of
he American Legion.
Walter Dill Scott elected president of
university.
Oct THE 1920 population of continent
al United States announced as 100, 6S3, los.
coolidge elected President and vice pres
lent OF United States; Republican land
Tide.
California voters Endorsed the anti-alien
Nov. 25-Irish mob in New York at
acked Union League club because Brit
III flag was flying
Dec. 3-Secretary OF State Colby started |
n formal visit to South America.
Dec. 6-Congress began the short ses- |
on
Dec. Nobel peace prize awarded to
resident Wilson.
President Wilson's message to congress
rged independence for the Philippines
nd a loan to Armenia.
Dec. &C. ]. Vopicka resigned as United
Iates minister to the Balkan states.
Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo retired.
Dec. 13-House passed bill suspending
for IA months.
House adopted resolution repeating war
me laws.
Senate adopted resolution for revival
war finance corporation to aid the
rmers.
Dec. 14-Government crop report showed
in values of nearly five billion
liars compared with 1873
Dec. 15-Senate passed bill authorizing
rmers cooperative marketing associa-
ms.
Dec. 16-Senate passed bill forbidding
rikes on railroads.
Dec. 20-Permanent merger of four ex-
ess companies authorized by interstate
mmerce commission.
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