The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-01-05

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hdlty of prohibition 4nlGuu!!ient
John Barton Payne retired as cEal
man of shipping lizard and was swor" IA
as secretary OF n.er.or
March ls-Unted States senate adopted
resolution by vote of 45 to IS de- iarlns
Tor self determination for Ireland
House of representatives passed army
appropriation bill providing for army OF
2sy 800 enlisted men and 1880 officers
March lS-German peace treaty VITA
league covenant failed of ratiicauon IN
senate
March 2o--Truman Fl, Newberry. junior
United States senator from Michigan, and
IL others convicted by jury at Crane
RAPIDS, Mich, of having conspired crlml-
naIly In 1918 TO rio.ate election laws
Newberry fined $40 40 and sentenced to
Imprisonment for TWO years.
March 23-Bainbrdge Loiby sworn III
as secretary of state
Government control OF bitum'nous coal
Withdrawn by President Wilson. euectlVe
April l.
April 24-Directur General OF Railroad !
Hines resigned, effective May 10.
April 2o-eupreme Courl declared the
Reading company and certain OF its SUD-
sldiarles an illegal combination:
"iay l3-SociaNsts nomlna ed nuseNe
Deps for president and Seymour S'euhAA
for vice president.
May 5--senate adopted Knox peace
resolution.
May lS-Secretary OF the Interior Payne
made director general OF railroads.
May 2l-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 2S-Water power conservation bill
passed by congress.
June Limited States Supreme court de,
cided ratification of constitutional
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 budget
bill. Congress passed bill increasing pay
OF postal employees.
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
opened in Chicago.
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 D. Roosevelt. as
sistant secretary of the navy, for vice
president.
July 14-Parley F. Christensen, Salt
Lake City, nominated for president by
Farmer-Labor party in Chicago. after
bolt by committee of forty-eight and Sin
July 2O-George White, Marietta, Ohio,
elected chairman Democratic national
committee.
July 2l-Prohibitionists opened national
convention in Lincoln, Neb., and nomi-
July 2-Bryan declining, the Prohibi-
tionists nominated Aaron 8. Watkins OF
Ohio for president and D. 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-Interstate commerce commits
sion authorized freight, passenger and
about billion and half annually.
Aug 2-Twenty Communist Labor lead
ers found guilty of sedition In Chicago.
Aug 5-Fatal anti-foreign riots In West
Frankfort, H.; state troops sent.
Street car strike riots In Denver; sew
eral persons killed.
Aug. 7-Governor Cox formally notified
of his nomination.
Aug l3-Increase Of IN per cent in ex-
press rates authorized by interstate COM
Aug. 1S-Tennessee, the last state neces-
sary, ratified woman suffrage amend
ment.
Aug. rehabilitation Of suffrage amend
ment proclaimed by Secretary of State
Sept. ls-Maine went Republican by
Sept 16-Terrifc explosion at Wall and
Broad streets, New York. laid to- Reds
thirty persons killed and 300 injured.
New York assembly. ousted: two seated,
but resigned.
Sept, Nv. A. Ketcham, Indianapolis.
elected commander In chief Of g. A. r.
President Wilson declined to abrogate
trade treaties, as asked by congress In
the merchant marine act
Sept. 29-Col. ]. w. Galbraith, Jr., Gin
cinnau, elected national commander of
the American Legion.
Walter Dill Scott elected president of
university.
Oct 1.-THE 1920 population of continent
.al United States announced as 16, 683, lOS
Nov. 2-Warren g. Harding and Calvin
Coolidge elected President and vice pres
dent Of United States: Republican land
slide.
California voters indorsed the anti-alien
Nov. I-Irish mob in New York at
lacked Union League club because Brit
sh flag was flying.
Dec. 3-Secretary Of State Colby started
IN formal visit to South America.
Dec. 6-Congress began the short SEES
sion.
Dec. 7-Nobel peace prize awarded to
President Wilson.
President Wilson's message to congress
Urged independence for the Philippines
Ind loan to Armenia.
Dec. &C. ]. Vopicka resigned az United
States minister to the Balkan states.
Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo retired.
Dec 13-House passed bill suspendine
for "A months.
House adopted resolution repeating war
line laws.
Senate adopted resolution for revival
II war finance corporation to aid the
armers.
Dec 14-Government crop report showed
Ihrinkage in values of nearly five billion
lollars compared with 1919.
Dec. 16-Senate passed bill authorizing
armers' cooperative marketing associa-
IONS
trikes on railroads.
Dec. N-Permanent merger Of four ex-
,ress companies authorized by Interstate
commerce commission.
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