The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-01-07
March ,s-rYn,,.a STATE. \ ..na.. adopted

March 1b-rnited States senate adopted
new Article x reservation to peace treaty
United States, Supreme court g,anted
permission to state OF New Jersey 70 IN.
stitute original proceedings to test va
lidlty of prohibition amendment i'Htl Z
John Barton Payne retired as chair.
man OF shipping board and was sworn IN
az secretary Of interior.
March 49, United States senate adopted
resolution by vote Of As to IS declaring
for self-determinatio for ireland.
House OF representatives passed army
appropriation bill providing for army OF
5000 enlisted men and 800 officers.
league covenant t fsiled Rs Of ratIacsuon in
senate. S4t ~
March 2o-Truman H. Newberry, Junior
United States senator from Michigan. and
others convicted by jury at Grand
Rapids, Mich. OF having ccnspired crimi-
nally in 1918 to violate election laws.
Newberry fined $4,000 and sentenced to
imprisonment for two years.
March 23-Bainbridge Colby sworn IN
as secretary of Btate.
Government control of bituminous coal
withdrawn by President Wilson, enecuVe
April 24--Direetor General OF Railroads
Hines resigned effective May 10
:, april 26--Supreme Court declared tne
Reading company and certain of its SUD
salaries an Illegal combination.
May 1S-Socialists nominated Eugene
Debs' for president and Seymour Stedman
Tor vice president.
May l5-Senate adopted Knox peace
May ls-secretary of the Interior Payne
made director general of railroads.
May a-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.
/ y{-Prpgidpnt WILSON
/ peace resolution.
! May 2S-Water power conservation bill
= 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-
thority to accept Armenian mandate.
| June 4-President Wilson vetoed budget
bill. Congress passed bill increasing pay
undersecretary Of state Frank Polk
June 5-Congress adjourned, President
| Wilson letting several important meas
ures die without his signature.
June Limited States Supreme court de-
Glazed valid both the prohibition amepd-
ment and the Voletead enforcement act
June s-Republican national convention
June i2-Repubiicans nominated War
rem G. Harding OF Ohio for president and
Calvin Coolidge OF Massachusetts Tor
! vice president ESty.
July 6-Democrats in San francisco
nominated James NJ. Cox of Ohio for
| President and Franklin d. Roosevelt as
sistant secretary of the navy, for vice
July it-Parley r. Christensen. Salt
Lake City. nominated for president by
= Farmer-Labor party In Chicago, after
bolt by committee OF forty-eight and sin
July 2c--George White. Marietta. Ohio.
elected chairman Democratic national
July ai~ProhIbitionIsts opened national
convention in Lincoln, Neb., and nomi-
mated w. J. Bryan for president by &C
| clamation. .
July 22-Bryan declining. the Prohibit
ticnists nominated Aaron s.. 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 a1-interstate commerce commits
! sion authorized freight, passenger and
Pullman , rate Increase am 0,a,,ss 70
| Aug. Twenty Communist Labor Lead
ers found guilty OF sedition In Chicago.
Aug. s-Fafal anti-foreign riots In West
| Frankfort, III; state troops sent.
Street car strike riots III Denver; sew
eral persons killed. u
Aug. 7-Governor Cox formally notified
| OF his nomination.
press rates authorized by Interstate COM
| merce commission.
Aug ls-Tennessee. the last state neces-
sary, ratified woman suffrage amend
Aug. Rehabilitation of suffrage amend
ment proclaimed by Secretary of State
Sept. ls-Maine went Republican by
Sept. 1s-Terrifc explosion at Wall and
Broad streets, New. York, laid TO Reds;
thirty persons killed and 900 injured
Sept. 21--Three Socialists, reelected to
New York assembly, ousted; two seated,
but resigned
sept 24-W. A. Ketcham, Indianapolis,
elected commander in chief Of G. A. r.
President Wilson declined to abrogats
+ trade treaties. as asked by congress In
the merchant marine act:
Sept. 2s-Col. J. w. Galbraith. Jr., Gin
cinnau, elected national commander Of
the American Legion.
Walter Dill Scott elected president of
Northwestern university, ~
Oct. 1.-THE 1920 population of continen-
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
California voters Endorsed the anti-allen
Nov. S-Irish mob in New York at
tackled Union League club because Brit
ish flag was flying.
Dec a-secretary Of State Colby started
on 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
and a loan to Armenia.
Dec &c. ]. Vopicka resigned as United
States minister to the Balkan states.
Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo retired. 1
Dec l3-House passed bill suspending
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. 14--Government crop report showed
shrinkage in values OF nearly five billion
dollars compared with 1918.
Dec 15-Senhte passed bill authorizing
farmers cooperative marketing associa-
tons
Dec. ls-Senate passed bill forbddlng
strikes on railroads.
Dec 20-Permanent merger OF four ex-
press companies authorized by interstate
Commerce commission.
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