Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-01-06
DOMESTIC

June 1-United States Supreme court e,,,,ad de-
amendment is not subject to supHiissio''
to popular referendum. . ,
Senate declined to give President au
thority to accept Armenian manddai Midget
bill. Congress passed bill increasing pa
of postal employees ,. Dali
Undersecretary of state frahh VI"
June 5-Congress adjourned, Preslhei.'
Wilson letting several important n'eaS
ures die without his signature. ., ao
June Limited States Supreme court ag
clared valid both the prohibition a!henu
ment and the Volstead enforcement t &C.
June S-Republican national conVeh'ioh
June l2-Repubhcans nominated war,
rem c. Harding of Ohio for presloen. an AZ.
Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts lot
July S-Democrats in San Fr Crane SEQ
nominated James NJ. Cox of ONO Iof
President and Franklin d. Roosevelt as
sistant secretary of the navy LOT V''o
july n-Parley F.. Christensen, salt
Lake City. nominated for president ,, py
Farmer-Labor party in chicago, alte'
bolt by committee of forty-eight and sin
July 20-George White, Marietta. OHIO
elected chairman Democratic Hai'o''a'
July 2i-Prohibitionsts opened national
convention in Lincoln. Neb, ana iloh'i-
mated w. J. Bryan for president oS a'-
July 2S-6ryan declining, the Prohihi,
tionists nominated Aaron s. Watkins OF
Ohio for president and d. Leigh GOWN
of New York for vice president
Senator Harding notified of nomination
by Republicans.
July Ex-Governor Coolidge notined OF
vice presidential nomination.
July 31-Interstate commerce commls,
sion authorized freight, passenger anu
Pullman rate increase amounting 10
L. md hnlf
Aug. 2-Twenty Communist Labor lead
ers found guilty of sedtion in Chicago.
Aug. 5-Fatal anti foreign riots IN west
Frankfort, ILL.,; state troops sent.
Street car strike riots in Denver; sew
eral persons killed.
Aug. Ex-Governor Cox formally notified
Aug. l3-Increase Of l2k per cent in eX-
press rates authorized by interstate COM
merce commission
Aug. lS-Tennessee. the last state neces-
sary, ratified woman suffrage amend
ment.
Aug. Rehabilitation of suffrage amend.
ment proclaimed by Secretary OF Stale
Colby.
Sept. ls-Maine went Republican by
5000.
Sept. 15-Terrific 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.
SEPT 24-W. A. Ketcham. indianapolis.
elected commander in chief of c. 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
cinnat elected rational commander of
the American Legion
Walter Dill Scott elected president of
Northwestern university.
Oct. THE 1920 population of coniinea-
tai United states announced as lv',nM. lvS
Nov 2-Warren G. Harding and Caivin
Coolidge elected President and vice pres
ident OF United States: Republican land
slide
California voters indorsed the anti-alien
Nov. 2-Irish mob in new York at
tackled Union League club because Brit
ish flag was flying
Dec. 3-Secretary of State Colby started
on formal visit to South America.
Dec. 6-CongreSs began the short seS-
sion
Dec. Nobel peace prize awarded to
President Wilson.
President Wilson's message to congress
urged independence for the Philippines
and 4 loan TO Armenia.
Dec. &C. J. Vopicka resigned as United
States minister to the Balkan states
Rear Admiral Henry r. Mayo retired.
Dec. l3-House passed bill suspendn2
immigration for IA months.
House adopted resolution repeating war
time laws.
Senate adopted resolution for revival
of war finance corporation to aid the
Dec. 14-Government crop report showed
shrinkage in values of nearly five billion
dollars compared with 1919.
Dec. l5-Senate passed bill authorizing
farmers cooperative marketing associa-
tons.
Dec l6-Senate passed bill forbIdding
strikes on railroads.
Dec 20-Permanent merger of four eX.
press companies authorized by interatatr
commerce commission.