The Idaho recorder., 1921-01-07

United States supreme court granted
permission To state OF New Jersey TO m
sutnte original proceedings TO test va
hdlty OF prohibition amendment
John Barton Payne retired as chair
man OF shipping board and was sworn In
as secretary OF interior.
MarCh B-United States senate adopted
RESOLUTION by vote OF Is to ~ declaring
Tor self determination for Ireland.
house OF representatives passed army
appropriation ball providing for army OF
20 w enlisted men and II 80 offtcefs
March H-German peace treaty With
league covenant failed OF ratification In
senate
March e-Truman H. Newberry. Junior
United States senator from Michigan. and
10 others convicted by jury AT Grand
RAPIDS, Mich. of having eonspired criini-
naly In 1918 TO violate election laws
Newoerry fined $1,000 and sentenced TO
imprisonment for two yeara
March 29-Bainbridge Colby sworn IN
as secretary OF state.
April l.
April 2+-Direetor General OF Railroads
Hines resigned. effective May 10
April 2S-supreme Court declared the
reading company and certain OF its SUD
sid!aries an illegal combination.
May is-Socialists nominated Eugene
Debs for president and Seymour stedmah
Tor vice president
May B-Sena,s adopted Knox peace
Resolution.
made director general Of railroads
May 2i-house adopted senate peace
resolution.
May s4-Prssident Wilson asked con-
date for Armenia
Investigation OF presidential campaign
expenses begun by the senate
peace resolution.
May, ss-water power conservation eii'
passed by congress.
June limited states supreme court DE,
ctded ratification OF constitutional
amendment Is not subject to submission
to popular referendum.
Senate declined 10 give President au-
thority to accept Armenian mandate
June <-President Wilson vetoed budget
bin Congress passed bill increasing pay
of postal employees.
Undersecretary OF state frank FOLK
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 Voistead enforcement act
June S-Repubiican national convention
opened In Chicago.
June la-Repubiicans nominated War
rem q. Harding of Ohio for president and
Calvin Coolidge OF Massachusetts for
vice president.
July e--Democrats In san Francisco
nominated James NJ. Cox or ohio for
President and Franklin ID. Roosevelt. as
sistant secretary Of the navy. for vice
president.
July lt-Parley +. Christensen. Salt
Lake City, nominated for president by
Farmer-Labor party In Chicago, after
bolt by COMMITTEES Of forty-eight and sin
July ao-George White, Marietta. Ohio.
elected chairman Democratic national
committee.
convention In Lincoln. Neb., and nomi-
mated w. J. Bryan for president BY ae-
clamation.
July 22-Bryan declining, the Prohibit.
Ohio for president and ID. Leigh colsin
of New York for vice president
Senator Harding notified OF nomination
by Republicans
July T-Governor Coolidge notified OF
vice presidential nomination.
July N-interstate commerce commits
sion authorised freight, passenger and
Pullman rate increase amounting to
about a billion and a half annually.
Aug. 2-Twenty Communist Labor lead
srs found guilty of sedition In Chicago.
Aug. b-F'atai anti-foreign riots In West
Frankfort. Ill. state troops sent,
Street car strike riots In Denver. sew
sral persons killed
Aug. 7-Governor Coz formally notified
Aug is-Incresss Of Izts per cent tn ex-
press rates authorized by interstate com
msrce commission.
Aug. Is-Tennessee. the last state neres-
ment
Aug. ss-Ratincation of suffrage amend.
ment proclaimed by Secretary of state
Colby.
sept. is-Mains wen, Republican by
q, 200
Sept. ls-rerrinc explosion at Wall and
thirty persons killed and 300 injured.
Sept 2i-Thres Socialists, reelected to
New York Assembly. ousted. two seated.
sept. N-W. A. Ke,cham. indianapolis.
elected commander In chief Of q. A. H.
President Wilson declined TO abrosate
trade treaties. as asked by congress In
the merchant marine act.
Sept. 2s-coi. J. W. Gaibraith. Jr.. cin-
cinnau. elected national commander of
the American Legion.
Walter Dill Scott elected president OF
Northwestern university
Oct THE 1890 popularon OF continent
tai United States announced ss iM,esa. iDs
Nov. 7-Warren q Harding and Calvin
Coolidge elected Presiden; and vice pres
ident of United States. Republican land
slide
California voters indorsed the anti-aiisn
Nov. a-irish mob In New York at
tackled Union League club because Brit
ish flag was nying.
Dec 3-secretary OF State Colby started
on formal visit to South America.
Dec. S-CongreAs began the short SEES
sion
Dec. 7-Hebei peace prize awarded to
President wilson
President Wilson'S message 10 congress
urged independence for the Philippines
and a loan TO Armenia
Dec. &C. J. yopcka resigned as United
States minister TO the Balkan states
Rear Admiral Henry r. Mayo retired
Dec. i3-House passed bin suapending
immigration for IL months
House adopted resolution repeating war
time laws
senate adopted resolution for revival
OF war finance corporation TO aid the
farmers
Dec i+-Govsrumen, crop report showed
shrinksge IN values of nearly Ave billion
dollars compared with 1913
Dec. B-Sena,e passed bill authorizing
farmers cooperative marketing as=octa-
tons
Dec is-senate passed bill forbisfing
strikes on railroads
Dec. ae-Psrmanent merger Of four ex-
press companies authorized by intsrsiate
commerce commission
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