New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-07

related to meat packing.
Feb. 2sIOklahoma ratified suffrage
amendment
March 1-Federal Judge Geiger in Mil
waukee upheld Wisconsin's "a per cent
New Jersey legislature passed law legal
izing Se per cent beverages.
United States Supreme court decided
United States Steel corporation is not an
illegal combination.
Railroads returned to owners.
Sir Auckland Geddes accepted as Brit
ish ambassador TO United States.
President Wilson let IL be known he
would not be candidate for reelection.
March lowest Virginia assembly rat
fled suffrage amendment.
United States submarine H-1 wrecked
near Magdalena bay. 1t. Commander J..
r.. Webb and three Of crew lost.
March l5-United States senate adopted
by vote of Sc to 26.
United States Supreme court granted
permission TO state Of New Jersey to in
stitute original proceedings to test va
lldlty of prohibition amendment.
John Barton Payne retired as chair
man OF shipping board and was sworn In
as secretary Of interior.
March lS-United States senate adopted
resolution by vote OF A to IS declaring
Tor self-determination for Ireland.
House of representatives passed army
appropriation bill providing for army OF
5000 enlisted men and 1850 officers.
March l9-German peace treaty with
league covenant failed of ratification In
senate.
March 3-Truman II. Newberry. Junior
United States senator from Michigan. and
ls others convicted by jury at Grand
RAPIDS, Mich. of having c~onspired crimi-
nally In 1918 to violate election laws.
Newberry fined $4,000 and sentenced to
imprisonment for two year,.
March 23-BainbridGe Colby sworn In
as secretary of state.
Government control of bituminous coal
Withdrawn by President Wilson. effective
March 27-Federal grand jury at Indi:
annapolis indicted lS coal operators and
miners on charges of conspiracy in CEN
tral bituminous district to limit produe-
tlon and maintain excessive prices
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 l3-Socialists nominated Eugene
Debs for president and Seymour Stedman
May b~senste 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
udte Tor Armenia.
investigation OF presidential campaign
expenses begun by the senate.
May G-President Wilson vetoed Knox
peace resolution.
May, 2s-water power conservation bill
passed by congress.
June United 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
resigned.
June 5-Congress adjourned. President
Wilson letting several important meas
ures die without his signature.
June United States Supreme court de-
clared valid both the prohibition amend
ment and the Volstesd enforcement act.
June s-Republican national convention
June ~I2-Republicans nominated War
rem q. Harding OF Ohio for president and
Calvin Coolidge OF Massachusetts for
July democrats. in San Francisco
nominated James NJ. Cox OF Ohio for
President and Franklin ID. Roosevelt. as
sistant secretary OF the navy. for Vice
July s-Dr. Lynn Harold Hough re-
signed as president OF Northwestern Uni
versity at Evanston, III.
July lf-fhllty A.. tuflhltHhfu, odiA
Lake City. nominated for president by
Farmer-Lsbor party in Chicago. after
bolt by COMMITTEES Of forty-eight and sin
July soNGeorge white. Marietta. Ohio,
elected chairman Democratic national
committee.
July 2i-Prohibitionlsts opened national
convention In Lincoln, Neb., and nomi-
mated w. j. Bryan for president by ae-
July 22-Bryan declining. the Prohlbi-
tionists nominated Aaron S. Watkins OF
Ohio for president and ID. Leigh Colvin
OF New York for vice president.
Senator Harding notified OF nomination
by Republicans.
July 27-Governor Coolidge notified OF
vice presidential nomination.
July '3l-Interstate commits
sion authorized freight, passenger ana
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.
Street car strike riots in Denver; sew
Aug. 7-Governor Cox formally notified
OF his nomination.
Aug. lS-Increase OF 1871 per cent In ex-
press rates authorized by Interstate com
merce commission.
Aug. l~s-rennessee the last state neces-
sary. ratified woman suffrage amend
Aug. 26-Ratlhcatlon Of suffrage amend
ment proclaimed by Secretary OF State
Colby.
Sept. s-Big farm machinery manufac-
turers called violators Of trust laws by
federal trade commission.
Sept. l3-Maine went Republican by
Sept. I5-Terrihc 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,
but resigned.
sept 24-W. A. Ketcham, Indianapolis,
elected commander In chief OF q. A. r..
President Wilson declined to abrogate
trade treaties, as asked by congress In
the merchant marine act.
Sept. 29-Col. J. w, Galbraith. Jr:, Gin
cinnati, elected national commander OF
the American Legion.
Walter DIN Scott elected president OF
Northwestern university.
Oct. THE 1920 population OF continent
tai United States announced as l05. 6Sa, los.
Nov. 2-Warren q. Harding and Calvin
elected President and vice pres
ldent Of United States. Republican land
california voters indorsed the anti-allen
land law.
Nov. A-Irish mob In New York at
tackled Union League club because Brit
Dec s-secretary Of State Colby started
on formal visit to South America.
Dec. A. President-elect Harding re-
turned from Canal Zone.
Dec. e-Congress began the short ses-
sion.
Dec, 7-Sobel peac. prize awarded to
Wilson.
President Wilson's message TO congress
urged Independence for the Philippines
and a loan TO Armenia.
Dec. &C. J. Nopicka resigned as United
States minister to the Balkan states.
Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo retired.
Dec. l3-House passed bill suspendlng
immigration for II months.
House adopted resolution repeating war
time laws.
senate adopted resolution for revival
Of war finance corporation TO aid the
Dec. ltGovernment crop report showed
shrinkage in values OF nearly five billion
dollars compared with 1913.
Dec. 15-Senate passed hill ~authorizing
cooperative MARKETING associa-
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