Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-12-29

June Z-ChArles c. Dawes MADE orec-
June N-secretary Of the Navy DENLY
publicly reprimanded Admiral Sims for
indiscreet utterances In London speech
G =; warren Of Detroit apPoiGn t,,,.s am n,
Washington ambassador to Chile.
June H-House passed supplementary
prohibition law barring medicinal beer
June william Howard Taft made
chief justice of Supreme court OF U. 3
House adopted modified resolution de-
claring war with Germany ended.
July l.Senate adopted peace resolution
July b-senator ]. O. wolcott OF Della
ware resigned to become chancellor OF
state.
July 7-Gen. T. Coleman Du Pont ap-
| pointed senator from Delaware.
July l6-Senate shelved soldier bonus
bill indefinitely at Presidents request.
July O-Senate passed the Sweet bill
| for soldiers relief bureau.
Gov. Small and Lieut. Gov. sterling OK
Illinois indicted on charges OF fraud and
embezzlement OF state funds
July N-House passed the tarin bill.
Aug. 4-Senate passed agricultural cred
| its bill
Aug. s-senate passed bill prohibiting
medical beer and otherwise amending the
Aug. s-Sweet soldier relief bill signed
| by President and Col. c. r. Forbes made
director of the veterans bureau.
Bill for federal regulation OF boards Of
trade passed by senate.
Aug. 2o-Tax revision bill passed by
house.
Aug. 22-senate passed railroad admins
tration bill.
Aug. 24-Congress recessed until Sept.
q after passing &4s,6 900 shipping board
| deficiency bill and the billion dollar farm
exports credit bill. and extending the
| dye embargo to Jan. l. 1922.
Aug N1-presideuf rdip1 iaaued nroc-
| lamation ordering bands OF West Virginia
miners to cease insurrectionary move
ments and dispense.
Sept Irregular army troops sent into
| the West Virginia mine region
Gen. Leonard Wood accepted post Of
governor general OF Philippines.
Sept. 3-West Virginia Insurgents sur
rendered to u. 8. troops.
Sept. s-President Harding appointed
Charles e. Hughes. Henry Cabot Lodge.
Elihu Root and Oscar w. Underwood to
represent Y. s. In conference on limita-
ton of ornaments and Far East Quss-
lions.
Sept. 2o-Holm o. Bursum elected Y. 8.
senator from New Mexico.
Sept. 21-Congress reconvensd and Pres
Germany. Austria and Hungary.
J. c. Grew nominated minister to
switzerland. and DR.. J. d. Prince of New
Jersey minister to Denmark.
r Sept. %-Conference on unemployment
Apened In Washington.
Nept. T-Fifty-fifth annual encampment
G.. A. r. opened in Indianapolis.
Seat. 29-Iewis g. Pitcher Of Brooklyn
elected commander in-chief Of @. A. II.
Sept So-Shipping board and Emergency
Fleet corporation separated
Oct 3Nohn Barton Payne appointed
chairman u American Red Cross.
William r.. Taft sworn In as chief just
ice of Supreiif court.
Oct @Pres:,snt Harding appointed the
following miniS.ers: To Panama. DR..
srasua. John 4. esmer OF Colorado: to
Venexuela, Willis .. Cook of South Da-
kota; to Guatemala. Roy Davis of Mis-
souri,: to Czechoslovskia, Lewis Einstein
Wilson OF Maine: to Finland. Charles l..
KAgey of Kansas. and to Siam. Edward
K. Brodie of Oregon.
Oct. 6-Iauritx 8. Swenson Of Minnesota
appointed minister to Sweden.
Oct. l0-Senats passed Borah bill ex-
empting American coastwise shipping
from payment Of Panama canal tolls.
Oct. D-Leonard Wood inaugurated gov
Oct. Ex-Governor Frazier and other
Nonpartisan league state officials OF North
Dakota ousted by recall election.
Oct. a-American Legion convention
Nov. l-Cordell Hull Of Tennessee
elected chairman OF Democratic national
committee
Nov. 2-Lieut. Col. Hanford Mac Nider
mander OF American Legion.
Nov. k-Soldier bonus bill defeated In
senate
Nov TAX Revision bill passed by
senate
Nov. s--John F. Hylan reelected may
or OF New York. 4. Lee Trinkle elected
governor of Virginia Democrats won In
Kentucky.
Senate extended emergency tariff &C,
indefinitely.
Nov. s-America's unknown dead soldier
reached Washington and lay In state be-
meath the dome OF the capitol.
J. w. Riddle OF Connecticut appointed
ambassador to Argentina.
Nov. n-Americas Unknown Soldier
| buried at Arlington on Armistice day.
| port on ant-beer bill.
Nov. ls-Houss passed the maternity
| bill.
Nov 2l-House adopted conference ~.
port of tax bill
Nov 22-Porto Rnco asked the removal
of Governor II. Mont Reilly a. "incom-
petent and prejudiced."
Nov. 0-Tax and anti-beer bills wers
enacted into law and special session Of
congress ended.
Nov 0-wood-Forbes commission re-
ported against immediate independence
Tor the Philippines ana recommended
STRENGTHENING hand Of American govern
ment there.
Dec. 1Congrsss met in regular session
President Harding submitted to con
grsss the hrst national budget. for gov
| ton OF half billion.
Dec. S-President Harding In message
suggested labor court to end strikes. de-
welOpment OF cooperative marketing
| among farmers. decentralization Of indus
| try. mobilization of the American valua
tion scheme In tartff bill. and othsr rem