Connecticut western news., 1921-01-06

l by vote of 56 to 26 -r.s,ES- United States Supreme court granted
 stituts original proceedings to test va udity 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 45 to 8 declaring r fer self-detsrmination for Ireland. House of representatives passed army | appropriaten bill providing for army ot
 ae,oOo enlisted men and n,SOo officers. March nGsrman peace treaty with
 league covenant failed of ratification in 1 senate
 March 2O-Truman H. Newbsrry. junior | United States senator from Michigan, and
 16 others convicted by jury at Grand
 Rapids Mich. of having conspired crimi- l Imprisonment for two years.
 March 23-Bainbridge Colby sworn Tn
 government control of bituminous coal | withdrawn by President Wilson, enecuVe | April l.
 Hines resigned. efrsetive- May 15 April 26-Supreme Court declared the
 Reading company and certain of It's sub salaries an illegal combination. May 1s-sociaiists nominated Eugene | Debs for president and Seymour Stedman
 fGS Nav vice president resident s,o,,so xnox Deacs
 May 1S-secretary of the Interior Payne
 made director general of railroads | May n-House aoopted senate peace
 May EPrssident Wilson asked con- | gress for authority to accept the man.
 Investigation of presidential campaign
 expenses 5exun by sHs ,sen senate Ss,o.a Knox
 May 2s-Watsr power conservation bill
 passed, by congress.
 June Limited States Supreme court de; | @ad dad x@h Aafk krwa nT I amendment is not subject to. submission l to popular refsrendum. -s E -H.
 Senate declined to give President au- June +Prssident Wilson vetoed budget bill. Congress passed bill increasing pay
 unSsrsserstsry u f of State Frank Polk
 June s-Congress adjourned, President
 a. Wilson issnpg several S;a RoAns 1 June f-United States Supreme court de-
 ciared valid both the prohibition amend | June s-Republican national convention l opened in Chicago. #-
 June I2-Rspubiicans nominated War | ren O. Harding of Ohio for president and
 Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts for | vice president. l July 6-Democrats in San Francisco
 nominated James M. Cox of Ohio for
 President and Franklin D. Roosevelt. as-
 sistant secretary of the navy for vice
 July iIPariey r. Christensen, Salt r Lake City, nominated for president by | Farmer-Labor party in Chicago, after
 bolt by committee of forty-eight and sin
 July 20~George White, Marietta, Ohio,
 elected chairman Democratic national committee. -. .. | convention in Lincoln, Neb, and nomi- ] mated w. J. Bryan for president by ac- , clamation.
 1 July 22-Bryan declining, the Prohibit | tionists nominated Aaron s. Watkins or | Ohio for president and D. Leigh Colvin
 of New York for vice president. | Senator Harding notified Of nomination | by Republicans | July 27-Governor Coolidge notified oi 1 vice presidential nomination. l July 31-Interstate commerce commis- l sion authorized freight, passenger and 1 Pullman rate increase amounting to | about billion and half annually. | CTS found guilty of sedition in Chicago. | Aug. 5-FataI anti-foreign riots in West
 Frankfort. Ill; state troops sent: sprScI car strike riots tI Denver; sew 'ssMlI-.y~fSsSr Csz sIs==Ess aSeaas2 s saIination: ,., s,SESSA.=111 1-~Aa anf4A~t..AA hy interstate con- ss5z:a=-,s s5sssa= s=, ss77s@=racSsea.,- lkz:ss.iEr-.. asssssssss we-rsn suffrage amend ;s .s1zs ;ss,ss3S- :..s: Y =. ss swla- ---- k sS:s III Ss esssssS@y eS Bsss~ 2 sys.-sE tzszzR=9 sz= ss==sSGsaa sv sk-ns e@= sy=z Yerk, laia e Reds: ! thirty csrrsGs sfSsA and 3o6 injured. | Sept. 21-TA=== Socialists, reelected to | New York assembly. busted; two seated,
 09s Sept pesisneH sM%. A. Ketcham. Indianapolis.
 elected commander in chief of G. A. R. i President Wilson declined to abrogate trade treaties, as asked by congress in | the merchant marine act
 Sept. 29-Col. J. w. Galbraith, Jr.. Cin-
 cinnau, elected national commander of | the American Legion.
 Walter Dill Scott elected president of l Northwestern university. | Oct 1.-The 1920 population of continen-
 tai United States announced as 105. .6Ss. los. | Nov. 2-Warren G. Harding and Calvin | Coolidge elected President and vice pres
 ident of United States: Republican land | shde
 California voters indorsed the anti-alien
 Nov. aS-Irish mob in New York at-
 tackled Union League club because Brit l tsh flag was flying.
 Dec. S-secretary of State Colby started on formal visit to South America. | Dec. 6-Congress began the snort ses- | sion
 Dec. Nobel peace prize awarded to
 President Wilson's message to congress urged independence for the Philippines 1 and a loan to Armenia. l Dec. SC. !. Nopicka resigned as United 1 States minister to the Balkan states. i Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo retired. Dec. 13-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 | dollars compared with 1919. | Dec. l5-Senate passed hill authorizing
 farmers cooperative marketing assoca- tions
 Dec. 16-Senate passed bill torbidding strikes on railroads
 | Dec. 20-Permanent merger of four ex- | press companies authorized by interstate l commerce commission.
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