Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-01-06

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Unftsd states Supreme court granted
permission 70 state OF New Jersey 10 in
stituts original proceedings to test va
ndity Of prohibition amendment
John Barton Payne retired as chair
man Of shipping board and was sworn 10
as secretary OF interior.
March 1s-Unitsd States senate adopted
for Observation-Disclosures for ireland
House OF representatives passed army
appropriation bill providing for army OF
2ss 600 enlisted men and II 800 officerA
March ls-German peace treaty Win
league covenant failed OF ratification In
senate.
March 0-Truman II. Newberry. Junior
United States senator from Michiga1n,, ana
= ls others convicted by jury at Grand
Rapids, Mich, or having cOnspired crinl-
nally in 1918 TO violate election LAWS.
Newberry ined $4,000 and sentenced 10
Imprisonment for two years. 4,
March 23-Bainbridge Colby sworn IN
as secretary Of state.
Government control Of bituminous coal
withdrawn by President Wilson. eneeIi'e
April 24-Director General OF Railroads
! Hines resigned, effective May 10 -.
April 26-Supreme Court declared Ihe
| Reading company and certain OF us SUI
| salaries an Illegal combination. -
May 13-Socialists nominated Eugene
Debs for president and Seymour Stedniah
May B-Senate adopted Knox peace
i resolution.
May lS-Secretary of the Interior Payne
made director general of railroads. ,oa
| May H-House ADOPTED senate pea0e
| resolution.
May 24-President Wilson asked con-
gress for authority to accept the man
| date for Armenia.
investigation OF presidential campaign
| expenses begun by the senate.
/ May 27-President Wilson vetoed Knox
| peace resolution. 80,
| Nav 2S-Water power conservation Oll
| passed by congress.
June Limited States Supreme court oe1
cided ratification OF cons ih,1isSion
amendment is not subject 10 suphissIon
| to popular referendum. ,,. 40
Senate declined to give President au-
| thority to accept Armenian mandate.
June 4-President Wilson vetoed puoset
| 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 Limited States Supreme court ae-
clared valid both the prohibition amend
ment and the Volstead enforcement act
June sERepublican national convention
opened in Chicago. Wa
June 12-Republicans nominated war,
rem a. Harding of Ohio for president and
Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts ior
vice president. ,
July 6-Democrats in San fTanclsco
nominated James M. Cox OF ONO LOT
President and Franklin d. Roosevelt, as
slstant secretary OF the navy. for vice
president. CO.,
Lake City, nominated for president py
Farm er-I ebor party IN Chicago, after
bolt by committee of forty-eight and sin
July N~George White, Marietta, Ohio,
elected chairman Democratic national
committee.
july 2i-Prohibitionists opened national
convention in Lincoln, Neb, ana noml-
I president
clamation. -,
july 22-Bryan declining. the Prohibit
tionists nominated Aaron s. watkins ,,S Oh
Ohio for president and d. Leigh Gown
of New York for vice president.
Senator Harding notified of nomination
by Republicans.
July Ex-Governor Coolidge nouneo Oh
vice presden .ial nomination.
July S1-Interstate commerce commis-
sion authorized freight, passenger and
Pullman rate increase Sc. am nnua,IY
Aug 2-Twenty Communist LABOR lead
ers found guilty OF sedition in Chicago.
Aug. 5-F'atal anti-foreign riots IN west
Frankfort ILL.,: state troops sent.
Street car strike riots in Denver; sew
eral persons killed. a
Aug 7~Governor Cox formally notified
- Aug IsMincrease of 121s per cent in ex-
press rates authorized by Interstate com
merce commission.
Aug 18-Tennessee, the last state heces-
Aug 2s-Ratifcation of suffrage amend
ment proclaimed by Secretary or state
Sept. 1s-Maine went Republican by
Sept. 15-Terrif1c explosion at Wall and
Broad streets, New YORK: daid TO, 10 HeoS'
Sept 2l-Three Socialists, reelected TO
New York assembly, oustec; two seated
but resigned. ,,,,u
elected commander in chief of G. A. K.
President Wilson declined to abrogate
trade treaties as asked BY congress In
the merchant marine act; ,.. r, c,n
Sept 29-Col. ]. w. Galbraith, Jr;, en-
cinnati elected national commander OF
the American Legion.
walter Dill Scott elected president OF
Northwestern university.
oct. 1.-THE 1920 population OF continen-
tai United States announced as 106, 6SS l0S.
Nov. 2-Warren g. Harding and Gavin
Coolidge elected President and vice pres
ident Of United States; kepuohcah iano-
California voters Endorsed the anti-alien
Nov S-Irish mob in New York at
tackled Union League club because Brit
Dec &Secretary of State Colby started
on formal visit to South America.
Dec. 6-Congress began the SNORT Ses-
Dec. Nobel peace prize awarded to
President Wilson.
President Wilson's message to congress
urged Independence for the philippines
and q loan to Armenia.
Dec &C. J. Vopicka resigned as United
states minister to the Balkan states.
Rear Admiral Henry 7. Mayo retired
Dec 1S-House passed bill suspanding
Immigration for "a months.
House adopted resolution repeating war
time laws.
senate adopted resolution for revival
Of war finance corporation to aid the
farmers.
pee 1l-Government crop report showed
shrinkags In values of nearly hve billion
dollars compared with 1919.
Dec is Senate passed bill authorizing
farmers cooperative marketing associa
ions -,
strikes OF railroads.
Dec 90 ornament merger OF four ex-
nress cor. anies authorized by interstate
Commerce commission.
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