The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-01-01

March I-Federal Judge Geiger in Mil
waukee upheld Wisconsin's PA per cent
New Jersey legislature passed law legal
izing 3lh per cent beverages.
United States Supreme court decided
United States Steel corporation - not an
illegal combination.
Railroads returned TO owners.
Sir Auckland Geddes accepted as Brit
,sS arnbassador to United States.
President Wilson let II be known he |
would not be candidate for reelection.
March lowest Virginia assembly rat
iAed Suffrage amendment
limited States submarine HI wrecked |
MAR Magdalena bay. 1t. Commander J. |
II. Webb and three of crew lost.
March l5-United States senate adopted /
new Article Y reservation to peace treaty |
by vote of Sc to rs.
United States Supreme court granted
permission to state of New Jersey to in
stitute original proceedings to test va |
Hdity of prohibition amendment
John Barton Payne retired as chair
man of shipping board and was sworn In
as secretary of interior.
March IS-United States senate adopted
resolution by vote of As to 3S declaring
for self-determination for Ireland.
House of representatives passed army
appropriation bill providing for army OF
299 600 enlisted men and 1900 officers.
March l9-German peace treaty with
league covenant failed of ratification In
senate.
March 2O-Truman H. Newberry. junior
United States senator from Michigan, ana
16 others convicted by jury al Grand
Rapids. Mich. of having conspired crimi-
naliy In ISIS to violate election laws.
Newberry fined $4,000 and sentenced 10
imprisonment for two years.
March 23-Bainbridge Colby sworn III
Government control Of bituminous coal
withdrawn by President Wilson. effective
March 27-Federal grand jury at lAdi-
annapolis indicted Us coal operators ana
miners on charges OF conspiracy III Son-
trail bituminous district to limit proouc-
ton and maintain excessive prices: a..
April 24-Director General OF Rallroaos
| Hines resigned, effective May 10. A..
| April 25-Supreme Court declared Ihe
| Reading company and certain OF us suU-
| salaries an illegal combination: -.
| May 13-Sociaists nominated eugene
| Debs for president and Seymour SteuihAh
IN May B@senate adopted Knox peace
Nav is-Secretary of the Interior Payne
made director general OF raiiroacS'
May 2l-House ADOPTED senate pe@ce
resolution.
May Z4-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 hhoA
peace resolution. an
May 8-Water power conservation OiAi
passed by congress
June Limited States Supreme court de,
| clded rarInCaLlOn
amendment is not subject 10 supHlssiOh
to popular referendum. - -
Senate declined TO give President au-
thority to accept Armenian mandate.
June 4-President Wilson vetoed Duoset
| bill. Congress passed bill increasing pay
| of postal employees. m
Undersecretary of State Frank Polk
resigned.
June 5-Congress adjourned, President
| Wilson letting several important meas
ures die without his signature. a.
June Limited States Supreme court os-
clared valid both the prohibition amend
ment and the Volstead enforcement act
June S-Republican national convention
opened in Chicago. u,o
rem G. Harding of Ohio for president ana
, Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts Ioi
! vice president ro,.oo
july 6-Democrats in San Francisco
, nominated James NJ. Cox of ONO 1oi
President and Franklin d. Roosevelt, as
: sistant secretary of the navy, Tor vice
: july S-Dr. Lynn Harold Hough re
signed as president of Northwestern Uni
: versity at Evanston. Ill. c.,
q July 1EParley p. christensen, S1 =,
: Lake City, nominated for president ol
Farmer-Labor party in Chicago, aIte
v bolt by committee of forty-eight and SIN
si guI1 e0.George White. Marietta. Ohio
= elected chairman Democratic nauona
Julv 2i~Prohibitionists opened nationa
d convention in Lincoln, Neo., and noInl
mated W. ]. Bryan for president by &C
Il JuIy 22-Bryan declining. the Prohibi
J. tionists nominated Aaron s: Wst Wat ms,
Ohio for president and ID. Leigh CoiVI
a Of New York for vice president
Senator Harding notified Of nominauo
n by Republicans. .a.
July Ex-Governor Coolidge nouneo Q
n vice presidential nomination.
!" Iuly 3l-Interstate commerce commits
IA sion authorized freight. PASSENGER an
70 Pullman rate increase amounting
about a billion and a half annually.
|. Aug 2-Twenty Communist Labor leac
!, ers found guilty of sedition in Chicago
of Aug. 5Fatal anti-foreign rloIs IN "e'
- Frankfort, ILL.,; state troops sent.
., Street car strike riots in Denver: se'
eral persons killed . -
q Aug. 7-Governor Cox formally notiie
er Aug. is-Increase Of 121z per cent in e1
On press rates authorized by interstate con
" merce commission.
:, | Aug 1S-rennessee, the last state nece
a. a. sary, ratified woman suffrage amen
Aug. 2s-Ratihcation of suffrage amen
n ment proclaimed by Secretary OF sta
Sent. s-Big farm machinery manufa
NJ turers called violators of trust laws
federal trade commission.
Sept. 1s-Maine went KepuDhcah
n Sent. 15-Terrifc explosion at Wall a.
.lss Broad streets, New York, laid 10 hed
no thirty persons killed and 800 injured
Sent. 21-Three Socialists, reelected
u New York assembly, busted; two seate
but resigned.
ed SEPT 24-W. A. Ketcham. Indianapol
elected commander in chief Of g: A
In President Wilson declined to abroga
trade treaties. as asked by congress
on the merchant marine act -,
Sent 29-Col j. w Galbraith. Jr., q
re- cinnau. elected national commander
yo the American Legion.
Walter Din Scott elected president
Northwestern university.
ny Oct. THE 1920 population OF contlne
nd tai limited States announced as lU0,oo5,
Nov. 2-Warren G. Harding and CalN
ch- Coolidge elected President and vice pr
ident Of United States; Republican lar
California voters Endorsed the anti-ali
Nov S-Irish mob in New York
In tackled Union League club because Br
ish flag was flying.
Dec. 3-Secretary of State CODY star
led on formal visit to South America
mt Dec a. President-elect Harding
ced turned from Canal Zone.
Dec. 6-Congress began the snort
Dec. 7-Nobel peace prize awarded
eir President Wilson.
President Wilson's message to congr
tee urged independence for the Philippil
en- and a loan to Armenia.
Dec. sc. J. Vopicka resigned as Uni
ain States minister to the Balkan states.
Rear Admiral Henry 7. Mayo retired
Dec 13-House passed bill suspend
urt immigration for IA months.
as House adopted resolution repeating W
~ time laws.
'ro- Senate adopted resolution for revi
Of war finance corporation TO alo
~ farmers.
les' Dec. I-Government crop report shol
shrfnkage in values of nearly hve bill