, 1922-12-31

quit to become supreme head OF the
moving picture industry. DIR. Hubert
Work succeeded him. General Chas.
NJ. Dawes retired from tho position of
director OF the budget July / General
Lord taking the post.
Attorney General Daugherty was
the object of continual attacks
Throughout the year. his opponents
charging him with undue delay in
prosecuting war D%ronteers. appoint
ing OF men whom he knew TO be I'M
fit. favoritism. and general subservi-
ence to Wall Street. From time. to
time he defended himself vigorous
ly. but certain groups in congress
urged his impeachment. Meanwhile
the department OF Justice did start
legal proceedings against u number OF
alleged war profiteers.
Among the diplomatic appointments
made by the president were: Henry p.
Houghton. ambassador to Germany:
Theodore Brentano. minister to Hun
gary: a. II. washburn. minister to
'stria; A. H.. Geissler. minister to
itemals.
e supreme court on February N27
flied that the woman's suffrage
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constitutional. and on May / 1t upheld
the packers control act. June 5 It
handed down an important opinion to
the effect hat labor organizations
can be sued for violation Of the Sher.
nan antitrust law. BY n decision an
nounoed on November IL japanese
are not ellg BILE to naturalization. AS
sociate Justice John A. Clarke re-
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to promotion of United States mem.
bershlp in the League OF Nations, and
former Senator George II. Sutherland
OF Utah was appointed to succeed
him.. On October 81 Associate Jus
tice Day also resigned. having been
made umpire on the A~merlcan-Ger
man claims commission. President
Harding selected Pierce Butler. an
eminent lawyer OF st. Paul. Mimi.
to fill the vacancy.
Kenesaw NJ. Lands. the able ana
spectacular federal district judge of
Chicago. left the bench on March /
to TAXI the position of high COM
missioner Of organized baseball. HIS
place was not filled until July IL
when James II. Wilkerson was ap-
pointed.
One of the most shocking events of
the yea ooh place in Illinois on June
81. Strikebreakers and guards at a
coal mine at Herrin. Williamson coun-
ty. after being attacked by striking
rnintrs. surrendered and nineteen of
them were at once brutally p,assa-
cred. The community and some of
its officials seemed largely in SYM
pathy with the murderers and for a
long time I. was doubtful whether
they would be brought to Justice. The
state law officers look charge and in
September many of the members of
the mob were indicted.
Among the noteworthy conventions
of the year were that of women of
Pan-America in Baltimore in April;
the triennial conclave of the Episco-
palian church in Seattle in Septem-
Der: the c.. A. r. national encamp-
ment at Des Moines In September.
DR.. j. W. willett of owa being elect
ed commander-in-chief and the con-
vention of the American Legion in
New Orleans in October. Alvin NJ
owsley of Texas being elected ma
tional commander.
The centenary of U. S. Grants
birth was celebrated on April 81. and
on May 30 the great LIncoln me
mortal in Washington was defeated.
Truman H. Newberry of Michigan.
whose right to a sea in the senate
was upheld by that body on January
12. grew weary OF the continual fight
made 20 unseat him and resigned on
| November is. Governor Groesbeck
appointed Mayor James Couzens OF
Detroit to fill out the term.
For the first time in history the
| United States senate had q woman
senator. When Tom Watson OF
Georgia died Governor Hardw!ck APP
pointed Mrs. w. H. FELTON,, a veteran
suffragist, to the vacancy. pending an
, election. w. F. George was elect
ed to the place but when congress
met in extra session he withheld his
credentials long enough for Mrs. Eel
ton to be sworn in and serve dne
fhy.