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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-01-05
NATIONAL LEGISLATION

Not a great deal OF legislation was
passed by the Republican congress
during the last two months of Presi-
dent Wilson's administration. The
President vetoed the blu TO revive the
War
2, and congress promptly repussed 1t.
On January II. $7,100.0O0 was appro-
priated for enforcement Of prohibition.
The house decided, OF January 10, that
Its membership should not be In
creased. After much debate congress
set the limit Of the regular army at
175,0O0 men. Mr.. Wilson vetoed the
measure, but ii was passed over his
veto. On February 70 the President
signed the WINSTON bill. making ayaii-
able to the railroads s370,000,000 from
the government guarantee fund.
President Harding called congress
In extra session on April IL and nearly
all the rest of the year II was busy
with the task OF redeeming the pledges
Of the Republican party, with what
success must be left to Individual
judgment. Among the first bills passed
were emergency tariff and immlgra-
ton acts a new army bin cutting the
army down TO 10000; and the budget
bill. On April 80 the n adopted
a resolution declaring the wal with
Germany and Austria at an end: on
June 10 the house adopted a resolu-
ton Of similar purDort. and the cas-
ure was finally passed on July ] and
signed the next day by President
Harding. Repeated efforts TO pass a
soldiers bonus bill came TO naught,
but a soldiers, relief bureau was ere
ated on August 2 and Col. c. II. Forbes
was made its director. The house
passed both n tax revision bill and a
tariff blu. but the senate did not get
around 10 the latter. The tax meas
ure was enacted into law on N0vem-
Der 81.
Among other important measures
passed were a bin TO exempt American
.coastwise shipping from payment of
Panama canal tolls: q bill for govern
ment regulation OF the packing indus
try; the S48.J00,000 shipping board
deficiency bill the ~billion-dollar farm
exports credit bill and various meas
relating to enforcement of the
amendment including y
the manufacture and sale
Of beer as medicine.
The extra session came 10 an end
on November %. and on December 5
congress met Tor the regular session.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-01-05

lowers IN Janusry the national eon
ference OF state m~snufaeturers 1850
Citations pledged support fcr the open
shop movement. on the last day Of
that month the railway executives
asked that the national working agree
ments be abrogated the railroad
brotherboods appealed to President
Wilson 70 prevent wage reductions but
he refused to interfere. BY order Of
the railway laber board some Of the
working agreements were terminated
on July \ and q wage cut averaging II
per rem wa~ put into effect. The rail-
ways later announced they would ask
further wage cuts. The membership
OF the brosherhoods decided by vss<
that g strike should be called on Octe-
Der 80. beat nine allied unions refused
TO support such a strike, and on an
nouneement by the board that IL would
not consider wage cut requests until
all working rule questions had been
decided the strike order was cancelled.
ON December l the board reconstructed
the working rules so that the open
shop principie was recognized.
In the packing industry there was a
wage reduction In March and a strike
WAS narrowly averted. In September
the large packing plants Installed the
shop representation system and In No
vember, under this plan, the employees
consented to "A further reduction OF 10
per rent. The meat cutters repudiated
this and called a strike on Dee. Z.
There were many mlnos strikes,
most Of them short lived. Samuel
Gompers was reelected president of
the American Federation of Labor
which held It's convention In Denver
In June.
Great Britain's coal miners went OH
strike on March / and for nearly four
months the nations industries were
near collapse. The rail and transport
workers refused TO go out and the
government would not yield to the
demands that the mines be n~ati0nal-
lied. so the miners returned to work
on June 2s without having gained
much.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-01-05
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

During the early part Of the year
the country was preparing for the
change of administration on March a.
Pr~esident-elect Harding resigned as
senator from Ohio on January 8, and
the next day he asked that prepare
lions for an elaborate Inauguration be
cancelled, feeling that II would be in
consistent with the urgent need for
economy. ON February 10 Mr.. Har-
ding announced the appointment Of
Charles F. Hughes as his secretary OF
stafe-a choice that met with general
-approyaI-and on succeeding days he
completed his cabinet with these
names: Secretary OF the treasury. An
drew w. Mellon secretary Of war
John w. Weeks; attorney general.
Harry N. D~angherfy: postmaster gen.
eraI. VIII III. Hays; secretary Of the
navy. Edwin DENLY secretary Of the
interior Albert B-Fa1f secretary of
agriculture. Henry c. Wallace secre-
tar 4 commerce. Herbert c. Hooyef +
secretary a. labor. James J. Davis. Mr..
Harding vas insugurated on March 4
with simple. dixnined ceremony, and
President Wilson. despite his %contin-
ued Illness was able to- be present
The senate. ia extra scxssou. confirmed
the cabinet and q number Of other ap-
poi1fDents, and adjourned on March
is.
On the nrst day of the year General
Cro~der was sent by President VIII
son to Cuba 10 see what could be done
to r~xtoxe financial snd economic con
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-01-05

dftions there. upset by the collapse os
the sugar boom He remained on the
Island fer a long time and succeeded
In irfs mission to o considerable ex-
tent On April II telephone communE
cation between the United States and
uos was opened by an exchange of
greetings between Presidents Harding
I and MenOcaI
The United States Supreme court
rendered several notable decisions. ON
January 81 IL held that Judge lands
a no lawful right or power 10 pre-
side over the trial of vIctes Berger and
other Socialists. On March % IL ruled
that profits from sale OF corporate
stocks and bonds aud capital assets
are taxable as income. On April IL IL
refused to review the convictions of
Haywood and 70 other I. w. w. mem
bers The conviction OF Senator New
berry OF Michigan and others for al
legged violation OF the corrupt prae-
tices act was set aside on May ., the
act being held void On June 80 VIII
liam Howard Taft was appointed chief
Justice and was sworn In on October 3.
The unemployment situation be-
came so bad during the summer that
President Harding called a conference
of experts on the subject. 1t began its
sessions on September % and. after "a
long study, established a central bu-
reau ami started local employment
movements throughout the country.
The resulting relief was but partial,
for business itself was suffering a gem
eral depression.
One of. the worst race riots In the
history of the country broke out In
Tulsa. OKLA. on May 81. Before 1t
was quelled the negro quarter Of the
city had been burned and IS persons
had been killed and many wounded.
Labor troubles of long standing In
West Virginia eliminated In an Insur-
%rectionary movement by miners which
called forth a proclamation by the
President ordering them to dispense.
Federal troops were sent anto-the Se-
gion and the miners soon surrendered.
A commission, headed by Gen. Leon
ard Wood, was sent 10 the Philippines.
II reported In November. recommend
Ing against immediate withdrawal Of
the United States from the Islands.
Meantime General Wood was offered
and accepted the post Of governor gen
eral.
The American Legion. In session at
Kansas City. elected Lieut.. Col. Han
ford MacNlder of Iowa Its national
commander on November /. The Le-
gion had as guests Marshal Foch Of
France, General Dlax of italy, Adj
miral Beatty OF England and other
distinguished warriors. These same
visitors and many other eminent per
sons participated, on ArmIstice Day,
Nov. IL. In the ceremony OF the burial
OF Americas unknown soldier In the
National cemetery at Arlington.
Under the budget law which was
passed In May Gen. Charles q.
Dawes was appointed director general
of the federal budget and he and his
aids made notable progress In the way
of cutting down the expenses OF the
government.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-01-05
DISASTERS

Floods. t%Ornad0es and cOnfagrations
cost many lives and vast property
losses In 1921. A four-milll Dn-Gollar
FIRE destroyed the business srction OF
Athens. Ga. on January q. The Ar
mour grain elevator in Chicago. larg-
est In the world, wrecked by fire
and explosion on sfnrrfr Il. tire loss
being s8.O00,OO0. A thousand houses
In Tokyo were destroyed by flames in
March, and IN April fire In Manila
rendered 1900 homeless and 1000
buildings were burned in Hakodafe.
Japan. The Southern states were
struck by n tornado on April Is. 100
persons being killed On June 3 came
the terrible floods In eastern Colorado
IN which hundreds lost their ftyes and
immense property damage was done
San Antonio. Ter. experienced a dis
astrous flood Oh September 10.
The two most startling disasters
abroad. On August "a the
giant dIrigibie ZH.2. built by the Brit
ish for the United States. broke In
while over Hui, England. on her
trial trip. Forty-six men were
Killed. Including IS members of the
American crew that wHs TO bring ire
vessel across the ocesn.
On September III q great nitrate
plant nt 0ppaur Germany. blew up.
rhe town was wiped OUT. nbo*if 100
persons were killed and thousands
we're Injured
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-01-05

Back 10 Normalcy was the slogan
of 1921. not only In America but In
all the civilized nations of the world.
%f3ut minor wars, internal economic dis
turbances. chaotic financial conditions
In Europe, widespread unemployment,
famine In Russia and other hIndrances
made progress In the right direction
slow. excepting. perhaps, In the United
States.
When the year opened the peoples
were groaning under the burden OF
taxation and depression resulting from
The World war. : AS II drew to a close
they were still grooming but had hope
fully turned their eyes toward Wash
ingtoD, where the representatives of
great powers-were negotiating intess
national agreements that would elm
mate some of the causes of war, es-
peeially In the Far East, and limit
the means of making war. In the
success of this conference and of 9TH
ers that might grow out of II lay for
the lime being the hope of humanity
Efforts to enforce the terms of the
treaty of Versailles resulted in con-
ficts among some of the new nations
created by that pact, and several of
the der nations were involved In
warfare. Germany. working fast 10
recover her old position In h world
of commerce, was hampered by the
disastrous decline In the value of the
mark, and her leaders protested con-
finnaiIy that she could not possibly
pay the war indemnity. Peace negoti-
atlons between the British government
and Sim Fein were brought to a sue
cessful conclusion by which the Irish
Free State was constituted.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-01-05
SPORTS

II was q great year for sports. In
all lines there was activity and pros
perlty, and international contests
were numerous.
Organized baseball, which had suf-
fered from the White Sox scandal,
rehabIlitated Itself by the appoint
ment of Judge lands as supreme ar
bitter. The New York Giants and the
New York Yankees won the National
and American league %pennants, re
spectively. and In the series for the
world championship the Giants were
victorious. The former members OF
the Chicago White Sox who were ac-
cused OF conspiracy to throw the 1919
worlds series" were acquitted by a
jury, though not by public opinion.
Jock Hutchinson OF America o
the British open golf championship IN
June. In this country the titles went
as follows Western amateur, Charles
Evans, Jr. national open, James M.
Barnes; western open. Walter Hagen /;
national amateur. Jesse Guilford.
The feature In pugllism was the
battle for the worlds heavyweight
title between Jack Dempsey and
Georges Carpenter OF France on July
.. The Frenchman was knocked out
In The fourth round Benny Eeonnrd
defended the lightweight title against
1tfeHfe Mitchell on january II Jack
Britton. w~elterweight champion, de-
feated Ted Lewis OF England on Feb
ruary Z. aud Pete Herman won the
bantamweight title from Joe Lynch on
July 25.
Davis and Johnston. the American
tennis team. won the Davis cup In
New Zealand on January /. and TIL
den won the international champion
ship IN Paris on June 4, and the
American championship on September
10. The Americans again won the
Davis cup on September 3 by defeat
Ing the japanese team.
The University OF Illinois won the
Western Conference track and field
meet and the National Collegiate
athletic meet In June. Yale defeated
haffath t4tft nfffHat DVnt tuCt vi
June "a. The University Of Iowa won
the Western Conference football
championship. and Harvard bent Yale
on November 10. The East was given
two jolts In football, for the UnIyer-
slty OF Chicago defeated Princeton
and Centre college Of Kentucky beat
Harvard.
Ga November 20 VISITING Jnke Aehaef
or won the worlds balklIne champion
ship long held by Willie Hoppe.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-01-05
NEUROLOGY

Just the names OF the well-known
men and women who passed away In
1921 would nh much space. Among the
shining marks found 10y Death were
these Jan. /, Or. Theobaid Won Beth
mann-HoIlwegg. former German impe-
rial chancellor Jan. 3, F~erdlnand
SchIesinger. WISCONSIN capitalist; Jan.
7, James G. Scripps. publisher OF many
newspapers Jan. Is. Henry f~teinhardf,
famous American art collector and
dealer jamie. Daniel Barto, profess
sor OF agriculture In the University OF
Illinois; Jan. q. Congressman Charles
Booher of Missouri, and Mary N. Whit.
ney, famous astronomer at vassar Jan.
% Cap Sfreefer1the-nofed Chicago
lake front squatter; Jan. 80. John
Francis Murphy. American landscape
painter; Jan. 81, Gov. r. HI. Parkhurst
OF Maine.
Feb. 2, Cardinal Ferrari. archbishop
of Milan. and Luigi M~snIceiii. noted
composer; Feb. 8. Prince Kropotkin.
nihiIIst fesder. and Prof. Barrett Wen
dell Of Harvard Feb. o, James Gibbons
Huneker. music critic and author Feb.
q, w. r.. McC0mDs. former Demo-
national chairman Feb "a. DIR.
y. J.. v. SKIN. director OF the Field
Museum OF Chicago.
March /. Nicholas I. king of Monte
negro; Msrch<2. Congressman Champ
Clark Of Missouri: March III. g.. w
eusinent astronomer Of Cni-ll
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-01-05
LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL

Two strong tendencies In the world
Of labor marked the year inothe United
States One was toward a reduction
Of wages. az q part Of the return 10
normaicy." and the other was toward
the establishment OF the open shop.
Naturally both were contested by or
ganised labor. not wholly successfully.
The railway executives took the lead
ia beth movements but had many fol-
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-01-05
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

The League of Nations, though
functioning without the cooperation
of the United States, accomplished
much during the year, chiefly through
Its council, which met In Paris on
February 81 and Immediately referred
proposed amendments TO the covenant
to a committee. President Wilson,
who during January had withdrawn
the American representatives from the
council of ambassadors and the repa-
rations commission, on February %
sent TO the league council a strong
protest against the inclusion of the
island of Zap In territories subjected
TO the mandate of Japan. and also
formally demanded for America a
voice In the disposal of the former
German colonies. The council In re-
ply said IL was not concerned with
the ALLEGATION of zap to Japan and
invited the United States to take part
in discussions concerning the Turkish
and African mandates. A month after
the Republican administration took
Office Secretary of State Hughes reIt-
Grated Mr.. Wilson's stand concerning
Zap and mandates In general. and
later France and Italy Endorsed Amer
ica's position in the controversy over
the island, though Japan formally re-
fused to give up her mandate. There
after that dispute was the subject of
long. drawn-out negotiations between
the United States and japan which
led to a treaty by which the United
States was assured equal rights In
zap and other islands inundated to
Japan.
The council of ambassadors In Janu-
airy gave Germany more time to dis
arm, appointed a commission TO pass
on Austria's economic status, decided
that Latvia and Esthonia should be
recognized as sovereign states, and
then fixed the German repaAafieRs at
226, 000.0 100000 gold marks. payable In
annual insralIments, and IL per cent
tax on exports during the period of
payment. This PREPARATIONS decision
created CONSERVATION In Germany and
Berlin at once began efforts TO per
suade the United States to intervene
IN her behalf. The Wilson administra-
ton made no response, but on April
2 Secretary Hughes informed Ger
many the United States would not
countenance her escaping full respon-
stbffiry for the war o. getting out OF
paying TO the limit Of her ability. A
few days earlier. Berlin having failed
To make the first payments, French
troops occupied Dusseldorf. DuIs-
burg and Rnhrort. The British OBJ
jected strongly 10 this Independent
action and France Withdrew 1t would
be tedious 10 detail the negotiations
over the PREPARATIONS bib. Suffice IT to
say that Germany. with Doctor wirth
as chancellor, Was compelled to ac-
ceps the Agures OF 135 .000s000.000 gold
marks finally decided on by the su-
preme council made b payments due
during the rear but. on December ~
announced that the in ms or part Of
the sums due In the early psrf of
1922 couId not be raised And since
many economists axreed that TO drive
her INTO absolute bankruptcy would
disastrous 10 the ret Of the world.
toward the close OF the pear there
YVES sing tsik Of arranging q
aaors forum of two 10 three years for
her. France YVES the chief obtector
to snch delay. ~ she relied on the
~sxss~s Ore her frend Germany. but J
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-01-05
PROGRESS SLOW
DURING THE YEAR
HOPE COMES NEAR IT'S END

Limitation the Most important
Event-Whzt President Hard
inQ's Administration and
the Congress Have
Accomplished.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-08-16
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are
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SCHOOL SHOES

We have just received full line of School
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$1.95 TO $A.39
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HOSIERY
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Connecticut western news., 1922-08-31

duty of the editor Is to make it snappy. Of course, in ?. chronicling the news he should be truthful, as long as truthfulness does not inter fere with the readableness of the story; but it should not be permitted to spoil good story"
 "How about interviews?" I asked
 'T believe too little attention has been given to that phase of local journalism" he replied. "My con- viction is, that when a visitor comes to town, one who looks as if he knows anything, he should be promptly cornered and interviewed He is sure to have something to say that will interest the readers"
 "But how. about the absent treat ment interview, where the inter view-ee has no voice in the matter like the interview in last weeks News for instance, wherein you made me seem to say some very interesting things?"
 'Now please bear in mind," said Clint, "that what I said a moment ago was in reference to the visitor who looks as if he knows anything. You will admit that it is sometimes possible to get a more intelligent intervew if the party interviewed is pumped by the absent treatment process"
 What is the matter with your town?" inquired next. 'T noticed in your excellent valedictory edi- torial a suggestion that if the people will 'cut out your small town, relig- ious, political and petty differences of opinion there'll be nothing at all the matter with Canaan. Will you suggest an easy andrpainless remedy