Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-12-27
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NEUROLOGY

Every month of the year has It's list
of notable persons taken by death. In
January these included: Sir Ernest
Shackleton, British explorer, In the
Antarctic: Marquis Okuma. japanese
Efforts TO enforce the prohibition
law ard violations OF II absorbed a
vast amount of time and money. and
1t may be the difficulties encountered
by the government In this strengthened
the cause of the organizations formed
to bring about the liberalization" OF
the enforcement act so as TO permit the
manufacture and use OF beers and
light wines, ana ultimately the repeal
of the Eighteenth amendment itself.
On October Attorney General Daugh-
erty ruled liquor off all American ships
throughout the world and declared for.
eign ships could not enter American
ports If they carried liquor, sealed or
unsealed. Great commotion ensued
but the ruling was upheld by Federal
Judge Hand In New York. The cases
initiated In behalf of various steam
ship companies were carried to higher
courts, and enforcement of the ruling
against foreign vessels was temporarily
| held up.
The Supreme court on February p
! ruled that the woman's suffrage
amendment TO the Constitution was
constitutional, and on May 1t upheld
the packers control act. June VI
handed down an important opinion TO
the effect that labor organizations can
be sued for violations Of the Sherman
| antitrust law. BY decision an
| nounced on November l3 Japanese are
| not eligible to naturalization. Ass0ci-
| ate Justice John A. Clarke resigned
! September 4, to devote himself 10 pro
motion Of United states membership
in the League of Nations, and former
| Senator George Ii. Sutherland Of Utah
was appointed to succeed him. On
| October u Associate Justice Day also
resigned, having been made umpire on
! the American-German claims commits
sion. President Harding selected
Pierce Butler, an eminent lawyer OF
st. Paul, Mimi, to fill the vacancy.
Associate Justice Pitney resigned
| December 10 on account of Ill health.
Kenesaw NJ. Lands, the able and
spectacular federal district judge Of
Chicago. left the bench on March ! to
take the position of high commissioners
Of organized baseball His place was
not filed until July II, when James ii
WilkersOn was appointed.
One man left the Presidents cabl'
net-Postmaster Will Hays, who quit
to become supreme head Of the moving
picture industry. Or. Hubert Work
succeeded him. Gen. Charles NJ
Dawes retired from the position Of d.
rector of the budget July l, General
Lord taking thc-post
One of re- most shocking events OF
the :. ear took place in Illinois on June
81 Strikebreakers and guards at q
coal mine al Herrin, Williamson COM
~ af fer ue IN attracked BY -strrT.
miners, surrendered and 10 of then
were NJ once brutally massacred. Tn
community and some Of its Officials
seemed largely in sympathy with TN
: murderers and for long time Il wa
doubtful whether they would D.
brought TO justice The state law Off
GERS took charge and In Septembe
many of the members Of the mob wer
Indicted.
Truman II. Newberry Of Michigan
whose right TO a seat in the senate wa
upheld by that body on January J.
grew weary Of the continual fight mad
to unseat him and resigned on Noycm
Der IS. Governor Groesbeck appoint
ed Mayor James Couzeas Of Detroit t
fill oUI the term.
For tie first time In history IN
United States senate had a woma
senator When Tom Watson Of GeoI
gia died Governor HardwiCk appnnte
Mrs. W. II. FELTON, a veteran sutfragis
to the vacancy pending an election
w. f. George was elected 70 the place
but when congress met In extra seS
sion he withheld his credentials Ion
enough for Mrs FELTON, TO be sworn !
and serve one day.
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