The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-01-04
DOMESTIC

Jan. S-Henry P. Fletcher appointed am- bassador to Belgium.
 Jan s-George Wharton Pepper ap- pointed United States senator from Penn sylvania to succeed the late Boies Pen rose.
 Truman H. Newberry of Michigan, with rebuke for lavish expenditure of money in campaign.
 Jan. 2s-House passed anti-lynchins bill. Jan. 3l-Senate passed foreign debt re- funding bill, putting limit for payment at Feb "A. B. Houghton appointed am- bassador to Germany. Theodore Brentano minister to Hungary and A. H. Washburn minister to Austria.
 Feb S-Senate passed the house CO., operative marketing bill
 Feb 17-Charies A. Rawson appointed United States senator from Iowa to suc- ceed Kenyon.
 Feb. Is-Federal Judge K. M. Lands resigned. effective March l:
 Feb. 27-Supreme court ruled Nineteenth or woman's suffrage. amendment is con- stitutional.
 to congress, urged subsidies for American merchant marine which will amount to sl50oO,9c0 in first year and SSO,ov0,0oo an- nuaIly thereafter.
 March 2-Dr. Hubert Work appointed postmaster general.
 passed soldiers bonus bill.
 March Z7-House voted to add sl5.poo'o0e to rivers and harbors appropriation
 March 29-House passed army bill with appropria tions for army of n5,vW.
 April l@House, in committee Of the whole. voted, IF to 1S0, to amend navy bill to provide for s6.c9 men instead of 67,0C0
 Senate voted to extend 3 per cent immi- grafton law for three years
 April l9-House clinched ''big navy" action by vote of 22l to liS and then passed the bill.
 April a-Pan-American meeting of women opened in Baltimore.
 April 2l-Congress appropriated s1, ,Goo. oo1 for flood control anu relief in Mississippi May Limited States Supreme court found packers control act constitu tional May 2-Former Senator Albert J. Bever- idge defeated Senator New in the Indiana Republican primaries. Samuel NJ. Ralston nominated by the Democrats.
 May 5-House passed a700o,c00 soldier May 2o-A H. Geissler, Oklahoma. ap- pointed minister to Guatemala.
 May 2-Interstate commerce comnis.. sion ordered rail freight rates reduced about 10 per cent, effective July l.
 May @-Lincoln memorial at Washing ton dedicated.
 yiding for army of l33, ,0o0 enlisted men.
 June 5-United States Supreme court held labor organizations could be sued for violations of Sherman antitrust law.
 June 19-Senate passed navy appropria- tion bill providing for S6 600 enlisted men MinnesSta Republicans, TenomiIn,ate! InllEQ StltS ScHdtOI T. D. ht4IOSsr and Democrats renominated Mrs. Anna D. Olesen.
 June 2l-Illinois Supreme court upheld the convictions of William Bross Lloyd and IS other members of the Communist Labor party for sedtion.
 June 2-Striking miners in Williamson county. Illinois, slaughtered 19 strike breakers and mine guards.
 June A-Gov. Len Small of Illinois found not guilty of conspiracy to defraud the
 tune 27-wisconsin Democrats nominated Mrs. Ben C. Hooper of oshkosh for United States senate.
 Tune 2s-Senator P. J. McCumber de- feated for renomination in Republican primaries of North Dakota by Lynn J. July l-General Lord succeeded General Dawes as director of the budget.
 July ll-James H. Wilkerson named to succeed K NJ Landis as United States district judge.
 July ls-Robert B. Howell nominated for senate by Republicans of Nebraska and Senator Hitchcock renominated by Democrats.
 Aug l1-John w Davis elected preei- dent American Bar association
 Aug. 15-Mai. David A. Reed appointed to succeed the late United States Senator Crow of Pennsylvania.
 Aug. ls-Senate passed the McCumber tariff bill.
 Aug. 23-House passed bill to create coal Investigating commission.
 Aug. 2ESecretary of State Hughes sAiled for REaxu