The Raymer enterprise., 1923-01-04

Aug. Ex-senator Hiram Johnson renom-
mated by California Republicans
Aug. 3l-Senate passed soldiers bonus
bill.
House passed emergency fuel bill. de-
signed to prevent profiteering In coal
Proposed Midyale- Republic Inland Steel
merger cited by federal trade commission
as unfair competition. in violation Of
trade commission act
Sept l-House passed bill to prevent
forced discharge Of 1000 army officers.
Sept 3-Associate Justice John A.
Clarke Resigned from Supreme court
Sept. g-Republicans OF Wisconsin re-
nominated Senator LaFollet,e and Gov
ernor ]. J. Blaine.
Former Senator George H. Sutherland
appointed to Supreme Court
Senate passed the emergency fuel bill.
Sept. f-Thirty-eight men indicted for
participation In the Herrin coal mine
massacre in Illinois
Sept. SSenate passed Borah bill Great
Ing coal investigating commission.
Twenty-one more indicted for herrin
massacre.
sspt. li-senate bonus bill accepted by
conference.
Republicans won Maine election by nor
nal majority. Senator Hale and Governor
Baxter being reelected.
Sept. n-Senator Lodge Of Massachu.
setts. Senator Townsend Of Michigan and
Senator Polndexter Of Washington renom-
nssSe s.Se Il Hsp.s Hsp.s'ssoD ssoD,.d eonf.r.c.
port on tariff biz.
Sept ls-Prssidsnt Harding vetoed the
soldiers bonus bill.
Senate adopted conference report on
Sept. 1-House overrods Presidents
veto Of bonus bill. but senate sustained It.
sept. n-President signed tariff bill.
Sept. L-CongreS8 adjourned,
Conrad z. 6pens appointed federal fuel
distributor.
Sept. 23-Herrin mine massacre grand
Jury completed It's work. having returned
2lt indictments.
Triennial conclave OF Episcopalian
church closed. denying members marriage
with Divorces refusing women place IN
church management. and passing other
important church legislation.
Six killed in crash Of army bombing
Sept sc. A. r. In annual encamp-
ment at Des Moines. In.
Sept. 26-Unlted States Senator Frey
ilnghuysen Of New jersey renominated.
Sept. B-Dr. J. W. Willett OF Tama.
Ia. elected commander in chief OF O. A. r.
United States senator from Georgia. to
succeed the late Senator Thomas Watson.
Oct. s-Attorney General Daugherty in
sweeping decisions ruled liquor of OF
American ships throughout the world
and barred foreign ships from American
ports II they have liquor aboard. sealed
or unseaIed.
Oct. lo-President Harding appointed
the coal fact finding commission
Oct. ls-Great Britain rejected Secre-
tary Hughes appeal for treaty granting
reciprocal right Of search and seizure Of
ships outside territorial limits.
American Legion convention opened In
New Orleans
Oct 2D-Alvin NJ. owsley of Texas elect
ed national commander Of American Ls-
gion.
Oct. 2s-Judse Hand in New York fed
eral court upheld Attorney General
Daugherty's ruling against all ships
bringing liquor Into United States ports.
Oct 4-Supreme Court Justice ". R.
Day resigned. effective Nov. H.
Democratic victories; Republican major
ity In congress greatly reduced.
Nov. e-President Harding called extra
session OF congress for Nov. 20.
Nov. l3-united States Supreme court
held Japanese are not eligible to naturali-
zatitn.
Nov. Is-Truman H. Newberry resigned
as senator from Michigan.
Nov, D-Extra session Of congress
opened.
Nov. 21-President Harding asked con-
gress to pass ship subsidy bill.
"fs, W" II. Feiton bNoin III to ACT LOT
a day as senator from Georgia
Nov. 23-Piercs Butler Of st. Paul.
MINI. appointed associate Justice Of su-
preme court to succeed Justice Day.
Nov. 4-Government began series Of
suits against contractors who built war
camps, alleging fraudulent expenditures.
Nov. T-Senate defeated the bill for q
loan OF SoO.0D0 to Liberia.
Nov. Ex-Governor Small OF Illinois par.
doned william Bross Lloyd and Is other
Communists convicted OF violating the
state espionage law.
House passed ship subsidy bill.
Mayor James Couzens OF Detroit ap-
pointed United States senator to fll out
term Of Truman II. Newberry. resigned.
DEC. Extra session Of congress ended
and regular session began. President SUBJ
mitted second annual budget calling for
s3.ois W., ,3Sl for fiscal year 1924
Dec 5-Two army officers and four en-
listed men killed in airplane collision at
Langley field.
Dec. s-President Harding In message
to congress called for strict and literal
enforcement OF the prohibition law, q
thoroughgoing agricultural credit system,
Improvement OF transportation and out
lawing OF railroad strikes, and provision
for drafting In war all national resources.
Dec. l2-New Illinois constitution re-
Jected by people.
Dec lt-Representative T. W. Harri--
son OF Virginia. Democrat. unseated for
election Irregularities.
Dec l6-Associate Justice Pltney Of
United States Supreme court resigned
Dec ls-Governors Of is states conferred
with President Harding on prohibition
enforcement
Hous. passed navy bill anpropria,inp