The Wrangell sentinel., 1923-01-04

Aug. E-Senato- Hiram Johnson renoEa- mated by California Republicans Bill
 House passed emergency fuel bill. de- signed to prevent profiteering in coal Proposed MidVale- public-lnland Steel merger cited by federal trade commission as unfair competition, in violation or trade commission act
 Sept l-House passed bill to prevent forced discharge of l,0o0 army officers. Sept |Associate Justice John A. Clarke resigned from Supreme court
 Sept. 5.Republicans Of Wisconsin re- ernor J. J. Blaine
 Former Senator George H. Sutherland appointed to Supreme court.
 Senate passed the emergency fuel bill Sept. Thirty eight men Indicted Tor participation In the Herrin coal mine massacre in Illinois
 Sept. S-Senate passed Borah bill creat- ing coal Investigating commission.
 Twenty-one more indicted for Herrin massacre.
 Sept. u-Senate bonus bill accepted by conference.
 Republicans won Maine election by nor nal majority, Senator Hale and Governor Baxter being reelected
 Sept l2-Senator Lodge of Massachu- Senator Poindexter of Washington renom- mated by Republicans.
 Sept. l5-House adopted conference re- port on tariff bill.
 Sept 19-President Harding vetoed the soldiers bonus bill.
 Senate adopted conference report on tariff bill.
 veto of bonus bill, but senate sustained II. Sept 21-President signed tariff bill.
 Sept. 22-Congress adjourned.
 Conrad E. Spens appointed federal fuel Sept. 23-Herrin mine massacre grand jury completed its work. having returned 2l4 indictments.
 Triennial ,conclaye of Episcopalan church closed. denying members marriage with divorcees, refusing women place Tn church management and passing other important church legislation. ,sb.. Six kiiled d,5a in crash of army bombing ment at Des Moines. Ia Sept. 26-United States Senator Frey linghuysen of New Jersey renominated-
 Sept. 2s-Dr J. ". Willett of Tama, Ia, elected commander in chief of c. A. R: Oct. S-Mrs. W. H. Felton appointed succeed the late Senator Thomas Watson. Oct. 6-Attorney General Daugherty in sweeping decisions ruled liquor off of American ships throughout the world and barred foreign ships from American ports if they have liquor aboard, sealed or unsealed.
 Oct 10-President Harding appointed the coal fact finding commission
 Oct. 16-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
 Ioct. 20-Alvin NJ. owsley of Texas elect ed national commander of American Le- zion.
 oct. 23-Judge Hand in New York fed eral court upheld Attorney General Daugherty's ruling against all ships bringing liquor into United States ports. Oct. 24-Supreme Court Justice W. R. Day resigned. effective Nov l4
 Nov. 7-Elections resulted generally in Democratic victories. Republican major ity in congress greatly reduced
 Nov e-President Harding called extra session of congress for Nov. O.
 Nov. 13-Untted States Supreme court held Japanese are not eligible to naturali-
 Nov. 1s-Truman H. Newberry resigned as senator from Michigan.
 Nov. 2o-Extra session of congress
 Nov. 21-President Harding asked con- gress to pass ship subsidy bill.
 Mrs W. H. Felton sworn in to act for a day as as, senator from Georgia Minn., appointed associate justice of Su- preme court to succeed Justice Day
 Nov. 24-Government began series of camps, alleging fraudulent expenditures. Nov. 27-Senate defeated the bill for a loan of S5,0o0,oo0 to Liberia.
 Nov. Ex-Governor Small of Illinois par 
 Communists convicted of violating the state espionage law.
 House passed ship subsidy bill.
 Mayor James Couzens of Detroit ap- pointed United States senator to fill out term of Truman H. Newberry, resigned.
 Dec. 4-EXtra session of congress ended and regular session began. President sub mitted second annual budget calling for SVIs 9+1, ,331 for fiscal year 1924.
 Dec 1.-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, thorpughgoing agricultural credit system. improvement of transportation and out laying of railroad strikes. and provision for drafting in war all national resources.
 Dec. l2-New Illinois constitution re- jected by people.
 Dec. l5-Representative T. ". Harri son of Virginia, Democrat, unseated for election irregularities
 Dec. 16-Associate Justice Pitney of United States Supreme court resigned. Dec. lS-Governors of Is states conferred with President Harding on prohibition enforcement.
 House passed navy bill appropriating $325, ,l00.C00.