The Colorado statesman., 1923-12-29
e. Dew. Burton selected to succeed

tural credits bill.
Five defendants in Herrln mine mas
sacre trial acquitted.
Jan. 23-House passed resolution for
constitutional amendment prohibiting
further Issuance of tax-exempt securi-
Jan. 24-Federal Judge e. T. San
born of Tennessee nominated by Presi-
dent Harding to bo associate justice OF
Supreme court to succeed Justice Pit
Jan. 25-House voted 2O4 to II. to
Improve report of judiciary committee
gfTing Attorney General Daugherty
clean bill OF health In impeachment in
ian, 2S@Robert Woods Bliss nomi-
mated as minister to Sweden.
Feb 2-senate passed the rural
Fob. last American troops from
Germany landed at Savannah, Ga.
Feb 9-.House passed British debt
Feb. 16-senate passed British debt
funding bill.
Is. Mont Reilly resigned as governor
of Porto Rico
FEB. l9-Senate confirmed appoint
ment of Senator Polndexter as ambas-
sador to Peru
Supreme court ruled Hindu cannot
be naturallzed.
Feb. 27-President Harding appoint
ed Hubert Work secretary OF the in
terior and Harry s. New postmaster
general, effective March 4.
Richard NJ. Tobin OF San Francisco
nominated for minister to the Neither
Brig. Gen Frank T. Hines appointed
director OF the veterans bureau.
Feb. 2S-Ship subsidy bill killed in
senate.
Monden of Wyoming appointed mem
Der OF War Finance corporation and
Towner OF Iowa governor of Porto
Rico.
March House passed rural credits
bill.
Senate requested President to urge
nations to limit production of habit
forming drugs.
March 2-Investigation ordered by
senate into charges of waste and mis-
management of veterans bureau.
March 4-Congress adjourned after
Democratic hlibuster tied up legisla-
March 5-President and Mrs. Harding
and party started for vacation in
March 7-wisconsin senate. 26 to 4,
defeated bill to abolish National
March 1O-United States debt com
mission arranged to fund Finland's So
100000 war debt.
March 14-Charles f, Cramer, gen,
eral counsel for veterans bureau. killed
self on eve of senate Investigation
March 17-Attorney General Daugh-
didate for denomination.
Two Federal court decisions forbade
search Of autos and homes by dry
agents without search warrants.
March 31-Mayor of Gary, Ind. and
"a others convicted of liquor con-
April 3-Judge w. f. Dever Demo-
crat, elected mayor of Chicago.
April 6-Defendants in Herrtn (lll.)
mine massacre case again acquitted
April S-President Harding returned
from vacation in South Co..
court upheld constitutionality of Cap
per-Tincher grain futures act
April 19-Government began suit to
stop speculation in sugar futures.
elected presIdent-generalo of ID. ~, r.
April 24-President Harding commit
ted the administration to world court
plan in New York speech.
Charles b. Warren, former ambassa-
dor to Japan. and John Barton Payne
bers of United States Mexican commits
April 3O-Supreme court in to 2
decision. barred foreign vessels carry
ing liquor into American ports, but
oyerrnled Diaugherty OF opinion Mon that that
side territorial limits.
May CHARLES e. Ruthenberg. noted
radical, was found guilty OF violating
the Michigan anti-syndicalism law.
May 3-Army monoplane piloted by
Lieutenants MacReady and Kelly made
nonstop flight from Hampstead. N. Y.
May New York legislature re-
pealed state prohibition law.
May 6-E. IL. Cunningham of Iowa
made member of federal reserve board.
and e. n. Jones of Pennsylvania mem-
ber of farm loan board.
May 11-Frank McManamy of Wash
ington, ID. c., made member of inter-
state commerce commission.
May 13-Advisory committee of 100
named by Secretary Work to survey
problems of the American Indians.
May 17-Alva b. Adams appointed
United states ,i5eI senator from from Soioradho 2lIoh
umpire of the United States-German
mixed claims commission; Judge e. b. |
Parker of Texas appointed to succeed
June 4-United States Supreme court
declared unconstitutional state laws |
-, ,ft.rW - ln
Convention of shriners opened in
June Ii-Supreme court held Kansas
industrial court was without power to
regulate wages in packing houses.
June 20-President Harding started
on his trip to the West and Alaska.
Sentences of "a men imprisoned for |
obstructing conduct of war committed
June 23SUnited States seized sealed
liquor stores on several British liners
at New York.
mission abolished assigned car" prac-
tice in coal transportation.
June 29-Budget Director IL Lord an
July i-R. w. Bowden resigned as
July 4-Convention of radicals opened
in Chicago
from Tacoma for Alaska.
July 6-Farmer-Labor party, In Chi
cago convention repudiated the Reds
who trl l TO form Federated Farmer
Labor party on communistlc lines.
July Army balloon won national
elimination contest. Lieutenants Roth |
and Null, plotting navy balloon. lost
in Lake Erie.
July s-United States anthracite
commission reported in favcr of gov
ernment supervision of mines but |
against government ownership.
July 10-President Harding landed al
Juneau, Alaska.
July 16-Magnus Johnson, Farmer
Labor candidate, elected United States
senator from Minnesota.
July 17-Philippine cabinet and other
officials resigned after controversy with
Governor General Wood.
July 2S-President Harding taken Ill
In San Francisco.
July 29-President Harding worse:
California program Cancelled.
July 3O-President Harding gravely
III with broncho-pneumonia.
Aug. 2-President Harding died sud-
denly in San Francisco;