The Winslow mail., 1924-01-04
E. Dew. Burton selected to succeed

him.
Jan. 19--senate passed the agricul-
tural credits bill.
Five defendants in Herrin mine mas
sacre trial acquitted.
Jan. 23-House passed resolution for
constitutional amendment prohibiting
further issuance of tax-exempt securt-
ties.
Jan. 24-Federal Judge E. T. San
born of Tennessee nominated by Presi-
dent Harding to be associate justice of
Supreme court to succeed Justice Pit
Jan. 25-House voted, 2O4 to II, to
approve report of judiciary committee
giving Attorney General Daugherty
clean bill Of health in impeachment in
Jan. 2S-Robert Woods Bliss nomi-
mated as minister to Sweden.
Feb. 2--Senate passed the rural
Feb. last American troops from
Germany landed at Savannah, Ga.
Feb. 9-House passed British debt
Feb. 16-Senate passed British debt
funding bill.
E. Mont Reilly resigned as governor
of Porto Rico
Feb. 19-Senate confirmed appoint
ment of Senator Poindexter as ambas-
sador to Peru
supreme court ruled Hindu cannot
be naturalized.
Feb. 27-President Harding appoint
ed Hubert Work secretary Of the in
terror and Harry S. New postmaster
general, effective March 4.
Richard M. Tobin of San Francisco
nominated for minister to the Neither
lands.
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines appointed
director Of the veterans bureau.
FEB. 2S-Ship subsidy bill killed in
senate.
Monde1 of Wyoming appointed mem
Der of War Finance corporation and
Towner Of Iowa governor of Porto
Rico.
March House passed rural credits
bill.
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-
ton.
March 5-President and Mrs Harding
Florida.
March WISCONSIN senate. 26 to 4.
defeated bill to abolish National
March 1O-United States debt com
mission arranged to fund Finlands $9,-
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-
erty said President Harding was can
didate for denomination.
Two Federal court decisions forbade
search of autos and homes by dry
agents without search warrants.
March 81-Mayor of Gary, Ind, and
spiracy.
April 3-Judge w. E. Dever, Demo-
crat, elected mayor of Chicago.
April 6-Defendants in Herrin (Ill)
mine massacre case again acquitted.
April 8-President Harding returned
from vacation in South.
April 16-United States Supreme
court upheld constitutionality of Cap
-Tincher grain futures act.
April 19-Government began suit to
stop speculation in sugar futures;
Mrs. A. w. Cook of ttSburgh, Pa,
elected preSIdent-g general of D. a. r.
April 24-President Harding commit
ted the administration to world court
p'dT charles' m ssB 8 WarrsR war former ambassa-
dor to Japan, and John Barton Payne
of Chicago named as American MEM
bers of United States Mexican commits
April 3O-Supreme court, in to
decision, barred foreign vessels carry
ing liquor into American ports, but
overruled Daugherty opinion that
American ships cannot sell liquor out
side territorial limits.
May 2-Charles f. Ruthenberg, noted
radical was found guilty Of violating
the Michigan -syndcalism law:
Lieutenants MacReady and Kelly made
nonstop fight from Hampstead, N. Y.
to San Diego, Cal.
May New York legislature re-
pealed state prohibition law.
May 5-E. H. Cunningham Of Iowa
made member of federal reserve BOARD
and Z. E. Jones of Pennsylvania mem
ber of farm loan board.
May 11-Frank McManamy of Wash
ington, D. c.. made member of inter-
state commerce commission.
May 13-Advisory committee of 100
n nv Secretary Work to survey
problems of the American Indians.
May 17-Alva B. Adams appointed
May 21-William R. Day resigned as
umpire of the United States-German
mixed claims commission; Judge q. b.
Parker of Texas appointed to succeed
him.
June 4-United States Supreme court
declared unconstitutional state laws
barring the teaching of foreign Ian
guages in schools.
Washington.
June I1-Supreme court held Kansas
industrial court was without power to
regulate wages in packing houses.
June 2O-President Harding started
on his trip to the West and Alaska.
Sentences of "a men imprisoned for
obstructing conduct of war committed
June 23-United States seized sealed
liquor stores on several British liners
at New York.
June Z0-lnIerSIaI6 commerce COLl-
mission abolished assigned car" prac-
tice in coal transportation.
June 29-Budget Director Lord an
nounced surplus of $31O.OOO,OOo for fis-
July 1-R. w. Bowden resigned as
American observer on reparations.
July 4-Convention of radicals opened
July 5-President Harding sailed
from Tacoma for Alaska.
July 6-Farmer-Labor party In Chi
capo convention repudiated the Reds
who ri : TO form Federated Farmer
Labor party on communistic lines.
July Army balloon won national
elimination contest. Lieutenants Roth
and Null, plotting navy balloon, lost
July 8-United States anthracite
commission reported in favor Of gov
ernment supervision of mines but
against government ownership.
July 10-President Harding landed at
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 28-President Harding taken i'll
in San Francisco.
July 29-President Harding worse;