Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-02
. DEW. Burton selected to succeed

him
Jan. 1s-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
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
vestigation.
mated as minister to Sweden.
Feb. 2-Senate passed the rural
credits bill.
Germany landed at Savannah. Ga.
Feb. 9-House passed British debt
Feb. 16-senate passed British debt
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 NJ. 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.
Mondell of Wyoming appointed mem
Der of War Finance corporation and
Towner of Iowa governor of Porto
Rico.
March 1-House passed rural credits
bill.
Senate requested President to urge
nations to limit production of habit
forming drugs.
March Investigation ordered by
senate into charges of waste and mis-
management of veterans bureau.
March 4-Congress adjourned after
Democratic flibuster tied up legisla-
ton.
and party started for vacation in
Florida.
March WISCONSIN senate, 2e 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-
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 31-Mayor of Gary, Ind, and
81 others convicted of liquor con-
spiracy.
April S-Judge W. e. Dever. Demo-
crat, elected mayor of Chicago.
April 6-Defendants in Herrin Ill)
mine massacre case again acquitted.
April S-President Harding returned
from vacation in South.
April 16-United States Supreme
court upheld constitutionality of Cap
per~Tincher grain futures act.
April 19-Government began suit to
stop speculation in sugar futures.
Mrs. A. w. Cook of Pittsburgh Pa
elected president general of D. A. II.
April 24-PreSident Harding comRait-
ted the administration to world court
plan in New York speech.
Charles B. Warren, former ambassa-
dor to Japan and John Barton Payne
of Chicago named as American mem
bers of United States-Mexican commits
sion.
April ao-supreme court, in 7 to 2
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 E. Ruthenberg, noted
radical, was found guilty of violating
the Michigan characterization law,
May 3-Army monoplane piloted by
Lieutenants MacReady and Kelly made
nonstop flight from Hampstead, N. Y.
to San Diego, Cal.
May New 4Ork legislature re-
pealed state prohibition law
May 5-E. H. Cunningham of Iowa
made member of federal reserve board,
and E. E. Jones of Pennsylvania mem
Der 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
named by Secretary Work to survey
problems of the American Indians.
May 17--Alva B. Adams appointed
United States senator from Colorado.
May 21-William R. Day resigned as
umpire of the United States German
mixed claims commission; Judge E. 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.
Convention of Shriners opened in
Washington.
June 11-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
by the President.
June 23-United States seized sealed
liquor stores on several British liners
at New York.
June 26-Interstate commerce com
mission abolished assigned car" prac-
tice in coal transportation.
June 29-Budget Director Lord an
nounced surplus of 100000 900 for ifs
cal year.
July 1-R. w. Bowden resigned as
American observer on PREPARATIONS
July 4-Convention of radicals opened
in Chicago.
July 51President Harding sailed
from Tacoma for Alaska.
July -Farmer-Labor party in Chi
cago convention repudated the Reds
who lri to form Federated Farmer
Labor party on communistic lines.
July 7-ArmV balloon won natiopol
elimination contest. Lieutenants Roth
and Null, plotting navy balloon, lost
in Lake Erie.
July S-United States anthracite
commission reported in favor of gov
eminent 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.