The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-01-03
'. Dew. Burton selected to succeed

Jan. 1e-Senate passed the agricul- tural credits bill.
 Five defendants in Herrin mine mas saere trial acquitted.
 Jan. 2S-House passed resolution for constitutional amendment prohibiting further Issuance of tax-exempt stcuri- ties.
 Jan. 24-Fedsral Judge E. T. San born of Tennessee nominated by Presi- dent Harding to be associate tp -tice Of Supreme court to succeed Justice Pit
 jan. 25-House voted. 2o4 to 77. to approve report of Judiciary committee clean bill of health in impeachment in Jan, asERobert Woods Bliss nomi- mated as minister to Sweden.
 Feb. 2-Senate passed the rural credits bill.
 Feb. Hast American troops from Germany landed at Savannah. Ga.
 Feb e-House passed British debt funding bill.
 Feb. l6-senate passed British debt E. Mont Reilly resigned as governor of Porto Rico.
 Feb. 1s-Senate confirmed appoint ment of Senator Poindexter as ambas- Supreme court ruled 8 Hindu cannot be naturalized.
 Feb. 27-President Harding appoint ed Hubert Work secretary of the in- terior and Harry $. 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 2-Investigation ordered by senate into charges of waste and mis- management of veterans bureau.
 March 4-Congress adjourned after Democratic filibuster tied up legis!a- March 5-President and Mrs Harding and party started for vacation in Florida.
 March 7-wisconsin senate. 2s to 4 defeated bill to abolish National Guard.
 March lo-Unlted States debt. com. mission arranged to fund Finland's E. 000.00o war debt.
 March l4-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 renomination.
 Two Federal court decisions forbade
  agents without search warrants.
 March 31-Mayor of Gary Ind, and 54 others convicted of liquor con spiracy.
 April 3-Judge w E. Dever. Demo crat, elected mayor of Chicago.
 April 6-Defendants in Herrin qll) mine massacre case again acquitted.
 April s-President Harding returned from vacation in South.
 April l6-United States Supreme court upheld constitutionality of Cap per-Tincher grain futures act.
 April 1s-Government began suit to stop specula ton in sugar futures.
 Mrs. A. w. Cook of Pitts burgh, Pa. elected president general %, of D. A, R. 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 commis- sion.
 decision. barred foreign vessels carry ing liquor into American ports. but oyerruled 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 anti-syndicalism law;
 May 3-Army monoplane piloted by Leutenants MacReady and Kelly made nonstop flight from Hampstead. N Y. to San Diego, Cal.
 May 4-New York 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 ll-Frank McManamy Of Wash ington. D. C.. made member Of inter state commerce commission.
 May l3-Adyisory committee of 100 named by Secretary Work to survey problems of the American Indians.
 May l7-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. E: Parker of Texas appointed to succeed him.
 declared unconstitutional state laws barring the teaching of foreign lan- guages in schools.
 Convention of Shriners opened in
 June il-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 24 men imprisoned for obstructin8 conduct of war commuted
 June 23~Cnited States seized sealed liquor stores on several British liners at New York.
 June 2S-Interstate commerce com mission abolished assigned car prac- tice in coal transportation.
 June 29-Budget Director Lord an . nounced surplus of Ssl0oo0.00O for hs- cal year.
 July 1-R W. Bowden resigned as American observer on separations.
 July 4-Conventton of radicals opened July 5-President Harding sailed from Tacoma for Alaska.
 July 6-Farmer-Labor party In Chi caso convention repudiated the Reds who ,ri 10 form Federated Farmer Labor party on communistic lines
 July Army balloon won national elimination contest Leutenants Roth and Null, piloting a navy balloon. lost in Lake Erie.
 July s-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 1s-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 i'll in San Francisco.
 July 29-President Harding worse California program canceled.
 July 30-President Harding gravely i'll with broncho- pneumonia.
 Aug. z-President Harding died sud denly in San Francisco.