The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-01-04

I8ING SUN. nd.
Dew. Burtsn selected TO succeed
Jan. ls-sehate passed the agricui-
raj credits bill.
rive defendants In Herrin mine mas
Gre trial acquitted.
{nn 28--House passed resolution for
nstftutional amendment prohibiting
rfher Issuance Of tax-exempt securi-
IN. a4--Federal Judge E. 7. SAM
n OF Tennessee nominated by Presi-
H. Harding to be associate justice OF
upremo court to succeed Justice Pit
fan. zb-House voted. 204 to II, to
ING Attorney General Daugherty
IN bill of health In impeachment In
an asSSf-Robert woods Bliss nomi-
kted as minister to Sweden.
'Feb. 2-Senate passed the rural
FEB Feb. Last American troops from
Germany landed at savannah; Ga.
FEB. issenate passed British debt
Funding bill.
FEB. 19-Senate confirmed appoint
hent OF Senator Poindexter as ambas-
8H0Ors 10 EeTu l3fl- +
supreme court ruled a Hindu cannot
Be naturalized.
Feb. 27-President Harding appoint
Id Hubert Work secretary Of the in
erior and Harry s. New postmaster
General, effective March I.
Richard M. Tobin of San Francisco
Nominated for minister to the Netner-
lands
biirector. OF the veterans bureau.
/ Feb. 2S--Ship subsidy bill killed in
Mondell of wyoming appointed mem.
her OF War Finance corporation ana
Towner of Iowa governor OF Porto
March l---Heuse passed rural credits
n Senate requested President to. urge
@hations to limit production OF habit
MORNING drugs.
March 2--Investigation ordered By
senate into charges Of waste ana ms
management OF veterans bureau.
4 March 4-Congress adjourned arter
democratic filibuster tied up iegisia-
Ition.
I. March Ma 7-wisconsin senate. rs to 4.
{Aefeated bill to abolish National
March 1o-United States debt cQn-
Emission arranged to fund Finlands w.
\ 100000 war debt.
March 14-Charles F. Cramer, gen.
seral counsel for veterans bureau. killeo
J self ON eve OF senate Investigation.
March l7-Attorney General Daugh-
erty said President Harding was can
didate for denomination.
Two Federal court decisions Iorpaoe
search Of autos and homes Dy oFy
agents without search warrants.
March 31--Mayor Of Gary. IND. ano
54 others convicted OF liquor con-
4 April s-Judge w. E. Dever. Demo
l|scrat. elected mayor Of Chicago. ,,,.,
April 6-Defendants In Herrin lliL)
Emine massacre case again acquitted.
H April 8-President Harding returned
y from vacation in South.
u April 16--United States Supreme
fcourt upheld constitutionality OF cap
II April 19--Government began SUIT &c
\ stop speculation in sugar futures:
4 Mrs. A. w. Cook OF Pittsburgh, Pa.
\ elected president-general Of D. A. r.
| April 24-President Harding commit,
j ted the administration TO word cour'
Il plan in New York speech.
i Charles B. Warren. former ampassa.
/ Of Chicago named as American mem
bers OF United States-Mexican commis
sion.
4 / April so--supreme court In 7 to
Il decision, barred foreign vessels carry
Il ing liquor into American. ports, bu
H overruied Daugherty opinion tina
II American ships cannot sell liquor out
| side territorial limits
| May. 2--Charles E. Rutheneerg. note.
4 radical. was found guilty of violating
the Michigan anti-syndicalisml law: =.
May s--Afmy monoplane piioted 9!
nonstop flight from Hampstead. N. X,
||a'assN san pisGo; Cal -. s y
peaied state prohibition law.
May Sc. H. Cunningham Of Iowa
made member of federal reserve board,
and e, e. Jones of Pennsylvania menu
May 11-Frank McManamy Of Wash
ington d. c. made member OF inter-
state commerce commission.
May 1s-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 2l--William r, Day resigned as
mixed claims commission; Judge p. b.
Parker OF Texas appointed to succeed
him.
declared unconstitutional state laws
barring the teaching OF foreign lam
guages in schools.
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 Tor
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 2S-Budget Director Lord an
nounced surplus OF $S10.0o0.000 for fs-
July i-R. w. Bowden resigned as
i 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
cago convention repudiated the Reds
| who lri ! TO form, Federated Farmer
Labor party on communicate lines.
July Army balloon won national
elimination contest Ileutenants Roth
and Null, plotting navy balloon. lost
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
t0fficfala resigned after controversy with