Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-01-08
DOMESTIC

winter maneuvers at Panama.
Ian. S--Minneapolis Chamber of Com
merce ordered by federal trade board
to stop unfair tactics against farmers
cooperative market.
Jan. s-Radical Republican senator's
combining with Democrats, elected
Senator Smith OF South Carolina chair
man of interstate commerce committee,
/ defeating Senator Cummins.
Jan. l5-Democrats selected New
York and the week of June 26 as place
and date for their national convention.
Jan 2l-Senate committee heard
sensational testimony concerning lease
OF Teapot Dome oil reserve to Sinclair.
war Finance corporation went to res
cue OF railing banks In Northwest
Jan 2s-President Coolidge named
siias H. strawn, Chicago. Republican.
special eounsellors In naval oil reserve
Tor anaulment of naval reserve oil
Feb. ALBERT p. FAN refused to
Coolidge named Alice Pomerene. OHIO,
as counsellor In place of 7. w. Greg
Feb o. Former President woodrow
Feb; 4.,charles Henry Levermore.
phiiadelphia. announced as Box peace
ashtns President Coolidge to demand
nerI \ and President ref1sed.
FsD. i4-Strawns nomination as spe-
eial os case counsel withdrawn.
ZEN l5--Owen ]. Roberts or Phila-
aeltnia named oil counsel by Presi-
Feb ie-J. P aorean gave his ST.
&c US father, who founded it
FEB lS-Seeretary of The Navy
Is9bS resigned. effective March 10
whole voted for Democratic tax plan.
50. 2l--Presldent Coolidge nomt-
nased Charles Is Warren OF Detroit 10
/ ne am oassador to Mexico
Feb; 2s-C. r. Forbes, former direc-
/ tor Of veterans bureau, indicted by
federal grand jury In Chicago.
| Rouse passed compromise tax reduc-
March l--senate passed resolution to
investigate Attorney General Daugh-
March 12-senats investigation of
Attorney General Daugherty opened
! with sensational evidence OF question
March l3-Chief Justice Curtis D.
Wilbur Of California Supreme court
March TINTED states army avia-
! tors began flight around world from
Santa Monica, Cal.
March 1S-Soldiers' bonus bill passed
by house. 3b5 to 54
/ Senate adopted resolution for con-
stituttonal amendment to have Presi-
dents rnauRurated the third Monday In
January and new congress to go into
office he first Monday in January after
election.
Hugh S. Gibson confirmed as minis
ter to Switzerland
March 24-Archbishops. Mundelein of
Chicago and Hayes OF New York ele
waited . he cardinaley.
March 2S-Attorney General Daugh
| erty resigned at request of the Presi-
April 2-president Coolidge named
Harlan Fiske Stone of New York to be
attorney general
bill Including Japanese exclusion
April 1S-Ssnate by vote Of GO to
grants and reducing European immI-
grafton So per cent
April 22-Harry X. Thaw declared
sane by philadelphia jury.
April 2S-Senate passed the bonus
April 25-w. T. Van orman won ma
tional balloon race in Goodyear III;
April 26-House adopted resolution
for child labor amendment TO Consti-
Aprll 2s--Gov W. Mccray Of In
diana convicted Of using mails to de-
fraud
April %. Mccray resigned as gov
ernoi OF Indiana,
April 90-Bormer Governor McCray
OF Indiana sentenced to ten years in
prkon and fined $4,000.
May 3-President Coolidge vetoed
the Bursum pension increase bill.
May 5-senate adopted Democratic
May 7-Methodist general conference
accepted uniication plan of.north and
south branches
May l0--Senate passed tax bill as
revised by Democrats
May 1i--Major Martin and Sergeant
Harvey reached Port Molier Alaska,
u days after their plane was wrecked:
May 12--Congressnan Langley OF
Kentucky found guilty on rum plot
charge and eentenced to two years In
NAV ls-senate BY margin Ok one
vote sustained Presidents veto OF Bur-
sum pension bill
the soldiers bonus bill
May 17--House ovesrode veto of
bonus bill. S13 to IS.
Army world ay.ators flew from Attu
TO Paramashiru island Japan.
May lS-Cyrus Woods resigned as
over veto, So to rs, and il became law.
May 29--Army Myers reached Minato,
gaura, near Tokyo.
May 2T-Nlethodist general confer
ence modified the ban on dancing and
theaters
June z-President Coolidge signed
the tax reduction bill.
Senate passed resolution proposing
twentieth amendment 70 Constitution I
by which congress is given power to /
control labor OF persons under
june S-McNary- Haugen farm relief
bin defeated in house.
June American army aviators /
few from Japan to Shanghai.
June Blouse passed bill to set I
aside big tract of land on upper Mis-
sissippi for wild life preserve
june 7-Congress adjourned.
President Coolidge vetoed measure |
allowing salary increase to postal en-
ployees.
June 9--supreme court upholds con-
stitutionality of law prohibiting sale |
or Importation of malt liquor for medi- 7
cine.
June 1o--American army flyers left /
Hongkong for Haiphong, French Indo-
China.
June 1o-Republican national con-
yention opened in Cleveland. Ohio.
June 12-Calvin Coolidge and Charles |
G. Dawes nominated by Republican ma
tional convention.
Bandits held up mail train near Chi
caRo, getting loot estimated at ST. I
100000
June l7-Farmer-Labor progressive
convention opened in st. Paul.
June 1S-American avta tors Jew 500 /
miles to Bangkok. Slam.
June Iy-Farmer-LaDor convention
dominated by communists, nominated
Duncan Mcdonald of Illinois for Pres-
ident and William Bouck of Washinr