The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-01-08

Jan. limited States fleets sailed for
winter maneuvers at Panama.
Jan. 5-Minneapolis Chamber of Com
merce ordered by federal trade board
TO stop unfair tactics against farmers
cooperative marl,et.
Jan. 9-Radical Republican senators,
combining with Democrats, elect"a
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 20 as place
and date for their national convention
~sensational testimkny concerning lease
Of Teapot Dome oil reserve to Sinclair
War Finance corporation went to res
cue Of falling banks in Northwest
Jan 25-President Coolidge named
Stlas H Strawn, Chicago, Republican,
special counsellors in naval oil reserve
Jan. S1-senate adopted resolution
Tor an2u!ment of naval reserve oil
Feb. 2-Albert B. Fall refused. to
testify in oil lease inquiry; President
as counsellor in place of T. W. Greg
Feb. s:-Forner President woodrow
Feb; .4--Charles Henry Levermore,
Philadelphia. announced as Box peace
plan contest wipper.
asking President Coolidge to demand
FpssIggnat dDd Of seeretaFy Of Navy
Feb, 14-Strawns nomination as spo-
cial oil case counsel withdrawn,
de!phia named oil c6unsei by Presi-
Feb; lsZJ. P. Morgan gave his 81;
to his his father who founded II New
DENNY resign Cd affapfiVa March 10.
Feb. lS-House as committee Of the
WHOLE voted for Democratic tax plan;
Feb. 21-,President Coolidge nomi-
be ambassador to Mexico.
Feb as: r Forbes, former Idfrts dire S5
edefal gfand Jury 0H IN cRca s6'ea
Rouse passed compromise tax reduc-
March 1-senate passed resolution to
Investigate Attorney General Daush-
erty.
March 12-senate Investigation Of
Attorney General Daugherty opened
with sensational evidence OF question
able deals.
March l3--Chief Justice Curtis D:
Wilbur Of California Supreme court
March l7-United States army avia-
tors began flight around world from
March ig@soidIers' bonus bill passed
by house. 855 to 81
Senate adopted resolution for con-
stitutional amendment to have Presi-
dents Inaugurated the third Monday in
January and new congress to go into
Office. the first Monday in January after
election.
Hugh S Gibson confirmed as minis
ter to Switzerland
~, March 241;Archbish9ps Mundelein OF
Chicago and Hayes of New York ele-
waited 20 the cardinalcy.
March 29-Attorney General Daugh-
erty resigned at request of the Presi-
dent.
April 2-President Coolidge named
Harlan Fiske Stone of New York to be
April 15-House passed immigration
bill including japanese exclusion
April 1S-senate by vote of 90 to
passed bill excluding japanese immi-
grants and reducing European immi-
April 22-Harry K. Thaw declared
sane by philadelphia jury,
April 23-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-
tuition
April 2s-Goy. W. 7. McCray of In
diana convicted of using mails to de-
April 29-McCray resigned as gov
ernor of Indiana
April SO-Former Governor McCray
of Indiana sentenced to ten years in
prison and fined $4,000.
May 8-President Coolidge vetoed
the Bursum pension Increase 9o p1i;
May 7-Methodist general conference
accepted unihcation plan of north and
south branches.
May 1O-senate passed tax bill as
reviscS by Democrats.
May 1l-Major Martin and Sergeant
Harvey reached Port Mol!er, Alaska,
II days after their plane was wrecked;
May 12-Congressman Langley of
Kentucky found guilty on rum plot
charge and aentenced to two years in
May 1S--senate by margin Of one
vote sustained Presidents veto of Bur-
sum pension bill.
May l5-President Coolidge vetoed
the soldiers bonus bill.
May l7-House overrode veto of
Army world aVlators flew from Attu
to Paramashiru island Japan:
May 1S-Cyrus Woods resigned as
ambassador to Japan. 80,
May 19-Senate passed bonus bill
over veto. SO to 26. and 1t became law.
May 23-Army flyers reached Minato,
Japan. and flew thence to Kasumi-
gaura, near Tokyo.
May 27-Methodist general confer.
ence modified the ban on dancing and
theaters.
June s-President Coolidge signed
the tax reduction bill.
Senate passed resolution proposing
twentieth amendment TO Constitution
by which congress- is given power to
control labor of persons under
June 3-McNary- Haugen farm relief
bill defeated in house.
June 4-American army aviators
flew from Japan to Shanghai
june 6-House, passed bill to set
sissippi for wild life preserve.
June 1-Congress adjourned.
President Coolidge vetoed measure
allowing salary increase to postal en-
ployees.
June s-supreme court upholds con-
stitutionality of law prohibiting sale
or importation of malt liquor for medi-
cine.
June 1O-American army flyers left
Hongkong for Haipkong, French Indo-
China.
June 1O-Republican national con-
vention opened in Cleveland, Ohio.
June 12-Calvin Coolidge and Charles
q. Dawes nominated by Republican ma
tional convention.
Bandits held up mall train near Chi
cago, getting loot estimated at Sc
0C6.0oO
June Labor progressive
convention opened in st. Paul
June 1S-American aviators flew 300
miles to Bangkok, Siam.
June 19-Farmer- Labor convention
dominated by communists, nominated
Duncan Mcdonald of Illinois for Pres
ident and William Bouck of Washing
ton for vice president Farmer dele
June SS-Lleut. Russell Vaughan
flew across United States in Is hours
20 minutes.