Show DOMESTIC AFFAIRS during the early port part of the year the country was as preparing for the change of administration on oil march 4 president elect harding resigned us as senator from ohio on january 9 anil and the next nest day lie asked that p preparations ri iara tor for an elaborate inauguration be canceled feeling that it would be inconsistent with the urgent need tor for economy on oil february 19 mr barding announced the appointment of charles E hughes as his secretary of state a choice that met with general approval and on succeeding days lie he completed his cabinet with these names secretary of the treasury andrew W mellon secretary of war john W weeks attorney general gen crol harry II 11 daugherty postmaster ster general ral will 11 II hays bays secretary of the navy edwin denby secretary of the interior albert B fall secretary of agriculture henry C wallace secretary of commerce herbert C hoover secretary of labor james J davis mr harding was inaugurated on march 4 with simple dignified ceremony and president wilson despite hla his continued illness was able to be present the senate in extra confirmed the cabinet and a number of other appointments point ments and adjourned on march 15 on the first day of the th year general crowder Crow dr was wag sent ent by president Prel dent wll wip eater fw to cuba to sw see what could be done im tr flah dal AVA I 1 editions there upset by the collapse of the sugar boom ile he remained on tile the island for a long time and succeeded in lits his mission to a considerable extent on april 11 telephone communication between the united states and cuba was wag opened by an exchange of greetings between presidents harding and menocal the united states supreme court rendered several notable decisions on january 31 it held that judge landis haddo lawful right or power to preside over the trial of victor berger and nd other socialists on march 28 it ruled that profits from sale of corporate stocks and bonds and capital assets are taxable as income on april 11 it refused to review the convictions of haywood and 70 79 other 1 I W W members the conviction of senator newberry of michigan and others for alleged violation of the corrupt practices act was vins set aside on may 2 the act being held void on june 30 william howard taft was appointed chief justice and was sworn in on october 3 the unemployment situation became to so bad during the tha summer thai that president harding called a conference of experts on the subject it began its sessions on september 28 26 and after a long study established a central bureau and started local employment movements throughout the country the resulting relief was wag but partial for business itself was suffering a general le one of the worst race riots in the history of the country broke out in tulsa okla on may 31 before it was vins quelled the negro quarter of the city ila had been burned and 35 persons had been killed and many wounded youn ded labor troubles of long standing in west virginia culminated in an insurrectionary ary movement by miners which called forth a procla proclamation maton I 1 by the president ordering them to disperse federal troops were sent into the region and the miners soon surrendered A commission headed by gen leonard wood was sent to the philippines it reported in november recommending against immediate withdrawal of the united states from the islands meantime general wood was offered and accepted the post of governor general the american legion in session at kansas city elected col hanford macnider of iowa its national commander on november 1 the legion had as guests marshal foch of france general diaz of italy admiral beatty of england and other distinguished warriors these same visitors nod and many other eminent persons participated on armistice day nov 11 in the ceremony of the burial of americas unknown soldier in the national cemetery at arlington I 1 under the budget law which was passed in may gen charles G dawes atis appointed director general of the federal budget budeit and he aud and hla is aids made notable progress in the way way of cutting down the expenses of the government |