The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-01-02

resignation of Ambassador Fl. P.
Fletcher from diplomatic service.
mated state slate put up by Anti
Smith Democrats.
June 2S-President Hoover named J.
C. Stone, Kentucky; G. B. Denman, Mis-
members of new federal farm board.
June S0-Secretary Mellon announced
treasury surplus as $lS5.OO0. 900:
July 2-AleXander Legge OF Chicago.
company, and C. c. league Of Call;
fornia, accepted appointment TO federal
farm board, the former to be chairman.
July 12-C. s: Wilson of Hall. N. z.
appointed to federal farm board.
July 17-Fifteen state banks In
southwest Florida failed.
July 22-Thirteen hundred convfcts
attempted to escape from Clinton pr
with guards three were killed.
July 24-President Hoover halted
work on the cruiser program.
July SSnSeyenseen hun @ref cSn attSaa
guards in attempt to escape and two
were killed.
July 2s-President Hoover started
the child health and protection con-
July 30-Former Governor s. R. Nc
Kelvie Of Nebraska appointed member
Of federal farm board.
more aSpootsd WI to italy,
Aug. 1-Couvicts in Leavenworth
penitentiary mutinied. one being killed:
Aug. 6-John G. Pollard nominated
TOR of v agd by s4oM
ers formed $50.0O0.000 cooperative
marketing association.
Aug. 18-Farm board arranged loan
of 100000 to California raisin and
grape growers.
Aug. 19-Senate finance committee
made public it's tariff bill.
Aug. z0-Gerrit ]. Diekema Of Mich
igan appointed minister t to Hoi nann+
ed to fill out term of the late Senator
Tyson of Tennessee.
Sept 1-Des Moines university or
de sea eSsee BY sht aooSer asked an
investigation into propagandist activi-
ties of three shipbuilding corporations
against naval reductions.
Sept 9-Claudius H. Huston Of Ten
nessee elected chairman of Republican
national committee.
Maine voted against export Of power
by insult companies. ,
senate defeated in first test in tariff
battle; resolution adopted calling on
Treasury department for all informa-
ton on income in income tax returns
of tariff benef1ciaries.
Sept. 11-Senate voted to investigate
propaganda activities of w. B. Shear
er on behalf of shipbuilding corpora
ton.
Sept l2-Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, in session at Portland. Me-, elected
E. j.. Foster of Worcester. Mass. COM
mander in chief
Sept l6-Henry F. Guggenheim ap-
pointed ambassador to Cuba.
Sept. 17-Gen. Lytle Brown appoint
ed chief of army engineers with in
structions to reorganize the office.
Congressman La Guardia nominated
for mayor of New York by Repub-
nd VOL ~ e..
ed by Democrats.
Sept 3O-American Legion conven-
ton opened in Louisville.
Oct 1-Senate voted to investigate
all Hobbies operating in congress.
Oct. democratic and radical Re
publican senators removed flexible
tariff feature from the tariff bill.
Oct. 3-Convicts in Colorado peni.
seven guards and were conquered by
militia. and police with gun fire and
dynamite.
o. L; Bodenhamer Of Ell Dorado. Ark.
elected commander Of American Legion.
Oct Mayor and police chief of
East Chicago, Ind, and 297 others in
dicted in federal cleanup Of vice in
northern Indiana.
of University of Michigan.
Oct. Trial of Albert B. Fall for
oil lease conspiracy opened in Wash
ington.
ernor of Porto Rico.
Oct. 9-Irwin B. Laughlin of Pitts
burgh appointed ambassador to Spain.
Oct. DEMONSTRATION of congress
sional lobbying started by senate COM
mittee.
Oct. 1e-Great raid made on rum
running syndicate along Atlantic coast.
Federal farm board members all con-
Oct. 1S-charles c. Hart appointed
minister to Persia.
Oct. 19-Hundreds Of aliens from all
parts of the country sent to New York
Democrats and radical Republicans
put crop debenture amendment in tariff
Oct. 21-Golden Jubilee of Edison's
electric light celebrated at Greenfield
Village, Mich, with Mr.. Edison and
President Hoover among Henry Ford's
guests.
Seven radicals found guilty of MUIR
Senators Reed of Pennsylvania and
Robinson of Arkansas named delegates
to naval conference in London with
Secretary Stimson as chairman.
Oct. 22--President Hoover spoke at
Cincinnati at celebration of canaliza-
ton of the Ohio river.
Oct. 23-President Hoover in speech
at Louisville announced great program
for inland waterways.
Oct 24-N1illion- dollar livestock CO.
operative formed by farmers.
Tremendous crash in prices on stock
Oct. 25-Albert B. Fall found guilty
of bribery in Washington.
Oct. 26-Federal farm board made
100000. 900 available to farmers to
help stabilize wheat prices.
Oct 2S-Stock values shrink IA bill
lions in another big market slump.
Oct. 29-Further tremendous losses
in stock prices.
Organization of Farmers National
~ MI
Nov. ALBERT B. Fall sentenced to
one year in prison and 100000 fine.
Nov. '2-John A. MacMurray, Ameri-
can minister to China, resigned to
enter faculty of Johns Hopkins uni
Nov. 4-senator Bingham of Con-
necticut censured by the senate for em-
ploying paid lobbyist
Nov 5-Jimmie Walker reelected
mayor of New York.
Democrats carried Virginia election.
defeating Bishop Cannon's coalition
ticket.
Nov. 11-President Hoover in Armis-
tice day address offered new peace code
based on preparedness.
Nov. 13-Secretary Of the Treasury
Mellon announced the administration
would ask congress to authorize reduce
ton of income tax rates by / per cent
Nov. 15-President called conference
Of Industrial, labor and agricultural
leaders.
Nov. 19-Railroad executives as
sured the President their roads would
continue their construction programs.
and financial leaders reported business
and banking conditions excellent
Robert M. Hutchins installed as PRES
ident Of University Of Chicago.
Nov. 2O-Secretary Of the Navy Ad-
ans and Ambassadors Dawes, Morrow
and Gibson added to naval conference
delegation.
Nov. 21-Industrial and labor lead
ers conferred with President Hoover
and nledged aid in maintaining husi.