Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-02
Resignation Of Ambassador n.

Fletcher from diplomatic service
June 26-Vfrginia Republicans nom
mated state slate put up by Anti.
Smith Democrats.
June aS-President Hoover named J
c. Stone. Kentucky; G. B. Denman Mis-.
members of new federal farm board
June 30-Secretary Mellon announced
treasury surplus as $lS5.00o.oo0;
July 2.Aiexander Legge OF Chicago
company, and c. c. league Of Cali;
| fornia, accepted appointment 10 federal
farm board, the former to be chairman
appointed to federal farm board.
July Fifteen state banks In
southwest Florida failed.
attempted to escape from clinton pr :
| on, Dannemora, N Y, and in battle
with guards three were killed.
July 24-President Hoover halted
| work on the cruiser program
| July 2S-Seventeen hundred convicts
in Auburn prison, New York. battled
guards in attempt to escape and two
July 2S-President Hoover started
the child health and protection con-
ference on its work.
July 30-Former Governor s. R. Nc
| Kelvie of Nebraska appointed member
of federal farm board.
| July 31-John w. Garrett of Balti-
Aug. 1-Convicts in Leavenworth
penitentiary mutinied. one being killed.
Aug. 6-John G. Pollard nominated
| for governor of Virginia by Democrats.
Aug. 10-Fruit and vegetable grow
ers formed s5o.OO0.ooO cooperative
marketing association.
Aug. 18-Farm board arranged loan
of 100000 to California raisin and
Aug. 19-Senate finance committee
made public it's tariff bill.
Aug. z0--Gerrit J. Diekema of Mich
igan appointed minister to Holland.
Aug. 31-William E. Brock appoint
ed to fill out term of the late Senator
Tyson of Tennessee.
Sept 1-Des Moines university or
dered closed by the trustees.
Sept 6-President Hoover 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.
Sept. 10-Regular Republicans in
senate defeated in first test in tariff
Treasury department for all informa-
ton on income in income tax returns
of tariff beneficiaries.
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-
lic in session at Portland, Me-. elected
e. J.. Foster of Worcester. Mass. COM
mander in chief.
Sept, 1s--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
licans, and Mayor Walker renominat-
ed by Democrats.
Sept 3O--American Legion conven-
ton opened in Louisville
1-Senate voted investigate
all Hobbies operating in congress.
Oct. 2-Democratic and radical Re-
publican I2si an, senators removed flexible
Oct 3-Convicts in Colorado peni-
Tertiary at Canon City mutinied. killed
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
Ease and p9 bic chief of
dicted in federal cleanup Of vice in
northern Indiana.
DR.. A. G. Ruthven elected president
of University of Michigan.
Oct. Trial of Albert B. Fall for
oil lease conspiracy opened in Wash
ington.
Theodore Roosevelt inaugurated gov
ernor of Porto Rico.
Oct. 9-Irwin B. Laughlin Of Pitts
burgh appointed ambassador to Spain.
Oct DEMONSTRATION of congress
mittee.
Oct l6-Great raid made on rum
running syndicate along Atlantic coast.
Federal farm board members all con-
Oct. IS Charles c. Hart appointed
minister to Persia.
Oct ls-Huadreds of aliens from all
parts Of the country sent to New York
for deportation.
Democrats and radical Republicans
put crop debenture amendment in tariff
bill.
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
der of Gastonia IN. c. police chief.
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
ton of the Ohio river
Oct. 23-President Hoover in speech
at Louisville announced great program
for inland waterways:
Oct. 24-Million- dollar livestock CO.
operative formed by farmers.
Tremendous crash in prices on stock
exchanges
Oct. 25-Albert B Fail found guilty
of bribery in Washington.
Oct 2S-Federal farm board made
$l0o.8o0,ooo 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
Grain corporation completed
Nov 1-Albert B. Fall sentenced to
one year in prison and 500, 900 fine.
Nov. 2-John A. MacMurray Amerf-
can minister to China, resigned to
enter faculty Of Johns Hopkins uni
versity.
Nov. 4-Senator Bingham Of Con.
necticut censured by the senate for en-
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
would ask congress to authorize reduce
ton of income tax rates by I per cent
Nov. 15-President called conference
Of industrial. labor and agricultural
leaders
Nov. ls-Railroad executives as
sured the President their roads would
continue their construction programs,
and financial leaders reported business
and banking conditions excellent
Robert NJ. Hutchins installed as pres
ident Of University Of Chicago.
Nov. 20-Secretary Of the Navy Ad-
ans and Ambassadors Dawes, Morrow
and Gibson added to naval conference
delegation.