Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-01-02
DOMESTIC

Jan. president and Mrs. Coolidge
left Sapelo island. Georgia. for Wash
ington.
Franklin Roosevelt inaugurated gov
ernor of New York
| Jan. ELECTORAL college officially
| elected Hoover and Curtis.
Jan. 6-President Elect-Hoover ar
rived in Washington from his Latin
American tour.
Jan. 8-Right of James M. Beck to
| seat as representative of first district
| Of Pennsylvania upheld by the house.
Jan. 1l-HoJse passed bill for auto
| matte reapportionment. effective In
1882.
Jan. 12-Stephen T. Mather resigned
as director Of national parks: H. NJ
| Albright succeeded him.
Jan. l5-Senate ratified the Kellogg
anti-war treaty by vote of IS to /.
House passed the army supply bill.
| Of the United States
Jan. 21-Senate approved appoint
ment Of Roy o. West AS secretary Of
Dr.. c. c. Little resigned as president
Of University of Michigan.
Oklahoma senate suspended Governor
Johnston from office
Jan: 22--Senate voted to give the
President $24.0O0.0oO for dry enforce
ment
Jan. 2s-Congress authorized the
take part in Chicago centennial fair In
Feb President Coolidge dedicated
the Box bird sanctuary and singing
tower at Mountain Lake. Fla.
Feb. 5-Senate passed 15-cruiser bill
with time limit clause.
Feb. House accepted senate
amendments to cruiser bill.
Feb. 8-Senate passed the army sup
ply bill carrying $456.000.000. and the
house passed the naval appropriation
bill.
Feb. lie. s. Shumaker. superin-
tendent of Indiana Anti-Saloon league.
started serving 60-day sentence for
contempt of court.
Feb. 12-Engagement of Col Charles
Lindbergh and Miss Anne Morrow.
daughter of the ambassador to Mexico.
announced.
Feb. 13-President Coolidge signed
the 15-cruiser bill.
Feb. 16-House passed bill for de-
portation Of alien gunner and boot
leggers
Feb. 19-President- Elect Hoover re-
turned to Washington.
The senate passed bill increasing
prohibition penalties.
Feb. 25-Senate ordered engineering
survey for Nicaragua canal
Feb. 2S-House passed Jones bill in
creasing prohibition penalties.
March House passed resolution for
Nicaragua canal route survey.
March 4-Hoover and Curtis In
augurated President and Vice Presi-
dent of United States.
March 5-Senate confirmed eight new
members of Hoover's cabinet and or
dered an inquiry into Secretary Mel
Ions right to hold over.
March 7-President Hoover called
congress in extraordinary session for
April is.
March 14-President Hoover ordered
that all tax refunds be made public.
March 20-Three University Of Mis-
souri, teachers ousted in row over cir
culation OF sex questionable.
Gov. Henry S. Johnston of Okla
homa removed from office by state sem
afa ttrf ~ inns, h ant n1a 10
March 2a-President Hoover pro-
claimed national origins quotas. in
creasng British immigration.
March 2S-Former Vice President
Dawes sailed for Santo Domingo to
revise public finances.
Henry L. Stimson sworo In as Sec
rotary of state.
April Henry J. Allen appointed
senator from Kansas to succeed Vice
President Curtis.
conviction of Harry F. Sinclair for con-
tempt of the senate.
April lO-Charles G. Dawes appoint
ed ambassador to Great Britain.
April Especial session of congress
opened; Longworth reelected speaker
of the house.
April 16-President Hoover's message
read to congress.
April Ex-senator James Couzens of
Michigan created trust fund of $4,000
900 to aid children.
April 25-Haugen farm relief bill
DR.. R NJ. Hutchins. dean OF Yale law
school, made president of University
of Chicago.
term In Washington for contempt of
the senate.
Charles Evans Hughes, Jr.. appointed
solicitor. general of u, S.
May S-Senate voted. ~ to "A. for
export debenture plan in farm relief
May Il-Des Moines university. Bap-
fist fundamentalist institution. closed
and faculty dismissed: students in riot
Gus revolt.
May l4-senate passed the McNary
May I5-Dwight F. Davis. former
secretary of war, selected for COVER
nor general of Philippines.
May 2O-President Hoover appointed
his law enforcement commission Of IL
headed by George w. Wickersham.
Railroads won Supreme court decis-
lon in valuation case involving billions
May 22-Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. APP
pointed governor Of Porto Rico.
May ar. H. Lucas of Kentucky
appointed commissioner Of internal
May 27-Col Charles A. Lindbergh
and Anne Morrow were married at the
Morrow home in Englewood. N. J.
May 2S-House passed the Hawiey
Mabel wiilebrandt resigned as as
sistant attorney general.
May 29-Senate passed census-reap-
portionment bill
June 3-Supreme court upheld six
months sentence of Harry F. Sinclair
for hiring detectives to shadow Jury
June Hubert Work resigned as
chairman Of Republican national COM
mittee.
President Hoover accepted resigna-
ton of N. B, judah as ambassador to
Cuba
June 5-Senate and house conferees
agreed on farm relief bill. eliminating
the export debenture clause.
June 6-House passed census and
reapportionment bill
June House adopted conference
report on farm relief bill.
June s-Seventy fifth birthday CO Re-
publican party celebrated at Ripon.
Wis
June l4-Senate accepted conference
report on farm relief bill and sent
measure to President
June l5-President Hoover signed
the farm relief bill
June l7-Congress appropriated $780,
oo0, 900 for farm relief loan fund
Use OF riot guns by prohibition
agents forbidden
June lS-Anti-Smith Democrats of
Virginia held convention and nominate
I'd candidates for state Offices
June 1s-Congress recessed for the
summer.
June a1-Col J. C. Roop appointed
director Of the budget
June 9s-President Hoover accepted