Nogales international., 1931-01-02
DOMESTIC

Jan. 6-President Hoover asked
congress for 80 more coast guard
vessels for prohibition enforcement.
Jan. 10-Sixtieth anniversary OF
I celebrated In Cleveland.
Jan. 11-R4prssentAtive J.: NJ
senator to succeed j. n. saOkstt.
Jan. Is-crlms commissions pre-
liminAry report was submitted to
| congress. and President Hoover
recommended measures to strength -
Jan: lsmTiiiPino. asked senate
investiEatinR comnission.
Anti-6aioon league opened Its
twenty-tourth annual convention In
Jan. 1s-seaats voted to retain
Jan. iS-Houss passed treasury
appropriation bill carrying $1E.e00.-
008 for prohibition bureau. il,y.
Jan. 30--Ralph H Booth Of Miohi-
gan appointed minister to Denmark.
American Am RI issSstion to Poland feis-
Jan. .42--House voted for six more
federal prisons.
Jan. al-ssnats put hides. leather
and shoes on free list, a ,ss5,,
Jan. 21-Chairman LsGxa OF farm
Jan. 1s-Fred M. Dearing OF MIS-
souri, appointed ambassador to Peru.
Feb. 3-Wiliiam n. Taft resigned
as chief JUSTICE Of the U; 9. supreme
pointed Charles Evans Hughes to
FEB. - Federal farm board
launched emergency plan OF surplus
control corporation to check decline
IS VT
Feb. !7-Prssident Hoover named
commission to investigate conditions
in Haiti. with W. c. Forbes ~
Feb. S-President Hoover left
House passed bill transferring
prohibition enforcement to Justice
department:
Feb. 1O-Federal grand Jury In
! mann Yeast company and Corn
Products Refining company for vio-
lating prohibition law. Scores of
dlcted in Chicago for misusing in
Feb. is-ssnats confirmed ap-
pointment Of Hughes as chief JUS
''fs; Feb. o. g so-6r: 81; Harry w. Chase.
Carolins. elected president of Uni
| versity Of Illinois.
, President Hoover rsappointed en-
tire federal radio commission.
.rofn rsS n &C en Sxans u.tc. aqssss. y sS
D'e%s cossrss. rsSf' .ppropflatsd % o. $1,000 900
for loans to farmers In flood dis
| tricts Of South ana West.
"a oAA
it would no longer buy wheat at
March @-Former President Cool
idgs dedicated the great Coolidge
dam in Arizona.
John N. Wtllys appointed as am
bassador to Poland.
March e--Senate voted increased
tariff on Cuban sugar.
March 10-W. Fl. Taft buried at
March 12-Senate voted farm
board 100000. 900 in deficiency bill.
March 14-Secretary Mellon an
nounced tax refund Of approximate
ly $33 100000 to U. s. Steel corpora
March 1e-sir Ronald Lindsay,
new British ambassador. arrived In
Red Cross building at washing ton
dedicated to women patriots OF
March ai-Presidept Hoover ap-
pointed Federal Judge. James J.
Parker of North Carolina to Su-
John = = RocIksfeller. * Jr.. sstab-
tished ?1s.o0o.ooo fund for western
March 22-E. L. Doheny acquitted
Of giving $4,000 oil bribs.
March 2t-Tarir bill passed By
Tnitsd state. ! and Canada ., ..,!, I nseo- I,
'idsa March sr'aay ssRt < Nas R.S James D.
woif Perry. bishop OF Rhode Is
land, elected primate Of the Epts-
March 2o-Thirty-six Los Angeles
conspiracy in Julian oil case.
April 2-House passed resolution
for commission to study universal
Tariff bill sent to conference.
Taking of fifteenth decennial CEN
April 4-senats passed bill for
government operation Of Muscle
Shoals project
Porter bill creating bureau of
April S-Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCor-
mick nominated for senator by Re-
publioans of Illinois, defeating Sem
ator Deneen.
April il-w. z. Foster and four
other Communists convicted in New
York of inciting q riot.
April 14-Supreme court decided
/ Chicago lake water diversion case
!n ascordanee With the indings OF
April 15-Roland W. Boyden Sc
lected to succeed c.. e. Hughes az
American member Of permanent
court of arbitration at The Hague.
April 81 :,ssn"ts e = udiciary sa,rs+ com
armation Of Judge J: J. Parker as
April 22-Frederick II. Payne ap-
pointed assistant secretary OF war.
for National Prohibition. Reform
convened in Cleveland. Ohio.
April 24-House passed Sill. .000.-
900 rivers and harbors bill. provid-
ing for completion Of Illinois wa
terway project.
April 2Slsenate passed two un-
employment relief measures.
Naval conference delegates ar
rived at New York.
President Hoover asked congress
to speed up action on law enforce
ment legislation.
April sO,-President Hoover re-
ceived copy of London naval treaty
May 2-President Hoover sub
mitted budget for $10.600, 900 to be-
gin work on Boulder dam project.
May 3-House defeated export de-
benture plan and voted for. flexible
tariff provisions.
May 5-Supreme court upheld
seizure of all-apparatus used in pro-
duction of illegal beverages.
May denomination Of Judge John
J. Parker of North Carolina as as
sociate justice of the Supreme court
rejected by, senate, 80 to A.;
General conference of Methodist
church. South. opened in. Dallas.