The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-01-09

Jan. 24-senate put hides. leather
and shoes on free list.
Jan. 28--Fred M. bearing Of Missouri
appointed ambassador to Peru.
Feb. 3-Wflliam H. Taft resigned as
chief justice of the Y. 5. supreme
court, and President Hoover appointed
Charles Evans Hughes to the position.
Feb. 6-Federal farm board launched
emergency plan of surplus control cor
poration to check decline Of wheat
Feb. 7-President Hoover named
commission to investigate conditions
in Haiti. with w. c. Forbes as chair
Feb s--President Hoover left wash
ington for q weeks fshing at Long
House passed bill transferring pro-
ment.
Herman Bernstein of New York ap-s
Feb. isMs sse 3 Confirmed aaEfla; appoint
ment of Hughes as chief justice. %
Feb. 2o-Dr Harry w. Chase. presi-
elected president of University Of ILL
President Hoover reappointed entire
Feb. 24-Charles Evans Hughes
sworn IN as chief justice OF supreme
Congress appropriated s7.ooo.ooo for
loans to farmers in food districts OF
March 4--Former President Coolidge
dedicated the great Coolidge dam In
John n; WHY'S appointed ambassador
to Poland.
March s-senate voted increased tar
March io--W. II. Taft buried at
March l2-senate voted farm board
500 100000 in deficiency bill.
March 14-Secretary Mellon an-
nounced tax refund Of. Approximately
$4,000. 900 to U. s. Steel corporation.
ed Federal Judge James j. Parker OF
North Carolina to- Supreme court.
John d. Rockefeller. Jr.. established
$16.000.000 fund for western nationai
March l2-E. L. Doheny acquitted Of
giving 100000 oil bride.
March 24-Tarif bill passed Dy SEN
United States and Canada negotiated
treaty to halt smuggling.
March ss-Rt Bsv, James .n,e e. De s,a WOLF
primate of the Episcopal church.
April 2--House passed resolution for
commission to study universal draft
Tarin bill sent to conference.
Taking of fifteenth decennial census
begun. =,
eminent operation Of Muscle Shoals
April THE house passed the. Porter
a
April S--Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCor-
mick nominated for senator by Repub-
licans of Illinois. defeating Senator
April l4-Supreme court decided Chi
cago lake water diversion case in ac-
.ordance with the findings Of Hughes
as special master.
to succeed C. E. Hughes as American
member Of permanent court Of arbitra-
ton at The Hague. ,.
tee voted 10 to against confirmation
of Judge j. ]. Parker as associate
justice Of Supreme court:
rivers and harbors bill. providing for
completion of Illinois waterway project.
April 3o-Presiden! Hoover received
c rstsrS Of Of state stmson
MAY 2-President Hoover submitted
budget for $10.600.000 to begin work
on Boulder dam project
May 3-House defeated export de.
benture plan and voted for flexible
tariff provisions.
MAY denomination Of Judge John J.
Justice Of the Supreme court rejected
BY senate, 80 to Al.
May 9-Prssident Heoyer I nominated
Supreme court associate justice.
May l2-Senate passed bill for fed
eral employment bureau.A
Immigration under national origins
May i4Msenate passed bill transfer
ring Of grsaice from
Nav l7-Salvation Army celebrated
its golden jubilee in New York.
May aSBiisnop cannon Ia acquitted Of
Of Methodist church. South.
May 2O-Secretary Of Labor J. J.
Davis nominated for senator and Gift
ford Pinchot, for governor in Pennsyl-
vania Republican primary
Senate confirmed owen J. Roberts as
associate justice Of Supreme court.
May 21-Hanford MacNider appointed
minister to Canada.
Nav 26-Supreme court ruled buyers
of liquor are guilty Of no offense.
Memorial day address at Gettysburg
National cemetery.
June 2-Congress passed Spanish
American war pension bill over Presi-
June 7-Louis Bamberger of New
York and his sister. Mrs. Felix Fluid.
gave $5,ooo.O0o for university of adj
South Carolina Democrats nominated
]. W. Bailey for senator. defeating
Tune sMPresident Hoover signed bill
increasing Civil war pensions by $12.-
100000.
its new $4,000 900 home.
Prof. Frank P. Graham elected pres
ident of University of North Carolina.
June 12-PreS1dent Hoover n0minat-
ed w. Cameron Forbes as ambassador
TO Japan and reappointed Legge and
league to federal farm board.
June 13-Senate passed the tarin bill.
June 14-House passed the tariff bill.
June 17-President Hoover signed
the tariff bill. and it became effective
at midnight
June l9-Rear Admiral Byrd arrived
In New York from the Antarctic.
June 20-Senate confirmed Hanford
MacNider as minister to Canada.
Rivers and Harbors bill passed by
the sonata.
June 22-President Hoover gave no.
tice he would veto the World war vet
erans' bill as unsound and too costly.
Son was born to Colonel and Mrs.
Lindbergh.
June 23-Senate passed the World
war veterans bill by vote of Sc to 6.
Amos w. w. Woodcock appointed
chief prohibition officer in Department
June 26-President Hoover vetoed
the World war veterans bill: the
house sustained the veto and passed
a substitute measure.
June 27-Almon A. Roth, California,
elected president of Rotary Iaterna-
July SENATE passed World war
veterans bill with amendments.
Gen. Edgar Jadwin selected as head
of federal power commission.
House passed bill for unified border