The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-01-02

pension bill of the house. and special
session or congress was adjourned
July 4-President Hoover called spe-
ciai session of senate to act on Lon
don naval treaty
| july 7-Senate met in special ses-
sion and received message from Presi-
| cent urging ratification of the naval
| treaty.
july Seen. Frank T Hines made
chlef OF newly combined veterans re-
| July 1l-President Hoover refused
to give senate secret documents on
July lS-President Hoover ordered
reduction of governmental expend-
| lures below appropriations.
| July l9-Dry agents seized wireless
stations or rum runners in New York
| July 21-Senate ratified the London
naval treaty. So to 8. and adjourned.
| Appointment of w. NJ Jardine as
minister to Egypt confirmed by SEN
July 22--Detroit voted to recall
| Mayor Bowles
| July 26-Mrs Ferguson and r. s.
Sterling leaders in Democratic guber-
| Material primary In Texas; Senator
| Sheppard renominated
July 29-President Hoover appointed
| commission to study unemeloyment.
| Aug 1.President Hoover announced
and better homes.
T F. Woodlock resigned from inter-
| state commerce commission and Charles
! Arthur O. williams. Jr.. of East
| Providence, r. l.. won the 1880 Edison
| scholarship.
Aug 5-Maj Gen. Douglas MacAr-
thur named chief of staff to succeed
Summerall in November; Brig. Gen. Ben
H. Fuller made commandant of marine
| corps.
Gov. C. NJ Reed of Kansas beaten
| for denomination by Frank Haucke.
Dorothy Golf of New Orleans select
ed as Miss Universe" at Galveston
Aug. &c. M Huston resigned as
Republican national chairman and was
succeeded by Senator Fess.
Aug. 9-Interstate commerce COM
| mission authorized lowered freight
| rates in drought afflicted areas
Aug. 10-Convicts in Sing Sing res
cued police chief and three others
| from drowning.
Aug. 11-Government reports showed
corn crop cut 600.000.00O bushels by
| drought.
Coal fields in Kentucky bombed from
an airplane following labor troubles.
Aug. 12-President Hoover aban-
doned his vacation trip plans because
of drought situation.
Senator G. w. Norris of Nebraska
renominated by. Republicans.
Aug, ls.President Hoover ioN and gov
ranged program for relief.
Aug. 16-Federal aid road funds re-
leased as aid in drought areas.
Aug 19-President Hoover appoint
ed federal drought relief committee
headed by Secretary of Agriculture
Hyde.
ed chairman Of tariff commission by
the President. a
Elihu Root given gold medal of
American Bar association at conven-
Aug. SsWRoss B. Sterling defeated
Mrs Miriam Ferguson for guberna-
torial nomination by Democrats of
Aug. 2s-Thomas w. Page. Virginia
Democrat, appointed member of tariff
commission.
Aug. 27-Roy A. Young resigned as
Aug. soNvaiuabie government files
destroyed when federal trade commits
sion building in Washington burned.
Sept. 1-Governor General Davis re-
ported the Philippines prosperous and
orderly.
Bishop s. A. Stritch Of Toledo made
archbishop of Milwaukee.
governor of federal reserve board;
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, in con
vention in Baltimore. voted for repeal
Sept. S--Maine elected Republicans
for all major offices; Gov. w. T. Gardi-
ner reelected; Congressman w. H
Sept. 9-Senator Couzens of Michi-
gan renominated; Senator Please of
South Carolina defeated for renomina
ton by James Byrnes; George n.
shaw nominated for senator By Repub-
licans of Colorado, and e. p Costlgan
by Democrats; Gov. Huey Long of
Louisiana defeated Senator Ransdeli
for Democratic senatorial nomination
Sept. 16-PresideLt Hoover appoint
ed John Lee Coulter. E. B Brossar~
and Alfred P. Dennis members of the
Philip La Toilette defeated Gov. w.
]. Kohler for Republican gubernatorial
nomination in Wisconsin. w. M. But
Democrat, nominated for senator in
Massachusetts,. T. F. Bayard, Demo-
crat. and D. o. Hastings, Republican.
sor W IF0m
ed work on Boulder canyon dam, NAM
ing it Hoover DAM
Sept. 23-Representative Kincheloe of
Kentucky appointed justice of the Gus
Sept. 24-Nicholas Roosevelt resigned
as vice governor of the Philippines
and was appointed minister to Hun
gary.
Sept. 2s-New York Republicans
on a wet platform.
Sept. 3O-Democrats OF New York re-
nominated Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Dwight w. Morrow resigned as am
passador to Mexico.
Oct 2-President Hoover addressed
Oct. 3-J. Reuben Clark, Jr., of Salt
Lake City appointed ambassador to
Mexico
oct S-President Hoover addressed
the American Legion and the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor in Boston.
Sixth international roads congress
opened in Washington.
OFT. 7-Anniversary Of battle Of
Kings mountain. South Carolina, was
celebrated with President Hoover as
oct. 9-American Legion elected
Ralph o'Neil of Kansas national COM
Oct. i7-President Hoover appointed
cabinet committee to plan unemploy-
Oct. 2o-U. S. Supreme court again
refused to pass on validity of Eight
zenith amendment
York appointed director Of federal un-
employment relief work.
Oct. 22-President Hoover placed en-
barge on shipment of war munitions
o Brazilian rebels.
Oct 2s-Optimistic report made by
national business survey.
Department of Justice cleared De-
made Sy Kelly an shas I'll
lands.
Oct. s7--Navy day celebrated in
| United States.
Oct. 2s-President Hoover denounced
publication of Kelly charges against
Department Of Interior as a campaign
plot.
Nov. affections resulted generally
in Democratic victories; Republican
| majorities in senate and house nearly
| wiped out. Illinois. Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island voted against prohibition:
Nov. 5-Harry Payne Whitneys will
| filed. leaving s200.000.000 to his family
| and employees.
Nobel prize for literature awarded to
Sinclair Lewis. American novelist.
| Nov. 6-Congressional medal of hon.
or given Capt Edward v. Rickenback-
| er by President Hoover.
| Nov. Irrational Democratic leaders
| promised their party would cooperate
with President Hoover for restoration
| OF prosperity.
| Nov 11-President Hoover in Armi-
| stice daY sneech urged continuous