Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-14
Ctr0n o10gy
Of the Year
Continued from last weekly
Compiled by
+. w. PICKARD

Oct. -2--7rem1er Laval of France ar
rived in Washington for conferences
with President Hoover.
Oct. 24-Al Capone sentenced to IL
years In prison and fined $4,000.
Oct. 25-Hoover-Laval conversations
concluded with agreement that revision
Of war debts and reparations should go
side by side.
Nov. president Hoover named
committee of five to examine charges
made against administration policies
Nov. BY electing a congressman
in the Eighth Michigan district the
Democrats gained control of the next
house of representatives.
elected governor of New Jersey; Mar
tin S. Conner, Democrat, governor of
Mississippi, and Ruby Laffoon, Demo
crat, governor of Kentucky.
Nov. 7-Committee on Navy league
charges reported they contained many
false and inaccurate statements. and
vindicated President Hoover's navy
policy.
New cruiser indianapolis launched.
Nov. 11-ArmiStice day observed.
President Hoover speaking in Wash
ington.
Nov. 13-President Hoover proposed
federal system of home loan banks.
Mrs. Hattie Caraway appointed
temporary senator from Arkansas.
Nov. 15-President Hoover's advisory
committee on education reported rec
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educational policy and creation of a
department of education with a secre-
tary in the cabinet.
Nov. 16-Dino Grandi, Italian for
eign minister, arrived in Washington
for conversations with President Hoo
yer.
Nov 19-Grandi concluded his con-
versations with President Hoover and
Nov. 2l-Federal Judge FitzHenry
at Springfield. ILL.,. ruled alcohol per-
mits to food manufacturers Illegal
Nov. 24-Robert L. OBrien, Boston
commission.
R. NJ Kleberg. Democrat. elected con-
gresham from Texas to succeed the
late H. w. Wurzbach, Republican.
Nov. 3O-Representative B. H. Smell
Of New York chosen Republican candl-
date for speaker.
Vice President Curtis announced he
Herman Trelle Of Alberta, Canada.
again declared American wheat king at
International Live Stock exposition In
Chicago.
Dec. w. Warren Barbour appoint
ed senator from New Jersey.
Wabash railway put in receivers
hands.
Dec. 2-President Hoover opened
conference on home building.
Dec 5-Steamer Manhattan, largest
merchant vessel ever built in America.
launched at Camden, N: j.
Dec. seventy second congress con-
vened; John n. Garner of Texas DEM
ocrat, elected speaker of the house.
Communist hunger marchers" re-
pulsed by police in Washington.
Interstate commerce commission
granted railroads $10O,000.000 freight
rate increase.
Dec S-President Hoover gave con-
gress his message on the state Of the
Union asking higher taxes, a recon-
struction finance corporation and other
Illinois Central cut pay Of officers
and nonunion employees.
Dec 9-President Hoover sent con-
gress his budget message together
with the report Of Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon recommending in
creased taxes.
New York Central passed it's divi-
dend, first time in more than so years.
Dec. 10-Message on foreign relations
sent to congress by President.
Dec. 10-Presdent Hoover's message
on foreign relations asked ratification
of the moratorium and proposed re-
constitution of war debt commission.
Harry Powers, West Virginia BLUE
beard" murderer, convicted and sem
fenced to death.
Dec 11-Seven convicts escaped
from Leavenworth; three died in bat
tie with posse. three were recaptured.
Dec 15-Republican national COM
mittee voted to hold presidential con-
vention in Chicago opening June IA.
Dec. 17-SenatOr Swanson named a
delegate to disarmament conference.
Dec. 1S-The house ratified the Hoo
yer moratorium but went on record
as opposed to reduction or cancella ton
Of war debts.