The Ely miner., 1932-01-01

found guilty In Chicago of income tax
Celebration Of 15oth anniversary Of
Battle of Yorktown begun.
Oct. l9-President Hoover spoke at
Yorktown celebration.
Oct. 20-Interstate commerce com.
mission denied freight rate Increase or
l5 per cent. offering substitute plan
OF temporary increases.
Oct. 22-Premier 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. 2-President Hoover named
committee of Ave to examine charges
made against administration policies
BY. the Navy league.
Nov. 3-By elscting congressman
In the Eighth Michigan district the
Democrats gained control OF the next
house of representatives.
A. Harry Moore, Democrat. was
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
Nov. 1s-President Hoover proposed
federal system Of home loan banks.
Mrs. Hattie Caraway appointed
temporary senator from Arkansas.
Nov: 15-President Hoover's advisory
"mmending wide revision Of federal
educa ational policy and creation Of
department Of education with a secre-
tary in the cabinet.
n
eign minister, arrived in Washington
for conversations with President Hoo
yer.
Nov. ,1s-Grandi concluded his con-
versations with President Hoover and
Secretary Stimson.
Nov. 2l-Federal Judge FitzHenry
mits to food manufacturers Illegal
Nov. 24-Robert L. OBrien, Boston
editor. appointed chairman Of tariff
commission.
M. 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 candi-
Vice President Curtis announced he
would be a candidate for denomination.
Herman Trelle Of Alberta. Canada,
International Live Stock exposition In
Chicago.
Dec. Nv. Warren Barbour appoint
Wabash railway put in receivers
hands.
Dec. president Hoover opened
conference on home building.
Dec. 5-Steamer Manhattan, largest
merchant vessel ever built in America,
launched at Camden, N. j.
Dec. 7-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.Ooo.oo0 freight
Dec. S-President Hoover gave con-
gress his message on the state Of the
Union, asking higher taxes. 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 its divi-
dend, first tirne in more than 60 years
Dec. 10-MeSsage on foreign relations
sent to congress by President
Dec. 10-President 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. 1l-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
delegate to disarmament conference.
Dec. 1S-The house ratified the Hoo
yer moratorium but went on record
as opposed to reduction or cancellation
Of wa