The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-01-15
Chronology
Of the Year
i 1891
Compiled by X
E. W.. Pickord

oct, 13-National Credlt dSS'
: ton incorporated in Delaware.
Oct I4EAmsrican Federation Of
Labor convention voted against com
pulsory unemployment insurance;
Oct. 15-Federation or LaDo,
voted for l~egalization OF 2'79 PEI
Oct. I7-Al Capone, boss gangster
found guilty in Chicago OF incohie
Celebration of 15Oth anniversary
of Battle of yorktown begun.
Oct. 19-President Hoover spoke a.
Yorktown celebration.
Oct. 20-Interstate commerce com.
mission denied freight rate Increase
OF Is per cent, Offering a substitute
plan of temporary increases.
oct. 22-Premier Laval OF France
arrived in Washington for confer
oct. 24-Al .Capone SENTENCED oo 20
IL years in prison and fined s5O,OOV'
Oct. 25-Hoover-Laval converse.
lions concluded with agreement tnas
revision of war debts and repara-
lions should go side by side.
Nov; 2-President Hoover nam ea
charges made against administra-
ton policies by the Navy league.
Nov. BY electing a congress-
man in the Eighth Michigan district
the Democrats gained control or
the next mouse Oh ~pT6SSHldtA
A. Henry Moore, Democrat. was
elected governor of New Jersey;
Martin s. Conner, Democrat, COVER
nor Of Mississippi, and Ruby Laf-
foon, Democrat, governor of Ken
lucky.
charges reported they contained
many false and inaccurate state.
ments, and vindicated President
Hoover's navy policy.
New cruiser Indianapolis launched.
Nov. 11-Armistice day observed.
President Hoover speaking in wash
ington.
Nov. 1s-President Hoover pro-
posed federal system of home loan
banks.
Mrs. Hattie caraway appointed
temporary senator from Arkansas.
Nov. 15-President Hoover's ad-
visory committee on education re-
ported recommending wide revision
of federal educational policy and
creation of a department OF educa-
ton with a secretary in the cabi-
net.
Nov. 16-Dino Grandi, italian for
eign minister, arrived in Washing
ton for conversations with Presi-
Nov. 1s-Grandi concluded his
conversations with President Hoo
YER and Secretary Stlmson.
Nov. 21-Federal Judge FitzHenry
at Springfield, ILL.,, ruled alcohol
Nov. 24-Robert l. o'Brien, Bos-
ton editor. appointed chairman of
tariff commission.
r. NJ. Kleberg, Democrat. elected
congressman from Texas to succeed
lican.
Nov. 30-Representative B. Fl.
Smell of New York chosen Republic
can candidate for speaker.
Vice President Curtis announced
he would be a candidate for renomi-
pointed senator from New Jersey.
Wabash railway put in receivers
hands.
Dec. 2-President Hoover opened
conference on home building.
Dec. 5-Steamer Manhattan. iarg-
est merchant vessel ever built in
America, launched at Camden, n. j.
Dec. 7-Seventy-second congress
convened; John N. Garner of Texas,
Democrat, elected speaker of the
house.
Communist hunger marchers" re-
pulsed by police in Washington.
Interstate m commission
granted railroads 500, 10000 freight
rate increase.
Dec. o-ETeSlQenL t1OOFeT save
congress his message on the state
of the Union, asking higher taxes, a
reconstruction finance corporation
and other emergency measures.
Illinois Central cut pay of off,
GERS and nonunion employees.
Dec. 9-President Hoover sem
congress his budget message togeth-
err with the report of Secretary of
the Treasury Mellon recommending
Increased taxes.
New York Central passed It's divi-
dend, first time in more than so
years.
Dec. 10-Message on foreign reia-
tions sent to congress by President.
Dec. 10-President Hoover's mes
sage on foreign relations asked rati-
fcation of the moratorium and pro-
posed reconstitution of war debt
commission.
Harry Powers, West Virginia
"Bluebeard" murderer, convicted
and sentenced to death.
Dec. 11-Seven convicts escaped
tie with posse, three were recap
tured.
Dec. 15-Republican national COM
mittee voted to hold presidential
convention in Chicago, opening June
Dec. Ex-senator Swanson named
q delegate to disarmament confer
ence.
Dec. 1S-The house ratified the
Hoover moratorium but went ON
record as opposed to reduction or
cancellation Of war debts.
DISASTERS
Jan. s-About 10 persons killed
by typhoon in the Philippines.