Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-01-21


planters to plow under one-third o
Aug. 17-Five large Toledo bank.
closed their doors.
Texas oil wells closed and martha
law in the fields proclaimed.
Aug. 19-President Hoover named W
$. clifford head OF unemployment re
Aug S1-Farm board traded $4,000,
900 bushels of wheat to Brazil for l.,
05O,O00 bags Of coffee.
Contract let for Chicagos $16,000,00t
post office building
/ Aug 25-Col. Luke Lea of Tennes
| see, publisher and former senator, con.
/ victed of bank fraud and sentenced t.
! prison.
Aug 31-Farm board announced Il
was through buying wheat and cottor
! for stabilization.
Sept. 4-Sale of 100000 bushels o,
farm board wheat to China announced
Veterans of Foreign Wars voted fol-
repeal Of dry law.
/ his plea of guilty to crimes agains,
the dry law. in Chicago.
Sept 11-Farm board sold 100000
/ bushels of wheat to Germany.
Sept l4-American Legion labor con-
! ference opened in Washington.
Sept. l7-Samuel p. Town of Phila-
! delphia elected commander in chief OF
! the G. A. r. at ehcampment in Des-
! Moines.
Sept. 21-President Hoover addressed
American Legion convention in De-
troit
Iowa state troops called out to sup
press farmers revolt against tuber-
cuIin tests of cattle.
Sept. 22-United States Steel Beth
lehem Steel and Youngstown Sheet and
Tube announced wage cuts of 10 per
cent; General Motors reduced salaries:
United States Rubber adopted 5-day
week.
Sept 24-American Legion voted for
referendum on dry laws decided not
to ask immediate payment of compen-
sation certificates, and elected Harr ,
L. Stevens, Jr, of Warsaw. N. c., ma
tional commander
Oct. Eastern trunk lines agreed
on plan for merging eastern roads into
four systems
Oct. S-American Federation of La
Dor opened its annual convention in
Vancouver. b. c.
Oct. 6-President Hoover announced
comprehensive finarcial plan to check
depression, which was approved by
leading members of congress.
Oct. 8-Billion dollar bankers pool
formed to carry out Hoover plan.
Oct. 13-National Credit association
incorporated in Delaware.
Oct. 14-American Federation of La
boz convention voted against eompul-
sorry IN emDloym mt insurance.
oct. 15--Federation of Labor voted
for legalization of 2.75 per cent peer.
Oct. 17-Al Capone, boss gangster,
fraud.
Celebration of l5Qth anniversary of
Battle of Yorktown begun.
Oct, l9-President Hoover spoke at
yorktown celebration.
Oct. 20-Interstate commerce COM
mission denied freight rate increase of
Is per cent, offering substitute plan
Of temporary increases
Oct. 22-Premier Laval of France ar
rived in Washington for conferences
with President Hoover.
oct. pal CaHne sentenced to Ii
years in prison a0l fsed $4,000.
concluded with agreement that revision
cf war debts and reparations should go
side by side.
Nov. 2-President Hoover named
committee of five TO examine charges
made against administration policies
by the Navy league.
Nov. By elacting a congressman
in the Eighth Michigan district the
Democrats gained control of the next
house OF representatives.
A. Harry Moore, Democrat, was
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
false and inaccurate statements, and
vindicated President Hoover's navy
policy.
New cruiser Indianapolis launched.
President Hoover speaking in Wash
ington.
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
committee on education reported rec
ommending wide revision of federal
educational policy and creation of a
department of education with secre-
tary in the cabinet.
Nov 16-Dino Grandi, Italian for
eign minister, arrived in Washington
for conversations with President Hoo
yer.
Secretary Stimson.
Nov. 21-Federal Judge FitzHenry
at Springfield. H., ruled alcohol per-
mits to food manufacturers illegal
Nov. 24-Robert l.. OBrien, Boston
editor appointed chairman of tariff
commission.
r. NJ Kleberg, Democrat, elected con-
gressman from Texas to succeed the
late H. W. Wurzbach Republican.
Nov. 30-Representative B. H. Smell
OF New York chosen Republican candi-
date for speaker.
Vice President Curtis announced he
would be a candidate for renomination.
Herman Trelle of Alberta, Canada,
again declared American wheat king at
international Live Stock exposition in
Dec. w. Warren Barbour appoint
ed senator from New Jersey.
Wabash railway put in receivers
hands.
Dee 2-Presiden. Hoover opened
conference on home building.
Dec. 5-Steamer Manhattan, largest
merchant vessel ever bsilf in America
Dec. 7--Seventy-sec congress con-
vened; John n. Garner of Texas, Dem
ocrat elected speaker Of the house.
Communist hunger marchers" re-
pnISnd hV n0liPa in WASHINGTON
Interstate commerce commission
granted railroads s100,o0O,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
emergency measures.
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-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. 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. Ex-senator Swanson named a
delegate to disarmament conference.
Dec. 18-The house ratified the Hoo
yer moratorium but went on record
as opposed to reduction or cancellation
Of war debts.
SPORTS
Jan. Alabama defeated Washing
ton State in Pasadena, Rose Bowl foot
ball game.
Feb Capt. Malcolm Campbell of
England established world automobile
speed record of 245.73 miles an hour