Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-01-05

new government
Dec. l4-Premier Herriot Of France
pay war debt instailment due United
States.
Dec. ls-Edmund Schuitess elected
president OF Switzerland.
Dec. 16-Huge plot against Argen.
tina government foiled and prominent
men arrested.
Dec. 24-Arturo Alessandri inaugu-
rated president Of Chile.
DOMESTIC
Jan. +-Congress reassembled and re-
ceived message from President Hoover
asking quick action on relief meas
ures.
Jan. s-Ambassador Dawes an
nounced his coming retirement from
jan s-Dwight F. Davis resigned as
governor general of the Philippines
and Theodore Roosevelt was named to
succeed him.
Democrats selected Chicago for their
national convention.
Jan. 11-Senate passed Reconstruc-
Jan. l2-Associate Justice o. W.
court resigned.
Mrs. Hattie Caraway elected U. s.
Jan. 15-House passed Reconstruc-
tion Finance corporation bill;
Jan. lS-Joseph C. Grew selected as
Jan. is%Gen. &. G. Dawes selected
as president Of Reconstruction Finance
corporation: Secretary stimson re-
msns conference delegation.
Jan. 21-wets lost. Is to IS. in test
vote in senate.
Jan. 23-Franklin D. Roosevelt
for the Democratic Presidential nomi-
Jan. .7wDepartment Of Agriculture
increases prohibited.
Jan. 2s-senate confirmed Dawes.
Jones and Couch as directors OF Re-
construction Finance corporation.
Jan. 31-Railway presidents and un-
ions signed agreement for 10 per cent
wage reduction for one year.
Feb. 3-President Hoover announced
". Mellon would retire from the cab
met and become ambassador to Great
Britain.
Feb. 6-Conference to check hoard
ing of money opened in Washington.
Alfred E. Smith declared his will
Presidential candidate.
Winnie Ruth Judd. Arizona trunk
murderer. convicted and sentenced to
Feb. l5-Judge Benjamin N. Car
dozo of New York appointed associ-
ate justice of the U. S. Supreme court.
House passed Glass-Steagel federal
Feb. 19-Senate passed reserve cred
| it bill.
Feb. 2e-President Hoover opened
the Washington bicentennial with ad-
dress before joint session of congress.
Feb. 27-House passed $132.OOO.O0O
| federal aid highway bill.
Conviction of Al Capone upheld by
March 1-Senate passed the Norris
anti-injunction bill
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's baby
March 3-House voted 40 million
bushels Of farm board wheat for job
| less and for drought stricken farmers.
March 5-House passed treasury and
| post ONCE appropriation Dill carrying
March S-Rocsevelt won New Hamp-
shire primaries from Smith.
Anti-injunction bill passed by the
March 14-"Home rule" anti-prohibi-
| ton motion defeated in house. 1877 to
Benjamin Cardozo sworn in as mem
| Der of United States Supreme court.
| March 19-Senate subcommittee re-
| ported favorably the Bingham beer
March 22-House amended revenue
bill to boost estate taxes of the
wealthy.
March 24-House defeated sales tax
March 26-House voted tax on beer
materials, imported coal and oil;
| April House passed billion dollar
tax bill. with sales tax eliminated. but
with surfaces revised.
| April 4-Dr. C. C. King Of University
| Of Pittsburgh isolated Vitamin c.
| April 4-House voted independence
April sNLindbergh paid ransom, but
kidnapers failed to return his baby.
denied pardon for Thomas J. Mooney
ing in 1915 in San Francisco.
| April 29-Lieut. T. H. MasSie, Mrs
Fortescue and Seamen Lord and Jone:
found guilty Of manslaughter in Kaha
hawai- murder case in Honolulu:
May 2-.supreme court refused to re
| view AL Capone's case: refused to con
sent to modification Of the packers
consent decree of 1920: held invalit
the Texas law by which negroes were
upheld President Hoovers refusal t,
resubmit power board nomination t
senate after it had been confirmed.
May 3-Al Capone taken from Chi
cago to Atlanta penitentiary.
House passed economy bill afte
wrecking it.
May .4-Massie case defendants il
Honolulu sentenced to ten years il
prison and Immediately set free b!
May 5---House passed bill for oper
| atlOn OF MUSCLE SncdlS.
May S-Senate passed Hale bill 70
treaty strength navy.
May l1-President Hoover vetoe'
the Democratic tariff bill
May 12-Col. Lindberghs kidnape'
baby found murdered near the Lind
bergh estate in New Jersey.
President Hoover proposed 1k bill
lion for jobless relief.
May 18-Senate voted against 81
May ls--House passed War depart
ment supply bill carrying 1892, 5s7. oot
Eastern bankers and industrialist
mobilized for trade revival.
May 33-Bill legalizing and taxin
beer defeated by the house.
May e5-Senate again rejected lie
galized and taxed beer.
May 31-Senate passed billion dol
lar revenue bill, rejecting sales Ia
feature. after President Hoover in per
son appealed for quick action.
June 4-R. r. Reynolds defeate
Senator Cameron Morrison in Mort
Carolina Democratic primary.
June 6-President Hoover signed tn
| new revenue bill.
Charles G. Dawes resigned as presi
dent of Reconstruction Finance cor