Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-12-28

May S-Rhode Island ratified pro-
hibition repeal amendment.
James B. Conant elected president
OF Harvard university.
Senate passed bill for federal regu-
lation of securities.
May 9-House defeated price liking
amendment to farm bill.
May 10-Farm determination meas
ure finally enacted by congress.
Senate confirmed appointment OF
Dave II. Morris as ambassador to Bel.
GUM.
May l6-Gaston B. Means and Nor
man Whitaker convicted of conspiracy
to defraud Mrs. Evalyn Mclean in
Lindbergh kidnapping case.
May observation-disclosures 3.3O0.00O,-
600 bill for public works and indus
trial control introduced in congress.
sudge Harold Louderback OF Calfornia.
May 25-Senate passed Glass bank-
Ing bill with deposit guarantee amend
May 26-Public works-industry con-
troll bill passed by the house
May 27-Senate passed railway con-
A Century of Progress exposition
opened in Chicago.
May 29-House passed bill abrogat-
Nav gos IN al creS, sys
TEN approved by the house:
June 2-Senate limited reductions In
veterans bonus payment to Is per cent.
ident of Princeton university.
,,s June s-senate passed the gold
June demonstration Finance cor.
poration granted loan of $50.000.000
cotton.
June 5-Illinois voted for ratification
OF prohibition repeal amendment:
House passed railway control bill.
June 6-Indiana voted for repeal rat
June s-Robert P. Skinner appointed
ambassador to Turkey.
June 9-Senate passed public works.
industry control bill
June 10-President sent to congress
government reorganization orders saw
ing about $25,000,000.
Prof. William E. Dodd of University
OF Chicago made ambassador to Ger
bassador to Poland; Lincoln MacVeagh
of Connecticut minister to Greece.
June 13-Massachusetts voted for re-
peal.
June 14-Senate passed independent
of1ces bill with amendment concern
ing veterans costs opposed by Pres
ident.
June 15-Congress yielded to the
President on the veterans compensa-
ton issue. passed the independent Of
fees bill and adjourned.
June l6-President Roosevelt started
on vacation cruise to Campobello is
land.
Joseph B. Eastman appointed federal
co,ordinator of transportation.
june lS-AnnudI meeting OF amer.
lean Association for the Advancement
OF ScAnce opened in Chicago.
June 20-Iowa, New Hampshire and
Connecticut voted for ratification of
June 21-Railroads and rail labor
agreed to continue 10 per cent wage
cut to June, 1894.
June 27-California and West vir-
ginia voted for ratification of repeal
amendment.
July president Roosevelt returned
to White House.
July Secretary Ickes made gen.
eral director of public work admins
tration.
July s-President Roosevelt signed
cotton textile industry code
July 18-Alabama and Arkansas
voted for repeal of prohibition.
July 20-President Roosevelt issued
master code" for all business, rails
ing wages and shortening hours.
Tennessee voted for ratification of
repeal.
Gen. Italo Balbo of Italy and officers
of his air armada received by Presi
dent Roosevelt. ..5
July 21-Oregon voted for prohibi-
ton repeal.
Aug. president Roosevelt named
Raymond Moley TO lead federal war
on kidnapping and racketeering.
Boards to enforce trade codes named
for all states.
truce arranged by Gen. H. S. Johnson.
Aug. S-Arizona voted for prohibit
tion repeal
Aug. 1s.sixty. thousand garment
workers of New York area struck for
elimination Of sweatshop conditions.
Aug. 19-Missouri voted for PROFIT
biton repeal.
President Roosevelt signed oil, steel
and lumber codes.
Aug. 26-President Roosevelt ap-
proved automobile code.
Texas voted for prohibition repeal:
State Moley resigned to conduct new
Aug. 2s-Secretary Wallace set
wheat acreage reduction for 1884 at
Is per cent.
Aug. 2s-washington state voted for
repeal
contracts for 81 warships
Sept. 5-Vermont voted for prohibit
ton repeal.
Sept 6-President Roosevelt appoint
ed H. H. Sewer ambassador to Chile
Sept. 11-Maine voted for prohibit
| ton repeal
Sept. l2-Maryland, Minnesota and
Colorado voted for prohibition repeal.
try agreed upon.
Sept. 19-New Mexico and Idaho
voted for prohibition repeal.
Sept. ar. c. Martin of Los An
geles elected commander in chief of
| G. A. r.
Sept. sO-Eleven kidnapers convicted
| in Oklahoma and Illinois.
Oct 2-PresiGent addressed Amer
| lean Legion at opening of it's conven-
| tion in Chicago.
Oct. 3-VIrginia voted in favor of
prohibition repeal
Oct, MRS: Isabelle Greenway
Oct 5-Edward A. Hayes of Deca-
tur ILL.,, elected national commander
of American Legion.
Oct. 7-President Roosevelt spoke at
dedication of Gompers memorial in
| Washington.
Oct. 1o---Florida voted for prohibi-
| ton repeal
Oct Ex-senator J. J. Davis of Penn
| sylvania acquitted of Moose lottery
charge.
A. F. of L.
Oct. ia. OF l.. voted a boycott
of Germany.
Oct. l5-President Roosevelt an
nounced program for liquidation of
| closed banks.
Oct. 17-President Roosevelt ordered
prison and fines for violators of MIRA
| agreement.
Oct. 19-NationaI Farm Holiday as.
ISOLATION called farm strike
Oct 23-Code for retailers signed
by the President.
Oct. 25-Government began buying
gold above market price, carrying out
Presidents new monetary program.
Oct. 29-President Roosevelt decided
TO buy gold in the world market.
Nov. 4-Government announced plan
ucts for relief.
Nov. 7-Ohio. Pennsylvania, Ken
lucky and Utah approved of prohibi.
ton repeal, and the Eighteenth amend.