The Coolidge examiner., 1934-01-05

G. T. Helvering appointed COM
missioner OF internal revenue; and
]. F. T. OConnor controller of the
May 3-House passed imitation
rider to farm bill.
Senate passed the Muscle Shoals
bill.
May 5-House passed bill to regu-
late sale Of securities.
Jesse II. Jones made chairman OF
Reconstruction Finance corporation.
May 8-Rhode Island ratified pro-
hi32ltion repeal amendment
James 3. Conant elected President
OF Harvard university.
Senate passed bill for federal reg
ulation of securities.
May 9-House defeated price fix
ing amendment to farm bill.
May 10 Farm relief-inflation
measure finally enacted by congress.
Senate confirmed appointment Of
Dave H. Morris as ambassador to
Belgium.
May 16-Gaston B. Means and Nor
man Whitaker convicted OF con-
spiracy to defraud Mrs. Evalyn Nc
Lean in Lindbergh kidnapping case.
May 7-Administration's $500
000,00 bill for public works and in
dustrial control introduced in con-
May 24-senate refused to impeach
Judge Harold Louderback of Cali
fornia.
May 25-senate passed Glass bank
ing bill with deposit guarantee
amendment.
May 26-Public works-industry
control bill passed by the house.
May 27-Senate passed railway
control bill.
A Century OF Progress exposition
opened in Chicago.
May 29-House passed bill abro-
eating gold clause in all obligations.
91-RnnCaUnlf
system approved by the house.
June 2-Senate limited reductions
In veterans bonus payment TO 25
per cent.
Prof Harold W. Dodds elected
president Of Princeton university.
June 3-Senate passed the gold
clause abrogation bill.
June 4-Reconstruction Finance
corporation granted loan OF $4,000
600 to China to buy American wheat
and cotton
June 5-Illlnois voted for ratih-
cation of prohibition repeal amend
ment.
House passed railway control bill.
June 6-Indiana voted for repeal
of prohibition ratification.
June S-Robert p. Skinner ap-
pointed ambassador to Turkey.
June 9-Senate passed public
works-industry control bill.
June 10-President sent to con-
gress government reorganization or
ders saving about $4,000. 900.
Prof. William Z. Dodd of Univer-
sity OF Chicago made ambassador to
Germany: John Cudahy OF Milwau-
kee ambassador to Poland; Lincoln
MacVeagh of Connecticut minister to
Greece.
June i3-Massachusetts voted for
repeal OF prohibition.
June 14-Senate passed independ-
ent Offices bill with amendment con-
cerning veterans costs opposed by
President.
President on the veterans compen-
sation issue, passed the independ-
ent offices bill and adjourned.
June l6 - President Roosevelt
started on vacation to Campobello
island.
Joseph B. Eastman appointed fed
eral co-ordinator OF transportation.
June 10 "A nnual meeting OF
American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science opened in Chi
cago.
June 20-Iowa. New Hampshire
and Connecticut voted for ratiflca-
tion OF repeal amendment.
June 21-Railroads and rail labor
agreed to continue 10 per cent wage
cut TO June, 1884.
June 27-California and West vir-
ginia voted for ratification of repeal
amendment.
July 4-President Roosevelt re-
turned to White House.
July 8-Secretary Ickes made gen.
eral director OF public work admin
July 9-President Roosevelt signed
cotton textile industry code.
July 1S-Alabama and Arkansas
voted for repeal OF prohibition.
July 20-President Roosevelt Is
sued a master code" for all busi-
ChnTfRnfnU
hours.
Tennessee voted for ratification OF
repeal.
GERS OF his air armada received by
President Roosevelt.
July 21-Oregon voted for prohi-
bition repeal
Aug. president Roosevelt named
Raymond Moley to lead federal
war on kidnapping and racketeering.
Boards to enforce trade codes
named for all states.
Aug. 4-Pennsylvania coal strike
truce arranged by Gen. II. S. John
Aug. s-Arizona voted for prohi-
bition repeal.
Aug. l6-Sixty thousand garment
workers of New York area struck
for elimination of sweatshop condi-
tions.
Aug. l9-Missouri voted for pro-
nlDltlOn Tepeal.
President Roosevelt signed oil.
steel and lumber codes
Aug. 26-President Roosevelt ap-
proved automobile code.
Texas voted for prohibition repeal.
Aug. 27-Assistant Secretary of
State Moley resigned to conduct new
Aug. 2S-Secretary Wallace set
wheat acreage reduction for 1884 at
Is per cent.
Aug. 29-washington state voted
for repeal of prohibition.
Sept. 1-Secretary Swanson signed
contracts for 81 warships.
Sept. 5-Vermont voted for prohi-
bition repeal.
Sept. 6-President Roosevelt ap-
pointed II. H. Sewer ambassador to
Chile.
Sept. 11-Maine voted for prohibi-
tion repeal.
Colorado voted for prohibition re-
Sept. l5-Code for soft coal Indus
try agreed upon.
Sept. Is-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. l0-Eleven kidnapers con-
victed in Oklahoma and Illinois.
Oct. 2-President addressed Amer
lean Legion at opening of it's con-
vention in Chicago.
Oct. 3-Virginia voted in favor of
Oct. Mrs. Isabelle Greenway
elected to congress in Arizona.
Oct 5-Edward A Hayes of De-
catur. H., elected national COM
mander of American Legion.
Oct. 7-President Roosevelt spoke
of nf fo1