Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-01-04


James B. Conant elected president
of Harvard university.
Senate passed bill for fede-al regu-
lation of securities.
May 9-House defeated price fixing
amendment to farm bill.
May 10-Farm relief-inf1ation meas
ure finally enacted by congress.
Senate confirmed appointment OF
Dave H. Morris as ambassador to Bel
GUM.
May 16-Gaston B. Means and Nor
man Whitaker convicted of conspiracy
to defraud Mrs. Evalyn Mclean in
Lindbergh kidnapping case
ooA May I7-Administrations $4,000. ooo,-
trial control introduced in congress.
May 24-Senate refused to impeach
Judge Harold Louderback of California
Nay Io-Senate passed Glass odnk
Ing bill with deposit guarantee amend
ment.
May 2e-Public works-industry con-
troi OIL passed by the house
troll bill.
A Century of Progress exposition
opened in Chicago.
May 29-House passed bill abrogat-
Ing. gold clause in all obligations.
May 31-Roosevelt farm credit sys-
TEN approved by the house.
June 2-Senate limited reductions In
veterans bonus payment to rs per cent.
Prof. Harold w. Dodds elected pres
ident OF PRINCETON university; -.
o,snIne June s-senate passed the gold
June 4-Reconstruction Finance cor
poration granted loan of $50,0OO.000
to China to buy American wheat and
June 5-Illinois voted for ratification
OF prohibition repeal amendment.
House passed railway control bill.
June 6-Indiana voted for repeal rat
1hcation
June S-Robert P. Skinner appointed
ambassador to Turkey.
June 9-Senate passed public works.
industry control bill.
June 1O-President sent to congress
government reorganization orders saw
ing about s25,ooo,ooO.
Prof. William E. Dodd of University
or Chicago made ambassador to Ger
many; John Cudahy of Milwaukee am
bassador to Poland; Lincoln MacVeagh
OF Connecticut minister to Greece.
June 13-Massachusetts voted for re-
June 14-Senate passed independent
offices 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
nces bill and adjourned.
June l6-President Roosevelt started
on vacation cruise to Campobello is
land.
Joseph B. Eastman appointed federal
co-ordinator of transportation.
lean Association for the Advancement
or Sci Science ao opened in Chicago.
Connecticut voted for ratification Of
repeal amendment
June 21-Railroads and rail labor
agreed to continue 10 per cent wage
cut to June, 1884.
June 27-Calfornia and West vir-
ginia voted for ratification of repeal
July 4-President Roosevelt returned
to White House
July S-Secretary Ickes made gen.
eral director of public work admins
July s-President Roosevelt signed
cotton textile industry code
July 1S-Alabama and Arkansas
July So-President Roosevelt issued
a 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.
July 21-Oregon voted for prohibit
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. H. S. Johnson.
Aug. 8-Arizona voted for prohibi-
tion repeal.
Aug 16-Sixty thousand garment
workers of New York area struck for
elimination Of sweatshop conditions.
Aug. 19-Missouri voted for prohi-
bition repeal.
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
Aug. 2s-washington state voted for
Sept. 1-secretary Swanson signed
contracts for 81 warships.
Sept. 5--Vermont voted for prohibi-
Sept. s-president Roosevelt appoint
ed H. H. Sewer ambassador to Chile.
Sept. 11-Maine voted for prohibi-
Sept. 12-Maryland, Minnesota and
Colorado voted for prohibition repeal.
Sept. 15-Code for soft coal indus
o Sept is-New Mexico and Idaho
voted for prohibition repeal.
Sept. ar. c. Martin of Los An
geles elected commander In chief Of
Sept. 30-Eleven kidnapers convicted
in Oklahoma and Illinois.
Oct 2-President addressed Amer
lean Legion at opening Of its conven-
Oct s-virginia voted in favor of
prohibition repeal.
Oct. 4-Mrs. Isabelle Greenway
elected to congress in Arizona.
Oct 6--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. 10-Florida voted for prohibi-
tion repeal.
Oct. Ex-senator ]. j. Davis of Penn
sylvania acquitted of Moose lottery
william Green reelected president of
A. F. Of l..
Oct. ia. F. of L. voted a boycott
Of Germany.
nounced program for liquidation Of
closed banks.
Oct. 17-President Roosevelt ordered
prison and fines for violators Of NRA
agreement.
Oct 1s-National Farm Holiday as
sociation called a farm strike.
Oct. 23-Code for retailers signed
by the President.
gold above market price, carrying out
Presidents new monetary program.
Oct 29-President Roosevelt decided
Nov S"y WGovernment G W s m annoaneed areed plan
to buy $50,0oo,000 worth Of porh prod
ucts for relief.
lucky and Utah approved Of prohibi-
tion repeal, and the Eighteenth amend
ment was voted out of the Constitu-
tion. North and South Carolina voted
against repeal.
Fiorello II. La Guardia fusion candi-
date, was elected mayor OF New York.
defeating Mckee, recovery nominee,
and O'Brien, Democrat
Maxim Litvinov Soviet envoy. re-
ceived by President Roosevelt.
Nov. 9-Franchise granted to won.
en- of the Philippines.
Nov. 12-Chicago Worlds fair closed.
Nov 15-Secretary Of the Treasury
Woodip took indefinite leave of alb
sence; Undersecretary Dean Acheson
resigned and was succeeded by Heary
Morgenthau, Jr.
Nov. 18-Francis B. Sayre appointed
first assistant secretary of state.
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