Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-01-11


! late sale of securities.
Jesse H. Jones made chairman of
Reconstruction Finance corporation.
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 fixing
amendment to farm bill.
May 10-Farm relief-in1ation meas
ure finally enacted by congress. q
Senate confirmed appointment OF
Dave H. Morris as ambassador to Bel
GUM.
May 16-Gaston B. Means and Nor
to defraud Mrs. Evalyn Mclean IN
Lindbergh kidnapping case.
May observation-disclosures ,OOu,-
VOO bill for public works and indus
May 24-Senate refused to impeach
Judge Harold Louderback of California.
May 25-Senate passed Glass bank
ing Dill with deposit guarantee amend
May 26-Public works-industry con-
troll Dill passed by the house.
May 27-Senate passed railway con-
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.
June 3-Senate passed the gold
clause abrogation bill.
June 4-Reconstruction Finance cor.
poration granted loan OF $5O,OOO,OO0
to China to buy American wheat and
cotton.
June 5-Illinois voted for ratification
or prohibition repeal amendment.
June S-Indiana voted for repeal rat
ihcation.
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
Prof. William e. Dodd Of University
OF Chicago made ambassador to Ger
many; John Cudahy Of Milwaukee am
ossssador to Poland; Lincoln Macveagh
June 13-Massachusetts voted for re-
peal.
June 14-senate passed independent
omces Dill with amendment concern
ident.
June 15-Congress yielded to the
PRESIDENT on the veterans compensa-
ton issue. passed the Independent Of.
noes bill and adjourned.
June 16-President Roosevelt started
on vacation cruise to Campobello is
land.
Joseph B. Eastman appointed federal
co-ordinator of transportation,
June 19-Annual meeting of Amer
lean Association for the Advancement
OF IS Scien so open opened Mn in Chicago
Connecticut voted for ratification of
repeal amendment
June 21-Railroads and rail labor
agreed TO- continue 10 per cent wage
June 27-California and West vir-
gina voted for ratification of repeal
July president Roosevelt returned
July S-Secretary Ickes made gen.
erai director of public work admins
tration.
July 9-President Roosevelt signed
cotton textile industry code
voted for repeal of prohibition.
July 20-President Roosevelt issued
q master code" for all business, rails
ing wages and shortening hours.
repeal.
OF his air armada received by Presi-
dent Roosevelt
July 21-Oregon voted for prohibit
ton repeal.
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 prohibi-
Aug. 16-Sixty thousand garment
workers of New York area struck for
elimination Of sweatshop conditions.
Aug. l9-Missouri voted for prohi-
bition repeal.
President Roosevelt signed oil. steel
and lumber codes.
Aug. 26-President Roosevelt an
proved automobile code.
Texas voted for prohibition repeal.
Aug. z7-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-
| ton repeal
Sept. 6-President Roosevelt appoint
ed H. H. Sewer ambassador to Chile.
Sept. ll1Maine voted for prohibi-
Sept. l2-Maryland, Minnesota ana
| Colorado voted for prohibition repeal.
! Sept. 15-Code for soft coal indus
Sept. 19-New Mexico and Idaho
! voted for prohibition repeal.
| Sept. 21-R. c. Martin of Los An
! geles elected commander in chief of
| Sept. so-Eleven kidnapers convicted
| In Oklahoma and Illinois.
| Oct. 2-President addressed Amer
lean Legion at opening of it's conven-
Oct. 3-virginia voted in favor of
prohibition repeal.
Oct. Mrs. Isabelle Greenway
elected to congress in Arizona.
| Oct. Edward A. Hayes of Deca-
| tur, ILL.,, elected national Commander
| of American Legion.
Oct. president Roosevelt spoke at
dedication Of Gompers memorial in
| Washington.
Oct. io--Florida voted for prohibi-
tion repeal.
Oct. Ex-senator J. J. Davis OF Penn.
sylvania acquitted Of Moose lottery
| charge.
william Green reelected president of
! A. F. of l.
Oct. 1s-A. F. of L. voted a boycott
| of Germany.
Oct. l5-President Roosevelt an
nounced program for liquidation Of
closed banks.
Oct. l7-President Roosevelt ordered
| prison and fines for violators OF MIRA
| agreement.
oct. 1s-National Farm Holiday a.
ISOLATION called a farm strike.
Oct. 23-Code for retailers siTned
| by the President. .
Oct. 25-Government began buying
! gold above market price, carrying out
Oct. 29-President Roosevelt aecId.d
| TO buy gold in the world market.
Nov. 4-GoVernment announCaN oi.r