Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-12-27


Ada Burroughs for violation of corrupt
practices act began in Washington;
April 10-House committee began m
vestigation of charges made py LIZ:
William A. Writ that members OF
brain trust" were plotting to over
throw the government.
April 11--Senate voted Tor lo per
cent increase in income tax. ooo
April 13-Senate passed It's $4oo;VVV.-
600 tax bill with income tax publicity
President Roosevelt returned to
Washington from fishing trip
April 16-Gov. Langer OF North Da-
kota and eight others indicted Dy Unit.
ed States for forced corrections from
reigl April "JtSii isNWirt investigation ended
by Democrats after his story was de-
April 23-Milk control plan dropped
by the AAA.
April 24-American feet of IL war
ships made record transit of Panama
April z7-Bishop Cannon and Miss
Burroughs acuitted of violation OF cor
April 2S-Senate passed air mail bill.
May 3-Postmaster General Farley
awarded is air mail contracts.
New revenue bill enacted by con-
May 4-House passed stock exchange
May s--Federal grand jury in Pitts
burgh refused to indict A. w. Mellon
for tax evasion.
burn stock exchange bill
May Ex-senator David A. Reed de-
feated Gov Clifford Pinchot in Penn
sylvania Republican primaries; Demo
Gratis nominated Joseph +. Gutfey for
Senate passed bill for federal control
cf radio and wire communications.
May 1S-President Roosevelt. in mes
sage to congress, called for domestic
and International control over arms and
Seven bills to aid federal war on
crime were signed by the President.
DIR George +. Iook resigned as COM
missioner of education, effective July
/ and John w Studebaker of Des
Moines was selected to succeed him
May 22-President Roosevelt asked
congress to pass bill partly remonetiz-
May z6-Chicago's Century of Prog
ress exposition reopened.
May 27-President ordered modifica-
ton Of service industries codes.
May 30--President Roosevelt deliv-
cred Memorial Day address at Gettys-
Cotton textile workers called general
May sl-Presdent Roosevelt reviewed
the United States fleet off New York
House passed dministration's silver
bill
June I-Congress completed enact
ment of stock exchange control bill
President sent message TO congress
saying America expected payment of
war debts unless satisfactory excuse
were O1IGfed.
June 2-Cotton textile strike called
off by compromise
House passed communications con-
June 4-senate passed the tariff bill
June 6-Henry z. Fletcher of Penn
sylvania elected chairman Of Repub-
iican national committee.
June s-President Roosevelt In spe-
saa eiai message set forth his future plans
June 11-Silver bill passed by the
senate.
June 14-senate confirmed r. @. Tug
well as undersecretary OF agriculture.
June 15-Steel workers decided 10
postpone strike indefinitely.
June l6-Governor LANCER OF NORTH
Dakota and four others convicted OF
defrauding United States government.
June lS-Seventy- third congress ad-
journed.
June 20--President Roosevelt given
degree of doctor of laws at Yale.
Cleaners scrapped their MIA CODE.
June 24-President Roosevelt ordered
spending of sl50,ooo.o0o in middle west
drouth areas.
June 26-United States milk code held
illegal by Federal Judge Barnes In
June 28-Board of three named by
President to mediate steel industry
troubles.
July president Roosevelt sailed on
cruiser Houston for vacation cruise to
July REV. John r. OHara elected
president of Notre Dame university.
July 6-Eightieth birthday of Re-
publican party celebrated at Jackson.
Mich.
July 9-Senates jail sentence of w.
p. McCracken for contempt upset by
ID. G. court of appeals.
July fo--Mssssippi voted to remain
dry.
July l4--Unions In San Francisco
area voted for general strike.
July l6-vGeneral strike In effect in
San Francisco.
James j. Dooling elected head CT
Tammany
July l7--Gov. William LANCER or
North Dakota ousted by state supreme
court decision.
July l9-General strike at San Fran
cisco called off.
July 20-Serious strike riots In Mimi
eapolis and Seattle.
Blue Eagle restored to Hartman ho-
siery mills In Tennessee
July 21-Presidfnt Roosevelt ordered