The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-01-04

Senate passed the Muscle Shoals bill.
May 5-House passed bill to regu-
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-inflation meas
ure finally enacted by congress.
Senate confirmed appointment or
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.
May Administrations $3,3OO,0OO,-
600 bill for public works and indus
trial control introduced in congress.
May 24-Senate refused to impeach
Judge Harold Louderback of California.
May 25-Senate passed Glass oank-
ing Dill with deposit guarantee amend
May 26-Public works-industry con-
troll bill passed by the house.
May 27-Senate passed railway con-
troll bill
Century of Progress exposition
opened in Chicago.
May 29-House passed bill abrogat-
ing gold clause in all obligations.
tenn approved by the house.
June 2-Senate limited reductions in
veterans bonus payment to rs per cent
rrot Harold w. Dodds elected pres
ldent OF Princeton university.
June 3-Senate passed the gold
clause abrogation bill
June DEMONSTRATION Finance cor
poration granted loan of $50,00O,OO0
to China to buy American wheat and
cotton.
June 5-Illinois voted for ratification
OF prohibition repeal amendment.
House passed railway control bill.
June 6-Indiana voted for repeal rat
ifcation.
June S-Robert P. Skinner appointed
ambassador to Turkey.
June 9-Senate passed public works.
inGEslfy control bill
June 10-President sent to congress
government reorganization orders saw
ing about $25,000,000.
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 l3-Massachusetts voted for re-
peal.
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
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 Science opened, in Chicago.
June 20-1owa, New Hampshire and
Connecticut voted for ratification of
repeal amendment
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
July S-Secretary Ickes made gen.
eral director of public work admins
tration
July 9-President Roosevelt signed
cotton textile industry code
July 1S-Alabama and Arkansas
voted for repeal of prohibition.
July 20-President Roosevelt issued
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
ton repeal.
Aug. President Roosevelt named
on kidnapping and racketeering
Boards to enforce trade codes named
for all states
Aug. 4-Pennsylvania coal strike
truce arranged by Gen. II. S. Johnson.
Aug. S-Arizona voted for prohibi-
ton repeal.
Aug 16-Slxty thousand garment
workers of New York area struck for
elimination of sweatshop conditions.
Aug. 19-Mssouri 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
Is per cent
Aug. 29-Washington state voted for
Sept 1-secretary Swanson signed
contracts for 81 warships.
Sept. 5-Vermont voted for prohibit
Sept 6-President Roosevelt appoint
ed H. H. Sewer ambassador to Chile
Sept. ll,-Maine voted for prohibi-
Sept. 12-Maryland. Minnesota and
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
G. A. r.
Sept. so-Eleven kidnapers convicted
in Oklahoma and Illinois.
Oct. 2-President addressed Amer
lean Legion at opening Of its conven-
tion in Chicago.
Oct. 3-Vlrginia 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. 7-President Roosevelt spoke at
| dedication of Gompers memorial in
Oct. 1O--Fiorida voted for prohibl-
| ton repeal
Oct. Ex-senator J. ]. Davis OF Penn
| sylvania acquitted Of Moose lottery
| charge.
william Green reelected president Of
A. f. of L.
Oct. IA F. of L. voted boycott
| of Germany.
Oct. 15-President Roosevelt an
nounced program for liquidation OF
| closed banks.
Oct. 17-President Roosevelt ordered
| prison and fines for violators of NRA
| agreement.
Oct. 19-National 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
to buy s50,000,000 worth of pork prod :
Nov 7-ohio, Pennsylvania, Ken
| lucky and Utah approved of prohibit