Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-02

vorce from Douglas Fairbanks:
Jan. 11-House passed $77o.0oo.ooo in
dependent offices bill.
Jan. 16-President sent message urg.
ing senate to approve United States
entry into World court.
Jan. 17-PresidentS message outlined
social safety" plan and old-age PEN
Jan. 1S-Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Dali
and John Boettiger married in New
York.
Jan. 21-Bin in house giving Roose-
welt power over spending of four bill
lions for public works and eight hum
dred million for relief.
eight hundred million relief and works
Jan. 25-House voted power to Roose-
Welt to borrow $1l,500,0Oo.OoO to pay
New Deal cost.
Jan. 26-Uprising in Louisiana put
down by Huey Long 8 troops.
Jan. 29-Senate rejected World court
adherence resolution.
House passed bill to extend RFc for
another two years.
Jan. 30-Senate passed bill to in
crease borrowing power Of New Deal
by $11,500,0O,O00.
Jan; $l-Roosevelt extended auto
ousted Noodle as governor.
Feb. 5-House voted down inquiry
into Postmaster General Garley's gifts
or stamps to friends.
Tightening of hour and wage provisions.
and retention of present staff asked by
President Roosevelt.
son named chairman of Red Cross.
Feb. 13-Bruno Richard Hauptmann
found guilty Of numbering Lindpergh
baby; sentenced to death.
Congress voted to end federal pay
cuts.
Feb; l4--Robert e. Wood. Chicago.
taf v,lo
Feb. 16-Thirty-o one convicts shot way
out Of Oklahoma reformatory; guard
kii r. eight prisoners wounded,
Preme court gold clause decisions by
to vote.
Feb. 22SHouse passed largest peace
time army bill. appropriating $s7S,00o,-
Feb. 2s-Federal Judge holds section
IA Of NRA unconstitutional in its APP
plication to Weirton Steel company.
coal operators injunctions preventing
United States from enforcing code.
March 3-President asked congress
for outright subsidy to merchant ma
rine to replace present mail contract
and building loan system.
March 5-S. Clay Williams resigned
as head Of MIRA board
March 1o-Government moved to re-
place all national bank currency with
money based on gold taken by treasury.
March 11-House repealed pink slip
hSoiilc pupllClly feature.
Samuel insult acquitted Of embezzle-
ment charge.
March 14-J. Crawford Biggs. solic-
itor general, resigned
currency imitation plan to pay SOL
diers' bonus.
March 2s-senate passed works relief
March 24-President gave his ap-
prevail to proposed constitution for
FnillPPLhes:
Senate passed sso5.ooo.ooo treasury
bill
March 27-House voted sss, ooo. 900 to
strengthen navy shore bases
March 28-Senate voted for repeal of
income tax publicity feature.
March 30-Coal miners and operators
agreed to continue wage scale until
June 16.
April limited States Supreme court
again reversed conviction and death
sentence of two negroes in famous
Five per cent pay raise for railway
workers went into effect
April 5-Conference report on work
April S-President Roosevelt ended
his fishing trip and signed the work
April smHouse passed Mcswain war
Senate passed the navy public works
bill carrying, sss,ooo,ooo.
April 19-House passed administra-
tons social security bill
April 23-Frank Walker named d.
rector of National Emergency council
and chief adviser in work relief ex-
Toledo branch of Chevrolet Motor
company closed by strike.
April 24-President announced crea-
ton of three new agencies for work
relief program. and named eight classes
April 25-Secretary Ickes named head
OF works allotment division.
April 26-Harry Hopkins made head
of works progress division.
vor of Arizona in. Parker dam case.
April 30-Toledo motor workers
May limited States Chamber of
Commerce adopted resolutions opposing
legislation asked by the administra-
ton.
May 3-Leland Harrison appointed
minister to Rumania.
May 6-.Supreme court declared rail-
way pension act unconstitutional.
May a-Senate passed the Patman
Conviction of Ex-Gov. William LANCER
of North Dakota and four others for
conspiracy to misuse federal relief funds
reversed by Federal Court of Appeals.
May 9-House passed the omnibus
May i1MPresident Roosevelt estab-
lished rural Identification division,
headed by Morris L. Cooke.
Dennis C..avez appointed senator from
New Mexico.
May 1S-Toledo auto strikers accept
ed compromise settlement.
May l4@Senate passed bill extending
MIRA until April 1, 1886.
Longs resolution for investigation of
Farley rejected by senate.
May 15-Representative Michael L.
Igoe appointed United States district
attorney at Chicago.
May 16-Senate passed the Wagner
labor relations bill.
May 1S-Audit by Comptroller Gen.
eral McCarl disclosed great waste in
iva.
May 2O-President fixed wages and
hours for work relief program.
Norman Armour appointed American
minister to Canada.
May 22-President Roosevelt, appear
ing personally before joint session of
congress, vetoed the Patman bonus
measure. The house Immediately re-
passed it.
veto of bonus act.
May 24-Senate passed $3.50, 000, 900
navy appropriation bill.
May 27-United States Supreme court
unanimously ruled the code structure
! and wage and labor hours provisions of
MIRA were unconstitutional.
, Frazier-Lemke farm mortgage mora
torium act held invalid by Supreme
court.
. President Roosevelt's removal of the
! late William E. Humphrey as trade
commissioner declared invalid by SUI
preme court.
May 28-Senate passed Copeland food.
drug and cosmetic bill.
May 29-California Pacific exposition