The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-01-02

Aug. 22-House accepted eompro-
mise death sentence" in utilities bill.
Guffey coal bill passed by senate.
House passed resolution for manda-
tory embargo on arms shipments. to
nations at war
Aug. 23-John G. Winant appointed
chairman OF labor relations board.
Aug. 24-Senate accepted conference
reports on utilities. new tax and alcohol
control bills: and approved compromise
neutrality resolution
Texas voted for prohibition repeal and
local option.
Aug. 26-Congress adjourned; third
deficiency appropriation bill killed by
Senator Longs filibuster:
Aug. 28-James A. Moffet resigned as
federal housing administrator.
Body of John Hamilton, last of
Dillinger gang, found near Ottawa. III.
Sept. 5--President ordered inquiry
into deaths of hundreds of war vet
Grams in Florida hurricane.
Sept. 6-Stewart Mcdonald appointed
federal housing administrator.
Sept. S-Senator Huey p. Long of
Louisiana shot and critically wounded
In Baton Rouge: assassin killed by
Longs bodyguard.
Sept. 9-NationaI encampment of G..
A. r. opened in Grand Rapids. Mich.
Sept Ex-senator Long died.
Sept. 12-Oley Nelson of Slater, Iowa.
elected commander in chief of G. A. r.
Sept: 1s-Franklin c. Hoyt appointed
federal alcohol administrator.
Sept 17-Voters of Pennsylvania and
New Mexico rejected changes In state
constitutions.
Sept. 23-President Roosevelt allo-
Gated SS00,000.00O more to WPA.
American Legion convention opened
in st. Louis Mo-
James NJ. Lands was appointed chair
man of the SEC.
Soft coal miners began strike.
Sept 26-President Roosevelt started
on trip to Pacific coast
Strike of soft coal miners won by
the union.
Ray Murphy of Ida Grove, Iowa,
elected commander of American Legion.
Sept 29-New budget announced, re-
ducing deficit by more than a billion
and a quarter.
Sept. 3O-Van swearingen brothers
regained control of their railway en-
pire.
Oct. 2-President Roosevelt sailed on
Cruiser Houston from San Diego.
Maj. Gen, Malin Craig appointed
Oct. 9-New Jersey Court of Errors
and Appeals upheld death sentence for
Bruno Hauptmann for numbering the
Oct. 16-President Roosevelt in Pan
ANA.
Oct. 17-vice President Garner and
big congressional delegation sailed for
Oct. IS-william Green reelected
president of American Federation of
Oct. 23-President Roosevelt landed
at Charleston, S. C.
Oct. 26-Farmers voted by big ma
jority for retention of corn-hog pro-
gram.
OCT. 27-United States Supreme court
opened fall session in it's new home.
Nov. Eastern standard time for
Chicago adopted by council
Nov 5-Republicans gained control
of New York legislature and elected
mayors of Philadelphia and Cleveland.
A. B. Chandler. Democrat, elected gov
Of
Nov. Ill. n. Barring. chief Of the
biological survey; resigned.
to interfere. in Mexico,s, church affairs.
Bar association upheld Liberty league
| lawyers offer of legal aid.
Nov. 20-President Roosevelt went to
Nov. 22-United States shipping board
warned American shippers against
shipping war material to Italy and
Nov 23-John L. Lewis resigned as
vice president of A. F. of L.
Nov. 24-Supreme court granted tenn
porary injunction against AAA process
nov. So-Federal relief ended with
3,500o9O shifted from FERA rolls to
WPA pay rolls.
president of export bank.
secretary Wallace announced new
| corn-hog program.
Dec 5-Congress of American Indus
try and National Association of Manu-
facturers adopted platform for defeat
of New Deal and return to american
system"
Dec 6-Senator Norris Of Nebraska
declared he was not a candidate for
reelection.
Dec. S--Lawyers' committee of Amer
| lean Liberty league declared Guffey
coal act unconstitutional.
Dec S-Presdent Roosevelt addressed
the American Farm Bureau convention
in Chicago. defending the AAA, and re-
ceived honorary degree from Notre
| Dame in South Bend, Ind.
Supreme court refused to review the
conviction of Bruno Hauptmann for kid
naping and numbering the Lindbergh
baby
Dec 13-Hauptmann sentenced to die
In week of Jan. 10.
Dec 15-Gov. Talmadge of Georgia
| announced his candidacy for Democratic
Presidential nomination.
Dec lS-Republican national commit
tee selected Cleveland for convention
city.
Dec 1S-Frank c. Walker resigned
as NEG head.