The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-12-30

Jones & Laughlin Steel employees voted
5 to 2 for c. /. o.
pensions and unemployment insurance
provisions of social security act, and Ala
bama employment insurance law.
President asked congress for LEGISLATION ISL ION
industry, and identical bills were intro
duced in house and senate.
May &c. /. o. started strikes against
May 30-Seven killed, many hurt in bat.
tie between police and steel strikers in
South Chicago, Ill.
June House passed billion and half
President Roosevelt asked congress to get
after big tax dodgers.
June 3-President asked congress to Gre
ate seven regional authorities like iva.
June 5-John D. Rockefeller left bulk
of estate, $25. 900. 900. to granddaughter.
June 9-Strikers and police staged battle
with guns and gas at Youngstown, Ohio.
cation of tax evasion problem sent to
White House.
June Il-Strike called at Bethlehem Steel
corporations Cambria mill.
June 12-Lewis called strike In IL coal
mines owned by two steel companies. =.
June 14-Senate committee condemned
court enlargement bill.
June 20-Pennsylvania governor closed
Jamestown steel plant; martial law de-
clared.
June 2l-senate refused to cut relief
House passed pension bill for railroad
June 22-senate passed billion So mil
June 23.-Ellis Parker. ST., and son con:
Victed at Newark, N. j., of kidnapping plot
under Lindbergh law.
Fifty-five indicted in 10 million dollar
gem Smuggling plot in New York,
June 2fSenate voted to extend nuts.
ance taxes and 3 cent postage for two
years.
June 26-J: Butler Wright named ambas.
sador to Cuba.
National labor relations board charged
Ford with violation of Wagner act
June 29-Senate ratified treaties drawn
at Buenos Aires conference.
June 3o.Franklin D; Roosevelt, Jr.. and
Ethel du Pont married.
July 6-ohio grand jury indicted 200
for rioting as steel plants reopened.
July National labor relations board
began hearings on charges Ford company
violated Wagner act.
July 8-Immunity was granted President
Roosevelt in tax lodging hearings.
July 12-President urged immediate pas.
sage of new crop control legislation.
Dave H. Morris resigned as ambassa.
dor to Belgium; Hugh Gibson, ambassa.
dor to Brazil. transferred to Belgium.
July 13-House paid tribute. to and pen.
stoned Harry Parker, venerable doorman
for the ways and means committee.
j.. House overrode Presidents veto of farm
loan bill.
July l4-Nine men. including two C. I. o.
chieffains, indicted for hating United
States mails in Ohio strike zone
July 17-Controiler general refused to
pay expenses of foreign junkets. o,,.
July 19-House voted "a millions for Ohio
basin flood control.
July 21-Admilnistration abandoned su.
preme court bill.
majority dt Leader SSF Of senate e e"'N' ''eN
July 22NSenate voted 10 to 20 to re.
commit the court bill.
Senate overrode Presidents veto of low
farm interest extension.
]. L. Houghteling, Chicago, appointed
commissioner of immigration.
July 27-House voted six more White
Congress authorized building of six aux.
Hilary naval vessels to cost $4,000, 900.
San Francisco hotel workers strike set.
tied.
July 28-Senate confirmed the nominations
of George A. Gordon of New York to be
minister to the Netherlands; Leo ]. Keena
of Michigan as minister to Honduras and
Franklin Mott Gunther of Florida as min.
lister to Rumania.
July 29-F. P. Corrigan appointed min.
lister to Panama and Robert Frazer min.
lister to San Salvador.
hour labor bill
Aug. 6-senate passed Wagner housing
bill in limited form.
Aug; 7m7;Congress appropriated s5.ooo.ooo
toward Will Rogers memorial:
Aug; 11-Senate passed federal court
Aug. 12-President Roosevelt nominated
associate justice of Supreme court.
Aug. 13-Senate passed sugar control
Aug. 1s-House passed bill to stop tax
leaks.
Aug. 17-senate confirmed appointment
of Hugo L. Black to Supreme court
House passed third deficiency bill carry
ing 100 millions.
Aug. 18-House passed half billion dollar
Aug. 19~Gov. Bibb Graves of Alabama
appointed his wife, Dixie Bibb Graves. Unit
ed States senator to succeed Hugo l..
Black
Senate. passed Panama canal tolls re-
Aug. 2O-senate passed deficiency bill.
New York C. I. o. shipyard strike col.
lapsed. workers returning to jobs.
Aug. 21-Congress adjourned, after hous:
ing bill and deficiency appropriation bill
President Vetoed Will Rogers memorial
Aug. 23-col H. B. Hackett resigned as
assistant director of P. w. A.
Aug. 26-Strike of railway brotherhoods
averted by federal mediation.
Aug. 28-Andrew MELONS will left his
millions to a charitable trust.
Aug. 31-A. F. of L. council voted to
rejoin world labor federation.
Sept. 4President Roosevelt in Labor day
address asked labor to drop strike tactics.
Sept. edward McGrady resigned as
assistant to secretary of labor.
Sept. 9-Dr. o. H. Mennet Los Angeles.
! elected commander of G. A. R.
Sept. 12-Justice Hugo L. Black OF Su.
preme court publicity accused OF being
member of the Ku Klux Klan.
Roosevelt, son of President, to Anne Clark
of Boston.
Sept. Thames E. Lands resigned as
! chairman of securities and exchange COM
Sept. 1sNLa Guardia genOminated for for
]. T. Mahoney by Democrats.
John T. Biggers of Toledo named to
manage census of unemployed.
Sept. .2O--American Legion convention
opened in New York.
w. o. Douglas became head of SEC.
Sept. 22-President Roosevelt started trip
Sept. 2S-Daniel Doherty of Boston elected
national commander of American Legion.
Sept. 29-American Bar association voted
pendence Of the judiciary
Oct. Hugo L. Black in radio address
admitted he was a member of Ku Klux
| Khan but said he had abandoned 1t.
Oct. 3-Railway brotherhoods accepted
offer Of A cents day wage raise; strike
averted.
oct. 4-Hugo L. Black took his seat as
associate justice of the Supreme court:
| ton opened in Denver.
Oct. 5-President Roosevelt in Chicago
| speech minated America might be drawn
| into war.
Oct. 11-Supreme court rejected motions
| to unseat Justice Black.
Oct. 12-President Roosevelt called ex-
| traordinary session of congress for Novem-
| Der Is.
Brady gang of outlaws wiped out by
/ Omen in Bangor, Me.
Oct. 16-President named delegation
headed by Norman H. Davis to attend far
eastern conference in Brussels.
| Oct 1Q-Inhr, Z, Miller elected senatnr