The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-01-13

Senate judiciary committee reported un.
fayorably the Presidents Supreme court
May 2O-Senate voted to make Ccc
Jones & Laughlin Steel employees voted
May 24-Supreme court upheld old age
pensions and unemployment insurance
provisions Of social security act. and Ala.
'bama employment insurance law.
President asked congress for legislation
setting up wage and hour. standards for
Industry. and identical bills were intro.
duced In house and senate.
May &c. / O. started strikes against
three independent steel companies
May 30-Seven killed. many hurt In bat.
tie between police and steel strikers IN
June House passed billion and . half
President Roosevelt asked congress to get
June S-President asked congress to ere.
ate seven regional authorities like IVA.
June 5-John D. Rockefeller left bulk
June Strikers ana police staged battle
with guns and gas at Youngstown, Ohio.
June 10-Resolution calling. for investi.
cation of tax evasion problem sent to
june IiMstrike called at Bethlehem Steel
June l2-Lewis called strike in II coal
mineSr.oWned by two steel companies.
Ju1B 14-Senate committee condemned
court enlargement bill.
June 20-Pennsylvania governor closed
Johnstown steel plant; martial law de.
June 2l-senate refused to cut relief
House passed pension bill for railroad
June 22-senate passed 2 billion So mil
lion dollar relief bill.
June 23-Ellis Parker. ST.. and son con.
victed at Newark, N. j.. of kidnapping plot
Fifty.five indicted in 10 million dollar
gem smuggling plot in New York,
June 24-Senate voted to exteno NUS.
ance taxes and cent postage for two
June 25-steel strike in Youngstown area
lost by union
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 30-Franklin D: Roosevelt, Jr.. and
Ethel du Pont married.
July 6-Ohio grand jury indicted 200
for rioting as steel plants reopened.
July Irrational 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 Brazil, transferred to Belgium.
July 13-House paid tribute to and per
stoned Harry Parker, venerable. doorman
for the ways and means committee
House OVERRIDE Presidents veto OF farm
July i4-Nine men, including two c: l: o
chieftains indicted for. hating Unite.
July 17-Controller general refused to
pay expenses of foreign junkets.
july is.Houss voted "a millions for Ohio
oa ImI,, "S 81 Sdneinis+r.tion abandoned S,,.
Senator Barley of Kentucky elected
majority leader of senate:
July 22-Senate voted 70 to ~ to re-
commit the court bill.
Senate OVERRIDE Presidents veto Of low
farm interest extension.
j. L. Houghteling, Chicago. appointed
commissioner of immigration
July 27-House voted six more White
House secretaries.
Congress authorized building of six aux
iliary naval vessels to cost $50. 000. 900.
San Francisco hotel workers strike set.
July 2s-Senate confirmed the nominations
of George a GSrdon !, Of New York t to be e
of Michigan as minister to Honduras and
Franklin Mott Gunther of Florida as min
lister to Rumanja
lister to Panama and Robert Frazer min
lister to San Salvador.
July 30-Senate, passed the wage anc
hour LABOR Dill.
Aug 6-Senate passed Wagner houSinc
bill in limited form.
Aug. 7-Congress appropriated $5.0Oooot
toward Will Rogers memorial;
procedural reform bill.
Aug. 12-President Roosevelt nominated
Senator Hugo L. Black Of Alabama fol
associate. justice Of Supreme court
Aug 16-House passed bill to stop tas
Aug. 17-senate confirmed appointment
of Hugo L. Black to Supreme court
House passed third deficiency bill. carry
ing 100 millions.
Aug. 1sIGov. Bib Graves of Alabama
appointed his wife. Dixie Bibb Graves. Unit
ed States senator to succeed Hugo L
Senate passed Panama canal tolls re
Aug. so-senate passed deficiency bill T.,
New York c. ]. O. shipyard strike col
lapsed. workers returning to jobs.
Aug 2-Congress adjourned. after hous
ing bill and deficiency appropriation oil
President vetoed win Rogers memoria
Aug. 2s-col. H B Hackett resigned a
assistant director of P: w. A
Aug. 26-Strike of railway brotherhood!
averted by federal mediation.
Aug. 2S-Andrew Melons will left hi!
millions to a charitable trust
Aug. 3l-A F of L. council voted t
reioin world labor federation.
Sept 4-PreSident Roosevelt in Labor dal
address asked labor to drop strike tactics
= Sept. Edward McGrady resigned Al
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 beinl
member of the Ku Klux Khan.
Sept 13-Engagement announced of JOIN
Roosevelt son of President. to Anne Ciarl
of Boston
Sept 14-James E. Lands resigned a
chairman of securities and exchange com
mission.
Sept. l6-La Guardia renominated TO
mayor of New York by Republicans. ant
J. T. Mahoney by Democrats.
John T Biggers of Toledo named +
manage census Of unemployed.
Sept. 20-American Legion convention
opened in New York.
w. O. Douglas became head Of SEC.
Sept. 22-President Roosevelt started tri
to Seattle.
Sept. 23-Daniel Doherty of Boston electe
national commander Of American Legion.
Sept. 29-American Bar association vote
unanimously to continue fight for indie
pendence of the judiciary. s
Oct. Hugo l.. Black In radio address
admitted he was a member of Ku Klu
Khan but said he had abandoned It.
Oct 3-RailWay brotherhoods accepte
offer of A cents day wage raise: strik
averfed