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Oon?\?3Y of the Year Compiled by 1932 E.W. Pickard INTERNATIONAL Jan. i ? Japanese troops occupied Chlnchow, Manchuria. Jan. 9 ? Chancellor Bruening an nounced Germany could no longer pay reparations. Jan. 20 ? Lausanne conference on reparations postponed. Jan. 25 ? Council of League of Na tions met and China demanded firm action against Japan. Russia and Poland signed a non aggression treaty. Jan. 28 ? Japanese marines seised Chinese quarter of Shanghai and bloody battle began. Jan. 29 ? China in League of Na tions council Invoked strong articles of covenant against Japan. Jan. 30 ? Japanese solzed part of for eign section of Shanghai, despite pro tests of other nations. United States ordered Asiatic fleet and regiment of infantry to Shanghai. Feb. 1 ? Japanese warships shelled the Nanking forts. United States, Great Britain, France and Italy made concerted protest ugalnpt Japan's course In China, and offered plan for peace. Feb. 2 ? International disarmament conference opened In Geneva. Feb. 4 ? Japanese rejected peace plans of the powers, battle it) Shang hai renewed. . Full division of U. S. army ordorod to Shanghai. Harbin, Manchuria, occupied by Japanese. Feb. 6 ? U. S. 31st infantry arrived in Shanghai. Fob. 12 ? Japanese resumed fierce at tack on Woosung forts and Chapel. China demanded convocation of Leaguo of Nations assembly to con sider the Japanese affair. Feb. 14 ? Japan landed 12,000 troops at Shanghai. Feb. 16 ? League of Nations council In a sharp note appealed to Japan to cease hostilities against China. Secre tary 8ttm8on sent another protest to Tokyo. Feb. 17 ? Japan served ultimatum on' China to withdraw her troops from Shanghai. Feb. 19 ? China rejected Japan's ul timatum. Feb. 22 ? Great Britain. France and Italy signed Mediterranean peace agreement. March 1? Japan acccpted League of Nations plan for peace parley In Shanghai, brJTTTNjapn nese and Chineso armies to w 1 1 h d March 3 ? Both Japanese and Chinese armies wero ordered to cense fighting at Shanghai; Chinese were driven back about 13 miles. League of Nations assembly met In Geneva to take up Slno- Japunese trouble. March 4 ? Japanese renowed attack on Chinese; League of Nations assem bly demanded withdrawal of Japanese army at Shanghai. March 11 ? League of Nations adopt ed resolution condemning Japan's ac tions In China and setting up commis sion to doal with the case. March 19 ? International disarma ment conference adjourned to April HI. April 11 ? Disarmament conference reassembled. April 19 ? League of Nations commit tee called on Japan to evacuate Shang hai "In the near future." April 20 ? Trns-Andean railway abandoned becauso of Argentina-Chile tariff war. May 6 ? Japanese and Chinese signed peace agreement for Shanghai area. May 13 ? Austria appealed to League of Nations to save her from ruin. May 14 ? Mexico severed diplomatic relations with Peru. June 16 ? Lausanne reparations con ference opened. June 17 ? European moratorium on Intergovernmental debts during Lau sanne conference agreed upon. June 22 ? President Hoover offered Geneva conference plan to cut world armaments )>y nearly one-third, July 4 ? Italy demanded cancellation of all reparations an* war debts. July 6 ? Turkey accepted Invitation to Join League of Nations. July 8 ? European powers agreed to end German reparations with payment by Germany of three billion gold marks In bonds, but ratification was made dependant on reduction of war debts by United States. July 13 ? New entente formed by France and Great Britain to aid Eu rope. July 18 ? St. Lawrence seawny treaty signed by United Statos and Canada. July 23 ? International disarmament conference In Geneva artjournod, ten nations refusing to vote for resolu tion of "achievement." July 25 ? Poland and Russia signed peaco treaty. July 26 ? Germany Joined the Fran co-British entente. July 29 ? Bolivian troops attacked Paraguayan frontier forts in Chaco dispute. July 31 ? Paraguay ordered general mobilisation against Bolivia, Aug. 2 ? United States accepted In vitation to participate In world econ omic conference, war debts being barred. United States and South and Central American nations warned Paraguay and Bolivia against war. Aug. 31 ? Germany. In note to France, demanded equality of armaments. Sept. 5 ? Conference of Danublan na tions oponed In Strene, Italy. Sopt. 12 ? France rejected Germany's demand for arms equality. Sept. 15 ? Manchukuo recognized by J a pan. Sept. 18 ? Great Britain rejected Ger many's demand for arms equality Oct. 2 ? Report of League of Nations commission on Manchuria made pub lic. calling for establishment of an autonomous, demilitarised Manchuria under Chlrtese sovereignty. Oct. S ? Iraq became a member of the I.eague of Nations, Great Britain sur rendering her mandate. Oct. 18 ? Great Britain abrogated her trade trenty with Russia. Oct. 21? -New Chilean government recognised by United States nnd Great Britain. Oct. 22 ? Paraguay captured Fort Arces In the Gran Chaco from Bolivi ans. Nov. 4 ? France's new "constructive disarmament plan" laid before disarm ament conference bureau In Geneva. Nov. 10? John Galsworthy, English novo 1st, was awarded the Nobel prise for literature. ?wOV' Britain, France and otnfcr nation* ftflked pont ponamont of payment of their war debt Interest to United States and revision of the debts. Nov. 14? France's plan for disarm ament and security laid before the dl*. armament conference in Geneva. ? rrt i -ivTw 5J,*n '* In Manchurlan ft .? laldberore council of League of Nation*. China replied. ? 7' . . 1 .guroP^n nations notified ^ ? fltate* they must pay war debt Installment and Interest. 4.11^' ^"-France and Russia signed Jf nonagtrresslon and conollia. * ion* note asking w" "?b"' ?? fjtr&ssssst ssrwr. inf ton. * ? Bpeolal meeting of League of Natlona assembly opened to consider tha Manohurlan trouble. peo. f"rBrltl*h w*r Pl?* ?*?ln rejected by United State*. " Deo. U? United State*. Great Brit* *ln, France. Italy and Germany signed agreement to work for world disarma ment. Deo. t|? -Frefoh chamber of deputies toted not to pa|r the war debt Install ment due the United States, and Pre mier Herriot resigned. Belgium deolded to default Its debt payment to America. Deo. 14 ? Germany returned to the disarmament conference In Geneva. Dee. 11? Great. Britain, Italy. Latvia. Lithuania, Finland and Czechoslovakia paid their war debt Installments due the United States. France. Belgium. Poland, Hungary and Estonia did not Pay. FOREIGN Jan. 3 ? Mahatma Gandhi ordered civ il disobedience campaign In India re newed and wbi arrested. ? Jan. 12 ? French cablne.t resigned. Jan. 14 ? Laval formed new French cabinet with Brland left out. Jan. 21 ? Japanese diet dissolved. Rebellion broke out In Catalonia, Spain. Jan. 23 ? Communistic uprising In Salvador. Jan. 24 ? British convicts In Dart moor penitentiary, England, mutinied and burned part of the prison. Martial law declared In Salvador; government troops defeated rebels. Jan. 28 ? Chiang Kai-shek became premier of China, Jan. 30 ? Finland repealed Its prb hlbltlon 'aw. , . Feb. 11 ? Premier Mussolini paid his first visit to Pope Plus XI. Feb. 14 ? Rlcardo Jlmlnez elected president of Costa Rica. Feb. 10 ? Pierre Laval's French gov ernment resigned. De Valera's Flanna Vail party won Irish election. Feb. 20 ? Augustin B. Justo Inaugu rated president of Argentina. Tardlou formed government for France. _ , . . Feb. 21 ? Soviet Russia banished Trotsky and 86 others for all time. Feb. 24 ? Spain's first divorce law passed. Feb. 25 ? British parliament passed 10 per cent tariff bill. March 9? Eamon de Valera elected president of Irish Free Stale. Henry Pu-yl Installed as head of new Manchurian state of Manchukuo. March 12 ? Ivar Krueger, head of Swedish match trust, committed sui cide In Paris. March 13 ? President Von Hlndenburg lead In German election but failed to get a majority vote; Hitler badly beaten. April 1 ? Ten thousand Inhabitants of Villa Santa Stefano. Italy, fled for their lives as village dropped into an cient Roman caves. April 6 ? Mob forced resignation of Newfoundland government. April 10 ? Von Hlndenburg re-elected president of Germany. April 13 ? Germany ordered Hitler to disband his 400.000 shock troops. April 19 ? British budget Introduced, continuing heavy taxation for another year. April 24? Hitler's National Social ists won in elections In Prussia and Austria. May 1 ? Two British scientists an nounced they had spilt the hydrogen atom and obtained a helluin atom. May 6 ? Paul Doumer, president of France, assassinated by a Russian. May 8 ? Euseblo Ayala elected presi dent of Paraguay. , Rlcardo Jlmlnez Installed as presi dent of Costa It lea. Communist revolt In Peruvian navy quelled. French elections resulted In wiping out Premier Tardleu's majority by rad ical Socialists and Socialists. May 10 ? Albert Lebrun elocted presi dent of France. May 15 ? Premier Inukai of Japan assassinated by young militarist ter rorists. May 19 ? Irish Free State Dail Elre ann passed bill abolishing oath of al legiance to the king. May 22 ? Admiral Salto made premier of Japan. Premier Venizelos of Greece re signed. May 26 ? Alexander Papanastaslou formed new government for Greece. May 30 ? Helnrlch Bruening, chancel 1 lor of Germany, and his cabinet re , signed. I May 31 ? Franz von Papen made ! chancellor of Germany. Premlor Jorga of Rumania resigned. June 4 ? Edouard Herriot became premier of France and completed for mation of a Socialist cabinet. Chilean Socialists and military Junta overthrew government of President Montero; Carlos Davlla made presi dent pro tem. June 6 ? Dr. Harmodio Arias elected president of Panama. June 10 ? Three rich Cubans tried to assassinate President Machado with bomb. I June 12 ? Davlla resigned as head of new Chilean government. June 1# ? Radical Socialist govern ment of Chile ousted by military junta. Davlla reinstated. June 24 ? Slam's army and navy re volted and forced King Prajadhlpok to accept a constitutional government. June 28 ? Irlsta^Free State senate passed bill abolishing oath to the king. July 4 ? British government Imposed retaliatory tariff on Imports from Ire land. July ? ? Civilian communist rebels In Peru captured Trujlllo. July 10 ? Brazilian rebels captured Sao Paulo. July 11 ? Peruvian revolt at Trujlllo suppressed. July 13 ? Brazilian revolt spread to two more states. July 20 ? German government decreed dictatorship for Prussia and murtlal law In Berlin. Premier Mussolini revamped Italian cabinet, ousting Foreign Minister Dlno Grand! and others. July 21 ? British Imperial economic conference opened In Ottawa, Canada. July S31 ? Hitler's Nazis made big gains in German elections but failed to get control of relchstag. Aug. 6 ? New Wetland ship canal formally opened by Canada. Aug. 10 ? Spanish royalists started revolutionary movement but were sup pressed. Aug. 13 ? President Von Hlndenburg refused to make Hitler chancellor of Germany. Aug. 16 ? Euseblo Ayala Inaugurated president of Paraguay. Aug. 18 ? Ten thousand Cuban physi cians struck against cheap service in clinics. - Aug. 18 ? Spain ordered exile of 92 nobles for monarchist revolt. Aug. 20 ? British Imperial economic conference closed with signing of It trade pacts with the dominions. Ecuador congress disqualified Presi dent-Elect Bonifas. Aug. 26 ? Military revolt In Ecuador by supporters of Bcnifnjt Aug. 27 ? British cotton weavers struck. Aug. 29? Ecuador revolt suppressed after battle. Sopt. 2 ? President Rublo of Msxico resigned. Sept. 4 ? Gen. A. L. Rodriguez elected president of Mexico. ? Sept. 8 ? Spanish cortes confiscated estates of grandees to be distributed among the people, and granted auton omy to Catalonia. Kept. 12 ? German relchstag voted no confidence In the government and was dissolved by Chancellor Von Papen. Sept. 13 ? Chilean revolt compelled President Davlla to resign. Sept. 80- ? Mahatma Gandhi began last "unto death" as protect agAlnst Indian electoral system. Sept. 21? Count Karolyi resign#* premier of Hungary. ? Sept. 28 ? Hindus ami uritouchAhlss devised electoral compromise which was accepted by British government, and Gandhi ended hie fast. Sept. 27 ? Dr. Clements Beilo, presi dent of the Cuban senate, assassi nated. Oct. I ? Judge A hranH in Oyanadel becartto provisional president of Chile. General Blanche being forced to resign by threatened revolt. Oot. t ? James McNeill resigned an governor general of the Irish Free State at the Instance of President De Valera. Brazilian revolt ended, the rebels surrendering. Oct. I> ? Jullu Manlu formed new oablnet for Rumania. Oot. 14? -Italy began celebration of ten year* of Fascism. Oot. 10 ? Arturo Alesssndrl sleeted president of Chile. Tlburolo Andlno elected president of Honduras. Martinez Mera elected president of Bcuador. Oot. 8! ? Lancashire cotton mill workers struck. # ? 5er,,.n up by transpor tation workers strike. f r.X;^G,r.m*n elections resulted tn rekhstag majority tor no party. Premier Mutsoflnl of Italy granted amnesty to political exiles. Nicaragua. Sftca*a al?cted president or h.KSIi 1*? Hundreds slain In battles me nt troops! ? reb8,B and *ov?rn n ^2,v* ? Chancellor Von Papen of No^n32ot22.*h!5 c-ab'ne^reBlgned. "no?* as^-isfML rRor *?n*ral of irlet^^^Rtaw? ? Pec* i<? rPremler Herrtot of Franca ply war 'deb? *>ar',*m8nt voted not to States! Installment due United nr??,H*?1,*~,E2mund Schultess elected president of Switzerland. saasarS ??oS? ^'Vrlzi'V^V^"'-Doa"ur torm?a rutiV" pr?^a*"tUot ?Ch"lV"l"drl '"?UKU D0MEST1C 4 ? Congress reassembled and re aakln* moe.?i8Rif6 ?,n Pr?8ldent Hoover urea ^u,ck action on relief meas n J,a"- , 8? Ambassador Dawes an d?plSm?cy coming retirement from Jan. 9 ? Dwlght F. Davis resigned *s and6Th0flnrtg0nnal of the Philippines SSccZd Mm' Roo"y'" "" "*"'<-?? to n???rc'?,?'?r?,,,1ecr Ch'CaB0 f?"h"r tloJ,?rKMni7"Scnal? i)a?8ed Reconstruc tion b lnance corporation bill Jan. 12 ? Associate Justice O W coil r?8f earned* n'le<^ S'"U" oenauir *fron* Arkansas. *lected "? * nnnnpi15-HoUBe passed Reconstruc tion Finance corporation bill. Qr,,K^' i ? Jo8eph C. Grew selected as ambassador to Japan. Jan. 19 ? Gen. C. O. Dawes selected as president of Reconstruction Financo n?nr^?aVPn: Secretary Stlmson ro S!??t?dco'^n;roa?'c.CrKStn,oS' d"*rma .o^VLrJ,*." """? 15 to ln ???' ?~Jan\, 23 ? Franklin D. Roosevelt fo?mth? n^eClaredi h,"18elf a cfcndldato natloS De"iocratlc Presidential noml sunnlv 2hmD*Part!TeI!1 of Agriculture bm Passed by house; salary Increases prohibited. ,,ran' 25? ? -Senate confirmed Dawes. Jones arfd Couch as directors of Re COJnirU4i"D-j Finance corporation. i?f -hallway presidents and un Rn/ agreement for 10 per cent reduction for one year. ?hHt??'n , ^T, ,enJ Uoover announced that Secretary of the Treasury Andrew I n e t ?i h? "k. wou,d retire from the cab Brltafn bocomo ambassador to Great 4~~ 9K<l6n L- Mills appointed secretary of the treasury. ,n? 6 Conference to check hoard "Pened In Washington. Alfred L. Smith declared his will ingness to be a-aln the Democrat c Presidential candtdnte. 110 ^ lnnie Ruth Judd, Arizona trunk ^dhorer' convicted and sentenced to * 1 JutlK# Benjamin N. Car a?* i,.?fi # lorK nPP?lnted associ ate Justice of the U. s. Supreme court House passed Giass-Steagel federal reserve credit bill. It Senate passed reserve cred t . f?b; 22 President Hoover opened rtr?0 'Ington bicentennial with ad Veh 97r??iolnt 80S8'on of congress. # Z i 7 ? "?U86 passed 1132 000 000 federal aid highway bill. f?d?raT court ?o'r ?' Pa'"""1 ,h' N?rrl" Ool, Charles A. I^lndbercrh's hnHv W<*? ^'dnaped from Hopewell, N. J. March 3 ? House voted 4 0 million bushels of farm board wheat for Job Mar?h ??r drought stricken farmers, not House passed treasury and 1 053?7?8,ei63PPrOPrlatlOn bM1 carry'ng ? Roosevelt won New Hamp shire primaries from Smith. houseMnJUnCtl?n blU pa8Sed by the March 14 ? "Home rule" an tl-nrohibl 22^n motlon defeated In house, 187 to Benjamin Cardoao sworn in as mem. MA?r,.HJrVo0dciState8 Supreme court. nnrt?H ? ? Senate subcommittee re ported favorably the Bingham beer bllVar??h k2 JIou8? amended revenue wealthy. ?0t 68tate taxes ot th? 8enate ordered department apDroDrl atlons cut 10 per cent. -ppropri ll~5ou,,e defe?ted sales tax. i 26~ "ou8? voted tax on beer w i f' Imported coal and oil. tax bin JTJt0U8? PR"8ed billion dollar ' ?"lh 8a'es tax eliminated, but with surtaxes revised ' 1 nfA|?uV .C- P- K,nff of University Isolated Vitamin O. tor ?pilllSi?.".1'" VO""' '""?"?'"??fc. kldnPnrn?r~,LI,r(,lberKh Pald ransom, but Anr?i ?i U to return his bahy. a* t } 21?Gov. Rolph of California conl^rPiarf nDfor Thomn" J. Mooney. fn^ In 19 id in day bomb ing in 1916 In San Francisco. April 29 ? fJeut. T. H Mannl A Mr? Fortescue and Seamen Lord and Jones found guilty of manslaughter In Kaha Mnv rS . : r CnB6 ln Honolulu. view COUrt ro'U8ed to re ^ Capone s case: refused to con sent to modification of the DackeiH* consent decree of 1920; held "nva Id !h?? Texas law by which negroes were barred from Democratic primaries and upheld President Hoovers refusal n resubmit power board nomination ~ May 3 ? A1 Capone taken from nu\ cagro to Atlanta penitentiary wreckTng ?conomy bill after rc.s",'? v.'o";;:?: is Oov^orjoad""""'"'*" b? May f> ? House passed bill for nn?r atlon of Muscle Ahoals r ?per ,r"?J Passed Hale bill for treaty strength navy. th Democrat roBtar|r,ff bin?OV*r Tf,to<*d bergh estate In New Jersey. rV Hoover proposed 1% bil lion for Jobless relief May IS? Senate voted agalmt r ?* per cent beer. K,?"" *-7S May 1 9--House passed War rteoart ment supply hill carrying l^? *rt7 nAe May *Senate aRatn u gal I sed and taxed beer r*J?0,,,,1 May 3l~R^n^t^ pannod hllllon <ln1 Inr revenue hill, rejecting sales t?, feature, after President Hoover In ner -?J..nePftr,*n q,i'0k R'S?|0'1 Reynolds defeated ??? ii ^"meron Morrison In North Carolina Democratic primary h June 6 ? President Hoover si?rn?<i ih. Oew revenue bill. "ignefl the ('harles O. Dawes resinned nn nro.i poratlori. n*',on',tn?et Flnsnce oor Senator Hrookhnrt of lows defesf.rt for renomlnatlon by Henry Field Samuel Instill of Chlcsro reai^n.^ b? J a me ?" 8 1 mpson." ? 6 WR" rttvrtnr f,arn-r economy' bm*nM* Pn"^(1 *""??eulated Juna # ? Senate passed 190 million dollar army supply bill. June 10~Senate passed relief bin i?atSHOV 1,1 mn,,0'?" ?" loan* t? June IJI?Omtort Meana convicted nt larceny of ?104 000 from Mra Rvalvn McLean In Mndherffh case swindle v.nllon ?pTnR.V"iSl%V.o,l<"'" ^ ^ \ 18***Rf)publlcftn Convention muJlon pT,?'u.' House passed the veterans' bonus payment bill. Five hundred million dollar home loan bank bill paused by house. June 18 ? Hoover and Curtis re-nom lnated by Republican convention. Ev erett Sanders elected chairman of na tional committee. June 17^? Senate rejected the bonus bill. June 20 ? House passed 100 million dollar economy bill. Including furlough plan for federal employees. June 23 ? Governor Roosevelt called on Muyor Walker of New York city to answer charges against him. June 23 ? Senate paused Wagner two bullion dollar relief bill. June 24? Senate voted farm board wheat and cotton to Red Cross. June 27 ? Democratic national con vention opened In Chicago. June 28 ? Federal economy bill passed by the senate. June 29 ? Democratic convention adopted plank advocating repeal of Eighteenth amendment and. pending repeal, legalization of beer and wine. July 1 ? Democrats nominated Frank lin D. Roosevelt for President on fourth ballot. July 2 ? Democrats nominated John N. Carrier for Vice President. Roose velt flew to Chicago nnd was formally notified of nomination. July 7 ? Emergency relief bill passed by house. Prohibition party nominated W. D. Upshaw for President and F. S. Regan for Vice President. July 9 ? Senate passed Garner-Wag ner relief bill. July 11 ? President Hoover vetoed the relief bill. July 12 ? Senate passed new relief bill. July 13 ? Relief bill passed by the house. July 16 ? President Hoover cut sal aries of himself and his cabinet. July 16 ? Congress passed home loan bank bill with Inflation amendment, and adjourned. July 21 ? President Hoover signed emergency relief measure. Interstate commerce commission ap proved merger of all eastern railroads, except those of New England, Into four systoms. July 22 ? President slifned home loan bank bill. July 23 ? Federal grain commission ordered Chicago Hoard of Trade closed ns contract market for 60 days for violating grain futuros act. President Hoover called conference on shorter work day week. July 26 ? President Hoover appointed Atlee Pomerene of Ohio member of Reconstruction Finance corporation board and he was made chairman. July 28 ? "Bonus army" In Washing ton routed by regulars and Its camps burned after fight with police in which one veteran was killed and scores of policomen and veterans were Injured. Charles A. Walker of Utlca, N. Y., appointed to R. F. C. board by Presi dent Hoover and made president of the corporation. Governor Roosevelt received reply of Mayor Walker of New York to the Senhury charges, denying all of them. Aug. 2 ? Bonus nrtnv, gathered at Johnstown, Pa., ordered disbanded by W. W. Waters, its commander. Aug. 3 ? Secretary of Commerce Rob ert P. Lamont resigned and Roy. D. Chapin of Detroit was appointed to succeed him. Aug. 9 ? U. S. Attorney G. E. Q. Johnson of Chicago made foderal dis trict Judge. Aug. 10 ? Army exchanges ordered to stop sales to civilians. Aug. 11 ? President Hoover delivered his speech of acceptance and declared himself for change from national pro hibition to state liquor control with federal safeguards. Aug. 15 ? Farmers of Iowa and oth er central west states started ??strike" for higher prices for produce. Aug. 16 ? Second son born to Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, Aug. 18 ? Vice President Curtis for mally notified of his renomlnatlon. Senator J. J. Davis of Pennsylvania and six others Indicted In connection with fraternity lotteries. Aug. 24 ? John Bain, whose twelve Chicago banks failed, found guilty of conspiracy to defraud depositors. Aug. 26 ? Business leaders, summoned by President Hoover, adopted plan for economic recovery. Aug. 31 ? John W. Poole resigned as comptroller of the currency. ,Sept. 1 ? Mayor James J. Walker of New York resigned. Hanford McNIder resigned as min ister to Canada. Sept. 5 ? Farm board announced It would hold weat and cotton off mar ket until next year. Sept. 9 ? Railway executives voted for 20 per cent cut In wages, effec tive February 1. Sept. 11? Central states governors recommended federal financial aid for farmers. Sept. 12 ? Democrats won governor ship and two congress seats in Maine election. American Legion convention opened In Portland, Ore. Sept. 15 ? American Legion voted for Immediate cash payment of bonus and for repeal of Eighteenth amendment, and elected Louis A. Johnson of West Virginia national commander. Sept. 18 ? G. A. R. national encamp ment opened 1n Springfield, 111. Sept. 20 ? Wlsoonsln Republicans nominated W. J. Kohlor for governor, rejecting Gov. Philip La Follette; and J B. Chappie for senator, defeating Senator J. J. Blaine. Sept. 22 ? Capt. W. P. Wright of Chicago elected national commander of O. A. R. Sept. 27 ? Representative C. R. Crisp of Georgia appointed to tariff com mission. Oct. 3 ? Four lake states asked Su preme court to appoint commissioner to run the Chicago sanitary district. Case of Senator Davis of Pennsyl vania on lottery charges ended In mis trial. Oct. 4 ? Samuel and Martin Insult, former public utility magnates. Indict ed In Chicago. Oct. 10 ? Samuel Insull arrested In Athens. Oct. 13 ? Brig. Gen. Hnrry Burgess resigned as governor of the Panama Canal Zone and Lieut. Col. Julian Schley was appointed to succeed him. Nov. 1 ? F. Lammot Belln appointed ambassador to Poland. Nov. 6 ? Director of the Budget Roop began cutting down the national bud get $ 1 60,000.000. American Red Cross reported three and a half millions spent for relief In nnst year. Nov. 7 ? Supreme court ordered new trial for seven negroes In Internation ally agitated Scottsboro (Ala.) case Nov. 8 ? Franklin D. Roosevelt and John N. Garner elected President and Vice President, Democrats sweeping tho country. Nov. 13 ? President Hoover Invited President-elect Roosevelt to confer ence on foreign war debts when dpbtor nations asked postponement of pay ments and rt>Hslon. Nov. 18 ? Helen Hn.ves and Frederlo March voted best film actors of the year. Nov. ?1 ? A. Lawrence Lowell re signed as president of Harvard uni versity. Nov. 22 ? President Hoover ani Pres ident-Elect Roosevelt conferred on the war debt situation R. S. Orammer, Seattle, appointed (J. S. senator to succeed the late Wes ley L. Jones of Washington. Nov. 23? Congress leaders in confer ence with President Hoover rejected his war debt revision plan. Nov. 28? American Federation of Labor, In convention In Cincinnati, demanded the five-day week and slxi hour day. Deo, 8? ?Conrad H. Mann, prominent Kansas CHy resident, and two others oonvlolM of violating federal lottery _ itr",IVn**r Rrmy" o' 1.000 reached Washington. Dec, R 3i*ort session of congress opened. * Oarner resolution for prohibition repeal by six vnt&n. ,> Deo. ? ? Presh >t Hoover In S'nnual message asked congress for sales tax and economy legislation. Deo. 1 ? President Hoover submitted budget cutting government expenses by half a billion. Dec. 8? Powers of the R. F. o, tended for one year -by President Hoover \ Deo. !>?? President Hoover gav? oon gress his plans for federal government reorganization. Dec. 13 ? Move by McFadden of Pennsylvania to Impeach President Hoover voted down by the house. Dec. 15 ? N. \V. MacChesney of Chi cago nominated for minister to Canada. Dec. 17 ? Senate passed Philippines Independence bill. Dec. 19 ? President Hoover told con gress he was going to name commis sion on war debts and would seek co operation of President-Elect Roosevelt. ? ?, ec" ** ? House passed bill legalizing 3 z per cent beer. Hallway wage reduction continued r\ n'ne months by agreement. Oec. 23 ? Congress revessed for Christ mas. AERONAUTICS Jan. 23 ? Hawks flew from Mexico to Canada and teturn. 2.600 miles. In 18 bourn 44 minutes. Jan. 25 ? Eddie Stlmson killed In crash at Chicago. * ? Harmon trophy awarded to Gen. ltalo Br 1 bo of Italy as Inter national aviation champion for 1931. May 12 ? Lou T. lteichers took oft v)0"1 Harbor Grace, N. F., on solo (light to Dublin and Paris. May 13 ? Belchers forced down near Ireland and rescued by steamship Roosevelt. May 20 ? Amelia Rarhart (Mrs. CI. P. Putnam) began solo flight from Har bor Grace to Paris. May 21 ? Mrs. Amelia Karhart Put nam landed near Londonderry, Ire land, tho first wont a n ever to fly across the Atlantic alone. June I ? Army balloon No. 2. piloted by Lieutenants Paul and Bishop, won national balloon race. June 3 ? S. F. Hausner started flight from New York to Poland. June II ? Hausner picked up at sea after floating eight days on his plane. _ July 5 ? James Mattern and Bennett CtrlfUn started round-the-world flight from Harbor Grace. N. F. July 6 ? Mattern Vnd Gritlln crossed ocean In record time, landed at Ber lin and departed for Moscow. July 7 ? Mattern and Crlffln made forced landing 50 miles from Minsk. July 22 ? Capt. Wolfgang von Gro nau of Germany and three companions flew from Germany to Iceland on way to Chicago. Aug. 2 ? Von Gronau arrived at Chi cago. Aug. 18 ? Prof. Auguste Plccard rose In balloon to record altitude of 65,774 feet over Switzerland and Italy. Capt. J. A. Mollison bouati flight from Ireland across Atlantic in Moth plane. Aug. 19 ? Mollison landed In New Brunswick, completing llrst westward solo flight across the Atlantic. Aug. 22 ? Mrs. l<ouise Thaden and Mrs. Frances Marsalis set new wom en's endurance flight record of 8 days. 4 hours. Aug. 24? Amelia Karhart Putnam set new women's records by 19-hour non stop flight from I, os Angeles to New ark. Aug. 25 ? Clyde Lee and John Bock hon started flight from Harbor Grace to Oslo, Norway, and were lost. Aug. 29 ? J. G. Haizllp bet new const to-coast record of 10 hours. 19 minutes Sept. 3 ? Major Doolittle set new land plana speed record of 292. 2S7 miles an hour at National Air races In Cleve land. Sept. 11 ? Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Hutch inson, two daughters and crew of four crashed off coast of Greenland while flying to Europe. Sept. 13 ? \V. L'lbrlcht and Fdnn Newcomer, pilots, and Dr. L. M. Pis cull hopped off from New York on non stop flight to Rome and were lost at sea. Nov. 14 ? Roscoe Turner set new record of 12 hours, 33 minutes, for flight from New York to Burbank, Calif. Nov. 18 ? Amy Johnson completed London to Capetown flight In record time of 4 days, 6 hours, 65 minutes. Nov. 19 ? Memorial to Wilbur and Orvllle Wright unveiled at Kitty Huwk, N. C. DISASTERS Jan. 2 ? Fifty killed In train wreck near Moscow. Jan. 2G ? British submarine lost near Portland with crew of 161. Feb. 2 ? Santiago, Cuba, badly dam aged by earthquakes: six killed. Feb. 4- ?Seventeen killed by explo sion of niotorsh'lp at Marcus Hook, Pa. Feb. 26 ? Thirteen persons killed by avalanches near Seattle. Feb. 27 ? Mine explosion at Poca hontas, Va., killed 38 men. March 12 ? Island of Banda Nelra In Dutch Kast Indies, nearly destroyed by earthquakes and volcanoes, with great loss of life. March 21 ? Tornadoes In Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessoe killed 358 and did great damage. March 27 ? Tornado killed 9, In jured 60 in Alabama. April 14? Six dead. 67 hurt, In blast In Ohio stato office building at Co lumbus. April 25 ? Tornadoes In Tennessee, Alabama and Arkansas killed nine. May 2 ? Nearly a hundred killed by typhoon In Philippines, May 8 ? Two million dollar Are on Cunard pier. New York. May 16 ? New French liner Georges Phtllppar burned In Gulf of Aden: 62 lives lost. June 3 ? Earthquake kl'.led hundreds In Guadalajara region of Moxlco. June 7 ? Eleven killed In apartment houpe Are In Cleveland. Ohio. June 17 ? Explosion on oil tanker at Montreal killed 29 men. June 19 ? Hailstorm In Honan prov ince, China, killed 200. July 7 ? French submarine Promethee sank off Normandy coast with 63 men. July 10 ? Explosion of ammunition depot In Nanking. China, killed 50. July 13 ? Three million dollar fire on Coney island. N. Y. July 20 ? Grrman training ship Nlobe sank In storm; 69 drowned. Aug. 4? Six million dollar fire In Chicago packing house district. Aug. 13 ? Forty killed In south Texas ? torn. Sept. 9 ? Fifty-six workmen killed by steamer explosion at New York. Sept. 14 ? Fifty-five men killed In wreck of French Foreign Legion train In Algeria. . .?,ep,t- ? Earthquake In the Balkans killed about 236. Sept. 27 ? Hurricane swept Porto Rico, killing several hundred and do ing vnst damage. Sept. 30 ? Forty lives lost In cloud burst In Tohachapl pass, California. Nov. 9 ? Disastrous storrn In south ern Cuba; 2,500 killed and great rlnin age done. Nov. 14 ? Japan swept by terrific ty phoon: scores of lives lost and many towns and villages wrecked. Dec. 5 ? Japanese destroyer capsized In storm; 105 men lost. Doc. 7 ? Fourteen coal miners killed by blast at Madrid. N. M Dec 9 ? 'Explosion in coal mine at Yancey, Ky, killed 23. NECROLOGY Jan. I ? C. O Iselln, mllllonnlre yachtsman of New York. Jan. 2 ? Gen. Paul Pan, French war com mandor. Roar Admiral Cameron Wlnslow. tJ. S. N., hero of Spanish wnr, Jan. 6? Julius Hosenwuld, Chlcngo philanthropist and capitalist. Jan. 9 ? Frederick O'Brien. Author and traveler Jan. 17- ? J. W. La rim ley. former Ken tucky congressman. Jan. 18 ? -Dr. J O. McOlure, presi dent emeritus of Presbyterian semi nary of Chicago. Jan. 21 ? Lytton Strachey. Fngllsh biographer. Jan. 84 ? Paul Warburg. New Tork banker. Jan. M ? William Wrlgley, Jr of Chicago, capitalist and owner of Chi cago Cubs, In Phoenix. Calif. Alfred fl. Austrian, lender of the Chicago bar. Jan, 27 ? Lewis Cass (^edyard. noted New York lawyer. Jan, 10 ? William (lodge, American ? etor. Feb. 4 ? Hyrum O. Rmlth, presiding patriarch of Mormon church, at Rait Lake City. Fab. 6 ? John R, Voorhls, grand sa chem of Tammany, aged 103. Rarnay Dreyfuas, owner of Pitts burgh Plratea. Feb. 16? Minnie Maddern Flske American actress. Ilanry A. Blair, Chicago capitalist. Feb. 18 ? Sir Edgar Bpeyer, former British financier. Feb. 18 ? Frledrlch August III, for-' mer king of Saxony, Feb. 23 ? Mine. Johanna G&dakl, Wagnerian soprano, In Berlin. Feb. 24 ? Dr. Willy Meyer, noted Bur geon, In Ne.v York. Feb. 28 ? Dr. A. B. Chace, chancellor of Brown university. March tt ? John Philip Bousa, noted band director. March 7 ? Arsatlde Brland, French statesman. March 14 ? George Eastman, founder and chairman of board of Eastman Camera company, In Hochester, N. Y. March 18 ? Chauncey Olcott. Ameri can singer. In Monte Carlo. March 19 ? Former Congressman Richard Bartholdt, In St. Louis. March 22 ? Charles Livingston Bull, naturalist and painter. March 28 ? Leslie M. Shaw, former secretary of the treasury, In Wash ington. April 1 ? Dr. Evan O'Neill Kane, not ed surgeon, In Philadelphia. Representative A. H. Vestal. Indi ana, in Washington. April 2 ? Hose Coghlan, actress, at Harrison, N. Y. April 11 ? Joseph Lelter, In Chicago. April 14 ? William J. Burns, detec tive, nt Sarasota, Fla. April 18 ? Senator William J. Har rts, at Washington. April 22 ? (Jen. J. W. Kelfer, former epeuker of the house, In Sprlngtleld, Ohio. April 24 ? Bishop Frank M. Bristol Of Methodist church. In Montclalr, N. J. May 2 ? Lee Hammond, pioneer In aviation, In Jacksonville, Fla. May 4 ? Hear Admiral C. M. Choater, L. S. N., retired. May 6 ? 1'aul Doumer, president of r ranee. John W. Scott, Chicago merchant. May 7 ? MaJ. Lien. Enoch H. Crowder, In W ashing ton. Albert Thomas, head of International labor bureau, in Paris. May 8 ? 1) M. Hytrson of Chicago, steel magnate. May 13 ? Andreas Dlppel, former grand opera suiger and manager. In llolly wood. May 16 ? Capt. Robert Dollar, dean of American shipping industry, In San Rafael, Calif. May 17 ? l>r. B. J. Clgrand of Ba tavui. 111., founder and president of National Flag Day association. May 20 ? Admiral W. S. Benson, U. S N? retired. May 23 ? Lord Inchcape, British ship ping magnate. Lady Augusta Gregory, Irish drama tist. May 28 ? Edward F. Swift, Chicago packer. May 30 ? Rear Admiral John Hub bard. June 1 ? Former Congressman Wil liam D. Boies of Iowa. June 2 ? Ilugfi Chalmers, pioneer au tomobile manufacturer, at Beacon, June 7? Dr. W. W. Keen of Phila delphia, famous surgeon. June 8 ? Viscount Brentford (Wil liam J oy nson - 1] icks), English states man. June 13? William C. Redfleld, secre tary of commerce under President Wilson. June 19 ? Robert Scott Lovett, head of Union Pacific, in New York. Juno 27 ? Gen. F. E. Bainford. hero of Battle of Cantigny, In Charleston, W . \ a. Vice Admiral DeWitt Coffman. U. S. N., retired. June 29 ? Dr. O. F. Kunz, gem ex pert, In New York. July 2 ? James N. Gamble, Cincin nati manufacturer. Dr. (7. K. Burgess, director of bu reau of standards, In Washington. Former King Manuel of Per i u k ,. 1. July 3 ? A. 11. Scribner, publisher, I n N e w York. July 6 ? Kenneth Grahatne. Scottish author. Dr. Joseph . Loldy of Philadelphia, neurologist. July 9 ? King C. Gillette, safety ra zor inventor, In Los Angeles. July 10 ? c. C. Goodrich, tire manu facturer, In York, Maine. July 13 ? Fergus Hume, British au thor. July 14 ? Allco Barber Stephens, American artist. July 16 ? Field Marshal Viscount PI u mer In London. July 17 ? Countess Beatty, former Ethel Field of Chicago, In London. July 18 ? Jean Jules Jusserand. for mer French ambassador to Washing ton. Thomas Arkle Clark, former dean of men In University of Illinois. July 22 ? Florenz Zlegfeld, musical comedy producer. July 24 ? Alberto Santos-Dumont of Brazil, aviation pioneer. July 26 ? Caleb Powers, former con gressman from Kentucky. Fred Duesenborg of Indianapolis, pioneer automobile maker. Aug. 4 ? James Oppenhelm, American novelist and poet. Aug. 6 ? Dr. J. Paul Goode, notod geographer. Aug. 8 ? James Francis Burke, gen eral counsel of Republican national committee. Aug. 11 ? Martin A. Ryerson, Chica go financier and philanthropist. Aug. 18 ? Junius S. Morgan of New York, In Switzerland. Aug. 22 ? Wilton Lackaye, American actor. Aug. 25 ? Mrs. Edith Rockefeller Mc Cortnlck In Chicago. Aug. 27 ? C. A. Waterman, senator from Colorado. Sept. 6 ? Sir Gilbert Parker, British novelist. Sept. 20 ? Dr. Frank L. Billings, fa mous physician, In Chicago. Kept. 27 ? Former Senator John Sharp Williams of Mississippi. Oct. 2 ? David Plngree, wealthy lum berman and philanthropist, In Salem. Mass, Oct. 4? Gen. Sir Rudolph Slatln Pasha, In Vienna. Oct. 5 ? Congressman J. Charles Llnthlcum of Maryland. Oct. 6? Darwin P. Klngsley, head of Now York re Insurance company. Oct. 11 ? William Alden Smith, for mer senator from Michigan. Oct. 18 ? Maurice Dornler of Munich builder of giant flying boat DO-X Oct. 19 ? Llndley M. Garrison, for mer secretary of war. Oct. 10? Marquis Bonl de Castellan* In Paris. Oct. 29? Horace Kent Tenney. noted Chicago lawyer. Emmett Corrlgan. American actor 30? Harold MacGrath. American n u thor. Fluid Marshal Lord Methuen of Eng land. Nov. 1 ? William Morris, New York theatrical producer and philanthropist. Nov. 2 ? Will Loving ton Comfort. American novelist. Nov. 16 ? |>r Fenton B Turck emi nent physician In New York. Nov 19 ? United States Senator Wis. lev L. Jones of Washington. , N,ov , 2I?,? Doorman, presl- A dent of University of Toledo. A Delmar W. Call, noted manufacturer, J Robert M. Cutting of Chicago, presi dent-elect of United States Uolf ssso cla t Ion. Nov 25 ? Dr. F. L. Pntton, former presitlent of Princeton university. dJm"V? i A Vnn Valkenhurg, Philadelphia Journalist arn?7' r/~Wm "? r'ow- American Nov. 29 ? Congressman 3. C Me. Ln uk hi I ii of Michigan. ar Ms t'" 30~0ftrl Melchers. American Dec. 3 ? Clement Ktndebaker. Jr. util ities magnate, In Chicago. C R. Breckinridge, former Amerlcsn ambassador to Russia, In Wendover. K y. ' Deo. 5 ? Dr. J C. Van Dyke of Rut gers, art authority. Doc. # ? Eugene Rrleux, French rtramatlnt. Dec. 7? F. T. f.ovejoy, foreign steel magnate of Pit tshurgh. .John H. Nlemeyer. American artist. 0*0. S ? Henry KltcheH Webster, nov elist. In TOvanston, III. Doo. 10? R.S* Williamson. vice chair man of federal power commission. ? ?"or,n5 of Minneap olis. head of Pillshtiry flour mills I)00 ! 3? Congressman Daniel 10. Gar rett of Tflxns, Deo. 18 Edmund Vance Cooke, poet and lecturer, In Clevalnnd, Ohio u&V.. Doc. 10? Clarence M. WhJtehlll, Amer ican operatic barltono, ? t>y Weatorn Newspaper l/plon.