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PAGE TWO * Chronology * of the Tear 1924 * —. Compiled By E. W. PICKARD and f’anada" to DUpprcaa nurrot Irs In history a tiy airplane. <(£), Weylcrn Newspaper Union.) » INTERNATIONAL Jan 2t—l!u4;arla nave ox-Kinfr Fer dinand pernilsslon to return, and Yuko- Sluvla sent an ultimatum to Sofia, ob ject Ink 10 this, to the see - ret Increase of the cliulimrtan army and to liulitn- rliin menace to At'Kean ports Jan 11 ('ommittee of experts he.ad- ed by ! tlctural Int.ve's bff(an examina tion of tlermany s capacity to ptty. Jan 2J- Anj<lo - Anierican . ll/iuor aearc li, and,ship liquor treaty slrned. Jan 27 — Italy 'and Yujco-Slavla sinned treaty of friendship. Jan. 31 i;reat Itritaln recoKitlxed Soviet Uussittn government. Feb. in—Italy recognized Russian Ko v ern ment Feb 13 Norway recognized Russian go vetnmen t. b’et) It; — Naval disarmament confer ence opened lit Rome. Feb 21 — Fifty-seven Americans f warded f I,non.onu in claims growing out of Lusitania sinking. Feb. 25—League of Nations naval disarmament conference broke up In a r<>\\ March 6—^Council of ambassadors decided to discontinue military control In Cermany. March 8—(Ireece recognized Russian government April 9—Reports of the Dawes com mittee of ex peris on (Jermany sub mitted April 11 — Reparations commission approved Dawes committee report and asked allies.and Cermany to accept It. April 16-—Ccrman 'government ac cepted Dawes committee report. April 20—Creat Rrltaln. Relglum, Italy. Jnnan and Yugo-Slavla accepted Dawes plan, France demanded Us re vision '» May 28—Japan formally protested to United States against Japanese exclu sion clauses In immigration law. June 2- Soviet Russian government recognized by China. June t;—Unkts'd' Sjates signed treaty designed smuggling of liquor and June 7—For first time horse was transported from Lellourgct to Amsterdam June *10—Miss Mleanor M. tlreen of New York wedded to Prince Vlggo of royal Danish family. June 13—Treaty signed providin'* for evacuation of Santo Domingo by Unit ed States military forces June 16—UJalmar Rrantlng. Sweden, elected president of International La bor conference. (Jreat Rrltaln demanded from Mex ico'.an explanation of the expulsion of Gordon Cummins, Its agent. June 18—Great Rrltaln severed rela tions with Mexico. Lieut. De Muyters of Relglum won Rennett balloon race for fourth time American reply to Japanese protest on exclusion was that right to regulatf Immigration was never surrendered and that exclusion act differs from old agreement only in being made statute la w. Denmark recognized Russian Soviet government July 15 —Owen D Young of New YoFk accepted position as fiscal agent of Dawes plan, allied premiers opened meet In London. July 18—MmJ Robert Imbrle. Amer ican >lce consul In Teheran, Persia, murdered by religious fanatics. July 20—-Allleil military control com mission hr >ke off relations with Ger man war department because of Its demands and actions Aug 8—Anglo - Russian- treaties signed. -• — * Aug 16—Allies and Germans reached full agreement for putting Dawes ui'an Into effect; France, promis’j^l to evacu ate Ruhr within a year Aug 18 — Amer(tyui™lMjy'-"®couta won chief prize at International jamboree In Copenhagen. France evacuat*- two towns In Ba den German cabinet approved of London agreement. Aug 24 — French chamber of deputies rat 1 fled London agreement A n g 26 —French senate approved London agreement. Aug 29—German relchatasf- passed the hills for putting the Dawes plan Into operation Aug 30—Dawes plan agreement for ma II v signed in London. Sept. 1 — League of Nations assembly met. eleetlng Giuseppe Motta of Switz erland .as president Sept 2—Germany made Initial pay ment of S5.000.0ti0 under Dawes plan. -ytept ?—.Seymour Parker Gilbert. American, appointed permanent agent general of reparations. Sept 6 Assembly of League of Na tions adopted Franco ; Rritish plan for a disarmament conference Sept 27 Japan refused ■ to sign League of Natl ins peace plan because It prohibited waps* based on Internal, policies of nations Sip: .V 1 Arbitration commission of l.e.itue of Nations surrendered to Ja pan, adopting plan authorizing league to arbitrate Internal affairs of nations. <>ct 1 — Pan - Ameraqin congress opened in Atlanta. Ga (lot 2 - League of Nations assembly adopted arbitration and security pro tocol 0 with Japal se amendments. (at 4—Russia signed agreement with' Chang Pso Lin. war lord of Manchuria, top over .management of Chinese Kastern railway and. opened diplomat (Hio*o* in,Peking and Shanghai i ict dne-D.i'ves plan loan of $200.* 0on,nna 'offere 1 to the a or hi not 11 Great Britain and Turkey mobilizing to fight over Mosul. (lot 21—France and Belgium begun eootioinio evuouation of the "-Ruhr t 24 NR xio.i closed her consulates teat Britain t 2 7- League of Nations council to solve A n glo-Tu rk ish .. dispute Mosul ' il fields. • : ^ France recognized the. Sa go v ct n ment of Russia. evaluation of The Ruhr ind completed ea v u e opunoll ordered sta- 'nTimifrl-'m Moigjil region : Persia, yiejding k, t'nited , lie- de'l! '1(1 iXeolited more (if Itll- ‘ rte s slay et s N'ov 14 .Agiaou.eni signed fop 1 re funding of Poland s debt of $ i 7t4;f>60.- (i • o l' n i t eii S1.11 es ,\o\ 17 Inti-nmi lomil oonference on ( 1 ouni trade optm <1 tit Genova. Nov 21- 'New British government re- tea the Ang!" Russian tfeittU s 111-' Kited w the M ioliottald cabinet. -itre.ii 'Britain demanded r inde: -nj! > of $2.3"ii.mMt for Sir Bee Stack, sirdar, apol- tim r 'irt of ass.is-ins arid con* • o . i ii itig i in suda tv. i- .v'pt refu id part of Rrlt- i it paid i lo- indemnity ague ,,f Naiiotts received ;t igainst action of Great (I, In ' l: o', ( Viet !■;. and i i t a Giant qui i \ tn Nov 'in 1 lirdi .• s , , i: n i D I rote. 2. -('zeohoslovnUla and Ans.irt.a , o' ii.i'-n tad tvi. ,ty 1 —': k.'. v \ nf ).an government yielded i i i - a demands ■iny -iv natiotis in International oottfetence voted iti favor of the can plan .for suppression of-thj> 1 4—Anglo-German v made nubile , N o.i vv a \ eia! fro a Pi c N ' of Nat tor 111 i t : ;.. ' i ■ <il' M'.ifij,’ loi _ i I ••:-;(•<! .. 1 r S .a v ■ i r i commercial and Aust ria signed commer- y * United States accepted League s invitation to participate In m..! i onferericc on limitation In arms 7 British government pro- ■\r. list registration by Irish o with League of Nations of sh treaty. FOREIGN elected presldet" I — X tsci.uni Klego Klyoura mad- premier of Japan J an a—\ entselus of Greek aasemb.Y. Jun. 16—Gonzales Cordova elect* President of Kcuudor. e'«n, 2-2—Baldwin government t England rea'vned. R.nt.suy MacDonal Labor chief, became prime minlater and announced his cabinet. Jan. 24—Premier Poincare aubmltted to French chamber a balanced budget. Jan. 26—Prince Regent Hlrohlto of Jap an and Princess Nagakd married.,- Jan. 29—President Obregonis forces took Esperanza from Mexican rebels, who sustained heavy losses. tTurkey abandoned prohibition and made liquor a state monopoly. Jan 31—Serious anti-government -rlohi In Tokyo; diet dissolved and new elections ordered. Feb. 2-*-AIexls I. Rykov elected first prime minister, of Soviet Russia to suc ceed Lenin. Feb, 3—Mexican rebels, defeated at Cordoba, evacuated Vera Cruz. Feb 4—Venlze Ins resigned as pre mier of Greece; Kurfumlarls succeeded hi in. Feb. 13—Bavarian separatists mas sacred by natronallsts In Plrmasens and Kn Iserlan ten Feb 17—Separatist government in the Palatinate superseded by interal lied commission. "TMarch 3—Turkish assembly deposed tlUeM'aliph and abolished the caliphate. '•.March" 8—Greek cabinet resigned; Papanastaslnn became premier. March 13—German relchstag dis solved. March 16—Horaclo . Vasquez elected president of Santo Domingo. March 19 — Honduran rebels routed forces of dictators n id took Teguci galpa; United States marihes landed March 22—Persian parliament de posed shah and put bis two-year-old son on throne March 23—Greek assembly voted to depose the' Glucksbourg dynasty and for establishing of a repubUc, subjeevt tn result of plebiscite ,March 30—German People's party declared for democratic monarchy. April I—Lule.in.nrff freed. Hlttler and others convicted of treason In Mll- nlch "iiutsch ’ April 6—Italian elections won by the Fascist 1. April 13—Greeks voted for a repub lic^ '■*■* May 4—Gerhiaii relchstag elections won by parties supporting Dawes plan May 5—Honduras factions and Cen tral American nations* signed treaty of peace on United States cruiser May 11 — Premier Poincare's National bloc defeated in French elections hy Socialists,' radicals and Communists. May 13—Premier Poincare of France and cabinet resigned, effective June 1. May 26‘—Cabinet of Chancellor Mar-*- of Germany resigned. May 31 — Insurrection broke out In Albania. June 1-—Chancellor Solpel of Austria wounded by Communist. June 2—General Averesou led grca.t peasant protest against Rrutlano gov eminent of Rumania. * Albanian government resigned as rebels attacked Scutari Juneib—Chancellor Marx of Germany and bis (ahirot reappointed. June 6—German relchstag adopted Dawes reparations plan. June 7—Francols-Marsal formed new French government. Japanese cabinet resigned. June 10—French parliament defeatjed Francols-Marsal cabinet and President Mlllernnd resigned. Herrlot elected as lire tiller. June 13—Gaston Doumergue elected President of France. Albanian revolutionists victorious, having captured Tirana. , June 14—Premier Herrlot of France completed his radical Socialist cabinet. June 16—Mussolini's rule In Italy threatehed because of kidnaping and murder of Matteottl. a Socialist deputy June 17—South African elections won by Nationalist-Labor coalition. Gen eral Smuts defeated. June 18—Mussolini by energetic ac tion survived crisis In Italy. June 20—Failure announced of third attempt to scale Mount Everest, two of party being killed. • July 7—Plutnrco Ellas Dalles elected President of Mexico. July 2S—Brazilian government troops drove rebels from Sao Paulo after 23 days of fighting. Aug. 28—Revolt against bolshevism began In Georgian republic. Aug 29—Chinese armies, .confronting each other near Shanghai, threatening renewal of civil warfare. Sept 2P-Flghting began near Shang hai.-- Sept. 7—Chang Tso Lin, Manchurian war lord, declared war on the Peking government. Sept. 9—Resignation of President Alessandrl of Chile, forced by military group, was not accepted by senate, but he was given six months' leave. Sept*— 10—Chang Tso Lin sent six armies against Peking. American sailors landed In Honduras because of revolutionary movement.. Sept. 12—Trotzky sent to the Cau casus to suppress rebellion in Georgia and Azerbaijan.. , Sept. 26—Spanish troops administered to Moroccan rebels severe defeat and relieved besieged gnrrisohs. Sept. 30—France turned out balanced budget for first time in ten years Oct.-3—King Hussein of Hedjaz ab dicated at_ demand of citizens of Mecca an l Jeddah. Oct. 5—Chang Tso Lin won big vic tory at Kengtlen. Emir All. son qf ex-King Hussein, accepted throne of Hedjaz. Oct 8—British Labor government defeated in house of commons on vote of confidence •Chang s Manchurian troops won hi battle near Shanhalkwan^ and occupi that city. _ . < tet 9—British parliament .-prorogi/ed and gene.'ul election set for **ct. Carlos Solorzano elected President .of Nicaragua. < >ct. 12—DirigP.de ZR-3. built In/Ger many for l'.oiod States, started on flight to America / net 13—Shanghai abandoned nj Chekiang generals All foreign de tense forces nioldlized Oct 20—German relchstag dissolved, Chantellor .Marx having fulled to ree organize Jthe cabinet satisfactorily 1 p. king-4MiA*4»« lost 10.OOU men in two days' battle. Oct. 21—German Nationalist party declared In favor of restoration of in • i tin re try aint against Versa i 1 les treat y and Dawes plan net. 22—General Feng Yu-hslang seized control o.f Peking and called a peace conference. Oct 23 -Ontario province voted to retain the. teiiim rance act. Oct 25—President Tsao Kun of China resigned. — ,) t .t 29.—Conservatives won great victory in British parliamentary elec tions, Labor government beaten and Liberals almov wiped out \ 0 v l—Gen. Gerardo Machado. Lib eral. elected Presidotu ^Of Cuba. Nov. 4 -rMaci>on.i Id cabltiet in Eng- latid resided and Stanley Baldwin was tiitrust.il with job of forming new government. Nov. 6—Baldwin government took olllce In England with Winston Churchill, Liberal free trader. In cabi net. Monarchist military party In power in Yugo-Slavla with Pachltc'h as pre mier. Nov/ 7—German budget balanced for first time since I be war. Nov. IS—Chancellor Selpel of Aus tria resigned and was succeeded by Rudolpn Kainek. Ge.ii Wvi Pei-fu reached Hankow and established an independent military government of Yangtze and Yellow rive i pro viircr-sr French parliament: granted amnesty to Calllaux and Malvy, convicted of treachery during war. Ndv. 19 Cabinet^ of Finland and "■Portugal Resigned Nov. 20—Nil Lee Stack, sirdar of Egypt, assassinated, by an Egyptian. . Nov. 23—Mussolini averted ^attack In parliament by pr imislng to nuntsh Fascist! excesses »nd curb Fascist ut- leran* *?s. „ . Nov 22—Ismet Pasha resigned as premier of Turkey and was succeeded by Fethl Bey. Nov.* 24—Tuah Chl-jul Inaugurated as chief of .ew Chinese government. Premier Zaghloui Pasha of Egypt, yielding to, part of Britain s demands because of murder of Sir Lee Stack, re signed Zlwar Pasha became premier. Nov 28—British Sudanese regiment at Khartum mutinied and battled with loyal w:’»Ps - N«v 29—Sudan mutineers surren- di red. Nov. 30—General Otlles Inaugurated •President of Mexico. Dec. 1—Communist revolt In Es- thonia quickly suppressed. Dec. 6—Rival war lords of China ! quit fighting by agreement. Dec. 7—Parties supporting German republic won relchstag elections. Dec. 9—King George, opening parlia- tent, said Great Britain would build i lie Singapore naval base. JHIEBA* NWELL. PEOPLE. BARNWELL SOUTH CAROLINA. JANTARY 1, 192.'.. Dec. li-^Chancellor Marx rrany and cabinet resigned. of Ger- DOMESTIC Jan. 1—United States fleets sailed for winter maneuvers at Panama. Jan. 8—Minneapolis Chamber of Com merce ordered by federal trade board to stop unfair tactics against farmers co-operative market. Jan. 9—Radical Republican senators, combining with Democrats, elected Senator Smith qf South Carolina chair man of Interstate commerce committee, defeating Senator Cummins Jan. 15—Democrats selected New Y'ork and the week of June 26 as place and date for their national convention Jan 21—Senate committee heard sensational testimony concerning lease of Teapot Dome oil reserve to Sinclair. War Finance corporation went to res cue of falMYig banks in Northwest wheat region. Jan 29 — President Coolldge named Silas H. Strawn, Chicago, Republican, npd T. \V Gregory, Texas, Democratic, special counsellors in naval oil reserve lease cases. Jan. 31—Senate adopted resolution tor annulment of naval reserve oil leases. ‘ Feb. 2—Albert B. Fall refused to testify In oil lease Inquiry; President 'Cpolfdge nartied Alice Pomerene, Ohio, ns coTinselt it In place of T. ~W. ■ Greg* ory Feb 3 — Former President Woodrow Wilson died. Feb 4—Charles Henry Levermore. Philadelphia, announced as I3ok peace plan contest winner. Ft*b, ,11—Senate, passed resolution asking President Coolldge to demand resignation of Secretary of Navy 1 Jen by, and President refused Feb. 14 Stravvn s nomination as spe- (i:*l oil case-counsel withdrawn. Feb 15—Owen J. Roberta of Phila delphia nanied oil counsel hy Presi dent. Feb. ]6—J. P. Morgan gave his $7.- QjlO.otlO library lo public at memorial to his father, who founded It. Feb 18—Secretary of the i Navy Denby resigned, ettecilve March 10. Feb.-19—House as committee of the whole. Voted fur Democratic lax plan. Feb. 21—President Coolldge nomi nated Charles B Warren of Detroit to •te ambassador to Mexico. Feb. 29—C. R. Forbes, former direc tor of veterans' bureaq, Indicted by federal grand jury in Chicago. House passed compromise tax reduc- t'oi till., March —Seriate passed resolution to investigate Attorney General Daugh erty. March 12^—Senate Investigation of Attorney General Daugherty opened with sensational evidence of question able deals: March 13—^Chlef Justice Curtis D Wilbur of California Supreme court appointed secretary of the navy. March 17 — United States army avia tors began flight around world from Santa M mica, Cal. March 18—Soldiers'bonus bill passed by house. 3SS*to 54. Senate adopted resolution for con stitutional amendment to have Presi dents inaugurated the third Monday tn January and new congress to gi Into office, 'he first Monday In January after election. Hugh S. Gibson confirmed as minis ter to Switzerland. March 24 — Archbishops Mundelein Chicago and Hayes of New Y'ork ele vated *o the cardlnalcy. , Mar-'h 28—Attorney Gefieral Daugh erty resigned at request of the P/resi dent. April ?—President Coolldge tnamed Harlan Klske Stone of New York to be attorney general. ' April 12—House passed Immigration bill Including Japanese /exclusion clause. April 18—Senate by a vote of 62 to 6 passed bill excluding Japanese Immi grants and reducing Eujmpean imml- gratlon 50 per cent. 22- Harry K. Tha-w declared Philadelphia Jufy. 23— Senate passed the bonus \pril sane by April bill. April 5—\V. T. Viyb Orman won na tional balloon raCe 7n Goodyear 111. April 26—House /adopted resolution for child labor amendment to Constl tutic n April 29—Gjv AV. T. McCray of In- •diana convicted /of using mails to de fraud A-pril 29 — Mc/'ray resigned as gov- ernoi of Indiana April 30—Former Governor McCray of Indiana sentenced to ten years in prison and lined $.10,000. May 3—/’resident Coolldge vetoed the Bprsum pension increase bill. May 5-/Senate adopted Democratic tax reduction bill May "/-Methodist general conference accepted unification plan of north and south branches May/ 10—Senate passed tax bill as revisod by L>emocrats. MaV 11 —Major Martin and Sergeant Har/ey: .reached .Port Moller, Alaska, 11 day* after tnelr pTane was wrecked, ay 12—Congressman Langley of K^nt-ucky found gutltj; on rum plot urge and •.eiit k> nced to two years In Yison. May 13—Senate by margin of one vote sustained President's veto of Bur- sum pension bill '« May 15—President Coolldge vetoed the soldiers bonus bill May 17—House '"overrode veto of bonus bill. 313 to 7s Army world aviators flew from Attu to Paramashlru Island. Japan. May is—Cyrus Woods resigned ns ambassador lo Japan Mav- 19—Senate- passed bonus bill over veto, 59 to 26, and It became law. May 2°—Army flyers reached Minato, Japan, and flew thence to Kasumi- gaura, near. Tokyo May 27—Methodist general confer ence modified the bah on dancing and theaters % June 2 — President Coolldge signed the tax reduction bill. - Senate passed resolution’ proposing twentieth amendment to Constitution hv which congress is given power t'o control labor of persons under eighteen. - June 3—McNary-Haugen farm relief hill defeated in house. June 4 —American army aviators flew from Japan to Shanghai. j U n., 5—House passed bill ,to set aside 'Mg tract of land on upper Mis sissippi for wild life preserve. June 1—Congress adjourned, president . Cou+tdge vetoed measure alio whig salaTJ invrease to postal em ployees. \ ’* j U n e 9—Suprerne.,court upholds con- stitutlonamy of law prrrfttpjJliut sale or Importation of mart Ittfiior for medi cine. j utle jn—American army flyers left Hongkong .or Haiphong. French Indo* China JUne 10—Republican national con vention opened in Cleveland Ohio. June 12—Calvin Coolldge and Charles G. Dawes nominated by Republican na tional convention > Bandits held up ina.ll train.-near Ch4- cago, getting loot estimated at $2.- OOti.ttOO June 17 — Farmer-Labor progressive convention opened In St. Fauh: June 1 —American aviators Hew 500 nilT*s to Bangkok. Siam • - June 19 — Farmer-Labor convention, dominated by communists, nominated Duncan McDonald of Illinois for Pres ident and William Houck of Washing ton for vice' president. Farmer dele gates bolted , . i. June 23—Lieut Russell Mauuhan fl>w across United States In l.S hours 20 minutes June 24—Democratic national con vention met in New York. July 1 —Coast-to-coast air mall serv ice inaugurated Julv 5—American flyers reamed Karachi. India July 9—John W. Davis of West Vir ginia nominated by Democrats 'on one hundred and third ballot as- candidate for presidency; Charles W. Bryan, gov ernor of Nebraska, nominated for vice presidency July 13—United States flyers reached VI* nna -WastrU. Julv 14—United States flyers given big reception upon arrival In Paris. July 16—United States flyers reached London. . ■ -■ t July 21—Nathan Leopold, Jr., and, Richard Loeb. both .of Chicago, entered l plea of guilty to the charge of murder/ ing Robert Franks, fourteen-year-old son ot a mfUlonalrt < July 30—United States flyers flew from Brough. EngJand. to the Orkney Islands. V \ 1 Aug. 3—Federation of Labor In dorsed LaFollette-WheeUr ticket. Lieutenant Nelson. United States fly er, reached Iceland; Lieutenant Wade forced down and his plane wrecked. Aug. 5—Charles B. Warren resigned as ambassador to Mexico. > Two United States flyers reached Reykjavik. Iceland. Aug 12—Grand Arany of Republic held annual parade InfBoston. Aug 14—Dr. L. F. Arensberg, Union- town, Pa , elected commander In chief of G. A. R. Aug 21—American aviators flew from Iceland to Fredericksdal, Green land. Aug. 26—Post Office Inspector W. J. Fahy arrested in Chicago for com plicity in-big mall robbery In June. Edgar A. Bancroft of Chicago named ambassador to Japan and James K. Sheffield of New'York ambassador to Mexico. Aug 31—United States aviators flew from Greenland to Indian Harbor, Lab rador Sept. 8—Republicans won Maine elec tion, Ralph O. Brewster being elected governor, and Senator Fernald re elected. • • World flyers reached New Y’ork. Sept. 9—President Coolldge greeted the_ world flyers at Washington. Sept. 10—Leopold and Loeb. brutal young murderers of Chicago, given life Imprisonment. Sept. 12—First Defense day tests participated In by "many millions. . Sept. 13—General Pershing retired. Sept. 15—Anierican Legion conven tion opened in St. Paul. Sept.. 19—Janms A. Drain,' Washing ton, elected commander of Anierican Legion Sept. 28—American flyers arrived at Seattle, formally completing the cir cuit of the globe In live months and twenty-two days. Oct. 14—United States Senator Frank Brandegeo of Connecticut committed suicide in his Washington home. Oct, 15—-SR-3. America's German- built airship, arrived at Lakehurst, N. J Oct. 24—rlneome taxes . made causing widespread protest. Nov. 1 — Pneumonic plague broker out In Los Angeles. Many deaths. Circle; state troops sent. Nov. 4—Kepuoncqns swept tap coun try in national elections except the Solid South; Coolldge and DaAves elect ed by 10.000.000 plurality/ with 382 votes In electoral college/ to 136 for Davis and Bryan and 12 for LaFollette and Wheeler. New coifgress Repub lican. Nov. 7—New Y’ork/law compelling Incorporated secret /organizations to make memberships/ public upheld as constitutional President Cool|d&e appointed a com mission to formulate farm legislation Nov 11—Theodore Douglas Robinson appointed assistant secretary of the n a v y. Nov. 13—W M. Batier apnolnted senator from Massachusetts to succeed tlie"late H/nry Cabot Lodge. Congressman Hill of Maryland ac quitted ivt elder and wine-making trial. Nov. /2—Secretary Wilbur s annual report /showed the navy was steadily and rsipklly deteriorating Now. 24—hornier Postal Inspector VV. / Fahy convicted of $2,000,000 mall robbery -ear Chicago. ov. 25—United States Indicted New rk Herald-Tribune and publisher nd managing editor of Kansas City Journal-Post for printing income tax returns. Nov. 29—Secretary Weeks reported the army was unprepared to repel at tack and air force was deficient. Dec. 1—Short session of congress opened Dec. 2—Presldenl—Coolldge senf bud get message to congress, recommend ing tax reduction. Federal court quashed Indictments against K.insas City editors for Income tax publicity. Dec. 3—President COolidge's message read to congress, sounding note of prace. prosperity and economy. Dec. 4—President and Mrs Coolldge visited Intern a tiotval Live Stock ex position in Chicago Dec. 7—Dr. David Starr Jordan awarded Raphael Hermen prize of $25',- fiOO for best educational plan calcu lated to maintain world peace. Dec. 8—James B. Duke gave $46,000.- 000 and George Eastman gaye $12,500.- 000 to education and hospitals. , Dec. 9—New York Tribune Company acquitted of Illegal publishing of in come tax returns. —^ — House passed Interior department appropriation bill carrying total of $238,000,000 Dec. 11—Senate passed $140,000,000 bill for rehabilitating the navy Dec. 15—Congress held memorial meeting for Woodrow Wilson Dec. 16—Governor-elect Hiram Bing ham of Conmectjcut elected senator to fill vacancy caused by death of Frank B. Brandegee Dec. 18—Body of Samuel Gompers interred at Tarrytown, N Y. Dec. 20—Congress recessed for the holidays. near Amalfi, March 26—landslide Italy, killed 100 persons. . March 29—Twenty-six coal miners killed by explosion at Yukon, W. Va. April 28—Mine explosion at Wheel ing. W. Va., killed 111 men. April 30—Tornadoes In Southern states killed 113 and did vast damage. May 27—Forty-five killed Jn torna does In Southern states. May 31—Twenty-two Inmates of de fective girls' school near Los Angeles burned to death. June 12—Forty-eight seamen. Includ ing three officers, of the Pacific .battle fleet, killed in turret explosions on battleship Mississippi. June 28—Millions in property los and 150 dead in tornado which swe L'rain, Ohio. July 27—Japanese steamship/ Is wrecked, 152 drowned / Aug. 14—Reports from China said floods had caused over 13,00i/ deaths, and 15,000.000 were in dange/ of star vation. Aug. 28—Eighty killed hurricane In Virgin Islands. Sept. 13—Earthquake An Turkey de stroyed 102 villages tynd killed hun dreds Sept. 16—Mine ex/ilosion at Sublet, Wyo., killed 39. Sept. 21—Storms'in Wisconsin killed 53 persons. / > Oct. 20—Foum*-in killed and 15 hurt by explosion on U. S. S. Trenton. Nov. 12—ILnndreds killed by earth quakes on l/land of Java. Nov. 14—TMilllon-dollar tire In Jersey City, N. J4 made 2,000 persons home less. / 6—Eire on Jersey City docks 00,000 damage. Nov. did $2 SPORTS Jan. 12—Willie Hoppe beat Cochran for world’s-billiard title. : March 14—F. 1. Fleming. Champaign, IL., won national amateur three-cush- iur. title. ,* April 10—*-Wlllle , Hoppe defeated Edouard Horemans of Belgium, retain ing the 18-2 balkline title. May 1 — Ralph Greenleaf, Philadel phia, won world's pocket billiard title. May 17—Black Gold won Kentucky Derby. Ma^.25—Bob Cannefax won world's three-cushion billiard championship. May 30—Joe Boyer, Detroit, won In dianapolis fiOO-mile automobile race. May 31—Tommy Gibbons defeated Georges Carpentier of France. Pennsylvania university won Ameri can Henley regatta. June 6—Cyril Walker. Englewood. N. J., won national open golf champion ship. June 7—University of Minnesota won i itercollegiate rifle match June 17—University of Washington won Poughkeepsie regatta. June 20—Yale beat Harvard In an nual regatta June 27—Waiter Hagen, American pro, won British open golf champion ship. July 5—Olympic games officially opened In Paris* July 12—Black Gold won Chicago Derby Jujy 13—America won Its eighth con secutive Olympic track .and field cham pionship In Paris games. July 17—Yale won eight-oared Olym pic race. July 19—Helen Wills and Mrs. Wightman won womens doubles ten nis title in Olympic tourney. Julv 20—Helen Wills and Vincent Richards won Olympic tennis singles. The United States led the world's nations In the Olympic standings with 83 points; France second with 40 points .July 26—Jimmy Johnston of St. Paul won Western amateur golf title. Aug. 11 — Edith Cummings won wom- in's amateur Western golf title. __ Aug 15—American athletes won first place In Tullteann, Irish national games, at Dublin Aug. 16—Helen Wills retained wom en'^ national tennis champion ship. Aug. 29—Grand American handicap shoot won by H. C. Deck of Plymouth, Ind.- Sept 1 — Wise Counsellor beat Epl- nard in first international horse race. Sept. 2—BUI Tllden retained hafional tenuis championship, defeating W. M. Johnsto'ti. Sept 6--William Melhorn of St. Louis won Western golf title. Mrs. Dorothy Campbell' Hurd won women's golf championship. Sept. 11—Harry Wills defeated Luis Flrpo of Argentina In 12-round fl|wU. Sept. 12—American—tennis teinnf-de- Australians. retaining Davis INDUSTRIAL Jan port of Jnn British every raised 16—Harbor workers In Norway went on strike 20—Engineers and firemen of railways began strike against decrease of wages. Jan *22—New Y’ork Central waxes of 15."00 employees Feb. 12—Five tnousand teamsters of Chicago struck for more pay, winning next/.day on a compromise. Feb 19—Three-year wage contract signed foF central bituminous field ' Feb. 27—Chicago garment workers struck. , April Jv—Fifty-five Western railways gave 5 per cent- wage increase to con ductors. brakemen and switchmen May 13 — Western trunk lines subrnit- ted wage dispute with engineers and firemen to federal railway labor board June 11—C/iisson workers ended s'rike in Chicago, work resumed on many large biilidings June 19; Post office employees of Canada struck, tlelng up Dominions postal service. Jun*- 24—Forty thousand garment workers, at ruck In New York. ■ July 14—Sh opera Its and clerks unions of Pennsylvania railroad Tost 115.0.00,001) suit for back pay July 22—Federal trade commission Issued a 'Yens- and desist" order' against all steel corporal ions using Pittsburgh plus price system Aug _ 27—Recei vers named for Wil son & Co., great packing concern of Chicago. Aug 28—Pore MarqirelLe—road joined th-* N'K'Ule Plate.merger of the-Van SvveiTngen brothers ‘Sept. 1 — Federal -trade commission accused Chicago Retail Lumber Deal ers' association of untair* competition . .Sept. 9 Fatal plantation strike riots in Hawaiian islands. (-a t a AlumInum.Company of Amer- Icii vajpcusin) of quest Iona tde practices by tederal trade commission. (ict. 6 — Bis riot of striking silk workers in I’aVerson N J . Oct 2"- Supreme court ruled. "Fed- era I courts must grant jury trials tn VonT«*m:»t cases growing out of labor snincs. . ■ * j Nov 6—Federal Judge WUkerson Upheld powei of federal railway !ab*%F hoard to cion be. I witnesses to appear Nov 15—Burley tobacco growers of f'hio. Indiana Missouri, ’Tennessee and Kentucky agreed to cut out tin* j925 crop Nov 1 "—Convention of American Feneration of Labor opened in El Paso, Texas Nov 21—National Grange in conven- ' Ion went on record against child la bor amendment' f * Constitution Nov 24—;A F of I, voted against support of new political party. Wages of .Maine textile workers re duced ip,per cent. Nov 25—Samu-B Cioriipers re-elected president ot A F of B Nov 29—Railway labor board voted $4 ii0li,uuu wage increase to engineers and firemen on Weste'ii lines Dec 4 —Pan-American lalKir confer ence opened in Mexico City. feated cup Sept, feated cup Sept, second lish Sept. 13—American golf team de- British team, retaining Walker 16 —American polo team won and deciding game from Ehg- 20—Walter Hagen won profes sional golf championship Sept. 27—Robert T, Jones. Jr.. At lanta. won national amateur golf cham pionship eLadkln defeated- EpJnard, French horse, in second international race. New Yorn' Giants won National league pennant. Sept 29—Washington Senators won American league pennant. v Got. 1—Cornmtssloner Landis black- Usted Jimmie . O'Connell and Coach Cozy Dolan of the Giants for trying to bribe a ’’hlladelphla player to throw a game. _ . Oct. Tn—Washington Senators won world's championship. Oct 11—Surazcn beat Eplnard In third International race Oct. 13 — Anthony Woostroff, Newark, won National A. A U. pentathlon. Nov 22—Yale beat Harvard at foot ball. University ot Chicago won Western ponference football championship. Nov 29—Army defeated Navy at football. NECROLOGY Jan. 1—Mrs. Martha Foote Crow, au thor and educator, in Chicago, Jan 2—Rev. s. Raring Gould, emi nent'. English aulh ir and hymn writer Nathan B. Scott. former United States senator from West Virginia Jan. 9—Dr. Basil Gildersiee ve. fa- _ n^uus American savant Jan 15—Dr. Maurice Francis Egan. American diplomat, author and educa tor Jan 21 — Nicolai Lenin, premier of strv-tet Russia. - Gen Lee Christmas, fanjou? Ameri can soldier of fortune Jan ’7 — W W Appleton, puolisher. In New York Jan.- 2s—Theophlle Braga. ex-I’resl- dent of Portugal Feb. 3—Woodrow Wilson, . twenty- eighth President of the United States. Feh 12—Dr Jacques Loelr. lamoufs biologist Feb 18 —lit.* Rev Alexander B. Gar rett, presiding bishop of Protestant Episcopal church in America, at Dallas Feb 21—Congressman H G. Dupre of Louisian i. Felt 24—Forni'er .CongreSjsman J. L. Slavden of Teikas. / Feb. 26—George Randolph Chester, author and playwright, in New Y’ork. Mrs Lydia Coonly Ward, magazine writer, in Chicago. Man h 6 Former Ootvgreasmatr Jv M." Lew of New York March H—A H Smith, president of New York Centra) railway. March 9—Daniel Ridgeway Knight, American artist, in Paris March 16—laipez Gutierrez, de facto President of Honduras. March 15—Judge F. E. Baker, t’nited States Circuit Court of Appeals, In Chicago. - —r—— _ l nit**d States District Judge G. W. Jack of Louisiana. Dr W. O Stillman, head of American Humane association, tn Albany, N. Y. DISASTERS Jan 3—Explosion in starch factory In Pekin, 11! j killed 36. Jan 10—British submarine with crew of 43 '■sunk in collision. Jan 25—Thirty-three coal miners killed b\ explosion at Johnston City. 111. Jan 26—Coal mine explosion at Shahktown, Pa., klllea 40 men Feb 5—Forty-two men killed when pond broke through Into" Iron n^lne neat Crosby, Minn. • ' March )—Explosion of TNT at Nixon, N. «L killed 18. Injured scores and de stroyed the plant and town. March 8—Explosion entombed and killed 17$ miners at Caatie Gate, Utah. .March 20—Newton Fuessle. American novelist. March JO—Commander Roy’ P. Em- rtch. U. S. N f Dr. P A. Baker, genera! superin tendent National Anti-Saloon league. April 3—Ch a fits—A—Mima, editor and nUblisher Scientific American. April 7—Marcus A Smith, former senator from Arizona. April 10—Hugo Stlnnes, Industrial magnate of Germany. April 14—Louis H. Sullivan, eminent architect, in "Chicago. ,V April 19—L. H. Boynton, professor of architecture. University of Michigan. - F X. Leyendecker. American artist. I April 21—Eleonora Duse, famous Italian actress, In Pittsburgh Marie Corelli, noted English novelist. April "J—Lindm W. Bates. American waterway expert. In Paris April 24—G. Stanley Hall, noted psychologist, at Worcester, Maes. April 25—Charles F. Mu/phy. chief tain of Tammany HaT*. April 27—J. C. Roberte, owner St. LO May S l—Henry/k. Byllesby, Chicago fln*ancler and engineer. flI Mav 2 Dean C. Worcester, scientist and former/secretary of Interior of the PhlllPPm* 8 ' May 67/Kate Claxton. once famous af May/U H. H. Windsor, publisher of Foph/ar Mechanics. G/orge Ketinan. writer and traveler. vCjy 14 Baron Constant d'Estournel- <9 ‘French leader for disarmament May 20—Sir Edward Goschen. Bfit- * S May Pl 26^-V!ctor Herbert, ^ilierican C °Jurie*V— E. C. Shankland. noted civil <*miineer. In Chicago. June 6—E. S. Bronson, president Na tional Editorial association, at El Ren", Okla. ■’ June 9—Fetor Clark Macfarlane, au thor and playwright. June 17—Frank G. Carpenter. Ameri can traveler and writer, in China. June 18—Judge R. M. YVanamaker of Ohio Supreme court. , , " July 5—A. A. Adee, second assistant secretary of state Julv 7—Calvin-Coolldge, Jr., younger son of President Coolldge . , July 17—Mrs Isabella Stewart Gard ner of Boston, patroness of art and- music. July 18—Maj. Robert Imbrle. Ameri can oviofc consul at Teheran. Persia. July 24—Palmer Cox, author of "Brownie" stories for children. July 28—Edward Feple, American dramatist. . , A*ug. 2—George Shiras, Jr., former justice of United States Supreme court. Aug. 3—Joseph Conrad, noted novel ist, in England. _ Former United States Senator C. L. Townsend ol Michigan. —*—. f . Aug 6 —Dr R G. LeConte of Phila delphia, famous surgeon. - Aug. Hi—Mary Stuart Cutting. Amer ican novelist. Aug 14—Francis Ferry Elliott, American author. „ . Aug 15 —Dr. B W. Stppey of Chi cago. famous' stomach specialist. Viscount Knollys of England. Dr Richard Green Moulton.- former professor of literature. University ox Chicago, In England. .. . . Aug 18—LcLaron B. Colt, United States senaTor from Rhode Island. Aug. 20—Miss Lucy Page Gaston of Chicago, noted anti-cigarette crusader. Aug. 21—('harles B Lewis (M yuad). famous humorist, in Brooklyn. Sept. 1—Joe Boyer, automobile racer, .killed In race at Altoona. Fa. John H. Blackburne. veteran English chessmaster. If J, Case. Inventor of harvesting machinery, at Poughkeepsie. N. Y. Lieut Gen. S. B. M Young. U. S. A., retired. i*ei>t. 3—Edward F. (Pop) Geers, noted harness driver Dario Resta. automobile racer. Marla T. Daviess. American author. Sept 15*-Fr.ank Chance, noted base ball leadbr. Jimmie Murphy, automobile racer. Charles Zeublin. educator and pub- Tlclst, in Switzerland Sept. 16—W. L Douglas, ex-governor of Massachusetts. Sept. 19—John W. Sehaeberle. as tronomer, at Ann Arbor. Mich. Sept. 22—Ex-Senator R. J. Gamble of South Dakota. j - Congressman W. R. Greene of Mas sachusetts ' Sept. 23 — Brig. Gen. C. E. Sawyer. President Harding's physician, at Ma rlon. Ohio. Sept. 25—Estrada CaT>r*JNx. ex-presi dent of Guatemala. 1 CIvnrlotT.*' Crabtree tLotta), veteran American -ctress, In Boston, j Oct'. 2—Sir William Price. Canadian tapltallst. ■ Oct. f>—Warren Garst. former gov- (ernor of low 1. ! Oct. 6—Dr W. A. Shanklln. president bnieritus of Wesleyan university. “Oct. 7-—<'harles L. Hutchinson,- Chi- cago banker and art patron. Oct. 9—Prof. W. A. Lory of North western university, noted zoqloglst. Oct. 11—B H Farr, leading author ity on peonies, In Reading. 1’a. Oct 12—Anatole France, eminent French writer. V Edgir L. Larkin, astronomer,' at Up land. C^L Dr. D C. Seelye. first president of Smith opllege. Oct 14—T'nTted Sfateg Senator Frank Brandegee of. ConViectfcut. 1 Oct. 17—rll-i U. K-i>h-laqa L.. fymar Chi cago newspaper publisher.--f Oct. 18—Admiral Sir Percy ^-Scott. British gunnery expext. ’ Oct. 22—F. Wight Neumann. Chicago, noted Impressarlo. Dr. H. A. Buchtel. former governor of Colorado. Oct. 23—John E. Wright, former Chi* cigo Journalist Oct. 25—Se-retary of Agriculture Henry C. Wallace. Laura Jean Llbbey, noted novelist. Henry S Cooper, manufacturer, of Kenosha. YV’Is.. Oct. "26—Lew Dockstader. famous minstrel. Dr C. F. Newcomb. Canadian an thropologist. Oct. 27—Percy D. Haughton, noted football coach. Gen W IV Haldeman, Yammander ir. chief of Confederate Veterans Albert H. Loeb. Chicago capitalist. , Oct. 28—Jhmes B. Forgan, veferan Chicago banker. Edward Bell. American charge'd’af faires in Peking. W. E. Lewis, publisher of New York Telegraph. *— ■ Thomas C. Harbaugh, writer of Nick Carter stories . Oct 29—Frances Hodgson Burnett, author and. playwright. E IL Sawyer, author of many "dime novels.” 1 Nov. 1-r-W. W. Slhray. assistant com mission *r general of immigration Nov. 2—Kal Nellsen, Danish sculp'or. T E. Cornish, first president of Bell Telephone company. Michael Gavrilovich. Y’ugo-Slavlan minister to Great Britain. - Nov. 3—Ex-Senator Cornelius Cole of California. »ge<4 one hundred and two. Nov. 4 — Ferdinand W. Peck, pioneer Chicagoan Gabriel Faure, French composer. Nov. 5—Gen. Anson Mills, U. S. A, retired, in Washington .Nov, 9—Henry Cabot Lodge. United Slates senator from Massachusetts W K. Kitchln. ex-guvernor of North Carolina. Nov. 14—Dr Samuel Plantz. presi dent of Lawrence college. Appleton, Wis. > ,Nov. 15—Herman Mack, prominent hotel man of Chicago. Edwin S. Montagu. English states man. Nov. 16—Gus J Karger, veteran Washington correspondent. E E. Rice, veteran theatrical pro- due cj'_ Mrs. J P. Morgan. Sr.. In Highland Falls, N. Y Nov. 17 — Mgr. Gregorius, ecumenical patriarch of Greek Orthodox churcli, in Constantinople. - — Nov jjs—Ex-Congressman J. H. Ste phens of Texas. A. N McKay, general manager Salt Lake Tribune Nov 19—Cardinal Log-ue pf Ireland. Thomas H. Dice, moving picture ^troT duce'r » —1 : Nov. 20—Gen. Sir Lee Stack, sirdar of Egypt. Spy. °.l—Mrs. Warren G. TTardlng, at Ma-rjon. Ohio. Nov. 22—Hermafi Hyermans. Dutch author and playwright. "Nov j»4-—UL- S.. Fairchild, secretary of the treasury in Cleveland's cabinet. Nov. 27 — Duke of Beaufort. Nov 2.8.—Dana M Evans, athletic di rector of Nonhwestern university. Nov. 29—'Giacomo Puccini, fam Itallar composer. Dec. 2—Con I’ Kennedy, noted out door, showman. ■ •;, Dec. 5—Clprlano- Castro.'former Pres ident of Venezuela. Dec. 6—Mrs. Gene Stratton Porter, novelist. W. C. Brown, former president New York Central. Bishop II. J. Alerding of Fort Wayne, Ljid. | , Dec. I—William C. Relck, Journalist. Dee 8—Chief Grand Rabbi Isaac Friedman of Vienna, in New York. Dec. 9—Mablon Pitney, former Su preme court justice. Dec. 10—August . Belmont, financier and sportsman. Ed war & Hoislag, American artist. Dec. 13—Samuel Gompers. president American Federation of Labor. Dec. 14—Congressman T. F. Appleby of New Jer«ev Martin IT Glvnn, ex-governor of Nesu, York famous