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MOONEE), UE Wey RS a INTERNATIONAL Jan, 2—Bulgaria gave ex-King Fer- dinana permission to return, aud Yugo- Slavia sent an ultimatum to Sofia, ob- Jecting to this, to the secret increase of the Bulgarian army and to Bulga- rian menace to Aegean ports. Jan, 1{—Committee of experts head- ed by General Dawes began examina- tion of Germany's capacity to pay. Jan. Anglo - American , liquor search ship Hquor treaty ‘signed Jan Italy and — Yugo-Slavia signed treaty of friendship. Jan. 3 eat Britain Soviet Russian government. 10—Ttualy) recognized and recognized Russian Norway recognized Russian Feb, Nayal disarmament confer- ence opened in tom Feb, ul Vifty awarded $1,000.00 out of Lausit Feb, 25-1 disarmament a row March 5 deel in ¢ naval in Nations mference broke up ssadors. itrol Council of amb ed to discontinue military ¢ ermany arch & government April 9 mittee of mitted April 1 approved baw asked allies and Ge April Vo—German 4 cepted Dawe mmiinittes April 2j--Great Britain, Belztum, Japun and Yuxo-Slavia accepted demanded tts re- Greece recognized Russian Dawes com- Reports of the sub- experts on Germany eparations commission s committee report and wany ty accept tt overnment report cnce (pan formally protested to Japanese exclus | mibgration lew. Russian government | China United States ty designed f liquor and For first time transported LeRBourget to A Eleanor York wedde Danish tarnily June 13—Treaty sie evacuation of Santo | ed States military forces. ne 16-—Hjalmar Brantin d president of Intern conference reat Brituin demanded from Mex~ in explanation of the expulsion of don Cummins, its agent June 18-—Great Britain severed rela with Mexic Tieut. De Muyters. Bennett balloon race for tourth time. American reply to Japanese protest clusion Was that right to regulate ation Was never surrendered at exclusion act differs from old eement only in being made statute ized June ¢ etened tr emugeling and Canada | to suppress narcotics. in by roviding for by Unit- Sweden, tional La- tie of Belgium won cognized Russian Soviet 5—Owen D, Young of New irk accepted position as fiscal agent of Dawes plan; allied premiers opened meet in Lond: 18—Maj. Re t_Imbrie, Amer- jee consul Teheran, | Persia, Jered by religions fanatics. July 20-——Allied military control com- mission broke off relations with Ger- man War department because of its demands and actions. Aux —Anglo - Russian igned, Aug to. treaties ind Germans reached putting Dawes plan ce promised to evacu- ed within a year. \ American boy pief prize at international nh Copen a. i evacuat+. two towns in Ba- 16— eeme Mies t fc scouts won jamboree German cabinet approved of London agree t . ‘rench chamber of deputies ratitied n agreement. ne is—-French senate London agreement, AUR —German reichstag passed the bil putting the Dawes plan approved Dawes plan agreement for- signed in London. 1—Leazue of Nations assembly luseppe Motta of Switz- ident, nade initial pay- Dawes plan. ‘arker Gilbert, vinted permanent agent tions. bly of League of Na- neo-British plan for ence refused to sign League of peace plan because it prohibit ars based on internal policies of nations, Sept. Arbitration commission of gue of Nations surrendered to Ja- . adopting plan authorizing league arbitrate internal affairs of nations. 1—} - American congress ed in Atlanta, € Oct. 2—League of adopted arbitration d security pro- tocol with Japaasse amendments, Oct 4—Russia signed agreement with Chang T war lord of Manchuria, touk over management of Chinese astern railway and opened diplomatic offices in Peking and Shanghal. Oct. 10—-Dawes plan loan of $200,- 000,000 offered to the world. Oct Britain and mobilizing to fight over Mosul. Oct. 21—France and Belgium began economic evacuation of the Ruhr. Oct. 24—Mexico closed her consulat: in Great, Britain. Oct. 27—League of Nations council olive Anglo-Turkish dispute ul vil fields. 28—France recognized the So- viet governinent of Russia. Economic evacuation of the Ruhr and Rhineland completed. Oct. 29—League council ordered sta- tus quo maintained in Mosul region. No 3—Persla, yielding to United States’ demsnd, ¢xecuted more of Im- brie’s slayers. Nov. 14—Agreement signed for_re- funding of Poland's debt of $178,560,- 000 to United States. Noy. 17—International conference on opium trade opened in Geneva. Nov. 21—New British government re= jected the Anglo-Russian treaties ne- Botiated with the MacDonald cabinet. ‘Nov. 22—Great Britain demanded trom Egypt indemnity of $2,300,000. tor murder of Sir Lee Stack, sirdar; apol- ogy, punishment of assassins and co: ceasions concerning the Sudan. Nov. 23—Egypt refused part of Brit- ish demands, but paid the indemnity. Nov, 26—League of Nations received Egypt's protest against action of Great ital ‘Nov, 27—Czechoslovakia and austria signed commercial treaty. Dec. 1—Egyptian government yielded to all British demands, Twenty-six nations in international opium conference voted in favor of the American plan for suppression of the traffic. Dec. 4—Anglo-German treaty made public. Norway and Austria signed commer- cial treaty: Dec. 9—United States accepted League of Nations invitation to participate in international conference on Mmitation of traffic in arms, Dec. 15—British government pro- tested against registration by Irish Free State with League of Nations of Anglo-Irish treaty. FOREIGN Jan, 1—Viscount Kiego Kiyoura made premier of Japan. Jan. 5—Venizelos elected president of Greek assembly. Ja 6- President of Ecuador. Jan. Baldwin government in England resigned; Ramsay MacDonald, Labor chief, became prime minister and announced his cabinet. Jan. 24——Premier Poincare submitted ep. 6 tions ad a disari Sept fations assembly Turkey commercia] THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1924 - CHRONOLOGY OF THE YEAR 1924 the Palatinate superseded by Interal- lied commissio! Mareh 3—Turkish as: the caliph and abolished the ealipha March $—Greek cabinet resigned, | Papanastasign became premier March 13—German reichstag dis- solved. March 16—Heo president of March 19 forces of dic Balpa; United nly deposed lo Vasquez elected | 0 Dominge. Honduran rebels routed ators aad took Teguci- tates marines landed, March 22—Persian parliament de- posed shah and put his two-year-old son on throne March 25—Greek assembly voted to depose the Glucksbourg dynasty and establishing of a republic, subject to result of plebiscite March 30—-German People's | party dvelared for democratle monarchy. April, 1—Ludendorit” freed, Hittler 6 victed of treason in Mu- nich “putseh. April ¢—Halian elections won by the Fascist April 13—Greeks voted for a repub- Me Jons s plan, May 4 won by partic German reichstag ¢ supporting Dawes pl May $—Honduras factions and Cen- tral American nations signed treaty of peace on United States cruiser May 11—-Premier Volneare’s National bloc defeated in’ French elections by Socialists, radicals and Communists. May 13°-Premier Poincare of France and Cabinet resigned, effective June 1. May 26—Cablnet of Chancellor Marx Germany resigned. May 21—Insurrection Albania June 1—Chancellor Setpel cf Austria wounded by Communist. June 2—( 1 Averescu led great peasant protest against Bratlano gov- rhment of Rumania Albanian gu rebels at June 3— aid his cabi of broke out in ern Scutarl. lor Marx of Germany et reappointed, June 6-—-German reichstag adopted Dawes re ns plan. une 7—P s-Mursal formed new rench gov Japane resigned as abinet resigned. rench purliament defeated sal cabinet and President Miller: igned, Herriot elected ar, premier, June 13—1 President of Fi Albanian having captured Tirana. June 14—Premier Herriot of France completed his radical Socialist cabinet. June 16—Mussolini's rule in Italy threatened because of kidnaping and murder of Matteotti, a Socialist deputy. June 17—South African elections won by Natlonalist-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 Plutarco Elias Calles elected President of Mexico. July 28—Brazillan 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. Si —Fighting began near Shang- Sept. 7—Chang ‘I'so Lin, Manchurlan war lord, declared war on the Peking government, . Sept. %Y—Resignation of Presiderit Alessandri of Chile, forced by military sroup, Was not accepted by senate, but he was given six months’ leave. Sept. 10—Chang ''so Lin sent oix 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. 26—Spanish troops administered an rebels severe defeat and relieved besieged garrisons. Sept. 30—France turned out balanced budget for t time in ten years Oct. 3—King Hussein of Hedjaz ab- dicated at demand of citizens of Mecca and Jeddah. Oct. 5—Chang Tso Lin won big vie- tory at Fengtien. Emir Ali, son of ex-King Hussein, accepted throne of Hedjaz. Oc 8—British Labor government defeated in house of commons on vote of confidence. Chang's Manchurian troops won big battle near Shanhaikwan, and occupled that city. ‘Oct, 9—British parliament prorogued and general election set for Oct. 29, Carlos. Solorzano elected President of Nic Oct. R-3. built in Ger- many for United States, started on flight to America. Oct, 13—Shanghat abandoned by Chekiang generais. AN foreign de- fense force: d. 20—German relchstag dissolved, farx having failed to re- organize the cabinet satisfactorily. Peking forces lust 10,000 men in two. days’ battle. Oct. 21—German Nationalist party declared in favor of restoration of monarchy and against Versailles treaty and Dawes plan. Qct, 22—General Feng Yu-hslang seized control of Peking and called & peace conference. ‘Oct. 23—-Ontario provinee voted to retain the temperance act. Oct. 25—President Tsao Kun of China resigned, Oct 29—Conservatives won great victory in British parliamentary elec- tions; Labor government beaten and Liberals almost wiped out. Nov. 1—Gen. Gerardo Machado, Lib- , elected President of Cuba. 4—MacDonald cabinet in Eng- ‘esigned and Stanley Baldwin was entrusted with job of forming new government. Nov. 6—Baldwin government took office in England with Winston Churchill, Liberal free trader, in cabi- net. ‘Monarchist military party in power in Yugo-Slavia, with Pachfteh aa pre- mier. Nov. 7—German budget balanced for first time since the war. Nov. 18—Chancellor Seipel of Aus- tria resigned and was succeeded by Rudolph Ramek. Gen, Wu Pel-fu reached Hankow and established an independent military government of Yangtse and Yellow river provinces. French parliament granted amnesty to Caillaux and Malvy, convicted of treachery during war. Nov. 19—Cabinets of Finland and Portugal resigned. : Nov. 20—Sir Lee Stack, sirdar of Egypt, assassinated by an Egyptian. ‘Nov, 23—Mussolini averted attack in parliament by promising to punish Faseisti excesses and curb Fascist ut- terances, Nov. 22—Ismet Pasha resigned as premier of Turkey and was succeeded by Fethi Bey. ‘i Nov. 24—Tuan Chi-jul_ inaugurated as chief of ew Chinese government. ‘Premier Zaghloul Pasha of Egypt, yielding to part of Britain's demands because of murder of Sir Lee Stack, re signed. Ziwar Pasha became premier. ‘Nov. 28—British Sudanese regiment at Khartum mutinied and battled with loyal troops. Noy. 29—Sudan mutineers surren- dered. Nov. 30—General Calles 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 reichstag elections. 9—King George, openin; to French chamber a balanced budget, 26—Prince Regent Hirohito of and Princess Nagako married. 29—President Obregon’s forc eranza from Mexican rebel 1d heavy loskes. abandoned prohibition and Jan. riots in: Tokyo; solved and new elections ordered. Feb. 2—Alexzis I. Rykov elected first prime minister of Soviet Russia to suc- c6eed Lenin. Feb, 8—Mexican rel defeated at Cordoba, evacuat ‘Vera Cruz. ‘J 4—Venizelos resigned as pre- of Greece; Karfandaris succeeded 4 im. Feb. 18—Bavarian separatists mas- ‘pacred by nationalists in Pirmasens and it rlauten. ti-Zovernment . 11—Separatist government in ye arlia- ment, said Great Britain would build the Singapore naval base. ‘Dec. 15—Chancellor Marx of Ger- many and cabinet resigned. DOMESTIC Jan. 1—United States fleets sailed for winter maneuvers at Pana: Jan. 8—Minneapoils Chamber of Com- merce ordered by federai trade board to stop unfair tactics against farmers’ co-operative market. Jan, 9—Radical Republican senators, combining with Democrats, elected Senator Smith of South Carolina chal man of Interstate commerce committe: defeating. Senator Cummins. Jan. 15—Democrats selected New Compiled by E. sensational testimony concerning lease of ‘Teapot Dome oil reserve to Sinclair. War Finance corporation went to ret cue of failing banks in Northw 29—President Coolidge named |. Strawn, Chicago, Republican, Gregory, ‘Texas, Democrati special counsellors in naval oil reserv lease cases, Jan, Senate adopted resolution anaulment of naval reserve oil 8. 2—Albert B. Fall refused to testify In oil lease Inquiry; President Coolidge named Atles Pomerene, Ohio, 1s counsellor in place of T. W. Greg- Feb. 3—Former President Woodrow Wilson dica, Feb, 4—Charles Henry Levermore, Philadelphia, announced as Bok peace plan contest’ winner. Feb. 11 te ‘passed resolution asking President Coolidge to demand resignation of Secretary of Navy nd President refused. . 14—Strawn's nomination as epe- clal oil case counsel withdrawn, Feb. 15—Owen J, Roberts of Phila- delphia” named ofl counsel by Presl- dent. Feb. 16—J, P, Morgan gave his $7,- 000,000 ‘Ilbrary ‘to public as memorial to his father, who founded it, Feb. 18—Secretary of the Navy Denby resigned, elfective March 10. Feb. 19—House us committee of the whole voted for Democratic tax plan, Feb. President Coollage nomi- nated Charles B, Warren of Detroit to be ambassador to Mexico. Feb, 29—C. R. Forbes, former direc- tor of veterans’ bureau, indicted by federal grand jury in Chicago. Givuse passed compromise tax reduc- tlon bt March 1—Senate 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 i3—Chief 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 Monica, Cal. March 18—Soldiers’ bonus bill passed by house, 355 to 54, Senate’ adopted resolution for con- stitutional amendment to have Presi- denty imaugurated the third Monday in January and new congress to go into office the first Monday in January after election, Hugh 8S. Gibson confirmed as minis- ter to Switzerland. March 24—Archbishops Mundelein of Chicago and Hayes of New York ele- vated to the cardinaley. March 23—Attorney General Daugh- erty resigned at request of the Pres!- dent. April 2—President Coolidge named Harlan Fiske Stone of New York to be attorney general. April 12—House passed immigration bill including Japanese exclusion glause. April 18—Senate by a vote of 62 to 6 passed bill excluding Japanese !mmi- grants and reducing European imml- gration 50 per cent. April 22—Harry K. Thaw declared sane by Philadelphia jury. piAPril 23—Senate passed the bonus April 25—W. T. Van Qvman won na- tional balloon race in Goodyear III. ‘April 26—House adopted resolution for child labor amendment to Constl- tution April 28—Goyv. W. T. McCray of In- diana convicted of using malls to de- fraud. April 29—McCray resigned as gov- ernor of Indiana. April 30—Former Governor McCray of Indiana sentenced to ten years dn prison and fined $10,000. May 8—President Coolidge vetoed the Bursum pension increase bill. May 5—Senate adopted Democratic tax reduction bill. May 7—Methodist general conference aot murder- ® year-old son of a millionaire. July 28—John Zahnd, National Inde- vendent party’ idential nominee, vithdrew in favor of LaFollette. duly ited States flyers | flew rom Brough, England, to the Orkney slands, 3—Federation of Labor LaFollette-Wheeler. ticket. eutenant. Nelson, United States er, reached Iceland; «. Lieutenant forced down and his plane ecked, Aug. 5—Charles’ B. ambassador to wo United States Iceland. —Grand "Army parade in ore LP. iontown, Pa., elected hief of G. ALR Aug. 15—President Plymouth, Vt, for tion. Aug. rom Lee a Aug. 22—Mrs. Miriam A. won Texas gubernatorial yy Democrats Aug. 26—-Post Office Inspector W. J. hy arrested in Chicago for compll- big wail robbery in June. r A. Bancroft of Chicago 1 pineroft OF Cheago nia r New Yor! assador in- Warren resigned Mexico. flyers us reached 6f Republic Boston. Arensberg, commander Aug. Un- in Coolidge went to two weeks’ vaca- flew Green- aviators jeksdal, Americ:in and to Pre Fe nomin Rn amb to s aviators flew from Green n Harbor, Lab= rador, Sept. 5—United States Portland, ine, bec 8—Republicans tulph O. Brewster governor, and Senator F ed. World flyers 1 Sept. 9—President 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. 183—General Pershing retired. Sept. 15—Americin Legion conven- tion opened in St. Paul. Sept. 1 es A. Drain, Wasting- ton, elected comminder of American Legion. 2 Sept, 2 nominate governor. Sept. 26—Goy. Al Smith state ticket renominated by Democrats. pt. 28—American flyers Seattle, formally completing of the globe in five months ty-two days, Oct. 14 flyers landed use of fog. on Maine elec- being rnald at Coolidge greeted New — York Republicans} Theodore Roosevelt for and New entire York arrived at the eireuft and twen- nited States Senator Frank Brandegee of Connecticut committed suicide in his Washington héme. Oct. 15 t-3, America’s German- built airship, arrived at Lakehurst, Oct. 20—United States Supreme c: decided Federal courts cannot jury trials in contempt cases out of labor disputes. Oct. 24—Income taxes made causing widespread protest. Nov. 1—Pnuemonic plague broke out| Los Angeles. Many deaths. Bloody riots in Niles, Mich., between Ku Klux Klan and Knights of Flaming Cirele; state troops sent. Nov. 4—Republicans swept the coun- try in national elections except the So- lid South; Coolidge and Dawes elected y 10,000,000 plurality, with 882 votes in electoral college to 136 for Davis and Bryan and 13 for LaFollette and Wheeler, New congress Republican, Nov. New York law compelling incorporated secret organizations to make memberships public upheld as| constitutional urt refuse rising public, in accepted unification plan of north and south branees. May 10—Senate passed tax bill as revised by Democrats. May 11—Major Martin and Sergeant Harvey reached Port Moller, Alaska, 11 days after their plane was wrecked. May 12—Congressman Langley of Kentucky found guilty on rum plot charge and sentenced to two years in prison, May 13—Senate by margin of one vote sustained President's veto of Bur- sum pension Dill. May 15—President Coolidge vetoed the soldiers’ bonus bill. May 17—House_ overrode bonus bill, 313 to 78. Army world aviators flew from Attu Paramashiru island, Japan. May 18—Cyrus Woods resigned as ambassador to Japan. May 19—Senate passed bonus bill over veto, 59 to 26, and it became law. May 2°—Army flyers reached Minat Japan, and flew thence to Kasumi eau near Tokyo. May 27—Methodist general confer- ence modified the ban on dancing and theaters. June 2—President Coolidge signed the tax reduction bill. Senate pas#d_ resolution prey ne twentleth amendment t Censtitution vy whieh congress is given power to control Mbor of persons under eighteen. June 3—McNary-Haugen farm relief bill defeated in house. June 4—American army aviators flew from an to Shanghal. June 5—House passed bill to set aside big tract of land on upper Mis- sissippi for wild Ife preserve. June 7—Congress adjourned. President Coolidge vetoed measure allowing salary increase to postal em- ployees. June 9—Supreme court upholds con- stitutionality of law prohibiting sale or importation of malt liquor for medi- cine. June 10—American army flyers left Hongkong tor Haiphong, French Indo- china. : June 10—Republican national con- vention opened in Cleveland, Ohio. June 12+Calvin Coolidge and Charl G. Dawes nominated by Republican na- tional convention, Bandits held up mail train near Chi- cago, getting loot estimated at $2,- 000.000. June 17—Farmer-Labor_ progressive convention opened in St, Paul, June 18—American aviators flew 500 miles to Bangkok, Siam. June 19—Farmer-Labor convention, dominated by communists, nominate Duncan McDonald of Illinois for Pres- ident and William Bouck of Washing- ton for vice president. Farmer del gates bolted. June 23—Lieut. Russell Maughan flew across United States in 18 hours 20 minutes. ‘June 24—Democratic national con- vention met in New York. ‘July 1—Coast-to-coast air mail serv- ico inaugurated. ‘July 6—American Karachi, India. July 9—John W. Davis of West Vir- ginia nominated by Democrats on on fundred and third ballot as candidate for presidency; Charles W. Bryan, gov- emonoy Nebraska, nominated for vice residency. eee ts--United States flyers resvhed Vienna, Austria. iguly' 14—United States flyers given pig reception upon arrival in Paris, July 16—United States flyers reached ondon. i July 21—Nathan Leopold, Jr., ty Richard Loeb, both of Chicago, entdied Sa of guilty to the charge of murder- ing Robert Franks, foufteen-year-old son of a millionaire. July 30--United States flyers flew from ‘Brough, England, to the Orkney islands. a slkug. 3—Federation of Wabor in- dorsed LaFollette-Wheeler 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. nwo United States flyers reached Reyldavik, Iceland. ‘ug. 12—Grand Army of Republio veto of to flyers reached President Coolidge appointed a com- mission to formulate farm legislation, Nov. 11—Theodore Douglas Robin: son appointed a: stant secretary of the nav Nov. 13—W. M. Butler appointed sen- ator from Massachusetts to succeed the late Henry Cabot Lodge. Congressman Hill of Maryland quitted in cider and wine-making trial, Nov. 18—John Van A. MacMurray! made tant secretary of state. Nov. 22—Seeretary Wilbur's annual report showed the navy was steadily and rapidly deteriorating. Noy. 23—Leo Koretz, Chicago swin- dler, caught in Halifax, N. S. Nov. 24—Former Postal Inspector W. J. Fahy convicted of $2,000,000 mail robbery near Chicago, Nov. 25—United States indicted Ne York | Herald-Tribune and pu! Xsher| and managing editor of Kanaus City Journal-Post “for printing income tax! returns. ‘Nov @&--Republican senators | ex- cluis) LaFollette, Brookhart, Ladd and Fuazier from committee assignments and party covncils; Senator Curtis chosen senate leader, Nov. 29—Secretary Weeks reported! the army was unprepared to repel at- a nd air force was deficient. Dee 1—Short ion of congress! opened. Dec. 2—President Coolidge sent bud- get message to congress, recommend- ing tax reduction, Federal court against Kansas come tax publicity Dec. 3—President Coolidge’s messake read to congress, sounding note of| peace, prosperity ‘and economy | Leo Koretz, $2,000,000 swindler of Chicago, pleaded guilty. Dee. i—President and Mrs. Coolidge! visited International Live Stock expo- sition In Chicago. INDUSTRIAL Jan. 16—Harbor workers in port of Norway went on strike. Jan. 20—Engineers and, firemen of British railways began strike against! decrease of wages. Jan. 22—New York Central raised wages of 15,000 employes. atone 28—British railway strike set-| led. Jan. 31—United Mine Workers’ con- vention pledged fight against wage| gue but deferred demand for shorte: jay. Feb. 12—Five thousand teamsters of Chicago struck for more pay, winning quashed indictments City editors for in- every} KARD ers’ association of unfair competition. Sept. $—Fatal plantation strike riot: in Hawalian islands, Sept. 11—Metal workers of Vienna struck, Sept. 17—United’ States Stee! corpo- ration announced compliance with or- ie to desist from Pittsburgh plus sys- em. Oct. 5—Aluminum Company of Amer- fea: accused of questionable practices by tederal trade commission, Oct. 6—Big riot of striking silk workers in Paterson, N. J. Oct. 2U—Supreme ‘court ruled Fed- eral courts must grant jury trials in contempt cases growing out of labor disputes, ov. 6—Federal Judge Wilkerson upheld power of federal railway labor board to compel witnesses to appea’ Nov. 7—General railway strike start- ed in Austria for higher wages. Nov. 15—Burley: tobacco growers of Ohio, Indiana, Missourt, Tennessee and Kentucky agreed to cut out the 1925 Nov. 17—Convention of American Federation of Labor opened in Bl Paso, ‘exas, Nov. 21—National Grange in conven- tion Went on record against child la- bor amendment to Constitution. Nov. 24—A. F. of L. voted against support of new political party. Wages of Maine textile workgrs re- duced 10 per cent. Nov. 25—Samuel Gompers re-elected prestdent of A. F. of L. Nov. 29—Railway labor board voted $4,000,000 wage increase to engineers and firemen on Western lines. Dec. 4—Pan-Ameriean labor confer- ence opened in Mexico City. DISASTERS ‘ Jan, 3—Explosion in starch factory in Pekin, HL, killed 36. Jan. 1(—British submarine with crew of 43 sunk in collision, 3 Jan. 16—Severe earthquakes in Ja- pan, India and Colombia, Jan. 25—Thirty-three coal miners Killed by explosion at Johnston City, Jan. 26—Coal_ ming’ explosion at Shanktown, Pa., ktlled'40 men: Feb. 6—Forty-two men killed when pond ‘broke through into iron mine neur Crosby, Minn. _ March 1—Explosion of TNT at Nixon, N. J., killed 18, injured scores and d stroyed the plant and town, March 4—San Jose, Costa Rica, half destroyed by earthquake. March &—Explosion entombed and killed 176 miners at Castle Gate, Utah. March 26—Landslide near Amalfi, Italy, killed 100 persons, March 28—Twenty-six coal miners killed by, explosion at Yukon, W. Va. pril 28—Mine explosion at Wheel- Ing. W, Vay killed 121 men, f pr \—Tornadoes in Soutfiern states killed 113 and did vast damage. May 27—Forty-five killed in torn does in Southern states. May 28—Bucharest arsenal and am- munition dump blew up; great loss of life and property. May 31—Twenty-two inmates of de fective girls’ school near Los Angeles burned to death. June 12—Forty-elght seamen, includ- ing three officers, of the Pacific battle fleet, killed in turret explosions on battleship Mississippi. qiune 2o—Violent storms in ilinols, Visconsin and Indiana did $2,000, damage and caused five cee une 28—Millions in property lost and 150 dead in tornado which swept Lerain, Ohio. July’ 27—Japanese wrecked, 152 drowned, Aug. §—Destructive storms in North Central states. Aug. 14—Reports from China said floods had caused over 13,000 deaths and 15,000,000 were in danger of star- vation ay Aug. 28—Highty killed by hur in‘Virgin islands. saeco Sept. 13—Harthquake in Turkey de- stroyed 102 villages and killed hun- ogee, 16—Mt ept, 16—Mine explosi Weonullledage eee eee .,5ePt. 21—Storms in Wisconsin killed 53 persons. Oct, 20—Fourteen killed and 15 hurt by explosion on U.S, S. ‘Trenton. Nov. 12—Hundreds killed by earth- quakes on Island of Java, steamship is Ladkin defeated Epinard, French horse, in second international race. New York Giants won National league pennant. . Sept. 29—Washington Senators won American league pennant. Oct. 1—Commissioner Landis black- listed Jimmie O'Connell and Coach Cozy Dolan of the Giants for trying to pee a Philadelphia player to throw a game. Oct. 10—Washington Senators won world’s championship. Oct. 11—Sarazen beat Epinard in third international race. Oct. 13—Anthony Woostroff, Newark, won National A. A. U. pentathlon. ee 22—Yale beat Harvard at foot- University of Chicago won Western conference 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. 8.'Baring Gould, emi- nent English author and hymn writer. Nathan B. Scott, former United States senator trom West Virginia. Jan. 5—John Leyland, English naval Nov. 14—Million-dollar fire in Jersey ey) N. J., made 2,000 persons home- 3. Nov. 16—Fire on Jer: did $2,000,000 damage. @Y City docks SPORTS Jan. 12—Willle Hoppe beat Cochran for world’s billiard title. Feb. 4—Norway- won first place in Olympic winter sports. Feb. 23—Charley Gorman won senior snternational outdoor ice speed skating championship at Lake Placid March 14—F. I. Fleming, Champaign, Ti... won national amateur three-cush on title, April" 10—Willie 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. palgy, 1—Black Gola won Kentucky Derby. May 25—Bob Cannefax won world’s three-cushion billiard championship. May 30—Joe Boyer, Detroit, won In- dianapolis 600-mile automobile race, May 31—Tommy Gibbons defeated Georges Carpentier of France. Pennsylvania university won Amer!- can Henley regatta. June 6—Cyril Walker, Englewood, N. J,,, won national open golf champion- ship. June 7—University of Minnesota won ttercollegiate rifle match. June 9—Uruguay won Olympic soccer championship. June 17—University of Washington won Poughkeepsie regatta. e 20—Yale beat Harvard in an- nual regatta. Kid Sullivan won junior lghtweight | title from Johnny Dundee. June 21—Mode Holdsworth of the ( University of Michigan won the. West- ern conference golf title. June 27—Walter Hagen, American pro, won British open golf champion- ship. ‘ankee riflemen won first place in Olyineie) competition, uly games officially 5—Olympic opened in Pariss pay 12—Black Gold won Chicago erby. July 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. next day on a compromise. Feb. 16—British dock laborers 18—British ’ dockers’ _ strike spread to other branches of transport! workers, y ; Feb. 19-Three-year wage contract signéd for central bituminous field. Heb. 23—General strike of union ja- bor begun throughout Cuba. Feb. 25—British dockers won their strike. 1 8—Fifty-five Western rai!way: gave 5 per cent wage increase to con- ductors, brakemen and’ iswitchmen. May ‘13—Western trunk lines. sub- mitted wage dispute with engineer, and firemen to federal rajlway labor] board. June 11—Caisson workers ender jstrike in Chicago; work resumed o1 many large buildings. June 12—Chicago carpenters’ coun cil and big builders signed wage and closed shop agreement. New pact, af- fecting 27,000 union carpenters, runs fortwo years, June 19—Post office employees o! Canada struck, tieing up Dorhinion't pastel orc june 24—Forty thousand workers struck in New Yorke July 14—Shopcrafts and / clerks’ junions of Pennsylvania railroad losi $15,000,000 suit for back pay, July’ 22—Federal trade commissior held annual parade in Boston. ‘Aug. 14—Dr. L.-F. Arensberg, Union- town, Pa. elected commander in chief of GA. R. 15—President Coolidge went to Aug. Plymouth, Vt., for two weeks’ vaca- York and the week of June 26 as place and date for their national convention. Jan, 21—Senate, committee heard tion. Aug. 21—American aviators from iceland to Fredericksdal, Green-; ivorkers struck against long jand. issued a “cease and desist” ordet jazainst all steel corporations wsln {Pittsburg plus price system. {. July 25—Farm Bureau federatior paren deal for taking over four big ain organizations at Chicaga jone at Kansas City. ee Thirty thousand Silesian. factory hours. Wightman won women's doubles ten- nig title in Olympic tourney. % July 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 24—Gene Tunney won technical victory over Carpentier in New_York. July 26—Jimmy Johnston of St. Paul won Western amateur golf title. Aug. 11—Edith Cummings won wom- en’s amateur Western golf title. Aug. 15—American athletes won first place’ in ‘allteann, Irish national games, at Dublin, Aug. 16—Helen Wills retained wom- en’s national tennis championship. Aug. 29—Grand American handicap sheet, won by H. C. Deck of Plymouth, ind. ‘Sept. 1—Wise Counsellor beat Epi- nard in first international horse race. Sept. 2—Bill Tilden retained national tennis. championship, defeating W. M. johnston. Sept. 6—William Melhorn of St. Louis won Western golf title. Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd won ‘women’s folk champions ip. Sept. 11—Harry Wills defeated Luis Firpo of Argentina in 12-round fight. Sept. 12—Amierican tennis team de- feated Australians, retaining Davis CUB pt, 18—American golf team de- feated’ British team, reteining Walker ““Bept, 16—American polo team won cond and deciding: game from Eng- ish. Sept. 20—Walter Hagen won profes- sional golf champion: hip. S Fept. 23—Lou Talaber, Chicago, won middleweight ,wrestling, championship from Parelll. \ Sept. 27—Rohert T.. Jones, Ip. At- pts ron. na nai amateur golf cham- authority, Alfred Gruenfeld, Austrian composer, Jan. 7—A. F, Adams, impressario of musicians. Jan. 9—Dr. Basil Gildersleeve, mous’ American savant. Jan. 12—W. V, Allen, former United States senatortfrom Nebraska. Jan. 14—George Cram Cook, Ameri- can author and playwright. in Greece. Jan, 15—Dr. Maurice Francis Egan, American diplomat, author and educa- tor. 21—Nicolai Lenin, fa- Jan. soviet Russia. Gen. Lee Christmas can soldier of fortune. a \ela C. Fox, former minister to Ecua- or. i Jan. 24—Former Grand Duchess Ma- eT of Beco 5. lan. 27—W. . Appleton, publisher, bauer ae hil i: i ‘an. .28—Theophile Braga, ex-Pres!- dent of Portugal, ee Jan. 29—George Manlerre, realtor of Chicago, Jan. 30—James M. (“Private” zell, in Washington, Feb. 1—Dr. L. S. McMurtry, surgeon, in Louisville, Ky. Feb. 3—Woodrow Wlison, twenty- eighth President of the United States. Feb. 5—Rear Admiral T. O., Selfridg retired, in Washington. Feb. 10—Col. William Lightfoot Vis- scher, noted soldier and writer, in Chi- cago. Pierce Anderson, 12—Dr, premier of famous Ameri- leading Dal- noted eminent Chicago architect. a Jacques Loeb, famous biologist. Feb. Feb. i4—Rev. Mother Vincent, de Paul, superior general of the Gray Nuns of the Sacred Heart in the United States. Feb. 18—Rt. Rev. Alexander B. Gar- rett, presiding bishop of Protestant Episcopal church in America. at Dallas. Feb. 19—Bishop J. EB. Gunn of the Cathoile diocese of Mississippi. Feb. 20—R, F. Goodman, millionaire jumberman of Marinette, Wi Feb. 21—Congressman H. G. Dupre of Louisiana. Rev. Theophile Meerschaert, Catholic bishop of Oklahoma. Feb. 23—Gen. C. E. Adams, past com- mander in chief of G. A. R, in Los Angeles. : Feb. 24—Former Congressman J. L. Slayden of Texas. Feb. 26—George Randolph Chester, author and playwright, in New York. Mrs. Lydia Coonly Ward, magazine writer, in Chicago. March 6—Former Congressman J. M Levy of New York. March 7—William F. Lee, Chicago book publisher. March 8—A. H. Smith, president of New York Central railway. March 9—Daniel Ridgeway Knight, American artist, in Paris, Gen. P. Danglis, Greek soldier and statesman. March 10—Lopez Guiterrez, de facto President of Honduras. March 15—Judge F. B. Baker, United States Circuit Coart of Appeals, in Chicago. United States District Judge G. W. Jack of Louisiana. Dr. W. O. Stillman, head of American Humane association, In Albany, N. Y. March 18—Elwood S, Brown, leader in amateur athletics. March 19—Dean N. C. Ricker of Uni- versity of Illinois. March 20—Newton Fuessle, American novelist. March 21—Barney Bernard, Ameri- can comedian. March 22—Gen. Robert Nivelle, de- tender of Verdun. Dr. T. C. Mendenhall, noted educator, at Ravenna, Ohio. March 24—James McNally, Chicago publisher, March 29—Sir Charles Stanford, emi- nent Irish composer. March 3¢-—Commander Roy P, Hm- rich, U.S. N. Dr. B.A. Baker, general superin- tendent National Anti-Saloon league. March 3i—Glen MacDonough, musi- cal comedy librettist. ‘April 3—Charles A. Munn, editor and publisher Scientific American. ‘April 7—Marcus A. Smith, senator from Arjzona. April 10—Hugo. Stinnes, magnate of Germany, ‘William Bayard | “Hale, journalist, in Munich. ‘April 14—Louis H. ‘Sullivan, eminent architect, in Chicago. April 19—L. H. Boynton, professor.of architecture, University ot Michigan, F, X. Leyendecker, American artist. Aprii 2I—Bleonora, Duse, famous Italfan actress, in Pittsburgh, Maria,Corelll, noted English novelist. April 22—Lindon W. Bates, American waterway expert, in Paris, ‘April 23—Kari Helfferich, statesman. Bertram G. Goodhue, American archie tect. J. Sloat Fassett, New York political leader. ‘April 24—G, Stanley Hall, noted psychologist, at Worcester, Mass, ‘April 25—Charles F. Murphy, chief- tain of Tammany Hall, ‘ L. Norris, ex-governor of Mon- tan ‘April 26—Niels Gron, Danish-Ameri- can diplomat and writer. ‘April 27—J. C. Roberts, owner 8t. Louis Star. ‘April 30—Gen, J. 8. Carr of North Carolina. ‘ ‘May 1—Henry M. Byllesby, Chicago financier and engineer. May 2—Dean C. Worcester, scientist and former. secretary of interior of the Philippines, ‘May 3—Frank C. Letts, wnolesale grocery magnate, in Chicago. ‘May 5—Kate Claxton, once famous actress. - “May 9—Mrs. Hubert Work, wife of the secretary of the interior. ‘May 10—Mrs. Katie Putnam Emery, veteran actress, 1m, Chicago. May. 11—H. H. Windsor, publisher of Popular Mechanic: eorge Kennan, writer and traveler. May 13—Louis; A. Hirsch, song writer, in New York. ‘May’ 14—Baron Constant d'Estournel- les, French leader for disarmament. ‘May 16—J. H. McClemont, New York financier. May 18—Justice J. H. Cartwright of Miipols Supreme court. May 20—Sir Edward Goschen, Brit- ish diplomat. May’ 26—Victor Herbert, American composer. Joseph Fish, millionatre philan- thropist of Chicago. May 27—Aaron Hoffman, American playwright. sy: 28—Paul Cambon, French diplo- mat. June 8—E. C, Shankland, noted civil former industrial American German one reer EP GoStats of M. H. ch Hi . Stunts of . sehr ts Fround, owner of eae ohn. C. ner Amerion, in New York. ok ai june 6—E. S. ronson, pré it tional’ Baltorial assoc ion, at Ni eno; Okla. June 9—Peter Clark Macfarlane, au- thar ‘and playwright. ‘Sune 17—Hrank G. Carpenter, Ameri- can travel and writer, in China. ‘June 18—Judge R. M. Wanamaker of Onio. Supreme, court. >, Tuy BA, A. Adee, secon cr July 17—Mrs. Isabella Stewart Garde ner 12 Boston, patron of art ang music. “ ~ July 18—Maj. Robert Imbrie, Ameria can Vice consul at Teheran, Persta. July 24—Palmer Cox, author pf. “Brownie” stories for children, July 27—Ferrucclo Buson!, composer, in’ Berlin, July 28—Edward Peplé, American dramatis Aug. 2—George Shiras, Jr, forme Justice of United States Supreme court, Aug. 3—Joseph Conrad, noted novel< ist, in’ England, former United States Senator C. Ey Townsend of Michigan. .W. E. Waters, professor of Greek im New York university. Mrs. Daniel Lothrop (Margaret Sid ney), American author and educator. Aug. 5—Irving H. Page, prominent manufacturer, at Chicopee, Mass. Aug. 6—Dr. R. G. LeConte of Phila- delphia, famous’ surgeon. Aug. 10—Mary Stuart Cutting, Amer< fean novelist. Aug. 13—Mrs. Joseph Jefferson, widow of the actor, in New York. Aug. 14—Francis Perry Biliott) American author, Aug. 15—Dr, B. W. Sippey of Chie cago, famous stomach specialist. iscount Knollys of England, Dr. Richard Green Moulton, former ofessor of literature, University of cago, in England. Aug. '18—LeBaron B, Colt, United States senator from Rhode Island, Aug. 19—Dr. Samuel Walker of Chis cago, noted physician, Aug. 20—Miss Lucy Page Gaston of Chicago. noted anti-clgarette crusader. Aug. 21—Charles B. Lewis (M Quad), famous humorist, in Brooklyn. Aug. 22—Adolph Seeman, pioneer cir cus man, in Chicago. Aug. 30—Julle Reinhardt, once fa: mous American actress, ‘ Sept. 1—Joe Boyer, automobile racer, Killed in race at Altoona, Pa. John H. Blackburne, veteran English chessmaster. H, J. Case, inventor of harvesting machinery, at Poughkeepsie, N. ¥. Lieut. Gen. 8. B. M. Young, U. 8. A. reeepe, 2—William, 3 Heal; ident Sept. 2—William J, Healy, presiden Chicago Sanitary district. >” > Sept. 3—Edward IF. (Pop) Geers, noted ‘harness driver, Dario Resta, automobile racer. Maria T. Davie: American author. Sept. 7—Rabbi Solomon Milles, old- est Chicagoan, aged one hundred and Enoch Hogate, dean of-Indlana uni- versity law school. Sept. 8—Dr. Philo M. Buck, veteran Methodist missionary, in India, Sept. 15—Frank Chance, noted bases bal? leader, Jimmie Murphy, automopile racer, Charles Zeublin, educator and pub- Hefst, in Switzerland, J. P. A. O'Connor, ‘well-known hotel man, in Philadelphia, Sept. 16—W. L. Douglas, ex-governor of Massachusetts. Sept. 19—John W, Schaeberle, tronomer, at Ann Arbor, Mich, James ‘Carruthers, “wheat king" of Canada. Sept. 20—John Woods, famous vet- eran sea captain, in Chicago. Sept. 22—Ex-Senator R. J. Gamble of South Dakota. Congressman W. R. Greene of Mas- saeope, 2i—Brig. G c, EB. Si jept. 23—Brig. Gen. C, E. Sawyer, President Harding's physician, at Ain rion, Ohio. Sept. 25—Wstrada- Cabrera, ex-presi- dent of Guatemala. Bx-Congressman F. O, Lindquist of, Michigan, Charlotte Crabtree (Lotta), veteran American actress, in Boston. Sept. 26—H. L. Bridgeman, New York newspaper publisher. { rrench writer. Alvah M. Kerr, author and editor, in Hollywood, Cal. Oct. 2—Sir William Price, Canadian capitalist. BE. N. Breitung, New York capitalist. Dr. 0. W. McMichael, noted tubercu- losis specialist, in Chicago. Oct. 5—Warren Garst, former gov- ernor of Iowa. Oct. 6—Dr, W. A. Shanklin, president emeritus of Wesleyan university. Oct. 7—Charles L. Hutchinson, Chie cago banker and art patron. Oct. 9—Prof. W. A. Locy of North- western university, noted Foolom! ct. 11D OM. Parr, leading author. ity on peonies, in Reading, Pa. ‘Oct. 12—Anatole France,. eminent Edgar L. Larkin, astronomer, at Up- land, Cal, Dr, L. C. Seelye, first president of Smith college, Oct. 14—United States Senator Frank Brandegee of Connecticut. Oct. 17—H. H. Kohlsaat, tormer Chi- cago newspaper publisher. Oct. 18—Admiral Sir Percy Scott, British gunnery expert. Oct. 22—F, Wight Neumann, Chicago, noted impresario. Dr. H. A. Buchtel, former governor of Colorado. Oct. 23—John E. Wright, former Chi- cago journalist, Oct. 25—Secretary of Agriculture Henry C. Wallace. Laura Jean Libbey, noted novelist. Hertry S. Cooper, ‘manufacturer, Kenosha, Wis. Oct. 36—Lew Dockstader, minstrel, Dr. C. F. Newcomb, thropologist, Oct. 27—Percy D, Haughton, noted football coach, Gen. W, B. Haldeman, cammander in chief of Gonfederate Veterans. Albert H. Loeb, Chicago capitalist. Oct. 28—James B, Forgan, veteran 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. B, R, Sawyer, author of many “dime novels.” Nov. 1—W. W. Sibray, assistant com-. mission2r genéral of immigration. Nov. 2—Kal Neilsen, Danish sculptor, %, B. Cornish, first ‘president of Bell Telephone company. Michael Gavrilovich, Yugo-Slavian minister to Great Britain, Nov. 3—Ex-Senator Cornelius Cole of California, aged:one hundred and two. Nov. 4—Ferdinand W. Peck; pioneer Chicagoan. Gabriel Faute, French composer. Nov. 5—Gen. ‘Anson Mills, U. 8. retired, in Washington. Nov.’ 9—Henry Cabot Lodge, United States senator from Massachusetts. 'W. K. Kitchin, ex-governor of North Carolina. Nov. i4—Dr. Samuel Plants, presi- dent of Lawrence college, Appleton, 15—Herman Mack, prominent hotel man_of Chicago. ‘Edwin 8. Montagu, English stat man. Nov, 16—Gus J. Karger, veteran ‘Washington correspondent. avert Rice, veteran theatrical pro- jucer. Pats: P Morgan, Sr, in Highland alls, N.Y. ‘Nov. 17—Mgr. Gregorius, ecumentcal patriarch of Greek Orthodox church, in Constantinople. ‘Nov. 18—Ex-Congressman J. H. Stee phens of Texas, ‘A. N. McKay, general manager Salt Lake Tribune. ‘Nov. 19—Cardinal Logue of Ireland. quthomas H. Ince, moving picture pro- ucer, . Nov. 20—Gen. Sir Lee Stack, sirdar of Egypt. Nov, %1—Mrs. Warren G. Harding, at Marloa, Ohio. Nov. 22—Herman Hyermans, Dutch author and playwright. Nov. 24—C. S. Fairchild, secretary of the treasury in Cleveland's: cabinet. Nov. 27—Duke of Beaufort, Nov. 28—Dana M. Evans, athletic dis rector of Northwestern university. ‘Nov. 29—Glacomo Puccini. famous Itelian composer. of famous Canadian an- Dec. 2—Con T, Kennedy, noted out+ door showman. Dec. 6—Cipriano Castro, former Pres= ident of. Venezuela. Dec. 6—Mrs. Gene Stratton Porter, novelist. . y ‘W. C. Brown, former president New York Central. qngishop H. J. Alerding of Fort Wayne, ind. Dec. 7--William C. Retck, Journalist, Dec. 8—Chiet Grand Rabbi Isaac Friedman of Vienna, in New» York. , Dec. 9—Mahlon Pitney, former Sue preme court jus Dec. 10—August Belmont, financier angaward Helslag, American artist ward Holslag, American Deo is-—samuel Gompore, president American Federation of Labor, Dec.. 14—Congressman T. F. Appleby, of New Jersey. 2 ‘lynn, ex-governor of New