The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1929, Page 6

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HUNTING A successor! Eo ir ae © u« Ic JANUARY 1—S. Parker Gilbert, agent general for reparations, s Germany now on stable fina basis and | able to meet obligations under | Dawes plan. | 1—General Jose Moncada. Liberal, inaugurated president of Nicara- gua. G—President-clect Hoover returns | from his good-will trip to Latin | America. G—King Alexander of Jugo-Slavia | places his nation under a dicta-! torship because of threatened! civil strife. | 6—Tex Rickard dics. | %—The army airplane, Question Mark, est hes a refueling en- durance ht record of 150 hours 40 minutes 15 seconds, in a flight | over southern California. | 15—Senator ratifies Kellogg-Briand | treaty outlawing war 85 to 1. H 16—Gencral Bramwell Booth, chief of | | SHctn 2eartaanvans AF = Salvation Army, is removed from office. M%—Afghanistan has third king in days when the outla Bacha Sakao, takes the thror after the respective abdications of Kings Amanullah and his! brother, Inayatullah. 17—President Coolidge signs the Kel- | logg-Briand treaty renouncing war. 20—Announcement is made that . Owen D. Young and J. P. Morgan will serve on a committee of ex perts to discuss German repara- | tions. SeSUeeePagcuazars 23—The Salt Lake City—10.000-ton | cruiser and first of her class since 1922, is launched at Cam- den, N. J. 25—Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama, dies. FEBRUARY 6—Colonel Lindbergh completes the first airmail flight from the United States to the Canal Zone, ~landing at Colon. €@—The Kellogg peace pact is rati- fied by the German Reicistag. 4—An agreement with the Italian; government, recognizing the Vati- | can state, is announced after a: disagreement lasting nearly 60; years, during which time the have refused to leave the Vatican grounds. | %—The Federal Reserve Board; ns brokers’ loans are exces- sive and the Bank of England vmnises the rediscount rate to 5! per cent with the result that up- ‘ward moving stock market prices! are temporarily checked. | Edwin Denby. secretary of the | " mavy under Harding and Cool- idge, dies. { | @—The Shipping Board votes to sell ' i the Leviathan and ten other ves- | sels for $16,300,000. | | 40—Unemploved in Great Britain to- | ie tal 1,458,000. | / 13—Mlectoral college formally elects | Hesbert Hoover president and) Charics Curtis vice president. { mUrs4 oe) ape Peneanans par sevee: Zee ‘iding for the construction of 45 cruisers. i ‘Melville E. Stone, former man- | ‘sger of the Ascociated Press, dies. | ad in the Antarctic. | p senate and house finally: ton the so-called “five and », providing more severe for violations of the i laws. ratifies the Kellogg treaty. breaks out in Mexico; Calles | 7—Colonel | 6-Governor Huey P. Long is im- t Coolidge signs the bill 12—Financial experts of the allies— |18—Farm relief up in spec.al session ¢—Harry term at Wi THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. cultural relief and limited tariff revision is called by the presi- dent, 5—Elihu Root presents to a com- mittee of jurists at Geneva a formula designed to bring about American adherence to the world court. 6—Thomas Taggart, for 40 years head of the Democratic party in Indiana, dies. Robert W. Stewart 1s ousted as chairman of the board of the Standard Oil Co., of In- diana, by forces under the leader- ship of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. because of the former's testimony before the senate oil investigat- | ing committee. 11—New spced record for automobiles of 231.26 milés an hour set by Major H. O. D. Gegrave, English racer, at Daytona Beach, Fla. 12—To conserve the nation's oil re- sourees, the president announces that no public oil lands will be 14—Publicity on of $20, Georgia and western Florida. 17—Fourteen passengers killed when | a plane crashes at Newark, N. J. Most serious accident in history of aviation. 20—Marshal Fech dies. 29—Governor Henry Johnston of Okla- homa, found guilty of incompe- tence by the state senate, ts re- moved from office. 22—Though opposed to it, President Hoover proclaims laws establish- ing national origins as the basis of immigration restriction quotas; was passed by congress in 1924, but twice postponed. 22—Canadian steamer, I'm Alone, al- leged to be a rum runner, is sunk in Gulf of Mexico by coast cuard. 24—Mussolini wins Italian election, 8,650,000 to 136,00. 24—William Fox announces that in the future only sound films will be made by his company. 2s6—Trading on New York Stock Ex- change sets new record of 8,246,- 740 shares, with cail money at 20 per cent, and declines in all stock prices. Charles E, Mitchell. president of the National City Bank, pledges $25,000.000 of the bank's funds to the call loan mar- ket as a means of stopping price declines, and his action is severe- ly attacked by Senator Glass. 30—Henry L. Stimson becomes secre- tary of state. 31—Myron T. Herrick dics. APRIL 2—Wisconsin votes to repeal state prohibition law by 2 to 1 major- ity. peached by Lousiana House. 9—Charles G. Dawes named ambas- sador to Great Britain. with Owen D. Young, American, as chairman —agree on revised German reparations, avcraging from $400,000,000 to $576,000.000 annuall” over 58 years. Germany Proposes to abolish airplanes and poison gas in warfare. THE BIG PARAD except on mandate | x: refunds in excess } .000 ordered by President | yous floods in Alabama, | | ' | TU William Bushnell in flight from | Pittsburgh to Prince Edward Island. Old record 572 miles. 8—Navy Lieutenant Apollo Soucek | sets new altitude record of 39,140 | but interest brings the sum up to feet at Washington. | $27,000,000,000. 9—Parital proof on Einstcin theory 30—Labor party, headed by J. Ram- found in observations of sun's say MacDonald, wins British elec- eclipse in Philippines. | tion. |15—More than 100 persons die in fire} UNE J at Cleveland, ©. Clinic Hospital, | 2—Chile and Peru sign treaty bind- Fire started in storage room for} 0& Taena- Arica boundary dis- X-ray films and @ poison gas was! Pulte. genevated. | 7—Papal state comes into existence 17—Graf Zeppelin on second flignt to! With ratification of treaty be- United States makes emergency, ‘Ween Italy and Vatican. first time since 1915. 28—Germany and allies agrce on reparations payments of $9,000,- 000,000, to be paid in 59 years | motors fail. on farm relief legislation without 17—Impenchment charges against debenture. as favored by Presi- Governor Long fail; more than| dent Hoover. one-third of the state senators H announce in advance of trial that they will vote to acquit. 20—U. S. supreme court overrules In- terstate Commerce Commission's valuation and rate making form- ula in famous St. Louis & O'Fal- lon test case. President Hoover | names law enforcement investi- gating commission. |23—Theodore Roosevelt accepis ap- pointment as governor of Porio Rico. | |14—The Yellow Bird, Frech mono- plane, lands safely in Spain after flight of 3,128 miles from Old Orchard. Me., with young Ameri- can stowaway aboard. |15—Prohibition enforcement cost $213.173.485 durin; the last nine years, Commissicner Doran an- neunces. 18—Anrassador Dawes and Prime Minister MacDonald declare for naval reductions, rather than naval experts. A New Year's headache. Resolutions made. —New Year's Resolutions broken. Auto Shows. To fix the old ‘bus anew one? |, 21-—l'r, Spring at last. And another ton of coal, 40—Mo. —Spring housecleaning. Father works time at office. > —April Fool. Mother gets new Spring oultit, Pa hase fit, . —First 18 holes of golf of season op xaeel ©. Sti muscles, jrandma’s annual funeral. Baseball season opens, —Easter. Day spoiletl for mother, Somvone else |} has dress just like her “exclusive” model, of Congress, and Senate commit- tee approves debenture plan, spite Hoover's opposition. 30—Night air mail service from coast to coast started. May 1—Pifteen killed and 73 wounded in Communist May Day riots in Ber- 4—Five-day weer granted 150,000 bullding trades workers in New \ Binclair begins 90-day jail fashington. —The annual bumper frp of out. Congress still adjourn Bde spe eat — from honeymoon. First, q Court. So. —Cane settled out of court. Kies and make wp. landing at Toulon, France, after /14—Senate and House finally agree | tween the church and state inj) | Mexico is ended. 29—Four Spanish aviators, attempt- ing flight to United States, res-; cued near Azores after seven days! on’ the water. | 29—Frank Hawks completes flight from New York to Los Angeles and return in 36 hours 54 min- utes flying time. | JULY 1—The Interstate Commerce Com- mission is asked by the Wabash Railway to allow it to form a fifith trunk line in the east. 2—Alexander Legge, president of the International Harvester Co., ap- pointed chairman of the newly created farm relief board. 2—Baron Tanaka resigns as premier of Japan and is succeeded by Yuko Hamaguchi. |10—Rogers Williams and Lewis Yan- : Rome, H fuel. 10—Russian officials and employes of the Chinese Eastern Railway. at Harbin. are ousted by Chinese authoritics, the action causing hostilities and a serious interna- tional situation later in the year. coy complete flight from U. S. to) after stop in Spain for: | Thomas W. G. Settle and Ensign |27—Wheat price drops below $1 for|2i—The threc-year controversy be- |21—French Chamber of Deputies, 300. to 292, votes war debt payments btn aos nla in. | 22—German liner, Bremen, sets new transatlantic speed record of 4 days, 17 hours and 42 minutes. 24—Before representatives of 43 na- tions. President Hoover the Kellogg Peace Pact and lat- er in the day he and Prime Min- ister MacDonald of England an- nounce that work on cruisers will be stopped by both nations, pend- ing naval limitation negotiations. 25—Senator Edge selected as ambas- | sador to France. 25—Pope Pius emerges from Vatican —the,-first time a pope has so done since 1870. | 27—Premier Poincare of France re- | signs because of his health and Aristide Briand is called to form | @ new cabinet. | 28—Armed convicis at Auburn, N. Y.. prison riot and set fire to peni- ( tentlary. Two are killed and 11 wounded. | 30—New endurance flight record of more than 420 hours set by Dale Jackson and Forest O' at St. Louis. AUGUST 1—Riot at Leavenworth Prison of rth of July! Another finger miaing. 6). Picnic, We believe there oughta be 4) aginst ants. —Tour to country. Uv —Backseat driving treuble. ‘Two tires blow out. Ved. —Hosne again. ‘e, <The first Goldenrod. Kerchee! —Mother goes on vacation. —Dishes pile up in sink. Socks —S0s 7, ie te Zi —Mother returns fi ion. ttl her returns from, - rf Sheoe bse Fall Outtit. Anxious moments 31—We. Last minute rush fc i—We, Jogo for auto licenses. for anether year! Mother's Last of the Sunmaet raw Ma's Father picks sn boomin in grapes. 14 ‘3700 convicts results in one death | 25—Albert B. Fall found guilty of ac- and many injuries. 7—Vietor Berger, Socialist leader, dies. &—Graf Zeppelin leaves Lakehurst for round the world flight, which was completed 21 days later. gercoomree rate at New York boosted Der cent to curb spe- culation. 23—Inter-racial warfare between Arabs and Jews breaks out in Palestine. ‘ SEPTEMBER 2—The tenth assembly of the League of Nations opens, 3—Eight kille¢ when air liner strikes mountain in New Mexico during storm. 1—Flying Officer Waghorn of Great Britain wins Schneider Cup with speed record of 328 miles an hour, while five days later Squadron Leader Oriebar sets another. rec- ord of 357 miles. 7—Harrison Johnson of St. Paul wins national amateur golf cham- Plonship. 9—Claudius Huston of Tennessee 10—Senate votes to obtain income tax figures of corporations seek- ing higher tariff rates. 12—Mussolini appoints nine new cab- inet ministers, seven of whom nn have portfolios he formerly held. 25—Miller Huggins, of New York Yankees, Pam 30—Fritz Von Opel of Germany suc- ceeds in an rte te airplane pro- 3—The worst price break of the to date hits the New York Exchange. 4—Prime cepting bribe ot interior in connection with oil fighting between Chinese Nationalists and Kuominchun forces breaks out in Yangstc Valley. es 31—President Hoover points out de- sirability of flexible clause in tariff bill anc asks senate to pass it within two weeks. 6—Automatic airplane pilot is suc- cessfully demonstrated in flight a WIS 4 ae Yn" ‘ ® c ¥

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