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Show '5 Chronology of the Tear 1923 tD GmPileditf E.W.PICKARD 1114. and te republicans to cease hostilities State-Manegetlats peace with the Jres Chines bandits wrecked the Peking-Shanghexpress and kidnaped many foreign passengers, including 14 Americans, demanding on million dollars' ransom. ay 8 Chines government ordered that all demands of bandits who kidnaped foreigners should be complied with. May 9 Irish Free Stat announced of De Valera's peace offer. rejection May 20 Andrew Bonar Law resigned as prime minister of Great Britain. May 22 Stanley Baldwin appointed British prime minister. May 26 Communist strike and riots In the Ruhr Increased in violence. May 27 Polish cabinet resigned; Witos made premier. June 9 Stamboulisky's peasant government in Bulgaria overthrown in almost bloodless revolution; Professor Zankoff mad s premier. reJune 12 All foreign leased by Chinese bandits. captives Civil war broke out In Bulgaria. President Li Yuan-hun- g of China fled from Peking. June 14 LI Yuan-hun- g resigned as president of China. Stamboulisky captured and killed in Bulgarian village. June 22 Manitoba voters killed prohibition law, substituting sal by government July 15 Mussolini clinched his grip as dictator of Italy by forcing parliament to pass his electoral law. July 16 British rejected Labor party's motionparliament gradual transition to socialist proposing form of government. July 20 Gen. Francisco Villa, noted of Mexican rebels and bandits, slain from ambush. July 22 Belleau Wood, in France, dedicated as memorial to Americans who died there. Aug 6 Teixeira Gomes elected president of Portugal. Henry Sullivan of Massachusetts swam the English channel. Aug. 8 Chancellor Cuno presented to reichstag his rescue plan for Germany, Including a gold loan, taxation on a gold value basis and a heavy levy on Industries. Aug. 12 Chancellor Cuno and the German government resigned. Gustave Stresemann undertook to form new cabinet, the first coalition majority government In Germany's history. Aug, 15 Eamon de Valera arrested by Irish Free State. Aug. it German cabinet demanded $100,000,000 from the Industrialists. Aug. 27 Irish government party won in elections. Aug. 28 Admiral Yamamoto made premier of Japan, succeeding the late Baron Kato. 12 Spanish Sept. army revolted against the cabinet. Sept. 14 Spanish cabinet resiarned: directorate established under presidency of Gan. Prlmo Rivera, leader of me revolution. Sept. 19 William Cosgrave president of Irish Free State. Sept 23 King Boris dissolved Bulgarian parliament and proclaimed a state of siege because of Communist and peasant uprisings. bept. 26 Germany officially aban doned passive resistance In the Ruhr. Bavaria revolted and named Gustave von Kahr as dictator of the state. Sept. 27 President Ebert apnolnted War Minister Gessler military dictator of Germany. Miners In the Ruhr declared a general strike. Sept 28 Bulgarian revolt crushed with capture of Ferdlnandovo. Oct. 1 Monarchists caotured fortress of Kustrln, Prussia. Last vestige of civil rule abolished In Spain, all municipal governments be-i- n dissolved. Oct. 2 Kustrln recaptured by Ger man government troops. uct. 6 German cabinet resiarned and Chancellor Stresemann began forma tion oi a virtual directorate. Oct. 4 Revolution started in north ern Portugal. Oct. b Marshal Tsao-Ku- n elected president of China. German Socialists yielded to Strese mann. Oct. 7 Finland refused to pay Rus sia Indemnity for death of cheka agent. Oct. 8 Reichstag, by heavy major ity, gave Chancellor Stresemann vote of confidence. Oct 9 Chancellor Stresemann re fused demands of Huso Stlnnes and other industrialists, which would have made them dictators of Germany. ranee refused to uct. iq with Germany on resumption negotiate of work in the Ruhr, preferring to deal with the Industrial barons. Panic on Berlin bourse, the mark going to 7,006,000,000 to the dollar. Oct. 13 Reichstag confirmed Chan cellor Stresemann as dictator. Oct, 17 Socialist government of Sax ony and Thuringia defied Stresemann. Oct. 21 Rhineland republic set up In Aix la Chapelle; movement spread to other cities. Oct 23 Communists fought bloody battle with police in Hamburg; 44 killed. "Rhineland separatists ousted from several cities. Chancellor Stresemann yielded to Ba varia's demand for greater autonomy for the German states. Oct. 27 German government ordered dismissal of Saxony cabinet. Oct. 28 Saxon government defied the reich. Oct. 29 Chancellor Stresemann oust ed the Saxon cabinet. Angora assembly proclaimed a republic and elected Mustapha Turkey Kemal Berlin. Nov. 23 Industrial magnates of the president. 30 Oct. Ismet Pasha made with Rhineland Ruhr anl premier signed treaty th i French for resumption of work and of Turkey. Bavarian monarchists mobilized for payments. march on Berlin. Nov. 24 Germany refused protection Nov. 1 Krupp signed Ruhr accord for allied military control officers. French. with Nov. 27 International conference to 2 Socialists quit German cabi halt opened In Ottawa. netNov. and Stresemann assumed dictatorial Caaada. Dec. 4 France began restoring the powers. Nov. 8 Hitler and Ludendorff tried Ruhr to German rule. to overthrow Bavarian government by Dec, e Allied warships landed troops royalist aoup. Von Seeckt made suin Canton to protect custom house from preme military dictator of Germany by Sun Yat Sen. fresiaeni CDtri. Dec. 7 C H. Griffis and two others Nov. 9 Putsch of Bavarian Facistl sentenced to prison by German court suppressed and Ludendorff arrested. for attempt to kidnap Bergdoll. Nov. 10 f ormer Crown Pr nee Fred Dec 9 New treaty of friendship and erick William returned to Germany. S. U. and Germany. commerce signed by inov. it Aaou tinier arrested. Nov. 20 Rhineland separatists can. Dec. 10 Council of League of Na tured Mainz. tions met In Pans. Nov. 21 Mobs from Upper Sileslan Dec. 11 President Coolldge announced he approved of the participation of towns lootel and burned estates of rich farmers who refused to sell food; many American experts In the German inquikUled. ries authorized by reparations comNov. 23 German Chancellor Stresemission. mann and his cabinet, denied a vote of Dec. 18 Tangier open port convenconfidence by the reichstag, resigned. tion signed. Nov. 25 Dr. Heinrieh Albert made chancellor Of Germany. FOREIGN Nov. 27 Falling to form a Doctor Albert resigned as ministry, German Jan. 14 President Obregon of Mexico chancellor. 28 Nov. head Matthes. of Rhineland ordered expulsion of Papal Delegate republic, ousted by associates. Ftllppi as a pernicious foreigner. Nov. 29 Stegerwald failing to form 14 Fnsclsti Italian ordered all German cabinet. Dr. Wllhelm Marx. Feb. Free Masons to leave Its ranks, Catholic leader, was made chancellor. in County Kerry. Dec. Germany completed negotiaMarch 7 Thirteen Irish rebel prisontions for foreign loan- - to support her ers, forced to wreck road barricades new currency set up by De Valera troops, killed by Dec. 4 Many German manufacturers mine. arrested for big tax frauds. Great Britain cut $37,000,000 out of 6 Conservatives Dec. defeated in navy plans. British elections. Rebellion ip Mexico, plea for peace ltd Chines) presidents de Adolfo la Huorta. by met with renewal of fighting In several Dec. 11 British Conservative provinces. decided to retain office until March 20 I.abor party in British parof new parliament. meeting liament demanded end of capitalism. Dec. 16 Liberals won In Greek elecMarch 24 Guards doubled in Berlin tions. as capture of secret papers revealed Die. 17 The Greek government Informed King George It considered It plan of German Nationalists to March on capital. advisable for him to leave Greece until the national assembly had decided on March 26 Twenty thousand farm labest befitting the country. borers of Norfolk county. England, the regime Dec. 18 Kini and queen of Greece struck. to Roman of went CathRumania. Zepllak archbishop 20 Dec. to death by Secret papal consistory olic church condemned opened In the Vatican. Russian supreme court for revolutionactivities. ary March 31 Mgr. Butchkavlch, Roman DOMESTIC Catholic vicar general, executed at for Moscow revolutionary activities; comJan. 2 Secretary of the Interior Fall Archbishop Zepliak's sentence from the muted to Imprisonment for ten years. announced his retirement cabinet on March 4. Rumania prohibited all Roman CathJan. 3 President Harding vetoed th olic congregations. April 6 Swedish cabinet headed by Bursum6 bill for larger pensions. Senate requested the PresiJan. Branting 7resigned. Rumania threatened with dent to recall troops from Germany. April civil war; Premier Bratiano resigned. Jan. 9 House judiciary committee April 10 Llam Lynch, chief of staff voted for dismissal of Impeachment In Irish of Irregulars, captured fight charges against Attorney General and died of wounds. Daugherty. of Irish repubJan. It Ira Nelson Morris, minister April 14 Great plot licans to kill British officials and wreck to Sweden, resigned. London uncovered. Jan. 15 Harry Pratt Judson. presiApril 27 De Valera ordered the Irlsa dent of University f Chicago, resigned; er at if K WMtern Newspaper Union.) INTERNATIONAL Jan. 1 Turkeymove reported mobilizing armies to three against consia.ii other oointa. tlnoDla. Mosul and Jan. 2 Allied premiers met In Paris ana ttritisn ana rencn plans tor reparations 4 were submitted. Conference of allied premiers Jan. In Pari broke up in disaKreement France prepared for isolated action to coil act from Germany. Jan. t War debt refunding negotiations begun In Washington by British and American commissions. Jan. 9 Reparations committee declared Germany In wilful default in coal deliveries, British member voting In negative. French began move on Germans adopted passive reEssen. sistance program. 10 Jan. Germany, formallyto notified occupy by France of its intention allied powthe Ruhr, protested to the ers and withdrew its ambassadors from Italy. France, Belgium andconference decided Near East peace Moslems in Greece must be moved to Turkey and Christians in Turkey to Greece. President Harding recalled American Germany. troops from Jan. 11 French forces occupied Essen and the Ruhr. Lithuanian irregulars occupied the the city. Meroel district, besieging vote of 28$ to Jan. 13 Reichstag, by Cuno's "moral 12. backed Chancellor war" on France. Jan. 18 German mine owners defied the French, who proceeded to extend their occupation to the entire Ruhr basin. Lithuanians seized Memel, announcagainst the ing the revolt was only French administration- and the German currency.16 Jan. Reparations commission voted Germany in default in material deliveries. state Jan. Ill Germany toordered allFrench. obey the employees to refuse International commercial arbitration court inaugurated in Paris. Jan. 20 French arrested many German industrial leaders and officials and sized funds in Relchsbank branches. Jan. 22 France ordered the Ruhr Isolated from the rest of Germany. SVorkers in Thyssen plants struck. British and Turks split on Mosul Lausanne conference. question24 in American army of occupaJan. tion left Germany for home. Jan. 26 Reparations commission Voted Germany In general default. Jan. 28 Isolation of the Ruhr from rest of Germany completed. officials Jan. 29 Hundreds of German from Ruhr and Rhineland. deported Jan. 81 French seized Ruhr customs and shut off al shipments of coal to unoccupied Germany. Allies submitted peace treaty to Turks at Lausanne. American terms for British accepted of war debt. funding and Hungary acCzechoslovakia of Nations plan to settle League cepted dispute. their boundary Feb. 1 European natli is guaranteed loan of (100,000,000 to Austria. Fl- - i General Allen ordered by United States to quit relations with Rhineland commission. Feb. 4 Turks at Lausanne refused to Ign peace treaty, rejecting 20 per cent of the clauses, and Lord Curzon departed. Hesse. French occupied Goddelau aIndictator Chancellor Cuno appointed to ration and fix prices In the Ruhr. jreD. 6 Ismet Pasha refused British demand that he agree in writing to treaty as submitted, and sign peaceconference broke up. Lausanne7 Turks ordered allied warFeb. but were defied. ships to leave Smyrna, the Washington treaties. Italy ratified in conference Central American ended successfully. Washington of ambassadors 16 Council Feb. to Lithuania. awarded17 Memel Lithuanians bePoles and Feb. near Orany. gan battle Feb. 26 Great Britain and France ordered their warships out of Smyrna harbor, as courtesy to Turkish government. Lithuania and Poland agreed on a rMarch 2 French crossed Rhine and occupied Mannheim, Darmstadt and Karlsruhe. Canada signed fisheries March United States. treaty with March 18 International chambers of commerce met at Rome. to March 19 United States agreed for exaccept payment of 2250.000,000 12 Install- in Rhine of army, penses ""March 25 President of Chile, In welconto coming delegates alleviation of "armed ference, urged on war alcoand peace" conditions of England, March 26 Socialists France. Italy, Belgium and Germany, In conference in Berlin, devised reparations program. France rejected any League of Nations' guarantee for neutralization of the Rhineland. March 30 German mine owners refused to pay coal tax levied by the French. March 81 Eleven Krupp workers killed in clash with French troops at Essen. to resume April 2 Turks atagreed Lausanne. peace conference Nations 22 of council League April of 8120.000.000 to Austria. approved23loanLausanne conference peace April resumed,J Russia excluded. Count Krupp von Bohlen und May Krupp works, arHalbach, head of as responsible for rested by French In Krupp works. fatal fight new repara2 made Germany May tions offer of $7,500,000,000 with many conditions. rejected German offer. yay s g France French court-martigave May and heavy Krupp fifteen years in prison fine. Other participants in Essen riot fined and Imprisoned. British government served ten-da- y Ultimatum on the soviet government of Moscow demanding compliance with the laws of nations. May IS Great Britain told Germany Insumclent her reparations tooffer was make a belter one. and Invited her 21 New Socialists' InternaMay tionale of the World opened convention In Hamburg. May 23 Russia yielded to British demands. 25 Four European powers May points made by the Unityielded on all and ed States signed agreement for payment of costs of American army on the Rhine. Great Britain declined to recognize America's right to Interfere with carenter this country goes not destined to such as rations, or liquor stocks for trews. May 26 Turks and Greeks at Lausanne reached agreement on reparations. Junj fi Germany asked new reparations conference on total sum, and offered annuities of 1,500,000.000 gold marks. June 18 World court began second session in The Hague. June 21 France withdrew Saar ordinances of March 7. to which England objected. June 27 Pope Issued letter condemning French rolicy In the Ruhr. June 29 Ten Belgian soldiers killed by bomb In the Ruhr; French and Belgians took cevere sanctions. July 2 Pope urged Germany to cease sabotage and satisfy her obligations. July $ League of Nations council al decided to investigate French "regime in tne eaar. July 4 Krupp's signed working agreement with French. July f Agreement on all points reached by Turks and allies. July 7 French chamber of deputies approved Washington naval limitation treaty. 9 Four-powPacific treaty July ratified by French chamber. 11 French senate ratified naval July and Pacific treaties. 12 Great Britain Invited France July ana Italy to Join her in reply to tier many's latest reparations note. July 13 French troops of occupation advanced to Llmberg, Barmen and tiDerruld. July 15 Premier Poincare of France, in speech, rejected most of the demands made by British prime minister on tier-ma- n reparations. July 16 Allies and Turks agreed on terms of treaty, leaving out oil concessions. July 20 British draft of reply to Germany submitted to allies and United States. July 24 Turks and allies signed peace treaty of Lausanne. Aug. 8 Great Britain and France agreed on a mutual guarantee pact against unprovoked aggression, to lead to reduction of armaments. Aug. 6 United States and Turkey signed treaties of amity and commerce and on extradition, at Lausanne. Aug. 11 Great Britain handed to France and Belgium note declaring Ruhr occupation illegal and a failure, insisting on Impartial reparations inquiry and declaring France must pay enough of the money lent her to enable Britain to pay America. comAug. 15 United States-Mexic- o missioners completed their conference. 17 Ratifications of Aug. pact and naval reduction treaty negotiated at Washington conference formally exchanged at State department-Franc- e offered to reduce reparations claims on Germany in proportion to ths amount of Its debt United states ana Great Britain cancel. Aug. 21 France's reply to British note delivered to Great Britain: offered little hope of agreement. Aug. 28 Italy demanded from Greece abject apology and reparations for murder of Italian military commissioners In Albania. Aug. 80 Greece accepted some of Italy's demands and rejected others. Aug. 31 Italy, declaring Greece s re bombarded and ply unsatisfactory, seized Corfu and landed on Samoa and other Aegean Islands. Greece appealed to League of Nations. Mexican government formally recog nized by the United States. 4 Mussolini ueciarea itaiy Bept. would withdraw from League of Nations if it Insisted on arbitrating the k affair. Sept. 7 Council of ambassadors up held Italy's demands on Greece. Bept. 8 Greece and Italy formally accepted terms laid down by council of ambassadors. Premier Poincare of France an nounced Germany must settle reparations question before an economic ac cord could be reached. Sept. 10 Irish Free State admitted to League of Nations. Sept. 13 Italy agreed to evacuate Corfu on Sept. 27. Sept. 16 Italy appointed Gen. uiar- dlno military governor of Flume. Sept. 18 united States made formal demand on Spain, France and Great Britain for right to build navy coal and across from oil base lu Tangier Gibraltar. or 24 stresemann Chancellor Sept Germany formally announced official abandonment of passive resistance in the Ruhr. it in Italy informed Jugo-Slavtended to keep Flume. corru evacuate to declined until Italy Greece paid 60,000,000 lire Indemnity. or 25 ambassadors Council of Sept. dered Greece to pay Indemnity to Italy. Sept. Z7 Italy evacuated uoriu. Sept. 28 America won International seaplane2 race off Cowes, England. Uct. Allies compietea tne evacua tion of Constantinople. Oct. 19 Chancellor stresemann an nounced Germany would pay no more reparations. Oct. 24 Cermany asked allies for conference and moratorium. reparations Oct 26 France accepted British plan for appointment by the reparations commission of board of experts to fix Germany's capacity to pay. Oct. 28 Premier Poincare announced France would not permit reduction of reparations debt by board of experts, nor abandon the guarantee. Great Britain accepted Oct 30 France's reservations on reparations board of experts. Nov. 4 Poincare said France would not yield on reparations unless her creditors yielded on debts. Nov. 5 China refused to pay Boxer to France. Indemnity Nov. 8 United States refused to participate In examination of Germany's capacity to pay because of French restrictions. Nov. 13 France proposed appointment of experts' committee to Investiand capacity gate Germany's resources to pay during the next three years. Nov. 14 Chancellor Stresemann announced he would repudiate treaty of Versailles and abandon the Ruhr and Rhineland to the French. Nov. 21 France and Great Britain reached accord as to demands on Germany concerning former crown prince and resumption of military control commissions, and sent mild notes to four-pow- Italo-Gree- la rum-runni- er y ai B. DeW. Burton sleted to succo passed th agricul-toFld?M-- u in Herrln mln. "SanArsa-s-e-d resolution for h'jan. UJan 19 i. wages of malntenil Wijw- - ..tucked Kii Klux Increased men on seven railways t roads mlnt S'sSlTw. th' ! Dc YVh Senat - TMT-tY- t Am hov Pinchot plan, .rators not satisfiedbutwith negotiations con- and strlk. begins, measures "sent S American relief started for Japan earthquake victims ln R- nnual ""scW-af SanFederal Judge E. T. Presiby born of Tennessee nominated 'l justice of dent Harding to be associate Justice Plt- sffa. M. Saltzgaber of Vanwert. Supreme court to succeed of G. commander-in-chito 77 to O.. elected nejan 25 House voted. 204 committee reoort of judiciary represenminers' Sent. 7 Anthracite gfvinr Attorney General Daugherty in- - tatives accepted Pinchofs proposals.all clean bill of health In Impeachment 15 Governor Walton put law. Oklahoma under martial from Vejai?a 29 Robert Woods Bliss nomiGovernor 26 Under orders Sept Sweden. to National Guard nated as 2 minister Walton the Oklahoma of the rural Senate passed the house of Feb. ented the meeting credits bill. representatives in special session. from troops American 7 Last Walton of OklaFeb Sect 29 Governorindefinite at Savannah Ga. postponeGermany9 landed proclaimed homa debt House passed British was to Feb. ment of special election which meet should whether legislature decide '"Jeb!8! 6 Senate passed British to Investigate his actions. Okla-hom- a bill. of Walton E. Mont Reily resigned as governor abandoned military opposition to of Prto Rico special election of October 2.6. but called Feb 19 Senate confirmed asappointnew election for December ambasment of Serin tor Polndexter Oct. 2 Oklahoma voted decisivelyau-In sador to Peru of constitutional amendment conSupreme court ruled a Hindu cannot favor legislature to thorizing thf. state be naturalized. vene Itself to consider impeachment Feb. 27 President Hardingof appointthe in-- : charges against state officials. ed Hubert Work secretary Oct. 4 Resignation of George Harpostmaster terior and Harry S. New 4. vey, ambassador to England, announced. March general, effective legislature met Richard M. Tobin of San Francisco andOct 11 Oklahoma prepared for impeachment of Gov. nominated for minister to the NetherJack Walton. lands. Oct. 19 John R. Qulnn of California appointed Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hlnes elected commander of American Legion. director of the veterans' bureau. Oct. 23 Lower house of Oklahoma Feb. 28 Ship subsidy bill killed in to impeach Governor legislature voted senate memWalton suspended him and the Mondell of Wyoming appointed ber of War Finance corporation and from office. Oct. 26 Former United States SenaTowner of Iowa governor of Porto tor Frank B. Kellogg named ambassaRico. to Great Britain. March 1 House passed rural credits dorNov. 12 United States Supreme court bill. aliens can be prohibited by decided to urge Senate requested President g states from owning land, provided there nations to limit production of is no treaty stipulation to the condrugs. ordered 2 March by trary. Investigation Robert J. Grant of Denver made disenate Into charges of waste and misrector of the mint. of veterans' bureau. management Nov. 15 Senator Hiram Johnson forMarch 4 Congress adjourned after mally declared himself a candidate for Democratic filibuster tied up legislatpresidential nomination. ion. Republican Nov. 19 Governor Walton of OklaMarch 5 President and Mrs. Harding and party started for vaeatlon in homa found guilty by senate court of and ousted from office. Florida. impeachment Nov. 21 Dr. Frederick A. Cook, fake March 7 Wisconsin senate, 26 to 4. defeated bill to abolish National North pole discoverer, convicted of oil stock frauds and sentenced to prison. Uuard. Nov. 24 Former Governor Walton of March 10 United States debt comOklahoma indicted on criminal charges. mission arranged to fund Finland's Nov. 30 Gov. W. T. McCray of In000 war debt. March 14 Charles F. Cramer, gendiana Indicted for embezzlement, Dec. 3 Sixth-eight- h eral counsel for veterans' bureau, killed congress met self on eve of senate Investigation. but progressive Republican bloc prevented organization of the house. March 17 Attorney General DaughDec. 4 ln South Dakota state propoerty said President Harding was canIndidate for renomination. sal conventions the Republicans Two Federal court decisions forbade dorsed Coolldge, Democrats picked favored search of autos and homes by dry and Farmer-LaboritLaFollette for presidential candidates. agents without search warrants. March 31 Mayor of Gary, Ind., and Dec. 5 House organized. Speaker 54 others convicted of liquor conGillett being Dec. 6 President Coolldge delivered spiracy. his message to congress. April 3 Judge W. E. Dever, DemoDec. 10 United States Supreme court crat, elected mayor of Chicago. April 6 Defendants in Herrln (111.) recessed until January 2. mine massacre case again acquitted. Dec. 12 Republican national commitApril 8 President Harding returned tee selected Cleveland as place and from vacation in South. June 10 as date for national conven16 United States Supreme tion. April of court upheld constitutionality Dec. 13 Conference of representagrain futures act. tives of anthracite using states opened April 19 Government began suit to at Harrisburg, Pa. Dec. 15 President Coolldge ordered stop speculation In sugar futures. Mrs. A. W. Cook of Fittnuurgh, Pa,, release of all remaining Imprisoned of D. A. R. elected president-generof war laws. violators Afirll 24 President Harding commitDec. 17 W. G. McAdoo formally anted the administration to world court nounced his candidacy for Democratic plan in New York speech. nomination. presidential Charles B. Warren, former ambassaDec. 27 American Association for dor to Japan, and John Barton Payne the Advancement of Science met in of Chicago named as American memCincinnati. n commisbers of United sion. DISASTERS April 30 Supreme court, in 7 to 2 decision, barred foreign vessels carrying liquor into American ports, but Jan. 3 Twenty persons killed ln coloverruled Daugherty that lapse of bridge opinion at Kelso, Wash. American ships cannot sell liquor outFeb. 8 Mine explosion at Dawson. side territorial limits. N. M., entombed and killed 120 men. May 2 Charles E. Ruthenberg, noted Explosion ln mine near Cumberland, radical, was found guilty of violating B. C, killed 30 men. law. the Michigan Feb. 18 Twenty-tw- o patients and May 3 Army monoplane piloted by three killed in insane asylum Lieutenants MacReady and Kelly made tire onattendants New Ward York. island, nonstop flignt from Hempstead, N. Y.. March 2 Fifteen miners killed in to San Diego, Cal. Va. at W. blast Arista, reMay 4 New York legislature March 10 One hundred and fifty pealed state prohibition law. Greek soldiers drowned when trans6 H. of E. Iowa port Alexandre May Cunningham sunk. made member of federal reserve board, April n Six hundred persons killed and E. E. Jones of Pennsylvania memIn Corea and Japan. tidal waves by ber of farm loan board. May 14 Flood and fire partly deFrank McManamy of WashMay 11 stroyed 17Hot Springs, Ark. ington, D. C, made member of interSevere earthquake at Quito, May state commerce commission. Ecuador. May 13 Advisory "committee of 100 e Sev,nty-threkilled of named by Secretary Work to survey schoolhouse at Cleveland. lnS. burning C. problems of the American Indians. 10 June In Kansas, Disastrous floods May 17 Alva B. Adams appointed Oklahoma and Colorado. United States senator from Colorado. June 15 Reports received of earthWilliam R. Day resigned as May 21 quakes in Persia in which 6,000 pern umpire of the United ished. mixed claims commission; Judge E. B. June 17 More earthquakes in Persia: Parker of Texas appointed to succeed 3.000 killed. him. June 18 Mt. Etna In violent erupJune 4 United States Supreme court tion; towns destroyed several declared unconstitutional state laws Aug. 14 Explosion in coal mine at barring the teaching of foreign lanKemmerer. Wyo., killed 90 men. guages in schools. Aug. 18 Terrific typhoon at HongConvention of Shriners opened In kong, destroying vessels, property and Washington. lives. June 11 Supreme court held Kansas 21 Aug. dollars' damage Industrial court was without power to done by flood Million in Arkansas valley, Coloregulate wages in packing houses. rado. June 20 President Harding started 1 Sept. Earthquakes and resultant on his trip to the West and Alaska. destroyed most of Tokyo and Sentences of 24 men imprisoned for fires Yokohama and other cities; 225.000 conduct war of commuted obstructing killed. by the President. Sept. 8 Nine United States deJune 23 United States seized sealed and one liner on liquor stores on several British liners stroyers coast of southern Californiawrecked In fog- 27 at New Y'ork. lives lost. June 26 Interstate commerce comSe.p!' 15 Typhoon and floods killed mission abolished "assigned car" prac5,000 in Japan. tice in coal transportation. Sept. 17 Sixty blocks of Berkeley. June 29 Budget Director Lord anCal.. destroyed by fire. nounced surplus of $310,000,000 for fis23 Three balloons Sept. cal year. destroyed by July 1 R. W. Bowden resigned as lightning ln Gordon Bennett cup raco American observer on reparations. lt,?,r,in3 '," ,BeI"1un; five balloonists killed, including two Americans. July 4 Convention of radicals opened In Chicago. Sept. 27 Forty persons killed when July 5 President Harding sailed Burlington tram plunged into river at from Tacoma for Alaska. Lockett, Wyo. Nov. 6 Twenty-seve- n July 6 Farmer-Labo- r party In Chiminers killed cago convention repudiated the Reds by gas explosion in West Virginia. who vri Dec. I Nearly 500 killed to form Federated Farmer-Labo- r of dam near Bergamo, Italy.by bursting party on communistic lines. Dec. 9 Nine killed, July 7 Army balloon won national many Injured In elimination contest. Lieutenants Roth wreck of Twentieth Century train at and Null, piloting a navy balloon, lost Forsythe, N. Y. In Lake Erie. Dec 15 Destructive 8 United In States anthracite Colombia July and Ecuador. earthquake commission reported In favor of government supervision of mines but against government ownership. INDUSTRIAL July 10 President Harding landed at Juneau. Alaska. Jan. 9 Erie railway signed new July 16 Magnus Johnson. Farmer-Labo- r wage agreement with shop crafts work-Ja- n candidate, elected United States senator from Minnesota. 31 Railway labor board reJuly 17 Philippine cabinet and other officials resigned after controversy with stored to signalmen the eight-sou- r dav ha'f f"r v"time Governor General Wood. "March" 2i 1 housand men at July 28 President Harding taken ill City Pullman plant struck in proIn San Francisco. test against employment of negroes July 29 President Harding worse March 28 Armour-Morri- s California program canceled. packer mertrer 30 formally President Harding gravely July completed April 9 Steel Indus. ill with raised wairro. of common 11 2 pe? labor President Harding died sudAug. cent and adjusted pay of other classes denly in San Francisco. April 13 Chicago packing house em Au. 3 Calvin Coolldge took oath as Ployees and bu.lding trades President at Plymouth. Vt.. and went worker, to Washington. given raise of pay Harding funeral train started from San Francisco for Washington shoen Aug. 8 State funeral services for Mr. Harding held In the ln1iae1mna,lLQo7nrrlT1d capitol Washington. Warren Q. Harding's body Aug. 10 placed in vault at Marion; memorial mil"?. bJrkeAr,f,hwagee services In all lands natToV"11 United Typothetae 13 f a Av.g. President Coolldge gave dored by fera, trade commission0 full approval to Harding budget systdiscontinue practices em. mission declared would enVhle the ?m' Coal commission summoned heads printers to maintain standard or SJ-fanthracit operators and miners to conof in commercial ference. printing. Aug. 24 Governor Pinchnt . t . Governor Walton of Oklahoma placed d by President Conlidge to handle Tulsa under martial law after renewed the an- thracite problem. floggings. 29 Aug. Compromise Aug. 14 C. Bascorr anthracite trouble ofTeredb? Pnc""le Slemp of Virginia appointed secretary Aug. to President Coolldge. strike officii Aug. 15 Powerful bootlegging rln of Savannah, Ga.. broken up by 84 ar accepted by rests. Anthracite negotiations colAug. 21 wept. JMlners and .. lapsed. operator. Aug 22 Successful tests made for -r- esumption of mining air mall service Aug 24 Governor Plnchot askerl borin'Ton'ton" President Coolldge to try to settle anh voted against formation of tnraclte problem. U.?or party and also Aug. 29 Governor Plnchot offered " on compromise plan to avert anthracite 0,o?tvlViRruv"'rnn" 24 Uff nit ef debt-fundi- habit-formin- $9.-00- 0. States-Mexica- States-Germa- - 1 broncho-pneumoni- a. 1TuSVaelrad ' Xr?" coast-to-coa- st ItZS' o' m board"!"1 i wifT J, pay of pullman conductor. Dec. 11 Rock Island ran nwd wag agreement I NECROLOGY Jan. 2 er mill W. T. Whltin rnirnit. "isco, Stev.n.'kIkli is. Rev. Mrs. Cora L. V CI1B10&4. in Chica. Spiritualist, Jan. 7 Dr. Emil G. Hlrsch ' DOl lean tenor. Jan. 11 Tnniitanrft.."' lonn Greece. klj. J in. muurn, nnancler J! w it. Inf. Jan. 1 3 Co nrrou m J eator toya of New Mexico. Aiexanora Kibot, Frederic Harrianr. ' v"cn,.,tiB "susa Mi! pher and historian. 18 Wallace Reid. jan. mUos ture star. Jan. z Max Nordau man philosopher, in Paris rag- 0UI Jan. 25 nr backer. "-H- enry Clews' ,J Kcw rmer u. Senator J,i He, enway of Indiana. Prof. W. C. Roentgen. SC0Ter' the in Munich. juageof Martin A. Knapp 0f r,4ei, Court Appeals. Feb. 14 Rt. Rev. C D' Wmi bishop of Michigan. eb. 22 Mrs. John A T, George B, p.ck, noted lawy Itl orator. Feb. 24 Charlemagne Tower ambassador to Russia and Germ.!? ij-ro- y. J xeD. Zg Former United State, c tor Geora C. Perkins of Califo marcn i uongressman W rZ.i Cockran of New York. juarcn z William G. nent Chicago attorney 3- banker -"0n Yon"1" Beale. Smlth' D' 9m ON. Noo. K March 13 Chancellor James B. ul churchman and educator March 22 Milo D. Campbell, meatw federal reserve board. March 24 Judge Donald L Morrill u Illinois Appellate court rado"atr Samuel - Nicholson of Cols March 26 Mm. Sarah Bernhardt S p March 27 Congressman JohnR.?. ''' son of Alahama April 5 Earl of Carnarvon . Horace Boies, former -k Iowa 'w o, al V. Stuyvesant Fish, financier and nr.' way man, ln New York. George A. Yule, Wisconsin nnantlr at Kenosha. April 11 John G. Rodgers, vlct Ident of Pennsylvania railroad. tr. W. T. Hazen former head of Cnltti States secret service. April 14 Bishop G. Mott WlllUmnl the Episcopal diocese of Europe. April 17 Rt. Rev. Daniel S. Tuttlt presiding bishop of Episcopal chuiti In United States, in St. Louis. Rev. Dr. G. C. Houghton, pastor if Ajimo vuurcn Arouna tne Corntr New York city. April 22 MaJ. Gen. Frank D. Baldwin in Denver. April 28 United States Seaatut Knute Nelson of Minnesota. April 30 Emerson Hough, America author. Bishop Alfred Harding of Epllcopil church, 1 in Washington. Rear Admiral W. S. Cowls May United States navy, retired. May 4 Congressman John W. Ralnij of Chicago. May 11 Brig. Gen. H. M. Robert author of "Robert's Rules of Order," it Hornell N. Y. May 14 Dr. J. A. Macdonald, form; editor of Toronto Globe. May 16 George Jay Gould 1b France. May 20 Dr. Florenz Zlegfeld, leader in musical education, ii Chicago. May 28 Joseph W. Folk, formwtw ernor of Missouri. May 81 Claude Kitchln, congreu. man from North Carolina. June 10 Louis Viaud (Pierre Lotl) famous French writer. June 15 Gen. Luis Terrazas, Wt Mexico's richest man. Maurice Hewlett. English novelist June 16 John McParland, prendeil International Typographical union.note June 22 Edward R. I'otter, American sculptor. July 2 Rt Rev. James Ryan, m of Altcn. 111. R. Day, former July 9 William Justice of United States Supreme couri. July 10 Helen Ring Robinson, writer and politician and Colorado's first . state senator. Congressman Luther W. Mott of wego. N. Y. July 11 Albert Chevalier, EnglJl actor. WJuly 12 United States senator illiam P. Dillingham of Vermont. lew" July 15- - Dr. L. Wilbur Messer, of Y. M. O. A., ln Chicago. Dutch W July 16 Louis Couperus. won-a- John M. Slddaii. editor Amenta" Magazine. C. D. Sis July 19 Rear Admiral Maine when it captain of the blown up In 1898. William Holablrd of Chicago, iu tect. BW July 30 Sir Charles Hawtrey. llsh actor. HaraiM Aug. 2 Warren Gamaliel President of the United States. Aug. 9 Randall Parrish. author, . o,j Peoria, 111. Sorolla, 5pao Aug. 10 Juaquln painter. 17 Marl Walnwright, actrea Aug. In Scranton, Pa. Au. 23 Baron Kato, prcu j ' Japan. Kate Douglas Wlggln, America thAug. 31 Thomas Mosher. publish uk. in Portland. Me. 7 Edward Payson Dutton, Spt, llsher, of New York. American tW William R. Thayer, and journalist. hnt,j. Sept. 15 Dr. C. F. Mlllspaugh, 1st. in Chicago. ,iolwit Sept. 18 Paul J. Rainey. and hunter, at sea. rt . -- Max Bohm. American BrW Viscount Morley. statesman and author. G. Cooley. jPtur. Sept Sept. 19 23 -- oept. 28 Edwin Chicago. psjcnoiOct. 24 Dr. Boris Sidls. N. Portsmouth at tbologist, Dr. C. P. Steinmetz, W fl Oct 26 at Scneneciau., electrician, 101 Bonar rw sn Andrew Britain. Great of minister prime 3 G. R. Huntington, pre' Nov. of th- - Soo railway. Nov. 4 S. R. McCall. "r""I,V ernor and congressman n'" ' chusetts. 13 Clifford Thorne, notea nu of Iowa, . London. In torney 17 Nov. Anthony Camincttl, United States commissioini v. lldH rNovni8-GeoC. Taylor pr rge American Railway Express .omp" In U. New York. Nov. Dixon form M n'VBe! editor of Christian Science Dec. 1 Earl of Loreburn. -- .wspaf British lord chancellor. A. v. Bunnell. at Dansvllle, N. Dec. n Sir William MacKenn nadian railway magnate. cnur ttmnup james aiio" ooum. em" Dec. 8 Edward O. Brown, Chicago 10attorney. Shaughnessy, C"' Dec. Baron eaiw dlan railway magnate. Dec. 11 John K. w"'""" de"4Providence Journal. William A. Plnkerton, famous tlve. . , - Onorrv. amer!"' i, cn 4 aviator, drowned In EnglishBen eot1 Rock Island, 111. Dc. 14 Dr. Harold N. Moyer. .nil ' alienist, ln fhlca.ro. Dec. U Edna Da Proctor. and poet or, cn.i-edit- a- - ' |