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Show rr,mirn HTf IirO . Chronology of the Year 1931 rebels In three battles. Honduras Insurgent! April 20 looted Progreso. captured 23andHonduros rebel forces April routed by federal troops. May 2 Rebels In Madeira Island surrendered to Portuguese forces. May 13 Aristlde Briand defeated for presidency of France; Paul Dou-- Compiled by E.W.Pickard INTERNATIONAL Jan. 8 Pope Plus XI Issued an ncycllcal condemning divorce, birth control and many phases of modern life. Jan. 13 League of Nations council decided to convene world disarmament conference Feb. 2, 1932. Jan. 26 Austria and Hungary signed treaty of amity and arbitration. March 1 France and Italy reached an accord on naval strength. March 2? International wheat conference opened in Home. 27 commercial accord New April signed by Italy and Russia. 4 China May abrogated all extratreaties, effective Jan. territoriality 1, 1932. May 16 Commission on proposed union met in Geneva, and European n customs union was debated. June 13 World bankers at Basel extended 1100,000,000 credit to Germany. June 20 President Hoover proposed one year suspension of German reparations and payments on war debts. June 23 Rotary International met In Vienna and elected S. W. Pascall of London president. June 24 France made counter proposal for war debt moratorium. Great Britain and Italy accept Hoover's plan. July 6 France and United States agreed on moratorium planof and It became effective as of date July 1. government called July 7 British out to conference details of work moratorium. 20 conference International July On German crisis opened tn London. adJuly 23 London conference journed after adopting recommendations that short term creditB to Germany be renewed. Aug. 11 Protocol moratorium plan with Young plan signed by international experts in London. Aug. 27 American and French bankers arranged for (400,000,000 loan to Great Britain. and Austria Sept. 2 Germany the proposed formally abandoned customs union. Sept. 6 World court ruled Austro-Gerna- n customs union was illegal. Sept. 7 League of Nations assembly met in Geneva, electing Nikolas Titulescu of Rumania president. Sept. 8 Mexico accepted bid to Join League of Nations. Sept. 12 German Foreign Minister Curtius told League of Nations Germany must have new deal In in armaments. reparations and parity Great Britain and Egypt Blgned new trade treaty that forced out Russia. Sept. 14 Panama and China given eats in League of Nations council. Sept. 1S Japanese troops shelled and occupied Mukden, Manchuria. Sept. 20 Japan occupied all cities In southern Manchuria; China sent note demanding Japanese cease hostilities and withdraw troops to previous positions. comOct. Fourth mercial congress opened in Washington. 8 Oct. army planes n ,.li rtur tnmnnraPT lanital tinmha f Japanese of Manchuria, killing many soldiers and civilians. Oct. 10 China served ultimatum on Japan, immediate demanding evacuation of Manchuria. Oct 11 Secretary of State Stlm-ao- n called on League of Nations to avert war between China and Japan. Oct. 15 League of Nations council invited United States to participate in discussion of embroglio, Japan opposing. Oct. 24 League of Nations council demanded that Japan evacuate Chinese territory by November 16 and adjourned to that date; Japan the demand. rejected Nov. 4 League of Nations again told Japan to withdraw troops from Manchuria. Nov. 6 Japanese won three day battle with Chinese under Gen. Ma Chanshan at Nonni river bridge. 8 armed Nov. Three thousand civilians rioted In Tientsin; Fifteenth United States Infantry called out, together with French and Italian troops. Nov. 12 Germany asked a moratorium on reparations. Nov. 16 League of Nations council met in Paris to consider the embroglio; Ambassador Dawes present as American observer. One year armament truce declared in effect by League secretariat. Nov. 18 Japanese routed General r. Ma and captured Anganchi and In 20 Truce Nov. Manchuria, planned by League of Nations council, rejected by Japan. Germany proposed new conference on reparations and debts. Nov. 23 Japanese army In Manchuria began advance southward on Chinchow Nov. 26 Chinese and Japanese troops began fierce fighting In Tientsin. Dec. 1 Japanese stopped advance on Chinchow; General Ma defeated troops near Tsltslhar. Japanese Dec. 6 Japanese in Manchuria bebandits on three fronts. gan war on 7 Dec International bankers committee to Investigate Germany'! to resume reparations payability ments next summer met in Basel, Switzerland. Deo. 10 Japan and China accepted with reservations the League of Nations resolution for cessation of hostilities in Manchuria and a commission of inquiry. Dec. 20 Chinese army began drive to recaptjre Mukden from Japanese. Austro-Uerma- I Tsit-ciha- FOREIGN Jan. t Government of Panama overthrown by revolutionists and president Arosemena captured. Alfaro, minister to the United Mates, accepted offer of the presidency. 4 Dr. Daniel Jan. Salamanca elected president of Bolivia. 19 Hound table conference Jan. on India closed In London. Jan. 22 French cabinet headed by resigned. Stfeg Jan. 26 Pierre Laval formed new ministry 7 for France. Feb. King of Spain restored constitutional right and called an election. Feb. 9 Earl of Besshoroush apgeneral of Canada. pointed governor Feb. 14 Berenguer cabinet of Fpaln resigned and king cancelled call for parliamentary elections. Feb. 16 Pehr Svinhufvud elected of Finland. president Feb. 18 New Spanish government formed by Admiral Juan Aznar, monarchist. Feb. 2(1 Attempt to assassinate Xing Zog of Albania in Vienna failed. Peruvian counter revolution suppressed with bloodshed at Callao but continued at Arequlpa. 1 Marosi Navy junta In Peru forced Provisional President Cerro to resiprn and put Chief Justice Kilns at head of government. I r. Gabriel Terra Inaugurated as presidentat of Uruguay, and Arturo Araujo president of Salvador. March E Army Junta In Peru ousted Ellas. March 10 Lieut. Col. David Ooam- became provltionul president of ri March 29 India Nationalists demanded Independence complete from Britain at convention and named Gandhi as envoy to parley. April 4 Mutinous troops seized Madeira Island; Portugal rushed warships 12to crush rebellion. King Alfonso's enemies April Repubtriumphed as Spain voted; municilicans routed monarchists In pal elections. April 14 King Alfonso abdicated and sailed for exile; republic set up headed by Alcala Zamora. April 19 Civil war broke out In Honduras, loyal troops defeating elected. May 22 Spanish republic decreed absolute freedom for all religions. May 20 Premier Mussolini ordered dissolution of all Catholie action youth organizations in Italy; Pope Pius responded by placing the Catholic Action in control of the bishops. Junel Spanish republic abolished all titles of nobility. Egyptian elections, held with army mobilized, won by the government party. June 8 Great Britain awarded ownership of Jerusalem walling wall to Moslems, with free access for Jews at all times. June 13 Paul Doumer Inaugurated president of France. Juan B. Peres resigned presidency of Venezuela on demand of congress. June 15 Cardinal Slgura expelled from Spain. June 16 Government of Austria resigned. June 19 Juan Vicente Gomes elected president of Venezuela. June 20 Pope Pius denounced the Fascist government of Italy. Doctor Buresch formed new government for Austria. won June 28 Spanish election by Republican coalition. Alexander Malinov became premier of Bulgaria. July 9 Mussolini barred all Fascists from Joining Catholic Action. July 11 Financial crisis In Germany due to failure to get huge loan for Reichsbank. 24 Serious riots In Chile. July 26 Carlos Ibanez. president-dictatJuly of Chile, resigned and fled. Princess Ileana of Rumania and Archduke Anton of Austria were married at Sinaia. July 27 Juan Esteben Montero became acting president of Chile. k July SI Gen. Chiang announced complete defeat of communists In Kiangsl province of China. Aug. 9 Plebesclte failed to overthrow Prussian government, and radicals staged fatal riots. State of war declared In Havana as revolutionary movement broke out. Aug. 14 Cuban army captured Gen. Mario Menocal and other revolutionary17 leaders. President Machado anAug. nounced the Cuban revolt was Jan. 16 Senate passed 140,000,006 bill for moderating three battleships. Jan. 18 President Hoover named Red Cross relief drive committee headed by Calvin Coolidge. Jan. 19 Wickersham commission report on prohibition delivered to President Hoover. Jan. 2u Wickersham report, transmitted to congress, found to be a straddle of the liquor question. Jan. 29 Secretary Stimson apologized to Italy for remarks derogatory to Mussolini made by Gen. Smedley Butler, who was ordered court martialed. d Feb, 4 Senate reconfirmed and Draper as members of power board but rejected George Otis Smith. Feb. S Compromise In drought relief matter reached by congressional leaders by adding (20,000,-00- 0 to loans fund. Feb. 8 General Butler reprimanded and his trial called off. Feb. 13 House passed 1349,000,-00- 0 naval appropriation bill. Feb. 14 Interior department appropriation carrying $20,000,000 for drought relief passed by congress and signed by the President Feb. 16 House passed bill Inon veterans bonus creasing loans certificates to 60 per cent Feb. 18 Senate rejected treaty with Canada for preservation of Gar-sau- Niagara 19 falls. Bonus loan bill passed Feb. by the senate. Feb. 20 House adopted conference report on bill for government opera' tion of Muscle Shoals. Feb. 21 Senate passed 1358,000,-00- 0 naval appropriation bill, adding funds for eleven destroyers. Feb. 23 Senate adopted Muscle Shoals measure; house passed the Wagner employment agency bill. Feb. 24 United States Supreme court again upheld validity of the Eighteenth amendment resolution for abolHouse passed ishing of "lame duck" session of congress. Feb. 26 President Hoover vetoed the veterans' bonus loan measure and the bouse repassed it House appropriated $30,000,000 to modernize three battleships. Feb. 27 New York World newsd synpapers sold to dicate. Bonus loan bill was repassed by the senate and became law. Al Capone, liquor gang leader of Chicago, sentenced to six months In of court by Fedjail for contempt eral Judge Wilkerson. March 1 Treasury offered securities for $1,700,000,000 for bonus loans. March 2 House voted for 90 per cent cut In immigration. March S President Hoover vetoed the Muscle Shoals bill and the Benate sustained the veto. March 4 Congress made "Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem. Seventy-fircongress adjourned. March 6 Alexander Legge reas chairman of federal farm signed board and was succeeded by James C. Stone. March 17 Formal charges filed Mayor Walker of New York. against March 18 Rioting convicts in Illinois penitentiary at Stateville burned the mess hall and other 19 Bethlen Count resigned Aug. buildings. as premier of Hungary and was sucSam H. Thompson of Illinois apceeded by Count Karolyl. pointed a member of federal farm board. Aug. 24 British labor cabinet reMarch 19 President Hoover sailed signed and Premier Ramsay was asked to form a coalion Battleship Arizona for Porto Rico tion ministry to balance the budget. and Virgin Islands. Isldro Ayora, president of EcuaNevada legislature legalized gamdor, resigned. bling. 25 national British governMarch 20 Birth control Indorsed Aug. ment formed with MacDonald as by committee representing 27 Protminister. estant churches of America. prime March 22 Federal farm board anSept. 1 Mutiny In Chilean navy threatened government. nounced stabilization of wheat thepope prices would end with marketing of Sept. 2 Italy and reached an accord in Catholic Action 1930 crop. societies. March 23 President Hoover landChilean cabinet resigned. ed at San Juan, Rico. constituNew York legislature vbted to King Alexander restored tional government In conditions in New York Investigate 6 Chilean government Sept. city government and lower courts. March 25 President Hoover spent planes bombed warships held by mutineers. day at St Thomas, Virgin Islands. Sept. 7 Chilean mutineer surren March Z9 President Hoover re dered. turned from Carribean cruise. Sept. 8 British parliament met April 1 Methods of collecting and national government won vote crime statistics condemned by Wickof confidence. commission. ersham Sept. 10 House of Commons acApril 7 Anton J. Cermak, Demoelected mayor of Chicago. cepted Snowden's budget, increascrat, ing taxes and cutting the dole and April 22 King of Siam, with his pay of government employees. queen, oame to United States for 14 conference Round table an eye operation. Sept. on India opened In London with Chamber ef May 4 International Gandhi present. met In Washington. Commerce 11 Hoover orPresident Sept. 19 Mexico recalled AmbasMay sador Manuel Telle from Washingdered drastic reductions in expenses ton and selected Dr. Puig Casauranc of all executive departments. for the post. 15 May Harvey H. Bundy of Sept. 21 British parliament passed appointed assistant secremeasure suspending gold standard Michigan of state. tary act for six months. May 18 Supreme court upheld Hoover dam act Sept. 27 Norway and Sweden suslegality of the clause standard. of California gold pended 4 "Red flag" Juan Esteban Montero Oct. statute held invalid elected president of Chile. Supreme court Oct. 7 German cabinet resigned byMay 21 American Red Cross celeand Chancellor Bruentng was comIts fiftieth anniversary. brated missioned to form a new govern25 May Supreme court ruled forment with greatly increased powers. eigners seeking citizenship can exOct. 13 Spanish cortes voted sepno about bearing reservations press state. of church and aration for the country. aa arms 14 Zamora Oct. resigned 28 May Presbyterian general asSpain and was sucpresident ofEmanuel sembly opened in Pittsburgh and Azana. ceeded by Lewis S. Mudge of PhilaDr. elected Oct. 22 People of Cyprus remoderator. volted against British rule, burning delphia May 29 C. C. Teague resigned the government building In Nicosia. from federal farm board and W. F. Oct. 23 Cyprus revolt suppressed Schilling was reappointed. by troops. 30 President Hoover delivMay 24 Sanchei Oct. Cerro elected ered Memorial day address at ValPeru. president26 of President Pa, of ley Forge, Oct. Gugglarl Mellon anMay 31 Secretary over the presidenParaguay handed nounced an $$00,000,000 bond Issue. tial powers to Vice President Nav-er1 Minnesota's June press gag because of disorders. law held unconstitutional by United National States Oct 27 MacDonald's court Supreme a sweeping victory government wonelections. Suoreme court refused to review In the British the case of Albert B. Fall. Nov. 6 Prime Minister MacDonJune 5 Al Capone, Chicago gang ald of Great Britain announced new leader, indicted for Income tax evacabinet of 20. Nov. 11 Duke of Norfolk sold sions. June 6 President Hoover ordered Arundel castle, seat of the Howards abandonment of Guam naval station. for centuries. June 7 Report by Wickersham Nov. 16 Philip Snowden was creblamed excessive crime ated a viscount and elevated to commission on system of prosecution. house of lords. 9 Tennessee lower house June assemNov. IS Spanish national voted against Impeachment of Gov. bly declared former King Alfonso 11. H3rton. H. an outlaw. June 12 Al Capone and 68 others Nov. 25 Labor cabinet of AusIndicted by federal grand Jury at tralia was defeated and resigned. on Chicago for conspiracy to violate 27 British conference Nov. prohibition laws. Burma opened In London 15 President Hoover adJune Dec 1 Round table conference on dressed the Indiana Republican EdiIndia ended without result In association torial Dec. 2 Moderate coalition won predicting a renewal of Indianapolis, prosperity. New Zealand election over radicals. S. R. McKelvte resigned from fedDec. 3 President Arturo Araujo board. farm eral of Salvador ousted by military revoJune 16 President Hoover, forlution. mer President Coolidge and other Wages of Canadian railway worknotables took part in dedication of ers cut 10 per cent the Harding memorial at Marion, Dec. 8 German government deOhio. creed reductions In wages, salaries, Al Capone pleaded guilt In Chicaand nearly all costs of living. go to Income tax evasion and proSanchez Cerro Inaugurated presihibition law violation indictments. dent of Peru. June 17 President Hoover spoke Dec. 10 Zamora was elected conat dedication of remodeled Lincoln in Springfield, I1L stitutional president of Spain. tomb 11 Japanese cabinet reDec. of country asked InterRailways commerce commission to austate signed. Smctona president of thorize 15 per cent Increase In Lithuania. rates. Dec. 12 Tsnyoshl Inukal, head of freight June 23 Dwlght Davis resigned Sciyukat purly, made premier of bs governor general of Philippines, effective June 30. Japan. Dec. IS Japan suspended the gold July 7 John' R. Coen of Sterling, standard. Colo., elected grand exalted ruler of k Dee. 15 Chiang resigned the F.Iks. as president of China. Lin Sen sucJuly 11 Suspension ef sentence ceeded him. denied Albert B. Fall. Dec. 17 Giuseppe Motta elected July 13 ien. B. D. Foulols appresident of Swiizerland. pointed chief of army air corps, efDecember 20. fective DOMESTIC court July 15 InCriminal 1 a report from procedure WickerPresident Hoover pro- criticized Jan. claimed the London naval treaty In sham commission. 20 A. B. Fall entered the July effect New Mexico penitentiary. Jan. 6 Congress resumed business and house passed bill appropriJuly 24 Federal court of appeals for upheld conviction of Ralph Capone relief; on drought 15,V00,-00ating 145,000,000 Income tax fraud charges. 0 senate Increased amount by for food loans. July 26 Report by Wickersham American prisJan. 8 Congress modified drastic commission a declared failure In almost every on system Jones 5 and 10 law. Jan. 9 Senate asked President to sense. resubmit three nominations to power July 28 United States Steel corcom mission. poration directors reilured dividend of Morner Great Northern and rate and authorized lowering of Northern Pacific railroads called off. salaries. 29 of MccorCentenary Jon. 10 President Hoover refused July mick's reaper celebrated at Blacks-burto return power commission apVs. to the senate. pointments Jan. 13 All members of new Aug. 3 C. B. Curtis appointed minister to Salvador and Arthur tariff commission confirmed by senKchoenfeld minister to Dominican ate. republic. 4 Jan. 15 House passed army apGovernor Murray closed Aug, propriation bill carrying 4i6,04,0OO. Scripps-Howar- or Kai-she- st d. Mac-Dona- ld - Po-rt- Jugo-Slavl- o, Kai-she- g, TT1 I ' tl 1 the Oklahoma oil welli and proclaimed martial law, demanding a a barrel. price of7 $1Farm board rejected offer Aug. from Germany for lu cotton ho.d- vvickersham commission report criticised deportation methods of Utah appointed Evans Frank member of federal farm board. 8 Navy's dirigible Akron Aug. christened by Mra. Hoover. 12 Farm board asked cotAug. ton planters to plow under t vwiivutarii. DISASTERS Jan About 170 persons killed by typhoon in the Philippines.Mexico, Jan. 14 uaxaca City. killed. wrecked by earthquake; many HastFeb. j Cities of Napier and earthwrecked by ings, New Zealand, killed. quake; many Feb. 16 One hundred Chinese drowned when steamer aank In Pearl "'Y.?r" . m T..t,t.!V In the Balk- ans killed 150 and wrecked many towns. of crop. March 21 Knute Rockne, Notre Aug. 17 Five large Toledo banks Dame football coach and Beven othclosed their doors. Exers killed in T. A. T. Western Kan. Texas oil wells closed and marpress liner crash near Bazaar, tial law in the fields proclaimed. Nicaragua, City of Managua, 1.100 Aug. 19 President Hoover named ruined dead by earthquake; W. S. GifTord head of unemployment killed by May 25 Forty-ssve- n relief body. In Kolar fields, mine in fire gold Aug. 21 Farm board traded bushels of wheat to Brazil Injune 9 British submarine sunk for 1,050,000 bags of coffee. In collision near Weihalwel, China; Contract let for Chicago'a 24 men lost post office building. TenJune 14 French excursion steamof Lea 25 CoL Luke Aug. er capsized near St Nazaire; about nessee, publisher and former sena500 lives lost and fraud bank of tor, convicted June 22 Ten million dollar fire sentenced to prison. In It announced St John, N. B. Aug. 31 Farm board Aug. 21 Flood of Yangtse river was through buying wheat and cotdrowned 200,000 and threatened deton for stabilization. bushels struction of Hankow. Sept. 4 Sale of 15,000,000 an27 Thousands reported Aug. of farm board wheat to China killed by earthquake In Baluchisnounced. Veterans of Foreign Wara voted tan. Aug. SO Terrible floods north of for repeal of dry law. from withYangchow, China, resulted Sept. 8 Alphonse Capone of Grand canal dykes; crimes to breakingdrowned. drew his plea of guilty 150,000 the dry law, in Chicago. against 11 200 drowned by Sept 3 About Porto Farm board sold 7,500,-00- 0 floods Sept. Rico. at Ponce, bushels of wheat to Germany. British 10 Honduras, Belize, Sept Sept, 14 American Legion labor devastated by hurricane; 1,400 killed. conference opened In Washington. P. Town of Oct 24 Russian submarine sunk Sept 17 Samuel 60 drowned. In in commander collision; elected Philadelphia Nov. 5 Five killed and eight Inchief of the G. A. R. at encampment jured by gun explosion on U. S. S. in Des Moines. Colorado. Sept. 21 President Hoover ad20 Nov. Explosion In colliery dressed American Legion convention near Gantonbury, England, killed 32 in Detroit to men. out called state Iowa troops show 22 Stock Nov. special revolt against tusuppress farmers' cattle. men and seven in wrecked Missouri; berculin tests of killed. horses valuable many Steel, 22 States United Sept Dec. 13 Three hundred Chinese Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube, announced wage died when ship blew up near Shang hai. cuts of 10 per cent; General Motors reduced salaries; United States RubSPORTS week. ber adopted 1 Legion voted Alabama defeated WashJan. Sept. 24 American for referendum on dry laws, decided State in Pasadena, Rose Bowl not to ask Immediate paymentelect-of ington football game. 6 Capt Malcolm Campbell of Feb. compensation certificates, and ed Harry L. Stevens, Jr., of WarEngland established world automosaw, N. C, national commander. bile speed record of 245.73 miles an Company of hour at Davtona Beach, Fla. Sept 28cut Aluminum10 per cent America wages Feb. 26 First James E. Sullivan Oct. 1 Eastern trunk lines agreed memorial medal of A. A. U. presenton plan for merginK eastern roads ed to Bobby Jones. Into four systems. Feb. 28 Northwestern university Oct 5 American Federation of won Big Ten basketball championLabor opened its annual convention ship. In Vancouver, B. C. March 20 Gar Wood at Miami Oct. 6 President Hoover anBeach set new speed boat record of financial nounced 102.256 miles an hour. comprehensive which was March 21 Cambridge crew beat plan to check depression, members of Oxford. approved by leading congress. April 14 Jack Thompson, Chicago Oct 8 Billion dollarout bankers colored regained welterweight Hoover to formed world's carry title by defeating Tommy pool Freeman of Cleveland. plan. Oct. 13 National Credit associaApril 24 Tony Canzonert retained title at Chicago by tion Incorporated in Deleware. lightweight 14 of Oct. American federation knocking out Jack (Kid) Berg of Labor convention voted against comEngland. Insurance. May 9 Mate won the Preakness. pulsory unemployment May 12 American amateur boxers Oct 15 Federation of Labor voted for legalization of 2.75 per defeated French team, 6 bouts to S, In Chicago. cent beer, May 16 Mrs. Whitney's Twenty-Gran- d Oct. 17 Al Capone, boss gangster, won the Kentucky derby. found guilty In Chicago of Income May 22 Eric Smith won British tax fraud. amateur Celebration of 150th anniversary golf title. May 23 Wisconsin won Big Four of Battle of Yorktown begun. at and field championship. track Oct. 19 President Hoover spoke May 27 William Harrldge elected Yorktown celebration. comOct. 20 Interstate commerce president of American Baseball league. mission denied freight rate increase of 15 per cent, offering a substitute May 30 Louis Schneider won In increases. of temporary dlanapolls 600 mile automobile race. plan Southern California won lntercol Oct 22 Premier Laval of France arrived in Washington for confer- legiate track championship. 3 English ences with President Hoover. June derby won by Oct 24 Al Capone sentenced to Cameronlan, the favorite. 6 11 years in prison and fined $50,000. June Detroit Armour, Tommy conversaOct. 25 Hoover-Lavprofessional, won British open golf tions concluded with agreement that championsnip. revision of war debts and reparaJune 6 University of Southern California won national collegiate tions should go side by side. Nov. 2 President Hoover named track meet of Illinois won Big of five to examine committee University administraFour oaseoan cnampionsnip. charges made against 16 June tion policies by the Navy league. Navy won the Fough Nov. 8 By electing a congresskeepsie regatta. 19 Harvard beat Yale In June man in the Eighth Michigan district regatta. the Democrats gained control of the New20 London won Mate the American June the next house of representatives.was A. Henry Moore, Democrat, derby at Chicago. Ed Dudley won Western open golf elected governor of New Jersey; Martin S. Conner, Democrat, goverchampionship. nor of Mississippi, and Ruby June 21 Johnny Goodman of Omaha won Transmlssissippi Democrat governor of Kengolf title. tucky. June 23 Yale won collegiate golf Nov. 7 Committee on Navy league team tine. they contained reported chargesfalse and Inaccurate stateJune 27 American golfers demany ments, and vindicated President feated British, regaining the Ryder cup. Hoover's navy policy. New cruiser Indianapolis launched. George Dunlap of Princeton won Nov. 11 Armistice day observed. collegiate golf championship. in WashHoover President July 3 Max Schmellng of Gerspeaking many whipped Willie Stribllng In 15 ington. 13 rounds at Cleveland,, retaining the Nov. President Hoover protitle. posed federal system of home loan heavyweight banks. July 4 rGeorge Von Elm and Willie tied for national open Burke Mrs. Hattle Caraway appointed golf' championship. senator from Arkansas. temporary 6 adVon 15 Elm and Burke again Nov. President Hoovers July reof national golf tied in play-of- f visory committee on education championship. ported recommending wide revision 6 won open Burke of federal educational policy and Billy July golf title in second playoff with creation of a department of educaVon Elm. tion with a secretary in the cabinet July 11 Walter Hagen and Percy Alliss tied for Canadian open golf Nov. 16 Dino Grandl, Italian forin title. arrived minister, Washingeign ton for conversations with PresiJuly 14 Hagen beat Alliss In playoff for Canadian title. dent Hoover. concluded his i9 Grandl Nov. July 18 Mate won the $82,600 classic at Arlington track, Chicago. conversations with President HooOld Aiken polo team won internaver and Secretary Stimson. tional series from Santa Paula team Nov. 21 Federal Judge FItzHenry at Springfield, 111., ruled alcohol of Argentina. Don Moe won western amateur permits to food manufacturers illegolf title. gal. Bos24 Nov. Robert L. O'Brien, July 19 British tennis team deton editor, appointed' chairman of feated Americans and won right to tariff commission. play French for Davis cup. R. M. Kleberg, Democrat elected July 22 Jack Sharkey and Micky Walker fought a 15 round draw in congressman from Texas to succeed Brooklyn. the late II. W. Wurzbach, Republican. July 26 French tennis team de30 Representative B. H. feated British, retaining Davis cup. Nov. or Aug. 1 Sun Beau, winning the New York chosen Snell RepubliArlington handicap,' became record can candidate for speaker. breaking8 money winner. Vice President Curtis announced American women's tennis Aug. he would be a candidate for renoml-natioteam won Wightman cup from British. Dec. 1 W. Warren Barbour apAug. 23 Helen Wills Moody again pointed senator from New Jersey. Wabash railway put tn receiver's won women's tennis championship. hands. Aug. 28 Rev. Garrison Roebuck of McClure, Ohio, won Grand AmerDec. 2 President Hoover opened ican handicap. conference on home building. Dec. 5 Steamer Manhattan, largAug. 29 Mrs! O. S. Hill won womest merchant vessel ever built In en's western golf title. N. launched J. at Camden, America, Sept 6 Francis Qui met won naDec. 7 Seventy-secon- d congress tional amateur golf championship at of N. John Garner convened; Texas, Chicago. Democrat, elected speaker of the Sept 6 Kaye Don's Miss England II beat Gar Wood's Miss America house. IX In first heat of Ilarmsworth Communist "hunger marchers' retrophy race at Detroit. pulsed by police in Washington. Interstate commerce commission Sept 7 Harmsworth races ended granted railroads $100,000,000 freight when Don's boat was disqualified increase. rate and then sank. 8 Dec. President Hoover gave Sept 10 Tony Canzonerl, lightcongress his message on the state weight champion, defeated Jack of the Union, asking higher taxes, a Berg In title fight at New York. reconstruction finance corporation Sept 12 Ellsworth Vines of Caliand other emergency measures. fornia won national tennis chamIllinois Central cut pay of offipionship. cer and nonunion employees. Athletic Sept. 15 Philadelphia Dec 9 President Hoover sent won American league pennant congress his budget message togethSept. 16 St. Louis Cardinals won er with the report of Secretary of National league pennant the Treasury Mellon recommending Sept. 19 Tom Creavy won th increased taxes. professional golf championship. New York Central passed Its diviSanta Paula team of Argentina dend, first time in more than 60 won American open polo title. years. Sept 26 Helen Hicks won womDec. 10 Message on foreign relaen's golf championship, defeating tions sent to congress by President Mrs. Glenna Collett Vare. Dec. 10 President Hoover's mesOct. 10 St. Louis Cardinals won sage on foreign relations naked world championship. of the moratorium and proOct 12 Jack Sharkey whipped posed reconstltutlon of war debt Prlmo Camera In Brooklyn. commission. Oct 20 Nova Scotia boat Blue-noWest Virginia won Atlantic fishing fleet troPowers, Hnrry convicted "Bluebeard" murderer, phy permanently. and sentenced to death. 23 Lou Broulllard won welOct Dec. 11 Seven convicts escaped terweight title from Jack Thompfrom Leavenworth; thre died in batson, tle with posse, three were recapOct 26 Young Pere of Tunis won flyweight title from Frankle tured. Dec 15 Republican national comGenaro of New York In Paris. Nov. 2 Lewis outwrestled mittee voted to hold presidential .byszko convention In Chicago, opening June In Chicago and won world title. 14. Nov. 4 IJattallno beat Earl Mas-tr- o In Chicago, retaining featherper. 17 Snntor Swanson named a delegate to disarmament conferweight title. ence. Nov. 20 Canzonerl defeated Kid pec. IS The house ratified the Chocolate In New York. but went on Nov. 21 In football Yale defeated Hoover moratorium record as opposed to reduction or Harvard, and University of Southern cancellation of war debts. California beat Notre Dame. one-thi- rd . al Laf-foo- n. n. ratt-Ilcatl- se purau Rheumatic V and Michigan tied for Western ConArmy ference football championship; beat defeated Notre Dame; Yale conwon Southern Tulane Princeton; ference title. Dec 20 Annual conference of National Collegiate Athletic association opened In New York. Pains Si NECROLOGY Relieved this W Quick Wav Jan. 1 Hugh C Wallace former . ambassador to France. Jan. S Marsnai josepa iiuun Marne. of the hero France, Jan. 11 Natnan .oiraus ui York, millionaire merchant and phi 1 If stabbing pains lanthropist noted Jan. 22 Anna Pavlowa, dancer, at The Hague. .. u., Zo Mwam i. 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It is noothintr. simply draws tV healing. For the oflsau aches and pains Rheumatism, Neuritis, Lumbago, Neuralgia or Backache there's nothing so quick or sure to bring relief. Get a small bottle of St Jacobs Oil from yout druggist n. . Had Strong Objection to Oversupply of Rain One summer during a drought in Georgia the colored brethren and sisters coagulated for the purpose of praying up a rain. The parson was on his knees reasoning with the Almighty in the forecord-breakin- architect March 29 Byron Bancroft Johnson, founder of American Baseball league. Dr. George A. Dorsey, anthropologist in 1 New York. Maclyn Arbuckle, stage April and screen star. 9 Nicholas Longworth, April speaker of the national house of representatives. May 2 George F. Baker of New York, America's richest banker. May 9 Dr. Albert A. Michelson. eminent scientist, in Pasadena, Calif. May 10 Walter A. Strong, publisher of Chicago Dally News. May 12 Eugene Ysaye, violinist. In Brussels, Belgium. May 14 David Belasco, dean of theatrical producers. May 29 Congressman C. A. Moo-neof Cleveland, Ohio. June 4 Mortimer L. Schlff, New York banker and philanthropist June 5 John L. Stoddard, American author and travel lecturer. June 15 Miss Anna Adams Gordon, former president of World W. "Good Lawd, dis kentry am dried up I She sho am pahched ! De crops am done cooked en de watah supply am runnin' low I Yo' people am scandalus. Sen' a' rain, good Lawd! Sen a rain! Not none o' rains dat don't dem drizzle-drazzl- e do no good noh get nowhah ! Sen' a ; a trash-- , big rain; a gully-washe- U. son-in-la- from congresswoman Stephen M. Babcock July of University of Wisconsin, inventor of the milk test S. Graham oU July 4 George nlriaat m amV.ar r, t sir,r Pannavlvanla gress. July 7 John Brlsben Walker, soldier, business man, writer and magazine editor, in Brooklyn. July 9 John L. Agnew, mining magnate, at Copper Cliff, Ont. R. L. 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