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Show THE REVIEW OF THE EVENTS OF 1924 Chief Happenings of the Past Twelve Months at Home and in Other Lands. DAWES PLAN IN EFFECT Europe en the Way to Economic Re covery British Labor Government Overthrown Republican Win Great Victory in Ameri- -' can Election Flight of Army Plane Around World. By EDWARD W. PICKARD Many events of great moment marked the year 1924. First of these In Importance undoubtedly was the formulation, adoption and putting Into operation of the Dawes plan for the payment of German reparations and Indirectly the financial and economic regeneration of that country and Europe generally. The success of this scheme means much for the entire civilized world. Having been devised mainly by Americans, It adds to the prestige of America. Wars were few and not especially The outimportant internationally. standing ones were the civil war for the control of the government of China, the attempt of Spain to conquer the rebellious tribesmen of Morocco, the suppression of a rebellion revoIn Mexico and a long drawn-ou- t lutionary movement in Brazil. There were also several of the internecine conflicts In Central America. On the whole Mars had rather an idle year. For a time the alarmists talked of war between the United States and Japan over the Japanese exclusion clause In the new American Immigration law, but the crisis was passed safely, for the time at least. Great Britain experienced the novelty of being under a Labor government which was fairly successful until It got tangled up with the Russian ovlets, whereupon It was ousted, the Conservatives winning the parliamentary elections by large majorities. Stanley Baldwin again became prime minister. During the first quarter of the year the soviet government of Russia won recognition from almost very important country except the United States, but the soviet leaders continued to recede from their Bolshevik principles. Socialists captured the government of France and Herrlot became premier. President Mustapha Kemal of Turkey and Dictator Mussolini of Italy were subjected to severe attacks from political opponents and were forced to more liberal attitudes. In the United States the biggest vent of the year was the national lection, together with the sensational Democratic convention which resulted In the nomination of John W. Davis and Charles W. Bryan, and the Independent candidacy of Sibtor LaFollette and Senator Wheeler on a radical platform. Despite the oil reserve scandal that had laid the Republican administration open to attack, the voters of the land, by a plurality of about 10,000,000. decided that Calvin Coolldge should continue in the presidential office, with Charles Gates Dawes as vice president During the long months of the campaign business in the United States had languished, but Immediately after the election it revived rapidly, and at the same time there began a considerable boom In securities on the stock exchanges. always-to-be-expecte- d INTERNATIONAL FAIRS AF- When the year began the matter of Cerman reparations was still foremost among the problems awaiting settlement. The commission of experts appointed by the reparations commission and headed by Gen. Charles G. Dawes of America began its work January 14 with the examination of Germany's capacity to pay. It functioned rapidly and with precision, formulated what has been known as the Dawes plan, and submitted its report on April 0. Two dnys later this was accepted by the reparations commission, and on April 15 It was approved by the German and British governments. Italy and Japan accepted it on April 20, but France, mainly for political reasons, withheld approval for the time being. On July 15, Owen D. Young of San Francisco accepted the position of fiscal agent of the Dawes plan, and the same day the allied premiers met In London to discuss the operation of the scheme. Later they Invited Germany to send a delegation, and the conference resulted In complete agreement. France promised to evacuate the Ruhr within a year, and nlrnost Immediately began to get her military and civil forces out of t lie region. The London agreement was ratified by the parliaments, the y German relcbstag passed the bills for the operation of the plan and the pact was formally signed on August 30. It was the only scheme yet put forward upon which the various nations could agree, and Its adoption was balled the world over as the beginning of the recuperation of Europe from the disastrous effects of the war. Germany began making payments tinder the Dawes plan on September 2. Next day Seymour Parker Gilbert, a young American financial expert, was appointed agent general of reparations, and on October 10 the big loan to Germany was offered to tha world. It was promptly heavily over Bel-glu- nee-icsur- subscribed In most countries. German industry responded Instantly and the smooth and efficient operation of the Dawes plan seemed assured. Several attempts were made during the year to forward the further reduction of armaments by agreement, but nothing definite was accomplished until September, when Prime Minister MacDonald of Great Britain submitted to the League of Nations his plan for an international agreement for security,- arbitration and disarmament. The discussion was heated, and Japan refused to adhere because tha plan prohibited wars based on internal policies of nations. Her delegates did not conceal the fact that they were referring especially to the Japanese exclusion clause of the American Immigration law, which already had caused protests from Tokyo and boycotts and threats against Americans In Japan. They insisted the agreement must provide that any nation might ask the league to arbitrate Internal affairs of any other nation, and the league assembly yielded to them and adopted the protocol with such amendment. Assent of the legislative bodies of all member nations of course was requisite, and as time went on It became evident this could not be obtained. The British parliament, It was believed, was almost certain not to agree since Canada, Australia and New Zealand were bitterly opposed. In October Great Britain and Turkey were at swords' points over the old Mosul oil fields dispute, but they submitted the matter to the League of Nations council, which ordered the status quo be maintained for the present. Sir Lee Stack, sirdar of the Egyptian army and governor general, of the Sudan, was murdered by, Egyptian nationalists in November. The British government, swiftly moving warships and troops to strategic positions, demanded an apology, Indemnity of punishment of the assassins, and, most important, concessions concerning the Sudan and the great irrigation project there. Premier Zagloul Pasha resigned and Ziwar, his suc cessor yielded to all the demands. The root of the trouble was the control of the Sudan, which was claimed by both nations. Great Britain's war debt to the United States was funded on a basis generally satisfactory, and late In the year France began negotiations to fund her debt to us. The British government at once announced that if France or any other nation that was in debt to Britain paid the United States, she would expect to receive payment from them in proportion. This checked the for the time. Poland already had arranged for the funding of her American debt. The Irish Free State registered with the League of Nations the treaty with England by which It was granted Its measure of independence, but In December the British government protested against this action, asserting that the league had nothing to do with arrangements between sections of the British empire. FOREIGN AFFAIRS With the aid of the Liberals in parliament, the Labor government of Great Britain functioned through most of the year. It took office on January 22 with Ramsay MacDonald as prime minister. Its policies were fairly moderate, but several of its bills were beaten, notably those for the aid of the poor and for the nationalization of mines. It did not resign because no party 'then had a majority In parliament. However, the people rebelled against the treaties with soviet Russia which MacDonald negotiated, and on October 8 the house of commons refused him a vote of confidence. Parliament was at once prorogued and the general election 'set for October 29. At the polls the Conservatives won an overwhelming victory, getting 413 of the C15 seats In the house. The Liberal party seemed almost wiped out and the Laborltes suffered heavy losses. Stnnley Baldwin was selected to be prime minister again and on November C his government took office. To the great relief of France, Austen Chamberlain was made foreign secre tary instead of Lord Curzon. Winston Churchill, a free trader and determined foe of socialism, was named chancellor of tlie exchequer. England's most serious trouble In ternally continued to be unemployment. This increased through the year, and so, unfortunately, did the cost of living. In February there wns a gret dockers' strike which threatened to cut off most of the country's food supplies. But through the efforts of MacDonald and his colleagues it was soon settled. France changed her government twice. Prt..iler Polncare was not In sympathy with the movement to re store friendly relations with Germanv, and on June 1 he resigned. Francols-Marsa- l formed a ministry which lamed only a few days, and then President Mlllerand also gave up his olllce. The radical Socialists who are not so radical there as In some countries took charge and made Edouard Her rlot premier, after Gaston Domergne had been elected President. On Sep tember 30 France turned out a balanced budget for the first time In ten years. Austria In November lost the Inval uable services of her chancellor. Mgr. Selpel, who resigned because of a general railway strike for higher wages nd other unsatisfactory conditions due targely to the greedy profiteers of Vienna. He was succeeded by Ru dolph Ramek. At one time or another during the year the government! of Japan, Belgium, Albania, South Africa, Finland and Portugal also changed hands. Greece went further than that Venlzelos formed a ministry in January, was succeeded by Kar- Yugo-Slavl- TIMES-NEW&NETI- II. fandaris In February, and he, was fol lowed by Papanastaslon in March. On March 25 the assembly, Ignoring the protests of Great Britain, voted to depose the Glucksbourg dynasty and es tablish a republic, subject to a plebis cite. The people voted in favor of the republic on April 13 and the royal family went into exlie. Nlcolal Lenln. the master mind of soviet Russia, who had been incapacitated for a long time, died on January 21 and Alexis I. Rykov was chosen to succeed him as premier. The fiuneral of Lenln was an extraordinary demonstration' and his tomb has become the national shrine. The Turkish assembly voted on March 8 to depose the caliph and abolish the caliphate and next day the caliph left for Switzerland. President Mustapha Kemal worked hard for the prosperity of his country, but his dictatorial methods brought about a powerful combination of his opponents that gave him much trouble. In November this group forced the resignation of Premier Ismet Pasha, the President's right-han- d man; ha was suc ceeded by Fethl Bey. Arabia's radical religionists, the Wahabls, under Ibn Saud revolted against the rule of King Hussein of the Hedjaz and that monarch abdi cated on October 3 at the demand of the citizens of Mecca and Jeddah. Emir All, his son, was put on the throne, but had no better success than his father, for In the middle of October Wahabis occupied Mecca. Germany's relchstag was dissolved March 13 and a hot campaign ensued, the Nationalists planning to restore the monarchy. In the elections the Social Democrats easily won. The cabinet of Chancellor Marx resigned May 27, but he was retained in office. Again in October the relchstag was dissolved, Marx having failed to reorganize the ministry satisfactorily. Thereupon he cut loose entirely from the Nationalists. New elections were held December 7. On November 7 the German budget was balanced for the first time since the war. The relchstag elections came on December 7 and he three parties supporting the republic and the Dawes plan won the most seats. However, Chancellor Marx found it so difficult to form a new cabinet that he and his ministers resigned on December 15, carrying on until their successors could be chosen. The FasclstI won the Italian elections on April 6, but the tide against Fascism rose steadily. Slg. MatteottI, a Socialist deputy, was kidnaped and murdered by FasclstI in June and Premier Mussolini faced a crisis which he survived only by the most energetic-action- . He dissolved the national militia and reorganized his government, and some of his prominent supporters were ousted. His opponents were kept fairly quiet until November when, confronted by another attack in parliament, Mussolini frankly admitted the faults of the Fascists and promised to punish their excesses and to curb their utterances, beginning with himself. China's civil war for 1924 broke out September 3 In the Shanghai region between the armies of Cheklang and Kiangsu provinces, the former being hacked by Gen. Wu Pel-fmilitary chieftain of the Peking government and the latter having the moral supof Manport of Marshal Chang Tso-ll-n churia. The Cheklang troops were victorious after a long campaign, but meanwhile Chang had moved on Peking and defeated his old enemy Wu, partly through the treachery of the latter's chief general, Feng President Tsao Kun resigned. Feng took possession of Peking, hut was practically eliminated by Chang, and the Manchurlan made Tuan Chi-jhead of a provisional government. On this side of the Atlantic there was the long drawn-ou- t rebellion In the state of Rio do Sul, Brazil, the chief effect of which elsewhere was the Increase In the price of coffee; und, early In the year, an attempted revolution In Mexico which caused the federal government a lot of trouble. Gen. I'lutarco Calles was elected President of Mexico and was Inaugurated on December 1. Gonzales Cordova was elected President of Ecuador, Horaclo Vasquez of Santo Domingo, Carlos Solorzano of Nicaragua and Gerardo Machado of Cuba. There was a rebellion In Honduras In the spring that was ended through the Intervention of the United States, and a treaty of peace by the Central American nations was signed. In Chile a military group enme to the fore and caused President Alessandrl to resign. However, the senate refused his resignation and gave him six months' leave in Europe. DOMESTIC AFFAIRS Politics consumed a vast amount ol time and energy In the Unlled States, as Is the case every four years. There was little doubt from the first that the Republicans would nominate President Coolldge to succeed himself. Both Senator Hiram Johnson and Senator Robert M. LaFollette were candidates In the preferential primary states, but the former won almost no delegates and the latter only those from Wisconsin. The convention was held In Cleveland, opening on June 10 with Frank W, Mondell as chairman. The Wisconsin delegation presented l.aFol-lette'- s substitute platform, which had no support outside that delegation, and It also cast Its vote for the senator. Coolldge was nominated on the first ballot, the vote being: Coolldge, 1,005; LaFollette, 84; Johnson, 10. Frank O. Lowden of Illinois was nominated for vice president, but declined and the place was given to Gen. Charles Gates Dawes of Chicago. The Democrats convened In New York on June 24 and did not complete their work until the etrly morning of July 10 the most protracted national contention la the iiiatory of Amertcaa UTAH politics. Nearly a score of names were presented for the presidential nomination, with William G. McAdoo and Gov. Al Smith of New Tork leading. The former was credited with support from. the Ku Klux klan and the latter is a Roman Catholic, therefore the religious Issue became deplorably prominent. The committee on resolutions struggled over two points especially whether or not the klan should be denounced by name and whether or not the party should declare Itself definitely In favor of American membership in the League of Nations. Both questions went before the convention la minority reports and many fiery speeches were made. The delegates decided not to name the klan and not to declare for league membership. Balloting for a presidential nominee began June 30 and it was Immediately apparent that there was a deadlock, for neither McAdoo nor Smith would give way unless the other would do the same. Day after day the voting went on, most of the other aspirants dropping out one by one. As the one hundredth ballot drew near the vote for John W. Davis began to grow. On the one hundred and third ballot the break came and Davis obtained a majority. The nomination was then made unanimous. Out of a dozen names put up for the vice presidency, Mr. Davis selected that of Charles W. Bryan, governor of Nebraska and brother of William J., and he wns nominated. While this we J going on Senator LaFollette became the candidate of a third party that called Itself the Progressive. He was Indorsed by the chiefs of the Federation of Labor, and, apparently against his will, by the Socialist party. Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana was given second place on the ticket. There were several other candidates, as usual, who cut no figure In the results. The evident plan of the LaFollette following was to cause a deadlock In the electoral college and throw the election into congress. When the votes of the nation were counted on the night of November 4 It was found that Coolldge had carried 35 states, with 382 votes In the elec-tncollege; Davis had carried 12 stales, all In, the "Solid South," with 136 electoral votes, and LaFollette had won only the 13 electoral votes of Wisconsin. Coolldge's popular plurality was nearly 10,000,000. The Republicans also won complete control of the next congress. Among the interesting results of the day was the election of two women as governors of states. They are Mrs. Miriam FerguRon of Texas and Mrs. Nellie T. Ross of Wyoming. Al Smith gave an Impressive demonstration of his popularity by overcoming a huge Republican plurality In New Tork state and defeating Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., for the governorship. Scandal resulting from the leasing of naval oil reserve lands furnished material for bitter attacks on the administration and for long investigations by senatorial committees. Albert B. Fall, former secretary of the Interior, was badly Involved, and others were smirched. Secretary of the Navy Denby resigned under pressure. President Coolldge and congress took steps to bring the guilty to Justice and to recover the reserves. Court proceedings are still going on. Congress gave considerable time to a bill for tax reduction and passed a measure that Included many features urged by the Democrats and Insurgent Republicans. A soldiers' bonus bill also was passed. The President vetoed It, but both house and senate overrode the veto. An immigration bill before congress contained a clause that would exclude the Japanese. The ambassador from Tokyo protested against this, and so vexed congress that the measure was quickly passed and signed by the President. Four airplanes manned by eight army pilots started on a flight around the world from Santa Monica, Cnl., on March 17. In the Alaskan Islands the commander, Major Martin, and his plane enme to grief and the other planes continued the flight. With many vicissitudes and some exciting experiences the flyers made their way to Japan, China, India, and so on through Europe to Iceland, where an other plane was wrecked. The two remaining planes successfully flew to Greenland and thence home. Aviators of several other nations attempted the same feat, but all failed. Curtis D. Wilbur of California be came secretary of the navy on March 14 when Mr. Penby retired. Attorney General Iai:gherty resigned March 2S at the request of the President because his o'lficlal actions were assailed and under Investigation. He was succeeded by Harlan Fluke Stone of New York. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace died October 2.1 and Howard Gore was named to fill the post until March 4. Friendly relations with MpxIco hav ing been restored, Charles B. Warren was appointed Rmbnsindor In Feb ruary. Later he resigned and James U. Sheffield of New York was named Cyrus Woods, ambassador to Japnn. resigned In May and in August Edgar A. Bancroft of Chicago was given that post. I!gh S. Gibson was made minister to Switzerland In March. Congress began the short session on December 1. President Coolldge In his message urged economy and tax re duction and mensures to relieve agriculture, declared himself In favor of further reduction of armaments, ad herence to the permanent court of International Justice, against Joining the League of Nations and asalnst can cellation of war debts owed Hie United States by other nations. The senate on December 11 passed the house bill appropriating $140,000,- 000 for the rehabilitation of the navy. Tha annual reports of the secretaries of war and tha navy and of icveral commissions stressed the steady decline in out defenses on land and sea and In the air, but the President Indicated that he was not In sympathy with the demands for huge sums to be expended on armament. The house passed the Interior department appropriation bill carrying a total of of Text's; George Randolph Chester, author;' Mrs. Lydla Coonley Ward, writer. In March: J. M. Levy of New York; W. F. Lee, Chicago publisher; A. H. Smith, president New York Central ; Daniel RIdgeway Knight, American artist; Gen. P. Danglls, Greek soldier and statesman; Congress took a holiday recess from Lopez Gulterrez, de facto president December 20 to December 20. of Honduras; Federal Judges F. H. On December 8 two huge public ben- Baker and G. W. Jack ; Dr. W. O. Still-maefactions were announced. "James B. head of American Humane assoDuke, tobacco and power magnate, ciation ; Dean N. C. Ricker of Univergave $46,000,000 to educational Institu- sity of Illinois; Newton Fuessle, novtions in North and South Carolina; elist; Barney Barnard, comedian; Gen. and George Eastman, head of the East- Robert Nivelle, defender of Verdun; man Kodak company of Rochester, Dr. T. C. Mendenhalt. educator; N. Y.. gave $12,500,000 to colleges, James McNally, Chicago publisher; schools and hospitals. Sir Charles Stanford, Irish composer; Dr. P. A. Baker, general superintenn, dent INDUSTRIAL AND LABOR Labor in the United States had a prosperous and In general a quiet year. There was not one general strike; wages maintained their high level and In many instances were Increased. The New York Central Rail0 way company increased the pay of employees on January 22 ; Chicago teamsters won an Increase In February by a short strike, and so did several other local unions later. Wages of various classes of railway employees were raised during the year by the federal board. Only the textile workers of Maine suffered a reduction, In November. Silk workers of Pater-soN. J went on strike and so did the garment workers of both New York and Chicago. The American Federation of Labor held its convention In El Paso, Texas. Communism and the labor party movement were again squelched, and Samuel Gompers was president. He and many of the delegates went to Mexico Olty for the convention of the Labor Federation. Mr. Gompers was elected president of that body. While there he suddenly fell 111 and was hurriedly brought back to San Antonio, where he died on December 13. 15,-00- league; Glen musical comedy librettist. April: Charles A. Munn, pubAnti-Saloo- n In lisher Scientific American h, ; A. Smith of Arizona ; Hugo Stlnnes, German industrial magnate; William Bayard Hale, American Journalist; Louis H. Sullivan, eminent Chicago architect; F. X. Leyendecker. artist; Eleonora Duse, Italian actress; Marie Corelll, English novelist; Lindon W. Bates, American waterway expert ; Karl Helfferich, German statesman; J. Sloat Fassett, New York political leader; G. Stanley Hall, psychologist; Charles F. Murphy, head of Tammany Hall ; E. L. Norrls of Monn tana ; Niels Gron, diplomat ; Sir Horace Nugent, English M. ex-Go- Danish-America- statesman. in 'ia,v 1.1. 4ii. A J rnuj, uimutict engineer; Dean C. Worcester, scientist; Kate Claxton, actress; Mrs. Hubert Work, wife of secretary of In terior; Katie Putnam, veteran actress; H. II. Windsor, publisher of Popular Mechanics; George Kennan, traveler and writer; Baron Constant d'Estour- nelles of France; Sir Edward Gosehen, British diplomat ; Victor Herbert, composer ; Aaron Hoffman, playwright ; Paul Cambon, French diplomat. In June: Bishop H. C. Stuns ot Omaha; B. S.' Bronson, president National Editorial association; Peter CInrk Macfarlane, author; Frank G. In July the federal trade commission ordered all steel companies to Carpenter, traveler and writer. In July: A. A. Adee, second assistabandon the "Pittsburgh plus" system, which was said to work Injustice ant secretary of stater Calvin Coolto the Middle West. The commission ldge, Jr., son of the President ; Palmer l, Cox, author and artist ; Ferruccio also accused the Aluminum Company of America of questionable practices. composer; Edward Peple, dramOrganized labor won a great victory atist on October 20 when the Supreme court In August: George Shlras, former of the United States ruled that fed- justice of United States Supreme eral courts must grant Jury trials In court ; Joseph Conrad, author. In EngC. E. Townsend of contempt cases growing out of labor land ; Michigan ; Mary Stuart Cutting, novdispute. elist ; Mrs. Joseph Jefferson, widow of the actor; Dr. Richard Green Moulton, DISASTERS While there was in 1924 no such educator; Senator LeBaron B. Colt of terrific disaster as the Japanese earth- Rhode Island; Mrs. Lucy Page Gascrusader: Charles ton, quake of the previous year, the list of B. Lewis ("M. Quad"), humorist; quakes, conflagrations, mine explosions, tornadoes and other visitations Adolph Seeman, pioneer circus man; was long and the loss of life was Julia Reinhardt, actress. In September: Edward f. Geers, heavy. The Red Cross waa kept busy throughout the year. The worst of noted harness driver ; Dario Resta, these occurrences ' were as follows : automobile racer; Maria T. Daviess, Frank Chance, noted baseball January 3, explosion In starch factory author; and manager; Charles Zeublln, In Pekin, HI., 36 killed; January 10, player W. L. Douglas of British submarine with crew of 43 educator; sunk In collision ; January 15 and 16, Massachusetts; J. W. Schaeberle, assevere earthquakes In Japan, India tronomer; James Carruthers, "wheat R. J. and Colombia ; January 26, coal mine king" of Canada; explosion at Shanktown, Pa., 40 killed; Gamble of South Dakota: Congressof Massachusetts; February 5, 42 killed when pond broke man W. R. Greene C. E. Sawyer, President through Into Iron mine near CrosVv, Brig. Gen. Minn. ; March 1, explosion of TNTSit Harding's physician ; Estrada Cabrera, of Guatemala ; Charlotte Xlxon, N. J., killed 18; March 4, San Jose, Costa Rica, half wreoKed by Crabtree (Lotta), veteran actress; H. quake; March 8, mine explosion at L. Brldgeman, New York publisher. In October: Sir William Price, CaCastle Gate, Utah, killed 175; March Warren capitalist ; 26, landslide near Amain, Italy, killed nadian at Garst of Iowa; Dr. W. A. Shanklin, 100; April 28, mine explosion Wheeling, W. Va., fatal to 111; April educator; Charles L. Hutchinson, Chi.'$0, destructive and fatal tornadoes In cago banker and art patron; Anatole Southern states ; May 27, tornadoes in France, dean of French letters; E. L. I. arkin, astronomer; Dr. L. C. Seelye, South killed 45; May 28, Bucharest arsenal blew up with great loss of first president of Smith college; Senalife; May 31, 22 Inmates of defective tor Frank Brandegee of Connecticut; girls' school in California burned to H. II. Kolhsaat, former Chicago newsdeath ; June 12, turret explosion on paper publisher; Admiral Sir Percy battleship Mississippi killed 48; June Scott. British gunnery expert; F, 28, tornado killed 150 and 'did vast Wight Neumann, lmpressarlo ; damage at Lorain, Ohio; in August, II. A. Cuchtel of Colorado; John H. thousands killed In floods in China Wright, Journalist; Secretary of Agrand Formosa, and 80 lives lost In Vir- iculture Henry C. Wallace; Laura Jean novelist ; Lew Dockstader, gin Islands hurricane; September 16, Llbhey, mine explosion at Sublet, Wyo., killed minstrel ; Percy D. Haughton, foot39; September 21, storms In Wisconsin ball authority; Gen. W. B. Haldeman, of United Confederate fatal to 58; October 20, 14 killed by commander Veterans; James B. Forgan, Chicago explosion on U. S. S. Trenton ; Novems banker; Edward Bell, American diplober 12, hundreds of lives lost In in Java; November 14 and 16, mat ; W. E. Lewis, publisher New destructive conflagrations in Jersey York Telegraph; T. C. Harbnugh, author of Nick Carter stories; France City, N. J. Hodgson Burnett, author. In November: Kal Nellson, Danish NECROLOGY Of the many notable men and wom- sculptor; T. E. Cornish, first president en who were claimed by death during of Hell Telephone company; Cornelius Cole of California; the year these were the more famous: Mrs. Marthn In January: Foote Ferdinand Peck, pioneer Chicagoao; Fa ure, French composer; (Jen. Crowe, author rnl educator; Rev. S. Gabriel Anson Mills; Senator Henry Cabot lh Gould, former Baring author; W. Senator Nathan !;. Scott of West Vir- Lodge of Massachusetts; North Carolina; Presiof K. Kltchln ginia; John Leyland, English navui dent Samuel Plants of Lawrence colauthority; Alfred Gruenfeld. Austrian lege, Appleton, Wis.; E. 3. Montagu, composer; A. F. Adams, Irnpressurlo theE. of musicians ; Dr. Basil Olldersleeve, English statesman; Mrs. E. P.Rlc, J. atrical Morgan, producer; former W. American savnnt; Senator A. N. McKay, editor Salt Lake V. Allen of Nebraska ; Georue Cram Sr.; Tribune ; Cardinal Logue of Ireland ; Cook, author and playwright; Dr. II. Ince, moving picture proMaurice Francis Egaa, diplomat and Thomas Gen. Sir Iee Stack, sirdar of ducer; RusNlcolal Lenin, of premier author; Mrs. Warren G. Hardarmy; Egyptian Gen. Iee Christmas, soldier of sia; ; C. S. Falrclilld, former secretary ing W. C. Fox, former minister fortune: the treasury; Duke of Beaufort; to Ecuador; Grand Duchess Marie of of Glacwmo Puccini, Italia composer. Luxemburg. In December: Clpriano Castro, forIn February: Dr. L. 8. McMnrtry, mer dictator of Venezuela; Mrs. Gene noted surgeon ; Woorlrow Wilson, ; W. C. Brown, twenty-eightPresident of United Stratton Porter, novelist New York Central ; former president States; Rear Admiral T. O. Sel fridge; Col. William Light foot Vlsscher, sol. Bishop II. J. Alenllng of Fort Wayne, Ind. ; William C. Relck, Journalist; rtler and writer; Pierre Anderson, ChiKabbl Isaac Friedman of cago architect; Dr. Jacques Loeb, Chief Grand In New York ; Mahlon Pitney, Vienna, Mother Rev. Vincent de biologist; of the U. S. Supreme Paul, superior general of Gray Nuns former Justice of the Sacred Heart; Bishop Alexan- court; August Belmont, financier and der B. Garrett In Texas; Bishop J. E. aportstnan ; Edward llolslag, American Samuel Gompers, president Gunn of Mississippi; R. F. Goodman, artist; millionaire lumberman of Wisconsin; American Federation of Labor; ConT. F. Appleby of New JerCongressman II. O. Dupre of Louis- gressman Martin F. Glynn, former governwf iana Bishop T. Meerschaert of Okla- sey; York. J. L. Slaydea of New homa; tatom. tea, 11. WMvl 1 j and Bu-son- anti-cigaret- ex-Go- enrth-qiinke- !,. Nihw ' |