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Show : r, reached" Iceland; Lieutenant Wad foroed down and Ala plana wracked. Auk. 6 Charie B. Warran resigned as ambassador to' Mexico. wu United ' Bntiaa flyers raacbad -IKikJavlk. lceltuid.- . -Au. , laarAiiMVArmy of Republic "bald annual paradrtn Boston. ,Aug la Dt??V., Areneberg, Union-town, Union-town, p , eleated commander In cblaf 6frO..A, R... .!.. '- . Aug II American avlatora flaw from Iceland V9 F rederlcksdal, Greenland. Green-land. . -fc-. Aug. M Post OfBce Inapactor W. J. Fahy . arrested In Chicago for oom-jjllclty oom-jjllclty In big mall robbery In June. Edgar A. Bancroft of Chicago named ambassador' to Japan and James K. Sheffield pi fitw York ambaaaador to Mexico. ? ' -i. Aug II United Statea avlatora flaw from Greenland to Indian Harbor, Labrador Lab-rador . . . Sept. t Republicans Won Maine election, elec-tion, Ralph U. Brewster being elected governor, and Senator Farnald reelected. re-elected. World flyere reached New Tork. Sept. I President Coolldge greeted the world flvera at Washington. r: 1 : Deo. 16 Chancellor tf,rxjyof. Germany Ger-many end, cabinet resigned '.g -. . 'DOMESTiCi Jan'a-Unltad 8tate"fleeteV,a'i ' wltitef maneuvers at Panamav 0 V Jan. I Minneapolis ChambetrofCoiir merce ordered by federal trade board to atop unfair tactics against farmers co-operative market. . ,. . P Jan. t Radloal Republican' aelUtlprs., combining with Damocrate, eTtfotef Senator Smith of South CarollnVeiialr-man CarollnVeiialr-man of Interstate commerce committee, defeating Senator Cummlna. V Jan. 16 Democrats ssleetedNow Tork and the Week of June 26 as DJaoe and date for their national convention. Jan. 11 Senate committee . beav'V sensational teetlnxpny concerning taa l of Teapot Dome-oil reserve to ttiseiair.. War finance corporation' went to res- I cue of failing banka rn Northwest wheat region. V Jan 28 President Coolldfra namedr Bllas H. Btrawn, Chicago, Kepubllcan, and T. W Gregory, Texas. Democratic special counaellora In naval oil feaerve leasa cases. ' Jan. 61 Senate adopted resolution ---ill , Yor chief, became prime minister i.U announced his cabinet. ., Jattt tt Premier Polncare submitted tO'srenrh chamber a balanced budget. , 'Jan. 16 prince Regent Illrohlto Japan and Prlnceee Nagako married. Jan. lit Prealdent ObregaifSL forcea took' Esperanaa from Max ic rebels, who sustained heavy lossua. .v' f , Turkey abandoned proMultnrtt and Made liquor a atale monopoly. " Jan 81 aalous anti-government riots In TjOkvoT diet dissolved and new elections orifered. . Feb. (Alexia I. Rykov elected first prime minister of Soviet Russia to suo-ceed suo-ceed Lenin. Feb. Mexican rebels, defeated at Cordoba, evacuated .Vera Crux. Feb 4 Venlseloa resigned as premier pre-mier of Greece; Karfandarl'a succeeded him. Feb. 1J -Bavarian' separatists massacred mas-sacred by nationalists In Plrmaaene and Kalserlautan.i Feb 17 Separatist government In the Palatinate aupereeded by Interallied Interal-lied oom mission. - March t Turkish assembly deposed the caliph and abollahed the caliphate. March 6 Greek cabinet resigned; Papanaataalon became premier. March 16 German relchstag dissolved. - ' Chronology . ! of the Tear 1924 : Compiled Bt B. W. PICKASD er;5!5S55$55$$$55$5$5$$;555!5$$4$:54 1111, Wnttri iNwppr Union.) .. . INTERNATIONAL I v Jan. I Bulgaria gave x-Kln Ferdinand Fer-dinand permleelon to return, and Yugoslavia Yugo-slavia aent an ultimatum to ofla. ob-' ob-' looting to thta, to the eecrtet .Increase f the Bulgarian army and to Bulge- lan menace to Aegean ports. - . Jan. It Committee of experts head- J '" fi n Oeneral Dawes began examine-' examine-' Jon of Germany's capacity to pay. April J5 Charles F. Murphy, cnlet tain of Tammany Hall. April 67 J. C Roberts, owner St Louis Star. May I Henry M. Byllesby, Chlcaga financier and engineer. May 6 Dean C. Worcester, scientist and former secretary of Interior el the Philippines. Way 6 Kate Claxton, once famous actreee. May 11 II. H. Windsor, publisher of Popular Mechanics. George Kannan, writer and traveler. May It Baron Conatant d Bstournel-les, Bstournel-les, French leader for disarmament May 60 Sir Edward Goschen, British Brit-ish diplomat. May S6 Victor Herbert, American contpoaer. June 6 B. C. Bhankland, noted civil engineer. In Chicago. June 6 E. 8. Bronaon, prealdent National Na-tional Editorial association, at El He no, Okla June 6 Peter Clark Macfarlane, author au-thor and playwright June IT Frank G. Carpenter, American Ameri-can traveler and writer, In China. June 16 Judge -H. M. Wanamaker of Ohio Supreme court July .6 A. A. Adee, second assistant secretary of atate. July 7 Calvin Coolldge, Jr., younger son of President Coolldge. July 17 Mrs. Isabella Stewart Gardner Gard-ner of Boaton, patroneaa of art and muatc. July 16 MaJ. Robert Imbrie, American Ameri-can vice consul at Teheran, Persia-July Persia-July 64 Palmar Cox, author of "Brownie" atorlea for children. July 66 Edward Peple. American March 66 Landslide near Amalfl. Italy, killed loo persons. March 6S Twenty-six coal miners killed by explosion at Yukon, W. Va. April 26 Mine ei plosion at Wheeling. Wheel-ing. W. Va., killed 111 men. April 60 Tornadoes In Southern statea killed 113 and did vast damage. May 67 Forty-flve killed In tornadoes torna-does In Southern statea. May 61 Twenty-two Inmates of (defective (de-fective girls' school near Los Angeles burned to death. June 16 Forty-eight seamen. Including Includ-ing three officers, of the Pacific battle fleet, killed In turret explosions on battleship Mississippi. June 26 Millions In property lest and 160 dead In tornado which swept L'.rain, Ohio. July 27 Japanese steamship Is wrecked, 162 drowned Aug. 14 Reports from China said floods had cauaea over lJ.ODu deaths and 16.0ou.00ti were In danger of starvation. star-vation. Aug. 26 Eighty killed by hurricane In Virgin Islands. Sept. 16 Earthquake In Turkey destroyed de-stroyed 106 villages and killed hundreds hun-dreds Sept 16 Mine explosion at Sublet, Wvo.. killed i. Sept 61 Storms In Wisconsin killed 66 persons. Oct. 20 Fourteen killed and 16 hurt by explosion on U. S. S. Trenton. Nov. 12 Hundreds killed by earthquakes earth-quakes on Island of Java. Nov. 14 Million-dollar lira In Jersey City, N. J., made 6,00V persons homeless. home-less. Nov. 16 Fire on Jersey City docks did 12,000,000 damage. Sept. 10 Leopold and Loeb, brutal young murderers of Chicago, given life Imprisonment. Sept. 12 First Defense day tests participated In by many mllllona. Sept 16 Oeneral Pershing retired. ' Sept 16 American Legion convention conven-tion opened In St Paul.- Sept 16 James A. Drain. Waahlng-ton, Waahlng-ton, elected commander of American Legion. ., Sept. 66 American flyers arrived at Seattle, formally completing the circuit cir-cuit of the globe In nve months and twenty-two days. Oct. 14 United Statea Senator Frank Brandegee of Connecticut committed suicide In his Washington home. Oct 16 ZR-6, America's German-built German-built airship, arrived at Lakeburst, N. J for annulment of naval reserve on leasee. Feb. t Albert B. Fall refused to testify In oil lease Inquiry; president Coolldge namel Atlee Potnerene, Ohio, as counsellor In place of T. W. Greg- art Feb. 6 Former Prealdent Woodrow Wilson died. Feb. 4 Charles Henry Levermore, Philadelphia, announced as Bok peace plan oonteat winner. ! Feb. 11 Senate passed resolution asking President Coolldge to demand resignation of Secretary of Navy Denby, and Prealdent refused. Feb. 14 Btrawn s nomination as spe-clsl spe-clsl oil case counsel withdrawn. Feb. 16 Owen J. Koberta of Philadelphia Phila-delphia named oil counsel by President. March 16 Horaclo Vaaques elected president of Santo Domingo. March 16 Honduran rebels routed forces of dictators and took Tegucigalpa; Teguci-galpa; United Statea marines landed. March 26 Persian parllamsnt depose de-pose J shah and put his two-year-old son on throne, March 26 Greek aassmbly voted to depose the Glucksbourg dynaaty and for establishing of a republic, subject to result of plebiscite. March 60 Oerman People's party declared for democratic monarchy. April 1 Ludeudorff freed. Hittler and others convicted of treaaon In Munich Mu-nich "putsch." April Italian elections won by the Fascist I. April 16 Greeks voted for a republic . ,r Jan. 66 Anglo American liquor ' search and ship liquor treaty signed. Jan. 67 Italy and Yugo-Slavla v signed treaty of friendship. . . Jan. 61 Great Britain reoognlsed ' Soviet Russian government V Feb. 10 Italy recognised Russian aTovernment. . Feb. 16 Norway recognised Russian government. ...: -v Feb, 16 Naval disarmament conference confer-ence opened In Rome. ' '.'. Feb. 61 Fifty-seven American! v I awarded 11,000.000 In clalma growing ' . of Lusltanla sin king. Feb. 66 League of Nations naval 'i disarmament conference broke up in row. March ( Council of ambaasadors . decided to discontinue military control in Germany. March t Greece reoognlsed Russian government, April 6 Reports of the Dawes committee com-mittee of experts on Germany submitted. sub-mitted. 4 April 11 Reparations commission r, ' approved Dawee committee report and aaked allies and Germany to accept It April 16 Germen government ao-eepted ao-eepted tewee committee report. April 26 Great Britain, Belgium. Italy, Japan and Yugo-Slavla accepted awea plan; France demanded Its re-VI. re-VI. Ion Mar 4 Oerma.l relchstag elections won by partlea supporting Dawes plan. May 6 Honduras factions and Central Cen-tral American nations signed treaty of peace on United States cruiser. May 11 Premier Puincars's National bloo defeated in French electlone by Socialists, radicals and Communlsta. May 16 Premier Polncare of Franoe and cabinet resigned, effective June 1. May 26 Cabinet of Chancellor Marx of Germany resigned. May 61 Insurrection broke oat In Albania. dramatist. . Aug. 2 Gorge Shlras, Jr., former Justice of United States Supreme court Aug. 6 Joseph Conrad, noted novelist, novel-ist, In England. Former United States Benator C E. Townsend of Michigan. Aug. Dr. H. G. LeConte of Philadelphia, Phila-delphia, famous surgeon. Aug. 10 Mary otuart Cutting, American Amer-ican novelist. Aug 14 Francis Perry Elliott, American author. Aug 16 Ur. B. W. Slppey of Chicago, Chi-cago, famous stomach specialist Viscount Knollys of England. Dr Richard Green Moul'.on, former professor of literature, Univeralty of Chicago, In England, Aug. 16 LeL'aron B. Colt, United Statea aenator from Rhode Island. Aug. 20 Miss Lucy Page Gaston of Chicago, noted anti-cigarette crusader. Auk. 21 Charles B. Lewis (M Quad), famous humorist, In Brooklyn. Sept. 1 Joe Boyer, automobile racer, killed In race at Altoona, Pa. . John II. Blackburne, veteran Englliia chessmaster. H. J. Case, Inventor of harvesting machinery, at Poughkeepsle, N. Y. . Lleat. Gen. & B. M Young, U. 8. A., retired. Sept 6 Edward F. (Pop) Oeera, noted harness driver. Darlo Resta, automobile racer. Maria T. Daviess, American author. ' Sept. 16 Frank Chance, noted baseball base-ball leader. Jlmmle Murphy, automobile racer Charles Zeublln, educator and publicist, pub-licist, in Switzerland. SPORTS Jan. 12 Willie Hoops beat Cochran for world's billiard title. March 14 F. 1. Fleming, Champaign, Hi., won national amateur three-oush-lor. title. April 10 Willie Hoppe defeated Edouard Horsmans of Belgium, retaining retain-ing the 16-2 balkllne title. May 1 Ralph Greenleaf, Philadelphia, Philadel-phia, won world's pocket billiard title. May 17 Black Gold won Kentucky Derby May 26 Bob Cannefax won world's three-cushion billiard championship. May 60 Joe Boyer, Detroit, won Indianapolis In-dianapolis 600-mlle automobile race. May 61 Tommy Glbbona defeated Oeorges Carpentler of France. Pennsylvania university won American Ameri-can Henley regatta. June 6 Cyril Walker, Englewood, N. J., won national open solf championship. champion-ship. June 7 University of Minnesota won intercollegiate rifle match. June 17 University ef Washington won Poughkeepale regatta. June 60 Yale beat Harvard In annual an-nual regatta. June 67 Walter Ragen, American pro, won British open golf championship. champion-ship. July 6 Olympic games officially opened In Parle. July 16 Black Oold won Chicago Derby. Oct. 24 Income taxes made public, causing widespread protest. Nov. 1 Pneumonic plagus broke out In Los Angeles. Many deaths. Circle; slate troopa sent Nov. 4 Republicans swept the country coun-try In national electlona except the Solid South', Coolldge and Dawea elected elect-ed by 10,000,000 plurality, with 3: votee In electoral college to 136 for Davla and Bryan and 16 for LaFollette and Wheeler. New congress Republican. Repub-lican. , Nov. 1 New York law compelling Incorporated eecret organlzatlone to make memberships pubilo upheld aa constitutional President Coolldge appointed a commission com-mission to formulate farm legislation. Nov. 11 Theodore Douglaa Roblneon appointed assistant secretary of the navy. Nov. 16 W M. Butler aponlnted senator from Massachusetts to sucoeed the late Henry Cabot Lodge. Congressman Hill of Maryland acquitted ac-quitted In cider and wlne-maklng trial. Nov. 22 Secretary W'lburs annual report showed the navy was steadily and rapidly deteriorating Nov. 24 Former Postal Inspector W. J. Fahy convicted of 12,000,000 mall robbery -ear Chicago. Nov. 26 United Statea Indicted New Tork Herald-Tribune and publisher and managing editor of Kansas City Journal-Post for printing Income tax returns. ran. IB j. p. Morgan gave his 7,-000.000 7,-000.000 library to pubilo as memorial to his father, who founded It Feb. 16 Secretary of the Navy Denby reeigned, effective March 10. Feb. it-House ae committee of the whole voted for Democratic tax plan. Feb. 21 Prealdent Coolldge nominated nomi-nated Charlea B. Warren of Detroit to he ambassador to Mexico. Feb. 2 -C. R. Forbes, former director direc-tor of veterans' bureau. Indicted by federal grand Jury In Chicago. House paaeed compromise tax reduction reduc-tion till. March 1 Senate paased resolution to Investigate Attorney General Daugh-erty. Daugh-erty. March 12 Senate Investigation of Attorney General Daugherty opened with sensational evidence of questionable question-able deals. March 16 Chief Justice Curtis D. Wilbur of California Supreme oourt appointed eecretary of the navy. March 17 United Btatea army avlatora avla-tora began flight around world from Santa Mjnlca. Cal. March 18 Soldiers' bonus bill paased by house, 656 to 64. Senate adopted resolution for constitutional con-stitutional amendment to have Presidents Presi-dents inaugurated the third Monday In January and new congress to go Into office 'he first Monday in January after election. Hugh 8. Gibson confirmed as minister minis-ter to Swltserland. March 24 Archbishops Mundeleln of Chicago and Hayee of New York elevated ele-vated io the cardlnalcy. March 28 Attorney General Daugherty Daugh-erty reeigned at requeet of the President Presi-dent April Presldsnt Coolldge named Harlan Flake Stone of Mew York to be attorney general. April 11 House paased Immigration bill Including . Japaneae exclusion clause. April 18 Senate by a vote of 61 to ( passed bill excluding Japanese Immigrants Immi-grants and reducing European Immigration Immi-gration 60 per cent April 21 Harry K. Thaw declared aane by Philadelphia Jury. April 12 Senate paaaed the bonus bill. April 11 W. T. Van Orman won national na-tional balloon race In Ooodyear lit April It House adopted reeolution for child labor amendment to Constitution Consti-tution April 18 Oov. W. T. MeCray of Indiana In-diana convicted of using mails to defraud. de-fraud. April ! MeCray resigned as governor gov-ernor of Indiana-April Indiana-April 80 Former Governor McCray of Indiana aentenced to ten years in prison and fined 810,000. May 8 Preeldent Coolldge vetoed the Bureum pension Increaae bill. May 6 Senate adopted Democratic tax reduction bill. May 7 Methodist general conference accepted unification plan of north and south branches. May 10 Senate paased tax bill as revised by Democrats. May 11 Major Martin and Sergeant Harvey reached Port Moller, Alaska. 11 days after tneir plane waa wrecked. May 16 Congressman Langlsy of Kentucky found guilty on rum plot charge and aentenced to two years In prison. . May Jl Senate by margin ef one vote euetalned President's veto ef Bur-sum Bur-sum pension bill. ... May 16 Prealdent Coolldge vetoed the soldiers' bonus bllL May 17 House overrode veto of bonus bin. 818 to 78. Army world aviators flew from Attn to Paramaahlru Island. Japan. , , May 18 Cyrus Woods reeigned as ambassador to Japan. May It Senate passed bonus bill over veto, 66 to 26. and It became law. May IV Army flyers reached Mlnato, Japan, and flew thmce to Kaauml-gaura, Kaauml-gaura, near Tokyo. May 17 Methodist general conference confer-ence modified the ban on dancing and theatera. June I Preeldent Coolldge algned the tax reduction bill. Senate paaaed reeolution proposing twsntleth amendment to Constitution by which congress la given power to control labor of .persons under, eighteen. Sept. 16 W. L. Douglas, sx-governot of Maaeachusette. Sept. 18 John W. Schaeberle, as. tronomer, at Ann Arbor. Mich. Sept. 22 Ex-Senator R. J. Gamble ol 8outh Dakota. Congressman W, R. Greene of Massachusetts. Mas-sachusetts. Sept. 23 Brig. Gen. C. B. Sawyer, Prealdent Hardlng'a phyaiclan. at Marion, Ma-rion, Ohio. Sept. 26 Estrada Cabrera, ex-president of Guatemala. Charlotte Crabtree (Lotta), veteran American r.ctress. in Boston. Oct. 2 Sir William Price, Canadian capitalist Oct. 6 Warren Garst, former governor gov-ernor of Iowa. Oct. 6 Dr. W. A. Shanklln, president emerltue of Wesleyan univeralty. Oct 7 Charlea L. Hutchlnaon, Chicago Chi-cago banker and art patron. Oct. Prof. W. A. .Locy of Northwestern North-western university, noted soologlst Oct. 11 B. H Farr, leading author Ity on peonlea. In Reading, Pa. Oct. 12 Anatole France, eminent French writer. Edgar L. Larktn, astronomer, at Upland, Up-land, Cal. Dr. L. C. Seelye, first president of Smith college. Oct. 14 United Statea Senator Frank Brandegee of Connecticut Oct. 17 H. H. Kohlsaat former Chi' cago newspaper publisher. Oct. 18 Admiral Sir Percy Scott, British gunnery expert. Oct. 22 F. Wight Neumann. Chicago, noted Impressarlo. Dr. H. A. Buchtel, former governoi of Colorado. Oct. 23 John E. Wright, former Chicago Chi-cago Journalist Oct. 26 Secretary of Agriculture Henry C. Wallace. Laura Jean Llbbey, noted novelist, Henry 8. Cooper, manufacturer, of Kenosha, Wla. Oct. 21 Lew Dockatader, famous minstrel. Dr. C. F. Newcomb, Canadian anthropologist an-thropologist Oct 27 Percy D. Haughton, noted football coach. Gen W. B. Haldeman, cammander Is chief of Confederate Veterans. Albert H. Loeb, Chicago capitalist. Oct 18 Jamea B. Forgan, veteran Chicago banker. Edward Bell, American charge d'affaires d'af-faires In Peking. W. E. Lewis, publisher of New Tork Telegraph. Thomas C. Harbaugh, writer of Nick Carter stories. Oct. ID Frances Hodgaon Burnett, author and playwright E R. Sawyer, author of many "dime novels." Nov. 1 W. W. Slbray. assistant commission com-mission jr general of Immigration. Nov. 1 Kal Nellsen, Danish sculptor T. E. Cornish, first president of Bell July 11 America won Its eighth consecutive con-secutive Olympic track and field championship cham-pionship In Parla gamea. July 17 Yale won eight-oared Olympic Olym-pic race. July It Helen Wills and Mrs. Wlghtman won women s doubles tennis ten-nis title In Olympic tourney. July 10 Helen Wills and Vincent Richards won Olympic tennis singles. The United Btatee led the world's nations In the Olympic etandlngs with 82 points; France aecond with 40 polnta. July 26 Jimmy Johnaton of St Paul won western amateur golf title. Aug. 11 Edith Cummings won women's wom-en's amateur Weetern golf title. Aug. 16 American athletes won first place In Tailteann, Irish national gamea, at Dublin. Aug. 16 Helen Wills retained women's wom-en's national tennis championship. Aug. 2 Grand American handicap shoot won by H. C Deck ef Plymouth, Ind. Sept. 1 Wise Counsellor beat Epl-nard Epl-nard In first international horse race. Sept 1 Bill TUden retained national tennle championship, defeating W, M. Johnaton. Sept. 6 William Melhorn of St Louis won Western golf title. Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd won women's golf championship. Sept 11 Harry Wills defeated Luis Flrpo of Argentina in 12-round fight . Sept 12 American tennis team defeated de-feated Australians, retaining Davis cup Sept 11 American golf team defeated de-feated British team, retaining Walker 16 American polo team won second and deciding game from English. Eng-lish. Sept. 20 Walter Hagen won professional profes-sional golf championship Sept. 17 Robert T. Jones. Jr., Atlanta, At-lanta, won national amateur golf championship. cham-pionship. Ladkln defeated Eplnard, French horse, In eecond International race. -New York uiania won National league pennant Sept Is Waahlngton Senators won American league pennant Oct 1 Commissioner Landls black-Hated black-Hated Jlmmle O Connell and Coach Cosy Dolan of the (Jiante for trying to bribe a Philadelphia player to throw a game. Oct. 10 Washington Senators won world's championship. Oct. 11 8araaen beat Eplnard In third International race Oct. 18 Anthony Wooatroff, Newark, won National A. A. U. pentathlon. Nov. 22 Yale beat Harvard at football. foot-ball. University of Chicago won Weetern conference football championship. Nov. 26 Army defeated Navy at football. NECROLOGY Nov. It Secretary Weeks reported the army waa unprepared to repel attack at-tack and air force waa deficient. Dec 1 Short aeaslon of congress opened. Deo. 6 President Coolldge sent bud- fret message to congress, recommend-ng recommend-ng tax reduction. Federal court quashsd Indictments against Kansas City .sjdltors for Income tax puollcity. Dec. 1 President Coolldge'a message read to congreaa, eoundlng note of peace, prosperity and economy. Dec. 4 President and Mrs. Coolidgs visited International Live Stock exposition ex-position In Chicago. Dec. 7 Dr. David Starr Jordan awarded Raphael Hermen prise of 26,-000 26,-000 for best educational plan calculated calcu-lated to maintain world peace. Deo. 8 Jamee B. Duke gave 846,000.-600 846,000.-600 and George Eastman gave f 11,600,-000 11,600,-000 to education and hospitals. Deo. t New York Tribune Company acquitted of Illegal publishing of Income In-come tax returns. House passed Interior department appropriation bill carrying total of 238,000,000. Dec 11 Senate paased 1140,000,000 bill for rehabilitating the navy. Dec. 18 Congress held memorial meeting for Woodrow Wilson. Deo. 16 Governor-elect Hiram Bingham Bing-ham of Connecticut elected senator to fill vacancy caused by death of Frank B. Brandegee. Dec 18 Body of Samuel Gompers Interred at Tarrytown, N. Y. Dec 10 Congress recessed for ths holidays. INDUSTRIAL Jan. 16 Harbor workers in every port of Norway went on etrlke. Jan. 10 Engineers and Bremen of British railways began atrlke agalnat decrease of wages. Jan. 11 New York Central ralaed wages of 16,000 employees. Feb. 11 Five tnoueand teamsters of Chicago struck for more pay, winning next day on a compromise. Feb It Three-year wage contraot signed for central bituminous field. Feb. 17 Chicago garment workers tA1prli 6 Fifty-five Western railways Java 6 per cent wage Increase to con-uctora, con-uctora, brakemen and switchmen. May 18 Western trunk lines submitted submit-ted wage dispute with engineers and firemen to federal railway labor board. June 11 Caisson workers ended strike 'In Chicago; work resumed on many large bulldlnara. June It Post office employees of Canada struck, tlelng up Dominion's postal service. June 14 Forty thousand garment workers struck In New York. July 14 Shopcrafts and clerks' June 1 Chancellor Selpel of Austria wounded by Communist. June t General Averescu led great peaaant protest againat Bratlano government gov-ernment of Rumania. Albanian government resigned as rebels attacked Scutari. June 8 Chancellor Marx of Germany and his oablnet reappointed. June 1 German relchstag adopted Dawee reparatlona plan. June 7 Krancols-Marsal formed new French government Japanese cabinet resigned. June 10 French parliament defeated Francola-Marsal cabinet and Prealdent Millerand resigned. Herriot elected as premier. June 13 Gaston Doumergue sleeted President of France. Albanian revolutionists victorious, having captured Tirana. June 14 Premier Herriot of Franoe completed his radical Socialist cabinet. June It Mussolini's rule In Italy threatened because of kidnaping and murder of Mattaotti. a Socialist deputy. June 17 South African electlona won by Nationalist-Labor coalition. Oeneral Oen-eral Smuta defeated. June 18 Mussoilnl by energetle action ac-tion aurvlved crista In Italy. June 10 Failure announced of third attempt to seals Mount Everest, two of party being killed. July 7 Plutarco Ellas Callee elected Prealdent of Mexico. July IS Braxlllan government troops drove rebels from Sao Paulo after 11 daya of fighting. Aug. 16 Revolt against Bolshevism began In Georgian republic Aug. It Chinese armiee, confronting each other near Shanghai, threatening renewal of civil warfare. Sept I Fighting began Bear Shanghai. Shang-hai. Sept 7 Chang Tso Lin, Vanchurlan war lord, declared war on the Peking government Sept 8 Resignation of Preeldent Aleesandrt of Chile, forced by military group, was not accepted by senate, but a waa given aix months' leave. Sept 10 Chang Tao Lin sent six armiee against Peking. American aatlora landed In Honduras becauae of revolutionary movement Sept 12 Trotsky sent to the Caucasus Cau-casus to supprsss rebellion In Georgia and Aserbaljaa. Sept is Spanish troops administered to Moroccan rebels severe defeat and relieved besieged garrlaona Sept 10 France turned out balanced budget for first time In ten years. Oct I King Huaaeln of Hedlas abdicated ab-dicated at demand of cltlxeas of Mecca and Jeddah. Oct 6 Chang Tso Lin won big via-tory via-tory at Feagtlen. , Emir All, aon of ex-King Hussein, accepted throne of Hedjaa Oct. 1 British Labor government defeated In houee of commons on vote ef confidence. Chang's Manohurlan troops won big battle near Shanhaikwan, and oocupled til At city Oct. t British parliament prorogued and general election eet for Oct. 29. Carloe Bolorsano elected Prealdent of Nicaragua. Oct It Dirigible ZR-t. built In Germany Ger-many for United States, started an flight to America. Oct 18 Shanghai abandoned by Cheklang generals. All foreign defense de-fense forces mobilised. , Oct. It German relchstag dissolved Chancellor Marx having failed to re organise the cabinet satisfactorily. Peking forces lost 10.006 men In two 4ctbVlGerroan Nationalist D&ir dsclared in favor of restoration-. of monarchy and agatnet Versaillea treaty and Dawea plan. Oct 12 General Feng To-hslang seised control of Peking and called a peace conference. Oct 28 Ontario province voted to retain the temperance act Oct. 26 President Teao Kua of China reeigned. Oct 16 Conservatives won grsat victory In British parliamentary electlona; elec-tlona; Labor government beaten and Liberals almost wiped out Nov. 1 Gan. Gerardo Machado, Liberal, Lib-eral, elected Prealdent of Cuba. Nov. e MacDonald cabinet In England Eng-land reeigned and Stanley Baldwin was entrusted with Job of forming new government. Nov. 6 Baldwin government took office In England with Wlnaton Churchill, Liberal free trader, In cabinet cabi-net Monarchtat military party In power In Yugo-Slavla, with Paohltch as premier. pre-mier. Nov. 7 Oerman budget balanced for first time elnce the war. Nov. 18 Chancellor Selpel of Austria Aus-tria reeigned and was succeeded by Rudolph Ramek. Gen. Wu Pel-fa reached Hankow and established an Independent military government of Yangtae and Yellow , river provinces. ... May 18 Japan formally protustod to United States against Japanese exclusion exclu-sion clauses In Immigration law. June 6 Soviet Ruaslan gevernntent reoognlsed by China. , k June 6 United States and Cantda signed treaty designed to supprsss smuggling of liquor and narcotics. June 7 For first time in history a horse was transported by airplane, .'".' from LeBouraet to Amsterdam. June 10 Miss Eleanor M. Green of New York wedded to Prince Vlggo of royal Danish family. ; ' '" June 18 Treaty algned providing for evacuation of Santo Domingo by United Unit-ed Btatee military forces. June It HJalmar Brantlng. Sweden, sleeted prealdent of International Labor La-bor conference. Great Britain demanded from Mexico Mex-ico an explanation of the expulaion of Gordon Cummlna, He agent June 11 Great Britain aevered relations rela-tions with Mexico. Lieut De Muyters of Belgium won Bennett balloon raoe for fourth time. American reply to Japaneee protest pa exoluslon waa that right to regulate immigration waa never surrendered od that exclusion act differs from old t . greemeat only la being made statute Seamark recognised Russian Soviet fovernment July 16 Owen D. Young of New Tork accepted position aa fiscal agent of Dawea plant allied premiers opened . tneet In London. ... July 16 Maj. Robert Imbrie, American Amer-ican rice oonaul In Teheran, Persia, murdered by religious fanatics. , July 80 Allied military control commission com-mission brke oft relations with Gar-, Gar-, man war department because of its demands and actlona. Aug. I Anglo Russian treaties Btgnefc Aug. II Allies and Germans reached full agreement for putting Dawee plan Into effect; Franoe promised to evacuate evacu-ate Ruhr within a year. Aug, II American boy scouts won chief prise at International jamboree la Copenhagen.- Franoe evacuate two towns la Ba- German oablnet approved of London agreement - Aug. 14 French chamber of deputies ratified London agreement. Ang. 18 French senate approved London agreement Aug. 18 German relchstag paaaed the bills for putting ths Dawes plan ' Into operation. Aug. 80 Dawes plan agreement formally for-mally signed In London. Sept 1 League of Nations aassmbly met. electing Oluseppe Motta ef Swlts-. Swlts-. erland as preeldent Sept 6 Germany made Initial payment pay-ment ef 81,000,000 under Dawes plan. Sept 8 Seymour Parker Gilbert American, appointed permanent agent general of reparations. Sept I Assembly of League of Nations Na-tions adopted Franco-British plaa for a dlaarmament conference. Sept 17 Japan refused to ' sign League of Nations peace plan because It prohibited wart baaed on Internal policies of natlona Sept 10 Arbitration commission of League of Natione surrendered to Japan, Ja-pan, adopting plan authorising league to arbitrate Internal affaire of natione. Oct 1 Pan - American congress opened In Atlanta, Ga. Oct. I League of Natione assembly adopted arbitration and aecurlty protocol pro-tocol with Japaaiee amendments. Oct 4 Russia signed agreement with C. ang Tao Lin, war lord of Manchuria, took over management of Chinese Eastern railway and opened diplomatic offices In Peking and Shanghai. Oct 10 Dawee plan loan of 110,-100,000 110,-100,000 offered to the world. Oct 11 Great Britain and Turkey mobilising to fight over Moeul. Oct. 11 Franoe and Belgium began - economic evacuation of the Ruhr. Oct 14 Mexico cloeed her conaulates In Great Britain. Oct 17 League of Nations council met to eolve Anglo-Turklah disputs over Mosul oil fields. ... Oot. 18 France recognised the So-. So-. vlet government of Russia. Economic evacuation of the Ruhr and Rhlneland completed. Oct It League council ordered status sta-tus que maintained In Moaul region. Nov, l Persia, yielding to United States' demand, executed more of Iro-brle'e Iro-brle'e slayers .... Nov. 14 Agreement signed for refunding re-funding of Poland'e debt of $176,660.-t00 $176,660.-t00 to United Statea. Nov. 17 International conference on opium trade opened In Geneva. Nov. II New British government rejected re-jected the Anglo-Russian treatise ne- iotlated with the MacDonald cabinet Nov. 11 Great Britain demanded from Egypt indemnity of 1.800.t0 for murder of Sir Lee Stack, sirdar: apology, apol-ogy, punishment of assassins and concessions con-cessions concerning the Sudan. - Nov. 28 Egypt refuaed part of Brit-lah Brit-lah demands, but paid the Indemnity. Nov. 26 League of Natlona received Egypt's protect against action of Great : Britain June 6 McNary-Haugen farm relief bill defeated In houee. June 4 American army avlatora flew from Japan to Shanghai. June 6 House paased bill to set aside big tract ot land on upper Mississippi Mis-sissippi for wild life preserve. June I Congress adjourned. Prealdent Coolldge vetoed measure allowing ealary increaae to postal employees. em-ployees. June 6 Supreme oourt upholde constitutionality con-stitutionality of law prohibiting sale or Importation of malt liquor for medicine. medi-cine. June 10 American army flyers left Hongkong tor Haiphong. French Indochina. Indo-china. June 10 Republican national convention con-vention opened in Cleveland. Ohio. June 12 Calvin Coolldge and Charlea G. Dawee nominated by Republican national na-tional convention. Bandite held up mall train near Chicago, Chi-cago, getting loot estimated at 2,t. ooo.ooo June 17 Farmar-Labor progreaalve convention opened In St Paul. June 18 American avlatora flew 600 miles to Bangkok. Slam. Telephone company. Michael Gavrllovlch. Tugo-Stavlan minister to Great Britain. Nov. 8 Ex-Senator Cornelius Cole ol California, aged one hundred and two. Nov. 4 Ferdinand W. Peck, pioneer Chlcagoan. Uabriel Faure, French compoaer. Nov. 6 Gen. Anaon Mills, U. S. A, retired. In Washington. Nov. Henry Cabot Lodge, United Statea senator from Massachusetts. W. K. Kitchln. ex-governor of North Carolina. Nov. 1 4 Dr. Samuel Plant, president presi-dent of Lawrence college. Appleton, Wis. Nov. 15 Herman Mack, prominent hotel man of Chicago. Edwin A. Montagu, English statesman. states-man. Nov. 16 Gus J. Karger, veteran Washington correspondent. K. E. Rice, veteran theatrical producer. pro-ducer. Mrs. J. P. Morgan. Sr., In Highland Falls. N. T. Nov. 17 Mgr. Gregorlus, ecumenical patriarch of Greek Orthodox church, In Conatantlnople. Nov. 18 Ex-Congressman J. H. Stephens Ste-phens of Texaa. A. N. McKay, general manager Salt Lake Tribune. .... ... Nov. Is Cardinal Logue of Ireland. Thomaa H. Inoe, moving picture producer. pro-ducer. Nov. 20 Gen. Sir Lee Stack, elrdar of Egypt Nov. 11 Mra Warren Q. Harding, at Marlon, Ohio. Nov. 22 Herman Hyermane, Dutch author and playwright. Nov. 24 C. a Falrchlld. eecretary of the treasury In Cleveland's cabinet Nov. 27 Duke of Beaufort. Nov 28 Dana M. Evans, athletic director di-rector of Northwestern university. Nov. 29 Glacomo Puccini, famous Italian composer. Dec. 2 Con T. Kennedy, noted outdoor out-door showman. Jan. 1 Mra Martha Foote Crow, author au-thor and educator, in Chicago. Jan. 2 Kev. S. Baring Gould, eminent emi-nent English authir and hymn writer. Nathan B. Scott, former United 8tates senator from West Virginia. Jan. t Dr. Basil Glldersieeve, famous fa-mous American savant Jan. 16 Dr. Maurice Francia Egan, American diplomat, author and educator. educa-tor. Jan. II Nlcolal Lenin, premier of soviet Russia. Gen. Lee Chrtatmaa, famoua American Ameri-can soldier of fortune Jan ?7 W. W. Appleton. puollsber. an New York. Jan. 18 Theophile Braga. ex-Preal-dent of Portugal. Feb. 1 woodrow Wilson, twenty-eighth twenty-eighth President of the United Statea. Feb. It Dr. Jacques Loeb. tamoua biologist Feb. 11 Rt. Rev. Alexander B. Garrett, Gar-rett, presiding bishop of Protestant Episcopal church In America, at Dallas. Feb. 21 Congressman H. G. Dupre of Loulslan i. Feb 24 Former Congreaaman J. L. Slayden of Texas. Feb. 26 George Randolph Chester, author and playwright, in New York. Mra Lydia Coonly Ward, magaxine writer, In Chicago. March I Former Congressman J. M. Levy of New Xork. March 1 A. H. Smith, president of New York Central railway. March t Daniel Rldgeway Knight American artist, In Paris. March 10 uopes Guiterrea, de faoto President of Honduras. March 16 Judge ,F. E. Baker, United Btatea Circuit Court of Appeals, in Chicago. United Statea District Judge G. W. Jack of Louisiana. Dr. W. O. Stlllman. head of American Humane asaociation, In Albany, N. Y. March 10 Newton Fuessle, American novelist. unions of Pennsylvania railroad loat $16,000,000 suit for back pay. July 12 Federal trade commission Issued a "cease and desist" order against all steel corporations using Pittsburgh plus pries system. Aug. 27 Receivers named for Wilson Wil-son I Co, great packing concern of Chicago. Aug 28 Pere Marquette road Joined the Nlckle Plate merger of the Van Sweringen brothers. Sept. 1 Federal trade commission accused Chicago Retail Lumber Dealers' Deal-ers' association of unfair competition. Sept. Fatal plantation atrlke riots In Hawaiian Islands Oct., 6 Aluminum Company of America Amer-ica accused of questionable practicea by federal trade commission. Oct. 6 Big riot of striking silk workere In Peterson. N. J. Oct 10 Supreme court ruled Federal Fed-eral rourta must grant jury trials In contempt eases growing out of labor, disputes. Nov. 6 Federal Judge Wilkerson upheld power of federal railway labor board to corneal wltneaaea to appear. Nov. 16 Burley tobacco growere of Ohio. Indiana, Missouri. Tenneesee and Kentucky agreed to cut out the 1825 croc. Nov. 17 Convention of American Federation of Labor opened In El Paao, Texaa. Nov. 11 National Grange In convention conven-tion went on record againat child labor la-bor amendment t Constitution. Nov. 14 A. F. of L voted against support of new political party. Wages of Maine textile workers reduced re-duced 10 per cent Njv. 25 Samuel Gompers re-elected president of A. F. of L. Nov. It Railway labor board voted 14.000,000 wage Increase to engineers and firemen on Western lines. Dec. 4 Pan-American labor conference confer-ence opened In Mexico City. June 18 Farmer-Ubor convention, dominated by communlsta, nqminated Duncan McDonald of Illinois for Prealdent Prea-ldent and William Bouck of Waahlngton Waahlng-ton for vice prealdent Farmer delegates dele-gates bolted. June 26 Lieut Russell Maughan flew acroaa United Btatea In 11 hours 20 minutes June 24 Democratic national con. vention met In New York-July York-July 1 Coast-to-coast air mail service serv-ice Inaugurated July 6 American flyers reached Karachi, India. July t John W. Davis of Weet Virginia Vir-ginia nominated by Democrats on one hundred and third ballot ae candidate for presidency; Charles W. Bryan, gov-ernor gov-ernor of Nebraska, nominated for vloe prjulyei8 United States flyera reached Vienna. Austria. July 1 United States flyere given big reception upon arrival In Parla. July It United States flyers reached London. . July 11 Nathan Leopold, Jr.. and Richard Loeb. both of Chicago, entered files of guilty the charge of murder-ng murder-ng Robert Franka, fourteen-year-old eon of a millionaire. July to United States flyera flew from Brough. England, te the Orkney ialanda. Aug. I Federation of Labor Indorsed In-dorsed LaFollette-Wheeler ticket Lieutenant N else a. United States Ay. Frencb parliament imeu amneeiy to Caillaux and Malvy, convicted ot treachery during war. Nov. it CaDineta of Finland and Portugal realgned. Nov. 20 Sir Lee Stack, elrdar of Egypt, assassinated by an Egyptian. Nov. 26 Mussolini averted attack In parliament by promlalng to punish Fasrlstl excesses nd curb Fascist utterances. ut-terances. . Nov 22 Ismet Pasha resigned as premier of Turkey and was succeeded by Fetbl Bey. Nov. 24 Tuan Chl-Jul Inaugurated as chief of .. Chinese government, t Premier Zaghloul Pasha of Egypt, yielding to part of Britain's demanda because of murder of Sir Lee Stack, resigned. re-signed. Ztwar Paahe became premier. Nov. 28 British Sudanese regiment i at Khartum mutinied and battled with loyal troopa Nov. 28 Sudan mutineers aurren- dNov. 10 Oeneral Callee Inaugurated President of Mexico. Dec. 1 Communist revolt In En-tbonla En-tbonla quickly suppressed. Dec. 6 Rival war lords of China quit fighting by agreement. Dec. 7 Parties supporting German republic won reicbetag elections. Dec t King George, opening parliament, parlia-ment, said Great Britain would bulid the Singapore navaJ hose. Nov. 17 Cxechoslovakla and Auatria Signed commercial treaty. Jec 1 Egyptian government yielded to all British demanda Twenty-six natlona In International opium conference voted In favor of the American plan for suppression of the traffic .... Deo. 4 Anglo-German commercial treaty made oubllc. - s Norway and Austria signed commercial commer-cial treaty. , Dec. t United Ptates accepted League of Nations Invitation to participate in International conference on limitation of traffic in arm. , ' Dee. 13 British government protested pro-tested against registration by Irish Free State with League of Natlona of ' Aagls-lrlsh treaty. FOREIGN Jan. 1 Viscount Kiego Klyonra made Mrsmier of Japan. . 'Jan. 6 Venlselo elected president mt Greek assembly. , , Jan. II Gonaales Cordova elected rresldeat ' Ecuador, 'Jan. II Baldwin, government In'' jtagiand resigned; Kexasay MacDonald, Dec. 5 Clprlano Castro, former President Pres-ident of Venexuela. Dec. 6 Mra. Gene Stratton Porter, novelist. W. C. Brown, former president New Tork Central. Bishop H. J. Alerdlng of Fort Wayne, Ind. Deo, 1 William C. Relck. Journalist Dec. 8 Chief Grand Rabbi Isaac Friedman of Vienna. In New Tork. Dec. 8 Mahlon Pitney, former Supreme Su-preme court justice. Deo. 10 August Belmont, financier and sportsman. Edward Hnlalag, Amarlcan artist Dec 11 Samuel Gompere, preeldent American Federation of Labor. Deo. 14Congressroan T. V. Appleby of New Jerer. Martin H. Glynn, ex-governor of Mew lark. March 80 Commander Roy P. Em-rich, Em-rich, U. S. N. Dr. P. A. Baker, general superintendent superin-tendent National Anti-Saloon league. April 8 Charlea A. Munn, editor and publisher Scientific American. April 7 Marcus A. Smith, former senator from Arliona. April 10 Hugo Stlnnea, industrial magnate of Germany. April 14 Louis H. Sullivan, eminent architect. In Chicago. April IS L. H. Boynton, professor of architecture. University ot Michigan. , F. X. Leyendecker, American artlet April 11 Eleonora Duse, . famoua Italian actreae, in Pittsburgh Marie Corellt, noted English novelist April 8 Llndin W. Batea. American waterway expert la Paria April 24 Q. Stanley Hall, noted paychelogist, at Worcester, Maes. DISASTERS Jan. 6 Explosion In starch factory In Pekln. 111., killed 86. Jan. 10 British submarine with crew of 48 sunk in collision. Jan. 26 Thirty-three ooal miners killed by explosion at Johnston City, Hi. Jan. 16 Coal mlae explosion at Shank town. Pa., killed 60 men. Feb. 6 Forty-two men killed when pond broke through Into Iron mine eai Crosby, Minn March 1 Eiplos'on of TNT at Nixon, tt. J.. killed 16, Injured scores and destroyed de-stroyed the plant and town. March 6 Explosion entombed and killed 171 miners at Caatie Oats, Utah. |
