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•v - *," t- • ^ \ - v. \ r"** % i • .• * , - "i* v *;>r, //v "^» , v- . --^McStarctnjuNMiAiiii, rmrKsbAt, rac. Ss, fass V'1 : Chronology of the iQ'J O Year l^/J J Compiled by E. W. PICKARD DOMESTIC :l.-j-'.: '"v '»•'•; .I .1 •- Jan. 1---President Hoover's commla» •Ion on social -tr<>iids reported. "Jan. 3--Miners' war in Christian count. Illinois, broke, out again and state troops were. sent after two-beraons were killed. Jan. 4--Kiftht hundred enraged Iowa 'farmers halted farm mortgage pale. Jan. 6--Former President Calvin Cootldge died in Northampton. Mass,, and President Hoover ordered 30 days of public mourning. Jan 12--House, passed domestic al- •, lotnient farm aid bill; Jan. 13--President HoOver" vetoed the Philippine independence* 1)111. and' the-house overrode the veto. '.. Jan.-• 17--r-Senfcte repassed Philippine independence . bill over . President's veto, „ • Jan. SO^President Hoover "and Pfes» ident-Kifct Roosevelt agreed to open war debt pegotiAtiona with Gi-eat Britain. : • Jaii. 21-rSenatot H. B. IJ'awes of 111.*'- „ »ouri resigned. ' , .'•••'•• Jan. 23-^T4ie'Twentie{h,amendment to the Constitution, ending "lame 'duck" sessions of congress, was . officially 'adopted when Missouri,, tlie Sjvth sUt* • ..to aiiprove, .ratified.Jt. - . 'Br. Harry ^Voodourn Ch'as£ resigned as president of University - Illinois • to.become chancellor of -Nfew York unU »ersity. ; • • • »» Jan.' 24--Secretary Stlmson Invited: . a.11. non-tlefaultirig nations ^o tonfer- • nce on war dei>ts after March 4. -<s- ~ Congress jtffted f9u.000.00e for farm loans. 1 Jan. 25--Senate passed : the Ola'sa banking bill. Jan. 30:--House passed bill to enable debtors to avoid bankruptcy, and the Glass banking bill. Feb. 4--House refused'to cut pay of congressmen. } . Feb. 7--Senate ousted Sergeant at Arms David S. Barry for traducing- it In magazine article. Roosevelt called conference of all governors in Washington March 6. Feb. 14--Governor Comstock of Michigan proclaimed an eight day banking holiday. Feb. 15--An anarchist. Giuseppe Zanf; ara, fired five shots at Franklin D. {oosevelt in Miami, -missing him but fatally wounding Mayor Cermak of Chicago. Feb. 16--Senate adopted resolution for repeal of Eighteenth amendment. Feb. 20--Resolution for prohibition repeal passed by the house. Feb. 21--Appointment announced of Eenator Cordell Hull as secretary of state and William H. Woodin of New York as secretary of the treasury in the Roosevelt cabinet. Feb. 23--Congress passed $308.000,000 naval appropriation bill. J. C. Stone resigned a-s chairman of farm board. Feb. 24--House of representatives Impeached Federal Judge Harold Ijouderback of "alifornia for "misdemeanors tn office." Feb. 26--President-Elect Roosevelt announced Henry Wallace would b« secretary of agriculture and James A.. Farley postmaster general. Feb. 27--Harold likes as secretary of the, interior and Claude A. Swanson as secretary of the navy annojinced by Roosevelt. Federal grand Jury tn Chicago Indicted the lnsulls and others for using the mails to defraud. March 1--Harry Byrd appointed senator from Virginia to succeed Swaneon. • Treasury-postofflce bill, conferring reorganisation Dowers on President, passed. ! Marcl» 2--Representative Henry T. Rainey of Illinois chosen next speaker by I'ernncratK. Henry Morgenthfui. Jr.. named n«w chairman of farm board. , March 3--Bank holidays proclaimed In New York and Illinois, Homer S. Cuniniings nRmed attorney general in Roosevelt cabinet. March 4--Franklin I). Roosevelt Inaugurated President of I'nited State*. Seventy-second congress came to a close. March 5--President Roosevelt declared a four-day bank holiday and called congress in session on March 9. March 7--Theodore Roosevelt resigned as governs general of the Philippines. » Lewis Douglas appointed director of the budget. March S<--President Roosevelt extended bank holiday Indefinitely. Congress gave President full control Of banking system. _ Congress met in special session; Rainey elected speaker of house. March 10--President asked congress for power to cut veterans' costs and government salaries $300,000,000 March 11--Hourse passed President's •couomy bill. . March 13--Banks reopened. Robert W. Bingham appointed ambassador to England: Jesse I. Straus, ambassador to France; and Josephus Daniels, ambassador to Mexico. March 14--House passed 3.2 per cent •eer bill. March 16--Senate passed beer bill. March 19--Zangara, slayer of Mayor Cermak of Chicago, electrocuted at Miami. March 22--House passed Roosevelt vfarm bill. „ Marcti 27--President scrapped farm board and cotn^iaf? ggvpral agricultural bureaus. O'Connor eontrolter of the currency May 3--Hous* passed Inflation rider to farm bill. Senate passed th# Mh-Hp PhoaU bill. May 6 --House passed bill to regelate sale of securities. Jesse H. Jones mad* chairman Reconstruction Finance corporation. May 8--Hhode Inland ratified prohibition repeal amendment. - James B. Conant elected president of Harvard university. Senapassed bill for federal regulation of securities. May 9--House defeated price fixing amendment to farm bill. May 10--Farm relief-Inflation measure finally enacted by congress. Senate confirmed appointment of Dave H. Morris as ambassador to Belgium. V May 16--Gaston B. Means and Northman Whittaker convicted of conspiracy to defraud .Sirs. Evalyn McLean In Lindbergh kidnaping case. ..May 17--Administration's $3,300,000,- 000 bill for public works and industrial control introduced In congress. _ May 24--Senate refused to impeach. Judue Harold i-ouderback of California. May "5--Senate passed Glass banking bill with deposit guarantee amendment. WSy 26--Public works-Industry • control bill passed by the house. f May 27--Senate passed railway con^ trol bill. A Century of Progress exposition opened in Chicago. May 29--House passed bill abrogatlng gold clause -in all obligations. May 31--Roosevelt farm credit ten) approved by the house. June 2--Senate limited reductions In T.eVerans' bonus payment to 25 per Cffht. l?rof. Harold H\ Dodds elected president of Princeton university. June 3--Senate passed the gold Clause abrogation bill. "' . .. . , Junft 4--Reconstruction Finance cor-' pora t iop granted loan of $50,000,000 to China to buy American .wheat and cptton. J.une ^^Illinol;' voted for ratification of " prohibition repeal 'amendment. 'Wouse -passt'd railway control bill., „J'ine 6--Indiana voted for repeal rat- Inciit ion^ - .-.'June.8---Robert P. Sk'inner appointed' ambassador to Turkey. . - •' . - June 9--Sejiate passed public works- . Industry control bill. J'tine 10--President •sent to congress government reorganizntioh orders saving about $25.00<l,0no. Prof. William E. Dodd of University of Chicago made ambassador to'Germany; John Cudaliy of Milwaukee ambassador to Poland; f+incotn MacVeagli of Connecticut "minister to (Greece. June 13--Massachusetts voted for repeal. June 14--Senate passed Independent offices bill with amendment concerning veterans' .costs opposed by President. - June 15--Congress yielded to the President on the veterans' compensation issue, passed tfie Independent Offices bill and adjourned. June 16--President Roosevelt 'started on vacation cruise to Campobello Island. Joseph B. Eastman appointed federal co-ordinator 6f transportation. June 19--Annual meeting of American Association for the Advancement of Science opened in Chicago. June 20--Iowa, New Hampshire and Connecticut voted for ratification of repeal amendment. June 21--Railroads and rail labor agreed to continue 10 per cent wage cut to June, 1934. June 27--California and West Virginia voted for ratification of repeal amendment. July 4--President Roosevelt returned to W hite^House. July 8--Secretary Ickes made general director of public work admlnlatratiorj. . July 9--President ^Roosevelt signed cotton textile industry code. July 18--Alabama and Arkansas voted for repeal of pfbhibltion. July 20--President Roosevelt issued • "master code" for all business, raising wages and Shortening hours. Tennessee voted for ratification of repeal. Gen. Italo Balbo of Italy and officer* of his air armada received by President Roosevelt. July 21--Oregon voted for prohibition repeal. Aug. 1--President Roosevelt named Raymond Moley to lead federal war on kidnaping and racketeering. » Boards to enforce trade codes named for all states. Aug. 4--Pennsylvania coal strike truce arranged by Gen. H. 8. Johnson. Aug. 8--Arixona voted for prohibition repeal. Aug. 16--Sixty thousand garment workers of New York area struck for elimination of sweatshop conditions Aug. 19--Missouri voted for prohibition repeal. President Roosevelt aigned oil, ateel and lumber codes. Aug. 26--President Roofcevelt approved automobile code. Texas voted for prohibition repeal. Aug. 27--Assistant Secretary of State Moley resigned to conduct new magazine. Aug. 18--Secretary Wallace set wheat acreage reduction for 19M at 15 per cent Aug. 29--Washington state voted for repeal. Sept. 1--Secretary Swanson signed contracts for 37 warships. Sept. 6--Vermont voted for prohibition repeal. Sept. 6--President Roosevelt appointed H. H. Sevier ambassador to Chile. Sept. 11--Maine voted for prohibition repeal.- Sept. 12--Maryland, Minnesota and Colorado voted for prohibition repeal. Sept. 15--Code tor «oft coal Industry agreed upon. Sept. 19--New Mexico and Idaho voted for prohibition repeal. Sept. 21--R. C. Martin of Los Angeles ^elected commander in chief of Sept. 30--Eleven kidnapers convicted in Oklahoma and Illinois. Oct. 2--President addressed American Legion at opening of its convention in Chicago. Oct. 3--Virginia voted In favor of. March io--i resident Issued or^er prohibition repeal. cutting pay of 300,000 federal employ- i Oct. 4--Mrs. Isabelle Oreenway ees 15 per cent. ^ j elected to congress in Arixona. April 1--President signed regulations Oct- 6-- Edward A-. Hayes of Decare& ucing veterans' aid 1400,000,000. ef- tur, III., elected national commander fective Julv 1. - of American Legion. Af>r'l ?• Bowers name* °ct 7_Pr^l r t^t m^P°.8e^it m'P?.k,e kmbftffcador to Spain. dodicftnnn CJ Gompere memorial in Michigan first state to »ote repeal «f dry amendment. April 4--Wisconsin voted repeal. April f>--President ordered return of gold hoards over $100 by May 1. April 6--President Invited nine nations to economic conference in Washington. - --' April 8--Mayor Frank Murphy of Detroit named governor-general of Philippines. ^ April 12--Ruth Bryan Owen named minister tDenmark. April 17--Senate rejected 16 to 1 silver remonetization amendment to farm bill. - House adopted resolution giving President power to declare an arms embargo. April 19--United States went off gold standard; embargo on gold exportations. declared; bill for "controlled Inflation" drafted for administration. April 20--Breckinridge Long nominated for ambassador to Italy. April 21--House passed bill providing . half a billion doll ars for outright re lief gifts to the states. Sumner Welles nominated for-am. bassador to Cuba. „. . •April 25--House passed the Muscle Shoals bill. Wisconsin ratified prohibition repeal amendnr April 20--Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross appointed director of the mint. April 27--L. A. Steinhardt was "ap- .pointed minister to Sweden and Ambassador Hugh S. Gibson -transferred from Belgium to' Brazil. April 28--Senate passed farm bill With credit and currency expansion amendment. • House passed $2,300.000j000 home Mortgage refinancing measure. Warren Delano Bobbins was appointed minister to Canada, and Robert II Gpre governor of l'orto Rico. c ,'Jowa farmers rioted and attacked a jttdge at Le Mars; martial law proclaimed. May 1--House passed the $500,000,000 •mer;;eiicy relief bill. G. T. Helvering appointed commU- •foifr of internal revenue; and J. F. T Washington. Oct. 10--Fiortda voted for prohibition repeal. Oct. 12--Senator J. J. Davis of Pennsylvania acquitted of Mooae lottery charge. William Green re-elected president Of JL F. of U Oct. 13--A. P. of L. voted a boycott of Germany. Oct. 15--President Roosevelt announced program for liquidation of closed banks. Oct. 17--President Roosevelt ordered prison and fines for violators of NBA agreement. Oct. 19--National Farm Holiday association called a farm strike. Oct. 23--Code for retailers aigned by the President. Oct. 25--Government began buying gold above market price, carrying out President's new monetary program. Oct. 29--President Roosevelt decided to buy gold in the world market. Nov. 4---Government announced plan to buy J50.000.000 worth of pork products for relief. Nov. 7--Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Uta'i approved of prohibition repeal, and the Eighteenth amendment was voted out of the Constitution.. North and Bouth Carolina voted against repeal. Fiorello H. La Guardia. fusion candU date. was elected mayor of New York, defeating McKee. recovery nominee, and O'Brien, Democrat Maxim Litvlnov, Soviet envoy, received by President Roosevelt. Nov, 9 --Franchise granted to women of the Philippines. Nov. 12---Chicago World's fair closed Nov. 15--Secretary of tbe Treasury Woodin took indefinite leave of absence; Undersecretary Dean Acheson resigned and was succeeeded by Hfenry •Morgentbau, Jr. •> Nov. 18--Francis B. Sayre appointed first assistant secretary of state! Nov. 26--Mob at San Jnse. Calif., hanged two confessed kidnapers and m utile re; 3. Dec. 2--International Lfte'gtodk 4*- itt Itlrtn nnttnoil In PkLinnA • * Repeat of eighteenth amendment proclaimed by the President and national prohibition came to an end. Dec. S • llary I'ickford flled divorce «uU against Douglas Fairbanks. . Dec. 11--George Peek resigned as nead of AAA and was made chief of new organisation to expand foreign commerce. Dec. 14--President Roosevelt opened campaign against big income tax cheaters. Minnesota ratified the child labor amendment to the Constitution... Deo. 30--S-I'.resident Koosevelt brated his fifty-first birthday. > .•' INTERNATIONAL, - Jan. 3--Japanese troops seised Chinese city of Shanliaikvvan after bombing it from the air. Jan, 10--Japanese captured Chlumenkow pass and advanced into Jehcrt province. Jan. 15V--Pope Pius proclaimed a hoty year of prayer, penance and pilgrimages. Jan. 21--League of Nations committee of-19 gav? up hope of Sino-Japanfse conciliation Bolivian's defeated by Paraguayan* "In bloody battle in the Chaco. Jan. 24- -Colombia appealed to signatories of Kellogg pact and Peru to the League .of Nations In their dispute over Leticia. . . Jan. 75--Secretary of State Stimson Invoked the Kellogg pact against Peru In the dispute with Colombia. Jan. 30--Japanese government decided. to quit the League of Nations; Feb. 3--League of Nations council urged Paraguay and Bolivia5 to cease hostilities, and .^admonished - P«ru against armed resistance to Colornbia's legitimate police action in Leticia. Feb. 14-- Colombia severed dlnJopiatlc relations with Peru arid actual war began in the Letipia region. Feb. 21--Severe | fighting between Chinese, and Japanese began In J.ehol province. ' *, Feb. 24---Japan rejected- and China .accepted the League hf Nations" report ., $h Manchuria. The report .was .adopted by the assembly and tiie Japanese delfts f c a t i o n w i t h d r e w * . ' ' , J ' " Feb. 25-- Chjna recalled .her minister Jto Japan. , . 't/nited States Indorsed Leagu? of Na. tlona. policy in Sino-Japa.nese. affalK Feb. 27:--Great Britain imposed arms (embargo against Japan and China. • March 3--Paraguay senate voted for declaration of war against Bolivia. March 4--Jehol City occupied by the Japanese. March 7--Martial law was proclaimed In Peiping because of advance of the Japanese; Marshal Chang Hsrueh-liang resigned as Chinese commander in North China. " March 18--Mussolini offered fourpower peace plan to British. March 25--English Jewry boycotted German goods In protest over treatment of Jews In Germany. ' March 30--Bolivians drove Paraguayans back in Chaco; hundreds slain. ' April 5--World court ruled Norway's claim to East Greenland Invalid; Denmark won the area, April 19--Russian court sentenced two British engineers to prison and three to deportation for espionage and sabotage; Great Britain retaliated by placing embargo on Russian exports. April 21--Prime Minister MacDonald arrived In Washington and began economic conversations with President Roosevelt. April 22--Soviet Russia ordered prohibition of all purchases in England and other restrictive measures. Japanese opened-drive toward Peiping with eight hour battle. April 23--Polish Jews begaft boycott of German goods. April 24--President Roosevelt and M. Herriot of France began economic talks. May 2--Soviet Russia and China re-, turned diplomatic relations. May 10--President Ayala of Paraguay formally declared war on Bolivia May 12--Eight leading nations agreed on tariff truce during world economic conference. May 16--President Roosevelt .called on 54 nations to Join In agreement to outlaw war, scrap offensive weapon* and force world peace. May 17--Chancellor "Hitler of Germany accepted Roosevelt's peace proposals with reservation of equality In arms for Germanv May 21--Mussolini's four power pact agreed upon by Great Britain, France. Italy and Germany. May 22--United States offered to Join European security pact, abandoning neutrality rights. May 28--Japanese seised control of Peiping. May 31--China and Japan si, ed truce stopping war in north Chln.». June 12--World economic snd monetary conference opened In London, Prime Minister MacDonald Interjected the question of war debts. June 13--Great Britain and Italy offered to pay 10 per cent of turn due United States on June 15 June 15--Finland alone paid full war debt installment due United States; all others either defaulted or paid small part. June 22--American delegation In London conference rejected stabilisation of dollar and offered economic program. June 2i--Three Chinese generals, allied with Japanese, set up Independent state In northern China. July 1--Russia released Imprisoned British engineers, and trade war ended. July 3--President Roosevelt rebuked London conference for insistence on stabilization of currency first. 13 July 6--Six gold nation* of Europe formed pool to protect gold standard. July 6--London conference, near dissolution. saved by insistence of President. Roosevelt. july 8--Concordat between Germany and the Holy See initialed. July 15--Italy, Great Britain, France and Germany signed a ten-year peace treaty. Jtily 22--Pact to curtail sale of silver signed in London by United States and seven other nations. July 27--World economic conference In London adjourned. * Aug. 7--Germany rejected demand of Great Britain and France that she cease propaganda activities In Austria. Aug. 21--Socialists opened world conference irt Pftfl.8. Aug. 25--International agreement for reduction of wheat acreage reached In London. «ept, 2--France, Great Britain and Italy approved Austria's plan to raise new army to protect border. Sept. 25--Fourteenth assembly of League of Nations opened In Geneva. ' Oct. 2--Argentina, Australia and Denmark were elected to League of Nations council. Oct. 14--Germany withdrew from League of Nations and disarmament conference. Oct. 16--Disarmament conference adjourned to October 25. Oct. 20--President Roosevelt announced Russia had accepted his Invitation to discuss resumption of International relations. Nov 5--United States denounced the extradition treaty with Greece because of the Insull decision In Athens. _\,jv. 7--Great Britain announced its withdrawal from world tariff truce. Nov. 17--JtecognitioTi of Russian government by United States announced and W. C. Bullitt selected as American ambassador to Moscow. Nov. 23--Disarmament conference re cessed until January 15. Dec. 2--Canadian court ^ruled Martin Insull must return to Chicago for trial Dec., 3--Seventh Pati-Amerlean con ' ference opened in Montevideo. Uruguay Dec. U--Paraguay won great vlctorv over Bolivia in the Chaco war. Dec. 15--Fjve nations again defaulted In war debt payments to the United States; five made "token" payments Finland paid in full. •" France. Poland and the little entente agreed on a united front acainst Germany's rearmament demands. Dec. 16-^-Japanese and Manchukuo armies invaded Chinese province of Cliahar. Dec. l.*--:Paragnnv and Bolivia agreed •o truce In Gran <~"haco war. position opened in Chicago. seats in FOREIGN '• Juti 2--i'ltsiiteiii De Valei^, di* . i t t i ; V « s i d I r I s t i - p a r l i a m e n t a i < 4 f e f u t ^ u eral erection. J • decieeu liquidation Of gcuu' >,*usa« h nitrate coiubiti«. ,• -*"• Jan. 10-'Uprising* in Spain resulted in ci'.uy deaths arnl arrests. Jim'. 24 --President Do Vntr.ra s part) * < n *b« Irish b're» State •lec(lu'i:< , Ian. 28--French cabinet was «T»rthrown In vote on the budget a*d resigned Chancellor Von Schleicher of <3«rmany ami his cabinet resigned. J»n '30--Adolf Hitler, head of National Socialists, was made chancellor of Germany. Jan. 31--Edouard Daladler formed n®*' government for France. Jeb. I--General Sandlno, Nlc*raguan rebel leader, made peace-, with President Sac:if;a. Feb. 23--Revolutionary --movement broke out In Cuba. Feb. 27--Incendiary (Ire partly destroyed the Reichstag building In Berlin. 6--National Socialists and Nationalists won in German elections. Premier. Venlaelos defeated in Greek elections. March 7--rDictatorshlp established in Austria. March 8--Tsaldarls made premier ®f Greece. 'March. 9--Hitler extended control over ail free states. March 22--Hitler became dictator of Germany. 4 March 29--Nationwide boycott ' ort Jews proclaimed in Germany. March 31--President of Uruguay made himself dictator. Pope inaugurated the holy year April 8--Western Australia voted to secede from commonwealth. April 19--Masonic order in Germany dissolved and reorganized on "Christian basis."- April 23;--Spanish women voted .for first time, in municipal elections. April 29--Revolt broke out In CubA with landing of two .expeditions in Orlente. April 30--President Sanchez Cefto of /Peru assassinated. . May 2--Hitler smashed all free trade unions in Germany. v May 3--Irish Free State 'Abolished oath to the British king.. May 8-- Mahatma Gandhi began other ...fast, and was lirtmediately released from prison. : Ignaz Moscicki. re-elected president of Poland. •' > , ••• May 18--Prussian diet dissolved' until 1937. . May 28 - H!!"|arltes won election In free city of Dnmtig. ' June' 3--Spanish government leaders excommunii ated by Pope Piux XI. June 6--Germany agreed to end Jewish boycott in upper Silesia. . June 8--President Zamora of Spain forced the resignation of the Azana cabinet. June 11--Zamora compelled to a$fk Azana to form new Spanish cabinet. June 19--Chancellor Dollfuss outlawed Nazi parties In Austria. June 21--All factions in Cuba agreed to mediation by Ambassador Welles. . . June 22--German government dissolved the Socialist party. July 23--German Protestants voted to permit Nazi group to control the church. July 25--Plot - against Spanish government uncovered and hundreds Jailed. July 26--Cuban government issued ' genera] amnesty decree. June 27--German National party dissolved and Joined the Nazis. > July 31--Gandhi and his wife arrested again in India. Aug. 7--Bloody anti-Machado riots In Havana quelled by troops. Aug. 8--President Machado of Cuba rejected Ambassador Welles' mediation plan and refused to quit his office. Aug. 9--State of war declared In Cuba. Aug. 11--Cuban arttty demanded resignation of President Machado. Aug. 12--President Machado of Cuba resigned and fled to Nassau; Dr.' Carlos Manuel de Cespedes was made provisional president. Aug. 16--Eight hundred Assyrians reported massacred In Iraq. Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yeravda Jail. Aug. 23--Gandhi wae unconditionally released to save his life. Sept. 5:--Radicals of Cuba ohsted President De Cespedes and his government and assumed rule by Junta. Sept. 8--King Felsal of Iraq died In Switzerland and was succeeded by his son Ghazi. Sept. 9--Alejandro Lerroux " made premier of Spain. 8ept. 10--Dr. Ramon Grau San Martin was sworn In as President of Cuba. Sept. 14--President Grau San Martin decreed general statutes to supplant the constitution of Cuba. Parliamentarism in Prussia wiped out by Premier Goerlng. Sept. 20--Chancellor Dollfuss established Fascist dictatorship over Austria. Oct. S--Chancellor Dollfuss of Austria wounded by assassin. Lerroux government of Spain ousted by parliament. Oct. I--Martines Barrios became premier of Spain and dissolved the congress. Oct. 17--Estonia voted to curb parliament, and Presldeht Tonlsson and his cabinet resigned. Oct. 24--Government of Premier Daladler of France was defeated and resigned. • Oct. 25--Albert Barraut formed new French ministry. Oct. 28--Arab riots In Holy Land grew serious. Oct. 31--Greek court of appeals refused to extradite Samuel Insull to United States. Nov. 3--Cuban cabinet resigned. Nov. 8--New revolt broke out In Cuba with heavy fighting In Havana. Nadir Shah Ghazl. king of Afghan-- istan, was assassinated and his son, .Mohammed Zahir Shah, succeeded him. Nov. 9--Cuban revolt crushed by government. Nov. 12--Chancellor Hitler scored an overwhelming victory In the German elections. Nov. 19--Chinese Nineteenth route army revolted against Nanking government. ^ Nov. 24--Sarraut's French ministry overthrown by chamber of deputies. Nov. 27- Camilla Chantemps made premier of France. Dec. 8--Irish Free State government declared unlawful the Young Ireland association known as the Blue Shirts Dec. 9--Serious anarchist revolt in Spain. Dec. 1J--Spanish revolt officially declared suppressed; scores killed.- Dec. 15--Greek government decided Samuel Insull must leave the country January 31. Dec. 16--Alejandro Lerroux formed new ministry for Spain. AERONAUTICS Jan. 16--Seven French aviators flew from St. Louis, western Africa, to Natal Brazil, in 14 hours 2 minutes. Feb. 8--Gayford and Nlcholetts, English aviators, completed record breaking nonstop flight of 5,340 miles from Cranwell, England, to Walflsh Bay, South Africa. Feb. 9--Captain Mollison flew from Africa to Brazil. April 3--Four Britons in two planes crossed Mt Everest. • April 10--Francesco Agello, Italian, broke world's seaplane record, averaging 426.5 miles an hour. May 8--Capt, S. Karzynske of Poland flew from Senegal to Brazil. June 2--Capt. Frank Hawks flew from Los Angeles to New York In robot controlled plane in 13 hours, 26 minutes. June S--Jimmy Mattern hopped off at York on world encircling flight. June 4--Mattern landed on island near Oslo, Norway. •' June 11--Barberan and Collar of Spanish army flew from Spain to Camaguey, Cuba. June 14--Mattern missing on hop from Khabarovsk to Nome. June 21--Barberan and Collar lost In flight to Mexico City. July l--Italian air armada began flight to Chicago via Iceland July 7--Mattern found safe at Anadyr, Siberia. July 9--Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh begao route-planning flight to Greenland, Iceland and Europe. "July 12--Italian air squadron landed at Cartwrlght, Labrador. July 14 -- Italian air squadron reached Montreal. July 15--Wiley Post began roundthe- world flight, and Darius and Girenas of Chicago hopped off for 'Lithuania --all from New York. Balbo and the Italian air fleet arrived in Chicago. July 16'--t'ost reached Berlin tn roOord time. Darius and,.Girenae killed in crasti of their plane near Sotdin. Germany. ***}? *+--Italian «<tr airmada arrived at New York. July 2S--'"Hey Post completed flight •ryi nd wo, d in T days r8 hours 49 minutes. July 2t--Capt. S. A. Mollison and his wife. Amy Johnson, flew across Atlantic from Wales and crashed at Stratford, Conn. July 26--Italian air squadron left New York for home. Seven American army flyers killed In crash of plane at Oceanside, Calif. Aug. 7--Roesf and Codos of France made record non-stop flight from Now York to Syria. 5,900 miles. Aug. 12--Italian air fleet arrived at Rome. Sept. S-^Oeh. Francesco de Plnedo, famous Italian, aviator, kilted at New \ ork. _ Sept. 4--Florence Fvllngensmlth, noted pilot, killed in plane crash at International air races at. Chicago. Sept. 25--Col. Roscoe Turner set new West-to-East transcontinental record Of 10 hours 5V4 minutes. Sept. 30--Russian balloonlsts ascended 11 miles for new record. Nov. 20--Settle and Kordney asfcended 61.237 feet in stratosphere balloon from Akron, Ohio. Dec. 6--Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic from Bathurst. Africa, to Natal, Brazil. Dec. 12--The Lindberghs flewf over the Brazilian Jungle from Manaos to Trinidad. JDec, 16--The Lindberghs landed At Miami. Fla. - DISASTERS ^an- French South Atlantic liner. Atlantlque destroyed by fire, 19 of the crew perishing, . '1--Southern California swept by disastrous gale; two men killed. r Feb. 10--Sixty-two killed by explosion of gas tank at Neunklrchen. Germany. \ < March 3--About 1,500 killed by tidal toave and earthquake -in Japan, March 10--Earthquakes in Los Angeles district killed 115, injured ^.flffO #tid caused property. damage reaching '76' millions. , March 14--Tornado In Tennessee killed 26. March 25.--Fall of transport piano killed 12 In California. • March 28--British air : liner crashed In Belgium; 15 killed. March 30--Tornado killed 68 In Texas. Arkansas and Louisiana. March 31--Six killed in plane crash in Kansas. April 3--U. S. S. Akron with 77 officers and men, crashed In storm oft New Jersey coast. Admiral MofTet and 73 others lost. April 22--West India docks at .London destroyed by fire; loss $15,400,000. May 1--Tornadoes In Louisiana and Arkansas killed 58. _May 8--Town c destroyed by fire. May \0--Tornado in the Cumberland . valley killed 6l2. 8 May 14--Disastrous floods In Indiana and Illinois. June 2--Oil explosion In Long Beach, Calif., killed 9 and did vast damage. June 4--Train wreck in France killed 14 and injured 116. June 9--Nine killed, 150 hurt In celluloid factory explosion at North Arlington, N. J. June 11--Chicago World's fair sightseeing plane crashed and burned, killing nine persons. July 3--Cyclone In Cuba kilted 23 and did vast damage to tobacco crop. July 7--Cloudburst in Bear Creek canyon, Colorado, killed about 12 persons. Aug. 4--Disastrous hurricane In southern Texas. Aug. 9--Five United States naval men killed in crash in Hawaii. a Aug. 14--Floods in China reported tatal to 50,000. Aug. 24--Scores of deaths and vast property damage resulted from storip along Atlantic coast. Aug. 29--Eight killed and -mapy Injured in wreck of passenger train (n New Mexico. Sept. 1--Hurricane killed more than 100 in Cuba. Sept. 6--Hurricane In lower Rio Grande valley killed 100. Sixteen killed in train collision at Blnghamton, N. Y. Sept. 15--Hurricane on gulf coast of Mexico killed about 150. Sept. 16--Great property damage done by gale that swept north Atlantic coast. Sept. 24--Hurricane ijvrecked Tamptco, Mexico, killing 54. Oct. 3--Seventy-five relief roll workers killed and many injured in brush Are at Los Angeles, Calif. Oct. 10--Seven killed when passenger plane exploded near Gary. Ind. Dec. 1--Four hundred killed 'fey earthquake in China. Dec. 14--Ten children killed and 30 Injured when train struck school" tttii at Crescent City, Fla. NECROLOGY Jan. 1--S. P. Henderson, general manager of Alton railroad, In Chicago. Jan. 2--Mrs. Belle Moskowitz, Democratic leader of New York. Jan. 3--Dr. Wllhelm Cuno. former German chancellor. Jack rick ford, American movie actor, In Paris. Jan. 6--Calvin Coolidge, former President, In Northampton, Mass. Gilbert Colgate of New YorK, philanthropist and capitalist. Jan. 7--Representative RoUert R. Blitler of Oregon. Jan. 8--Representative 8. A. Kendall of Pennsylvania. -- Jan. 13--Prof. Dana Carleton Mtinro of Princeton. Jan. 15--Mrs. Jessie Sayre, daughter Of late President Wilson. Rt, Rev. W. W. Webb, eptscopal bishop of Milwaukee. Jan. 18--John Bundy, Indiana artist. Jan. 21--George Moore, Irish novel-' 1st. Jan. 22--Elisabeth Marbury of New York, theatrical producer. Jan. 23--Arthur Garford, Industrialist and political leader, in Elyrla, Ohio. E. A. McCulloch, member of federal trade commission. Jan. 24--Earl of Chesterfield. Jan. 26--Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont of New York, In Paris. Jan. 28--George Salntsbury, English literary critic. Sara Teasdale, American poet. Jan. -30--Rear Admiral W. H. H- 8outherIand, U. S. N. retired. Jan. 31--John Galsworthy, English novelist. Feb. 2--P. G. Bonflls. publisher of Denver Post. Feb. 4--Archbishop Rojas Arrleta of Panama. Prof. A. H. Sayce. British Egyptologist. Feb 6--Addison Misner, architect, tn Pains Beach, Fla. Feb. 7--Dr. Lawrence P. Abbott, former editor of the Outlook. Count Albert Apponyi, Hungarian statesman. Feb. 11-r-John D. Ryan, copper magnate. In New York. B M. Winston, Chicago financier. Feb. 12--Field Marshal Sir William Robertson In London.: George R. Carter, former governor of Hawaii. Sir John A, Thomson, British scientist. • Feb. 14--R. N. Matson, minister-designate to Greece, tn Cheyenne, Wyo. Feb 18--James J. Corbett. former heavyweight champion. Feb. 21--Rear Admiral R. 8. Griffin, U. S. N. retired. Feb. 26--Thomas W. Gregory, former attorney general of United States. Grand Duke Alexander of Russia, In France. Feb. 27--Walter Hlers, film comedian. March >--Thomas J. Walsh, former senator from Montana and named attorney general In Roosevelt cabinet. Rear Admiral John D. Rodger*, U. S N., retired. March 6--Mayor Anton J. Cermak of Chicago, in Miami. Fla. March 7--Ex-Congressman Will R. Wood of Indiana. t MaJ. Gen. 8. D. Sturgln. O. a A.. reMaixh 11--Senator Robert B. Howell of Nebraska. March 14--Sir Henry Thornton, former president Canadian National rall- W March 17--Brig. Gen. Charles King. Civil war veteran, author. March 18--Duke of Abruszl. Marcji |9--Jefferson De Angelte, «ctor. j* kpril 9--wramm • Misner, author. April I--Earl Derr Blggers, novsllat. April 10--Dr. lieury Van Dyka.' author arvl educator. April 17--George B. Nevin, composer ef sacred music, at Easton. Pa. April 18--Judge Webster Thayer of fe°tU°triaT Presided at Sacco-Van- Fred Terry, English actor, ic^ actor~W'n'ain C°Urtenay- A»»- April 21 actor. ' tAprll 25--Dr. Felix pher, in New -York. April 29--Rev. Thomas Joseph Kllgour, America® Adler, phlloso- 8' vl'ano 1 °n< 'If "v.^lUia'nv^T. Iherman! New^iLK'S:noted tnventor-ln TexasreSentat'Ve C & Of May 2--William E. Haskell, veteran and publisher. In Salisbury, Md. 1 ^of ' r '«orffa H. Palmer of Harvard uni Cerrettl, In Rome, anthi'.. »E- Stantor»i U. S. A., retired, here" Phrase "Lafayette, we are 16--tCoI. Fred • {CiLgore, commanding Fourth regiment of marines at onanghal. actor"68* Torrence, veteran screen f®--Dr. John Grler Hibben, president emeritus of Princeton. Prof. Leeti-Wilson Dodd of Yale. In I»hiiade'lphlaC °Sta' »™on. 'J--Clinton W. Gilbert, political writer. In Washington. , ~ 18--IJx-Senator Porter J. Mctoil Ni?rth Dakota in Washlng- 4' •- ' ' Srjtfsb o« •Jrloratlo Bbttomley of Lonformer president May 26 don. tria^y 29--Dan O'Leary, famous pedes-. May 30--Prof. W. L. Elkln of ?ale, astronomer. 8--William, Muldoon, Veteran sportsman, in Purchase, N. Y c°b,,'K ^ June 15--Capt. W. P. Wright of Chi- • cago,- national commander of G. A. R. Harry M. Jewett ot Detroit, automobile manufacturer. June 1-9--O. L. Bodenhamer. former national commander of American Legion. t _ Representative B. E'Kemp of Louisiana. p l a y r i g h t 2 0 -- K e s t e r , A m e r i c a n Rose Pastor Stokes, radical leader. June 22--Representative E. B. Almon of Alabama. July 1--A.-R. Erskine, motor car official, in South Bghd, Ind. July 3--Russell Boardman, American aviator. Hipolito Yrigoyeri of Argentina, July 5--C. N. Haskell, first governor of Oklahoma. July 8--Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins, English novelist. July 12--Edwin Gould, New Torfc' financier. July 15--Prof. Irving Babbitt of Harvard. July 18--Gilbert N. Haugen, former congressman from Iowa. July 20--E. S. Johnson, former senator from South Dakota- * Viscount Burnham, British newspaper publisher.- July 26--Louise Closser Hale, novelist and actress. . July 31--K. C. Schuyler of Denver, former senator from Colorado. Aug. 1--Chester S. Lord, veteran Journalist eff New "ork. Aug. 6--J. D. Oliver of South Bend, Ind., plow manufacturer. Aug. 14--Dr. Frederick Starr, anthropologist. in Japan. „ <i Aug. 15--Alan Winslow of Chicago, famous war aviator. Aug. 17--Re.ar Admiral C. . B. Morgan, TJ. S. N. ' Aug. 23--Marie Cahlll, American actress. Aug.- 27--Congressman W. W. Watson of Pennsylvania. Aug. 28--W. A. Bechtel of San Francisco, head of companies building Boulder dam. Sept. 2--G.--T. Marye, former American diplomat. Sept. 5--Clay M. Greene, actor and' playwright. Sept. 7--Viscount Grey of Falloden, British statesman. Sept. 8--Rev. Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst of New York. King Felsal of Iraq. Sept. 9--Federal Judge Wllltam 8^ Kenyon of Iowa. Capt. Paul Koenlg, commander of German submarine Deutschland In war. Archbishop F. E. J. Lloyd, primate of American Catholic church. Sept. 12--Alfred Sutro, British playwright. Sept. 14--Irwin H. Hoover, chief usher of White House. Sept. banker. Sept. author. Sept. leader India. Madge Carr Cook, American actress. Sept. 24--Horace Liverlght, Newf Vork, retired publisher. MaJ. Gen. W. J. Black, D. S. A. Mrs. A. M. Williamson, novelist. lR' l;ath, England. Sept. 25--Ring Lardner, American humorist and playwright. Gov. Arthur Seligman ot New Mexico. Sept. 27--^Brlgham H. Roberts, pre*"5 ldent of Mormon church council, in Salt Lake City. Sept. 28--J. W. Collier, member D. 8. tariff commission., Oct. 2--Charles Pies, head of Emergency Fleet corporation during the war. Oct. 3--W. L. Stribllng, Georgia heavyweight. » Oct. 5--William L. Veeck, president Chicago National League Baseball club. Renee Adoree. film star. Oct. 6--Porter H. Dale, senator from Vermont. j Oct. 7--tlernand Behn, president of I International Telephone and Telegraph i company, In France. i Oct. 8--Morris Hillqult of New York, ] Socialist leader. | Oct. 11--Charles H. Sabln, New York banker. , , Oct. 18--Peter A. Jay, American diplomat. „ - _ ! Oct. 23--William N. Doak, former secretary of labor. A .. t Oct. 25--Evelyn B. Baldwin, noted explorer, In Washington. j Oct. 28--Edward H. Sothern, emi- j nent American actor. . Paul Painleve, French statesman; Oct. 30--Mary E. Lease, former leader of Kansas Populists. Nov. 3--John B. Kendrick, senator , from Wyoming. , 1 Nov g--Texas Gulnan, entertainer. In Vancouver. Nov. 12--Milton Aborn of New York, theatrical producer: Nov. 14--Edward N. Hurley, Chicago financier and manufacturer. Nov. 16--William K. Vknderbllt III of New York. No?'. 28--Francois Albert, Frencn #t PJov^S--Prof. O. H- Barton, Harvard 29--Prof. J. Laurence Laughlla ~.t rfticaao political economist. Nov 80---Sir Arthur Currie, commander of Canada's overseas forces in World war. Dec- i--Richard Mellon, Pittsburgh • banker. Harry De Wlndt, English explorer. Dec. 3--Alexander Legge, president of International Harvester company. Dec. 7--Stella Benson. English no*» Adotph Klauber, American dramatic critic and producer. Dec. 8--Count Yamamoto. Japanese , statesman and naval hero. Dec. 9--Dr. W. O. Thompson, formeflr president of Ohio State university. . i- Dec. 10--George Lytton. Chicago merchant and art patron. Dec. 12--Count Ilya Tolstoy At New Haven. Conn Dec. 16--Robert W Chambers. American novelist. ' s Louis Joseph Vance. American tion writer. . Willard Spencer, opera composer, Ijji St. Davids, Pa. -- * Dec 17--Rev. Dr. W. S. Ralnsford of New York, author of religious works. The dalai lama of Tibet. Dec- 19--Congressman James & Parker of New York. ' •' • $ by Western Newspaper 0alotk. 17--F. H. Sisson, New York 19--E. W. Kemble. artist and 20--Dr. Annie Besant, world of Theosophlsts, in Madras, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHtT u . I- v* li . "Christian Science" was the •uth- Ject of the I^'sson Sermon In All Churches of Christ, Scientist, on • Sunday, Dewmber 24. The Oolden Text was, "These > signs shall follow tbem that belleyg;!!. In my name shall ihey cast out de»-. lis; they shall s|>eak with new tongues: they ahnll lake up serpents : and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, aat •th«>y shall recover" (Mark 16:17, 18). ' Among the citations which coat-- prised the Lesson-Sermon was the following from the Bible: "I hay* yet many things to say unto ybi^ but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide yoti into all truth: for he shall not speak himself; but whatsoever he shall bear, that shall he speak: and lu» will,shew you things to come" (Joha 16: 12, 13), The Lesson-Sermon allso ip. cMided the following passages front tfce Christian Science text boot, "Science and Health' with Key to the Scriptures," by Mary Baker Kddf:' "Iyetl by a solitary star amid tbe darkness, the Magi of old foretoljl > the Messiahship of Truth. Is the wise . ^ man of today believed, when lie be- ^ . holds the light which heraldtt " ; Christ's eternal dawn and descriUjfic v _ • ^aljpence?" (p 95). ... ' Believ^S Star* Fixed • ' . • ^ For centuries the basis for all aatfonomical theories was the fact that the. outer sky was solid and crystalline and the stars fixed to its surface 1&6 studs.- Beer Once Was Medicine ; Beer was regarded by the Egyptiiin of 4,000 years a to as one of the most popular of medicines, declare European areheologists. N. J. NYE, M. D. IT. A. NYE, M. D. X-Ray, Laboratory and Physio Therapy OFFICE HOURS Daily--9--10; 1--3; 7-4 Phone 6J-R ' v GONNEL M. McDERMOTT ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Soon; S# to 11 a, m.; 1:30 to 5 p. *. Evenings, 7 to 8 Phone 258 Pries Building McHenry, DJ. 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