dS SSeS eS eS Nees eS os enEsee ! Chronology of the Year—1927 <x» ‘By E. W. PICKARD INTERNATIONAL Jan. 2—President Diaz of Nicaragua asked United States Intervention to stop Mexican aid ‘to pebels. Jan, b-~American marines and sailors landed at ‘Corinto and entrained for Managua, capital of Nicaragua. Cantonese forces ocoupled British concession in Hankow; warships sent to the place. Jan. 7—United States warned Mexico not to interfere ‘with its wpalicy 'n Nicaragua. Radio telephone service between London and New York opened. Jan. 13-—Peru rejected Secretary Kellogg's plan for settlement of Tacna- Arica dispute. Jan. 20—Mexican cepted “in principle” arbitrate oil land dispute with ed Staves Jan. 26—Secretary declared government's intention of de- fending American lives .and property in China. First Bhanghal. Jan, 3l—Interallied turned over control of ‘German armament to League of Nations Feb. $—United States notified by three powers that iis reservations on adherence to world «court were not accepted. Feb, 10—President Coaldge asked the powers to consider extending limitation of naval armament to all classes of vessels, Feb. 19—Japan accepted Coolidge naval conference plan with Teserva- tions. Feb. 20—Sweden and Belgium signed pact naver to make war on each other Feb. 21-—Italy rejected Coolidge naval .econference wlan, Feb. 23—British government warned Russian ‘Soviet government that re- lations would be severed if the latter continued its anti-British propaganda. Feb 24—United States transport Chaumont with 1.200 ‘marines arrived a1 Shanghal Feb S8—Grext Coolidge proposal for naval im conference, with certain reservations goncerning «cruisers. March 1—Complete Americ: avia- tion .expedition landed 4n Nicaragua March Itited States government Americans out of interior government Qac- proposition to Unit- British troops landed at commission dis- Britain accep consulates losed jected Tnited tes ‘invitation naval Hmitation 1ferencs, April S—Ttaky a treaty .af amity Sweden and An making war il cumstances April 6—Marshal Chang raided Soviet embassy dn Peking. seizing Red con- spirators and doen April T-—Presiden pointed Henry 1. Stimson 10 Kate conditions in caragua, April 8—United ordered 1.500 more marines April lil ain, France, 1 identical demand ment Tor apology Nanking outrage League of Nations preparatory dis armament commission decided agree. ment between French and Pritish viewpoints was mr ible May 3- ird Pan-A rican mercial eonference opened in ington, Hungary signed and arbitra n, ratified a treaty under aM cir- a gal Codalidge ap- investi. Great Brit- ipan presented Canton movern- anfl reparation for COMm- Wash- 10--A1l Nicaraguans erdered to ler arms to United States ma- police raided le headquarters in London quantities of documents Japan ordered 2008 troops and seized May 27 China May 28-.United States warshin on the Yangtre battled Chinese troops May 29—Creat Britain warned Egypt the British must control Eszvotian KRrmy. Jume 3—Ousted Rusrian representa- tives denarted from London June 5—Yugo-Slavia broke off re- lations with Albania June 6—Albania appealed to Logue of Nations to Avert war with Yuxmo- Blavia June 13-—-League of Nations council session opened at Geneva, Germany notified ambassadors’ eouncil that it had destroved forts on eastern border. June 14—Poland alarmed by HRus- sia’s concentration of its reserves on the frontier Dispute over army settled to Britain June 20-~United States, Creat Britain and Japan representatives began the Coolidge conference on naval arma- ment limitation in Geneva, each nation submifting a plan June 25-~United Geneva firm against tion for reducing size snd crulsers June 28~Japanese at Geneva sup- ported British plan for reduciion of capital ships July 6-—Japan sided. with United States in opposing British demands as to cruisers, In the Geneva naval Hmitation conference. July S-.Japanese troops occupied Teinanfu and Teingtao Shantung prov. ince, China July 17—Bandino’'s band of Niecara- Euan rehels attacked United States ma- rines at Ocotal and were routed by bombing planes, 3060 being killed July 19--British delegates to fieneva conference went home for consulta tion July 27-—American Minister Sterling pre sented his eredentials to Irish Free Stnte control of Ecvyotian satisfaction of Great States delegates at iritish propos. of battleshivs Eritish delegates sent back 10 Genevy with instruction to stand pat on their demande Aug. 4-—Naval disarmament confer. ence atl Geneva ended in complete falls ure Aug. 8-~France agreed to Rhineland occupational forces Aug. 17 France and Germany signed commercial treaty Bept 1-Councit of tions opened session in Germany made arations for plan Sept, 3—France necused Rakovaky Russian nminister, of urging French soldiers to revolt and he denied the charges Sept. b~Eirhth assembly of Nations opened: Dr Uruguay, elected president Bept 10-8ir Austen Chamberlain told League of Nations Great Britain would eigen no more security picts Sept. 16—Canada, Cuba nnd Finland elected to nonpermanent sents In League of Nations council Oc b—America amsessed counter. walling duties on certain French and German products as result of tarity increases by those countries rance formally demanded recall of Boviet Ambnesndor Rakevsky Oct 13-—Rursin recalled Ambassador Raloveky from France Oct. 18~Lithuanin seed Lespue of Nations to intervene in fia nuarrel with Poland Oct. 31—Dr. Friedrich witz und Gafiron selected ambassador to the I'nited Fates Nov. 1l—Armistice dav abserved all over the world France and Yugo-8lavia pigned a treaty which enraged Tialy Nov, 24--Tinly anda Albania made their friondshin pact a military nltianece A8 a reply to the Franco-Yugo-Hinvian treaty, reduce League of Na. Geneva final payment on rep. third year under Dawes of Learue A N Guani von Pri ny (lerman Aague of Nations prepara tory disarmament commission met in eva: Russia proposed total disarm. * rme within a year, which wag re- Jectéd on ground that it must be pre- ceded by international alliances guar- antealng security, Dee. 5—Council of League of Na- tions met in Geneva. ‘ Tree. T—League of Nations council referred Poland-Lithuania quarrel to Van Blockland of Holland for a Te- port, Dee. 10—Premiers Pllgudskl of Po- land and Waldemaras of Lithuania made temporary peace agreement. FOREIGN Jan. 3-<Serious communist revolt in Sumatra reported Jan, 10—RBishop Diaz and other prel. ates arrested by Mexican government for sedition. Jan. 11—Thousand natives massacred at Wanghihpao, China, by bandits. Jan. 18-—Serious anti-Christion riot in Foochow, China. Jan, 27-—British government lshed #lavery in Burma. Jan. 28-—Dr. Marx formed new Ger- man cabinet, including three promi- nent Nationalists, and with ne Social- ists, Jan, 30—First Hungarian parliament since 1918 met with great pomp Mexico ordered all priests to report to government by February 10. or be outlawed, Feb, 3-—Mlilitary revolution etarted in Oporto, Portugsl, Feb, T—=Portuguese revolutionary movement spread ‘to Lisbon, wiih severe fighting, Oporto recovered by Bovernment troops. Feb, 5-—Revolution In ported suppressed, Feb. 16-—Cantonese captured Hang- chow. March 1-—Marshal Sun and his forces quit the defense of Shanghat and Shangtungese troops §rinered there to combat the Cantonese, March 4—TFrench deputies voted to conscript capital in future wars Mareh $—Mexioan (roops executed many rebels captured In battle Mussolinl wiped out all local auton. omy in Cyrenaica and Tripoli March 20-—Shanghal's foreign taken by Cantonese March 23—8South China Nationalists captured Nanking and Chinkiang April T-—FPresident Figueroa of Chile took two months’ “vacation” turning government over to Fremier Ibanez, virtual dictator. April 8—Gustav Semgal.elected Prest. dent of Latvia, April 11-—Chancellor of Churchill presented new BHriuish et to meet deficit of $110,000,000 April 12--Lithuanian diet dissolved and military dictatorship established April 17-—Japanese cabinet resigned April 18-—HBaron Tanaka sasppointed premier of Japan. Egyptian cabinet resigned. Moderate Nationalists In China set up new government in Nanking. April S0-Mexican bandits in Jalisco attacked and burned .a train, massa. ering abaut 3 persons April Japan granted three weeks’ moratori ts In financial erisls Archbis ra ¥ del Rio and scv ther leadi Catholic prelate ex ied from Mexico for fomenting te. abol- Portugal re- City Exchequer budx- ican troops killed 88 ommitted the train 1 Poincare announ wall of super-forts northern frontier residemt Figueroa of peace pariey ngreed to d turn te anfl aw ular elect] Aenounced Mus. MIT ted President of bean Toronto government edd Manor Avarescy of Rumania re- wigned y BePlaron Cartier de Marchiennes ned az Belgian minister to United Siates. June B-—Prine premier of Hur June 21-—Pren resigned and lo him June elected Presider executive council ¢ Fiabe Stirbey made Stirbey of Rumania ra tiane succeed 23.--Wilk Cosgrave i Free 8: and his anil eireann for nh followers barred frown refusal te take the o; July 1—Canadia began celebration. of sixtieth anniversary of the confedera- tion July 10—~Kevin O'Higgins vice presi. dent and minister of justice of Irish Free Sint assassinated July 20-—King Ferdinand of Rumania died and Prince Michael, wiz veurs old, was proclaimed king under 2 regency Aug. 1-—Eruption of Vesuvius caused inhabitants of surrounding villages to flee Aug. 3-Conada’s war memorial at Ottawa dedicated by Prince of Wales fl~FEamonn de Valera and srty-four other Fianna Fall party members took oath of allegiance to King George (ireek conlition Avg. 12-—Meaxico and bolsheviks Revolt “in Portugal government Aug 14 — Gen leader of Nanking China, re«igned Sept. 13—Directorate of Spair modi. fled into a semi-military ministry op- erating without a parliament. Sepi. 15—Irish Free State elections Rave government plurality of six votes in dail esireann Bept. 18-—Fresident unveiling of Battle of memorial, repudiated Germany's guilt Sept. 23-—Baron Ago von Maltzan, German ambassador to United States, killed in plane crash in Germany Sept. 25-—Attempis made to bomb train of touring American Legionnaires near Nice, France. Sept, 30—Leon Trotzky expelled from the Communist Iniernationale at Mos- cow, Oct. 3—Comez and Serrano, Presiden- tial candidates in Mexico, revolted and military units in Mexico City, Tor- reon and Vera Cruz mutinied Oct. 4——Serrano, thirteen of his chief followers and other revolters captured by loyal Mexican troops and executed Oct, 9—Mextenn rebels led by Gomes annihilated by federal forces Oct. 10-—New Spanish national sembiy opened by King Alfonzo Oct. 11-<Presldent Cosgrave of Irish Free State re-elected by the dail Oct. 24-—Moscow court condemned to death three former millionaires as sples for Greal Britain, Marshal Chang, In conjunction with Wu Pei-fu and Tang S8hen-chi of Han- kKow, announced general warfare agninst the Nanking government Rumanian government frustrated plot 10 put Prince Carol on the throne Cet 30-FPresident Konduriotis of Gieoce wounded by an assassin Noy. 1-—~Mustapha Kemal Pasha re- s.ected President of Turkey Canton Nationalists announced new civilian regional government for Kwantung and Kwangsi provinces of Chinn, Nov. 4—RBrazil arranged to get $36,- 000,000 gold from U 8 ireasury. Gen. Arnulfo Gomez, Mexican rebel leader, captured and executed Nov 7T--8oviet Russia celebrated tenth anniversary of the revolution. Nov 1Fancist grand eounecll uholished the ballot and old parlia- mentary system in IHaly. Nov. 18--Plot against President Calles of Mexico foiled by seizure of arms and men at New Orleans Mohammed Ben Mula third son of the Jate Mulai Yusef. élected sultan of Moréteo Dec. 5—Portuguese government es- tablished six gambling zones In the env nlry Dee. H—Communists seized control of Canton, China, after bloody riots. Dee. 13 Nationalist regained pos- session of Canton; 4.000 killed In hat tie. Nationalists severed relations with Soviet Russia. DOMESTIC Jan 1—Gov Al 8mith of New York, at his fourth innuguration, declared himself a eandidate for Democratic vrectdonting nomination dan T—House passed naval appropri. ation bill withouy “big navy” amend. menia ! cabinet resigned excluded agitators suppressed by Chane Kaf-shek Nationalists of Hindenburg, at Tannenbursg war as- wo or —— Jan, I18—S8ennte rejected Lausanne treaty with Turkey, Jan, 20-Benate, by vote of 48 to 83, refused. to let Frank LL. Smith, sen. ntor-designate from Illinols, inks the oath of office pending investigation of his qualifications. House passed army supply bin, add. Ing $8,000,000 to budget bureau esti- Jan. 29-—President Coolidge, ad. dressing budget meoting, opposed mili. tarism and pacifism but declared for adequate defense, House passed compromise radio bill Feb, 1-—8hnate passed navy appropri- ation bill after adding money for con- struction of three light cruisers op- posed by President, and increasing np- propriation for navy aircraft program Feb, 8—President signed bill RPPro- printing $10,000,000 for fighting corn borer, Feb 11-8ennte MeNary- Haugen farm relief bill, 47-29. Feb, 15—~Hugh BR. Wilson appointed minister to Switzerland, J. Butler Wright minister to Hungary and Le land Harrison minister to Sweden. Feb. 16-—Sennte passed McFadden bank bill Feb 17 ~ House passed Haugen farm relief bill Ezra Brainerd, Jr. of Oklahoma con- firmed as member of interstate com- merce commissfon Féb, 18-—Radle bill passed by sennte Vincent Massey, first minister from Canada, received by President Coolidge Feb, 24~House mRecepted senate amendment to navy bill appropriating money to start bullding of three light cruisers. Feb. 25-—President Coolidge wetoed the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill Feb, 28-1, 8, Supreme court can celed oil land | ies given BE. 1. Do heny by A. B. Fall when secretary of the interior on ground of fraud March 1-——President Coolidge appoint. ed radio commission consisting of © H. Caldwell, Rear Admiral W, H. CG Bullard, E.O, Sykes, H. A. Bellows and J. FP. Dillon. House passed medica! whisky bill Sennte passed bills for elevation of battleship guns and other navy appro- priations totaling $104,104.000 March 2-—Senate passed prohibition reorganization bill March 3-—Senate ended 37-hour fii. buster by vecessing until March 4 Mareh 4-—President Coolidie refused to call extra session as congress ad- Journed Jury fTalled to agree In case of Daugherty In Daugherty-Miller bribery trial, but convicted Miller March 8—Thomnas W. Miller, former alien property custodian, sentenced to 18 months In Atlanta prison and fined $5,000 for conspiracy te defravd gov- ernment March 18-Harry F. Sinclalr, ch rged with contempt of the senate dur Teapot Dome oll scandal inves found guilty by a District of Colt Supreme court jury, March 24~Roy A ssioner passed Me¢Na ry- Haynes i elts Presiden aot a April 22 on country for flood sufferers President anniversary dinner New Y kK, outlining pag Sh took relief Hoover flood ddle West S0-l’ Paras activities f agents broke up from Mexico lanes and killed ‘hinese upheld eterd ation of 8 Supreme court law for yiidge called for $5.800.. relief preme court upheld tiealinm law Demented farmer dypnamited at Bath, Mich, killing 37 children and € adults, including him- self Americas Medical sssociation voted that restrictions on medicinal whisky should be taken from Volstead act May 19-—Mrs. Catherine Cassler con- demned to death in Chicago for murder Harry FF. Sinclair, oll magnate, sen- tencaed to threes months in jail and fined $500 for contempt of the senate La C. Andrews resigned as asaletant secretary of the treasury in charge of prohibition enforcement and Seymour Lowman picked for place: Dr. J. M Doran appointed commissioner of pro- hibition, replacing Roy A. Haynes May 25--Dr. O. D. Davis of Chicago elected national moderator of Congre- gational church Dr. Robert E. Speer of New Jersey elected moderator of the Presbyterian church In the United States at general assembly in San Prancisco June 2-Plood control opened in Chicago June Cen, E. WW "Crowder resigned as ambassador to Cuba June President Coolidge named delegates to naval disarmament cone ference, with Ambassador Hugh 1. Gib- #0on as chairman June 13-—President Coolidge and his entourage left Washington for the summer White House in the Black Hille, South Dakota. June 25--Fifty-five Indicted at Los Angeles In connection with oll stock swindle June 20-—8aceco and Vanzett! re- prieved for 30 days by Governor Fuller of Massachusetts July 8-—Fall-Doheny bribery indict. ments upheld by District of Columbia Supreme court. July T-—Henry Ford apologized for attacks on Jews in his Dearborn Inde. pendent July §—~James R. Sheffield resigned as ambassador to Mexico, July $-—Federal trade ordered Lasky, Zukor and Famous Players-Lasky corporation to discon tinue “unfair methods” in moving pic ture business, July 12-Northwest farm conference in St Paul voted to support the Me. Nary-Haugen farm relief measure until it becomes law, July 15—Gov. Len Small pald stats of Illinois $650,000 Interest refund iu satisfaction of judgment July 18—8Bapiro's $1,000,000 1ihel suit against Henry Ford dismissed after payment of a substantial sum July 24—Charles Birger, southern 11. linols gang leader, sentenced to death for murder: two accomplices given life imnrisonment, Congressman M. E. Crumpacker of Portland, Ore, committed suicide by drowning at San Francisco July 28-~8ecretary of the Nuvy Wil. bur awarded contracts for building of four new cruisers Aug, 2~~President Coolidge an- nounced that he did not “choose to run for President in 1928" Aug. J-Governor Fuller of Massa- chusetts refused clemency to Sacco and Vanzettl, finding they had a fair tris} and were guilty. Aug. b—~Edward 8 Shumaker, super Iintendent of the ladiana Anti-Sajoon league, and Jessa EE. Martin, attorney for the league, found guilty of contempt by the Indiana Supreme court. Shu- maker sentenced to 60 days on penal farm and fined $2560, Aug. 22-Chief Justice Taft and Jus. U. 8 Bupreme court re. fused to Intervene in Bacco-Vangett! cage, President Coolidge began a week's visit In Yellowstone National park. Aug. 28--8nceco and Vanzett] execut. ed in Massachusetts state prison. Riot. ous demonstrations In many cities Sept, S-~President Coolidge and party left Black Hills for Washington, Gov, Ed Jackson of Indiana indicted on charge of conspiracy to bribe For. mer Governor McCray, and Mayor Du. valli of Indianapolis indicted for viola. tions of corrupt practices statutes “Miss Hlinole"” Lois Delander of Jo. Het, won Atlantic Clty beauty contest and title of “Mies American.” Sept. 11-President Coolidee arelived ashington, Sapt. 13-~Natlongl encampment of G. conference commission A I. opened in Grand Naplds, Mich, Sept. 15D), KR. Crissinger resigned as governor of federal reserve board E. I. Hawk of Sacramento. Calif, elected commander-in-chief of (3. A, IL, and Denver chosen for 1928 encamp ment, Sept, 19—American Legion opened its convention In Paris, Bept. 20—Dwight Morrcw of New Jersey appointed ambassador to Mexico, Sept, 21— Roy A, Young of Minne- apolif appointed to federal reserve board to succeed D, R. Crissinger. Sept, 22-—Mayor John 1. Duvall of Indianapolis found guilty of political corruption. Edward FE. Spafford of New York elected national commander of Ameri- can Legion; Bam Antonio selected for 1928 convention Sept, 24—Baltimore & Ohio celebrated its one hundredth Bary. Oct, 3—Presldent Coolidge, opening annual meeting of American Hed Cross promised flood control and develop ment of inland waterways Oct. 4~International radio congress opened in Washington with 76 nating represented Oct. 10—U. 8 Supreme court canceled Teapot Dome lease to Harry Sinclair Oct. 12-~Mayor Duvall ef Indianapao- He sentenced to 30 days in nil and barred from public office Oct. 15-~One hundred and two klans men Indicted in Crenshaw county, Als- bama, for floggings H. A, Bellows resigned radio board and Samuel appointed to succeed him Oct. 17-U. 8 Supreme court refused to review padlock cases against Chica Bo cabarets Oct 26-—Admiral who eriticized navy In magazine art cle, re. lieved of ‘his command in Philadelphia navy yard Oct. 26—~Benator Charles Curtis of Kansas announced his candidae the Republican Presidential non tion, Oct. 31-—-8Seeretary of Treasury Mel. lon submitted te house comm ! for tax reduction of about 3 Nov, 1-Fa incinir trial ington halted by a Jury scand Nov, J-Mistrial declared Sincialr case because of charges of tampering with the jury Corn belt and southern agricultural conference in Bt. lLouls adopted reso. lutions Indorsing MoNary-Haugen bin and condemning attitude of Borah Reed of Missour! and Bruce of Mary. land Nov. 4—Harry Sinclair and 1H. MM Day charged with conspiracy to fix the Bin. cinir-Fall jury Noy. §—~F. D. Sampson, Republican and friend of horse racing, elected BOV- ernor of Kentucky Nov, 10-Judge inced and ous Pres ratiroad anniver- from fedora! Pickard was Magruder, Fead at 8¢ House of David ted Ben dent Union OReph, nder a Purnell Conli : received League club's House ways and means Com. mittee agreed on tax cut Hot 1o ex | od Sta onvicle In revoited twy isoners killed ith Congress met; peaker Lor Coolidge ¢ Beventie use re-elected 8 Dev, Pros message to i ident his told nmitties he a nomination Republican na. had “el nated” possibility National budget of $31.558.. ngress by ihe I submitted to o« President Senate refused to jot Frank L take the oath of office as senator from nnls Eernith fintionnt we. Kansas City for the 1928 con- and issued eal! for « 12 = ¢ denied! the th to f Pennsylvania: both his case and Smith's referred to Heed come mittee on campaign expenditures Dec. 13—Henry 1. Stimenn appointed Bovernor general of the Phill i Oklahoma legislators, defying nt courts, voted Impeachment of Gov. H 8. Johnston Dee. 14—Okiahoma senate voted ta try the governor om Impeachment charges Dee. 15—House passed revenus Hil providing for tax reductions aggregat- ing 3$200.000 0068 Dec 26 Dearborn Indenendent, Henry Ford's magazine, suspended pub. © AVIATION 22-De Pinedo, ltalian aviator, Cape Verde islands to Fer. Brasil uhlica committees Feb flew from nando Noronha, Feb. 25—-Two army “good win™ planes collided at Buenos Alres: Capt ©. F. Woolsey and Lieut. J. W, Benton killed, May 2-Pan-American fiverr ended trip at Washington and were given medals by President May S—Capt, Charles Nungesser and Capt. Francois Coli of France started on nonstop flight from Paris to New York and were lost in the Atlantic May 20-Capt. Chiries Lindbergh started nonstop fight from New York to Paris May 21-—Lindbergh landed in Paris having made the flight in 32 hours, 21 minutes. First nonstop fight eastward across the Atlantic. May 30—Fifteen balloons left Akron, Ohio, in annual endurance race. June 2-W., T. Van Orman with the Goodyear balloon declared winner of balloon race with a distance of 727 milena June 4-0. DD. Chamberlin and C. A. Levine in Bellanca monoplane started from New York for Europe. June E~—Chamberlin and Yevine Innded at Eisleben, Germany, and then flew to Kottbus, 70 miles from Rerlin Established new nonstop record of 3.905 milena June 1l—Lindbergh landed at Wash. ington and was decorated by Presi. dent” Coolidge ~with- distinguished « fiy ing cross, June 16-De Pinedo ended his four. continent flieht at Nome June 2R-Liewin. IL. J. Maitland and Albert Hegenberger began flight in army Fokker plane from San Francis. co to Hawall, June 29-—Commander Byrd and crew in plane America hopped off at New York for ponstoh flight to Europe Maitland and Hegenberger complet. ed 2.000.mile flight to Honolulu in 25 hours, 85 minutes, July 1-Byrd’'s plane. lost In fog over France, Ianded in gea near Havre: crew all swam ashore July 14E. 1. Smith and Bn Bronte smarted flight from San Fran- cleeo to Hawaii July 15-Smith and Bronte, out of fuel, landed on Molokal island, Ha. wall, unhurt. July 20-~Cal. Charles A. Lindbergh started from New York on flying tour of the nation. Aug. S—~Lieuts, Ceorge Covell and R. 8B Waggener, U. 8B entrants In race to Hawaii, killed in crash of their plane at Point Loma, Calif, Aug. 12—A. V. Rogers, entrant in air race to Honolulu, his plane. £ Aug 18-Four planes started In race from Oakland, Calif, onolulu: four others failed to get Away. Aug 17-<Art Goebel and Lieut. Wit liam Davis in plane Woolaroe landed first at Honolulu, winning the Dole prize. Martin Jensen and Paul Sehlut. er In plane Aloha, second. Other two planes lost, with four men and one woman, Aug. 19-Capt. W, P. Erwin and A. H Eichwaldt in plane Dallas Spirit flew from Oakland, Calif. In search of lost planes and were themselves lost, Aug. 26--Paul Redfern siarted on nonstop flight from Brunswick, Ga. te io de Janeiro, Brasil, Aug. 20-~Redfern apparently lost: search begun Aug. 27-Schlee and Brock in plane Pride of Detroit started from Harbor Grace, N. P., on round-the-world flight, landing in London next day. Aug. 31-—Capt. Leslie Hamilton and Col. ¥. F. Minchin, with Princess Low- enstein Wertheim os passenger, start. ed flight from Upavon, England to Ottawa, Ont, In monoplane St. Ra. Raphael Jom C~Pride of reached Caleutia, Monoplane O14 Glory, piloted by Ber. taud and Hill, with P. Pavne nx pas senger, started from Old Orchard. Maine, for Rome Sept. T--Old Glory plane lost in At. lantic after sending 808 call Plane Bir John Carling left Harbor Grace, N. ¥., for London, piloted by Tully and Medenlf Bept, 8—Plane Sir John Carling con sidered lost Sept. 10 Shanehal Balloon race for started from Detroit Sept 12-Wrecknge of found in North Atlantie R G HII in balloon Gordon Bennett race miles Bept. 14-—-8Bchiee aviniion fleid near Tokyo Bept. 15—8chlee and Brock to cross the Pacific In steams Sept. 19--National air New York to Bpokar started Sept. 21-40, W, Hr n won alr derby race; J Charles Class B Sept. 22-.8tinso enirants in Class stop New Yor down In r r Bent rG Ae $ N Webster of England ichneider cup at 1 Napier supermarine Detroit SBchlee and Brock reached the iennett cun Old Glory Detroit wor traveling 725 and Brock reached decided derby races Class A won ir only non forced Venice plane Oct, 10 French avia and le Et, started fligh: to Buen Afres, 0 estado route (het Costes l—Ruth Haldeman in plane started nonstop fight to Paris French aviators Senegal, 2.500 miles et 13 Elder forced Elder ana Americ: from New hed 81 from Paris ren Haldeman of i} pie Ke r Duteh oil Cet 14~Contes and y from Senegal to Port Nat 3 Oct, 283-Colonel Lindbergh « ed his 22.300-mile alr tour of the try ->3lonel Lindbergh with Guggenheim ition of Aeronautics secentsd Tino} Dee i Congress ) 7 ne on (eo Mexic DISASTERS 4 Yor Beventy-ses theater July $—Thousand Chinese drowned in flood In Anhwet province July Two thd drowned in foods July 11 : and Transjordania k Sept T—West coast by tidal wave: hundreds kille Bept 10—Five thousand liv in typhoom In Kwantung province China Sept. 13~Typhoon in Japan wrecked saki, killed many age Sept. 20 -Elighty-nine killed Jured and 375.000. 000 damage done by tornado in 8t Louis. Mo ¢ Oct, 25-~Ttallian steamship Principes- sa Mafalda sank off Brasil const when bollers exploded: 314 lives lost Nov Floods in New England killed many persons and did vast prop. erty damage Nov, 14—Explosion of gas storage tank dn Pittsburgh killed about forty injured hundreds and destroved prop- erty worth several million dollars Novy 26—Creat floods In Algeria. hundreds of persons being drowned Dec. 14-—About sixty children and one nun burned to death in orphanage fire in Quebec Dec. 17-Bubmarine 8-4 with 40 men aboard rammed and sunk by coast guard destroyer Paulding off Province- town, Mass, SPORTS Jan. l—Alabama and Stanford tied in football, 7 to 7. at Pasadena. Feb, 25-—LCommander Byrd and Chief Mechanic Bennett given Congressional medal for North pole flight March S-—Harvard won eastern in- door track iitle. March 7--Michigan won Big Ten basket-ball title March 12-~Wigconsin university won western conference indoor track meet May 3--Capt. C. H. Gray In army bal- loon set new world record by ascend- ing 41,000 feet from Bellevilie, IL May Kentucky Derby won by Whiskery, owned by H. P. Whitney. May 20~lilinois university won western conference track champions ship, Stanford university won track meet at Philadelphia. June 1-—Wright brothers and Lund. berg given engineering societies’ award for aerial travel development June 18-<Tommy Armour and Harry Cooper tied for national open wolf championship at Oakmont, Pa June l17-—Armour beat Cooper in play-off for championship June I18-~Hydromel won Derby at Chicago June 27—Fourteen planes started from Detroit on Ford reliability tour June 29-Columbia won the Poush. keensle regatta July 16-—~Bobby British onen goif score of 285, Aug. 20-Mra, Harry Pressler. Los Angeles, won women's western golf title, Aug. 2-—Bobby Jones won na. tional amateur golf champlonship at Minneapolis. Sept. 10--Walter Hagen won west. ern open golf title at Chicago. French tennid foam won the Davis cu rom merioa Bent, 13-New York Yankees won American lease pennant Sept. 1i-~Lacoste of France again won "V. 8. tenn championship, de- feating Tilden. Sept. 22-—~Heavywelght Champlon Tunney defeated Jack mosey in ten-round fight in Ch Sept. 24-~Mra. Miriam Burns Horn be women's national golf champion. P. i Oct, 1-Plttsburgh Pirates won Na. tional league penn Oct, SN. and tidal wave towns near Naga and did vast dam- 1,200 in- eastern American Jones: again won title with record an ot ow ork Yankees won the world's series, Oct, 17--Ban B Johnson retired from presidency of American baseball v. =H 8 rnard of Cleveland stented ina American base. oa ov Ir University of NMinols won a Western conference football ehamplon- ship. Yule defeated Harvard st football, Nov, 26--Notre Dame defeated Uni. versity of Bouthern Californias at foot- ball In Chicago, Army eleven defeated the New York, NECROLOGY Jan. Capt. M. 3. Trench, 1. 8 NN. governor of the Virgin Islands. Jan, T—Frank L. Stanton, poet, in Atlanta, Ga. J. P. Underwood of Chi- cago, large timber land owner Jan, 13-—Arnoi vy, sictor in New York RP publisher of Co- lumbus Dig Ohio Bate Jour- nal, In Co ¢ Navy in in iette Low, founder America, In Bavannah, -ariotia, ex-empress of ird Wyillys Andrews, in Chicago 4. Gage, former sec sury. at Point Loma, haries Deering, capitalist, Walcot n tution ressman ALB ind Rev, Dr. Percy Grant, noted New York i " Col I» Hine, railroad ar i n New York minstrel, in Ho Feb 14 Dennett artis in Chicage« William C 3. C ral to Berlin mmodore Elbridge T. York Georg secretary ¥ Stephens of North Bend, Feb, 13 Brandes? Danish njamin Carpenter erchant Juds nor of Ohio a Remsen, Hopdk Harry eritus of Henry 1. Whit founder of Nashington “father V Dilg Heath . Beveridge indiana. orator and orehert presiden: 2 hak wp nrenident Technoloe July bonrd of Mra Joseph gL Abbema, noted Frenc) Aug. 7--Mal Cen governor general of in Boston Aug New American Aug. 15 the Philippines, Waldo of Curwood, Mich ehnira. Steel Bertram Rhinelander York Ja ver author, at Owosso Judge E H Cary man of board of United States corporation, in New York Boltwood, professor of radio Yale, suicide Aug. 16-Ogden Armour of In London Aug 20 Mre Fannie Bloc Zeigler, noted planist, in C e Wilbur Nesbit, Chicago poet and 1- veriising man. Dr. J M Tanner Mor. mon church dignitary, at Lethbridee, Alta, Aug 28 Zaghlul nationalist leader ug. Cardinal Nieg y Casanova of Toledo, primate of Bpain Sept. 1—Amelia Bingham, aciress Sept. 5—~Wayne B. Wheeler. general counsel of Anti-S8aloon League Mar. cus Loew, motion picture ma rmate. in Glen Cove. 1. 1 Sept. 11], oO grand exalted ruler CARO Col Charles J, phone and aeronautical Boston. Bepl mes Ol rhe Mie Chicaern, imfield » Pasha, Egyotian American 8ammis, former of Elke, in Chi. Glidden. tele. pioneer. in Lioyd M. Brett, Ger 23Maj Cen retired. Baron Ago: von Maltzan, man ambassador to Washington Oct. 2-—Prof. A 8 Arrhenius Swed ish scientist Austen Peay, governor of Tennessee, “Corporal” James Tan. ner of Washington Oct. 3—John Dalzell, former greseman from Penngylvanis Oct. $—Rishop P J Muldoon of Catholie diocese of Rockford. IN Oct, 8Col, J. F. Dillon. men ber of federal radio commissior Oct D. Stout, Missouri Southern railroad ang cago capitalist Oct. 22--Cardinal O'Donnell. orimate of Ireland Oct. 23--Maj 4 7 retired Oet financier Omaha 8 N. cone. president of Chi- Gen Dickman hJoln J Mitchell. Chicago Archbishop J. GQ Harty of Rear Admiral J. M Helm. U retired Oct. Sl-John can author and playwright Elizabeth Harrison, pioneer in garten work, in San Antonio Nov, bDavid G. Hogarih. archeologist Nov, FoF BR minister to United Nov, 10=James C ancler, Ansa! 11=W. K James president of American Farm Congress, in St. Joseph. Mo, Nov, 12-3 N Huston, former treas. urer of United States, in Washington. Nov. 17=Mulal Yusef sultan of Mo- To Charles Mellen, noted railway man, nD air chaplain United States it 0 24-lonel Bratiano, premier and Na read Ww HW Muir, chatre "No Se okn Cardinal Bonsano tn Rome 29--Henry W._ Savage, theatrical producer J or Hadley. chancellor of Washington university, 8t Louis and former {ovegnor, of Mieson a Mine Workers, at America Ary de Minn kinder Texas Euglish Luther Long, Latour, Guatemalan Slaten Brady. New York In nye = et
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