i ei MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1929 Chronology of the Year 1928 Compiled by E. W. PICKARD DOMESTIC Jan. 2— President Coolidge held big New Year's reception in White House. Jan. 4—Three bodies taken from sunken submarine S-4. Assistant Secretary of War Hanford MacNider resigned and President ap- pointed Col. Charles B. Robbins of Iowa to succeed him. Jan. 8—Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Lasker + gave $1,000,000 to University of Chi- cago for médical research | Seventeen bodies taken from wreck of the S-4 identified. an. 11—Mexican documents pub- lished by Hearst papers declared by senate investigating committee to be forged. Fifteen more wreck of the S-4. Jan. 12—Democrats selected Hous- ton, Texas, for their national conven- tion and set June 26 for its opening Mrs. Ruth Snyder and Henry J. Gray electrocuted in Sing Sing for murder of woman's husband. Jan. 13—President and Mrs. Coolidge and party left Washington for Havana. uba. bodies taken from Jan. 19—Senate adopted resolution declaring vacant the seat of Senator- Elect Frank L. Smith of Illinois. President Coolidge returned to Wash- Ing1on from Cuba. Ja 20—President Cosgrave of grish ‘Free State arrived in New York. Jan. 23—President Cosgrave of Ire- land called on President Coolidge and other cfficials. A. P Giannini, San Francisco bank- er, gave $1.500.000 to University of California. Jan 31-—Senate passed Jones bill for continuation of government owned and operated merchant marine. Feb. 3—Senate arrested Robert W | Stewart, Standard Oil of Indiana offi- |cial, tor refusal to answer certain ‘questions in Teapot Dome inquiry. Feb. 10—Senate adopted resolution opposing third term for President. Feb. 12—Herbert Hoover announced 'his Presidential candidacy bv entering the Juin primaries Feb. 15—Serate called for investi- gation of nublic Ne bv trade comr- mission Feb 16—Gov Ed Jackson of Indiana freed of bribery charges because of statute ot limitations. Senate ordered investigation of coal mining conditions in Pennsylvania West Virginia and Ohio. Feb. 20—President appointed Repre- sentative W. R. Green of Towa as judge of court of claim Feb. 2 H. BF Sinclair, H. <.d. Burns and W. 8S. B guilty of criminal contempt of court in oil scandal case by Justice Siddons of District of Columbia Supreme court. Naval court inguiry placed blame for S-4 disaster on commanders of submarine and destroyer Paulding. Feb. 23—House'naval affairs commit- tee scrapped the administration navy program, substituting a bill calling for fifteen cruisers and one aircraft car- rier within six years. March 2—Grand jury indicted Col. . W. Stewart for contempt of sen- ate, in connection with Dome oil case. Senate passed bill for registration ‘of lobbyists. Senator Walsh of Idaho entered i Democratic race for Presidential nom- ‘ination. | March —Rodman Wanamaker’s will Ni for $2,000,000 for trade school as memorial to his father. + Senate rejected reappointment of John J. Esch of Wisconsin to inter- state commerce commission, March 17—House passed $274,000,000 naval bill providing for 15 cruisers ,and one plane carrier. March 21—Chicago school board found Superintendent McAndrew guilty of insubordination and ousted him. March 26—Revised McNary-Haugen farm relief bill reported favorably by house agriculture committee. March 27—House passed bill appro- priating $360.000.000 for naval con- struction March 28—Senate passed Jones bill appropriating $325.000,000 for flood ccntrol. March 30—George Remus, former “bootleg king” and slayer of his wife, found sane by Ohio Court of Appeals. Senate confirmed all pending appoint- ments to radio commission. h hur H. Vandenberg appointed senator from i to fill out term of Ferris. Soverument completed purchase of Cape Cod canal. April ane is Locher of Cleveland aprointed senator from Ohio to fill out term of late Senator Willis. April 9—United States Supreme court upheld validity of flexible tariff law. April 12—Senate passed McNary farm relief bill April 16—Socialist. national conven- No:<man Thomas for President and James H. Maurer for Vice President. April 21—Harry F, Sinclair acquit- ted by fury in Teapot Dome conspiracy case. Forh 24—House passed flood control April 256—Senate passed the $360,000, 000 naval appropriation bill after de- feating amendments attacking Presi- dent's policy in Nicaragua. April 30—Senate ordered an investi- gation of Presidential campaign ex- penditures ay 3—House passed the Haugen farm reliet bill. May 4—Senator T. J. Walsh with- drew as candidate Zor Democratic Presidential nominatio May b6—House EN White bill to encourage the merchant marine Max Mason resigned as president of University of Chicago. ay 7T—House passed bill raising pay of 135.000 government employees. ay 9—Senate passed flood control bill, modified, to avoid a veto. May 10—Senate passed bill to reor- ganize diplomatic service promotion system. May 15—President Coolidge signed flood relief bill May 18—Senate voted full publicity for tax returns. May 21—Senate passed finance bill cutting taxes $205,875,000. May 22—House overrode President's veto of ty pay raise bill May 23—President Coolidge vetoed the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill May 25—Congress passed the Muscle Shoals bill and the house passed the Boulder Dam bill. Senate failed by 4 votes to pass farm relief bill over President's veto. May 26—House and senate approved conference report of bill reducing taxes $223 000000 May 29—Congress adjourned, leav- ing Boulder Dam bill unfinished busi- mess before the senate President signed tax reduction bill May 30—President Coolidge delivered Memorial day address at Gettysburg. May 81—President Coolidge selected Cedar Island lodge on Brule river, northern Wisconsin. as summer White ose, Ju —President Coolidge fet Muscle Shoals bill die without veto or approval. June 13—~Fresident and Mrs. Coolidge left for Wisconsin camp June l14—Herbert Ter nominated for President by Republican conven- tion 'n Kansas City. June 15—Republican convention nom- inated Senator Charles Curtis for Vice President. une .7—Governor Ritchie ot Mary- land withdrew «rom Democratic Pres- idential race in favor of Al Smith. June 20—Ohio Supreme court freed George Remus. wife-slayer. from in- sane asylum June 21—Secretary of the Interior Charles Evans Hughes. M. Day, urns found Hubert C. Work made chairman ot Republican national committee. June 28—Gov. Al Smith of New York nominated for President by Democrat- ic. convention in Houston Tune 29—Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas nominated by Democrat- ic convention for Vice President. July 4—Independence day accidents in United States caused death of 225 persons July 6—Secretary of the Interior Work named board of engineers to studv Boulder canyon dam project. July 7—Secretary of Commerce Hoov- er sent his resignation to President Coolidge. July 10—Prohibition and Farmer-La- bor national conventions opened in Chicago. July 11—John J. Raskob of Delaware elected chairman of Democratic na- tional committee Farmer-Labor party nominated Sen- tor Norris for President and Will Ver- een of Georgia for Vice President. botn of whom declined. July 12—Prohibition party nomt- nated Williarn Varney of New York for President and James A. Edgerton of Virginia for Vice President. July 20—Roy O. West of Chicago ap- pointed secretary of the interior. July 22—Capt. Charles Collyer and John Mears peli tour of globe in record time of 23 days and 15 hours. July 24—John J. Raskob, Democratic national chairman, severed his connec- tion with General Motors. July 28—President Sooliags spoke at dedication of monument Col. Wil- liam Colvill, Civil war Ze at Cannon Falls, inn. Aug. 13—Ship-to-shore airplane mail service established at New York. Aug 15—President Coclidge approved report of board of engineers on Mis- sissippi flood control. Aug. 17—Secretary of State Kellogg departed for Paris to sign anti-war treaty Reuben Clark of Utah appointed un- der secretary of state. Aug. 21—W. F. Whiting of Holyoke, Mass, paper manufacturer, appointed secretary of commerce and sworn in. Aug. 26—Director of the Budget Lord estimated the treasury deficit for this fiscal vear would be $94,276.346. Sept. 4—Mrs. Florence Knapp, former secretary of state of New York, con- victed of embezzlement of state funds sentenced to 30 days in jail Sept. 10—Republicans won Maine state election by bneavy majorities. Sept. 11—John Coolidge. son of President. began work as clerk for New Haven railroad. Sept. 12—President and Mrs. Cool- idge returned to Washington. Sept. 19—Annual meeting of the G. A. R. opened in Denver Sept. 21—John Reese elected com- mander in chief of the G. A. R. Sept. 30—Coul. C. A. Linabsreh,. s, and Dr. F. M. Chapman, ornithologist, awarded Roose- velt medals for distinguished service. Oct. 3—Chicago Sanitary District jopened new $32.000.000 sewage dis- posal plant, best in world. Oct. 6 —Navy department tracts .or two huge dirigibles. Oct. 8—A.nerican Legion convention opened in San Antonio. United Spanish War Veterans met in Havana, Cuba, United 3ta*ecs Supreme court upheld right of Canadians to cross the border daily to work in states. Oct. 10—Triennial convention of Eviscopal church opened in Washing- n ct. 11—Paul V. McNutt of Indiana elected nations! commander of Amer- ican Legio Oct. fo—Attorney General Sargent ruled Sinclair's Salt Creek oil field con- tracts invalid. Oct. 19—Battlefields National park in Virginia dedicated President Coolidge speaking. Oct. 20—Congressional medal pre- sented to Thomas A. Edison by Presi- dent Coolidg Nov. oe E Sover and Curtis, Repub- licans, elected President and Vice President of United States, receiving 444 electoral votes to 87 for Smith and Robinson, Democrats. Arkansas voted for law to prohibit teaching of evolution in tax-supported schools Nov. 12—Walter Olson of Rio, Ill. won national corn husking champion- ship at Fowler, Ind. Nov. 19—United States Supreme court, upholding a New York law, de- clared the Ku Klux Rlan an undesir- able organization. President-Elect Hoover sailed from San Pedro for good will tour of Latin America. Nov. 20—Robert W. Stewart oil mag- vate acquitted of perjury in Teapot Dome case by jury in Washington. Engineers’ commission reported to President Coolidge that cost estimates of Boulder Dam project were $40.000.- 000 too low. ov 26—President-Elect Hoover made stops at Ampala. Honduras. and La Union. Salvador. Annual report of governor of Alaska showed decrease in fishing and mining industries of the territory. Nov. 27—Nicaraguans Hoover at Corinto. Nov Tr. greeted Mr. , visited San Jose. Costa Rica. Engagement of Florence Trumbull to John Coolidge announced. Nov. 29—Secretary Hoover Commerce of + Whiting in annual report told of great prosperity of country. Dec. 1—Hoover visited Ecuador. Estelle Manville of New York mar- ried to Count Folke Bernadotte, nephew of king of Sweden. 3—Short session of congress d. ec. 4—President Coolidge’s message was read to congress. » Dec. b—Hoover welcomed RY. Freatl crowds at Callao and Lima Dec. 7—House passed billion- dollar treasury and post office supply bill Dec. 10—Hoover received in Val- iy and Santiago, ile. Dec. 13—Hoover welcomed to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Dec. 17—Hoover spent a day Montevideo, Uruguay. Dec. 18—Hoover sailed for Rio de Janeiro on U. S. Utah. INTERNATIONAL Jan. 2—United States marines de- feated Nicaraguan rebels in two-davs’ ba‘tle at Quilali. Jan. 10—Pope Pius X1 issued en- cyclical rejecting the movement for urity of all Christian churches. Jan. 16—Pan-American conference opened in Havana, Cuba. with speeches by Presidents Coolidge and Machado. Jan. 24—Rumania and Italy began conference on formation of bloc of southern European nations. Jan. 26—United States marines in Nicaragua captured Sandino’'s strong- hold 2 El Chipote. Ja ermany and signea arbitration treaty. Ja 30 —-Pan-American congress re- toerad Mexico's plan for reorganiza- tion of Pan-American union. eb. 6—New Franco-American arbi- tration treaty signed on one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of signing of first treaty by the two nations. Feb. 10—-Plan to make Pan-Americén in Lithuania union an American league of nations defeated in the Havana conference. Radiophone service between Amer- ica and Germany opened. Feb. 13—Pan-American congress turned down Argentina's demand for declaration egainst tariff walls be- tween American republics. Feb. 15—United States refused to let Pan-American conference dictate its immigration policy. Feb. 16—Honorio Pueyrredon an- nounced his resignation as head of Argentine delegation to Pan-American congress and as ambassador to United States because his demand for declara- tion against high tariffs was turned dow Feb. 20—Pan-American congress ad- journed after adopting resolutions gen- erally satisfactory to the United States Feb. 21—Hungary destroyed five car- loads of machine guns shipped from Italv on eve of inauirv by League of Navions council Feb 27—Five American killed by Nicaraguan rebels. Feb. 28—Secretary of State Kellogg told France the United States was ready to make treaties with all the great powers renouncing war as a na- fHonal policy. March 1 tearazua congress warned by United States minister to adopt law guaranteeing election fair to both parties in that republic March 21—President Diaz decreed an mariges let con-, electoral law putting Nicaraguan bal- lot under supervision of Americans. March 24—Preliminary disarmament conference adjourned without result after Great Britain again proposed re- duction of capital ships. March 27—Mexican government fis- sued petroleum regulations recogniz- ing rights of foreigners in oil proper- ties prior to 1917. April 11—United States government ‘began sounding out the great powers on multilateral treaty renouncing war as a Sr npnal policy. ‘Ap 21—France made public its draft Tot treaty to end war April 28—John Bassett Moore re- se as American member of the ‘permanent court of international ijus- tice. May 80—Italy and Turkey signed treaty of :onciliation and arbitration. . June 16—Chinese Nationalist govern- mess ® cen United States for revision of treaties, * July 13—Chile and Peru resumed diplomatic relations. July 21—Japanese troops in Shan- tung killed many Chinese in battle. July 22—Japan refused to accept Chinese Nationalists’ repudiation of un- equal treaties. July 25—United States offered Na- tionalist government of China a new autonomy treaty as step toward rec- ognition. July 26—France invited 14 other na- ‘tions to signing of Kellogg antiwar treaty in Paris on August 27. . July 27—United Bogus Sinead treaty giving China tariff autonomy. . July 30—England and ice made Ssmiisecret agreement on naval reduc- on. Aug. i13—Yugo-Slav parliament, with Croats absent, ratified the Nettuno conventions with Italy Aug. l4—Argentina cancelled Para- guay’s war debt of about $4,200,000,000. Aug. 24—Interparliamentary Union ‘met in Berlin. ug. 27—Kellogg antiwar I) in Paris by 15 nations, Aug. 31—League of Nations council .refused Costa Rica's request to inter- pret the Monroe Doctrin Sept. 8—Charles Evans iughes elect- ed a member of the world court. Sept. 23—Italy and Greece signed treaty of amity and conciliation, Sept. 29—United States note delivered to Great Britain and France rejecting «their agreement as basis for naval disarmament discussion. Oct. b5—Italy rejected the Anglo- French naval limitation agreement. Oct. 13—Radiophone service between United States and Spain opened by President Coolidge and King Alfonso. Nov. 11—Armistice day celebrated throughout United States and allied countries of Europe. Nov 16—Allies and Germany agreed to hold congress to revise the Dawes ‘reparations plan. Dec. 8—Bolivia and Paraguay on ‘verge of war over border dispute. Dec. 10—Conference of American re- publics on conciliation and arbitration opened in Washington and took up Bolivia-Paraguay dispute. Japan rejected China's ‘tariff schedule. Dec. 15—Troops of Bolivia and Para- guay fought in Chaco region, Dec. 16—Paraguay mobilized its re- serves. FOREIGN Jan. 3—Dr. C. C. Wu appointed spe- cial envoy to Washington by Chinese -Nationalist government. Jan. 7—Lyman F. Barber, American engineer, kidnaped by Mexican bandits. killed four of his guards and escaped. Jan. 10—France removed ban on ex- portation of gold. Jan. 15—Trotzky and other opposi- tion leaders of Russia exiled to remote parts of Asiatic Russia. Jan. a cabinet of Nor- way resigned. Foreign business concerns agreed to pay Chinese Nationalist government’s .new taxes. Feb. 1—James McNeill installed as .governor general of the Irish Free State. ens. signe Seb. 12—Cleto Viguez elected Presi- dent of Costa Rica. 2 overnment of Japan won ‘at first universal suffrage election. Feb 25—Italians completed subjuga- tion of the Tripoli littorial, defeating ‘rebels in two big battles, March 14—Priest and five prominent "o1rzens executed by Mexican firing treaty increased 9—Norway's labor cabinet re- squad. aol 17—Miss Nancy Ann Miller of Seattle, Wash. wedded former ma- ‘harajah of Indore at Bombay, India. March 18—Nationalist government in China announced execution of Chi- -nese officers and sold ers responsible for Nanking massac March 25—All Ry “celebrated ninth anniversary of Fascist party. . .March 26—Famous Tower ‘of Charle- Was at Tours, France, built in Twelfth century, collapsed. March 27—Dictator Pilsudski defeat- ed by Communists in organization of new Polish parliament. i! 10—Turkish assembly passed bit separating church and state. © April 12—Attempt to assassinate King Victor Emmanuel of Ttaly in Milan by dynamite bomb resulted in 14 deaths. April 15—Gen. Oscar Carmona inaug- ‘urated President of Portugal. April 16—Chinese Nationalists won big victory over northerners in Shan- tung province. April 30—Nationalists of Chiha an- rounced occupation of almost all of :Shantung province. and ou Ji2jiway despite warning of the Ja May 4—Chinese Noone hor battled ‘with Japanese at Tsinan, May 6—Two hundred thousand Ru- manian peasants met at Albajulia and demanded the resignation of the Bra- ‘tiano goyermment May 11—Hipolito Irigoyen declared _President- Elect of Argentina. May 20—Nationalist party routed in ‘German elections. Socialists making ‘big gains. May C2—Greek cabinet resigned. . May 29—Chinese Nationalists cap- tured Paotingfu key to Peking de- fenses. June 3—Marshal Chang left Peking for Mukden and was fatally injured when his train was bombed. June ,—Chinese Nationalists began occupation of Pekin Nore PKL shek, Chinese generalissimo, resigne June 14—British house of commons rejected Church of England's revised prayer hook. June 20—Yugo-Slavian deputy killed two Croatian deputies and wounded four in row in parliament. June 21—The Chinese Nationalists changed name of Peking to Peiping. uly 1—General Obregon elected President of Mexico. July 4—Yugo- aan government re- signed. . Alfred Loewenstein, Belgian multi- millionaire, disappeared from his plane over the North sea. July 11—Chinese Nationalists effect- ed fiscal unity of the country after eight-day conference. Ontario government seized great stores of liguor ready for smuggling into United States. July 17—Gen. Alvaro Obregon, Pres- 1dent-Elect of Mexico. assassinated. July 19—Body of Capt. Alfred Loew- enstein. Heigian millionaire. found in English chan July SE olutionary Siictip Portugal crushed by loyal troo Luis Morones, labor leader. ated from Mexican cabinet and fled. July 25—Archbishop of Canterbury, primate of England. resigned effective November 12. July 27-—Dr. Cosmo Lang, archbishop ot York, appointed archbishop of Can- terbury and primate of all England. July 30—Manchuria agreed to unite with Nationalist China. ignoring Ja- pan’'s warning. Aug. 1—Russian government named a dictator for distribution of the year's grove south in Au 6—Florencio Arosemena elect- ed President of Panama. Aug. 16—Nationalist government oi: China launched its first destrowver. Aug. 17—Chinese government decid- ed to terminate Rritish-Danish cable monopoly in 1930. Mongolian army led by Russians in- vaded western Manchuria, defeating Chinese troop Aug 1 irelon party won Greek elections. et. refused re-election. 1—President Calles of Mexico | | } Elect Obregon of ‘tellectual author” ‘reba fo bloody five-hour ba “Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Feb "13,000-mile Prohibition defeated In New. South Wales and Canberra, Austra Ahmad Zogu becamé king of Me lbanta ar Scanderbeg IIL Sept, 3—Chinese Nationalist forces cleaned out a great pirate stronghold in Hinghwa bay. Sept. 11—Four thousand revolution- aries AL in Spain for plotting against the dictatorship. Sept. 17—Mexican government OT- Hered Jegpening of all closed churches. Se 19—Fascist grand council es- 1aniohed as supreme power in Italy. Sept. “?5—Mexican congress named Emilio Portes Gil provisional Presi- dent for 14 months from December 1. Sept. 26—Swedish cabinet headed by Feman resigned. ct. 9—Gen, Chiang Kai-shek elected President of China by Nationalist council. Oct. 23—Hungarian government clesed four universities because of anti-Semitic riots. Nov. 1—Machado re-elected President of Cuba. Nov. 3—Vintila Bratiano resigned as premier of Rumania. Nov. 4—Gen. Jose Maria Moncada elected President of Nicaragua. Nov. 6—Premier Poincare of France and his cabinet resigned. South African government of Pre- mier Ser teon resigned and he formed a new on British parliament opened. the king praising *the Kellogg pact. Nov 8—Toral. assassin of President- exico, condemned .nd Mother Concepcion. “in- of the crime. sen- tenced to 20 years in prison Nov. 9—Juliu Maniu, sant party leader. made premier of Rumania. Nov. 10—Hirohito formally throned as emperor of Japan 11—Poincare formed new cab- inet for France. No r oieateq to death en- 5—Mexican troops Nov. 30—Emilio Portes Gil urated President of Mexico. Dec. 4—King George of England ap- pointed a royal commission to act for him during his serious illness, Dec 6— Wilhelm Miklas elected Pres- laent of Austria 1—Police of Argentina discov- inaug- ory Anarchist plot to blow up Her- bert Hoover's train. . Dec. 12—Peasant party won the Ru- manian elections. Dec. 16—Revolt in Afghanistan king or .and queen took refuge in a INDUSTRIAL Jan, 2—Twenty thousand pulp work- ‘ers of Sweden locked out. Jan. 10—Insterstate commerce com- mission approved reorganization of Paul Ry. . . 13—New miners’ union signed agreement with operators in Iowa field. March 20—Consolidation of Mackay companies and International Telephone and Telegraph. company announced. March 28—Illinois mine operators cease negotiations with mine union. Indiana strip mine owners agreed to pay Jacksonville scale for another year. April 1—133,000 coal miners of Mid- ‘dle West quit work April i2—Twenty- -two Illinois mines agreed to resume on Jacksonville wage scale. April 22—Thousand northern Illinois coal miners agreed to accept reduced wages. May 18—Interstate commerce com- mission cut the proposed Van Swearin- gen rail merger to include only the C. ‘& O. and the Pere Marquette. June 19—Locomotive engineers of western roads granted 6% per cent wage increase. July 18—United Mine Workers of .America abandoned the Jacksonville scale as a basis for wage settlements. Aug. Eos coal miners’ strike settled on basis of reduced wages. Sep 7—Continental National and Illinois Merchants Trust banks of Chi- cago merged. Sept. 18—Federal mediators aban- doned =fforts to settle threatened strike of western railroad trainmen. Sept. 29—President Coolidge named ‘board to investigate western railroad wage dispute. Oct. 1—Fifty thousand German ship builders struck for more pay. Oct. 6—Textile workers of New Bed- ford, Mass, accepted wage cut and ended strike. Oct. 18—Indiana coal miners and op- erators agreed on a wage scale. Oct. 30—Emergency board consider- ing western railroad wage dispute recommended wage increase of 6% per cent without change in rules or 7% with certain changes in operation. ov. 19—American Federation of in session ia New Orleans, de- vn displacement of work- 23—Western railroad dispute settled. tralnmen getting 63% per cent *** AERONAUTICS Jan. 1—Lindbergh flew from Delis, ‘British Honduras, to San Salvado Jan. Lindberg landed in Toziel- galpa, Hondu Jan Drab flew to San Jose. Conn Rica. Jan. 9—Lindbergh landed a¥ Panama. Jan. 26—Resuming his Caribbean tour, Lindbergh flew from Panama to Cartagena, Colombia. Jan. 27—Lindbergh flew to Bogota. Dirigible Los Angeles made landing on airplane carrier Saratoga at sea. Jan. 29—Lindbergh flew from Bogota to Caracas, Venezuela Jan. 31—Lindbergh flew 1,050 miles from Caracas to the Virgin islands. Fe 2-Idnqverah hopped to San ‘Juan, Port Ric Feb Liaaeorab flew to San Do- mingo. Feb. 8—Colonel Lindbergh ned his Latin-American tour at Havan Costes and Lebrix, French visions who flew across the south Atlantic, ar- rived at Washington. Feb. 13—Lindbergh mane flight from Havana to St. Lo Feb. 22—Bert Hinkler OS solo fight ‘from England to Australia in 15 onstop Feb. 26—Dirigible Los Angeles began nonstop flight to Panama Canal Zone. Feb 7—1.08 Angeles arrived at France Jjeld. Canal Zone ' Feb. 29—Woodrow Wilson peace ‘medal and $25.000 awarded to Colonel Lindbergh. March 7—Costes and Lebrix ended their transcontinental and American flight at San Francisco. . March 13—Capt. Walter Hinchcliffe, British aviator, and Elsie Mackay hopped off from London for transatlan- tic flight to U. S.. and were lost. March 19—MTrs, Keith Miller ended flight from England to -Australia. March 2i—President Coolidge pre- sented Colonel Lindbergh with Con- gressional Medal of Honor. March :0—Major de Bernardi of Italy set new speed record for airplanes at 366.6 miles an hour. Stinson and Haldeman made new en- durance record of 53 hours 36 minutes 30 seconds. April 12—Koehl, Von Huenefeld and Fitzmaurice hopped off from Dublin for New York in the plane Bremen. April 13—The Bremen aviators land- ed on Greenly island, Strait of Belle Isle, being the first to make east- west nonstop flight across the Atlantic. pril 15—Nobile started from Italy on A airship Italia for the North pole. April 21—Capt. George H. Wilkins B. Eilson completed flight across Arctic region from Point Bar- row, Alaska, to Spitzbergen. and re- ported eeing no land May 6—Nobile in dirigible Italia reached Spitzbergen May 15—Nobile Nn dirigible Italia. i on flight over polar regions. May 18—Dirigible Italia returned to Spitzbergen. May 22—Col. Charles A, Lindbergh became head of technical committee of Transcontinental Air Transport. May 28—Nobile in the Italia passed over the North -ole. May 26—Dirigible [talla wrecked on ice flo May 30—Eleven of 14 balloons tn na- *ional elimination race from Pitts- burgh were driven down by furious storm: two men killed. Mav 31—Monoplane Southern Cross. with crew of four, started from OQOak- land, Calif. for Sydney, Australia. vis Hasvaii. Fiji and Brisbane, June 1—Southern Cross Wheeler field, Hawaii, June 3—Southern Cross left Hawaii for Fiil landed at |’ |’ June 5—Southern Cross reached Suva, Fiji. June 9—Southern Cross arrived safe- ly at Brisbane, Australia. Colonel Lindbergh given first master of aeronautics degree by*® New York university. June 10—Southern Cross landed at Sydney, Australia. . June 12--Captain Carranza completed nonstop flight from Mexico City to ‘Washington. June 17—Amelia Earhart and com- panions, in airplane Friendship. hopped off from Trepassey, N. F. June 18—Captain Amundsen and five .companioans lost in attempt to reach Nobile party in plane. Airplane Friendship landed in Burry inlet, Wales June 19—Ma Jor Maddalena reached Nobile and five companions by airplane. 24—Swedish airman rescued : y 3—PFerrarin and Del Prete. Qialians, hopped off at Rome for Brazil landed near . having made new distance record of 4,449 miles. July 11-—Russian aviator discovered Doctor Malmgren and two companions, ‘members of Nobile party who had wan- dered over ice 42 days. but he could not land July 12—Russian icebreaker Krassin rescued Malmgren's campanions but ‘found Malmgren had been dead a month: "it then rescued the five men left near Foyn island by Nobile. July 13—Aviators rescued Sora and ‘Von Dongen, who were lost while hunting for the Italia survivors. Capt. Emilio Carranza, Mexican good will A killed by lightning in New ‘Jersey. July 15—Icebreaker Krassin picked ‘up Russian Aviator Chukhnovsky and four companions, who had crashed while hunting the Nobile party. July 31—Nobile and survivors of his Aug. 2—Capt. C. T. Courtney and three companions, flying from the Azores to Newfoundland, were forced down in midocean and picked up by a .steamer. Idzikukowski and Kubala, Polish aviators, started flight from Paris to New York Aug. 4—Polish flyers fell in ocean .and were picked up by steamer. Aug. l16—Hassel and Cramer flew from Rockford. Ill, to Cochrane, Ont. ‘on way to Stockholm, Aug. 18—Rockford flyers left Coch- ‘rane for ‘fount Evans. Greenland. and disappeared. . 20—Art Gobel flew from Los Angeles to New York in 18 hours 68 minutes, without stop. > Sept. 2—Hassell and Cramer founs safe in Greenland: plane disable Maurice Bokanowski. French nis: ter of air and commerce, and four aids killed in airplane accident. ' Sept. 5—Thirty-seven airplanes start- ed from New York in transcontinental air derby. Sept. 10—Earl Rowland, Kansas. won 1 inventor flew across English anne in new gyro- plane, Oct. 11—The Graft Zeppelin, great German dirigible, started from Fried- richschafen. Germany. States. for the United Oct, 15—The Graf Zeppelin landed safely a Lakehurst, N. J. Oct. 17—Commander H. C. McDonald, Enrlish aviator, started solo flight from Newfoundiand England in ‘small piane and was lost. Oct. 25—Tucker and Collyer flew from New York is Los Angeles in 24 hours 51 minute Oct. 29—Graf SS eDpelin began its trip “back o° Germany v. 1—Graf ‘Zeppelin Prioacichsahoton. Germany. Nov 4—Tucker and Collyer, cross- dona gent record holders. killed in Ari- zona in crash »f plane. Dec. 12—International civil aviation coer opened in Washington. D i7—Delegates to tion con- ference celebrated at Kitty Hawk, N. C., the twerty-fifth anniversary of the rst flight by the Wright brothers. : DISASTERS Jan. 2—Russian steamer foundered in Black sea: 200 drowned. Jan 9—Twenty-one men killed by mine explosion at West Frankfort, [11 Feb. 10—Twelve men killed and 50 hurt in ofl refinery explosion at V- erett, Mas: Thirty- A ne EHled io fire in Hollinger gold mine at Tim Oo arrived at n Feb. 120 Thirteen es by mine ex- plagien at Whitehaven, England. Fe 24—Mine explosion at Lge ‘Ark. killed 13 men. March 10—Two hundred killed by Mount Serrat landslide in Santos, Bra- Jenny March 13—San Francisquito dam, water supply for Lus Angeles, broke: 436 drowned. March 27—Earthquake in Udine Province, Italy. killed ten and injured ny. March 381 — Earthquake shattered Smyrna. killing many persons. April 13—Explosion destroyed dance hall in West Plains, Mo., killing 4 April 14—Forty- three killed by earthquake in the Balka April 16—Disastrous DS ethauike in Peru, many April 22—Earthquake in central Greece ruined Corinth and killed many Delsons, Ma 13 PxDlosien in mine at Ma- ther, Ly kill 198. May 22—Mine explosions at Yukon, Ww. ey. and Kenvir, Ky., killed 32 men. June 16—Tornado in Oklahoma killed ! y l1—Volcanic eruption wiped out town of Libog in Philippines, July 7—Chilean army transport sank. 200, drowned. ug. 6—Eight killed. 52 injured in nines Central train wreck near Mounds, ill Italian submarine sunk in collision. with 27 men aboard. all of whom per- ished. Aug. 24—Thirteen killed, 100 injured in New York subway wreck. Sept. 13—Fourteen killed by torna- does in Nebraska and South Dakota. Destructive hurricane swept Porto and Lesser Antilles: hundreds Sept. 14—About 20 persons killed by tornado in and near Rockford. Ill Sept. 15—Tropical hurricane reached central doing great damage Florida, and killing 2,200. Sept. 23—About 120 perished:in the- ater fire in Madrid, Spain. Oct. 3—French submarine sunk by follision with Greek steamer: 43 men ost. Oct. ee Enity one killed wreck in Ruma Nov. a Sicilian towns ‘de- stroyed by eruption of Mt. Etna. Nov. 12—Liner Vestris sank 240 miles off the Virginia capes: 111 lost. 215 rescued. Nov. 24—Terrific storms in the Philip- pines and on the coasts of Europe. Dez. 1—Earthquake in southern Chile wrecked several towns and killed about 200 persons. NECROLOGY Jan. 2—Loie Fuller, dancer, in Paris. C. M. Kittle, president of Sears. Roe- buck & Co. in Chicago. gaily Stevens, American actress. n in train a 3—Dorothy Donnelly, actress and (play wright. Ja 6—Marvin Hughitt. railroad buinIeT. in Chicago. Jan. 11—Thomas Hardy. English novelist Jan. 14—Andrew Macleish. pioneer merchant of Chicago. Jan. 19—Edward E> Ryerson. Chicago steel magnate an. J 20—William Du Pont, former head of the Du Pont interests. Ja Maj. Gen. George W. Goe- 22—Rear Admiral Victor Blue. retired. Jan. 24—Talcott Willlams. journalist. in New York. Jan. 28—Count Swedish statesman. Vincente Blasco [banez. Spanish nov- elios Hugo Hamilton. Ja 29—lSarl Haig, commander In chief ‘of British armies in World war. Keb. 15—Herbert H. Asquith, earl of Oxford British premier. Feb. 16—Eddie Foy. veteran comedi- an, in Kansas Cit Feb 20—Edward B Butler, Chicago. millionaire merchant and art patron. Feb. 26—William O’Brien, Irish Na tional¥st leajsr. «nd Asquith. former James L. Ford, author and dramatie critic. in New York. Feb. 29—Marshal Armando Diaz, Italian commander in chief in World war. March T—William H. Crane, dean of American stage, at Hollywood. Calif. March 9—Rodman Wanamaker. pres- ident Sonn Wanamaker stores. March 18—John F. Smulski, Chicago banker. March 19—Nora Bayes, actress. March 20—James pioneer, at Cleveland. March 21 —William C. Sproul. former governor of Pennsylvania March 23—Senator Woodbridge N. Ferris of Michigan. March 30—Frank B. Willis. United States senator from Ohio. . April 1—Dr. Sanger Brown. alienist, in Chicago. R. C. Carton, English dramatist. April 3—Congressman J. A. Gallivan of Boston, April De ncey M. Depew in New | York. W. E. Griffis, author, thority on Japan. . April 9—John A. Dix. of New York. * April 10—Stanley J lish ovelis April 16—E. M. Statler. hotel owner. | in New York. Charles Sims, English artist. April 22—Baron Okura. Japanese millionaire merchant. Archbishop Mora y del Rio of Mex- ico, in San Antonio, Texas. April 25—Floyd Bennett, famous avi- ‘ator, in Quebec lecturer and au- ex-governor Weyman. Eng- Baron Peter Wrangel. leader of “White” Russians. April 27—Congressman Martina B. ‘Madden of Chicago. May 1-—Congressman Thaddeus C. Sweet of New York. Dr. Edgar Faha Smith. chem- y 3— tot, id Philadelphia. B. Piper. editor Portland Ore- ELE A. W. Krech, New York financier. May 4—George A. Thorne. Chicago capitalist May 8—Rev. Dr. J. S. Stone. Epis- copalian Syne of Chicago. —Judge W. H. Sanborn, UO. S. Cirealt Court of Appeals. in St. Paul. : May 16—Sir Edmund Gosse, English autho JE 18—William 1. Haywood. for- -mer I. W, . chief, in Moscow May 19—Bessie Van Vorst American .author. May 21—Prof. Hideyo Noguchi, bac- nn of Rockefeller Institute. llan Dale, dramatic critic. y 24—Herschel Jones, publisher of | Ma Prins fatens Journal. May W. A. Young, director of :medical research for Rockefeller insti- tute. June 2—Dr. Otto Nordenskjold. Swed- ish explorer. June 6—John D. Works. former U. 8. .s=nator from California. . June 13—Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, suffragist, in London June 17—E. T. Meredith, former sec- retary of agriculture. in Des Moines, | ‘Towa. June 19—Donn Byrne, Irish novelist, in Ireland. June 21—Marshal Chang Tso-lin, Manchurian war lord. . June 24—Senator Frank R. Gooding of Idaho. Holbrook Blinn, actor. June 27—Robert Bruce Mantell, ‘Shakespearean actor. June 29—Leo Ditrichstein, actor. June 30—Avery Hopwood. American playwright. July 8—Howard Elliott, former pres- ident of Northern Pacific railway. ~ July 9—George E. Chamberlain. for- ‘mer senator from Oregon July 15—H. Nathocns. man-at-large from Illinois. July 16—Giovanni Giolittl. statesman. Dr. C, L. Summers, American- congress- Italian : pediatrician, in Baltimore. July 20—Ellen Terry. ress. July 22—Dr. George Colvin, president of University of Louisville. July 23—Rear Admiral W. M. Folger. retired. in Boston. July 28—T. B. Walker, multimillion- ant S Gnherinen and art patron, yMinheapolie Ju y 30—Federal J udgs D. C. Wester- ayer at Cleveland, Aug. 7—Prof. E. C. sity ot Illinois. Aug. 8 eorge E. Bren nan, Demo- cratic national committeeman from Illi- nois, in Chicago. English ac- Hives of Univer- Aug. 11—James B. Laughlin, steel company president. in Hyannisport, ass. Aug. 19—Viscount Haldane. British statesman. Aug. 20—Col. George B. Harvey, pub- licist and former ambassador to Great Britain. Aug. 27—Marshal Emile Fayolle, fa- TRONS French sHIategint. Au Sorlie, North ‘Dakota. Aug. 29—Mary Garrett Hay, suffrage Ateader, in New Rochelle, N. Y. Sept. 83—Rear Admiral G. F. Wins- low, retired. Sept. 20—William Whitman, manufacturer, in Brookline, Mass Sept. 21—Roy K. Moulton, Dnewspa- per humorist, 2 St. Joseph, Sept. 23—Sir Horace Daiwin, ust an and son of Charles Darw ept. governor of cotton scien- 25—R. F. Outcault, I spuier comic artist. Sept. 26—A. BE. Stilwell, - railroad man, in New York. Sept. 29—Brig. Gen. W. H. Bixby, for- mer chief of army engineers, Oct. 5—George Beban, ib actor. Oct. 8—Larry Semon. motion picture comedian. Oct. 12—Mrs. Augusta BE. Stetson, fa- mous disciple of Mary Baker Eddy. in Rochester, N. Oct. 13—-Dowager Empress Marie of Russia. Oct. 14—William J. Flynn, chief of U. S. secret service, Oct. 16—Benjamin Strong, governor of New York Federal Reserve bank. Sir Frank Dicksee, English painter and president of Royal Academy. Oct. 22—Adolf Kraus, Jewish leader, in Chicago. Charles A. Towne, former U0. 8. sen- ator from Minnesota. Dr. . Putney, international law authority, in Washington. Miss Frances Newman, novelist. Oct. 23—George Barr McCutcheon, American novelist, in New York. Oct. 24—Cardinal de Lai, in Rome. Oct. 26—Rev. R. A. Torrey. evanges- list, at Ashville, N. C. Brig. Gen. J. R. McQuigg, former na- tonal commander of American Legion, 30—Robert Lansing. former sec- rors ‘of state. . Richard Hudnut, American perfum- ery manufacturer, in France. Nov 3—Eliza Scidmore. writer on Far East. Nov. 6—Dr. Frank Crane, writer, in Nice, France. Nov. 10—Prince Trepoff. premier of Russia in 1916. Nov. !4—Dr. Sabin von Sohocky, in- Ionjor of radium paint. at East Orange. Rev. J. H. Nicely. Aaa ‘presbytery. former American American moderator in In- Nov. 16—Prof. T. C. Chamberlin, ge- ologist. in Chicago. 18—Dr. John Harding, father of ov. the tate President Harding No 19—William A. Sidafeld. RTS eal, from Arkansas. Nov. 21—Hermann Sudermann, Ger- con- Nov. 22—George H. Jones, chairman of Standard Qil of New Jersey. Nov. 23—Thomas F. Ryan. financier, in New York. B. Y. Mullins, president Southern Baptist Theological seminary in Louis- | ville, Ky. Nov. 24—Gen. Baron Jacques. Bel- gian war commander. Nov. 26—Admiral Scheer, commander oi German fleet in battle of Jutland. Nov. 28—Admiral F. F. Fletcher. re- tired. Dec. 1—Henry A. Haugen. Chicago banker. Dec. 2—Lord Tennyson. son of the famous poet. Dec. 3—Ezra Meeker, last of the Oregon Trail pioneers, in Seattle. De 7—Miss Alice Longfellow, Cc. daughter of She p oet. Dec. hes Gy Patten, ny Chicago | financier. | poet Dec. 18—J. M Dickinson, former sec- | retary of war, in Chicago, Dec. 16—Eleanor and novelist. (® by Western Newspaper Union.) Wylie. American in. Page Seven Announce Basket Ball Schedule Basketball | Interscholastic Cireuit | Will Be Opened on January 4. W. Packard. auto | The Somerich County Interscholas- | tic Basketball League will be started jon January 4, when four games will [ be played. The high school circuit | this vear includes nine teams—Salis- | bury, Boswell, Meyersdale, Somerset, { Berlin, Friedens, Yockwood, Stoyes= | town and Windber. The winning lteam will represent the district in the annual State championship tourna- { ment of the P. I. A&& A. next March: { Referees appointed to officiate in {league games are Tom Hanson, | Charlton Williams, Dick Ashcom and Phil Gettys, all of Johnstown, and ‘Harry Law, of Cumberland. The schedule for the rea lows: son fol- First Half, Jan. 4—Salisbury at Boswell, Ash- com; Meyersdale at Somerset, Wil- liams; Berlin at Friedens, Gettys; Rockwood at Stoyestown, Hanson; Windber drew a bye. Jan. 8—Boswell at Meyersdale, Ashcom; Somerset at Berlin, Gettys; Friedens at Rockwood, Williams; Windber at Salisbury, Law; Stoyes- town drew a bye. Jan. 11—Meyersdale at Friedens, i Hanson; Rockwood at Somerset, Ash- | com; Berlin at Windber, Law; Stoyes- | town at Boswell, Gettys; Salisbury drew a bye. Jan. 15—Somerset at Stoyestown, [ Williams; Windber at Meyersdale, | Getty; Salisbury at Berlin, Hanson; | Boswell at Rockwood, Law; Friedens |drew a bye. | Jan. 18 Berlin at Boswell, Wil- liams; Friedens at Somerset, Hanson; Rockwood at Salisbury, Gettys; Stoy- estown at Windber, Ashcom; Meyers- [dale drew a bye. Jan. 22—Boswell at Friedens, Wil- (Hams; Windber at Rockwood, Han- son; Salisbury at Stoyestown, Ash- com; Meyersdale at Berlin, Law; Somerset drew a bye. Jan. 26—Rockwood at Berlin; Ash- com; Stoyestown at Meyersdale, Wil- liams; Friedens at Salisbury, Hanson; Somerset at Windber, Gettys; Bos- well drew a bye. Jan. 29—Berlin at Stoyestown, Hanson; Salisbury at Meyersdale, Law; Windber at Friedens, Ashcom; Boswell at Somerset, Gettys; Rock- wood drew a bye. Feb. 1—Somerset at Salisbury, Law; Friedens at Stoyestown, Gettys; Windber at Boswell, Berlin drew a bye. Hanson; Second Half. Feb. 5—Boswell at Salisbury, Ash- com; Somerset at Meyersdale, Han- son; Friedens at Berlin, Williams; Stoyestown at Rockwoed, Law; Wind= ber drew a bye. Feb. 8—Meyersdale at Boswell, Gettys; Berlin at Somerset, Hanson; Rockwood at Friedens, Law; Salis- bury at Windber, Williams; Stoyes- town drew a bye. Feb. 12—Friedens at Meyersdale,. Ashcom; Somerset at Rockwood, Han- son; Windber at Berlin, Williams; Boswell at Stoyestown, Law; Salis-: bury drew a bye. Gettys; Meyersdale at Windber, Law;: Berlin at Salisbury, Williams; Rock-: drew a bye. Feb. 19—Boswell at Berlin, Han- son; Somerset at Friedens, Williams; Salisbury at Rockwood, Gettys; Wind- ber at Stoyestown, Ashcom; Meyers- dale drew a bye. Feb. 22—Friedens at Boswell, Ash- com; Rockwood at Windber, son; Berlin at Meyersdale, Somerset drew a bye. com; Meyersdale at Stoyestown, Wil- liams; Salisbury at Friedens, Gettys; drew a bye. liams; Friedens at Windber, Ashcom; drew a bye. March 5— Williams; Ashcom; Rockwood at Meyersdale, Berlin drew a bye. ~ “ONE-EYE” CONNOLLY “One-Eye” become a by-word. crasher par excellence. Connolly’s theatrical heavyweight battle. out. ods. him. He got in—nobody knew how. ket for anything. The other fie. ation of his professional career. We don’t see why this happening True enough, he was conducted to | should spoil his career. | his cell in a formal manner. He didn’t have to “crash” the prison | gates. But then—he didn’t have to pay to ; get in! And he got out free, too. Meyersdale at Rockwood, Ashcom; bo Feb. 15—Stoyestown at Somerset,. wood at Boswell, Hanson; Friedens: Wil- liams; Stoyestown at Salisbury, Han- Gettys; Feb. 26—Berlin at Rockwood, Ash- Windber at Somerset, Law; Boswell March 1—Stoyestown at Berlin, Gettys; Meyersdale at Salisbury, Wil- Somerset at Boswell, Law; Rockwood Salisbury at Somerset, Stoyestown at Friedens, Gettys; Boswell at Windber, Hanson; name has He is the gate He has always got into everything free—everything from a first-night performance to a fistic No guards could ever keep him He had a thousand clever meth- He was expected at all’ public functions, though nobody ever invited He never accepted or bought a tic- day he attracted a crowd in Brooklyn, New York, and | was found guilty of obstructing traf- He was put into a cell for a | brief time, and tearfully complained thas his imprisonment was the ruin-
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