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GOTEBO OKLA.. GAZETTE
Chronology
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INTERNATIONAL
Jan. 11—United States withdrew Its rep-
resentatives from council of ambassadors.
< Jan. J3—President Wilson asked that
allies guarantee Russia from outside ag-
gression preliminary to his undertaking
mediation for Armenia.
Jan. 26—Supreme council decided Latvia
and- Esthonia should be recognised as
sovereign states.
Jan. 29—Supreme council fixed German
reparations at 226,000,090,000 gold marks,
payable in annual installments, and 12
percent tax on exports during the period
of payment
Feb. 19— Azerbaijan declared war
Georgia, and the Reds started attack,
taking Tints.
The United Btatea formally withdrew
from the reparations commission.
Feb. 23—League of Nations council re-
ceived protest of United States against in-
clusion of island of Yap in territories sub-
jected to mandate of Japan, and demand
for a voice In disposal of former German
colonies.
Feb. 27—Panamans defeated Costa
Rlcans In disputed territory of Coto.
March 3—German counter proposals on
reparations rejected by allied supreme
council as totally inadequate. Germany
Slven until March 7 to accept termB laid
own in Paris.
March 8—Occupation of German cities
of Duesseldorf, Dulsburg and Ruhrort by
French troops carried out as penalty for
Germany's failure to meet reparation de-
mands. _ ^
March 16—Trade agreement under which
commercial relations will be resumed by
Great Britain and Russia signed at Lon-
don.
Allies' reparations commission notified
German government It must pay $250,000,-
000 before March 23.
Russia and Turkey signed treaty; Ar-
menia divided among Georgia, Turkey and
Azerbaijan.
March 19—Peace signed at Riga by rep-
resentatives 'Of Russia, Ukralnia and Po-
March 21-Plebiscite held in Upper Si-
lesia to determine the future national
status of that region. Germany received
<76,000 votes and Poland 889,000.
March 23—Germany In her reply to ulti-
matum of allied reparations commission
refused to pay 1,000,000,000 gold marks due
• March 23 and disputed commission's fig-
ures showing balance of 12,000,000,000
marks due May 1.
March 25—Greeks began offensive against
Turks in Asia Minor.
April 1—Greeks defeated by Turks at
Esklshehr.
April a—Washington government in-
formed Germany United States would
not countenance Germany's escaping full
responsibility for the war or getting out
• of paying Its obligations to the limit of
her ability.
April 6—Secretary of State Hughes sent
to allies a note, taking firm stand concern-
ing Island of Tap, and mandates in gen-
eral.
April 20—Japanese cabinet declined to
yield on Yap mandate.
April 21—Germany asked President Har-
ding to act as mediator of reparations
dispute, but he refusied.
April" 27—Specific reparations bill of 132,-
000,000,000 gold marks presented to Ger-
• • many by allied commission.
May 2—United States rejected German
reparations proposals as inadequate.
May 3—Poles lnvacied Upper Silesia and
military law was proclaimed.
May *— Poles and plebiscite control
forces fought in Upper Silesia.
German cabjnet resigned as result of
reparations dispute.
May 6—Supreme council handed Ger-
many reparations ultimatum and protocol,
granting six days for acceptance; German
debt fixed at 135.000,000,000 gold marks.
May 6—President Harding resumed
American representation in councils of
the allies.
May 10-Dr. Wlrth formed new ministry
for Germany and the relchstag voted, 221
to 175. to accept the allied •ultimatum.
May 22—Organized "volunteer" forces of
Germans attacked Poles in Upper Silesia.
June 7r-Great Britain rejected Ger-
many's offer of troops for Upper Silesia,
end British troops began clearing Poles
from disputed territory.
June 24—Council of League of Nations
Awarded Aland Islands to Finland.
June 25—Greece rejected mediation with
Turks, offered by entente, and refused to
defer offensive.
Poles agreed to allies' plai) for Upper
Silesia.
June 28—Germany paid 44,000,000 gold
marks to reparations commission.
June 30—Greeks opened offensive against
Turk Nationalists.
July 10—President Harding Informally
Invited Great Brltfln, France, Italy and
Japan to conference on limitation of ar-
maments and on Far Eastern problems,
In washington, China Included.
July ,24—Franco - British compromise
reached, on Sileslan policy.
July 30— Soviet Russia agreed to release
All, American . prisoners in return for
American famine relief.
Aug. 11—United States sent formal In-
vitations to ■ Washington conference on
disarmament and Pacific question, to
open November 11.
. Aug. 12—Supreme council decided to re-
fer the Upper Sileslan question to the
. c, league of Nations and to send reinforce-
Uients to Silesia.
.. Aug. 21—United States .government notl-
Panama the arbitration award ceding
i -disputed territory to Costa Rica must be
accepted, and Bent battalion of marines
to Panama.
Aug. 88—Panama agreed to let Costa
Rica occupy Coto.
Aug. 24—Japan formally accepted Invita-
tion to disarmament conference.
United States peace treaty with Austria
signed in Vienna.
Aug. 25— United States signed peace
treaty with Germany in Berlin.
Aug. 29—Hostilities opened between
Hungary and Austria concerning frontier.
United States peace treaty with Hun-
gary signed In Budapest
Sept. 1—Agreement reached to divide
Lithuania Into two states, ona lndepend-
v ent and one controlled by Poland.
Sept. 4—Soviet Russia and Afghanistan
signed treaty.
Sept 5—League of Nations assembly met
In Geneva and elected H. A Van Karne-
beek. Holland, president
Sept. 14—League of Nations assembly
elected 11 Judges of International court of
Justice. Including John Basaett Moore of
.v the United Statea
Sept 18—Hostilities broke out between
Jugoslavia and Albania.
Bent- 21—Lithuania. Esthonia and Latvia
admitted to League of Nations.
Sept 24—Allies ordered Hungary to
evacuate Burgenland.
Sept 86—German relchstag ratified peace
• treaty with United Statea
Oct S—League of Nations assembly ad-
Journed after re-electing Brazil. China,
Belgium and Spain nonpermanent mem-
bers of council.
Oct 10—Division of Silesia decided by
League of Nations council.
Oct 18—United States senato ratified
treaties of peace with Germany, Austria
and Hungary by vote of 66 to 20.
Nov. 8—Treaty between Franca and
Turkish Natlonallats announced.
Nov ^-Council of ambassadors ap-
proved boundaries of Albania.
Nov. It.—Conference on limitation of-ar-
maments and Far East questions opened
in Washington. Secretary of State Hughes
announced the American plan-a naval
holiday for ten years by Great Britain,
Japan and the United States, and the
scrapping of all building programs.
Nov. 14—President Harding formally
proclaimed peace between United States
and Germany.
Nov. 18—Jugo-Slavia accepted the Al-
banian boundaries.
Nov. a—Premier Brland presented to
armament conference France's reasons
for maintaining large army, setting forth
her fears of aggression by Germany, and
delegates of other powers pledged France
their continued support
Conference committee on Far East
adopted "bill of rights" for China.
Nov. ^5—Powers in Washington confer-
ence agreed in principle to abolition of
extraterritorial rights In China.
Dec. 10—United 8tates. Great Britain,
Japan and France, in Washington con-
ference, agreed on treaty to stabilize
peace in the Pacific, to last ten years;
Anglo-Japanese alliance to be abrogated.
Dec. 13—Four-power Pacific peace treaty
signed.
Dec. 15—United States, Great Britain
and Japan agreed on "5-5-8" naval ratio,
with modifications, and on plan to main-
tain status quo In Pacific fortifications
and naval bases with exceptions.
Dec. 14—Germany told allies she could
not pay January Installments of repara-
tions.
FOREIGN
Jan. 12—Leygues ministry overthrown by
French chamber of deputies.
Jan. IS—Brland made premier of France.
Feb. 27—Widespread revolt against sovi-
et rule in parts of Russia.
March 8—During bombardment of work-
ingmen's quarters in Moscow by Bolshev-
ist artillery several hundred persons were
killed or wounded.
Eduardo Dato, premier and minister of
marine, assassinated at Madrid. Spain.
March 14—Six Sinn Fein prisoners con-
victed of complicity In killing of British
soldiers In Ireland banged in Mount Joy
prison.
March 15-Talaat Pasha, former grand
vizier and Turkish minister of finance,
assassinated by Armenian in Berlin.
March 27—Former Emperor Charles
made attempt to regain throne of Hun-
gary, but Regent Horthy refused to yield.
April 1—Allies' council of ambassadors
warned Hungary the restoration of the
Hapsburgs would not be tolerated, and
Hungarian national assembly condemned
attempted coup of Charles.
Lord Talbot, leading British Roman
Catholic, appointed lord lieutenant of
Ireland.
April 5—Former Emperor Charles left
Hungary for Switzerland.
April 7—Dr. Sun Yat Sen elected Presi-
dent of Republic of South China.
April National Bank of Cuba sus-
P€Aprll 17—U. S. government decided Dr.
Alfredo Zayas was elected president of
Cuba in November.
May 10—Dr. Wirth became German
chancellor. . , . _
May 25—Dublin custom house burned by
8 Vladivostok seized by anti-Bolshevists.
June 7—New parliament of Northern
Ireland organized in Belfast
June 22—King George formally opened
the Ulster parliament
June 25—Lloyd George invited De Val-
era to a conference on Ireland.
July 9—De Valera agreed to conference
In London and cessation of all hostilities
In Ireland was announced.
July 21—De Valera received British of-
fer for settlement of Irish troubles and
took it to Dublin.
Aug. 9—Soviet Russian government
abandoned state ownership of all but a
few of the largest Industries.
Aug. 11—Baron Byng of Vlmy Ridge In-
augurated governor general of Canada.
Aug. 21—Alexander proclaimed king of
the Serbians, Croats and Slovenes.
Aug. 23—Emir Feisal became king of the
Irak region, the new Arab state of Meso-
potamia.
Aug 26—The Irish refused Britain's of-
fer and Lloyd George warned them
against delaying settlement
Math las Erzberger, German statesman,
assassinated.
Aug. 27.—Malabar district of British In-
dia put under military rule because of se-
rious rioting by Moplahs.
Sept. 29—Lloyd George again Invited
Sinn Fein to conference In London on
Oct. 11.
Oct 10—Central American Union, com-
prising Salvador, Honduras and Nica-
ragua, established.
Oct. 11—British-Irish conference opened
In London.
Oct. 19—Portuguese ministry overthrown
by military coup and several cabinet
members killed. New ministry formed
by Manuel Coelho.
Oct. 21—Premier Lenin of Russia ad-
mitted economic defeat of communism.
Ex-Emperor Charles and his wife went
to Hungary by airplane and Charles was
proclaimed king. Little entente began
preparations to attack
Oct. 24—Regent Horthy's army defeated
the Carllsts near Budapest. Charles,
Zita, Count Andrassy and other leaders
taken prisoner.
Oct 26— Dr. Wlrth formed new minis-
try for Germany.
Oct 30—President Condra of Paraguay
resigned owing to revolutionary move-
ment
Nov. 1—Former Emperor Charles tak-
en to exile at Funchal, Madeira.
Nov. 3—Premier Hara of Japan assas-
sinated.
Nov. 6—Hungarian national assembly
passed law dethroning Charles and oust-
ing the Hapsburg dynasty.
Alexander sworn In aa 'king of Jugo-
slavia.
Nov. 12—Viscount Takahashl made pre-
mier of Japan.
Nov. 17—Serious riots marked arrival of
prince of Wales In Bombay.
Nov. 25—Crovtrn Prince Hlrohlto made
regent of Japan.
Dec. 6—British and Sinn Fein signed
treaty creating the Irish Free State, with-
in the empire.
Canada Liberals won parliamentary
elections, overthrowing Meighen govern-
ment
President Herrara of Guatemala ousted
by revolutionists.
Dec. 14—Ulster cabinet refused to entar
Irish Free State.
Dec. 16—British parliament ratified the
Irish treaty.
DOMESTIC
Jan. 1—President Wilson sent Gen.
Crowder to confer with President of Cuba
on conditions in the Island.
Jan. 8—President Wilson vetoed bill to
revive War Finance corporation and sen-
ate repassed it
Jan. 4—House passed bill to revive War
Finance corporation, over President's
veto.
Jan 9— President-elect Harding re-
signed as U. 8. senator from Ohio. t
Jan. 17—Congress set limit of regular
army at 175,000 men.
Jan. 24—Senate passed the packers' reg-
ulation bill.
Feb. t-Preeldent vetoed army reduction
resolution and house repaased It
Feb. 7—Senate repassed army reduction
resolution.
Feb. 16—Senate pa see a emergency tar-
iff bill.
Feb. 19-Hsrding announced appoint-
ment of Charles E. Hughes as secretary
of state.
Feb. 21—H. M. Daugherty appointed at-
torney general by Harding, and Henry
P. Fletcher named under-secretary of
8t&t6.
Feb. 22—Harding completed his cabinet
by selecting Edwin Denby for secretary
of the navy; Herbert Hoover, secretory
of commerce, and James J. Davis, secre-
tary of labor; Andrew Mellon, secretary
of the treasury; John W. Weeks, secre-
tary of War; Will Hays, postmaster gen-
eral; Henry C. Wallace, secretary of ag-
riculture, and Albert B. Fall, secretory of
the interior.
Feb. 28—Senate adopted resolution re-
pealing wartime laws.
March 3-President Wilson vetoed emer-
gency tariff bill.
March 4—Warren G. Harding inaugu-
rated President of the United States.
March 26—Eighteen men indicted in Chi-
cago in connection with baseball scan-
dal.
James C. Davis of Iowa appointed di-
rector general of railways.
March 28—Supreme court held profits
from sale of corporate stock and bonds
and capital assets are taxable as Income.
April 11—Congress met in extra session.
April 12—Immediate declaration by con-
gress of peace with Germany, complete
rejection of the League of Nations cove-
nant and ultimate ratification of such
parts of the Versailles treaty as involve
American rights and interests proposed
by President Harding in his message to
congress.
April 14—George Harvey and Myron D.
Herrlck nominated ambassadors to Great
Britain and France, respectively.
April 16—House passed emergency tar-
iff bill.
Frank White, North Dakota, appointed
treasurer of United States.
April 22—House passed emergency Immi-
gration bill.
April 26—National budget bill passed by
senate.
April 28—House passed naval bill car-
rying $396,000,000.
April 80—Senate adopted Knox resolu-
tion declaring war with Germany and
Austria at an end.
May 2—U. S. Supreme court set aside
conviction of Senator Truman S. New-
berry of Michigan and 16 others for al-
leged violation of federal corrupt prac*.
tices act, holding the act void.
May 3—Senate passed Immigration bllL
May 6—House passed the budget bill.
May 10—House passed army appropria-
tion bill, reducing army to 150,000.
May 11—Senate passed the emergency
tariff bill.
May 13—House passed Tincher bill to
regulate dealings In grain futures.
May 17—General reduction of all railway
wages decided on by federal railway la-
bor board.
Rlchatd Washburn Child nominated am-
bassador to Italy, and Dr. Jacob Gould
Schurman minister to China.
May 31—Great race riots In Tulsa, Okla.;
35 killed, many wounded; negro quarter
of city burned.
June 1—Senate passed navy appropria-
tion bill carrying $494,000,000.
June 2—House passed meat packer con-
trol bill.
Senate passed $60,000,000 farm loan bllL
June 8—A. D. Lasker of Chicago ap-
pointed chairman of U. S. shipping board.
John T. Adams of Iowa elected chair-
man Republican national committee.
Senate passed army bill, providing for
army of 160,000.
June 11—Roy A. Haynes, Ohio, took of-
fice as national prohibition commissioner.
June 13—House adopted Porter resolu-
tion declaring war with Germany and
Austria terminated.
June 17—Senate passed meat packer con-
trol bill.
June 22—Charles G. Dawea made direc-
tor of federal budget.
June 24—Secretary of the Navy Denby
publicly reprimanded Admiral Sims for
indiscreet utterances in London speech.
C. B. Warren of Detroit appointed am-
bassador to Japan and W. M. Collier of
Washington ambassador to Chile.
June 27—House passed supplementary
prohibition law barring medicinal beer
and wine.
June 30—William Howard Taft made
chief Justice of Supreme court of U. S.
House adopted modified resolution de-
claring war with Germany ended.
July 1—Senate adopted peace resolution.
July 2— President Harding signed the
peace resolution.
July 5—Senator J. O. Wolcott of Dela-
ware resigned to become chancellor of
state.
July 7—Gen. T. Coleman Du Pont ap-
pointed senator from Delaware.
July 20—Senate passed the 8weet bill
for soldiers' relief bureau.
Gov. Small and Lieut Gov. Sterling of
Illinois indicted on charges of fraud and
embezzlement of state funds.
July 21—House passed the tariff bill.
Aug. 4—Senate passed agricultural cred-
its bill.
Aug. 8—Senate passed bill prohibiting
medical beer and otherwise amending the
Volstead act
Aug. 9—Sweet soldier relief bill signed
by President and Col. C. R. Forbes made
director of the veterans' bureau.
Bill for federal regulation of boards of
trade passed by senate.
Aug. 20—Tax revision bill passed by
house.
Aug. 22—Senate passed railroad adminis-
tration bill.
Aug. 24—Congress recessed until Sept
21 after passing $48,500,000 shipping board
deficiency bill and the billion-dollar farm
exports credit bill, and extending the
dye embargo to Jan. 1. 1922.
Aug. 30—President Harding issued proc-
lamation ordering bands of West,Virginia
miners to cease insurrectionary move-
ments and disperse.
Sept. 2—Regular army troops sent into
the West Virginia mine region.
Sept 3—West Virginia insurgents sur-
rendered to U. 8. troops.
Sept. 9—President Harding appointed
Charles E. Hughes, Henry Cabot Lodge,
Ellhu Root and Oscar W. Underwood to
represent U. S. In conference on limita-
tion of armaments and Far East ques-
tions.
Hept 20—Holm O. Bursum elected U. 8.
senator from New Mexico.
Sept 21—Congress reconvened and Pres-
ident Harding submitted treaties with
Germany, Austria and-Hungary.
8ept 26—Conference on unemployment
opened in Washington.
Sept. 27—Fifty-fifth annual encampment
G. A. R. opened In Indianapolis.
Sept 29—Lewis S. Pllcher of Brooklyn
elected commander-in-chief of G. A. R.
Oct 8—John uarton Payne appointed
chairman of American Red Cross.
William H. Taft sworn In as chief Just-
ice of Supreme court
Oct 10—Senate passed Borah bill
emptlng American coastwise shipping
from payment of Panama canal tolls.
Oct 16—Leonard Wood inaugurated gov-
ernor general of Philippines.
Oct 29—Governor B razier and other
Nonpartisan league state officials of North
Dakota ousted by recall election.
Nov. 1—Cordell Hull of Tenn
elected chairman of Democratic national
committee.
Nov. t—Lieut Col. Hanford MacNlder
of Mason City, la., elected national tom-
mander of American Legion.
Nov. 6—Soldier bonus bill defeated in
senate.
Nov. T—Tax Revision bill passed by
senate.
Nov. 8-John F. Hylan re-elected may-
or of New York. E. L«e Trinkle elected
governor of Virginia. Democrats won in
Kentucky.
Senate extended emergency tariff act
indefinitely. . _ . _
Nov. 11—America's Unknown Boldler
burled at Arlington on Armistice day.
Nov. 19—House passed the maternity
bill.
Nov. B—Tax and anti-beer bills were
enacted Into law and special assslon of
congress ended.
Nov. 29—Wood-Forbes commission re-
ported against immediate Independence
for the Philippines and recommended
strengthening band of American govern-
ment there.
Dec. 5—Congress met in regular session.
President Harding submitted to con-
gress the first national budget, for gov-
ernment expenses of 1923, showing reduc-
tion of half a billion.
Dec. 6—President Harding In message
suggested labor court to end strikes, de-
velopment of co-operative marketing
among farmers, decentralization of Indus-
try, modification of the American valua-
tion scheme in tariff bill, and other rem-
edial measures
INDUSTRIAL
Jan. 8—Supreme Court of United States
held that labor unions or their members
are accountable to the an ti-trust law*
where they depart from their "normal
and legitimate objects and engage in an
actual combination or conspiracy in re
8tJan!1 12—National conferenceof ■***£
manufacturers' associations pledged sup-
port for open shop movement
Jan. 31-Railway executives asked that
"national working agreements be abro-
gated, and railroad brotherhoods ap-
pealed to President Wilson to prevent
wage reductions , . ,
Feb. 6—President Wilson declined to in-
terfere In railway wage controversy.
March 8—Wage decreases of 12V, to 16
per cent, affecting over 100,000 employees
of packing Industry In all parts of the
United States, announced. .
March 31—Coal miners of Great Britain
went on strike and state of emergency
was proclaimed by the king.
May 1—May day strikes and lockouts
Involved the building trades of Chicago.
Job printers of the country, marine work-
ers of Atlantic coast and livestock han-
dlers of Chicago.
May 3—United States Steel corporation
announced wage cut of 20 per cent for
day labor and reduction of other wages
and salaries.
May 31—Railway labor board announced
wage reduction averaging 12 per cent
June 10—Lockout of Chicago building in-
dustries ended. Judge Landls chosen
biter of wage scale.
June 28—British coal miners' strike set-
tled.
Railway labor board abolished time-
and-a-half pay for overtime work, but
extended other national agreements to'
definitely.
Sept. 7—Judge Landls, as arbiter for
building trades of Chicago district, re-
duced wages 10 to 36 per cent and estab-
lished new working rules and conditions
Sept 15—Big packing companies to
stalled shop representation system.
Sept. 20—Open shop for carpenters es
tablished In Chicago.
Oct 15—General railway strike called,
to start October 30.
Oct. 22— Nine allied unions refused to
support strike by rail brotherhoods.
Oct 25—Railway labor board announced
it would not consider wage cut requests
until all working rule questions had been
decided.
Oct. 28—Railway strike order cancelled
by brotherhood chiefs.
Nov. 1—Milk wagon drivers of New
York district struck.
Nov. 14—Garment workers of New York
struck.
Nov. 18—Packing house employees, un-
der shop representation plan, voluntarily
voted a 10 per cent cut In wages.
Dec. 1—Open Bhop principle for railroad
shop crafts recognized In working rules
handed down by railway labor board;
Dec. 5—Packing Industry butchers struck
In some cities.
Supreme Court of United States ruled
picketing is Illegal, but organizing in non-
union plants is legaL
Dec. 7—Fatal strike riots at Chicago
packing plants.
Dec 14—Kansas state troops called out
to check riots of striking miners
SPORTS
Jan. 1—California university defeated
Ohio State at football, 2S-0.
Davis cup won by Tilden and Johnston,
American team. In New Zealand.
Jan. 12—Baseball magnates signed agree-
ment giving Judge Landia full powers as
head of the commission.
Jan. 14—Benny Leonard, lightweight
chatnpion, defeated Richie Mitchell.
June 4—University of Illinois won West-
ern conference field and track meet.
W. T. Tilden of Philadelphia won Inter-
national tennis championship at Paris.
June 6—University of Illinois won West-
ern conference baseball championship.
June 18—University of Illinois won Na-
tional collegiate athletic meet.
American team defeated British In first
polo game.
June 22—American team defeated Britiah
In second and final game of polo.
June 24—Jock Hutchison, America, and
Roger Wethered, England, tied for British
open golf championship.
Yale defeated Harvard In annual boat
race.
June 25—Hutchison won play-off for
British golf championship.
July 2—Jack Dempsey knocked ont
Georges Carpentler of France in fourth
round of world's championship battle at
Jersey City.
July 16—Charles Evana, Jr., of Chicago
again won western amateur golf cham-
pionship.
July 22—James M. Barnes won national
open golf championship at Washington.
July 25—Pete Herman won bantamweight
title from Joe Lynch.
July 27—Bryan Downey knocked out
Johnny Wilson in fight for middleweight
championship.
Aug. 2—Former members of Chicago
White Sox and others acquitted of con-
spiracy to "throw" the 1919 world series
games.
Aug. 26—Walter Hagen of New York
won Western Open Golf championship, at
Cleveland.
Sept 3—American tennis team won
Davis cup, defeating Japanese.
Sept.' 19—William Tilden II won national
tennis championship.
Sept. 24—Jesse Guilford of Boston won
national amateur golf championship.
Sept 29—New York Giants won National
league pennant.
Oct 1—New York Yankees won Ameri-
can league pennant
Oct 8—Miss Marlon Holllns of New York
won national women's golf championship.
Oct 13—New York Giants won world's
championship.
Nov. 19—University of Iowa won West-
ern conference football championship.
Harvard defeated Yale.
Nov. 23—Jake Schaefer won world's
balk-Une championship, defeating Hoppe.
Dec. 17—John Layton won three-cushion
championship from Augle Kleckhefer.
NECROLOGY
Jan. 1—John W. Steele. ^Cqal Oil-
Jonnny, at Fort Crook, Neb.
Dr. Theobald von Bethmann-Hollwegg,
former imperial German chancellor.
Jan. 7—James G. Scrip pa, newspaper
publisher. In California.
Jan. 13—Henry Reinhardt American art
collector and dealer.
Jan. 21—Congressman Charles Booher of
Missouri.
Mary W. Whitney, astronomy professor
emeritus at Vassar.
Jan. 29—Frank I. King, grain man and
philanthropist. In Toledo, O.
Rear Admiral E. W. Taussig, U. & N.,
"jan?" 99—John Francis Murphy, Ameri-
can landscape painter.
Jan. 81—Frederick H. Parkhurst gover-
D Feb' fr^Prof. Barrett Wendell of Har-
vard university.
Feb. 9—James Gibbons Huneker, author
and music critic. In New York.
Feb. 12—Bishop J. P. Farrelly of Roman
Catholic diocese of Cleveland, a
Feb. 14—Dr. A D. Hepburn, former
president of Miami university, at Oxford*
Feb. 22—W. F. McCombs, former Demo-
cratic national chairman, In Greenwich,
Conn
Feb. 24—Dr. F. J. V. Skiff, director of
Field museum, Chicago.
March 1-Nicholas 1, king of Monte-
negro. ■ •
March 2—Representative Champ Clark
of Missouri, former speaker.
March 8-Thomas H. Paynter, former
United States senator from Kentucky, at
Frankfort, Ky.
March 11-8. W. Burnham. retired pro-
fessor of astronomy at University of Chi-
cago, at Chicago.
March 17-Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus, edu-
cator, lecturer, minister, at Chicago.
March 1 -Bert Lesion Taylor, Journal-
ist, in Chicago.
March 24—James Cardinal Gibbons, arcn.
bishop of Baltimore and primate of the
American Catholic hierarchy, at Balti-
more, Md.
March 29—John Burroughs, American
naturalist
Levi Ankeny, former United Statea sen-
ator from Washington.
April 3—Annie Louise Cary, once famous
prima donna. In Norwalk. Conn. _
April 8—Julie Opp (Mrs William Faver-
sham), actress, to New York.
April 9—Archbishop Walsh of Dublin.
Sydney Fisher, Canadian statesman.
April 10—Federal Judge J. C. Pritchard,
former United States senator, at Asheviue,
N. C.
April 11—Augusta Victoria, former em-
press of Germany.
April 18—Marshall M. Klrkman, railroad
authority and author, in Chicago.
April 27—Mrs. Lucy Flower, pioneer edu-
cator of Wisconsin and Chicago. • .
May 8—Dr. W. R. Brooks, discoverer of
many comets, at Geneva. N. J.
May 15—Former United Statea Senator
T. B. Catron of New Mexico.
May 18—Franklin K. Lane, former sec-
retary of the interior, at RochestM-. Minn.
May 19—Edward D. White, chief Justice
of United States Supreme court in Wash-
ington.
May 28—Dr. M. R. Vesnltch. Jugo-Slav
statesman.
Very Rev. Dr. Andrew Morrlssey. co-
adjutor general of the Congregation ot
the Holy Cross and former president of
Notre Dame university.
May 29—Brig. Gen. Horace Porter, Civil
war veteran and diplomat In New Yorx.
June 5—Rt Hon. William T. Crooks,
labor leader of England.
June 7-Alvln T. Hert Republican na-
tional committeeman from Kentucky.
Brig. Gen. J. W. Ruckman at Brook-
llne, Mass.
June 8-Col. F. W. Galbralth, Jr., na-
tional commander of American Legion,
killed In automobile accident at Indian-
I
f
a polls.
June 9—Col. William Hester, president
Brooklyn Dally Eagle.
June 13—Gen. Jose Gomes, former presi-
dent of Cuba, In New York.
H. C. Ide, former governor general ot
Philippines. ...
June 15—Judge W. A. Blount of Florida,
president American Bar association.
June 16—William E. Mason, congreas-
man-at-large from Illinois. •
June 22—Dr. Morris Jastrow. Jr.. au-
thority on Semitlo literature.
Gen. C. H. Taylor, editor of Boaton
Globe.
June 28—Prof. Ellas Colbert veteran
Journalist and astronomer of Chicago.
Charles J. Bonaparte of Baltimore, for-
mer cabinet member. . ... ,
June 29—Lady Randolph Churchill, In
London.
July 8—John F. Wallace, famous en-
gineer, In Washington.
July 15—Dr. W. E. Stone, president Pur-
due university, killed in mountain climb-
ing accident. . .
July 24—Judge Septimus Hanna, leader
in Christian Science church.
July 31—Edgar Saltus, author, In New
York city.
Aug. 2^-Enrlco Caruso, operatic tenor.
In Naples, Italy.
Aug. 6—John G. Jenkins, Wisconsin Jur-
ist, at Milwaukee.
Congressman R. A- James of Virginia.
Aug. 11—William C. Hook of Kansas.
JUAug. 13—Samuel P. Colt, rubber manu-
facturer, at Bristol, R. L _ ,
Aug. 17—King Peter of Serbia, at Bel-
^Aug. 23—Sir Sam Hughes, Canadian
statesman.
Aug. 25—Peter Cooper Hewitt. American
inventor, In Paris.
Aug. 31—Field Marshal Count von Bue-
low,' In Berlin.
Sept 2—Austin Dobson, English poet
Sept. 11—Marquis of Milford Haven
(Prince Louis of Battenberg), in London.
Former United States Senator George
P. Wetmore of Rhode Island.
Sept 18—Rt Rev. Thomas O'Gorman,
Catholic bishop of Sioux Falls, S. D.
Sept. 21—Sir Ernest Cassel, British
financier. , _
Sept. 28—Engelbert Humperdlnck, Ger-
man composer. ..... „
Oct 1—Former Federal Judge P. S.
Grosscup of Chicago, at sea.
Oct 2—David 8. Bispham, American
baritone, in New York.
Former King William II of Wurtem-
b<Oct 12—Philander Case Knox United
States senator from Pennsylvania.
Oct 18—Ludwig III, former king ot
Bel v&rlii
Oct. 23—Dr. W. M. King, president
emeritus of Cornell college, Iowa.
Nov. 8—Dan R. Hanna, capitalist and
publisher of Cleveland, O.
Nov. 5—Rev. Antoinette L. B. Blackwell,
first woman ordained as minister In Uni-
ted States, at Elizabeth. N. J.
Nov. 20—Lawrence C. Earl, American
painter, at Grand Rapids, Mich.
Nov. 22—Christine Nllsson, Countess do
Casa Miranda, operatic soprano, In Co-
penhagen.
Henry M. Hyndman, British Socialist
leader.
Nov. 27—Lieut. Col. O. W. Whittlesey,
hero of "lost Battalkm,'* suicide at sea.
Nov. 28—Abdul Baha Abbas, leader of
the BahalstB, at Haifa, Syria.
Nov. 29— Ivan Caryll. musical comedy
composer. In New York.
Lord Mount Stephen, creator of Cana-
dian Pacific railway system.
Dec. 10—Sir Arthur Pearson, noted Eng-
lish publisher.
Dec. 12—H. Clay Evans of Tennessee,
former commissioner of pensions.
Dec. 16—Congressman J. A. Elston of
California.
John W. Duntley, millionaire manufac-
turer of pneumatic tools, in Chicago.
Dec. 16—Camilla Salnt-Saens, French
composer and musician.
DISASTERS
Jan. 80—British submarine and crew ot
56 lost
Jan. 24—Four-minion-dollar fire In busi-
ness section of Athens, Qa.
Feb. 26—United States destroyer Woolaey
sunk In collision off Panama; 16 lost
April 1—Fire In Manila rendered 15,0
homeless; damage $3,000,000.
April 15—Hundred killed by tornado in
southern statea
May 29—United States ambulance plane
wrecked In storm at Indian Head, near
Washington; Lieut. COL Archie Miller,
former Congressman Maurice Connolly, H.
A. Batchelder and four army officers
killed.
June 8—Terribly floods In eastern Colo-
rado killed hundreds of persons In Pueblo
and elsewhere and caused vast property
losses
Aug. 6—Steamer Alaska wrecked near
Eureka, Cal.; 48 lives lost
Aug. 84—ZR-2, giant dirigible built In
England for United States, broke In two
and exploded over Hull on trial trip; 49
killed. Including It members ot American
crew.
Sept n—About L500 killed, thousands In-
ured and town of Oppau, Germany, de-
stroyed by explosion in nitrate plant,
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