Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 36, Number 308, Decatur, Adams County, 31 December 1938 — Page 5

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DOMESTIC

Jan. 2—Postmaster General Farley's annual report showed "net surplus" of more than 12 million dollars. Jan. 3—Congress opened regular session and received President's annual message Supreme court upheld federal power loans and grants. Jan. ♦—Representative Lester Hill nominated tor senator from Alabama. Jan. s—President's budget message revealed larger deficit, smaller revenues, and a"ed a billion for national defense Associate Justice George Sutherland of rpreme court announced his retirement Jan. 10 —Resolution for war referendum niendment to Constitution buried by house Jan 11—Indiana Supreme court outlawed marriage mills of states Wisconsin little TVA declared invalid by state Supreme court. Jan. 12—House voted to widen President’s power to cut appropriations. Jan. IS—Stanley F. Reed, solicitor general. appointed to Supreme court by President Roosevelt. Jan 18—House appropriated billion and a half for Treasury and Post Office departments. Jan. 20—Comptroller of the Currency J. F. T. O’Connor resigned. Jan. 21—Federal court of appeals at Chattanooga upheld TVA competition with private power companies. House passed 553 million navy appropriation bill. Jan. 22—Sixteen oil companies and 30 Individuals found guilty at Madison. Wis., of conspiring to violate Sherman anti-trust law. Jan. 25—Senate confirmed appointment of Stanley Reed to Supreme court. Jan. 27—Robert H. Jackson nominated for solicitor general. Jan. 28—President sent congress a program to strengthen national defense. Jan. 31—Supreme court upheld labor board's power to make investigations. Feb. I—Housing bill finally enacted. Feb. 6—A. F. of L. expelled United Mine Workers and two other C. I. O. unions. Feb. 10—President asked congress to appropriate $250,000,000 for relief. Feb. I*—Farm bill finally enacted by congress. Feb. 16—House passed 250 million dollar relief bill. Feb. 18—Five United States army planes completed 6,000-mile flight to Buenos Aires. Secretary Wallace fixed marketing quotas for cotton and tobacco. Feb. 21—Anti-lynching bill withdrawn in senate. Feb. 23—Bituminous coal commission revoked all fixed prices Senate passed $250,000,000 relief bill. Feb. 26—Spy ring selling United States military and naval secrets to foreign government smashed; two men and one woman arrested. March 2—Chairman Morgan of TVA asked congressional investigation of bis two fellow directors. March B—lnterstate commerce commission authorized 10 per cent increase in railroad freight rates. March 11—President told TVA directors to compose their differences or resign House passed the tax bill after eliminating surtax on closely held corporations. March 14—Chairman C. F. Hosford of coal commission resigned March 17—Secretary of State Hull outlined American foreign policy of co-opera-tion for peace and preparedness to defend international law and order. March 21—House passed navy expansion bill March 22—President Roosevelt ousted A E. Morgan from TVA. laid entire matter before congress and appointed Harcourt Morgan TVA chairman. March 25—Senate voted for joint congresafonal investigation of TVA. March 28—Senate passed government re•rganizatlon bill. March 30 —House voted for TVA investigation. April 4—House passed bill releasing sl.•00 000.000 RFC funds for business loans April s—Presidents Roosevelt JUid Quezon •greed to defer Philippines’ economic independence until 1960 April 6—Senate passed army appropriation bill carrying $491,000,000. Aorll 9—Senate passed revenue bill designed to relieve business April 11—Senate passed bill putting 15.090 postmasterships under civil service. April 14—President Roosevelt in message to congress asked nearly seven •billion dollars for spending and lending program. April 19—House passed 903 million dollar Agriculture department bill, carrying 201 millions for road building. April 21—Congress passed naval appropriation bill carrying $546,866,000. April 25—President asked congress to abolish income tax exemption for government securities and government employees. April 28—National Progressives of America party formed by Gov. Philip La Follette of Wisconsin and followers. April 29—President Roosevelt submitted to congress a program to curb monopolies. May 3—Senate passed naval expansion bill House passed bill to create 24 more feder May- Jd 6—Lator board withdrew decision a, House highway bill. May 9—Senate passed billion dollar Agricultural department bill. May 12—Three billion recovery spending Moi passed by house ay I.',—Enactment of naval expansion bill spmpleted. May IX—Senate passed Dill creating aeronautics Authority. May YJ— Pennsylvania Democratic pnmaries resulted in defeat for C. I. O. candidates; Gov. G. H. Earle nominated for senator and C. A. Jones for governor. Republicans renominated Senator Davis and named A. H James for governor. Mav 21— Presbyterian church general assembly votad predestination sections out of confession of faith. May 25—Dr. A- E. Morgan, first witness tn congressional inquiry into TVA. accused David Lilienthal and Harcourt Morgan of deceit and dishonest management. May 26—Lilienthal and Harcourt Morgan heard in denial of A. E. Morgan s charges and counter-attack. Bloody labor riots in Detroit and Akron May 27—President Roosevelt let tax bill Become law without his signature. May 31—Supreme court denied rehear ng of stockyards case, rebuking Secretary Wallace and Solicitor General Jackson. President signed bill creating 20 new fedreorganization bill shelved 'June 8 3--Senate passed the three billion recovery g W ous(ed Representative Jenks. Republican, of New Hampshire, ano seated Alohonse Roy, Democrat. June 14—S nate passed the . w^*L ho yF June 15—Congress passed flood contiol °'june 16— Congress passed relief and Dump-priming bill and adjourned. June 20—Eighteen persons indicted In New York as German spies. June 24—President by executive order extended civil service to all government employees not exempted by statute. July 6—Dr. AE. Morgan sued tor reinstatement as chairman of TVA July 7—President Roosevelt began transcontinental jpcechmaklnr tour. July 14—President reviewed battleship Heet at San Francisco. Howard Hughes and four others comnleted round-the-world flight started July 10. setting record of three days. 19 hours. 14 ' n jm t v eS ls-Elmer F. Andrews. New York, ippointed administrator of wage and hour "’secretary Wallace asked 31 per cent cut in July 18— Douglas Corrigan of Los Angeles made solo flight from New York tc Dublin Ireland. In 28 hours. 13 minutes. July 19—Governor of lowa ordered roops io Newton, home of strike-bound M 'tag °'nve officials and 12 corporations Hnvo in oil conspiracy case at Madison, XV is. July 26—Government began anti-monopoly suit against chief movie companies. July 22—Federal court of appeals in Chicago set aside finding of NLRB in Fansteel 1 Ju?v*2s—Puerto Rico nationalists tried to iAassinate Gov. Blanton Winship. Ana I—Justice department announces in usfigatton of American Medical associa iioa on charge of anti-trust law violation Aug i-JMw Dealers defeated in Virginia nd fioMcratic primaries. "SSUfirfESv- Dodge, former New

c J r^‘» V 'n I, Soul’ d p a c b l flc k h ° m * W^tef e F d c1 t n r^ 00 1 M D lt s,ks de, *M Twenty , L ln Georgia speech. fl Au2 On u 0P T r “"‘ r erl< "‘ '» NeT York Plan ' V'o'. N»L S a's commm’e *" d * enate clvl > liberties Aug. 13—United States Nazilsm and r'nm on U ur*AmeHcanlsm ed by hOUM T R yXn« h Trtal°of J S »™. i ec^r lty ' s third birthday. opTmto Newark ° n racket ch ««' to F work MOU "' company caUs M OTO back „i«—John P, Frey, A. F. of L leadepidemic 6 ’ Communisls ior sitdown strike _ Au ?-, 10 —President Roosevelt dedicates a^^Ms7a r n a s b °s a i Lrwrence r river the Th ’“- M HUU * endS shar P note t 0 Mp Xl lands 0 se * 2ure of American-owned farm*M*nator Smith. intended purge V *wi!aU WinS i D Sou Jh Carolina primary. CaUfornta’primary? by Rooscve "' lose * ,n feltaPh t^?.°i Vernor ,P av J y 01 Ohio d efies federal social security board to cut of! state s old-age assistance grants . McCarron defeats two 100 per cent New Dealers In Nevada primary . “® pt - ?~ G ', antl Army of the Republic holds national reunion In Des Moines Sept. 9—Grand jury indicts S. Davis Wtltaquir7 ayOr ° f Phlladelphia ' *" gambling Sept. 11—James Roosevelt undergoes operation at Rochester, Minn. s p i=?H Pt Ar’ 2_Sena,or . Tyd’nss wins in Marylandslide y: Voters de,v Presldent by d H d f e Pecora declares mistrial In Hines racKet case. Maine elects Republican governor and all three congressmen. Sept. 14—Senator W. F. George, on the purge list, wins in Georgia. Sept.2o—Democrats defeat J. J. O'Connor In New York; G. O. P. nominates him. , .u Pt v? 7 ,T® en ?* or McAdoo made chairman of the Dollar ship lines under United States control. Sept. 29—District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey nominated as Republican candidate for governor of New York. Sept. 30—Gov. H. H. Lehman named by Democrats as candidate for governor of New’ York. Oct 4—Sweeping graft inquiiy started in Brooklyn. Oct. s—Two bandits hold up two bank employees at Ottawa, 111., and escape with $60,000 in cash. Oct. 6—A. F. of L. votes to continue assessments for fight against C. I. O. Oct. 10—United States Supreme court refuses to review conviction of Tom Mooney, serving sentence for bombing in San Francisco in 1916. Oct. 13—Green re-elected president of A. F. of L. Oct. 14—Gustav Rumrich, army deserter, pleads guilty to being a German spy. Oct. 17—Dr. Eduard Benes, former president of Czechoslovakia, accepts invitation to become visiting professor at the University of Chicago. Oct. 18—National Eucharistic congress opened in New Orleans. Oct. 19—Labor board ordered Republic Steel to reinstate 5,000 strikers. Oct. 20—United States indicted 73 as WPA grafters in New Mexico. Oct. 24—Wage-hour law went into effect. Oct. 28—Big utilities pledge two billion dollar expansion with federal aid. Nov. 7—rrebiuent Roosevelt sent congratulations to Soviet Russia on its twenty-first birthday. Nov. B—Election results: Republicans gain eight senators, 80 representatives and governors fn 11 states. Nov. 9—Rise in stocks and heaviest trading since Oct. 21, 1937, follow election results. Nov. 10—Col. Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, welcomed to Washington. Nov. 12—Ladies Garment Workers’ union, 250.000 strong, withdraws from C. I. O. Nov. 15—Grand jury indictments returned kin Chicago charging 97 persons and firms with conspiracy to fix the price of milk and ice cream. Nov. 16 —New Deal turns to arms making to supplant job relief. John L. Lewis retains dictatorial control of C. I. 0., including $2,000,000 levy. Nov. 17—Reciprocal trade agreements signed with Great Britain and Canada. Nov. 18—Attorney General Cummings announced resignation from cabinet, effective in January. Nov. 19—Roosevelt recalls Hugh R. Wilson. ambassador to Germany. Navy contracts for three new battleships. Nov. 21—President Roosevelt arrived at Warm Springs. Ga.. for two weeks visit. Wisconsin's retroactive ir.Yime tax law upheld by U. S. Supreme court. Nov. 29—Capt. Ross T. Mclntyre, White House physician, named surgeon general of the navy. Nov. 30—Grand jury investigation of graft charges against Governor Earle of Pennsylvania and 14 others ordered. Dec. I—Homer Martin reveals far flung rule of Reds over C I. O. at Dies committee hearing. Dec. 5—U. S. Supreme court rebukes labor board for abuse of authority. Mrs. Elma Lauer, wife of New York Supreme court justice, indicted for smuggling. Dec. 7—Anna M. Hahn. Cincinnati poison slayer, electrocuted at Columbus. Ohio. Dec. 9—United States ambassador to China recalled for conference. Dec 11—President Roosevelt announces plan to deed Hyde Park estate to government to serve as a memorial to himself. D ec 13—George Burns, of Burns and Allen. pleads guilty on smuggling charge Dec 16—F. D. Coster, head of McKesson Robbins drug firm, revealed as exconvict, real name. Phillip Musiea. indicted in huge swindle. kills self. Three brothers o' Coster, under different names, arrested on ia Dec. C 2G- R Confession of Anna M Hahn, electrocuted noison slayer, made public, in which she confesses to four murders. Theft of $4,000,000 uncovered as CosterMusiea swindle grows; rt hu .® e ®' 1 n n ril d k with foreign power linked to swindle Administration grants Indefinite credit to China against gold held m u. s>. Dec 21—Inquiry reveals use of P? yt of drug fraud millions for nation-wide lobby. Four medical associations and 21 physicians indicted on restraint of trade charges.

FOREIGN B ....

Jan. I—France embargoed arms shipmonte tn Rumania and Jugoslavia "Tan 2-Chiang Kai-shek heads reorganU6 J d an Ch B -Pnnce V Pa n uT en hcir presumptive to Greek throne married Princess Frederika jWp°ane r se n o"d Tsingtao. itsXarine sank Dutch steamer °“ a S n P . a ij£mt St Sovle» Russian parliament op f=n d 14—Premier Chautemps of France 100 jT„ g 2Vu m nned a sta P rtec , t n ed C p ,0 <^ oP Tn^^ , C R n 1 a la w 1 th F wa n r’muffittonJ. sia in suppt u s t c anier torpedoed and hi ' ■■Te I Von d Rib S So d p f a or S eign“niin O iste°r. I “.panis d h rebe I?"another British ship oI ?- n e 5 b 7-Brltain warned .Franco to stop er Frt n ‘l£jap e an declined to reveal her n V y b bU &fta”s great naval base at Sn FVb P °i r s-Hmer at^dad Austria to put proN Feb ln i9^Fou ab ßu»sian scientists rescued affer b itine months on polar tee floe.

-'■ CA L LR DA ' LY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, DECEMB ER 31,1938.

These Were Among Highlights in the Year’s News -' ” j in BmfW : M iftii i 4 /■ ■Mil WiTwß io PERSECUTION—The ought r new home for the •■"•nl. ri' g m ’ '.echorlorakia and Italy, battled by Arab» in the Holy L ind, FLOODS—^a^„ 9 torrent •» pi f,- pring. T» xai in the summer, New England in the autum . lOLITICS—L r .,n„r, „r ,/ ( f t h, anion focused attention on national affair and brough Republic gain in i.uanv ettiuo </O Adolf Hitler marched through Austria end * hosloi ah> urJ. ’ hi..,. ,I f »ught uith Russia on the Siberian border.

Feb. 20—Hitler demanded colonies f: r Germany and said Reich didn’t fear war. Anthony Eden resigned as British foreign minister. King Carol proclaimed fascist regime ter Rumania. Feb. 22—House of commons voted approval of Prime Minister Chamberlain ”> policy to seek agreements with Italy end Germany. Feb 24—Rumanians voted for new constitution. March 2—Chinese armies in Shensi province north of Yellow river routed by Japanese. March 3 —Twenty-one former Soviet Russian leaders pleaded guilty of treason and other crimes in Moscow trial. March 4—Niemoeller, German Protestant leader, sent to concentration camp. March 6—Spanish rebel cruiser torpedoed and sunk in big naval battle. March 7—United States and Czechoslovakia signed reciprocal trade treaty. March 9—Chancellor Schuschnigg ordered a plebiscite on Austrian independence. Chautemps’ French cabinet resigned. March 10—Leon Blum became French premier. March 11—Premier Schuschnigg of Austria resigned when German troops invaded the coz rv: Seyss-Inquart took post and formed Naz. cabinet. Hitler's army n. ’aded Austria: Schuschnigg resigned and Seyss-Inquart was made premier; plebiscite called off. Great Britain protested March 12—Hitler proclaimed the union of Germany and Austria, scrapping the treatv of St. Germain. March 16—France and Russia agreed to protect Czechoslovakia from German aggression. . x March 17—Russia proposed joint action ’>y world powers against aggressor nations. ‘March 27—Spanish insurgent armies drove forward into Catalonia. March 28—Gen. Alfredo Baldomir elected president of Uruguay. April B—Blum’s French cabinet resigned. April 10—Edouard Daladier formed new French government. April 12—French deputies gave Daladier dictator powers for three months. April 15—Spanish insurgents took Vinaroz on the Mediterranean, splitting nationalist Spain in two. April 16—President Benes of Czechoslovakia announced amnesty for 4.000 political offenders. r t . Great Britain and Italy signed agreement for peaceful settlement of all their differences April 19—Plot against King Carol of Rumania by Fascists foiled. Japan started new offensive In Shantung province, after severe defeats April 22—Japan paid United States $2,214,000 to settle Panay incident. April 25-Anglo-Ireland agreement signed, seftling trade disputes. France refused to enter any four-power pact with Germany, April 27—King Ahmed Zog of Albania married Countess Geraldine Apponyi. April 28- Great Britain and France agreed to pool their armed forces in time of war May 3—Hitler arrived in Rome for conference with MussoliniMav 4—Dr. Douglas Hyde made president of Ireland by acclamation. .May s—British commons passed peace agreement with Ireland. May 10—Japanese warships and p.anes attacked Amov. South China. May 11-Fascist revolt in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil, suppressed. ~ . Japanese captured Amoy. South China PU Mav 12—League ot Nations council informally recognized Italy s conquest of E Mav la i3-New antl-Nazi government lor Hungary formed by Bela Itnredi. May 14—Japanese cut Lunghai railway, vitally important to Chinese defense. May 20—Mexican troops defeated rebels in San Luis Potosi state I May 21 —German and Czech troops massed al May ,h 22— Germany promised Czechoslo-1 vakia would not be attacked . Mav 30— Japanese bombed Canton for , three days, killing 800 persons and injuring | 3—United States denounced bombing | of civilians in Spain and China , June 4—Japanese continued bombing of Canton, killing hundreds. June 11-United State- government took steps to discourage sale of pl<” ies to July 2—Japanese bombed Swatow. south strategic Paracel 15, j a u^» t c«r& at Nanchang ra-ded and wrecked by Japanese bombers July 9—Bolivia and Paraguay agreed to invasion by R y u 9 ]y n i9-2Sng George ot Great Britain nI JuL St 25--lapanese Pa occupied Kiukiang. Ghin-i key to Hankow defense. Aug. 1-Russlan planes invade Korea and ,h Chlna aPa ev«cuates capital at Hankow. "Tug 7-R d ussta C rej'ecta Japanese terms. O S CO II-Rus P s a a n ' Japan, reach truce In M^ hu Kapane7e C b?mb Hankow, draw “ Au 1 / 19-Sp S anish Je tasurgents close F r '" ch j in "ier and direct heavy air raid on Bar- i celona in preparation for new general Offen- . ai Auc 22—Ludovic Frossard, French cabln^ug e 2 1 4^HekhSuehrer t HiUer P l * l ? es J. 1 ?' ' inviofabililv ot Hungary in meeting with Admiral Hortby. Hungarian regent. t

Compiled by' JOHN P GRANT r __ I Aug. 25—Hitle*’ - 1 chine in history of Naz many i honor of Admiral Horthy, regent of Hungary. Aug. 26-r-French R< dial-Socialist group votes unconditional support for Premier • Daladier in campaign to curtail 40-hour • week. Aug. 26—Hitler demands powers force • Czechs to submit to him. 1 Aug. 27—Britain warns Hitler against attack on Czechoslovakia. t Sept. I—Mussolini orders out all Jews who entered Italy since the World war. 1 Sept. 3—Anti-German riots sweep Poland. Sept. 4—France masses troops at Maginot • line. Sept 6—Polish police wreck 173 orthodox i churches; kill many. oupt. 9—Britain again warns Hitler against attacking Czechs. i Sept. 11—Czechs and Nazis riot in Sudeten territory. Sept. 12—Hiller defies Britain and France 1 in speech. 1 Sept. 14—Czech troops smash civil war in Sudeten territory ? Prime Minister Chamberlain flies to Germany to see Hitler. ’ Japan pledges armed aid to Hitler. Sept. 15— Four-power peace parley planned • as result of Prime Minister Chamberlain's - conference with Hitler. Sept. 16—British and French cabinets con- > fer on Czech situation. Sept. 18—Britain and France yield to Hitler s demands. > Sept. 20—Czechs accept partition. Sept. 21—Poland and Hungary demand ? slices of Czechoslovakia. Sept. 22—Chamberlain and Hitlei discuss I peace plan. Czech premier and cabinet resign Sept. 2o—President Roosevelt sends peace appeal to Hitler. Sept. 26—Chamberlain pledges Britain to ■ enforce yielding of Sudeten area if Hitler will not make war. Hitler warns Czechs he is ready to fight ‘ for Sudetenland. Sept. 27—Roosevelt sends second plea to Hitler, proposes European parley. I Sept. 28—Hitler calls four-power peace conference, including Great Britain. France and Italy as last effort to avert war Sept. 29—Conference agrees to all Hitlei s i demands; Germans take immediate possession of Sudetenland. Czechs submit Sept. 30—German troops begin march into Czechoslovakia. Czechs get new demand from Poland Czechs cede territory. Oct. .3—Peace now is assured, but arming must go on. Chamberlain tells houst of commons Italy calls for speedy partition oi Czechoslovakia to satisfy Hungary’s claims Oct. 4—Premier Daladier given dicta lorial powers by French chamber of deputies. President Benes of Czechoslovakia resigns Oct. 6—British forces kill 50 Arabs in new I Palestine c’ash House of commons endorses Chamber lain's deal with Hitler Oct. 7—Powers har plebiscite in Sudetenland: give Hitler area without vole of | people Oct. B—Nazis stone palace o! Cardinal Innitzer at Vienna, injuring the cardinal Oct. 10—Chinese report 20.000 Japanese slain in three-day battle neai Tein Oct. 12—Germany demands $43 000.000 from Czech gold reserve to strengthen financial position. Out. 13• Revolts ot serious nature l>!»a . out in Austria. Hungary. Poland and Bulgaria. Oct. 14—Hitler demands Britain limit an force to fraction of Germany’s Oct. 16—Germany arrests labor leaders I as anti Nazi agitators in new wave oi unrest | Oct. 18—British troops besiege Arab rebels I within old city of Jerusalem. I Oct. 19—Hitler asked F-ance to return I colonies as one of the terms for friendship I j pact. i Oct 20—British troops disarm Arab reb- | I els in Jerusalem. • Out 25—Duke of Kent made governor of . 1 A"stralia. Oct 26—Japs take complete control of Hankow. Oct. 27—Japan approved plan to share spoils of Chinese conquest With Germany i and Italy. Oct. 31—Prime Minister Chamberlain rebuilt British cabinet to strengthen home de senses. Nov. 2—British commons approved Cham- ' berlain’s pact with Italy. Hungary given chunk of Czechoslovakia by Germany and Italy Two British planes set non stop recuid of 7,162 miles, flying from Egypt to Australia 1 Nov 7—King George of Great Bntain accepted President Roosevelt's Invitation to visit United States ■ Nov. 9—Nazi mobs looted and smashed Jewish stores in Berlin. Dionne quintuplets have tonsils and adenoids removed. Nov. 10—20,000 Jews thrown into prison in Germany as mobs destroyed their homes ! and stores. Pearl Buck, American novelist, won 193 H • Nobel prize for literature; Eurico Fermi won physics award. Nov. 11—Duke of Gloucester visited Duke of Windsor in Paris: former king to be re- > stored to royal family circle. Gen. Isinet Inonu becomes president of « Turkey Nov: 12—Germanv lines Jews s4(><» non im»u j i as penalty for murder of German diplomat , by Polish Jew in Paris ' l Nov 15—King Carol of Rumania a visitor I to Great Britain f

THE YEAR 1938

IHo’- 31 nati**: - c«l: Nazis to kt Jews nter ether land. 1 . Nov. 17—Scots' appeal for own parliament by Chamberlain. I Nov. 21—Pntaii. tiers • ev.’ homelands »German Je: j in Pritteh Guiana and part of 'frica. N< v. 24— nriinc Minister Chamberlain and Foreign e.retary call c:i duke of Windsor i: Paris. Nov. 29—General strike began in France; troops occupy public services Nov. 30—German mcret police begin purge in Nazi cucles and rrmy in drive to silence critics Dec I—Rumanian province forbids use of Yiddish language in public. Japanese air bombers kill 72; wound 200 in raid on Kweilin. China Dec 4—French colonists In Tunis and Corsica riot against Italy's apparent program of annexation Dec. a—Germany forbids Jews to engage in economic affairs and bars sale of their oossessions. Dec France and Germany sign “no war pact. Dec B—Britain shelves Germany’s demands for restoration of colonies. Dec 9—Disorders grow in French-Italian row over Tunisia. Dec 14 —British refuse to help France in war with Italy. Dec 15—Chamberlain warns Italy to keep hands off French Tunisia Dec 16—Spanish rebels decree full citizen rights to former King Alfonso. Dec. 19—British inflict heavy losses on Atab rebels in Palestine. Dec 20—France fortifies African colonies.

SPORTS

Jan. I—California beat Alabama in Pasadena Rose Bowl game. Jan. 21—Jim Braddock whipped Tommy Farr in New York. Jan 30—Max Schmeling whipped Ben Foord of South Africa in Hamburg. Feb 20—Escobar of Puerto Rico regained world bantam weight title by whipping Jeffra , Vic Ronchetti of Chicago won national skating championship. Feb 23—Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis knocked out Nathan Mann in New 1 York. 4 Feb 26—Glenn Cunningham set indoor record for “metric mile'' at 3:48.4. March 3—Glenn Cunningham ran mile in 4:04.4. world record. March 11 —Max Baer whipped Tommy Farr in New York. March 21—Chicago area Golden Gloves boxers defeated New York team. April 1 -Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis whipped Harry Thomas in Chicago. April 4—Henry Picard won the Masters' gold tournament at Augusta. Ga. April 12—Chicago Blackhawks won Stanley cup and wo: id's hockey championship. An il 16—Max Schmeling whipped Steve | Dudas in Berlin. May 7—Lawrin, owned by H. G. Woolf of l\.: isas City won the Kentucky Derby. | May 18—Chicago area Golden Gloves boxer's defeated European team. sto 3. ; May 28—Charles Yates of Atlanta. Ga., i won British amateur golf title. Ma> 31—Henry Armstrong, Los Angeles, i won welterweight title from Barney Ross 1 in Nrv t York June 4 B. itisn golfers defeated American , team for Walker cup. June 11 Ralph Guldahl retained national 1 open golf title. American Wightman cup tennis team defeated British team i June 18—Beatrice Barrett won women's western golf title i June 22 Heavyweight Champion Joe I Louis whipped Max Schmeling of Germany, i challenger, in one round. 1 June 27—Navy won the Poughkeepsie regatta I July 2—Helen Wills Moody won WimbleI don tennis tourney. I Juh 14 -Japan canceled Olympic games of 1940 July 16 Paul Runyan won Professional golf championship. JuK 26 Al Hostak knocked cut Freddie Steele at Seattle, winning middleweight title. Aug. z -Sammy Baugh, all-time outstanding passer, signs three-year contract with Washington Redskins pro football team. Aug 6—Mickey Cochrane, manager of Deiioit Tigers, dismissed. Aug. 17—Henry Armstrong becomes first lighter in ring history to hold three ring titles at same time. Aug 27-Capt. G. E T. E> ston drives racing car 345,49 mph. for world record. Patty Berg won t Women's Western golf championship Au : 31-College All-Stars defeat. Washington Redskins professional football cham- i pions. 28 to 16 Sept 3 - Jacqueline Cochran wins Bendix trqphv race at Cleveland, flying 250 mph. Sept 4—Tony Lcvier wins Greve trophy race al Cleveland, flying 250 mph. Sept. s—Roscoe Turner wins Thompson troonv 'ace at Cleveland, flying 283.41 mph. U S. Davis cup tennis team retains cup b> defeating Australians at Philadelphia. Sept 11--Frank Frisch fired as Cardinal manager Sept. 13—John R Cobb speeds 350 mph to set new auto record Sept. 16--Capt G. E. x. Eyston sets new auto speed record of 357.5 mph. Sept 18 Yankees win pennant tn American league. Sept 24—Patty Berg wins women s championship of United States Golf association. I Sept. 26—J Donald Budge successfully defended title as tennis champion. i

< St G ’uui, Brow'nf bred ** ma " ager the , lc. O gu t .n^n?nl“ iO CU * *”* N “ 10M1 Uon°.'l P Vffi, d ffie ate Ba ™ ea to “• Oct. 4— Dr. J. T. Prolhro signed as man hf er R°H ! ht Ph * lart « l PhU National league baseball team to succeed Jimmy Wilson ’ 1?~X. ork Vkhkees win world's •tra’Sht g'.‘mJ! frU "’ Chlc,go Cuh » “> ■l 0 ~^ ,ul ' 1 , c1,!h Orlm «« Bred as manager of the Brooklyn baseball team. * o*' ??~Ge o Durocher named manager of Brooklyn baseball team. retained international 1 Ge h rlfX' , L. , & u 'd roPhy Oct. 31 — Ernie Lombardi, Ctnclnnatt catcher voted moat valuable player in the National league. ' 2 -Jj m "' y Foxx. Boston red Box. I cin“leag n ue ‘ valuaW * 10 “»• Amerlth?°St. S 1 a . y c?r U d^l,“ nied m * na '“ ” th? 0 S V L fru'. re ßrJt?n n : y “ m * d ma “* r ** I . N “ j' 10 T Don B . ud s e - tennis champion. I turned professional. Nov. 19—Minnesota won Big Ten football championship. I Noy. 27—Dr. Eddie Anderson, football A Holy Cross, appointed to succeed I Irl Tubbs as head coach al the University | of lowa. I Nov. 28—Monty Stratton, White Sox pitcher, loses leg as result of hunting accident. Nov. 29—Trustees of the University of i Illinois defeated plan to oust Bob Zuppke as football coach. Nov. 30—Tony Musto knocked out Sandy i McDonald In the sixth round tn Chicago. I Dec I—Gabby Hartnett signs to manage the Chicago Cubs tn 1939. 1 Dec. 6—Chicago Cubs trade Demaree. I Jurges and O Dea to Gtanta for Bartell, Mancuso and Leiber. I Dec. 21—Luke Sewell. White Sox catcher, sold to Brooklyn.

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Jan. I—Admiral H. p. Jones. U. S. N.. retired. Jan. 2—Roland R. Conklin, New York capitalist. Jan. 3—Leroy T. Vernon. Chicago jourI nalist. Jan. B—Henry M. Dunlap, noted hortiI culturist, in Champaign. 111. Jan. ll—Robert B. Harshe, director Chicago Art Institute. 1 fsadore Konti, sculptor, in Yonkers, N. Y. i Jan. 16—W. H. Pickering, Harvard uni- . versity astronomer. Jan. 19—Dr. W. K. Boyd, historian, at ’ Durham. N. C. ■ Jan. 23—Dr. H. H. Donaldson, neurologist, in Philadelphia. Jan. 24—Arthur Dunham of Chicago, organist and composer. Jan 25—William Slavens McNutt, playwright. John Leonard, pioneer oil operator, at Washington. Pa. Jan 26—Federal Judge C. H. Moorman fn Louisville. Ky. Jan 27—Charles A. Corwin, artist, in Chicago. 1 Josiah B. Millet, artist, author and inventor, in Boston. Jan. 30—Col. J. B. Ord of military commission in Philippines. Feb 3—Armando Valdes, eminent Spanish novelist. Feb. 7—Harvey S. Firestone, rubber magnate. Feb. 11—George F. Getz, Chicago capitalist and sportsman. Feb. 12—Charles F. Whigham, noted Eng- 1 lish banker. Feb. 14—Admiral Cary T. Grayson, head of American Red Cross. , O. O. Mclntyre, writer, in New York. > Feb. 16—Cardinal CapotosU, papal chan- . cellor. in Vatican City. Feb. 20—John O. Sumner, historian. In Boston. 1 Feb. 21—Dr. George E. Hale, astronomer, at Pasadena. Calif. Feb. 24—Mrs Irene Rucker Sheridan, widow of Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, in Washington. Feb. 27—Elijah W. Halford, former edl- 1 tor. and private secretary to President Benjamin Harrison. 1 March I—Gabriele d’Annunzio, Italian poet, playwright, soldier and patriot. March 3—R. P. Scripps, president Scripps- 1 Howard newspaper chain. March 6—Walt McDougalL veteran car- 1 toonist. March B—Edgar Smith, American play- 1 wnght. March 11—Dr. W. A. Wirt, educator, at < Gary, Ind. March 13—Clarence Darrow, noted law- t yer. in Chicago. March 17—Laura Sutherland, veteran < actress. E. E. Calvin, former president Union < Pacific railroad. March 23—Rajah of Patiala at Lahore. 1 India. March 27—Baron Ashburton, British finan- I cier and yachtsman. March 28—Col. Edward M. House, in New i York. April 10—Brig. Gen. Leon A. Mattle, U. S. ( A., retired, veteran of three wars. April 11—Dr G. B. Grinnell, conservation . authority, in New York. April 12—Feodor Chaliapin, grand opera , star, in Paris. 1 April 18—Robert S. R. Hitt, retired American diplomat. April 24—George Gray Barnard, Ameri- ! can sculptor. April 27—Albert B. Anderson of Indian- I apolis. former federal judge. May 4—Karl von Ossietzky, Nobel peace 1 prize winner, in Berlin. May 6—F. D. Waterman, fountain pen j manufacturer and philanthropist, in New York. , Duke of Devonshire in London. May 7—Moses Ginsburg, pioneer Jewish , publisher, in Chicago. ' May 11—W. C. Noble, American sculptor , and painter. ' Rear Admiral W. W. Phelps, U. S. N. May 16—E. T. Stotesbury, financier, in * Philadelphia. Joseph B Strauss, famous bridge builder, c in Los Angeles. May 18—Anton Lang, veteran Passion c Play actor, in Munich. May 22—William J. Glackens, American artist. May 26—John G. Oglesby, former lleuten- . ant-governor of Illinois. James Forbes. American playwright. . Rear Admiral T. P. Magruder, U. S. N., retired. May 31—Louis Zangwill, English author. June 3—Marion Butler, former senator , from North Carolina ' June 7—F. E. Taplin of Cleveland. Ohio, . rail and coal magnate. June 10—Constance Fletcher (George 1 Fleming), novelist and dramatist. June 11—John Claflin, retired dry goods ' magnate, in Morristown. N. J. 1 June 12—S. J. Duncan-Clark, journalist , and lecturer of Chicago. 1 June 14—Dr. W. W. Campbell, astronomer . and former president of University of Cali- ! fornia. John V. A. Weaver, American author. c June 17—Dr. Royal S. Copeland, United . States senator from New York. ’ June 19—Henry W. Keyes, former sena- , tor and governor oi New Hampshire. July 2—Douglas Malloch, Chicago poet, 1 author and editor. , Percy White. English novelist. 1 July 4—Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis j star. 1 July 6—Mrs. MabeUe HorUck Sidley, , malted milk heiress. July 9—Associate Justice Benjamin N. , Cardozo of Supreme court. July 10—Dr. Frederick Peterson, neurolo- . gist and author, in Bridgeport. Conn. July 11—Arthur Barclay, ex-president of i Liberia. July 15—Rear Admiral J. K. Robison, U. S. N., retired, In New York. c July 16—Samuel Insull, former utilities c magnate, in Paris. July 18—Dowager Queen Marie of Ru- I mania Elizabeth Banks. American author and r journalist, in London. July 19—Dr. Paul Rader, noted evangelist, i In Los Angeles. July 21—Owen Wister. American author, s Charles p. Howard, president of Typographical union. > July 23—D. F. Kelly. Chicago merchant S and civic leader.

• July 14—Obadiah Gardner, former senator from Maine. 1 ™v*n. American consul general at Warsaw. .. Jul Z Maj A V. Dalrymple, last national prohibition director. • Countess of Warwick. July 27—Warren C. Fairbanks, publisher - Indianapolis News. > July 28—Dr. H. E. Van Norman, dairy Industry expert. In Chicago. 1 James Thornton, sung comtwser. t Bert Collyer, turf writer and publisher Aug. 3—Pearl White, ailent screen muvle ' heroine. Aug. 8— Warner Oland. "CharUa Chan” of cinema fame Aug. 11-Mrs. Walter P. Chrysler, wife l of automobile magnate. Aug. 12—David Edstrom, Swedish-Ameri-can sculptor, one of organizers ot Los Ani gales Art Center. i Aug. IS—Daniel G. Dodge. 21. heir to automobile fortune. Aug. 16—Pauline Palmer, premier American artist Lord Haldon. 42. penniless British paar I and World war veteran. In London. , Aug 17—Adolph Lewtsohn, 89. multimillionaire investment broker and philanthropist. Aug 18—Thomas K. Heath, 85. of tamed vaudeville team of Mclntyre and Heath. Aug. 28—May Yohe. actress. In Boston. Sept. 4—Cardinal Hayes, in New York. Sept. 6—Cardinal damillo Laurenti, in Rome. Sept. 11—Prince Arthur ot Connaught, in London. Sept. 14—Willis R. Gregg, chief ol United States weather bureau, in Chicago. Sept. 15—Thomas Wolfe, novelist, in Baltimore. Sept. 19—Pauline Frederick, star of stage and screen, in California Sept. 23—President L. D. CofTman of the University ol Minnesota, tn Minneapolis. Sept. 28—Charles E. Duryea. Inventor of first automobile, in Philadelphia. Oct. I—Conway Tearle, stage and screen star, in Hollywood. Oct. 10—George W. Lederer, theatrical producer, in New York. Oct. 12—Grand Duke Cyril, self-pro-claimed czar ot Russia, in Paris the Sailor." in California. Oct. 17—Dr. John Barrett, ex-diplomat. 13 Bellows Falls. Vt. Oct. 22—May Irwin, famous actress, tn New York. Harry Stilwell Edwards. Georgia author, in Macon, Ga. Oct. 27—Alma Gluck, opera star, in New York. .Oft- 29—Pat Crowe, Cudahy kidnaper la 1900. in New York. Robert Woolsey, comedian, in California. Nov. 10—Kemal Ataturk, president of IwMy. u Nov . 1^r c - H Mackay, Postal Telegraph head, tn New York. Nov. 20—Queen Maud ot Norway, in London. Nov. 21—Leopold Godowsky, famed pianist. in New York. Nov. 27—Rear Admiral Edward B Barry, retired, in Baltimore. Dec. 10—Professor J. W. Garner, political science authority at the University of Illinois. Dec. 13—Gaston B. Means, superswindler, responsible for the Lindbergh ransom hoax, in Springfield. Mo. Dec. 20—Warren T. McCray, former governor of Indiana. Dec. 21—Mrs. Helen Shepard, daughter of Jay Gould, in Margaretsviue, N. Y.

DISASTERS

Jan. 4—United States army bomber with aeven aboard lost off California coast. Jan. 10—Ten killed io plane crash near Bozeman. Mont. Jan 11—MuniUona explosion In Madrid killed 200. Capt. Edwin Musick and six others killed In plane crash near Samoa Jan. 18—Forty-seven killed when Catholic college at St. Hyacinthe, Que., burned. Tan. 27—Falls View bridge at Niagara Falls destroyed by ice jam. Jan. 29 — Munitions plant explosion wrecked town of Segni Italy, and killed 27 Feb. 2—Eleven killed in collision of planes near San Diego. Feb. 6—Russian dirigible crashed, killing 13. Feb. 17—Tornado in Louisiana killed 30. March 2—Flood in Los Angeles area killed 64. T. W. airliner with nine aboard lost in Storm tn California. March 15—Tornadoes in seven states killed 21. March 24—Ten killed in plane crash in Ohio. March 30—Tornadoes In Illinois, Kansas, Arkansas and Missouri killed 29 April 6—Seven men burned to death In Chicago lodging house fire. April B—Storms in many states killed 40 persons. April 20—Earthquake in Anatolia. TVkey. killed 800. April 22—Mine explosion at Grundy. Va.. killed 45 men. May I—Nineteen killed in crash of Italian air liner. May 10—Seventy-nine miners killed by explosions in Derbyshire. England. May 16—Hotel fire in Atlanta. Ga., killed 27. Air liner with 9 aboard lost In California mountains. May 28—Excursion steamer Mandalay sunk by collision off Staten Island; 325 saved. June 10—Eight army flyers killed by plane crash near Delavan, 111. June 14—Great Yellow river flood in China killed 150,000. June 19—Forty-six killed and manv Injured in train wreck near Mlles City. Mont. July 2—Destructive storms, floods and earthquakes in Japan. July 14—Italian airliner fell tn sea; 20 killed. July 19 — Destructive earthquake tn Greece. Eleven men killed by Baltimore water tunnel explosion. July 24—Forty-two killed when airplane crashed in crowd at Bogota, Colombia Aug. 14—Thirty-three die In German. Mexican. English air crashes. Aug. 15—Nine die es plane falls into Rio de Janeiro harbor. Triple navy airplane crashes et Camp Kearny. San Diego, kill eight. Aug. 22—More than 100 persona killed and 117 injured in train wreck in India Two killed and 49 injured In worst New York subway train crash In 10 years. Two Fiench bombing planes collide near Lyon, killing six. Aug. 23—Frank Hawks, famed filer am) holder of speed records, dies with companion in plane crash at East Aurora. N V. Aug. 24 —Two planes collide over Omon. Japan, crashing into iron foundry and kill ing 28. injuring 130. Aug. 31—One hundred killed tn tsphoon that Tilt Tokyo. Sept I—Eleven killed to Quebec by dis asters caused by floods. Sept. 4—Ten killed to plane crash in Lon don suburb. Sept. 6—Hundreds die as fire and flood sweep Japan. Count of Covadonga. eldest son of ex-Ktns Alfonso, bleeds to death following an auto accident in Florida. Sept. IX—Four killed In plane crash near Danville, 111. Sept. 21—Hurricane rips east coast; 861 dead; loss $300,000,000. Mississippi river floods factories, drives out lowlands resident,. Mot. Gen. Oscar Westover killed to plane crash to California. Sent. 29—Twenty-seven killed to tornad at Charleston. S. C. Oct. 3—Richard T. Crane 111, former dip lomat, killed to hunting accident in Vir ginla. Oct. 11—Twenty-one persons dead as fm cst fires raged near Minnesota-Ontario boi der. Oct. 29—Fifty-six lives lost to fire a Marseilles. France. Nov. 19—Army bomber, traveling 2n miles an hour, crashes in rain, killing sevc. Nov. 22—Hundreds buried by evaianchc in British West indie,. Nov 29—United Air lines plane crashes . sea off Point Reyes. Calif . five diowne Dec. I—Twenty-two pupils and dmkilled as train demolishes school bus neo. Salt Lake City. < Western Newspaper Union.

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