The Syracuse Journal, Volume 22, Number 36, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 2 January 1930 — Page 6

EVENTS DF 1929” PASSINREVIEW Noteworthy Happening* of the Year in the United States and Other Countries. By EDWARD W. PICKARD MA NY happenings contributed to making the year 1929 highly interesting to the observers of human •vents, and at times exciting for some of the participants therein. First In international Importance were the long strides taken toward the establishment of peace and amity throughout the world. These were the unprecendented visit of Prime Minister MacDonald of Great Britain to President Hoover, followed by the announcement that wnder their , administrations the two great English-speaking nations would eo-operate to prevent war, and by the’. Invitation to France, Italy and Japan to participate with the United States •nd Britain In another conference for •aval limitation: the acceptance of the Kellogg-Briand pact by netfrly all nations; the readjustment •f German reparations by the Young (commission, the liquidation of other "World war problems and the beginning of the evacuation of the Rhineland by the allies. Mars was almost idle throughout the year. The only serious armed conflicts were the •‘unofficial” war In Manchuria between the’ Chinese arid Russian; the perennial civil war Iri China; a bloody but futile rebellion In Mexico, and a bitter struggle for the throne of Afghanistan. An uprising of Arabs against Jews In Palestine cost many lives but was speedily quelled by the British. In the United States the most talked-of event was the collapse In the autumn of inflated stock prices on the exchanges, which took from a host of amateur speculators paper profits of many billions lof dollars. The calamitous depression that might have resulted was averted when President Hoover called Into conference - the leaders of Industry, finance and tabor "hd obtained their pledges to support his [program for continued •nd Increasing prosperity. At the’ same time Secretary of J lie Treasury Mellon announced that the administration would recommend that corporation and individual Income tax rates for 1929 be reduced by 1 per cent, and this plan was supported by leaders of both parties and acted on with celerity by congress In jDecember. In Its’. siH-ela) session during the .summer congress enacted a farm ref, lief law and a federal farm board acting under Its provisions w*s soon in operation with ample funds to aid the agriculturists. The house also passed a tariff bill, raising many of the rates; but the senate, controlled by a coalition of Democrats and rad leal re wrote the mens ure on olherjfneM and the controver ■y , went j the regular session that opened on December 2. ■ ? ■ INTERNATIONAL ) lIHIEN Gen. Charles Gates Dawes, vV after doing a little [Job x»f revia Ing the' public finances of Santo Domingo, went to England as American ambassador. he immediately began conversations with Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald with a view of clearing up the differences between the United States and Great Britain concerning limitation o( naval armament and preparing the way for. an other conference of the chief naval powers. The two statesmen found Agreement easy, and early in October Mr. MacDonald came over to discuss that and allied questions with President Hoover. Thein conversations were equally satisfactory and they announced that the two nations would renounce war with each other and cooperate to preserve peace throughout the world. The spirit of good will Infused ail their utterances, and even the suspicious French were reassured when botb’Mr. Hoover and Mr MacDonald declared this Anglo-American entente was not designed to take the least advantage of any other nation. The ground thus being made ready, France, Italy and Japan were Invited to participate In a conference In London in January for the purpose of extending and supplementing the Washington treaty of 1922. They were told that the British and American governments still desiretF the abolition of the submarine but recognized, that do, . final settlement on this subject could be reached except In conference with the other naval powers. It was made plain that the Americans and British felt fairly sure they could agree the matter of cruiser limitation. Acceptances from all were quite prompt, but It was evident France would cling to the submarine and that Italy probably would support her tn this. In other respects those two nations found It hard to reach a preliminary understanding owing mainly to their rivalry tn the Mediterranean. President Hoover named, as American delegates to the conference, Sec- . retary of State Stimson. Secretary of the Navy Adams. Ambassadors Dawes, Morrow and Gibson, and Senators Reed of Pennsylvania and Robison of Arkansas. Adjustment of Reparation*. t" German reparations were readjust, ed by the commission of Internationa) experts beaded by Owen D. Young of the United States, and the plan offered was accepted by all nations concerned, though Germany professed to be disappointed with it, and Great Britain would not accept the division of payments at first suggested. The Germans were consoled by the resulting evacuation of the Rhineland long before the time set by the treaty of Versailles. Withdrawals from two of the occupied sones was completed late In the year, and before the year was up aH British troops were out One of the most Important features qt the Young plan was the setting up Id BaeeL Switzerland. of a Bank of IM wrath

The allied nations and Germany settled most of the remaining tforld wtir questions. Including the payments to Belgium for the worthless German marks left in that country. Premier Briand of France, being then In an optimistic mood, presented to Tthe representatives of 28 European •countries his plan for a federation of the continental powers. asking that it be submitted to their governments. It was received politely and widely discussed. ‘ Russia and China, disputing over the control and management of the Chinese Eastern railway, came to blows along the Manchurian borders, and though there was no declaration of war, the fighting continued for months. The Russians were the aggressors, making frequent raids Into Chinese territory and destroying a number of towns. “White” Russians in Manchuria were especially the objects of their attacks. Finally, late in November. China appealed to the powers to persuade Russia to abide by the Kellogg Briand pact, which both Russia and China had signed. President Hoover led the way In response to this request, but meanwhile negotiations had begun between Moscow and the provincial government of Manchuria, and Moscow resentedthe American note as and “not a friendly action." j . . The Nationalist government of\ China made repeated attempts to persuade the United States J and other' powers to surrender their extraterritorial rights in China, but with small success. Italy and the Vatican at Peace. Early in February negotiations for the resumption of friendly relations between Italy and the Vatican were completed and a treaty was signed/ by Which Italy recognized the full sovereignty of the pope and the quarrel which jhad lasted 50 years was ended. The separation of church and state in Italy was made official, and the Vatican, with some adjacent land given the status of an. Independent state. It was called “Vatican City" and Plus XI promulgated a constituIL old quarrel‘was settled arnlcublSk through the efforts of I’res-t blent lloover. This was the TacnaArica d spute between Chile and Peru. The -teiritory was divided and every one wws satisfied except Bolivia, which had hoped for an outlet to the sea. Ellhu Root's formula for adhesion of the ” United State* to the Court' of Interoatlonnl Justice, commonly known as the World, court, was ac-. cejrted by the League of Nations and the court Itself. It satisfies In the main the reservation long ago made by the senate. but it will bemecessary for that body to pass on the matter again. The protocol was signed In December on behalf of President Hoover by J. P. Moffat. American charge d'affaires at Berne. Switzerland. In January the high council of the Salvation Army. In session in Eng land, voted to depose Gen Bramwell Booth from the command because it was thought HI health had made him incompetent. The old general fought the decision through tifc courts, but on February 13 he was finally ousted and Edward J.. Higgins was elected to succeed him. [ ) PRIME Minister Stanley Baldwin's British government grew steadily weaker through the firtt part of the year because of unemployment, housing. pensions, taxes and a dozen other domestic problems which -it could not meet to the satisfaction of the nation. David Lloyd George’ put the rejuvenaled Liberal party in the limelight with ample promises, and the LaborItes looked forward to the general elections of May 30 with a confidence that was fairly Justified. When the ballots were counted it'was found that the Conservatives had been badly defeated, so Baldwin and his cabinet resigned. No one party had secured a clear majority in the house of commons, but the Eaborltes were strongest. Therefore Ramsay MacDonald was given the post of prime minister and proceeded to form a new government The-port-folio of minister of labor was given to Miss Margaret Bondfield, the first woman to enter a British cabinet She was one of fourteen women elected to parliament Arthur Henderson was put at the head of the foreign office. The Liberals had elected fifty-nine members and held the balance of pow. er. They virtually agreed to support the Labor government so long as the policies it put forward were not too socialistic: and It was freely predicted that Mr. MacDonald's chief troubles would come from the radical members of his party. His plans for the alleviation of ur empl.oyment were almost upset in July when the great cotton industry was tied up by a strike that Involved SOO.COO operatives and closed I.SjA) mills in the Ijincashire area. The prime minister took an active personal part in the settlement of this trouble. He' also made progress toward ending the old disputes between the coal mine operators and their employees. Franc* Raaaonably Prosperous. France had a fairly prosperous year.her people fattening On big crops, reparations and American tourists and amusing themselves as always with the game of politic*. Premier Poincare continued In office, despite 111 health, until he had secured the ratification of the war debt agreements with the United State-! and Great Britain. This action was taken by the parliament on July 26, and M. Poincare. who had so long and so well served- his country. Immediately resigned. Aristide Briand. veteran cabinet member, was made premier, and as the Radical Socialists refused to participate, he made no changes Id the ministers. Under his rule repressive measures against the Communists were continued with vigor, and their meetings of protest were broken up by the police. Through the summer unemployment was almost nonexistent, and in August a French commission reached an agreement with the govemnent of Rumania by which 10,000 laborers were to be transported from that country to France. Id October Beland's support in the chamber of deputies dwindled, and on •h« Y2nd «vs that' innnth lie and his

cabinet resigned. Eduard Daiadier tried In vain to form a new govern* menu and the job was then done successfully by Andre Tardieu. Briand remained In the cabinet as foreign minister and it seemed that bis policies would be carried forward by the Tardieu government. * Germany continued her persistent struggle upward, and with marked success. especially after the promulgation of the Tdung plan for reparations which gave a decided boost to business conditions, The republican government was Constantly attacked by the monarchists and other groups, but stood up well. Its strength and stability were displayed at ah Impressive,, demonstration.on August 11. the tenth anniversary pf the adoption of the Weimar Constitution. The Communists were generally kept under strict control. though on May Day they staged bloody riots In Berlin and other cities. The liberation of the Rhineland from allied occupation! though not complete, was the occasion of great rejoicing throughout the country.y ' Stresemann’* Death Deplored. The death of Dr. Gustav Stresemann. on 1 October 3. was described as a poll .tical catastrophe for Germany, for he was admittedly her ablest, political lender since Bismarck. To him goes most of the credit for restoring his country’s position In international affairs and for saving the republic from I its enemies within He was a most insistent advocate of the peaceful settlement of the post-war disputes. but never overlooked the Interests of the Fatherland. , Austria, still poverty stricken and rather despondent, kept up the agitation for political with Germany, which the'allies oppose, and-observers felt this already had been accomplished in some respects economic and administrative. The struggle between the Socialists and Conservatives was unremitting and resulted in several changes of government. Streeruwitx was chancellor for a time during the summer, but in September he and his ministers were forced to resign by the demands of the Fascists, bitterest foes of the for constitutional changes'designed to cripple the power of the latter The new premier was L Johann Schoher. formerly police president of Vienna, and his cabinet was moderate but strong and eminently democratic. Doctor Hainfsch. former president of the republic, took the portfolio of commerce and communications. Fascism Grows Stronger. ' Premier Mussolini of Italy, quite sco’rnful of his detractors, further strengthened the power of Fascism. if that were possible. The new legislature was- set up early In the year, and in April the Dure assumed 1 full control of the regulation of capital and labor. Not having much confidencein disarmament conferences, the premier took steps to make Italy's arrhed forces more efficient and declared that while the nation desired peace with all the world, it was spiritually prepared to face any crisis. The settlement of the old quarrel with the Vatican was a feather In his cap. but later developments showed that much bitterness remained. In December the king and queen paid their first visit to Pope Pius XI In the Vatican. Their prog ress through the streets of Rome was a g+and pageant, but the conversation with the poj»e was In private. Afghanistan achieved the front page at various times during the year. King Amunallah found that the western reforms he tried to introduce were causing such violent opposition that he rescinded them in January and abdicated in. favor of his brother. The rebellious tribesmen were still not satisfied, and under the leadership of one Habihullah Khan, they captured Kabul, the capi tai, and drove out the new king. Ha bibullah. who really was Bacha Sakao. a bandit, assume*! the crown and lasted until October, when Nadir Khan occupied Kabul and proclaimed himself king. Bacha was taken prisoner and e«euted. Race War in Paleatine. Palestine Was the scene of a bloody Uprising of the Ara6s against the Jews in August and many of the latter race were massacred in Jerusalm and other places. The Immediate cause of the outbreak was a dispute over the Walling Wall which the Jews have used for centuries as a place of prayer: but It goe» back to the deep resentment of the Arab against the British mandate and the predominance of Jewish Influence In the government of a country whlc.fi they consider belongs to them The local authorities were unable to stop the fighting, so rhe British stepped tn with warships, troops and airplanes and speedily forced the •belligerents to cease their killings and depredations. The situation In the Holy Land wi* still considered so serious that the British government sent out a commission of Inquiry. China's Nationalist government, be sides the quarrel with Russia, had to contend with the seemingly unending civil warfare that keeps the huge na tion relatively powerless. This con filet <TH?d down and revived several times during the twelvemonth, and tn December reached perhaps its most se rious stage. The rebels at that time consisted of the Kwangs! province army and the Independent body known as the “ironsides division" commanded by Gen. Chang Ftik-weL These two forces were advancing on Canton from the west and the north, and the g»v. ernmeni was compelled to withdraw large numbers of troops from Man churl* to meet them. Mexico’s annual revolutionary out break came in March and spread rap Idly, tn eight or ten states, becoming really formidable though belittled by President Portes GIL The rebels were under the general leadership of Escobar. while General Calles, minister of war, ted the government forces in person. -For weeks there was bloody fighting In Orizaba, Monterey, Juarez. Manzanillo, Jiminez and Torreon, with fortune favoring first one side and then the other, Gen. Jesus Aguirre, rebel leader In Vera Cruz, was captured and executed, and on April 3 the federal forces won a great victory at Reforms. By the end of April the rebellion was in collapse, and generals by the dozen were fleeing across the United States border. With this off It* hand*, the. government proceeded to squelch the •'religious rebels” who had been active along the'' west mast

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The Presidential election was held on November 17 and resulted in victory for Pascual Ortiz Rubio, candidate. of the Grand Revolutionary or government party, over Vasconcelos of the Anti-Re-election party. The election itself was reasonably quiet but was preceded by sanguinary riot* in many cities. ( DOMESTIC ) DURING the last two months of Its life the Seventieth congress passed a number of necessary and wise measures, including the army and navy supply bills, the bill authorizing the construction of fifteen cruisers, and one providing for deportation of alien gunmen and bootleggers. Resolutions were adopted ordering a survey of the Nicaragua canal route and giving federal approval to the Chicago renten-'' nlal exposition of 1933, and the senate, ratified the Kellogg-Briand pact outlawing war. Another measure passed both houses that was looked upon by * considerable part of the citizenry as necessary nor wise. This was the Jones bill to punish offenders against the Volstead law by a maximum of fine or, five years tn prison or both. The bitter opposition of the wets was appeased somewhat by an amendment stating that congress did not Intend that such severe penalties should be Imposed for slight or casual violations. Then came Herbert Hoover, whoi, with Charles Curtis as vice president, was Inaugurated as chief executive on March 4. In a vigorous inaugural address the new President promised that his campaign pledges would be fulfilled, and dwelt especially od the problems of law enforcement, farm relief, and the tariff. He announced that the first of these would be subjected to a searching investigation by a national commission which, he would appoint, and urged* congress to do its duty In respect to the others. Mr. Hoover's cabinet was beaded by Henry L. Stimson as secretary of state and contained two hold-overs —Secretary of the Treasury Mellon and Secretary of iaibor Davis. The names of Mellon and Davis were not submitted to the senate for confirmatioo- and a little later the foes of the head of the treasury tried in vain to Impeach his right to hold the portfolio. Farm Relief and Tariff. The President called congress to meet In special session on April 15.1 asking tfiat it confine Itself to passing bills for the relief of agriculture and revising the tariff, especially for the benefit of farmers and industries that had not been prosperous. The house in ten days passed! the Haugen farm relief bill; atid on May 28 It gave its approval to the Hawley tariff measure which revised most of the schedules and generally increased duties. Ln the senate the Republican radl cals and 4he Democrats Insisted on putting in the McNary farm relief measure a provision for the debenture or export subsidy plan, though they knew this would not be accepted by President Hoover. In this shape the’ bill was passed,on May 14. and for a month the house and senate Conferees struggled over it. the house finally winning and the debenture scheme being eliminated , Mr Hoover signed the measure on June 15. and soon after named the members pf the federal farm hoard authorized by the act. * Alexander la*gge of Chicago, president of the International Harvester company, was appointed chairman and the board proceeded to promote the formation of farmers' co-operatives, which would be aided with loans from a revolving fund of that had been voted by congress. This work continued throughout the year, meeting with general approval. With the question of tariff revision the senators got tangled up in a fiaht that seemed interminable- A coalition of Democrats and radical Republicans was formed that succeeded in tearing to pieces the bill reported by the senate committee which resembled that passed by-the house. This anomolous majority professed to be acting for the farmers and even inserted tn the tariff measure the 'export debenture plan. The re-writing of the bill could not be completed before'Thanksgiving, and so was passed on to the regular session that opened on In their spare time during the au tunin the senators investigated Xhe ac tivities of lobbyists, especially those concerned with tariff rates, and from some witnesses, notably Joseph Grundy of Pennsylvania, they beard comments on them and their doings that were not pleasing. President Hoover on May 20 appointed his commission ,on law enforcement. consisting of eleven eminent men and women with George W. Wickersham as chairman.’ It was understood this commission would take several years for its investigation, making recommendations from time to time. Stock Market Collapse. The great debacle, mentioned In the introductory paragraphs came In late October and continued for two weeks. It was the culmination of many months of frenzied gambling by amateur speculators In a sensationally rising market Prices fell rapidly and paper profits of about seventy billion dollars vanished. The government couid do nothing to check the collapse, but when normal levels had been reared President Hoover came forward with a program for the stabilization of business and industry and the continuation of prosperity the country had been en joying He called groups of leaders in all lines to conferences in Washington and received from them assurances that they and their organizations ’ would co-operate with his plans. At a final meeting of big industrialists and financiers a permanent committee was named to watch out for weak spots Id business and apply remedies. In his message read to the first regular session of the Seventy-first congress the President expressed the confidence that the- measure* taken had re-established confidence and that a very large degree of unemployment had been prevented. He recommended increased expeditures for waterways, buildings, and other public works, and asked congress to authorize the Income tax cut ot 1 per cent, effective tor one year. The President also dwelt at'length on

the matter of law enforcement, declaring it to be the most important issue before the people and recommending various changes to help the enforcement of prohibition. ' The house speedily passed the tax reduction resolution and the senate accepted it in due time. One of the first acts of the upper house was the adoption of a resolution which denied a seat in t|ie senate to William S.Vare of Pennsylvania on the ground of corruption and fraud tn his nomination and election three years previously. Governor Fisher promptly appointed Joseph Grundy to fill the vacant seat, and he was sworn in after sbeing severely castigated by a number of senators. Riotous demonstrations against President Borno of Haiti and his American advisers broke out in December. The , United States marines were constrained to shoot down a few natives, and President Hoover asked congress to authorize the appointment of a commission to study the unsatisfactory conditions on the island; Secretary of War James W. Good died on November ,18, and Patrick J. Hurley of Oklahoma, who bad been assistant secretary, was given the portfolio. . Diplomats Appointed. Mr. Hoover’s diplomatic appointments were highly -commended. He sent Gen. Charles Gates Dawes to London. Senator Walter E. Edge to Paris, John W. •Garrett to Rome, Gerritt J, Diekema to Brussels. Henry F. Guggenheim to Cuba. Irwin B. Laughlin to Madrid, Charles C. Hart to Persia, and A. s B. Geissler to Siam. Dwight F. Davis, former secretary of war, was appointed governor general of the tppines; Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., was made governor of Porto Rico, and Lawrence M. Judd governor of Hawaii. There were echoes from time to time of the oil scandals. The Supreme court upheld Jhe conviction of Harry F. Sinclair for contempt of the senate and of court and he was in prison from May 6 until November 20. Albert B. Fall, former secretary of the interior, was found guilty of bribery in the oil lease cases and was sentenced to one year in prison and SIOO,OOO fine. The annual convention of the American Legion was held in Louisville, atid O. L. Bodenhamer of Oklahoma was elected commander. The Grand Army of the Republic met In Portland. Maine, and chose E. J. Foster of Worcester, Mass., as its commander in chief. - ” . • An Interesting event was the celebration on October 21 of the golden Jubilee of Edson's electric light. The entire civilized world recognized the occasion but the big doings were at Henry Ford's reconstructed old-time village near Detroit. President Hoover. Mr. Edison and a host of other notables being the' automobile manufacturer’s guests. While tn the Middle West the President took part in the celebration of the completion of canalization of the Ohio river, delivering addresses at Cincinnati and Louisville. There were two.elections that attract- • ed especial attention. In Virginia the regular Democrats defeated a coalition of Republicans and anti-Sniith Demo- ■ entts led by Bishop Cannon. In New York Jimmie Walker was re-elect-ed mayor, easily beating Congressman La Guardia and other aspirants. Other elections in various parts of thecountry Indicated that the Democratic party was regaining strength. [ aeronautics ) MOST spectacular of the year’s events in. aeronautics was the flight of the hugp German dirigible Graf Zeppelin tn Jftugust and September from FriejJficlishafen to Lakehurst. N J., andshence eastward around the world, w-nh)stops only at FriedLos Angeles and Lakehurst. September 4 the big v sliip arrived safely- at its home port tn Germany. The trip was made without mishap though a severe storm was encountered soon after leaving Japan. Plans were laid to use the dirigible in Arctic exploration. The Atlantic was crossed three times, by airplanes. Jiminez and Iglesias of Spain flew from Seville to the Brazilian coast late in March; and Ip June three French pilots in the plane Yellow Bird crossed from Old Orchard Beach. Me., to the coast of Spain. Next month Williams and Yancey, American flyers, bopped off from Old Orchard Beach fOr Rome, but they were forced to land near Santander. Spain, by lack of gas; later they completed their trip. All other attempted transatlantic flights were failures, some of them tragedies Setting New Record*. All records for sustained flight were broken in January by the army plane Question Mark which remained up 150 hours and 40 minutes, being refueled in the air 36 times. In May this was surpassed by Robbins and Kelley of Forth Worth. Texas, whose endurance flight lasted 172 hours and 31 minutes, in July Mendel! and Reinhart at Culver City, Calit, put both records in the shade with a mark of 246 hours and 43 minutes, and then, later in the san* month. Dale Jackson and Forest O’Brine, in the St Louis Robin plane, settled the contest for the year by remaining aloft for 420 hours and 21 minutes. Lieut. Apollo Soucek of the United Stares navy established a new altitude record of 39.140 "feet. CapL Frank Hawks flew from Ixw Angeles to New York in 17 hours and 44 minutes. and George Haldeman flew from Windsor. OnU to Havana in 12 hours and 56 minutes. The Schneider cup race for seaplanes was won by Lieutenant Wagborn of England, who averaged 328.63 miles an hour over the 218 mile course. A few days later A. EL Oriebar drove the same plane at the record speed of 355.8 miles. Over in Germany a plane propelled by rockets y*s given its first tryout, Fritz von Opel flying six miles. The Germans also boasted of the biggest airplane, the Dox, which made successful flights carrying 169 persons. The American national air races were held at Cleveland in August. Id connection with them the women, who were becoming very active Id aviation. had an air derby from Santa Monica, Calif, to Cleveland, Louise Thaden of Pittsburgh wa* the win-

ner. The races for 1930 were awarded 1 to Chicago. CoL Charles A. Lindbergh was • busy man during the year, and after his marriage to Miss Anne Morrow in t May he usually was accompanied on | his flights by his bride. In February the colonel inaugurated the United States-Panama air mall service, and in September he and Mrs. Lindbergh • opened another new route by a flight from Miami to Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana. On the way home they stopped to make flights over the jungle of Honduras and Yucatan to photograph hitherto unexplored Aztec ruins. • On Thanksgiving day Commander Richard Byrd and three members of his expedition mad« a difficult and hazardous airplane flight over the great Antarctic plateau in the course of which they looped the South pole, returning in safety to their base in Little America. Byrd thus became the first man to fly over both poles. ( NECROLOGY ) SOME of the greatest actors in tiie drama we call the World war were taken by death during the year. France lost Marshal Ferdinand Foch. supreme commander of the allied armies; Georges Clemenceau, the “Tiger," premier during the later years of the wan and General Sarrail, th* defender of Verdun. Among tfie Germans who passed were Field Marshal Liman von Sanders, commander of the German forces in Turkey, and Dr. Stresemann, the eminent who was German foreign r" minister at the time of his death. Myron T. Herrick, beloved American ambassador to France during the great conflict and at the time of his demise, passed away in March. Three United States senators, Theodore E. Burton of Ohio. L. D. Tyson of Tennessee and F. E. Warren of Wyoming, and James W. Good, secretary of war, were among America’s noted dead. > Other notables who died in 1929 were: ' » ■ In January: Grapd Duke Nicholas, chief claimant to throne of Russia; George L. (Texßickard, sports promoter; Henry Jones, English dramatist; Casper Whitney, author and editor; Former Senator Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama; Ogden Mills, New York financier; Count Chinda, Japanese statesman; Sophie Irene Lbeb, author; R. L. Slagle, president of University of South Dakota. In February: Maria Christina, queen mother of Spain ; Edwin Denby, former secretary pf the.navy; Lily Langtry, Lady de Bathe; Melville E. Stone, Journalist; Vice Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman of England; Frank Keenan, actor; Mrs. Ogden Goelet of New York; Rev. Newell Dwight Hillis, pulpit orator; Harvey O'Higgins, author and playwright. In March: Harrison M. Wild, musician ; Thomas Taggart; Indian Democratic leader; Moses Clapp< former senator from Minnesota; D. Q. Buick, automobile pioneer; Allen B. Pond, architect; Satnuel Rea, former president of the Pennsylvania railway; ExGov. W. R. Stubbs of Kansas; Brender Matthews, author. In April: E. Lester Jones, director of United States coast and geodetic survey; Count Shimpei Goto, Japanese statesman; J. W. Bailey, former senator from Texas; Flora Annie Steel, English novelist; Lord Revelstoke, British banker; Prince Henry of Prussia, brother of the ex-kaiser; E. F. Carry, president of the Pullman company. In May: Edward Payson Weston, famous pedestrian; Earl of Roseberry. English statesman; Garrett P. Serviss, writer on science; Wallace Treat, Affierican diplomat; Maj. Harry A. Smith, U. S. A.; W. B. Thomas, Boston .capitalist, ] In June: Admiral Sir Ceci) Burney -/of British navy; Bliss Carmen, poet; Count Julius Andrasssy, Hungarian statesman; Charles F. Brush, inventor of the arc light; Gen. Bramwell Booth, former head of the Salvation Army; Dffn Boucicault, actor; Duarte Felix. Brazilian journalist In July: Dustin Farnum, stage and screen actor; Maj. Gen. Eli K. Cole, marine corps; Rear Admiral E. W. Eberle, U. S. N.; Mrs. Katherine Tingley, Theosophist leader; Robert Henri, American artist; Mrs. Lillian Bell, author; Henry B. Fuller, novelist; Judge N. J. Sinnott of United States Couft of Claims. In August: Archbishop J, J. Keane of Dubuque; Emile Berliner, phonograph Inventor; H. C. Witwerfauthor; Chancey Keep t Chicago capitalist; Cyril Keightley, English actor; Sir Edwin Ray Lankester, British savant; Rear Admiral A. P. Niblack. U. S. N.; Dr. J, W. Jenks, president of Alexander Hamilton institute. In September; W. E. t>evpr. former mayor of Chicago; Owen T. Edgar, last of the Mexicafi war veterans; Congressman O. J. Kvaie of Minnesota; Jesse Lynch Williams, author; Cardinal Dubois, archbishop of Paris; Miller Huggins, manager of New York Yankees; U. S. Grant, son of the late president Grant; Baron Tanaka, Japanese statesman. in October: E. A. Bourdelle, French sculptor; Dr. Gnstav Stresemann. German foreign minister; Bishop J. G. Murray, head of Protestant Episcopal church; Jeanne Eagel*. actress: W. J. Connors, Buffalo capitalist ; Bishop Edmund M. Dunee of Peoria; Mrs. Lem Ira Goodhue, mother of Mrs. dalvin Coolidge; Rev. EL 8. Shumaker, Indiana Anti-Saloon league chief; Rev. John Roach Strattop of New York, noted fundamentalist; Sir Graham Balfour, British author. In November: W. G. Lee, former president of Railway Trainmen; Prince’ Max of Baden, last imperial chancellor of Germany; T. P. O’Connor, “father" of the house of commons; John Cort, theatrical producer; Rear Admiral Henry W, Lyon; Daniel F. Appel, president New England Life Insurance company; Raymond Hitchcock, actor; Father Tondorf of Georgetown university, earthquake expert. in December: Prof. E. M. Shaw of University of Iowa; Robert Reid. American 1 mural artist; Congressman Wf W. Grlest of Pennsylvania; Dr. M. W. Stryker, former president of Hamilton college; CoL Charles Goodnight, noted Texas pioneer; Brig. Gen. D. EL 'Aultman, U. S. A. (®. !•>*. Wwtarn Newspaper Union.)

e-LEADING" I RADIO PROGRAMS (Time given is Eastern Standard: ! subtract one hour for Central and two hours for Mountain time.) N. B. C. RED NETWORK —Jaawary IX 3:30 p. m. Chicago Symphony. 7:00 p. m. Heroes of the World. 7:30 p. m. Maj. Bowes. 8:30 p. m. Chase & Sanborn. 9:00 p. m. David LaWrCnce. 9:15 p. m. Atwater Kent. 10:15 p. m. Studebaker Champions. N. B. C. BLUE NETWORK 1:00 p. m. The Pilgyims. 2:00 p. m. Roxy StrolL 5:00 p. m. Duo Disc Duo. 7:30 p. m. At the Baldwin. 8:00 p. m. Enna Jettick Melodies. 8:15 p. m. Collier's. 9:45 p. m. Fuller Man. COLUMBIA SYSTEM 9:00 a. m. Morning Musicale. 10:00 a. m. Children's Hour. 1:30 p. m. The Aztecs. 3:00 p. m. Symphonic Hour. 5:00 p. m. McKesson News Reel of Air, 5:30 p. m. Sermon by Rev. Barnhous* ' 7:00 p. m. Our Romantic Ancestors. 8:30 p. m. Sonatron Program. 9:00 p. m. Majestic Theater of the Air. 10:00 p. tn. Jesse Crawford. 11:00 p. m. Back Home Hour. 12:01 a. m. Coral Islanders. 12:30 a. m. Midnight Melodiea , N. B. C. RED NETWORK —January IX 10:30 a. m. Doctor Goudiss. 11:15 a. m. Radio Household Institute. 8:00 p. m. Voice of Firestone. 8:30 A>. m. A. & P. Gypsies. 9:30/p. m. General Motors. 10:<Mf p. m. Whittail Anglo Persians. N. B< C. BLUE NETWORK 9:00 a. m. Aunt Jemima. „ _ 1:00 p. m. National Farm, Home Hour. 7:00 p. m. Pepsodent—Amos ’n’ Andy. 7:30 p. m. Roxy and His Gang. 8:30 p. m. Ingram Shavers. 9:00 p. m. Edison Recorders. 9:30 p. m. Real Folks. 10:00 p. m. Stromberg Carlson. 10:30 p. m. Empire, Builders. * COLUMBIA SYSTEM 8:30 a m. Morning Devotions. 10:00 a m. Allen. 11:30 a. m. The Children s Corner. 12:00 Noon Columbia Revue. •1:30 p. m. Harold Stern and Orch. .2:00 p. m. Patterns in Prints. 3:00 p. m. Columbia Ensemble. 5:30 p. m. Closing Market Prices. 5:45 p. m. Browsing Among Books. . 7:30 p. m. Purities Bakeries Program. 8:30 p. m. Ceco Couriers. 9:00 p. m. Physical Culture Magazine. 9:30 p. tn. “An Evening in Pans." 10:30 p. m. Voice of Columbia. 11~30 p. m. Paul Specht’s Orchestra. 12:01 a. m. Abe Lyman's Orchestra 12:30 a. m. Midnight Melodies. N. B. C. RED NETWORK— January 14. 10 45 a m. National Home Hour. 11:15 a m. Radio Household institute. 4:30 p. m. Auction Bridge Game. 7:15 p. m. Universal Safety Senes. 7:30 p. m. Soconyland Sketches. 10:00 p. m. Clicquot Club. ! 11:00 p. m. Radio Keith Orpheum. N. B. C. BLUE NETWORK 9:00 a m. Aunt Jemima,, 11:00 a in. Forecast School of cookery. 1:00 p. m. National Farm. Home 7:00 p. m. Pepsodent—Ames n’ Andy. 8:00 p. m. Pure Oil Band. 8:30 p. m. Around World with Libby. 9':00 p. m. College Drug Store. 9:30 p. m. Dutch Masters ALnstrels. 10 00 p. m. Williams Oil-O-Matics. COLUMBIA SYSTEM 8:30 a. m. Morning Devotions. 10:00 a m. Ida Bitiley Allen. 12:00 Noon Columbia Revue. 3:00 p; m. Columbia Ensemble. 4:00 p. m.'Columbia Symphony Orch. 5:00 p. in. Rhythm Kings. 5:30 p. ni. Ambassador Tea Dance. 6:30 p. m. Alice Foote MacDougall. 7:00 p. m. Carborundum Hour. 8:30 p. m. True Romances. 9:00 p. m. Old- Gold-Paul Whiteman. 10’30 p. m. Night Club Romances. 11:30 p.'in. Hotel Paramount Orch. 12 01 a m. Lombardo, Royal Canadians. 12:30 a m. Midqight Melodies. A N. B. C. RED NETWORK —January 15. 10:15-a m. National Home Hour. 1.1:15 a m. Radio Household Institute. 8:00 p. m. Mobiloil. f - 9:00 p. m. Halsey Stuart- , 9:30 p. m, Palmolive 1 Hour. 10:30 p. m. Headline Huntin'. t N. B. C. BLUE NETWORK 9:00 a m. Aunt Jemima 10:30 a m. Mary Hale Martin. 11:00 a. m. Forecast School of Cookery. 1:00 p. m. National Farm. Home Hour. 7:00 p. m. Pepsodent—Amos 'n' Andy. 7:30,-p. m. Westinghouse Salute. 8:00 p. m. Yeast Foamers. 8:30 p. m. Sylvania Foresters. 9:00 P’. m. Real Folks. COLUMBIA SYSTEM 8:30 a- hi. Morning Devotions. 10:00 *. m. Ida Bailey Allen. 12:00 Noon Columbia Revue. 3:00 p. m. Columbia Ensemble. 4:00 p. m. Musical Album. 5:15 p. m. Twilight Troubadors. ’6 <JO p. m. Closing Market Prices. 6 30 p. m. Lomivardo, Royal Canadians., 8:00 p.- m. Grand Opera Concert. ; •10:00 p. m. Kolste.r, Radio Hour. 10:30/p.”m. In a Russian Village. ll:i'O p. m. Hank Simmon's Show Boat. 12:30 a. m. Midnight Melodies. N. B. C. RED NETWORK —January 1«. 10:30 a. ’m. National Home Hour. 11:15 a. m.’Radio Household Institute. 5:00 p. m. Radio Keith Orpheum. 7:30 p. m. Coward Comfort Hour. > 8:00 p, m. Fleischman Hour. 9:00 p. m. Seiberling Sihgers. s 9:30 p. m. National SugWr Refining Co. 10 00 p. m. Radio Keith brphf'um. N. B. C. BLUE NETWORK 9:00 a. m. Aunt Jemima! 10:45 a. m. Barbara Gould. 11:00'a. m. Forecast School of Cookery. •1:00 p. m. National Farm. Home Hour. 7:00 p. m. Pepsodent—Aipos ’n’ Andy. 8:30 p. m. Champion Sparkera 9:00. p. m. Smith Brothers. 10:00 p. in. Atwater Kent. • ~ COLLMBIA SYSTEM 8:30 a. m. Morning Devotions. 10:00 a. m. Ida Bailey Allen. 11:30 a. ni. Du Barry Beauty Talk. 11:45 a. m. Columbia Noon Day Club. 1:30 p. m. Harold Stern and Orch. 3:00 p. m. Columbia Ensemble. 5:00 p. m. Dr. Hodgson’g Health Talk. 6:00 p. m. Columbia Symphony Orch. 7:00 p. m. Paul Specht's Orchestra. 8:15 p. m. Politics in Washington. 9:00 p. m. True Detective Mysteries. 10:30 ix m. National Forum from Wash. 11:00 p. m. Dream Boat. 12:01 a. m. Lombardo. Royal Canadians, 12:30 a. m. Midnight Melodies. N B. C. RED NETWORK —January 17. 10 45 a. m. National Home Hour. 9:00 p. m. An Evening in Paris. 9:30 p. m, Schradertbwn Band. 10:00 p. m. Planters Peanuts. N. B. C. BLUE NETWORK 1:00 p. m. National Farm. Home Hopr. 7:00 p. m. Pepsodent—Amos 'n' Andy. 7:30 p. m. Dixie Circus. 8:45 p. m. Craddock Terry. 9:00 p. m. Interwoven Pair. 10:30 pl m. Armour Hour. COLLMBIA SYSTEM 8:30 a m. Morning Devotions. 9:30 a m. Morning on Broadway. > 10:00 a m. Ida Bailey Alien. 11:00 a. m. Nell Vinick, 11:30 a. m. The Week-Enders. 1215 p: m. Columbia Salpn Orchestra. 1.30 p. m. Savoy Plaza Orchestra 3:00 p. m. Columbia Ensemble.6:00 p. m. Dr. Clark—French Lessons. 515 p. tn Ambassador Tea Dance. 6:15 p. m. Closing Market Prices. 9:00 p. m. True Story Hour. ■11:00 p, m. Jan Garber’s Orchestra. ‘12:30 am.» Midnight Melodies! N. B. C. RED NETWORK—Jannnry IS. 11:15 a m. Radio Household institute. 7:00 p m New Business World. 7:30 p. m. Skellodians. . 8:30 p m. Launderland Lyrics. 9:00 p. m. General Electric. 10:00 p. m. Lucky Strike. N. B. C. BLUE NETWORK 9:00 a .m. Aunt Jemima. 1:00 p. ni. National Farm. Home Hour. 6:30 p. m. Gold Spot Orchestra. 7:00 p. m. Pepsodent—Amos ’n’ Andy. COLUMBIA SYSTEM 8:30 a m. Morning Devotions. 11:00 a m. Adventures of Helen, Mary, 12 00 Noon Columbia Noon Day Club. 1:30 p. m. Tucker, Barclay Orchestra. 3:00 p. m. Columbia? Ensemble. 5:00 p. m. Club Plaia Orchestra 6 00 p. m. Abe Lyman’s Orchestra. 6:30 p. m. Nit Wit Hour. 7:00 p. m. Levitow and Ensemble. 8:00 p. m. Lombardo. Royal Canadians 8:15 p. m. Babson Finance Period. 10:00 p. m. Paramount-Publlx Hour. 11:00 p. m. Lombardo. Royal Canadians. 12:30 a m. Midnight Melodiea NBC to Be in Large Building The opening of the new Chrtago NBC studios in the Merchandise Mart building now under construction, will go a lone way toward making Chicago the broadcasting center of the United States, radio experts predict. The new studios and offices will occupy the tower of the building on top of the Mast which is to be the largest in the world. The floor space Included in the studio* would be equal to that contained in an ordinary ten-story building, and tb«i cost of the entire installation will run into hundreds of thousands of dollar*.