Evening star., 1915-12-31
w of the Most important Events Of the World During the Year 19t

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came major generals. The keynotes
OF the Presidents message were ma
tional defense and loyalty.
-, IN New York the abolition of the an
clent Office of coroner was recon-
mended re by a special commissioner
a1ter an investigation which revealed
many scandals. The same day. jan
legislature passed a prohibition bill by
| large ma5orities. On January rs the
west Virginia legislature decided to
submit a woman suffrage amendment
IN Tennessee. the house passed a bill
LOT referendum vote on woman suf-
rage, already passed by the upper
mouse: During the month of February
New New York. New Jersey. Pennsylvania
Massachusetts. Arkansas and Iowa
legislated in favor of submitting wom-
an suffrage to the voters. Arkansas
declared for prohibition. The inter-
state commerce commission receded
IRON its earlier ruling and permitted
railroads to arrange rates favorable
to the Pacific coast expositions. In
IOWA prohibition again becomes ef-
fectiye on January 1. 1916. Both Idaho
and Utah adopted prohibition bills.
/ March the North Dakota Legislature
passed bill abolishing capital pun
ishment. South Dakota had taken sim
iiar action January 30. March 10 Rear
Admirals Fletcher. Howard and Cowles
were made sdmirals. a new naval
grade established by the last Congress.
March 1S Gov. Spry of Utah. vetoed
the statewide prohibition bill. April
the Alaska house passed measure
submitting prohibition to the voters.
A week later it agreed to the senate
bill abolishing capital punishment.
April IA Gov. Whitman signed the bill
abolfshing the office of coroner in New
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| plea to have the United States Steel
Corporation dissolved was denied by
the United States circuit court for New
Jersey and the defendant was held to
be lawful enterprise
Resignation Of Bryan.
June William J. Bryan resigned the
Office of Secretary of State. declaring
| himself out of sympathy with the Presi-
dents policy toward the European war
| On the following day President Wilson
| appointed Robert Lansing, counselor
for the State Department, to take
charge of the Office Mr.. Lansing was
| made Secretary of State June %. State
wide prohibition became operative in
Alabama on July l. On July % the
| interstate commerce commission per-
mitted advances in express rates, and
on August II 1t allowed increases in
carload freight rates on forty-one rail
| roads in the middle west. On the fol-
| lowing day it ordered reductions in
| freight rates on anthracite coal Au-
gust "a the Eastman Kodak Company
was declared to be an illegal combina :
| ton and ordered dissolved September r
convention of New York state adopted
the proposed constitution, but it was
overw helmingly defeated at the polls
November 2. Statewide prohibition tri-
IN o. n 1fYa or hnr
IA by a decisive majority.
President Wilson announced, October
8, his intention to vote for woman suf-
frage at the special election in New
Jersey on October 10. At that election
the proposed constitutional amendm ent
was defeated by majority of $4,000.
November elections were held in eight
states. Four of these-Kentucky. Mary
land, Massachusetts and Mississippi
| chose governors. In three states
Massachusetts, New York and Pennsyl-
vania-woman suffrage was rejected by
large majorities. In Ohio a statewide
majority of $4,000. Changes in the ma
tiona1 House of Representa- tives re-
duced the democratic majority to TWEEN
ty-ive. The Sixty-fourth Congress
Arkansas was elected president pro
TEN. of the Senate. and Champ Clark
was reelected Speaker.
Foreign Political Activity.
Early in January the important an
nouncement was made by the treasury
authorities in Great Britain and Wash
ington that the balance of international
exchange in favor of London had ad-
justed itself and would not require spe-
cial arrangement by the two countries
The embargo against the expectation
of petroleum from the Tampico district
laid by the CarranZa government which
had called out an emphatic protest from
Great Britain. was raised through the
mediation of the Washington govern
ment. February IL the protocol of the
anti-opium convention was signed at
The Hague by representatives of the
United States. China and Holland
March Gen. Vilbrun G. Sam, leader
of the revolution which overthrew
Davilmar Theodor. was elected Presi-
dent of Haiti.
March the popular minister of
Greece, Euletherios Venizelos, resigned,
his policy of active participation in the
war on the side of the allies not meet
ing the approval of King Constantine.
new ministry was formed, with
Demetrios Ghounaris at it's head, and
the king proroeued the chamber of
deputies for a month to avoid further
dispute.
April % the Danish diet passed a
constitutional amendment giving the
ballot to women. Before it can become
law tnIS measure must also pass the
next diet. May 4 Italy repudIated her
alliance with Germany and Austria, de-
claring that Austria's invasion of
Serbia constituted a sufficient cause.
May % the British liberal ministry
was reorganized on a coalition basis
ExPremier Balfour, Bonar Law, six
other unionists and a labor party man
accepted portfolios. May %. Theophile
Braga was elected President of Por-
tugal. June ), the new Danish consti-
tuition was signed by King Christian
one of it's most important features is
the extension of the suffrage to women
Triumph for Venizelos.
June 13 the Greek elections resulted
in triumph for Venizelos, the popular
ex-premier. July 81 the voters of
Alberta. western Canada. carried pro-
hibition by large majority. In the
latter part of the month new revolu
tionary movement broke out in Haiti.
and the president, Gen. Sam, was kill
, ed. The United States cruiser Wash
ington landed marines to stop further
carnage. Juan Luis San Fuentes was
elected President of Chile July 25. and
DR.. Jose Pardo was inaugurated as
President of Peru August IS.
September IS, a treaty between the
United States and Haiti was signed at
Port au Prince. providing for American
supervision of the finances and police
| regulation of that republic. September
26. there occurred a skirmish between
United States marines and Haitian