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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
DISASTERS

Jan. ~2-Explosion on oil tanker Aztec
at New York killed ten.
jar. h-steamer Kanawha sank in Ohio
Jan. 9-Du Point powder mills at Car
neys Point N. j.. blown up six killed.
Jan. 15.-U. s. submarine E-2 blown up
hurt.
Jan. ls.-Fire did 100000 damage in
Bergen Norway. and Sl,5OO.OOO damage in
Jan. H.-Fire destroyed most of Writ,
,.J Jan ~ 21-F1re at Molde. Norway. did
Jan. 22.-Great Northern train wrecked
5y avalanche near Corea, Wash; six
Jan. S.-Otay valley dam near San
Diego, Cal, broke; 50 dead.
Feb. 2.-Japanese liner Daijin sunk in
collision: 100 lives lost.
FEB. 3~-Canadian parliament building at
ottawa destroyed by fire; seven lives lost
Feb. l6-Three British steamships, many
Lighters and a pier burned at Brooklyn;
Feb. le-Holland suffered from great
storm and foods.
Feb. 1.-Ten killed in wreck on New
Feb. %29.-F1fteen men killed by explo-
sion in mine at Kempton, W. va
March 5~.-Spanish steamer Principe de
Asturias hit rock and sank of Brazil; 300
lost.
March 22.-Fifteen million dollar fire at
Nashville, Tenn. and $5.OOO.OOO fire at Au-
March 2s.-Twenty-six killed and many
Injured In collision on New York Central
lines near Cleveland.
April 17.-Six killed. 10 injured in wreck
on New Haven road at Bradford, r. 1.
April iS-Tornadoes in Kansas and Mis-
souri, killed II.
April 2.-More thar 1000 lost in collision
between Chinese cruiser and transport.
May Ssteamer Kirby sank in Lake Su-
perior; 20 lost.
May 15.-Explosion in Du Point powder
plant at Gibbstown, N. j., killed i3.
June 2.-Thirteen killed in train wreck at
Packard. Ia.
June Waterfront fire at San Francis
co did $S00.000 damage.
June 5.-Tornadoes killed 81 in Arkansas
and 40 in other middle Western states.
June 13.-Four killed in two-million-dol-
lar fire at Baltimore.
July 4-Eleven killed. S7s hurt in Fourth
of July celebrations.
July 14.-U S. navy collier Hector sunk
In storm OF Charleston. ). G..
July @.-Hundreds Of fishermen lost in
monsoon off Ceylon coast.
July 22.-Six killed and 40 hurt by bomb
during San Francisco preparedness pa
July A.-Twenty-two men killed by gas
explosion in a Cleveland water tunnel.
Aug. 9~.-Cloudburst in West Virginia re-
suited In nearly 100 deaths,
aug. L2-Trolley wreck at Johnstown,
Aug. 29.-U. s. armored cruiser Mem
phis, wrecked in Santo Domingo harbor; Al
Sept. ~12.-Central p of great bridge
over. St Lawrence at Quebec fell; q
killed.
Sept. lS.-Great dam near Hannwald.
Bohemia, burst; 300 dead.
Oct. 26.-Nineteen killed in burning Of
hospital at Farnham, Quebec.
Nov. disclaimers Connemara and Re
triever sunk by collision in Irish sea: 80
lost.
Nov. Fifty lives lost when Boston L
car plunged of bridge.
Nov: 2l-Explosion at Bakaritza, Rus
STA, killed 341.
Dec. i-Sixty-six persons killed in
train collision in Austria.
Dec. S-Thousand killed by explosion In
Russian ammunition factory.
Dec. n.-Million dollar fire destroyed
Quaker Oats plant at Peterboro. Ont.
Dec. 15.-Canadian torpedo boat Grilse
foundersd: 45 lost.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05

German airships raided England; two
Nov. 28-American steamer ChemunT
svnk BY German submarine; crew saved.
Nov. Za-Sir John r. Jeilicoe was made
nrst sea lord Of the admiralty and Sir
bDavia Beatty, commander Of the grand
Falkenhayn captured Pitechu. Rouman-
ian railway center. and Kampulung.
Italian steamer Palermo torpedoed on
Spain; % Americans aboard.
nov So-reutons opened battle for Blu
Greece refused demands OF Adm,ral du
tournet and allies prepared TO seize
Atnens' landing troops at Piraeus.
-Dec- l-Alies marched on Athens;
freneh sailors and Greek reservists
Dec. 2-Germans pressed closer on Blu
c~harest, while Russians attacked desper.
ately in the wooded C~arpathians and also
seized C~zernavoda bridge.
greece and allies reached compromise.
German reichstag passed man power"
Announcement made in duma that al
lies mad agreed to give ConBtantinople to
RUSSIA II entente wins war.
charest.
German submarines shered FunchaI.
capital OF the Madeira Islands.
Dec, b.-Premier Asquith of England res
signed.
Dec. 6.-Bucharest and Ploesci taken by
the Teutons.
Ll%oyd.George appointed premier of
Allies protested 20 civilized world
against deportation OF Belgfans.
Dec. 6.-U. s. protested to Germany
against deportation OF Belgians.
cabinet.
Russians and R~oumanlans had successes
IN Trotls valley and east OF Ploecht.
Dec. lL-Germans levied huge taxes on
captured Roumanian cities.
Dec. l2.-Germany offered to discuss
peace terms with the entente allies.
General Ntvelle made commander in
onleI OF the French armies of the north
King Of Greece ordered a general mobl-
l~izatiOn.
Germany answered American note by
defending deportation OF Belgians.
Dec. 1S.-Greek regulars took Katerina
from the French.
Archduke Carl Stephen OF Austria Sc
5ected as regent OF Poland.
Germany in reply to u. s. justified
Dec. H-Great Britain called LOCO 900
more men to arms.
France decided to prohibit alcohollc
drinks except wine and beer.
marine In Mediterranean: II Americans
lost.
Dec. 15.-French captured wide stretch
OF German trenches near Verdun.
Russian duma rejected German peace
prefer.
Greece accepted ultimatum of the en-
tente.
Dec. T.-French drove Germans from
Chambrettes farm, Verdun front.
Roumanian army safe behind Russian
lines.
Dec. 1s.-Premier ~Lloyd-George replied
to Germany's peace proposals., virtually
refusing. to consider them.
Dec. 20.-Violent bombardment of Eng
lish positions in France.
Dec. 2.-Russians attacked Turkish po-
sitions in Armenia.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
DOMESTIC

Jan L~.-Prohihition in effect in Iowa.
Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Idaho.
Arkansas and South Carolina.
Jan. 9.-SiX New Haven road former
directors acquitted OF violating Sherman
law; jury disagreed as to FIVE.
Feb 9.-Most Rev. George w. Munde-
leln installed archbishop of Chicago.
May l3-Immense preparedness parade
In New York.
MAY 27.-Forty thousand in Boston pre-
paredness parade.
elected president General Federation OF
Woman's clubs.
June ~S.-Immense preparedness parade
In Chicago.
June I.-Rockefeller education board
gave $3.50, $50 to colleges.
Sept. 27.-New York-Chicago express on
Michigan Central held up and robbed near
Detroit.
Nov. 10. -Rockefeller boards appropriat-
ed 100000 for great medical and surgi-
cal institution in Chicago.
Nov. l5.-Wireless service between u. s
and Japan opened.
Nov. l9.-Ruth Law broke American non-
stop airplane record, Chicago to HOrnell,
N. Y
Dec. T.-Freight embargo put on hin.
ments from middle west to Atlantic sea
board.
Dec. 26. American Association for the
Advancement Of Science met In New
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
MEXICO

Jan. 1O.-Nineteen foreigners, nearly all
Americans, were murdered by Mexican
bandits near Chihuahua.
Jan. ~2.-Lansing demanded that Car
rama punish slayers of Americans.
March 9.-Nine American civilians and
eight soldiers killed and several wounded
NJ. Many raiders slain on both sides OF
border by soldiers, President Wilson or
dered General Funston to pursue and pun
March lO.-President Wilson ordered e.
600 troops into Mexico to get villa.
Villas men raided big Arizona ranch.
March l2.-First troops entered Mexico
March H.-U. S. army raised to war
strength OF 1890 men for campaign
against villa. Half million cartridges for
Carranza army seized at Douglas, Ariz.
March 16.-First clash between Villa out
posts and American expedition. Seven
troopers wounded.
troops pursuing Villa to enter Mexican
u. s. senate passed resolution declaring
terVene In Mexico.
March 2Z-Capture of Torreon by Wills.
tas reported.
March 2~S.-Congress appropriated $780,
OOO for Mexican expedition.
March 29.-Carranzf Granted use Of
Mexican Northwestern railroad TO -. s
for shipment Of supplies.
Dodd's cavalry defeated villa forces
at Guerrero, killing co, one u. s. soldier
MORALLY wounded villa seriously wound.
ed.
April IL s. cavalry defeated ViIIista
detachment north OF Guerrero, killing so.
April i2.-U S. troops attacked by Car
rama troops and citizens OF Parral: two
Americans and 40 Mexicans killed.
April t3.-CaTranza demanded withdraw
al OF u S. troops from Mexico.
Aprll l8.-Pursuit Of villa at standstill
because OF hostility OF Carranzistas'
April 29-Generals Scott. Funston and
Oregon conferred on Mexican situation.
May 5.-Villa bandits raided Glenn
Springs, Tex. killing three U s soldiers
Major Howe with six troops OF cavalry
routed Villista band al Ojos Azules. Killing
NAV 3. President Wilson ordered mill.
tia OF Texas. New Mexico and Arizona
and $500 more regulars to Mexican Dor.
Nav Il.-American Mexican border con.
ference ended futilely.
Curtis Bayles, American farmer. killed
bv Mexican raiders near Mercedes. Tex.
NAV 25-poole ranch in Big Bend coun.
try. Texas. again raided by M%eXicans
Caudelario Cervantes, Villista leader
killed by American troops
May M-CSrranza demanded hdr wal
OF America troops from Mexico on peril
OF recourse TO arms"
June T-General Parker rushed rein
forcements to American troops IN Mexico
below Matamoros.
tune s.-War department ordered all
state militia modified
Fourth punitive expedition withdrawn
from Mexico
carranEa soldiers az Mazatlan nred on
American landing party.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05

May 1-Hfouso rejected bill piedgfnw
withdrawal from Philippines within den-
May B-senato rejected nomination Of
q. Rublee Of N. II. ~ member federal
trade commission.
May H.-Senate passed army bill
House passed St,O00.OO0 flood control bill.
May @..House passed N0.coO.OOo ship
House passed army bill
May 2a-Senato passed rivers and har-
June f.-Louis d. Brandeis confirmed AZ
associate Justice of Supreme court.
June --House passed naval a~ppropria-
June Z~.-Republican and Progressive ma
uonal conventions opened In Chicago.
June O-Charles Evans Hughes nomi-
mated for president by Republican con-
June n~-Theodore Roosevelt nominated
june A-Democratic convention opened
June 15..wison and Marshall rsnomi-
June 26. Roosevelt declined Progressive
NOMINATION ana Progressive national COM
m I,es i1ndorsed candidacy Of Hughes.
June 2i.-Senate passed sundry civil. good
TISSeaods and pension bills. carrying total Of
June CIV. R. wilcox made chairman
OF itepnDlcan national committee.
June voted S27,OO0,OOO for i'm
rne1iate use OF army. and passed good
July lo-House passed emergency rev.
enue bill.
July l2%@sensts passed agricultural bill,
July B.-Judge J. II. Clarke Of Ohio
nominated for associate justice u. 8. SUI
preme court.
July l5.-Congressman Hay Of Virginia
n1mlnated associate Justice u. s. court OF
July lS -Abram Elkus nominated 81 am
~bassador to Turkey.
July 19~.-Prohibition national ronvanttor
opened In st. Paul. MINI.
July 2--Senate passed navy bill pro-
viding for 157 vessels.
Prohibitionists nominated J. Frank Han
~ Tor president and Ira d. Landrith for
vice president.
July e. 0oSSenate passed army bill car
Aug. S.-Child labor bill passed by SEN
Aug. 15.-House passed big navy bill.
aug. lB.-Senate passed bill promising in
dependence to Philippines when Flipinos
are ft for self-government.
Aug. B.-President Wilson vetoed army
Senate passed shipping purchase bill.
Aug. 19.-Federal workmen's cOmpensa.
ton act passed by senate.
u Zo.-Itouse accepted senate amend
Sept; 5.-Senate passed emergency rev.
enue PHI with reprisal provisions against
Sept 7.-Senate ratified treaty for pur-
chase OF Danish West indies.
Sept. 8~.-Congress adjourned.
election.
Nov. 7.-wilson and Marshall reelected
president and vice president of u. s.
Nov l0.-Count Tarnowsky named Aus
trtan ambassador to u. S.
Dec. A-Congress began short session.
DR.. Henry Van Dyke, American ambas-
sador to the Netherlands; L. A. Thomp-
son, minister to Colombia, and w, II.
Hornibrook, minister to Siam, resigned.
Dec. 5.-President Wilson read his mes
sage to congress-.
Dec. H.-Senate passed immigration bill
with literacy test clause.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
SPORTING

Jan. &c. II. Weeghman and partners
bought Chicago National league club.
Feb. 3.-Charles Ellis won three-cushion
billiard championship from De Orc.
March 25.-Jess Willard defeated Frank
Moran at New York.
April l2.-Baseball season opened.
Nay Resta I'm PeugeOt car won
indianapolis 800 mile race.
June I7.-Syracuse crews won regatta
at Poughkeepsie.
June 23.-Harvard beat Yale in New
London regatta
June SO.-Charles Evans, Jr., Chicago,
won open national golf championship.
Western tennis championship.
Aug. l8-Walter Hagen OF Rochester,
ship
won women's Western golf championship.
Sept. 4-Freddie Welsh defeated Charley
White in 20 rounds.
Sept. 9.-Charles Evans, Jr., Chicago.
won national amateur golf championship.
Sept. @.-JOhnny Aitken In a Peugeot
won Aston cup. breaking worlds record.
Oct L-Boston won American league
Oct. .s.-Brooklyn won National league
Oct. T.~Aiexa Stirling. Atlanta, won
women's national golf championship.
oct Y Boston Red Sox won worlds
championship
Oct H.-Resta won Grand American no
mile automobile ace at Chicago.
Nov. 49, "a Resta won Vanderbilt
cup at Santa Monica. Cal
Nov. Is. Grand Prix race at Santa Mon
lea. Cal. won by Aiken; Driver Lewis
Jackson and three spectators killed.
Nov 25.-Ohio State university won
western conference football championship.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
FOREIGN

Feb. L-Yussuf %Izzeddin, crown prince of
Turkey. committed suicide.
March 22.-Oficial mandate announced
abandonment of Chinese monarchy and
resumption Of republic, and rejection of
emperorship by Yuan Sh Kai who re-
sumed presidency.
April 1s.-sir Roger Easement captured
and German ship sunk while landing arms
in Ireland for uprising.
April 24.-Sinn Fein rebels seized parts
Of Dublin and serious fighting followed.
April SO.-Main body of Irish rebels sur
May 2,-President Jiminez of Dominican
republic impcached.
May 3.-Pearse, Clark and MacDonagh,
leaders of Irish revolt, executed.
May 5.-Fighting broke out in Santo Do
mtngo; American marines landed.
May 12.-James Connolly and John Nc
Dermott, Irish rebels. executed.
June 6.-Yuan Ii lung became presi-
dent Of China.
June 29.-Casement convicted of treason
and sentenced to death.
July l-U. s.. marines routed $50 Santo
Domingo rebels. killing q and losing one
Sept. 2O.-China appealed for aid for
million people driven out by great floods.
Sept. O.-Emperor Lid Jeassu of Abys-
sinia deposed; Ouizero-Zeodit proclaimed
empress Of Ethiopia.
Oct. 4.-Gen. Count Terauchi made pre-
mieT Of Japan.
Oct. 2l-Count Carl Stuergkh. Austrian
premier, assassinated by Vienna editor.
Oct. A.-Two American officers killed by
Dominican rebels.
Nov. 22-Karl Franz proclaimed emperor
OF Austria-Hungery.
Nov. 9.-Capt. II. F. Knapp, u. s. NJ,
commander in Santo Domingo, proclaimed
a military government Of that country.
Dec. 4.-Pope created ten new cardinals.
Dec. H.-Denmark voted to sell Danish
West Indies to United States
Edmund Schulthess elected president OF
Swiss confederation
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
POLITICAL

Jan. ~A.-Congress reassembled.
Jan. n-Progressive national committee
called convention for June 7 In Chicago.
Jan. 6-National Prohibition convention
called for July 10 in ST. Paul.
Jan. 2.-President Wilson nominated
Louis d. Brandeis for Supreme court
FEB 2-House passed anuchild labor
FEB 4.-senate passed bill for indepen.
dence OF Philippines In 2 to 4 years.
Feb S~.-senate passed house resolution
and house bill increasing by 300 the en-
trance class at naval academy.
Feb i0.-Secretary OF Wal Garrison and
Assistant Secretary Breckenridge re-
Feb 30 T Marye, ambassador to
FEB is.-senate ratified Nicaraguap
canal rSnte treaty' ,r..,v ,..a..
March al Fl Shea Of Seymour. Ind
nominated ambassador to Chile
March 6-Newton y Baker OF Cleve-
land appointed secretary OF war.
March p -House passed Hay army re.
organisation bill
March 3O.-House passed Immigration
bill with literacy test clause.
April l1-House passed S9.OOO.OOO rivers
April is~.-senate passed army r%eorgani-
Apri I'-Japanese ambassador protested
to President Wilson against oriental ex-
ciusion clause OF immigration bill.
April 22.-Senate passed house bill re-
peailng free sugar law
April IS Henry Morgenthau resigned az
April 80. Socialist Labor party nomi-
mated Arthur " Reimer OF Boaton for
president and Caleb Harrison OF Chicago
Tor vice president
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05

June D.-0enerai Funston called for At
least $1,000 troops for border service.
y. 3 sharply refused 70 withdraw troops
June M.-Detachment OF American cav
airy attacked by Carranza troops at Car
rial, y being killed. Mexican losses In
cluded Gen. Felix Gomez.
June 4-House granted use OF state
militia as federal soldiers.
Secretary Baker ordered all militia TO
border as quickly as possible.
June 2.-President Wilson demanded
that Mexico release captured troopers.
IN Standardization rejected plan
for mediation with Mexico.
Senate passed bill for drafting militia
into federal service.
Tune 2a-Twenty-three troopers taken at
Carrizal released by Mexico.
Pershings column began retiring north
July 6.-war department called out reg
ular army reserves to MI new regiments.
July B.-Presldent Wilson raised EN-
barge on food for Mexico.
July gu. s.. accepted Carranza's plan
for Joint commission.
u R.-War department ordered 1900
more state troops to border.
Aug. 22-Secretary Lane, Judge George
Gray and DR.. j. r. Mott named as Mexi-
can settlement commission.
Aug. 30.-Presldent ordered 2l.OO0 troops
back from Mexican border.
Sept. 6-American and Mexican commis-
sioners began sessions at New London,
Nov. A-American-Mexican commission
signed protocol for withdrawal of Ameri-
can troops and patrol Of border.
Nov. 8.-Villa captured Chihuahua City.
Dec; 2-Villa driven from Chihuahua
forces.
Dec. 12.-Carranza troop train blown up
by Vtllistas; 200 killed or injured.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05

DIT. Eugene Louis Doyen. noted French
gurgeon Al Paris.
Nov. 22-Jack London. author. At santa
Rosa, Cal
Nov. A.-sir Hiram Maxim. noted inven-
tor, In London.
Nov. 2s.-Mrs Inez Miihoiiand Boisse-
vain, noted sLmragist. at Los Angeles.
Nov. U.-Emile Verhaeren. Belgian poet.
Dec. A-Sir Francesca Tosti. composer.
Dec. b-John d. Archbold. president Of
Stanolrd OH Co, at Tarrytown, N. Y.
New York.
Herber. d. PeIrce, former minister to
Norway, at Portland, Me.
Dec. e-Hans Richter. noted wagnerlan
conductor.
Dec. 1o-F1eid Marshal Prince Iwao
Oyama at Tokyo.
Dec l3,-J w. comyns Carr. English
critic and dramatist.
Dec. 15.-W. 9. Nixon, president st.
Louis and San Francisco railroad.
Dec. 6.-Hugo Munsterberg. professor
OF psychology at Harvard.
Dec. tI-Clara Ward. Princess Chimay.
In Padua. Italy.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
INDUSTRIAL

Jan. I.-Rioting strikers looted and burn
ed East Youngstown, o.
an. Bone man killed and FIVE shot
in strike riot at East Chicago, Ind.
teb. 5.-General strike of switchmen on
Wabash railroad.
March 6.-wage increases of IS. 900. 600
annually granted in soft-coal fields.
April 24.-Striking employees of West
inghouse &C. rioted In East Pittsburgh.
led by masked woman.
May 2.-Fatai strike riots at Carnegie
Steel Works In Braddock, Pa.
May 9.-Chicago Garment Workers start
ed big strike.
May 16.-Chicago express drivers went
on strike.
July 26.-Traln service brotherhoods
voted overwhelmingly for a strike.
Aug. b.-Strike stopped all surface car
traffic In boroughs of Manhattan, the
Bronx and Richmond. New York.
Aug. New York street car strike
ended.
Aug. l2.-Federal boards mediation in
threatened railway strike failed.
Aug. A,-President Wilson conferred
with rail heads and union men.
Aug: 9.-Failing to avert rail strike.
President Wilson asked congress to pass
three bills to meet situation.
Sept. l.-House passed eight hour rail
road bill, to avert strike.
Sept 2-Senate passed eight hour bill.
surface railway men In New York.
sept. 2-General sympathy strike of
union labor called in New York
Sept. 2S.-General strike in New YORK
dZzled.
Nov. ST.. w. ". men from Seattle
7 killed.
Nov. 2.-United States Steel corpora
ton announced 10 per cent raise OF wages.
Nov. 22.-Adamson S-hour law held UNI
constitutional by federal judge in Kansas
City.
Nov. Z3.-New England cotton mills
raised wages of employees.
Nov. 29.-International Harvester COM
pany and many other concerns announced
large wage increases.
Nov. 30.-Chicago Wholesalers associa-
tion raised wages.
Dec. l3,-New York garment workers on
strike.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
FINANCIAL

Jan. PAU. S. Supreme court declared
income tax constitutional.
May 23.-Richard II. Ashton elected
president Northwestern railway.
June "a Corn Products trust ordered
dissolved by federal Judge In New York.
June 81 Western Pacific railroad aold
al auc.iea Cor SIS. 10000
Oct. 2.-American loan OF $50. 900, 900 made
TO China to build railways.
Nov. Il. -Starch trust ordered dissolved
by federal court in New York.
Nov B.-Chicago bank made loan IL
IS. 900. 900 to China
Dec. L-Great Britain and France can
celod proposed S0o.00o.Oo loan from D,
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-01-05
HISTORY OF 1916
TOLD IN BRIEF
Most important Events Of the
Last Year Set Forth.
PROGRESS OF EUROPEAN WAR
Chief Developments In the Mighty
Conflict Of Nations-Politleal and
other Happenings In the
United States.

COMPILED BY E. W. PickARD.
The Dickinson press., 1917-06-02
THE
Bismarck
Business College

has sent every graduate to a good
business or bank position. 207 salts
fed students last year. The present
manager and faculty number among
their former graduates thousands OF
the most successful business men and
women throughout the United States
and Canada. You cannot make a mis-
take in attending a college recon-
mended by every church, merchant
and banker in its acquaintance.
The college now occupies an entire
three story brick building. Best
equipped Banking and Office Practice
department in the United States. Elk
pert instructors. Steam-helted, cleo
tric-lighted cozily furnished rooms in
the dormitory $500 a month. Board
at cost. College in session through
out tie year, students enter eny time,
individual instruction, Preparatory
Department starting the student with
the lowest primary branches.
Send for particulars, when you know
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ing, YOU will want to attend. Write
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The Dickinson press., 1917-06-02
RICHARDS SELECTED AS a.
CANDIDATE FOR BERTH
ON STATE COMMISSION

w. L. Richards of this city is ont
of nine candidates for membership or
North Dakota's first depositors' guar.
anty fund commission. Fourteen
names yer balloted on by the bank.
ers, and result of the voting was
made public at meeting of the North.
east Bankers Association, held II
Grand Forks last week, when nine
high men were selected. $500
From this list of nine Governor
Frazier will select three, and this trio,
with himself, as chairman, and J. r.
Waters, state examiner, will make uu
the board of five, which is prescribed
by the depositors' guaranty fund act,
passed by the Fifteenth general as
sembly.
One of the three appointive mem
bers is named for one year, another
for two and the third for a three
year term.
The commission will begin opera
tions July l., Commission will meet
quarterly and will have administra-
ton Of the depositors' guaranty fund.
This will be created through regular
annual assessments of .95 per cent of
the average daily deposits and special
assessments as often as they are
deemed necessary.