The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-02-16

LlncOlHB D1rtnQay was -ceteDrate
all over the country Among the nor
notable affairs were the exercises col
Quoted by the recently organized Lii
coin league in Chicago, Columbus, Inc
and other cities.
Senator Borah of Idaho delivered
brilliant reply to the criticisms of Gov
Hughes of New York on the propose,
income tax amendment to the consti
tuition. His general argument was tina
the proposed amendment will confe
no powers on the central government
with regard to taxation that it doe!
not already possess and that therefore
the fears of Gov. Hughes are idle.
Appropriations aggregating nearly
$13,O00000 for the development o.
deep waterways in the Mississippi val
ley will be carried by the river and
harbor bill, which was reported to the
house of representatives. A definite
| plan for preliminary work on the
lakes to gulf project is presented in
the bill
After an ejght-hour debate the
house passed resolution authorizing
the members of the committee on
printing to appear before Justice
Wright of the District of Columbia
supreme court and plead their priv
llege as members of congress ind the
courts lack of jurisdiction to cite
them before it to answer in a civil
suit. The senate by a decisive ma
jority instructed it's members of the
committee on printing to ignore the
citation from the court, holding that
Justice Wright had exceeded his ju-
rlsdlctlon in issuing summons to SEN
ators.
k1ldysart, the million-dollar country
home at Deal Beach, N. j., built by
the late Daniel O'Day, vice-president
and counsel of the Standard Oil Com
pany, will be converted into a pre-
paratory school for boys.
M. E. Potts, believed to be a former
Roman Catholic priest of Birmingham,
Ala, was found dead in a Cincinnati
hotel under circumstances which, the
police believe, point to murder. Cas-
per Jackson, a car driver, is held as
witness.
A conflict over the question of iuris-
d1ct1on between the United States war
department and the state of Illinois
regarding the territory known as the
Spring lake drainage district was
started at hearing in Peoria, ILL.,,
called by Maj. c. S. Richie, U. S. A.,
to take up the application of the
Spring Lake drainage commissioners
for permission to permanently close
that region to navigation.
Gambling in futures in cotton and
other agricultural products was the
subject of hearing begun before the
agricultural committee of the house at
which brought together
prominent members of the Cotton Ex-
change of New York, cotton growers
and agriculturists to testify on the
measures designed to prohibit deal
ings in futures.
That Col. Swope died from strych-
nine administered by Dr. B. c. Hyde
was the verdict of the coroners jury
at Independence, Mo. 1t was held,
however, that the jury did not know
If Hyde acted with felonious intent"
According to a plan submitted to
congress by Herbert Knox Smith, COM
missioner of corporations the great in
,erstate Industries can be brought un-
Ter permanent federal supervision
through system of regular reports to
federal agency in a RATIONAL effec-
i've way, which will involve no dras-
ic action, but, on the contrary, will
orestall it.
Federal regulation of cold-storage
plants was prophesied by DR.. Harvey
w. Wiley, chief of the bureau of
chemistry at Washington, in an ad-
lress at the annual dinner of the
llumni of the Massachusetts Agri-
cultural college at Boston.
- Crazed by the refusal of the parents
II his 15-year-old sweetheart, Ceres
anderson, to allow him to marry the
'lrl, John Allen shot and killed Axel
anderson, her father, and the girl
nd committed suicide at San Fran
isco.
The National Editorial association
SASDAe'ICu III 1N0W OI4GduS the silver |
anniversary of it's organization in that
ity. = re
Henry Pinckney, who was steward
t the executive mansion under Pres
lent Roosevelt, declared that no unfit
nd unwholesome meat ever graced
ne table of that president. That was
answer to the charge made before
special committee which is investi-
ating the cost of living in the District
+ Columbia by Inspector Dodge of the
istrict force.
A sword presented by the United
tates government in 1856 to Gen.
anita Ana, then president of Mexico,
being hawked around Mexico among
URIC dealers and has been offered to
ne government for $4,000.
Stockraising must be generally fol-
'Wed if the farmers are to remain