The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-11-23

Wisconsin supreme court sustained
the constitutionality of the workmen'a
compensation law enacted at the last
session of the legislature.
Andrew Carnegie still heads the tax
list of New York city with an assess
ment on personal property valued at
$1O,O00,OO0 and real estate valued at
about 100000. Since 1903 Mr.. Car
negie's personal property has been
assessed on valuation of $5,0O0,0O0.
His tax bill next year will exceed
$4,000.
The International Harvester Com
pany of America is ousted from Mis-
souri, and fined $4,000 as an unlaw-
full combine in restraint Of trade.
The supreme court of Missouri, in
issuing a writ of custer, says that If
the company pays the fine and shows
to the court that it will obey the
laws in the future, it may be permit
state.
Sheriff Schrader of Grand Junction,
Col, announced that he has proof that
some one in Indiana is teaching burg
larry by mail. He found on boy pr1s7
oner a book describing the construct
ton OF safes and how to open them:
Indiana authorities are investigating
the affair.
The American Newspaper Publish
ers' association, through John Norris,
chairman of it's committee on paper,
has sent letter to President Taft
urging that the government observe
good faith in the observance of the
favored nation clause of twenty-eight,
treaties with respect to the free inn
portation Of pulp and paper when,
made of pulp unrestricted wood. !:
More than 1000 of the 1000 dele
gates were present when the twenty
fourth annual convention of the Trans
Commercial congress open
ed at Kansas City for four days SEES
sion.
The most conspicuous features Of
the will Of Joseph Pulitzer. filed for
probate, were the ratification Of the
gift Of 100000 to Columbia univer-
sity for the establishment Of a school
of Journalism and the ratification of
an additional $1,0o0.000 for the same
subject to certaing conditions
which, If not complied with by Column
bia before the amount is paid over.
will result in the sum going to Har-
ward university.
Herbert Weirs, six-year-old news
boy Of Des Moines, a., appeared at
the Associated Charities offices there
and offered his pennies as purchase
price for new papa. His father had
deserted the mother and children, and
the mother was recently taken away to
a tuberculosis home.
The backbone of the street cleaners
strike at New York was broken, when
a force of 1900 strikebreakers, under
heavy police guard, made substantial
progress in Kidding the streets of
f1ve-days' accumulation of refuse.
Clarence V. T. Richeson, the Cam
bridge (Mass.) preacher, will be placed
on trial January Is, 1912, on the
charge of numbering Miss Avis Lin
nell. This date was set when Richie
son was arraigned. Without emotion
and in clear voice the preacher
pleaded mot guilty." :
Banking Commissioner Doyle has
closed the First Commercial and Saw
lngs bank of Durand (Mich.) on &C.
count of irregularities.
Senator Robert M. La Toilette of
was more or less bruised
and narrowly escaped serious injury
when his new touring car collided
With another automobile on Capital
hill, Washington.
Aviator G. P. Rodgers had a narrow
escape from death on the final twenty
mile lap of his Atlantic-Pacific air.
ship voyage. His machine fell 1875
feet while within sight of his destin-
alton at Long Beach, Cal,
Foreign
Yuan Sha Kai is dictator of China.
he having accepted the premiership
after persistently declining the posi-
ion fo- more than a week. He will
assume the duties of his office imme-
liately.
Yuan Shi Kai, the strong man of
China" has been offered the presi.
dency of the republic of China. The