The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-12-21
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THE PAST WEEK ToLD4lN
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ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD
Complete Review OF Happenings o.
Greatest Interest from Az Parts 81
the Globe-latest Home and Foo
ei9n Items.
Washington

Attorney General Wickersham in
his annual report said the recent SUI
preme Court decision had demonstrate
ed the effectiveness Of the Sher-
man antitrust law, and told of the
activities of the department of justice
during the year.
The Sulzer resolution demanding the
abrogation of the 1882 treaty with Rus
:sia passed the house of representatives
practically without a dissenting vote.
The vote in favor Of the resolution
was 305 to l. Representative Malby Of
New York, Republican, was the only
man to vote against the resolution.
The Republican national committee,
in session at Washington, ratified the
program which had been arranged in
advance for it's deliberations. The
national convention to nominate can
didates for president and vice-presi-
dent will be held in Chicago, begin
ming Tuesday, June Is. Former Gov.
John F. Hill of Maine was elected
chairman, vice Frank H. Hitchcock,
resigned.
The Sherwood "dollar-a-day" pen
sion bill, which, it is estimated, adds
from $25,oo0,0o0 to $45, 100000 to the
pension roll, passed the national
house of representatives. The vote
was along non-partisan lines, the
great majority of Democrats and Re-
publicans favoring it.
Senator Burton of Ohio laid before
the senate a memorial appealing to
congress to place an embargo upon the
use of the expression $50 help me
God" in oaths taken in court and else
where under the jurisdiction of the
government.
Postmaster General H1tchcock's an
nual report says that the postottice de-
partment shows a surplus for the first
time since 1883. 1t tells OF the sue
cess OF the postal savings banks and
urges the establishment OF parcels
post and readjusthment OF postage
rates and of railway mail pay.
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The biennial convention of the
Anti-Saloon League of America open
ed in Washington.
In his annual report to the presi-
dent. Secretary OF War Stimson said
the contingency of war with first
class power would find the army OF
the United States unprepared. He at
tributed this largely to the fact that
the army was scattered out over the
country" in too many posts, and to a
lack OF reserves.
Domestic
The richest of this years American
Christmas ships, so far this month,
when the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
left with $1.5O0.O00 in postoftice orders
for persons abroad.
In a special election citizens OF
Wichita, Kan, voted to expend $4,000
to build separate schools for white
and colored children.
A special train on the Grand Trunk
railroad taking several hundred emf
grants to Portland, Me-, to sail for
Liverpool, was wrecked at West Par
ish, Me. Several passengers were
hurt.
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Five miners. alive and we'll, were
found in Cross Mountain mine at
Brioeville, Tenn, which was destroyed
by terrific explosion and fire. The
rescue parties are searching for the
hundred or more other persons known
to have been in the shafts at the time
of the disaster.
In ArIzona's first state election the
Democrats swept the state and elect.
ed George w. P. Hunt governor
Mark A. Smith of Tucson and Henry
#. Ashurst of Prescott are recon-
mended to the legislature for the
United States senate, and Carl Hay
den of Phoenix is elected congress.
man.
A campaign to further interest in
the national parks of the country and
to induce congress to create federal
bureau of national parks was started
by the American Civic association in
convention at Washington.
President Frank Smith of district
No. Is of the United Mine Workers of
America and other officials say q
strike Of 10000 miners in the south.
trn Colorado fields is imminent because