The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-06-15
NEWS OF A week IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF MOST IMPORTANT
sVENTs TOLD IN 1RlEFEsr
MANNER POSSIBLE.
At HOME AND ABROAD
Happenings That Are Making History
Information Gathered From All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In q Few Lines,


Given In Few Lines.
Washington
By unanimous vote the United
States senate approved tho action Of
the committee on privileges and cleo.
tons in naming subcommittee Of
eight to conduct the new Lorimer
investigation. The subcommittee is
clothed with wide authority and will
begin work Immediately.
President Taft in his candidacy for
the presidential nomination in 1912
will receive the unqualified indorse-
ment of former President Theodore
Roosevelt, which will be uttered just
as cordially as it was prior to the
campaign Of 1908. This is the best
political news Mr.. Taft has received
in many months and 1t comes to him
In a manner that leaves no doubt as
to it's authenticity.
One of the unique invitations re-
ceived by President Taft came from
the Anti-Horse Thief association OF
Kansas and Oklahoma, which asked
Mr.. Taft to come to Arkansas City,
Kan, to address its convention July
10. The president was compelled to
decline the invitation.
The long expected wool tariff revi-
sion bill was presented to the house OF
representatives by Chairman Under
wood of the ways and means commit
tee. The measure was accompanied
by lengthy report from the Demo"
Gratis of the committee In its favor.
while the Republican members unani-
mously reported against 1t. The re-
port attacks President Taft and the
tariff board.
Public hearings on the Canadian
reciprocity bill were concluded by the
United States senate finance commit
tee, representatives of the American
Newspaper Publishers association and
of the Associated Press being the last
to appear before the committee.
Domestic
Six thousand garment workers are
on a strike at Cleveland for recogn1-
ton of their union.
After cutting out his wife's tongue
and nearly disembowelins her. John
Sowagye, at Cleveland, o. committed
suicide rather than be captured by
the police.
The Southern Pacific Railroad COM
pany Rocklin-Colfax cutoff, costing
$15,OOO,OO0, is completed. This cut
crosses the Sierra mountains thirty
three miles from Colfax, Cal, to Rock
lin. Cal.
Three Yale freshmen must appear
In court at New Haven, Conn, to face
charges Of mutilating property, 1t be-
ing alleged that the students painted
remarks on the sidewalk before an in
spector's home.
Governor Dix has signed bill pro-
hibiting the admission of boys under
sixteen years to pool end billiard
rooms or public bowling alleys in New
York state.
One of the most important actions
taken by the judiciary committee of
the Connecticut general assembly by
Its present session Is it's decision to
remove the $4,000 limit for damages
in case of death by accident.
Investigation of conditions in the
lumber industry was begun by spe-
cial federal grand jury impaneled in
Judge Lands court at Chicago. The
federal inquiry, which aims to secure
evidence which will warrant criminal
prosecution of big=~fumber dealers.
started in a manner to assure the
greatest secrecy.
Miss Faung YUM Tsao of Shanghai,
China, who received the degree of
bachelor of science from teachers col
lege. Columbia university, is the first
OF the woman students the Chinese
government sent to America in 1907
to be graduated.
Five men were killed, seven injured,
two fatally, and two are missing as
a result of disastrous wreck near
Fairfield, Conn.,, when four freight
trains crashed together. Two trains
on each track piled up when one train
jumped the track.
Lightning drove George H, Hutton.
a clerk. to commit suicide In Madison.
Vile, suburb of Cincinnati. For
ten years Hutton had been subject
to shocks due to noise and during a
storm shot himself In the head. dying
q few minutes later