The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-05-23
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Washington
In the absence of the president,
Vice President Sherman signed the
resolution submitting to the states an
to the Constitution pro-
viding for the election of United
States senators by popular vote. 1t
was then sent to the state department
and from there notice OF the resolu-
ton will be sent to all the states, by
which it must be ratified.
ONLY through the Intervention OF
friends was a personal encounter pe-
tween George P. NcCabe, solicitor OF
the department of agriculture, and
Representative Nelson of Wisconsin
averted at the hearing before the
house committee in Washington,
which is making an inquiry into the
meat inspection service.
The house, at Washington, passed
the Clayton anti-injunction bill by a
vote of 244 to 81. 1t provides that
federal courts shall not issue perma-
nent or temporary injunctions with
out notice to the parties concerned
who must have an opportunity to be
heard
The standard of meat inspection has
become lower by progressive steps
each year since the present law went
k~k~ c;x
]. w. Burroughs, a former inspector
of meat, who testified before the COM
mittee on expenditures in the agricul-
ture department at Washington. At
the present time, according to the wit
ness, conscientious inspectors regard
their presence in packing houses as
something merely perfunctory.
President Taft approved the service
pension bill. He wrote his signature
making it law with an eagle quill
tipped with gold.
Announcement Is made by the Sec
rotary of the interior that water Will
be ready for 1857 acres of land In
the third unit of the Belle Fourche
reclamation project. South Dakota, on
May Is, and approximately one hun
dred government farms will be subject
to homestead entry on that day.
Domestic
The Mississippi river at La Crosse
Wis, reached the stage OF SO feet, the
highest in eight years, according te
the government gauge.
The Southern Baptist convention al
Oklahoma City, Okla, is expected t.
have 5000 delegates.
Two men were killed and seven in
.jured slightly when a freight train or
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
broke one mile east OF Archbold, q.
throwing several cars into ditch.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers has determined to create the
office OF organizer and provided fo1
-four such officials to be named by thu
grand chief, at Harrisburg, Pa.
More than 1000 cadets Of the Uni
versity of Minnesota and OF st. Thorn
as college will engage in miniature
war near Fort Smelling on May 20.
Robbers entered the farm house o
Mrs. Minnie Mack, near Secaucus, n
IJr., and strangled her to death witt
.handkerchiefs, after which the nous
was looted
United States District Judge Col
nelius j. Hanford at Seattle, Wash
ordered the cancellation of the cit
zenship papers of Leonard Oleson,
Socialist agitator, on the ground tina
he had committed a fraud when b
swore that he was attached to tn
principles of the Constitution Of til
United States
DR.. George Chalmers Richmon'
rector of St. Johns Episcopal churc
at Philadelphia, who last summer d
nounced the wedding of COL John
Aston and Miss Madelaine Force +,
IAN unholy alliance" delivered Sc
sational sermon from his pulpit,
which he denounced Colonel's Astor
action in making his will.
Kansas City was selected for t
1913 meeting of the Independent {
der of B'Nai Birth, district No. 2,
the closing session of the conventi
in Indianapolis, at which officers al
were elected. ]. l.. Loire, Kansas Cit
was chosen president.
The one hundred and twenty-four
general assembly of the Presbyteri
church in the United States conven
In Louisville. KY. Rev. John F. CT
npn Of Brooklyn, the retiring mod