Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-19

PIERRE. SOUTH DAKO,
The work of rearranging the map
of Europe is slow, but not absolutely
sure.
Adjournment of congress for the
Christmas holidays from December
10 to January was authorized Sat
urday when the senate adopted reso
luton already passed by the house.
4 A member of the cabinet of the
president of Mexico has handed in his.
resignation. He is probably getting
ready to go out and start 9 revolu-
ton.
The trouncing the bull moose re-
ceived last month accomplished sew
eral things Not least among them,
however. was that it stopped the
noise.
The democrats car ried Nebraska in
the last campaign and had an unex-
pended balance of 1914 which goes
to show that they were not even
crowded.
Reports of informal talks and in
terviews with Gov. Wilson go to show
that he has. we'll pr oportioned sense
of humor. Putting it mildly, this
is fortunate.
The Kansas women have lighted
bonfires in celebration Of the suffrage
. victory, and thrown their hats and
. bonnets in the flames. The milliners
!. should join the movement en- masse
The twenty fourth annual meeting
. of the South Dakota State Horticut-
ural Society is to be held in Redtild,
! South Dakota, Tuesday, Wednesday,
January 81, %, %, 1913 There will
be an excellent program of papers
! and discussions and illustrated lee
! lures.
. Retirement of the president of the
United States as COMMUNICATIVE chief
I OF the army at $4,000 was proposed
in bill by Senator McCumber. 1t
also will pention widows of former
presidents. while they remain unmar-
ried, At SIS 900 year.
I'm the matter of leadership" saws
Col. Roosevelt, 1--WE may trust the
events of the next year or two to de-
velop our ablest and most resourceful
J men," The colonel is never remote
enough from events to escape the
developing process.
On inquire from Turner county in
the case of Tuntland vs.. Noble, the
attorney general nolds that there is
no legal method by which money paid
for saloon license can be returned
to the holder of the license in case
his right is declared to be valid for
any reason.
The congressional committee which
is investigating the money trust, has
turned its batteries upon the New York
stock exchange and proposes to find out
how it works. If the committee really
wants to find how the thing goes they
should invest little money on the ex-
change, and they can get little first
] hand information.
r Under the new game law that will
be presented to the next legislature
the county game wardens will be done
away with, the game commission will
employ special agents who it is though,
will be more effective in enforcing the
laws. This will do away with lot OF
soft snaps and help that much to reduce
the power of the machine,
A joint congressional inauguration
committee would be authorized by s
resolution adopted by the senate Al
instance of Senator Overman of NORTH
Carolina, providing for the appoint
ment of three members of the senat.
and the same number from the hous,
. Of representatives. to make the neces
\ sary arrangements for the inaugura
ton Of President-elect Wilson OF
March a.
! The Greeks have shown remark
able ability to recognize the value o
a position in the limelight. They ap
pear to have held back from activ,
engagement with the Turks until til,
Montenegrins, servians and Bulgar
ians had had their turn. Now til,
eyes ofthe world are focused on tn,
engagement between the Creeks an,
the Turks on the Aegean sea.
For publishing the speech in which
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