The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-01-25
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Washington
Senator Isaac Stephenson was VIC
tor in his fight to hold his seat as
senator from Wisconsin when the Hey
burn subcommittee, which has been
Investigating his election, decided by
unanimous vote that the charges
Of corruption and bribery made
against the senator had not been
proved.
President Taft has served notice on
the republic of Cuba that unless Pres
ident Gomez can suppress the threat
ened rebellion of the veteran organiza-
ton which is seeking to overthrow the
Gomez government, the United States.
under the terms of the Plat amend
ment, will be obliged to send mill
tary force to preserve order on Cuban
soil.
Cuban patriotism has prevented an
other intervention In the island re-.
public by the United States. After a
conference at Washington and one In
Havana, President Taft declared that
he did not believe the United States
would be called on to send troops to
Cuba.
The investigation of William Lori
mer's right to a seat in the senate has
entailed already an expenditure of
$4,000. OF this total, $4,000 has
been paid by the senate from it's con-
tingent fund and 100000 from the pri-
vate resources of Mr.. Lorimer.
F. j. Lowe, representing independ-
ent manufacturers, charged before
the house rules committee that Isl
per cent. of the stockholders in the
steel, sugar, beef and bankers trusts
vester company" and that the depart
ment of justice had "chloroformed
every movement made to prosecute
the harvester trust"
The entire agricultural population
of the country is especially interested
in a bill that was introduced in con-
gress designed to assist agricultural
colleges in introducing the best meth
DDS of agriculture and for this pur-
pose provides for their further en-
dowment and support
Charges that post office depart
ment officials paid 100000 for rail-
way mail cars that did not come up
to the legal standard were made be-
fore the house committee on reform
in the civil service by Erban A..
Walters of Denver.
Because President TAFT set the ex-
ample on his recent western trip, and
frequently since, of discussing openly
and unreservedly the pending arbitra-
ton treaties with Great Britain and
France, the senate voted to admit the
public to its debates and preserve
them in the congressional record.
After nearly years consideration
the Supreme court of the United
States gave it's unanimous approval to
the employers liability law enacted by
congress in 1908 to take the place Of
similar act declared unconstitutional.
The decision marks an epoch in labor
legislation.
Every national bank in the country
must be examined regularly at stated
periods, according to stringent fnstruc-
lions issued by Comptroller of the Cur
rency Murray. He has abolished the
list of banks overdue for examina-
tion," previously kept in the office of
the comptroller.
The fourth assistant postmaster
general in his annual report shows a
large increase in the rural delivery
system and recommends that par
eel delivery be established along the
rural delivery routes.
Domestic
Another chapter has been added to
the marital troubles of Dr. Ora A.
Chappell, an Elgin dentist. His first
wife, Mrs. Nellie Mann Chappell. has
instituted suit for $4,000 for the
alienation of her husbands affections.
against Mrs, Allie M. Best Chappell.
Doctor Chappell's second wife.
X
]. G. Edwards, lightweight years
old, is in jail at Pittsburg, Kan,
charged with brutally beating his
wife, aged eighty Neighbors who in
terfered at the Edwards home will
send the aged wife to relatives in
Iowa.
Millions of dollars in securities were
taken from the vaults of Kountze