The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-01-02
NEWS Of A WEEK IN
CONDENSEDFORM
RECORD OF MOST IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
At HOME AND ABROAD
Happenings That Are Making History
Information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In a Few Lines.
Washington

Washington
protest has been filed in con-
gress by the legislature of Georgia
against the course taken by congress
in proposing to the state a consti-
tutional amendment providing for the
direct election of senators. The pro-
test asserts that the course followed
was unconstitutional.
Legal battle over the validity OF
the indictments against the United
Shoe Machinery company under the
Sherman antitrust law has begun in
the United States Supreme court in
Washington.
The United States did more bust
ness within the month of November
than in any month previous in the his
tory of this country's foreign COM
merce, according to statement by
the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce. The value of goods i'm
ported last month was $153, 134 ,995,
and of exports $277, S9s,6S1. This
marked a great increase over the bus
mess done In November, 1911.
J. Pierpont Morgan told the money
trust investigating committee of the
house in Washington that "all the
money in Christendom and all the
banks in Christendom" could not form
a monopoly that would control money.
He disclaimed any knowledge that he
welded vast power in modern
finance, and declared emphatically
shat he sought no such power.
Stirred by the defiant and evasive
attitude of President Madero toward
demands by the United States, that
Mexican murderers of Americans be
punished, and that indemnity be given
for the loss of American life and
property, President Taft sent an ulti-
matum to Madero under which he
must act or suffer the downfall of his
government.
Domestic
Six persons were fatally injured and
a score seriously hurt at Elkin, Ca,
when section of a school building In
which a Christmas entertainment was
being given collapsed.
Physicians are astounded at the case
of Miss Ida Schooler of Washington,
who lived ten months with fractured
skull, but who finally succumbed to
her injuries.
Not one member of the Ninth Kan
sas cavalry, one of the states most ac-
tive regiments in the Civil war, is
drawing pension. This fact devel-
oped upon receipt of letter by state
officials at Topeka from H. B. Lap
ham of Lorton, Va, a member of the
Ninth Kansas.
J. B. Porter, former mayor of Olney,
ILL.,, was shot when flogging David
Bates, well-to-do citizen, as the re.
suit of a quarrel between them,
which had it's origin longer than a
year ago, when Porter was in Office
and Bates held Office under his ad-
ministration.
That all hope of competition be-
tween railroads and water carriers
has been Systematically stifled by the
railroad interests through the pur-
chase of steamship lines was shown
in report on Transportation by
by Luther Conant Jr., commissioner
of corporations.
Henry Bruere, director of the bu-
reau of municipal research of New
York, announced that John D. Rookie
Teller, Jr., had given $4,000 an6
promises $4,000 more if it should be
needed, to finance the investigation
Of the police department.
tor, and Chester Lawrence, newspa
per man, nnally given up by the sea
lie side by side in little undertaking
shop at Redondo beach. California.
John S. Huyler, nineteen years old
son of the late candy manufacturer
died in the Memorial hospital at Nor
ristoWn, N. j., after having both legs
crushed by train which he had at
tempted to board while it was moving
ing.
Responsibility for the wreck of Penn
sylvania railroad trains near Dresden
December 8, in which II persons were
killed, was placed on alleged negli
gence of Pennsylvania officials by Cor
ornqr A. Il. Walters at Zalesville. O.