The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-09-18
NEWS Of THE WEEK
CONVERSATIONS OF GREATER OR
LESSER IMPORTANCE.
A BOILING DOWN OF EVENTS
National, Political, Personal and Other
Matters In Brief Form for All
Glasses OF Readers.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
The president has submitted the
nominations Of Joseph E. Willard as
ambassador to Spain and John Ewing
rs minister to Honduras.
Representative Johnson OF Washing
ton has introduced a resolution re-
questing the president to negotiate
with British and Canadian govern
ments for railway connections be-
tween the United States and Alaska.
The treasury department has de-
posted about 100000 of the $780,
distributed in assisting to move crops
principally in Washington. Baltimore
and southern cities.
Republican objections defeated Ma
FORTY Leader UnderWood's plan for
an agreement to keep the house IN
day and night session on the admins
tration currency bill until Saturday
when the measure was reported.
Representative Levy has introduced
q bill to require railroads to install
automatic train stops and resolu-
ton to direct the attorney general to
suspend further proceedings in disso-
luton suit against the United States
Steel corporation.
Mrs. Anna Laura Newman, who
says she served as a spy for the
union army in the civil war, applied
to Charles F. DeWoody, head of the
department of justice in Chicago, for
a position as secret service agent
to work on cases involving violations
of the Mann act.
An official from the reclamation
service will soon visit southwestern
Nebraska to investigate and report
upon the feasibility Of improving the
water supply for irrigation purposes.
This is the assurance given to Rep
resentative Barton, who has been
working on the matter.
The house has passed a resolution
that foreign products designed for
exhibition at the Panama-Pacitic ex-
position in San Francisco in 1915
may enter the United States free OF
duty. The resolution also would pro-
tect foreign patents and copyrights
on articles brought in for exhibition
James M. Sullivan, the new Amerl-
can minister to Santo Domingo, and
Charles M. Hathaway, consul at
Puerta Plata, left Washington for
Puerto Plata to tell the Dominican
revolutionists there in emphatic
terms that the United States has no
sympathy with their effort to over
throw President Bordas' government.
The commerce court not only
would be abolished by provision
of the urgent deficiency bill, passed
by the house, but its five Judges
would be legislated out of office
through an amendment proposed by
Representative Bartlett Of Georgia,
adopted 1871 to Is, repeating the law
under which five additional circuit
Judges were appointed to fill the new
courts bench.
Preparations for the movement of
crops were reflected In a detailed
summary, made public of the condi-
ton of national banks on August g.,
as compared with June 4. Loans in
creased $25,527,0O0, while individual
deposits decreased $192,123,000 and
cash decreased $14,813,000. The gov
eminent had not begun the deposit
OF crop mo--ing funds when this call
for condition was Issued.
DOMESTIC.
Philadelphia proposes to spend 49,
100000 in the erection Of school build
ings to meet immediate needs.
A large mirror placed on the log
carriage Of the sawmill enables the
sawyer to make survey of both ends
OF the log with the view of economy.
Vacuum cleaners are coming into
use in New York for cleaning side
walks, sweeping them after O'clock
in the morning being forbidden by
law.
Tony Janus, aviator had a mar
ow escape while giving an exhibition
flight at Carmi, ILL.,, when the car.
uretor Of his motor came off while
the biplane was 900 feet in the air.
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The United States revenue cutter
Bear was imprisoned eight DAYS last