The Washington bee., 1908-04-04
PARAGRAPH NEWS
By Miss Beatris L. ChaJs. -

ing year is $9,436, ,289.35, which is
$423o,077 les than that estimated by
the Commissioners. and S873,o43.2S
les than the whole amount appropri-
ated for the current fiscal year.
Representative Clark of Florida re-
ceived a knot over his left eye last
Monday afternoon.
If there is any advantage in a good
name" Washington will have a treat
this month, when the Rev. John
Goodname, of Alabama, will preach,
says the American Citizen, before a
convention held in this city.
| We are glad to make mention of
the steady improvement of Mrs. M.
L. Walker, of Richmond, Va, who
some weeks ago had the misfortune
of fracturing her knee-cap. She is
abel to rest at night and her appe-
tite IS gradually returning.
As in all other phases of life the
Temperance cause has many cham
pions who are dangerous.
The Congressman who shot two
men last week was on his way to a
Methodist church to deliver a tenn
perance lecture, with a loaded re-
volver on his person.
All law makers are not law keep
ers, as was proven by the act of
: Congressman Hefin last week.
Notwithstanding the fact thatCon-
gresham Hefin was on his way to
, maize a lecture against strong drink
when he si.o tEo men last week,
after his arrest he was glad to ac-
sept the only available bondsman, a
man engaged in the liquor traffic for
7 a living.
} Rev. Walter Brooks, of the Nine
teenth Street Baptist Church, was in
Atlantic City last week, and preach
ed while there at Shiloh Baptist
i Church.
i Rev. S. H. Norwood, DID,, was
, elected as secretary of the Methodist
e Episcopal Conference.
During a race riot of foreigners
: at Chicago last Monday one man was
e fatally stabbed and three badly cut.
e Bids were received the afternoon
= OF yesterday week at the Interna-
s tional Bureau of the American Re-
o publics from twelve building firms of
p the United States for the construc-
n ton of its new building.
1t is said that there are ten banks
d in the State of Mississippi owned and
| controlled by the dark-skinned race.
n The A. NJ. E. Church, which was
p organized in 1916, will hold the Gen
# eral Conference at Norfolk, Va, in
% May.
# Frederick H. Tisdel, who was pres
% ident of the University of Wyoming,
8 has been turned out. He is nephew
II of United States Senator Clark OF
lr Wyoming.
a. The Commissioners forwarded tc
,r Congress last Tuesday request fol
T. deficiency appropriation of $2,5oc
n for the maintenance of the Police
Court during the remainder of the hs'
es cal year.
vs The frame buildings on the grounds
n of the Jamestown Exposition are be-
~ ing rapidly removed.
or 1t is stated that Commissioner Nc
is Farland favors making Lincoln''
birthday a legal holiday in the Dis
tb trict of Columbia.
On Secretary Straus, of the Depart
ir ment of Commerce and Labor, ad
r. dressed large gathering in the How
&C ard University last Sunday afternoon
40 His subject was Peace and Arbitra
of ton
,;s Representative Scott of Kansas ha
- introduced a bill to abolish capita
be punishment in the District of Colum
bia.
A bomb which was intended for TIT
= police who had broken up a meeting
- of ten thousand unemployed IN New
York city, exploded in the hands o
=, the would-be assassin.
- Mr.. Taylor Of Ohio has introduced
eu a bill in Congress to substitute elec
Is tricity as the mode of inhicting tn
i death penalty in the District OF Co
:. lumbia.
iS By deciding that all mines in tn
Pittsburg district would suspend op
" Grafton at midnight last Tuesday, un
til a wage scale agreement had beel
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