The Washington bee., 1910-10-01
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS
(By Miss G. B. Maxield.l

! iJ' 'He DlstTlct OF Columbia. aftlrms
the statement Further Investigations
are now being made.
Dr. Z. c.. Morris was reelected
/ president OF the National BaDtist Con
ventlon. The convention also asked
| that New Orleans abolish the Inn
! crow street car regulations during the
time OF the Worlds Panama ExDosi-
ton, else the Negroes would not at
| tend"
The lower house of the Texas Lepis-
LatuTe by vote of 81 to 81 instructed
Senators and Congressman to work
Tor the repeal.of the I4th amendment
! to the Federal Constitution. conferrinp
franchise upon Negroes.
Anderson Redding. a coIored farmer
OF Juliet, Ga, has been offered
$4,000 Tor stalk puller which he in
vented some time ago. He also in
vented a cotton chopper. for which he
received handsome sum.
That Goddess philanthropy Is the
source OF many of the great evils of
society was the assertion Of Judge
- Doherty at the Catholic Conference.
He was heartily applauded.
he hrst vesper service Of the schol-
ast1c year was held last Sunday at
4:3o o'clock. President was interest
ing as usual.
The half holidays for the govern
ment employees are at an end until
next July.
Secretary Ballinger has returned to
the Department of the Interior. and
denies reports of his contemplated res
ignation.
DR.. A. f. P. Albert, of New Orleans.
one of the best-known ministers of
the Methodist Church, a graduate of
Straight University some years ago.
ledrtor Of the Christian Advocate. and
lecturer on medical topics at Flint
Medical College, died Sept 23 at New
Orleans, La
The Rev. Dr. Samuel M Newman.
who for 20 years was pastor of the
First Congregational Church. will 90
to Hagerstown, Md. to become presi-
dent Of the Kee Mar College.
Stephen Z. Kramer. director Of in
termedIate instruction of the public
schools, has prepared a new course in
geography for the graded schools.
Geography will also be studied in the
eighth grade under the new system.
The Mint in Philadelphia has re-
sumed the coming of gold, which it
turns into money during a part of
the year. At present the figures show
the Mint IS turning out 100000 cents
day
Reports from the Census Bureau
show that II,OS595S running bales of
cotton were grown in the Southern
States.
Mrs. S. J. Jackson (colored). of
Montgomery, w Va, owns a hotel
valued at $4,000. 1t is situated on
one OF the main streets near the rail-
way station.
1t IS said that Edward J. w. Taten,
colored caterer of Baltimore, Md,
who died recently left an estate OF
$4,000 A farm of 500 acres will be
given for the establishment of an i'll
Idustrial school in Baltimore
1t is said religious services are now
conducted in Al different languages.
Secretary of the Treasury Macveagh
is to receive as a Christmas gift from
his wife beautiful home to cost about
$25o,oOo, the home of former Senator
Henderson.
Fifty-seven deaths from pellagra
occurred in Texas in six months. Fifty
whites and seven Negroes.
Andrew Carnegie has donated SIS
900 for a library to the Alabama Nor
NAL School (colored), of which Prof.
L. B. Paterson Is principal. 1t IS not
only for the students Of the school, but
for all the cOlOred people in Alabama.
1t is said that the Ku-Klux are being
revived at Buena Vista, Miss. Ike
Dahmer, a COlOred man, was found IN
the thiCket Of SuCatOnchee Creek Bot
tom with several bullet holes in his
body and the skin was cut from the
top of his head.
A company Of young ladies of Bos-
ton has organized a society to be
known as the "Anti-Lynching Society
Of AfrO-AmeriCan Women The OBJ
ject Of the society will be not to de-
vote its efforts against lynching, but
against anything detrimental to the
race.
The Bethel Literary and Historical
Association will open Tuesday night
for the season. DR.. u z. B. Dubois
will be the speaker. Subject: "The
new forward movement"
The aviation committee which had
upervisiOn over the aerial flight across
the Alps has awarded $4,000, half the
amount OF the prize, to George
Charvez, who was injured on the jour
ney.
Judge Samuel G. Davis, who for 25
years was connected with the inter
national revenue bureau, and the
husband of Mrs. H. Z. Davis, we'll
known in this city, died last week He
was buried in Denmark, Ne.
According to the Census report for
1900, there were 2,464 deaths by drugs,
$3.50 persons killed by railroads, 2,Isz
killed by horses and vehicles, 632 by
and $50 killed by light
ming.
Col. McElroy, who withdrew his
name as a candidate for commander
n-chief of the G. A. R, has asked that
4 court Of inquiry be called to inves-
-igate the charges which were brought
against him
Don't forget the peoples mass meet
ng at True Reformers' Hall Friday
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