The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
NEWS
Important News Happenings
of the Week
DEVOTED TO GENERALINTERES1
(By Miss G. B. MaxhcId.)

There are now no more territories,
save our colonial possessions. The
vast region from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, and from the Lakes to the
Rio GTande, IS one compact nation of
States. Forty-eight IN all, and COM
priSing 100000 square miles.
DR.. Booker I. Washington engaged
special car while travelling from
Austin to Temple, Texas. 1t is said
no one will accompany Dr. Washing
ton on his 200 mile trip, SO he and the
porter will be the only occupants of
the car.
l. Aldridge Lewis, a colored in
terne at the city hospital in Indian
apo1is, Ind, came out number one out
of ninety-nine successful applicants
who passed the examination of the
State Board of Medical Registration.
He received 047 out If d possible
1000 points. He IS a graduate from
the Indiana University School of
Medicine
1t has been decided by the War
Department to discontinue the prac-
tice of raising the hat OF cap when the
flag passes the reviewing officer.
Hereafter the flag will be saluted by
the raised hand, as it is in all the
other armies of the world
Roscoe c. Simmons has resigned
as editor-in-chief of the New York
Age, to start a paper of his own in
one of the large Southern cities, so
the Charleston Advocate states.
The Illinois Chronicle thinks they
just as we'll make DR.. Z c. Morris
president of the National Baptist
Convention, as this is his eighteenth
year as president, and there seems to
be no opposition to him.
Former Governor Joseph NJ
Brown, who was defeated for re-elec-
tion of governor of Georgia by Gov.
Hoke Smith, has announced his can
| didacy for the gOvernOTship to be
made vacant when Gov. Smith resigns
tnext month. This makes three
(avowed candidates in the field, the
Iothers being Judge r B. Russell and
| ]. Pope Brown.
A bronze tablet marking the birth
place of the late Confederate gen
eral "Stonewall'' Jackson, was unr
veiled last Tuesday at Clarksburg,
wv. Va DR. James Powers Smith,
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Jackson's staff, delivered the princi-
pal address.
| Miss Margaret Kelly, colored, who
lis connected with the Mint Bureau, is
said to be the highest paid woman
in the government employment. Her
salary is $4,000 per annum.
Miss Hazel Harrison, a young col
ored woman Of LapOrte, Ind, reCeiv-
ed a CabIegram to come to Berlin
Germany, where an engagement
awaits her, which will give her au-
Idience as a pianist before the
IcrOwned heads of Europe This IS
said to be the first time a COlOred
woman has been made the recipient
lof such an honor
! Prof William II. ]. Beckett has
resigned his position as director of
physical culture in the public schools
lin St Louis, to accept a similar pO-
sitiOn at the colored \. ". c. A. in
this city. He comes well equipped
for the work
| Rev. Simon p Tillman has been
iawarded a bronze medal by the Mas
!sachusetts Humane Society for saw
ing the life of a man whose clothing
had caught fire He also was given
Ia lapel button bearing the name of
| the society.
After having examined over go
witnesses, probing the lynching of
Zack Walker, at Coatesville, Pa, in
dictments were found against four
men, two Of whom are policemen,
who were released on $4,000 bail
each. Five boys were also indicted
One thousand persons, representing
fifty different races, met in London,
England, attending The Universal
Race Congress" last July.
| General Atenor Firmin. the Hal
tian leader and diplomat, died sud
denly September 10Th, For many
years he had aspired for presidency.
| The, forty-hfth school year of How
lard University opened last Wednes-
day; 1900 students have already reg
Iistered, making an increase Of 10 per
cent over last year. Besides the in
crease in the student body there are
eight additional members Of the fac
ulty, making in all $50 instructors.
Attention has been called to the
urgent needs of Freedman's Hospital,
made necessary by the rapid growth
of the institution during the past year.
Congress is asked to appropriate
1875, 600 for the erection OF a building
devoted exclusively 70 pathological
work
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