The Washington bee., 1911-10-21
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS
Important News Happenings
of the Week
DEVOTED TO GENERAL INTEREST
(By Miss G. B. Maxield.l

At the inaugural exercises OF Ut.
Guy Potter Benton. as president of
the University of Vermont, three in
stitutions for the education of the
Negro were represented: Wilberforce
University, Tuskegee Institute and
Howard University.
7. Thomas Fortune has again con-
nected himself with the New York
Age.
The entire country mourns the
death of Justice John Marshall Har-
Ian, who was the oldest member of
the United States Supreme Court,
having served thirty-three years, nine
months, and twenty-five days. He
was born in Kentucky, June I, 1888.
Red, white and blue constitute the
tricOlor banner of the Chinese revo-
llutiOnaries who are sweeping the
southern provinces. Rebel leaders
got their inspiration for their flag
from the United States.
Friday and the thirteenth seem
lucky days for Americans, despite the
superstitions regarding them. COlum-
bus discovered the continent OF North
America Friday, June I3, I4o4.
George Washington was made com
smander-in-chie of our armies Friday,
June 10, I775, and the motion that
the American colonies be free was
put by Richard Henry Lee, Friday
June ], 1916.
A new 2-cent postal card will be
issued by the Postoffice Department
January I next 1t contains a like
ness of Gen. U. S. Grant, taken one
year after he became President. The
new 2-cent postal card is intended
exclusively for foreign correspond
ence, but it may be used in domestic
mail if any one wants TO pay that
much for an ordinary card.
During the first two weeks opera
tiOns of the postal savings bank IN
this city total of $I4883.6O was de-
posted by 42I people.
Sixty-fve grocers have already been
arrested and warrants are out for
seven more, for failing to keep their
stores clean.
For the first time in more than
| twenty-five years, a cOlOred man, DR..
IS. P. Harris, was elected IN Nashville,
Tenn, to serve as city councilman.
One of the last colored men to serve
was J. c. Napier, now Register OF
the Treasury
Prof. Kelly Miller defends the ac-
tons of DR.. VIM. Y. Tunnel, in the
Bruce case, and says while he and
his colleague differ, he has high re
gard for his integrity, and the stand
taken by DR.. Tunnel does not hurt
the University
The movement to make October II
l"Discoverer's Day" a legal holiday in
the District of Columbia, has been in
dorsed by Lincoln Camp No. ?, Sons
| of Union Veterans The Secretary
| has been instructed to send letters to
| the chairmen of the Senate and House
committees, urging that law carry
| ing out this idea be enacted.
The Treasury Department has ap-
pointed two experts to investigate the
method used in the coloring of tea.
| An immense amount of tea has been
i held up by customs authorities pend
| ing final action.
| Baroness de Larache, besides being
| the first licensed woman aviator n
France, is the first woman to make
flight in the presence of royalty. At
recent aviation meet in ST. Peters
burg, the baroness rose to the height
| of $50 motors.
| Sixty thousand dollars was raised
last week in Chicago by the childen's
Benefit League in the annual Tag
IDay" for the benefit of the various
Iphilanthropic organizations which the
Ileague represents. Three thousand
Iyoung women did the tagging.
| Mrs. Amy Winship, who IS 81 years
Iold, and who was a personal friend OF
Abraham Lincoln, has been enrolled
las a Junior in the University of Wis
Iconsin. She says until recently she
Hound little time for literary studies.
lanes Cardinal Gibbons last Sun
day celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
of his ordination as priest, and the
twenty-ffth anniversary Of his eleva-
ton to the cardinalate.
The first woman diplomat in history
will shortly take up her duties. The
Republic of Uruguay has appointed
/ Miss Clotildi Luisi to represent her at
Brussels.
Fruit growers in Southern Georgia
Iare beginning TO worry over the out
Hook for the 1912 peach crop. Old or
chardists declare it is the first time IN
their experience that so many trees
were in blossom at this time OF the
Iyear.
Willet NJ. Hays, assistant secretary
Of agriculture, has been awarded
bronze medal by the fourth confer
ence of genetics in recognition OF his
work in the investigation OF plant and
animal breeding.