The Washington bee., 1911-08-26
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS
important News Happenings
of the Week
DEVOTED TO GENERAL INTEREST
(By Miss G. B. MaxheId.)

| President of Liberia, Arthur Bar
! clay, has conferred upon the Hon.
Emmett ]. Scott, OF Tuskegee Insti-
tute, and DR.. George Sale, of Atlanta,
Ga, the order of Knight Commander
| of African Redemption, and Bishop
| l. b. Scott IS to represent President
| Barclay in making the formal presen-
tatiOn.
| In order to ascertain the speed at p
which a commercial message could
| be sent around the world by cable, the
New York Times filed a dispatch at
O'Clock, and a reply was received at
7:I6.3o ?. NJ. The time occupied in
the journey OF 28,6I3 land miles was
10 minutes and 80 seconds.
Patent medicines made in the Uni
ted States and worth S2,Ooo,Ooo, were
| consumed abroad last year. Within
the last ten years trade has increased
abroad to S5O,OOO,oOO
An examination of the cold storage
warehouses In New York City, shows
that the extent of this industry IS
greater than ever before. In twelve
storage houses alone more than
100000 pounds of poultry and meat,
l45oo,ooo pounds Of fish, 100000
pounds of cheese, 100000 pounds of
butter, and 100000 cases of eggs were
found
Mrs Sarah Karty, Of Ithaca, n. Y,
celebrated her o5th birthday last
week She has read the Bible zoo
times.
All hotels in Denver, Okla, refused
to admit the colOred visitors, who
u
Of cOlored men to discuss conditions
for improving the status Of the col
ored men in America.
Col w. S. Rogers, OF years Of age,
eN-State fire marshal, former head of
the G. A. R, and at one time a mem
Der of the Illinois Legislature, died
at his home in Cleveland, Ohio, last
week
Beulah Biniord, the "otner woman
| in the Beattie case in Richmond, Va,
| will be the central figure in a series
| of moving pictures. She has already
contracted with firm III this city.
Nine. Jane Narvo won last week
| the aero championship trophy by 2
flight Of 63 miles in one hour and
fifteen minutes.
Miss Ghodsea khanoum IS said to
be the first Persian woman TO come
to this country to be educated. Until
she left her native home a few weeks
ago to attend the annual meeting OF
the Persian Educational Society, no
man had ever seen her face. Miss
khanOum will enter the University
of Chicago in the fall
There are several cases Of Pellagra
now IN Kentucky. There was one
death last week.
The University OF Pennsylvania has
conferred upon DR. r r. Wright,
editor of the Christian Recorder, the
degree Of Ph. d.
In Little Rock, Ark, one of our ex-
changes Our Review has gotten out
daily edition which is certainly cred
liable to the race
1t is reported that John D. Rookie
feller has given another SI,OOO,OOO for
medical research.
William NJ. Davidson, Superintend-
ent of Public Schools IN this city, has
announced that the schools will open
September I8.
According to information at the
State Department 62 Chinese students
from Shanghai and Peking are COM
ing to the United States to study
The State of Connecticut will erect
in Canterbury a monument to Pru-
dence Crandall, who, preceding the
civil war founded a school for cOIored
children. She was also a leader in
aiding slaves to secure their freedom
by the underground route
Gen. Leconte, the newly elected
president of Hayti, seems to be
meeting the hearty approval of the
people.
Several weeks ago the largest yes
sci in the world and the largest one
ever built entered New York harbor.
It is 882.5 feet long, with a displace-
ment Of 10000 tons, and is driven by
engines Of 10000 horsepower
A money order convention has been
entered into between the Philippine
Government and Japan, and shortly
will be signed.
Mr. Davidson, the Superintendent
of Public Schools in this city, has an
nounced that school will open Septem-
Der 18th He also says there will be
a great deal of shifting among the
teachers, but no radical changes will
be made.
Sister Mary Aida, a real princess
III the SdED Ji q num- - III new OfkJ
en- route to Hawaii, where she will
enter upon her duties in a convent.
Her mother, a princess only two
steps removed from the Hawaiian
throne, married a wealthy Chinaman,
Wang Leong. Their daughter deci-
ded to go into the church She is a
talented musician and artist, and
speaks eight languages.
Mrs Shiver and her mother, Mrs
Eva Reddon, of Springfield, Ohio,
were given a dinner at Martins Bou-
levard Cafe Saturday afternoon by
Mr. w Calvin Chase Mrs. Shiver
and her mother were visiting in the
city. Mrs Shiver makes her home at
Durham, N C. They were given a
drive around the speedway. Mrs.
Shiyer left for Baltimore, Md, Friday
noon, and her mother left for her