The Washington bee., 1911-10-14
PARAGRAPH|C NEWS
Important News Happenings
of the Week
DEVOTED TO GENERAL INTEREST
(By Miss y. 5. Maxheld.)

During the year ending september
80, 1911, $50 cases of poverty were
cared for by the United Hebrew char
tiles OF the District. involved in whbck
was an expenditure of $&925.49.
DR.. henry w. Johnson has been aP-
pointed a dental examiner in the
white schools. Two dental examiners
were provided for under the last Dis
trict appropriation. DR.. John R
Francis, Jr, was recently appointed
for the cOlOred schools. The position
pays 500 a year.
Despite the protest of a number of
students of Morris Brown College
against Dr. w A. Fountain becoming
president of the institution on the
grounds that he has had no college
training has thus far been ignored
| DR.. w. A. Fountain was elected b.
the trustees of said school to succeed
DR.. R. w Lee, who died suddenly at
Wilberforce University.
Mrs. Ellen Rose, of Buena, Pa, IS
carrying on a unique business among
women, pumping sand and coal from
the bottom of the Susquehanna river.
Mrs. Rose has passed her SEVENTEEN
lyear, yet she personally conducts her
IfOrCe of fifteen workmen daily.
/ Pursuant to law, the public drink
ing cups on all railroads in MisSis-
sippi have been abolished. Passen-
gers must henceforth carry individual
drinking utensils.
| According to an exchange the col
ored women of the State of North
ICarolina have raised $4,000 toward
the Alexander Chapel to be erected at
lBrewerville, Liberia, for missionary
purposes.
Thomas Richardson, colored post
Imaster for thirty-three years, except
1.-TWO years under President Cleveland,
has reIinquished his position in Port
IGibson, Miss, to a Mr.. Magruder.
Richardson was appointed under
president Grant, IN 1870. He has been
Igiven a government position IN this
lefty
Miss Gertrude Jordan has been
Nominated to succeed herself as coun-
Ity treasurer of Cherry County, NebT.,
lcome forward to oppose her.
| What is said to be one of the long
lest electrical transmission lines in
tine world from Charlotte, n. C., TO
lDurham, n. c., a distance of I73
Imles, was opened this week on the
-ICatawba River, turning wheels IN fac
itories in Durham.
The United States Supreme Court
/ Iconvened last Monday morning, after
Hour months vacation. There are 78I
leases to be tried during the term Of
IIoII-I2. Thirtv-siX OF these cases
Iawait trial from the State of Missouri
alone There are three more from
Minnesota and several from Oklaho-
lima and Kentucky.
| Columbia University. New York,
lis said to have the largest registration
tthan any in the world; 7,46S students
Iare enrolled This places Columbia at
1.-THE head of all universities in the
iworld in point of attendance, taking
1.-THE place Of Berlin, which stood at
1.-THE head last year.
| At a dinner given in New York by
the Commandery Of the Loyal Legion,
lit was announced that a national
monument to the memory OF the
lwomen who helped the cause j, to be
lbuilt in this city. A retired officer,
Iwho refused to let his name become
known to the public, gave $4,000 on
tcondition that 100000 be raised with
lin a year.
Tuesday, May !, 1912, is the date
selected by the colOred Baptist OF the
lcountry to march to this city. 5000
strong, with view to demanding fair
lplay for the Negroes of the United
Estates, at which time membcrS of
ICongress will be visited.
| II is said Austria Is the only en-
tIpire in the world which has never had
Icolonies or even trausmarine posses
i siOns in any quarter of the globe
\ lanes ]. Hill, chairman of the Great
5 stNorthern road, says there will be
4 lmore idle men this winter than ever
e tbefore. Business is sound but no
Inew enterprises are being started, and
e the politicians and newspapers are TO
D blame"
e What is believed to be the image of
the god of prehistoric race was un-
earthed by a contractor in Preston,
Kan. 1t was found seventeen feet be-
low the surface in soil and apparently
has been there for ages.
In order that the travelling public
e may enjoy the conveniences Of the
\ postal service, Postmaster General
e Hitchcock has directed that a street
1 letter box be placed at all railroad sta
] tons IN free delivery cities.
An investigation just concluded by
- the alumnae Of Smith College at
= Northampton, shows that when one
r Imarries a college woman there Is sell
b | dom a divorce. Figures show. the
Icommittee reports, that only one col
llege-bred woman ont of tfty-seven
who marry is divorced or divorces her
husband