The Washington bee., 1911-03-18
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS
(By Miss G. B. MaxheId.O

POiiteu dS passenger agent on a rail-
road. Her territory extends from
| Watertown, H., to BeIlendorf, Iowa.
| She is the first woman in America 20
hold a position of this kind
| A device has been invented by Mrs.
lmogene Paul, one of the superintend-
ents of the street cleaning districts in
Chicago, TO dispose of paper and other
refuse, which will save the city about
100000 annually. The invention is
an incinerator for burning light ref
use as II is taken up.
In Springfield, ILL.,, a bill was pro-
posed by Representative Murphy. of
! Chicago, to prohibit hobbled skirts
measuring less than three yards, and
an absolute ban is placed upon the
| harem skirt. The penalty for violat-
ing the proposed law is a fine of not
less than $40 nor more than $50 for
each offense.
1t is claimed over 10000 Kings and
Queens South African medals and
clasps are awaiting ownership. Each
of the 10000 medals is stamped on
its rim with the rank and name of
its owner, SO that identification be-
comes comparatively easy.
Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont began her
first class in farming on her thou
sand-acre estate in Long Island.
Twenty young women have been Sc
lected, and will receive 81 weekly dur
ing their two months course. Not a
man is on the premises, not even to
chop wood
John Arthur Johnson, champion
heavyweight pugilist of the world, was
arrested for the second time within
the past month for violating the speed
ordinance in his automobile.
Curtis Guild, Sr., founder and editor
of the Boston Commercial Bulletin
and father of the former Gov. Cur
It's Guild, Jr, died last week at the
age of 81 Mr.. Guild was the author
of several volumes of travel and
poems.
A big demonstration to mark the
5oth anniversary of President Lin
coins call for troops in 1861 is plan
ned by the District of Columbia Vol
unteers, an organization composed of
survivors of the civil war. MANY of
whom responded TO that first sum
mons to battle for the preservation Of
the Union.
A jubilee over the emancipation of
the serfs was celebrated in Russia
last week. Public rejoicings and sing
ing IN all the churches were reported
The decree for the total emancipation
of the 100000 serfs throughout the
Empire IN two years was issued
March 3, 1861.
The Consolidation Coal Company is
planning for the development of a
loo, O,ooo-acr, tract in Pike County, KY.
The company has already built saw
mill to cut and prepare lumber for
the various buildings to be erected.
Bonds have been issued for $4,000
oos, which amount will be invested in
this Kentucky development
Work on the construction of the
MukdenAntung Railway, which was
stopped by the plague, has been re-
sumed. Chinese WoTkmen have been
brought IN from the plague-stricken
districts.
In San Francisco a spectacular raid
in Chinatown by immigration officials
resulted in the capture of six Chinese
slave girls, said to be illegally i'm
ported and purchased for the sum of
$25,o
Rumor has it that Henry o. Tan
ner, the artist, is to paint the por-
trait of former Congressman John
Langston, which is to be placed in the
Carnegie Library, Howard University.
The bill introduced in the Massa-
chusetts Legislature prohibiting the
intermarTiage of white and COlOred
people was not passed.
Gale 2. Hilyer, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew F. Hilyer, a Junior in Uni
versity of Minnesota, IS winning fame
along Oratorical lines He has been
selected to compete for the Pillsbury
prize. The University of Minnesota
is the Alma Mater of his father, Mr..
Andrew F. Hilyer.
According to reports, Cornell Uni
versity is drawing the color line. 1t
is reported that it is impossible for
young colored women to obtain rooms
in the women's dormitory.
The Chicago Defender says the col
ored people of Chicago should wake
up. There are now only seven color
ed hremen left, out of twelve, and
one by one they are being relieved
of their posts of duty by foreigners.
1t is time the people of Chicago were
waking up.
For the first time in the history of
Texas a mixed jury, of which half
were Negroes and half were whites,
is trying a white man for his life.
They are eating and sleeping together
The lion and lamb are bunking to
gether
There have been Fl deaths from
cholera in Honolulu. DR. Clegg, of
the United States Public Health, says
the disease was brought from the
Orient by what is known as chronic
bacilli carriers.
American Ambassador O'Brien was
by Marquis Katsura, jap
ans Minister of Finance, last week
in Toxic in celebration of the con
clusion of the new commercial treaty
between Japan and the United States.
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, Chief of the
Bureau of Chemistry, Department of
has been made an hon
orary member of the British Phar-
maceutical Conference.