The Washington bee., 1911-05-20
PARAGRAPH|C NEWS
Important News Happenings
of the Week
DEVOTED TO GENERAL INTEREST
(By Miss G. B. MaxfieId.)
Paragraphic News.

7 al 6SA dRil1S NEWS.
The Confederate Memorial Literary
Society in Richmond, Va, unveiled a
granite tablet, marking the place
where the Cavalry leader, Gen ]. E.
B. Stuart, died The tablet bears the
words of Gen. Stuart; I'VE will save
the women of Richmond"
The third segregation measure has
become a law in Baltimore. The new
measure prohibits colored schools,
churches and homes from being To-
Gated III exclusive white blocks, and
vice versa. A penalty of $50 a day is
provided for any violation of the
measure.
To perpetuate the memory OF Mrs.
Annie Royal, the pioneer newspa-
per woman in this country, q stone
was dedicated last week to her mem
ory.
James L. Herman, proprietor of the
Maryland and Auditorium Theaters in
Baltimore, filed a deed Of trust under
which, at his death. the James Law
renee Herman Hospital and Industrial
School for Crippled Children will re-
ceive stock valued at $4,000.
Directors Of the new public library
y
ton of S3z5. 900 by Andrew Carnegie,
to be used for establishing and main
tanning a library school, payable IN
five installments, OF $4,000 each.
Miss Mabel Bassett, OF Sapulpa,
Kan, has been appointed a patrol
woman, the first in her State. She
has the same power as other mem
bers of the police department, only
her special duty Is looking after the
| juvenile offenders.
Prince Lidj Jeassu, grandson Of
Emperor Menelik, was proclaimed
Emperor Of Abyssinia May IS. The
coronation ceremonies will take place
later
The Red Cross Society sent $1,000
additional by cable TO China for
| the relief of the famine sufferers, di
Erecting the remittance 10 the Amerl-
can Consul at Shanghai. This makes
total of $4,000 sent 10 China by the
Red Cross, besides $4,000 worth OF
Isupplies
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany was fined $1,000. by Judge
Charles P. Orr, L. 5. District Court,
lin Pittsburg, on pleading uolO con-
!
serve the schedules Of the Interstate
| Commerce Commission.
| In a decision handed down the
Supreme Court of Tennessee holds
that an amendment to the States
Child Labor Law makes it unlaw-
full to employ children under Il years
OF age Now children may be en-
Iployed at the age of u years.
Mr. John NJ. Wright, colored, has
lbeen chosen City Treasurer of TOpe-
ska. Kan. His selection was made by
ithree Democrats, two Republicans
shaving voted against him.
! The annual De Forest prize speak
ling contest at Yale University, was
Iwon this year by Yun-Hsiang Tsao, a
Chinaman. The winner OF the con-
test receives a gold medal OF the
value of SIoO.
| After ii years, the trustees of the
| Peabody Educational Fund are about
| to distribute the S. 100000 balance re
naming and close the trusteeship
o. ST, 100000 to go to the Peabody
- Normal School at Nashville, Tenn
, and the rest to be divided equally
among white and colored institutions
Premier Katsuru, the Japanese MIN
lister of Finance, has initiated a move
, ment to raise $IO,OOO,OOO for the relIe
; of sick and INDECENT japanese.
, The local government OF Kingston
= Jamaica, has refused to grant a %
r. year monopoly to the American capi
q ltalists who wished to construct
: -Ifloating drydock in their harbor
y There is a likelihood that an Englisl
i company will receive the concession
y The great marble memorial to Vic
toria, fronted by a statue of the lat
5 Queen, and surmounted by a glide
winged Victory, on the plaza befor
Y Buckingham Palace, was unveile,
Il May 10, by Victoria's grandson, KinI
= George V.
e Mrs. George F. Rafter, before tn
Mothers Congress, declared tha
Washington has many delinquen
| mothers in all classes who are respOn
sible for the delinquency Of thei
| children. She also denounced moving
d picture shows and immoral theaters
e which attract thousands Of Washing
= tonIans.
The Man Farthest Down." b.
+ | Booker T. Washington, in The Out
= Hook. describes some of his expert
h ences and observations while abroad
RI It IS an interesting article.
Q The Carnegie Fund Committee 0
T | France has awarded the foundation
5 | gold medal to the widow of tn
: French doctor, g. Z. Mesny, who los
: his life while fighting the buboni
: plague last January at Harbin.
2 Cardinal Gibbons will conduct TIL
: military mass for the civil and Span
ish war veterans on the White Houst
4 ellipse May 28 President Taft vii
= review, at which time about 5000 peo
T. pie are expected to be in the parade
II The Standard Oil.
| The United States Supreme Cour
; ! has rendered decision in the Stand
: ard Oil case. The corporation mus
= be dissolved Strange that the Gov
e ernment can find how to dissolve cor
I porations that exist in restraint o