The Washington bee., 1911-12-16
NEWS
Important News Happenings
of the Week
DEVOTED TO GENERAL INTEREST
(By Miss G. B. MaxieId.)

Baton Rouge, but now of New Or
leans, has invented and secured a
patent on a ditching machine, which.
he claims, is calculated to do the
work of fifty energetic and efficient
men. Already Mr. Wood has receiv-
ed several letters asking him to SELL
but he has not as yet decided.
President Taft and his family will
be supplied with a fruit cake baked
by Miss Hettie Brandenburger, of
San Antonio, Tex.
Although Kentucky has been
known for over a century as the
home of crimes, there is one county
out of 10 which has made possible
the most unique record of any in the
State. This county is Robertson. II
contains not a single prisoner in the
jail or workhOuse, and the jailer is
on an extended hunting trip.
Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, who
has served as United States Senator
and Ambassador to Mexico, is looked
upon as veteran, having been a COM
mittee member since Blaine's cam
paign in 1884. No other member of
the National organization has serv-
ed as long without break. Senator
Scott, of West Virginia, is next hav-
ing served since 1888.
Mrs. Stella Wolf, said to be the
champion woman lOng-distance walk
er OF the world, and her husband,
Dwight H. Wolf, have arrived in
Kansas City, kans., after a walk of
5000 miles. They have covered a
total of 10000 miles on foot, and have
slept under roof but twenty-one
nights in year.
The Chicago Defender says: Free
AmeTiCal Yes, a little too free. A
mite of law and order would place
her in the ranks OF the civilized
world" How true.
The War Department has made a
contract with the Rupprecht Com
pany, of this city, for the erection of
monument to mark the resting place
OF the remains OF 1887 unknown Fed
eral soldiers removed from the United
States Federal cemetery at Browns
Vile Tex, to Alexandria. La.
William II. Nicholson. the only
Negro member of the fire department
| in New York. was found to be phys
ically disabled last week. and was re-
| tired on a pension OF 500 annually.
He had bee ma fireman thirteen
years.
\ steel engraving of President
Taft for the archives OF the Nation,
has been completed by the Bureau of
| Engraving and Printing The en-
craving has been presented to Sec
retary MacVeagh for submission to
! the critical eye of the President.
1 The engraving IS a bust about four
inches long. The artists Of the Bu-
reau regard the likeness as a master
piece.
I The local office Of Fisk University,
at Nashville. received a telegram
from Julius Rosenwald, OF Chicago.
| offering To be one OF four to give
SI2, 500 to meet the current expenses
of that institution. Mr. Rosenwalds 5
| only stipulation Is that the other
three subscriptions shall begin pay
ment in 1912, and be completed within
| FIVE years.
Justice Hughes. of the Supreme
| Court of the United States, decInied
to act as one of the trustees OF the
will Of the late Joseph Pulitzer, al
though there was a compensation of
| 100000 provided by the testator
Justice Hughes was afraid that the
iexecution of the trust might inter
| fcre with his duties as Justice of the
/ Supreme Court,
! One Of the worse crimes ever COM
mitted was done last week in Ten
| nessee An Industrious cOlored man
with two members Of his family was
attacked on the road while going to
the gin with a load of cotton. The
white rufians tied them TO the wagon
! then set FIRE to the wagon What
encouragement IS 1t to try and accu-
mulate anything,
| Bavaria shipped SI2,o75 worth Of
lpocket electric lamps to the United
States in the second quarter Of the
year.
| As a reward for thirty-twO years of
| constant and devoted service. during
which time he has never taken a day
off never reported sick. and never
asked a favor of his superiors. has
been rewarded by having his expen-
ses paid from here to his home in
! Ireland by the Northern Pacific Rail
road, by whom he was employed.
| DR.. Thirkield says s. per cent of
| Negroes are engaged in farming, and
they should be taught that scientlfl-
cally. The United States approPrI-
ates more money for Indians than
| Negroes.
| P. A. B. Widener, Of Philadelphia,
has bought the three great Rem
brandt's pictures for SIoo,ooo,ooo
| These paintings are said to be OF ex-
ceptionally fine quality, and are the
largest purchases yet credited to an
! American collector The pictures are
, "The Mill, Apostle Peter at a Writ
ing" and Portrait OF d Man.
Miss Booth says thirty thousand OF
the poor of New York are TO be ted
Christmas by the Salvation Army.
! Miss Booth reports that the Army's
| income for this Christmas so far has
exceeded bv small sum that of the
same period last year.