The Washington bee., 1912-01-13
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS
Important News Happenings
of the Week
DEVOTED TO GENERAL INTEREST
(By Miss G. B. MaxheId.) }

The colored Democracy was given
a New Years present by the appoint
ment of Edward T. Lee, who was
head OF the United ColOred Democ-
racy, being appointed deputy sheriff
The announcement caused much con
fusion among the colored Tammany
braves, as the Lee supporters were
jubilant and the Robt n Wood sup
pOrters appeared lOw-spirited
Representative Bartholdt, of Mis-
souri,, has introduced a bill TO appro-
pirate $4,000 for erecting a monu-
ment overlooking the Panama Canal
to commemorate the 4oOth anniYer-
sary of the discovery of the isthmus
of Panama by Balbra, the Spanish
explorer, in 1913
Steady decrease in the number of
men teachers in the public schools Of
the country is deplOred by DR.
Fletcher B. Dresslar, of the United
States Bureau OF Education in re-
port on the work of the past decade
along educational lines. Thirty per
cent of the public school teachers IN
1000 were men; this number has now
| decreased TO about 2I per cent.
The race is gaining rapidly IN edu-
| cational and worldly goods IN the
| State of Pennsylvania. They are not
only increasing in numbers. and edu-
cation, but own real estate within the
State valued at S2o,ooo,ooo
! George v Smith, born slave III
Tennessee, seventy-fve years ago, and
who died a few weeks ago IN Cham
ipaign, ILL.,, left property worth SII6,-
ooO according to the will which has
been filed for probate. Smith acted
as guide for General John A. Logan.
! Nh Aaron Russell, COlOred, one Of
, the assistant clerks in the House OF
| Representatives has lost his job be-
cause of opposition to Democrats
Mr.. Russell, for more than a quartz
, of a century, has held the above-nam-
. ed place. with a salary of $1,000 per
year. The Democrats could not stand
for Negro holding such a position.
. He was regarded as one Of the best
= informed colored men around Con
gress.
For the 4rst time IN the history Of
1.-THE city, a woman Is superintendent
of the public schools in Cleveland,
\ {Ohio. Miss Harriet l. Keeler, sixty
$ five years Of age, IS to fill a short term
II Olii dlludly ~ %AASN'oN 81 it--' 50
e salary Of 10000 a year.
Il Woodrow Wilson's letter to A. II.
l. Joline, written shortly after the de
/ feat of Alton B. Parker, for the Pres
idency, said in part: Cannot We de
wise some dignihed way of getting Mr.
+ Bryan out of the Democratic party
s and getting rid OF him Tor all time?
t How are they going TO do this: Lei
c Ius watch.
II 4 picture of the Holy Family
Al painted on a sheet Of brass IN tht
Iyear 754, and valued at 100000, IS tn,
t. subject OF legal controversy IN New
York.
~ 1t cost the proprietor of a skating
y ring at Prescott, Ariz., one hundred
5 dollars for denying admittance to
couple of army officers in Khaki UNI
E. form.
,e James Bryce, the British Ambassa
u dor, presented TO President Taft
le gold medallion, commemorative O
le the coronation Of George Y as Kin
of England.
let In St Louis. Mo, the public library
OF which cost $1,000, 900, was opened las
week 1t stands on the ste CCCupie
for many years by the old cxpOsitio
E coliseum, where William McKinle
was nominated for the Presidency il
to- 1906. and where Alton p. Parker wa
be Nominated i'm 1904 Five Hundrc
'- thousand dollars was given by An
a. drew Carnegie
IT. Only in cases of great cmergcnc
d. are the Red Cross nurses and worker
;. To- be allowed at the front iu tim
Id of war. under the terms Of q procla
rd nation issued by Prc=ideug TAFT. an
ID IDubf;5hed by the War Department.
lr The McCalTs Magazine Is 80 b
~ very interesting for February Th
D- following subjects viii be discussed
al "Whal Men Like In Women. Breab
-- ing Boys of the Runaway Habit: th
IS Ideal American Woman. and Ell
e. Wheeler WiIcoz ON the Women VIII
-y Work
of Alr. Il. /. Ward. the prominent an
|E. progressive business man Of COlum
be bus Ohio. was royalty entcrtaine
during his visit To Chicago. II. FrOr
the time Of his arrival his life wa
one continual round of a.ig an
pleasure