The Washington bee., 1912-03-16
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS
Important News Happeningt
of the Week
DEVOTED TO GENERAL INTEREST
(By Miss G. B. MaxheId.) }

Lincoln University has been left
S4o,O 900 by the will Of John Burkitt
Webb. OF this amount $4,000 IS TO
be used for founding a professorsbip
IN physics, to be named the Bur5itt
Well professorship, and the remain
ing $1,000 for the purchase OF scien-
| tihc instruments.
The Philadelphia Tribune saws.
The colOred Democrats ought to
take a cue from Champ Clark, who
does not even want colored folks to
observe his birthday anniversary, nor
! does he want their votes for himself
or his friends"
District health officers announced
that they are investigating the need
Of separate public schools for tuber-
culosis pupils. Health Officer Wood
ward thinks there is a need for seq
regation. When the investigation is
completed it will be transmitted to
th- Board of Education.
The parsonage of the old Presbv-
tetian Church in Caldwell n. T..
which was the birthplace of Grover
Cleveland, will be converted into
museum, and out of the $4,000 sub
! scrlptiOn fund raised, a library build
| ing will be erected. The cost OF the
parsonage and ground was $4,000
Forty-nine years ago, March 10.
| General y. 5. Grant was given com
mand OF the Army of the United
States, with headquarters in this citv
and in the field
! In Japan earthquake shocks are
common. They average more than
/ 500 year.
The first census taken in the
United States was in the year OF
| 1890, since which time it has been
taken regularly every ten years.
/ Suffrage leaders met before the
| Woman Suffrage Committee of the
| Senate and Judiciary Committee OF
the House to urge their cause last
| week. The following ladies formed
this committee: Mrs Kent, of Cali
| tornla; Mrs. Owen, of Oklahoma;
Mrs. La Toilette, of Wisconsin; Mrs
Stone, of Illinois; Mrs Burleson, of
! Texas. and Miss Gillett and Mrs.
| Wiley Of this c'ty.
The French people Of late have
been showing intense interest in the
army. in this they are encouraged
| by mighty torchlight parades and
other evidences of activity on the part
OF armed forces
| 1t IS said Vernon, a town near Los
| Angeles, Is the only Incorporated
town in the United States that is
without a church of any kind. But it
supports three saloons, which are
kept open on Sundays Womau's
suffrage Is allowed there
| A committee Of three ministers
called upon Bishop Derrick to see
what attitude they should take with
.respect to the present political stu
alton. According to the Bishops
secretary, Dr. J. f. Henderson.
: Bishop Derrick declared President
! TAFT should be renOmiuated.
Dr. Arthur /. Murray, who has
conducted a systematic house to
| house inspection Of the Southwest
| section of the city to find the cause
of the high degree Of mortality in
| that section, says: The total popula-
ton in that section Is 6,o60 White 20
per cent of the houses are of the FIVE
and siX-roOm type, yet p per cent, or
| I,2o6, occupied premises accommo-
dating two families each"
William RobinsCE. an American.
who is now in Paris, has walked
24,883 miles. He walks for his health.
Robinson proved his distance by
! pedometer. He is about to begin an
| other walk, in which he expects to
cover 2,483 miles.
A beverage that has of late years
attracted considerable attention, es-
pecially in Europe, IS Sake" the
national drink of Japan. France and
Germany are giving this drink much
attention. Sake" is neither beer.
wine or brandy. Yet it resembles the
three and Is often spoken Of as rice
beer. rice wine, and rice brandy
Official figures show that New lea
land has nearly. 100000 sheep.
The youngest church player in the
United States Is Lawrence South
wick, twelve years Of age. Of Meriden,
Conn, who has been engaged 10 play
at 81. Paul's Church in that city
The German engineer Frahm, has
devised method to prevent. or at
least diminish the rolling Of ships.
which Is the main cause Of seasick-
ness. 4 tank Of water is placed on
each side of the ship. They are con
nccted by pipes. which control the
water in such a way a. To hold the
ship practically level