The Washington bee., 1912-01-06
PARAGRAPHIC NEWS
Important News Happenings
of the Week
DEVOTED TO GENERALINTERES1
(By Miss G. B. MzxfieId.)

The Chicago Tribune's summary for
1911 shows there was a decrease in
the number of suicides. legal execu-
tiOns, embezzlements, and homicides,
compared with the figures for the year
before.
A unique feature Of the new St.
Johns Congregational Church of
Springfield, Mass, and which is col
ored, is the club rooms for girls and
women. The church cost $4,000 and
is four-hfths paid for 1t contains
a handsome memorial window to
John Brown, who, when he lived in
Springfield, attended Stamford Con
gregational Church, from which St.
John sprung.
Only IS lynchings known to be such
beyond doubt, according to the re-
ports, occurred III the United States
in 1911. In previous years the mum
Der has been much larger, Il having
been recorded in 1910 and 81 in 1000.
Captain Charles Young, Of the 9th
Cavalry, stationed at Fort Russell, has
been assigned to special service in Ii
IBERIA. Capt. Young is a graduate of
West Point, and the only colored line
officer in the u. S. Army.
A decline IN the death rate IN seven
of the eight cities of the United States
| having a population above 100000,
and a generally low death rate
| Throughout the United States are
| shown in the preliminary mortality
figures for 1911 given out by the
| Census bureau.
An old chair which brought s. at
an auction sale at Forsburg, South
| Africa, has been pronounced by an ex-
pert to be a long-sought piece missing
from suite of Louis XIV furniture,
and to be worth $4,000.
! The IO8th anniversary OF Haiti's in
dependence day was celebrated jan
uary 2, in this city by NJ. Scion Me
nos, the HaytIan minister here. 4 re-
cePt1on was given at the legation. and
the raising of the flag Of the black
republic OH the legation building were
among the features.
| President Taft has appointed Harry
Miller, OF Portsmouth, Ohio, solicitor
OF the Navy, to fill vacancy that has
texlsted there some time.
Alter an experience OF forty years
as coroner Tor the city of Richmond.
/ Dr. w Fl. TGyiur has for tn eleventh
time been elected for a term Of four
] years.
Exaggerated as chief executive OF tho
Republic Of Liberia. succeeding Pres
ident Barclay, who for eight years had
occupied the Office The new presi-
dent took the oath on New Years
day.
,r.,-r,;r,r~ h. 5,oo., ~---o,, -,.
cording to reports from MuskOgee.
IOkla., to have Negroes keep off the
streets of MuldrOw and Saltisaw, since
the lynching of William Turner,
Negro there. This IS nice beginning
4 for 1912.
| Mrs. Nanette Allison, who, as
Nanette Marion, was widely known
as Missouri educator through three
| decades, and who attracted national
!; attention as the only Democratic wO-
man newspaper editor in Kansas, died
, last week at the age of sixty-sevcn
years.
Joseph F. Dennis took the oath Of
! office to become Mayor Of Belle Cen
2 ter, Ohio, December 80. on his eighty
E fifth birthday He claims the dis
] tinction Of being the oldest mayor in
the United States. He says he ex-
poets to be a candidate for re-elec-
ton when this term Is over.
Gifts to foreign missions 'H 1911 by
Protestant Christians throughout the
= world. Slows a decrease over the pre-
T. ceding year of SI75,Ooo North Amer
p lea shows a total appropriation Of
r 100000. and Great Britain about
p $o,ooO,oOO.
Statistics show New E.-'. to De
igrowiUg better Only one person out
r. of every 1880 was murdered dur
G ing the past year. or total u 27z
y homicides The total as compared
G with the population is not large, it
y IS smaller than most American cities
o The first hospital i'm coal mine
r. wes opened January ?. in Ealliusviile
= ILL.,, one of the largest mine in that
d vicinity It is designed to give the
n first aid 10 the injured. The hospital
is built ~ the heart of the mine. and
r has concrete walls. guaranteed agains.
p cave-ins and small explosion
Sheriff Julius Harburoer. of Eew
L York, has appointed 5irs Caroliu
Irua2., widow Of the late Supreme
/ Court Justice there, one ct the dep
nty sheriffs