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The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

The Garfield School Literary held
its initial public meeting Wednesday
evening, Judge Geo. c. Scurlock
delivered an address, subject, "The
Survival of the Fittest," and music
by the Allen A NJ. E Church choir
were the leading features of an en-
jOyable evening. The meeting was
held in the assembly hall of the school
and was we'll attended. Among other
speakers, Messrs. A. w. Carroll, J. H
Young, w. A. Bell and Jenkins, who
were greatly applauded for their
words of encouragement Refresh.
ments were served by the entertain
ment committee, of which Mr.. J. w
Caldwell is chairman. The Literary's
next entertainment will be in the ma.
ture of a joint debate, and it prom
ises to be only another of the many
good things to which Garfield will
be treated during the coming winter
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Get your drugs, medicines and toilet
articles at the Board & MCGUIRE
Pharmacy 1912 I-2 I4th St. n. w.
"The place where everybody meets
everybody else"
Mrs. George Evans, with her three
children, have returned to her home
in Boston, Mass, after a very pleas
ant stay of ten weeks in Bennettsville,
S. C., visiting her mother and friends
in this city, also New York City.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mr.. Allen Mercer, of this city, left
for Boston, Mass, this week, to be
united in marriage with Miss Portia
Elizabeth Bird, on the 27th. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mercer will be pleased to see
their many young friends at 1928
Wallace Place northwest, after Octo-
Der goth.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

On Monday evening, October "a, after
a wide-awake meeting of the Degree
Chiefs Association at the St. Luke
Home, 1924 18th street northwest, sew
enty-five or more persons, with the Dis
trict Deputy, Mrs. Bessie B. Anderson,
leading, started towards the home of
the associate deputy, Rev, A. c. Gar
ner, o43 T street northwest Upon ap-
,proaching the beautiful home of Rev.
and Mrs A. c. Garner, the happy
crowd sang softly and sweetly Bring
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

The recital given by Prof. Joseph
Shelton Pollen, a graduate of the
New England Conservatory of Music,
at the Metropolitan A NJ. E. Church
on Monday, October II, was a grand
musical success. Miss Lottie Wallace,
a rising star in this community, has
rich contralto voice, which was
given full scope in the selections sung
by her Nine E. V. Preoleau Jack
son, who for a long time has been a
favorlte among concert goers, fully
sustained her reputation as a soprano
singer, Mr.. Felix F. Weir added new
laurelS to his renown as a violinist
who knows how TO reach the soul.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Among the Washingtonians seen in
New York City during the Clef Club S
Triumph were Mr. and Mrs c. NJ
Fisher, W. ]. Morsell, Capt and Mrs
W. H Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ
Mason, Mrs. George Hinton, Miss
Vernice Hamilton, Mr.. Frazier, Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Hudnell, Mr.. and Mrs
J. w. Dabney, and others.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mrs. Benz. ]. Benton has returned
to her home in Brunswick, Ga, after
pleasant trip to this city. Mrs.
Benton came here to enter her son,
Benjamin Jr., in school.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mr. and Mrs. William Green, of this
city, are visiting friends in Philadei-
phia, and are being royalty enter
! tanned.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mrs Hattie Brooks has returned to
Philadelphia after spending a pleas
ant summer at Cape May, Baltimore
and this city.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Rev. and Mrs. A. c. Garner have
returned to this city after a very
pleasant visit of three weeks to their
former home in Knoxville, Tenn.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mrs. Jessie R Paige, of Appalachi-
cola, Fla, who has been visiting in
this city for several weeks, left Tues
day, October IS, for Jacksonville,
Fla. Mrs. Paige was pleasantly en-
tertained by the several Households
Of the Order which she represents,
also by friends
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

CATION Sunday morning, subject,
"Wheel Within the Wheel" and pre-
sented some very logical thoughts in
his sermon, which was listened to wit
much interest before very large men
bership of the church.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

After the and 10 cent theatre, be-
tween the acts, and at all hours, ice
cream soda is now all the rage. especi-
ally that snappy, cold, pure, delicious
kind that is served at the drug store
Of Board & &McGuire, 1912 I-2 I4th
St. N. w. It IS made right, served
right. tastes right, and is right.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mrs. E v Holm has returned to
the city, after spending a very pleas
ant summer in Sea Bright, N. J., and
with relatives in Jersey City and New
York
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Miss Ida Jenkins and Mrs. Johnson
of this city, are spending the winter
in Philadelphia
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

There will be a billiard match Nov.
3 and 4 at 1921 18th street northwest,
the Metropole Club, w. Pinch
back, VS.. L. Hughes, at p. m.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mrs Nora Porter Duguid and Miss
Vivian Myers have returned to this
city, after a pleasant stay of a month
in Newburgh, New York City, N. Y,
! and New Haven, Conn, with rela-
| tives and friends.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Misses Viola Dixon and Emma
Morris have returned to their home in
Baltimore, after a very pleasant visit
10 friends in this city.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Miss Eva Harvey, one of our most
overcome by gas at her home, 1926
Oregon avenue, recently, is much i'm
proved.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mrs, Lucy Freeman, of ii West
99th street, New York City, is now
residing at 1921 S street northwest.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mr.. Madison Reid has returned to
his home in Baltimore, after a pleas
ant visit to New York, Atlantic City
and this city
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mr. James DuttOn has returned to
his home in Delaware, after a delight
full visit to this city.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mrs. Sarah J. Smith, of Cambridge
Nd, was in our city last week, to at
tend the golden wedding anniversary
of Rev. and Mrs. Arnold.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mr.. B. F. Thomas, who has been
visiting his daughter and son-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Moye, at 800 w. 4oth
street, has returned to this city after
a pleasant stay.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mr.. T. ]. Willis has resumed his
studies in the Medical Department of
Howard University.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mrs. Geo. Collins is visiting friends
in Philadelphia.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Rev. A. c. Garner, associate deputy
of the I. o. of St Luke, this city, was
the principal speaker at public meet
ing of St. Lukes in Cambridge,
Mass, on October II.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mr.. Esau Winston, who has been i'll
for two weeks, is improving slowly.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Miss Susie Cook, of this city, is the
guest of Miss Mary Boardley, in Phil
adelphia, Pa.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mrs. Charles D. Fidney was present
ed with a fine baby girl last week.
Mrs. Fidney and baby are doing well.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Brown, of this city
are visiting friends in Reading, Pa
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

DR.. Sumner Wormley was the re-
cent guest of DR. and Mrs. H. NJ
MintOn. in Philadelphia.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mr.. Frank Bacchus, of this city, is
visiting his mother in Richmond, Va.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Miss Julia Taylor, of this city, is
visiting friends in New Rochelle, ~ Y.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Miss Bessie Grant, of Wheeling, w
Va, is visiting Miss Addie Hall, 9871z
Florida avenue northwest.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Miss Daisy Cross, of this city. is
visiting friends in Philadelphia, Pa.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mrs Harriet Ferguson, of 5th street
southeast, is in New York, attending
her daughter, who is i'll.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mrs Nichols, of New York, is the
guest of Mrs. Mayo, 334 u street
northwest
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Miss Mary V. Arter IS now in Fal
River, Mass.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Miss Annabell Pinderhughes, of
Providence, R. l., was a recent visitor
to this city
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Dabney, of
1892 Sd street northwest, gave a re-
ception in honor of Miss Ethel Ed
wards, of Atlantic City, on Tuesday
evening, October II. The invited
guests were Mrs. Richardson, Miss
Charlotte Brown, Mr. Wormley, Miss
Lizzie Clarke, Mr.. Smith Adams, Mr..
Griffin, Mrs. White and Miss jamie
Bell The evening was joyously
spent.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Johnson, of
Gotham, N. Y, are now residing in
this city.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Sutton in
Philadelphia last week.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mrs. ]. V. Tines, of Detroit, Mich
is spending the winter here
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Miss Julia B. Collier has returned to
this city after spending a delightful
stay in Philadelphia, Pa
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mrs. Clarence Lucas has returned
to this city after a pleasant visit of
two weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs R ]. Booker, in BROOKLYN, N. Y.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29
Exchange

Exchange.
The ,Woman's Exchange Notions,
School Supplies, etc. Gents Furnish
ings 465 Florida avenue northwest.
Also News Depot; all papers. Cigars
and Tobacco. Phone n. 1903.
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29

Mr.. Chas. Currey, of this city, was
The Washington bee., 1910-10-29
OF WASHINGTON, D. c.

OFFICE: 6O9 F STREET, n. w.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-03
Books for tho Young.

The dreadful consequences Of DISC
bedience are set forth by Mrs. Mary +
Wilkins Freeman in a short story entitled
The Green Door ,MofFst. Yard and
Company. 4 disconrented little girl
opens a forbidden door and finds herself
among her New England ancestors: she
II treated a. youth was treated in Puritan
days and is glad To escape back to the
duties Of modern childhood. In order
70 be impartial the author allows her 10
meet a little boy who has been punished
in TN" same way for similar naughtin.-s
The little book has decorative borders
and colored pictures by Mary II Bassett
There IL originality and spirit in the first
half Of a Texas Blue Bonnet by Emilia
Elliott a.. G. Page and Company, Th.
heroine il a nice girland the conflict Within
her. between her unre-trained outdoor
bringing up and IN. restrictions which
New England standards OF life and edu-
cation impose on youth, IL described with
much sympathy and understanding of
girl nature The story is too long. how
ever; the reformed heroine becomes a
trif. tirssome and We suspect tina. IN.
author has a sequel IN mind Juvenile.
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10 him. The editor manages to condense
his introductions. his careful and sensible
annota tons and what he wishes TO say
himself into very brief space tpIt he has
omitted nothing Of Importance. II il 10 be
hoped that the volumes containing the
Comedies and the Poems will follow
soon. Its an authoritative and extremely
handy edition Of an important Elizabethan
author.
Book lovers will he delighted with the
limited edition on fine paper of -LXXV
Sonn.ts- bv William Wordsworth which
the Riverslde Press AZ Cambridge has
printed IHoughron Mifiin Company
II il "A beautiful specimen Of Typography
and the binding is simple and dignified
The index 81 first lines would have been
NOR" useful II arranged alpha beticailv
than II IL IN simply following the sequence
Of the poems
Another collection Of Mr. Paul Elmer
Mor.'s reviews Of books has been mad.
IN -Sh.ihurns ESSAYS Seventh Series L"
20. y P,Itnam's Sonsl With them an
pears AN unpublished essay on criticism
Mr. Nor" IN enabled here 20 express his
opinion of som. great men in letter.
Shelley. W ordsworth. Tennyson. and Of
poets like William Morris. Tom Hood
7. y. Aldrich, Francis Thompson and
lesser lights Sensible and intellig-n,
criticism, which IL not very common now
Various historical addresses and some
articles Ivy the Hon Samuel Whitaker
P"nnypacker. IL. d. recently Governor
Of Pennsylvania. hav. been collected in
handsome volume under the title Penn
syivania in American History William J
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appetites may be more hearty. however;
young readers will Like the beginning
and probably will enjoy the whole story
and ask for more
II Ia difficult for the critic TO deal with
the large class OF Juvenile fiction that "a
written in series. Age and long exper.
fence may convince him that since tho
days OF Jacob Abbott and Oliver Optic
alike. save for changes Of names and
scenes: they also teach him that TO thu
youthful admirer OF the boy or girl hero.
whose career deploys slowly through
volume after volume. the incidents are
ever new, the young people always living
The next volume il awaited impat iently.
and the young reader learns more from
the mere mention of a name than the
reviewer can tell him IN a full desCript ion
OF the book The task IL rendered harder
when the whole seasons output is poured
on the reviewer az once; he can then
merely record the stage that each series
has reached
Among the books Of this de~cript ion
issued by the Penn Publishing Company
Of Philadelphia ". note the following
written for boys Life in the open -
led by the youths that W. Crispn Sh.p-
pard tells Of in The Rambler Clubs Win
ter Camp followed by Tn. Rambler
Club in the Mountains They are trans
ferred from the West 10 the fart her West
and more strenuous adventures are
promised Lieutenant e Commander Ed
ward l. Beach. L. 3 y. and Lieut. enant-
Commander Yates Stirling Jr. Z 3 y.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-03

By NksiyA SsIBsHr Illustrated b.
W u. bcncA 81 % net by mail, 81 10
Edwin Markham ssys Miss Seibrri =
traces the fancfrs ~ little xirl =
emerging toward the s-iatc age
~ twelve She has found the am
nlmy clue shat leads back Ia The
the heart Of cnrlI~S,youth poetry
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-03

Under the title The Adventures - Two
Ants Frederick A Stokes Company
Fanny Hammar-trom's account OF ant
life IL translated from the Swedish 10y
r. X Fries for the henefif OF young
Americans The descriptions Of ant life
ar. pIt into the mouth Of an ant with che
intention Of making q natural history
lesson more palatable than 1t would
o; hers ise h. Tn. effort is not entirely
unsiIccsSsful
A number ~ Howard r Gari-'s Bad
tire Stories hitherto available only in
new spap-r columns. ar. gathered into book
form under the title .Sammi. and Susi.
Littl-tail- (R. r Fsnno and Company
New York; Thus they are mad. g-n..r :
ally available and will fulfil a wider pur-
po4- Il should Ia born. in mind that ihe
stories ar. not 20 b" taken all AT one time
A bookful II fanc,f,ii advent uras in
which various animals hav" important
parts is offered in Lucille Gulliver's Over
TN. Nonsense Road iAppletons'. Tho
tales included IN the volumes justify thor
oughIy the ri'l" and will meet the desires
Of children for beasts that behave in
human fashion.
TIL. Animal Why Book- Frederick A
Stokes Company. by W p. Pycrafi Of
the Geological Department ofths British
MI-.,irD. gives understandable explana-
/ ,iop. Of some Of the psc,Iiiarities and pro-
,.,.tiv" markings 81 a number Of wild and
domestic beasts and birds which should
serve 20 amuss children and az the same
tim. 10 impress on them certain Of ,he
mnrveIs OF brur. If. The pictures are
designed 10 illustrate the text. a rather
unusual thing
Kat. Dick Inson Sweets.r has prepared
another collection Of stories Of children
under the title Ten Boys from History
,Duffi.ld and Company IN general on the
plan SIN. followed IN compiling her Ten
Girls from Dickens and Boys and Girls
! from Thack.ray The youngsters .s-
l.ct.-i for h'.r present work include THE
Boy CrrI4aders- Stephen and Nicholas
and -Tyran' lad. oth.rwis. the son II
/ Lincoln All hay. been treated with
/ sufficient skill to answer the. pIrpose-
Of IN" compilation
A Littl. Shepherd u Provence IL,
&. Page and Company. Boston, by t.valeen
Stein II III. latest addition to the Rose.
series. already numbering nine volumes
The story In -et IN Provence and has
besides the isls 81 Jean Favett e'a roaas
adventures s'Iitabl" 10 the public to
which ~ - addressed
la Mary War. in Texas a.. G. Paz,
and Company III" LittI.- Colonel series,
receives IL twelfth volume. all from
the pen 81 Annie Fellows Johnston IN.
Littl. Colon-I'z chum has already az.
tanned the dignity ~ ti'l" in tn. s.t
and the Incidents 81 her life in the Lone
-. "a. fur oil. -,
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Campbell. Philadelphia. Among the In
terestins topics treated Of by Judge
Pennypacker are Anthony Wayne. the
Congress Hall in which his court sat, the
University Of Pennsylvania. various
phases Of the German settlement. OF the
revolutionary and Of the civil war. and
notably his eulogy Of Senator Matthew
Stanley Quay.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-03
Literature.

In The Lady (Sturgis and Walton
Company Mrs Emily James Putnam
very sen-ihIy abstain= from defining the
subject 81 her book She contents herself
with describing learnedly and brightly
the women that in each age might he con-
sidered Ia Possess the qualities that 20
with the nam. Greece. Rome. tn. Middle
Ages IN convent and castle pass before
our eyes; then a glimpse Of the confusing
fernininity 81 the Renaissance. a .p..e,,
at the literary women o: Fynncs and Of
England. and rather strangely and unex
pectedly at the end pIctur. Of the South
ern woman before tn" war This NAV b..
because Mrs Putnam Throughout keeps
her eye on tn" mistress - TN" household
Tn. reader may feel hs unable Co provide
AN exact definition after reading the book
a. before: he will have had great deal
Of enjoyable matter brought tn his atten-
ton without pedantTy or aiTeCtltiOn
The Americans ar. taking their part
in rh'. preservation of English literature
with an energy that English scholars
must envy Prof. Thomas Mnrc Parrott
~ Princeton IL editing Chapman and the
first volume published. -Th. Tragedies
81 George Chapman cGeorge Routiecige
and sons: r. p. button and Company
il model for other editors The text
has been carefully reyI-.d. the variants
noted and all necessary Information il
provided with Spartan concis~ne-S Of
tn" 100 CLOSELY printed pages all but ?Gp
are given IN Chapman'- text. which in
cludes the five tragedies which arc surely
by him AID tbs two that are attributed
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The Saalfeld Publishing Company. Az
ron. Ohio). The heroes OF these books
have already attracted a circle OF friends
60 whom this new appearance will he
grateful
The various experiences that may befall
a lively and enterprising girl 81 II are
sst forth by Maud Morrison Hnev in
Mar jorie Moxie Her Experiences IRsnd.
McNally and Company. Chicago The
reader will enjoy this r-ci'al II infant
woes and pleasures
The Cliff Sterling series Of schoolboy
stories opens with the hero on the pitcher =
mound doing the appropriate and proper
thing for his school II Is written hy
Gilbert Patten and published under the
title -Clin Sterling. Captain Of the Nine
david Mckay. Philadelphia.
The Young Guide u.othrop. Lee and
ShspardD Ia Clarence B Burleigh's story
81 life IN the Maine woods. written for
boys. hut readable nv older persons. Mr.
BurIeigh knows the country he writes Of
and tn. people who live in II. not all 81
whom are entirely guileless.
To the Among the sioux series Joseph
Mills Hanson adds this season With
s'ully Into the Sioux Land" a. Mct lurg
and Company That the book Ia dedi-
Gated 70 the authors father. who a. a
boy and Young man in Dakota lived
through more adventures than volume
could describe shows how recently the
incidents here woven into romano. for
bows were matters Of pioneering common
place
There is an elementary course IN forestry
IN The Boy With the United States
Foresters- Lothrop. Lee and shepard
Company. but the author. Francis RoIt
wheeler. has carefully avoided The text
book style and has 40 generously supplied
adventures that no boy will gag AT swal-
lowing II, The tale should inspire many
ambitious youths 10 enter the service
wilbur 1.oyle found no interesting.
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THE PRODIGAL Pro ~

I . BY FRsDxsick ORiS BARrLkrr. author Of Il
Nonn etc With Illustrations by HowAsp
CHnisTT. 81 - postpaid
b The yayes', most spirited story for many
s 80 deeg undsrcirrent o. nne humanity, .tnlu
uOnabIy one OF the most charming cornedi-, q
human people we have had for a long tirlr
NSU to'k HrraId An idSlI C'n-farI. orr =
/ a Z
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in this Tho pictures are not as good a.

in this The pictures are not rs good "A
usual
Various scandals OF ancient Rome.
ranging from the loves Of Catullus and
Horace 10 he domestic infelirity Of Marcus
Aur.Iius are r.countrd by Elizabeth "
Champn.v in -komanC- of Imperial
Rome 90 y Putnam's Sons' There Ia
authority for them all. though IN the
search for romance IL IA ths picturesque
more than the probably true that IL sought
after There are many illustrations from
paintings and classical antiquities
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Continued on Ninth Page
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SMALL, MAYNARD d COMPANY, Publishers, Boston
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Tor ihr Boys nnd Girls IL irsp
NfW UNCLE RRMvs BOOK
tMIE REmts AID TIE LITTLE BOY
~ JOEL HANDLsH hsHsis With 81 ilIusra
""ns oy J C"ndr. many ~ them in color
hr~ NtDrirs hni poems now published In
book form for the flrst time Their brIoy-i al
i1w ptotc mem during the last year. of his lirs
hhn thrrel"fr they are HE np-st work
b"SseNrI" report that Z nrir Rruus and she
,,IIu- hoy i selling better than any other ncls
postpaid ''
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-08
Photo Era fol june

Photo-Era for luae IN strong NUM-
ber The serious worker win derive val.
liable benefit from Alteration and tie
SWINGS BY G H claudy Of general
Photographic interest are other practical
articles 81 Leslie s Truso, i W Blak
and Earl Fullerton and the usual arrqs
of good things in The Crueibls and tile
Round Robin Guild departments Charles
G. Willoughby. the wel-known photo
graphic dealer 81 New York contributes
an admirable paper on The traffic ia
secondhand apparatus. The Importance Of
which must appeal to every camsfist
I "A Camera Touf III Switzerland, bv W.
A. Rawley. with a series az superb orig
inal photographs, makes sympathetic
appeal % every one fond Of Alpine seem
cry Other pictorial & ms are By + j.
Mortimer T. Craig Amman, Harold Al.
Taylor n r. Royce Charles fialan.
Wilfred Az French and the prize pictures
iii the Round Robia auild monthly and
timely contest Decorative Treatment oi
Trees The Illustration Ga tina front
cover. which is varied each month, IS a
thrilling and artistic baseball scene By
Frank Chapman staff photographer Of
the Boston Globe.
For sale Of photo.dealeFs Or sent post.
paid for cents hy the publisher, Will
fred A. French, Boston, " s. Al
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-08
Formal Charges Against SEN
atOT LOrimeF
FILED BY Mr.. CULLUM
Bribery Alleged in a Memorial Presented
to the Upper House Of Congress.
Senate Takes UP the Land
Bill.

Washington, June Formal charges
against senator William l.orimer of II
linois were laid before Tie Senate yes-
terday afternoon BY his colleague, Sen.
ator cullom
The proceeding was the presentation
OF a memorial By Clifford w Barnes Of
Chicago. president Of the Illinois legs.
lative Voters league. embodyng the
charges Of bribery af members of the
Illinois legislature
The memorial was read only in part
and WAS referred without commept to
the committee on privileges and cleo.
tons.
The Barnes memorial IL very long
document emboayiug THE confession Of
White and Ilolstlaw that they were
bribed to vote for Lorimer, and othfr-
wise summarizes The allegations hther
to published as affecting Lormer's elee-
ton
This memorial now places formal
charges before the committee ana basis
Of action which L has not had before.