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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-21
BRILLIANT ADDRESS
AT ANNUAL. MEETING
ALL SOULS CHAPTER

The meeting of All Souls Chapter,
Unitarian League, last evening was ia
vorcd with an address by Hon. Arthur
II. Hill Incorporation counsel of the
city of Boston and at one time dis
trict attorney. In happily introducing
the speak er. President Henry Richards
remarked that the first time he ever
listened to Mr.. Hill pleading for JUS
ticc, pleading strcnuously, was when
the latter was in his cradle complain
ing of the hardness Of the heart of
humanity.
The conditions under which justice
is administered today was the theme,
and it was treated from an unusually
wcll-informcd viewpoint. from intimate
acquaintance With many of the dtii-
cultieS peculiar to present day Condl-
tons in communities inclusive of many
alien groups. These, such as now exist
in 4 city like Boston. were compared
with those of two or three generations
ago when there was better understand
ing of one another among the people.
where there We're no innumerable OPP
portunitieS for misunderstanding as
now exist with the consequent chaos
and lack Of restraint in many ways.
While admitting the cause for a
prevailing unrest with respect to the
results Ollllilltt 11oIf llic NOul 10, tlIln
inclination to compare the present
with the good old days always eX-
listed, as one said of Punch that it
was not as good as in former years
and the reply. 1T never was" so 1T
might be said of the administration
of justice. But where people a few
generations ago went to the same
school and knew each other. there
ar now in one Massachusetts city AZ
distinct nationalities with as many
different viewpoints on many mat
ters; that where there was one gen.
eral viewpoint there would now be
so with 40 of them of not much
value. all adding to the confusion.
Under such conditions the strain be-
comes too great for the jury, as in
tho PonZi case when called upon to
consider such subjects as foreign eX-
change. Groups are living in water
tight compartments.
1t was not. lie said. to be supposed
that many of the 10000 voting for
man unanimously convicted by
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-21
Militia Company
Called in Search
for Sanford Riddles

Sanford. Me. April 20.-A company
of Maine National Guardsmen and hun
dreds of citizens tonight were search
ing the woods near here for two small
boys who disappeared from their home
four miles, out of Sanford on the Ken
nebunk road about noon today.
The children, Lawrence and Charles
five and six years old, sons of Hiram
Warts, farmer, were playing in the
yard at their home. When their
mother went to call them for the noon
day meal they were missing. The
alarm was given and neighbors and
school children searched all afternoon
in vain. Late in the day Company 3O6.
Coast Artillery, was called out to aid
in the search.
The district is we'll wooded and the
snow is deep. 1t was feared that the
children, lost in the woods, would per-
iSh of exposure.
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court were not honest people. This
distrust of the court was not alto
gether due to sympathy with the
guilty but to misconception. This
condition he had found aggravated by
the press which is proving a mis-
leading medium. The papers play
up the sensational features rather
than the essentials and are affected
by their attitude toward the question
at issue.
He did not wish to appear pessi-
mistic. The conflicting views among
the groups are not SO much at fault
as a misfortune and there are many
influences at work to correct this.
which he believed would be done in
large measure, although in the pro-
cesses of time. The speaker enliv-
ened the discourse with anecdotes
and intimate recollections of Incl
dents making it very profitable
hour for those present.
This was the annual meeting and
following the supper there were re-
ports from the secretary and treas
urer showing a very gratifying con-
dition of the chapter and marked
growth during the past year. The
officers were reelected for the en-
suing year.
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homo entirely on March IL. She also
said the house was not At for the
habitation Of human beings. The
children were poorly clothed at the
time of her visit.
Charles II. Harrington, deputy
sheriff, declared on the witness
stand that when he went to serve
papers on Mr.. and Mrs. Shepard he
found the father away and no ons
in charge Of the children. He CO.
federated all of the statements made
by Miss Fits concerning the condi-
ton of the children. *
A. Raymond Rogers testified that
some time ago Mr.. Shepard came
to him concerning divorce proceed
ings. Mr.. Rogers investigated and
same as reported by Miss Fits. He
also testified that he had seen Shep-
ard intoxicated in Waterville
short time ago.
Mr.. Shepard seemed very anxious
to keep the two older children and he
asked especially for the custody OF
the oldest boy, but the Judge told
him that after hearing the testimony
he. had decided it best for the chill
dren to deliver them into the GUS
tody of the State Board of Children's
Guardians. Judge Atchley told Mr..
Shepard that II he could prove to
the State Board at some future time
that he was capable of taking care OF
his children in proper manner and
If the children should be still in tenn
porary homes at that time he would
probably be given the custody Of tho
children on trial. 81
Judge Atchley told Mrs. Shepard
that she was not a fit woman either
to take care of children or to have
children of her own.
The final case on the docket was
that of the State against Mrs. Mary
Louise Thibodeau Nadeau. the moth
err of Mary A. J. Richards. born May
II, 1916, in Vassalboro; Fredora
Richards. born Sept. 9, 1918, in Wins
low; and Joseph c. Richards. born
June 10. 1920. in Winslow. The COM
plant was sworn out by Miss Nettie
C. Burleigh on Feb. %, 1923, who was
a member of the board Of selectmen
Of Vassalboro at that time and by
virtue of her office a member of the
municipal board Of children's guard
ianS.
The only witness in this case was
Miss Burleigh, who testified that the
children had been Wilfully deserted
and had been taken care Of for some
time at the expense Of the town.
Mrs. Nadeau, through her attorney,
George A. Cowan Of Damariscotta.
sent her written adrittance to the
charge Of neglect and consent to re-
lease the children from her custody.
The children were given into the
custody of the State Board Of Chill
dren's Guardians.
The New England Home for Little
Wanderers has taken charge Of the
Shepard children at the request Of
the State, to find boarding homes for
them. The children will be placed
on farms where they will receive
good care and good training.
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COny Students Hear
UpshaW at Assembly

The students at Couy high school
had the privilege Friday morning of
hearing Congressman Cpshaw of
Georgia, at assembly hall at their
regular assembly. Congressman Up
shaw spoke to them on pluck and
Purpose" giving them talk on
matters of life. which while not in
the form of sermon. was in fact a
sermon on right living. lie had the
students on the verge of mysteries at
times, but at the close of the talk. he
told q pathetic story which held
them spellbound for twenty minutes,
at the end of which time many were
in tears. The students considered
that he was the finest speaker that
they had ever had the opportunity
to hear. and this is all the more re-
markable when it is considered that
he is forced to sit down while talk
ing and must rely entirely upon his
choice of words and the infection of
his voice to bring out the true
mean ing of his talk.
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WATERv|LLE.

Professor Herbert c. Libby of the
department of public speaking at
Colby college, announced yesterday
morning the names of the contest
ants for the final contest for the
HallOwell prizes. The contest is to
be held in the college chapel on Mon
day evening, April % at 7.3O o'clock.
The following students have been ap-
pointed: Frederick Gardiner Fassett,
.Jr., '23, of West Medford. Mass;
Coburn Hovey Aver. '25 of Parkman;
Donald James Mills. N'25 of Month
cello: Philip Gorham Pearce. '25 of
Waterville; Kenneth Eugene Shaw
'25 of Clinton; Joseph Coburn Smith.
"a of Skowhegan: Russell Willard
Squire, '25 of Waterville: Elmer Nc
Lellan Taylor, % of Winthrop; How
ard Bailey Tuggey. '25 Of Pittsfield.
Mass: Robert Malcolm Waugh, '25
of Sangerville: Arthur Woodbury.
Cole. "a of Prospect Harbor and AL
fred King Chapman, '25 of Portland.
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GEORGIA CONGRESSMAN CALLS
For SUPPORT OF PROHIBITION
and ENFORCE MENT IN ADDRESS

that organization alone is trying to
raise $17.000,000 with which to "dy-
Mantle the constitution and defy
and defile Americas stainless flag.
There is beginning even now to be
"a stirring in the tops of the Null
berry trees" concerning the outStand
ing men and measures in thc\ next
presidential campaign. "lfs" and
lands" prCachments and progmos-
tications arc already lighting up the
newspapers. and magazines and lit
tcring up the waste baskets. Cautious
prophets abound, while incipient
booms and boomlets, no bigger than
n mans hand. flash. flicker, and fade
upon the radiant alchemy Of the
Presidential sky.
Who will be the man in each
party, and what will be the main
plank in his platform? / tell you
here and now what his name and his
platform will not bet will not be
any name or any plank that trifles
with the suprcmcst question now
before the nation.
l here and now announce that the
supreme issue in the presidential
campaign and the supreme plank or
my own party platform will bc-Thc
integrity of the Constitution, the
majesty of duly constituted law, and
personal and national sobriety.
The Georgia congressman closed
with a fervid appeal for America to
enforce this prohibition law for the
sake of our own safety and for the
sake of the watching world. Sixty
five other nations recently sent rep
resentatives to 4 world conference IN
Toronto who declared with one voice
that if America fails III this great
moral movement, other nations will
stagger into drunkenness and rum,
but if America wins, then other ma
tons will follow 1.-The stainless nag
of America I'm that great Appian way
along which the nations of the earth
must climb to the beauty and glory
of a sober world
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W|LFUL NEGLECT
CASES BEFORE The
MUNICIPAL COURT

Judge Charles w. AtchleM Of the
municipal court was busy all yester-
day forenoon with the trial Of three
The first case was for the State
against Isaac Talberth of Oakland
for the illegal possession and opera
ton of gambling implements. The
other two were the State against Mr..
and Mrs. Dennis f. Shepard of Oak
land and Mrs Mary Louise Thibo-
deau Nadeau. formerly of Vassalboro
and at present of Nobleboro for will
fully neglecting their children and for
apparent inability to provide suitable
homes for them.
In the first case Talberth pleaded
guilty b. the charge of operating a
punclipbard and the judge sentenced
him to pay n fine of SEQ and costs of
$6.67 or to serve so days in Jail. He
paid. The judge further ordered that
the punchboard be destroyed and
the prizes that were found at the
time the search was made be sold and
the proceeds returned to the county.
The complainant in this case was Ed
ward II. Emery, assistant superin-
tendent of the Christian Civic Lea
que. On Wednesday night Mr.. Emery
went to Oakland and on a search
w Oh diiC DIV VI IL Jul NY IIlIIiScll ell.
tered Talberth's premises and found
the evidence which he brought into
court.
The next case tried was that Of the
State against Dennis e. Shepard and
Emma S. Shepard Of Oakland. The
complainant was George H.. Winne-
gar Of Oakland. selectmen Of the
town and by virtue Of his office a
member of the board Of children's
guardians. He complained that the
children IF Mr.. and Mrs. Shepard
Howard Edward. born Aug. II. 1914:
Leonard Wilson. born Nov. Il. 1918:
Flora Catherine. born July IS, 1920
and Elsie May. born Sept. Is. 1922.
have been wilfully neglected by
their parents. .
Three witnesses were brought in
for the State. Miss Helen l.. Fits,
superintendent of the New England
Home for Little Wanderers, testified
that she had visited the home Of the
Shepards following the complaint Of
the selectmen Of Oakland. She found
that the mother had deserted the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-21

A quiet, unspectacuIar member
ship renewal campaign will be con-
Quoted during the week of April 90
by the Augusta Chamber of Com
merce. This action was taken Fri
day evening by a group of Chamber
of Commerce enthusiasts called into
conference by President +. a. Gray.
president Gray, at the opening of
the conference pointed out that the
organization, started three years ago
had passed through what was thor
ouShly understood to be it's trial per-
lod and that it now comes before the
people of Augusta for endorsement of
its work and the means whereby it
may continue it's labors in Augusta
He called attention to a letter which
was mailed Thursday to the mem
bers of the organization in which the
unanimous conclusions of the Board
of Directors are clearly set forth and
which recommends that the good
work be continued. He told how l.
of Augustus leading business men
had given hour after hour OF their
time, in council. in meetings that
often entailed sacrifice and which had
without exception proved real BUSH
ness meetings and not mere story
telling gatherings, in which affairs of
moment to the community had been
discussed and conclusions reached
that had proved of benefit to all.
In particular President Gray point
ed out the work done in securing bet
ter railroad freight service TO Boston
and the work done in 1920 in assisting
III a move which led to the restora-
ton of river transportation from the
kennebec to Boston. This had
helped every industry in this city and
was worth all it had cost them to be-
long to the Chamber of Commerce.
He told of deepened community spirit
through the winter carnival and the
community pageant Of last season
and of the boost given to retail trade
through the Style Show and Mer-
chants Fair of last fall. These and
other results have been printed in
concise form and have been placed
in the hands Of every member and
copies will be sent within
the next few days to a large number
of prospective members.
President Gray then pointed out
how the dues had been reduced from
S2J to SD in order to place member
ship within reach of al, as it is the
desire of the board to interest and
enlist in public service a large num-
Der of loyal citizens, both men and
women.
Secretary Clarke was then called
upon to explain the plan of campaign,
of which he will have charge as CAM
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cd by Miss Evelyn Sears and were
also received with enthusiasm.
Rev. Andrew T. McWhortcr. pas
tor of the CONGREGATIONAL church,
delivered an interesting and impress
sive address on the spirit of Rev
erencc. AS an added feature, the
prone pressure method of resuscita-
ton was demonstrated for the mem
bers. and n rising vote of thanks was
extended to all who had participated
In the program.
At the business meeting, Mrs.
Sanger, n. Annis was elected to
membership in the club. Mrs. Dam
lei Weeks was appointed to represent
the club on the proposed Health
Week program. The meeting FRI
day was the last before the annual
meeting and nominating committee
was appointed, composed of Mrs.
Frank +. Southland. Mrs. L. r. Bean.
and Mrs. Don G. Stevens, to present
list of nominations for officers for
the coming year.
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Church Notices

SAINT BAENABA'S chapel. Bangor
and Linden streets. East Side. Rev.
Rush W. ID. Smith vicar thrd Sunday
af'tr Easter): Church school, $50 +.
NJ; evening prayer and address at 730.
The Rev. Mcdvillc Mclaughlin will Of
iiciatc at the services.
IROGiESSINE SPIRlTTAr-IST. G.
4. r. hall, Mrs. Ncttic w. Smart of
Wintorport. Speaker and message bear
or: Services at 80 and $50.
ALL SOULS church tUnitarian).
Dan nuntinst1g ~ Fem minister: Morn
church school. 11.45 A. NJ.
CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY ALL
ANCE U'irst Baptist church,: Sun
day school, $50 l.. NJ; service with
sermon at 5. Rev. George Xix pastor;
airy meeting at 2.3O +. NJ; gospel scrv-
ices Tuesday and Friday evenings at
1870. Come and receive a blessing.
,,soUTiI PA !! ,,T rnNGREGATIo N.
sponsibc: TO What Extcnt?" Sunday
school at noon n the chapel. Mems
Forum. Adclbert Gordon Of the state
educational department will give a pa
per on church history. Junior meeting
ct W1NTHRor ST. UN1vEEsAL1sT,
A. Francis Walch minister: Services
topic. Jesus the Spiritual Lcaeder:
school at u; Y. J.. G. u. at ESQ.
pA H5MSE1 Rev Mi HaWard r. o HroWn
1G3o. morning worship; Il, bible
school: $50 and ESQ. meetings of c. f.
societies: $50, Happy Hour service
During the day. at both services, we
shall have with us Crawford Adams. a
wonderfully attractive violinst from
Boston. and considered by many as the
leading artist with this instrument in
Boston. Come early. Wednesday. $50
PRAYER meeting; $50. teacher training
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Society. Will
liams street, Services at 1880; sub
ject, Doctrine of Atonement:" Sunday
school at 1850. Reading room at the
Christian Science chapel open WedneS-
Nid-week services Wednesday at s
O'Clock. Free circulating library of au-
thorized Christian Science writings.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL. Kew.
Ralnh Fernald Lowe: Morning Wor-
ship. 1885, Bible school at noon; Ep-
worth League. $50.
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Seniors Elect 49,.
Class Day Sneakers

The members Of the senior class or
Colby College yesterday voted for the.
officers for the senior class day speak,
ers In the college chapel. The results'
OF the election was as follows: Class
Day orator. Ralph Clarke Bradley Of,
Hanover. Pa: address to undergrad
yates. Arthur Livingston Berry. of !
Providence. r. l.; Glass Day chaplain. :
George Cab. gan Reeves Of Asheville.
N. c.: parting address. Floyd Thomas :
Mclntire of Perham; willow address. s
William Joseph Brown OF Lowell. :
Mass: awarding OF diplomas. Basil :
Bartlett Amcs of Norridgewock: classx
marshal Norman William Foran OF
Winthrop. Mass. Z
Leonard w. Mayo, 20, Of New Glou- !
cester. returned to Colby yesterday aft /
ernoon to attend the Junior prom.
Clyde z. Russell. '22. OF Charleston.,
returned to Waterville Thursday to
witness the Mainc-C Colby baseball game
and attend the annual junior prom last
evening.
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Congressman Will D. Upshaw Of
Georgia OPENING a most delightful
and instructive address on "a Stain
less Flag and a Sober World" Fri
day evening at the Congregational
church, said that the flag is the
emblem of the national life--it is
the insignia of the nations ideals.
Ihcre is such identity between the
nag and the nation that it has been
made unlawful to defile the flag by
hand, tongue or pen.
He then declared that those who
love that Righteousness that exalt-
eth the nation had for a full genera
tion looked with righteous inidgna-
tlon on the fact that the flag of the
nation. that was supposed to be
benevolent and humanitarian, so long
failed to follow the leadership of
Maine and continued to protect a
business that could only prosper on
the downfall of its own patrons.
Upshaw then stated that if the
liquor advocates had been good
sports" and good Americans they
would have surrendered in Maine
when the traffic was outlawed by
the state. He declared that they
would certainly have surrendered as
good American citizens when the
Federal government outlawed the
liquor traffic because of it's poison
ing influence upon the citizens OF
America. The unpatriotic liquor in
terests have never tried to give the
prohibition law fair deal. They
nave defied the law in every possible
way in order to prove their evil
prophecy that the law would be a
termed the startling fact" that more
than 80 wet organizations have come
failure. He brought out what he
into eXistance since the 18th amend
ment was adopted, for the express
purpose of trying to nullify the law
and he displayed an application
blank for membership in one of
these organizations showing that
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Clarence Glass

Many friends will regret to learn
of the death of Clarence Glass, aged
AZ years. at his late home, &c Stone
street, Friday morning after n long
illness. He is survived by his wife,
CARA +. Glass; two small children,
FRANCES and Beverly: a mother, Mrs.
-. +. Glass OF West Somerville,
Mass: four brothers, Ziba of Bos-
ton, Frank of South DuXbury, Her.
bert and William of Kingston,
Mass: two sisters, Mrs. Frank Paine
OF Boston and Mrs. Charles Lewis
of Bridgewater, Mass. Mr.. Glass was
q member of Calanthc Lodge, No.
%, Knights of pythias, and also of
Augusta Lodge, No. al. i. and a. NJ.
The funeral services will be held
at the knoWlton e 1Iewins Funeral
Home Sunday afternoon at go and
VIII be private. Friends are re-
QueSted to omit flowers.
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mittee has under preparation COM
plete specifications for the dosing,
materials. and construction of high
way structures Of all descriptions.
Mr.. Edwards has been Il mcmbeg
of this committee since its inception
and is at the present time chairman
of the subcommittee on steel struc-
lures and vice chairman of the sub
committee on concrete structures.
The special work of the committee
at this session will be the considera-
ton of specifications for piles and
pile driving. and specifications for
bridges built of concrete and REIN
force concrete.
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Current Events Club Has
Splendid Program At Meeting

The Civic committee had charge of
the program at the Friday afternoon
meeting of the Current Events club
with Mrs. f. II. Bean at her home,
2S Chapel street. This committee is
composed of Mrs. William Black,
Mrs. Frank G. Harrington and Mrs.
w. r. Pattangall.
Several solos were sung by Mrs.
Scion Purinton. accompanied by Mrs.
Earl c. Goodwin at the piano. These
numbers were greatly appreciated
and occasioncd much applause. Two
instrumental selections were present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-21

The final event of the season on
the list of delightful meetings which
have been held this past winter by
the Social club was helf Friday eve
ming at the home of Mrs. Leola
Leeman on Gage street. Mrs. Lee
man proved a most delightful host
ess and provided fine entertainment
for members of the club. Refresh
ments of sandwiches and coffee were
served during the evening
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Maine Bridge Engineer
To WASHINGTON Conference

Llewellyn M. Edwards. bridge en-
gineer for the State Highway Com
mission. will leave this evening Tor
Washington. d. c., to attend a three
day session of the American Assocl-
alton of State Highway Officials
committee on bridges and structures
to be held Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week. This com.
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Win Honors at Bates

Commencement honors at Bates
college recently announced include
the names of two Augusta girls.
Miss Nellie Mlliken, daughter. of
former Governor and Mrs. Carl T..
Mllllken. was ono of five students to
win double honors, or honors in two
subjects. Miss Milliken's honors
We're IN language and philosophy.
The other Augusta girl among the
IL highest ranking seniors was Miss
Theodore r. Barrentein in philos-
Ophv
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Funeral Of Charles Dunn

Funeral services for the late
Charles Dunn were held at two
O'Clock Friday afternoon at the
knowlton & Hewins Funeral Home,
with w. G. Halves officiating. Inter-
ment was i'll the Mount Pleasant
cemetery