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Evening star., 1926-02-06
CHURCHESLAUNCH
EFFICIENCY DRIVE
PreSbyterians of Capital Plan
|. 'Three-Month Campaign
Under Experts.

a three-month campaign along lines
o. church efficiency has been launched
by the Presbyterian churches of this
city, with Rev. George G.. Dewey Of
Los Angeles, a financial and efficiency
campaign expert for the Presbyterian
board of National Missions, in, charge.
Atr. Dewey has his headquarters in
the Presbyterian offices in the Wood
ward Building.
The local committee is headed by
Roy. DIR. Charles Wood, pastor of the
Church of the Covenant, with Rev.
J. r. Quilted as executive secretary.
The campaign was launched We'd
Nesday night at q dinner of ministers
and laymen at the Church of the Cove
naut. at which Mr.. Dewey outlined the
program.
Purpose Is Outlined.
The purpose Of the campaign he
outlined rs follows: Increase of church
attendance, increase in SUNDAY school
attendance and enrolment, the mo-
hiliZinS Of the PRESBYTERIAN manpower
OF the city, d great ingathering of new
members by Palm Sunday and In
creased and adequate financing OF
Presbyterian work in the Capital
City.
\ three-month calendar Of events be
gins tomorrow afternoon with a Pres
hyto-ian mems mass meeting in the
s<eW York Avenue Presbyterian
Shurch. 1T which Mr. Dewey will
outline IN advance program Of actty-
ttieS FOR the men.
Tuesday evening he viii meet the
combined Sunday school teaching and
officer force of all 33 Sunday schools
an the Preshytery to present definite
plans and methods for a great Sunday
school increase campaign. The super
lntendents and their associates will
meet nj dinner at $50 o'clock, and the
rest of the teaching force will as
s@mble at o'clock. This meeting
will be held in the lexington Presby-
terrain Church.
Visitation Week Named.
Visitation week Will begin February
u. During this week 1t is planned TO
have every Presbyterian home in and
around Washington visited by trained
visitors for the purpose OF stimulating
interest among all members and
friends in an intensive SiX-week 10y
tuty campaign, beginning February
81. which is designated rs Roll Call
Sunday, and continue through 10 Palm
Sunday and Easter, when there Is
planned to lie a great iuCathering of
now members in the Presbyterian fold.
Palm Sunday there Will be a massed
communion service of the Freshyte-
yiaG membership of Washington.
This meeting WIll he held in some
large auditorium ana viii lie adj
dressed ny br. Lewis {. Nudge. stated
. clerk of the Presbyterian General As
scmhIy.
An important part Of the three
month "an'peiEn viii he the raising
OF funds Tor the rebuilding of old
Evening star., 1926-02-06

CONGREGATIONAL
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VACATION SCHOOL.
TO BEGIN AT penney
MEMORIAL JULY s

Mrs. Ralph Herrick, principal of
the newly formed church vacation
school Of the Penney Memorial Bap-
fist church and her assistants have
practically completed all their plans
Tor the opening sessions which will
be held at the Penney Memorial
church Tuesday morning, July 6, and
Will continue for three weeks.
The teachers and other workers
who are to assist Mrs. Herrick are to
meet at the church today and Miss
Gertrude Carter, of the Maine Society
for Religious Education will meet
with them and give them advice on
how to manage this type of religious
school.
There are to be three sessions, the
first at $3.50 o'clock in the morning,
the second at 2:30 in the afternoon,
/ and the third at 1880 in the evening.
The public is cordially invited to at
| tend the evening session special in
Vitation being made to the parents
OF the 100 pupils who are expected
to attend the school.
This school is the first of its kind
to be given in this city by the Ban
list denomination and is in line with
a movement in religious circles which
has become popular throughout the
country within the past few years. Ii
| Is expected that this vacation school
viii be able to give more Bible study
and study of American ideals In three
weeks than the ordinary church
school sessions can give in the entire
year of 50 weeks.
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his testimony, which in the late af-
ternoon had run to an argument
with Senator Reed as to the ethics
or voters going into party primary
and then because wet was nomin-
ated opposing that candidate in the
general election.
Between the examination of
Wheeler and O'Conner the committee
made couple of side excursions, in
to the operations in Pennsylvania of
the Association Against the Prohibi-
ton Amendment and the discharge
from the government service of
Joseph A. Tatro now special agent
Tor the pennsylvania alcohol permit
board.
Charles S. Wood, national cam
paign manager for the wet organiza-
ton, presented reports to show that
the total expenditures of the Penn
sylvania branch from last February
l to June Is were $13,75616, a part
or which went to the national head
quarters of the association in Wash
ington.
Defending himself against previous
testimony that he had been dismiss
ed as an agent of the internal rev.
enue bureau for the good of the SER
vice." Tatro presented a series of
letters in one of which, he charged
there was a Conspiracy" to remove
him and purpose to let certain inn
portant prohibition cases on which
he then was working to "evaporate."
The specific charge lodged against
him in letter by David Nolan,
special agent in charge at Chicago,
was that without 'suficient- eyi.
dence" Tatro had told District At
torney Weisl and United States
Commissioner Mason that he was UNI
covering an important prohibition
case.
According to Nolan's letter, Tatro
had told Weisl that he would present
in short time the largest case in
the United States-a case centering
around the alleged fraudulent with
drawal of 1900 cases of whiskey and
would involve U. S. Senator Mckinley,
Mr. Wllloughby, some assistant dis
trict attorneys and other prominent
politicians"
Replying to this letter Tatro denied
that he had made any such statements,
charged d conspiracy" to get him off
the job because he was working on a
Dig prohibition case, and asked for an
accounting from District ATTORNEY
Ciyne at Chicago on the ground that
Clyne had violated his oath of office in
repeating to Senator Mckinley what
Weisl presumably had told him.
Calling Wheeler as the next witness
after Tatro, Senator Reed announced
that he hoped to complete his exam
nation within short time. but after
two hours of cross-questioning the
chairman found that his list of ques-
tons was far from exhausted and he
directed Mr.. Wheeler to be on hand
for the night session.
For half an hour the soft-spoken
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Joseph A. Mclean

Joseph A. Mclean. an Augusta
citizen well known to the older resi-
dents of the city, died at his home,
The Bond Brook Farm, Thursday
morning at the age of 76 years.
Mr.. Mclean was born at Whites
Cove Queens County. n. B., of an
old Scotch family belonging to, the
famous Clan Mclean. AS a young
man he moved to Alexander, Me
There he was united in marriage to
Mary Louise Cottle, whom he sur
vived by only a few months.
At Alexander he conducted a large
stock farm for several years. In 1896
he moved his family to Augusta, pur-
chasing the Bond Brook dairy farm
formerly owned by the late Judge
Rice.
He early became Identified with
Augustus civic affairs and served
the city for five years as street com
missioner. He also acted as inspec-
tor of roads for the State for some
years and built the first piece OF tar
macadam ever constructed in Maine
Mr.. Mclean was recognized as an
authority on highway construction.
OF a kindly disposition, his creed
was love for his fellow men and he
never allowed any word of i'll re-
garding anyone to pass his lips.
NJ. Mclean was of the Baptist
faith as his family had been for sew
eral generations.
He is survived by four children, o
Sumner. Ernest l.. and Mrs. Mary
Emma Hillman all of Augusta. anG
Edward A. of College Station Texas
and an only sister, Mrs. Mary A
Whitaker of st. John, N. B.
Services will be conducted from
his late home Saturday afternoon al
two o'clock, under the auspices OF
Trinity Commandery of which he
was for many years a member,
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DENIES WARE
Continued from Page One)

case and Frank X. O'Connor, a
south Philadelphia magistrate, was
questioned In the other. Senator
Reed, Democrat. Missouri, chairman
of the committee. conducted a re-
lentless examination of both.
Through Wheeler Senator Reed
undertook to establish that a small
group of officials control he Anti
Saloon League organization, both
national and state. and that while
the league engages ins the dissent
nation of propaganda for the dry
cause year in and year out it re-
grrds itself as obligated to make re-
ports under the corrupt practices
act only for sums directly spent in
election campaigns.
Recalled for questioning about
published and other reports that he
had stated Wares organization had
offered him first $4,000 and later
$150,000 to throw his support to
Ware, O'Connor denied fatty that he
made any such statements. He was
a candidate for the congressional
nomination in the May primary and
insisted that he always had been de-
termined to see through fight
which he had started against Ware
three years ago.
Confronted with the testimony of
three reporters for the Philadelphia
Public Ledger and statements made
to Senator Reed by Senator Pepper
who lost out in the three cornered
race with Ware and Governor Pin
chot to succeed himself. O'Connor
insisted that he never had told any
one that the Ware organization had
sought to purchase his support.
EXcusing O'Connor on his own
statement and the chairmans agree
ment that he was a sick man, the
committee called before it, tonight
Senator Pepper for questioning as
the conversation that took place be-
tween the senator and O'Connor at
two meetings they had before the
primary.
Wheeler also. was on hand at the
night session for a continuation Of
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questions of the usually fiery Missou-
rian dealt only with the organization
of the league and the changes of it's
controlling officers since 1895. Citing
the constitution and bylaws in the
intervening years, Senator Reed sought
to show that the national superinten-
dent has complete control of the selec-
ton Of state superintendent.
Switching from this line of inquiry,
Senator Reed developed that the
league to control the election of judges
in states where there is direct election
Of the judiciary, governors. legislators,
congressman and senators.
By this time Senator Reed had shed
his coat and, chewing on his newt
able cigar, piled Wheeler with volley
of questions revolving around the
question of whether a man going into
a party primary Is bound by that pri-
mary. Wheeler said that I'VE believe
it is a sign of better citizenship to
vote against those opposing our ideas
than to vote for them"
How about the law of honor among
menu" asked Reed.
'"The law of honor binds a man TO
support those priBciples in life that
he believes in" returned Wheeler.
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KENNEbEC VALLEY
R0TARIANS Join IN
FRIENDSHIP SESSION

The Friendship Meeting of the
Kennebec valley Rotary clubs, held
Thursday at Island Park, was en-
joyed by members from Bath, Bruins
wick, Gardiner. Waterville, Skowhe-
gan and Augusta, and was a most
enjoyable occasion. The represen-
tations from the several clubs came
to the park in gypsy caravans. and
a social hour, during which intro
auctions all around were in order,
was the program until the call for
luncheon.
Steamed CLAIMS and boiled Holsters
with the usual accompanying fixin's
comprised the menu, and the Rotar-
ians did full justice to the ample
spread, their appetites having been
sharpened by the ride to Island Park
and the fragrant atmosphere of the
pine grove on the island in Lake
Cobbosseecontee.
AT an informal session, which was
presided over by Ralph r. Little
field of Gardiner chairman of the
| observance, the following telegram
was read:
"San Antonio, Texas,
June 2S. 1925.
"Ralph r. Littleheld,
General Chairman Friendship
Meeting,
Gardner, Maine.
May the Kennebec Valley clubs
to-wit Skowhegan, Waterville. Au.
gusta, Brunswick. Bath and Garli-
ner through fine Fellowship teach
that the rest of Rotary individuals,
communities. states and nations may
work together in peace and harmony,
thus bringing us all nearer to the
goal of Rotary International peace.
HARRY II. ROGERS"
In the afternoon there was pro-
gram of competitive events which
were joined in by all present, after
which many of the Rotarians went
to the Augusta Country club where
they participated in several matches
on the golf course.
This observance was the first of
its kind by the six Kennebec valley
Rotary clubs, but was so enjoyabic
to the members in attendance that
it will probably be made an annual
affair.
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NATIONAL HOME

OFFICER of the day, Capt. George D.
Joseph Jones of Milliken-T omlin-
| SON Co., Portland, was a business
visitor Thursday in Camp.
MISS Dorcas Peabody has gone to
Camp Cochnewagon, Monmouth, TO
act as swimming instructor.
William ]. Reedy has returned
from an extended furlough to Port
land
Charles w. Beatty. late Co. A.
301. U. S. Eng has been granted a
discharge from the Home.
The funeral of the late James A,
Lord was held in the Home chapel
at 1880 Thursday, Chaplain A. ].
Hayes officiating.
Chaplain A. ]. Hayes will sneak
next Sunday at 10 A. M. on "Serv-
ing the Nation, and extends a cor
dial welcome to all to be present.
The pictures for Friday evening
will be Rod LaRocque and Lillian
Rich In "Braveheart" with a Pathe
News and comedy.
Mrs. e. F. Mcmillan and little
daughter, Frances, have returned TO
their home in Portland after a short
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. CIou-
tier.
Furloughs have been granted TO
Peter Daley to Providence, Frank l..
Page to Salem, Charles Maddox to
Millinocket, and Daniel Buckley,
Joseph Scanlon, Aloysius McCor-
mack and Leonard Rabbit to Day
ton. Ohia.
The many friends OF Joseph
Hayes. a former member of this
Home. will be interested to learn of
his death at the Boston City hos
rital last Monday. He was buried
in the Spanish War Veterans lot in
Mt. Hope Cemetery.
All those with autos who intend
to go to Three Mile Pond with the
Home Sunday school today should
meet at the Home chapel at II
o'clock sharp where they will be as
signed their passengers. Bring a
lunch and a tin cup.
Frank w. Hunt Of Gardiner, late
Co. C. 100, u. S. Inf; Reuben A.
Burnett, of Lynn, late Co. F, 46, y.
8, Inf, and Stanley Saw, of Hart
ford. late ISL Depot Brigade, have
been admitted
The Lawrence Harps, a very fast
aggregation of able players, will try
their luck here Sunday. They have
fine record and should prove
good attraction to the many fans
who visit the Branch each Sunday.
Game starts at $50 standard time.
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NeighbOrs And Friends To
Help Frame House At Bee

A real old fashioned raising bee
will be held Saturday, July 8, at the
farm of Bert l.. Foster, r. F. D. 1 to
which Mr.. Fosters many friends who
wish to give him lift are cordially
invited. Mr.. Foster some weeks ago
lost his house by fire and has since
been living in this city. Lunch will
be provided for the workers and it Is
expected that there will be a large
number of people ready and that the
house will be framed in short or
der.
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Augusta BPW Club Meets
At Golden Orange Tea Room

The Augusta BPW club met Thurs
day evening at the Golden Orange
Tea Room for supper and business
meeting. The party left the Y. NJ
c. A. building at $50 o'clock, making
the trip by automobiles and upon ar
irving at the Tea Room games and
hill climbing were enjoyed. Supper
was served on the verandah, after
which short business meeting was
held at which plans for the summer
were discussed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02

large coach, taking with them a s7s.-
600 Persian rug formerly the pro-
perty of Lady Ludlow Of London.
England, which was gift to the In
stitute of Mr.. and Mrs. Edsel Ford.
On the sidewalk at the end Of q
rope which hung from the institute
was marble bust that cost S2S, 600,
Near the upper end of the rope, the
police found a Franz Halls painting
worth $4,000 and three other Per.
sian rugs of great value.
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Mrs. Edith C. Philbrick

Mrs. Edith c. Philhricl, wife of
Clarence l.. Philbrick, died Thursday
afternoon at her home in this city at
the age of 80 years. Mrs. Philbrick,
who was most lovable woman, was
before her marriage to Mr.. Philbrick
in 1928 teacher in the schools of
Waterville. She graduated from the
Maiden, Mass, High school and taught
in this city for five years before at
tending Pennington Normal school.
from which she graduated. She then
went to Waterville to teach.
y She is survived by her husband;
two daughters, Barbara z. Philbrick
and Joyce l.. Philbrick; her father,
Arthur H. Choate, and one brother,
Erwin M. Choate Of Windsor. Funeral
services will be held from the late
home at Riverton street at $50
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
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Woman Struck Down
By Truck, Uniniured

Miss Eva Peters of Gardiner was
knocked down but apparently not
seriously injured about S.45 o'clock
last evening in front of the Hazard
Shoe store by a half ton Ford truck.
registration number 1916. driven
by w. c. Wilson of Hallowell. The
exact manner in which the accident
occurred Is not known but it Is
thought that Miss Peterson was
blinded by the automobile lights and
that the driver did not see her as she
was wearing a coat much the color
Of the street. She was able to go to
her home shortly after the accident.
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Augusta Citizens
Form Humane Society
At "Y" Thursday

A group of Augusta citizens inter-
eSted in animals met at the Y. NJ. C.
A. Thursday evening and formed an
organization to be known at the Au-
gusta Humane Society. The purpose
of the society is to see that all ami
mails in this section, including some
of mans most faithful servants and
companions, get the treatment that is
necessary for their comfort. X
The first step of the society is to
secure members, who, by joining,
voice their approval of the project.
The following officers were elected:
President, Miss Mabel Connor; vice
president. Frank f Mace; treasurer,
Mrs. Rena NJ. Foss; secretary, Per-
ley Sawyer The next rseeting will
be held July Is. at the e. NJ. c. A.
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Art Robbers at
Detroit INTERRUPTED

Detroit, July 1.-P)-A half mil
lion dollar robbery Of the Detroit Art
institute was partially frustrated
early today when a patrolman passed
the side of the building from which
valuable art objects were being low
cred. Three men drove away in a
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Headquarters Go. 3 3

The Headquarters team won from
Co. A. here last night after the sup
per hour, to 8. Osha pitched a
good game but with his two wild
pitches and poor support the win
ners scored eight runs. John Lizotte
made a feature catch for the win
ners and Al. Fuller pulled down
foul fly off first that looked almost
impossible. Cloutier and Dearborn
hit doubles. The winners also got
two double plays by snappy work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02

The summer schedule of services
will go into effect at st. Barnabas'
chapel on Sunday, July 4. The reg
ular service of evening prayer with
sermon at 40 p. NJ. will be discon-
tinued during July and August and
IN its place there will be celebra-
ton of the holy communion every
Sunday at 7,30 A. NJ.
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he coal car on the east bound

The coal car on the east bound
freight Thursday afternoon contain
ed something besides coal. Perched
comfortably on the front OF the car
in little wooden crate was a small
lamb making the trip with the en-
CINE crew. The lamb, taking his
milk from regulation nursing bot
tie, attracted more than it's share
of attention during the trains stop
at the station.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02

Mr.. ana Mrs. Burleigh Foster of
South Chestnut street are the proud
parents of a fine baby son, weigh
ing eight pounds, born to them Mon
day. The youngster has been named
Burleigh Foster, Jr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02

Perley Sawyer, State agent for the
protection of animals. was a recent
visitor at Rangeley Lakes, where he
was called by several complaints of
cruelty. While there he was obliged
to destroy one horse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02

Miss Edith M. Tetreault, super
visor of art in the schools of this
city, left Thursday afternoon for
New York City, whore she will study
for the summer at Columbia Uri-
VerSity
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02

F. P. Shannon of Boston was a
business visitor in this city the first
of the week, while making a business
trip through the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02

Miss Winifred Clark of this city
left Thursday for Old Orchard where
, she will pass few dave the guest
of Miss Mary Gray.
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AUGUSTA LOCALS
Telephone Your Locals to 1877

Charles j. Cole and John Carson
of Readfield were business visitors
Thursday at the Kennebec county
court house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02

Crawford A. PETER of New Y ,rlx
Clty,~of the Katherine Ridgeway
camp which will soon open at JEFF
ferson for the summer. was a bust
ness visitor Thursday in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-02

Mailman pitched steady game,
keeping hits scattered, passing only
one man.
Headquarters 401o x-s-10-2
Co. A. O03 1901 0--3-S-T
Batteries, Mailman and Cloutier,
and Osha and Mccormick. Umpires,
Lister and 3ellrose.
League Standing
T
New Britain herald., 1926-09-08

suit of an automobile accident here Monday was nearing the end of his journey today.
 He Is Arthur Stockstrom. assist ant secretary of the American Shoe Go. Of St Louis, whose wife, Mary, was killed when her automobile was overturned in Mashpee Monday night by machine driven by Douglas I. Mckay, former special deputy police commissioner of New York.
 Mrs. Thomas Kelly, mother of Mrs. Stockstrom, and another daughter Of Mrs. Kelly. Mrs. Albin Bastien, injured in the crash, were resting comfortably today at the Cape Cod hospital here.
 Mrs. Kelly's brother, c. P. Kelly, Chicago steel magnate, yesterday lowered the Twentieth Century Limited Chicago-Boston running time by 52 minutes on a special train he chartered to reach his sisters side. The special made the run in 21 hours, 23 minutes. Three minutes were required to change en- zines and shift the train to the Cape rails at Boston and two hours later the special reached Hyannis.
 On the way east the Chicago steel man intercepted Mrs. Kelly's hus- band, who had left the cape the day before, and they returned together. Mckay was released yesterday in s1,000 bail for a later hearing on charge of reckless driving.