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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
Notice of First Meeting of crsdism,

In the District Court of the Unif3l
States for the District of Maine
In the matter of
Arvid l.. Lancaster, In BankruptE|
To the creditors of Arvid L. LancasI
ter of Waterville in said Distrid
bankrupt:
Notice is hereby given that on TIL
29th day of March, 1925, the said Ar
vid l.. Lancaster was duly adjudicats
bankrupt; and that the first meetps
of his creditors will be held at th|
Kennebec County Court House IN az
gusta in said District on the 18th DAY
of April, 1926, at ten O'Clock In w
forenoon. at which time creditors mN
attend, prove their claims, appoint !,
trustee, examine the bankrupt aM
transact such other business as MAJ
properly come before said meeting
FREMONT J. c. LITTLE
Referee in Bankruptcy
Augusta, Maine March 20. 1870
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
Notice of First Meeting Of crsaissu

In the District Court of the Unit1I
States for the District OF Maine
In the matter of
Oscar T. Baker, In BankrupteE
To the creditors of Oscar T. Baker a
Gardiner in said District bart
rupt:
Notice is hereby given that on al
29th day of March, 1926, the said OIL
car T. Baker was 0uly adjudicataI
bankrupt; and that the first meetiN'
of his creditors will be held at I'll
Kennebec County Court House in Al
gusta in said District on the 18th al
of April, 1926, at ten o'clock in TIL
forenoon, at which time creditors MAJ
attend, prove their claims, appoint Il
trustee, examine the bankrupt mi
transact such other business as ml|
properly come before said meeting.
FREMONT ]. c. LITTLE
Referee in BankruptcE
Augusta, Maine. March 29, 1926
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
LIBERTY

VALLEY-The valley people are
very glad to note the return of Mr..
and Mrs. +. H. Morang and family
VINO have been passing the winter
at cars Corner where Mr., Morang
and son, Albert have had employ
ment.
Miss Beatrice Bailey has returned
to her home in Branch Mills aftar
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
State House Chat

w. o. Frost, State leader in white
pine blister rust eradication, State
forestry department, will go to Port
land today to confer with the county
agents regarding the coming seasons
work
Mrs. Dora b. Pinkham of Fort
Kent, who was the first woman elected
representative in Maine, was a caller
on friends at the State House on
Thursday, coming to file at the de-
partment or state her primary papers
for the Republican nomination for
State senator from Aroostook county.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
Rebekah Entertainment

The first entertainment of con-
test between the women and men
members of Sterling Rebekah Lodge
was given in the Rebekah hall on
Wednesday evening before an inter-
ested company of members. The
program was as follows:
Piano duet, Misses Edith Hilton
and Florence Moore: illustrated
reading, Bachelors Dream" pian-
list, Miss Edith Hilton; reader, Mrs.
Florence Hughes; bachelor, Miss
Edna Hilton; Littlest Tot, Beatrice
Golding; School Chum, Beatrice
Frederic: vocal solo, Mrs. Ferdinand
Mounton; Country Girl. Marion
Wills: Coquette. Miss velma Holt:
Beauty, Eleanor Daggett; Nun,
Duplisea: Suffragette, Mrs. J. J. Nc
Cray; Actress, Mrs. Moulton; Sailor
Girl. Nellie Morrow; Gypsy, Helen
Wescott: solo, Mrs. Moulton: Mill
tary Girl, Mrs. Mary Gilbert; In
dian Maid, Mrs. Violet Cassidy; Mo-
tor Girl, Olive Head; Nurse, Mrs.
Matte Lander; Cook, Mrs. Helen
Jones; Widow, Mrs. Stella Gardiner:
Mother. Mrs. Cora Brown: reading,
Mrs. Cassidy; Nellie and Gram Dun
ham speciality. Mrs. Adelaide Beane
and Velma Clark; Sunbonnet Waltz;
pantomine, wife Wanted" min
strel show and cakewalk. The next
entertainment is to be given by the
men and the winner of the contest
will be given a banquet by the los
ers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Parsons left
town Wednesday for Halifax, where
they will take the boat for New
Foundland, where they plan to make
their home in the future.
Miss Agnes Brown. who recently
underwent a surgical operation for
appendicitis at the Eastern Maine
General hospital in Bangor, arrived
home Wednesday night to recu-
perate for few weeks before re-
suming her duties as nurse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
OAKLAND

The funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Written will be held this afternoon
at the home of her. daughter, Mrs.
II. l.. Patten, Summer street.
The Fidelity class of the United
Baptist church will hold their regu-
lar meeting this afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. Al Cochren, Oak street.
Miss Marguerite Sullivan, who has
been visiting her brother. Maurice,
who is employed in Brookline. Mass,
also an aunt, Mrs. Maggie Ludden
Mooney of Holliston, Mass, has re-
turned to her home on Heath street.
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Notice Of rirs. Meeting ., CO.

In the District Court of the rrn,s.,
States for the District Of MaIns
In the matter of
Charles Peter, In Bankrups.,
To the creditors of Charles Pete, 81
Waterville in said District, taps
rupt:
Notice is hereby given that on a.
18th day of March. 1926. the 81
Charles Peter was duly adtudIcsiI|
bankrupt; and that the first meets
of his creditors will be held at ~
Kennebec County Court House in Az
gusta in said District on the 18Th m
of April, 1926, at ten O'Clock in d
forenoon, at which time creditors MAJ
attend, prove their claims. appoint 4
trustee. examine the bankrupt M
transact such other business as NAV
properly come before said meeting.
FREMONT ]. C. LITTLE
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Augusta, Maine, March 20, 1895
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

Mrs. Hattie Page Of Belgrade is
visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Delbert Tobin of Aver street.
The Christian Endeavor of the
United Baptist church will hold a So
cial in the vestry Friday evening.
Games will be played and corn
popped, at the fireplace. Friends are
invited.
Sunday evening at the Baptist
church at o'clock, the annual Eas-
ter program will be carried out. This
concert will consist of musical and
speaking number dialogue with the
presentation of historic scenes in
character costume.
The Ladies' Social Circle Of All
Souls church held their regular
meeting in the vestry of the church
Wednesday afternoon with a good
attendance. Refreshments were serv-
ed by the following hostesses, Mrs.
May Scribner, Mrs. Clara Oliver,
Mrs. Bessie Trask and Mrs. Helen
Martin.
At the meeting Of Cascade grange
Saturday evening as plans had been
made for Lawyer Ellsworth Peacock
to speak on his trip to Florida, it has
been necessary to change the date
and he will speak at some future
time.
The senior Y. P. c. U. of All Souls
church held their regular business
meeting, which was well attended.
After the business meeting a social
time followed.
The Sarah Sampson tent, Daugh-
ters of Veterans, will hold their regu-
lar meeting Monday evening, in the
q. A. r. post room.
The regular meeting of the, Ser
geant Wyman Women's Relief Corps
was held in the G. A. R. post room
Wednesday evening. After the bust
ness meeting. there was an initiation
of candidates. At the next meeting
those whose birthday occurs in April
will be the hostesses.
Harry Giberson. of the Fairfield
road, who has been at his home for
the past week has returned to his
duties on the construction work of
the Central Maine Power Co. in Lew
iston.
Mrs. Harold Bridges of the Fair
field road, was in Waterville Thurs
day to visit her husband, who Is in
the Sisters hospital.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church held their regular meeting in
the vestry of the church Wednesday
for an all day meeting. The nomin-
ating committee was appointed con-
sisting of Mrs. ]. S. Tapley, Mrs.
Spurgeon Hoar, Mrs. Lewis Crowell.
In the afternoon the ladies worked on
squares for quilts. At the next meet
ing the officers for the ensuing year
will be elected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

visiting friends in the valley h@
relatives at East Palermo. II
Irving Bailey of Palermo was Z
town on business, Thursday.
Everett Page has returned Hy.
Hallowell. where he visited his Dro'u
err, Harold Page.
John Blanchard and Charles Ses
ford are hauling logs to Abbotts Nv
in Palermo.
School began Tuesday. -
A few from this section atteno..
all day meeting at Sheepscot IAa'
Grange, Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
Camp Fire Girls Meet

The Cheehakoolo group Of Camp
Fire Girls held their regular meet
ing at the home of their guardian.
Mrs. ]. S. Tabley. on Mechanic street
Tuesday afternoon. The regular
business was transacted and plans
made to sell lead pencils to secure
money for the camp fund.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
MADISON
:. 1ohr Redmond. JOSEF

Messrs. John Redmond. Joseph
Wiley, Ralph Gilman, and Elmer
Mute returned Wednesday night
from Boston, where they went Mon
day as representatives OF the labor
unions at the Great Northern Paper
mill for the annual wage conference
with the company officials. The DEL
egates report q mutually satisfactory
agreement by which the wage sched-
ule will remain practically the same
as last year with q few minor ad-
1ustmentS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
Class Parts ASSIGNED

The class parts have been assigned
in the class of '26 of Oakland high
school as follows: Valedictory, Vir-
GINA Judkins; salutatory, Ivan
Knox; honor essav' Edna Bessey;
class history, Edwin Livingstone;
Glass prophecy, Kenneth Baker and
Alzada Bunker: presentation of gifts,
William O'Reilly and Elizabeth Kel-
ley; class ode, Virginia Judkins and
Alzada Bunker; class creed, Doris
Bessey; the class poem will be Sc
lected from those passed in by MEM
bers of the class.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
Notice Of First Meeting Of crsaisH

Notice Of First Meeting OF Orsui'u'
In the District Court of the Unita
States for the District Of Maine
In the matter of
Howard E. BuzZell, In Bankrups''
Bankrupt. III
To the creditors of Howard E. BuSlsA
of Winthrop in said District. oanl
rupt: a.
Notice Is hereby given that on "
goth day of March, 1926, the ia, 81
Howard E. Buzzell was duly adjuaf
Gated bankrupt; and that the niS
meeting of his creditors will be ns.
at the Kennebec County Court hogs
in Augusta in said District on "
10th day of April. 1926, at ten 0clOs.
in the forenoon, at which time cless
tors may attend, prove their clam
appoint a trustee. examine the Pan,
rupt and transact srch other bushes
as may properly come before sA'
meeting.
FREMONT J. c. LITTLE
Referee in Bankruptcy'
Augusta, Maine, March 20, 49, se.,,s
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Mystery Play to
Be Presented by
Group Local Amateurs

1.-THE Thirteenth Chair" given by a
group of local amateurs for the bene-
fit Of the general fund Of the High
school on Friday evening, April g. is
one of the outstanding mystery plays
produced on Broadway during the
past few years. The local cast has
worked hard under the capable di-
rection of Mrs. Craig of the Trum-
bull Players and the result is a fin
ished production. full of dramatic
situations, with many a laugh and
some pathos.
To give more details would be TO
spoil the surprise which awaits those
who will attend. Special scenery has
been obtained which makes the show
a real mystery. Tickets are going
fast and there is every indication
that a full house will greet the rise
OF the curtain at 7.45 p. NJ.
The schools in town began for the
spring term after a few days vaca-
ton. A thorough examination was
given by the local health officer be-
fore any child could enter the school.
1t might be of interest to many that
the examination given by the local
health officer revealed the fact that
many of our boys and girls attend
Ing the elementary schools in town
need medical attention. The exam
nation given was to show If the
pupils were likely to have CONTAGIOUS
diseases. About a hundred of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

1t Is not well, as hardy trampers
know,
To start too fast when you have
far to go.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09
SEWING Club

The Sewing club held their regu-
lar meeting Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. Delbert Tobin with the
usual attendance. sewing and fancy
work was done during the first part
of the evening, then the hostess pass
ed around Easter cards upon which
numbers were written. BY the num-
Der on the card each member drew
box and when opened was found
to contain a lunch. The club will
meet next Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. Edith Dudley.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-23

gro in America, who spreads untruth
about it, can such man have the
good of the Negro at heart? Can the
poisonous gossip-monger and falsifier
who perverts his public position as
editor to spread lies, pretending to
have derived them as facts in an Gin
vestigation," make any justifiable
claim to acting for, the public
good?"
I leave the answer to this question
to all fair minded people, white and
colored, who know what the N. A.
A. C. P. has accomplished in fifteen
years, who are familiar with the cas-
es it is now fighting, and with the
unremitting vigilance and self-sacri-
flee which alone have made possible
it's major achievements.
Vann on Trial.
Mr.. Vann states that the Negro of
America needs such an organization
as the N. A. A. C. P. At the one or
ganization which is actually meeting
this need, he has struck. He has
struck unfairly, untruthfully, mean
ly. He has written a more poisonous
attack than has emanated from any
white Southerner in the entire his
tory of the N. A. A. G. P.
l think the colored people of
America have a little account to set
tie with Mr.. Robert L. Vann, Editor
of the Pittsburgh Courier. They
should examine the motives for his
attack upon the N. A. A. C. P. and
other organizations as well as the
Garland Fund. 1t is Mr.. Vann, in
view of his proved lying, and not the
N. A. A. C. P, who stands on trial
before the bar of public opinion. He
stands accused of the greatest Of
lenses of which public man can be
charged with, of offenses violating
the commonest standards of honor,
decency and regard for his race and
his fellow citizens.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-23
IN THE
Spot
BY Johnny Walton

Our boys have formed fast foot
ball team, playing under the name
of the Blue and White Cab Company.
They have succeeded in being enter
ed in the City League and have the
support of a number of the white
business firms. The boys promise
the development of a fast organiza-
ton. So it's up to you and all the
community to show a bit of interest.
They are scheduled to play at Dunn
ing Field.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-23
Freak Of Finny Tribe

It is reported that singular spe-
cies of fish, small In size, which, in
stead Of laying eggs or roe. gives
birth to fully developed young, Is
found along the California coast.
Specimens collected by members Of
the United States fish commission last
July were stuffed with little fish ap-
parently almost to the bursting point.
In some instances the young had
begun to escape from the mother, the
little ones being found in the water,
and in nearly all cases they could be
easily pressed from the body Of the
mother, in which event they were able
to maintain themselves In an upright
position In the water and swim about.
The adult fishes are a silvery white,
from 31a to 8 inches long, and the
newly born were from / to IN inches
in length. "Surf fish, is the name
prevailing in the California waters,
and it is described by the fish experts
as swarming in great numbers, during
the spawning season, in the surf or
in shallow water along sandy shores.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-23
Damage by Ternitcs

Earth-nesting termites are causing
serious damage and annoyance in the
Hawaiian islands, says the Hilo Trib-
une-Herald in q recent issue. D. L.
Fullaway, entomologist Of the board
of agriculture and forestry, in re-
cent address before the Hilo Rotary
club, said as there are no known
means of complete determination of
the pest and, in fact, but very littl
encouragement towards effective con-
troll, it is advised that every house
holder or others who are concerned in
wood structural! work do everything
possible to check the spread of ter
mites of any species.
When the soil-nesting species was
discovered by the entomologists it
was realized that it would become a
serious problem, and also the dry
wood species was recognized as being
a severe pest.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-23

A number Of the girls on the Uni
versity campus attended the semi
monthly luncheon meeting of the In
ter-Racial group at Shevlin Hall
Monday noon.
On Tuesday evening Mrs. Alverta
Coram gave delightful little bridge
party.
Six friends dined with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Tandy Wednesday eve
ming, before attending the Sterling
club party.
Mrs. Dovie Adams-Welsh soprano
soloist and her accompanist, Miss
Florence Robinson, will leave Friday
Oct. %, to fill concert engagements
in Iowa.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-23

We heartily admire man who has
an honest conviction and is willing
to go out of his way to maintain it.
Your frankness is commendable;
your zeal is rightly placed behind a
worthwhile cause; but your data is
a little incorrect, and your tech
nique is a bit lurid.
Had you taken the trouble to read
our editorial carefully, or if you had
fully comprehended it after you had
read it, you would have discovered
that our point was clearly made
against the sensationalism of The
Courier, not against the National AS
ISOLATION. Our suggestion that the
Association answer the thrust from
The Courier was offered as posi-
BILE means for the Association to Off
set the great influence of The Cour-
Ter. The soundness of that sugges-
ton is attested to by the fact that
James Weldon Johnson, of the Asso-
citation staff has issued a statement
concerning the matter, which we are
carrying this week.
If you desire further concrete evil
dence that the Echo is not in a con-
spiracy to murder the Association, we
refer you to a letter in this column
from one of the ranking officials of
the organization. 1t indicates fairly
conclusively that the National Asso-
citation Office and The Echo staff are
mutually respectful.
The Editor.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-23
Statement Of ]. E. Spingarn,
Treasurer of the N. "A. A. C. p.

i became q MEMBER OF the board
of Directors of the N. A. A. C. P. in
1910. I became Chairman of the
Board of Directors in 1913 and
served until 1919. Since then have
been it's Treasurer. I have been ia
miliar with every side of the Asso-
cations work for 16 years and be-
lieve am in a position to state with
frankness and precision the business
methods which the Association has
employed through all these years.
Briefly stated, they are these:
1. Every amount contributed to
the Association is duly entered upon
the books and an official receipt sign
ed by the Treasurer is sent to the
giver.
2. Before any sum of money is
paid out a numbered voucher is
drawn giving the name of the person
to whom the check is drawn, the spe-
cific purpose for which the amount is
being paid out and the date and
amount of the check. This voucher
is then signed and counter-signed by
two of the Executive officers of the
Association. A check is then drawn,
the number of the voucher CORE
spending to the number of the check
Four members of the Board of Di-
recors have been authorized by the
Board to sign these checks and no
one else is authorized to do so. In
ordinary routine expenditures one
signature is sufficient, but in the case
of larger sums of money, two and
even three signatures may be nee
essary for the drawing of checks.
Mr.. Johnson, Mr.. White, Mr.. Bagnall,
Mr.. Pickens, and DR.. Du Bots have
never signed a single check eXpend-
ing the general or special funds of
the Association The burden in
every case must therefore fall on the
Board of Directors or those members
of the Board authorized to sign
checks, and not upon the Executive
Officers.
3. All vouchers and cancelled
checks are carefully preserved and
together with the books of the Asso-
citation are annually audited, and
have been so audited in every year of
the Associations existence by firm
of public auditors in no way connect
ed with the Association. The pres
ent firm of auditors was selected by
myself personally because of my be-
lief in it's competence, and impartial
ity. l paid great deal of attention
to the matter of the selection of these
auditors since their work was neces-
sary to safeguard my own good name
as Treasurer, as well as the reputa-
ton of the Association.
4. The auditors report for the
year is filed for publication every
year in the Annual Report of the AS
ISOLATION, in The Crisis, and through
the Associations press service which
goes to every colored newspaper and
magazine in the country.
In view of these facts 1 think I
may say that no Association organ
lied to perform public service has
ever been conducted on a more bust
ness-like basis or on plane of high
er integrity and disinterestedness.
resent any imputations that may be
cast on the good faith and honesty of
the salaried Officers of the Associa-
ton who under the supervision of a
distinguished Board of Directors
have devoted their lives to the serv-
ice of their race and their country.
The very success of the Association
renders it liable to misinterpretation
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-23
COURIER ATTACK GETS
ANSWER FROM N. A. A. C. p.
CONTINUED from page -

warranted attack upon the integri-
ty of it's officers, Mr.. Vann asks edi-
torially that the N. A. A. C. P. come
to the aid of two fellow editors on
trial in Kentucky. This the N. A. A.
C. P. had already done.
Dubois Survey.
Now as to the $4,000 appropriated
by the Garland Fund, The Courier
states that this was handed "to DR..
Du Bots for the study of Negro edu-
cation in South Carolina" This is
not the fact. The $4,000 was appro-
priated by the Garland Fund for
study of Negro public school educa-
ton throughout the South and DR..
Du Bots was the one selected to con-
duct this survey. Any reasonable
person knows that $4,000 is an en-
tirely inadequate sum for such stu
pendous task. DR.. Du Bots has set
himself to the work and has already
published in The Crisis the first in
stallment dealing with South Caro-
lima. On the completion of his sur
vey, DR.. Du Bots will make his re-
port to the Garland Fund to whom
he is alone accountable. The Gar
land Fund will doubtless make this
report public.
1t should be unnecessary to state
but will say plainly, so there can be
no doubt whatever, that not one pen
ny of the Garland Fund or the mon
eys contributed to the Legal Defense
Fund, which includes the money ex-
pended for the Sweet defense, has
ever gone or will go to the individual
profit of any member of the Board of
Directors or of the staff of the N. A.
A. C. P. This statement is backed
up by certified accounting of the re-.
ceipts and expenditures of the N. A.
A. C. P.
Vann's Motives Attacked.
There remains word for the man
who will so lower himself as to make
the type of malicious, undetermined
and false attack published in the
Pittsburgh Courier. Can such a
man, who attacks the one organiza-
ton effectively defending the civil
and constitutional rights of the Ne
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-23
Est. Paul Society-Cont.)

Sunday afternoon DIR. and Mrs.
Crump entertained informally in
honor of their out-of-town guests.
Several friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Ward spent an interesting
evening of bridge at their home last
Saturday.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-23
COMING
ATTRACTIONS

Halloween Matinee Dance, Oct,
S0th at Union Hall by Amatanth
club. Music by Clarence Johnson's
Orchestra. As P. M. Admission so
cts.
The Clover Leaf Charity Club Din
ner at the home of Mrs. Lionel Al
len, 65S w. Central Wednesday,
Oct. "a 1878 p. m.
The St. Paul echo., 1926-10-23

F. Association will give q Halloween
Rustic at Mrs. Walkers, $40 Fuller
Ave-, Thurs. evening, Oct. %. Men,
bers and friends invited. Good lunch
and games. Halloween costumes
permitted. Brittania Taylor, chr1nn.
M. T. Brown, secty.