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up in juvenile costume so she looked
the part of 15-year-ol3 Girl, the
widows" daughter.
The two girls went again to the
mediums home, and for the Gus
tomary SO he gave Julia seance
They sat at table upon which lay
slate, she says. The girl wrote
questions upon paper which she fold.
ed and placed before her, and after
time the medium produced from
under the slate cards bearing spirit
replies. One such message. printed
with yellow crayon, purported to
come from the girls deceased child
sister 1t says:
Dear Julie, Dear Mamma: | am
happy. l have all I want. Papa
got me two new skates | have fun.
| am your best girl and sister. Eve
lynn"
Houdini himself with flare for
the theatrical had intended to ask
for a seance. He colored his hair
gray with some stage whitewash and
wore long tinted glasses. He pro
posed, also, to put on false whiskers
but in the hurry of the trip he failed
to bring them.
While the girls visited Keller
Houdini and | waited. They had
just joined us and we We're prepar.
ing to go to the mediums home wher
he came down the street. Keele,
was a large old man with quite an
air of reverence.
houdini here dropped his nervous
ness and almost comic heroics anc
became really impressive crusader
He accused the medium of being ;
charlatan who took money from wild
ows and orphans for false spirit mes
sages and then revealed his owl
identity.
1--WE tried to get you for a lon,
time, Keller" he said, "and nov
I've got you 100 per cent. T an
Houdini."
From this point on Keller was
beaten man. He stood frozen in hi
tracks, helpless distress betrayed i
his stolid smile.
"If you want a chance now, T.
like seance," said Houdini. "Tv
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posted guarantee of $4,000 that l

posted guarantee of $4,000 that |
can duplicate any manifestation any
medium produces, ana tie offer is
open to you
why, Houdini, you know | won't
try any seance with you" said the
white-haired medium,
You're getting careless, too"
tainted Houdini. "These girls don't
look dangerous, but they have been
watching ne do your kind of tricks
for months They tell me you are
terribly crude and raw. This little
one says she had laugh at you. You
actually dropped your cards"
yes, now | remember, | did let
some cards fall said Keller. 1T
was cold today, and the little girl
did not look suspicious so | didn't
take pains to put over the work slick.
Il have wanted to see you, Hou-
DIM. Really, / have. I'd have sent
you word to come here, but | didn't
want to write anything. If | could
have been sure of it being confiden-
tlal, I'd have written you that | new
er would try to put over any spirit
messages on you. After all, Hou-
DIM, we are all in the same bust
ness.
Keller besought the girls to take
back the money they had paid for
their seances. cts all in the bust
ness, now, and | can't take money
from YOU he said. But they refused
: it,
They shook hands at parting like
brothers in lodge; Houdini, the
Snowman, exulting at his unmaskino
oil pompous deceit, and Keller the
medium, cast down by the failure OF
his spirits to warn him of the nemesi,
which overlook him.
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HOUDINI TRAPS
MASTER MEDIUM
With WO MAN
P, L. o. A. Keller Exposed By
Huodini With Aid of Ethel
and Julia Lockwood
By GEORGE BRITT

LILY DALE, n. Y, Nov. 4. =
swell, Houdini, we're all in the same
business anyhow"
These words take on astounding
significance when you get the pic
ture, as 7 did, standing beside the
speaker in the snow of this obscure
village street.
They were spoken by T. L. o. A.
Keller, for 40 years an active and
extremely successful "spiritualist
medium" to Roudini, the stage ma
gician, just after the latter had ex-
posed Keller in a seance fraud.
Houdini regarded this admission
as an abject admission of trickery
and as the browning reward of the
efforts of himself and two clever
women helpers. Here was a conf
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dante of departed spirits, a veritable
high, priest of the cult, stammering
before an avowed sleight-of-hand ar
fist who fools people for their en-
PERTAINING and admitting. "Houdini,
we're in the same business"
The exposure of Keller, Houdini
believes, is the proudest exploit of
his long war on fake mediums. No
less an authority than DIR. Walter
Franklin Prince, chief Investigator
for the American Society for Psy-
chical Research, distinguishes Keel
er by calling him, "the arch deceiver
who has beguiled more thousands
than any other American slate-writ-
ing medium of our day." Keller has
been denounced often, but never be-
fore has he been compelled to &C.
knowledge being caught in trickery.
The campaign began a few weeks
ago when Houdini sent to Keller a
youyng woman who used the name,
Ethel Lockwood. That was just after
the summer assembly of spiritualists
here, when the medium had been do
ing wholesale business in messages
from the dead. Mrs. Lockwood, a
weeping widow, implored hfm &oE
words of consolation from eight de-
parted friends-a husband and child,
whom she never had, and others who
were either fictitious or still alive in
the flesh.
Keller obtained messages from
each one she named and charged hel
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So for the lot. Then on the day of
THE exposure houdlni himself cane
here, accompanied by Mrs. Lock-
wood, Julia Lockwood and myself.
Julia actually is Houdini's secretary,
but she is quite small and was made
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Houdini, the magician, right, with
P. L. o. A. Keller, exposed medium.
Below, left, Ethel Lockwood; right,
Julia Lockwood, Houdini's aids in
the exposure.
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All investments that sound good
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New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
HERGS7ROM LEADS HANDRALL
E. UnterSpan Also Has Yet to
 Meet Defeat

Two matches were played off Sa- -turday in the first division on the the " singles hand ball tournament.
 E. Unterspan lowered the colors of Sammy Mag in two straight games 27-20 and 21-9 Hergstrom found Billy Greenstein full of fight for his
 contest went three games and it took
 the winner one hour and a half be-
 fore his opponent went down to de- feat. Hergstrom won the first game @1-1G lost the second 11-21 and took the final after a hard battle 27-21. | The second division starts action to- day when Johnny Contaros tries his tricks on the Musical Scotchman McCutcheon who won first honors in Ithis division last year. Wednesday Sammy Mag of the first division in tends to put a Crimp in Hergstrom s aspirations as a hand ball player.
 First division standing to date:
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
All Clubs Getting Down to Hard Work-MOre Prac- tice Games-Cincinnati Reds Release Three Pitchers-Other News From the Southland.

Philadelphia, March 16. - Both Philadelphia major league baseball clubs face strenuous schedules this week at their Florida training camps Today Manager Fletchcr'S National league team meets the Brooklyn Dodgers at Bradento"n' while Connie Mack's Athletics play the Buffalo InternationaIs at Pal- metto, cross the river from Bradcn- town.
 The Athletics plan 10 make the trip to Palmetto from their quarters at Fort Myers hy motor car, On Tuesday they go to Sarasota Tor game with the New York Giants They will return immediately after The contest 10 Port Myers, where games are scheduled with Buffalo, New York Giants and Columbus ot ths American association. for we'd nesday, Thursday and Saturday re- spectively. Manager Mack says his players are in better condition than thev were last year on May l.
 Manager Fletcher of the Phlllies has received word that Wilbur Hub bell and Joe Oeschger, regular mem hers of last years pitching staft were on their way to Bradentown. Neither has signed his contract and both had announced that they would not report at the training camp. In addition to their game with Brook lyn today the Phillies are scheduled to meet the Dodgers again on We'd resday in Clearwater; Indianapolis of the American association, Tn Bradentown Friday and the New York Yankees in St. Augustine. Sat urday. Fletcher has called off the gaem scheduled with the Boston Braves for March 30. He plans 10 break camp that day and leave with his squad for Philadelphia on the 31st.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
BOYS CLUB FACES
 AL. A. TONIGHT
Both Local Teams on Edge and
 Confident Of Victory

The Boys club and A. L. A, both confident of winning, will oppose each other, tonight on the Boys club floor. The Lithuanians are the first local quintet which the club has tackled this season, while the A. L. A. has played most of it's games on the road and against a different set of teams from that tackled by the club. Thus, there is little ground on which to make comparisons of the two teams, but both are going in tonight with grim determination.
 The Boys club has won r games out of 20, copping it's last 15 in a row. The A. l.. A. has a poorer rec ord in the face of wins and losses but they have tough luck in losing by two-point margins to several of the fastest teams in the state. Last week they redeemed one of these heart breakers by smothering Hig- ganum in a return game.
 The A. l.. A. has gathered a great array of talent for tonight's battle and will have kamenicky and Jasper in the forward positions with Knapp and Bucherri as reserve attackers Tuttles, the regular center, and Hoist, the latest addition to the Ma tional Guards, will probably be seen at center. Yankaskas and SaXe will have the work of breaking up the vaunted club offense. It will be the A, L. As greatest battle of the year and their Royal Rooters will be out in force, the team having guaranteed that the boys club will not score over 50 points and having almos sworn that the club will be beaten.
 The club will present the same lineup which has proved so effective in the past and hopes to disconcer' the Lithuanians by rapid-fire pass ing attack.
 In the preliminary game, thF Boys club Reserves will meet the Liberties of South Manchester, team. which defeated them by one roint earlier in the season. Danclni will follow the big contest, music be ing furnished by Beach's club Jaz hounds.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
PENN. TIES UP IN COLLEGIATE LOOP Yale Goes Through Season
 Without Win
By The A.,oclated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 New York, March 16.--Pcnnsyi- vania's victory over Princeton Satur- day night at Philadelphia, 29 to 2S' provided a sensational climax for an interesting season in the Eastern In- tcrcollegiate Basketball league.
 The victory gave the Quakers Ii Dartmouth and Columbia for second place, Princeton winning the title with nine victories and one defeat under the coaching of Al Wittncr Last year the Tigers tied with colum- bia for second place. Yale which won three and lost seven in f9s3-2i lost every game. #h Lemon of Princeton, by re- markable finish in which he scored nine points in vain effort to conr uuer Penn and retain a clean slate for his team, captured the indiyid- ual scoring honors but his totals were flare behind those of the brilliant dlS lDl Nuiu bl t SShl dGos k,uhiHS Pite. Lemon scored 27 field baskets and 12 foul points for a total of 66, against Pites $9 field goals and 21 fouls for 9s points.
 SiX.of the eight players who were among the first IS last season again appear in the select class Carmack, of Penn, who obtained sec ond place this year by counting 12 points in the final game: Cleaves of Princeton, in third place after lead ing the league for several weeks.' Hynson, of Princeon, one step behind his third place of year ago; Fried man, of Dartmouth, who improved his standing by gaining fifth posi- tion; Suisman, of Yale, and Dakc. of Cornell.
 Seven of the 1993-4 first 15. Pite. of Yale, Strom of bia; Klaess of Princeton; Wedell, of Cornell: Capron, of Cornell Edwards of Dart mouth. and Farer, of Columbia were not playing in the league this sea- son.
 Lemons rise to leadership was somewhat of surprise as last year he played only S1 minutes through out the schedule, scoring one point in six contests.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
International Track Meet
 To Be Held on July IS

Princeton. N. J., March 16.--The international track meet on July IS between combined teams of Oxford and Cambridge and Cornell and Princeton will he held in Palmer Stadium at Princeton, Dr. Charles W, Kennedy, chairman of the Princeton board of athletic control, announced. This decision was reached after q conference attended by Dr. Kennedy Romeyn Berry, graduate manager of athletics al Cornell: Jack Moakley, Cornell track coach, and Keeno Fitzpatrick, Princeton coach.
 An invitation will be extended the British athletes 10 train in Princeton the week before the meet.
 The Oxford Cambridge team will meet a Haryard-Yale combination on July II in the Cambridge sta dium.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
50. CHURCH AGAIN
 WALLOPS SPARTANS
KleiSt'S Long HeaYes Bring Lead
 Which Winners Hold

Tho South church quintet cap tured its 14th victory of the season at the Y. NJ. c. A. Saturday after noon by downing the Spartans for the second time, although the losers had greatly bolstered their lineup and continued to strengthen it dur ing the contest. The winners played n more consistent game than their opponents and maintained a lead after the first few minutes of play. The battle was bitterly fought and featured by exceptionally close guarding, although the Congrega- tionalist displayed ability to catch the home teams defense fatfooted every once in while.
 Link began the scoring with field goal, but Paul Kleist began great afternoon by heaving spectacular basket from the side and center of the floor. Eddie LaHar flashed through to send the Spartans ahead. but Link hacked Adams and the South church forward tied the score by dropping in both tries. kleist took a pass and sent the South church ahead to stay; he kept on the warpath during the entire first half, completely disconcerting the Spartan defense by dropping in four field goals from past the middle of the court. This gave the winners a 21-i0 advantage at halftime. The Spartans sent in fresh blood in the second half, substituting Linn of the Corbin Cabinet Lock team for Link and benching Barta to make way for Howard Rehm. assistant physical director of the Y. NJ. c. A. This change resulted in stiffer op. position. although Parker got loose to score twice at the start of the period. Then the Spartans rallied and cut the winners lead to 2a-2! with a rapid bombardment of the basket. Haylck tossed a foul, Adams got under way, and the South church stepped well out in front again and will still drawing away when the whistle blew.
 Kleist's distance shooting was the feature of the game. Lanky Adams scored his usual quota of five field goals and two fouls, while Parker got four from afield. Wilks put IT great battle on the defense and was ably aided by Havlick in the second haf. Cooley's shooting was wild, but he consistently outiumped the much taller krans at center. La liar and Feldman starred for the Spartans, the latter getting severa sensational baskets. Link, Linn ant Barta also put up good battle Rehm was off form and blew sev' eral sucker shots.
 The score:
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
NURNI WILL BE READY TO RUN ON TUESDAY
Finnish Star Can Produce M. D'' Certificate for Failure to Appear
 in Hartford saturday

New York, March 16.-Paavo Nurmi. peerless Finnish middle dis tance star and Olympic champion .bas been suffering from cold and his temperature was high on Satur- day, it is learned here.
 He will be in condition 10 meet Joie Ray and Lloyd Hahn in d mile race and Willie Ritola in a 5oo- meter event on Tuesday at the Knights of Columbus games in Ma dison Square Garden, it was said but has requested that the longer race be staged first, and the management of the meet has consented to the ar engagements.
 Hugo Quist, who manages NurmIs American tour, said yesterday that he had a dictor's certificate to the effect that the champions illness would not permit him to appear in Hartford, Conn, last Saturday night,
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
DUNDEE IS MATCHED
 WITH FRED" CHAPMAN
Former Champ Appears in First Bout Since Return From
 France

Boston, March 16.--Johnny Dun dee, x-featherweight champion of the world, has picked Boston as the city in which to stage his first fight since his invasion of England and France. He meets Red Chapman. the Chelsea entrant for the Suffolk A. A. in Mechanics building the 23rd.
 Dundee is out this time to show that he has a punch as well as box ing ability and speed, so he prom ises 10 pin kayo on Chapman. The little Chelsea boy may hare something 10 say about this himself, however, and he knows that now hn has q chance to leap into the spot light with a win over the rcdoubt- able Scotch Wop.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
TO PREACHIN ONTARIO

Thompsonville, March 16.-Rev
 Dr. Alfred T. Barr, pastor for two years of the First Presbyterian church here annouhced yesterday his acceptance of-a call to the pastorate
 of the Zion Presbyterian church of Brantford, Ontario Dr. Barr was formerly a pastor in the Canadian northwest and graduated last June from Hartford Theological seminary with the degree of doctor of philoso. Iphy. His resignation here is effcc. tive March 31.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
 
STRENUOUS DAYS BOOKED AZ BASEBALL TRAINING CAMPS

lefer "Maranville was one of the main cogs in the machine"
 Eddie Collins used l9 White Sox players in winning the game against the Shreveport (LaD gassers to 1. and as a result has q good line on the men he will lead this summer in the American league race.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
THIRD PLACE OR
 HIGHER FOR REDS
This Is Prediction Made by
 Manager Hendricks
Tie Associated Press.

By Tie Associated Press.
 Rradentown, Fla, March 1G,-- Jack Hendricks, manager of the Cincinnati National league baseball club believes that he has the great est pitching staff in his circuit and that the Reds will finish in third place or higher.
 IA year ago this time there were dark days in the Reds training camp" hn said today. "lt was then that Pat Moran died Cincinnati has been fed up on championship ball club that it did not have. This is no alibi. While the team suffered terribly from illness and injury yet t did not have the ability 70 finish higher than it did. II was aging that team. Lack of speed cost many close games.
 Now We have added speed. The morale IS higher. Spirit is better. No club has a chance to get anywhere without spirit. It is my belief that it is not necessary to have an all star cast to win if you have the spirit on your team.
 Tn Zitman, the young outfclder purchased from Newark, Dressen bought from St. Paul, and Critz who starred for Us last year, we have started right in getting youth aud speed on the club.
 The death of our field captain, | Jake Daubert, was great loss. We | are not experimenting with Brcssler at first base as the public thinks l | believe Bressler will fill the bill bet ter than any bnsher we could buy. 1 My scouts and l comhel the market ! for fist sacker and the only accept i able man We found was Ncun. But Detroit already had him. We tried 10 get him hut could not do so. Bressler never had a regular posi- ton on the club, yet last var hn batted only one point behln1 Ed | Housh. We never lost a game last year because of Bressl"r euhsntuting for any regular.
 Our man CritZ and Wright of the Pirates were the outstanding stars of last year and Crit outhit Wright and stole more bases than the Pirate star. He is a fixture at second base for us.
 Dresser comes as the most her aided of our rockies. He hit $50 ir the American Association last wear He has made a good impression here by his fine, fast work ani hi' willing and aggressive disposition Whether he will have regular place on the team is for the training trip to determine. I will start Pinel ii at third and Bohne at short in thu training camp games.
 T believe I have the best pitching staff in the league Mays showed tn goods last year, Luque, the Cuban found his friends at home too kind He was hero on the island, yo, know, after his record of 1923. H had a bad season last year. He ha learned his lesson and expect hin to so well this year.
 "Rxiey had a bad knee last sprinj and was Of no use 10 the team fo s month. He is in grand shape thi spring. So is Tom sheehan, Pet Donohue is 10 have a great Beaso as he is heavier and stronger tha ever before. Dibut, the other Cuba is a problem. I would not like { pass on him yet. Jackie May re ported in better condition than
 have ever seen him.
 q believe Cincinnati will be in tn race all season and run 1-2-S 10 th finish. We have nine inielder eight of whom are sure big leagu class. We need another right han | hitting outfelder and will get on } if we possibly can"
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
MEANWHILE BREAKS LEG.

Chicago, March Is. Walter C'Rabbit") Maranville, field captain and shortstop of the Chicago Cubs, broke his right leg just above the ankle during a game at Los Angeles yesterday. He will be out of the lineup for at least three months. physicians say
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
NEW HIGH SCORE

Buffalo, N. T., March 1s.--A new high score was established in the five man event of the A. E. C. tourna- ment here last night when the North Center Alleyes of Chicago bowled 2,937, passing by 32 pins the 2.a05 total set up by the Grands of De- troit on the last squad Saturday might
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
.GUARDS EVEN UP LYRICS SERIES
Capture Saturday Night Game
 From Hartford HebS.
Mats

Personal fouls: Reynolds, I, La liar 1, Taylor l, Restelli 9. Shechan 1, Kilduff 1, Total 10.
 Free tries Taylor (. Rcstclli 3. Sheehan 3, Kilduff 2. Total li.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
HOW STUPID OF HER

PURE-Her lawyer tells her she hasn't grounds for a divorce.
 SUE-What nonsense. She has a husband, hasn't she 2-I.ife
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16

Saxophones are not new. They arc credited to Antoine Joseph Sax, who produced the first sax horn in 1S43.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16

Tomorrow Tom Grove of the third division swings into action when he tackles X. Scott.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
Spartans

Referee, Bob Loomis. Timer. Bell.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16

witt are making for the 45 mark, also Manager Lee Fohl. Lei(eld, a great pitcher in his day. is responsi-
 ble for the staff of twirlers, and Hulswitt, mighty fine shortstop, instructs the infielders.
 Manager Fohl, of course has last say. His four assistants in the spring training are former big league
 stars and he is fortunate in having so capable a coaching staff.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16

A British breeder recently sent 800 canaries to New York in one ship mcnt.
New Britain herald., 1925-03-16
FEMININE FOR EARL

What is the feminine for earl?' "Well--it is usually hciress. - Pitt Panther.