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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-23

sketches were even better than on
the night of the play. The club
rooms were placed at the disposal of
the visitors who had royal time.
During the evening a message was
read from Charles Gaa, the director
Of the production, who said that he
was sorry that the fact that he was
putting on a play in Atlantic City
prevented him from being present.
Charles Bilodeau acted as toastmas-
ter and did a good job at it.
All the girls who took part in the
play were presented with beautiful
vanity cases, which were received
with much appreciation on the part
of the young ladies who helped to
make the MINISTRIES success.
One of the most enjoyable features
of the evening was the dance Leo
Doucette, rated as one of the best
pianists in the state, through the
courtesy of Manager Williamson,
brought his Opera House orchestra
up to the club and furnished one of
the best dance programs in this city.
Six musicians, all good, gave their
best efforts for the occasion and In
the opinion of those present proved
themselves to be the best dance team
in the city.
The party broke up at a late hour
and everyone present declared the
reception decided success. The
minstrels were a great success and
the reception was a greater one, the
Elks living up to their regulations
as entertainers without a peer In this
or any other section.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-23

productions, he and his well known
ukelele being popular wherever they
appear.
Ray Grant, we'll liked Boys Work
Secretary of the Augusta Y. M. c. A.,
is no new conner to the stage During
his college days at Colby he appear
ed in several amateur theatricals and
always with complete success. This
time he portrays millionaire's son
with such remarkable fidelity that it
would almost seem that he still has
the first gold spoon he was ever born
with.
But the three above named are not
the only ones who have worked hard
to perfect themselves in the parts
which they will play at City Hall on
Thanksgiving night. There are 9TH
erss who will make this play one of
the finest yet produced in this city,
Judging from the rehearsal held
Monday evening at City Hall and
which was very pleasing to Fl. Au-
gustus Huse, the dramatic director.
The other members of the cast are
Ralph F'arris, Mary Smith Ingraham,
Polly Sturtevant, Eleanor Wilcox,
Ralph Brown, Mr. Huse himself,
Horace Ingraham, Thomas S. Smith
and Rose DoStie.
Tickets for this play and the
dance which is to follow are now on
sale at Sections drug store. The one
ticket admits to both the play and
the dance which follows. Music for
the evening will be furnished by
Marty Fox and his Aces.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-23
WEBER POND

E. f. Dow was fortunate in secur-
ing a handsome doe. Saturday,
which he shot near his home. The
deer weighed $50 pounds.
Mrs. Ethel Clark returned to
Waterville, Thursday after passing
three weeks with her mother, at
Twin Oaks farm.
MIR. and Mrs. Alfred Waterhouse
and two daughters, of Biddeford,
were Thursday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. K. Strong. Jr.,
Mrs. Alfretta Brown of West
Somerville, Mass, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Eta Barrows and Will
pass the holiday here.
Hiram Bisbee, contractor Of Dam
ariscotta and carpenters, Ward and
Sproul of Bristol and Fred Emmons
of Brooks, have completed the house
for w. E. Strong, which replaces
the one destroyed by fire year ago,
and have returned to their re-
spective homes.
John Sherman and family have
moved to the house of Clinton Gift
ford, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford are now
living in Manchester.
Mrs. Belle Mckenna of Farming
dale visited her mother. Monday.
Harry Hingley is as comfortable
as can be expected after the serious
accident which resulted in breaking
the bones of his leg and other in
juries.
Mrs. James Clark. Mrs. w. E.
Strong, Mrs. w. E. Strong, Jr.. Mrs.
Barrows and Mrs. Brown attended
a very interesting meeting of the
Farm Bureau at the home OF Mrs.
Harold Weeks, Wednesday.
The Strong family moved Satur-
day to their new house, which is
modern in every particular and the
only one in town having stucco
finish
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-23
STIRRING UPSETS
HAVE MARKED 1926
FOOTBALL SEASON

New York, Nov. 22-P)-Fail-
ure, surprise and disaster. thus far
dominating figures in the eastern
football campaign of 1926. have a
choice field to work in on Thanks
giving day and Saturday, the final
games of the season.
In few short weeks Dartmouth
fell from a national champion in
1925 to defeat in four major con-
tests. the Big Three, most ancient
of American college sport alliances
was wrecked through disagreements
and numerous upSetS occurred.
A direct challenge faces the
Jinxes when an indicated leader
among the candidates for eastern
supremacy. Brown University, meets
Colgate on the holiday. Defeat for
the Bear would prove the most STIR
ring of the seasons upsets.
Pennsylvania, with a record that
shows defeat only to an intersection
al rival, bumps against a Cornell
eleven that has played in-and-out
football this season. Pittsburgh's
battling crew has little at stake
against Penn State, but Syracuse,
brilliant and mediocre in turn, can
end the season in glory against CO.
lumbia West Virginia and WASH
ington & jefferson stage another OF
their teeming battles in the only
other outstanding match OF the hol-
iday.
But on Saturday. Notre Dame.
recognized as the strongest claim
ant for the national title. carries
its perfection into battle against
Carnegie Tech, an eleven that star
tied critics by swapping West Vir-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-23
King Purnell Says
Girl Accusers Seek
To Loot His Treasury

Benton Harbor, Mich, Nov. 22.-lP
king Benjamin Purnelrs girl ar
cusers are trying to loot the House
or David treasury" the IS wear old
cut leader has charged in the first
interview granted by him since his
arrest last week on charges of Grim
tnal assault.
Propped in his sickbed with a
whlte nightcap browning his long
sllVereo haIr, the seventh messenger
angel, and brother of the Savior"
yesterday assailed Mrs. Bessie
WoodWorth, former COLONY member
whose tip to officers led to the kings
arrest and the Bamford sisters. who
sWore to the warrants on which
furnel was sought for four years.
People will do anything for mon
ey, said Purnell. "All my life have
mad to fight against attempts to
plackmail me, made by those whom |
have sheltered. =,
Il am innocent of the charges
against me. 1 hope for an early tris
that ! may prove it. They (his ac
cusers) all lie, they have tasted the
flesh pots of Egypt. They will do
anything for gold"
Purneu attacked the character Of
the young women who charged the
King hdo taken advantage of them
under the cloak of 'blood purifying
rites" while they were girls In the
colony. He repeated the assertions
of his followrs that he is being per-
secuted He declared he is the bro
ther of Christ, that he is immortal
and that in a short time there WILL
be witnessed the CONSERVATION of his
enemies.
The head of the House of David
would not comment on his where
abouts during the years that state
and county officers were seeking him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-23
Another Busy Day
For Queen Marie as
She Awaits Sailing

New York, Nov. 22.-(P)-A day OF
confusion and more fast motoring
whisked Marie today to Long Island
for her visit there, where she spent
several hours making social calls and
sightseeing.
Returning after nightfall to the
Charles E. Mitchell home at Tuxedo
where they are staying until she sails
on Wednesday, Queen Marie and Prin-
cess Ileana were Joined by Prince Mic
olas, who arrived this afternoon after
a side trip to Detroit and Cleveland.
The speed with which Marie has
been moved about New York over her
own protest left trail of wrecked
motor policemen today. Two state
troopers and two city policemen were
thrown by their vehicles while con-
voying the royal party. No broken
bones were reported.
One of the social calls was incom-
plete when Marie and Ileana called at
the oyster Bay home of Mrs. Theo-
dore Roosevelt. A housekeeper eX-
planned that the widow of the former
president was out of town and that
the queens telegram announcing her
desire to call had come too late to
find Mrs Roosevelt.
Previously Marie visited the Roose-
Welt grave. She spent several moments
looking through the picket fence at
the tomb and then turned to find the
wreath which she was to place upon
it. There was no wreath. however,
and no member of the party seemed to
know about 1t.
The queen said she would see it was
sent later
When the queen. failed to find Mrs.
Roosevelt at home she dropped in at
the residence of S. r. Birtron, New
York banker. With Mr.. and Mrs. Biz
tron to greet Marie was the younger
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt.
Edsel Ford, son of the automobile
manufacturer, was an invited guest
at the dinner tonight at the Mitchell
home. While crossing the ferry to
New York this morning Marie learned
of his presence in town and dispatch
ed an invitation to him by courier.
She had hoped to meet the elder Ford
here but no advance word of his ar
rival has reached the queen.
In Marie's mail stack today was a
letter from a Richmond, Va.,sm who
has an egg-laying champion hen which
he has named Queen Marie. His offer
to make a present of the fowl gave
her majesty chuckle but met with
rejection.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-23
Rum-TOting Autos
Continued from PAGE One)

liquor had been inferentially ap.
pealed by the prohibition law.
The Importance of the issue arose
out of the assertion of the right of an
innocent owner to recover an auto
mobile seized while being unlawfufly
used to transport liquor. Manufac-
turers and automobile sales agents
were interested in the case. A Ford
coupe was being sold on the INSTALL
ment plan by the Garth Motor Com
pany which claimed the right to re-
cover it upon showing of owner
ship.
The government was supported by
a majority of the court in it's posi-
ton that the old internal revenue
taxes on liquor remained in force IN
der prohibition and that 1t was TIM
material in forfeiture proceedings,
under those laws. Whether the ma
chine was being used by it's owner
or someone else. The opinion was
handed down by Justice Brandeis.H
Justice Butler, delivering the dis
senting opinion, declared that the
eighteenth amendment had made the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
Hquor FOR beverage purposes unlawful
and, in effect, had repealed the old
internal revenue taxes upon beyer-
age liquor. The minority insisted that
automobiles seized while being used
unlawfully in liquor transportation
must be proceeded against under the
prohibition law which gives innocent
owners an opportunity to recover the
cars upon proving that Illegal use
had been unauthorized. The minority
also pointed out that the courts rul-
ing deprived owners of all oppor-
tunlty to recover their property
when the evidence showed unlawful
use.
The effect of the decision. the n1nf-
GRITTY agreed, enabled the government
to employ the old revenue laws as an
additional penalty for the violation
OF the prohibition law Congress
never intended such use, tk assert
ed, adding that the old revenue laws
We're intended solely for taxing pur-
poses.
A case from Washington. areued
with the Alabama appeal, involving
the same questions, was not decided
today. An opinion on 1t is expected
tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-23
Was One of Group
OF Three Supreme
In Exclusive Society

New York, Nov. 2Z-R)-The
death of Mrs. Herman Oelrichs at
her home in Newport, r. l., today
recalls the time when Mrs. Oelrichs,
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish and Mrs. o. H.
P. Belmont were absolute leaders of
New York and Newport society. Mrs.
Belmont is the sole survivor of the
group.
The trio gained supremacy in what
was called 1.-The four hundred" when
Mrs. William Astor withdrew on &C
count of i'll health. 1.-THE four hun
bred" was controlled by the late
Ward McAllister and Mrs. Aston
Mrs. Oelrichs, Mrs. Fish and Mrs
Belmont Wed with one another for
Mrs. Astor's position, but eventually
formed a trimvirate which for years
dictated who was who and what was
what in New York and Newport So
ciety.
In the heyday of Mrs. oelrichs'
social prestige there was much
strife to gain the prestige OF her
group and much f1utter among new
corners when they were recognized
and invited to the Oelrichs, the Fish
or the Belmont home.
Theresa Alice Fair and Hermann
Oelrichs were married in 1891. He
was the son of German Immigrant
who became a wealthy merchant OF
Baltimore. He was known here as
sportsman and athlete not greatly
interested in society. The summer al
ter the wedding the couple went 60
Newport, where Mrs. Oelrichs
brought her sister to New 1ork'
Mrs. Belmont, then Mrs. William, n:
Vanderbilt, Sr., was close friend OF
the Oelrichs. In 1899 Mrs. Belmont,s
son, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., mar
ried Virginia Fair. Hermann Oei-
richs died In 1906 while returning
from Europe.
The estate of Mrs. Oelrichs' father
went to her and her sister. The es-
tate of her brother, Charles. was IN
volved in a prolonged suit which ae-
pended upon whether Charles or ms
wife died first. Both were killed IN
the same accident. 1t was decldeo
that Mrs. Oelrichs and Mrs. vander.
bilt were sole heirs, though snare
was allowed Mrs. Fairs relatives:
Mrs. Oelrichs' home was the wnlte
marble mansion at NUMBER ! nas1
57th Street, where she lived ui'lii
1918.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-23
Noted Leader Dies
Continued from PAGE Onet

notified at once and was expected to
reach Newport tonight.
Funeral arrangements could not
be announced before his return, 1t
was said.
Mrs. Oelrichs was the former
Theresa Alice Fair, daughter of the
late DR.. James Fair, who came from
Ireland to make an enormous for
tune in prospecting and mining in
California and Nevada.
The Oelrichs We're married in San
Francisco in 1890. The ceremony
uniting the socially prominent Miss
Fair whose sister, Virginia Fair, be-
came Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt,
Jr., and the prospective chief of the
American agency for the North
German Lloyd Steamship Line, was
a social event.
Herman Olerichs died in 1906
while on his way back to this coun-
try from abroad. A stir was caus-
ed when probation of his will re-
vealed that he had left nothing to
either his wife or his son. Explana-
ton was made that this had been
done because Mrs. Oelrichs was
amply provided for by her own in
heritance and that the son was her
sole heir.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-23
To Keep Strict
Watch Over Jury in
Naval Oil Lease Trial

washington, Nov. 22-(P)-A strict
guard over the jury impaneled today
Tor the trial of the first of the Grim
mai cases growing out of the senate S
celebrated oil Investigation was or
dered by Justice Adolphus Hoehling
In the District of Columbia supreme
court.
A motion that the jury remain in
the custody of deputy marshals eX-
cept when actually in the court was
made by Government counsel and
was vigorously resisted by counsel
for Albert B. Fall, former interior
secretary, and Edward Doheny, mil
lionaire oil man of Los Angeles who
are charged with conspiracy in con-
nection with the leasing of the Elks
Hills naval reserves in California
Lawyers for the defendants called
attention that this was an unusual
procedure and asserted that the gov
ernments motion was a reflection on
themselves as well as their clients
as it carried an imputation that eff
fort might be made to reach some
of the jurors during the trial. This
was denied by government counsel,
but they called attention that one of
the counts in the indictment charg-
GU Tic DIlDeIy u Il dl1 ny IOneny.
Only a little more than three
hours was required to select the l.
men who will sit during the weeks
the long delayed case is expected
to continue. Twenty seven veniremen
were examined in all and in the
course of their questioning, Frank
]. Hogan, counsel for Doheny. asked
a number of them whether members
of their families had been approach
ed for information as to the political
and religious affiliations of the We
niremen. In several cases an atfir-
NATIVE answer was given.
The jury selected is one of the
youngest empaneled in such an i'm
portant case here in years, the oldest
member being 43, and the youngest
% The average age of the II is SO.
Questions propounded to the We
niremen by counsel for the govern
ment We're only of the usual charac-
ter, but Hogan laid stress In his in
terrogations as to whether any of
the men had read "Revelry.' "a novel
purporting to deal with the oil and
other scandals in Washington in re-
cent years, or had heard the radio
speech made by Senator Walsh.
Democrat, of Montana, prosecutor of
the senate oil inquiry, at the time
the criminal charges were being con-
sidered by a grand jury two years
ago. None had read the book or
could recall hearing the radio
speech.
Counsel for Doheny inquired also
as to whether the fact that man
of his own efforts had made great
wealth would influence their judg-
ment and likewise whether the fact
that the government was party to
the prosecution would be given
weight.
Fall and Doheny. life long friends
and one time prospectors in the
early days of the west. followed the
questioning of the jurors carefully
and several times counsel conferred
with them.
The courtroom was crowded
throughout the day. mostly by at
torneys. witnesses and newspaper
men. Admission was by card only
and all of the doors We're well
guarded.
Trial of the case will get under
way in earnest tomorrow and the
present estimate is that il will run
until after the Christmas holidays.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-23
Continued from Page One ,

to get in touch with this world. The
medium, who asked that her name
be kept secret, used automatic writ
ing as her means of Establishing
contact and secured three messages,
a brief one and two longer compost
tons.
astral soul is vested at last,
Weiss (Houdini's original name)
says God Is welcome creator-God is
truth-God Is love-God Is without
peer" one of the messages stated,
and ended See some of my friends
| and tell them Houdini lives"
Mrs. Houdini was reached by tele-
phone at Atlantic City where she is
convalescing from the illness which
| has kept her in bed since her hus-
bands death. The messages were
read to her in full but she denied
that they contained anything similar
| to the quotation composed by hel
! husband and agreed upon by them
| as means of communicating with her
II communication were found posi-
| BILE.
IF Houdini can communicates, he
will do so. know, and he will get
| his message over to me in the words
| of our quotation" she said 1--WE
We're very close, and I am hoping
| that l may hear from him.
But since his death there have
been SO many messages that medi-
ums have brought me-dozens and
| dozens of them-and none OF them
| contain the key words.
"Houdini himself had hopes of the
| possibility of communication from
the spirit world, but very little belief
in 1t. During his life he had had
compacts with "a different men who
! died. and who had arranged ways
that they would send back word to
him. None of them ever did.
when he died, my husband had
three compacts that / know of One
of these vas the one with me. Then
there was one with Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle, to which also I hold the key.
And one with a gentleman in Phila-
delphia, whose name is to be kept
secret"
At his home here, James Collins,
| for 20 years Houdini's assistant,
corroborated Mrs. Houdini.
"Houdini will send back messages,
If he can, only through the ways he
agreed on" he said. He always said
that if he had proof he was willing
to believe in spirit communication
but that in the IS years he investi-
gated, there was never any one who
could show him any proof
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-23
Century
Club Secretary Warns
Against Table Commands

tween his house and his office twice
daily.
This has been the Judges program
for years-and at 10 he is vigorous
in mind and body-capable of more
work than many men at half his age.
And while he may attend Thanks
giving Day dinner you may rest as
sured that he will eat sparingly and
with the wisdom born of years of
experience. And that same thing
will also apply to about 10000 other
members of the Three-Quarter Cen
fury Club In all sections of Maine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-23
Penna. Cement Co.
Buys Maine Plant
AS Strategic Move

Further confirmation of the gen
eral tendencies of building material
manufacturers to put themselves in
strategic positions for future con-
struction calling for high grade ma
terial and economical handling of it
developed at the week end when the
fact that the Lawrence Portland
cement Company of Pennsylvania
had contracted to buy the physical
properties OF the New England Port
land Cement and Lime Company. Of
Rockland and Thomaston," writes
Allen b. Beals, in the current Dow
service Daily Building Reports
The deal exercised an option run
ming from July Is to November Is.
and 1T was finally consummated be-
tore the firing of the new modem
quarter million dollar kiln which the
stockholders of the New England
portland Cement and Lime Company
celebrated on Saturday with an old
iaShloned barbecue, at the plant, to
whch many New England notables
mad been invited. The transaction
also included the acquisition of he
tween 500 and 1000 acres of highly
rated cement and lime rock de-
poSts.
For year or more, basic build
ing material interests in MANY
branches OF the industry have been
putting into action long deferred
plans to get into advantageous posi-
lions to overcome domestic freight
problems and, incidentally. to place
themselves in position along the
Atlantic seaboard whereby they can
meet whatever eventualities may
arise from the recent increase in the
volume of foreign made basic build
ing materials being shipped into cit
les along the coast from Maine TO
Florida by importers, particularly
where there are great speculative
building and material consuming cen
tiers like Philadelphia, New York
Newark, Boston and points farther
East
Foreign made building materials
are being imported in increasing vol
ume. The last five years have shown
1t to be factor in the building con-
struction industry that domestic pro-
ducers must reckon with in LAYING
plans for the future, and big business
is taking a forehanded view of tile
situation by reaching out for advari-
tageous positions near sources of raw
material, particularly in locations
where high grade basic supplies are
known to exist in large quantities.
THE arrangements made by the
Lawrence Portland Cement Company
to put itself in a similarly advantag-
eous position with regard to the lime
requirements of the building markets
all along the New England coast from
Maine to New York City is the first
notable step to combat the overseas
menace as to lime.
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We'll, lived with Mr.. ana Mrs r,.n,-
are parents of Linwood. whila
. .ae family was sitting at breakfast in
sne olning room, the youth entered
rom the Kitchen with an automatic
revolver IN his hand. He at once
opened flre on his aunt and uncle and
.nen directed the weapon at his Sis
yer, After seeing the three fall from
.neir chairs, he walked out of the
mrs. maxwell was rushed to the
.;a e.us'on Hospital and the police no.
san Leon Leeds, a special officer,
saw the youth walking along Com,
merce street. AS he approached he
drew his revolver and called on lin
WOOD TO surrender. The youth threw
up ms hands and as he did so. his
revolver fell from under his coat
where 1T had been hidden.