The Weekly Times-Journal. (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 14, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, March 27, 1903 Page: 4 of 8
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J ON EM AT PiillRY.
Gen. Manager Allen of the Katy, I ells South McAlisler That noun on business ioniu\icJ with tlm J
Ark;U1004) Vulluy & Western He woa
-t ■ ompanh I by Capt. Hint kley.
VI8ITINO HIS BON.
S. f'l irk. a prominent Louisville,
Ky architect, Lh in the city, the gue«t
of lila son, J. ltoutt Clark.
LAST WEEK OF
He is Absorbed in Work at Oklahoma City
SOUTH WALESTER. M.lrrh —
President House, of the Katy, accompa-
nied bjr General Manager A lion and
other high officials, parsed through here
yesterday afternoon in a special tialu.
1^. committee of business men. headed
by F. 8. Qenung, president of the Coni-
fnerclal Club, called on President
ktouoe or J his party and endeavored to
laik 011 the new depot and hotel prop-
osition. Mr. Rouse got out of the dis-
cussion pretty soon, turning the matter
Over to Mr. Allen, vici- president and
general manager.
Th.- latter was open and unequivocal
In his statements. lie declared the
Katy woul 1 not undertake tlie erection
of a hotel here. He paid that in con-
nection with the new station there
would be a dining room, with rooms for
the accommodation of the management,
but that the Katy could not go Into the
hotel business at thin place. He said
th'vt this matter had beeu concluded
und I hut it might be advertised to the
world.
Mr. Allen said that a new station
w« uld be built here and bulb soon. If
th.' Choctaw does not coine to time
soon and ngree to something the Katy
will ahead and build th.- station,
leaving th.- freight depot where It Ik
now. He said that the station would
be built on the site where ttie dining
ro-.m stood prior to tho Are ho the ob-
jection of the Choctaw to this site have
not av.illed anything
Mr Allen explained that matters at
Oklahoma City had occupied hia atten-
tion lately to the neglect of this mat-
ter. but tint it would soon be taken up
and pu he<| through dl* enid in part-
ing that th Katy would be ready to
discuss terminals in a short time. also.
FORFEITED HIS BOND.
In the poln-e court this morning E K.
Morris forfeited a bond of $10 for as-
sault Jos ph Calm who wis arrested
for vagrancy, was given ten minutes to
leave the city.
A Democratic Citi/en I ells Wh> Some Op
pose Mr Harper
How lacle Sam's Detectives Run Down
Criminals
SKILL or A SHLKLOCk HOLMES
Is Displaced in Making a Case Against an
Indian Territory Rifler of Letters
— Interesting Story
The posi office Inspectors of the Kan-
sas City division have Just placed be-
fore the grand Jury in the Indian Terri-
tory a case of robbery of the malls
that gives an Insight Into the methods
employed In runing down crimes against
th" government The chain of Inci-
dents in I his case affords all the essen-
tial materials for a narrative worthy
of being woven around a no less dis-
tinguished character than Sherlock
Holmes or Nick 'arter. But the con-
splclous figure in this story is a modest
young man In the employ of the govern-
ment who protests against even per-
mitting his name to be used.
FV r the pur|H ses of the tale this
quiet and unassuming official will l>e
known as "the professor." lie is a
tall, blonde youiik man with yellow
beard and mustache the mustache
parted In two graceful sweeps and the
beard short and pointed at the chin. An
old Arab felt hut worn aslant adds a
rakish touch to a somewhat dlstin-
gulshed presence, but It is not at all
in keeping with the diffidence of his
manner He would look an Ideal figure
at the head of u battalion on parade or
leading a quadrille ill a Flench ball
room, although he would doubtless feel
himself out of place in either situation
So much for the professor.
INVKHTKJATINO A MAIL HOBBEBY
For some time letters reachln? cer-
tain destinations on h star route In
the Indian Territory were fntud to
have been rifled in transit. This stai
route was served from a post office In
a thriving town that possessed oil of
the characteristics of communities that
spring into existence in a Western
country newely opened up for settle-
ment. One day n letter that shou'1
have contained fSOO reached the addres-
see filled with scraps of newspaper In-
stead of bank notes. The letters were
all carefully reseated after having been
opened and there was no clew as to the
particular point in the Journey at which
the theft took place. All of the usual
tests employe l in such cases failed to
Indicate that the money was abstract-
ed on the railway mail ears or on the
star route. Finally It was suspected
that the depredation took place at the
country town where the mail was dis-
tributed for that district, and where
the postmaster, with the assistance of
his wife, conducted a general merchan-
dise business in connection with the
post office. But it was only a suspic-
ion at the most and had v ry little to
supt>ort It.
AN INSPECTOR POSES AS A PAL-
MIST
845 the "professor" was sent out from
Kansas City to work on the theory
that tii«- postmaster and his wife were
!he guilty persons. He made his Ap-
pearance In the town attired in a tall
lilk hat, Prince Albert coat, red kid
.gloves and a scarlet necktie. He was
disconcerted to find that from the very
first he was an object of suspicion to
the postmaster and hia friends. By an
accident he learned that the |>ostmaH-
ter's wife had told a friend that she
knew that man was a government In-
spector and had come there to make
trouble. This was discouraging, after
he had Inscribed his name on the hotel
register In an elaborate flourish as a
professor of palmistry. In order to
prepare himself for this role he had
bought a valise full of books on palm-
istry and read them -ill. It had been
a dlsagre. i le 1 .sk and now It seemed
that his time luui been wasted. Rough
looking cowboys, who evidently ha l
confident 1 il relMtlons with the postmas-
ter, gav him threatening looks an I
he woul l not have been al til surprls
ed If they had given hint a yulet hint
to get out of town. He determined,
however, to onrry out his plans and
studied at once to allay all suspicions.
The first thing he did was to rent
an office room over the isistolfice and
hang out n tin sign which read as
follows:
PROF. S. BUTAN,
Scientific Palmist.
Instruction by Mail.
Professional Course with Diploma, $&0
Primary Charts, per set, $1.25
Bllnkvllle. I T.
A HOI.K IN THE POSTOKKICE CEIL-
ING.
These words were printed on his en-
velopes nnd letter heads. Hia corre-
spondence grew rapidly, and Moon he
received more mall than anyone else In
the town Postoftice inspectors wrote
to him from aJI parts of the Indian ter-
ritory and Oklahoma -i*klng for Instruc-
tions and primary charts He had a
■half put up and displayed thereon a lot
of formidiiblc looking volumes on scien-
tific subjects His office hours were
flx<*d so that he held no consultations
during the hours that mail was receiv-
ed and distributed In the post office be-
low. At that time his office door was
always so-u rely baked. His room was
direct|y over the part of the store
that was behind the letter cases' One
niifht when the poshdft •«*-mts cloned
he took a brace and bit. 01a.. of his
valise and bored a large hole through
the floor. Thereafter when not engaged
in analyzing palms he put In a great
part of his time extending at full length
on he floor, the blonde head covering
the p«>ep-hnle
One day he saw the itOKtmialrcss open
a letter. He was able to see by his own
printed address on the envelope that it
was from one of hia students It. •palm-
istry—a postofflce Inspector In a neigh-
boring town. The next day he received
a letter addressed In a cramped hand-
writing from a farmer at another place
aaklng for terms. The farmer said he
had read the professor's ad in a New
York paper. ThbMe-tteritiut be,impell-
ed, and was also from-a poatoffue in-
spected. but none of the letters con-
tained money. The purpose "of opening
them was to Investigate the professor.
After this he was no longer an object
of suspicion He was accepted as a
genuine article, and his business in the
town grew rapidly. He whs k-pt busy
casting hororcopes and teaching others
how to do It. and the business brought
hlin go-xl financial returns This, how-
ever. did not give him any trouble
READ POSTMISTRESS'S PALM
One morning the postmistress her-
self called upon him to have her palm
read Until his own letters had been
opened no money had been taken while
he wis there. Since then he has s.cn
the woman take money from a register-
ed package, her fear of the professor
having been allayed.
Examining closely th« palm which tho
postmistress extended to him. lie told
her nil her past history and that of
her husband and relatives. He had
taken pains to l« api thi« before he ap-
peared in the town, and also the his-
tory of the principal inhabitants.
"I see liiH'S of trouble." he said, "I do
not like them very well."
The woman still lacked a number of
years of middle age and Was some-
what prepoasesnlng. Hhe appeared to be
aJso fairly intelligent, but supersti-
tious-.! mental trait which the profes-
sor attributed to her environment and
associations In the Isolated community
where she lived.
"Is It any law trouble?" she asked.
"Yea," said the professor, "but-1 will
have to send away and gel some new
Instruments to take measurements and
an imprint of your palm before l < <n
determine the exact nature of this busi-
ness."
"la anyone likely to be arrested?"
Th.- professor was not sure for a mo-
ment whether this question was prom-
pted by 11 lingering suspicion of his
mission, or whether it was due to anx-
iety and a consciousness of guilt
There are Indications of an ap-
proaching prosecution in which you are
concerned." he said.
"What would you advise?" she asked.
•Wen." he said. "If U should happen
that you or any of your relatives are
arrested but whether the trouble will
take that form 1 cannot say I would
advise you to tell everything you know.
Make a clean breast of all and It Is
bound to help you But remember this
may be only a civil law suit or neigh-
borhood squabble, for all I know "
THE "PROFESSOR" IN HIS TRUE
LIQIIT.
The palmists business grew to such
nn extent that Prof. Rutan wan obliged
to hire at secretary In the person of a
young Klrl who bad been employed In
the post office. I|<- gradually won her
confidence and obtained possession of a
registered letter that had been deliver-
ed to a person living In the town. The
letter had Inmmi rifled. The private
secretary gave him other Information
that enabled him to nitike a case. When
the professor left town to seek othei
fields he ask • • to have Ills mail for-
Th ' 1 / after his departure
•puty United States marshal placed
the postmaster and hts wife under ar-
rest. At the preliminary hearing they
entered a plea of not guilty, but the
commissioner found evidence sufficient
to bind them to the grand Jury.
When the professor, now dressed In
the old drab felt hat, and a plain
business suit, appears* as the complain-
Ing witness for the government, the
woman gave him a look that was in-
describable. As she passed by him she
paused for a moment and eyeing him
defl intly. said:
"So you are the palmist, are you?
Well. I did not take your advice, and I
don't intend to admit anything. there "
Although his work as a seer was sue.
< essful. the professor feels that his
mission was not entirely ho because
his advice was rejected.
MEMBERS OF BON AMI CLUB
There will be a meeting of the mem-
bers of the Bon Ami Club, Tuesday
night at the office of E J Olddlngs
Important business to be considered.
GO TO SHAWNEE.
C. B. Hart, division freight agent nnd
C. J. Warrick, traveling freight agent,
of the Rock Island, left this afternoon
foi Shawnee to meet u committee of
merchants of that town to-night
NOTK 'EL—
THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL
MEETING OF CYRUS CHAPTER NO
7. It A M, THIS EVENING WORK-
IN c; M. DEGREES.
C. B. POLLOCK. HIGH PRIEST.
MAKING MUCH PROGRESS
The work of removing all the frame
buildings on the east side of Broadway
between Second and Third streets will
be finished this week The work of ex-
cavating Is progressing satisfactorily.
WITH IMMIGRATION AGENTS
Frank Dally „f the firm of Hess A
Co., Jh expected home this evening from
the trip through western part of the
territory with the Frisco immigration
agents.
AN ALLEGED
HIE DUTY OF GOOD CITIZENS
K to Obey the I aws a. They are and if
the Laws are Bad then Work la
Repeat I hem
Negro is Being Held as a Sus-
pect by the Chief of
Police
Pat. Livingston, a negro. Is under ar-
rest at the police department on sus-
picion of being the man who held up
Miss Halley Saturday evening and rer
lleved her of a pocketbook contain-
ing $20 and a diamond pin Miss Dailey
was thrown into hysterics from the
shock attending the hold-up and has
not yet been called upon to identify the
man.
THE PETITION
City Will Supply Hater for the Memorid
foustsiss
TWO WILL BE IRECIED
A Change in the Ordinance Concerning the
Katy—Ordinance to Give City At-
torney Salary
At the meeting of the rlly *minrtl
lii*t evening the petition of the Federx-
tlmi of Women'* Oulw. unking fur *
nu|i|<ly cif water for the two fountain!!
to he erected on the Carrtoffc- library
grounita In memory of Mrs Helwyn
Douglas, waa grunted.
A petition fur paving was received
from the property owner* on Ro't.lnaon
atreet between the Choctaw trucks an,I
Thirteenth ntreet. A committee com
pemed of Leonard. Ooodholm and Blims
was appointed to investigate as to
whether the petition contained the
names of those who owned the majority
of front feet.
A change was made In tho ordinance
granting the right-of-way through the
alley between Grand and California
streets The ordinance was made to
read that unless the company paved
the alley within sixty days that the
tnchlse was to be forfeited. The first
dinance Raid nothing about paving
Mr. Cor ley state,| that the paving re-
guest would he compiled with.
On motion of Mr. Goodholm the city
attorney was Instructed to prepare an
ordinance fixing the salary of the city
attorney at 100 | er month without fees
and that of the police Judge at $75
wlthous fees. The council adjourned
until Saturday. April 4th.
To the Ld it or of the Times-Journal:
It is somewhat ustonlshing that so
many "Republican tax {myers and busi-
ness men rush Into print, to show thai,
while Mi Httrper may be a very good
man to pre i< h. he is a very dangerous
experiment, to trust in the management
of the affairs of the city.
Now, 1 think this Is the veriest rot.
t'>i a man to assail a man's candidacy
publicly, and then say "Yes, and I ain
a Republican brother." May he be de-
liver,-,1 from such friends. Caesar met
Krutus Now, I have always been a
democrat, but this has nothing to do in
this case, so far as endowing me with
supernatural ken. that can peer into the
future, and be able to dictate to others,
how they shall vote in the coining elec-
tion. Why don't "Taxpayers and Re-
publican become shocked because two
saloon men are running, for the council.
Has It never occurred to him that they. !
too, had better stick to their business
and let city affairs alone? Apparently '
he is perfectly satisfied for these men !
to make laws for the city, but has a
Paroxism of fear because a preacher
aspires to the office of mayor to execute
the laws It is quite likely that he. like
others, who are writing against Mr '
Harper, are interested In some business '
that might be injured by the enforce- !
ment of the laws we have
Some years ago there was a man I
by the name of Paul who w is te . hj„
at a town called Bpesus. In which was
located the temple of Diana. His teach-
ing caused a great uproar. Why ' lie.
pause one Demitrius. a silversmith,
who made and sold little images of th"
Goddess Diana, said it would injure
his business if they accepted his teach.
Jug. Now is It not a fact that the m<?st
determined opi>osition to Mr Harper
comes from men who fear th* enforce-
ment of the law. in other words from
men who are habitual law breakers
themselves" An- th «y not Iik- I >me-
trius. fearful that the execution of the
law*, will injure their business. I would
like to ask one question What is an
anarchist? Is he sot a apan. who wants
a town "wide open;*>4n other words,
one who |r opposed to the execution of
the laws '
Do we have any "Republi an tax pay-
ors and business men" who are anarl
ehists?
II a law is bad repeal it. if good obey
it. 'tiid lie Is not a very high ty|>e of a
good citizen who willfully and knowing-
ly disobeys law
There Is nothing in the vocation of
Mr. Harper that, would prevent him
from doing the duties of the office of
mayor, if elected, and whether It will
hurt him is a preacher, or not is a
matter of his own. and a matter that
"Tax Payer and Republican" need not
lose any sleep about. And more. If he
could do good as mayor, and feels that
he could, he could not be a good cltl-
*en. If he refused to bear the burdens
that good citizenship laid 011 him.
No, it is plain that this is all a sub-
terfuge resorted to by those who do
not want the laws enforced.
X.
ABE COMING
Ihe Business Men of Quanah Will Visit
1 his City
COME ON A SPECIAL TRAIN
Will be Brouqlit Here by Mayor Jones
Ihev Want to Get Acquainted With
Oklahoma City
BIG rkaia hstatb dral
One of the largest business buildings
on Main street was sold this afternoon.
in edmond.
Anton 11 Classen was In Edmond
this morning looking after property In-
terests.
n.v rout* to guthrie.
John Dillon, territorial oil inspector,
Wua in the city this morning en route
to Guthrie.
oone on business.
Jack Smiley, of the Ivy Laundry,
left last night on a business trip to
Lafayette, Ind.
katy man HFmrc.
J. C. Pinch, traveling freight agent
of the Katy, out of Parsons. Kan., was
In the city yesterday on business.
MAY GO TO SKA
There will be a nnval recruiting offi-
cer In this . ity 011 April.6 to 11 to exam-
ine nppll< ints for |H>sitions In the navy.
Flic government Is trying in every way
l' get men to man ouj imu battleshlpa
which aie to compost* the new navy. ,
A ST. LOUIS
Vice President of f risco live
Stock Company Speaks
for harper
Mr. E E. Barclay, vice president of
the Frisco Live Stock Company of St
taut*, whose office Is in room 710 Com-
monwealth Trust building, was In this
city Saturday, with the Prise immi-
gration agents He was greatly inter-
ested In the election of Mr. Harper.
"I do not see how you could do better
than to sleet him." said Mr Barclay.
"His election would do more to bring
Immigration and money to Oklahoma
City and to the territory than unythlng
else you can do. You do not fully rsaJ-
Ixe what Impressions people outside nf
the territory have of you, and it would
bs (food buaiii'-ss sense on your part
to do that which would Impress the
people of the states that you are orderly
and law-ibiding."
When ask. d if driving out the law
breakers wo..id hurt the city Mr. Bar-
clay said "We of St I/ml* know that
It Increases property values. Polk has
done as much for real .-state values
of Ht I.ouis as h«' has for tr moral*
Ninety per cent of the | eopl« of St.
tauls are standing solidly for Folk."
Mayor Jones will leave tomorrow
morning on 1 special train ovei the
Oklahoma City A Western railway for
Quanah. Texas. He will return to this
city Thursday afternoon on board over
125 of the representative business men
and cltlxens of that place. They will
remain in this city until Saturday
morning when they will leave for their
excellent town southwest of Oklahoma
City. A representative of this paper
was today informed that the business
men of that city are desirous of getting
acquainted with the merchants of < >k-
lahoma City and that It Is for that rea-
son that the trip Is being made Okla-
homa City business men should culti-
vate the men from Texas as the field
there is a good on* for Oklahoma City
wholesale good*
fhe Dahlia Reviual
(Pnwn Country Ufa In America
Tlii- revival of Internal In the dahlia
la one of ttie most remarkable f.'aturea
of modern floriculture. This revival Is
not a • warmed-over enthusiasm, but a
brand new movement aroused by the
Introduction of the "cactus" dahlia nnd
other new forms that have lately b« en
developed 'i^e "dahlia erase" of the
middle of tho last century was caused
by the perf octlon of the "show" type.
—formal globular flower. A new era
began Wt th th« discovery of the "cac-
tus" type With the crossing of the
show and cactus dahllHS. and the re-
action against excessive formality In
flowers have come s host of new forms,
which, for the want of a better name,
are called "decorative dahlias," and
their possibilities of develops ment are
greater than anything that has hither-
to been Imagined.
Thirteen years of business life In Ok-
lahoma City la positive proof of the re-
liability of our photographic work. Oil.
ver, 1'llH Main street.
We are up-to-date. The Palace Bar-
ber HhS*.
Worth of Men's and Boy's
Clothing, Men's Furnishings,
Hats, Trunks, Valises,
Carpets and Bugs.
Is now going on
Everything goes at
Nothing reserved or held back
Sale takes place in Third Room of Old S
Worth of
Dry Goods,
Furnishings
are now being sold at
FIRE SALE
at the
NEW LION STORE
We have two hundred and
fifty clerks to wait on you.
Come in and get your share of
the bargains and save monev
at the
Tfeiv <£(\
ion Of ore.
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