Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-19
Re M|N|NE FAK|R
FLEES WITH BALE
Of HAIR
ALBUQUERQUE LADIES
LEFT SWITCH-LESS
EpterpriSing Hair Tonic Dis
penSer Disappears with Con-
Siderable Coin and Large
HirSute Collection.
This is a hair-raising story,

This is a hair-raising story,
1t is also the old story of Asleep
at the Switch"
While a number of well known So
ciety OF his fair city will
probably say tbs false-the story, not
the hair-they will not consent to have
their names mentioned.
Some time ago-about two weeks,
in fact-an elderly and not u%nprepos-
sessing lady giving her name as Mrs.
futile accompanied by her young
son. called on n large number of well
known Albuquerque Her
mode of procedure was exceedingly
smooth. Al one house she would pro-
cure the name of some prominent
woman in the adjoining residence and
calling upon the latter, would intro
duce herself with a charming smile,
asking if this were not Mrs. SO and
so. After being comfortably seated
and displaying to advantage an m
benz of the order of the Eastern Star
Which she wore, Mrs. futile, while
the victim was waiting to hear which
long lost relation it was, would gent
.ly breach the hair subject, at the same
time producing shyly a large block bot
tie of suspicious looking liquid re-
sembling New orleans molasses,
which she stated modestly would grow
hair, if need he, on a curbstone. She
took orders for this valuable adjunct
to any woman's toilet outfit at fifty
cents and one dollar per preferably
cash in advance.
This, however. is not the narrowing
part OF the tale. She stated hat she
had leased the old Crane millinery
parlors corner Central venue and
Firth street, the place now conducted
.bv Mathew Howell.
Soliciting all available extra hair,
in some cases the savings Of years. she
took in charge large quantities with
the understanding that it was to be
made into cleaning tresses which the
most critical expert could not detect
or distinguish from that portion of
my laiy's coiffure which is affixed by
nature TO the scalp. She also accept
ed numerous switches which were to
he subjected TO repairs and altogether
must have collected enough hirsute
.adornment to stuff several mattresses.
In consequence Mr.. Howell. who never
had any dealings of any kind with the
woman, has been waited on by large
numbers Of ladies. married and single,
young and old. eminent and obscure,
who requested TO see Mrs. futile. of
the Order of the Eastern Star. Mr..
Howell was naturally somewhat be-
wildered at first. but when some of
the indignant callers. who came singly
and in delegations. began 70 demand
their hair from Mr.. Howell. his be-
wilderment changed 70 annoyance.
kindly tell the ladies of Albuquer-
que that don't know anything about
their hair said Mr.. Howell with al
worried look yesterday.
Mrs. futile is unknown to me and
has not leased all or any part of this
establishment
Through her alleged affiliation with
the o. Z. 5. the enterprising Mrs.
Tuttle gained tn. confidence Of many
OF her victims. Her respectable ap-
peaTance and ingratiating manner src-
ceeded often .where the hand grip and
the countersign failed. She took in.
q Is said. inHumeTable half Ldcllarsl
and dollars for the hair tonic tina wasi
10 be delivered by little Willie. just outl