Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-09
BARRIERS Often
HIGH FINANC|ERS
TRAVELLING MAN AWAITING ms
TURN GROWS HIGHLY RIMI-
NlsCENT AND TALKS.
he FELL FOR AN OLD GAG
Chin-Scrapor In Tulsa Whose Father
khled Man Put one Oacr ana
licnpod the KakcOn.

The chairs were all comfortably
and freshly hllcd and there were four
or five faces 10 Dee shaved before that
of The travelling man could Doe "neXt'
an Main street barber shop iu Tuisu
yesterday.
Strange enough the conversation
between the travelling man and tho
plumbers assistant who sat next TO
him in the narrow seat under the coat
rack had begun with high finance"
ana slmmorod down 10 the business at
hand, Instead of going the other WAY
according to rules.
at might surprise you to hear that
high finance as AN art Of producing
wealth is sometimes practlced ly our
humble friend, the barber said the
salesman finally
81 don't know never noticed,
stammCrCd the plumbers assistant,
j always think OF high finance as
connected with rich men. You know
we began by talking about pierpont
Morgan ana John d., / don solder
the connection
you dout' We'll, listen 10 me tneu
High finance is "a foxy way of putting
deal over ON thc dooalcr so that no
doesn't realize hes fIvoccd until IT'S
all over Sometimes rs done by
butiing ana hy coercion but usual
ly by making the victim think he's
getting the real goods when it's only
shoddy.
Now look az that young barber on
the end" pursued the travelling man.
THAT man has got "A face as free
from wrinkles as my grip aud the
way he does things automatically re
minds you of a high school horse per-
forming stunts la vaudeville. But he's
"a high lnanclcr, every inch of him.
Get him now viii you? See how he
did IL? That tat 'geeZer' In the chair
complained that the razor was dun.
ell made three swlpes at the strop
and then produced the optical illusion
OF trying his thumb on the edge. New
er had his thumb on the edge at all.
High Finance Tale.
Reminds me Of a high hnancler
barber ! met out in Kansas one day.
1t was In one of those little one-horse
towns the railroads scatter along the
right of-ways for reasons OF private
Il had an hour off between trains
and no other business than getting my
stubble moved, so l didn't waste time
but set out to find the painted hypo-
crisy of BARRIERS pole
Where's the barber shop?" /
asked rube and he stared at me.
Say you must be a stranger he
replied with some awe expressed in
his tones Then he hastened to eX
plain
"'You see the barber shop is the
hub Of this here town. Besides, no.
Ill 1. /
Saturdays. doubt If the shop IS
open today; this Is only Thursday
Following his finger ! reached the |
shop in about n dozen steps. The |
pole had been taken inside, but the |
door was open and in chair tilted
back against the wall was the sleep /
lest most fanatical looking young |
man it has ever been my bad luck to
meet.
Here's a Job for YOU, | said to |
he young man; 4 just want a shave
81 thought he'd be pleased, but he |
lidnt seem to be. He yawned, and |
streatched and got up. Then he said |
n the drawl that seemed to be in
'Orporated in the city charter of that
own:
"I don't like to work on my birth
lay---on my 27th birthday anyhow.
5et in and I'll fix you upthough.'
81 got in and he started TO shave.
lis razor was sharp and / felt talka-
i've in my content at the general
of things Here is an un-
poiled and innocent native |
hought, IN just draw him out.
"'Why do you object to working on
our q birthday l asked him.
"'Insist on it?'
"'I would like to know, II you don't
bject'
"'Well, then. There is little |
freak of insanity in our family 1t |
My breaks out about once in life
ime. My father went dippy and |
iled a man he was shaving because
he man had crossed him in the small
est kind Of a business deal Used the
azor, father did all because the man |
'ouldn't consent TO shampoo. Just
insanity. Runs in the family.
Imagine my feelings during this