The sun., 1916-12-09
WAX SAYS THOUSAND
WOMEN WANTED HIM
Not Boosting, Of Course, but
He Just Couldn't Help
Attracting EN-.
MOVIES NOW AFTER HIM
Appears Disappointed When
Any One Fails to Identify
Him as Oliver.

You may take It from Charles II. Wax.
alias Oliver Osborne. that thousands Of
women have proposed to him. He
doesn't boast about It. OF course. II so
Happens that he can't help attracting
them.
Watching Wax in the Federal Building
every afternoon IL better than aking a
correspondence course in courtesy. The
little attentions that women note CRATE
fully all come as second nature to him.
Turning to the photographer taking testi-
mony In the Office OF Assistant District
Attorney Roger b.. Wood. he said yes
terday In hat barytone OF his:
THE first impression is always the
lasting and the true one."
Naturally that made the ste%nographer
ask what primary impression she had
made on the heart Of Wax.
II think you are a charming and
lovable girl"
1t is quite likely Wax said that In ex-
actly the same tom to n girl In wash
ington State or in the Philippines. but
how are the women going to check up
on him? The stenographer just Uttered
with delight.
As Wax said yesterday. In helping an
other woman on with her overcoat. Its
the little things that count.
Likes the NOtOriety.
Thus far the daily reception in tho
Federal Building hasn't lost its zest for
Wax. When somebody fails to identify
him as Oliver. he does his best to re.
fresh that PERSONS memory. Seemingi,
he doesn't want anybody to withhold
from him any Of the notoriety that /,
divers. Speaking of notoriety. the
movies are after Wax. Mr.. Woo
walked into the Office Of United State:
Attorney Marshall yesterday Afternoon
and announced hat fact.
WELL said Mr.. Marshall, fitting bach
In his chair and smoking refiectively. 81
don't see how We are going TO stop them
IL he wants to earn a little money.
suppose he can. But not here. Let hin
do II up at the Tombs " he likes"
An unexpected visitor yesterday wa'
william l.. wemple. a former United
States Assistant District Attorney. who
dropped in on other business. but wh'
ran against Wax in MIR. Woods room.
II know you.' said Wax. smiling ant
offering his hand with the friendl!ness o
' a hotel greeter. Mr.. Wemple looked hi
establishment. and then said the prisonei
must have been joking with him.
"Oh. no. I'm quite serious about u.
said Wax. Il came to see you In thi
building in 1911"
Facts Brought Out.
Then it developed that In that yea
Wax a been accused by a woman
said to be the Miss ". who was brough
into the investigation early this week
Of swindling her out Of several hundred
OF dollars. Wax just dropped IN OF
Mr.. wemple to explain away that un
pleasant aspersion on his character. Mr.
wempIe told him. not without regret
that the Federal authorities had moth
ing against him then. and Wax de
, parted with n light heart. expressing tn
hope that some day he would be bette
acquainted with the gentlemen in tn
Federal District Attorneys office. III
was operating under the name OF Ray
mond at that time. and according to As
slstant District Attorney amt Her
shens,ein posed ~ "A Government oficer
Another man who called yesterda'
was claimed by the prisoner AS an OLE
acquaintance. This was Fred l.app.
painter. who used to work In the Plain
field hotel where Oliver Osborne regis
tered. Lam failed to identify Wax a