Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-29
Local jewelers. Asked to
Alter Clocks for Infer
nal Machines.
BIG MONEY" OFFERED
German Suspects Insist
ent; Two Watchmakers
Approached.

Two Tulsa watchmakers within the
past week have been approached by
persons of German accent and APP
pearance and asked to assist in the
construction of clockwork control
mechanism for bombs.
The Cooley Jewelry store Oh First
between Main and Boston and +. L.
llaslem's place on South Boston were
the two places visited by the Ger
man suspects.
These facts were developed yes
terday when secret service men were
called in by one of the watchmakers
and infromed of the efforts one man
had made to secure his assistance
in the making of a tlme-controller,
offering to pay literally if the work
was secretly and hurriedly done.
The operatives who were assigned
to the work Of tracing the men in
terested In the plot nave been fur
nished descriptions of the plotters,
and have succeeded in locating "A man
suspected of being the leader of the
band He is under close surveil-
lance.
First evidence that bomb -plotters
were at work in Tulsa was brought
out last Monday morning when a
addressed German entered Cooley $
jewelry store and asked to have the
works of a clock, which he carried
altered.
Wanted Timer Fixed.
lie was exacting in the way the al
terations were to be made. and asked
only that the timing device be
strengthened. in order that an cleo
trical contact might be secured thru
u series of batteries, for which ac-
commodation was made in the Don
rho forpipppr carried.
The matchmaker declined TO make
the alterations and later the man
made his appearance at the Haslem
shop and asked that the alterations
be made.
Il will pay highly for the work y
the plotter informed the JeWeler,
when informed that the work could
not be done. ut Will take put "a
moment. and it will not be the only
lob | can bring to YOU" he continued.
The matchmaker refused to do the
work, declaring that he was too busily
engaged with other work, but he told
ihe secret service men yesterday tnat
he paid special attention to the CLOCK
which was offered for alienation ana
noticed that it contained no pendulum
but was so constructed so that IL
would run in any position. the works
which the foreigner sought 10 nave
remodeled were known as eight-day
works. The German left when as
sured the work could not be done.
Later in the day he returned TO the
front of the place, accompanied by IA
companion. who left his friend ON the
sidewalk and entered the store
Companion To Rescue.
The man who had entered the place
earlier in the day stood for few mo-
ments at the door and then walked
down the street. while the stranger
pleaded with the matchmaker to as
sist by altering the clockworks. lie
also promised much money ana as
sured the matchmaker that II would
be only few minutes work.
The description furnished secret
service men is identical with that OF
two foreigners under surveillance, one
of whom is stopping at local hotel.
1t is the belief of the officers that
these men are not operating alone
i'm seeking to have the five sets of
clockworks they have converted into
timing sets for Internal machines.
The possession of one OF these ma
chimes will be sufficient evidence for
the detectives to make an arrest. The
men watched will not be allowed to
leave the city