Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-15
TORTUNE- TELLING CREW
FORCED TO LEAVE CITY
.,roori Queen" and Other Indian
women, Posing as Gypsies,
Ousted
r1rL TRY LUCK IN TEXAS
u,.bsnd. Who Manages Outfit Of
Prophetesses, Says He Lost
Money in Venture

,,od cigarettes wedged between their
".ssorcelain teeth. queen Maori" and
vnUe "a Of fortune-teling maids. who for
her s,, had been under a police 'quaran-
We' todav left thY city in large touring
une Tbey are bound for Texas.
aoueen Maori who with her tribe is
Sn,od with the gypsy fortune-telling
lms," which was exposed by the EVENING
.Iuorp last March, said she would never
bsp hack TO Philadelphia. As she puffed
con- sor cigarette made from leaves taken
~ ~ aciear butts" picked up on the street
nv ~ wrapped in strips of newspaper, she
~ Ihs hat Philadelphia would be cursed for
ever .-,.-..,.a, ,,o ,r ,n, ,r,.ror.
.. asvndicate" Of fortune telers that
u.d the two future parlors' at 2l0 and
W North Ninth street ten days ago, gave
y. 20 order TO his folks to leave the city
w ". soid he was tired of buying food for
~ company without any revenue COM
hg in. .,,,,r, so ,,o.>.r,,,
rhompson and his wife. who is the
.orssn Maori" say they and their followers
~, leave because they were ordered to
eu bv Captain "Nic" Kenny. in whose
.,.asIon the store studios" were It is
.urs Captain Kenny established n "quaran-
80 over those places. but Thompson says
~ quarantine didn't bother him much
TSomnson says his coming to Phladel-
Mia where he hoped to make cleanup
!" Ibe fortune-tclling business, cost him a
n,ot deal Of money. He spent money on
s,w brilliant colored gypsy dresses which
Ns fortune-telling maids wore, rented two
,torss and paid the rent in advance, and
.so gave a sum Of money to a police Colrt
i.wver who promised him immunity.
before leaving Thompson said he would
,snS message to hundreds of gypsies urg-
N rthem TO enlist in the United states army
n the quarantine was lifted
CONDITIONS or ORDER
There is no use sticking in this business
,nv more" said Thompson, who speaks Eng,
lish fuentiy.
two stores and let my wife, who is Queen
Maori" our children and other relatives
sone | will do my duty. There are many
men in this country who belong to my tribe
II come from Brazil-but many of my rel
ttves are Indians.
"Let the police go away and ! will make
Il my business and get into touch with all
he husbands and brothers of women for
une.tellers who belong to our tribe and tel
them to enlist in the United States army.
Everybody calls us bad people, but we
are good fighters, and there are at leas,
20 600 men-I mean the husbands anC
brothers of 'queens'-who will do what
ray: that is, enlist as American soldiers
All ask in return is that | be left alone
also Queen Maori
I'VE like Philadelphia, and we promise
to stop telling fortunes. ] will go to work
at some trade. but it makes no differences
to me- will enlist also if the Government
will take me-
Thompson was asked how the Queens
would be able to support themselves if they
stopped telling fortunes. He replied tha
most Of the Queens" and their follower!
were fancy needlework experts and tha
they could earn their living by selling theil
work at summer resorts and seashore places