The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-23
AN ALTER EGO
IN REAL LIFE
Two Tulsa Men Hard to
Distinguish When Seen
Separately.
KRUPNIK- -H0VIS MlXUP
Many Laughable and Some
Serious Incidents Occur
Because Of Resemblance.

After oil. -rno Masducradcr."
that lntUcstlng book based on the
phenomenal likeness In appearance
Of two Bondoncrs who mot for the
first time IN "a dense foE, is not
such a highly imaginative picco OF
fiction.
No fiction is 80 tremendously
strange nowadays, when almost un-
bolisyablo cvcuH are happening III
this prosaic old world every day.
Right hero in Tulsa there is case
Of physical likeness between two
young men which Is 40 great that
badly day passes but one of them
ia mistaken for the uthor-hnd by
close friends. Frequently these mis-
takes are embarrassing To them.
Luckily each can and does SEQ tho
humorous side Of the errors. and
later, when they are In each others
company, they enjoy many hearty
laughs over the situotionB they To-
,ate.
These two men are Alvin 7. Krup-
nick, prominent local photographer
and the Worlds staff picture maker.
and william Y. HoviB, an employc OF
tho Guffcy- Gillospio OH company.
krupnick In rs years old and Uovis
20. They are OF the same physical
build, their voices are of nearly the
same pitch. their hair is OF tho Same
color. and singularly they arc both
left-handed. Both are smooth
shaven 80 there ~ no chance for mia&
takes In Identity to occur through
likeness In hirsute adornments on
upper lips or "lower" chins.
6o(6k = .N NIX -kWEIS4
nor Ifovis know OF the existence OF
tho other. They pursued their vo-
cations here, undlsturbod by scram-
blod Identities
A few weeks ago Krupnick was
walking down Main street to keep IA
business engagement Ho started To
pass a young woman going In the
Same direction. Sho turned hor
head slightly toward him and asked
pleasantly. "Going down the streot2"
"fos." ho replied. falling into
step.
Thon the young woman began to
relate a sorios 9f incidents that had
happened the night before at n
party. calling tho young man at her
side "Bill' occasionally during the
> conversation.
Krupnick had not attended the
party tho night before; nor had he
cvet been called Bill. He told her so
why. aren't you BIZ 1iovis abe
asked. beginning to suspect the
truth.
Hardly Krupnick answered.
Then he found that there was
someone In Tulsa who resembled
him greatly. SO much no that one
OF Hovis most intimate friends had
been mistaken and had walked a
block with him before learning that
he was not tho person to whom she
thought she had been talking.
This incident aroused krupnick's
curiosity. lilo wanted to meet the
man whose physical appearance was
so much like his own. The opportu-
nifty did not present itself until later.
One day Krupnick stepped into
the elevator of one OF Tulsa's large
office buildings. The elevator girl
stared at him In an amazed manner.
blinking her eyes two or three Zines
TO clear her vision Finally she
stammered:
why. you're up on the tenth
floor, because Just took you up
there minute ago" 1t was IIovis
who went up.
Krupnick recently sold a kodak to
n friend. Shortly aftorward thfs
friend. carrying the kodak. met Ho-
work this d---d thtng7" he de-
manded angrily. 81 can't tell which
way to push that little lever that
governs tho exposure. Hurry up and
show me because I'm going out TO
take some pictures"
Hovis grinned. "You must think
I'm someone else" he said. "Ain't
you Al Krupnick7" the kodak owner
asked. ''Nope," was the reply. The
angry kodaker resumed his walk,
&lancing back at Iiovis as though
stu unconWnced, and half suspect
ful that someone was playing a joke
at his expense.
Not fong ago we'll dressed indi-
vidual, n stranger. accosted Hovis on
the street.
Drawing him TO one side, the
stranger exhibited what appeared to
be valuable diamond ring and
asked Hovis how much no would
loan him on II. Hovls first demahd-
cd to know whore the ring came
from.
''Oh, I've owned II for five wears -
he replied carelessiy. ''but I'm short
OF ready money and I've got to soak
II for awhile"
Tho story sounded plausible. TIo.
Wis became money-lender-for one
transaction.
Naturally ne wanted to know the
approximate value OF tho ring
Shortly afterward he was In a Jew
elry store seeking TO establish its
market worth. He showed Il 10 a
dealer In precious stones and found
that he would be better off rinan-
cially II the stranger failed oto re-
deem the pledge. Satisfied with his
bargain. he placed the ring ON his
finger to wear until te loan had been
returned.
Next day city detective went TO
Krupnick's studio in the Wood
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