The Jasper weekly courier., 1921-08-26

King Victor Emmanuel Calls Lock
Specialist Europe's Most
Dangerous Man.
SERVICES MUCH IN DEMAND
Employed by People of All Nations
and Professional Men to Open
Safes That Have Jammed-
Does 1t by Sense of Touch.

Rome.-The man whom King Vic
tor Emmanuel halls as the most dan
gerous man in Europe is neither Com
munist, Socialist nor criminal. He
like his father and grandfather be-
fore him, keeps a store where safes
are sold. This In itself is not an un-
lawful profession, but he inherited
from his father, besides the small
store off the Piazza di Spragna, the
knack of being capable of opening any
safe in the world with the help OF a
bit Of Stiff wire.
Never in his life has he been forced
to break safe open. He has been
summoned by people of all nations and
professional men to open safes that
had jammed. But not only private in
dividuals call him; the other day King
Victor Emmanuel needed his services.
The king had left his keys in his pri-
vate safe. where his wonderful collec-
ton of coins is kept. He was worried
as his favOrite amusement every day
is rearranging these coins. He was very
much worried until they told him thai
a specialist for safes lived in Rome
and would be called to the royal villa
His Real Name Withheld.
Mr.. y (his real name must be kept
secret, as the tax collector would levy
a heavier income tax were it known
that he was called to the vilIa)
fastened TO the Villa Savoia and found
the king pacing up and down the
study.
You must not damage. the safe, as
there is my precious collection inside"
said the king.
No, your majesty" replied Mr.. X
II do not need even to damage the
lock" Mr.. Y looked with a3profes-
sional air at the safe.
Il am afraid you will find it diff
cult task, as 1t is a Chubb Special"
said the king Mr.. X inserted the
wire, felt with the wire inside, deli
cately twisted it here and there, then
opened the safe door.
Here, your majesty. your safe is
opened"
The king was very much astonished
and said: You are the most danger
Gus man l have ever met" Mr.. Y re.
Piled: II would be were I not hon
est" 49,.
Mr.. y is rarely in his store. as
his fame has travelled abroad and he is
often telegraphed for to start at.,a
moments notice. Before the war he
was called many times to Berlin to
open the ex-kaiser's safe and he was
recommended also to Francis Joseph.
who often left his keys inside his Sc
cret safe and would allow no one but
Mr.. X TO open or try to open IL.
Many Diplomats Call Him.
Diplomats lawyers, doctors, all call
him when they need a reliable doctor
for their safes. When asked how he
did the trick. Mr.. Y said: 1T Is
purely q question Of touch. | am lik,
a specialist who. without operating
can tell by examining patient by
touching him what Is the matter In
side. Jamming of safes is like cas-,
Of lOckjaw. With my wire / can 10
cate the trouble inside the lock. Be
sides. my experience I inherited from
father, who in his time was the only
lock specialist I'm the world"
Sometimes IL takes five minutes, and
often he has TO probe for 20 minutes
or half an hour. but never in his life
has he had to damage a lock in order
TO open safe He is the most ex-
pert lock specialist in Europe and
with this talent has remained always
an honest man who glories in his pro-
feSsion.-New York Tribune