Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-08-12
CAN OPEN ANY
SAFE WITH WIRE
Kinu 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 Jsmmed-
Does II by Sense OF Touch.

tor Emmanuel halls as the most dan
gerous man In Europe is neither Com
munist, Socialist nor criminal. lie,
E like his father and grandfather be-
fore him, keeps a store where safes
are sold This in itself is not an I'M
lawful profession. but he inherited
from his father. besides the. small
store off the Piazza Iii Spragna, the
knack of being capable of opening any
safe In the world with the help of u
bit of stln 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 damned. 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-
lion of coins is kept. lie was worried,
as his fayorite amusement every day
is rearranging these coins lie was very
much worried until they told him that
"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
heavier income tax were ii known
that he was called TO the villa)
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
mo, your majesty" replied Mr.. X,
II do not need even to damage the
lock" Mr.. y looked with a profess
slonal air AZ the safe
II am afraid you will find 1t diff
cult task, as II is Chubb Special"
said the king. Mr.. y inserted the
wfre. felt with the wire inside, deli
cately twisted 1t 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
ms man have ever met" Mr. Y re-
slicd: II would be were I not hon.
pst"
Mr., y is rarely In his store. rs
his fame has travelled abroad and he Is
often telegraphed for to start at n
moments notice Before the war he
%as called many times to Berlin to
,pen the eN-kaisers safe and he was
recommended also to Francis Joseph
who often left his keys inside his Sc
ret safe. and would allow no one but
Mr.. y to open or try to open 1t.
Many Diplomats Call Him.
Diplomats. lawyers. doctors, all call
him whom they need a reliable doctor
for their safes When asked how he
did the ,rick. Mr.. Y said: ut Is
purely question Of touch. am like
specialist who. without operating
rnn tell Ivy examining n patient, by
touching him what Is the matter In.
side. cumming of safes is like case
of lockiaw. With my wire I can 10.
cate the trouble inside the lock. Be
sides, my experience inherited from
father, who In his time was the only
lock specialist In the world"
Sometimes II 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.