The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-05
Prof. Amar kann. o. c. s.. In Tur'
ban and Gorgeous Robes mys.
titles Members chiekasha
Club at Barbecue
MAN OF MYSTERY is
ONLY PLAIN AMERICAN
George Curtis Pulls Clever Stunt as
Part Of Program Of Visitors;
Local Rotarlans 10 Return
Visit Soon.


great Hindu master Of the occult
sciences. east his peculiar spell over
the Chickasha and Oklahoma City
RoiarIans yesterday during thcr
joint meeting at the home OF RotA'
rlan Dave llybarger. three and i
half miles east OF the city. which
session was topped off with a bar.
hecue prepared by Mr.. llybarger
Aside from the local club. there
we're 52 visiting Rotarans from Ok.
lahoma city and = number of guests
invited by members OF the local
club. The gathering. which assum-
el considerable proportions. sat and
watched IN awe the work of the
Hindu. A. II. Knll. Of the Oklahp-
ma city club, was selected by the
Hindu as subject and under the
spell Of mesmerism. performed a.
the direction OF Prof. Kann. many
weird and wonderful stunts. When
told by the professor that he was
an orator, he promptly gave VIM.
j. Bryan's grafton, "The Crown If
Thorns and the Cross of Cold
Under the sway OF the sorcerer.
Mr.. kull impetsonated negro
preacher ard later an auctioneer.
a member OF the Oklahoma City
club was pointed ort to the mesme-
rised one as short-horn bull, and
was promptly auct.oned off, Theo1.
oils Major of the Chckasha club
bidding him In at $4,000.
After bringing his subject out };
the trance, the Hindu then proceed.
ed to frighten certain OF the Chick.
aDha R0tarians within an inch o.
their lives and 2 stampede to 10.
mote parts OF tho grove was pre-
ciptated when the professor walk
ed down the line toward the Chick
asha Rotarians for the purpose of
picking out another subject.
Swarthy Of skin. with black hair,
black piercing eyes Prof. Kann was
an imposing figure in his turban,
rich Hindu robes and quaint shoes.
When his act was finished and after
bowing his thanks to the hearty
applause, the professor snatchoi
from his laven-like hair the gor-
geous turban, removed with jerk
the waxed mustache and--behoi1 |
the Hindu was vanished and George
Curtis, American and member OF
the Oklahoma City Rotary club, |
stood before the gawking Chickaslia |
club
This however, was not before
John OWsley had questioned the |
"Hindu" closely as to the customs
in his country and not before he
had been forced to answer a ques-
tion by Red Shultz as to the kin.l
of automobiles most prominent i'll
his native land. Erick Suderman
and others engaged the great PROF. |
essor in conversation as to his i'm
pressions of this country and par
ticularly of Oklahoma. They were
promptly razzed when the decep.
tion Of the professor was revealed |
The Oklahoma City club had !
charge of the meeting and aside
from the headliner, prof. Kann," u
number Of other clever and ex-
tremely entertaining stunts were
staged by the visitors A Rotary
quartet proved to be a. big entaf-
tainer as did severa: speakers from
the visiting club.
The Oklahoma City club present.
ed to DR.. A. b. Leeds, president cf
the Chickasha Rotary club, a beau
tiful gavel.
The Chickasha club will return
the visit of the Oklahoma City club
at later date, when the local Ro-
tarians will have charge of the
meeting.