OCR Text |
Show HOUDINI WILL GIVE PUBLIC EXHIBITION Man of Mystery Will Try to Escape From Straitjacfcet Suspended From Walker Bank Building "ield ng to pressure brought to bear by chal enges and claims that he could not successfu y nego late the stunt, Hou d nl the man of mjster who a an attraction at the Orpheum this week will be hanged In pub 1c tomorrow Not n the ordinary manner n which capita punis ment is meted ou o enm nals b t b h s ankles dang ing f on a ong rope, head down his am s and body In cased in a straltjacket, Fromfths n enviable pos t on and hand cap Houdlni xi 11 endeavor to extricate hlmse f o ese beg to be taken down and a know edge 1 s defeat The alker Bank build ng at Second South and Main b reets w be he cene or the ensa o a public perforn ance. Ch ef W H B m er of t o oca f e de partment assis ed by a picked ere wi attend to the work of hoisting the e us e performer Into the air at 1 SO o c ock The f reraen, with aer a trucks hook adders aod other apparat s, will ema n on the scene to be ead In case of a acc de t A ong a -dar n be ex tended from one of the w ndo s of he bul ding a block and ack e aff ed to the end of It and Ho din ank es bound and he s ra tjacket "ecure b k ed abo t his bods w be suspended head down in m dalr Then t be up o him to either get out of he Jacket or betr tl a f re en to take h m down. If he s un ab e to et cate hin self A squad of po ce offl ers has been de tal ed to the scene by Ch ef B F uran for the purpose of pre en Ing orde and keep ng raff open H 1 n ea 1 la" t n ght hat e had no fears c ncernl g his s ccess He perfo n ed a ml a feat In Los nge es wo weeks ago whi h wi witnessed b 50 000 peop c |