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Show PALMIST FIRED IN POLICE COURT Under the name of John Doe. Pro-1 feasor Paul Raymond, the palmist pleaded guilty to practicing his occupation oc-cupation without a license and wai fined $rf, 'he amount of his license' for three months, by Judge W H Reeder in police court this mornliiK Raymond stated that it had not been bis Intention to practice without, securing a license, but that In other towns It had been the custom to send liceose Inspectors to collect and the palmist stated that he had been wait-j ing for such a visit. Statinc that he bad newspaper advertising contracts for three months. Raymond declared that those contracts would show that he wbb not prepared to leave on Blight notice. Furthermore, he said that It Is his practice to give only written readings and that orders had bt Bll taken for readings but the typewrit-I ten messages bad not been delivered. Detective George Wardluw. who mudp the arrest. Btated that he had the names of persons who had secured se-cured sittings and that the professor I had no license at the time. Judge Reeder explained, in sentencing sen-tencing the man, that It Is his policy to fine for an amount equal to what the license would cost and he urged Raymond to secure the certificate at once, lest he agiiin be arrested. |