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The Washington herald., 1920-03-18
HOLDS
BOY ABNORMAL
McHenry Responsible for
Crime, However, U. S.
Attorney Believes.

There is a vast difference be-
tween abnormality and insanity"
said United States Attorney John
e. Laskey yesterday, in discussing
the opinion of the District alienist'
DR.. Percy v. Hickling, that John
McHenry. the 19-year old boy
charged with the murder of de-
tective Armstrong and Wallace w.
Mulcare, Is sane.
Some alienists," said the District
Attorney, consider that abnormal
ity and insanity are sufficiently
alike to permit an abnormal per-
son. charged with crime. to escape
the consequences.
However" he said. 'Dr. Hickling
has said that McHenry Is sane.
admit that he is abnormal, because
no normal boy would have done
what he is charged with doing. The
law in the matter is that a person
Is sane. who at the time of the
commission of a crime. knows what
he is doing and knows that ii is
wrong. But the law does not ex-
cuse abnormality."
Counsel for McHenry now will
have to prove to a jury that their
client is either insane now or was
insane at the time of the alleged
offenses.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-18
d. Neil Lays School Collapse
70 Congress, De- tending Board

She said DR.. WIN schaick indorsed
a note for her for $500. and then
while the note was pending she had
cast her vote for the reelection Of
Thurston. in opposition to Van
Schaick.
when did you change your opin-
lon about Mr.. Thurston?" she was
asked.
II changed gradually. Through
three years of association with Mr..
Thurston I slowly became convinced
he was not the man for the office,
reaching that conclusion about q
year ago."
Protests Citizens' Action!
DR.. Neil charged that the. Com
mittee on Cooperation" appointed
by w. B. westlake. president of
the Federated Citizens Associations.
had constituted itself a committee
of prosecution" which had given the
Senate committee no real infofma-
tion. but had offered queries bring
ing out half truths only.
1t was upon this ground that he
entered a vigorous protest against
the action Of the. committee in re-
fusing to permit the school board
| members to employ counsel to cross
examine witnesses with a view to
developing full truths.
DR.. Neill. to illustrate the lengths
! to which the alleged campaign was
being carried. declared that already
rumors had been circulated to the
| effect that he had never attended
| school, and that someone had called
his wife on the telephone in an ef-
/ fort to get the information.
In relation to the Thurston con-
troyersy. DIR. Neill asserted that he
! went on the' school board "abso-
lutely without prejudice and with
out a pledge of any kind"
DIR. Neiii declared that il was he
who first suggested the plan of no
| tifying Thurston informally that he
would not be reelected at the ex-
piration of his present term. He
said his present opposition to
Thurston was not based upon the
latter's alleged inefficiency. but upon
his attitude in challenging the right
of the Board of Education to dis
miss him.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-18
THIS MAN HENRY"
IS HUMAN OASIS

Philadelphia, March IA car
avan-seven large motor trucks
loaded with $4,000 quarts of Mary
land whisky-resumed it's winding
way across the dry expanses of
Pennsylvania and New Jersey today
after camping in the city hall court
yard over night. 1t was bound for
New York City.
Throughout the night the port
able oasis was the center of a gasp
ing, tongue-hanging throng. who
pressed close to the trucks smiling
the air.
The trucks were halted by the
police when they entered the city
and were escorted to the Federal
building. f. c. Gadding, head of the
Gadding Express Company, Balti-
more. however, showed the prohibi-
tion agents a bona fide permit from
the Maryland authorities permitting
the removal of the liquor from a dis
tillery.
The whisky is consigned to Henry
Bradley, COS West Forty-ninth street.
1t is estimated as worth 100000.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-18
Oysters. Cheap
Thanks to Thau
andSpringT Time
Bivalves That Brought 81
Per Bushel Last Week
Now Bring 90c.

Oysters that brought 81 a bushel
last week can now be bought. for
80 cents, and for once the comfort
is all for the private consumer, the
man who eats at home. ALI the
large hotels and restaurants buy
oysters at a yearly contract price,
unaffected by market conditions
The slump in oysters on the local
market is due to the breaking up of
ice on the rivers and a consequent
increase in shipments. The slump is
also attributable. in part, to the
falling off in demand for seafood
that always accompanies the first
signs of spring. a..
The finer grades of oysters, Lynn
havens, Blue Points and other cpl
curean varieties from the beds near
Norfolk, are still selling at high
levels. the decline being confined to
the run of the market"
The Washington herald., 1920-03-18

The onus for the disrupted con-
dition Of washington's school sys-
tenn was. in effect. placed upon Con-
gress itself by DIR. Charles p. Neili.
member of the Board Of Educa-
tion. testifying before the Senate
committee Investigating District
schools. although he made no mem
tion of the legislative body.
The schools df the District of
Columbia are goiyk on, the rocks. !"
he said. "ands no school board or
superintendent can save them.
The teachers in the schools are
grossly underpaid. The older teach
ers will stay through love or loyalty
to the service hut at the present
salaries. you are getting nothing
but second or third raters as new
teachers.
Dead Weight VIII Stay.
IF you wait a few years before
giving adequate salaries you will be
compelled to keep the new teachers
employed now because It would be
indecent to throw them out when
they came in your hour of need. 1t
Is from this material that the. SUI
pervisors of few years hence must
come
Every years delay in increasing
salaries puts in dead weight which
cannot easily be eliminated"
Intense feeling over what was
termed a Campaign of misrepre-
sentation and slander" against the
school board was voiced by DR..
Neill and also by Mrs. Margarita s.
Gerry, another member of the board.
DIR. Neilis voice was afiame with
Indignation as he made the charge.
Mrs. Gerry was on the verge of
tears as she gave vent to her out
ragged feelings In denying rumors
that have been circulated to the ef-
feet that DIR. Van Schaick held a
mortgage on her home and. in this
way. controlled her vote on the
school board.
Mrs, Gerry Makes Statement.
Mrs. Gerry read into the record
a letter from the Washington Loan
and Trust Company showing the
status of a deed of trust held on
her home. which showed no connec-
tion with DR.. Van Schaick.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-18
TALKS.ON IRELAND
BEFORE CITY CLUB

Why there is an Irish question
and why Irish people never will
be content to live under English
rule" was discussed before men,
bers of the City Club by the Rev.
DR.. A. H. Irwin, pastor of Kilead,
Ireland, at luncheon yesterday.
DIR. Irwin said that under English
rule the Irish people had never been
permitted to develop their great
natural resources, as Irish industries
that threatened to compete with
similar industry in England were
quickly crushed.
As third reason for the exis-
tence of the Irish question and the
unrest in Ireland. DR.. Irwin de-
scribed methods by which English
bankers could obtain control of
money Of the Irish people to finance
English projects.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-18
u. S. HEALTH SERVICE
SHY OF TRAINED MEN

With the prospect of having to
care for 10000 soldier patients suf-
fering with tuberculosis and thou
sands suffering with other diseases
and wounds, the Public Health
Service. according to q statement
issued by Surgeon General H. 8.
Cumming. Is going to be hard hit
because of the lack OF trained
medical men to handle the cases.
Already. the general stated. the
service is overworked, q shortage
OF doctors being due to the fact
that medical students and doctors
now practicing cannot be induced to
enter the service because of the
low salaries paid.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-18
Bleeding and Hurt, Aged
Auto Victim Spurns Aid

Bleeding from cut in his fore
head, his legs aching from bruises
received wheh street car knocked
him down, Gerson Applestein,' &c
years old. scorned hospital treat
ment yesterday afternoon.
The accident occurred at Seventh
and M streets northwest. Applestein
was crossing the car tracks.
He was insistent -in declaring that
he was unhurt. He accepted an au-
tomobile ride to the Jewish Home
for the Aged, AIS M street north.
west, where he lives.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-18
BOLIVIA WANTS
AMERICA'SAID
Senior Tejada Tells of Re-
public's Ambition in
World Trade.

In the lobby of the Washington
Hotel there was a foreigner OF such
distinguished appearance as to at
tract attention. He spoke excel
lent English, but better Spanish; he
proved to be Senior ]. L. Tejada,
representing Bolivia at the second
Pan American Financial Conference.
Hitherto all of occupied Bolivia
has been the mining regions of the
Andes, nearly three miles above the
sea level" said Senior Tejada. Our
mines are worked by docile Indians,
who earn 60 cents in day of
twelve hours. East of the noun
tains is a grassy prairie region, as
vast as the plains of the United
States, but it is occupied only by
unclaimed cattle. This farming re-
gion has been Inaccessible hereto
fore. but now three railroads are
building across the Andes, and this
part of the republic will have out
let's.
/ Once Had Seaports.
in years gone by, Bolivia had
its own seaports, but IL is now the
Switzerland of America-entirelyi in
land. It's shipping point, africa, is
claimed by both Peru and Chilli, but
Bolivia is seeking to purchase a
quit claim to the port by an equal
payment to both disputants," ex-
planned the Senior.
"The United States statistics have
not been accurate regarding our
exports" he said. For example:
They have credited imports of tin,
to Chile and Peru. because they
came from their ports, but the fact
Is that not a pound of tin is mined
in either of those countries.
Mines Much Tin.
Thirty per cent of the tin of the
world comes from Bolivian mines.
Now that the Panama Canal Is
open, we have direct shipments
(through Chilean ports) to the
United States, while formerly our
tin ore went first to Europe, there
to be smelted and then, from there.
imported to the United States"
IF America is going to help war
stricken Europe, with great loans.
let her lend that money through
Bolivia" suggested Senior Tejada,
with it, we could pay our debts
to European countries, which would
benefit them just as much as IL the
money were sent to them direct.
Bolivia would get the advantage of
the monetary exchange. which
would enable US to open up vast
resources. build railroads-and help
buy our seaport"
The Washington herald., 1920-03-18
Senate Gets Name
OF Roper's 5 Successor

The President sent the following
nominations to the Senate yester-
day:
William Martin Williams, Of Ala
bama, TO, be commissioner of inter>
nal revenue. in place of Daniel C.
Roper. resigned.
J. Walter Nee, of Aberdeen, s.
Oak. to be collector or internal rev.
enue for the district Of North and
South Dakotas. to NIL an existing
vacancy.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-18
HUGE PRICE BOOSTS
ON GERMAN PRODUCTS
(Washington Herald-Publie Ledger
Service, Special Cable DIxpatch.l

London, March 17.-American and
British business men dealing with
German concerns received surprise
notices with some of their bills
today. The German notifications sent
by mail say that because of the
low exchange rate of marks in for
eign countries, German prices would
be increased from 40 to 100 per cent.
If the bills are paid in Italian lire
the prices will be 40 per cent higher.
For dollars and pounds, 100 per cent {:
francs. SO per cent; Scandinavian
countries. so per cent. Thus Ger
many's commercial interests are
seeking to break the international
mark exchange.
Copyright 1920. by Public Ledger CO..
The Washington herald., 1920-03-18
SEIZED NARCOTICS
TOBE SENT HERE

All narcotic drugs in the posses
sion of Internal Revenue agents,
seized in competition with the anti
narcotic law. must be forwarded to
the division OF technology at WASH
ington, according to instructions is
sued yesterday to Internal Revenue
and prohibition enforcement agents.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-18
Plan Holy Cross Reunion.

Plans for a big reunion COM
mencement week to be held in June
are under way by the board of di-
rectors Of the alumnae association
of Holy Cross Academy. According
to Miss May O'Brien, every State
in the union will be represented.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-18
Hawaii's Population Is 249, ,992.

The population of Hawaii, exclu-
sive of persons residing in army or
navy reservations. is 24s.ss2. accord
ing to advices received yesterday
by the Census Bureau. The -popu-
latfon OF the Honolulu district is
S0.3es.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-18
Hollands Queen
Defends Kaiser
ByRoyalDecree
Especial Gable Dispatch, |,

Especial Cable Dispatch.)
London. March 17.-Queen will
helmina of Holland. has pub
lished an official decree granting
the former Kaiser the right to
reside in Holland. according to
an unofficial dispatch from The
Hague.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-23
SEES OCEAN CROSSED IN DAY
Inventor of Fot<ker Planes Predicts Rapid Advance in the Art
 of Flying.

New YOrk.--A. H. c. Fokker, in vantor and builder of wartime combat airplanes, arrived here from Rotter- dam recently. The Fokker was the swiftest pursuit plane used by German air fighters on the western front.
 Air. Fckker, who said tha. as aoilandcr he had taken no personal part i'll Gernany's war operations over the allied lines. predicted rapid ad- vanees ill the art 0f flying in the near future.
 ''NVitlIin the Dext five or ten years" he said, people will be able to cross the Atlantic ocean fn less than a day and in much more comfort than in travel by steamer"
 The development of directiona1 wire less, he added, would enable pilots to fly by night and in murky weather as well as OH clear days.
 The most needed improvement iEl aviation for the present, he said, was construction of flying machines capa- bie Of landing on and taking off from small areas, such as the roofs Of buildings.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-23
PLAN TO MOVE FRENCH DEAD
Million Fsiien Heroes to Be Trans- ferred to Military Cemeteries in
 Near Future.

Paris.-ETance's 100000 war dead are soon to be transferred to perrna- nent military cemeteries or reinforced in private burying grounds, at the op- ton of relatives.
 Ii may be many months before the work is even well under way. but the start is to be made soon. under author ity of laws passed at the last session of parliament and now made effective by decrees.
 A separate monument, of design rot yet adopted, will be put at the head of each grave, and the care of the military grounds will devolve upon the government in perpetuity.
 Sanitation and lack of transporta- tion has delayed the assembling of the bodies. but it has been decided that by careful planning the work may be done without danger to health or to industry.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-23
DEAD WAIT SHIPMENT
1900 Bodies of Yankee Heroes
 Are ia French Ports.
Nine Thousand Bodies Already t4sve Been Brought Back-All Removed
 From Germany.

Paris. Nearly 5000 bodies of Amer lean soldiers who died or were killed in France during the war have been shipped to the United States and turned over to their nearest relatives, and 1,S00 more await shipment at French ports, it IS announced by the United States grave registration serv- ice The work of removing the bod ies of fallen Americans is expected to be completed by next summer.
 Nearly 60 per cent of the bodies of American officers and enlisted men buried in French soil will be returned to the United States, according to re- cent estimates. At frequent intervals parents and wives Of dead soldiers come to France to remove the re- mains of their relatives, but upon see Ing the cemeteries here and learning of the extreme care taken of them have decided upon France as the final resting place for the fallen.
 The elimination of bodies within the war zone began on September 15. and since then work has been com pleted in r cemeteries. Operations at Bony, the first of the big American cemeteries, has begun, and 55 per eeni Of the men buried there will be sent to the United States.
 Nearly 1000 men will work all win ter in order to complete the removals by next summer. The task of ex huming the bodies of soldiers buried in Great Britain has been finished, 80 per cent of them being shipped to the United States
 Removal Of bodies from occupied areas in Germany and Luxembourg has just been completed, and all G them were sent to America. Work ing forces will begin operations ln| Belgium next month, and from eefne- terles in that country I03t bodies will be removed The work Of exhuming bodies in Brest. Bordeaux and St. Lazare areas has been completed, and now the efforts of the Americans will be concentrated on the war zone. Ii is not probable that the first 05 the uniform headstones recently decided upon by the war memorials council will be set in the four permanent eeIn- etesries until next autumn.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-23
STAVES

The little five weeks old son of MT. and Mrs. Lester Peters died of pneumonia on December 18th.
 Mir. J. J. Hicks and daughter, Mrs. Turner and children arrived here from Texas last week and will make their home here.
 Mrs. W. T. Wilson and son, Sam made business visit to Pine Bluff last week.
 Mir. and Mrs. Jim Shelton delight fully entertained a large number of friends with musical at their home Saturday evening.
 lir. and Mrs. F. H. White enter tained the young people Sunday night with a singing.
 Mrs. Ernest Hudson and children Spent Sunday in Rison.
 Mrs. Ethel O'Kelley is on the sick list this week
 Mir. and Mrs. Will Taylor of Grant County visited MT. Joe Taylor here Sunday. MT. Joe Taylor has been very i'll for several months. MT. Mute Green, who has been working for c. c. Graffn near Pine Bluff has been at home this week on account of sickness. c. T. Brewer was business visitor to Pine Bluff last week. W. D. Wilson was here from Little Rock last week and spent few days with friends and relatives. MT. and Mrs. Bennie Brewer visit ed Mrs. Brewers grandparents, Mr snd Mrs. Jim Moore Saturday night Nj. B. Hall has moved his family across the creek to the Holmes place near England's Mill. Mrs. Dick Rankin of Kingslant visited relatives and friends at Slave last week.
 ! Willie Sullivan visited his aunt
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-23
CROSS ROADS

lMr. and Mrs. Ernest Taylor of Grapevine are the proud parents of a fine boy.
 Mrs. S. K. Hurst returned home Sunday from a visit with her son, Willie, and six brothers in Oklahoma and Texas.
 Mr. and Airs. Jesse West of Okla homa are here to spend the holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Olin West of Graywood.
 Mrs. Lurie and Miss Clarice Walk CT of Kingsland returned to their home after a visit with friends in Pine Bluff, Hot Springs. Little Rock and Memphis. Miss Corrinne Dykes IS on the sick list this week Mir. and Mrs. Larkin Raynie were the guests at 8. ". Lihdseys Satur. day and Sunday. Mir. and Mrs. Ohn West are tho proud parents of girl. born on tho l 18th. Mrs. s. E. Easterlng is visiting her daughter. Mrs. " ". Mitche near kingsland Mr. and Nra. Robert Sanders ar, the proud parents Of fine girl, borl the 17th.
 Horace Rivers visited friends il
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-23
ARMY ARMY Hs.En t..lT HARD
50,000 Former German Officers
 Are in Bad Way.
Many Compelled to Toii at Hard Labor and Others Try to Exist on
 Small Pensions.

Berlin.-Many of the 50,000 former German officers discharged since the signing of the armistice have joined the great army of unemployed in Ger many, few have gone to work at hard labor, and others are trying to make small pensions pay for the ex- pensive necessaries of mere existence.
 Officers belonging to osi, aristocratic, once wealthy families, are in no bet ter situation than their comrades who relied for living en their army pay
 They have long since disposed of most of their personal property, and it IS not uncommon to see one offering to some foreigner a family heirloom for enough money to pay grocery bill.
 Those who are doing hard labor must work half a day for the price of a pound of meat, and all day for a pound of butter. Many have been un- able to buy civilian clothes and are working in thin and frayed uniforms.
 The wives and sisters of some of these men have gone into the shops, where they earn 350 marks a month. a sum guest at any of the interna- tfOnal hotels frequently pays for sin gle meal. The widow Of colonel killed at the front is supporting four children on pension of Jess than TOO marks a month.
 Former soldiers, and particularly the wounded whose pensions are in- adequate to supply them with food, have been hard hit. Day and night they may be seen standing on the streets with cap in hand, begging or selling matches. They 9.ill wear their uniforms, or parts Of uniforms. and some of them, 10 tncite pity, exhibit their wounds.
 A party of Americans walking down Unter den Linden one night saw former soldier stagger and fall to the pavement, unconscious City physi- cians said he had Tainted from hunger.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-23
All Over Cleveland County
..**s***. x ss ..s '. ;.

Mrs. H. J. Green at Rison last week.
 w. r. Bell was a business visitor to Pine Bluff last week.
 Nr. Will Lybrand had the nIsfor- tune of getting his barn burned Sat- uyday night. One horse was burned to death and all of his harness, saddle and hay was lost, but he saved al- most all of his corn. The origin of the fire is unknown but it is SUD- posed to have caught from spark blown from the house.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-23
Camden Saturday.

Camden Saturday.
 Mrs. Roy Mcdonald is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Molly Massey.
 Mir. Lewis Parnell and family of Hebron, spent the weekend with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Will Parnell.
 Mrs. Mamie Finley died Saturday. She leaves husband, mother, two sisters and five brothers besides a hoet of friends and other relatives to mourn her death.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-23
ATTEMPT TO ROB BANK

Milton, N. J., Dec. 21.--Four band- it's made an unsuccessful attempt to rob the First National Bank shortly after midnight. The watch men heard the noise and sounded an alarm, whereupon about 30 citizens, armed with rifles, pistols, shotguns, axes and pitchforls took up the chase. Two of the bandits were captured by the posse.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-23
 Traxsls of q Wallet.

Morgantown, w. Va.-Twelve years ago L. K. Friend, local photographer, started to the bank with wallet con taining $lOO in cash and number Uf checks. The same old wallet, with checks and papers intact, but minus the $100 Is again in his hands, hay ing been picked up by man who was honest. It Is believed that the finder of twelve years ago had skillfully ex- tracted the currency and thrown the purse away.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-23
TIME BOMB DOES BIG
 DAMAGE IN ST. LOUIS
Explosion In Main Business Section
 Causes Loss of 19,o0o.o0.

St. Louis, Dec. 21.-What police declare was a time bomb exploded in front of Harry Sachs shoe store, in the main business section early today.
 The explosion caused property damage estimated at s19,000. The front of the building in which the shoe store was located was wrecked and a number of adjacent buildings suffered considerable loss from brok- en glass.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-23
Not . ncun. to Be Kicked Aroan,.

Bowling Green, Ky.-An automobile belonging to Ed Cantrill was the chief factor in a unique trade. John Har- ris owned m old mare and a surrey, also the best "possum" dog in War ren county. Cantrill gave his car for the horse and buggy and the privilege Of hunting with the Harris hound during the coming season.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-12-23
Economical.

Fine looking bevy of stenograph- CTS you have here"
 Thanks
 But why are they all red headed?'
 Just an idea of our efficiency ex- pert. He says they reduce the light bill 50 per cent. .'-Minneapolis Trib- une.