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been completed. Church's head drop ped on his chest as he was carried to the gallows, and a deputy sheriff had to raise his head to adjust the moose Sheriff Peters asked the usual ques- tion--whether the condemned man had any statement to make--but re- ceived no response, and the chair carrying the slayer crashed through the sprung trap.
 Pictures Taken
 Shortly before Church was carried to the gallows newspaper photograph CTS were admitted to the death cell. It was the first time in history that such a procedure had been allowed. But Sheriff Peters declared he permitted it so there would be no question as to Church's condition.
 At o'clock the attorneys pleaded before Chief Justice Scanlon in the Criminal court that Church had been deprived of his constitutional rights when he was not allowed to appear at his sanity trial Justice Scanlon denied the petition, which sought to certify the case to the United States Supreme Court.
 An attempt to secure stay on the ground that execution had not been
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carried out within twent-five day oi sentence, as required, also failed.
 Does Not Awaken At $40 the official jury of physi- cians, with newspaper men. photog- raphers and alienists, entered the some experts have called an acute state of self-imposed hypnotic cata- lepsy. The explosion of powder fail- ed to arouse him: his pulse did not quicken and his breathing remained the same.
 Two deputy sheriffs bound his arms and legs, wrapped a white shroud about him and carried him to the gallows where he was placed in a stout oak chair. As he was seated, his head fell forward on his chest.
 Does Not Pray
 Gen. Anderson Of the Salvation Army asked the condemned man to repeat the Lords prayer, but there was no response.
 Then the moose was adjusted about the neck and Sheriff Peters lifted the dropping head to cover it with a white hood. The trap was sprung and the chair fell, leaving the body hanging. The muscles which Church had apparently been unable to use
New Britain herald., 1922-03-04

And Easter come again; Order now your cards of cheer, From four, five, three West Main CHARLOTTE w. TAYLOR,
 Pennington, Conn
New Britain herald., 1922-03-04
LAND OFFICE IN U. S.
Hungarian Government Plans Setting
 Up Bureau in This Country.

Budapest March 1.-The Hungari-
 an government will soon have several thousand acres of land to sell and contemplates setting up a bureau in America, where the Hungarians in that country can purchase farms. This
 land was given to the government to
 pay for taxes on other properties. |~ Joseph Sassy, who was sent to the
 United States recently to study the situation of Hungarians there says
 that his countrymen in America num-
 Der about five hundred thousand, that
 their savings averaged about $4oo to $500 each and that many of them would like to return to Hungary if they could buy land here with their savings.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-04
LENTEN DEyOIAONs

St. Mary's church was crowded to the doors last night at the I.enten de- votions. The exercises consisted of Stations of the Cross and benediction. Rev. w. A. krause was in charge. The rosary will be recited next Wednesday evening, and sermon delivered
New Britain herald., 1922-03-04
S54O FOR ONE STAMP.

Philadelphia, Pa, March An in- teresting stamp of the issue of Aug ust, 1861, was sold at auction here yesterday for s54o. Less than half a dozen of the stamps, known as the "1-Cent August are in existence it was said.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-04
The name and address of

3.-The name and address of the winner will bel announced daily .in The Herald together with copy of the Want Ad Rhyme he has written.
 4.--Date each Want Ad Rhyme that you send in.' More than one at time on separate sheets of paper from the same party will be accepted but not more than one on each advertisement.
 School boys and girls may compete as well as grown-ups.
 Test your skill at rhyming-you may win S1.0O.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-04
Rules of the Contest.

1.s-Write a Want AdJ Rhmye based on some classified advertisement which appears in The Herald. Want Ad Rhymes on classified ads in gen erai are not included. Your vers. must concern some particular ad. Tn, c classified advertisements arc oL Page II.
 2.--Write on but one side Of the paper and be sure to paste a copy of the advertisement about which you write on the same side Of the sheet, At the bottom of this paper on the same side write your name and ad- dress in full and mai, to the Want Ad Rhymes Judge, New Britain Her li Il
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Soon glorious springtinc vii. be here,
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for days now were twitching nor- mally.
 The man was strangled to death at the end of ten minutes, physicians announced. His neck was not broken las is usual in hangings.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-04
'CHURCH WAS SL0WLY
 CH0KED TO DEATH Executed in Chair But Too Weak to Realize What was Happening

Chicago March 4.-Strapped to a chair and carried to the gallows in the same comatose state in which he has lain for weeks, Harvey Church, slayer of two automobile salesmen, paid the death penalty yesterday af- ternoon. He retained his apparently unconcious mien to the end. Last minute attempts by his attorneys to save him failed when' Judges Scan Ion and David both refused to in tercede
New Britain herald., 1922-03-04
THE AFFAIRS OF JANE

was said.
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JUDGE IS VERY
 MUCH. PLEASED Is Fooled However by Prize Winner Today

The judge is having a wonderful time lately receiving letters which fairly chirp with delight about the de- cisions that are made, The judge is not unmindf,il of the fact that he has been criticized from time to time so he is going to print letter received Not wanting to gum" party the judge is trying. as you see, to egg MT. Boardman into passing the cough drops
 i The letter:
 New Britain, Conn.,, < March 3, 1922. The Herald,
 New Britain, Conn. Gentlemen:-
 Att. Judge of Classified Add Rhymes. ;: Just a note to express our sincere thanks to you for your good judg- nnent in selecting H. k. Boardman's s poem as the winner in your daily con- test
 t Our good friend, Mir. Boardman, threatened' to give us a real treat if one of his poems was selected, and, just as we were on the verge of de- spair, you award him the much covet- ed, One Dollar.
 Y Our whole department wishes to ex- press their sincere thanks to you for making our party such a success. ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT. Charles w. Francis wins today. MT. Francis, who halls from Southington, made the judge blush bit. His poem IS masterpiecc--"y think it is and it isn't'--that's where the fun comes in.
 She turned the corner from West
 Main, And believe me boy she made 'cm
 strain
 The traffic cop forgot his sign, As she lodged in and out Of line. the bootblack polished everywhere EAccp. one place-He had to stare. She was a cure for worn out nerves. Down where the cars stop she passed
 by
 The cNnosure of every eye. And if this "rench' you want to see, !list go down Arch tu one, nine, three. "'i'ake her out" from Jesters---
 Never tcar,' II surely is "A Studebaker year"
 CHARLES w. FRANCIS, a. l20 Elen Avenue.
 Southinston, Conn.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-04

thought better than the prize winner ;niiow, that justice might be handed out by the final Judge of ali, Public upinion'
 When the ash pile is high in the yard, Just drop them q card.
 McMalion will take them away, For you some iino day.
 For very little pay -' WjNft'RED F. I>ENSEl.,
 1i5 Shuttle Meadow Avenue Soon glorious sprlngtlmc vii. be here,
New Britain herald., 1922-03-04
Had to Raise Head

The trap fell just four minutes after court action 'n his behalf had
New Britain herald., 1922-03-04

Our house has just been painted, splendid job indeed; If you want yours to look likewise, Just call for Mir. Weed.
 CHARLOTTE w. TAYLOR,
 Pennington, Conr
New Britain herald., 1922-03-04

March weather will soon be 'agoin' And April bound in with a hop; Hustle round for the clothes they art showin',
 Today at "Yc London Shop"
 CHARLOTTE w. TAYLOR,
 Pennington, Conn
The Washington times., 1922-12-16
WORDS FROM
THE LIPS OF
is E NJ E n

=" UMILITY often gains more
ii than pride:
Confidence is the companion of
success.
No friends a friend till he
shall prove q friend.
Every one can master a grief
but he that has II.
An honest death IL better than
q dishonest life.
Learning makes a man fit COM
pany for himself.
II virtue keeps court within,
honor will attend without.
Who fears to offend takes the
first step to please.
Even doubtful accusations leave
a stain behind them.
He that gropes in the dark
finds what he would not.
Chide a friend in private and
praise him In public.
Pity those whom nature abuses,
but never those who abuse, ma
ture.
A woman who wants a charit-
able heart wants q pure mind.
Where there Ia mystery. II is
generally supposed that there
must also be evil.
II is the part of a prudent
man to conciliate the minds of
others, and to turn them to his
own advantage.
(Copyright 1879. by International
. Feature Service. Incl
The Washington times., 1922-12-16
Hard to Settle Down
Easy to Start, Hard to Stop.

In Kentucky there regular battle between bootleggss
and prohibition agents. the fight lasts four hours with regular
battle array. The bootleggers win
There Is burning shooting and fighting in Ireland
buildings set on fire. women and children injured.
The government of China biggest nation in the world pays
hundred thousand cash bandits refrain from violence
after Japan withdraws troops from Shantung
This world trying to be civilized reminds you Of Rip Van
Wrinkle trying to be sober
However, IMPROVING, which is the main thing.
We all cannbals fifty thousand ago. We all
beasts burning each other alive in the Of God
Almighty few hundred years ago. We slave in
America less than sixty We slave drivers in
the factories still But are improving
member of the Ku Klux Kan dressed in full regalia ap
peared in Brooklyn pulpit Sunday The police there
but nothing could be done about it. Members of all religions
Christian Jewish, Mohammedan etc. allowed
less fantastic clothing according modern ideas
in church.
It u.s. therefore impossible to forbid Ku Kux
white sheet wrapped around himself with red his
chest, if that suits him.
The main thing that the Ku Klux gentlemen should not
tamper with Government to control it. And that by
the may be said with equal emphasis of all religions
For the Ku Kux tribe is the first agent that has sought
in defiance Of the United States Constitution to make
igion a force in Government.
The Washington times., 1922-12-16
Polar Bears as Beasts of Burden Latest
Alaskan Transportation

I'm Alaska they are talking Of
what may materialize into one
Il Of the most interesting ex-
periments ever attempted In the
north country: The Alaskan fur
trader would train the polar bear
to pull his sledge, writes 8. F.
Corbett in Popular Mechanics.
1t was the representative OF a
large fur company who first con-
ceived the scheme. Mushing
along the northernmost rim Of
the continent in search Of furs,
he was surprised to come upon
an Eskimo boy with q small
sledge pulled by two polar cubs.
Both bears had been in harness
for some time, were fairly well
broken. and showed no signs Of
viciousness or stubbornness.
While the Eskimo Is, by neces-
sity, too busy with hunting and
fishing to attempt training the
bear in a serious way. the man
ager OF the fur company referred
to sees actual possibilities in the
idea for his kind of work. Polar
bears-naturally swift. capable of
running long distances without
firing and strong enough to pull
heavy loads-would make the
most powerful sledge teams In
the Arctic. Two Of the species
might easily pull load that dogs
could not bulge. and with six of
The Washington times., 1922-12-16
ONCE OV ERS
n YOU SHOULD BE WEALTHY

Young man, go in debt for something which is going
increase in value the longer you own it.
Many fortunes have had their beginning when young
bought bit Of estate, forcing him to follow
systematic plan Of saving pay for it, within five six
years, in other words within a limited time.
wise purchase made the property will not only
increase value but young who has formed the
habit of saving by setting aside certain each month";
has formed habit which valuable than the
property interest. a.
Too many young fellows 60 along for years shrking all
responsibilities except the bare necessities OF food clothing
and the sort of good time they enjoy.
When the young is ready to marry he has too little
to make the start in justice family, but he
probably and he and the girl have pretty hard Shedding
to get along At
Don't put of saving till you marry.
financial start before 20 much responsibility comes
Make savings and Investment part of life and in
vest wisely in real estate you have Investigated
The Washington times., 1922-12-16
"DRONES" IN SERVICE
OF UNCLE SAM
An Irate Correspondent Would Clean Them
Out, But Does Not Explain How
He Would Do It.
By BILL PRICE.
BY BILL PRICE.

GOVERNMENT clerks in Wash
VH ington get 90 many hard
and unnecessary kicks they
may bs interested in this. direct
ed to the editor Of the Times by
an trate citizen:
Why the hell don't you en-
courage Government officials to
fire tho drOnes In the service
and pay efficient employees bot-
ter wages. making them work
eight hours each day, - other
people have to dof
That Socialist writer on your
paper, BILL PRICE, would,
IL he could, send an auto for
Government employees, take them
to their work, return them
homo and give them dinner, II
The writer is courageous enough
to give his name in full. but he
may not care to have 1t printed.
Unfairness Of Kicks.
The main trouble with those
who make q hobby of verbally
berating Government employees
is that they always give an i'm.
preston that the service Of Uncle
Sam is literally loaded with
"drones" and that any newspaper
or writer taking q fair attitude
toward employees IL Socialistic.
II the creed of Socialism is simple
justice toward mankind, wherever
1t may be employed. then there
are millions OF Socialists in this
country who vote another way on
election day.
Senator Couzens of Michigan
was proclaimed a Socialist because
he successfully municipalized the
street railways Of Detroit. On
that score, he said: "They call
me q Socialist because I believe
in socializing our public utilities.
Where the community
gives q monopoly of a public
utility, the community should be
the owner. II that is being a
Socialist. I am one; but don't
call II So"
A mighty large part Of the COM
munity called Washington is made
up of employees of the United
States Government. The immense
majority of them are as good
citizens as are to be found any
where In this nation. They work
conscientiously and loyalty, bend
ing over their desks for seven
hours doing mental work Of q
nature that cannot be done by
just anybody picked up here and
there. They have passed severe
mental examinations to test their
education and knowledge. Many
of them are specially educated or
trained In certain lines.
Measley Salaries.
All Of them, except political
appointees whose only qualifica-
The Washington times., 1922-12-16

them in harness. furs or other
commodities could be transported
in loads now unthinkable.
There should be little trouble
with a team, northumberland
there Is much to be gained: not
only in heavier loads but In
speed. While the Eskimo dog
usually averages anywhere from
twenty to forty miles per day the
bear under the same conditions Is
capable Of doing 100 miles or
more. Even Peary. who, IL any
one, knew how to get the best
from his dogs. never expected to
make more than fifty miles a day
consistently. The polar bear can
travel twice that distance and do
1t day in and day out.
On the march, large quantities
of food. seal, fish. and birds,
would have to be carried for the
team--a much larger quantity
than the dogs would consume,
but even allowing for this extra
weight, the bear would be q far
better transport animal than the
best Of dogs.
This one fact is great
advantage, and 1t may be that
what 10 now a sport In q small
section OF Alaska will in the time
become q common practice all
through the Arctic.
The Washington times., 1922-12-16
BY MIRIAM r. WALTER.

Universal Service Staff Correspondent.
N DERLIN.-Street prophets and
street fortune tellers are
~ playing important roles on
some Of the principal streets of
Berlin.
On a lively corner in the west
end OF the town. one picturesque
creature plants himself daily by
the side Of the street push carts
piled high with fruit and vege-
tables.
He is a long-haired sunken-
eyed man In the strangest of
garbs. His costume resembles
that worn by the medieval court
clerks, slightly caricatured,
short jer<in belted in, worn over
velvet trousers, with q rakish
head. and high leather boots grid
ing his legs.
He hands out leaflets to the
passers-by, and in q short time
collects quite a crowd of curiosity
seekers, as well as those with
serious interest. He speaks slow
ly, clearly, with dignity, as II his
pearls Of wisdom were being cast
about at far too low q price. He
can solve the mysteries Of your
character at one glance, he can
f9retell your future joys and sor-
r6ws-and all for 10 marks!
"Only 10 marks, ladies and gen.
tlemen. Absolute forecast Of your
future. q reading Of your char.
acter--only 10 marksF'
Seriously, without the slightest
sign Of skepticism or laughter on
their faces. the crowd begins to
proffer its 10-mark bills in order
to hear from the lips Of the
prophet their fate.
Another type OF .fakir that has
done a flourishing business for
the past year is the so-called
The Washington times., 1922-12-16

, 'spiritualistic fortune teller. One
SUCH, In high silk hat and Prince
Albert coat, pulled in a small
fortune last winter on the busy,
sophisticated Friedrichstrasse.
With a small table placed In
front of him. right in the midst
Of the crowded thoroughfare, he
proceeded to raise IL to the dizzy
height of q metre from the
ground by the touch OF his
"spiritualistic" hands. He sold
his ''other-world" messages to
any passerby for the large sum
Of marks (but this was In the
days when the mark stood at zoo
to the dollar. not at 6.000). And
there were many who sought the
solution of their life-problems at
his hands.
An even more striking figure.
and one that has become
thoroughly familiar to all Berlin,
is Stark, a former public school
teacher, who affects q profuse
hirsute growth on head and face,
a Tolstoyian blouse and loose
knee-length breeches Of brown
sacking, sandaled feet. and air of
complete self.sufficiency and
superiority to mere men.
He hands out leaflets, too.
These are semi-religious and
mystic in tone and queerly cryp-
tic. He holds meetings at which
he addresses large audiences. His
lectures always begin with the
significant statement. II am l."
which IL also the dominant note
in his leaflets and posters. With
this Introduction. he proceeds to
PROFOUND an intricate philosophy.
quest based . on some early
here and there to Nietxsche and
other quite Irrelevant matters,
yies with rare prophecies Tor the
future.
The Washington times., 1922-12-16
| MORE WRITE
| ABOUT "PAST
| 80" CLUB

Ar ISS LUCY LOWELL con-
M tinues to receive letters
AVA from some. one interested
in her suggestion OF a Past
Thirty Club" for business women
Here are two more:
MY Dear Miss Lowell: May l
answer this mere man.. as c j.
II. calls himself, who believes
that women past thirty should be
married and in q home? 1t is de-
plorable that such q man should
be at the head Of q department
and control twenty young girls.
He bars the older girl, not because
she is less active or willing or
less conscientious but because she
is too intelligent for him. He
finds he cannot take the advan-
tages Of her that he can OF the
young, inexperienced girl. Thank
God. all men are not like this
young, inexperienced fool, or there
would be less women past thirty
married and in a home. In my
judgment he should be placed in a
home There may still be hope
for him.
II hope you will publish this in
your column Tor the Dene1lt OF
c. ]. H. and any others like him.
Yours truly,
"B. B."
Dear Miss Lowell: am in
tensely interested in the Past
Thirty Club and would like to
Join.
II am fond Of dancing and q
good leader. having had consld-
erable experience. 30 perhaps
could fit in nicely in that capac-
ity, should the members decided
on dancing as one form of recre-
alton.
II am q business woman and
enjoy the society OF people of ma
ture mind.
Y MRS. M. M"
The Washington times., 1922-12-16

; tion II q close acquaintance with
party chiefs. enter the service at
salaries that are lower than paid
by private employers elsewhere.
Their chances OF promotion are
rev ana far between. No matter
how efficient they may be, how
useful to their government. their
advancement IL so slow ~ to
amount to nothing. T5e-s are
hundreds Of instances Of deserv-
ing clerks who have entered the
employ Of Uncle Sam. worked
faithfully for him thirty. forty
or fifty years. and their salaries
are virtually the same as when
they started.
Despite all these discourage
ments, 95 per cent Of Uncle
Sans civil service workers are
conscientious and devoted to
their duties, Just as are men and
women in industry or business.
OF course the "drone" II to be
found in the service. The strong
est criticism Is that no system
has been devised to get rid OF these
inefficients. There is hard test
to get into the service, but no
business-like plan to put the
"drones" out. Among the bees
there is a quick way. A bee colony
gets tired OF the loafers and pro-
ceeds to sting them to death.
Why Not DO These Things!
Nobody would find fault with the
firing" of the drones. but let's
be fair and not jump on the useful
workers in washington's Govern.
ment colony because Of the others
And instead OF talking about In
creasing the work hours and rails
ing the salaries. why not talk
about
Paying better salaries for the
seven hours OF work now put
In?
Reclassifying the employees 50
that there viii be no salary dis
elimination rs between those do
ing the same work?
Making working conditions
throughout the Government serv-
ice- better and more desirable?
Dividing the big salaries paid
political appointees having soft
snaps" with the real workers?
Look upon employees Of the
Government as conscientious hu-
man beings who ought to bo en-
couragedf
Stop knocking . whole body
of fine citizens and workers be-
cause there arc . few who
should be discharged?
Make promotions for merit
and not because Of political pulls
or the favoritism Of chiefs Of
bureaus?
The Washington times., 1922-12-16

ut IL q very common thing to
hear q clever, capable man
u or woman accused Of not
knowing "ths value Of . dollar;
or of not being able to save . dol.
lar" says Thrift Magaxine.
Before you can make money
you must first have true appre-
ciation of the value of one dollar;
not the value Of $1,000 or $100. 900.
but the true value Of one dollar.
You have often heard the express
sion: ITO him dollar looks -
large AZ q house." While this ex-
preston II usually applied to q
person who 10 miserly, It would.
nevertheless. be an excellent thing
II every thriftless person would
place a higher appreciation upon
one dollar.
The average person does not
throw his earnings away In large
sums. He wastes one dollar here
The Washington times., 1922-12-16
Every Business Has One Dollar a
Cornerstone of Its Success

ana one dollar there in an unthink-
ing manner.
When you enter tho office of a
successful business man and find
the first dollar he made in his ousi-
ness hanging upon the wall In .
frame you can almost invariably
look around and see = great, pros
porous establishment. Whatever
has been accomplished by that
man 10 largely due to the value he
placed upon the first dollar he
made.
Every large fortune or prosper.
Gus business establishment has
for its corner stone one dollar.
When you save one dollar and put
It to work for you In . savings
bank you have laid the foundation
of your fortune and placed your.
first dollar saved where IL II avail
able for production.