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The Washington times., 1922-03-08
BOY SLAYER
LIFE
TO A 7 ONE
Pleads to Escape GaIIows and
Give Jail Wages to Vic
Tins Widows.


President Harding to commute
his death sentence to one of life
imprisonment, John McHenry, the
youth scheduled to die on the Dis
trict gallows on Friday, has Of
fered to sell himself to the widows
and orphans Of the two men he
shot to death.
Appeals to Harding.
McHenry figures that as a iifer il,
a Federal prison he would be able
to earn approximately $780, 900. He
says he now Is twenty-four years
old-not twenty-five, as given pre-
Vousiy-and that he expects 10
live at least until he Is sixty three
years old. ifsSnot executed here on
sueh ,an spp.N .ras never, -aesu,
proposed TO IA 4Sresident OF, the
United States Before. McHenry's'
letter was carried to the White
House this morning by Samuel Nc.
Comas Hawken, his lawyer. who
has made a vigorous fight to save
the young slayer from the gallows.
Not Afraid To Die.
dTb HOt W "ouio
be a coward IL ! did ask an oppor
tunity to give my life to thus serv-
ing the ends of justice, further
wrote MeHenry.
But McHenry claims that the ends
Of justice would not be satisfied
through his death. He feels that his
life Imprisonment would suffice,
should he work and revert his earn
ings to the widows and orphans Of
Detective Sergeant James e. Arm
strong and Wallace w. Mulcare,
automobile accessories dealer, whom
he shot to death.
81 offer now to sign away and
dispose of the total amour,
OF my wages earned in prison. it
to be divided among those who have
sustained damages because of my
acts" asserts McHenry.
Text Of His Letter.
The letter McHenry sent to Pres
dent Harding follows:
The President.
The White House,
Washington, d. c.
Dear Sir:
/ am condemned to be hanged
March 10 at the District Of Colum-
bia Jail.
ask nothing for myself, nor do
/ refuse the plea that II / am al.
lowed to live I may be OF service
to my family. for I have never con.
tributed to their support.
Humbly and with sincere regret
I think of the wives and children
of the men who have died through
my indiscretion.
1t matters not my relative degree
OF guilt-their misfortune is def
mite.
My execution will deprive them
OF any opportunity OF recovering
damages from me for what 1 nave
deprived them.
The amount of these damages can
not be estimated IN ooiiars; my possi-
bic earning while In prison tor Ire
can be definitely estimated, and these
will amount to 100000.
/ learned a trade at the State prison
in Maine; at this trade earned sou
a week after my release.
j am now twenty-four years OLD;
my expectation Of life Is sixty-three
and one-half years.
Under the executive order which
provides for the payment OF wages
to prisoners In the Federal peniten-
The Washington times., 1922-03-08
TREATY Or
WAR, FEAR
Of LODGE
Senator Warns Of Peril to
v. S. If Conference Pacts
{ Are Rejected.
BY International News Service.

nv I.,.ro.t,.,.l Ns~. s.rv,e.
oehA.ot taSly Sapos A1oee eousS
warned the Senate that If 1t rejects
tba fo,,r.nower pacific treaty. II
~
puts renewed hIe IN inc Ah4io-
japanese alliance, beckons 10 the
grim possibility OF war and destroys
the whole work Of the arms con-
ference.
D.,.. rx Dat.
o'.o
SPEAKING with an intensity un-
usual Tor MIN. senator Lodge de-
tended the entire lot OF conference
treaties, as well as the course
pursued by the american oeiegates
IN tne conference anu uecia,eu tnat
SshocIed and s,.riIed world" stiii
menaced by tho horrors Of 1914
1918.
The defeat Of the four power
treaty would mean the failure of
the conference" Lodge declared.
Let there be no illusion on that
point"
"It Is sufficient to say that in my
Judgment the Anglo-Japanese alli-
ance was the most dangerous ele-
ment in our relations with the Far
East and with the Pacific.
There Is no likeness between tnat
alliance and this treaty. Far from
taking the place Of the other. this
treaty simply enabled England and
Australia and New Zealand to take
part in terminating that alliance.
THE removal Of the Anglo-Japan-
ese alliance made 1t possible to bring
about reduction of naval arma-
ment. While the alliance existed a
reduction of naval armament was
difficult, IL not impractical. Sena.
tors should bear in mind that the
defeat Of the four.powered treaty
would shock and startle the world
and bitterly disappoint the American
people"
Hints at New War.
The Republican leader painted q
gloomy picture Of the world war and
the possibility OF the world being
again subjected to its menace II the
conference works were nulified, by
the Senate.
"The miseries and horrors OF the
great war" he said, "must never
come again IL we can do anything to
prevent it."
"It was with this hope, with this
purpose. that the conference met. I
know II is only q beginning.
'If we continue to preach sus.
picion and hatred of all other ma.
tions. II we decline 10 deal with them
and believe they are all actuated by
the basest of motives, nothing can
ever be done.
"But ~ we are right in thinking
that men and women alike have
learned the lesson Of the war. then
much can be accomplished by the
The Washington times., 1922-03-08
M0NCl)RE:
CHARGES
SAME.Ev|L.
|NCAP|TA|.
.AnsweEe Critics of His Judicial
Ability by Throwing Mud
at Washington.
BY A. CIOYD GILL.


Little Reno's divorce Judge today
advised the press and clergy of
Washington to begin their house,
cleaning at home before interfer-
ing with another jurisdiction. +.
Physician, heal thyseh," was
Robinson Moncure's injunction
The whole divorce situation in
Alexandria, Moncure said, is linked
with Washington.
Charges Evil in d. C.
In the Chancery Court OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia. he said he had
been informed, more than 70 per
cent of the chancery suits were di.
vorce cases.
In the District Of Columbia only
one ground of divorce is allowed. as
against six or eight causes in Vir-
ginia.
Moncure said that the city of
Washington had been left strictly
alone in the divorce evil crusade
and that The Washington Times
had left a beam in it's own eye and
come over to it's little neighbor to
pick out a little mote"
The judge declared that the 907
divorce DEGREES he had granted In
twenty-one months was not abnor.
mally large because Of the close
proximity to Washington.
The court records show, he said.
that Arlington, Fairfax and Alex
andria counties all have extremely
high divorce records, Alexandria be-
ing in the lead. He attributed this
to the fact that street car schedules
hot INo ohin a nd IL.
are better than those in force be.
| tween Washington and other Vir-
ginia towns.
Bound by Oath, He Says.
He said that the cases he had
handled in his court had come to him
clean and that he had acted on them
because they were exhibited in proper
legal form.
He declared that if he did rot grant
the divorces on the evidence sub,
mitted the court Of appeals would
do so..
The Judge said it was his personal
opinion that there should be only one
ground for divorce, but that since the
law of Virginia provides several other
grounds he is forced by his oath of
office to administer them.
"Tm not going to be dyiven off
the bench. I'm going to sat tight.b
Hurting this def at his enc
mics, Little Reno's divorce Judge
yesterday broke his silence and
began stubborn fight to save
himself.
Given free rein by the Alexan-i
dria Bar Associations committee
now probing the divorce evil and
the political Vaccinations Of the
Judge. Moncure poured invective
on those whb have opposed him.
Revelations Anger Him.
Clippings of articles from The
Washington Times dealing with the
divorce evil were lying on the table.
in the courtroom where Moncure Is
on trial They had the effect Of a
red flag in the face Of a charging
bull.
Each time the eyes Of Moncure
found the clippings, his mind became
infiamed, and ignoring the continu.
| ity OF his story, he would launch
into a bitter attack on that news.
paper.
Cornered by the Ministerial Asso-
citation OF Little Reno and private
citizens who have been shaSned by
the expose OF the divorce evil. Mon
cure told the probe committee that
The Washington times., 1922-03-08

Who Were YOU 100
Years Ago?
Blind Birds Of Nice.
New Milton Poem.
Jeffriss, as Preacher.
ARTHUR BRISBANE
Copyright. isss.)


An architect, aged fifty, is
found wandering, unable to tell
who he is, or where he lives.
That "amnesia" interests US.
W. forget that the billion and
q haK human beings on earth
ALL Ays amnesia.
Who ARE you, really!
Where were you 100 years
ago? Where will you be, and
where will you live 100 years
from nbw? What we call
conscious life" is just a flash
of consciousness in eternity.
Amnesia victims often have
such flashes.
The Washington times., 1922-03-08
HUNoER-MAD PEASANTS
ON RAMPAGE IN CRiMEA

LONDON, March S.-Peasants in
Crimea, maddened by hunger and
suffering, have gone on the war
path, according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Helsingfors
today.
They are wrecking houses and
1ooting shops. The cities are being
attacked,
The Washington times., 1922-03-08

Advertising men should read
some letters written by Milton
FOR Cromwell. when Milton was
Cromwell's secretary. also his
slam-bang discussion with a
certain Dutchman. They'd find
there the "kick" that they long
to get In their style.
The Washington times., 1922-03-08

Far toalght; lowest tenn.
peraturo near freesing;
Thursday increasing cloudi.
pess with slowly rising
temperature, probably be-
coming unsettled by Thurs
day night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-01
ART GALLERY OPEN
SUNDAY Afternoon

The public art gallery will be open
to visitors Sunday afternoon from 2
until o'clock The exhibition of 100
color prints, loaned by the American
Federation of Arts is still hanging,
and has already created much inter
est. The pictures in the collection are
for sale. One is to be selected by the
art department of the Woman's club
as their gift prize for the famous pic
ture contest.
1.-THE Last Supper" by Leonardo da
Vinci, which the Richmond Art asso.
citation is giving as a prize in the pic.
ture contest, will be on view at the
gallery Sunday.
The pictures in the contest are also
hanging in the gallery. In connection
with the contest slides of the pictures
will be shown at the gallery Wednes'
day evening and a talk will be given
by Mrs. M. F. Johnston. The talk
given last Wednesday was attended
by over 200 persons and as large a
crowd is expected next week.
Tuesday afternoon a program on
Italian art will be given by the
Woman's club art department in the
gallery. Mrs. w. w. Gaar is to have
paper and Mrs M. F. Johnston will
give an illustrated lecture
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-01
SEVEN REPUBLICANS
Nine DEMOCRATS FILE

Seven Republican and nine Demo
Gratis filed their names for places on
the respective party tickets late Fri
day and early Saturday.
The Republicans were: Fannie Hor-
rel Gilmer, for member of Wayne
township assessor; Wilbur A. Bertsch,
for precinct committeeman, third pre-
cinct, Center township; Charles Har-
rison, for twenty-third precinct com
mitteeman; Edna Cowles, for twenty
seventh precinct committeeman; Clar'
ence Wright, for second precinct com
mitteeman, New Garden township;
Russell H. Minor, for Wayne township
assessor.
Democrats: Grafton Stewart. for ad'
visory board, jefferson township
David Fouts and William Cleveland
for the same office; Mary E. F. Stew
art. for advisory board member, Jack
son township; Oliver Stewart for sec
ond precinct committeeman, jackson
township; Fred Harris, first precinct
committeeman, Center township; Sam
uel Clevenger, Abingdon township ad
visory board; William H. Landig. JEFF
ferson township assessor; Perry Stan
ley, of Hagerstown, for delegate to
the state convention.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-01
TO PRESENT PUPILS
OF MISS RUTH PELTz

Pupils of Miss Ruth Peltz will be
presented in two recitals at the First
English Lutheran church Monday and
Tuesday evenings of next week at 8
O'Clock.
Younger pupils, assisted by Miss
Ruth Mccormick, vocalist and pupils
of Samuel B. Carton, will be present
ed Monday evening while more adj
vance pupils will be presented in the
Tuesday evening recital. The public
is invited to attend.
Following is the program to be Civ
en- Monday evening:
Polka Brillante (Ringuet), Irma Mae
Diltz.
Morning prayer (Streabbog), Nancy
Campbell.
Mazurka Caprice, (Louka), Helen
Reddington.
Song of the Katydid (Kern), Martha
Null.
Slumber Song, (Kern), Ellen Bartel
Song Without Words, (Schiller)
Mark Fred.
Crossing the Bridge, (FrimD, Will
liam Hood.
Song of the Waves, (Krogmann)
Margaret Daggy.
jolly Playmate. (Engelmann), Eliz
abeth Scott.
In Twilight, (Gaenschals), Josephine
Strader.
Awake! Little Flower (Sun Souci)
Miss Ruth Mccormick.
Jewel Dance, (EngeD, Robert Ranck
Twilight Idyl, (Schnecker), William
Reid.
Dream Song, Germany, Irene Hay
! den.
The Dancing Doll, (Poldini), Lestrs
Hibberd.
Madrilena, (Wachs), Louise Engel
| brecht.
| Mountain Echoes, (Dellafield), Pau
/ line Patti.
Gypsy Dance, (Bohm), Margaret Till
son.
Piano by courtesy of the Starr Piano
company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-01
LAW enforcement
BACKED BY ", C,T,U,

Support to enforcement of the law
was pledged by the Wayne county
w. C. T. u, at it's institute held in
Economy Thursday and Friday The
following resolution was passed:
'Disrespect for law is the greatest
danger our country faces today. We
therefore, pledge loyal support to of
ficers of the law in their efforts to
promote good government and urge
that every possible means be employ
ed to create sentiment of law en-.
forcement.
Resolved, that we will support with
our ballots those candidates who are
definitely committed to total abstin
ance and prohibition.
Eve hereby express our opprecia
tion of the kindness and hospitality OF
the good people of Economy, and
thank the pastor and trustees for the
use of the church as a meeting place
for this institute
(Signed).
Mrs. Sophia B. Huff, President
Mrs. S. w. Hodgins, Secretary
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-01
BEvERIDGE QUARTERS
MOVED FROM HOTEL;
new FORCES HOPEFUL

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 1.-The
outstanding development in the Indi-
ana senatorial contest the past week,
according to the friends of Senator
Harry S. New, was the action taken by
closing his headquarters in an Indian
apolis hotel and transferring them to
the office of his state manager. The
supporters of Senator New take this
action as an indication that Mr.. Bev.
eridge may have given up the fight.
The Beverage supporters, however,
say that it was simply done in line
with the policy to reduce campaign ex-
penses to the minimum.
At the headquarters of Senator New
the statement was made that reports
from almost every section of Indiana
showed decided increase in the trend
of sentiment toward Senator New s
nomination. Charles w. Bookwalter
in charge of the Marion county and
indianapolis headquarters, said that
he believed Senator New would carry
Marion county including Indianapolis
by more than two to one.
Announcement also was made today
that because of the success of the
radio speech-makig experiment Of
Thursday night, when an address by
Senator New in Washington was plain
ly heard in Indianapolis, 1t will be
staged in several other Indiana cities
Richmond being one of the places Sc
lected. The date for the radio-ad
dress, however, will not be announced
for Richmond until next week.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-01
|INTESTESTS FARMERS
OF PERRY TOWNSHIP

ECONOMY, Ind, April 1.--Explana
ton of the United States Grain Grow
ers plan of marketing grain was given
by w. F. Oyler, one of the member.
ship solicitors, to an interested aud.
fence of Perry township farmers as
ISOLATION members at the Friends
church Friday night.
A description of the plan of organi
cation, and the manner in which il
would handle the grain, was given by
the speaker with the aid of a chart
and a number of questions regarding
the details of organization were an
swered.
Mr.. Oyler preceded his talk with g
short history of the farmer movement
as shown in farm bureau organization
and the farm bureaus inquiry into
livestock, dairy product, fruit, cotton
tobacco and grain marketing, the
faults found in present systems anC
methods adopted to improve them.
The speaker stated that over hal
a hundred Wayne township farmers
already had signed the contracts witt
the campaign not yet finished il
the Richmond district. Similar sue
cess had been experienced elsewhere
with no opposition from old grai1
handling agencies except in few in
stances. Only one case of privatel,
owned elevator refusing to sign +;
grain handling contract had beer
found, he said, while all co-operativ,
elevators sign as soon as visited.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-01
STUART WALKER PLAY
GIVEN HERE TUESDAY
AT new JUNIOR HIGH

Stuart Walkers play, "Sir David
Wears a Crown" which, the play
wright says, is written for all chill.
dren between the ages of seven and
TO-" will be presented in the auditor
ium of the David Worth Dennis junior
high school under the supervision of
Mrs. H. r. Robinson by the Literary
department of the Woman's club the
evening of April II. The play will be
open to the public.
The play, which Is indisputably one
of the most charming of Stuart Walk
ers ever pleasing productions, has
never before been presented at pub.
lie performance in the city, the only
performance being one at Earlham
college some time ago under Mrs. Rob
inson's direction. Virtually the same
caste will give it at Dennis school, it
is said.
The occasion will be the finale OF
the literary departments program fol
the year, which has been on Some
American Women Writers" Preced
ing the play Mrs. Robinson is to give
talk on women Who Can Write
Plays" 1t will include Elizabeth
Preston Peabody. Mary Roberts Rine
hart, Susan Glaspel and Edna st. Vim
cent Millay.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-01
PROGRAM FOR LEGION
SUNDAY ANNOUNCED

Members of Harry Ray post, Ameri-
can Legion, have been notified to as
semble at the post club rooms, K. of
p building, in uniform if possible, at
$50 o'clock Sunday morning. From
the club rooms they will march to
Reid Memorial church in company
with members of the Legion auxiliary.
American Legion Sunday will be OBJ
served by the post. A special pro-
gram, with music, has been arranged.
Rev. w. MCLEAN Work will preach.
The program follows:
Doxology; Apostles Greed and the
Lords Prayer; song by congregation;
responsive reading; anthem, .Reces-
sionar' (DeKoven), choir; scripture,
Genesis 4:3-16; tenor solo, "Christ in
Flanders" (Ward-Stephens), Robert
Heun; prayer; organ offertory, Mrs.
Hugh Foss; violin duet, "Gondoliera''
(Starr), Miss Ruth Scott and Miss
Mary Jones; sermon, Am My Broth
er's Keeper" prayer; America;
benediction.
The evening sermon subject will be
| "The Gospel and the Home" which is
the last of series of four sermons
on 1.-THE Gospel and Present Day Prob
lems."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-01
new PARIS ELEVATOR
WILL HANDLE GRAIN
ON PLAN OF US. G. G.
Especial to the Palladium. /,

NEW PARIS, Ohio, April IA con-
tract for handling grain according to
the United States Grain Growers plan
was signed with the New Paris farm
ers' elevator Friday night by ]. &.
Scholl, captain of the membership
soliciting team in Wayne county.
By invitation of the board of direc-
tors of the company, Mr. Scholl met
with the board at the elevator, OK
planned the plan, and concluded a
contract with the elevator.
This action was demanded not only
by the elevator, but by many of its
patrons who live in Wayne county and
who wished to be able to take advan-
tage of the new plan while still pat
ronizing the same selling point. The
elevator has planned for affiliation
with the national organization for
some time, and at the annual meeting
ganized, changing from an Equity
to the prescribed cooperative form,
solely to comply with requirements of
the membership plan.
The new manager also was selected
largely on account of his experience
in the west where cooperative mark
citing of grain is more common.
Elevator Bonded.
The elevator is being bonded as a
government grain warehouse, which
will make its grain warehouse receipts
legal security for bank loans which
can be rediseounted by federal resrv
/ banks.
Desire for membership campaign in
| the whole New Paris territory was ex
i pressed Friday night, SO that the ele
vator will have complete grain hand
ling organization under the new plan
1t is probable that the Wayne county
team will cover the Prebye county
territory hauling to New Paris als3
but no attempt will be made to carry
the campaign into other Ohio districts
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-01
FAMOUS COMPOSERS
WIFE COMING HERE

Mrs. Edward Mcdowell, wife of the
late Edward Mcdowell, peer of Amer
lean composers, will come to this city
Thursday, April 10, for lecture-re-
cital to be given by the music depart
ment of the Woman's club, it was an
nounced Saturday afternoon by Miss
Alice Knollenberg following receipt
of telegram from Mrs. Mcdowell.
The appearance of the composers
wife here will formally close the most
brilliant musical season recorded in
the annuls of the Woman's club. Mrs.
Mcdowell is nationally known to mu-
sic lovers for her tireless activities
in behalf of music and in perpetual
ing the memory of her husband, who
is recognized as the greatest composer
America has produced.
Through the kindness and generos-
ity of Mrs William Dudley Foulke, a
personal friend of Mrs. Mcdowell, it
was possible to bring her here, it be-
came known when the announcement
was made.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-01
WANT EVERY VETERAN
LISTED IN CENSUS

Registration booths have been open
ed for the American Legion Service
census in the American Trust and Saw
ings Bank building and the Abe Gross
tailoring shop. Mrs. Frank Mccoy,
Paul Andrews, Frank Mccoy and Mrs.
Cook will have charge of the booths.
IT want every ex-service man to I'M
derstand that whether he is msmber
of the American legion or not makes
absolutely no difference in this case,
said Commander Powell Of the Harry
Ray post today. what we are going
after is a census of ex-service men /;
we have the members of the American
legion already listed at headquarters
Anybody can sign up for the legion any
time and welcome, but what we are al
ter now is the name and the needs
of every man or woman that served
the United States in the World war
1t happens to be the legion that is TAX
ing the census because it's all in the
legion's line OF work, but the census
is conducted for the benefit of all the
veterans of America"
If any ex-seryice men have claims
unadjusted or compensation coming
that they can not collect, or are still
suffering from any injury sustained in
the service, it is the request of Mr.
Powell that they make sure to let theil
needs be known when the census
starts. Information is also wanted
about employment. and if you are out
of job do not hesitate to let the cen
sus-takers know about it. And if you
are in a position to spare your share
of the adjusted compensation to the
immediate relief of the disabled and
their families, the canvassers want
your name as surely as if you were in
need, say the legion men assigned to
the job. =,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-01
ISSUE PERMITS FOR
S50,621 BUILDINGS

The official report of Building In
spector j. Edward Higgs, filed with
Mayor Handley Saturday, shows total
fees collected of $170 with fees for
new work amounting to $40. Per-
mits granted for new work number 81,
for remodeling and repairing, 20, for
wiring "a, and for heating 10.
Estimated cost of new work for the
month of March as shown on the re-
port is $50,620.
Inspections of new work are 66;
remodeling and repairing, 81; heating
three flues one; miscellaneous seven.
An increase of 6S per cent is esti-
mated cost of new work for this
month, March 1922, as contrasted with
March 1921 is shown.