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The Washington times., 1922-03-17
WHY BARBER WILL BAN
GIVING FREE HAlRCUTS

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. March H.
Sol Stibel. a local barbar, tells the
world" that he will never give an
other fellow a free haircut. even
though his hair be as long as a
hula.hula grass shirt.
A haircut he gave away q Sun
day or 20 ago cost Stibel q total OF
$61-and not Mexican money. either.
He took into his shop q boy who
needed a haircut but who didn't have
the money and exercised his clippers
for q bang-up good workout.
There IL q law prohibiting barber
shop operating on Sunday. and Stibel
was fined $40 and s11 costs. On top
Of that he paid $40 fee to Q profess
sional bondsman.
The Washington times., 1922-03-17

Operation on Brain
Lessons Criminal
Tendency

~ 11eef1ae1oAa1 Neve 0osv1oos
DENVER, March 17.-Rs-
moval By Q skillful surgical oper-
atom Of splinter Of bons which
for years had been pressing
against his brain has resulted,
IN the belief Of doctors here, In
relieving Fred Schwab. twenty
two, from criminal tendencies
and saving him from . penitsn-
dary s6utencs.
An injury 10 Schwsb's head
when hs was four years old
robbed him Of his memory, II 10
said, and caused him to stray far
from the path Of rectitude.
More than . year ago Judge
A. r. Hollenbeck, sitting In
Criminal Court hare. agreed TO
suspend sentences on young
Schwab, following his conviction
Of automobile theft, II the youth
would agree to submit 10 an
operation to relieve the pressure
on his brain which was believed
to b responsible for his way
Wardness.'
Recently District Attorney Van
Cise asked the boy 70 choose b.
twesn the psnitsntiary and the
surgeons knife. Schwab chose
the latter.
The surgeon who performed
the operation has expressed the
belief that Schwab would recover
his normal mentality.
The Washington times., 1922-03-17
BONUS AGAINST
SNAG PENDING
new C0NCLAvE
Leaders hamstrung. They Say,
Until Harding Returns
From South.
BY A. o. HAYWARD.
IAtSrnattonal News Services.

The soldier bonus problem v buck
again today with President Harding.
After twenty four nouns Of doubt.
indecision, and battling with baf-
fling oroos-currents In the House.
the Republican leaders determined
today they could DO no more until
they shall have conferred with the
President and heard at drst-hand
his decision.
They w1il 30 to the White House
-nondsn. Fordnsy. IonSworth..
and others-just ~ soon n the
President WIN receive them follow.
Ing his return from F1orida. They
hope he viii accept the bonus plan
that has been presented to the
House by an overwhelming favor
able vote from the Ways ana Nsans
Committee. II he rejects II. there
seems no way but postponement,
and despair for the Nov-mLcr elec.
tons will follow such action.
The leaders sec no hope In . con-
ference Of House Republicans that
has been demanded BY bo-us ad-
vocates. Congressman ~owner Of
Iowa. chairman Of the Republican
caucus, has their demand
They can order me to caN q con-
ference" he said. but I can ret the
date for It. There win be q confer
ence with President Harding ms
soon ~ he gets back. II may be
there will be no nesd Sor further
conferences"
The proposed conference vas pro-
NOTED by Congressman IiLebsrger
Republican) Of California. an advo-
cate Of sales tag TO pay a cash
soldier bonus. The WAYS and
Means Committee wrestled long
With the tax problem and ahan-
doned 1t finally. 1t II stated that
no tax plan can set through the
House.
Framers OF the proposed bonus
legislation claim they have pro-
duced q scheme by which. without
extra taxation, the soldiers can get
q bonus and immediate money to
meet their needs. It grew out Of
the general House demand for bonus
legislation, and the conflicting con-
ditions imposed by the Pr esident
that there should be no cash bonus
without . sales tax. and tn House
position there should be bonus
and no tax.
The Washington times., 1922-03-17
Booze TrickIes to Lake.

,ELYRIA, Ohio. March I7.-When
Patrolman Sweet pushed an electric
button at saloon to gain entrance.
spectators within admitted, $25
worth Of grain alcohol was automa,
tically dumped into the sink. the
fluid starting on its course to Lake
Erie.
The Washington times., 1922-03-17

front Of the scaffold. as he was to
tread up the steps. McHenry bowed
and smiled to william H. Meyer.
one OF tho guards. whom he had
daily come into contact.
Hello. Mr.. Moyer." said Nc
Henry. He could not wave his
hand at the guard, a. both hands
had been tied behind him.
McHenry showed> absolutely no
fear a. he marched with firm step
up the flight OF steps 70 the trap.
He was quickly over the trap door.
and the moose was adjusted directly
behind his left ear. His legs were
then strapped together. A black SILK
cap was pulled down over McHcnry's q
head. McHenry smiled. a sickeiiing
smile. to the witnesses. But he did
not utter . word
A moment later one Of the guards
on the scaffold dropped a handker-
chief. It was the death signal. the
lever was pulled nsrvously by an
other guard. and the trap fell.
McHenry was light youth. hut
the drop Of seven feet was sufficient
to break his neck. There were q few
convulsive jerkS and the young
slayer had paid the penalty with his
life for the killing OF two respected
shingtonians.
Among the group Of reporters and
other witnesses to the execution OF
McHenry were Wallace and George
c. Armstrong, brother Of the slain
detective. They went TO witness
the Hanging and see that the Job
was done right" according to Mrs..
Armstrong.
Mother Never Gave Up.
Never before In the criminal an
mails Of the Capital has such . de-
termined effort been made to rave
the life Of q condemned man ~ in
the case of McHenry. Many agencies
appealed not only to President Hard
Ing. but made personal appeals to
Chief Justice Of tho United States
William H. Taft, to Chief Justice
Walter I. Mccoy. Of the District
Supreme Court, and to Judge Guy d.
Goff. acting attorney general In the
absence of Mr.. Daugherty. who 10
with President Harding on q tvaca-
ton In Florida.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Nc
Henry, az q last effort to save her
son. ssnt the following telegram to
President Harding:
For Gods sake ssve my boy.
Give him ut least . months roprieve.
I know he n not sane. He never
was responsible. Give him another
chance. Let alienists again examine
him. From . broken hearted mother.
Mrs. Mary Rice, Metropolitan Hotel. "
Up to the early this morning 1t
was believed McHenry had another
chance for a stay ofNsxecution. 1t
was believed that the court would
give the boy another month to live
on this earth, in order that he could
b examined by alienists.
But President Harding sent word
The Washington times., 1922-03-17
NJ HENRY KILLED
DEALER AND COP
IN CITY IN 1878
Shot Storekeeper and Robbed
Cash Register-caught at
Union Station.

The crime for which McHenry to.
day paid the penalty was committed
at 6 o'clock on a cold, bleak Deceu,-
ber day-the 15th-1919.
Feigning to purchase pair o.
gloves, McHenry entered Wallace
w. Mulcare's accessory store at Ice
Fourteenth street. and when Mui-
care turned to show the prospective
customer, he found himself looking
into the barrel of an automatic pis.
tol.
"Give me your cash." the youth
demanded.
Mulcare went to the cash regtster.
but, instead Of getting money he
picked up q pistol and fired two
shots at the boy. Mulcare's slots
went wild. McHenry leaped behind
counter at the first crack Of his
victims pistol and opened fire.
Three shots took effect in Mul.
cares body. He walked to q chair.
sank into 1t and died.
McHenry paid no further atten.
ton to his victim, but rifled the
cash register and. took from II
s152.29 and disappeared.
The boy reckoned with the 20
lice, but showed little intelligence
in doing so. for he went direct to
the Union Station. The police
know that the first thought of q
slayer Is his getaway and were on
the lookout for him.
Trailed to Station.
They did not have long to wait.
Shortly before Z o'clock they no.
ticed a youth approaching the tick.
ct window, casting furtive glancea
over his shoulder, when he pro.
duced a roll Of money and asked
for a ticket to Baltimore.
While in the act of purchasing q
ticket he was approached by Detec-
tive James E. Armstrong. McHenry.
realizing that he wis confronted by
an officer, opened fire on Armstrong
as quickly as he had on, Mulcare.
Detective Armstrong fell in q lunge
for the boy, managing to grab him
Police Driver H. d. Rcbey rushed up
and felled McHenry with u blow on
the head with his blackjack.
Armstrong was rushed to Provi'
dence Hospital and fingered, with
the barest possibilities of living. for
six days, and died.
Identification Of the slayer war
given the police by William Long
coiored, an employe Of Mulcare. who
at the first shot from McHenry'r
automatic bolted the rear door and
gave the alarm.
The police answered the summon,
Immediately, going directly from
Mulcare's store to the Union Sta
ton, when they made the arrest
but-not until aften Armstrong hat
been fatally wounded.
The negro mans story Of tho In
The Washington times., 1922-03-17
COSTS SUBWAY GUARD
$40 TO SPIT At WORK

NEW YORK, March 1s.-Beins
employed as q subway guard doesn't
give q person license to spit on sub.
way platforms, Magistrate Thomas
F. Doyle. Of Long Island City police
court, will tell the world.
William Reiners has learned that
from Doyle. because he did the spit
ting. After explaining that he
Thought he had right TO spit in
the subway" because ne was em-
ployed there a. a guard. Reineru
paid a $40 fine. The usual fine is 81.
The Washington times., 1922-03-17
GAY PARROT DEcoRATEs
LATEST FRENCH cHAPEAU

LONDON. March 15-A multi
colored parrot. flamboyant and dec.
orative. perched on the summit of
the crown Of . woman's hat, L. to
be the millinery craze Of the season.
The parrot Is life -sixe, life-iilee and
In every way resembles the real
bird.
They are said to be the craze of
the moment in Paris and the RI.
viera, where they have succeeded
the parrot perching sunshades that
have been a feature Of the season
The Washington times., 1922-03-17
N.Y.ST.PATR|CK
GREATEST
C|TYEVER HELD
Friends Of Erin Take Advan-
tage Of Chance to Celebrate
Nations Freedom. .

NEW YORK. March 17.-Witi,
fair. cold weather prevailing. the
friends Of Ireland in New York to-
day staged the greatest st. Patrick's
day celebration in the history OF the
city.
The fact that the Irish aspirations
for freedom Is an accomplished fact
for the first st. Patrick's day In
seven centuries increased the re-
joicing to unbounded limits.
The Washington times., 1922-03-17
PACKS HIS
TRUNK AS
ENONEARS
(Continued From Page n.

NOntihueO rTOn rage LIZ
and was taken Immediately
to McHenry's cell, McHenry
greeted him fervently and
talked freely with him. II
" as Father O'Callaghan
who a month ago converted
McHenry to the Roman
Catholic faith. The young
slayer was taken to the
pharmacist rest room, where
Q mass was celebrated and
McHenry partook Of Holy
Communion.
Miss Mary T. Kelly, Of the
Woman's Citizens League of
New York, who made desper-
ate appeals to save McHenry
from the gallows on the
ground that the Government,
in taking the young slayer's
life, would commit murder,
Joined with the doomed youth
in receiving the Holy Sacra-
ment.
After receiving COM
munion McHenry drank q
glass of milk, refusing an
offer for food.
Then Mrs. Mary Rice, mother
of the boy slayer, arrived. Tears
we're streaming down her face as
she embraced his son, but Nc
Henry showed no outward sign Of
emotion. It was pathetic
scene, this heartbroken mother
and the physically undeveloped
BON as they embraced each other
In the death cell.
It was while he was talking to
his mother that McHenry called
for Capt. William l.. Peake, su-
berintendent Of the Jail.
Packs Trunk for Mother"
Captain. let me pack my trunk
before / co." McHenry asked. II
don't think there is much chance Of
saving me. / want to pack my
trunk to save my mother the
trouble Of doing 1t. because know
she is not In a condition to pack
up my belonsings-and she wants
them"
Captain Peake granted the re-
quest. With this over, McHenry
returned to the pharmacist room.
where they were Joined by Father
O'Callaghan. AZ 10 o'clock ap-
preached, Captain Peake asked Mo-
Henry II he was ready for death.
II am, captain" replied McHenry.
Father O'Callaghan then condoled
the youth spiritually. and prepara~
tions then were made for the
march to the gallows.
1t was just 1895 o'clock when the
solemn procession, headed by Cap
tain Peake and the Rev. Father
O'Callaghan, marched across the
rotunda. McHenry's arms had been
pinioned behind him. and his shirt
collar was open ready for the moose.
At his side were two guards.
Father O'Callaghan intoned the
prayers for the dying. No time was
lost as McHenry stepped from the
death cell. 1t was expected he
would tremble, but he did not. AZ
he passed the row Of witnesses. a.
provided by the District code, Nc
Henry with cool deliberation looked
over the group A few feet in
The Washington times., 1922-03-17
KANSAS CITY TRADE IS
BILLION IN PAST YEAR

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. March 15.-
According to figures announced by
the chamber Of commerce Kansas
city's business In 1871 aggregated
more than 81 ,OO0, ,000. 900.
The Washington times., 1922-03-17
0bENCHA|N CASE
now RESTING IN
HANDS Of JURY
Continued From Page y.

Continued From Page u.
II going to die-is going to die. And
you are going to cry"
It was an impressive moment be-
cause of the very reserve OF the
man.
Then there was Jud Rush.
honest. benign and open counten-
ance. Perhaps Of them all, Rush
makeup" Gentle in his person.
q way Of subtly and insiduously
to convict Madalynne Conner Oben-
chain through a well-designed series
Of double-faced compliments.
Essentially courteous, Rush went
out Of his way automatically to
congratulate the attorneys for the
State and eulogixe the murdered
Bolton Kennedy.
And when. In true old-fashioned
melodramatic. manner he backed
away from the jury with great
sweeping declaration and then sud
denly rushed back upon them wav-
Ing his arms and crying aloud, he
got over" big.
Keyes Ultrs-modern.
Asa Keyes belongs to the ultra
modern school on the other hand.
His gestures are exactly what one
might expect at q slightly agitated
meeting Of q board Of directors. His
voice was that Of virile. dynamic.
determined man Of affairs.
Forceful in his demands, entirely
lacking in emotion. Keyes was the
personification late yesterday after.
noon. - he closed the case for the
state, of impersonal Justice.
Keyes used no Biblical quota
tions. Instead. he compared NADIA.
lynne Obenchain to- Circe. who
turned men into animals. And,
with stern face and clenched fist,
he looked the jury in the eye and
demanded the death penalty.
Which man In the ultimate analy.
sis now going on behind the closed
door Of the jury chamber viii be
found to have best 9rasped the
Psychology Of the modern Ameri-
can juryf
The Washington times., 1922-03-17

For Colds, Grip or lndusn.a
and as . Prvent1ve. tsks LAxstivs BlON0
oUIHINE rabists Ths ssuuins bsan shs ~
nature Of Z: W. Grove tDs sure - -
RROAO.l noc-AAs
The Washington times., 1922-03-17

Hurry mothsrl A tsaspoonful Of
"Caiifornis Fig Syrup" today may
prevent a sick child tomorrow. II
your child is constipated. bilious,
fevsrish, frstfui, has cold, cole, a.
IL stomach 10 sour, tongue coated,
The Washington times., 1922-03-17

"physic-laxative" II often all that
In necessary.
Genuine california Fig Syrup"
has directions for babies and chill
dren printed on the bottle. Say
''California" or you may get an
initiation fig syrup.-A6vertisem
New Britain herald., 1922-03-14
PARLIAMENT RE0PENS
Kings speech Congratulatcs Ulster ties on Speed With Which Depart mcnt, Arc Put In Working Order.

Belfast. March 14. (By Associated Press) The Ulster parliament recon yened today. The kingAs speech open ing the session stated that the legal process of transferring the various services in northern Ireland from British control to that of the Ulster government was now complete but re- gretted that the transfer of the stan and the allocation of property and records to the government depart ments had not proceeded as eApedi- tiously The speech continued:
 "1 congratulate you on the manner in which, in spite of these obstacles, the departments of thez government have been brought so rapidly into smooth working order. The spirit Of cancellation shown in northern Ireland in the settlement of industrial dis putes is tending toward more sat- isfactory state of affairs
 The king expressed hope that means would shortly be devised en- abling the government departments to cope with the difficulty of the ad- ministrative problems and stating that projected legislation included con- rerring of powers necessary to pre- vent crime, secure peace and maln- tain order.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-14
WOMEN AIM SHAFTS
 AT FAMOUS STATUE
New Workers Object To sculptor Mac MOnnics' Depletion of Civic
 Virtue" as Nude Man

New York, March 14.--Ncw York club women and leaders in civic af- fairs today sent out what may prove to be a feminine battle cry against Sculptor Frederick MacMonnies de piction of "cieic virtue" as d nude and thoroughly muscled young man enthusiastically kicking the prostrate forms of two sirens representative of urban temptation and vice.
 Protest was voiced by Mary Gar rett Hay and Mrs James Lees Laid law, noted champions of women s rights, at the announcement that the MacMonnies' sculpture was about completed and was soon to be erected in city hall park. The money for the monument to "civic virtue was left to the city in the term of Mayor Mcclellan.
 MT. MacMonnies has depicted the spirit of his theme as an onward marching youth, q mighty club sunG across his husky shoulder tramplhG with either foot q recumbent and al turing female symbolic of all that
New Britain herald., 1922-03-14
NEW WATCH FASTENER
". F.. Doolittlc Is To Exhibit inVcn-
 tiOn In This City.

w. F. Doolittle, formerly of this city. now of Hartford, will exhibit al the store of A. II. t,nocb new watch fastener which he has had patented and is now marketing. Mir. Doolittle's invention is claimed to bc the only sure fire watch clip on the market holding d time piece so that the own CT may stand upon his head without losing the watch. Ii is made in seV- eral styles, adaptable to chain or ion and is q pleasing appearing product
 The demonstration is for the pur- ros, of introducing the fastener To- callv. this being oN of the first places it has been placed or sale
New Britain herald., 1922-03-14
BIG WHEAT REFORMATION
This Grain Leads All Other Agricul. tural Exports During Year o 1921

1921.
 Washington, March 14-Wheat was king of American agricultural eX- ports in 1921.
 Analysis Of the 1921 exports of 32 of the principal agricultural products grown in the United States made pub lie today by the department of agri- culture shows that more wheat was exported during last year than in any preceding year in the history Of the country and that for the first time the export value of wheat and wheat flour exceeded the value Of cotton eX- port. Some of the principal agricul- tural exports during 1921 and their de clared values, were.
 Wheat and wheat flour, S551, ,0o0,- GOO. Cotton s534, 4,009.0oo. Pork and pork products, $246,o00,000. Leaf to- bacco, S2O5, ,000,oo0. Corn and corn meal. S97000,0o0. Exports which showed an increase in quantity over 1920, included:
 Wheat, cotton, corn, pork and pork products, except bacon, refined sugar, green apples, eggs. and tobacco.
 Imports of eggs in the shell jumped from 1,709,000 dozen to 3,oG3,ooO dozen
New Britain herald., 1922-03-14
REu PEPPER TOR COLDS IN CHEST 

Ease your tight, aching chest. Stop the pain Break up the congestion. Feel a bad cold loosen up in just short time.
 Red Pepper Rub is the cold remedy that brings quickest relief. It cannot hurt you and it certainly seems to end the tightness and drive the congestion and soreness right out.
 Nothing has such concentrated, penetrating heat as red peppers and when heat penetrates right down into colds, congestion, aching muscles and sore, stiff joints relief comes at once
 The moment you apply Red Pepper Rub. you feel the tingling heat. In three minutes the congestion spot is warmed through and through. When you arc suffering from a cold, rheu- matism, bachache, stiff neck or sore muscles, just get jar of Isowles Red Pepper Rub, made from red peppers at any drug store. You will nave the quickest relief knows.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-14

American soldiers made chewing gum popular in France and England.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-14
sn't nice in civic aspiration

isn't nice in civic aspiration.
 "I think it is a trihe ridiculous Miss Hay declared, perhaps the true symbolism lies in the fact that civic virtue is depicted as naked Thai strikes one as reasonable after think ing of what civic virtue has had tc undergo from the city hall politicians No wonder the poor thing hasn't any clothes.
 "Why should MacMonnies have used male figure trampling doWr tempting women? Why not represent civic virtue as. q man and woman hand in hand, mounting confdentl! and happily a difficult path ?'
 Mrs Laidaw agreed with Miss Hay
New Britain herald., 1922-03-14
WOMEN'S POLITICAL CLUB
Democratic Auxiliary Planning fol
 Mass Meeting Next Week

There was a meeting of members of the Woman's Auxiliary to the democratic party in democratic head quarters last evening. Miss Sadie A. Grace, president, presided.
 Plans were made for another mass meeting to be held some evening next week. Invitations have been sent out 10 a number of ut-of-toWn speakers 10 attend. It is expected that Miss Margaret Egan, city clerk of Water bury will appear here.
 About 100 names of women whC are to be made voters were handed in last night and this makes good number who will be registered on the democratic lists for the coming cleo tion.
 American soldiers made chewing gum popular in France and England
New Britain herald., 1922-03-14
GIRLS! LEMONS
 WHlTEN .ROUGH
 cHAPPED HANDS

Squeeze the juice of two lemons in- to bottle containing three ounces of Orchard White, which any drug store will supply for few cents, shake well. and you have quarter-pint of harmless and delightful lemon-bleach lotion to soften and whiten red, rough or chapped hands. This home made lemon lotion is far superior to glycerin and rose water to smoother the skin. Famous stage beauties use it to bleach and bring that soft, clear, rosy-white complexion, because 1t doesn't irritate.
New Britain herald., 1922-03-14
THE PLACE TO SELECT YOUR FRESH FISH
 IS HERE A BIG VARIETY AND
 FINE QUALITY

Splendid Shore Paddock . Sc Boston Blue, whole fish. ;. 12c Large Fresh Herrings )2c Fancy Large Fat Founders l2c Blue Fish Steak ....... .14c Rockport Cod 16c Long Island Sea Trout . .1Sc No. 2 Smelts. :. 15c; , lbs. 21c Fancy Snapper Blues 20c Spanish Mackerei .... 2Oc Block Island Mackerel .. 23c Splendid Georgetown Shad 22c
 Fancy White Halibut, Large Buttcrfish. Cod Cheeks, Weak Fish, Elegant Red Salmon, Live and Boiled Shrimp, Round and Little Neck Clams, Steaming Clans. Open Long Clams for frying, Long island Scallops, tinnan Haddics. Fillet of Had dies, Smoked Ha!ibut, Large Salt MackercI. Salt Herring, Honeless Sal: Cod, lSc ID or , lbs. 5Oc. Try OUT Open Oysters. fresh every day at OUT market. We are open until 9 o'clock Thursday evening.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-06-24
Ell LICENCIADO MARTINEZ ERCI
LILA, LOGRA UN GRAN TRIUNFO

Ell notable conferencista espaiiol Don
Alfonso Martinez Ercilla, acaba de To-
grar un extraordinario exito en- la ca
pital dominicana, donde ha dado una
brillante conferencia. Despues de ha
blar en- la ciudad Primada, ell valiosc
Intellectual ha sido llamado de Santa
go de los Caballeros, de San Pedro dc
Macoris, de Puerto Plata 7 0tfas pobla
clones que quiereH DIR la palabra eio
cuente del joven Y brillante conferen
csita, quien SUI regreso a Santo Do
mingo, dara una nueva conferencia, q
petici6n de los elementos cultos de la
capital de La rep1blica hermana.
Ell exito de Martinez Ercilla ha sido
tan franco como merecido. De Santo
Domingo volvera Puerto Rico ell no.
table africanista para embarcar hacia
Venezuela.
COnsignamOS, muy cOmplacidos, el
Gxito logrado por el cultfsimo intelec-
tual, que ha dejado tan arraigadas
simpatfas entire nosotros.