Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-19

Importance of tonsorial skill Is made
evident by the international incident
that developed over the summoning
across the Atlantic of an American bar
Der to cut the hair of William F. Kenny,
multi-millionaire, who is touring abroad.
The ease with which the matter was
arranged, notwithstanding contract
labor laws, is accepted as proof Of
international good will. There is also
suggestion that Americans still like
to exhibit the tendency to prodigal ex-
penditures while among strangers,
IAN inquiry reveals that this is not
so uncommon as 1t appears" remarks
the Des Moines Tribune-Capita 1t
seems to be the habit of wealthy men
to take their BARRIERS with them. But
this seems to be carrying luxury to the
point of voluptuousness. 1t may be fine
for the BARRIERS. but what is going to
become of the country If our captains
of industry surrender so to soft sug-
gestions Of hair tonics and soothing
shaving lotions? It's just little things
like that that caused Rome to fall"
The legal difficulties of Louis Arico,
the New York barber. are discussed by
the indianapolis News, which takes
cognizance of the fact that the man
who was called had "cut his patrons
hair and shaved him for 80 years and in
that length of time strong friendship
can be established" that lit was only
natural for Mr. Kenny to telephone his
barber to come to England and cut his
hair" The News continues, "Kenhy's
patronage of an English barber, the
British permission to let Arice land,
and the exchange of courtesies should
establish the friendship of the two
countries on flrr1er footing"
The Hartford Times, however, eX-
presses the view that I'VE are so sure
of the saving grace of sense of humor
on both sides of the water that we are
bound to believe that Kenny has done
international comedy a great turn"
matter. the Times refers to the Incl
dent that 1.-The cables crackle with the
vehemence of British BARRIERS who resent
the importation of the New York hair
cutter" and says further: There Is
Kenny's bald head, escaping 100 per
cent skiddiness only by ring OF hair
around the caves. Who would normally
think of shouting across the Atlantic
for an American barber In order that
the tonsorial fringe might have q trim
ming or decent cut as he calls 1t?
Pray. how does one tell whether hair.
cut on such scant area Is decent or not?"
ut is reminiscent of a more spacious
period in our history" suggests the
Worcester Gazette. 1T was in that now
long-past era that Artemus Ward, on a
visit to the British metropolis, when
asked by an English friend whether ne
would like to see Westminster Abbey,
replied. to the utter confusion OF the
Englishman: Sure. And If 1 like 1t III
buy it. Perhaps the Ward story Is
apocryphal; but, whether 1t is or not,
It typifies an authentic phase IN our ma"
tional developments phase which came
into existence with the huge and sudden
fortunes which the opening of the great
west nut into the hands Of countless
lucky pioneers. The lucky ones literally
rolled in wealth in golden tntexica-
ton. = Well gone those days are,
perhaps; but they have a glow Of their
own In the retrospect. We are grateful
to Mr. Kenny for recalling them"
Many men-and women, tae-have
their favorite chirotonsors, maaieurists,
chiropodists and whatnot," records the
Bellingham Herald, land they must be
enyieus of Mr. Kenny's ability to solve
his tonsorial problems in so neat and
dramatic fashion: and many barber
must be envious of Louie. Europeans,
who generally regard Americans as plu-
tacYats regardless of their station or
occupation, are given new proof. To
top it of, the New York millionaire
should salve Louie's hand with one of
those $40 900 banknotes reported to bear
the countenance OF the late Mr.. Chase,
and light his pipe with another,
Mr.. Kenny might even tell the
TRUTH" advises the Kansas City Jour-
nai-Post. "He was not worrying about
q haircut. Competent judges say that
finding the hairs rather than trimming
them b the real task, He merely cot
hnfnesiclE for his barber. Perhaps Ae
wanted te klpW ali the news END 81 ths