Show ajohn john says senators are not liberal with tips STATES senators all of whom receive a generous salary from U UNITED uncle sam and many of whom are millionaires are by no means remarkable as givers of tips that is the opinion of john hickman Hickm colored head barber of the senate who came into the service of the capitols most exclusive barber shop before the civil service gervice commission was thought of in connection with the appointment of 0 jobs hick hickman man is now seventy years I 1 old and completes fifty years of continuous 10 service in the senate barber 0 shop in 1916 he is one of the old school of colored gentlemen that existed everywhere bafo de wah 6 and has a dignity of bearing and personality that distinguishes him at once from his colored brothers occupying many positions of lesser importance in the legislative center of the nations activities the barber shop of which john hickman has charge is just around the corner comer from the senate chamber in III the main corridor of the capitol the door is kept closed and every effort is made to steer the common ordinary folk away from the tonsorial parlor provided solely for the trimming of senatorial hair and the trimming of famous beards but when the ordinary folk do intrude and ask tor for a shave massage or hair cut the end barber assumes the role of bouncer and leads them quietly to the door there is another barber shop downstairs he says and you are left mon wondering dering just why your money is valueless in this particular shop the answer is in the big rack containing nearly ona one hundred shaving mugs each bearing the name of 9 a senator and provided with its own par Iti cular shaving brush they are the names of the honorary roll of the members of the senate qualified to use the services of the barber shop john hickman the chief exponent of authority in the shop Is assisted by three junior barbers under his direction they are especially selected for the shop from the best apprentice training afforded in city barber shops work Is not rushing as a rule and during the last year or so mr hickman lias given his attention mainly to directing the the other barbers his hand is keen tor for the trade however and he can make the razor glide alide over the senatorial face for a ance once over just as smoothly as any of his assistants he is an adept at honing razors and on his trusty old hone now icom wom halt half through he can flop the blade and feel the edge just as well as he was younger |