Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
FLIRTING LETTER.
GETS FATHER ON
A S'iOLON' S TRAIL
Congressman Lafferty, a Gay
Bachelor From Far Away
Oregon, Blames Jokers
for His Trouble.
HIS STATE GETS THE NEWS
Note to Young Woman Pub
lished Among His Constit-
uents and Becomes a
Political Issue.

Washington. Aug. i0.-Usually ro-
mances begun by writing ones name
and address on an egg or on slip OF
paper which is put into bottle and
thrown into the river end in the de
vorce court. Sometimes they don't get
that far
Take the case of A. W. Lefferty,
representative in congress from Port
land, Ore. Mr. Lafferty is young and
susceptible. At least, he is only 35,
and what follows is proof of his sus-
ceptiblity. Some weeks ago Mr. Laf-
ferty saw in a Washington paper the
photograph of Miss Florence Kubel,
daughter of S. J. Kubel. chief clerk OF
the. geological survey. Miss Kubel is
undeniablely pretty.
Here's the Very Note.
Mr.. I4afferty was impressed. Hav-
Ing been graduated from the law de-
partlnept of-:,tlres University of Mis-
souri,, and having served one term as
prosecuting attorney of Missouri
county, Mr.. Lafferty should have
knawtl better But he or, someone
signing mis- name, wrote the following
note:,
Dear Miss Kubel: Your, picture in
the paper so impressed me that 1 hope
L Will meet you some time. Please
overlook the unconventionality of the
request. II .you.N Nan. I incose card
to the members family gallery, which
! hope YOU will use if YOU ever have
occasion to visit the House. II happen
to be a bachelor, without any family
of nay own"
WhicHtwasn't so s,ssry naughty. Of
course. but decidedly unconventional.
Miss kubel was shocked, naturally.
What sh6uld she do but show the note
to- papa3 Papa was more: than
shocked. !. What must have been his
:,,bri Einaa "a ate of -Shind is indicated BY
the fact That after s.hes, had waited for
seVesrahrdays ftfor his first anger to
WITH tic i1s avoWed Intention Of 4 thrashins
him.
However. when Mr. kubel invaded
the marble corridors of the House Of
flee building he found. he says. that
this particular product of Oregon was
not in the battleshp class as regards
size. He. decided that an apology
would be Sufficient. The letter of apol-
ogy was written and supposedly that
ended the matter. In the course OF
time. though, the story reached Port
land. and Mr.. Lafferty's enemies en-
larged on it to such an extent that he
gave out a story saying hi$letter to
Miss kubcl WAS entirely harmless
Said He Didn't Write 1t.
This statement by the House mem
ber moved the angry father to make
public the letter of apology written by
Mr.. Latlerty In that letter the
congressman denies that lie wrote the
| mote 70 MISS Subel that caused the
lrounIe. re Says II was written py
| lilfslds % MS ifeqllehleiS, ~ nus ONCE
Mhe mad often 1oked '@hlHis ABOUT ms
Slhsle coadltl9h. ali9 sent ~ without
! his knoWledge Ms'. III satVsrt5s $ letter
OF spoipgy closes as follows:
~ seems, 70 to.4ea1FaNiIi ana the one
tllat mas gotten the worst OF 1t by the
lgtter tiitsihe beeii ilL.-s-ll cast no re-
M neetloh upon anyone except -hlyseil;
"nllc alh ll!e o'le>. t4ii's -aa's- @stEl efed
eal. 70 settle ,he .iIst1 va, L..4ssEd VI you
Wy y. Wy 70 prevent any 1urlheri pup