The Washington times., 1918-08-14
COMING TO CAPITAL
TO WAGE WAR
ON COLLARS

NEW YORK, Aug. As. Leighton
Frooks, founder, president, secretary
treasurer and sole member of the
Anti-CoIlar League of America, an
nounced last night that he Is going
to run for Congress.
He supplemented the announcement
by declaring that he does not want
to run for Congress. His desire, he
says, is to sit naked-necked in his
law office overlooking the Columbus
Monument and indulge in esthetic
love for physical and mental calm.
But what can I do?" asks Frooks
plaintively. DUTY has q voice that
rings like a bugle call In the night.
'Frooks, me lad says duty, ITS up
to you and no one else Fashion has
your fellow-man by the nape OF the
neck. OF with your collar and into
the frayr
Collar Trust Worried.
that's my position In a nutshell"
says Frooks. II am going to Con-
gress to wage war on the collar. Il
am going to eliminate II. am going
to eradicate II and squash IL and
sQuelch IL and render IL null and
void. Our crying need today Is sar-
torial freedom. The world can never
be made safe for democracy SO long
as fashion is permitted to make fools |
of some, towards Of many, and apes |
of all
'Tt is q tough thing to buck public
opinion. I know tina. have a fight
on my hands, but I'm not afraid OF
fight The Frooks are a fighting /
family, We are imperyious to threats,
coercion or ridicule. received a
letter today from q wellknown coll
lar manufacturer
Put on your collar or you will get
1t in the neck" was the tenor of his
message.
do fear that? I hope not"
by parcel post this morning I re-
ceived a little stuffed squirrel I am
conscious OF the implied suggestion.
but IL would take more than that to
deter me. If 1 want to display the
Gothic outlines OF my neck or adver-
tise the fact that I am the general
manager Of a tropical boil am going
to indulge the prediction irrespec-
tive of Mr.. Leyendecker's young for
in the cellar ads"
Mr. Frooks said his idea had COM
serious consideration in some
quarters, however. He received q
yesterday from one of
the largest shirt manufacturers in
the country asking him to submit the
pAdhS anu SPSSAASo1AOAS VI . SOAAoE- |
less shirt.
'If 1t meets with our approval" !"
they wrote him. ''you will achieve
ieathless fame. We shall name II the
Frooks Shirt
"The sad part of It is" said Mr.
Frooks. II am not a shirt-designer.
nm a lawyer"
Frooks wrote a letter to Mayor Hy-
an yesterday asking his honor to ]
,ome to work with q neck unham- ]
oered.
Leave your collar IN Brooklyn to- ]
mayor" Frooks wrote, "and ]
'ule the city in your bare neck"
He also wrote to Alfred E. Smith I
Free Adams Apple.
'Come into the League. You know
ne, AL Be inaugurated with an un-
Adam's apple"
Frooks is having printed $4,000 CIR ,
,ulars, he said, asking those who wish ,
o enter the league to assemble at /,
Columbus Circle Friday night He : /,
ays he has written to Commissioner : /,
Snright for a permit to hold a parade, ,
md is looking for a fine turn out.
He is receiving hundreds OF letters, ,
elegrams, post cards and phone calls
rom various parts OF the country :
skiing for copies of rules and regula-
ions OF the league. .
There's only one rule" says Frooks.
Here II Is: ,