The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-25
IURING STATESMAN
 MAKES A PLEA FOR
 POLICE PROTECTION
Congressman H erric c k Afraid of h-Landlady Objecting to Attentions to Daughter, 16.

tive Manuel Herrick. the wealthy Oklahoma Congressman, has had more than 8 beauty contest on his hands sinie tb WeeE he he WaSh5ngaon caad 1n spector Clifford Grant of the Wash ] ington Police Force for protection T from members Of the family of Mrs. Elizabeth Shorey. 2162 Florida ave |
 She was his 1andlady until recently.
 When she changed her residence | some weeks ago she declined to ac- | conmodate MT. Herrick any longer. | This was due, according to the story 1 revealed at Police headquarters to his | attentions to her 16 year old daugh-
 ter, Elizabeth, whom he desired to l marry.
 Inspector Grant is authority for the
 rick admitted he wrote at least one
 letter from New York to he young i | lady, and that he wanted to marry |
 her.
 'fHe came to see me-" the Inspector
 told a reporter last night, 'tand said
 that Mrs. Shorey had a son he was
 afraid of, and said that maybe she
 would try to harm him. He wanted
 me o send for her. She came down Monday evening and said she had no intention of doing him any harm" Asked Him to Stop Writins Inspector Grant related a conversa- ion that occurred between himself and the Congressman.
 stated said to hane TntteI tns nspeetoT Eeeetai l letters to young ladies. and the first thing you know you will be hearing from somebody if you don't cut it l out
 } He said he only wrote to these , girls to get information for his House : bill.
 : old?' He replied No' I said, T thought you were about 45 years old There is great disparity of age be- t tween you and this 16 year old gir1' hat hi 3 tween them and he wanted her to let
 "'I guess these people think be-
 cause I am a Congressman I am a pretty easy catch he continued. . ''I told him they were not going to @ sue him and asked him to let them
 alone.''
 It developed also that the Congress = man offered to wait for Mrs Shorey's l. daughter, and to send her to school at
 e,ans NaSsar 1h or Weesley5 h1I a She declined to
 gether to the Willard Hotel and other = such places.
 - They were at a musicale once and @ in the midst of it, according to per n sons present. he said: Come on - Lizzie. This is rotten Let's go' = The girls mother is said to have
 daughter, although MT Herrici de
 nied to Inspector Grant writing any s but the one from New York. g Representative Herrick's first let | - contest was dated Aug. 4, or nine T days before he introduced his bill to h prevent such contests.
 e Urged Reply in New Letter. \, A second letter was sent Aug. II '- the day before he introduced his bi1l
 to those who did not reply to the ; cipient seems to think it was sent 5, by some one with evil intentions l. "On the contrary" the letter said . ''it was sent by gentleman with the .. one who is a high official of the IL government, and one who is not pro- " " noting any effort to obtain either S stage of moving picture. actresses ,+ contest, but who means honorable h' business. So you need not thollel
 before you are hurt
 ., ''PleaSe be a lady and return tht U questionable either accepted or re. !. jected. Rejection will not mitigat. y, against you in the contest, but silence .. n will"
 ie One lady sent reply, regrettins "a delay and expressing sympathy, wit n the request for an immediate repl. f, f.. because a man hoping to find hi ,t would naturally be more les IT. anxious to hear from the potentia III n .@Why your letter fairly reeks wit ,d romance, of which have always bee h. a great lover. One so seldom finds i I'd this hurry-scurry, work-a-day wort
 Of ours a real, genuine, romantic per
 son. I feel as though my dreams ar
 at last coming true. through vol
 have always dreamed of a hero.
 | man who would come to me in a
 unusual way.
 ooh. won't you come and tell m
 that the man of my dreams is req.
 then I will gaze into your eyes an know as I know now, your honor an good intentions. will be at home 0 , Sunday at P. M. and until then ,st will await your coming with the keel .Y- est of anticipation. Yours for r ce mance."
 to This letter was decoy of itsel bo having been written for the purpo. ,as l of bringing the Congressman on mt visit It was successful. but as u
 Representative stepped inside the do' "a, he was confronted by the husband ,at a manner that caused immediate d. ,x- parture.
 the zen Copenhagen. Aug. 25--Sovtet of an cfal circles are dtspleased that Anne he jeans have taken over absolute contr nd and distribution of relief in the farnil ns- district, said a Moscow dispatch
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