The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-24
Posing As Galahad New Congressman
 Lures AS Beauties
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GU oeCidfe He OlO not impress luSHi as being engaWd in mere research. Some of them, Rfter his visits, were so 1ncenSed that they took up the matter with the postal inspectors, who asked the Congressman to explain MT. Herrick's letter was in the form of eulogy of the writer. pic ture of abrilliant future with him, and questionnaire. It reads: into one prize contest You are now entering the second prize contest in which you may win. Do you wish to enter third prize contest. the con that any woman could ever win | the contest for the whole heart and l soul love, and hand in marriage of | one of the l 5 men who is now living on the earth who can look God and | all humanity square in the eye and | say, Against my body and against for have kept my soul and my body | free from all moral stain in order | that I may look my virgin bride in the eye without guilt and shame in my heart
 ''The girl who is the winner of this contest will have won the love of a | man whose love will be great that | if that was the one and only price 1 that would purchase your soul saliva tion he would ransom your soul out | of hell with the price of his own, and l if you should enter this contest and be dhe winner it would go a long way  ner in the contest to become Miss | Washington, for this man now holds l one of the highest offices in the Ma | tion and will at a time not to exceed eight years hold the highest, and the | girl who wins his love can rest as- sured that he will exert every atom | of his powerful influence to have his sweetheart selected to be Miss Wash l ington.
 You, quite naturally, want to know | something about the man who invites you to enter a. contest for his love, | here is a description: Age, 34; height, | 6 feet; weight. 1S4 pounds; chestnut | brown hair. brown eyes, and as far as masculine beauty, taking 100 as follows: Face, 80 per cent; body, | per cent.
 Special Note-out of 1000 mar | rfages, 999 men are not worthy of the bride they get, but in my case conditions are just exactly reversed | That being the case, sincerely hope | that no young lady will take offense l at my desire to select the prize win am willing to give any young lady | who cares to enter this contest my | full and complete life history and af- ford her every facility for her exani
 nation of my past Hfes history with | a. microscope, for there is neither | blot blemish nor stain of any kind against me.
 Owing to my high position, 1t is
 
 | on secretly, in order not to bring mo- toriety or riducule upon my high po- 1 S1t1on by my political enemies; and any young lady to whom this invita- 1 ton may come and who shall decline to enter this contest will have taken | a far-reaching step toward e1iminat- ing herself from being selected as Miss Washington
 | And now a. few words in closing: am the last scion of a noble family who lost their political poDer during the overrunning of Europe by Napo- leon l., and whose family has now become extinct, except for myself
 Left practically an orphan in in- fancy, I faced a cold and cruel world penniless and alone, and after over coming superhuman obstacles have fought my way to wealth and power, and am now seeking a bride worthy | of my love.
 "No young lady should hesitate to enter this contest because she may think herself too young to become a wife, for if any such enter the con- test and be the winner, the marriage would be cheerful1y deferred until she should have attained sufficient age; and any young lady to whom this invitation may come, whether the same is sent to you by mail or is
 bassador will please indorse the same with your name and address and the notation Accepted or Rejected and
 return in order that the process of
 
 | Hmm ediately upon the acceptance
 by any young lady of this invitation
 to enter this contest a meeting be-
 tween myself and the young lady
 will be arranged by my ambassador l "Questionnaire:
 Are you engaged?
 l What is your religion?
 | What is your age?
 | What is your nationality?
 Would you be willing to live out
 side of Washington if political re-
 verse should ever come?" Among the young women who re-
 ceived copies of the letter was Miss
 Ann Elizabeth Niebe1. formerly of 1 the Century Roof Midnight Round CTS of 1921" who was a participant In the washington beauty contest When seen last night. Miss Niebel } and her mother, with whom she is living here, said that a man intro
 uel Herrick of the sth Oklahoma 5 District called at the house early in 5 the evening and remained for some
 time He had called before, leaving , The caller informed Miss Nfebel
 that only four young ladies remained
 in the love contest and that she was I still in the lead
 , He talked about his Congressional l work and exhibited three bills intro t ouceo py Congressman Herrfck, in 3 cind!ng the one making it a violation ? contests,
 ! MT. Herrick actually declared to- r day he called on the girls to explain
 the purpose Of his missive, He said a ne would not make public any of the f replies, much less the names, but he | is convinced his case has been proved and that once the Judiciary Commit Y ' tee sees how eagerly 1S-year-old girls arc for romance 1t will give favorable
 recommendation to his bill [ The letters show" MT HerTdck y continued. that young ladies are T very romantic, very impressi naIble ana practically inclined to bite aa 5 any bait that appears to have temp
 tasten rendered. The experiment g shows that it is the easiest thing tr me world to pick up young ladies @ through a public contest. It is like y a candle that singes the wings of the = moth.
 B While this may be little b1t un- n oerhanded or seem so to some peo- @ pie. Is for protection of these girls