Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-26
BEAUTY CONGRESSMAN
SEEKS COP PROTECTION
Landlady Charges Oklahoman
Was Too Attentive to Her
Daughter.

Washington, Aug. 26.- Representa-
tive Harric<. of oklahoma. whose bill
prohibiting beauty contests has at
tracted much amused attention, but
whose beauty CONTEXT. started by him
self. has attracted even more atten-
tion. appeared before the Washing
ton police yesterday and asked pro-
lection against the irate mother and
brother of enc young woman to whom
his attentions have become distaste-
ful.
The cccentir Congressman told the
police that he fears violence at the
hands of Mrs. c. Bclville Shorcy. his
former landlady ami mother of pretty
Elizabeth Shorey, aged 16, who has
received nearly dozen tender but
anonymous letters which she believes
the former Congressional hoarder
wrote.
Some time ago Congressman Her
rick roomed at the Shorey home and
showed pretty Elizabeth Shorey
marked attention. taking her TO many
social functions. and in other ways
expressed his admiration for her. Ac~
cording to Miss Shorey, the Con-
gressman said she reminded him Of
the "darlink host Gracie,' his sweet
| heart OF long ago.
| This continued for a time until the
! Congressman rev SO persistent in
pressing his attentions upon Miss
/ Shorpy that her mother decided the
Iaffair could go no further, She moved,
/ and when she did she refused 60 al
4 low MIR. Herrick to remain with her.
1 The Congressman was not even told
whore they had gone,
Irpon one occasion he visited the
| Shorey country home. Maplewood, in
/ Virginia, and insisted on being allow
/ cd 10 see his former landlady. Mrs.
4 Shorcy was in Washington and her
i son. Melville. who also resented MIR.
+ Herrick's attentions to his sister. re-
4 fused to allow him 20 wait The
/ Congressman is said TO have waited
I on the station platform a long time
/ for Mrs. Shorey to come from the city.
4 The gentleman from Oklahoma was
| in a hilarious mood yesterday after
/ the publication of the activities Of
! the private beauty contest" He Joy
! ousiy exclaimed to his fellow legis-
lators that the story would help the
/ passage of his bill tremendously.
/ following written statement, which Is
herewith reproduced verbatim:
I ''The newspaper reporters and some
others who are opposed TO the passage
of IL. r. S20S, a bill introduced by
1 Representative ITerrick TO prohibit
beauty contests. think that they arc
having fun with Trim by tarying e
\ heap Ridcule upon him, but lnstid
I they are only making sure that his
i bill will pass by such Methods be
i cause they are acting as. a boomerang
the Members of the House after read.
[ ing the scred in the New York World
lof the gath remarked this settles IL, We
will All vote for your bill now. Ilei
, the slur writer's rake the followint
facts remains and cannot he gotser
+ away from 1st that herrick has beer
: in Washington since February tn,
25th and In all that time. He ha;
+ done no running after women In ths
; sence that the term in commonly
{ Understood to Mean End he employs
: No wimen cleark In his Office but or
the contrary he had a fun force O
Men CIearks 5rd He has about peci
replies from the silcy and gidey girls
which they sent in answer TO his de
coy letters that he sent out in oriel
to gcather Evidence in support Of hi
bill.
In the hearing before the commit
tee on Judiciary and If certain girl,
don't quit co-operationg with the cias'
that would like TO drag them down 4
Moral ruin He-Wiu make some O
them public and then they went fee
quit 50 Gay. 18th he defies the socia
Hyenas Moral Reprobates and Mora
Lepers to prove by an evidence tha
is entitled 70 a Moments consideration
In any court Of record any wheare il
the world that He. Has ever beer
guilty Of an act Of Moral turpitud,
in His whole life 50 he is willing foI
the Morally Unclean TO Howl as louC
and as long as they like il disturbs Hin
Not and he viii 20 right on to Max,
this world better ana cleaner pIsc,
10 live in.
Manuel Herrick."