The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-02

cerned the at
tempt Of a lonely statesman from
Oklahoma to become acquainted with
the prettiest girls in the District.
Perhaps he has been looking too
much at magazine covers. At any
rate, described to my friend the
vagaries of the Oklahoma Congress
man, his form letter to the entrants in
a beauty contest, and his assurance
to them that II they would compete
for his hand and heart they would be
competing for the greatest prize In
shy woman's life: The love OF one OF
the very few pure men extant, with
plenty Of money, and with the practi-
cal certainty OF being President In
1929.
Other CranIxs In Congress.
MY friend. who has lived In Wash.
ington a long time, did not seem
startled. So, asked him:
Does not that seem strange to you
to find such man occupying a seat
mo" he replied, ut Ia what I
should expect. What type do you
The average intelligence Of the
House seems to me fairly. although
not astoundingiy,, high. It Is a large
body and 1t always includes few
This particular crank told the girls
that his face was only about 10 per
cent perfect, but that the rest OF his
pulchritude averaged up around 30.
and yet disagree with others about
his beauty. r.ge s
In fact, another statesman discuss.
Ing this particular illusion OF Mr..
Herrick about his looks. told me the
tale OF Mrs. Higgins on her first visit
to the Apollo Belvedere, she gave the
statue q long examination.
well" she observed. at the end Of
her study. 'if that II the Apollo Bel.
vedere. give me HIGGINS"
Herrick In First Place.
Although Mr.. Herrick readily holds
first place this summer In the corus-
cations Of the House, he is not the
only one. Number two Is the gentle
man who IL determined to stop the
use of tobacco by all the female resi-
dents of the District Of Columbia. lie
would have q better chance IL started
in some state legislature of the Mid
die West. This cosmopolitan region
takes his appeal but lightly.
Even Boston, which believe has
some legal discrimination against
ladies in matters of the weed. has her
difficulties. At her famous tennis
courts Of Longwood. Mrs. Molla
Bjurstedt Mallory, when not playing
herself, sits in the grandstand and
calmly puffs away.
But the biggest task of all during
these hot summer days has been un.
dertaken by the only woman member
of the House. Miss Robertson i'm
bibed the conception that, by virtue
Of her position, she represented all the
women in this fair land. The idea has
made her a lot Of trouble.
In connection with the disarmament
conference, Miss Robertson started
out to hold the position that no woman
In the country was fit to sit at II.
Later she made an exception in IA
vor Of the mother Of Senator Hale.
r. Made Monkey Of Her.
It Is not easy to say just why that
conclusion has the perfect comic
touch, but 1t is agreed hereabouts that
probably Mrs. Hale is not the only
woman in the United States whose
struggles in life have fitted her for
severe and modern thinking.
One Of Miss Robertson's specialties
can scarcely be laughed at. The
standpatters have made q monkey Of
her in regard to the maternity bill.
She has a fixed idea, or mania that
that bill, backed by the most experis
enced and disinterested of women. is
a malign device for interfering with
nature and decency in the entrance
OF the young into this vale of tears.
It is q pitiable idea, but beyond
the reach Of explanation. And in this
one respect the belief on Miss Robert
sons part that she has on her own
delicate shoulders the task of repre-
senting the interests of $1,000, 900 fe-
males becomes something worse than
funny. .#. SEE