The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-18

one moment she is telling you that
Jim Mann from Illinois comes near
or knowing everything than anybody
in the house OF representatives. The
next she will discuss with you the
possibilities OF preserves and Jelly
contained In a certain number OF
baskets OF pears and crLbapplcs.
CougrcSswoman Robertson is rep
rescntative, doctor Of laws. student.
politician n you like. maker Of his
tory but at the same time she is
Miss Alice. who is happiost when she
IS wearing a kitchen apron or moth
ering somebody. She tells you, II
you ask her. her reasons for her
stand OF the Shcppard-Towner ma
ternity bill and she discusses eagerly
then with the Legion boys the show
Monday night.
MY dear boy she said TO one Of
them, do you know what I've got
to do Monday? I've got to be at a
republican meeting In Oklahoma
City. But / wish / were going to be
here. You know / am for you
boys!"
Enjoys n story on Herself. .
She clothes her experiences in the
world OF diplomats and lawmakers
she uses short sentences, says what
she thinks and then sits down.
Therefore, the folks at home claim
her as their own and the folks at
Washington listen to her respect
fully. More than that. they tell her
that she reminds them Of their
than anything else. But above all.
Miss Alice is femininely and genu-
inely human. There were old friends
who greeted her the other day whom
she was here for a few hours to at
tend the formal opening OF tho Uni
virsity OF Tulsa. Scheduled en-
gaRements waited while she greeted
them and talked with them. She
enjoys a good story on herself. too.
u went back TO my alma mater
this summer" she said. 81 hadn't
been back for-well, | shall not tell
you for how many years. because |
know l don't feel It and | certainly
don't believe I look Il. Some OF the
slim and slender girls were stout.
and some Of the plump and rosy girls
were skinny. n do you know. they
looked so much older than |! Oh,
] am sure that l didn't look as old
az some OF them didi But / must
tell you Of a funny experience. I
was honorcd by having the degree
or laws conferred on me. and I was
Invested for the ceremony in a worry
wonderful silk cap and gown. The
cap didn't lit as we'll as II might
have, and II was my first experience
In "A gown. Going up the stairs to
the platform | tripped and my can
f"ll off! | hastily pulled It back
on my head just as firmly as I could.
feeling very much embarrassed. Sir
Auckland Geddes and the dignatar-
les Of the school were Just behind me
and TO think that I should have in
that company lost my cap, But I
proceeded with as much dignity az
possible under the circum instances
and when ! sat down I turned to the
person nearest me and asked II my
cap was on right. And do YOU
know. | had put 1t on hind side be-
fore!'
Soup for Soup.
They told at Washington. Miss
Robertson said. when she first ar
rived, that she floated there on a
sea Of soup Even so. declared tho
congroaswoman calmly, she knew
that 1t was better SOUP than could
he had IN that same W%ashlncton,
Aud those who may have found on
joymont in the fact that a w0mnn
was leaving her cafeteria in Okla
homa to ONE and sit In
have already come to the conclusion
that II must have been a most I'M
usual cafeteria. For Miss Alice
thinks and acts for herself.
The Nolstcad bill, for instance
Now said Miss Alice. Mr.. Vol
stead Is neither a gaint nor an an
gel. He IS not absolutely admired
by all his associates. like him
right well, myself. but they do say
things about him. A resolution cen
surfing him was presented and passed
by the house and sent over TO the
senate. Think OF q! The idea of
the house daring to talk back 10 IN.
senate l was talking with one or
the senators afterwards and I asked
himb what they did with the reSolu-
tion. He asked what they could do
with Il. Such a thing had never had
precedent; they didn't know what to
do and 80 they did nothing. AS far
az I know, that resolution IS lying
there yet. But ] started TO tell YOU
that the las, night before our recess
they tried 10 whip the house into
line on the Volstead bill, They
w9nted us 20 vote against a recess
and t0ht 10 uut To vote for q re
cess so many felt. was voting
against the bill. They wanted TO 90
home, but they were afraid that the
folks at home would make II dis
agreeable for them II they did. /