The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-17

VASfttsSoAtfS. mion i'--N"'
since tho days Of .sockieas- slmp-
son OF Kansas and ''cycions- DAVIS
OF Texas has congress ban 90 up.
SGT
It's on account OF Manned Her.
rick.
He's the new congressman from
tho Eighth district Of Oklahoma
lIE WHO LAUGHS
LAST LAUGHS BEST
You see. II happened this way.
Manuel has been wanting to 30
TO congress for . long TINA In
fact. he's run on the independent.
list" tickets hi his attempt TO land.
hut he found himself up against a
stone wall. because Dick T. Nor
san. democrat. had the district sol
Idly behind him.
Manuel changed his policy In
1890 and filed on the republican
ticket an tho only opponent OF Nor
gan. People laughed.
| Then. after time for Ming had
expired Morgan suddenly died.
People stopped laughing. and re-
publicans made frantic efforts TO
talk Herrick out Of the running.
and 20 put another candidate In his
place To No avail
/ When the November avalanche
hit Oklahoma Manuel became Con
gresham Hcrriek.
AND so FORMER BANDIT
BECOMES BlG GUN
| And now. with a n~v shaw and
now suit. he has come TO Wash
ington to isxiaiAte for his eonStitu-
cnta
Who IL hsf
| Well
lie lives near Perry. Okla. on .
farm Inherited from his father.
At the age. Of 20 he armed him.
SELF with a Winchester and q pair
% pistols and boarded . Santa Ire
flyer. when tho train reached q
lonely part OF the Cherokee "trip
he informed the smoking car that
Il was In the hands OF the Dalton
gang.
| Tho conductor was no aouch
himself Pulling the beii cord. he
started . rough house with tho
sang" which ended by Hcrrick
being taken 10 Guthrie under guard
/ Henry Asp. attorney for the
Santa Pc at that time. says.
/ III was so clearly . case q some
body having put up q Job on the
young man to stage . wild Yves, act
1 sk.t fta ,nf ,sv~s t.r.-<tstkaas
MORE TROUBLE:
GRAIN STACKS BURNED
/ A little later a ruckus occurred
between Herrsek and q neighbor
named Dcvorak. Following tho
burning Of aix grain stacks on De
vorsk's place . few nights Later
Hrrrick was arrested. charged with
the crime. lie was acquitted. Then
uerrsck sued Devorak for malicious
prosecution.
| He acted a. his own ATTORNEY.
asking himself questions In court
and then answering them. De
fcaied IN the lower courts. he ap
p-aled. Tho case 10 stili pending In
tho state supreme court
| Hrrrfck. following hly refnrai TO
give up the congressional race.
plunged enthusiastically. into his
campaiGn.
So enthusiastically. IN fact shaf
he even wen, over tho line into
| Kansas and mounted . soap box.
from which he pleaded with the
crowds 10 elect him. That was one
instance that Kansas did not live
/ Up 20 It's traditions NJ battle
ground for freedom and Manuel was
arrested. He was relsased however.
when hts Identity was learned
| His speeches during the cam
psign chararterix~d by those who
heard them as being largely read
lnEs from Upton Sinclair and Jack
London. lie also borrowed slices
from Harding's speech az accept.
ance.
Manuel In a nrreboued. round
headed man. unui four years AFRO
he wore his hair and whiskers hong.
his hair waving over his shoulders
aud his beard flowing down over
his chest Neighbors say he had
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