The Washington times., 1921-08-28

Y, lulluCIlIlol oSlOA VI hOOiV
Mary Harbaugh, one of these girls
4 response to the Congressman's re
uest. wrote the following apology:
ITO Hon Manuel Herrick:
II, Miss Mary Harbaugh, do here
by humbly apologize for the mistake
that / made in turning letter and
QUESTIONABLE over to the postal in.
spector.
(Signed) MARY HARBAUGH."
When efforts to keep the Her.
rick beauty contest secret proved
futile. the Western Congressman de-
cided to state his motives. The
reasons he gave for his activities
follow:
Having introduced II. r. sos,
a bill for the purpose of disso.
ciating movie film managers and
theatrical managers and any one
else further back OF them from
using, preying upon and other
wise availing themselves of the
facilities that IL afforded to them
through obtaining the names and
addresses Of young women. who
participate In beauty contests
held by legitimate newspapers,
and realizing that this crowd
would offer most strenuous oppo-
sition to the passage of any such
bill. / deemed It wise to take such
steps as ] thought necessary to
obtain conclusive and irrefutable
evidence that the Turing away of
girls, whose names and addresses
were obtained, In the aforesaid
manner. was comparatively easy,
therefore had sent out some let
ters through friends which were
of a decoy nature. and which
many girls answered, whose an
swers ] am now holding for the
benefit Of the Committee on Ju-
dietary. when this bill 10 I'D for
consideration.
II am sorry that I felt 1t necss-
sary to perhaps offend the feel
ipgs Of some Of these young ladies'
In gathering evidence In that
manner, but A. ] feel sure that
all of the young ladies to who
letters were addressed will not
feel seriously Inundated in con.
alteration Of the fact. that the
same was done for the purpose of
aiding q worthy cause. assuring
all those who have not been called
upon and had the situation ex.
planned to them. that all those
with the possible exception of one
who have been called upon and
had the situation explained to
them, have seen the danger, and
are very glad to have the pitfall
pointed out to them and are now
cooperating with me. l would be
very glad to have the cooperation
In the passage of this act of all
Christian young ladies to who the
pitfalls which they might have
encountered, have been thus re.
vealed to them.
MANUEL HERRICK."
DISCREPANCY
As TO HIS AGE.
Though the now-famous contest
or love" letter states the prize"
$ thirty-four years old, the Con.
Directory states that
Congressman Manuel Herrick was
'orn in Tuscarawas county, Ohio,
september 20. 1876. His biography
'eads.
Being the only son Of John and
Belinda Herrick; removed with his
parents to Greenwood county,
in 1877, where he resided
Until 1892, when the family re-
urned to Ohio; in the fall Of the
anne year they went to Oklahoma
o await the opening of the Cher.
'kee strip at the opening they
ettled upon a farm near Perry,
where Mr.. Herrick has lived ever
ince; his occupation is that OF
armer and cattle raiser, special.
ling on Herrick's Giant Yellow
orn and Copper.Faced Hereford
attic: his early life was one Of
ardship and pioneering; owing to
'overty and lack Of facilities he
ever saw the inside of a school
'ouse for educational purposes
nd was compelled TO educate him
elf az best he could while labor
ng to support an invalid father
nd mother; he was elected to the
'ixty. Seventh Congress November
, 1920, receiving 31,2s7 votes,
vhile his Democratic opponent re-
eived 23.405 and his Socialist
pponent received 1904"
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