The Washington times., 1921-08-30
LONESOME
MANUEL|S
TRAPPED
BY POLICE
Female Detectives Gain En-
trance to congressman's Of
flee and Sign Papers.

Congressman Manuel Herrick, who
told the world in his autobiography
in the Congressional Directory that
he was famous for raising "Herrick's
giant yellow corn in Oklahoma" is
now raising cain" in Washington.
He's Kept Things Humming.
The wild and woolly West was a
pink tea compared with the COM
motion the Congressman has stirred
up during the past twenty-four hours
with his beauty contest"
Late yesterday, while Herrick was
fleeing from his office to escape the
wrath Of q husband and father Of
two entrants" in his beauty con-
test" President Harding was malx.
ing inquiries of Oklahoma visitors at
the White House as to o-what they
planned to do in the "Herrick case"
Some members OF the Oklahoma
actions of Mr.. Herrick, but so far
have not indicated that they will
take steps to discipline him.
Trapped by Policewoman.
How the Congressman was trapped
by member of the woman's bureau
of the Washington Police Department
was learned last night by The Times,
and there follows an explanation of
Herrick's positive claims that Mrs.
Thelma Spencer O'Brien and MISS
Mary Harbaugh were in his office 10
discuss the beauty contest"
Herrick had said that ne gave the
two young women rs cents with which
to purchase ice cream and ordered
them from his office, declaring that
they could have no place IN his
contest.
1t was further asserted by Herrick
that the two female visitors to his
office signed apologies for sending
his original letters to the Postoffice
Department.
The Times investigation revealed
that two young women did go to
the Congressman's office, and that
they gave their names as Miss Mary
Harbaugh and Miss Thelma Spencer.
The investigation also revealed the
fact that they did sign letters OF
apology.
Refuses Retraction.
Here is the explanation of the visit
of two young women" to the Con-
gressman's office:
The Postoffice Department called
on Mrs. Nina c. Wrinkle, head Of the
womans bureau, for help. She loan
ed" them Policewoman Rosemary
Tuttle, who secured the assistance OF
a friend outside.
Policewoman Tuttle was not acting
in her official capacity as a member
of the Woman's Bureau when she
signed Mary Harbaugh's name to the
letter of apology. Her friend signed
the name Of Thelma Spencer to the
other letter of apology.
She Got 25 Cents.
The policewoman and her friend
claim they had the consent of the
real Mrs. O'Brien and Miss Harbaugh
to use their names in getting evidence
in the case for the Postoffice Depart
ment.
Policewoman Tuttle admitted today
that she received 25 cents from Con.
gressman Herrick for ice cream for
them both.
Congressman Herrick is going to
soc the thing through to a finish, and
1t was learned today that he had en-
gagged the Lawrence A., O'Dea Detec-
tive Agency, a local organization, to
handle certain angles of his case.
CONGRESSMAN Herrick's beauty
contest" brought him into fight in
the corridors of the House Office
Building last evening, when the father
of pretty Mary Harbaugh and the hus.
band of charming Mrs. Jack O'Brien
confronted him with statement de-
nying his allegations that their rela.
tives visited him in his. office and
'humbly apologized" for having
turned over his love letters to the
postal authorities.
Threaten Punishment.
They demanded. under threat OF
physical punishment, that the Okla.
homan sign the statement.
Congressman Herrick retreated into
tho office Of Dan A. Sutherland, Alas
kan Delegate in Congress, crying.
Help, police"
At the intervention Of Sutherland,
Harbaugh and O'Brien ceased their
struggle TO get their hands on the
neck OF the pleading Congressman.
Mr.. Harbaush and husky Mr..
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