The Washington times., 1922-01-15


man is Congressman William o.
Atkeson of Missouri. His flowing
whiskers sweep downward from a
radiant. smiling face.
All this information about mus
taches, whiskers and boards can be
CLEANED from a novel and attrac-
tive little booklet that has just made
Its appearance, entitled Pictorial
Directory Of the Sixty-seventh Con-
gress." 1t Is an interesting little
volume Of seventy-five pages, is
sued by the Consolidated Publishing
Company, Of 1911 @ street north
west, compilers Of Who's Who in
the Nations Capital" which made
its appearance recently. The firm
is composed of young Washington
newspaper men.
The pictorial directory OF Con-
gress In the only one of it's kind
that has been issued for ten Or
more years. 1t contains excellent
portraits Of President Harding, Vice
President Coolidge. the Cabinet,
Chief Justice Taft OF the Supreme
Court, officers of the Senate and
House, members Of both houses of
Congress, and the delegates FROM
American territories and posses.
sions. The Senators and Represen.
tatives are grouped by State dele
cations. There are alphabetical In
dexes to the State delegations, the
Senators and the Congressman. The
cover. done in attractive colors, car
ries a picture Of the Capitol, and
the back of the booklet shows an az.
tractive view of the White House.
The compilation Of the bookle.
was a big task. Getting photographs
from some Congressman is much
harder than pulling teeth. Some of
the Congressman had to. be visited
as many as ten and fifteen times be-
fore they would kick in with their
pictures. Some Of them had to be
argued with. pleaded with, begged,
cajoled and fused at. Some OF
them were as finicky over the selec-
ton of their best photograph rs
some old ladies are over the pur-
chase Of yard OF lace.
TWO APOLLOS BALKY.
Two Congressman absolutely re.
fuse to elbow the public to gaze upon
their pictures. Consequently their
photographs do not grave this i'm.
posing collection. jokingiy dubbed by
one Of the officials at the Capitol
the most celebrated rogues' gal.
lery in the world" These two bafky
Congressman are Edward H. wason
Of New Hampshire and Walter w.
Magee Of New York.
Congressman Wason says he'll
be hanged II he'll permit his beauty
to be commercialized. He doesn't
believe in pictorial publicity and
refuses ever to permit his picture
to appear in print. 1t is said he
once sued a newspaper for using
his picture. When a young lady
employee Of the Consolidated Pub
fishing Company tackled wason
for his picture. he courteously per.
mitted her to present all the rea.
sons under the sun why he should
allow his picture to appear In
print. The young lady drew up
regular legal brief and then form.
ally presented her case, with ges-
ticulations and everything. wason
sat as Judge, listening attentively
to her arguments. When the young
lady, pink in the face and ex.
hausted, rested her case, Wason
meditated bit and then an
nounced that she hadn't proved her
case and that the picture would
not be forthcoming.
PROMISED A WOMAN.
Congressman Magee has a still
stranger reason for keeping his
face out Of public print. Fifteen
years ago, he says, he promised
. woman that he would never
have a picture taken and would