| Show CABINET WOMEN NOT rT I MY KIND SAYS M MRS S. S JOHNSON THE F FARM ARM F FOR OR ME I I I 1 t EJ f z r J F a t. t s se lr e t y F r r t 4 sy k 1 AV e 3 f 3 c Y Copyright Harris Ewing Mrs Mangus Johnson left wife wife of the Minnesota senator at work In her hep Washington home The Johnsons John John- sons pay 75 a month for their bungalow lower right Senator and Mrs Johnson and two of their children upper right walking along a Washington street BY CHARLES P. P STEWART N NEA EA Service Writer WASHINGTON Feb 29 The The Magnus Johnsons Johnsons' hot water pipes Were frozen The Johnsons had been out all aU afternoon the afternoon the senator senator at the capi- capi tot toj Mrs Mra Johnson visiting the o caPI 1 suburban suburban suburban sub sub- urban school her children attend In their absence the fire went out The senator was considerably heated by the mishap but tho the house was not Mrs Johnson took It philosophically as one of the Inevitable inevitable I table discomforts o of city life Modern Modern Mod ern conveniences conveniences' she said scorn scorn- fully WARM AT 30 BELOW On the farm she added we never had such troubles We burn wood there there there-In In a a. stove I never used coal before I This climate isn't so BO bad but we cant can't keep warm In Minnesota we could with a wood fire In 20 and 30 degrees below zero weather Senator Johnson answered the door in person He looked rather ather doubtful at the request for an interview interview in in- in with his wife wite Mrs Johnson isn't a politician he said been on the school board but she's a farm tarm woman She doesn't understand poll politics tics And the newspapers have said some BOme I that were all wrong things about us milking contest You Now that tha Wallace Vallace Wal Val I with Secretary know the otto one lace One of the worst mistakes I ever saw got into that The Tho papers said those cows were Jerseys They voice rose not The senators senator's were In They were anger difference Theres considerable e I between n a Jersey and a a. H Holstein me d j Mrs bias ir juu Johnson me d j Mrs bias ir juu Senator Johnson is hard to in In- In He lIe has so much to say Its Us difficult to get a question in edge edge- Johnson is harder She bhe wise wipe Mrs answers Just yes and nd no You like Washington Mrs Johnson Johnson John John- son Its lonely What in comparison with a farm Youve no time to be lonely on a a. farm Too touch much work to do But you find it interesting here In some ways I Ih have my housework housework housework house house- work to Interest me I do It all you you know And the tho washing I do that too just as I did In in- I 1 shall go bac Minnesota to Minnesota soon Mrs Johnson added positive ly y I want to be there In th the spring the farm will need me In Inthe Inthe Inthe the winter it doesn't matter much Ill I'll go back about In Ap April ot of official L O Of Of course theres there's plenty cial society 1 Oh yes Ive I've had lots of calls calls calls- the cabinet ladies ladles everybody But they're nonny kind of people Mr l Johnsons Johnson's engagements keep deal too too days days him him away a great and evenings Yes its it's lonely Youre not Interested in women women's s political activities Ive never had time to be I lIve Ive ve always been too too busy on the farm Weve We've never kept any belp help you see on on the tho farm or here either elther Good helps help's hard to get now L I f 1 This Just to to tr rs Johnson Johno to I say something to 1 I dont don't know know Ive Ive I've never tried Not like the the days days when 3 3 a week was s the standard fand rd price for a aI maid of all W. W work ork still struggling to make conversation I t only got sot when I worked out said Bald Mrs Johnson |
