Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-09-04 | Page 5 | Sir Galahad Recants

f SiR IR GALAHAD RECANTS 3 JE M It 4 UTY CONTEST J CHAMPION CONFESSES CONF 4 J I. I HAVING HA VING LOOSE TONG TONGUE LIE I I X II 4 WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Sept Sopt 3 Representative Manuel of or Oklahoma t co congressional authority on beauty contests em emerged today from his s seclusion clu- clu sI slon sion nj made expedient by eight indignant mothers two angry husbands andon and andone on one one- Ira to father tuther of ot contestants to whom horn he ho had offered otfred his whole soul love admissions were the reason for tor Congressman Herricks Herrick's retiring Elba Eiba FIrst he disavowed tho the previously self asserted claim to equal eo son with Sir Galahad While still clinging to his assertion that ho was one ono of tho fifteen men In worlds world's history against whoso whose body and against wHoso Whose J o soul there rests no moral stain ho ha confessed to at ut least ono one I human w weakness s. s I talk too much ho admitted I sadly Then ho he unburdened himself of ot a aco aco co co confession In tn which ho he will not place hi himself In Ira company with many of or hl his his' fellow countrymen He declared that ho was was disgusted with Amen Ameri girls and nd proposed to pursue his matrimonial Intentions broad abroad STILL STUL BEWILDERED Congressman Herrick Is still be bewildered be- be bj by his investigation 0 to obtain evidence In support of ot his bill opp opposing beauty contests I Ho cannot understand tho the columns newspapers have havo been printing about him and his activities He has hasa a n. fearful tearful expression on his fate face C and attempts a smile when a battery bt of ot newspaper photographers raphers and moving picture men confront him foe fos their dan dally daily r shots ho trouble about it all aU Is I am amt t b tull of tho the milk of ot human kindness kind kind- ne ness s sa says 8 tho the former Oklahoma farmer I r I am trying to help the pretty young oung girls who might bo be lured away from home by moral I ers ers' rs' rs and their like ft 1 I wouldn't marry on any of ot those I girls gina that answered m my r letters I Iw Iwas Iwas w was merely trying to gain evidence to tolas' tolas tolay lay las before tho the committee on on Judiciary Judiciary Judi Judi- ciary clary when my bill to help such girls by prohibiting beauty contests comes up If It I ever think of ot marr marrying now Ill I'll go abroad That bridge will be crp sed when I como come to It It ADMITS LETTERS The nations nation's capital was set hummIng humming humming hum hum- ming recently when news of ot the congressional con con- conI I gressional beauty contest conducted I b by Farmer Manuel Herrick who had Introduced a a. bill prohibiting such contests In Jn congress was printed jI I I have been censured for tor writing such euch a letter to those girls says C Congressman Herrick Hernick It was done b bt because ause such steps had Jo o be taken tc gain Irrefutable evidence c for tor the passage passage of ot my bill The reason I offered the whole lovo love of ot a ah h handsome wealthy Influential scion ot of a n. noble family was because tho the girls ls needed bait It It was Just like lIko In fishing I had hadt t ta have bait to get got their replies Tho The letter Jetter succeeded In its purpose b because causo I got many more than the thee e ht replies the papers said I got Bit Bill I didn't go to see moro more than a af afew f few tw of ot the girls I did that to talk t them and explain my ray p- p purpose r rHE HE KIDDED HER It is true t that h at I went to see Miss Anna Elizabeth tho the Century roof t chorus girl twice But tho the does docs not know v that she wrote a postscript to my letter Jetter saying she like to meet me some time She called mo mc up and asked me meto meto meto to como comno to her hou o the second tiThe time I had asked her to come to ton tony n ny office She refused JAs tAs As I sat in tho the parlor I kidded h her r along believe bellevo me She Sho was kidding me me Why shouldn't I kid her I told her I did not approve of ot I We stage I But the American people have havo ta tak taken taken ta- ta k ken motives 08 I my wrongly am a a. man and wouldn't harm any mr I have two weaknesses Ono One Is talking too much I have havo trusted everybody before I came to Wash Wash- ington Here Hero every time I talk I get et into trouble Now No I intend to talk o only obly ly when Mr lr Lawrence Odea the detective I have haw employed to look after alter my mr interests tells me to IS EASY MARK The rhe other weakness is falling for tor 1 hard ard luck stories I havo have given away goodly fortune In my life lite I I- I went to help men down and out I Idlest ost much more mOIe in helping people r. tho o were taking advantage of ot me mc persons 0 o. o Capitol hill hilt owe mo me mom m money When Miss Elizabeth Shorey's frame was mentioned to Mr tr Herrick k l e 1 e nodded his head as in regret and sat said d I I am Sorry orry orr for tor that dear little HUlo f girl Irl It Is true I offered to educate her but not to marry her I did like Uke her and wanted to remove remo her hert t tp 1 school But she ahe would pot not agree to te my conditions and so I 1 dropped the matter 1 I havo have not seen her since I- I