SENATOR LIFTS MAN ENTERING PRIVATE ELEVATOR OFF HIS FEET
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On April 15, 1921, Senator Boies Penrose* (R-PA), 6'4" tall, "lifted a short, stubby man" who "was entering the private elevator in the Senate wing of the Capitol" off his feet "and gently but firmly thrust (him) to one side."
According to a front page story in The Evening Star, "the short, stubby man" said..."My, I wonder who that was?" The elevator operator answered..."That is Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania."
"The short, stubby man" replied...
"He is a powerful man. I thought he had been sick."
*Boies Penrose (1860-1921) was born in Philadelphia, PA & graduated 2nd in his class at Harvard, 1881. BP served in the PA House & Senate, 1885-1897. BP was a major Harding supporter. He died of pulmonary thrombosis on Dec 31 1921.
