The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-28

ourinS the intermiSSion between the
those OF the governors speech and
might be mentioned that these tele-
grams came at all times addressed
70 men IN the audience. However,
tne postmaster called his secretary
~ ms SIDE and had them read in
pupnc They were full of wit and
IN every case "stung'' some one who
was expecting it the least.
me Glory of Defeat was the
SupJect assigned to John F. Switzer.
BENG Democrat he was classified
crowd and everyone jollied him about
MS series of defeats Mr..
SWitzer is one of the prize orators
OF the club and when he arose with
manuscript in hand there was a
mammoth howl which went up over
the mouse. Don't read that" Cant
you see we are almost dead ?" "Who
let this man in % Throw him and
his speech out of the window"
Thumbs up, thumbs down." but Mr..
SWltzer was not to be bluffed by
these men whom he had battled
with in words so often. He went
right on. told a number of really
good stories. He told of the Odd
Fellows trouble connecting Stone
with a bullet again and firing him
through space Robert Stone was
really the butt of a majority of all
the thruStS last night
Mr.. Cubbison Made a Hit.
]: K. Cubbison of Kansas City, Kan,
spoke on the "Vicissitudes of a Politi-
cian." Mr.. Cubbison should have been
given stern subject by the club and,
allowed full play upon it He broke
out into streaks of oratory last night
which caused the members to sit back
in their chairs and listen-and this is
sure sign of a good talk. Mr.. Cub
bison started out handicapped. He
arose when introduced, looked around
the room and slowly turning his head
from the president to the rear he clear
ed his throat.
"Come out of it-go ahead and say
it, came like a cannon ball from the
rear of the room. This broke the ice.
Mr.. CubbiSon drew himself UP to real
height and started out. He gave evil
denceS OF victory at once and made a
big hit with the Saturday Night club.
He told number of good stories They
were new and full of the stag flavor.
He gave one of the prettieSt tributes to
General Funston ever heard in pub
lie assembly. In speaking of the sena-
torial fight-all of the speeches hover
ed around this subject-Mr. Cubbson
said:
eff I had a million dollars I would
give 100000 to go to the senate in a
clean, honest manner There was si-
lence for minute. Then half rising
in his chair scratching his head Tom
McNeal commented in a low thought
full tone:
ST believe fellow could go for that"
DIR. Crumbine and the Fly.
DR.. S. J. Crumbine, secretary of the
state board of health, was called upon
to respond to the subject "Swat the
Fly" He said that there were two
great questions before the American
people today One ITO fly and the
other to ''Swat the fly" He said that
his campaign against the fly was for
the purpose of lining up the bald head
ed vote for the administration. He
told of the dangers of having pet dogs
and cats and the germs they carried
around with them.
Don't you know" he said. SCI have
found it necessary to down the COM
mon drinking cup in the Office of the
railroad commissioners
Why don't you down the common
bottle ?" came a sarcastic comment
from across the room.
DR.. Crumbine said that the fly was
mightier than the sword, having car
ried fever germs and caused the death
by the Spanish bullets in the last war.
After his instructive talk sprinkled
here and there with stories and facts,
the POSTMASTER called upon Tom Nc
Neal to answer the charges made on
behalf of the bald headed men. Mr..
McNeal started out:
There need be no defense for the
bald headed mamie is perfectly able
10 uSIenQ IlIuS6lI-yeS"dnd several
others He told of the manner in
which the germ experts have instilled
fear into the mind of the average man
concerning the fly, and said in former
years people lived longer and happier
without the constant warnings from a
fly expert who told of their habits and
condemned them.
81 think DR.. Crumbine is a coward"
said T. M. Here he is here tonight
fighting for all he is worth-making an
of a oh hn Inv Hrv
the fly is not present to defend himself.
My sympathies go out to the poor fly.
They were made by the same hand as
the human being and they have to live
ing can compare with the fly in it's
nerve.
A few more telgrams read by the
secretary in public and Charles S.
G1eed was introduced to talk on the
subject Talk Is Cheap Mr.. Gleed
started out by saying that the talk
over the telephone may be cheap but
it was not cheap manner to make
it possible for the talking. Then he
grew serious and proclaimed the hab-
it's of men who did not talk at all.
He claimed that people who do
things usually talk very 1ittle.' He
said they did not land much.
1'Stubbs landed Stone and then
Taft threw him back" commented
Tom McNeaI in loud tones and Stone
hid once more behind Justice Porter.
In the talk before the club Mr.. G1eed
referred to Silas Porter and according
to the custom of the club President
Kiene gave the gentleman a chance
to give the final defense. He said
that the best example of the cheap
ness of talk was just exhibited by the
Gleed speech. A4
During the intermission between
the talk by Mr.. G1eed and the final
speech of the evening a telegram was
received directed to Frederick Fun
ston. 1t read:
"Pls. say in speech that I had no
objections to being captured. The
Bag Bag is still dry.
(Signed) "AGUINALDO."
Gen. Funston Introduced.
The president then arose and intro
duced General Funston as the biggest
little man in the world. He referred