The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-24
verify. Joe said: 1.-The newspapers took
after Morse; that's why

verify. Joe said: THE newspapers took
after Morse; that's why
There are a great many fine resi-
dences along the Hudson, but they are
not labelled: travellers up and down the
river do not know the owners of these
fine houses. The yellow newspapers
should ms st upon labels. for the bene-
fit of the plain people who travel. Let a
huge board be put up On the river front
bearing description of each house;
thus: THE owner of the residence on
this property is Reginald de Haven; one
of the Four Hundred in New York;
estimated value of his estate, ninety
millions; has two daughters married to
foreign noblemen,' etc. 1 suggested the
idea to Joe, and he didn't see why it
wouldn't work. The rich are in full re-
treat before the people and the newspa-
pers, and the New York legislature
would readily adopt such a law if some
Of the more prominent Muck Rakers
should demand it in the New Nork
newspapers and magazines simultane-
ouSly. L saw any number of castles
along the Hudson this morning, but
cannot name their owners.
l soon discovered that I needed a
guide, and employed one: a news
paper man who once visited Atchison
as advance agent of show, and who
gave me good deal of extra adver-
Using. l dislike to spend time in a
way about. The guide knows the city
thoroughly, and took me to the Metro
pol1tan opera house, where I desired
to engage tickets for tonight's per-
Torrance of 'Lohengrin." Although
the hour was IL a. M I was COM
PEELED to get in line and take my turn
at the ticket office. 1 had ,telegraphed
for seats on Monday from Atchison,
was seats so far from the stage that L
didn't care for them. And ''Lohen-
grin" is not particularly popular
opera
I sat in the lobby of the Waldorf
this afternoon. watching the crowds.
The hotel occupies an entire block,
and on the street floor there are all
sorts of restaurants, dining rooms,
palm rooms Turkish rooms etc All
sorts of men and women were in the
crowded lobby, some going one way,
and some another, much as people do
on Broadway, and as I looked upon
the scene with amusement and inter-
tent1on by going about bawling my
name. Joe Kathrens, formerly of
Atchison had called to see me, and
adopted this plan of finding me. All
guests at the hotel are found in this
way. For fifteen years Mr.. Kathrens
was advertising manager for the Pabst
Brewing company of Milwaukee. Dur
ing that time he expended six million
cluded to invest in a business of his
own and lost what he had saved up.
He is now connected with an advertis-
ing company in New York and making
another start
From reading the New York news
papers. I had gathered the impression
that the street railway was an afro
ciouS robber. Still, you can take the
underground railway at the upper end
md frox IN
Brooklyn, a distance of sixteen miles,
for five cents. On the way you pass
under the Hudson river, through a
tunnel built at enormous expense. The
trains run rapidly, and the cars are
clean, well warmed and well lighted.
After reaching Brooklyn and looking
about for time, we took another
train for New York, passing over the
five cents. 1t seemed wonderfully
cheap to me.
Among other places, we visited the
World office. which has a tower nearly
400 feet high. and from which we
could see objects forty-five miles away
The World has siXty-eight inotypes;
a pretty good daily paper can be got
ten out with three. The World occupies
$50 of the rooms in the building and
265 are rented as offices. While in the
World office we remembered that
Horace N. Cranmer of the World art
department married Bessie Fletcher,
an Atchison girl. So the guide took us
to see him. He was at work with
twelve or fifteen others, in a large
room, and was probably great deal
surprised when five Atchison people
marched in to see him. He had his
coat off and was at work on a page
illustration for the Sunday World. We
sent our regards to his wife and didn't
remain long. although he was very po-
lite and cordial Miss Ruby Fullerton
(now Mrs. Marion G. Horton of New
York; accompanied us.
While sitting in my room awhile
ago. the telephone rang. 1t was Jake
Wallenstein, of the Boston store in
Atchison. He came on up, and a man
from Wichita, and a man from Par
sons, came with him. When I came
back to my room at the hotel this af-
ternoOn I found nine notices under
my door that nine people had called
for me over the telephone, and found
me out. Probably Atchison people,
or formerly of Atchison people.
While in Atchison on Monday, the
18th, read in the New York papers
that the city was covered with snow, |