The Topeka state journal., 1911-03-01
MYRA IS THE STAR
Joint Smasher Features the
Mock Senate Session.
Captures Real Bottle OF Beer
From Col. BuIiene.
WAS NOT ON THE BILLS
Newspaper Man Castigated for
SOiling Her Dress.
Evening With the Pretended
SOlOns Proves a Success.

The state house newspaper gang
past and present put on mock SEN
ate Tuesday night to the apparent de-
light of an audience that packed the
galleries and aisles of the senate
chamber and stood up along the walls,
occupying every availab BILE foot of floor
space in the hall. The feature of the
show, as is often the case, was not
down on the bills, and that was the
part played by Myra McHenry, that
uncompromising temperance crusader,
who snatched a bottle of beer from
the hand of Fred Bullene, playing the
part of Senator Stillings, who was just
about to absorb his share of the pork.
A pork barrel had been brought in
to the senate and the contents appor-
toned out among the senators, who
were after state institutions. All re-
ceived a share of the pork except
Senator Stillings, who made a howl
for his portion Then w. Y. Morgan,
who was acting as Santa Claus, dived
down into the barrel and found
bottle of beer, which was taken to
the LeavenWorth senator by page.
Senator Stillings-Bullene accepted
with alacrity and produced cork
screw and drew the cork from the
bottle Just as he was about to empty
the little bottle Myra McHenry, who
was sitting to the left of the speak
er's stand, made a rush for him and
seized the bottle from his hand. She
bore it off in triumph while the house
went wild.
Bullene was embarrassed, and it
may be little disappointed, but he
was resourceful and played out the
part that was not on the program.
Mrs. McHenry had spilled some of the
stuff that foams while it cheers on her
dress, and she came back and showed
the Leavenworth man her soiled skirt,
and shook her fist under his nose
while she relieved her mind of the
opinion she had of men and beer.
The president had to threaten to
clear the galleries before quiet could
be restored after this incident.
FARRELL Makes a Hit.
Frank FARRELL as Senator Potter
made a great hit in his impersona-
ton of the senator's favorite speech
to the brethren and sisters" about
meeting them on the other shore.
The burlesque had been carefully
planned and went through with
rush. The last act was omitted for
some reason or other not known to
the gang, but the crowd had been
kept laughing for two hours and SO it
was probably just as we'll to saw off
while everything was going good.
A. W. Lundgren as Senator Eager
burg, answered roll call with an ex
planation in the Swiss tongue that
paralyzed the crowd and the senate.
too.
Fred Vandegrift as Senator Porter
put on all the frills of that astute
senator's daily official life and also
voted against Potter, his seatmate on
every occasion.
Charles Kerr, drafted from the
house to play the part of secretary
to the governor. rose to the occasion
in great shape and while under
cross examination by Senator Brew
ster of Doniphan. impersonated by c.
A. Cain, was able to come back" ev-
cry time.
w Y. Morgan of Hutchinson imper-
sonated William Allen White and ap
and pail of whitewash and applied the
latter to the person of the senator
from Doniphan in approved style,
making a nice little speech the while.
Ralph Faxon of Garden City pre-
sided in lieu of Lieutenant Governor
Hopkins and he filled the place with
credit to the newspaper gang
Message From the Governor.
The message from the governor was
a masterpiece on the art of politics.
Referring to the Orr resolution and
divers other matters, it read as fol-
lows:
"The criminal charges made by the
DT6W6El0S through JlTl UT OI II0
house of representatives, alleging ex-
travagance in the use of my contin-
gent fund, have been refuted by a
unanimous report of a special commit
tee of prominent citizens appointed by
me- with the advice and consent of
Dave Leahy.
ITO tighten the labors of this COM
mittee, a report was drawn up by Mr..
Leahy, which was prom pity signed by
every member. vindicating me in every
\,
member of the committee thanking
them for the thorough manner in
which they performed the arduous
work expected of them They have
replied, begging me not to mention it.
my efforts in behalf of morality
and my boom for L. senator have
not been confin ed to the state of Kan
sas. I have made speeches in Denver,
Chicago, st. Louis and Kansas City, in
the interest of prohibition, addressing
people of Kansas have been deprived
by statute of all appetite for intoXi-
eating liquors.
In Missouri I waged vigorous
campaign in behalf of a constitutional
amendment prohibiting the manufac-
ture and sale of intoxicating liquors.
and by my heroic efforts succeeded in
holding down the majority against the
amendment to two hundred and eigh-
teen thousand.
81 point to this record with pride
and satisfaction For this service I
received a vote of thanks from the
Women's Christian Temperance union.
''The political supporters of Senator
Hodges in the last campaign for gov
ernor are asserting that I lost some of
my tail feathers in that contest. I in
dignantly deny this charge My tail
feathers are unimpaired, and at this
moment they stand erect and proudly
wave like the plumes on hearse.
tI shall continue my fight for the
people until the next senatorial cleo
| ton is over. I shall throw hot shot
into the railroads as long as there is
a vote to be gained.
sI want the members of this dis
honorable body to distinctly under
stand that your governor can not be