The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-19
by THE WAY
BY HARVEY PARSONS.

AS we understand it, Mexico is peeved
because the United States objects to
the wholesale murder of American tax
payers who have the misfortune to De
caught on that more or less unsanl-
tary subdivision of the map. Mexico
doesn't hesitate to defy said United
States in no unmiStakable terms. 1t Is
more than evident that Mexico has an
agent on Wall street who reports tho
conditions in this land of the free, and
that Mexico is cognizant of the fact
that the financial interests are not
mated Prunes and other standard
stocks, which would result if SAID
United States took a notion to kick
said Mexico off the map.
Meanwhile Hon Orozco, who recent
ly broke into print by stealing two
mules and numbering a citizen of sald
United States writes a letter to Hon
w. R. Hearst, demanding a fair deal
in the press dispatches. The letter was
written after the American had beer
slaughtered. Hon Orozco is a dirty,
fiea-ridden zap, of a lower degree OF
intelligence than the average Mexican
section hand in Topeka. He is permit
ted to add his defiance to that of the
Mexican government-and get by with
it.
every effort to prevent reporters from
interviewing the survivors Of the IL
tanic wreck. Keeping reporters away
from people who have information CON
cealed about their persons, is one OF
the most strenuous and exciting eX-
ercises any corporation ever INDUCED
in.
Keeping zeal reporters away from
news is much like keeping dogs out
of a flower bed. They will get in when
you are not looking.
You can't always tell from the head
line. Sometimes there is an intention to
mislead and when we pipe one, in
Roosevelt organ, which reads;
ROOSEVELT CARRIES WASHING
TON" we do not rush out and report
to the general public that the north,
west corner of this nation has declared
for third term. We read the item
and discover that the village of Wash
ington, Kan, has gone for Teddytelt
by a vote of 129 to SO.
1t is a DANCED good system to read
and analyze any item in a, strictly fac
tional newspaper. The theory Of ,ne
headline is: "A synopsis of the news
that he who has to run, may read,
but that theory is recognized in only
a few nonpartisan newspaper offices.
London chorus ladies are about to
strike for a raise in wages. They want
seven dollars a. week. New York chorus
ladies who keep autos and fats, will
wonder what the London chorus ladies
want of wages.
A report on the life-saving equip
ment of the Titanic reminds of the time
we helped salvage a consignment of
cork Jackets that fell overheard
from a steamer in the Gulf of Mexico.
AS they were filled with spruce saw
dust, they sank at once and we could
dig them up with sponge hooks and
oyster tongs. The loss to the owners
was slight.
Newspapers are always charged with
exagyerating disastrous events. Kindly
remembe that the first report of the
Iroquis fire reported: Probably 100
killed. and the first report of the
Titanic said: lover 1000 saved
Last night it was almost cool enough
for a light wrap. So the justly cele-
points and the lights had to be re-
regulated.
Starting a civic improvement club
of some sort is one of the national
sports, and is second only TO base
BAH. our Q6ollt 10 ~ StrtAI q
DandeIion club in our block. Instead
of having a string of initials rod
long, it viii be known as the ID" club
the letter standing for the name as
Wen as the adjective generally APP
piled to the dandelion. The idea OF
forming a club IS that there is no use
of going after the dandelion unless the
neighbors take equal interest in rs
determination. AS a repeater, the
lady housef1y isn't in it with the lady
dandelion.