The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-24
utes he told of Kansas and the Al
years he spent on her virgin SOIL
One on BriStOw.

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One on Bristow.
When the original program was
prepared Joseph L. BriStow was plac-
ed on the program. Bristow was slat-
led to deliver the utility commissions
decision in the passenger rate case,
Bristow went to Washington and John
kinkle delivered the speech.
As starter for the speaker and
to give him new hope and cheer,
Frank farrell and company presented
a clever burlesque OF the commission
farrell was Bristow in a big chair Ia
beled 1T" Other members OF the
commission and its officers were mere
dummies without a voice in the pro-
ceedings. Tom Doran. wearing ban
dases and on crutches, represented
the railroads and pleaded for mercy
that was not forthcoming.
Kinkle Was Surprised.
KinkIe new to the affairs of
| the saturday Nighters. He didn't know
whether to expect glad hand of well
come or a roit call. So he played
close to the bases. He talked about
duty and looked around nervously to
see if anyone was inclined to throw
anything. Getting safely by the duty
poem. He knew in his heart 1t would
be interrupted. But it wasn't. Kin
kle was SO surprised he quit.
oueters beran to 'a Senator
| Thompson. He had been invited to
| speak and had accepted. In fact, he
had spent the week in Topeka, was
| guest of Sheriff Kiene, charter mem
Der of the club, and had suddenly dis
appeared. Kiene himself showed
| feeling. Morton Albaugh and Charles
S. Session were peeved and admit
| ted it.
Thompson Fooled En-.
There was but one thing to do.
| When Thompson's place on the pro-
| gram was reached, the senior senator
rx--a civ o1n 1f irfr
| Justice John S. Dawson made
Thompson speech which out Thomp-
soned the real senator. He referred
to his autobiography in the Congress
sionaI Directory. He told of his work
| in the senate, lauded the president and
said he had received first hand in
formation that President Wilson would
not be a candidate in 1915. here was
an excellent opportunity for Kansas to
distinguish herself. Why not Senator
| Thompson?
| Again Senator Thompson was intro
| duced. Major A. M Harvey tried.
Just as he started a bearded old man
in the rear of the hall rushed to the
speakers table shouting that he knew
being done. Then the banqueters who
| thought the senator had "ducked" saw
him remove the wig and proceed to
make good. For few minutes he
| toasted the club members, then he
| devoted his time to a laudation of the
Wilson peace policies
| The disappearance of Senator
Thompson was one of the features of
the program and there is yet a mys-
| terry as to whether Sheriff kiene
staged the mystery. 1t is reported,
however, that Major Harvey and Otis
| Hungate were responsible for the
senator's disappearance.
| A Few Short Talks.
| Short talks were made by Chester 1.
| Long of Wichita, former United States
senator. and DR.. Frank L. Loveland.
Il e. 1nlyo CT
| that the saturday Night club. formerly
distinguished for brains and oratory.
| had now become an organization of
poets and actors.
Fad inspection laws in Kansas were
burlesqued by Morton Albaugh and T.
A. McNeal, assisted by a number Of
school children" including Robert
Stone, Paul Lovewell and Walter
Johnson. The school children were
the victims of the dental, eye, foot and
mouth, typhoid and other inspection
acts. Then DR.. McNea1 became milk
Inspector, food inspector, hotel in
spector and general sanitary inspector.
Whites Poem.
The William Allen White poem
which lifted the Saturday Nighters off
their feet. bore the caption Hope
Beyond" 1t was as follows:
There are more or less tears being silently
Bemoaning us three;
And more or less written and more or less
said,
Assuming that all more or less
Victor and Henry and me-
Now 1 have arisen to say it amt so,
Concerning three.
We're very much hitched to the earth here
Our wings haven't sprouted and we shall
not go;
We're still here to kick at the old status
Henry and Victor and me.
III
It's true we are out on the end of the limb
All of us three
It's true that our chances to climb down
are slim:
And also, our chances to go upward is dim
But the scenery's splendid up where we
have climb
Victor and Henry and me-
The societys good and the weather is calm,
For all of us three.
And each of us feels serene clam,
If politics skids. or wheel slips kan.
dam,
Henry nor Victor nor me-
V
We're naturally touched by your tribute
Is each of us three.
But do not give way to your anguish or
We're fuller of ginger than wo-year-old
steers.
And amt been SO happy for seventeen
Victor and Henry and me.
Because you see
BY gemunee,
We're free-per Sc.
Victor and Henry and me.
My moral conclusion, must make it clear
In naming us three.
1t had to be me" when it should have |
been =