The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-23
Y. ". ROOF GARDEN PRESS CLUB NIGHT
Clever Kansas Newspapermen
Entertained Topekans.
Associate Members Were the
Guests at Dinner.

Brevity was the salvation of Kansas
newspaper men, speakers at the To-
peka Press club dinner Monday eve
ming. Each speaker knew his limita-
tions and did not endeavor to surpass
them-hence the remarkable fact that
a dinner with seven speakers and lit
tie other entertainment was a .uccess.
1t was Associate Member night for
the club.
Henry c. sticher, a faithful mem
Der of the club, and of the Usage City
Free Press, told of his experiences
with Topeka newspaper men in which
stories had been made of whole cloth
and had caused him more or less in
jury. Yet, despite all this, Sticher
expressed himself as still friendly to
the bunch.
w f. Davis, state auditor and pub
Usher of the Dodge City Globe, spoke
sarcastically and humorously OF the
state house reporters for their mod
esty in entering his office, not placing
their feet on his tai BILE, reaching in his
desk and taking out cigars and re-
fusing to offer good advice upon the
proper manner to conduct his buS1-
ness 1t was an extemporaneous
speech-Davis had written four and
torn them to pieces
D. A. Valentine, clerk of the SUI
preme court and one of the owners
of the Clay Center Times, spoke on
>
E House. Mr.. Valentine admitted
his life ambition had been along this
line and also confessed to lack of init
mate acquaintance with the work. He
spoke gently on some of Houses Ia
yorite themes-jitneys, the Rev. Rob-
ert Gordon Walter Roscoe Stubs.
first district congressional ambitions
and a woman's attire.
Tricg Would 'Confe Back
Fred Trigg of the Kansas City Star
cleverly described his newspaper eXpe-
riences in Kansas, jibed Topeka news
papers on several points and in the
same breath admitted a longing to
become a Topeka newspaper man.
His services evidently were appre-
ciated. as one publisher sprang to MS
feet and offered to take Trigg on the
spot at S11 a week.
one of the foremost newspaper fam
lilies of Kansas, described country
newspaper life. He had been hailed
in printed programs as Will Beck, AL
ways First. This was not true, he
said. He had been a second son, his
brother attained first place and first
fame in newspaper life and everything
else in his experiences had placed him
second.
Senator Joseph L. Bristow oratori-
cally paid his respects to Topeka pub
fishers in no uncertain terms Then
he proceeded to describe the power of
metropolitan dailies i'll moulding
temporary public opinion, taking ex-
ception to statements to the effect
that country newspapers had the most
influence in this respect.
Congressman D. r. Anthony, jr.,
made a few remarks for the benefit of
Jay E. House and others along con-
gressional lines. His subject was, IF
1 Were a Topeka Congressman" He
! doesn't want to be at this time with a
Topeka governor, a Topeka senator.
Topeka supreme justices and dozens of
other Topeka officials, because with a
Topeka congressman added, Congress
man Anthony fears the caption Holy
Topeka would be transformed to Hog
Topeka. Congressman Anthony con-
cluded by describing the provisions of
the preparedness bill.
William Allen White, dressed in
gray from tip to toe, lauded Topeka
| editorial writer's and told of the
emptiness of political dynasties wit
| messed by him. He described poll
| ticians as entering the state house like
prize horses at a country fair and
leaving it like a dish rag after pink
tea
B. P. Bartlett sang several appre-
| ciated selections, accompanied by
Donald Heath. Walter johnson pre-
sided as POSTMASTER, offering appro-
pirate jibes to the associate members.