The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-17
ON THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
n. S. A. Interviews Topekans on
Vital Questions of the Day.


You know, Art, since have started
this interview with men about this
League of Nation business I have more
people coming to me now with their
opinions on the idea. They all want to
explain it to me. Listen, here are a lot
that came today.
Maurice Montgomery. This boy
was grabbed as he was leaving Stor-
it. By taking five miles of the wire
connected with the American Telegra-
phone and wrapping it carefully about
the lower part of the leg there seems
no actual chance for the bullet to
enter at given point. But by deduct
ing seven and one-half drains of iodine
from the knee cap you can record the
human voice perfectly.
Governor Allen was the next one
approached on his opinion of the
League of Nation. The governor I'M
covered his slickery dome, glared at
me and spoke thus: Son. run along
now, I will have to refer you to Clyde
| here that knows anything and he gen.
orally does all the talking. Outside Of
| that 1 will not commit myself
| So 1 bounced into Reeds office and
| this is what Clyde spoke forth with
| out any hesitation what-so-ev on his
L.
ter of a joint debate with Pete Foley,
mayor of Parsons, and my newspaper
| competitor, regarding the gas situation
in our town. 1 am sure it will be a
hard winter. If Director General
| Hines doesn't send some first class box
| cars to Kansas soon, 1 don't know
what what the poor wheat growers
will do"
| Car-Bur-ator Huntington, general
| n a 40 Tf V
| hailed me as L was leaving the jail.
This hard boiled egg said: They auto
part with some of the treaty and cut it
down to five points. 1t makes me
| Nitro, West Virginia, plant. Gosh, I
could take that old place, give them
three dollars and half for it and sell it
as junk for nine dollars half. That's
| what 1 think of the situation. But
then on the other hand how can you
| crank the engine if Blacker has the
| BUMPER"
Chas. Mitchell. this egg weighs $50
pounds on the hoof. Is as broad as
ilate his food properly. due to his
wide eXpanse. This is what Charley
spoke at me. "I'll tell you what !
think of the League of Nations.
think all you guys are too fresh. You
think you can kid me and print it in
| English SO my friends can't read it
If 1 want to be kidded. I'll speak to
McCaffery. He and I have the same
rotunda measurements. I know every
dance that flops at the Majestic and
| some others that haven't a chance
The League of Nations means only one
thing to me. Three times for a dime
and if you send the little block OF
wood to 1000 it costs nothing. I tried
| it and drank a nearbeer between each
| send 1t cost me rs cents for beer
and Is cents for the cheese, before
found out the thing wasn't working
And at that I missed a stein. Good
bye. That's all. enough" =
M E. Baird, the he-ma1e at STAINS
fields who torments the naked eye
with lot of window cards and SIGH
Baird is one of those peculiar birds
that can tell you exactly what he
thinks without explaining anything
outside of the weather. So Baird came
forth with this information. IF they
strike oil at Harrington, as they have
reported. then I'm a fish, because
was offered a couple of shares fol
three dollars and I didn't want to take
the chance. Not that I hated to lose
the three bucks, but somebody has tC
oil Ralph Peterson's clock. 1 hope
have made this clear to you, because
I have lot of friends for the Leagu,
of Nations and I wouldn't want then
to take my viewpoint too seriously"
Roy Payne, the ever smiling Taxi
crab King of Topeka. Roy adjusted
his mask and strainer, and let fortl
the following: This League of Ma
ton thing is entirely to my way o
thinking. Those fourteen points SHOULD
read like the sporting page of tn
Menace or the society page in tn
Appeal to Reason then if my tax
clab should go dippy on the Topeka
Blvd. and kick over a couple of hitch
ing posts why should L have to pa
for them? I'm asking you. like
brother. What are they going to hitcl
to them? Can't you see they have m
wrong. A man don't have to be
long distant walker to figure out the
are on city property. No. and neigh
I'm glad 1 found the mule
So there you are, Art, all in a bunC
they speak forth this enlightenm emf
And tomorrow 1 hope that 1 will b
able to close this up as 1 know 1 hav
all the inside dope 1 possibly can gel
l really believe this whole thing
much clearer now-don't you? Hurr
up and answer my last letter. I am
lovely lot of scandal 1 would like I
tell you. Phone me some time, that j
if you can get central to give you
connection. N.S.A.
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