The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-10
ON SECOND THOUGHT
81 JAZZ E. HOUSE.
(Fron Philadelphia Public Ledgsr.)

(Fron Philadelphia Public LedgefJ
This being sermon day in the column
We find our text in August Jaedicke,
late banker of Hanover. Kan, more
recently a fugitive from justice and
now restored, probably for the period
of his natural life. 10 the bosom of his
family Hanover is remote commun-
ity and J3edicke thru the bank lie in
hertted from his father and numerous
other business Interests. ruled It, He
was the town rich man, the leading
citizen. He was the father confessor
and the confidential adviser of his
flock. In envious neighboring COM
munties 1t was said there was two
Gods in Hanover-Jaedicke and the
Almighty.
One day last May Jaedicke closed
his bank and went away, leaving his
family behind. Investigation of the
banks affairs revealed the fact that he
had stripped the community. He had
and foe alike. The sum of his de
falcattons ran into the hundreds of
! thousands of dollars. The town was
clean" August had Numbered it of
Its last surplus dollar and had disap-
peared, leaving no trace.
The EIeuth hounds of the law ran
August to cover in July. They found
him in little town in Louisiana,
handy man in a garage. his money
gone. They took him back to Han
over and to the county -eat for ar
raignment for his crime. The judge
fixed his bond at $4,000. His neigh
bors in Hanover fought for the priv
ilege of qualifying as his bondsman.
He needed only $4,000 His friends
and neighbors would have underwrit-
ten his legal paper for half a million
and begged for the opportunity to do
so. And then Jaedicke returned to
Hanover, where he was received with
open arms by his family and the
townsmen he had trimmed" Likely
he will never be brought to trial. The
improbability of securing a jury that
would convict\him already. has inn
pressed itself upon the officers of the
| law.
The people like the man who praises
! them; they dearly love the one who
kicks them in the stats. They are, for
the most part, kindly disposed and
! honorable in their intentions, but they
have no sense.
! We trespass upon the prerogatives
of the sporting pages long enough to
direct attention to another shipwreck
The New York Americans are sinking.
We shall vote for Mr.. Harding. pro-
vided the mush-melders do not finally
so disgust US as to cause US to re-
nounce the responsibilities of the bal
lot. But Mr.. Harding is far from be-
! ing a satisfactory candidate. Even il
he is elected. we apprehend we shall
be compelled to go on working as
usual.
And that. by the way. is the reason
for most of the dissatisfaction with
both the Republican and Democratic
nominees The people want a presi-
/ dent who will relieve them of the ne
cessity of earning a living. Neither
Harding nor Cox had agreed to do 1t.
We have noticed, in motoring about
! the country, that the gentleman who
declines to give fair share of the road
is nearly always driving one Of Henry's
cars.
We cast no reflection on Henry's
worthy motor vehicles and aim no re-
proach at the many excellent person!
who drive them, but If a man has the
instincts of "hick," a Henry car will
bring 1t out.
We do not know who finally gets tn
money, but we know where it come
from. Recently Adelaide paid $40
for what is Familiarity known as g;
leg of lamb We can recall a tim
when one could have bought a flocl
of sheep for $3.35, and the chang
from the transaction would have beel
sufficient An amount to spend da,
viewing the wonders of a circus
A woman can inherit money and re
tain her sense OF fitness and value
but marrying it usually makes a foo
of her.
A great opportunity to vote for tn
right will shortly present itself to tn
women. The trouble is that tn
women will not be able to agree as t.
what is right an dwhat is wrong and
will split about fifty-fifty on th'
proposition. =
Whisky has been abolished. Where
we desire to ask, where is the millen
MUM?
If you are going to be a dog, be &
town dog. A country dog not only +,
compelled to sleep outdoors. but he i:
expected to work his passage.