The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-06

The hall itself is well preserved and is
open to visitors. The original senate
and house chambers have been re-
paired and outwardly have changed
little since the Revolutionary days, ac-
cording to McCaw, who thinks he was
there. Byrne, having worked on the
Public Ledger, was the guide extra
tordinary and did his best to give out
the impression that "Philly' wasn't a
half bad sort of town.
AS far as we could ascertain, there
was not n solitary store open in the
downtown business district on Sunday.
Not even a drug store or soda foun-
tain, except that at the railroad sta
ton. Cigar stores were closed. Most
of the restaurants were locked for the
day. The trolley cars were running,
with very few passengers aboard. The
theaters and the movies were dark.
The only activity noticeable was that
employed by the rubberneck automo-
biles. The ballyhoo gents, However.
did not accost passersby. nor shout the
stood politely by their cars until
/ spoken to. and then, in gentlemanly
tones. would courteously tell of the
wonderful ride for those who invested.
think they are all college graduates
| or ex-second lieutenants-those bally-
hoo gents. In New York they are ex-
top sergeants with leather lungs and
mighty muscles.
Suburbs Are Beautiful.
The suburbs of Philadelphia are
beautiful. 1t is essentially a city of
| homes, but one has to get far from
the cares that are in order to arrive
at the districts which resemble a city.
| had several hours to kill, took a rub
! berneck wagon with other hicks from
New York and Washington and went
sightseeing.
The chap who conducted the tour
was humorist, only his wit was more
| ceived his bit from the Wanamaker
store, because he spent most of his
time telling how wonderful the insti-
tuition is. Which is probably true. The
trip included the University of Penn
sylvania which interested the two coll
| lege men-McCaw, of the University
| of Nebraska, and Gordon. of Mohler's
Barber college. The buildings of the
university are extensive and beautiful.
! Eleven thousand students cavort
! around its vast premises. but a block
| away are squalid brick buildings.
homes of those wishing for a soviet.
One of the sights of the rubberneck
tour was the Bergdoll brewery, where
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll and his no
less infamous brother obtained their
coin of the realm. Paramount park is
| evidently the show place. Great stuff
but devoted most of his time lamping
the fair maidens of the Quaker City
Curtis Publishing Company.
| The Curtis Publishing company is
perhaps the best housed in the world
A twin sister of the present remark
able building is to be built immedi-
ately.
Philadelphia is proud of its Nom
cries of George Washington. Robert
Morris. the Jew who financed the
Revolution but to whom modern folks
forget to give great credit. Benjamin
Franklin, William Penn and lesser
lights of the earlier days. However
the city should take steps to renovate
the first supreme court building
which is rapidly falling to decay.
mayor of Topeka, and We're fortunate
to find him in his office at the Public
Ledger, inhaling choice cigar. The
nissus was away, he explained, and
SO he was doubling his smoking and
getting away with it, At least, unit
this story is printed. Dodd Castor
was looking unusually welk The tow
agrees with him and he agrees will
the town and his column is one of the
most widely read in the east.
Just before boarding train back e
New York that night. Gordon ad
J dressed the following wire TO his ia
Their, Samuel Gordon, of Manhattan
Kan. formerly of Topeka:
Have just spent a Sunday in Phil
adelphia- Compared to this city, Man
haitian is speed mad