The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-30
ON SECOND THOUGHT
~ RY JAY E. HOUSE
fFrom Philadelphia Public LedgerJ

The standing of the column with
the proletariat has never been IN
doubt. The sympathetic attitude II
has evinced toward them during the
few months of its existence has COM
pletely won the people. What is not
so well known. and a point which we
wish particularly to stress. is that II Is
attracting the attention of society. A
young man whose name conspicuously
-adorns the social register o. Philadei-
phfa, recognizing its potency. has ask
ed US to print the following advertise
ment: Wanted-A woman with mas
culine qualities Must be small. good
looking, plenty of cash "a meal ticket
in other words). She must rot ask
questions when the husband stays out
, late, must be at home to answer the
| telephone at all hours, and will close
her eyes at the approach Of another
/ man.
We accept the compliment in the
| spirit in which it is rendered, but hold
out no hope that such search can be
successfully prosecuted. There is no
fsuch woman.
! The news from Berlin. so the cable
says. threw the kaiser into another
: fit of log-sawing. The kaiser. how
ever, has one performance to his credit
which news from Berlin, or elsewhere.
will never enable him to duplicate. We
I refer to his feat of saving off the limb
/ at q point midway between himself
| and the tree.
| When man is unable to substanti-
ate his argument in any other way he
says, ABE Lincoln said so.''
We take it that in the Forthcoming
revival of "Florodora." both the book
meet present-day tastes in light musi-
cal offerings. AS we recall the oFigi-
nal production of "Florodora," the
4 costumes were discreet and the Ian
guage of the book almost polite
! That is to say. discreet and "po-
lite" in a manner of speaking. AS we
remember it. the profanity in the
original version was limited to half i
dozen choice expletives.
There was some speculation as to
whether the New York World would
fix the blame for the German revoIu-
ton upon Senator Lodge or prohibi-
ton. 1t may interest you to know the
World has decided that Senator Lodge
is responsible.
Life constantly becomes more COM
pick. In one of the recently exposed
dramas the wife senses the existence
of the other woman" thru the ezra
ordinary perfume which permeated
the husbands clothing.
i You remember the simple methods
and direct conclusions of other days
when a wife .sensed" the existence OF
the "other woman" when she found a
blond hair on her husbands coat.
We string along with Old Ed Howe
lin his contention that before any gen
tleman is nominated for President, his
wife should be investigated with the
idea of ascertaining whether she IS
likely 70 make his administration
ridiculous. 1t is ungallant for US 10
say II. but many very promising men
have been ruined by fool wives. Moth
ing like that has ever occurred in the
White House. of course: but il is a
contingency that should be carefully
considered in every election
1t may interest you to know that
your suspicious have been confirmed
by one presumably in position to
speak. In its current issue Golfers
Says Mrs. Wilson ran the country
while the President was ILL.,