The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-14
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THREE HUNDRED ATTEND SHOW
Bob. Finlay and Cinema Girls
One of Attractions.
Many Out of Town Newspaper
Men Were Here.


which Kansas politicians have been
( charged, were exposed in a merciless
| and exaggerated form to the eyes of
more than 800 business men, poll
ttcians and newspaper men. who were
! kept in an uproar of laughter during
the show.
The unharmonious sessions of the
industrial court, Or the Court of Po!u-
zeal Aspirations as it was termed in
the play; Governor Aliens modest
I political ambitions and finally his vision
| of Judge Clyde Reed and Judge w. L.
Higgins, hitherto always quarrelsome,
clasped in each others friendly arms,
were the outstanding features of the
| sketch.
| The first act showed the Court of
Political Aspirations in session. Frank
FARRELL played the part of Judge Reed,
! who exchanged Judge Huggins's desk
and stenographer for his own and as
sumed charge of affairs Charles SEES
sions, as Judge Higgins, entered and
| complained to no avail, and Milton
Tabor, as Judge Wark, attempted
fruitlessly to calm the troubled waters.
Charles Mitchell was the clerk and
Judge Reed and Judge Higgins We'd
with each other in giving him orders.
Utilities in Rags.
The first case to be heard was that
| of the public utilities. Harry Wright
dressed in rags and tatters, represent
ed the railroads and depositing a tiny
railroad car and bag of junk, OBJ
! served mournfully:
| If the court please, this is all that
1 is left of the railroads after three
years of government CONTROL he said.
| Joe Nickel, representing the tele-
| phone companies, entered dressed as
| a lineman and carrying a coil of wire
cited thus:
| From ocean to ocean
| And sea to sea.
| Old man Burleson
Has made a wreck out of me-"
L. r. Booth, carrying a miniature
/ white way pole, represented the cleo
| trio light companies, and Carl Boil
mar, pumping air into a gas meter
represented the gas company. e. w.
| Swan, riding a "kiddie car" repre-
scented the street railway company
while Frank Pinet, with a black eye
/ and ragged clothes, posed as the
! poor. dear public" Each of the utll-
tiles representatives was torn and
ragged, and when asked what they
wanted. yelled in chorus:
Higher rates"
"A most unusual request" said
Judge Higgins, I'VE will take your
| case under advisenent''
| Il dissent" said Judge Reed.
Judge Higgins CLERK, admit the
| labor unions
Dressed in evening SUITS silk hats
and white bosomed shirts, A. L. Ohger,
Keith CIevenger Jake Mohler and
Earl Akers entered, representing the
hod carriers, brick masons, the Sec
ton hands and the farm hands. They
were greeted effusively by Judge
| Reed, who was laying the founda tions
for his gubernatOrial campaign in
! 1922. He gave each a cigar, which
behind his back was tossed away dis
painfully for a better one from their
own coat pockets The labor union
representatives wanted shorter hours,
double time for holidays and Sundays,
more pay and less work.
Labor Demands Just
Your demands are just and shall
be granted if I can put them over
said Judge Reed. The representatives
talked it over a moment among them
selves, then their spokesman shook
hands with Reed saying:
Thank you, judge. Well be for
you in 1922. Now boys, let's go down
ana tell Brown and Stevic to start the
campaign"
Next came Paul Lovewell as Alex
Howat, carelessly dropping a sack OF
sive, and throwing Judge Wark out,
appropriated his chair. Judge Reed
and Judge Higgins then went out in
the hall to settle their differences,
which closed the first act. During this
time Judge Reed talked OverHthe tele-
phone to Fred Trigg, of the Kansas
City Star, whom he told he had not
yet decided a certain case because
Trigg had not advised him how he
wanted it settled.
In act two, the curtain rose on Ar
thur J Carruth, jr., as Gov. Henry j.
Allen. seated meditatively at his desk.
A well dressed man entered. The gov
ernor leaped from his chair and ex-
tended his hand, saying:
''Well. well, how are you? How is
l haven't seen you since the cam
paign.'
Allen "Out of Town.
Pardon me, governor" said the
newcomer. but I'm clerk in your
! Office
Bring me the newspaper clippings
about my debate with Gompers," said
the governor when he had regained his
composure. The clerk returned with a
huge bundle of clippings.
''Well, well, what would the news
papers do without me-" unused Allen
ing, violet modesty is no protection
against the newspaper boys. Clerk
bring me the clippings concerning my
candidacy fer vice president
The clerk re turned with a tiny clip
ping.
what is that?" asked the governor
The clippings concerning your can
didacy for vice president" said the
clerk, from the Wichita Beacon"
A. L. Shultz. the governors stenog-
rapher, dressed as a woman, with rec
hair and green hose. read him a tefe-
gram from William Allen White ask
ing if he. or Fred Trigg were to write
his messag e to the legislature.
Doves of Peace.
There was a committee outside and
the three industrial court judges en-.
tered Judge Wark, who was Away.
pleading for harmony, holding Judge.
Reed and Higgins apart. They had
been fighting. Reed complained tina
he had to do. all the work while Hug