The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-21
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY 3. HOUSE.
(Fron Philadelphia Public LeasAr.I


We credit Senator Capper of Kan
sas with the finest individual per-
formance of a campaign studded with
SURPRISING feets. His lachrymal ode
to the wronged wheat growers, deiiv-
cred at Smith Center, Kansas, was one
of the best pieces of weeping in this or
any other campaign. Wheat is down
to S1.95 a bushel. a beggarly price,
and Senator Copper seized the occa-
sion to leave the ragged and tattered
wheat growers in rhetorical tears,
Now, the column permits no man to
Guido it in solicitude for the down
trodden and oppressed. 1t purposes
not only meeting Senator Capper on
his own ground, but it intends TO ex-
tend and amplify tho area covered,
We are at the beginning of an era of
lower prices. Many of those who have
been taking profits will be compelled
to scale their gains On certain dates
hereinafter set aside we intend to shed
rhetorical tears for those we deem
likely to be hardest hit in the adjust
ment of values.
The first date in the series will be
October %, at which time we shall
weep for the owners of apartment
houses and other rental properties On
succeeding dates hereinafter certified,
we shall bathe these industries and in
| dividuals with our tears:
| October 29-The clothiers
November The coal dealers.
November 4-The jewelers.
| November 9-The bricklayers.
November 1.-THE coal operators.
November 25-The department
| stores.
November 29-The hotels and
J restaurants.
| December 2-The packers.
December 4-The Walters.
December 1.-THE fugar spectators
December 13-The truck drivers.
December 1.-THE sexvant girls.
! December 22-The theaters.
We claim the foregoing to be the
greatest personal orgy ever outlined
or attempted by an individual 1t puts
Senator Capper's play to his wheat
growing constituents to blush. We
hope the Associated Press will treat
us right. 1t scattered Senator Cap.
per's jeremiad to the furthermost part,
Of the country. 1t ought to do a,
much for US.
Stoclxtonia.
Sir-I wonder how many of your
readers are lovers of the Philadelphia
of other days? Does any of then
know whether or not there still sur
yive here any who were acquainted
with Frank R. Stockton before he lief
the city? Stockton was at COS Chest
nut street il 1859 and 1860. In 1885,
he was at 264 South Ninth: the build
ing is still there. In 1854 he was a
20 North Sixth street and lived at 1872
North Eighth street. Stockton's offie
at 600 Chestnut street probably wa
upstairs for in 1850 there were in tn
same building McClees & Co., dealer
in Photographic materials; George II
Earle and Byron Woodward, after
neys; Jacob Weiss, b. Bourquin & Ce
and Morley, Baehere & Matthias, al
photographers; Springer & Seby. bill
lizards. and c. f. Hensel, dealer ii
trunks and harness. I take it HeHse
occupied the ground floor. The, Pub
lie Ledger was then at Third AM
Chestnut streets, under Swain & Abel
with the Dollar Newspaper. Who wa
John Stockton associated with f. r.
A brother? Is Frank RS widow still
living? Surely Joe" Jackson know
something of interest in this eonnec
! ton. A friend suggests Miss Repplier
On page 32 of Cohen's Philadelphia
Directory, (186o) is Stockton's full
page advertisement engraved. - At tn
bottom of the advertisement is "Vir
ginia Waters" with initials "F r. S..
in lower right-hand corner. I am no
sure of the artists name opposite. Cal
it be Turner? The John Stockton
mentioned above lived with IF. r." oil
Boudinot above Pratt street. Yves
: Philadelphia. Not unlikely SOM
Stockton fan looked into the matte
and. even if the street names hav'
, been changed, can point out the house
if it still stands. Does Townsend Ware
mention him anywhere? I wish>I hat
time to look into the matter. but VIII,
doesn't some Stockton lover do it?
Us.
We are able to throw no light Oh
Stockton further than to say he fire.
us with one great ambition. We hav'
always wanted to build and own F:
house exactly like Squirrel Inn" 4
room to which access could be gained
only by a ladder would be the apple o.
| our eye.
/ We do not string along with the New
York sports writer who says Carpen
tier should whip a couple more of the
second raters before being accorded {
match with Dempsey. Our theory i,
that anybody who wants to figh