The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-11

Follow stories dealing with the
Tulsa riot greatly reduce the number
of casualties Eventually the truth
will be known and the name of the
colored man who was injured will be
printed.
doc" Douglass having brought the
subject up again, We recur to the case
OF the late Mr.. McAdoo long enough
to observe that while the American
public Is always willing to profit by
the campaign activities OF gentleman
in search of public office, 1t seldom
will go so far as to vote for him in
the primary Or at the polls.
We have noted Booth Tarkington's
palpable omission in the case of his
most recent heroine. Miss Alice Adams.
Far from providing Miss Adams with
a husband and a home, he left her at
the foot of the steps leading to busi--
ness college. Nevertheless, the book
has been received very favorably and
is pronounced by some authorities the
best novel of the year.
On that point we offer no opinion.
But If a novel which reveals certain
cross sections of life and depicts types
and characters as truly. as merciiessly
has done in "Alice Adams" is widely
read and generously acclaimed. what
excuse have the motion picture pro-
ducers to offer for their offenses?
In Which We Are, Again Asked to
Resign.
Sir-In an interesting portion of the
editorial page of your paper 1 notice
where Edward Box has offered a prize
to the one who performs the greatest
and most unselfish and far-reachtng
service to further the interests of
Philadelphia"
Here is a splendid opportunity to
perform such a service at the same
time picking up some soft coin by re-
] signing that job you have. Better do
| it quickly, too, before the editor thinks
along the same lines and hangs the
traditional "tinware" on YOU
J. r. I.
For the purpose of Identifying J.
r. l., we will say he is the gentleman
who wanted Jack Dempsey to drop his
training long enough to come to Phil
tadelphia and swing on us, and who
disregarded a very cordial invitation
to come down and do it himself.
We do a good deal of worrying, but
we profess to be no match for Arthur
Brisbane, who is all wrought up and
half sick because Mademoiselle Len
glen isn't married.
We say. If there Is any worrying to
be done, Mademoiselle is the lady to
do it.
The Tulsa riots are charged to the
| cowardice of the officials. which seems
a harsh and unwarranted judgment to
| those who know Oklahoma. Shooting
| up the negro section of a town is not
considered an offense in Oklahoma.
| It is only when the negroes shoot
back that the thing becomes an Of
| tense, and the officials could, OF
course, foresee no such contingency.
President Harding has visited the
interstate commerce commission. We
suggest that he continue to walk tc
| the offices of the federal tradeweom-
mission and find out how socialism is
getting on.
western fruit" writes an editorial
coadjutor, tho perhaps better look
| ing, does not exceed in fine flavor fruit
grown on the Atlantic seaboard."
We hereby establish a chair in hor-
ticulture for the instruction of our CO.
adjutor Speaking with reference to
| the coast country, from which most
OF the shipments come, there is nc
such thing as western fruit. There are
certain products of trees, deciduous
and otherwise It is shipped as fruit
and so labeled. But. that lets 1t out
If you are a doubter, try to sell q
second Pacific coast apple to one &C.
customed to the Pennsylvania yarie.