The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-17
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY E. HOUSE
tFrom Philadelphia Public Ledger.)

The Farrar-Tenegen marital ship
wreck is old stuff, but Miss Farrar's
bill for divorce raises an ethical ques-
ton which may very well be disposed
of here. Miss Farrar's principal al
legation is that her husband was too
is tine-worn. but the point raised in
the connection is vital.
The question is. Just how far may
married man so IN his attentions to
other women? At what point do
such attention become unethical ?
Nearly every married man would like
to know about it.
Some married women hold - we
knew one or two such-that it is per-
fectly proper for a married man to ask
a woman to luncheon or dinner when
his wife is out of town; but SO long
as his wife is in town he may not
make a luncheon engagement with
out including her in his invitation.
We don't pretend to know what is
proper in the circumstances. We do
know we have, from time to time, en-
gagged in controversy in the connec-
ton. We, therefore, open the column
to discussion of the matter We, for
one, would like to have the question
of propriety involved settled for all
| time.
A correspondent complains of the
amount of space the newspapers are
devoting to the arms pariey. Our dis
position to oblige is well known, but,
unfortunately, our jurisdiction is linn
| tied. If, however, the other column
lists will join us, we agree to make
no further reference to the arms par
| ley until December II.
But we shall entertain no such ar
rangement unless every other column
list in the country will enter into an
agreement to live up to it.
Suggestion to the alumni and under
| graduate bodies: The Harvard yell
would be much more effective if those
who express it would refer to that
well-known university as Harvard"
1t is, we take it, all right to Glide the
| letter "r' in certain phases of social
! contact, but that idiosyncrasy of
speech has no place in the publicity
of a football team.
Anyhow, If Noah Webster. or who
ever is responsible, had felt no TTeces-
sity for the use of the letter he
wouldn't have put it in the alphabet.
That should wiring an indignant re-
tort from somebody. and We shall be
desolated if it doesn't.
The trouble, however, doesn't pro-
|
| has been hailed in London and Paris
as the worlds greatest spender. Mrs.
| Smith Wilkinson has it. Such trouble
as proceeds from extravaganza is
brewed by spenders who haven't got
it.
The manner and facility with which
| the rich incinerate their money is
unimportant. Somebody gets it.
Norman Hapgood says the arms
| parley must not stop aid to Russia.
That would be an unfortunate circum-
stance and one, We fancy. quite I'M
| likely to happen. But if it does, Mr..
to whatever further contributions are
| necessary by having the Socialists
picket the White House.
That, we seem to remember, was his
plan for getting Debs out of prison.
1t ought to work equally well in any
other contingency.
The column does not share the fear
| of the New York World that the I'M
known hero died in vain. We became
reconciled to the fact that there isn't
going to be any League of Nations
quite a while back and decided to
make the best of it.
| In Buffalo a candidate for mayor
VINO declared Tor beer ana light WINE
was elected But it is probable what
| the people who elected him really
voted for was Scotch.
! At any rate, that's what most of
those who are talking about beer and
! light wine really want.
1.-THE management" we quote from
a notice sent out by the esteemed
| Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad company. desires to call to
the attention of its patrons the fact
| that within the past six months there
! have been several fires in the ferry
buildings and in passenger coaches,
caused by discarded cigars and cigar
/ cts.
| Great balls of fire. Do we have to
go to work and settle that again?