The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-21
PAN PRESS CLUB
Topeka Newspaper Men We're
CleverIy Cooked by Aggies.
Journalism Students Give Story
of News Chasing in 1921.

Topeka Press club members were
given their own pet brands OF poison
by journalism students at the state
agricultural college, Manhattan, fol-
lowing their Saturday visit as guests
of the big farmer school at the Aggie-
Oklahoma football game. The same
gridiron which the Press club had
used for toasting the politicians was
heated doubly hot and the news
gatherers and politicians fried and
sizzled together under the clever cook
ing of the Aggie students.
A car load of news hounds, much
food, the big football classic of the
valley and the Aggie triumph in her
Homecoming game-all entered into
the picture-but the show at the COL
lege Saturday night was the big out
standing feature of the day. The fact
that Manhattan is sixty miles removed
from Topeka hasn't permitted the
hiding of newspaper and political
secrets. President Jardine, Cliff STRAIT
ton, head of the Alumni association,
and Professor Crawford, dean of jour
nalism, had gathered all the choice
news room gossip in Topeka but the
journalism class served only to select
cuts. Cliff STATIONS fine hand was
Il
bled the closeup dope which he
gathered as political reporter in To-
peka and the unrelenting students did
the rest.
In Newspaper Office in 2O21.
It was a story of the newspaper Of
flee of 2021 which the students told
in their skit. The news staff didn't
chase fratically after the happenings
of the day Milton Eisenhower as
ma 1rrfT1 nFf Of ha no
years hence, directed the selection of
spirits to be called back for the days
interviews Miss Edith Abbot, star
reporter, was a wonder third degree
artist Off in 2021 the men were
clamOring for their rights. Women
controlled with an iron hand. Mere
men came to the office for relief and
a hearing of their cause. But women
in control of the press wouldn't stand
for a compromise of principle or posi-
ton and the blue laws were working
without missing a spark.
Spirits of Governor Allen, w. Y.
Morgan, President Jardine, Jake Moh-
Ter, Frank FARRELL. Harry Wright and
others were called up by the star re-
porter They were asked about the
ago. There were clever references to
the work of A. J. Carruth, jr., Charles
II. Sessions G. E. Hobbs and others
who direct the news activities of To-
peka papers.
Governor Allen was interviewed re-
gardinE his pet nightmare. 1t was
constant dread of the pig and poultry
clubs of Senator Capper, he said. Then
the governor resorted to his charac-
teristic practice in evading an inter-
view committing him on vital ques-
observation-disclosures with suggestions to
the reporter as to the way it was
done when I was reporter Inc
governor of course, wanted to talk IN
confidence.
Billy" Morgans spirit was called
and the interviewer gathered intorma-
ton as to the use of soft soap, sooth-
ing syrup and the value of joining al
factions crowds and creeds in poll
ticz. Jake Mothers spirit told about
his pet MATHEMATICIAN unfriendly con-
solidation bill. "Pussyfooting ana
.rumshoeing' were discussed by the
spirit of Harry Wright and the spirit
~ Frank farrell discussed Clyde NJ.
Reed of the public utilities commits
sion Reeds own spirit came prompt
" when called from the mystery world.
What was more. it had a lengthy
newspaper statement and reams OF
figures about box cars and freight
rate Savings.
Called State House Gang.
Then the interviewer began calling
the spirits of the state house news
ston. A L. Shultz, Joe Nichols and
Kenneth Clark-but it didn't bring re-
suits Efforts to gather ideas as to
how the news wrecking crews played
the game with the politicians in 1921
brought only a message from Satan
himself.
Hades sent back word that authori-
tics in the lower regions were not at
all pleased with the souls of the state
house correspondents and that they
could not be exhibited in public.
please. ma am," the reporter told
the managing editor after repeated
efforts for interviews with newspaper
men themselves, the devil says he
won't allow the soul of any state house
reporter to get before the public. They
might tell the truth and overthrow
the government by giving the public a
true conception of their officials and
prominent citizens"
Efforts to reach the old crowd of
spondents-Leach, McCray, Ker-
cher, Claypool-all failed and the
devil stood pat.
Following the journalism show
plus doughnuts and coffee and cider
the Purple Masque dramatic club
gave a special presentation of the
clever psyche analysis play, Sup
pressed Desires"
Press club members returned to To
peka Sunday morning on a special
Pullman sleeper.