The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-20
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BIZ JAY e. HOUSE
(From Philadelphia Public LedserJ

In an interview given to the New
York papers, Governor Henry ]. Allen,
of Kansas, revarnishes the old wheeze
about the young man who never saw a
saloon, and repaints the old picture
about "a state which has no alcohol in
its hide"
Governor Allen lives in Topeka, the
capital of Kansas, and does business in
Wichita. We are reasonably familiar
with New York, Philadelphia. Topeka
and Wichita. After forty years OF pro-
hibition. there is more inegitimate,
surreptitious and devil.may-care
drinking in Topeka and wichita, pop
ulation considered. than there is in
New York and Philadelphia.
We are not interested in making a
case either for or against prohibition.
We merely insist that when the matter
is discussed the truth shall be told.
Sylvan Klein, formerly in the sa-
loon business, is writing book. There
| is the element of the unusual in Mr..
| Klein's occupation. Practically every
other man formerly in the saloon
| business is devoting his time to a
notification of the Volstead act.
Dempsey Did Not Forget His
Mother runs htadline in our favor
lite newspaper. We should hope not.
Dempsey owes lot to his mother; she
kept him out of war.
| A time ago we forecast, in connection
with the Dempsey Carpenter prelim-
inaries, flow of slush running shoe
mouth deep in the streets and advised
readers of the column to continue
wearing their rubbers. We now wish
to recast that bit of advice to read:
I RlIV a. DaiTs of hin boots
H. G. Wells plan to have the truth
told in books is interesting, but i'm
practicable. Somebody would have tc
agree in every particular as to what
is true and what is false.
For the next two or three months
there will be a great deal in the pa.
pers about a man named Jack Demp
Sey. Probably you are wondering
why so much fuss is being made ovel
the Dempsey person, and we take thu
liberty of identifying him to you
Jack Dempsey is a perfectly useless
American citizen who, so far as tn,
records show, never rendered a serv
ice or performed a kindly or chart
table act. All that is known of hin
to a certainty is that in d ring il
Toledo two years ago this summer h
whipped a man named Jess willard.
AS a news item Dempsey has n,
value. The publicity about him is de
signed for the purpose of stirring
those who read it to the point a
which they will unbelt money il
amount sufficient to recompense thos
who are backing the Dempsey Car
, pentier fight for their risk an
trouble.
If you wish to see the fight, we of
, fer no objection. 1t is, in fact, likel
that we shall join you at the ring
side. But there should be no mis-
, apprehension concerning the issue i
the forthcoming contest. Its purpos
! is to provide a number of goo
spenders with a comfortable roll o
easy money
One of the faults of, this country l
that of foolish exaggeration. And W
are all guilty. We engage in it an
J SO do you.
In this column we often pretend +
know as much as DR.. Frank Gran
; pretends to know. But we know bot
/, of US are kidding and DR.. Gran
doesn't.
Buck Kilby, who recently was sue
. for divorce by his wife, says the trou
BILE started about twenty years age
!, Mr.. Kilby, who was young then, too
occasion to compliment another VIC
|, mans hat. A mere effort to b
I agreeable ruined his life.