The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-26
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY z. HOUSE
(From Philadelphia Public Ledger.l

what we think or the impending ran
strike isn't necessarily good sense or
good judgment 1t is merely theN re-
action of man who is tired of the
row. But we are in favor of having a
strike and getting it over with. 1t will
result in great annoyance and incon-
lvenience and will cost everybody con-
cerned more money than he can af-
ford to spend on it. But we shall have
it over and done with for another gem
GRAFTON.
And SO the policy suggested by
the column is that there be no
further parleys or conferences of
any kind. Let's shoot the works.
The rail unions are in for the most
disastrous licking ever administered to
organized workingmen. Let's give it
to them now.
The advertising of the Putnams in
trigues US. Tom Mason sat up half
the night reading it," they say of one
of their recent books. We claim that's
! poor selling talk, If man really likes
a book, he either sits up until he
finishes it or he takes It to bed with
him.
Preferably, if his wife permits that
particular indiscretion, he takes it to
bed with him.
And that opens another fissure in
the vein of speculation. What is there
about reading in bed, or reading all
night. that woman invariably tries to
prevent her husband from doing it?
Saying you sat up half the night to
read book is equivalent to saving
You read the column every day What
one should say is that it is the only
thing he takes the paper for.
The Bug Under the Chip.
Sir-Of course, there was a bug I'M
der the chip in the Ruth world series
case There always is a bug under
every chip. And I'd be glad to tell
you about this one Ruth had a sore
arm at the beginning of the series, but
1t did not get really bad and begin
10 ink and pain him until he strained
1t hitting at Douglas wicked curves
1t got worse when Nehf's hooks began
| fr1ghtful curves were no balm to it;
| rather, they were an irritant. Eight
times did the Babe strike out in the
four games. He garnered a hit, a bunt
ana enc home run, it is true, but his
| homer counted nothing for his mates
| and he failed every time but once
when men were on. So his arm got
| worse instead of better Finally he
\ used 1t as an alibi. It made good copv
and the press boys helped him all
they knew. The infection got worse
and the swelling became terrible. No.
1 do not believe Ruth's arm would
| have got SO bad as to cause him to
faint II it had not been for the Giants
inconsiderate pitching. Mile. Lenglin
| might not have become so ill at Forest
Hills last August bad it not been for
| Mrs. Mallory's inconsiderate service
with the racquet. The bug crawled out
from under Ruth's chip when
there was only minor league pitching
the exhibition games that began only
| two days after the series
CULLEN CAIN.
We trust the various American
| league pitchers, including those on
Mr. Cornelius McGillicuddy's payroll,
| will take the trouble to peruse Mr.
Gains revelation. The habit of Amer
lean league pitchers has been to curl
up and die when facing Ruth. The
| Giant pitchers didn't curl up and die;
they curve alled' him out of the
series.
We cannot string along with the
New York World in its tacit contention
| that President Harding is to blame for
| the impending rails strike and must
bear the responsibility for 1t. We can
name three or four other men who are
| as guilty as the President, and we in
sist that they be made to bear their
share of the blame.
After a period of weeks in which
we were entirely out of touch with it,
the New York mayoralty election
| again engrosses us. The New York
| papers are saying unpleasant things
of Mayor Hylan, and probably they
are right about it. But, unfortunately,
it is the sort of argument calculated
| to bind the voter who must be con-
WINGED little closer to the mayor.
Some time some New York news
| paper will go thru a municipal cam
pa:gn without throwing a fit. And
the carrying power of its represse1
note will be such that it will turn the
election.
The depth to which converse ton
has fallen is indicated by the fact that
they are talking about another fight
between Dempsey and Willard.
To US Mr.. Bryan's attack on OAR
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