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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28
Can t Tell About a Person
By What They're Called
Ma Jimkins Ponders Over So Called Silent Drama and
Those Who Attend It-They Always Predict
What Is Coming in the Picture

the floor and mebbe one curled up
in your arms, as you tell EN- the
fairy stories you loved yourself when
you was a child: with mebbe the big
the piano softly
Never spend an evening at hons.
poor SOUL
But about this yere silent dramA
which amt silent: Out in Californy
they throw signs on the screen askinel
folks to let other folks that has paid
their money to see the show, enjoy *
unhampered by havin' to listen to the
titles bein' read out loud, or havtn'
the play interpreted for 'em.
Not n Movie Fan.
I amt what you call a movie fan.
It's got to be a pretty good picture to
tempt me. But when do go and pay
money I'd like to be allowed to en-
Joy the play an the music in peace
an Quietude- But that don't seem in
no way possible, for 1 ALLUS drawa
folks who sit directly behind me am
read it to me. I'm tryin' not to be
too set up over bein' dedicated. but it
sort of goes against the grain for EN-
to take it for granted that just be-
cause 1 wear friZzes and bunnitS with
strings shat I can't read.
1 paid S110 to see Way Down
East" and it was plumb ruined for
me to say nothin' of my temper.
Mebbe you folks that committee
this yere breach I'm tellin' about re-
mem Der an old fashioned woman who
turned around an scowled several.
times when you was reading. If YOU,
did, that was me. Mebbe you don'ti
care Mebbe you think. Who's thisi
yere Ma Jimkins that we should payI
any attention to herr"
But I amt the only sufferer. All
intelligent people-not sayin' that I'm
intelligent special-jest naturally
hates to have their plays interpreted
for them and to have the titles read
out loud, 'ceptin' it's to Children too
little to read,~an' mostly the plays
aren't fifteen for to be explained to
them anyways.
Just Telling Few Things r.
So I'm jest tellin' you how folks
feel about you. L don't want to hurt
your feelin's nor nothin', but 1 jest
want to tell you that you're a pest. L
won't go so far as to say you're a.
menace to civilization, but I will say
that this yere so-called silent drama
would get along better if it had a
chance to be silenter than what it is
Furthermore, I'd be the last one
to hurt the feelin's of a fly. but 1t
does seem to me it'd be kinder. nice
eff all you folks that spoil the movies
by readin' out loud an prognost.catin'
about the play, would migrate to
Africy or somewheres an form a COL
ony, SOS you could entertain each
other. It'd be nice for US that would
be left behind. too. SOS we could en-
| joy the silent drama when it's fifteen
, for to be enjoyed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28

implies, this is a religious organiza-
ton for the purpose of disseminating
non-sectarian Scriptural knowledge
the first two words of the title show
ing the society's relation to THE
Watch Tower" which is the religious
journal founded in 1879 by Pastor
Russell, and still published since his
death, some years ago.
Judge Rutherford is said to be
travelling and lecturing a considerable
portion of his time. A massive
physique, an intense and ardent ma
ture, direct and forceful manner.
and exceptionally wide experiences
all combine to make him a speaker of
power, OF clearness, and of absorbing
interest.
Judge Rutherford wishes to be I'M
derstood as believing. that the un-
paraIeled perplexities and sorrows OF
the past few years are parts of the
storm which the prophets describe as
preceding a day of real happiness,
when men shall dwell in quietness,
peace, and security for ever on the
earth. It is for this reason that he,
altho a Christian, is interested in
Zionism, believing it to be one of the
fulfillments of prophecy. II believe
the Scriptures to show says this
lawyer layman Bible exegete, that we
are now living in the time immedi-
ately preceding the establishment of
Messiah's kingdom, the event long
looked for by both Jew and Christian.
yes. even by heathens. It is because
I believe this that 1 can with as
surance say that of those millions who
will live on thru the troubles, plaques,
and violence of the next few years
none will need to die at all, but all
may avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity for everlasting human life. then
offered"
Local citizens have invited Judge
Rutherford to deliver his lecture, in
Topeka. 1t is public, everyone in
terested in human life being invited.
No collection will be taken and no ad-
mission charged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28
Always In Hurry For
Service, Then Waste
Time After It's Giuen
Frantic Elevator Button Pushers Stop and Discuss Bodied
Hair After They Have Reached Their Floor
Says v. E. Bundy.

connection, and the car, leaving the
floor, is the only thing to break 1t.
A second pressure on the button has
no effect whatever. The light Is lit,
and lit it stays till the car has passed
the floor.
Que Time They Hurry.
But on every floor of the building
there are men, women. kids and flap
pers who find themselves in hurry
when they wish 10 use the elevator.
The operator runs his car on sched-
ule just as a street car is run, and he
can't be expected to know that some
important or hasty person or person
age is waiting on the floor from
which the signal flashes. So he runs
on schedule. and arrives at that floor
when he gets there
Meanwhile
Meanwhile, four out of five of the
people who use the car. peer down
into the shaft, and either jab the but
ton repeatedly and vindictively, or else
park a thumb on it and lean against it.
The idea is that repeated or conttn-
ued pressure on the call button, ac-
CELEBRATES the speed Of the elevator.
Which it doesn't The little light
burns just the same
Profanity or pretty little frowns and
chirps of irritation mean nothing to
the electric current.
The waiting ones take as much
pleasure in poking the fnoffensive and
non-retaliating button as il 1t were
sending a galvanizing. 220-volt circuit
thru the person of the elevator oper-
ator, or as if it were changing gong
like a dishpan at his ear. Whereof
the elevator operator wotteth-and
recketh-not any.
The final kick of the little comedy
is to see the hurried ones disembark
from the car at their floor. meet a
chum and talk baseball, bobbed hair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28
BY V, E. BUNDY.

People are funny-so funny some
times that they constitute tragedy all
by themselves, and sometimes just
funny.
People in a hurry are funnier than
at other times-or more tragic.
And people choose queer unreason-
able times to hurry. A man with
plenty of time to go where he is head
ed for will be suddenly seized with a
sense of tremendous haste il he spies
a street car or an automobile coming.
Rather than wait twenty seconds, he
will imperil his vertebrae to get across
the street ahead of it. Safely on the
curb he will stand and talk half an
hour. with some acquaintance, about
nothing whatever.
The Women, Also.
A woman will viciously clatter the
telephone receiver hook If she does
not get her number in less than half
minute, and take ten minutes to say
nothing whatever. when the connec-
ton is established. But the number
she wants. she wants NOW-upper
case NOW.
The elevator door is an especially
easy place to find mad haste on the
part of persons who never hurried
anywhere else. and never will.
Tho elevators in the Santa Fe Of
flee building are equipped with a
signalling system which flashes 9
small electric light, numbered to cor
respond 20 the floor from which the
signal comes, when the button at the
shaft Is pressed. There is neither bell
nor buzzer in the car. The operator
sees the light flash-white for the
party who wishes to go up, red for
the party who wishes to go down.
Once flashed, the light remains
ION" until the car has reached and
passed the floor from which the sig
nal was given. The slightest touch
on the button at the shaft makes the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.

Honor and gentleness are not a dye or
4 laquer, but warp and woOf.-Charles w.
Eliot.
Friendship can sometimes show its
strength as much by the readiness with
which it accepts benefits as by the freedom
with which it gives them.-Stalker
Who counts his brothers welfare
As sacred his own,
Aud loves. forgives, and pities,
He serveth Christ alone.
Whittier.
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips
from speaking guile.-Psalm 81 IS
An idle rumor OF evil is never idle after
it once gets a start.-Youth's Companion.
1t may be glorious TO write
Thought that shall glad the two or
High souls like those far stars that come in
sight
Once IN n century:
But better far 1t is to speak
One simple word. which now and then.
Shall waken their free natures in the weak
And friendless sons of men.
Lowell.
1t is only persons of firmness that can
have real gentleness.-Rochefou.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28
FORECAST.

dress form in several styles of even
ing dress to show the girls that a
party dress could be made in a very
few minutes, out of a square of cloth
and lace beads.
Mrs. Blackburn emphasized the fact
that men judged women by their
manner of dress
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28
RUTHERFORD TO SPEAK
Will Lecture on Topic millions Now
L Living Will Never Die.''

Judge J. F. Rutherford, who lee
lures here on Tuesday evening at
o'clock in the city auditorium on the
topic Millions Now Living Will Never
Die" is president of the Watch Tower
Bible and Tract society," AS the name
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28

cry Thursday evening in the assem-
bly, hall. About twenty persons are
enrolled.
Not much has been heard of the
band this year as it is a new organ
ization in school; but it's aim. is to be
organized well enough that it may
play at all of the home football games
and basketball games next year. Miss
Grace E. Wilson, musical supervisor
of the high school, is director of the
band.
The last issue of the World" will
come out on Tuesday, May 81. This
issue will be an eight-page edition.
published by all three of the journal
ism classes. It will contain prize
stories written by the lower classmen.
Prizes of So have been offered for the
best contribution from each class.
The one-year subject, World His
tory" has been discontinued because
it crowded too much work into one
year. The regular history course in
cludes ancient and medieval history
for the first year, modern European
history in the second, and United
States history in the third year.
The names of students, who will
probably receive Els for this terms
work. were handed in to the office
Friday, May 81 This is done in order
to determine how many honor Us
will be given. Three Els count two
points, and four Els count three
points.
The junior class will give a party
Saturday evening, May %, in the
gymnasium. The program COMMITTEES
has endeavored to procure every
juniors birth month and this will I'M
doubtedly form an interesting feature
Of the party.
Mrs. Juditha Blackburn, lecturer on
proper dress for women, conducted
an interesting assembly for girls Wed
nesday, May rs. Mrs. Blackburn
travels over the country conducting
in many c&ies a school for proper
dress instruction.
Lines were the main theme of Mrs.
Blackburn's talk. She tried to give
the girls clearer idea of what the
slim and stout figure should wear. At
the close of her lecture she draped a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28

Richmond, Ind.-Alfred Underhill went
to the state penitentiary to serve a term for
criminal assault. But he didn't have any
commitment papers and the warden
wouldn't let him in. Underhill returned
home to wait for court to open June Q
so the papers could be made out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28
High School Happenings
Contributed Weekly in The State Journal by the Journalism
Students of T. H. S.

third hour classes and sold invitations.
The price of admission was five cents.
The girls of Topeka high school
presented to their mothers and friends
the girls garden party pageant, THE
Puritan Maid" Friday, May 81, $3.50
to 1880 o'clock.
little bit more" For this reason the
Y. w. c. A. girls sell candy in Miss
Ewing's and Mr.. Hepworth's rooms
during the lunch periods. This money
goes towards sending girls to the Y.
w. conference at Estes Park this sum-
mer
Topeka high school baseball team
suffered a double defeat last Satur-
day, May 21. The first game was lost
to Vinland, 10, and the second was
lost to Haskell 26-0 Both games
pitched a fine game for Topeka
against Vinland. A game between
Auburn high and Topeka was sched-
uled for yesterday, at Auburn.
Miss Mary Grant. who recently re-
turned from Rome, gave an illus
trated lecture to the Art club We'd
nesday, May 25. Her subject matter
concerned the various works of art
which she studied while abroad. Miss
Grant told of the various rules and
regulations of the picture galleries by
the church and state, and of the won
derful works which they contained.
A last order for invitations to the
commencement exercises was taken
Thursday, May 26. There were to
have been no more orders, but owing
to the large number of students who
desired invitations a last order was
taken.
This year is the first time T. H S.
has had a band. Practice is held ev-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28

o. a G.. Z.
A E will
has
In
VIII but twill
be assisted by Prof
The public is invited ITO attendth these services
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28

Chickasha, Okla.-Believe 1t or not, but
Arthur Miriam caught a 72-pound cat
fish in the washita. river near here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28

third hour classes and sold invitations.
The price of admission was five cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28

The Boys Glee club gave a concert
at Quincy school the morning of May
"a, and also at Lafayette school the
same evening.
During the term the GIee club has
been active and has given several en-
tertainments. The members will take
part in the Memorial Day exercises
and will sing at the high school COM
mencement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28

A campaign for the sale of tickets
was held during the third hour on
Thursday. May Is. Numerous girls
interested in the party canvassed the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28

This year is the first time T. H s.
has had a band. Practice is held ev-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28

The girls of Topeka high school
presented to their mothers and friends
the girls garden party pageant. THE
Puritan Maid" Friday, May 27, $3.50
to 1880 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28

The officers Of the Junior Chamber
of Commerce in the high school car
ried on a campaign during the sec
ond hour, Wednesday. May 25. The
purpose of the campaign was to col
lect the dues and fees for the picture
in the high school annual. The Junior
chamber has co-operated with the
Senior chamber and has had a sue
cessful year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28

The group and individual pictures
in the annual were returned to their
respective owners on Wednesday. May
Is, in room 500. AS not all of the
pictures were called for. the distribu-
ton continued turnout the week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28

In the Kansas Artists department
of the last exhibition of paintings
held at Boswell hall, Washburn COL
lege. was a striking portrait of Mrs.
L. D. Whittemore, by Mrs. L. c.
Hodge of Topeka. AS the picture
pleased Mrs. Whittemore and many
of her friends, Mrs. Hodge has pre-
scented it to the permanent art col
lection of Washburn college. This
was done as a testimonial of appre-
citation from one of her sincerest ad-
mirers OF the great work Mrs. White
more has done for art in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-28

1t is only persons of firmness that can
have real gentleness.-Rochefou.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-03
= ssNIgGeszs
NTERPRETS ORIENT
Personal Romance Blends
Win TrdreL Data in Mrs.
CrepnbioS BOOH

Romance is lurking o"ound tho co"-
nor for every one. but when young girl
goes TO the Far East. the humr %. T. e.
romance. and while on supposed j
nrosaic tour of China and Japan. meet,
her fate and has tn" great question
popped while under the spell of, th.
majestic beauty Of Fuiiyama. Nippon g.,
sacred mountan-wrll. who could resist
uutting her experience into book form
Marjorie BHrstow didn't expect to write
n book when she sailed for japan an
Marjorie I'arstow didn't write one. be-
"nuS" it was Mrs Marjorie Barsto~
Grccmhi". whose "In the Eyes of the
East" is put out by Dodd. Mead X Go.
Mrs. Grccnbic's natural combining r'
the personal side Of her journey. which
cXtcndtd from JnOan and China into
Korea, the Philippines and finally
India. with the geographical and sta
ti,tral facts that come natural to an
Traveller. makes her book stand high
in travel works. 1t is II pretty little
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-03
THE HUMAN MIND
James Harvey Robinson Writes
on Intelligence and Social
Reform


..TLn ,'E ~: I'arNEN hoD.hNon' 4ulhor "l
!. @ @Hnlnu III III" Making Harper -.
.,.h", 'o"i.h'ht mrhDrr EN-" newer
,hiI"" " S"'ia hlStorlanS and
"'IlIoIl"l'nrF|' ',,I Il' IN" SSGhooi thni researches
rn, ," amn u"'H nH' c2linpII"' mat taxes nothing
tot % go hn"",'I III IN" rr'0rd" ana lh'rrprr-
o,.on,i,I o"c,".T VI th' past but lhHr'ilEatcs,
rio,,!H "'SnE rom me h"o"rn point OF
EI,, CJrM, noIHc' me professor OF history nt
New SrhonI r,r Cm,I!i,,I II" - no,,. ~ ,,"T ]" Inv
From his,ori,n tn ,nn'ioI ,'Lia.,,,hor
represent, his ot,i,nJ ,m' r";''"ii,'t' r,.;n,,i;,
as well MS signiGrant,, ',rGcy,g ,c" ,''i'i, H.
cvoIution ~ S,hm,j - Io,I
ing. or him II ho. Lnon .niJ i''tT ti,nt To
is n historical ,tmJont r,oro ,torn.,mI
in the future hmm IN Tho ma.t ri, ;r'
forest in what hng rnrn hof"ro n Lmr'nr
life is not that of rnrordinc n,.crt. 49, rt''", -.
the dried flowers nf ciwiIinntior hnt a.. a.,
tho scrd- horrors rf Lmmon ,itngroIs
with notcncios for rooJ mr. criI In
trllcctnoI and .n;ritmoI ,rortwoin.
clutch life. to iosn tho crin of hi.tnri.aI
faiIacics. soriai crrors nmt mr. .nnJnd ,ro. :,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-03
History As II Might BE

N1O ONE will be more amused by
N Donald Ogden Stewards "a Parody
o,,,,,no of History" George ii. Dorar
Ion,nanv). than Professor William
LYON Phelps And he will doubtless
obonter, "a Critical Survey of Ameri- :
." IIistory," done in burlesque of
his own style. ,
y AR Stewart explains that his volume
,ros necessary as Mr.. Wells in his
.0rtIIne of History" was forced to
.,it many If the chief events in the
LJstorv Of the United States. Mr..
Stewart set himself the task Of slowing
Lar tho record of these events would be
,,,itton nv various well known Ameri-
cans Professor Phelps Critical Sur
,cy,' Is nm account of his acquaintance
,i,b Mr., Wilson and Mr.. Harding. He
to node TO say that he saw the opening
..formonce of Peter Pan. in 1904.
.I sboll never forget" he goes on,
n,ho moment when Peter came to the
t.nnt of the stage and ASKED the audi"
..no ir we believed in fairies. | am
hn,nv TO say that | was actually the
arst 70 respond. Leaping 'once out
=, nv seat, ] shouted, 'Ies-les !! 10
,,v intense pleasure the whole house
"ir,ost instantly followed my example,
,,ith thc exception of one man. lhls
r,on was sitting directly in front OF me
,iIs lock of enthusiasm was to me in
credible. I pounded him on the oack
and shouted. Great God, man, are No!
aIiypP Wake up Hurrah for the tairleS :
1urrah" Finally he uttered ratncr
tooblo 'Uurrah!' = Childe Roland to the
,,rr. towcr came. That was my hrSt
meeting with that admirable statesman
Woodrow Wilson. and | am happy 10
,,o.o tbot from that night VIC becam"
firm friends.
And co IT goes on for several pages
Tbon we have the story OF ChrlStoph'r
Co,umbus told in the manner OF James
proncb Cabell with frequent Mes
sircs'' and many things mot convenient
n describe" And the whisky renelloh
"in ,hc bedtime story manner OF morn,
ton ". Burgess" with the dclighti"l
o,noriences of party Of children taken
ort hv their aunt to shoot revenue on,
oors The manner of Harold Bell Wright
is nscd TO tell "IIow Love Came I"
General Grant" and Edlth Wharton
dcseribps "Custcr's Last stand. lher'
ore several other episodes In America"
history treated in the manner OF otne'
writer's. including the courtshipo OF Mics
Standish by +. Scott Fitzgerald win
Priscilla. drinking gin and v"rmoutn
and saying damn. as the or'g'ha'
American fapPcr.
Mr. Stewart has proved by this vol
,r,o that he is entitled to write after
his name the letters NJ. H., meaning
NOT "Mcial Of Honor" as Congress
man Darrow would have it, but MAS
ter Of llumor,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-03

of the inhnitudr of possibilities and
potentinlitics within its range and
capacity IT is still vastly subject to
education.
Suggestions for that newer education
are frequent and fertile in the book l.
What should be scrnppcd IL told calmly,
the residual theories and practices are
scientifically rated.
DR.. Robinson says: "Thc astorish-
ing and perturbing suspicion energies
that perhaps almost all that had passed
for socinl science. political economy.
politics and ethics. in the past. may be
brushed aside by future generations as
mainly ratiOnaiizng. i. O.. demon
stration by forced. cx parto reasoning
of what the writer wants to prove and
not strict and scientific quest for
truth and that only.
In "rhc Mind in the Making" DR..
Robinson emphasizes and anaIyzcs the
relation of intelligence to social reform.