The Topeka state journal., 1921-09-20
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY z. HOUSE
(From Philadelphia Public Ledger.l

Every home. however humble"
! Sir James Crichton-Br Is quoted
as saying, should have a tub pro-
vided, il necessary, by the state. A
bath has an uplifting power and min
iSters to self-respect, and the prac-
tice of singing in the tub is a paen of
praise to its salutary virtues"
The hokku stirred c. A. D., who had
been sleeping peacefully in his lair.
He writes in to ask whether. If they
had the tub. the state would also push
them into it.
As to the inspiration OF bath room
song, we don't think Sir James gets it.
We do good deal of singing in the
to be our favorite place of auditor.
We have given the matter some
Thought and reach the conclusion that
a man sings in the bath room because
his voice sounds bigger and better
there than anywhere else. Give him
Isqueaky, rasping baritone can make
himself believe he's T1tta Ruffo.
Opportunity to open the column to
controversy as to whether women will
go back to long skirts has presented
Itself. 1t is declined. Paris is wear
ing them longer. The women are
going back to them. That's all there
is to it.
1t was ours to play golf Saturday
afternoon with gentleman who shot
Ia rs. Probably you are interested in
his own reactions to the feat. Well,
he was cursing his luck.
On the Saturday previous we played
just behind a foursome in which toiled
a gentleman who shot 66. The course
was crowded and the going was very
lei - =
opportunity to observe him closely. He
didn't have happy moment all after
noon.
The cheerful dubs who are tickled
ito death when they break 100 get
whatever fun there is in golf.
w. S. H. batting for John Philip
Sousa, notes: con the bottom of the
bulletin board of st. Luke's NJ e.
church, Broad and Jackson streets. is
the word Welcome. On the grass plot
are several signs, Keep off These
Grounds!"
Meanwhile, to Mr.. Sousa, who lies
upon a bed of pain, the column con-
veys message of good cheer and
sympathy from those who love his art
and craftsmanship, from those he has
, exhilarated, from those to whom he
has given joy and from those who
know MIN.
, And that's pretty nearly the whole
blamed world.
The indications are that the New
York Yankees are on their way to a
pennant. And that spoils the year
for US.
There is. however, some balm in
Gilead. The Athletics faced Carl
Mays Saturday and did not curl ur
and die until the second inning. Hith
erto the Athletics have curled up and
died as soon as they heard Mays was
scheduled to pitch.
An upstate customer of the column
is vastly intrigued by the story in Mr.
Hearst's magazine concerning the
manner in which 'Messrs. Tengle and
L.asker begin their days work before
, the usual breakfast hour" Two Of
the busiest young men in the United
| States as Mr.. Hearst's magazine put.
it. are Walter Teagle and A. D. Lasker
Here's how they started the day re.
Gently:
Lasker. who had been up unil 2:3C
. O'Clock in the morning in conference
with shippers, had an/ engagement
with Teagle at $3.50 o'clock. Spick an6
span, even to a shave, Lasker talked
! business in his hotel in New Yorl
with Il visitor until $3.50, when the
) telephone rang and 7Teagle was an.
nounced. While he was saying
"Hello!' he pulled out his tobacco
pouch, filled his pipe, lighted it
plunked himself down in a chair and
said, "Well-'
And then. according to Mr.. Hearts's
t magazine, the two clear-faced bright
l eyed American men, before the United
States had started to work for the
day and before the shipping board
or the Standard Oil time clocks had
: started to click. plunged into the
worldwide problem of how to use
5 shipping in the restoration of the
: worlds business.
Exclaiming, "Ain't nature grand!
the columns upstate customer asks
: us if we do not consider it fine story
1t is a most excellent story, but to ouI