The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-16
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY E HOUSE

The case OF Attorney General
Daugherty enlists only the casual in
terest of the column. Our ardor for
Mr.. Daugherty cooled when, some
thing like year ago, he permitted
himself to become entangled in the
net set by Hon. Jack Dempsey's di-
of fairness, we don't believe the New
York World should be permitted to
sit on the jury that tries him. We
somehow get the impression that the
World is interested in the case.
A good many are telling President
Harding what he ought to do. We
are not one of them because we don't
pretend to know what he should do.
But assuming that you were Mr..
Daugherty'S employer and believed his
conduct to have been above reproach,
what would you do?
Or, under the circumstance, did you
believe your employee had erred in
the past, what would you do?
1.-The period of war hysteria is now
happily over" says the more or less
esteemed Nation. It is interesting to
note, in the connection, that the Ma
ton never did fall for that gaff. 1t
was always calm, almost disinterested.
The League of Woman Voters is
trying to find out who are the twelve
greatest women in the country. Wen
agree to name one of them. If eleven
other married men will consent to
oblige the list can be made up without
controversy
We rather fancy the plan suggested
in the paragraph above. If the Sc
lection were made in the manner pre-
scribed it would leave no sting. What
is particularly to be avoided in the
selection of the twelve greatest women
is a row. A row would spoil every
thing.
We note, incidentally. that another
gentleman has emerged from OBJ
security. We refer, of course, to the
late husband of Constance Talmadge;
who has just been granted an inter-
locutory decree.
We are unncertain as to the contrib
ution of screen acting to art, but it has
greatly extended the list of uniden-
titled husbands.
You probably noticed that the Ath-
letics, following their custom when
facing Carl Mays. curled- up and died.
President Harding has been boost
ing State college, and all we wish him
is better luck with it than we had
boosting its football team.
One question in Mr.. Edison's new
list we find intriguing and practical in
it's bearings, if not in its application
with but $40 to your name" presup-
poses Mr.. Edison, you a. playing
poker with a man you never saw be-
fore. There is fifty cents in the pot.
Your opponent sta1.ds pat and bets
quarter. You have three Fights after
your draw. What are you going to
do and Why?''
With a stranger we'd raise once;
probably we'd raise twice. After that
we'd call. We'd want to know just
how good a poker player he was. If
we could find out at an expense of
couple of dollars it would be money
we'll invested. If we could, at the
same time, imprint upon his mind the
idea that it is our habit to roar like a
lion when sitting behind a small set
of-+'trips," that wouldn't hurt any
thing, either. On the other hand,
were we playing with equals and IA
miliars against a pat hand and for
fifty-cent pot, we'd throw the original
pair of Fights away.
We trust the foregoing answer will
be satisfactory to Mr.. Edison and that
he will advise US as to the exact time
at which he wishes us to report for
work. We'd Hk@to finish the week
here, but Wen come any time, if he
insists.