The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-01
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY =. HOUSE.
(Tron Philadelphia Public Lsdgae.)

best, but had the solution of the New
Brunswick mystery devolved upon us
we should have selected as suspects
| the person, or persons, most likely to
be annoyed, Inundated, or exasper-
ated by the friendly relations existing
between the dead rector and his choir
singer. After that we should have
eliminated everybody else
That, we believe. finally has been
done. But a good deal of time might
have been saved by doing it as soon
as the fact of the tragedy became
1T as the New Brunswick mystery;
but there>fs no mystery about it. The
| trail has always been as plain as the
nose on a detectives face.
Well, that's settled. What is the
further pleasure of the meeting?
We have It from a friend, who got
it from another friend, that Mr.. Live
right of Boni & Liveright, thinks
Harry Kemp's autobiography the
greatest book of the year. We fancy
Mr.. Liveright is right about it. Since
we first knew Mr.. Kemp, now some
twelve or fifteen years ago, he has
made the tedious and e&hausting trip
from the University of Kansas to
Greenwich Village. And that, as
everybody knows, is a tremendously
interesting Journey.
Mr. Kemp is best remembered at
the University of Kansas as the stu
haven't seen him for a long time. We
trust the East has not reduced him
to conventional terms.
However, if Messrs. Boni & Liveright
wish to print a really interesting auto
biography, we make bold to suggest
that of David w. Hazen, of the Port
land Telegraph. Mr.. Kemp's expert
ences, when compared to those of Mr..
Hazen, are equivalent to an idle after
noon spent in the back yard of the
Methodist Episcopal parsonage in
Three Rivers, Mich. And, as between
the two, Mr.. Hazen is much the bet
ter writing-man.
1t may interest you to know that
copy of "Seth's Brothers Wife" has
found its way to this desk and that we
have progressed far enough in the re-
eighteen again.
The new Fafmer-Labor party pre-
sents many familiar figures; but SO far
none famous for husbandry or con-
spicuous by reason of labor performed.
Still, good may come out of the
coalition. Good will come out of it
if the farmers in it chance numerically
to preponderate. Give them the bal
ance of power and the farmers may be
trusted to see to it that labor goes to
work.
Yes, Yes; Go On!
Sir-Among the hackneyed phrases
of modern novelistS I have noted the
following by that branch of the pro-
fession known as newspaper reporters:
HURLED thru the air" (sounds
learned). "Limped into port Gmag-
inc a gliding fixing limping). "Pul-
chritude" (they have just barred this
one). "High-powered car" ono GRIM
inal uses any other). "Our national
anthem" 1--WE have none). Witches
burned by Puritans' ono one ever
burned in New England). H. C.
There is. we regret to note, some
criticism of President Harding. Criti-
cism of a public official, particularly
of one of a station so exalted as that
occupied by the President is so rare
in this country that a lot of uniformed
folk are sure to construe it as a re-
Election.
Peronally, we are as adamant in
support of the administration, but
Adelaide seems to be weakening. The
kodak of the president and Adelaide,
taken at Meyers Lake some years ago,
has again disappeared.
When Warren was first elected it
was kept in the living room. where
everybody could see it.