The Topeka state journal., 1922-02-27
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY E. HOUSE
(From Philadelphia Public Ledger.)

II the coal miners. the Socialists or
any other class group should make
upon congress a demand so peremp-
tory as that phrased in Commander
NfacNider's telegram there would be
talk about it. Congress would feel in
suited and many of it's members
would openly express their indigna-
ton. We are curious as to whether
any member of congress will express
his indignation in the present in
stance.
Il any member of congress does
care to express himself Wen seq that
he gets so much publicity from the
| incident as this column is able TO
vouchsafe.
When Old Walt Mason used 10 get
mad on the front page of the Emporia
Gazette about how rotten the paving
was on Exchange street." prelimi-
naries our facile contemporary. T. p.
A. A thousand pardons, but It was
the Commercial street paving that
used to irk Old Walt.
The founders of Emporia had the
instinct for trade and barter. They
named one street ''CommerciaI," an
other Merchants" third "T1x-
chanse," and n fourth Market Esm-
porla is one country town that has no
Main" street and that never had an
rant.
The resignation of Judge Lands re-
lieves number of gentlemen who
felt deeply on the subject. But it
leaves organized baseball, which is
bursting with unexpressed thought
and dare not utter sound, in a pitt
full plight.
Turnout Judge Landis's incum-
hon &C.
post of czar extraordinary to baseball
the column viewed the matter in a
frame of mind approX.mating uncon-t
cern. Nor do we string along with
our editorial brethren in their ex-
pressed belief that the courts have
suffered in popular esteem because of
it. We should say the worst blow
Judge Lands ever dealt the courts
was when he imposed a fine of $29.-
100000 on the Standard Oil company.
We grant that it was a popular YER
dict. The judge tried to take it away
from somebody who had it, and that
is always a popular gesture
We were much interested in the
personal confessions Of John Golden
and Rube Goldberg. which appear in
the current number of the American.
While Mr.. Golden speaks very highly
of his mother, he leaves the impress
sion that he considers himself largely
responsible for such success as is his.
Mr.. Goldberg refers to his father in
cordial and affectiopate terms. but
one gets the idea it was his own per
sistence that got the job in New York
and kept it,
We are wondering if the departure
marks the inauguration of a new edi-
torial policy on the part of the es-
teerhed american. Hitherto, the dis
tinguishad aid successful citizen who
could not trace his success directly to
the teachings absorbed at his mothers
knee has had very little chance to get
into that popular periodical. The
reference t. father also was un-
usual. T.
If the disposition TO play him up
spreads. father will be the most
surprised man in the world. Father
has never had applause and doesn't
expect it.
"By the way" writes j. L. b, Jr.,
where is Adelaide? In South Aus
tralia?"
AS to that, We prefer them smoth-
cred in butter and slightly Drowned;
but tastes differ, and we wish to set
up no standard which binds others to
adhere to it.
ST do not want to start anything
no, indeed" says II. L. C., "quod di
omen avertant-but tell me who orig
inally trotted thru the porte sacre of
the composing room and footed the
Sibilus for the edification of the birds
who roost there. Hardly. l think
should one cry peccavi whose very
works show the redolent lucerna.
VOLTA tout"
The Mccormick girl has. it appears
secured the consent of her father.
mother and grandfather to her pro
posed marriage with the Swiss riding
gentleman. If it were not for the |
opposition of the women, of America |
the last obstacle in its way would now !
be removed.
News from Chicago is 10 the effect |
that announcement of the engagement i
was given the reporters by the butler. |