The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-18
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY e. HOUSE
tFfom Philadelphia Public Ledger)

! You may recall our momentary per-
J turbation when Mr.. Higgins, or the
Higgfns-Mexia Oil company, Went
away to BARRIERS Hill. leaving word
/ that we were not to hear from him
again until he returned. The journey
appears to have been an inconsider-
able one, for Mr. Higgins is back
There was letter from him yester-
day morning.
One thought in connection with Mr..
| Higgins's correspondence lies preS-
i nant in mind. He should sign his
personal letters personally. The pub
lie has been skinned SO often that 1t
| has grown suspicious and, having
smarter than it was. It has almost
reached the point at which it can de
tect the difference between a personal
signature and a fac smile.
Mr.. Higgins says had we gone in
with him on his first enterprise we
should now be independently rich. If
that is true, why isn't Mr.. Higgins in
dependently rich? And if he is indie
pendentIy rich, why doesn't he finance
this new golconda himself instead of
peddling stock all over the map at
fifty cents the share? Until Mr.. HiS-
gins answers these very pertinent
questions we are going to be very re-
luctant to buy his stuff.
w. J. B. has looked it up for H. ].
IT, ne LINUS lzL4I A1iOIOI IlSdAS
defective person. AS we noted at the
time, moron is the fellow who can
not accept your viewpoint, nor
achieve one in your way.
you know" writes j. H H. 1.-THE
biggest of them like to be patted on
the back" They certainly do, and.
failing to inspire or involve anybody
else in such performance, they'll do
1t themselves
The New York World warns to Mr..
Harding. Everybody recognizes
him. says the World in writing of
the president, "as a. kindly, amiable,
well-meaning gentleman, who is men
tally uncomfortable in the presence
of dissension and always follows the
line of least resistance"
The World hitherto has regarded
Mr.. Harding as a weak-minded, spine
less creature of the interests. It's
is likely to become one of Mr.. Hard
ing's most rabid partisans.
Displeased with the decision of
Judge Lands in case in which he
acted as arbitrator, labor has decided
to boycott baseball. 1t is sending out
appeals urging all union men in nine
cities to stay away from the games.
Speaking as a spectator at the ring
side, we do not recall having seen the
potential weakness of labor in better
illustration 1t is always carrying u
club with which to bust some nom
combatant over the head.
1t may interest you to know that
your formic acid will cost you more.
The new tariff measure increases the
duty on 1t from four cents a pound
to six.
That. ladies and gentlemen, is the
sort of thing that is going on in Wash
ington. AS a citizen who is about to
be subjected to this outrage, we sug-
gest that somebody write an editorial
about it.
We made reference a time ago TO
the plan of the Literary Digest to give
away Mr.. Tumulty's Woodrow Will
son as 1 Knew Him" Our interest in
the matter is not acute, but we should
like to know whether the esteemed
Digest got rid of its copy of that
-valua BILE work.
AS for Mr.. Wilson, we wish him
health and happiness and beg the
privilege of a ringside seat when he
busts the New York World in the
slats4 We assume he is going to bust
the World. He has busted everybody |
else who made a hero of him.