The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-29
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY z. HOUSE.
(From Philadelphia Public Ledssr.D

we notice, incidentally, that the
old guard has again been reDukeu.
The news from the Texas primary is
that the candidate of the Ku Klux
Khan for United States senator led the
field by a wide margin. VIII the
gentlemen who have been. interpret
ing the various progressive victories
as they occurred kindly set down their
reactions to this one?
1t has been the custom to attribute
each succeeding upset in politics to
the influence of the women voters.
What we should like to know is
whether the women are responsible
for this one.
Close scrutiny of the August mag
Zines, or such OF them as have ap@
peared, reveals but one striking
novelty. The esteemed American
has a picture of Douglas Fairbanks
and Mary Pickford.
THE GRANDADDY OF EN- ALL
Sir-As a matter of fact, the "AlI
Sorts" column was running in the
Boston Post long, long before Doc"
Bixby or Eugene Field was born. It
was esta bfished q long time before
before-altho have not the ex-
act date, and is still appearing every
week day. c. H. L.
. We are glad to 'concede to C. H. L..
otherwise Mr.. c. H. Lincoln, the
priority he claims for the "All Sorts
column. But, at the customary odds.
we'd be willing to hypothecate the
pay check for the third week in
October on the proposition the he
cannot get such correction in any
New York paper. The New York
writing men think Bert Taylor was
there is to it as far as they are con-
cerned.
Anyway. we wouldn't care who got
out the first column II we could think
of something to say in this one.
We have read Eddie Guests piece
think it's just sweet.
A Letter to the Chief.
Friend ]. j.:
You probably notice If you have
been reading the column and you
watch it pretty close, that 1 am not
SO good. tell you what I think is
the matter: think am worked down.
Here am working two or three hours
day for long time, and it is boundN
to tell. What I think I need is a
change. Nothing does me SO much
good as motoring. When I start out
anywhere with a car I have so much
trouble with it that I forget all my
worries. What would you think If L
should put couple of suitcases and
two or three travelling bags and the
antique Remington and my golf sticks
and fishing tackle and a few other
things in the Blue Swallow and start
off somewhere? I could write back
every day telling what I thought of
the roads and the fellows who drive
Ford cars and what Adelaide said and
what I said and the people would
know where I was all the time and
they would not get worried about me.
If happened to get UP as far as
Montreal might be able to give the
people who are going later in the
season some valuable pointers. I have
tried it and I find there is nothing
that takes my mind off my worries
like driving a car all day and writing
about it all night. The way am run
down have got to do som ething. So
I wish you would let me know what
you think about this plan of mine.
OF course If you were going ito send
me to Hollywood or anywhere could
give 1t up. But unless yC are going
to send me somewhere it is going
to be great disappointment for me
to do so. And I want to say you have
never disappointed me as yet.
Your friend,
Those who assume to speak for the
testator say the Garland fund will be
used for liberal movements. And we
are naturally curious to know what
portion of it will be devoted to one
which Mr.. Garland himself helped
make famous.
It Is generally agreed that in seek
ing aid from Mayor Hylan the rail
strikers have gone to the right place
to get it.
We had intended to tag that one
with a whitening blast, but finally
reached the conclusion that it was
about as good as we could make it.