The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-22
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY E. HOUSE
(From Philadelphia Public LedKer.)

We concede to Stewart Anderson
the distinction of having sporting
likely that general knowledge of its
quality will ever penetrate the more
remote districts. Last December, in
noting that the prospectus of his
Sparks of Laughter No. 1" and
Sparks of Laughter No % had APP
peared on this desk, we made Mr..
Anderson two sporting propositions.
His tardy recognition of~the challenge
has just reached us.
Our first proposition was that Mr..
Anderson should send us Sparks of
Laughter No. IL If it induced the
laughter, we agreed and covenanted to
send Mr.. Anderson the 81 he exacts
from cash customers. If, o, t. o. h., we
remained cold and unmoved by its
spell, we were to have the book for
nothing. Our proposition with refer
ence to Sparks of Laughter No. 2"
was that if we could learn from it the
art of telling a funny story we'd gladly
remit $25. an honorarium we agreed
ito increase to $50 in the event of
being able to make the Chief laugh
The books have arrived. We shall
enter at once upon the experiment. If
residents of the vicinity of Chestnut
and Forty-sixth streets hear loud,
raucous laughter proceeding from
Apartment 700 they will understand
Sparks of Laughter No L" If. on
the other hand. the laughter is
feminine and melodious, that will
mean we are telling Adelaide a funny
story and getting by with it.
Mr.. Gompers." observes a contem-
porary. lis pessimistic." We don't
think SO. Mr.. GomDers has nothing to
be pessimistic about. He has a soft
job and is trying to hang on to it. He
knows that to do so he must carefully
avoid the appearance of optimism.
A good many. perhaps a majority
of those who follow Mr. Gompers,
want a leader who regards this coun-
try as a hell-hole.
The contributor to the column who
yesterday attributed this commentator
to Ohio has the wrong silk purse by
the chain. 1t is Adelaide who has the
patent on Ohio.
Wouldn't ycus' chirrup Messrs.
Boni d Liveright after printing a list
of the oightyfive books recently or
dered by Mr.. Tumulty. wouldn't you
like to know which tiles Mr.. Tumuly
d .dn't order?" We dom know how
the others feel about it, but The list of
books Mr.. Tumulty didn't order is as
inconseauential to us as two whoeps in
a rain barrel
We did note. however, that "Rahab'
is not in Mr. Tumulty's list. We wish
it had been included. Mr.. Tumulty
has the speculative instinct. We'd
like to lay him a modest wager at our
favorite odds of 8 to 5 that he cant
finish "Rahab."
Thus far the American Federation
of Labor. in it's annual convention, has
done nothing but attack President
Harding, congressman the courts. But
the convention lasts all week and
there still is ample time to consider
other constructive measures.
1.-The matter of scant wearing APP
parel for women" says a Washington
dispatch, came into the debate while
ferromanganese was under discus
sion"
We have no urge in the matter of
assembling useless information OF =
fact, we are only mildly curious. Still,
we would like to know how scant
wearing apparel got into a discussion
of ferromaRganese.
"Only Nineteen" writes to ask how
she can get into Journalism. We
haven't an idea. We oozed into the
business. but the oozing no longer is
what it was.
"OnIy Nineteen promised. in the
event that her letter was noticed, to
send us her real name. We beg of her
not to do it. For a man who talks in
his sleep, we know the names of too
many women now.