The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-25
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY =. HOUSE.
(From Philadslphia Public LsdgaF.D

| We trust we shall not again be &C
cuSed of insulting womannood II we
express the opinion that the russ over
Senator Mrs. FELTON, was out of pro-
portion to the sienificance of the in
cident. Officially speaking, Senator
Mrs. FELTON, was the creature OF mere
man. She became the legatee OF an
empty honor thru the courtesy OF q
gentleman who was looking for votes.
tShe was permitted to wear the mantle
Of that empty honor for few brlet
moments thru the courtesy OF other
gentlemen What we claim is that the
impact was too slight for the recon
predicated upon it.
! When some woman, thru her own
initiative, activity and fitness, wins
States senate we think it will be aH
right for the other women to hold a
smoker in celebration of her victory.
And if they'll provide cigars, instead
participate m the cheering.
If the condition seems onerous. Wen
eliminate the qualifying words. Wen
stand for the smoker any time a
woman is elected.
81 am not golfiac." writes G. W.,
D., but will join your new party if.
as matter of principle, you will COM
NIT it te an easier approach to the
nineteenth hole"
We do not presume to speak for the
whole party. It has two or three
other mem berS. But our original sug-
gestion was that the organization be
made up of voters who hold certain
principles, emotions and sentiments in
common and in kind. We can't
imagine anybody who wants the nine
teenth hole trapped getting into it.
A PuIsatIng Prospectus.
Sir-I'm not SO sure about the i'm
possibility of making an oil well throb
sufficiently to interest even the Glen
tele Of Boni & Liveright. Suppose
along with the main pot, as already
suggested, minor passion theme be
introduced as follows:
A sunT1y-haired girl leaves the par
entail roof in Greenwich, ILL.,, to go to
New York to study scenario writing
| CA few months of Broadway life
life elapse.) She falls in with an OIL
stock promoter and has an affair with
him. She asks him to invest 5000 for
her. He buys oil stock in the COM
pany which figures in the weain plot.
He pays her S100 a month, which he
says is return on her inVestme emit
Later he tires of her and stops the
monthly gratuity. She angers, dis
covers his deception and shoots him.
A jury frees her. partly because she
is woman, >oartly because of the I'M
| written law and partly, hope, be-
cause the victim was an oil-stock pro-
meter.
The heroine immediately gets a
/ vaudeville offer and goes on the stage.
She plays the Majestic Theatre in
Springfield, Ill, and wins the atten-
ton of an Old schoolmate from Green
view. But he is drunk on corn whisky
and does not recognize her.
few weeks later the "come-on"
oil well becomes a gusher. One of
the promoters learns she has 5000
shares. He woos and marries her. 1t
is discovered that Sh iz hi ha1 ,
sister and Diff! bang! the marriage is
annulled and the promoter is foiIed. Z
The sunny-haired girl goes back to
/ Greenwich and hunts out her school
mate, sans corn whisky. They marry
and with her money buy that very
fine country place, with an artificial
pond full of swans. that you see on
the Lone Star trail Just south of
Greenwich as you go in the Blue~Swal-
low on the way from st. Louis to
Chicago.
Final closeup: The, girl and the
boy in sunbonnet and overalls (re-
spectively), with their arms around
the neck of old Boss. Virtue is its
own reward" she says. A. r. w.
That's a grand idea for a book-just
enough gold, just enough passion and
just the proper infusion of the rustic
land bucolic. We advise Boni & Live
right to take it if it is offered to them.
A. r. w. is no Waldo Frank when it
comes to growing poppies in hot
house, but he is greatly superior to
Mr.. Frank in imaginary power and
clarity of expression.
As for US, we don't care anything
about the book. Temporarily we're
now to make an offer for the notion
picture rights.
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