The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-17
YARNS FROM WASHINGTON.


WASH lINGTON, March lin tn,
last presidential campaign. when
Sam Blythe was travelling over the
country sizing up the situation. he
met mp with friend who confided
that he had lust bet 5000 on TAFT
Pm sorry to hear that" said
Blythe, because you can't afford 70
lose the money And Taft hasn't any
more chance than a rabbit
You're sure Of that7' asked tho
friend ncryously
Absolutely certain Now the thing
FOR you 70 DO is 20 hedge Ret 5000
more against Taft. and come out
eycn.'
A week later Blythe mot his friend
again
We'll, took your advice and
hndged gurgled the friend
Good Bet two hundred Tar ISM
elected, ch?"
Yes. I bet $500 on Roosevelt"
As he was waiting for a train In
a southern town a while ago. secre-
tary Bryan WAS accosled by "a neatly
dressed colored man who asked him
lt he could spare Just a minute
What was it you wanted asked
Bryan
An | wants, explained the color
ed man. is simply for you to shuk,
hands with me and then say Good by
Henry 1T won't take you but min
ute sab, and Just now made a bet
with fren' o mine stan.n' over yon.
uuh that knowed YOU n he sees u.
alNn all friendly / wins my bet"
( l don't Ike To encourage YOU tc
make bets" smiled Bryan but
guess you do know me now Good
by. Henry and good luck 10 YOU
Senator John F. shafroth Of Colo
RADIO on trip across the country d
while ago, fell into conversation with
a stranger who had Just perpetratet
q grim Joke The man first attracte.
sharroths attention by smiling pccu
hnrly to himself Then he Jerkcd nj,
thumb In the direction ~ suit cas-,
and remarked
"Iu bet you cant guess what Ty
got In there
And he was right shafrutr
couldn't guess TO-
I've got my uncle In there vol
unteercd the stranger lie died ava,
from home the other day and ha,
to 60 after the body ! decided TO sny,
express charges by having the bod,
cremated. All there Is left ~ uucl
is right In that suit case Rut m
Joke OF It Is he would be fighting ma
II he knew what 1 had done, becaus
he was always violently prejudice
against cremation
Representative Ashbrook OF OhI
was never at any time minister o.
the gospel Yet 10 look at him so
would declare that he Ia a preacher
Ilo has a pair " little sideburnl
wears long coat. and his face sug
gests the clergy. Moreover, every yea
when the motion is made In the hous
NJ representatives to have the char
lains prayers printed and bound q
public document. Ashbrook is a
most Invariably the person who arise
to make, the motion. There, howeve
the ministerial business ends, Ash
brook enjoys an occasional game
poker, and II the situation demand
II, can swear NJ tidily a. snybod
else
Congressman Joseph TRgGart
Kansas has for years been oppose
to the building OF battlsshlps, II
was asked the other day n the pref
snt European war had not convince
him " the need OF battlsshipa
TO the contrary" said Taggar
IT has shown me the danger NJ owl
ing such contrivances. The troub
with a battleshlp IL that It is tC
dangerous 20 the crew"
And" asks TagEart. lust who
It that we're afraid OF who is
that's going to come over here an
harass us7 Most OF Europe II shoe
ing itself TO pieces and will he criI
Pled for the next fifty years.
you've got any enemy who's lying
the hospital with ali his ribs crack,
and his skull smashed in, do yl
grow alarmed and wait around u
corner for him with a shotgun"
II is the ambition OF Postmaste
General Burleson to live long enoup
10 be on hand nt some future da
when baseball il declared q publ