The Washington herald., 1921-04-10

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pie wanted to get into the Senate"
said the examiner.
"No," said Mr.. Hayden. 'it costs
too much"
The three associate members ini-
tiated qualified for membership by
singing this ditty:
Three best minds!
Three best minds!
Hush, while we think!
Hush, while we think!
In the paths of normalcy you will
keep. .
Wen do your thinking while you
sleep,
Our thinking Is lofty and broad
and deep y
Three best minds!
During the evening the dinner
was interrupted by the sound OF
steamboat whistle and the ringing
of engine-room bells outside the
dining-room.
whats all this racket apoutT"
intrepid Mariner. Arrive.
Senator Frelinghuysen.s yacht,
Victoria. with the President-elect
on board, is stuck in the mud again.
They have to wait for high tide to
float them of. Passengers and
crew are coming ashore" was the
reply.
In tripped the party, including
Skipper Frelinghuysen, Secretary
George Christian, a reporter, Will
lam Jennings Bryan. a Kentucky
colonel. a man from Marion and
Gen. Dawes.
In lyrical fashion and in dialogue
Of a President-elect.
|. The Kentucky colonel asked
George Christian who Is to be ap-
pointed Commissioner of Internal
Revenue.
You see," said the colonel, the
prohibitionists have taken most of
the joy out of life. but we have a
few rays of sunshine. down in the
mountains of Kentucky and Tennes-
see."
"Sunshine?" "Moonshine"
They are synonymous. sub. We
hope the new administration will
have a heart and not disturb the
little private stills.3
Gives Moonshine Sole.
Hereupon the coionel burst into
which was interrupted by the en-
trance of Gen. Dawes, with some
characteristic remarks.
The general explained that he
was just from Washington. where
he had left those blithering idiots
who were investigating war ex-
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head in
awful and your testimony had to
be censored" somebody remarked.
Not a damn bit of it," said the
general. II might have cussed .
little but i held my temper. A
mans got to cuss or cry and
didn't cry"
Thereupon the general lifted up
his voice in song, thus:
up in Washington 1 sat
Telling Congressman the facts,
And replying to their questions on
the war:
i was careful to be calm
But occasionally a damn
Slipped into my testimony -
nothing more.
Chorus
Hush, hush. hush. the generals
- cussing.
Hear his free and easy style
damn, damn;
II he'd only cut her loose
And his repertoire would use.
he could beat his present record
by a mile. Damn, damn"
Mr.. Bryan oners Advice.
The man from Marion also had a
song on his home town. Then Will
lam Jennings Bryan. or his proto-
type. to the air of Little Butter
cup" offered to Mr.. Christian for
the President. a somewhat shop
worn collection of policies and
ideas, including what he described
as "a bully foreign policy" my
dry plank left over from San Fran
cisco" and "a crackerjack labor
policy"
At one stage of the dinner. a
number of distinguished guest.
were called to their feet as COM
prising the country's best minds. :.
while human "amplifiers" standing
behind them, projected their real
thoughts" to the audience. One
group thus called to it's feet and
pointed out as links in a continen-
tai business chain, were wIIli.r,
n. Remick. president of the New
york Stock Exchange; Joseph p
Griffin, president of the Cbics1o
Board of Trade. and Robert g
Boyne. president of the Sa.ttIo
chamber of Commerce.
having established our fairness
oy giving these master minds a
nearing 1t was announced "w.
no" present our predetermined
program which the admjnistr.tion
viii at once make effective"
Ine. program included sevsr.,
constitutional amendments. the Last
oeing one "abolishing all tax,tion
ana providing for the coIIection -
revenue to carry on the governr.n,
oy means of/a national tap dav 81
DER the direction OF u.,h..
Hoover" roert
TeochinE Duet Rendered. =
Here are some veres from, q s,.
which was sung by club msrh.r.
with evident satisfaction; =" >
railway men:
are annual passes in fashion aeain, |,
On no, there's no change in the ola
status quo,
But no one can tell what will han
pen, you know.
These dignined Judges of our su-
preme Court,
They seem like real human. -.