The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-11

everybody else wanted to go in. But 1 now they want to stay out, 1 favor going h."
 Bewitched Lamp
 The Minister of Marine, Inbad the 1 Sailor, 'whose last name is Sims" and Alaskan, possessor of the Wonderful Lamp contributed their presence to the court. Alaskan complained that the lamp seemed to be bewitched d. We rubbed it and wished for a ship subsidy" he announced, but we got bonus"
 Complications multiplied until fi- nally .he Caliph ordered Alaskan to rub the lamp and summon the Pow erful Spirit of Congress to help.
 As Alaskan rubbed, thunder rum bled and lights flashed. Congress, as the Old Man of the Sea. emerged and declared that he was all-powerful. 'I cancel now all the foreign policy you have tried to evolve" he shouted I'll show you American methods. l am going to take my place upon your neck" and as the thunder roared and the lights went out, he climbed aboard the despairing Caliph and the reincaraation faded away. 1 The woes of the consumer and tax payer were illuminated through the medium of tabloid version of Robin Hood" under a new title, 'Robbins Good" sung by the Grid iron Opera company, the cast in- cluded the Income Tax Collector, alias "Robbing Good" the Landlord, the Coal Man. the Ginger Ale Man, alias the Bootlegger;" MT. Con- sumer; Maid Mary Ann, and an out i nhnruC I. nf CTS. grocers, gasoline men, public utility men, plumbers, and all goug- CTS and profiteers'
 Here was the plot as set forth in the program:
 Outlaws Reform "A number of wicked outlaws whose robberies are common knowI- edge, gleefully boast of their hein- ous crimes. Maid Mary Ann, cce Young and Beautiful Heroine. tear fully reminds them of their numer- ous broken promises, and Mir. Con sumner, the downtrodden hero. melo- diously intimates that the dinner bell will sound much sweeter when the | cost of eating has been reduced Rv cont oininS appeal to their hearts and stomachs being too strong to be resisted, the outlaws unanimously | agree 10 reform and announce that hereafter they will live by the golden { rule This brings the travesty to a happy ending. with a finale much more conventional than probable"
 trouble as usual started at the beginning of the dinner. Arthur Ears Hehning' Washington correspondent or the Chicago Tribune, recently ! elected president of the club. at tempted to take charge of the pro- ceedlngs but was interrupted on the ground that he had not been in aueurated. As the inaugural cere- ,hony was about to be staged, the reader Of the clubs radical bloc. de- eiaring that "inaugurations lost their .nriii two years ago." suggested lets not 1naugurate him-let's i'm peach him." and the suggestion proved popular.
 w ait minute" interposed a con- servative. "Henning hasn't been on the Job long enough to do anything to be impeached for"
 No, came the response, but he might do something and the s.;e thing is to impeach him before he has a chance to do It."
 The clubs legal adviser. however presented brief showing that re peatedly and unanimously it has been neld by the supreme court-Judge brandles dissenting-that an official must be lnaugurated before he can be impeached." The inauguration pro- ceeded.
 mere was an abundance of music | lnciuding the singing of several typi- | cal songs.