Evening star., 1934-12-09

Swered Faust, when parties intermix.
Let's be the good Old Guard again in
1886"
The act closed with farewell dirge
chanted to each of the defeated Re-
publican Senators.
Huria Butt Of Jokes.
A scene between Emil Hurja, assist
ant to James A. Farley in the Demo-
cratic National Committee, and his
dumb Stenographer, Oracle Alibi,
opened with Oracle responding to her
boss's call by saying:
Did hurja calling me?"
In giving her instructions he men
toned something about the "insular'
possessions and she replied:
But when they brought him back
from Greece for trial, they couldn't
find his possessions"
Hurja called her promptly to order
and said they had to get busy in order
to get the peoples mandate on election
day.
"Oh, Mr.. Hurja," responded Oracle,
Il don't want to wait until election
| DAY Tor my man-date.
And Upton Sinclair.
In the course of such discussions it
developed that Upton Sinclair had
been indorsed.
What do you mean, we Endorsed
him." shouted Hurja, jumping up.
why we Endorsed him with rub
ber stamp" laughed Oracle. lust like
they do checks. Maybe he was
! little overdrawn."
If you let an Endorsement for that
guy get out" yelled Hurja, you are
overdrawn in this Office. That letter
will be joke all over California from
Los Angeles to Palo Alto
They need laugh in Palo Alto"
| said Oracle, Soothingly.
The scene ended with Oracle saying:
California, am I dumb"
The show went on with two members
Of the Gridiron Club singing a duet to
the tune of The Man on the Flying
Trapeze"
The Liberty League.
In another act the principal officers
of the American Liberty League, Wal
| lingford ShouSe, Ponzi Raskob, Dyna-
mite du Pont and Polly Go-Gettem
| Sabin, held a meeting on the stage
meeting punctuated by the frequent
ring of the cash register as Shouse
opened the morning mail.
| They decided that this is going to
be better than the prohibition racket"
that Constitution lovers are even
more generous than distillers and
| brewers"
Sure thing" said Shouse. "if any,
body's in favor of saving the Consti-
| tuition it's sure sign he's got at least
| million dollars"
| Numerous contributions were re-
corded. including gift of dime. from
Rockefeller. Andrew W. Mellon prom
ises to come through with good con-
| tribution.
"Uncle Andy" Kicks In.
ANDY will be with US" said Shouse
THE Constitution is his dish. He has
believed in saving it ever since he
found out that Alexander Hamilton
wrote it
The question Of how they're going
to save the Constitution then comes
up and the officers of the Liberty
League decide that they will save 1t
| by plowing under every third Demo-
crat
ITS the only way to save the Con-
stitution that know Of" said Ponzi
Raskob sadly.
AS the meeting was about to break
up, Senator James F. Byrnes, chair
man Of the Campaign Expenditures
Committee, rushed in with his agents
Sworn in from the Washington dog
pound" and they captured the entire
group in a dog-catchers net and
dragged them off before the Senate
A congressional maternity ward for
baby Senators and Representatives
elected last November was presented.
Nurse James A. Farley moaned:
After an election, before an election,
and between elections-it's babies,
just babies"
| Nurse Farley and DIR. Garner.
The diseases and ailments Of vari-
GUS Senate babies were discussed by
Nurse Farley and DR.. John N. Garner
and then the doctor asked about the
House babies
"Oh. they're easy to control" replied
Nurse Farley Sometimes they make
racket, and then, do you know what
they do when yell at the top of my
lungs: President Roosevelt wants you
! to eat your spinach-or else-'?"
mo-" said Garner, what do they
do?"
Those House babies eat their
spinach" answered Nurse Farley.
When Baby Moore was reached, the
| New Jersey Senator elected with the
support of Frank Hague, New Jersey
Democratic boss who led the AL Smith
convention fight at Chicago, Nurse
Farley sang:
Richberg for Johnson.
In the New Deal Hotel scene, when
the telephone operator. Miss Frances
Perkins, and the chief Roosevelt ad-
ministrators were receiving election
returns, persistent calls came for the
manager. Hugh johnson. Miss Per-
kins informed the callers that he
wasn't there any more, but that she'd
give them "the new manager, Mr.
Richberg"
People got the habit of kicking
Gen. johnson when anything went
wrong" said Richberg. Nov that
he's gone, we're all going to get
kicked"
That's the trouble about reorgani-
zation," said Miss Perkins. 1T de-
centralizes the kicking"
While the election returns were
coming in Richberg caught Ray Moley
and Louis Howe, two bellboys, shoot
ing craps in corner.
I'VE we're just shooting to decide
the speakership of the House." ex-
planned Moley.
The California election was handled
in another skit which showed a press
box in the Rose Bowl with George
Creel at the radio announcing the
battle play by play.
The witches scene from Macbeth"
with Gov. Floyd B. Olson of Mime
sofa, Farmer-Laborite, elected on a
radical platform, in the part Of Hecate
and James P. Morgan, in the part of
Macbeth WAS staged bv cluh members