Evening star., 1937-04-11

terrapin. Please understand that be-
ginning tomorrow that can't happen
here!"
The group sang, without music, q
soulful ballad to the familiar tune:
"Sit down, sit down for G. o. P.
Ye soldiers, brave and strong.
We've been here since November,
But now it won't be long.
From among the common people
Our leader has been sent,
We never will desert him
Till we're the Government"
Bill Borah, it was discovered, went
down the fire escape during the night,
and they asked: wonder what Bill
would do without fire ESCAPED"
John w. Davis was introduced, and
consulted on the constitutionality of
sit-down strikes He said: "Ahem,
might I ask, who is my client?" On
being told it was secret, he said:
rs this-ah-person what you would
call socially desirable?"
Informed that hes politically desir-
able" Davis said: II see. l see It is
my well-considered opinion that no
| question OF constitutionality can be
raised against the-shall we say un-
usual-nature of your undertaking..
The Democrats, meantime, were try
ing to bring in strike-breakers, and
| fnally Gen. Hugh johnson and SOL
lcitor General Stanley Reed entered.
Gen. johnson spoke in the name of
THAT great soul who has never been
| right, but for whom would sacrifice
my last lung-Franklin D. Roosevelt" !"
Solicitor General Reed, meantime,
said that: "These sit-down strikes are
the negation Of civilized government.
They strike at the very vitas OF the
Ter, err Constitution We all revere
ahem-in manner of speaking"
Try to Gas Strikes.
| But this did not deter the Republi-
cans, and Gen. johnson, aided by
reinforcements from the Army, tried
to gas the sit-downers with "the con-
centrated quintessence" of the Pres
ident's speeches.
1t did not work-the sit-downers
were victorious in the White House,
In Congress, in the departments. Her
bert Hoover wept: "Oh, to think I
should live to see this day" And
then John L. Lewis was proclaimed
the Republican President. He scovled
| and said:
why shouldn't 1 be your President?
Amt I the man that showed you
how?"
A brief but revealing display of
Miss Nude-Rality was given guests
between courses. William Borah Min
SKY and Hiram johnson Minsky ap-
peared with a Strip-tease artist. but
when they told her to commence
take off, she replied: Listen, YOU
lsolatlonlsts -. haven't got thing
on under this dress. When take it
on, In all through. I can't strip and
can't tease. My acts ruined. In
stead OF Miss America. you ought to
Dill me as Miss Nude-Rality."
The truth is" continued Miss
America, "a bunch of Senators came
10 my dressing room. They said, Miss
america, you're in cash and carry
business, aren't you? Well, we're lust
getting you ready to meet those Euro
peans who are coming over here to
strip you, and we want to beat them
to it.
Il yelled: Mercy, those Europeans
wouldn't take my clothes? And one
very perlite Senator with lovely
whiskers said: All. my dear, they did
the last time. And they never brought
them back"
Milquetoast Justices Arrive.
Finally came the climatic act of
the evening, and the is Caspar Mil
quetoast members Of the new Supreme
Court tramped on the stage to the
strains Of the March Of the Toys"
played by the United States Marine
Band Orchestra, under the direction
OF Capt. Taylor Branson, which is a
traditional fixture Of the Gridiron
dinners.
Announced by the clerk as "this
more or less honorable and more or
less Supreme Court" the justices set
tied themselves behind bench and
one exclaimed: tits wonderful to be
fresh from the stream Of modern life, !"
Another cried: This court is far
too crowded" only to be rebuked by
the remark, What do you expect in
packed court-a private room and
bath?"
Bound by statute to do choral
obeisance to the White House, the
court sang:
"Oh. nobody knows the opinions I
sign,
Nobody knows but Franklin,
Nobody knows but that pen Of mine,
Glory, Mr.. Roosevelt
When the Chief Justice asked for
candidates for admission to practice,
he said: There being no lawyers on
the court, thought it might look we'll
to have few in the court room"
But the persons who were admit
ted turned out merely to be anxious
ito walk in the White House, Just
like John!"-John was the man the
President told about third term, and
the chorus sang.
Then all contributors Of more than
$1,000 to the last Democratic cam
palgn were permitted to practice be-
fore the court, while lesser contribu-
tors were sent to the Circuit Court Of
Appeal.
Sing Of $4,000 Pensions,
On learning that members OF the
court were now permitted to retire
at $4,000 per annum for life, they
| sang:
An act of Congress now ordains,
Pennies from Heaven;
Don't you know that bill contains
Pennies from Heaven?
| You'll find that folks are asking all
over town
The reason why some judges turn
that pension down.
Trade your Blackstone and your Coke
For sunshine and flowers.
Put aside your sable cloak,
Get to the showers,
For when the White House thunders
Who will dare disagree
With those pennies from Heaven for
Vrdy and n