The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-02
THE PRIVATE PAPERS OF A
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A small time politician was as- signed to Washington by the nerv- ous "boys" to scout how much Ego through" there was to Attorney General Murphy's cleanup cam- paign x. Buttonholing one of the New Dealers, he muttered: "What's really on Frank Murphy's mind?" Burlesquing his con- fidential manner, the Roosevelt faithful looked carefully about him and whispered: His oath of of flee" That reminds the column of the report brought back to a political machine on F. D. R.: "It's no use boys, the - - is honest!"
 No man recognizes more than Mayor LaGuardia that one of the greatest enemies of good govern ment is doing a favor for friend" He once told a group of his supporters: My principal qualii- cation for office-is my official ir1- gratitude to my friends!"
 Bing Crosby, whose chief inter ests in life, besides his family, are his race-horseS, was lit. Q un- happy about their performances the other morning . Bing had some of the tWo-year oldS out training near the railroad tracks when a fast mail train whizzed by and ! quickly disappeared in the dis tance Bing pointed to it and said to the horses: See? That's what I mean!"
 If you've heard this one about the two bass-fiddle players - go away, brother, you bother me Anyhow, these two bass-fiddle play CTS, father and son, played in the orchestra at the Met Opera Pop finally ;ot an afternoon off the other day and bought seat in the 9th row to see the opera, Cat the Met) for the first time Wren he got home his son asked hirc how he liked it |. "Dyou know those dirty-necked danes in the chorus?" excitedly said papa, well, they're really very beautiful. And those moth-eaten backdrops? Well, they're very artistic settings. But this is the most amazing thing of all-you nov that part that goes: 'zoom, zoom, zoom'? Well, that's the Toreador Song!'
 Joe Frisco, the male Dorothy Parker, dropped backstage at night club the other evening with Charlie Toy to visit a Well-knoWn femme entertainer .. As she Wasn t in, they waited around. in her dressing room for her. Pointing to the mascara and other makeup on the dressing table, Frisco ex- clalmed: Look what the dame has to put on her face to make her lock 40!"
 Werner Fink. the German night club entertainer, who is now ln a concentration camp, once asked his audience, Gan anyone tell me the name of a German famous the world over, representative of the Alyan race, and very intelligent? Here's a clue-the first letters of HIS IldllG arc SoC 11lo ALo- teners shouted: "Goebbels!" Well, he's German all right, and famous the world over,' said Fink, but I said representative of the Aryan race!" He's famous, rep resentative of the Aryan race, but I said very intelligent!" The listeners scratched their heads, nonplussed. T guess I'll have to tell you," finally said Fink. T was referring to Goethe!"
 A woman in Germany entered a grocery shop and asked the pro- prietor to let her have some salami. The proprietor said he didn't have any The woman asked for a pound of butter, and the proprietor said he didn't have any of that, either Well" persisted the woman, "how about some oaions'?' 'Listen," snapped the gro-