Evening star., 1940-12-15

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President. There is a statistical
difference between that and who in
your oponion will be the next presi-
dent DO you opine Roosevelt will
be reelected"
Straw Voter: "Yeah, unless"
Poll-taker, writing: Leaning to-
ward Roosevelt"
Straw Voter: But think If any,
body can beat him, Willkie will"
Poll-taker: Leaning toward Will
kie."
Straw Voter: "of course, Roosevelt
done a right good job"
Poll-taker: Leaning toward
Roosevelt"
Straw Voter: But the big-shot
Washington correspondents say
WiIlAie will win by an eyelash."
Poll-taker: Leaning toward Will
kie."
Straw Voter: "Yessirree. That's
the way she looks to me-and to the
old woman here, too-though she
does git terrible confused overtime
she reads My Day"
Poll-taker: That's fine. Un-
decided voter, leaning toward Will
kie'.
And as the poll-taker left, the
old woman asked:
John, why didn't you tell that
young feller that you and me was
voting for ROOSEVELT"
Straw Voter: We'll. dad gum it
he never asked me that one"
Jibes for Dies and Hoover.
Representative Martin Dies OF
Texas and J. Edgar Hoover, head OF
the r. B. l.. were characterized as
two old-time ''mellerdrammer" viii
lains. They came shopping onto the
stage, each carrying a large mag
nifying glass, studying footprints.
They suddenly discovered each
other. and Hoover told Dies he had
brought him q gift in his cupped
hands.
Dies guesses: "A Fifth Columnist?
Wendell Willkie? A Trojan Horse?"
What color" Hoover asked.
Pink" Dies replies. "Shucks, you
peeked," the r. B. I. boss answered,
and hands over to Dies a small pink
horse.
Dies then discovered he, too, had
q gift. It was for Hoover and went:
Observation-Disclosures. Opening it,
because Hoover was afraid to, Dies
discovered and handed to Hoover an
alarm clock, bearing a large card
which read:
Its time to wake up, you stupids,
both Of you"
Then came Reunion in America. !"
Secretary Ickes and Mayor Kelly of
Chicago. Senator Norris and Frank
Hague Of New Jersey, William Allen
White and Senator Hiram johnson,
John L. Lewis and Tom Girdler,
Mayor La Guardia and Ed Flynn.
and AL Smith and Herbert Hoover
came in, arm-in-arm. Big business
marched in with little business, and
In came the Loyal Opposition. Aunty
Third Term, Uncle Sam and Unity
Joined the throng, and together all
sang:
Sing a song Of unity at home.
Where democracy is working as
Of yore-
Where the flag that is unfurled
rs the hope Of all the world.
Sing song Of unity once more.
Let us sing. let us sing.
Let us sing song of happy days
to come once more
Time is short: It's later than you
think
But we'll do a job to make the ma
tions blink.
Heavens blessings from above
shower on the land we love
Sing song Of unity at home"
Those attending the dinner were:
The Secretary of State.
The Ambassador of Argentina.
The Ambassador of France.
The Ambassador of China.
The Minister of Greece.
The Minister of the Netherlands.
Associate Justice Harlan F. Stone.
Associate Justice Hugo L. Black.
Associate Justice Stanley F.. Reed.
Associate Justice William O.
Douglas.
The Secretary of the Treasury.
The Postmaster General.
The Secretary of the Navy.
The Secretary of Agriculture.
The Secretary of Commerce.
A.
Howard Acton, Eugene G. Adams,
Franklin P. Adams, New York Post;
Phelps H. Adams, the New York
Sun; Herbert Agar, Courier journal,
Louisville; Theodore C.. Afford,
Kansas City Star; Forrest Allen,
Federal Works Agency; Grandson
6. Allen, Walter Fox Allen, Newark,
N. j.; Melvin T. Allpress, Ellsworth
G. Alvord, William B. Ardery, the
Associated Press; Matthew c. ARM
strong, Hampton, Va; Robert B.
Armstrong, jr.: Henry H. Ar
mold, assistant chief of staff u.
s. A.; Senator Ashurst. Arizona;
H. Leslie Atlass, Chicago.
B.
Alexander G. Babsiskie, Lawrence
A. Baker, Walter C. Baker, major
general, Chemical Warfare Serv-
ice; Charles E. Baldwin, Sen
ator Joseph Hurst Ball of Min
nesota, Hugh Barcley, Pulaski,
N. Y; Ralph A. Bard, Chicago: Car
Isle Bargeron. Charles Arthur
Barnard, Jerome F. Barnard, DR..
David P. Barr, St. Louis; Carter T.
Barron, Robert Barry, New York;
Representative Bruce Barton Of
New York, Bernard M. Baruch, New
York; Frank J. Belcher, San Franz
cisco; Brain Bell, Associated Press;
George Allan Bell. Tsigntao. China;
William j. Bell, Louisville; Uric
Bel, Louisville Courier-Journal: Paul
Bellauy. Cleveland Plain Dealer: