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In Federal court the other day A prisoner J from the Federal penitentiary at Lewisburg Pa was testifying for forthe forthe forthe the In an Important case The lawyer for the defense was cross cross- examining and said Youre say say- sayIng saying Ing things about the defendant be be- because because cause the government has promised to free tree you Isn't that so The prisoner replied No Id I'd Just Justas as soon stay right there In pen You expect me and the Jury sneered the at at- attorney attorney to to believe belleve that torney Sure was the an an- Where else could a like me get a chance to socialize with bankers and corporation law law- lawyers lawyers who notoriously dislikes critics his famous crack Is They never built a statue to a critic once was walking In his garden at athis athis athis his home at Jarvenpaa Finland It was was wa's a beautiful sunny day The flow flow- flowers flowers ow ers were in full bloom The birds were singing so very melodiously melodiously- their song filled the air Just then thena a crow flew by and called out Caw turned to a friend and pointing to the crow said The critic The reddest face of ot the week be be- belongs belongs beThe longs to the New York committee committee- committeewoman committeewoman I woman who was greeting one of the candidates the other night Aft Aft- After After i ier er several glowing speeches about the man It was her assignment to introduce him to the radio audience and she said We want you to know that all of us are working night and day for day for your well deserved One of Dr Gallops Gallop's poll bearers went up to one toone one of the boys who hang around Lindy's Undy's and said I hear you got 3 got 53 3 from one of the candi candi- candidates candidates candidates dates and 2 from the thc other I sup sup- suppose suppose suppose pose you voted for the man who gave you the tho 3 But I didn't was the retort I voted for forthe forthe the 2 guy guy he he obviously Is the less corrupt Newspaper men covering LaGuar LaGuar- LaGuardia dia field recently were discussing the political comments of Colonel critics Lindbergh One of Lindy's crit crit- critics ics felt that a flier Jer should stick to that that and and not delve into uncharted territory where he might wind up in ina a tailspin For evidence the Lindbergh opponent quoted Orville Wright who ho was once reproached for not challenging Professor Lang Lang- Langly ly who claimed being the real in In- inventor Inventor of the airplane You are arc too modest he was told you should assert yourself more Mr Wright My friend replied Orville Wright the parrot Is a good talker but a bad flier ier A group of press agents were dis discussing dis- dis discussing cussing Elise Chisholm who in her press agent days was an official of ot their union She's now wedded to Sing Sing Warden Lewis Lawes One of the boys described the wardens warden's residence and revealed that Mrs Lawes' Lawes servants are all trusties trusties five five convicted murderers How does docs she like married life someone asked Simply wonderful was the response Aft After er all she no longer has to be a press agent and mingle with news news- newspaper newspaper paper men men she's she's leading a NOR Non NORMAL NORMAL MAL life R Remember the quip here several months m ago and in dozens of other places later about the woman who said to the salesgirl These are very nice American flag fial pins but haven't you got them in some other colors It was an Associated Press filler In the Monday papers as a fact datelined from Pueblo Colo Sign reported on an Italian destroyer Swim do not run to the nearest port Eddy Duchin would have you believe that 10 Italian planes were downed over Holland after being attacked by a windmill Robert Rose of To Tobacco Tobacco Tobacco bacco Road claims that all those one minute musical commercials heard between various radio shows are nothing more than desk space with swing Definition of an American One who votes for forthe forthe forthe the man he likes likes and and likes the American who v is elected A British philanthropist visited a pursuit squadron and offered the pi pi- pilots pilots pilots lots a prize of ot 20 pounds for tor every Nazi plane they knocked down Two Canadian pilots were delighted with the offer and kept it in mind when they went on patrol duty Flying over the channel they ran Into a Nazi air fleet of a hundred planes Hurray radioed one of ol them Our fortunes fortune's made So eone asked Bernie Bierman football coach of ot U.-of U. U. U of of Minn MinD how he be got so much good material Well said B. B during the sum sum- summer mer I go out and scout these Min Min- Minnesota Minnesota farms If U I see a big guys guy plowing a field I go up and ask him if he ever had any education If he says yes Ies I lose interest If U. U he doesn't I ask where he lives I if he lifts his arm and points to a farm house I lose Interest but I if 11 he h lifts the plow and points it at a farm house I sign him up |