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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1929.

HUMOUR IN THE U.S. SENATE.

WHERE WILL ROGERS GETS HIS JOKES.

HOAX AT A BERLIN

CONCERT.

A "PRETTY WIDOW'S" ADVERTISEMENT,

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Berlin, Jan. 12.

New York, Jan. 12.

A hoax which ended with the Will Rogers, America's favourite humorist, was asked last night at arrival of a large police force and a publle dinner where he gets his the fainting of the conductor of jokes..

just the orchestra marred à concert at He replied:-"I watch Congress and report facts!" the Berlin Philharmonic Hall last

While America's Kellegg Trosty fight.

A Viennese woman composar, has been ratified by the world at farge Congress merely commends Lina Maria Mayer, following the it and hesitates. The Congrea-precedent of Dome Ethel Smyth, gional, throat of a Vast navy, was conducting the Philharmonic when analysed, yields principally Orchester in classical music and

own compositions. blue-prints, Prohibition, declared her

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a failure by nearly every expert, audience was sympathetic to the gets new millions, and Canada's woman musician, accepting with her rendering of en-applauso refusal to aid America in forcement is delighting the very Beethoven's Fourth Symphony and groups who are requesting help her own very modern composition

"Cocnine." Another Congressional humor ist, Senator Reed, Missouri, who

Suddenly great restlessness

is opposing the Kellogg Treaty, was observed in the hall, and a solemnly demands. a duplication young roan mounted a chair and of the doctrine embodied in theegan to address the public. It then become noticeable that there Treaty of 1876 with Prussia "pro wore prosent two hundred young tacting the rights of neutrals and the freedom of the seay." Hemen, each bearing a dainty bluc declared that this big idea utter pink, or green envelope in his Land. Their spokesman on the ly dissociated the Kellogg Fact chair declared that all had replied from the Big Navy-but the most to 'nh nuvertisement in a popular careless of newspaper readers: Berlin paper and received the were conscious of his wink. Even answer: "Come to the Philhar Mr. Hoover joins with the fun monic concert on Friday night makers declaring that prior to his with a letter in your hand and bunch of Inauguration Washington "has no address a lady with a room for two presidents." So he white roses sitting in the front has moved into comfortable row." The text of the advertisement offices.

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A Young, Frotty, and Well- educated Viennese lady, the widow of à Berlin industrialist, with

The Kellogg Treaty. But admirable reactions fre- quently arise here from distress ing or amusing altuations. The large independent fortuno and Kellogg Treaty will go through handsome Berlin ftat, feels lonely, better understood by the people and desires a new husband, His because of the fierce newspaper religion and financial status are in- discussions it has aroused. Mr different. The possession of th Hoover's proposed Commission kind heart is her only condition. for a nation-wide study by Pro- The two hundred kind-hearted hibition will work more intel-young men tried to explain their

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It is rumoured that a feminine enthusiast, is plainly favouring

of Frau Mayer was permissive, not mandatory, naval enemy action,

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The Kellogg Pact progrenuco bumptly. The general belief is statesman who had fecbly hasten- that it will be ratified whened to the historic chamber listen- qucations concerning reservations ed, and departed, muttering, not are settled. Senator Borah's hope Reed can say I shall return to without emotion; "If that's all of a vote to-day is unlikely to matorialiae. The discussion has bed and have my 'flu in comfort." 'Flu indeed, seeins to be the been more forensic than funda-

only public interest which stir public men beyond the con- troversial stago, '

mental: Senator Reed's long attack on Friday clearly indicated ratification, for he did ask for re- jection, urging explanatory ce. Hervations only.

A Dramatic Question.

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He criticised Mr. Kellogg for! proceeding without consulting the Senate until fifty nations had: signed. obviously accepting his procedure as a guarantee of Senatorial approval. While de- claring that at present there are 013 many Interpretations AS Seantors, he somewhat sarcasti cally asked only for a statement THERAPION No.3 from Mr. Kellogg as to what this Government really thinks of a document designed as a safeguard against future complications.

He astounded listeners yester- day when he dramatically de- mended: "At whose heart aro the cannon at Bermuda aimed?" His fellow Senators did not know whether to shudder or chuckle, They could only gasp. An elder

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