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Signor Mussolini's Interview

Here There and Everywhere

COSSACKS LEADER

Count Michael Grabbe, the new- installed Hetman of the exciled Don Cossacks, has no plans, only perhaps dreams.......

"The new leader, successor to Herman Bagayevsky, who died in Paris last October, is 67.

He was presented with the

THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL

FRIEND'S TRIBUTE TO WILL ROGERS

BEST-LOVED FIGURE IN WHOLE

UNITED STATES

(By Robert James)

ROGERS. TILL

boulava," the staff of power, in W

on arm

..

whose civic honour he received was-

tragic death occurred the mayoralty of the Californian. a Paris hotel, decorations shining recently, was the most popular firm colony of Hollywood-

Lover Of London on his chest. The same morning man in the United States, for he had left a small suburban villa unlike great political person- The tragic circumstances of to do his own marketing, basket ages, he had no enemies. his death emphasise the fact Ten of millions of Americans that he was actually the world's He His followers throughout the held his familiar and engaging greatest air passenger. world are now mostly taxi figure in deep affection and had flown all over North, South, and and Central America drivers, waiters or care-takers admiration But they are still Cossacks, and Whole towns would turn out Europe. and a great deal of visitor, Asia. When he arrived in:

B

in some places militant Cossacks to greet him as

New York has been a Cossack addresses would be made to London in September last he "village" since 1931. Its local him, and banquets given in his Bew over from Petrograd; on

The whole taxi-driver hetman, Col Peter honour.

nation his visit in January 1932 he Abramov, declares that the Cos-from the highest citizen to the came by air from Singapore. sack ambition. never to be aban-lowest, was eager to obtain the He was a lover of London. doned, is the destruction of Comviews of Will Rogers on the where he had many friends, the was the munism

burning questions of the day greatest of whom

once Prince of Wales. who Of The People Will was of the people and publicly described Rogers as a The Germani Professor Dr. remained of the people; his "great man." Schiffhauser, who thinks five homely native humour, his

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SHORT SLEEP

early risers,

When I asked Will during

hours' sleep a day enough for the quaint but sane philosophy on one of his visits many years. average human being, has many the big and little things of life ago, why he would not appear supporters among great-men. appealed to the humblest of his in a London theatre or cabaret, though probably few will agree fellow-countrymen as well as to he said. "I made one appear.

Therein lies the ance here at the Palace be- with his assertion that the hours the greatest:

3 flop between 7 pm, and midnight are secret of his enormous success fore the war I was

Never again." He did. how- in life. the best to spend in bed.

Mr. Lloyd George, when pre- He was America's best-paid ever, appear in a CB Cochran paring his "New Deal" started vaudeville star; very probably revne at the London Pavilion in 1926 and was a great suc- a great man. It really does not work at 5 am, but in bed. He he earned more money as need the colossal mind of a dic-goes to bed early.

writer-though he was no cess, but subsequently the most tator to recognise that what the Lord Reading for many years literary man than any other temp-ng offers left him cold.

Shrewd Hits Powers-not only had little more than five hours' American. Britain though, to her eternal sleep. Clemenceau rarely slept I knew him well during his The last time. I heard his credit, be it said that she has more than five hours.

most prosperous years, but he voice was when he broadcast. California to " Great for once taken the initiative în Bonar Lav liked eight hours never made a mention of his from the matter want is to save as sleep.

earnings, still less did be boast Britain on the King's Jubilee last May. He made some Of the

Arnold of them. much of the one burning house as possible; and that, far from Bennett started work at 7 am Some idea of his possibilities shrewdly humorous hits, but he The times at present are too wanting a European war as after making himself a cup of as a money-maker can be gain was entirely serious when he serious for any observer to be opposed to a "local colonial con- tea. A. E. W. Mason finds 5 am. ed from the fact that he was said: little the astonishing navete fict." their determination is, byste 7 am or 9 pm to 1-am good in the habit of receiving £1,000 with which Signor Mussolini the force of their combined times for writing. apparently views the British pressure, to avoid even the local attitude to the Abyssinian ques colonial conflict of which thel tion, if the account of his latest Duce speaks so glibly. interview. with a special corres-short, if Signor Mussolini's

Proud Father (to bank manager): pondent of Le Matin, as repro-intention, by this interview, was "I want to see you about opening an duced elsewhere in this issue to draw the reddest of red her account for the new arrival at ou can be taken as a criterion. In rings across the whole trail of house. How shall we describe it a matter which did not directly motives and basic urges, he distinguish it from mine?"

Manager "Suppose we call it "The concern the peace and well-being could hardly have gone about it

weaker of literally millions of human in

The fashion beings European and African analogies, if they are meant to one might be permitted to smile deceive, are childishly false:Heard the latest about Newrich 7, gently and murmur something and if they are really believed about These dictators!" and in, then perhaps there Is some "He bought a Louis XIV bed, but leave it at that. The trouble is basis of reason behind the it was too small for him, so he sent that Signor Mussolini is an charges of "megalomania" it back and asked for a Louis XVL"

bsolute dictator in his own which a New York paper has country, and its fate and talked about.

2:

Your Daily Smile! In

Fresh Heir Fund‍?”

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"No-what now?”

to

on

The Jubilee is a great tribute

a week for a 15-minutes broad-to your King and Queen, but it cast; he was paid £15,400 for a was their humanness that made series of wireless commentaries the Jubilee possible. You were spoken from London the honouring not a reign but real

people. J Naval Conference of 1930.

His Life

Remove all the titles and splendour. and that great During one of his recent

their couple with

families visits to London he was here would be as representative a almost every other year since British family as any I imagine- the war-Rogers gave me 2 it would be possible to find in brief sketch of his life.

He was born in Oklahoma your whole Empire

We'd like to have them come- and had Red Indian blood in

over here to see our country,

Rogers Mixture

his veins. As a youth he went and if they don't come over, let to South America and worked us know if there's any chance on the Pampas. and from there of us joining you all on about continued to roam until he the same terms as Canada- Too BusyBE

reached Capetown. Here, to work Employer: "Can you come

man per dead broke, he entered a circus future, no less than that of But the final appeal to cupidi- to-morrow?"

Unemployed: o, you see I'm and had his first experience as Europe as a whole. lie directly ty is even more expressive of a in his hands Flights of fancy futile argument. The analogy marching in a parade of the mema public performer.

Inevitably he drifted to New or even genuinely mistaken of the burning house and the ployed."?

York-to become his country's readings of motives may be people who want to set fire to

greatest comedian.

permitted with 32 certain a whole city was followed by

OPIUM SEIZURE ON PLEASANTVILLE

Four Chinese Given " Maximum Fine

A True Artist

STATE ALCOHOL MONOPOLY?"

were given....

That was a typical Rogers mixture of wisdom and humour. and we car be sure it represent- ed the mas of American feel ing or our Jubilee.

anuperring His act was simple but Rogers had

instinct. sach matters. amount of indulgence to re- the Duce's pointing out that “he

original Dressed as a cowboy

Well might Wallace Beery, al and had repeatedly assured Britain latively unimportant.

and twirling a lariat, he con- irresponsible people; but not to that her interests in Abyssinia

vulsed his audience with dry Hollywood friend, say of him, the genus of which dictators would be carefully respected by

comments on the topics of the as he did cu arriving in London form a part. Thus, it can only Italy." Here again is either a

day. Everything he said was recently: "Will Rogers is prob be considered a tragic misnomer truly astonishing piece of naivete

a sure hit Eminent members ably the greatest living Ameri to find Signor Mussolini so or an equally remarkable mis- basically misreading the reading of fundamental Four Chinese, Sing Fat, Tang of his audience rarely escaped can-and I bar none" motives of Britain in this sorry motives. Britain's champion Ming, Li Yan and Chan Ngo, were his shafts, but there is no re- dispute 25 to utter the ing of this cause, whatever the each fined $5,000 in default 12 cord of any of them resenting astonishing remark "Italy, cynics may say, is only partly months' hard labour by Mr W such attentions. which has been a true friend of based on the nécessity for the M. Thomson at the Kowloon Po Britain for a long time, is defence of her own interests. lice Court this morning for the

A true artist, Rogers took Paris-A rumour, that the shocked by the fact that the The requirement that the Lake unlawful possession of 3,340 British nation, which rules the Tsana district should remain a taels of prepared opium, which the utmost pains in working up French Government is contemplate Heling proposals which will lead to a world is now refusing Italy a British sphere of influence is had been seized by the Revenue the material for his act. poor piece of land under the of course, a paramount point of Department on board the sa was always a good listener and State monopoly in alcohol was African sun." Signor Musso British policy. Britain no Pleasantville on August 30, and would assiduously frequent the pablished in the Echo de Paris Tim, who is no fool, should know doubt would be prepared to de- with doing an act preparatory to haunts of men in New York recently No details of the scheme that tris is an absolute traves-fend it at great price. But, exportation. The first charge for wherever he happened to be ty of the British concern in the however much the cynics may was withdrawn from Li Ping, who in order to keep his stage mono- matter. It is not a question of assert the contrary, the defence was fined $1,000, in default four logues in touch with the ques- apoor piece of land under the of British interests in Abyssinia months' hard labour, on the se-tions that really did interest

people African sun" in the slightest is not, and was not ever, the cond charge.

Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones appeared Such was the humorist: the degree; actually the extremely primary influence which in important principle which is in-duced Britain again, in com for the fourth and fifth defen-homely philosophising writer. volved centres round the fact pany with the other League (dants, while Mr. E. W. Hamilton, who grew out of the stage that however poor the piece of Powers to take up her present Superintendent of Imports and character was much the same and concerned the point is that attitude on the vyssinian dis- Exports, prosecuted:

"What Will Rogers thinks Britain upholds the right-as pute as a whole. Very few After the defendants were sen do, indeed sixteen other nations actions. especially those by tenced Mr. Hugh-Jones applied to about it," came to be regarded at Geneva of the legitimate great nations, are completely appeal under Section 105 on the by innumerable Americans as owners to retain sovereignty altruistic, but Britain has less question of facts This was the last word in wisdom on the

gravest problems of the day and ownership of it, even when cause than most others to granted.

He was an ever-welcome they are threatened by a very labour her bona fider in this much more powerful marauder matter To one type of mind save a conflict at enormous guest at the White House from Again, Signor Mussolim can nothing that Britain can do can costs, both material and at the the days of Mr Warren G not understand people who, be anything but basely expense of at least one old and Harding, Presidents and their when a single house is burning, treacherous, dependable and established friendship, in sup Cabinet officers liked to have want to set fire to a whole city founded on ulterior motives port of a principle In this the reactions" of the Western and he also asked whether the With that type of mind, there case the last thing which might cowboy mind to the leg Powers wanted a general Euro is no argument. But in this influence her to modify her or diplomatic action of the ar instance it is difficult attitude is an appeal to

pidi moment pean war, which would claim partic

solim really Not at all in jest, he was once millions of victims, instead of a

to arguety If-Signor

minated as Democratic candi local colonial conflict. Both

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Susan. What's Bobby crying

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