The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-09
Capital Capers
BY GEORGE ABEL

TGYPTS new minister, 1brahim Ratlb Bey,
Il bids fair to eclipse the sartorial splendor
of the late Belgian Ambassador Paul May, whose
white waistcoats we're the me plus ultra" OF
diplomatic society.
The new envoy is a polished cultured in
dividual who wears a monocle with the savoir
faire of Sir Austen Chamberlain. His morning
coats are cut with a fine flair. His diplomatic
career has been interesting. He was deputy,
then minister to Turkey, then senator. He
once served in the Turkish army.
The other day, Ratib Bey-white-waist-
coated, monocled and morning coated-called
upon his excellency, the Brazilian ambassador.
Envoy Aranha received him cordially. They
spoke in French (the diplomatic language) since
neither is yet proficient in English. Brazilian
business, Ratib Bey learned, is constantly i'm
proving.
Remarked Ambassador Aranha:
Coffee is rising . good market"
Sighed Minister Ratib:
All, wish Egyptian cotton would do the
same"
Returning to his legation, Minister Ratb
found a number of truckmen busily engaged in
moving wooden cases into the cellar.
"Cotton?" wondered a chance observer.
They were not cotton bales but whisky and
champagne conSignmentS from a celebrated Lon
don establishment. Today they will be drained
in honor of his majesty, King Fuad of Egypt,
sein Kanil, as sultan.
Note-Keen- witted, popular Khalil Bey who
has been working through the heat of WISH
ington summer as charge d'Affaires of Egypt,
will leave soon for a deserved vacation.
THE world series is hard on animals. Satur-
Il day an entire wing of the agriculture de-
partments bureau of animal industry was COM
pletely deserted.
Reason-BasebaH fans had fastened to the
chief clerks Office to hear baseball via RADIO
| and leaving such questions as protection of ami
mails, the Presidents relief program and the
drought problem to settle themselves.
TALL, slender Sir Anthony Jenkinson, %
l. year-old editor of the oxford undergradu-
ate publication, Isis, has come to this country to
study American news methods.
When return to Great Britain" he an
nounced, Il hope to join the staff of the Glas-
gov Herald"
Eagerly the young visitor met Washington
newSmen yesterday, slipped - in true British
fashion-a cup of hot tea at the home of vet
eran Sir Willmott Lewis, for many years cor
respondent of The London Times
English diplomats here we're happy to greet
real member Of the peerage, instead of a fraud
why don't American newspapers look up
titles in Who's Who'?" inquired one envoy,
testify
The other day. it appears, a certain Earl
Oxford" arrived in Manhattan. GleefuIly, news
papers hailed him "a brother of the Earl
of oxford and Asquith." Actually, he was a
comedian, out of job named Earl Oxford
Sir Anthony however, is the thirteenth bar
onet Of one of Englands Oldest families. The
title was created in 1861. His grandfather was
Lord Liverpool, famed prime minister; his father
Captain John Banks Jenkinson was killed in
the World war.
NOTE-The Glasgow Herald is owned by
Lord CamroSe. Graciously Douglas Will
liams, representative in New York of The
London Daily Telegraph (another CamroSe
newspaper, piloted young Sir Anthony about
town, assisted by Bert Hulan. New York Times
correspondent