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Evening star., 1936-11-15

a telephone. She felt a little wicked
about it, but it made her seem like
somebody. especially when the lady
across the hall came and asked if she
could use it.
1t was shiny and black, and it sat
on the little table near her bed. She
had asked the company if she could
have one of the new kind with the
mouthpiece and receiver all in one.
but they told her it would cost more,
and she couldn't afford it. The tele-
phone had dial, and sometimes Miss
Martin had one of her spells when she
couldn't see very we'll. and then she
would get wrong number.
She couldn't allow this to happen
very often, because with her five dol
lars she could make only sixty-six
calls month. If she made more calls
than that the company might come
and take her telephone away, for she
didn't have any more money to pay
them. She kept a pad beside her bed,
and every time she made a call she
checked it off there. She always knew
just where she stood.
She could make two calls each day,
and three on Sundays, when she
called MEridian 7-1212 to find the
right time to set her watch. That call
didn't count.
Miss Martin used to spend most of
her morning deciding whom she would
call that day. 1t really took a lot of
thought. and her friend, Mrs. Mar
golies, who was the janitor's wife, was
very helpful. Mrs. Margolies read the
Daily Blade" and was always up
on the news. Often Miss Hettie would
call up the BLADE" to inquire if run
away boy had been found; or if the
poor couple in Brooklyn had been
evicted from their home, and about a
great many other things.
Then she used to call the Weather
Bureau to find out whether the day
MAYOR WHO TALKED TO HER.
DUNG MAN IN HIS OFFICE
Evening star., 1936-11-15
MISS MARTINS REAL
TRIUMPH CAME WHEN SHE
CALLED THE MAYOR

would be fine or if it was
likely to rain. They were
always very nice to her at
the Weather Bureau. Some
times the BLADE" seemed
a little impatient. and once
they had hung up the re-
ceiver without answering
her. Her greatest triumph
came once when she called
the Mayor in City Hall to
ask him to find a position
for Lena. Mrs. Margolies'
daughter. who was such a
nice girl. and so unlucky.
She hadn't talked to the
Mayor. but a polite young
Evening star., 1936-11-15
z TA1H M MlZZM
1)1AZ

Miss Hattie Martis. siehty-foxs-
yeor-oM i'ssolid, Vas found dead Of gas
poisoning last night IN Asr room on
the TOP floor Of 5I2 West Twemty-
foHrh Street. Both jets Of the stoss
srers OPEN. She wos byonossxesd decd
BY Dr.. LO6er Of Flososr Hospital"
From The New York Daily Blade"
Jan. 10. 1866
\ Z Iss MARTIN had lived in her
M room in West Twenty-fourth
wv Street since 1924. when she
was pensioned off from Sealman's
Department Store in Union Square.
Her eyesight had failed in her last
years there, and an old injury to her
back made It pretty difficult for her
to 60 to work any longer. She had
been seamstress at the store for
thirty years. and the partners. after a
good deal of discussion. decided to give
her pension Of forty dollars a month
as long as she lived.
''Sealman's looks after its own"
said the president, at the time.
Miss Martin had been very careful
all her life. but she just hadn't been
able to save anything from her salary,
and so the pension was all she had.
Fifteen of the forty dollars went to
Mr.. Stubbs, her landlord, on the first
day Of every month. Mr.. Stubb's as
sistant used to call for it regularly,
and she looked forward to seeing him,
because not many people came to
visit her. Another fifteen dollars took
care of the food, gas and wash. Miss
Martin didn't eat very much. but she
had to count the pennies every month
to be sure not to run over.
Five dollars. and this she begrudged.
was for her eye medicine. She had
tried to do without it once for two
weeks, but the pain was too intense.
There were still five dollars left,
and this Miss Martin spent on luxury:
sheer, unadulterated luxury. She had
Evening star., 1936-11-15

IT WASN'T THE MAYOR WHO TALKED TO HER.
BUT A YOUNG MAN IN HIS OFFICE
La gaceta., 1936-04-05
PROGRAMS DE RADIO
A R ESTA NOCHE

A las Odao. Music Hall, por la
Y Los LOmbardcs, por
la WDAE.
A las ocho Y media.-Nelson
Eddy, pr la VILLA, MGsica en-
Paris, por la WIZ.
A las nueve. La comedia de
Edmund Lowe, por la WDAE,
la Orquesta Gypsie, pOr la
WEAF, Y Minstrels, pOr la
VILLA.
A las nueve y media. Revista
de Sigmund Rcmberg, pOr la
WEAF.
A las diez. Programa de la
Eastman, por la VILLA, y
Wayne Kings Waltzes, pOr la
WABC.
A las diez Y media. La Mar
cha de- Tempo, por la WDAE.
A las once y cuarto. La or
questa de Jack Denny, por la
WDAE.
La gaceta., 1936-04-05

E. Libbig DIR. j. A. Dominguez
y esposa, Jerry Granda, Leo
nardo Gonzalez, Roberto (Bob)
Galiano y esposa, Alien Mckay,
81 Juez Lorenzo Hernandez, Ra-
non Alvarez, Abraham Suarez,
Ignacio Carreno, Elvira Care
no, Tony Arrange, y la graciosa
Angelica Gutierrez, Maria A..
Sierra, Adolfo Suarez, DR.. A.
Marborell, Manuel Corral, Ar
nando Rodriguez y esposa, Ar
mando Pelaez y sencra, Aida
Garcia, Alfredo NJ. Rodriguez y
esposa, Miss Belle, preciosa mu
heca americana, vivo retrato
de la artista Kay Francis, bella
y de cuerpo i~nteresante Y soma
dor, igual que la sugestiva ar
tista, era un encanto de mujer,
ell nCmanticismo y la passion per
sonificada; Emilia Menendez,
Ernesto Rodriguez, Eloy Me
nendez y sonora, Milo Pareja y
sonora, Felix Garcia y sonora,
Harold C. Brown, Leo Weis y
sonora, Margarita r. Rivero,
Catalina Rodriguez, Mario Ro-
drfguez cronista de La Prensa.
Fu6 una noche muy divertida
y agradable, en- la que los orga-
nizadores consiguieron su pro-
p6sito, ell aliviar a los socios
ccmprandoles una "tienda" SUI
ministradora de oxigeno, que
vendra a llenar una gran nece-
cidad.
Felicitamos a la Agrupaci6n
de Casados' por ell merecido
triunfo en- su fiesta.
La gaceta., 1936-04-05
DOS MUERTOS Y DOS He
RIDOS EN- TRES ACCI-
DENIES AUTOMOBILES
TICOS

Una muchacha de Tampa, de
II amos, y un turista de q, pro-
eedente de Ohio, murieron aver
y dos hcmbres mas sufrieron
heridas de consideration, en-
tres academies automovil1sti-
COS, GcurridOs aver y en- la no
J1e del sabado en- esta ciudad.
La mu.hacha, llamada Dolo-
.es Long, que viva y trabajaba
en- la tienda de bebidas situada
cerca del aeropuer.o municipal,
sue alcanzada Y muerta por I'm
autom6vil que iba a gran velo-
cidad, aver per la manana, ha-
sia las seis, por ell Boulevard de
a bahia, a unos trescientos pies
lei aeropuerto. Dolores muri6
,uando era conducida al Hospi-
tai Municipal.
Ricardo A. Coldstock, de Ye-
low Springs, Ohio, perdi6 Ell
control de su autOm6vil, y cho-
co contra un puente, dos millas
al Sur de Riverview, en- Ell ca
mino de Bradenson, ell sabado
por la noche, falleci6 a las tres
lie la madrugada, de lesiones
internas, en- ell Hospital NUM-
cipal de esta ciudad. ODDS j.
La gaceta., 1936-04-05
HOOVER VOLVIO A Alta
CAR A ROOSEVELT

Fort Wayne, Abril EN- un
discurso pronunciado aver do
mingo, en- esta ciudad de In
diana, ell ex-presidente Herbert
Hoover volvi6 a pronunciarse
violentamente contra ell Presi-
dente Franklin Delano Roose-
welt y su ''nuevo trato."
Dijo Hoover, que ell NEW
deal" habia hecho peligrosas
invasiones en- ell campo de la
economic, pero que su mayor
dano habia sido en- ell campo,
menos material, pero no menos
importante, del p~ensamiento.
Las extralimitaciones econ6
micas, asegur6 ell expresidente
re hblieano, pueden ser Y Sc
guramente seran detenidas por
la Corte Supreme de la naci6n,
pero las corrupciones en- ell
campo del p~ensamiento. no pue
den ser contrarrestadas por ma
die. De ahi su peligro creciOn-
te.
Esta es la segunda vez que
Herbert Hoover ataca a Fran
klyn Roosevelt.
La gaceta., 1936-04-05

Harden, de East Broadway
1915, y Carl J. Falk, del mime
70 1902 de la Gale Cuarenta, 81
frieron l-r;-12s mencs graves,
cuanda Sc vcis6 en- la esquina de
"a Ssptima avenida y Gale Qua
renta, a las seis y media de la
manana de aver.
Ambos fueron conducidos al
Hospital, d7nde rdcibieron la
atenci6n medica. Luego fueron
arrestados, bajo Ell cargo de es-
ar borracho ell primero de ellos
e intexicado ell segundo.
L. n. erie de la senorita Long
v de Colds.o ck, eleva ell nGmero
lie victimas en- academies auto
11ovilisticos, a ONCE EN- 10 que
ha transcurrido del ano actual.
Les academies en- 1885 ccstaron
la vida a diez y ocho personas
en- esta ciudad.
Les diputados del sheriff di-
cen que esperan descubrir de
In mrmerto a ctro ell autcm6-
vii que die muerte a la sehorita
Long, per impru5encia de Un
driver "demasiado apurado''.
La gaceta., 1936-04-05
LOS "TERMINALES" PRO-
DUCIRAN 100000 AL CO.
BIERNO DE CUBA

Habana, abril 6.-Entre O.
tras medidas reprobadas, "de
Ultima hora", Ell Gobierno Pro-
visional ha aprobado la conce-
sion, a favor de una sociedad de
nominada "Banco de Cuba, e
integrada por miembros influ-
yentes del pnopio gobierno, de
un juego de AGAR, bien cond,ido
de la colonia latina de Tampa,
por ell nOmbre de "bolita".
La "bolita", explo.ada en- Gu
ba por varios ccnocidos "ban-
cos, entire ellos ell famso de 10
Sc Manuel Castillo, que Sc ha
hecho rico con ell dinero del pue-
bic, sera en- 10 adelante un jue-
go legal.
En- 10 adelante Sc llamara 80
serfa diaria" del Banco de Gu
ba.
En- ell decreto ley que autori-
"a este escandaloso "affaire'',
sc establece que ell Banco de Gu
ba pagara al Estad1 100000
que seran destinados a obras de
benefi,encia pdblica.
La concession empezara a re-
cir ell primero de julio.
La gaceta., 1936-04-05
Ell Ctrculo Cubano

EB Ct OtfCWtO 0WOWftO
Otra fiesta que qued6 por to-
do 10 alto, donde la Secci6n de
Propaganda Sc anot6 otro triun
fo, triunfo por el exito de la fies
ia y exito para los sdcios nece-
sitados que con ell producto de
este festival podran ser alivia-
en- las Quotas que no han podidO
abonar.
Ali vimos nuestra alegre jul
ventud bailando delirante de
entusiasmo, en- la divertida no.
che.
Los senores M. G. Talavera
Y Luis Sanchez, ,Presidente Y
Vice, de la Secci6n de Propagan
da tuWeron mdltiples atencio-
mes con los chicos de la Prensa.
Con ellos compartimos parte de
la noche. MgV abentos, dieron
prueba de tactic social y fineza.
Estuvo con nosotros tambien Ell
j6ven Angel Perez, Presidente
de la Secci6n de Teatro. Con
Paquito Garcia, ell Presidente
de la Secci6n de Beneficencia,
disturbances tambien de agra
La gaceta., 1936-04-05
Ell ejercito italiano ocupo la
ciudad estrategica de Quoram
Los etiopes Sc retiran a Ia desbandada

Asmara, Eritrea, a5ril g.
FL ejercito italiano, que no en-
con.r6 resistencia, ocup6 aver
"a ciudad estrategica de Quo
RAM, lueg1 de infingir otra de-
rrota, ell sabado, a los guerre-
ros que personalmente manda
81 emperador Halle Selassie.
Les etfopes Sc retiran preci-
oftadamente en- direction de
Dessye, hugar a cien millas, en-
la parte sur. Scbre los fugi.ivos
arrojaron lcs aviadores 70 tone
La gaceta., 1936-04-05

espanola, terminando con su
compafero Johnnie, con una
"criolla rumba", en- csc numero
hasta ell pGblico bail6. Vimos al
livertido Charles Menendez,
Encargado de la tienda Brow
ME-, ac2mpahando a Laurita
en- IA rumba, alternandb con
Leonardo Gonzalez que tambien
echo" su "cedazo' 'en la rum
"a, con paiuelo en- mano, fue-
ron les n1meros "extras' que
iban a ser presentados en- ia
noche, la pareja "Charles-Leo-
nardo''.
ALI, en- medic de Ia algarabia
1Ie habia pudimos anotar las 81
guientes personals: Carlos Me-
nendez y sonora, Pancho Con
zalez y familia, Julio Gonzalez
V sonora, Casimiro Suarez Y Sc
nora, Gustavo Perez y sonora,
Angel Suarez y sonora, c. Mi
rabaIle. Ramon Fernandez Rey
y sehora, Andres Huerta, Da-
MEL Pividal Y sonora, e Ismael
Pividal; Cesar Medina y sefo-
ra, jose Garcia y sonora, Ben
jamin Menendez v sonora,
Frank Farfante, Silvia Full
guerra, Nicolas Rodriguez, Ig-
nacio Carrera y sonora, Aware
Srarez, Josefina Busiglio, Ka-
tie Fojaco, JOsefina FrisEo, Ro-
melia Alvarez, Dora Galiano,
Carlos Barba Y sonora, Jacinto
Fernandez y sonora, Ramon AL
varez Y senora, R. B. Diaz, es-
posa e hija Adelfa Diaz, josef
ma Fernandez, M. K. Hudson y
sonora, Margaret Story, Frank
Bowers, Jose Gutierrez, Ange-
lima Spoto, Delfin Arduengo,
Walter Spoto, Angie Spoto, E.
milo de Mesa v sonora, DIR. j.
Guerra y esposa, Jose A. Fran
quiz, y esposa, Fiji Mayor, DR..
A. Perzia y esposa, D. Moran Y
esposa, Jimmie Gregg y sonora,
Jose Gonzalez y sonora, Concha
|Tillis, DR.. Ismael Angulo y Sc
nora, Aidita Gonzalez, Carlos
Anguio, Eugenio FERNANDEZ y
sonora, Oscar Fernandez Y Sc
nora, Antonio Muniz, Guerrita
Lopez y sonora, Ramon Lopez
y sonora, Sra. Jesusa Torres,
Carmita Torres; Bonifacio Va
lero y sonora, Peter C. Scaglio-
ne y seiora, Nick Reina y senO-
ra Rosa Garcia, Emerita Fer
nandez, Charles Menendez y su
simpatica espJsa; Esther Alo-
ma, Oristela Egido, Cuca Rodri
guez, Alicia Garcia, Aquilino
Fernandez, Antonio Burel, Os-
liar Alvarez, Rail Cuervo, Jose
Garcia, espOsos Earl Morre, y
La gaceta., 1936-04-05

de explosives v dispava :
ron 10000 cargas de ametralla-
doras. Qroram marca Ell princi-
pic de una carretera de autom6-
viles a Adds Ababa y abre ell
canine hacia un territorio que
les italiancs podran drminar
facilmente. La carretera que co
mienza en- Quoram lleva ell nom
bre de Menelik, ell vencedor de
los italianos.
Las bajas iialianas, compare
tivamente, han sido ligeras.
La gaceta., 1936-04-05
RestabIecido


Despues de pasar varios dias
victima de la epidemic reinan-
tie de la que fue asistido por Ell
DR.. Santiago Paniello, ha aban
dOnad0 su lecho de enfermo ell
Sr. Marcial Rosales, Sr.
Por su salud nos interesamos
con su hijo en- ell banquete de la
Secci6n de Damas del Centre
Egpanol, la semana pasada.
Mucho celebramos ell verlo va
restablecido.
La gaceta., 1936-04-05
FL Cabaret de Los Casudos

Revistiendo esplendor y ale
gria, relebraron los miemibros
de la Agrupaci6n de Casados
del Centre Asturiano, su anun-
ciado cabaret privado, que con
ell suggestive nombre de Una
Noche en- Hawaii tuvo efecto
en- la amplia sala de bale del
ra'acio de Nebraska, donde
en- la gratisima noche, e inolvi-
cable para la agrupaci6n auspi-
ciadora v los ~asissentes, Sc do
eta una distinguish concurren-
lila.
DID mayor realce a la fiesta,
Ia presencia de la encantadora
v fina reina S. M. Centre Astu-
riano, Srta. Cristina Gonzalez,
Ere dotada de esa gracia natu-
qal en- ella y de su tambien ma
tural belleza iba Y venia de un
lalo a otro del salon dando cum
rlido a las peticiones de pleas
v a Sus amistades. Paseaba en-
tire sus admiradores como una
gardenia fina y ~perfumada.
Los sombreritos y otros OBJ
jetossq que repartieron a los con-
currentes di6 a la fiesta la inn
preston de una noche carnava-
lezca. Todo era algeria. En- los
rostros de los coHcurrentes Sc
reflejaba la algeria
La orquesta la Tropical
no descansaba en- medic de los
aplausos de la multitud que pc
dfa la repetici6n de las pleas.
Noche en- que esa orquesta Sc
cubri6 de gloria, por su mere
cido triunfo; TOGO inmeorable-
mente! Io sucedi6 "Don Fran
CISCO que Sc luci6 en- su pro-
grama de pleas americans,
td.ando mudhas pleas espaio-
las y adaptandOse al elemento
bailador, y 10 Ihido bastanUe
bien. Para csc conjunto tam
bien hubieron muchos aplausos.
Los salones lucian bellamente
decorados, con guirnaldas de CO
lores que pendian de un lado y
otro del salon, adornos tambien
muy bien trades lucian en- la
concha de la misica, trabajc
delicado y ~artistico de nuestrO
preferido florista Greco, sus ella
veles, fragantes y preci1sOs, lu-
clan en- las solapas de los caba-
Meros, colocadOs pOr finisimas
d&mas, sus palmas arrogantes
tambien rodeaban los salones.
johnnie Martinez acompana.
do de Laurita del Rio consumit
ell turmo de las variedades, bal
lardo un tango, despues Lauri.
ia la linda bailarina, fina y es.
piritual, bail6 una DANA tipics
La gaceta., 1936-04-05

dables rates. Repetimos todcs
muy atentos.
La orq,les.a "Dick Marion" y
Mafo Sanchez" Sc CANADIAN los
aplausos de dos bailadores de
piezas americanas en- la sala al
ia mientras "Los Bohemios" Sc
lucian cen su repertoire de pie
zas cubanas y eSpanolas en- la SO
la cantina.
Otra fiesta que merece tam
bien nuestra sincera felicia
ion. Obra altruista en- la que
pusieron TODD SUI empeno los Sc
hores auspiciadores.
La gaceta., 1936-04-05

Ob1tudTlO
A la edad de 10 amos dej6 de
sxistir en- TN hospital local ell
j6ven Sergio Morales, hijo de
los esposos Rafael y Maria Lui-
sa Morales.
Su sepelio tendra lugar esta
tarde, partiendo ell cortejp fG-
nebre de la Gale II n1mero
1917, a las A y media de la tar
dc, partiendo ell cortejo fGnebre
de la calle II nlmero 1917, a
las A Y media de la tarde.
Dios acoja su alma.
La gaceta., 1936-04-05

Sc encuentran de nuevo en- su
h'gar de la Ia. avenida n1mero
GA, los esposos Fidelia y Angel
Santana appreciates amigos de
esta casa, que esHuvieron reclui-
dos en- ell Sanatorio del Centre
Espanol padeciendo de grippe
Con gusto consignamos la no
ticia.
La gaceta., 1936-04-05

Mil ermano Charles y y tuvimos ell placer de servr a muchos de
ustedes, apreciables lectoreG y ss familias pr medic dc nuestro esta-
blecimentA zen Ybor City, Adam Katz y Co. Ahora tenemos I'm esta-
blOH@entoE clusivdne9e para muchachOs y joveneiOs, en- u 4l2 de
la Gale Franklin y apreGariamos una vista. Aqui enconrara listed la
mas grande y bella vriedad de rOpa incluyendo zapatOs para nihos y
j6venes de l a 20 amos de edad.
WuDERMANs RoYs SHOP
La gaceta., 1936-04-05
TIRED, WORN OUT,
No AMBITION

Ito w m q
H women r
just dragging them
selves around, all
tired out with peril
odic weakness and
pain2 They Shouts
know that Lydia
E. Pinkham's Tab
lets relieve pesi.
odic pains and dis.
La gaceta., 1936-04-05

comfort. Small size only IS cents.
Mrs. Dorsie Williams of Danville,
Illinois, says, 81 had no ambition
and was terribly nervous. Your Tab
lets helped my periods and built me
up" Try them next month.
Evening star., 1936-06-11

D. HiIles, Everett Sanders, DR.. Hubert
Work, Senator Guy D. Goff, Secretary
of Agriculture Jardine, James w. Good,
Senator Deneen of Illinois, Senator Edge
of New Jersey.
These were some of the occupants in
1928 of the "smoke-filled rooms" OF
Kansas City hotels. Some of them have
passed on. Some of them, like Hilles,
seem rather lonely and somehow out of
place. Some of them, like the younger
La Toilette, are staying away from
Cleveland. And the issues? Eight years
ago McNary- -Haugenism came near rep
reSenting tie acme of radicalisn. Does
any one still remember the marching
farmers at Kansas City, trooping to town
in their battered cars, waving their ban
ners, shouting for Lowden and demon
strating tragic futility? Who would
have guessed that they were the van
guard of all the marches" of the dis
contented that the next eight years were
to witness?
Time surgeS on, scattering men and
issues, f1inging aside those who would
stand in its way.
Evening star., 1936-06-11

and dropped into a can of kerosene
without touching it.
The danger from the infected tick IS
roughly proportional to the length of
time it has been feeding. Those that
have been on a dog for a few hours are
Immediately dangerous, but they are not
likely to detach themselves until fully
fed. The females will not reattach them
selves after a single good feeding The
disease can be contracted from a fully
fed tick through cut or scratch on the
hands.
When an unfed tick attaches itself to
a human being, Public Health Service
experiments have demonstrated there is
little likelihood that it will transmit the
virus until it has gorged itself with blood
for at least six hours. The longer it
feeds the more virulent it becomes. This
gives an almost perfect protective
method for those who must go in the
woods and misunderstanding the
body and head at least twice day. A
tick is likely to attach itself to any ex-
posed part of the body, but the favorite
feeding place is in the hair at the base
of the head. An important protective
measure when going in the woods is to
wear high top shoes or boots.
A curious feature of tick infestation,
as shown by Public Health Service work
ers, is that it tends to be localized around
centers-but these centers do not remain
the same from year to year. 1t is as If
infested ticks chose to chum together.
Evening star., 1936-06-11
Eight Years Ago.

Is the name of John McNab of any
special significance to you in connection
with the Republican National Conven-
ton? Probably not. Yet John McNab
was the man who made the nominating
speech for Herbert Hoover eight years
ago this month at Kansas City. His
name is of interest now only in connec-
ton with the changes that eight brief
years can bring in the political scene as
reflected by the national conventions.
Cast your eye over list Of names
men and women who were headliners
of the Kansas City convention that
nominated Hoover-and then try to fit
those whom death has spared into the
picture at Cleveland. The result is to
indicate that the talk of the Republican
partys "rebirth" should be phrased in
the past tense. 1t has already taken
place. Here are some of the names:
Charles Curtis, Charles G. Dawes,
Andrew w. Mellon, Senator Simeon D.
Fess, Nicholas Longworth, Represent
ative John @. Tilson, Senator Hiram
Bingham, Representative Hamilton Fish,
jr; Frank o. Lowden, William s. Ware,
F. Scott Mcbride, Mrs. Mabel Walker
Willebrandt, C. Bascom Slemp, DR..
Nicholas Murray Butler, Senator Reed
Smoot, Senator George H. Moses, James
]. Davis, Senator Robert N. La Toilette,
jr.; Mayor William Hale Thompson, Post
master General Harry New, Senator
yames E. Watson, Ogden Mills. Charles
Evening star., 1936-06-11
Young Blood i'm Rome.

Having through his Ballila organiza-
ton modified the boyish branch of Ital-
ian "manpower" for military purposes,
thus synlbolizing the importance he be-
slows upon youth in the realization of
Fascist plans, MuSsolini has apparently
decided upon a rejuvenation of Italian
craftsmanship. He has just appointed
his son-in-laW, Count Galeazzo Ciano,
who is only thirty-three years old, to
the foreign ministership Thus the
youngest man ever to occupy the post
assumes its duties at the most critical
Juncture in Italy'S modern international
history. II Duce has hitherto held
the foreign affairs portfolio himself He
relnqmshes it in a cabinet Shake-up
which also relieves him of the minis
tries OF colonies and corporations. The
dictator has by no means divested him.
self OF cabinet responsibilities, as he has
been holding no fewer than eight
portfolios and will continue to preside
over five of them, including the PREMIER
SAAAP oAAS2 CA4C VI llll6IIOT,
war, navy and aviation.
MuSsollni has given previous evidence
OF his faith in young blood. Signor
Dino Grandi, former foreign minister.
who is now Italian Ambassador to Great
Britain, was in the middle thirties while
in Office at Rome. Gen. Italo Balbo,
hero of the great 1888 Italian squadron
transatlantic flight, and since then
| Governor of Libya, is another of Musso-
| inlS youthful Heutenants. Count Ciano,
who takes charge of Italy's external re-
lationS after spectacular service with the
Italian air corps in Ethiopia, is said to
be slated to succeed MuSSolini as head
| OF the Fascist regime. If any such
exalted future for his son-in-laW is seri-
ously under consideration, it would be
a tangible step in the direction of Great
ing MusSolini dynasty, thus perpetu-
ating family control over Italian des-
TIMES as long as FaScism remains en-
throned as the country's political system.
Rome has no overweening affection
these days either for Great Britain or
for Anthony Eden, its foreign secretary,
who, throughout the Ethiopian imbrog-
lilo, was excorciated as Italys Enemy
No. l. But in selecting a STRIPPING as the
pilot of Italian foreign affairs II Duce
seems to be taking leaf directly out of
| perf1oious Albion'S notebook. Britain
MAS international relations for the past
six months have been in the more or less
| Sagacious keeping of Mr. Eden, who went
to Downing Street while well on the sunny
side of forty. Coming to think of it, the
possibility appears, too, that the autocrat
on the Tiber has heard from Cleveland
that the Republican party is by way of
abolishing old guardism and deciding
| that henceforth youth must be served.
| OF course, no matter who signs foreign
Office communications at Rome, the di-
recting hand is that of the masterful
personality who is monarch of all he
surveys from the ramparts of Palazzo
Venezia-MusSolin in person.