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Reluctant but extraordinary tributes were paid last week by Paris' most blasé correspondents to Premier Pierre Laval, the shrewd, earthy "Honest Broker" of the negotiations to make peace at Ethiopia's expense. Cabled the New York Herald Tribune's James M. Minifie: "By his policy of obstructing the League's attempts to bring the aggressor nation to its knees, Premier Pierre Laval has gained more personal popularity in France than he has enjoyed for a long time. . . . The average man does not want to risk a fight. France is the average man, and Laval reflects...
Clearing the Canal, the Houston's party went sightseeing around the old harbor of Porto Bello, visited the Panamanian San Blas Islands...
Meantime an Indian with his shirt tail out, smoked glasses over his eyes and a battered Army campaign hat on his head climbed aboard the Houston. This was Chief Olo-Benanya of the San Blas come to call on Chief Franklin Roosevelt of the U. S. Chief Olo-Benanya spoke no English and Chief Roosevelt spoke no Chibchan. Nevertheless, the Indian managed to barter some spears and a handful of sharks' teeth for several cartons of cigarets from Mr. Roosevelt. This deal accomplished, the Presidential party sailed up the squally Caribbean, planning to land at Charleston...
...Meters Relay (man running 100 meters). Italian Entries: Ulrico Di Blas, Folco Gugliclmi, Nino Larocchi, Tullio Gonnelli. American Entries: Eddie Calvin, '35 Harvard; Edward Cady, B. C.; John McManus, B. C.; John Joyce...
...Meters Relay, 4.50 o'clock. Italian Entries: Mario Rabaglino, Ulrico Di Blas, Tullio Gonnelli, Luigi Beccali. American Entries: Joseph Murphy, H. C.; Larry Scanlan, H. C.; Bert Graham, H. C.; Ivan Fuqua, Indiana...