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French Gesture. French statesmen, learning that their offer had been refused, played a shrewd game. One and all calmly deserted Paris for the three-day Bastille Day holiday. Minister of Finance Flandin ran down to join his family at a Brittany beach. Brer Briand filled a can with worms at his Cocherel farm and went fishing. Premier Laval packed his bag and went down to the country. The Press, loyal sounding-board of French politicians, bluntly announced that France had made a generous offer, it had been refused. Let Germany take care of herself...
Sunday afternoon German Ambassador Dr. Leopold von Hoesch telephoned wildly for an interview with Premier Laval. Premier Laval, having made his gesture, came back to town; so did sleepy-eyed Brer Briand. Hysterically Ambassador von Hoesch begged the Premier to reconsider. Did he really intend to bring about a revolution in Germany?on France's doorstep? Had he considered the possible consequences? Premier Laval was polite. He had considered. . . . Mais non. Without political guarantees from Germany, there was nothing more he could do. Ambassador von Hoesch left and Premier Laval had another, slightly sinister interview with two other gentlemen: Marshals...
Uncle Remus. "All I did was to write out and put in print the stories I had heard all my life.'1 Because of this statement, ascribed to the late Joel ("Uncle Remus") Chandler Harris by his daughter-in-law last week, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. contended that Brer Fox, Brer Rabbit and their friends were products of "the indigenous folklore of Southern negroes for many generations back." The contention was important, for $10,000,000 hangs upon the Court's decision as to whether or not. recent Coca-Cola advertisements featuring Brer Fox et al. have infringed...
...Baby. "His fis' stuck, en he can't pull loose. De tar hilt 'im. But Tar-Baby, she stay still, en Brer...
Engaged. Lucie Bedford, daughter of Frederick T. Bedford,* of Manhattan, yachtsman-president of Penick & Ford (Brer Rabbit molasses and syrup), granddaughter of Standard Oilman E. T. Bedford; to Briggs S. Cunningham, Cincinnati scion...