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...billet not too doux, M. Charles Maurras, Political Director of L'Action Français, Royalist journal of Paris, told Minister of the Interior Abraham Schrameck that a few thousand "patriots" would "shoot him like a dog" if he did not cease interfering with Royalist organizations. The matter went to court and last week M. Maurras was sentenced by default to two years' imprisonment. Appeal was entered...
...made a pipeful last 51 min. 11 3/5 sec. (without going out); speed prize to M. Bibendum (President of the Fat Men's Club) who, with perspiration-beaded temples, finished a pipe in 1 min. 10 sec. Cigaret-smoking contests for speed, for endurance, were won by M. François Fratellini (member of a famed clown family) whose performances were: 1 min. 3 sec., 38 min. Cigar records were...
...usually dependable Miss Swanson overplays the little laundress who rose to be a Duchess. She could not remember not to say "ain't" and got herself in trouble with the Princesses, Napoleon's sisters. A great many francs and a lot of actors from the Comedie Française went into the manufacture of all this. On its appearance it was, liberally judged, unworthy of the trouble...
...Senate, which invited the Premier to call for a vote of confidence as he had done the day before in the Chamber. The Premier accepted the challenge, took his seat in the Upper House and heard an able and bitter attack against his Government delivered by ex-Finance Minister François-Marsal, who categorically accused the Premier of deceiving the country by pointing out that the legal note circulation had been exceeded as early as February...
...Dollar bid. Rear Admiral Benson voted No; E. C. Plummer, Vice Chairman, voted No; Mr. Frederick I. Thompson, Commissioner, voted No. It was up to T. V. O'C., the Chairman?genial, smiling Mr. O'Connor. He voted Yes. A telegram sped off to the old man in San Fran- cisco. He grinned happily. At Washington, members of the Shipping Board could hardly speak to one another. Debate began again...