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...eccentric, intelligent astrologer named Chaney. Whoever his father was, London spent such an adventurous youth that his stored-up experiences were good for 16 years of novel writing. He had been an oyster pirate in San Francisco Bay, a sourdough in Alaska, a sailor, barber, patrolman, tramp, marcher in Coxey's Army, when at 23 his stones won national attention. Thereafter his life settled to its pattern: he was always broke, although he made a lot of money; he was always successful, always in trouble with women. Robbed right and left (he lent $50,000 to friends, could collect...
Mysterious Marcher...
...good faith and upon the best available information TIME identified, with picture, the mysterious marcher in the London funeral procession as Masseur Stoebs. Having discovered its error TIME now apologizes to all concerned. The Manchester Guardian identifies the mysterious marcher as follows...
...name of the marcher is Constantin Golovan, and he is a school teacher in the Rumanian village of Drago-Slavele, in the district of Muscel. M. Golovan is a member of the highest Rumanian military order of 'Mihai Viteazul' (Michael the Brave), which was created in 1916 and corresponds to our Victoria Cross. . . . M. Golovan came to the funeral of King George as a member of the delegation of this order, which comprised also a Rumanian general and two colonels. A sublieutenant in a Chasseur regiment during the War, he won the coveted honor by valor...
With tempers taut the Government staged a grand "proletarian demonstration of Revolutionary solidarity,'' sent all Government employes and a total of 200,000 Revolutionists prancing through the streets of Mexico City with catcalls for the church. Spectators beat up a policeman who tried to arrest a marcher for shouting "down with this farce of a parade! Give us bread and schools and work!" Meanwhile Government planes bombed the Capital with thousands of anti-Catholic propaganda posters, touting, among other things, the marriage of a famed ex-nun (see p. 62). "The time has come," proclaimed President-elect Lazaro...