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...while the committee was holding an executive session in another room, a female midget, Lya Graf of Ringling Bros. Circus, wriggled through the waiting crowd and headed straight for Banker Morgan. Leading the 21-in., 22-lb. creature in her gaudy blue satin dress was Charles Leef, assistant to famed Press-agent Dexter Fellows. "Gangway!" Leef cried. "The smallest lady in the world wants to meet the richest man in the world." Before Banker Morgan knew it, Leef had plunked Lya Graf down on his lap. Newscameras went into frantic action. The spectators roared with amazed amusement. Banker Morgan grinned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Wealth on Trial | 6/12/1933 | See Source »

...Midget: But I'm older...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Wealth on Trial | 6/12/1933 | See Source »

...Midget: Twenty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Wealth on Trial | 6/12/1933 | See Source »

Pressagent: She's 32. Midget: I'm only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Wealth on Trial | 6/12/1933 | See Source »

...Midget: In a tent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Wealth on Trial | 6/12/1933 | See Source »

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