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Meantime Republican outsiders continued hopefully to expose themselves to the lightning. Michigan's Senator Arthur Vandenberg kept mum in Washington, but photographs of the Vandenberg home were beginning to circulate through the Press. In Columbus, Old Guardsman Ogden L. Mills pounded away at "demoralized" New Deal spending. In Manhattan, Representative Hamilton ("Ham") Fish Jr. hazarded an eight-point landing on the Republican platform. In Sacramento, Governor Frank Merriam announced that he was not opposing friends' efforts on his behalf. In Chicago, Publisher Bernarr ("Body Love") Macfadden opened up campaign headquarters...
...live, rushed it to the O'Haras' home in Pawtucket. There last week Sox, wasted from 20 to 6½ lb., was under constant care of two veterinarians and Mrs. O'Hara. Finder Kelley, more concerned with his creditors than with Sox's health, kept mum about what he would do with his $1,000 windfall...
This was parroted by German officials high & low last week while the Realmleader kept mum. Every wiseacre in Europe was saying that win, lose or draw for Italy, the Ethiopian war must prove a victory for Germany. If II Duce is permitted or succeeds anyhow in snatching colonial territory, Der Führer after that can scarcely be halted eventually in his announced purpose of "redeeming" the onetime Imperial German overseas colonies now held by other Great Powers. If on the other hand, Dictator Mussolini is balked by the League of Nations, the Italian attitude toward France is sure...
Shrunken old Greek President Alexander Zaimis remained mum as the Sphinx all week while his resignation was rumored hourly and Royalist slogans appeared, "Vote For Georgios II, A Democratic King!" The Tsaldaris Cabinet announced it would hold a plebiscite Oct. 27 on a restoration of the Monarchy-provided, of course, that a settlement of the issue by the trusty and traditional Greek method of a coup d'état did not occur before then...
...know anything about it," snapped President Walter B. Teagle of Standard Oil of New Jersey, arriving in Manhattan from London, where he had remained at the Ritz Hotel during the whole pother. Still 100% mum. Tycoon Teagle debarked in Manhattan last week, while London papers still rumored that he hired Mr. Rickett in the first place and ordered the promoter's fat fee paid last week regardless of future developments...