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...Ciano made his position unassailably strong when he got a rough-&-tumble pal of Ethiopian days, much-decorated Ettore Muti, appointed to Starace's job. Muti looks like a handsome U. S. gangster, and, not being too quick of brain or tongue, is the subject of merciless punning (muto = dumb). Last week Signor Muti had a gold medal pinned on his chest by Il Duce for having carried out 160 admirable bombing raids during the Spanish campaign...
...lobby the luckless cameraman was identified as Frank Muto of Hearst's International News Photos, who had bought a seat early, kept his camera hidden until the chance came to snap the conductor bowing his goodbye. The audience filed out denouncing the Hearstling as a "desecrator," a "barbarian," a "vandal." But Frank Muto Was unabashed while he waited to get his camera back. One blazing-eyed young woman marched up to him and flayed him for having "marred the ending of a great historic concert." "But it might have been a grand picture," retorted Frank Muto...
Regardless of Frank Muto there would have been no farewell speeches from the stage last week, no shower of flowers. Bouquets, Toscanini once said, "are for prima donnas and corpses, not for a conductor." When he had regained his composure he received a delegation from the Philharmonic directors who presented him with an elaborate silver beer service (he never drinks beer), a Beethoven letter and a glowing testimonial. From the Hall he went to his hotel where he gave a supper party for his orchestramen...
...promotion to be virtual viceroy of Manchukuo something of a scandal. As Director of Military Education he was held by many Japanese at least partially responsible for the assassination of Premier Ki Inukai by petty naval officers and cadets (see col. 2). Since this assassination was considered "patriotic," General Muto, though he resigned as Director of Military Education was soon promoted to the Supreme War Council, later sent to rule Manchukuo and created marshal. Reverently last week Japanese read what they were told was the last poem composed by Marshal Muto...
Died. Field Marshal Nobuyoshi Muto, 63, commander of the Japanese army in Manchuria, dictator of Manchukuo; of jaundice; in Changchun, Manchuria...