Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-11-12 | Page 4 | A Washington Daybook

S J t A n Washington By RODNEY Daybook kj I IBy WASHINGTON Nov l 12 Minister Dino Grandi Grandl of ot Italy when he le comes here to talk things over will serve as sort of ot a tomato net for Premier Benito Mussolini Mussolini wanted to come to Wash Wash- ington His embassy here broached the matter to the stat state department The department hemmed and even hawed The project lapsed Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary Stimson and his subordinates It Itis' Itis Itis i is is' learned had the thought though of guarding thousands of ot roofs and office windows as Benito rode through New York streets The least that might might might-be be expected of ot antifascist they were sure was a bombardment of overripe tomatoes Visions of New NewYork NewYork NewYork York fascist and fighting and tossing each other from high rooftops strengthened the fear that thai Mussolini's entry might turn into a terrible International mess So here comes Grand Grandi H H. G. G a tea given by the Overseas Writers proved to be short chunky Voluble spoken spoken t-spoken and very geniaL He makes a noble effort to keep his large bald spot covered He teamed here with his publisher Nelson Nelson Nel Nel- son Doubleday wh who is for all aU practical practical practical purposes about 11 feet tall Egged on Wells and frankly of international problems but not for quotation Remember he said in parting I 1 didn't say athing against France was a gre great t roar of ot laughter There w wis was s a the other night for Tor John Beard the British labor leader The committee made up up of people interested In in labor bor problems asked Senator Costigan of Colorado to toI I preside Everyone showed up in ordinary or or- or-I or dress having been told Beard was that kind of a labor leader Everyone that is except Senator Davis Davis Davis Da Da- Da- Da vis of ot Pennsylvania former secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of labor who arrived in full dress Davis sat the the head table with three sheets of prepared speech He said he had been asked to preside and nd had come oine all the Pennsylvania Pennsyl vania Costigan got word to committee committee com corn corn- members that he was withdrawing withdrawing withdrawing with with- drawing in favor of Davis They sent seat back assurance that he had been asked t to preside and would be expected ex cx- x- x to do so Costigan thereupon presided and the party was over before before before be be- fore Senator tor Davis had ad a a. a chances chance to tomake tomake tomake make the speech The misunderstanding misunderstand misunderstand- ing lag has not yet been cleared Public Printer George H. H Carter fires lires any of his apprentices who get married His latest victim is Rudolph 23 years old who mar- mar tied lied three weeks ago and notified his superiors by letter About a year ago Carter discharged several apprentices who had married reinstating some of ot them later I S First diplomatic parties of the season season season sea sea- son son Indicate that the embassy liquor situation continues to tighten Most diplomatic salaries have been cut and two wo legation staffs are paid in pounds sterling which arent aren't worth as much muchas as they were Guests find the punch less ess satisfactory and the practice of serving hard liquor in secluded side rooms more prevalent The best that can an be said for Zor most embassy punch punchs is that that-it s makes you sick if you drink enough of at it Party veterans always shun hun it and begin search at once for forthe forthe the he side sid room and Its highballs