Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-05-07 | Page 9 | G. Bennett is Titled Caliph of Bagdad

J imea G. G Bennett Is Is I Titled Caliph of Bagdad NEW EW YORK YORI May C AP James AP-James James irdon cdon Bennett the younger he who led Stanley Stanley to find Living Living- ne is the subject of a new ro- ro antic newspaper story o ot of fact Its It s the only book on Bennett written g o one oae e o oJ of his men who was inti inti- tely associated with Ith him l Albert jUbert lbert Stevens Crockett for many ears airs a correspondent under Bennett Dennett the Herald and later editor of f hj he World Traveler Magazine Is 2 lie he author and he has titled h his J 00 k When James Gordon ordon Bennett Bennettas Las as s Calf Caliph ph of Bagdad EThe he author tells how Bennett 2 rebuked him for a bit of ot yellow Journalism he practices practiced i h dowing William K Vanderbilt header he elder and his bride around Parts Pam discover where the newlyweds spend their hone honeymoon moon And gain ln is told how the commodore i e t. t l Crockett to Venezuela where Castro V tro death Vl the dictator was living ill ill ear lear and to report the revo- revo rev revo- revo titian expected to ensue but ensue but didn't tonce lOnce Once says Crockett an editor was o bold old as to resent the despotism of ot f he fie commodore and cabled him his instead or oJ some news j c J was supposed t to send Another roused the Jealousy Of ot the Herald HeraM owner ovner bY by a acquiring qUI l g asocial a social position and a fortune of his own while city cHy editor in New York Still another r rhad had his salary substantially raised because other members members of ot the Bt staff ft stacked their beer bottles behind his desk and the commodore commodor walking in unannounced said sad he did not see jee how the man could afford to buy buya a lot of ot refreshment As autocratic as Bennett was however he had a sense of ot humor which he occasionally displayed He played a n practical joke on a guest gueston on his yacht acht who asked to be called every morning In time for his bis bath The commodore had him aroused by lly y sticking the nozzle of ot a afire fire hose through the cabin port and firing tI a full fuH blast in the gentleman's face race Like the Harun al of Crocketts Crockett's dreams Bennett could be romantic Jt It was said of him that thatto thatto thatto to a certain lady he admired he declared de declared declared de- de Madam ladam the Herald Is at your our feet teet