Miscellaneous Mentions

Harold E. ("Red") Grange, an Illinois University footballer, will be a Congressman if certain of his friends who like to see him run have their way. Last week they circulated a petition to put him on the Republican primary ballot as candidate for Congressman-at-large. If nominated next April he might be elected next November, and in December, 1927, when the next Congress will probably meet, he would be only six months under the minimum age for Congressmen (25 years).

John W. Langley, of Pikeville, Ky., was convicted some 18 months ago of conspiracy to violate the prohibition law. Some twelve months ago he was elected to serve two years in Congress at a salary of $10,000 a year. Last week the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided that Langley should serve two years in the penitentiary and pay a $10,000 fine. The Supreme Court may have to decide which course Mr. Langley will follow.

The story was told and was published in the press, that when President Coolidge was entertaining the Italian debt-funding Commission at dinner, someone brought up for conversation "the personality of Benito Mussolini." It was agreed that he had a genius for organization and then--so the story ran--Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur turned to his neighbor at table, Signor Alberto Pirelli, "financial wizard of Italy," and remarked:

"That boss of yours thinks he can accomplish everything by the use of force. How long does he think he can get away with that stuff?"