ITALY: Judge Mussolini
L'Onorevole Mussolini returned last week to his birthplace, Predappio, donned a fore and aft cap a la Sherlock Holmes, confined himself to a vegetarian and lactic diet, and proceeded to till fields, raise callouses.
All this and more he did to speed the hours of a brief vacation and reinvigorate his health.
In the village Brusque Benito was greeted by enthusiastic natives who held in his honor a baby show, then a beauty show. Of both bambinos and signorinas II Duce was judge.
Afterwards Predappio's "Our Benito" displayed knowledge of the Christian names of all the villagers, chaffed them in the market place, inquired about their children, cattle, women.
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