The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-20
Gossip From The Old World
A German Crusade Against American
Securities---French Court For Wright
Brothers---Bandit Writes
To The Pope

lawyers to free him from confinement
He does not remember their names
and so appeals to the Pope. The lat
ter has already begun investigations
on Salomone's behalf.
For ten years Salomone was the
autocrat of a wide section of Sicily
He seems to have been always inspir.
ed by the highest motives. He never
failed to collect enough money for his
own use, making it his object, how.
ever, to exact rough reparation for in.
justice and the redress of wrongs. He
levied toll especially on the rich OPP
pressor. The district held him in such
fear that the local mayors declined to
assist the carabinieri against him, so
that the brigand, if not actually loved,
walked about unmolested and univer.
sally respected.
TRAFFIC IN DECORATIONS.
PARIS, May Sin spite Of the rath-
er thorough investigation into the traf.
fic in decorations carried on by the
lawyer Valensi, president of the Red
Crescent of Morocco, and his friend,
Clement, founder of various human
itarian leagues, nothing definite has
been learned by the authorities. In
fact, the affair has assumed a rather
luricrous aspect.
Most of the business of distributing
decorations was done from the Tuni-
sian Order, the Nishan Iftikhar, and
some of the patents of the Palmes of
the French Academy were genuine, al.
though it has not yet been explained
how they came into the hands of Va
lensi.
Valensi is the son Of a lower official
of Tunis. The association of which
he is head, the Red Crescent of Moroc-
co, is a counterpart of the European
Red Cross Society, the crescent having
been substituted in order not to wound
the susceptibilities of the Moslems. 1t
was established by man living in
Brussels who styled himself Honorary
engineer to the Sultan"
PARIS AGoe OVER ANkLETs..
PARIS, May 5.--A sensation today
was provided in the paddock at the
polo grounds by several French So
ciety women wearing plain and be-
1eweled anklets, easily seen owing to
the very short and split skirts now
worn. This novel fashion was
adopted at once here following the
cabled report that Mrs. Harold S.
Mccormick of Chicago is in the
habit of wearing one at society
functions.
All the week the subject has been
eagerly discussed, both in the draw
ing rooms of the more conservative
Parisians and the fittings rooms of
he Place Vendome. While a num-
Der of smart women have taken
kindly to the novelty a large section
Of society is now strong opposed,
protesting both privately and in So
'iety papers against what is called
he "Americanization" of Paris fash
ons.
One of the best-known jewellers
lere' when interviewed by your cor.
said, however, that the
controversy is bound to be settled,
is soon as it becomes known that
he idea originated in Paris two
ears ago, and failed only because
To- women sufficiently prominent in
ociety and sufficiently plucky would
'e the first to wear the ankIet.
Mrs. Mccormick has done it
low'" he concluded, land believe
he fashion has come to stay"
MORGAN A GUEST.
FLORENCE, May 5.-The antio.
Iarians Of the City of Flowers have
'een making up for lost time in the
asst few weeks, and the season,
Which promised to be a failure. has
urned out to be an excellent one.
1t has become known that ]. Pier
'ont Morgan bought extensively GU
ious furniture of one kind and an.
'ther. His sister, Mrs. Burns, who
with him, also made purchases, !
mong other things, of two exquisite
igures, standing about a foot high
II nuns in gilded wood of the four
eenth century, and Of most rare
workmanship.
The interest in this purchase lies
n the fact that these figures were
nee among the treasures of Gabrielle
'Annunzio, which he was Obliged to
live up, as he could not or would
lot pay for them. The antiquarian
Who had fhasa 6Ouraa bo eo,,o,oI