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Evening star., 1925-07-19
An italian Duel.

The story of a duel in Italy Is ca
bIed to the United States from Rome.
II ought not to be rated as very I'M
Mortar mt news. because tine names OF
the actors. Mario Siniscalco and Felice
Desimone, are not widely known in
this country. and there is nothing sen
sstional in the story because neither
Of the actors was hurt. There Is, how
ever. interest in the story because 1t
shows that two brave and bloodthirsty
gentlemen, sensitive to the point Of
being &ticklish about their honor, can
meet in fierce and deadly combat and
then walk off and eat breakfast to-
sether at their club.
Another matter Of interest about
this story is that it SAYS: Two well
known Italian fencers, Mario SIMS
calico and Felice Desimone. fought a
duel with pistols today because Of a
quarrel over their respective ability at
fencing. Desimone fired twice, barely
missing SinIscalc leo, who fired into the
air" Most persons will not under
stand why two men bent on killing
each other, and being experts with
swords. would pick out pistols, with
which they were not dextrous. An
alarm note is that MIR. Desimone fred
twice. barely missing" Mr.. Siniscalco.
How was II known that in two shots
he barely missed" him? Does barely
missed him mean in Italy a quarter
Of an inch or - yards? The mag
nanimity Of Mr.. Siniscalco in letting
Evening star., 1925-07-19
The Saving of Herrin.

1t Is only fair that VILLA amson
County, ILL.,, and its town of Herrin
should have a good deal of publicity
on their reform record. They had
enough of 1t, goodness knows. when
hate and tragedy stalked them both
Into this spiritual wilderness, ravaged
by jealousies and animosities that had
reached the killing stage, sauntered
Howard S. Williams of Mississippi
country editor and lay preacher, with
revolvers in his holster and Bible
in his hands. That was s months ago.
Since that time there have been no
killings and no home burnings
Bloody Williamson" has become
peace-loving and lava abiding. And the
credit Of the town and county is given
to the evangelist who has brought the
warning factors together. has united
them in common efforts for peace,
while a large number. including most
of the lawless leaders of the riotous
days, have hit the trail"
Mr.. Williams has closed his meet
ings. He has had the co-opera ton of
the churches of the county. which will
carry on his work. He has done what
neither the law nor the militia was
able to do. He has restored
order and reconciled enemies. He
takes little personal credit. but re-
CARDS himself as an instrument of
God in saving a community at war
1t is remarkable outcome. The real
test will come, of course, after the
enthusia SIN from the meetings dies
down. II is up to the people of Will
hanson County who have turned to
the new life to demonstrate that in
the words of the Apostle Paul. they
are steadfast. unmovable, always
abounding in the word OF the Lord.
kansas City Star.
Evening star., 1925-07-19
A Strange Murder Case.

Queer things are happening in the
case Of the Chicago man who is under
sentence Of death for murder and who
has just been reprieved for week
by the governor in order to test the al
legged confession by the condemned
mans brother that he did the killing.
The defense OF Scott, accused of slay-
ing a drug clerk in hold-up a year
ago. was that il was not he, but his
brother. who fired the fatal shot. The
brother has never been caught. Just
on the eve Of the execution telegram
reached the governor, signed by the
brothers name asking for reprieve on
the ground that he was guilty AND
promising TO surrender at once. The
governor acted as well he might.
Thus far the brother has not ap--
peared The telegram. II appears. was
handed to a messenger boy in the
street at Detroit.
Almost Immediately after the re-
Drieve was granted Detroit tele-
graph opera tor made statement that
he was a witness to the Chicago Kill
ing and that il was the missing
brother. and not the condemned man,
who fired the shot offering to give
his testimony. In explana ton or the
long delay he says that he had paid
no attention to the Chicago trial ana
ONLY saw newspaper picture OF the
convicted prisoner the other day. i'm
mediately identifying it as one OF the
participa nts in the shootins affray, but
not the one who fired the pistol.
This is strange tale. A man
witnesses murder and takes so little
interest in the case that ne does not
even read the reports OF the trial. does
not concern himself about the identity
ot the person accused OF the crime.
Such indifference is truly beyond
credence. Murders are assurediy not
such common places anywhere, even in
Chica go, that bystanders are wholly
disinterested in the developments.
A third factor now enters into the
case TO complicate il. The accused
man claims to have been present on
the occa sion Of the shooting with
woman companion. whom he could
not produce because, she being mar
ried her Identification would embar-
rass her. Now, it appears, her hus
band has pa ssed out of the equation.
by the divorce route, and she is free
to testify, and she will present her
self with a statement clearing her
former admirer.
The prosecuting attorney declares
that the identity OF everybody present
on the occa sion of the crime has long
since been esta ablished and that the
roster includes no such woman as the
divorced one and no such man as the
teIeera pher who says he can clear the
accused The simultaneous proffer OF
their testimony, coincident with the
receipt OF what is now regarded as
fake telegram, suggests that the de-
tense in this case is working ardu-
ously to save the condemned man.
These ma neuvers put the governor Of
the State in difficult position. He
must reject the new evidence or ac-
cept II. His alone at this stage is the
respon sibility and It is weighty.
Evening star., 1925-07-19
The Decline of a Romantic Industry
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

The oystermen frequently try to sail
out on a cold Winters night. perh a ps
in the midst of a gale when no one
but brave ma would venture forth.
and get a load OF oysters. But the
patrol boats usually find out about
it and they do not mince matters.
They know they are dealing with
hardy men. They may drop pre-
monitory shot across the bows of
poaching oysterman. but unless there
is an immediate surrender tmeaning
stiff f1ne) the patrol boat opens
ire in earnest There are naval
battles on Chesa peake Bay which
never get into the newspa apers. Some
of the oystermen carry guns, too. be-
cause when they get in a tight cor
ner they frequently fight back.
More frequently 1t means a race.
There probably is no more thrilling
sight in the world than that of
long. low. lean. racy bugeye with all
sail set in spite OF the gale blow
ing. leaning over into the water until
the spray flies mast high. running
like a mad thing to get away from
a patrol boat. Sometimes they actu-
ally do outdistance the patrols; but
more often change of the wind and
the superior power of the pa troll re-
suit in an arrest"
Capt. Bigier Loses.
Some years ago old Capt. Sim
Bigler sailed out on a stormy night
to do a little poaching. He crept
up to a forbidden oyster bed and
dredged. He got tremendous load
OF the finest oysters. Just then a
pa troll boat hove in sight. The hold
of his boat was fun and he was
already carrying a tremendous deck
load. He figured 1t was not worth
while to attempt any further hauls,
but that he had better make a run
for 1t. The one survivor tells the tale.
He said the old captain declared he
would run that load of oysters 10
hell or Cambridge before morning
The patrol boat was in hot pursuit.
A curious thing about the Chesapeake
Bay bugeye is that II can be sailed
so swiftly that control is lost. The
captain packed on every stitch of
sail he had. and. on a cold Mid
winter night with a gale whooping
that bugeye under the water The
pressure on the sails was so great
that the ship actually. meeting q
heavy sea. dipped her nose into II
and sailed right on down. All hands
save one were lost. The captain did
not get his load Of oysters to Cam
bridge; whether he reached that
alternative destination is an open
question. The pursuing patrol boat
picked up the one man who told
the story.
Evening star., 1925-07-19
THE NEW FREEDOM.


John, uih52. The truth shall make
vOu free.
We are hearing much today about
the new freedom. 3" On every hand
| men and women. especially our youth.
are talking about the breaking down
of old conventions and the giving over
of systems and practices that have
been time honored for generati tions
past The so-called youth move
ment." which is conspicuous round the
world. is particularly given to the con-
sidera ton of those things that make
for a larger liberty and a greater free
dom of action. Sometime ago we heard
Of senior class in one of our Ea astern
universities that had the temerity to
say to the president and faculty that
they no longer looked to them for
guida nee and direction. The presi
dent of the class made bold to say to
the faculty that the student body was
quite capable of determining for itself
what its course of action should be,
and that 1t did not longer look for d.
rection or counsel from those in au-
thority. 1t may have been an ex
treme example of the desire for great
er freedom, but it was symptomatic of
a serious condition.
One sometimes wonders whether the
for freedom, Recently chief justice
OF one of our courts declared that in
his opinion crime was on the increase
and another Federal judge unhesitat-
ingly affirmed that he had never in
his experience. which was long one
on the bench, had more fiagrant viola
tions of the law presented to him.
Does the new freedom that we
proudly boast of mean growing dis
respect not only for decent conven-
tions that govern us in our social re-
lations, but for the laws that are in
dispensable to our social and political
well being?
1t has been said by those who NAV
be our ungenerous critics that we are
the most lawless nation in the world. =
Whether this be wholly true or not. it
is becoming increasingly clear that
the larger search for the new freedom
is working disaster to many of our
most importa Mt institutions. Freedom
to us OF America is q precious heritage
and we cherish II and gladly defend It,.
but freedom that knows no restraint,
Evening star., 1925-07-19
The Franklin School Building.

Work has been started on the re-
modelling Of the old Franklin School
Building to make it suitable for
central administration headquarters
for the public school system OF the
District. Thus definitely passes out
OF the direct service as schooi-
house" structure that was once re-
earded as ideal. 1t is perhaps, not
generally known even in Washington
that model of the then new FRANKLIN
School was awarded first prize at the
Philadelphia centennial exposition in
1873.
Nearly half a century has passed
since the pc pie of the Capital city
were thrilled with pride by the an
nnuncement OF this award. They had
been suffering for MANY years. indeed
ever since the creation Of the Capital.
from inadequate public school equip
ment. They had not unrea sonahly be-
lieved that the central Federal City
should have the hest facilities for pub
lie instruction. The children. however.
were being taught. even in 1875. for
the most part in old. makeshift quar-
ters. too small for the numbers in at
tendance. ill.lighted, badly ventilated
and. even from the standpoint Of that
time. insecure and unsafe.
A few large and substantial build
ings had been provided by 1875, the
Franklin the best OF all in point Of or
namentation and arrangement. The
ma ajority of the schoolhouses were
sadly unsuitable. With the Franklin
as a model however. the community
thought to progress ra pidly, and high
homes were entertained that the Dis.
trict would soon catch mp with its
needs and he given q truly ideal equip
ment Those hopes have never been
realized.
Since the Franklin was designed
great advances have been made in the
matter ot schoolhouse design and con
structlon Less attention is paid to
mere architectural detail and more to
convenience and security. The Frank
lin had no school yard" Like many
other -schoolhouses of its period, and
FOR some time after it was built vir-
tually flush on the street without &C.
commodatians for the children to exer-
else in safety. The streets were much
safer then however. so that this pri-
walton was not so severe A it is to-
day.
Could Washington gain first rank
with one of it's school buildings now
in a national exposition? II may be
doubted. 1t has some notable struc-
lures devoted to public instruction. but
other cities have even better ones. It
has been hampered in this respect by
inadequate appropria tions. Even at
this moment the Commissioners are
compelled to hold up contracts for
new buildings which were authorized
by Congress with cost limits that are
lower than the lowest bids received.
Evening star., 1925-07-19
Open Shop Sa botage.

Strike promoting and breaking meth
DDS in the clothing business in New
York, which is perennially subject OF
conditions approxima ting open war
fare. have changed materially. For
merly pickets stationed outside OF the
lofts and shops pitched into the work
ers, sometimes killing, and often caus
ing desperate injuries. Later the pick
cts became bolder. and actually en-
tered the shops and raided the en-
ploye.. A few weeks ago two estab
lishments. employing non-union peo-
pie. were thus attacked and much
damage was done before the squads
OF club wielders were driven of. The
latest AFFAIR OF the kind shows fur
ther development. The other after
noon six armed men entered large
shop conducted on non.union lines.
timing their visit so that the proprie-
tors were absent, and. guarding the
telephone operator so that she could
not sound al alarm. lined up the en-
ployes under gun point and proceeded
ished goods. Then they made hasty
exit and escaped in a motor car. They
wore no masks and made no attempt
TO conceal their Identities.
Such methods, directed solely against
the proprietors, are calculated to bring
directly home to the owners OF the
esta blishments the question of cost.
This latest outrage caused loss. II is
estimated, of from $50 900 to 100000
In ruined goods. That the perpetra-
tors were hired by the union Ia pre-
surnable. They were proba bly, profes
sionals. selling their services in
cause with which they had no sffilia-
ton.
This form OF abotsge Ia new and
the deliberate manner in which it was
committed by hired thugs indicates
that the promoters Of the crime feel
secure. There is evidently field Of
work here for the police and the pub
lie prosecutors. II the orga nization
prompted this wholesale destruction
it's leaders should suffer.
Evening star., 1925-07-19

the other fellow shoot at him twice
and then satiating his honor by shoot
Ing in the air will he duly appreciated.
Perhaps he knew what kind of shot
Mario was. Still. II Is brave man
who will let another fellow shoot a
him twice without shooting back.
Opposition to duels in the United
States was based on the fact that
every now and then a duelist was
shot. causing bereavement OF innocent
persons. Killings of this kind were
also held to be bad examples to the
young. The duel also gave a marked
advantage to any gentleman with
ticklish sense of honor and quarrel
some ature who could afford to spend
a large part of his time at target prac-
tice. There were other reasons why
we got rid OF the duel In the United
States.
There is perhaps a little inconsist-
ency In our attitude toward duels.
Not as large per cent OF duelists were
killed as stunt sviators, motor cycle
and auto racers. jockeys in hurdle
races. parachute jumpers and steepie-
jacks yet when a man was injured In
duel the folks were shocked. The
fist duel remains one of our popular
psstimes. and while statistics are not
at hand. IL is believed that about four
quarts of blood are shed by prize
fighters to a half pint of blood that
used to be shed by duelists. II the
American duels had been conducted
with the polish. refinement and good
will OF French and Italian duels II is
likely that no objection would have
been raised to them.
Evening star., 1925-07-19
Brooklyn's Man From Missouri.

Now that the vacation period is on.
mayoralty matters in New York are
ouieting down and the big town is
getting less "het up" over the situa
ton which arises from Mayor Hylan's
ambition to serve a third term and
Tammanys disin cIination to give him
another non1ina ton. Occa sionslly one
Of the leaders mutters something
which suggests that the case is by no
means settled. and then one OF the
Hyla mites mutters back and the mayor
himself perha puts out one OF his
characteristic bits OF publicity and
promotion. But on the whole the sit
ua ton is quiet. with everybody wait
ing to see which way the cat is soin &
to jump. The cat in this case is the
big striped one that has it's ha abitat
on Fourteenth street.
Perhaps the most significant de-
velopment recently in this matter was
the indignation expressed by John H.
McCooey. the boss OF Brooklyn, now
on vacation in New Hampshire, when
ne was asked oE teiephone DE Man
haitian newsgatherer il he had de-
clared for Hylan, FIRST, last and all
the time" Boss McCooey roared back
that he had never said that, but that
he stood pat on his original declara-
ton that he would stick to Hylan "un-
til they show me stronger man.
One must profoundly respect the
political acumen of Boss McCooey s
statement 1t leaves him In the strong.
est possible position. II almost makes
him the dictator ~ the nominat ton.
He must he shown" Tammany must
bring forward a candidate who will
poll more votes than Hylan. Having z
the veto powNe--for Brooklyn's votes
Evening star., 1925-07-19
Convincing,

1t takes two to make a quarrel But
one who seeks it can usually find it.
And when two are in a quarrelsome
hunor, one reason or no reason is
sufficient to start 1t. Two Orleans ne
groes selected the moot question which
bra nd of cigarette is the most popu-
lar as the subject of their quarrel
They quarreled so earnestly and Sue
cessfuHy that one is dead and the
other on his way to parts unknown.
And the question remains unsettled
Neither convinced the other. You can.
not convince anybody by killing them
Neither is force nor profanity very
convincing. Others more intelligent
and presuma bly, better educated than
two colored men have made the same
mfstake.-New Orleans Item.
Evening star., 1925-07-19
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Half century ago srade-crossinc
accldents were common in this city. as
c+r.a. ~. IT,. the railroad lines
eS' val AAits and streets were
Railroad Train. al A. the same Level.
street cars were hit by trains. In The
Star Of July IS. 1875. is an account of
an accident of this kind in which. how
ever. train was hit by a horse car:
Today at about 1850 o'clock the
Washington day train south over the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad and
car No. 3S of the Four-and half and
Ninth street lines Of the METROPOLITAN
Railroad collided at the intersection n
virginia avenue and Four .and-a half
street. Fortunately at the time there
were no passengers on the street car.
and the driver, Mr. A c. D Harris.
was the only person injured. II ap-
pears that the signal man was on duIN-
at the time with his flag. and az the
street car approa ched Virginia avenue
the driver attempted to stop the car.
but the horse. becoming frightened al
the approach Of the train. ATTEMPTED
TO run away. Harris immediately nut
his whole strength on the brake. when
the lever. which appears 10 have had
flaw in it. broke. and he was left at
the mercy Of the horse. which ran
against the engine. striking near the
front driving wheel and being some.
what injured. The car struck the
tender and was knocked cros<wiSe the
Ftrack and badly dana ged. and the
driver by some means. had his foot
caught between the planking and rail-
of the Baltimore and Potomac Road.
and one wheel of the tender passed
over his heel. crushing the lower part
of it. The driver. at the time of the
collision, was doing his best to pull
the horse from the ira ok. and the
train was promptly checked"
While the Public Utilities Commits
sion considers proposals for new bus
lines it is interesting 10
ous Lines note that so years ago
Planned business men of this
city were meeting to pro-
mote the establishment of omnibus
routes in Washington. with this diff
ference, that the busses of half
century ago were horse dra wn In
The Star Of July Is. 1875. is the fol-
lowing news item;
The directors of the Northern Lib
erty Market Co. called a meeting Ia st
evening Of the stockholders of the
company to discuss the feasibility Of
establishing a line of some sort of con-
NCSdhSCS lidl VIII dIiOIu lHI
reaching the market. About 20 Of
the stockholders responded and met in
the Offices of the company. Mr.. James
a. Hoffman in the chair. and Mr.
George w. King as secretary. Mr.
Hoffman explained the necessity of
line OF some sort that would pass by
the market, which was entirely isolat-
ed from all the city railroad routes.
The directors, he said. had looked with
favor upon the new patent omnibus
the invention Of Chauncey Murch of
Cincinnati. which combined all the ad-
vantages of the horse car and the old
fashioned omnibus. The secretary read
a letter from Mr.. Murch saying thai
his invention was in general use in
Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Chicago.
and was rapidly coming into use in all
parts Of the country. The chairman
stated that with these vehicles they
would be rid of the enormous expense
of laying and repairing tracks ard
would not have to secure a charter"
Evening star., 1925-07-19

The first three words OF the Bible
the beginning of a world. and not the
beginning of a controversy. The story
NJ Adam and the apple may reason
ably he regarded az a warning against
subjects it cannot hope to understand.
Evening star., 1925-07-19

beholders, especially when worn on
the pei.
Why is it that the unusual makes
for laughter?
The unusually large flower. II worn
in the buttonhole. will cause much
mirth among associates. much as tho
crippled person viii cause laughter
among children.
The Hibiscus. however. is no clown.
but a very attractive flower. which
makes up, by it's beauty, for the tact
that 1t lasts only a day.
Evening star., 1925-07-19
Majority and Minority .

THE great ma ajority must rule eI-
claimed the patriot.
And yet said Senator Sorghum,
Il hesitate to intrude any remark
which might disturb lons-respected
theory-snd yet, L sometimes feel that
politics Is conducted by two organized
suade the great ma jority to vote its
way"
Evening star., 1925-07-19

So many different lines OF purpose
are sscribed TO the ku klux Klan that
il is coming to be regarded by one sec
ton OF the country only as q local
issue in another section.
Evening star., 1925-07-19
Rate by Mail-Payabie I'm Advance.
MaryIa nd and Virginia
All Other States.
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
70 the use for republication OF all news dls'
patches credited to il or not otherwise cred
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published herein An rights Of publication
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Evening star., 1925-07-19

An impersonation of Neptune Is
deemed necessary to a seashore
pageant. Neptune Is only myth.
Otherwise he might in many cases be
justified in suing for libel.
Evening star., 1925-07-19

II the hula baloo about evolution
is prolonged there is danger that the
Senate will feel called upon to post
pone other public business in order to
Investigate it.
Evening star., 1925-07-19
SHOOTING STARS.
RI rHILANDER JOHNSON.
Inexpert Interference.

tneXpert interference.
I monkeyed with a buzz saw
And 1t made my fingers sore;
Therefore. I'll never monkey
With a buzz "a " any more.
In science | intruded
With an idle. curious mind.
/ fear I've left a portion
OF my cerebrum behind.
Evening star., 1925-07-19

II the Iauda BILE ambition of enforce
ment officials to make prohibition
popular can be realized, the result
will 20 a long way toward solving the
problem OF the high cost Of living.
Evening star., 1925-07-19

There is no longer any dema nd for
the "ha eing of the Kaiser" 1t would
not be possible even to put him
through the courts for ba nkruptcy.
Evening star., 1925-07-19

The King Of England Is commanding
general admiration for his discreet
avoidance Of any discussion OF politics,
religion or science.