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again molesting merchant Ships Decatur cap
tured the Algerine admraPs flagship and a brig of
war Agiers sued for peace. Decatur next humbled
his old enemy Tripo and did similar service at Tunis
having forever stamped the horrible custom Of
piracy in the Barbary states He received the thanks
OF Europe and was appointed United States naval
commissioner.
Some time earlier Decatur had been a member of
courtmartial that suspended Commodore Barron
from the Navy. Barron thought Decaturs influence
was still against him. quarrel followed and Barron
challenged Decatur to duel They met the famous
Bladensburg duelng ground March %. 1920. Both
were crack shots Realizing this fact. Barron said
they took their places pistol in hand:
Il hope may be better friends in better world"
Il have never been your enemy" replied Decatur,
calming adding: Now, shall shoot you through the
hip"
Both fired Both fell Decaturs bullet had pierced
Barron's hip, nf1ictng a dangerous but not mortal
wound Barron had shot Decatur through the abdo-
men. The hero of Algiers died that same night.
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THE MOST DARING ACT OF THE AGE:'

cent of the officers dismissed Decatur kept in the
service And he found speedy for the naval lore
he had acquired. For centuries the Barbary states
fTripo. Agiers, Tunis, etc., had supported themselves
by piracy Most nations Gncluding the United Sates)
paid them shameful tribute to win protection from the
pirate ships. In May 1901, the Pasha of Tripo de-
clared the United States and began to seize
American vessels that cruising in the Mediter-
Four Yankee warships sent to Tripoli.
Decatur along first lieutenant. During the
the United States manof-war Philadelphia went
aground reef in Trpol harbor and captured
Ey the pasha Decatur volunteered to go by night
into the harbor and destroy the Philadelphia.
He seized TripOitan vessel renamed her Intrepid
and with picked of about 20 young Americans.
sailed boldly into the harbor on moont night (Feb.
ruary 16 1S04 He steered straight for the Phadel.
phia leaped aboard the captive frgate at the head
of his men and swept the Tripoitan crew over the
rail into the He then fire to the Philadelphia,
and under the murderous fire of 14l from the
Tripol forts, escaped in the Intrepid In reward De.
catur promoted to a captain. No less a naval
Evening star., 1927-11-03

- TEPHEN DECATUR was officer in the United
States Navy. Yet his daring and the exploits
1 he performed outside the line of strict official
duty entitle him to a place among America s
Soldiers of fortune"
Decatur the and namesake of a commo-
dore who fought gallantly ir the American Revolu-
ton. From childhood Stephen loved the sea. While
cruising with father he learned everything about
the sailing and construction of ship When ne was
only II he helped build the United States frlgate
United States, which he one day to command In
1898, when he 49, he succeeded in obtaining mid
shipman's commission the same vessel
The United States at war with France 1t was
a petty war; but it gave Decatur his first chance. lie
aided the capture of several French prvateers in
the West Indies by quick presence OF mind say
ing the of captured and sinking ship from DEATH
He also Jumped overheard in midocean to rescue Il
lad who had been swept from the deck into the water
the Navy except six ships disbanded and IS per
Evening star., 1927-11-03

hero than the British Admiral Nelson said of his
plot:
'It the most daring act of the age"'
In August of the year the United States squad
ron made a general attack Tripoli Decatur led
division of the little fleet. In small gunboat he sail
against of the largest of the enemys frgates
sprang aboard. slew the Tripolitan commander in
single fight and captured the frlgate. He assailed
and took second of the Pashas warshps the
day. Decatur coming home in 1906 received a
tonal welcome that would have turned the head of
lesser man.
When declared between England and Amer.
lea in 1872 he had become commodorel In command
of the United States. he fought and captured the
British frgate Macedonia. Two years later, while
commanding the frigate President he was attacked by
four British warships. He put of these out of
action and fought against hopeless odds until
fourth of his gone and his decks were
awash with blood. Then to save the rest of his men,
he surrendered
Scarce the of 1912 at end when Decatur
against the Bey of Algiers, who had been
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BY RODNEY BUTCHER

Washington, Nov. 28.-Some Of
the vets and some Of the drys, who
regard prohibition as an important
national issue, are incensed because
the two political parties are mani
Testing the same degree of enthu-
siasm toward graphing with the
question as the ordinary Saturday
night bather does toward jumping
into the tub with a porcupine.
One hears and reads their sneers
and jeers every day. Biting re-
marks are made about the "cow-
ardice' and "insincerity" of the
parties. Critics on both sides ad-
vance the opinion that the party
which declared unequivocally. for
strict enforcement or modification,
as the case may be, would ride atop
landslide in November. The ordin-
ary citizen who is either very wet
or very dry seems to feel that way
Amid all the hubbub, certain per-
tinent facts arc often obscured. The
easiest answer to the whole ques-
ton, of course, is: What can you
expect in a country operated by
politicians and, to some extent, for
politicians
A prohibitionist is a prohibitions
ist first and a politician afterWard
A politician is politician first and
prohibitiCnist afterward. If it
were demonstrated that there was
strong majority demand in the
country as a whole for either strict
enforcement or modification, boil,
parties would topplc all over each
other to prove to the voters that the
popular will could find expression
sooner and more effectively through,
one party than the other.
1t may be that such majority
demand exists. There are many
spokesman for both sides who in
sist that it does. But no one can
prove that the sentiment can be
consolidated into voting strength
sufficient to insure presidential and
congressional victories to the party
which laight crusade on the
strength Of it.
The most important fact is, ia
the politicians, that while they
know that a strong stand by either
party which was not duplicated by
the other would affect the ballots
Of millions of voters, it could not
be foretold which side would reap
the most benefit.
There may be more "drys" than
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Editorial Comment
COllege.bred Steers
(St. Paul Dispatch)

Eight steers that went to college showed
the value of an education by bringing $205.92
head when they went to South st. Paul.
They broke the high record of that market
since wartime. The animals were fed at the
University Farm, under the supervision of
Professor w. H. Peters, head of the animal
husbandry department, and were used as class
room specimens.
All steers cannot be given college educa-
ton. The livestock grower will regard the big
price these graduates brought and say, "No
wonder, they have everything there to do with,
book-earning and plenty of money and help"
That is a fair answer, but it is not the COM
piete answer. What is needed is little white
schoolhouse for livestock on every farm in the
northwest, where youngsters taught at the
University Farm will play pedagogue and give
the market educated cattle
And, as an afterthought if college educa-
ton makes steer more valuable, how much
more valuable can it make the American farm
boy and how much can it add to his earnings
through life. 1t does not take many $2O5
steers to make $4,000 farmer
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ALI is quiet along the Rio Grande
tonight. Mexico is being very, very
good just before Christmas.
There are lots of nisfits in the
world. Think how much better off
everyone would be if Big Bill Thomp.
son and President Gales could trade
jobs.
Again we hear the wall that the
old-fashioncd family doctor is dis
appearing. Yeah, SOS your old.
fashioned family.
A Tennessee woman who is SO
years old used the telephone the
other day for the first time. Oh
course, she was on a party line.
Ambition is a longing lot Of
people have for a more pleasant
place in which to do nothing.
Opinions differ. Some think that
when fellow shows his mettle, il
means he has brass.
We don't know about a five-day
week. But a five-day weekend
ought to prove popular.
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fame is short. Byrd isn't mentioned, either,
and there should be growing interest in his
south pole venture. Smith and Herbert Hoo
YER are coming more and more into the news
daily, whereas Lindbergh is receding. 1t will
be some time before the tide of interest has
reached its high point for Smith and Hoover
Coolidge, really, is bigger figure in the
news than Lindbergh, with discussion of and
speculation on his 1923 intentions dominat-
ing national topic.
The students choice of Lindbergh for second
place as news figure does reflect one admir-
able quality, however. 1t is a tribute to hero
who has brought to real life the many fine
qualities we had thought only story-book Da-
vids possessed. That is great point in his
favor, and reflects praise, too, upon those who
selected his name.
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WASHINGTON a.
LETTER SKI

"wets," or vice versa, but who
knows which side can supply the
greatest number Of voters willing
to disregard all other issues and
vote only on the wet-dry Tue?
The question already has shown
its tendency to split parties. How
can the Republicans ride into large,
important wet cities like New York,
Chicago and Philadelphia ON bone
dry platform or, for that matter,
into states like New York and IL
linois which have voted "wet" in
referendums? The same question
goes for the Democrats.
That, at least, is the way the
politicians have to figure. In their
own home territories they may be
as wet as the town drunkard or
as dry as Death Valley, but in ma
tional politics the boys must have
internal harmony-or else they'll
nominate John w. Davis and take
a terrible licking.
There's something to be said for
the boys. Why break up a perfectly
good political party? Can't a
Bahaist and a Seventh Day Adven-
| fist marry and keep peace in the
family without either demanding
that the other swap religious be-
liefs? Incidentally, there is more
and more demand among Democrat
ic leaders for a harmony program,
but one would be quite silly to pre-
dict its success at this early date.
Among Republicans, it is note.
worthy that Senator William Edgar
Borah and DR.. Nicholas Miraculous
Butler are out on opposite limbs
bawling for firm enforcement and
modification planks respectively
and also noteworthy that neither
Borah nor Butler can properly be
called politicians.
The logical result Of yielding to
such extremists would be a new
political lineup in which the coun-
try would be torn between a Pro-
hibition party and an AntiProhibi.
ton party. 1t is true that party
lines don't mean much, but perhaps
a nation of 120.000,0OO persons
should not be divided on the issue
of some beer or none, especially
since even the Anti-Saloon League
will not insist on special reference
to the eighteenth amendment ir
either party platform.
No one who muses. over the
present prohibition situation, witt
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(Official City. State and County Newspaper
In the News

Journalism students in a western university
placed Lindbergh and Henry Ford at the top
Of the list in their selection Of the most impor-
tant men and women in the days news. Next
came President Coolidge, Mussolini, the Prince
of Wales, Mayor Thompson, Thomas Edison,
Gene Tunney, Governor AL Smith and Babe
Ruth. Among the women Queen Marie of
Rumania was placed at the head of the list,
with Mrs. Coolidge, Ruth Elder, Helen Wills
and Jane Adams next.
Ford undoubtedly heads the list. But the
next position we would dispute. Lindbergh
has been the biggest news figure of the day,
but his name in the news now we do not be-
lieve attracts the same interest as that of
either Gene Tunney, AL Smith or man they
failed altogether to Northumberland Hoover.
Lindbergh is waning news figure now. He
has been spectacular, but the quality of such
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and selected ones food at ridicu-
lousy low prices and, now and then,
someone actually paid cash. Strug-
Cling artists could cuff" their meals
and it was quite astounding how
many artists began to struggle. More
frequently than one would imagine
they eventually paid.
Such a place could not 60 on for
ever. In the end Polly gave up the
ghost and went to Paris, or some
where. saw Polly Holiday the
other night at Greenwich Village
artists dance. She looks sadly out
upon the Village that was and signs
as one skyscraping apartment after
another rises about Washington
Square. Again she sighed as she
related how the quaint studios one
could rent Sin those days" for $40
a month now bring $S5 to 500 from
the cloak buyers and brokers who
now rush to the onc-timc camping
ground of Bohemia.
GILBERT SWAN.
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IN NEW YORK

New York, Nov. 28.-Of such ma
terials as this is the pattern Of
Broadway.
They are two Of the funniest and
highest paid comics in the world.
Of course you know them-Eddie
Cantor and Ed Wynn. They call
Wynn the "perfect fool" He has
merely to slap a funny little hat
upon his head and cut a few capers
to send any audience into Mysteries.
Yet for years he has come to the
stage door with a sad face and left
the theatre with sad face. His
wife has been seriously i'll, and still
is. Almost nightly between acts he
will go worriedly to the phone to
inquire concerning her condition.
Then, as the curtain call sounds, he
will grab up his comic hats and
come drolly before the spotlight. He
is unknown to the nightlife world.
Now and then you will see him
dropping in at Rubins for sand
witch after theatre. This perfect
fool" prefers the solace and quiet
Of his great library.
And, q few weeks ago, the wife Of
Eddie Cantor lay desperately i'll in
4 New York hospital. She was
about to become q mother. Compli-
cations had brought about a crisis.
Word came that . blood TRANSMISSION
was necessary. The little comic
paced the back stage, night upon
night, his eyes tortured and hollow
from lack Of sleep, his face drawn
and his mind in a turn II. He
volunteered to rush from the thea
ter and give his blood to save her.
Yet no one in the audience 80
much IS suspected the back-stage
drama. He would come dancing on
With his songs and patter. Within a
week the crisis had passed. A baby
Nas born to the Cantors. OF course
~ one can tell how much longer he
QoQ4 have stood the st1Rin.
4M1s = year Or 30 ago There was
4pl1Dn who, following ! series Of
!. - ae "a night after night
sono1 theugh
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why 'Ben-Hur" has gripped the
imagination Of America for fifty
years. In the motion picture COM
ing to the Eltinge Theatre for We'd
nesday, Thursday. Friday, and Sat-
urday, the splendid portrayals Of
Ben-Hur by Ramon Novarro, Esther
by May McAvoy, Mother Of Hur by
Claire Mcdowell, and Tirzah by
Kathleen Key. add to the effect and
enhance the romance. These play
ers live the romantic side Of the
story, which is just as engrossing as
the sea battle or even the chariot
race.
Miss McAvoy, who previously was
best remembered by her role Of
Grizel in Sentimental Tommy" is
q charming Esther, daughter Of the
Merchant Of Antioch, who secretly
has saved the Hur fortune for the
young heir, and Ramon Novarro in
the Ben-Hur role is handsome,
valiant, marked by sincerity, depth
and range Of feeling.
Perhaps the deepest note is struck
latter Ben-Hur and Esther set out
to find his lost kin, who have been
immured in q forgotten Roman dun-
geon and unknown to him) finally
released as outcasts. Mother and
Tirzah find the youthful Benz ur
asleep on bench outside The dis
used Palace I Hur. The sister
kisses his shoe but the m. ther does
not dare to touch him. Silently
they 60 away TO save him from the
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PALACE-MANDAN

Stage entertainment of differ
emit kind will be offered at the
Palace Theatre in Mandan on Tues
day evening in the "Syncopation
Show" Don Adams as master of
ceremonies opens the show with a
comedy announcement and intro
duces the Melody Pirates. seven
piece ladies' orchestra, who furnish
music for the entire shcw. He then
introduces in order Stuart e. Davina
in dance number; Dale e. Decova,
singing popular harmony number
and doing dance; next the Lovettsin,
Nloop Juggling and diablo spinning
novelty. Stuart & Davina and Dale
& Decova offer further dance and
harmony numbers. Melody pirates
follow with three girls Going a dance
number, saxophone solo and comedy
rube band number.
Don Adams then does a sLecialty
using parodies and some clever
hokum. All the acts appear on the
stage for the finale. The show
moves along in fast style, fourteen
numbers being given in an hour and
from reports, no better show has
been seen at the Palace this season.
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all it's anomalies, should overlook
the fact that neither wet nor dry
leaders are bowling from the house.
tops for q national referendum.
Both sides probably would go into
one with fear and trembling.
It's all right to have state refer
endums, but a national referendum
might 60 either way and no matter
which way the cat jumped anything
more, than the barest majority
would affect the issue for a long
time to come. The vets may seem
to be, slightly less certain about
the odtcome than the drys, but the
latter are more opposed than they
are to the referendum idea.