Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-19

~ RANSPACIFTC, Tokio.-Some dis
cord has arisen between the
police and education authorities
here because of the dismissal by
the latter Of number Of school
teachers, after the police had examined
these teachers to determine whether
they were radically inclined to a dan
gerous degree The police contend they
had no intention of causing the dis
missal Of these teachers and that the
investigations were merely an attempt
to prevent the development Of radical
ism among those suspected OF being
inclined in that direction.
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Americans Linked
With Mantelpiece Thefts.
Daily Mail, London.-A clever gang
is believed by Scotland Yard to
be responsible for the many thefts in
London Of valuable mantelpieces, the
latest Of which, the removal OF eight
valued at $1,000 from house in
Cavendish Square, W., was reported
recently.
The Daily Mail learns that this gang,
which has agents in America and other
countries, works chiefly on commission
as dealers abroad receive orders Tor
Adams and other mantelpieces.
"A list OF empty houses in which there
are valuable mantelpieceS IS given to
members of the gang, who, dressed IN
overalls, enter without being suspected,
and remove the marble in sections TO
van.
A West End art dealer told Daily
Mail reporter that American con-
noisseurs will pay exorbitant prices Tor
Adam mantelpieces.
"They are so easy to remove by an
expert mason" he said. The sections
are numbered, taken abroad IN suit
cases, and reaSSenb led."
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| Youth Tied to Rails
Escapes to Accuse Robbers.
La Malone, Florence.-The Mafia may
be exterminated, or practically so, IN
Sicily, but that there still exist IN Other
Italian compartimentos criminals equal
| " ruthless and ferociouS Is a truth mucn
too frequently demonstrated.
At Viareggio recently Felipe Mauri, %
years old, q native Of Florence. and the
| brothers, Armando and Leonido Zuppell,
seamen. aged % and 80 years, reSpec-
lively, attacked and robbed octave Bar
selotti, q youth OF IL, living IN venIl ,,
miglia, and then placed him. bound
hand and foot. upon the tracks OF q
railroad, first waiting until the whistle
OF q locomotive announced the coming
Of q train Barselotti, giving proof OF
q courage and GOODNESS truly extraorol.
nary, struggled in his bonds and exerted
Superhuman efforts to escape from ms
desperate situation. Sad to relate. he
did not succeed entirely, and the train
severed one of his legs below the knee
and his left forearm. He was found In
this pitiable plight short time AFTER
ward by a signal man, who halted the
next train and conveyed the SUFFERING
boy to the hospital.
There Barselott was able to give the
authorities the names OF the Scounorels
who had attacked him, and they were
promptly arrested much to their con-
sternation, as they drst assumed That
their victim had returned from the otner
world 70 accuse them.
The three criminals confessed that
they had designed to do away with Bar
| selotu to avoid the consequences OF the
robbery they had perpetrated upon him,
for they were all known to him.
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Depression Drives
MexicanS to Homeland.
FL Universal, Mexico, d. Fit is es-
timated that within the last year more
than 100, 900 Mexican citizens have re-
turned to their own country after resi-
denceS--in some cases OF years dura-
tion-in the United States. In most
instances these repatriations have been
voluntary, but of late some coercion has
been used by the authorities IN the
Northern Republic to compel the return
Of Mexicans to their native land when
such have become public charges, due