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Show SETTLEMENT POSSIBLE. Premier Nittl's address to the Italian chamber of deputies would indicate in-dicate that Italy had the friendly con-' sent, if not tho complete adhesion, of France and Great Britain in tho settlement set-tlement of tho Fiumo controversy along tho lines recently mado public by the government. Tho dominant point of view is that the settlement was entirely entire-ly favorable to the Italian people. Only tho ultra radicals aro dissatisfied with the plan for composing the Adriatic dis pule agreed upon by tho three governments govern-ments of Italy, France and Great Britain. The situation respecting Fiume shows distinct betterment. D'Annun-zio D'Annun-zio is reported as ready to relinquish control of tho seaport to .the regular Italian troops, and large numbers of his followers are reported to be quitting quit-ting tho city. Premier Nitli reported that tho government had asked both the regular and irregular forces to retire re-tire from Fiume and that more recently tho so-called natioual council iu the ieaport city had associated itself with tho government's program. The exact result of the plebiscite held in Fiume last week is not yet known, but cable advices indicate that more than half of tho voters who had registered had balloted and that a majority ma-jority of these favored tho altitude of tho national council, which is to permit per-mit the government to determine Fiume Fi-ume 's status by negotiation with Italy's allies in the world war. The United States dees not figure in this affair. The Washington government has all along taken the position that the Fiume controversy was a matter for Italy to deal with and dispose of. The address of Premier. Nitti clearly indicates a purpose lo fettle this and other problems, on a basis of negotiation, negotia-tion, so far as the Jugo-Slav nation is concerned. At one time in tho progress of the negotiations at Paris the Fiume problem seriously threatened hostilities in that section of Europe. Eu-rope. The Italian government evidently evident-ly does not intend that ill-judged steps shall heap still further burdens on the already impoverished peninsular kingdom. king-dom. PAT CROWE. Nineteen years ago an enterprising crook named Pat Crowe kidnaped a little lit-tle millionaire named' Edward Cud-ahy. Cud-ahy. Mr. Crowe worked his abduction enterprise to sueh good effect that the Cudahy family, like a well-regulated fire department, "responded promptly." prompt-ly." Twenty-five thousand dollars it cost the Cudahy family for the restoration restora-tion of the youngster. That was nineteen years ago. Last week Pat Crowe became a watchman at tho Salvation Army Eut in Uniou Square, New York. His first act was to borrow the money necessary to send a telegram to the "kiduapeo" of a score of years ago, congratulating him upon his engagement lo Miss Margaret Carey, a charming young lady of Chicago. Chi-cago. Mr. Crowe's message of felicitation felicita-tion read: Read with interest newspaper account of your eiifasremenr.. Brought back memories of 19oe. I want to send my congratulations. It may interest you to know that I have gone straight since my acquittal in 1 r. 0 5 ami am now employed by the Salvation Army. As you settle down to a life of prospective pros-pective happiness T hope our former escapade esca-pade will ke-p you mindful of the vast army of youths wiio are daily passing in and out of our ' reformatories, where a stisma ts placed upon their lives, and. barred from army, navy or customary pursuits, and looking: upon nothing; but a desert life before them, they naturally turn to the ways of the wicked. Far-reaching; Far-reaching; reforms in our penal code, especially espe-cially as affeefs youths and first offenders, offend-ers, are needed. J want you to know that T am devoting- my experienre, time and sm-h talent as T have to secure tho federal fed-eral legislation that will bring these great boons to humanity. The cue-time criminal whose act set the world by the ears reports that he has 'beeD 'straight" for ten years. The $25,000 he received as ransom was squandered within a short time and since then Mr. Crowe has lived as best he could, but always honestly. He has become a zealous advocate of prison pris-on reform and has Fpent much of his time delivering lectures before religious and other organizations in behalf of the establishment of federal vocational schools. The incident is interesting because of the prominence which tho kidnaping exploit gained, and for the further reason rea-son that it presents a somewhat unusual un-usual example of reformation. J |