Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-18
Higghlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

Y A MACEDONIA, Geneva.-The
police authorities Of Zagrah
(Agranl, in Croatia) have forbid
IL den the use of megaphoneS,
horns and ether devices for at
tracing attention BY peddlers. The Of
hcials maintain that these adjuncts to
the equipment of itinerant statesmen
noyance to the public, and also dis
turbing TO trafle.
Worry Merely
HallucinatiOn of Brain.
Glasgow Weekly News.-Worry Is
seldom concrete; it is usually, especially
when about more or less trivial OF
purely material things, q hallucination
Of the brain, due to nerve strain. So
invigorate your nerves and enjoy liv-
ing, regardless OF discouragementS that
come to us all.
Urge Adoption Of
California System.
FL Nuevo Diario, Caracas-We have
Just heard OF an excellent exercise in
the training of school children, which
we trust will be speedily adopted into
the curricula Of Venezuelan institutions
This scholastic novelty is practiced
among the higher grades of California
pupils. Older pupils act as ofncers and
employees of banks, under the instruc-
ton of one teaching financial subjects
These receive imitation money, both
coin and notes, from the other students
and transact with them all the forms
and systems of the banking business
The customers" make deposits and
Withdrawals, and the bankers enter the
amounts In their little books and carry
Ill al
in the proper handling Of funds.
These courses are arranged in such
a manner that every child, upon leaving
the elementary school, knows how ia
write and cash checks and has a knowl-
edge of the most important banking
procedures.
Papers Success Due
To Truth and Honor.
La PrenSa, Buenos Aires.-The peri
odicals of Madrid have been publishing
extensive commentaries in regard to the
progress and universal diffusion of La
Prensa. now completing its slxty-first
| year OF publication. The popular daily
La Libertad expresses establishment
that newspaper published in the cap
| itAl of nation comprising scarcely
more than 10000 900 people "a popula-
| ton destined TO reach 100, 900 900 at nc
distant day. should surpass in impor-
lance and popularity the journals of sc
many greater countries. La Libertad
then continues:
1.-The cinematographic film sent us
| for exhibition is an eloquent testimonial
Of the grand enterprise, founded In
! 1859 by DR.. Jose @. Paz. The success
Of the paper has been secured by ad-
! herence TO the principles OF truth,
honor, liberty, progress and civilization,
/ announced as keynotes in the first issue
| The film, showing wildly the operations
| and activities of La Prensa, has been
shown all over Spain and has inspired
new conception of the power and
benefaction Of this wonderful journal.
The daily circulation Of La Prensa, a
Of January !, 1890, totaled 467 90
copies, a prestige equaled by few other
periodicals in either the New or the
Old World"
Call Attention to
| Abuse of Franking Code.
Ell Mercurio, s5antiago.-The ministry
of the interior has issued a memoran-
| DUN to the secretary of state calling
attention to the abuse of the posta
| Thanking regulations. According to the
governmental laws and stipulations
| the only persons authorized 70 use thu
mails for the sending Of letters ane
packages without payment OF postage
are, besides presidential executives Of
the republic, ministers and assistant
ministers of state, presidents and secre.
/ taries of both branches of the National
| Congress and the president and secre'
tary of the supreme court of justice
At present members of both houses o.
Congress and practically all other ON
GERS of the government, WHISTLER In high
or low position, are franking al theiI