Evening star., 1930-12-16
IORNALE D'ITALIA, Rome
To be rich in the United States
Is not an undiluted felicity. As
soon as q man becomes distin-

"A To be rich in the United States
Y Is not an undiluted felicity. AS
~ soon as q man becomes distin-
guished for his wealth, he inn
mediately becomes the cynosure OF eyil
eyes and of~men who plot how they can
divert to themselves large portions of
his funds. These attempts frequently
take dramatic form, when prominent,
men in commerce suddenly disappear
and 1t cannot be determined what has
become Of them. Sometimes it Is re-
ported that they have committed some
defalcation and fled, or perhaps ended
their own existence, because of the bur-
den and anxiety of their affairs, but
usually these disappearanceS can ulti-
mately be traced to the capture OF the
missing person by one Of the gangs"
constantly preying upon the leaders in
organizations Of order and industry.
The children Of millionaireS often
have to be accompanied toatheir schools
by guards, and the ofiicials Of promi-
nent automobile companies also have
armed attendants about them day and
night
A paradox, too, Of this lawIess system
Is that while some elements are waiting
for an opportunity to abduct man or
money, others are asking tribute from
him for protection, assuring him that
his life and property are safe upon the
payment to them OF so many thousands
Of dollars a month, and that the object
Of such conflicting interests need not
fear the abductors while acceding to the
demands Of the protectors"
The richest industrialists In America
are thus compelled to give tribute to one
group Of outlaws to escape the attentions
of another, and even ON their trips
abroad, in the effort to escape the perils
of their existence at home, they are fire.
quently subjected to the same menaces.
'qui vive" for the most exorhitant
largesses and woe betide the modern
Croesuses who do not pay expeditiously
tribute to their "patrons"l
To be rich is not always to be happy
in America.
Sun Bathing
Held Unhealthy In Chile.
FL Mercurio, Santiago-The current
belief in the efficacy Of the rays Of the
sun has possibly injured more people
than 1t has benefited. When this new
gospel was first preached, Chileans, who
have been lodging the sun for centuries,
In the fond persuasion that they were
prolonging their days by staying in the
shadow, began to court the incandes-
diminution Of clothing and an abSo-
leScence Of hats that was supposed to
give them the full benefit Of the curative
sun-rays. Just how many strokes Of
apoplexy and heat prostrations can be
traced to this new fad we do not pre-
sumo to calculate. but judging from
the increased numbers Of such cases,
and particularly the numbers Of those
who have succumbed at bathing beaches,
AL m1u ~ "a
rigors Of the sun, 1t may be logically
inferred that the cult Of the sun
worshipers has its disadvantages.
Were the same practices pursued in
the very zenith Of our Summer season,
beyond doubt these nortalities would
have figured even more extensively IN
our statistics.
In our opinion, there Is as great q
necessity for clothing against the hot
days Of Summer as against the tempests
of Winter.
Bee-keeping Requires
Natural Ability and Training.
FL Telegrafo, Guayaquil. THE art and
science Of keeping bees is one Of the
most ancient that has engrossed the
| attention of mankind. Vergil, Ovid and
| Horace are some of the Latin poets
that have sung of the care of bees and
the culture Of honey, and there are also
references to this industry in the works
Of Homer, and in the sacred Scriptures.
which are perhaps the Oldest records
| that have come down to US.
/ Despite the antiquity of the occu-
patton, however, it cannot be said to
| be one that is well understood or wisely
pursued, certainly not in Ecuador. Many
| of the people living in the rural dis
tricts, hearing Of the high prices for
honey, and desiring to produce on their
farms a commodity which will repay
them richly for the investment required
set up their bee-houses and think that
all that remains to do Is to 60 out at
certain seasons and remove the honey
The fact Is, DECREASING is an exact
and difficult work. and one that re-