Evening star., 1930-05-24
IL MERCURIo, Santiago.-Of all
the petulant people who come
into the Police Court of our city,
- none complains so loudly or


- the petulant people who come
into the Police Court of our city
- none complains so loudly OF
unhappily as the "subpoenaec
witness" that involuntary beholder OF
an accident or q crime, forced by the
police to come and give his version OF
the lugubrious event. He comes into
court maledicting his bad fortune and
lamenting his lost time. The accident
may have happened 2 feet from his
nose, but often he knows nothing about
it. IT was just passing TRANQUILITY down
the street, senor mio," he will say 70
the judge, when the colnslon ocGurrea
I did not see it, but the carabinero
noted nv name in his little book. Now,
must lose the whole morning. was
but passing TRANQUILITY down the street
senior milo, most unfortunately at the
precise moment the casualty occurred
/ am a very busy man and this accident
means nothing to mel"
The magistrates endeavor earnestly,
but seldom can get more than this i'm
pertinent lament out Of the involuntary
witness. ..
At last he Is suffered to depart, still
maintaining that he was just walking
down the street, and. imprecating ms ms
unlucky star that placed him on the
occurred the accident.
X 40
Any Time Is Rat
Hunting Time in Glasgow.
The Evening Times, Glasgow.-This
is not of1cial rat week, but any time is
hunting time so far as this elusive
rodent is concerned. This was shown
when an organized hunt took place in
Glasgow side street, adjoining large
business premises. Like the fight and
the Irishman, 1t was not private quar-
rel and anybody could join In.
Rats were chased out Of old packing
boxes and were as speedily dispatched
as the watchfulness of the crowd and
the nature Of their weapons would allow
The hunt created some little excitement
but II the odds were on the hunters the
well known fecundity Of the rat may
soon make up for the temporary
depletion.
Woman Shooters
Not Invited to Fire at Pipes.
Manchester Guardian-A gunsmith
in Paris has opened shooting gallery
for women, and the frequenters are not
invited to fire at clay pipes, clay pigeons
or celluloid balls dancing on jet OF
water. The targets are all mems fg-
ures, and the customer can select any
share or size she wants, from slim and
tall to short and stout. Enterprising
but little too much particularization
Il n X 4
New German
Penal Code Swift and Sure.
Cologne Gazette.-The new provision
al penal code drawn up by the Berlin
rs a G
only 81 sections, covering felonies ct
present punishable by more than 400
different laws. The simplification con-
sists chiefly in the setting of penalties
for all distinct divisions of crime, the
penalties increasing automatically &C
cording to the degree of the offenSe OF
the number of times the offense has
been repeated. This will prevent the
evasion of justice by seeking the lesser
penalty where present laws conflict or
contradict. The new code has the mer-
its Of being sure, swift and saving.
\ y n X
Eighteen Happy Men;
Also Eighteen Happy Women.
LIE Matin, Paris.-Eighteen men, II
appears, have found perfect peace ir
this world. They are the 18 employe.
Of the cable company who are domicilec
upon O little island In the Pacific, where
they pass their lives entirely destitute
of feminine society.
As q result, they assure US, they have
no occasions for disputes nor any ri.
valries or discords, nor any suspicion,
of each other. They never weary oi
one another's society. They hunt, fish
are free from every sort of nonsensical
interruption. Nobody reproaches then,
| when they forget to shave or wish tc
be comfortable in their old clothes.
However, there are also 10 perfectly
happy women on earth, too. These are