Evening star., 1930-12-12
7 ONOLULU STAR-BULLETTN.-
Bill Blank Is an average citi-
zen of Hawaii Nei.
About four months apo

zen of Hawaii Nei.
4 Il About four months ago he
began to draw in his horns
on legitimate little luxuries, such as
shows, candy, cigars and the like.
He had no real reason for doing so
his pay was the same but he
had heard some one talking about hard
times"
A few weeks after Bill had begun to
hoard" perhaps a total of 50 to 81 a
week that way, his boss called him into
the office.
Times are bad, Bill" said the boss.
We've got to start cutting down
won't need you after Saturday."
Bill Is mad but Bill asked for
just that, when he started to hold his
weekly 50 or SO or "a out of circulation,
sand others also did, and for the same
reason which, you will remember,
was really no reason at all!
A word to the wise is sufficient!
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Newspaper illustrates
Pulling Power of Advertising.
Diario del Comercio, Barranquilla
We take this opportunity of reporting
a little incident which We believe will
be of value and interest to advertisers
1t will be remembered that in recent
edition we gave an account of the find
ing in the street of a number of articles
of clothing by the police. The owner
OF the apparel was invited to call the
Eastern Station where, upon identifica-
ton, he would be able to reclaim his
property. The voices of the vendors had
not been heard many minutes, soliciting
the sales of our periodical, when not
less than 20 people presented them
selves at the Eastern Station, one of
whom, Senor Luis Jorge Silva, was sue
cessful in proving proprietorShip' of the
garments in question.
This episode shows clearly the avidity
with which everything appearing in the
Diario del Comercio is read.
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Venezuelan MOtOrist
Displays Willingness to Aid.
El Nuevo Diario, Caracas.-There is
one phase of motoring in Venezuela
which we believe has no counterpart,
certainly not in the same degree in any
other country. And that is the willing
ness Of practically every automobilist,
when he sees another one in difficulty,
to help the latter out of his trouble. In
most other countries when one driver
goes into the ditch with his car, gets
two punctures simultaneously, or breaks
an axle other cars roll complacently by
without even so much as a wave of the
hand in sympathy.
In Venezuela, both the plebeian Ford
and the ariStocratic Packard will stop
TO render every assistance in their
power to other distressed vehicles of
high or low estate, lending tools, sup
plying gasoline, and Offering tows with
most unself1sh interest and generosity.
Such phenomena are everywhere OBJ
Servable upon Venezuelan highways,
and prove conclusively that all impulses
Of fellowship and courtesy are far from
being extinct in human breasts.
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Wars and RumOrs
Cause Jump in Vegetable Prices.
A Noite, Rio de Janeiro-Because of
wars and rUmorS of wars, prices have
recently mounted exorbitantly in the
public markets of the capital regardless
of federal enactions which have been
supposed to regulate these sales. Prices
of some vegetables have quadrupled
Thore are fish and poultry in abun-
dance, but they are not cheap. Most OF
the marketmen have announced their
intention Of not returning with other
offerings until the political affairs of
the republic are more settled, and ap-
parently wish to derive all the profit
from present sales which might other
wise be derived in a month. We would
direct the attention of the authorities
to such Irregularities.
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Jurist's Strange will
Intrigues French Press.
LIE Matin, Paris.-An American jurist,
dying, left to the municipality Of his