Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-08
Il MERCURIO, Santiago. - We
who marvel at the beauty and
inspiration of a vernal land
I scape should feel ourselves as

I'll MERCURIO, Santiago. - We
- who marvel at the beauty and
inspiration of a vernal land
IL scape should feel ourselves as
signed to make more lovely the
somber life of those who cannot see.
This is the theme of the campaigns I'M
dertaken by directors of the School for
the Deaf, Dumb and Blind. Restricted
as are the privileges and pleasures Of
those comprised under the first two
classifications, they are fortunate, in
deed, compared to those who cannot
behold the lavish beauties of Nature
spread in majestic panorama before
those blessed with the celestial gift of
vision. A Lighthouse" is to be estab
ton large and modern, where the sight
less can find useful employment, pleas
ant recreation and a refuge from tribu
lations.
Picked Up Coal on
Highway to Save Waste.
Daily Herald, London.-A soldier
named Charles Frederick Binto of the
Royal Corps of Signals was charged
with stealing a quantity of COAL worth
8 pence, ''the property of the King"
The bench found the case proved,
but discharged Binto on account of his
good character. P. c.. Atkinson said he
saw Binto at North Town carrying a
kit-bag. Binto admitted the bag con-
tanned coal which had fallen from
lorries and which he had picked up on
the road. ANY one" he said, could
pick it up: otherwise it was crushed by
the traffic and swept up as rubbish"
Binto told the court he had no in
tention of stealing. He simply thought
1t a shame to see the coal wasted and
destroyed.
Architecture of Peru
Enduring as Well as Massive.
Ell Concrete, Iima-The architec-
tural constructions of ancient Peru are
enduring and massive. They are indie
alive of a strong, intelligent and de-
cisive people, for without these robust
characteristics they would never have
left their posterity such magnificent
monuments The straight line domi-
mates in all the towers, fortifications
and temples that remain Of this former
culture, many of them scarcely any the
worse for the unknown centuries that
have buffeted them. Nowhere in any of
these structures Is found an arch or a
pointed window or doorway. The rec
tangular construction Is used uni
versally. great monolths often serving
as lintels, where in other styles of archi-
lecture round or depressed arches would
be found. Similarly, the columns are
all square-cut masonry and undecorated,
pillars of the classical or medieval Euro
pean types never having been employed
by these prehistoric builders.
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Highways Marked
BY Argentine Motor Club.
La PreSna, Buenos AireS.-Large num-
bers of vacationists are deserving the
CITY, mostly via automobiles, for various
resorts, especially large contingents
having Mar del Plata as their destina-
ton. To facilitate the travels of these
pleasure-seekers the Argentine Automo-
bile Club has placed markers and sign
posts along the principal routes, indi-
eating the detours and giving other i'm
portant notices and information to mo-
florists. It is regretted, however, that
many of these landmarks, especially
some of the larger and more substantial
ones of concrete, have been so assidu-
ously plastered with advertisements of
every sort that the directions are scarce
ly legible any longer. These square pill
lars seem to offer an especially suitable
surface for the display of posters and
placards and are freely taken advantage
OF by inscriptions advertisers of every
sort.
Y. NJ. G. A. Active
Among Chinese I'm Peiping.
North China Standard. Peiping.-
Every week more than 20 groups of men
and boys are meeting under the auspices
of the Peiping Y. M. G. A. for study and
fellowship. This number does not in
clude either the educational classes In
the three Y. M. G. A. schools or work
carried on under the auspices OF the
student department. One of the most
interesting groups is known as the VI
Yeo-She, and is composed entirely Of