Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-28
Higghligghts on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

the business of keeping body and soul
together.
I have been known TO put my own
name at the bottom OF rhymes have
made, and some people have alleged
that they were really not at all bad,
especially for a one-armed man.
Valparaiso Linked
To Santiago by Auto.
FL Mercurio,, Santiago. car
service is to be established between VAL
paraiso and Santiago, running vehicles
between the two cities on regular sched-
ule daily. The route will be via Casa
blanca, and the time required between
the two cities will be two hours, or pos
sibly a little more, but in any event
will be a much quicker trip than by
rail. One of the cars is already under
construction, and viii be a commodious
and luxurious equipage seating eight
persons, and having also large COM
partment for luggage.
Parrot Theory Receives
Tremendous Jolt.
FL Mundo, Havana.-The long-enter-
tanned theory that an old parrot never
can learn to talk has lately received a
tremendous Jolt. A student in juris-
prudence has Just been graduated by
the law faculty of the University of
Havana at the age of IS. True, Senior
Bernardo Castillo is not parrot, but
II a man of IS can study and complete
examinations in legal lore we believe
that nothing is impossible and that a
parrot of equal or greater age can learn
TO speak Spanish! For Senior Castillo
has not only acquired a knowledge OF
the ancient science, but his attain
ments were Of a high order, surpass-
ing the marks made by many other
members of his class. And now, in the
late autumn of life, he Is setting about
the practice of the profession he Is so
we'll qualified for-an example many q
younger man In any walk Of life would
do well to emulate.
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Historic Names
Should Get Preference.
Ell Mercurio, Santiago.-In the prep
arations being made Tor the renumper-
ing of the houses of Santiago, in ac-
cordance with the new and systematic
order, quite a few requests have been
made with reference to changing the
names of some of the streets. In most
cases the names suggested to replace
the present names are those having
some particular significance or interest
to individuals. Where these changes
would mean the elimination OF present
names of ancient Colonial tradition,
either of locality or person. we do not
favor the revision, and particularly not
of the names Of thoroughfares called
after celebrated men, such as Del
Peumo, Cenizas, Baratillos, Sauce, Cam
adilla, O'TIiggins and Manuel Montt.
OF the last two, however, two or three
streets in diverse quarters of the city
bear the same names. There Is, for in
stance, an Avenida O'HigginS and two
Gales O'Higgins and two Gales Montt
and an Avenida Montt, repetitions
which occasion much inconvenience and
confusion. Undoubtedly the names of
these streets could be changed TO adj
vantage, to the end that no two thor
oughfares of the city bear the same
name.
where new additions are opened in the
suburbs, there should be no objection to
the previous or present owner OF the
district bestowing upon the principal
street either his own name or that OF
his wife. Such a practice maintains IN
proper fashion the origin of the new
acquisition and they are certainly as
appropriate designations as any others
that could be bestowed.
Eut the names of all historic figures,
of all people illustrious in the national
life, should be granted the preference,
and the older streets especially should
never be renamed for any others. This
Is the practice in London, Berlin, BrtlS-
sells and New York and all the other
cities of the United States. Paris has
been prone of late to name her streets
for people prominent from time to time
In municipal life who are, nevertheless.
for the most part, entirely unknown to
the majority of the citizens. The same
thing Is true of Partisan monuments.
profusely erected wherever there Is
space for them and in honor Of many
persons whose fadpe is already forgot
select their public catalogue with greater