Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-04
Highlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

"AIASTIN, Jaffa. - The Wailing
Wall Commission has opened its
inquiry into the respective rights
of the Arabs and tke Jews at the
wall One assertion made by the
Jews for prior rights Is that 1t Is a
ruin of the original temple. We are no
authority, but of the three different
architectures evident, none seems TO be
Jewish. The Oldest, at the base, Is
Roman. The other two belong 70 the
Islamic period. And If 1t is true that
Jews of every generation have under
taken most perilous journeys to pray
and weep before this wall, 1t Is fair
question to ask, "Why?" Is 1t not to
weep for the past glory Of the temple?
And Is 1t not intended TO renew IT?
If so, are not the Moslems justified in
resenting any encroachment? The
same argument applied to the wall could
be applied to the whole haram (munic-
ipaD area.
Madrid Now Has
Its Traffic Problems.
Ell Sol, Madrid. - Every day the
number of cars operating in Madrid be-
comes greater Central streets, where
the traffic is naturally heaviest, are con-
gested with vehicles, especially at GER
tain hours, making it almost impossible
for pedestrians to cross. On holidays
these sections of the city present the
appearance of a persistent maelstrom,
and were it not for the saving service OF
the automatic traffic signals many
might spend the day upon the curb be-
seeching Heaven for the opportunity to
pass. However, the Inconvenience and
connection thus manifested In the city
streets are no deterrentS to those as yet
without a car. Every family Is looking
forward to the time 1t may ride
too, or, If the lure overtakes 1t,
journey forth to regions of plain and
mountain.
All This in
One Lady'S' Purse.
Ell Nuevo Diario, Caracas. - You,
dear young lady reader, aSsuredly have
a purse; it is big purse, of leather, and
with a double clasp; it has three COM
partments and silk lining; 1t Is q
purse in which you always carry mir
ror, two walls Of perfume, lipstick, 2
few dirninutive crackers, a nail file ana
a nail polisher; a scrap Of paper with
the words of the song, "Esta Noche Me
Emborracho!" This Night Intoxicates
MeD, copied on the typewriter; two
bonbons, a piece Of soap, some little
keys on a little keyring, and one other
key; a shopping list, box OF rouge,
another of powder; two rumpled letters,
a visiting card, q comb, rosary, .
picture of the Madonna and Child; q
little notebook, to which adheres tiny
square pencil in q sheath, souvenir
portrait, a talisman in. the shape OF a
curious coin; two flve-centimo pieces
(the result of transaction with the
baker), a sample of satin TO match with
bolt of the same color, recipe Tor
guava candy, a page from calendar
with two couplets of poetry on the re-
verse side, Las Senas de un Peluquero,"
ADVERTISING the address of a hairdresser
and his uncomfortable water waves;
another pencil, a pair Of gloves cut
ting of elastic, recently purchased; bill
fold containing a 20-bolivar banknote,
a headache tablet, st. Anthony medal,
three tickets for the autobus and three
lozengesl
Have we not made a correct in
ventory?
Cats Entirely
Unknown in Angora.
FL Mercurio, Santiago. = Among the
other universal contradictions and para
doxeS is the fact that In Angora they
do not have cats. Here for years--in-
deed for centurieS--we have fondly be-
lieved that the aristocrats of the cat
family came from Angora, or at least
originated somewhere in Asia Minor,
but travellers In that region tell us that
this animal Is entirely unknown there.
Whether 1t originated IN those districts