Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-11

v z MATIN. Paris.-A citizen who
Is very much averse to noise,
upon an insane impulse, muir
IL dered his two small children VINO
would not let him sleep at night
because of their crying. For TINS
terrible deed he has received a pun
ishment of six years in prison, three
years for each baby. few months
ago certain other citizens who had
been convicted Of selling contaminated
milk. intended for use in orphanages,
were fined a few hundred francs apiece.
It is very pretty to talk Of cherish
ing all our infants, and to moralize
about the heresies of birth control that
lead to our depopulation. but dtscourses
have no value in comparison with deeds,
and drastic action should follow OIL
lenses as heinous as those we nave
alluded to. It is a curious contradlc-
ton that in country so depenoent
upon the propagation and conservation
of new human life that we should set
at so cheap a price the survival OF the
individual infant.
X X y
u. S. Missionaries Aid
Culture in Bulgaria.
Bulgarian British Review, Sofia
For MANY years American mis-
sionary societies have done most useful
cultural work in Bulgaria. There are,
in addition to the Sanlokov School, the
beautiful American College now being
completed &C Simeonovo, and the primary
and kindergarten schools. which have
been opened within the last few years.
These institutions provide educational
facilities, in various forms Tor the
children of those living In the cities
and towns where Western ideas and
cf tad in
practical manner.
The masses, or pEasantry, in the vii
lagos, however, have been neglected,
with the exception of the fortunate few
who had the means whereWith to send
their children to the cities or towns for
instruction in social, hygienic and other
subjects. But this condition is chang
ing through the untiring effort Of DR..
and Mrs. Haskell Of the American
Mission, who after witnessing the back
wardness of the women and girls OF
the rising generation, and the urgent
necessity of their uplifting, by practical
demonstrations in nursing the sick,
caring for the babies and little children,
and in matters of hygiene and domestic
science, succeeded in raising funds in
America for the opening of an insti-
tuition on the principles of the Danish
Folk School" adapted to Bulgarian
conditions.
Wolves TerroriZe
Mountain Cattle Raisers.
Ell SOL Madrid. -The mountains of
Asturias, we are informed by a dis
patch from Gijon, are infested with
innumerable wolves, which are terrify-
ing the cattle raiSers of that region.
A drive recently was started against
IN l0a
ton OF 35 full-grown wolves that had
been attacking and devouring even
horses and colts that were out at
pasture.
City Council Asks
Orchestras Be Retained.
La PrenSa, Buenos Aires.-The city
council has issued an appeal to the
press, public and cinema-proprietorS
urging cooperation in the matter of
retaining the orchestraS and individual
musicians in the picture houses where
they have been displaced by the sound
and talking films. Although majority
of our people seem to prefer the silent
drama of the screen, this is not in
keeping either with the desires Of the
thS.ater arrangements or of the foreign
r1Oducers who wish to replace the
style of picture to which we are &C
custome6 with the talking film. With
the advent of the new pictures many
motion picture establishments already
have discharged all their musicians,
and substituted discs corresponding to
the action of the spectacle.
This already has worked q hardship
on the members of the orehestras, but
it Is likewise a severe blow to the artis-
tic and professional tendencies of the
capital, for many talented persons no
longer desire to acquire skill in music
Baeza, "Azorin," Pedro sainz Rodriguez,