Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-24
Highligghts on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

A 16-year-old boy on whom sentence
was deferred for attempted burglary In
February last appeared for sentence re-
Gently. when It was reported that since
then his behavior had been unimpeach-
able.
In diSmissing the boy with an ad-
monition, Sheriff Robertson remarked:
Keep away from burglary-it doesn't
pay. The average earnings of an ex-
perienced and skilled burglar are not
more than 15s Sd week. according 10
reliable authority. There is no money
IN it."
French Motorists
Warned to Beware of DOGS
lie Matin, Paris.-For some time past,
LIE Matin has been adhering to rubric.
Tor which, for my part, as a faithful
reader, am very grateful. It relates,
It dilates upon, It explores and discusses
the processes and judgments and the
opinions relating to many things which
might otherwise pass unDoticed, but
which are, nevertheless, always Of great
interest, especially to those concerned
in these or similar legal dramas.
A new sort Of Jurisprudence and It's
tribunal inaugurated by the Court Of
Appeals at Dion, for the trial Of dog
killers, merits such consideration. Here
is one of the latest cases. A shepherd
dog hurled himself beneath the wheels
Of an auto. In consequence the driver
ran of the road at an angle and COL
lided with a tree. There were damages
to the vehicle, and the owner brought
suit. After all the testimony was ad-
duced, the possessor of the dog was
just about to be acquitted--the chauf-
feur was at fault. Today, the owner of
the dog is convicted-he must pay TO-
900 francs damages and finest
This last judgment is correct. It is
consistent with the latest code Of the
highway. The road is henceforth to be
for those who use it as a channel Of
communications. 1t IS not a pasture,
nor trysting place. not a debating hall,
nor yet playground for two and four
footed animals. Beasts have the right
to travel 1t, it is true, but only on the
condition that they are. watched and
guided.
Such is the law of progress Who am
to object to it? At the same time
this decision causes me remorse. Say a
small pup makes fall a cyclist, and I
attribute the discontinue to the cyclists
aWkWardneSS. That one calls me an
idiot! By virtue of the decision of the
Court of Appeals at Dion am wrong.
Yet monsieur, if you read these lines
you will know the reasons for my dis
agreement. InlS decision merits the
attention of many more than me-
Especially Of those who let not only
their dogs. but also their cats, geese,
chickens and cows run the roads. In
case Of accident, it will be for them
10000 francs damages. with interest
and penalties, or maybe more. Some
dogs prove expensive, even If you did
not get them at canine exhibition.
A word Of counsel to motorists is
also not out Of place: Beware of dos.
Be prudent-especiaiiy when you meet
one with a threatening eye. II you
bump into him, you are likely to smash
your nose. No indemnity will be able
to restore 1t, and your nose, once lost.
you will lose perhaps the Fiction Of
your lady friend!"
Horses Not Forgotten
In Adelaide, Australia.
The Bulletin. Sydney, New South
WaleS.-No need to 60 as far as Cape
| Colony for an instance that the Mel
bourne suggestion Of o memorial to the
Great War horses has been. forestalied.
There Is fine stone drinking trough
| for horses in Victoria Square, Adelaide,
with a brass plate bearing an inscrip-
ton in memory Of the horses that were
| killed in the Great War. 1t has been
there for some years.