Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-07
Highlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

Heaven have no desire to leave that
bourne again for the earth; and those
who are suffering the penalties of their
sins in Hades cannot"
Occult science is a study which en-
crosses many men. but how futile vet
thelr EFFORTS to find a convincing verify
ana comfort in such phenomena.
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French Schoolgirl
Carries IL Pounds of Books Daily.
LIE Matin, Paris GFrom the column
complied by "Rcsine') A little girl
has written me:
Madame: Since you spoke about
the weight of tae childrens school
books the other day, my mother has
had the curiosity to weigh the little
satchel which 1 bring from school every
evening, and carry back again every
morning. 1t weighs kilo3 500 grams
az pounds. I am but little girl
lO12 years old, and though 1 do not
I'VE on the sixth floor like the little
ooy you tod about, do live 400
meters tnearly mile) from the primary
SCHOOL Twice during the week l have
to carry in addition a portfolio of music
for my piano course. This weighs l kilo
700 "a little over 4 pounds. I believe
tIat really have more reasons to COM
plain than the little 'garcon'"
PAULETTE.
Mile. Paulette: You certainly do have
right to complain. I hope with nv
whole, heart that a remedy for such a
condltlon may soon be found, and that
your little arms, and those of your
fellow pupils, boys and girls of France,
may soon be relieved of these heavy
weights.
OverprOducti0n
Held Cause of Depression.
Correlo do Ceara, Fortaleza. 1t has
been estimated that during the nine
tenth century the population of the
world increased from 600,000.000 to
100000, 900. To provide for this. food
materials and all other items necessary
Tor existence had to be produced and
manufactured in proportionately in
creased quantities. During that century
the steam engine, facilitating travel by
land and by water was invented, and
manifold uses of electricity discovered
all OF which permitted much greater de-
yelopment in agriculture, and cheaper
ana better manufactures.
Much economic progress was achieved,
despite the varying possibilities of pro-
duction in different countries. some
being much better endowed with nat
ur3l resources and possessing more en-
terpriSlng and intelligent racial stocks
But, in general. an advance in pros
perity and education was noted every
where with the beginning of the twenti-
eth century until the beginning of the
Word War. Then the normal, healthy
movement of trade and migration was
interrupted and prices scared to I'M
heard-of heights. AS a result new
industries had to be taken up in coun-
tries to which they had been foreign.
Tariffs were erected which made each
country practically a sealed unit.
When the end of the war arrived, the
barriers ere leveled again and the
world was inundated with all sorts of
commodities, both natural and manu-
featured. Production was rampant
everywhere, and soon supply far ex-
ceeded the demand. Nevertheless, the
frenzy kept on, until the markets were
overburdened beyond relief, foreign ex-
change declined, prices fell almost to
the vanishing point, and the whole
world had to suspend its gainful activi-
ties until industrial and commercial
affairs again were bgought into proper
relation with its ability to consume.
This in brief, explains the cause of the
present economic crisis, apparently not
yet ended.