Evening star., 1932-11-05
A TRIBUNA. San Jose-One Of
the problems which preoccupies
residents in the canton Perez

residents IN the canton PereZ
IL Zeledon is the passage Of the
rivers in the rainy season. While
present roads are much in need OF I'M
provement, the best highways in the
world are rendered of little utility II
there is not sufficient safety and con-
venience in crossing the numerous
streams The bland supposition OF the
government is that most of these rivers
can be forded but this is not so when
they are swift and swollen with ram.
Then even the smaller currents are
threatening and dangerous. Among the
more hazardous Ell General stands first.
1t has already claimed scores of victims.
and no later than last Sunday nearly
one more. when young man. Victor
Rivera, attempting to cross by the 1ord
on the highway at Urena, was carried
away, horse and all, by the strong cur
rent. He owes his life to one of his
companions, who spurred into the
stream and carried him, after a terrific
struggle, back to shore.
The government should concern itself
promptly with proper means OF com
munication. not forgetting to take into
account that this zone is one that pays
the heaviest amounts into the public
treasury With good roads and sum-
cient bridges. the canton would be able
to accomplish much more for itself and
for the nation.
1t is rumored that the secretary OF
state and a number of national deputies
will soon visit this region. We hope
this is so, and that their inspection will
result in some beneficial action regard
ing bridges over Ell General, at least.
Ceylon Leader Urges
Buying at Home.
Ceylon Daily News, Colombo.-The
practice of thrift, the creation OF capl-
tai by means of cooperative credit
scale and a strict adherence to the
gospel of SwadeShi embodied in the
slogan Buy Ceylon Products" were ad-
vocated by Sir H. L. de Mel in the
course of talk to the members of the
Y. M. c. A. Forum.
In the course of his address Sir Henry
ranged over the whole field of Ceylon's
export and import trade. He traced the
origin of wealth, material and produc-
tive, barter and exchange, the gradual
exchange of commodities between coun-
tries and the extension of trade across
the waters by the exchange of goods.
He showed how trade was established
in Ceylon through Arabs and Chinese,
then the Portuguese and the Dutch,
until the arrival of modern trade con-
ditions when banking facilities, cable
and postal facilities, established modern
trade conditions and paved the way for
the influx Of capital from countries
abroad.
Door Slams Found
Worst Noise Evils.
lie Matin, Paris.-There have been in
existence for q long time any number of
organizations favoring silence. They
are, and always have been, opposed to
the footing of automobile horns, the
rancous Naturalization of loud speak
ers, the yelling of th6ughtless boys, and
equally forgetful men in the streets, the
Gathering Of trucks and trans and the
vocal and instrumental voluntaries so
often perpetrated late at night.
pillory those guilty of all such nui-
sances, and particularly, no doubt, the
fife player, the bugler, the chair mender
and the driver Of nanny goats!
Yet, strange to say, there has not yet
been founded q society for the extermi-
nation Of men who slam doors! The
reason for this Is, perhaps, that If the
race of door -slammers were suppressed
the universe would find itself depopu-
lated in the twinkling Of an eye!
So, in default Of resorting to so des-
perate a remedy, and destroying these
domestic whirlwinds, the only expedi-
ent may be to moderate them. Some of
the woman social reformers ought to
lead this new organization. But, per-
haps, they have not, in this regard, suf-
f1eiently tranquil condolences them
selves!
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