Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-01-10
A OPINION, Santo Domingo
OIr pewsf0yS leave the dis

tributing room OF La opinion
IL between the hours of and in
the afternoon to make the sales
of their papers. Forty or so lads devote
themselves to this work by means OF
which, without great effort or any in
gredient of deception, they are able 10
earn daily sum sufficient for their
own support and, in some cases, . for
their families.
We regret to say, however, that there
are some people in this community
who are SO lacking in a sense OF cnar-
ity to these small vendors, and really
SO destitute of shame and conscience,
that they have devised an ingenious
method of reading the paper without
buying it, and so deprive the newsboy
of his sole means of making humble
living. This plan Is that Of renting
the paper. The circumstance that the
boy obtains his papers in the afternoon.
and Is not expected to return unsold
copies for credit until the next morn
ing. gives these ''leasers" of periodicals
ample time to digest all the printed in
formation they desire. The newsboys
really have no alternative these days
about consenting to the arrangement,
for, in many instances, they must
either rent their papers. or obtain no
remuneration at all, So IIldlly VI CAAC
public are refusing to buy copies
though they can well afford to do so.
In our opinion, and no doubt in
that of other newspaper publishers,
this is detestable. if not criminal
practice It interferes drastically with
business and tends to demoralize youth.
The boys naturally prefer return OF
centavo on each copy to no sale.
and the unblushing clientele, who can
well afford to invest in a newspaper
daily, retain the other centavos in
their misery pockets.
Unless we are able to abolish this
reprehensible custom within the imme-
date future, we shall refuse to offer
our periodical for sale through any re-
tail Dealers Then those that desire to
know what is transpiring not only in
Santo Domingo and in the republic. but
throughout the world as well, will have
to peruse copies on file at our office.
and we can assure these parasitical
niggards that they shall pay much
more for the opportunity of thus keep
ing abreast of the times than the pitt
full centavos they should now pay the
newsboy for copy of La Opinion.
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Old Hay Market
| Still Busy in Berlin.
Welt Spiegel, Berlin.-Less and less
| the usual thing is it becoming to see
horses mingled in the professions OF
automobiles and street cars which hur-
riedly thread their way through the
streets of the city Instead of water
troughs at = the street corners, there
loom at every intersection parti-colored
gasoline pumps. Instead OF "Hu und
1
| phere is far more frequently vibrant
with "Daemme" C"Confound it's') and
more potent abjurgations.
Nevertheless, Berlin still has so many
horses that in the northern part OF the
city, on the Gartenplatz, twice every
week a great hay market is held, In
| every respect the same as so years ago
long before there was even the remotes'
thought of motor cars. Fresh hay foi
| the Berlin market is exhibited upor
horse drawn wagons, which stand In
long rows on either side of the square
I Buyers chew at samples just as II they
were to be the ultimate consumers
they are assisted by bridleless horses
which heartily approve, if their eager
ness is any sign, of the fodder they
have brought to market. The farmer
and the hay merchant of the capita
conclude their bargain with hand
shake beside the teeming cart. Nags
still harnessed conveniently help them
selves to mouthful from the load.
that brush their noses.
1t is all very friendly, very remi-
niscent and very frag-ant-the hay mar
ket of Berlin on the Gartenplatz. You
can all enjoy it twice in every week
Long live this pleasant vision Of thu
olden time!