El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-17
PENSIONS FOF
WIDOWS Of l
WORKERS
Germany Plans Expansion
of the State Insurance
Benefits.
FISH MARKETS TO
FIGHT MEAT FAMINE

II ERLIN. Germany June lin
- portant extensions to the Ger
man system OF state insur-
ence for workingmen are made
in a bill adopted by the Reich
stag on second reading after protraetsd
debate. Though the main object OF the
bill was to consolidate the three
branches Of state insurance, sick. acci-
dent and invalid. the latter including
old age pensions. which have hitherto
been administered under separate laws.
the new law extends the obligatory
sick insurance TO about 100000 farm
1aborers Iumbermen and others earlier
deprived of its benefits
It also provides for pensioning at a
moderate rate widows and children OF
insured workmen and increases the
provision for female workers at child
birth, to allow the mothers full opp0r-
tunity for recuperation before return
ing to work. 1t is estimated that the
additional cost Of the three kinds OF
insurance will be $32.000.0 600 per year.
Of which the empire is to bear $500
900 and the workmen and their en-
plOyes the rest.
Fighting Meat Famine.
To combat the general meat famine
that is increasing throughout Germany
despite the recent concessions OF the
imperial government 70 facilitate the
Importation of cattle, the cities are es-
tablfshing municipal fish markets for
the sale Of sea fish at low prices Char
lottenburg. Steglitz and WilmersdOrr.
three Berlin suburbs. have opened pr
are about to open such markets. and :
their example has just. been followed
by Leipzig As fish is not popular as
a food in Germany. the private 1lsn
markets are undeveloped and made
ouate and the municipalities have
found if necessary to take this step IN
order to place a good. nourishing 1cod
within the reach OF the masses VINO
cannot pay the prchibitive prices now
charged for meats
The -Charlottenburg authorities, be-
lieving that the unpopularity OF fish IS
due to ignorance Of how 70 COOK IL
properlv. have arranged IN the public
school buildings, free cooking courses
where housewives may learn how 70
prepare fish paIatably IN great var1-
ETY. Of ways
Losses In First Year.
The German Aviation company OF
Fran Main. formed TO conduer
a passenger service with Zeppelin
dirigible balloons. has closed its first
years business with a loss Of s71,s5o.
due largely TO the cost OF restoring
the dirigibIe Deutschland after its
destruction in the Teutoburger forest
last year This years balance sheet
promises to be even more uniavorable-
the second Deutschland. the destruction
of which at Dusseldorf III May viii be
charged against the new account. not
having been insured like its predeces-
sor. Undiscourags however, by the
H-fortune, the company viii order an
additional dirigible for passenger ser
vice.
Value on Marriage.
a low value IS placed on marriage
by a Berlin 1ocksmith. Paul Beck, who
was detected and arrested in the act
of brea king into the strongbox OF the
church in which he had been married
month before. When Beck, who
has a good business and reputation.
was asked what had tempted him TO
commit the crime, he replied that he
wished to recover the fee OF $3.50
which he had paid for his wedding. q
sum which appealed to him as alto
gether too much for the service.
The dogs Of war, military hounds
trained for scouting, detecting the ap-
preach of the enemy. recovering the
wounded. etc. are by an order just
issued. to be dropped from the German
military establishment The dogs after
a trial Of seven years have failed TO
Develop the qualities OF which so
much was expected at the time OF their
introduction