Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-23
FILM AS DETECT0R
Used in Germany to Disclose
Dangers of Impure Milk.
CONVICTION OF DAIRYMEN
Inclement Weather Reduces Num-
Der of Accidents in Alps-Meat
Prices in Berlin.
CONVICTION OF DAIRYMEN
BERLIN. February II. 1918.

BERLIN. February II 1915"
a moving picture film showing the dan
gers of an impure milk supply has been
exhibited with such good effect in Ger
many that health officials at once be-
came much more rigorous in their en-
forcement of the pure food regulations
Their campaign against negligent dairy
men was conducted with such energy
that the milknen finally presented Pc
tition to the authorities. asking for the
prohibition of this particular film. In re-
ply to this action prof. Sclossmann OF
the Dusseldorf Municipal Hospital for
Children, who is responsible for the film
proved that it had led to the trial and
conviction of many dairymen for viola
ton of the pure food regulations. Its eX-
hibition was not discontinued.
Important Feature.
Moving pictures have become an i'm
ness In Germany. There are now no less
than 90 moving picture 'theaters IN
the capital. with as many more in ,he
suburbs. The tendency now is to erect
special houses. INTELLECTUALLY suited for
ments are now building in Berlin. one of
which will seat 1,6C0 persons
On the other hand. there are already
signs of overproduction in the business
With SO many competitors in the field.
prices of admission must necessarily be
kept very low. Moreover. the film-pro-
ducing companies, which are on strong
financial basis, are making harder terms
for the show managers than hitherto, par
ticularly for the best class of films.
Weather in Alps Inclement.
The weather in the Alps last summer
was inclement, and as a result the num-
Der of fatal accidents to mountain climb
ers was reduced from 80 to %. Had the
weather been warm and summerlike the
number of tourists would have been nor
NAL: there would have been the usual
number of attempts to scale dangerous
peaks, and instead of 81 fatal accidents
there would have been something like the
1872 recorded in 1911, or the average Of
12S for the past ten years
These statistics have just been made
public by the German-Austrian Alpine So
ciety BY far the larger number of the
fatalities Of 1912 were due to falls: these
amounted to J3 out of the total OF %, and
the greater part of these occurred during
high-mountain climbs. Thirteen persons
were caught by avalanches and killed; :
pices by snow-slips, and 3 died of heart
failure due TO overeXertion. Sudden
changes in the weather, particularly UNI
expected snowstorms, We're the direct
cause of many Of the deaths
Advance in Meat Prices.
Meat prices with the exception of beef.
have advanced sharply again, after hav-
ing remained nearly stationary since Oc-
tober. October prices were much higher
than those for October of 1911, and any
advance over them means that consid-
cradle portion of the poorer classes Will
eat less meat and eat it less often.
The number of animals available for
slaughter i'm Germany is today much
lower than it was year ago. and lower
also than it was in 1867. There are re-
auctions in hogs and neat cattle COM
pared to a year ago ranging from . to
10 per cent, according to the locality.
and in some places the reductions in
the numbers of sheep amount to 30 per
cent.
Buyers paid the farmers about "a cents
a pound for live hogs in January. 1911.
This month they are paying about 1ols
cents.
Insurance for Industrial Glasses.
The insurance Of the German working
classes Is nOl " NC I-il WIObS liz thO
hands of the government and its organs.
An association for insuring them on the
largest possible scale has just been found
ed at Berlin under the presidency of
Count Posadowsky, former secretary of
the interior.
The capital for this company. amount
ing to $4,000 has been subscribed by
thirty German life insurance companies.
They agree to accept maximum diVi-
dend of per cent on their INVESTMENT,
and to put into the bylaws a provision
that this feature carnot be changed with
out the consent of the chancellor of the
empire. In addition, these companies sup
ply "A fund of $.;S.UU. free OF interest.
for the purpose of defrayng the expenses
incident to organizing the general COM
pany. The new concern intends 10
operate largely in conjunction with eH-
listing labor unions. sick funds and other
organizations of the working classes. 1t
will confine itself to writing small insur-
ance policies OF various forms and for
various purposes. 1t will also assist
workmen in owning their own homes.