Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-27
Higghlights on the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

moved about, chair-beds are snread
mattresses laid upon every inch OF
available floor space, and then they are
ready for the night, and cannot move
without waking somebody or walking
on his face. The first thing that a
slum-child will say on being taken into
properly furnished room is. where's
the oed?" No room, In his eyes, is fur
nished without bed. "Griddlers," as
hymn singers are called, can make 4 or
shlll1ngS day. A timber merchant"
rarely makes more than 3. He sells
matches. The "smoke-seller" collects
tag-ends" and cigar stubs The to-
bacco SO obtained is sorted, blended And
packed in little bags, which are sold to
down-and-outs" for penny the half
ounce.
Jewelers. Celebrate
Guild Founding.
Danish Commercial Review. conen-
hagen.-In 1929 the Danish goIdsniths
were granted permission by King Erik
OF Pomerania to form their own guild.
and this association has now existed
without break for 500 years. To ceIe-
brate this grand anniversary, the gold
smiths and jewelers. in Denmark ar
ranged magnificent exhibition in
copenhagen OF exquisite, but not too
large, collections of old and modern
work, comprising both useful and orna-
mental articles, from table cutlery To
costllest necklaces of diamonds and
pearls from the most imposing center
pieces weighing some hundreds of
pounds per set-gold and silver wedding
gltts to King Christian TX and King
Frederick VIII-to the smallest rings
ana pins, cheap enough for the ordi-
nary man on the street. The value of
the exhibits may be judged from the
fact that they were insured for 5000. 600
kroner.
1t was evident that the collections
mere brought together gave a remark
ably fine impression of Danish gold and
silver smiths and jewelers. art-an art
fully executed.
Russia Initiates
Campaign Against Alcohol.
Ell TELEGRAPH, Guayaquil.- whole
world seems to be in league against
liquor Even in Russia they have in
itiated vigorous campaign against al
cohol, under the auspices of the Soviet
Anti Alcoholic Society. In a photo
graph from Russia there appears a
group of children who paraded through
the principal streets of Moscow recently
with banners. The inscription on one
standard reads, Parents who drink
leopardize the lives of their children"
Another shows bottle Of vodka labeled
with skull and cross-bones and sur
rounded with the word DEATH"
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Heat Berlin
Greenhouses by Electricity.
Cologne Gazette.-Heat from the Ber-
lin municipal power plant at Klingen-
berg, generated by the dynamos pro-
ducing electric current for the capitals
power and light, is being used to heat
greenhouses to which this excess
warmth can conveniently be conveyed.
ALI sorts Of vegetables are now being
successfully propagated in nearly a
score of neighboring greenhouses which
otherwise would have to be imported at
this season Of the year
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Austrian Ladies
Unaware of Long Skirt.
Vienna Herald--As for the contro-
versy between admirers and detractors
OF the long evening frock, there are still
many ladies who are not familiar with
the modern long style. This is not sur
prising, as the new vogue rather sud-
denly succeeded the short skirts. While
the latter are still in fashion for clothes
for daily wear, 1t must be admitted that
the only fashion for an evening gown