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Show BEGGARS FORM STRONG UNION Apprentices Trained in Art of "Making Up" As War Victims BERLIN. June 3 (By the A--o-ciated Press) Although public mendicancy men-dicancy Is forhidden by law. the streets of Berlin are full of beggars who. especially es-pecially after dusk, inportune passerS-6y passerS-6y with harrowing tales some of which may be true. Mutilated war victims, who exhibit genuine scars on the sidewalk, are always al-ways sure of public charity, but main I others of the fraternity resort to morel or less transparent tricks to excite onipassion. They have estabh.-hed a "trade union" in a northern suburb where, according to reports about 150 learners are boinir trained in tho art of begging. Including "making up." The theoretical part of this course alone takes f, weeks, and is followed by a practical course at race meetings and at doors of churches, theatre s and-cafes and-cafes The city Is divided Into districts bv j the "union" which places a cc ri iin number of certified pupils In charge, j changes shifts weekly, and collects ind distributes the proceeds Every day, it is stated, an avers ge west-end district brings in about S.uoo marks. Certain favorite sections command com-mand premiums up to 500 marks per j day. These professional beggars are keen judges of human nature. Wealth; Russians are saM to be their best pat-ions. pat-ions. Americans, on the other hand, aro an everlasting puzzle to then. Sometimes, hey say, Americans are SXtremolv generous and hand out five, ton 0r twenty mark hills with princely liberality, but others refuse to givi ! :i nythlng. |