New-York tribune., 1910-01-23
NATION OF RULES
,usS LETTER REIGNS
IN GERMANY.
,,..us;ar :, and annoying In
.;1ents Arise from Szcarms
of Regulations.
Nv Cecil L Dorian.

ss obedience 10 the letter OF tho
germany should be known as the
.re orthodox If you put a German
g ,,ni<orrn and give him certain rules
~ !, is his task TO enforce, you may go
-. or the North Pole and stay there
= - YOU like. confident the while that
- 'V' -r,es are being enforced word for
asa consequence there is no better
me world than Germany for one
-,-i,es 20 learn how words. mere
meet situations It is not only the
- - travelling there who has tales 10
lang this line. but also German sub
.,,s theulseives
=. ing ago 4 German lawyer was re-
-rr from Cologne 10 Berlin His home
= ~hs-lottenburg, a suburb OF the city,
&c he wished TO get of there rather
:. the terminal in Berlin. he bought
...sst only as far as this suburban sta
-be train was scheduled TO stop
r5s stood on the platform ready to
.-,,rr as they approached CharIotten-
hut 70 his surprise and anger the
=. -,shea past without stopping, and
g slowed up TIL * drew under the great
- ~ the Lehr;er Bahnhof in Berlin.
- t;ckets 70 be collected not in the
= hut as they pass out through the
=. st the station When the agent
80 that this gentleman's s ticket read
s-.,sne 10 Cllariottenburg'' he stopped
= nsrsnptorily. How was tf1is2 Did he
:, nov that he had bought ticket for
.1.os shert OF his destination?
| ~ lsE-ver explained that he had wished
- :. Of al the suburban station, but that
:. rain had not stopped there He also
-,is that the conductors all along had ac-
.,-,ss his ticket, and he finished by impa-
.,.--r declaring that the compauy's blum
= had caused him q great deal Of incon-
Ts-snce. With that he started TO pass out.
up TO- THE DIRECTOR.
.Hsn~ cried the ticket man. II shall
..r, N take your case before the director
sss Il is against the rules for you to
--rs-t ticket 10 me which does not read
r iris station
sfs- long consultation among the au-
arities I was decided that the passenger
-as- nzy the fare from Charlottenburg TO
ss1sn and return. and. in addition. a fine
z pfsnnigs for trying TO pass a short
akft The lawyer had 10 pay the sums
IrgEired.
HTont you see" he asked, that I could
II gst of train going at forty miles an
t5u. snd don you admit your train should
tsTs stopped?''
= sse your point. sir" replied the official,
81 the regulations say that any paxsen-
r p-esenring q ticket At station not
-zmsd or the ticket must pay a fine
Ezzy absurd anuOyances OF this sort are
EkHy to Be encountered Oh trains. 4 young
zu and his wife going from Baden Baden
= augsburg bought first class tickets, so
e 70 insure extra comfort for the young
rsna1a. who felt tired When they boarded
as train there was only one first class
II on il and that was marked "Damen'
-Fhich reserves q carriage exclusively for
b Use q women. There was no one in II,
I'd the husband called the conductor
Teu had better take down that Da1uen'
us" he said, 80 tnat can so IN with
= wife. have bought first class tickets,
n there Is no other first class accom-
aaszt0n provided for me on the train
Tzs Is no one occupying II. you see" he
Lasd
SgrTy, sir-" replied the conductor. but
p are going 70 stop once more before
.-zbsrg. and woman with a first class
t-Es- might get on there. II It was not
= thzt you could go in
me Two passengers, with their double
ND tickets had TO stand IN the corridor
as3s the empty compartment because Of
y hypotheUcaI woman who might get on
Z II ne<r station.