The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-02

aires have admitted the accuracy of
Herr Martins deductions.
FrauIein Cecilie Meyers the cner-
cetic little German lady VINO has un.
dertaken to improve European man
ners bv starting Leagues of Polite
ness" at various places, such as Pro
gentilezza" in Italy and Bund fuer
Hoeflickeit' in Germany, now has her
eyes fixed upon England and America,
and she wishes TO ask the National
Councils of British and american wo-
men to cooperate with her in organic
ing the movement in their respective
countries. She tells me that the
most interesting additions 10 the Ger
man league are a Berlin detective
commissary and telephone operator.
The detective has undertaken to do
missionary work among Herr Won
Jagow's sabre welding peurotics, and
the Hello sister" promises to con-
vert the irritable members of her fra
tcrnity. who share with the police the
reputation of being among Berlin's
most impoIite public servants.
The announcement hat the Kaiser
has appointed the CIpwn Prince to
the colonelcy of the Deaths Head
Hussars at Danzig. is the latest step
in the training of the Prince for his
future imperial duties. He will re-
quirc TO live in DanZH most of each
year. The Kaiser's hope is that resi-
dence and service PARKWAY from the
narrow confines of coart and military
life in Berlin and Pstsdam will not
only broaden the Grown Princes point
of view. but bring him into unique and
desirable contact with the people.
The Crown Prince endowed with
conspicuousIy winning qualities. and
he is sure to enhance his popularity
during his provincial command.
Berlin has not the reputation of
Paris for the numbcrsnd villainy of its
gambling hclls, but has its share of
them. Long years $50 the present
Kaiser. then Prince Wilhelm. with
drew from the still existing Union
club to show his dsapproval of the
high play carried on there. and three
or four years ago the kaisers dentist,
IL South American, veil known in Ber-
I;n i.;I &c
believed, largely on account Of samb-
ling losses. Since then various raids ,
have been made by the police on pri
vate clubs, and recently attention has
been called TO the existence of new
enterprise of the kind by the band
ruptcy and flight 10 America of two
titled young Officers of the Kaiser's
guards.
The system is battling the police be-
cause the proprietors of the clubs take
no part in the gambling, and it is d
matter of indifference TO them who
wins or loses: fifteen per cent. of the
that changes hands must be
paid into the club treasury to meet
expenses. AS it often appens that
over $4,000 is lost and won in an eve
ming. it will be seen that the com.
mission is quite sufficient to pay some
very handsome salaries to the six gen
tlemen who own The club for their SER |
vices in founding and conducting it.
The chief task of the proprietors is |
to find recruits with well-lined pockets |
for the baccarat tables. Young Off. |
GERS and men about town of good fam
lilies are the class from which the |
club draws it's members. A nominal
entrance fee procures admission. The /
case shows that German Jaw is yet I'M
able to cope with gambling hall
as Il club.
Berlin is pround of its reputation
for being the cleanest city in the !
world. Hitherto its fame in this re- |
spect covered the winter as well as the !
summer. for throughout the year what
ever the changes of the weather, the
presented clean and unob- !
appearance. This was very |
largely due to the fact. that under |
police regulation, every householder,
tenant or shop-keeper is bound TO
keep the sidewalk in front of his !
dwelling c,ean, and in winter after the |
fall of snow, to clean the pavement,
and strew it with sand or ashes. a
decision just delivered by the courts
'eleves the Berlin citizen from this
iuty in the future.
The suburbanite named George re-
used on six consecutive occasions to
lean his share of sidewalk at the bid
ling of the police and was straight
way hauled before the magistrates
nd condemned. He fought the case
n the court above and won the court
aking the ground thai in the absence