Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-06-27
GERMAN POLICE
SWAT SOCIALISTS

BERLIN. June:-To all Ger.
man officials and other persons ia
high places the Socialists of Germany
are enemies Of the Fatherland" ant
members of The "the Overthrow Par
ty" No soC6 opportunity to pro.
t"cd against them is overlo )::"l, ant
this is especially the case in Prussia
One of the most extreme cases of thi.
S" :. is reported from Bres.sr.
The I.:es'aI police have distio gu.
ished themselves, even among Prus.
sian officials. by their extren. me.
thous IN tla campaign against the
Socialist. They have stopped fun.
erals and removed from caskets
wreaths tied with red ribbons entirely
on account of the color of the ribbons
One young man who protested be-
cause such wreath was taken from
his mothers coffin was arrested and
fined for resistance to the police.
The latest case also has to do
with funeral. Some time ago a
Breslau Socialist, dying left testi-
mentary instructions forbidding any
religious exercises at his grave, or
even the presence of a minister.
The funeral was held according to
directions, the only persons present
being members of the Social Demo-
cratic party. The authorities have
now begun criminal action against
those in charge of the funeral. on the
ground that Tie funeral was "a pub
lie meeting" within the purview OF
the law requiring that the permis-
sion Of the police be secured for the
holding of such meeting, and that
this permission was not obtained.
Barber Guest at Wedding
There was one guest at the we'd
ding in May of Prince Ernest Au-
gust and Princess Victoria Louise,
daughter Of Emperor William, who
belonged neither to military, high
official nor court circles. and who
was not even of a rank emitting
him to appear at court at all. This
fortunate individualwas Munich
barber. When Prince Ernest was
living in Munich he was shaved daily
by this young man. Just before he
left Munich the barber lamented
that he should never see the Prince
again.
ooh, it may not be so long," re-
piled the Prince, and a few days
later the barber received invitations
to the royal wedding, the wedding
dinner and the gala opera.
Women Ticket Sellers
The women ticket sellers at the
stations of the Berlin suburban and
city railroads are becoming "snippy,
"schnippisch," as the Germans say
and their conduct toward patrons Of
the roads has caused many coll
plants. The railroad administra-
tion has met the situation by send
ing out a circular of edmonton.
Not only are the women censured,
for some male employees are said
also to have sinned against courtesy,
but the female workers are particu-
larly singled out as having been
especially discourtious and pert.
The curcular says:
1T has been noticed recently with
regret that the number of complaints
by travellers of discourteous conduct
on the part of ticket sellers and por-
ters, and especially or the part of
the female employees, has been in
creasing. 1t is complained, and with
reason, that employees show them
selves Indifferent to the desires of
travellers who naturally wish quick
service; that they ask impolitely
what the travellers wish; conduct
themselves pertly; express unjusti-
fled doubts as to the genuineness of
signatures on communication tickets;