Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-01
FINDS FOOD AS HIGH
HERE AS IN BERLIN
Mime. Frieda Hempel Says Ger
mans in Capital Don't Show
Effects Of the War
PRAISES PEOPLES SPIRIT
Americans, Singer Thinks, Arc Not
Victims Of Ill-Feeling Of
Kaiser's Subjects

Food prices in the United states arc fully
an high ~ they are in Germany, according
10 q New York housckceper who recently
returned from lengthy vleit TO BerHn.
The housekeepcr IN Nine Frleda Hempel
soprano. Of the Metropolitan opera Com
many and the statement was made by
Mime Hsmpei In her apartment 81 2'l
Central park West. where since her re-
turn sho has been In dtaly contact with the
cost Of living In New York
let mo be sure" she aaid, ~ VIII ASK
my maid" and the singer left the room for
a few minutes The maid says II is go
Nine Hempel resumed The prices or
meat and eggs arc about the same In Berlin
~ they arc In New York" she says hut,
on the whole. n there IN any difference, tho
cost NJ living In New York az this tirne ~
greater than II " In Berlin. You see, that
means a decided Increase In Berlin, for ord
InarIly living expenses IN Berlin pre much
lower than IN New York.
~, In not true that any one Is HufferlnE
from lack Of food In Berlin" continued
Mmo. Hempel 'In all tho time ! spent
there I did not see one beREar on the
streets, no asking Of aims. An American
who was with mo noticed the same thlnE
and spoke Of how remarkable II was. Nnd
not ono drunken man. Everything no
orderly You would not think there was
n war to look at the streets, only there are
not so many men 10 be seen. Everybody
iookH we'll. but you do not see no many rat
persons.
FOR, while there ls enough food for every
one'a needs II IN carefully hpportoned ny
the authorities. no that no one receives more
than In required. We had meat nve days In
tho week Butter was scarce, milk also.
People laugh about tho food regulation.
"'YeB. I am thinner lady will Hay. hut
better of You see, we had too much 10 eat
before Now we have less and are health
. - aI NaHn
I"there In such loyalty Germany IN ike
one big family. The war has drawn All
more closely together. II 10 true the people
are tired Of tho war and would ike to see
II end but only honorably for Gcrnahy'
You do not hear any complaining, ana there
are no fears that the Allies VIII break
through | think the people in all the coun-
tries arc getting tired Of the war An Eng
llsh CAPTAIN who came over on tho snip with
me said that II was true In England.
you do not hear much talk In Berlin OF
when IL may end. Some say In the spring
some say In n year, but. Of course, no one
knows. or how It will he brought about.
Meanwhile. Berlin life shows no signs or de-
precision All OF the theatcrs arc open ana
they are well attended. llfo about the DIX
hotels shows about as usual. ] met num-
Der OF Americans at the Hotel Adlon In
Berlin They had not been made uncom-
Portable because OF the reported III ieellnB
toward Americans In Germany. They seem
od TO be enjoying themselves. ! am sure
nm American could go about Germany any
where without any Inconvenience
Mime Hempel arose, In order to keep an
appointment for n rehearsal. A Spitz dog
at her feet began TO bark.
"rbat reminds me-" she added, that tho
worst thing about going i'm and out OF Ger
many liz crossing the frontiers. And that
dog was the worst OF all He 10 Italian.
too, but l would not think Of giving him
up why, / had to get passport, or paper,
for him. At the frontier i had TO see
doctor and the Board OF Health and rep
reBentatIve of the Ministry, all on account
Of the dog He was more trouble than my
eighteen trunks. II s best not to take
dog along on IL trip 20 Germany"