New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-04
Cost of Travel
And Living in
Germany Drop
Liner Manchuria's Purser
Tells of Aerial Trip From
Berlin to Hamburg and Re-
turn ON Train for $14.35
American Money Priced
George F. Pingree Declares
General Conditions ON
the Continent Improving

Travelling is cheap and living is more
than reasonable in Germany, according
to William J. Mcintyre, purser Of the
American liner Manehuria, which ar
rived yesterday from Hamburg. He
said American money had a terrific
punch in German territory, and kat
he and his assistant. Mr.. Huntington,
had made trip to Berlin from Ham
burg by airplane, returning by train,
for s14.S5. This included meals and
sleeping accommodations on a train Of
the government-op operated railroad
through the influence Of a German
postal official, who unblushingly tucked
a proffered SO bill into his pocket from
each of the Manchuria's officers. the
latter were put aboard a powerful
Fokker that Carried five passengers
and ten bags of mail and sent on their
Journey to Berlin. Their return fare,
winch included meals with wine and
peer and sleeping accommodations, cost
them s4.85. When they offered a tip
70 the walters and trainmen who at
tended them on the run back to Ham
ourg the tip was refused, the men ex-
pialnlng that 10 per cent of what they
nad paid was deducted and turned over
to them as Commissions.
People Deceived by Kaiser
Among the saloon passengers on the
Manchuria was Mrs. Regina McLaugh-
I'm, OF Houston, Tex, who was original
ly a German subject. She had been
to Germany, she said, to visit her sis
ter, nineteen years old, who had been
left with her grandparents eighteen
years age, when her parents came to
this country. She said her grandfather
told her that the people Of Germany
were deceived by the Kaiser and his
military advisers and that he could
never hope to come back to Germany
much less regain his throne.
The White Star liner Cedric, which
arrived late yesterday from Liverpool,
locked at 10 O'Clock last night, land
ing 10l first and 224 second cabin pas
sengers.
Among the saloon travellers was
George T. Pingree, president of
the Western Electric Company, who
had been in Austria Hungary, France.
Germany and Belgium for three months
on business.
Conditions en- Continent Improve
He said conditions generally on the
Continent were improving and that
Vienna is bound to become the big
trade center of Eastern Europe. In
hungary, ne sal0, the people are clam
oring for return to the monarchical
form of government, and expressed the
belief that eventually they would have
king ruling them.
Others On board were William Glib
lin, president of the Mercantile Trust
Company; Mr. and Mrs. Alvaro
Aguilar, c. e. F. Clarke. Miss GLADYS
Cranston, Mr.. and Mrs Arthur White
Howard l.. Whitley and Arthur J
Draper, and Colonel f. J. Parker, OF
the Salvation Army, who had been at
tending the social conference of the
organization in London,
The Holland-Am liner Nieuw
Amsterdam from Rotterdam arrived
two days late, her slow passage being
credited to poor bunker coal. In a
sealed package she brought the list o
names of the 1894 bodies of American
soldiers who arrived two days ago OF
the transport Wheaton