The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-10-24
Rubberneck Wagons Are Popular
in German Capital.
Famous Thoroughfare Very Much
Changed Since the Days When the
Kaiser acknowledgements mericans
There In Great Numbers to Show
the FatherIand to Their Children
and ndchildren-Most of Criti-
cIsm Comes From Tourists With
German Accent.

"Rubberneck wagon" has become a
standard German word and sightsee
ing tours about Berlin are supplied
with all American trimmings.
"This Is the German white house
the home of President Ebert the
conductors announce as they pass
along Wilhelm street.
When the touring cars cross the
bridge over the Spree in sight of the
lock which regulates the height of
water In the highly-canalized stream
the conductors shout: cts just like
the locks on the Panama canal, but
not quite so big
Pedestrians Speak English.
Inter den Linden Is now buster
than the avenues Of Coney Island
on bright day, and half of the
pedestrians are speaking English.
The touring cars all start from Inter
den Linden. Every two hours tiotil-
la Of auto buses moves out of the IA
nous boulevard loaded with tourists
bent on getting a birdseye view Of the
capital.
All guides speak both German and
English. At least that Is what the
placards on the auto busses say. But
the tax on the voices of the guides
has been so great during the summer
rush that many of them are too
hoarse to be understood in any Ian
guage.
Inter den Linden is no longer the
quiet, dignified thoroughfare 1t was in
imperial days. If the former kaiser
were to quit cutting trees at Doom
long enough to visit his favorite thor
oughfare he would scarcely recog-
nize 1t.
Miscellaneous traffic now moves
along the boulevard and cars and cabs
are parked everywhere. Cafes have
extended their crowds far out on the
sidewalks. Vendors of postcards are
on all sides, and more ivory and am
Der ornaments are displayed than can
be seen on the boardwalk at Atlantic
City.
Center for Tourists.
Blind soldiers led by police dogs
and crippled soldiers in invalid chairs
offer matches for sale from Branden-
burg Gate to the royal castle on the
Spree. FlOwer-sellers, fruit vendors
and book peddlers have found places
along the boulevard. Cabarets which
advertise ballets notable chiefly for
their warm weather costumes and
moving-picture houses have focked
into Inter den Linden. 1t is the home
of the tourist, and all the visitors who
want to get their moneys worth are
centering there.
English is spoken on Inter den
Linden about as generally this sum-
mer as 1t was on the Champs EIysees
when the United States army was
still in France. But the majority Of
the tourists are women, and many of
them speak English with a decided
German accent. COMMUNICATIONS
are focking here in great numbers to
show the fatherland to their children
and grandchildren, and it Is amusing
to hear the comments Of the old folks
who haven't been in Germany since
they were children.
The standard topic Of conversation
among tourists is the falling mark
Many Of them are spending marks
which they bought in the United
States when the idea was still preva-
lent In the world that the mark was
a good investment.
II paid cents apiece for my marks
and now I could buy them for one
eighth Of a cent apiece" one old
woman remarked sadly to a group Of
women. 81 want to tell you
| am off speculation in European ex-
change for all time"
Nearly all the criticism one hears
Of Germany and the Germans is from
tourists with a German accent Po- |
lice regulations and passport require |
ments do not seem half as calling to |
the natiy e-born American tourists as
they are to those of German origin. |
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