The Washington herald., 1922-09-24
US. Statesmen, on $50 a Week..
Live Like Monarchs in Germany
"This Is the Life" They Murmur as They Oc.
cupy Best Hotels and Outshine
Teuton Autocrats.

bEhLlN, sept. ZZ.-Ihe TWO Ne"
York travelling selesmen, repre-
sentatives of a minute but thriving
young firm whose gilt sign hangs
from a, fourth story window OF .
shabby loft building above the rum
bling Sixth avenue L." were taxi
ing their morning canter along the
sunlit bride paths of the Tiergar-
ten. the stretch of green, thick
wooded park that lies in the center
OF Berlin behing the Brandenburg
Gates.
They were clad in Immaculate,
though German, riding togs. and
while the reins lay loose on their
ambling horses necks. both puffed
at large cigars, conversing to-
gether.
Jimmy. o. Jimmy" said he OF the
yellow gloves. Il wish the boys back
home could see US now. Well have
to stop and get some photographs.
like those We took of the cham
payne bottles on the table at Brem
en-. and send them home. Maybe
the boss wouldn't call us the hall
room boys when he gets a look
at those pictures"
EThis j. the Life.-
Yeah" said the one Of the carna-
ton decked buttonhole. II was
figuring II out this morning. He's
paying US $50 a week to sell goods
and We can't sell goods cause
no ones got any money. 1t won't
last forever. I'm expecting well
get a cable to come home any time.
but. o boy, $50 a week is just g.
25o.o0O marks annually here today.
and that in a country where 5000
marks a week Is a good salary.
This, Jimmy. is the life"
Gentle reader, II certainly Is.
Vital statistics published recently
stated that the average wage in
america is something under $40 a
week. Jimmy and his friend make
a bit more than that. but even $40
a week is 100000 marks a year
in Germany. and for that modest
sum one can live here in a fashion
that would put Croesus. Lucullus
or Coal Oil Johnny on the small
time circuit.
The twin salesman. who make one
night stands in north Jersey when
they are not cooking breakfast over
the gas j6t on the second floor front
at home have become quite used to
riding in the park mornings here.
They have to ride. in fact. for both
were getting into bad shape from
champagne and lobster suppers. and
were threatened with gout unless
they exercised.
Thy Can Afford It.
Let them. they can afford it. The
new riding togs. coat. knickers and
leggings set them back sc cents; they
riding crops for "a cents. and the
bad bargain at .O6 of cent the
pair. That is TO say marks.
They took a course Of ten riding
lessons at famous exclusive riding
academy for s1.22 Carefree with
their morey, they gave 100 marks.
or 10 cents. tips to the stable boys.
VINO al
bowed to their excellencies with a
grace learned by bowling ~ the
titled aristocrats who frequented
the box stalls four years ago.
The aristocrats cannot afford to
ride now. Enter the ballroom boys,
$50 a week statesmen of New York.
Their ride over. the boys will go
back to their hotel for a cold
shower and the one after breakfast
cocktail which, because O. the threat
of gout. they have limited them
selves to. The hotel is expensive,
but it is one of the pest in Germany.
one Of the dozen best in Europe.
Tipped IS Cents-
Their double room and the huge
glittering the bath with sunken
Roman Il b, costs them 1900 marks,
or S1.25 a day. Rows Of buttons be-
Record during the irving to get