New Britain herald., 1930-08-15

| the fastest Atlantic liner Europa for New York, Bremen is a cultivat- ed Patrician-like city with ancient meats entwining it in a garland of green. The rhythm of medieval life has changed. but the melody is un- spoiled. It suggests the sturdy tick of clock
 l thought and l bet most of YOU do too - boats sailed directly from Bremen. By mere lucky chance I learned while rubber-nec around the sailing point was Brem- erhaven. a fast hours motor drive. We made the dock by an eyelash and I'm still afraid to count the baggage.
 Winches whirred and ropes were being cast off when we galloped up the gang plank, and even SO Billy, the fat head. tried further to delay things by lazily taking in some 1as- cinating smell en route, The yank l gave him, l heard Germans were the most persistent farewell wavers Of all. and it's no exaggeration. l From the time the schnelldamp- ! fer-Heinie for fast boat - nosed 1 out 10 sea until Brcmerhaven was l a speck handkerchiefs fluttered. ! The liner band played Home Sweet 1 Home" and I somehow stood gazing l out a porthole on the verge Of sniffle. "Aufwiedreshn," 10 me, is | the most beautiful of all farewells.
 Will Hogg and 1 hate good -byes' so We parted with quick 50 long.
 He and his sister are on their way across Russia Last year Will toured South America with Irwin Cobb. l asked him how l compared with IT, win as traveller. Fine" he replied i and added. l think unnecessarily. T don't know which is the nuttler
 The Europa" rises f stories with
 rivots the size of pie plates. Its Con-
 modore, N Johnsen, sailed before
 the mast on the Chinese coast and IS now a greybeard with leathery
 cheeks. Passengers are listed as
 Herr" Frau" or "Fraulein' as the
 case may be. Herr Sing Toy Hop
 won a sly giggle from me.
 Most voyagers appear to be retlr-
 ed German Americans on visit to the
 Fatherland and number suggest
 the late Sam Bernard's version or
 The Rich Mir. Hoggenheimer. The
 bar is q whirligig of tall pilseners' goose-nccked pipes and dlapasoh
 of thick Yah, yah. yahs.
 determined to eat every meal in
 the dining room this crossing but
 tossed that idea with fe" other
 knick -knacks, overheard at lunch'
 when man nearby decorated his
 table with bottle of broWnish sucky
 medicine. It reminded me of Grand
 mas remedy for vapours.
 This boat reaches Cherbourg In
 4 hours and New York in four days and 20 hours - maybe. The ocean
 ,s glass slick and the sensation IS
 of q Santa Fe flyer breeding through
 Kansas flat lands. It is skimmne
 gull. and if can keep what face
 tiously call my mind off lcebergs l Il
 enjoy myself,
 For ten days I've been out or
 touch with my world, not having seen an English newspaper. 50 snatched up the ships daily -
 .11oyd Post" -- with fervor, me leading items were the Bamplho
 smackcd the apple over the garden wall for a circuit and two sediuon- ; ists were arrested in san Luis fo'osl'
 If had been away % years l cannot think up two items interesting me less.
 | Among passC nGers is Mrs. iioper' 3 I,drar. of Scranton, returning rom 2 honcymoon with her newspaper
 man husband. She IS eNpcrlheh'ihA to keen an orchid corsaGe lresf - throughout the voyage. This has beer done by placing orchids each nlGh l in water mixed with aspirin. IL IS - trick discovered hy Ganna Walska