The Washington times., 1936-07-28

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BERLIN, July %. - Strolling
along Inter Den Linden and Wis
iting the ex-kaiser'S palace as a
"rubberneck" has its compensa-
ltions-for today I bumped squarely
into the former crown prince Of
Germany. The result was that
was invited to his palace at
NiederleIa Endischer-the former
kaiser's private property near the
palace, where Friedrich Wilhelm
keeps his office and reception
rooms.
Today, in spite Of all that has
happened, I am as proud as I
can be. I almost forgot to talk
when I was introduced to him.
What happened is this:
A tall, white-haired, but good
looking Sunburned gentleman in
gray shorts and white sports shirt
decorated with the five Olympic
rings was suddenly being intro
duced to me as Ibis imperial high
ness There were lots Of people
standing around gaping, and 1t
gradually dawned on me who he
was.
He had Just motored to town
from PotSdam, where he had
Col. and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh
to tea Sunday, and has he got a
line:
you don't mean to say this
Is Americas great swimmer"
he declared. 81 am eager to
talk about America and the
OlympicS; I wish you'd come in
and tell me all about it."
It was just like that.
Into the palace we went, chat
ting of Americas prospects and
completely ignoring lots of i'm
portant- ooking secretaries or
something standing and sitting
around the richly decorated halls.
81 am sorry indeed that you
had an unfortunate turn Of
fate in your own position"
said the crown Prince.
Sensing my shock over this
matter, he diverted the subject
to an intriguing topic-himSelf.
He showed me the Hohenzol-
lern family album and explained
the various episodes when those
royal photos we're taken. He also
had Hitler's photograph on the
wall of the office.
Gee, but you're handsome
enough to get into the movies"
1 finally had to confess.
'Well, 1 have been offered
several opportunities" he re-
vealed, "but it just couldn't be
done. Besides, those KIeig
lights would ruin my eyes in
no time"
That got us on the subject Of
Hollywood, and he started telling
me about his LIES dream of some
day visiting the United States.
81 would be terrified among
New York's skyscrapers," said
the Crown Prince, "but from
what / hear about California, it
must be paradise"
The Berlin hangout of the
Kaiser's heir retains the old i'm
perial atmosphere, with furniture
of green and gold and silk-covered
chairs, although nothing overly
luxurious.
He is only there mornings, as he
lives in Potsdam. He speaks per-
feet English.
In closing, let me say that my
ideas of princes and kaiSerS were
always something differentiated
Is, they were always Storybook az
fairs living worlds apart, and
princes were something for us gals
to dream about.
But after meeting Wilhelm, I
went away saying to my escorts:
"Say, he's the most human
being I can imagine. His sense
Of humor is all that one could
ask"
Well, maybe I'll take some more
walks around town. I might even
bump into Hitler. Here's hoping.
Although still deeply hurt by
being left off the team, I am not
having such a miserable time as
expected. I went to some night
clubs with friends last night, and
surprised myself by enjoying it.
Today, however, I am resuming
strict training. and had a good
workout in local pool.