Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1905-02-10
NO TIPS FROM TUBES.
How Missouri Legislator Proposes to
Wipe Cat Time Honored Custom.

T.lpu- j. doomed Ia Missouri. If Or
A!o1z, Tubs. Ga~eYuaie cOuuty's
representative in the Missouri site
legislature at jefferson City. has his
wy. ,ays q Kansas City tllpl special
di-gat b u tie Chicago Inter ODetn-
The doctor las introduced U.l. making
it a M-iemeaH0r. punishable Dy a
tne Of usi more than >Jvn. TO tip
waiter. e.cf Or steward at any hotel,
cafe or r,-,JHrant.'
When 20 into 4 hotel Or re~tau
rant here agl utLer piece or t"1 "
pie aul glass OF mills I'm not cnu-
tracing To pay tie walters wa-a,."
says B-. A.9uzo Iubbs Why should
pay q hotel the price IL asks agy! also
,ay tie wages Of the employees:
hope 70 -ae tie day when every hotel
IN Missouri viii be @raoed wifi JAe
sign, No tipping allowed lt'S time
We Americans shaae from ourselves
TIL, oppression, tbs tyranny 10 the
form OF cII.taA imported from the
lie ~arr"d east Anyway, I've intro
durcl a ll. making il Aisdcmeauur.
and I'm going to see il through"
Before Introducing his bin Repre-
sentative Iuurs took tie precauliJu To
dtl a u1andlug place in a private
family aud quit the Madison House FOR
TIE winter De- IubJs IS tie TYPICAL
country doctor grown old il the r,an-
t.,e u his profession Mint rides
through storms and hlrl work have
helre7l the wears 10 Written E~ hair and
musracac With high ideals ~ q lc-i,.
iatJr and a class Of patients none too
rich IN the broken country in Usage and
GasgpA@te counties he llaS not accr,luu-
lated great wealth, con vlueutly as q
pru-c.lt man LIZ es...uot aIy,,l u live il
the cA'-agd-aLt fashion ul rE.A.Oualres
Tie Mad -nu House where lee board
ed for the first few dtys G--in. the
senatorial contest was ti,e Lo.duurtcra
u >uuIrv candidates for IHte' StE'es
senator. t,.c.r chief assistants tIul some
visitors pr. Tubs is oj,pu~.G ID tip
ping Oh principle as well as for n.,cr
reasons, aud tile walters were not luug
finding it out.
The senatorial contest week WAS
jefferson City's harvest Tie ho.cl
walters IN those few fat days learned
to see 4 rich senatorial candidate who
gave silver dollars as tips. These same
walters learned equally fast not to see
a plain, honest legislator who gave
nothing. So the doctor WAS ut diSad-
vantage. He did not exactly blame the
walters. and in his bill he provided
that the line Of $500 and costs shall be
paid 10y the proprietor of the hotel. res
taurant or cafe where tie tipping is
permitted. It also provides for pla-
cards, NO Tipping Allowed" to he con
spicuOusly posted.
Il am really in earnest about this -
Or. Tubbs said Hotels and reStau.
rants ought to pay their help They
charge tie public enough for what is
eaten. There are plenty Of places where
the walters get only nominal pay ana
have to make their wages ont Of the
public. don't blame the walters IT is
the proprietor who IS IT fault. and he 4
the one to he punished.
Il can't afford to tip literally. and !
don't believe it is right. 50 refuse on
principle to do IT," he continued. ~
the same time know that tie waiter
doesn't want to pay any attention &c
me. and he usually shows it by neglect
Inc the man who does not tip for the
one who does. regard the whole sys
tom as bad"