Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-22
HOW TO GET The DEAD BEAT
Hotel Men Listen To Advice From John F
stOut, Legal Friend.
He WANTS NEW REMEDIES PROVIDED
Manager Poeock of Hotel Ryan, st.
Paul, Declares Against Enter
tanning Negro Guests az
Leading Hostelries.

The chief paper OF the morning at the
second days session Of the Northwestern
Hotel Mems association was that OF J. #.
Stout Of the law firm of Hall & Stout, on
the subject OF Hotel Legislation In the
States Comprising the Association" Mr..
stout's argument was to the effect that
there was no actual law In any of the
states that protected the hotels against the
deadbeat and petty thief. and that 1t was
of little avail TO take such cases into the
criminal courts. The only remedy he could
suggest under the present conditions was
to demand advance payment of suspected
parties To post such parties might result
in retaliation on the part OF the profess
sional beats, who were usually rather
smooth individuals.
But little good was ordinarily realized
from levying on the baggage of such par
ties. Mr.. Stout suggested as a remedy
the institution Of some sort of a protective
insurance organization among the hotel
men, whereby they might be insured
against the work OF beats. which would
result In more careful watch over the
actions OF suspected parties. This might
also include losses sustained from the De-
culations OF, dishonest employees and guests
He thought also that a law might be en-
acted limiting the responsibility OF hotel
proprietors for articles left In their care
by guests and placed in the hotel safes
However. the general laws protecting hotel
proprietors that were now on the statute
books in many OF the states were fairly
good and as rule he would advise against
too many special laws
Dendbeats and Colored Men,
AS a result OF NJ. Stout's paper a com
mittee was appointed OF which President
Rome Miller was elected chairman. with
vice presidents from each Of the states. to
formulate bill covering the suggestions
implied in Mr.. Stouts paper and submit
the same to the several state legislatures.
A. A, Pocock of the Hotel Ryan of st.
Paul read a paper on the subject of the en-
tertainment Of colored guests at hotels. He
said he would not permit the entertainment
Of these guests at his hotel The discussion
was brief.
w. B. Betty Of Hotel Life" Cleveland
o., discussed hotel matters in its various
phases from hotel papers point of view
Other papers. including THE American
and European Plans" THE Commercial
Traveller and the Hotels" and the "Treat-
ment OF Regulars in Rush Times" con-
cluded the morning session, with brief dis
cussions. ~4..,., .
The afternoon was given over to the dis
cusslon Of various hotel topics, including
paper by I. A. Medlar on Hotel Advertis-.
ing" and one by Rome Miller on Hotel
White Elephants" The effect of the pure
food law on the hotels was also scheduled
for the afternoon discussion.
Tuesday evening the visitors were en-
tertained at Lake Manawa as guests OF T.
]. O'Brien Of the Henshaw.
The session will close Wednesday with
the election OF officers and in the evening
tho visitors will be entertained at a recep-
tion by Mr.. and Mrs. Rome Miller at their
country home. "Hillcrest," on the Florence
boulevard. ~.@