The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-02-10

And serve at a go clip
But in return they would Jail Us,
II dared take a BIT o. tip
The WaiIinEs OF Walters
That's what some Of the vast army
OF men and women, white and cOlored-
are repea ting these days aprOpos OF the
bin introduced IL Congress BY Repre-
sentative Arthur P Murphy Of Missouri
making It an offense subject TO me and
Imprisonment for any waiter to accept
a tip, and applying the same law 70
any landlord or hotel keeper employing
such walters who may accept such tips
II IS said that Representative Murphy
Is not the most popular man in the
country today among the walters. OF
the country and for this reason As
Ed Heggarty- head waiter OF the Ra-
leigh Hotel figures it out:
Ought to Know Better.
This man Murphy ought TO know
better. sure he ought Doesn't he say
in the sketch he wrote for himself in
the Congressional Directory that he was
once a farm hand. and later a section
hand on a railroad. So. Of course. he's
seen something OF the rough and hard
edges of life. notwithstanding the fact
that he's now a prosperous and sue
CessfuI lawyer.
Ia ike TO tell Mr. Murphy q few
things continued Haggerty. For in
stance- the average pay OF a waiter in
the Raleigh Hotel Is about SO a month.
And there are many Of them who have
wives and children-three or four boys
and girls Now. does Dir. Murphy ex-
psct Woodworking men, situated like
this to make fair living without the
addition Of the tip. Of course. It IS
understood BY the management Of the
hotel that when waiter takes his place
here the greatest proportion Of his in
come shah come from the tipping
source. Why, no waiter IN the house
could live without that tip. It is in
dispersal BILE The waiter can't do with
out It
Why. pshsw- take the leading hotels
and restaurants in New York for ex-
ample Mr. Murphy may not know II,
but I do, all walters DO, and a great
many other people do. that IN order 20
get a job as waiter in such places the
applicant must pay for the privilege It
Is Eralted 10 him Just like some cor
poratiOn might grant a concession 10
some person or persons who wish 70
carry on a side line Of business with
them These walters actually pay for
the privilege OF working, in order that
they can get the tips coming 10 them
and upon which they live. Now that's
a fact No one can dispute Il.
Then, as a matter Of fact, everybody
who comes into a hotel dining room fol
p meal expects to pay the waiter some
thing or other fer his service ] don't
believe that anybody ever comes IN here
who doesn't give the waiter something
Tipping VIII Go On
of course it's not compulsory and il
isn't a matter Of mere custom The
-sublic recognizes the-EsGt that the wait
II works hard. that he's on his feet
constantly all day doing his best for
his employer and for his employer
trade. and he IS always rewarded with
something Abolish the upZ You can
do H. you can't do IL Even II You ma Ike
tipping a crime it'll 20 on nevertheless.
II the people are disposed TO pay for
a superior service they are going 70 do
81, law or no law. Now Just paste that
Ia VO'I- hat
Haggerty's views Of the situation re-
fiected the average idea offered by
others who held even more decided and
emphatic views on the subject For in
stance a stubbv red-haired, pugnaciOus
waiter who holds forth as a knight OF
The anrOn Al q little Z street hotel de-
voted 10 the theatrical trade. expressed
his views IN language bit more TO the
point, but none the least appropriate
saAW- say ne said this guy Murphy
makes Us waiter folks about as happy
as a mUyt with a tOOthaChe- A swell
chance for real, EenuWine repTeSeutifiCa-
zion this district in Old NizzOO has as
long as this smoke Murphy STAYS I'm
Congress. eh2 Well. I guess not
guess twice not to be on the level say
Who Is this stew Murphy. anyhow,
where did ne butr in from, anyhow, and
who gave him any chips 10 sit into
4 II %
have out IN this district Z be Sendin
man Ike this 70 Congress 10 rob us
poor hard wOrkin' walters out o g
few pennies a day Don't II strike you
that way pal Now, honest, don't it
No Ones Business.
Why say what business Is IL O.
lIurphy-s whether We cops a tip now
an then. OF nOt2 If the average guy
and his skirt wants 20 sit down to a
little grind an then slip IN waiter a
lit o change what bones IS it o Muir
phys OF any one else2 So 'elp me
can't see it, cant see Il IN a t'OUsand
years
'.Wot. do you suppose puts such bugs
IN peoples CocoS Ike this anyway Why
does a guy like this want to keep buttin'
in z other peoples business Amt he
got enough o other things TO attend to:
amt there trouble enough o other kinds
a-OUu'. Eenerai-like, without seeking 10
GsE into this say, Il 3 a shame. that
what il is. MOre-5 that; it's like putin
Yer father in Jail, al If I had my way
about H. II Just see that Congress
passed a law cutting Off some o. tn
extras those swell guys up at the Capt.
toll gets who cont have nOthin' to do
bat 10 dress we'll, and pose aroun'. and
look wise Then you'd hear a rum
HE right. son. you'd hear a noise loud
crn fat man falliu' down stairs with
4 cook stove
Hard Enough as It Is
No concluded HcAIanus. ''Murpn!
had better keep his mitts or this little
game. We walters is hsvin' a hand
enough time as il is. and anybody
knows that livin' IS comm hard thCst
80 IN tta taII and -,nr11t with fIli.