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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03

teer experimenter, being the same lady
who had gone to the Ritz with me, an
nounced that if I didn't have more to
say our adventures into the land OF
tips would end so far as she was con-
cerned. AT that ] did pluck up and
manage 10 get some fun out OF the man
who danced on skates on the top OF
raised platform, the tango experts and
the Hawaiian singers. When the
Hawaiians had completed their turn 1
asked the waiter for my check. 1t was
for 81,
AS paid it I gazed the distance from
my table TO the door. and saw with
dismay that il could not be less than
half a city block. This time | was not
loisurely about taking up my change.
but swept IT into my pocket. The
waiter when he saw his expected tip
vanish whispered to the waiter at the
next table. They both fixed their eyes
upon us Evidently the blond chorus
girl at the next table heard his remark,
because i saw her look up suddenly ana
then heard her say to the man who was
with her: That's what | call rotten
cheap"
The four glared at us from the mo-
ment we left the table until we had
passed out into the lobby. | was al
ready beginning to feel like culprit.
and so when the little coat room at
tendants brought my overcoat ! asked
her if she was allowed TO keep her tips.
She blushed 10 her brown hair and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03
MAKING OVERTURES TO THE
SIGHTED WAITER.

That night ! caught him as he was
going off watch and invited him - a
cafe. / asked him what his feelings
had been when he saw that we were
not going 10 tip him. He answered
politely that he thought we had for
gotten it. that was all.
DO you think we ought TO have given
a tip?"
Certainly" was the quick response.
why shouldn't you tip? You get the
best service in the city and the waiter
has to rely upon the customer for his
living. The hotel pays him only $50 a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03
DR.. osLER RECOMMENDS USE OF
ALCOHOL.

This last statement is at variance
with the views of DR.. Osler. a conserva-
tive in the use Of drugs. He recon-
mends alcohol in the treatment az
twenty different classes Of diseases and
saws: I should be sorry TO give up its
use in the severe forms Of enteric
typhoid and pneumonia The author
Of the textbook referred 70 remarks
that appendicitis may be prevented by
proper diet.
Or. Williams opened book entitled
Human Body and Health" and read
the following words.
I'm fact, drunkenness directly or in
directly results in more arrests in cities
with licensed saloons than all other
crimes combined. In one year there
were arrested for drunkenness in Bos-
ton 24O0O persons. in Chicago 81. lea.
in Philadelphia 24.G6l and in New
York 1884"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03
MAKING MEN OVER ACCORDING
TO LAW.

Making men over by law is one OF
the favorite occupations of many
Americans. Is there anything wrong!
Get law on the statute books author
izing or directing somebody TO do some
specific thing which seems TO be rem
edy. Is whole race going to the dogs
because Of feeble mindedness or some
other ailment, or does it appear TO be-
Get legislation enacted that Will put
the state on the side with heredlty IN
the great and unfinished debate De-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03

them a lot of lies. Now, a
child can recognize a lie more readily
than a grown-up, as rule, because
its mind is more logical. The re-
suit is that you make child skeptlcal
about his teacher and his school books
Moreover, If you preach about a theory
long enough you will arouse an active
curiosity about it, and 1t is likely 10
produce effects exactly opposite TO
those intended
The speaker was DR.. Edward Hunt
ington Williams. Of Montclair and New
York. For wears he has been collabo-
rating with Dr. Henry Smith Williams
the well known writer on the use and
abuse of alcoholic beverages from a
scientific point OF view. He was dis
cussing the kind of book authorized
for use in public schools in compliance
with the laws requiring instruction in
scientific temperance
NV own idea Of the way a child
should be taught" he continued, Is
that alcohol and tobacco and tea ana
coffee are all peculiarly harmful TO
children. but It seems to me that the
results show that if we oVerdo tho
thing and exaggerate and tell things
that are only partially true or perhaps
entirely untrue, it will have bad ef-
feet. Anybody that has any knowi-
edge Of mental development of children
knows that this result is inevitable
Won arouse their skepticism.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03
THE WAITER THAT FINAL
CAUSED HIS FALL.

Our dinner at Shanley's c0nylneN
that walters can be walters WI
descending TO the role Of menisH =
other words. there is just as sf'A
difference in the personalities Of ~
ers as there is in other human oe~
our waiter at Shaniey's was II
haired Irishman. lantern jawed. FVH
inent check bones and humorous
eyes. He was the perfectly m
waiter that the italian AZ the
had been. only he was some"
more. He knew every one WIG
any one in New York. and lie tolo
about them as they came in gs"
new information about the Ne"
that was before our time. told "
the cabaret entertainers we're, ard
was more remarkable. did not ?.
us away to make room for the neN
He makes me regret my assign
more than all Of the others p''
gether." I said 10 the lady Nn0
gone through my week OF a'''
with me. vi
Yes, and he's lame. too. a
Surely enough he did limp slisn''
his right leg.
What. you're not going to- I
did not answer. but as We
from the table our genial n I'd
picked up half a dollar from ~
and said 10 me. Good noight vs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03
WOE-BEGONE IN A SCENE OF
MERRIMENT.

Our waiter this time was Greek.
He served us well, but he was not the
perfect servant that the other was. BY
$50 o'clock the dining room was filed
and there were parties waiting on the
steps for tables guess | was not a
very good table companion. because
half way through the meal my volun-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03

answered that she was not. ] let the
dime that was already in my hand slip
back into my pocket and went out into
the street, feeling like real reformer.
Somehow there is difference between
not tipping a corporation and not tip
ping a waiter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03

tween heredity or environment as 10
which is the greater force in moulding
humanity. Is it alcoholism? Consult
with Brother Daniels. Of Washington,
and then go ahead. Danish liquor
from the land. and there will be no
more drunkenness. But how? There's
the rub
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03
CALLING THE CAPTAIN TO
RESCUE.

The room filled rapidly with The a. {
theatre crowd. We had difficulty
seeing the dancing. and. 10 make 2
ters worse, the walters stood II r
Of us when they We're not seryill z,
toners, pretending 10 look a. 7
dancers. Finally I asked 10 Sc, +
captain. As soon as he saw me hs'i
ognized me through nay investgi'
Of the walters strike and the a..
tons Of their labor. He said al q
that he would fix me up.
But. you know. I don't give "a
I explained, as We started 10 follow
Never mind that" he said n
can be no question Of tips between
and he led us to one OF the side "a
marked reserved" and FOR the re-
the evening we had an unoos'r'ci
view OF the dancing.
High living was getting on :
nerves, and Friday we declared y
selves in for A holiday at hone
mutton chops. fried potatoes and CO
Saturday. as the grand finale Of
week. we planned a double-he'
lunch at the Brevoort and another :
ner at the Broadway Shanleya 4
luncheon went off without inc@
The waiter at the Brevoort evcsl
took us for wandering Greenwich Y
layers who were short Of cash $
who would probably tip the next =
SO he courteously helped US into
coats and held back our chairs v
We were getting ready 10 leave.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03
TRYING OUT THE TINY rlppl
AT MAxlM'S.

His last remark offered a slggw
for a further test. So Thursday "a
ing found us at Maxim's Tor Din
When We We're ready TO 20 out lphI
a dime in the tray. The waiter ca
UP and examined il as a cun'si
Finally he asked.
What IS that, sir"
Your tip" ] answered.
Il should prefer that you give
some beggar In the street"
handed It back to me with a bow.
Then we walked up BroatJ
stopped at a moving picture show
at about II o'clock dropped in,eI
Palais de Danse. We went upsl
10 the White Room. Here | adopt
new procedure I told the waitsI
soon as | entered that I did no,
tips. He was one Of those wal
half waiter and half vaudeul
When / told him that I did not q
looked at me as if ! were sprirt
some new joke on him and starts
laugh. Then he decided TO take :
my word and showed me 10 tat
the back Of the room. I said O
wanted a table at the side, wher
has an uninterrupted view Of the Z
ing without the danger Of having
table bumped by the dancers. B.
said that those tables had bee,
9er,-a1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03
Non Tipping Round
of the Gilded
Restaurants.
y T started out to be a gaia week OF
dinners, dancing and never mind

T started out to be a gaia week Of
dinners, dancing and never mind
Il the cost 1t ended in rout and in
digestion. Not that living la New
burg was too much for one accustomed
10 the plain fare Of mutton chops and
flank steaks, and occasionally frank
furters for variety. But there was
string TO this expense account.
Never mind the cost" said my host,
the Sunday editor. Go TO the lobster
palaces and 10 the best hotels. Get
your meals there just as regular
patron would, but''-and here was laid
the basis OF my ndigestion-"DONT
GIVE ANY TIPS"
In other words, The Tribune wanted
10 know what would happen to
Broadwayite, say a Diamond Jim"
Brady. who spent his money royalty on
flet mignon and chicken a la King, but
who. as a matter OF principle. denied
James his time honored tip. 1 was
selected as an experimental squad of
one upon whom the test might be made
IN the interests OF humanity.
DOWN TIE LINE OF GlLDED EAT
ING PLACES.
At the end of a week I am ready 70
report. 1 have "teaed" az the Ritz and
through roses and tobacco smoke
watched New York's ultra -fashionables
AT the performance Of a sacred rite.
They were the only New Workers / saw
last week who were not I'm hurry. l
have dined at Shanleys with the
Rroadwayites. where they serve op-
cratic music. ragtime and cabaret with
a ven-course dinner. This is the way
civilization has improved upon the five
ringed circus. l have tangoed at the
Palais de Danse and even invaded the
realms of Bohemia at the Brevoort.
Only twice during the week did pay
tip. Once IN the interest Of my ex-
pertinent. The other time-well, I shall
tell about that later. when you may
decide what you would have done
under similar circumstances. But dur
ing the rest of the week / stood man.
tale, IL is true; but several weeks Of re-
cuperation would be necessary before
should be willing to assume again the
role Of public benefactor at such cost.
Not that l have been served with
eggs too long en- route from hen 70
consumer, or had my umbrella or hat
misplaced so that walters apologized
and hunted while I fumed and missed
an important engagement. AS a waiter
once told me. he had served customers
whose tips did not measure up to the
waterfall idea Of what they should be,
but such a possibility as any one in
vading a New York restaurant and
paying no tips at all was considered
by him as too utterly absurd to be
seriously discussed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03
LONG FIGHT TO GET RID A.
TEN-OOlLAR BILL

do you know Vehling couls,,, :.
away from the tips, said nv r,.
friend. Some guests were ,,,,,.
when he refused 10 take q tip. Co.
winked and tried 70 give hin Al,
the sly. He always returned q J.
told me about one banquet ws.,. ]
had served. The host left SO NJ.
his plate. Paul sent IL back by.h.
boy. The man mailed IL 10 bin :,
sent II back, but when the man ls,,
hotel he mailed It 10 him second J
Paul kept the money FOR a year j
when the guest came back to the s..
Paul sent il up 10 him again BY o..
the bellboys, but he refused 10 tsk
pretending 10 have forgotten all g..
il. Paul refused 20 keep the NJ.
and thinks the bellboy finally so p
What would you do II q CUES, ~
to the Ritz every day Of the yea, 3.
never tipped"
He shrugged his shoulders. VI
could We do? We are helpless p
haps we would not give aim n, y
table we have. That is all we couE \
But in some of the Broadway plscs
would be different. There a man 7,
have a hard time II his tips wsr \
large enough"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03
LOST COAT AND UMBRELLA AT
THE OUTSET.

The lackey in knee breeches revolved
us i'm through the whirling door at the
entrance. We went downstairs 10 the
oak Room. II had been raining that
day and I felt a little uncomfortable,
/ remember, at having TO deliver coat
and umbrella to the cloakroom girl, be-
cause ii had been my original plan not
TO ask any extra service for which
tip might seem a legitimate charge.
But in spite OF my best efforts TO re-
tain them, coat and umbrella were
wrested from me.
AS we walked down the three steps
into the Oak Room the orchestra was
playing softly. the strains harmonizing
with the tinkle Of teacups as the blare
and trumpetry Of the Stanley Band
do with the noise and dress Of Broad
way. There was a restful atmosphere
about the room. no constant turning
and craning. Just a slight elevation of
the eyelids 10 observe the gowns of the
newcomers no loud laughter and
hoarse voices. Everything was re-
pressed-almost too repressed
A waiter took charge of us before We
had reached the second step. He was
a big man with black hair, cropped
short in back and pOmpadoured in
front lie had a pugilistic back head,
and heavy forehead with shaggy eye
brows. We thought at the Tine that
he was German. but later discovered
that ne was Italian.
He was marvel OF efficiency. He
seated us at the first table, arranged
our chairs, took our order without ap-
nearing to have done anything. In an
incredibly short time he had before US
tea crumpets, Jelly toast, and had left
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03
F1CED THE SCORN OF WHIPPED WATERS FOR Il WEI
But the Diner WeoI
ened at the End Of
His Experiment.

month. and he can't support . a.,
on that. II the walters wers o,u
they are out in San Francisco (, :.
not be necessary 10 do 80 mucs !
ping"
Then he told me a story o.
vehlins. vehlins is a waiter IL -.
the large clubs Of New York. y, !.
not believe IN tipping. and he o,,. /
duced the management Of a sw,.,.
where he worked TO adopt The n, !.
system.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-03
FACED GLAREs OF WALTERS AND
OF BROADWAYlTEs

While, as ! say. none of these things
happened TO me. I know what ii means
10 sit at a table set with the good
things of the earth, waited upon with
all. the attention that one might ex-
pect from ones own butler throughout
the meal. Yet haunted with the knowl-
edge that one is going TO deprive that
servant of the thing that he has been
taught by custom is his just wage. |
know also the glare that IS telegraphed
from waiter to waiter and follows one
down the length of a large dining room
crowded with fashionably dressed peo-
pie who vaguely feel the disturbing
clement. But worst Of all, | know the
stare Of the Broadwayite, who seems
10 resent this breaking Of the rules as
much as the waiter does. There was
always one grain Of comfort in my eX-
cursions. When | took my hat from
the neatly uniformed maid and failed
TO hand over my dime l knew that the
company which leased the courtroom
privilege at the restaurant was the suf-
ferer. and not she.
On Monday, April 10. the test began.
At 5:15 o'clock on that day the expert
mental squad presented itself at the
Ritz-Carlton. The squad had then been
augmented by the addition Of another
volunteer. She was smartly dressed in
a tailored gray suit, patent leather
pumps and gray spats, the whole
topped by chic black hat with dell
cate black feather shooting straight up
in front. she had more heart for the
adventure than I did.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-09-18
fordney Would Tax Liquor.

Mark Foote, the Washington CORES.
pondent of the Flint Journal, writes:
Congressman Joseph w. Fordney, a
member of the ways and means COM
mittee, believes the administration has
made great mistake in attempting to
put an emergency war tax upon freight
shipments. He believes that all the tax
should haye been raised from beer and
liquors.
II have just obtained figures from
the commissioner of internal revenue, !"
said Mr.. Fordney, showing that 14O,-
000 900 gallons Of liquor were made in
this country last year The tax col
lected on this liquor amounted to $780,
600, 900. The tax of 80 cents on beer as
proposed in the Underwood bill would
yield $50 100000 A tax of 80 cents a
gallon on liquor would yield $40, 600 600,
making grand total OF 800, 1000, 600
which is the amou ut TO be raised. The
less of this stuff man puts in his stom.
ach the better off he is. l believe tax
on whisky and brandy would be much
better than the one proposed on freight
shipments much of which will be a
burden on the consumer of all kinds of
foodstuffs and clothing"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-09-18
Osborn Has No Desire to Dictate.

The statement so persistently made
by certain newspapers and individuals
opposed to Hon Chase s. Osborn that
he intended to force the adoption of
certain plsnks in the Republican state
platform and to dictate nominations is
effectually squelched by the following
statement from Mr. Osborn:
IL am gong to the state convention
as one Of the 400, 600 Republican citizens
of Michigan because l have been hon.
ored with the Craftsmanship of the
Chippew wa county delegation-my loyal
home county. am not going with a
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-09-18
PRESIDENT RECEIVES
APPEAL OF BELGIUM
Makes Significant Statement
About Final Assessment.

Washington, Sept 1.-THE Belgian
commission which comes to protest
against alleged German atrocities in
Belgium was received in the east room
of White House Wednesday by Presi-
dent Wilson. Accompanied by Minis
ter Havenith, the commissioners as.
sCmbled at the state department just
before 2 p. m. and were received by
Secretary Bryan, who then took them
to the White House.
The president made a significant
statement when he pointed out tina:
where wrongs have been committed
they will be assessed in the final reck-
oDing, according to plans that nations
of the old world have already pro-
vlded. The president himself is looked
on as one with whom these reckonings
will be adjusted.
81 thank you for the document you
have put in my hands containing the
result of an investigation made by a
judicial committee appointed by he
Belgian government to look into the
matter of which you have come to
speak," said the president. 1T shall
have my most attentive perusal and
my most thoughtful consideration.
you will, am sure, not expect me
~ say more. Presently pray God
very soon-this war will be over. The
day Of accounting will then come
when, take it for granted, the ia.
tons of Europe will assemble ~ de-
termine a settlement. Where wrongs
have been committed their conse-
ouences and the relative responsible
fy involved will be assessed.
1.-THE nations of the world have, for
tuLately, by agreement made a plan
for such a reckoning and settlement.
What such plan cannot compass the
opinion of mankind, the final arbiter
IN such matters, will supply. 1t wouli
be unwise, it would be premature, for
a single government, however fortu-
nately separated from the present
struggle, 1t would be inconsistent with
the neutral position of any nation
which, like this, has no part in the
contest, to form or express a final
judgment"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-09-18

eign ones will begin to move. The flow
of imports will begin, 10 lesser volume
than before. but in volume neverthe-
less. The Democracy is bound by its
promises.
The present Tariff should be lifted 25
or so per cent. American sentiment will
not countenance an increase in domes.
tic taxes with no rise in Tariff rates.
II there must be an Increase, it must
be general.
Away with free wool and reduced
sugar duties. which American refners
have already absorbed for their own
gain The levy on raw wool should be
at once restored. The sugar industry
should be rehabiltsted while there is
yet time.
There is no room for academicians in
this crisis. Raising the customs duties
will not only bring in revenue, as the
Democrats desire, but it will assist
American manufacturers, now face to
face with an emergency, as the Repub
licans desire Both partias should be
for it. Call it war measure or any
thing else, the conditions demand it.
The political economy of peace has been
interrupted. 1t does not exist. 1t is
world catastrophe that our statesmen
and financiers face.
No bond issue, no robbing of poster
ity to preserve revenue policy which,
right or wrong in peace, is certainly
wrong when the world is at war. An
adequate revenue we must have. The
nation looks to Washington to throw
prejudices and theory into the waste
basket 1t expects Congress to meet the
exigency without faction. The cata-
clysm demands an immediate, if only
revision of the Tariff up
ward.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-09-18
Every Free Trade Congress m n
Should be Defeated.

SUOuiu DC DeIedteO.
The Free Traders are in power. There
is no possibility of curbing their power
until the next Presidential election in
1916, There is possibility Of the peo-
pie going on record at the coming cleo
ton this fall by electing Protective
Congressman. That will help some,
although it must be frankly confessed
that if all Congress were unanimously
in favor of repeating the Free. Trade
law, it could not be repealed until a
Protective President was put in the
White House, for President Wilson
would veto any such action; but it is
important that Congress be taken in
hand by the people, and shown that it
cannot trife with American prosperity
without rebuke. Every member of
Congress who supported the Underwood
Tariff, which has brought such distress
upon the country, shoul1 be defeated,
to the end that this country shall be
governed by the people and for the
people. Northwestern Agriculturist.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-09-18
SHOULD REVISE THE TARIFF
UPWARD.
Instead of Special Taxes and Bond
Issues, Get Revenue Through
the Custom Houses.
Los Angeles Times.

tne SuStOn r1ouSeS.
Los Angeles Times.
The public revenue is not adequate to
support the Government. Customs re.
ceipts have almost ceased. The Treas.
ury is threatened with large deficit.
How shall the crisis be met? There are
valid objections to bond issue. The
money would have to be paid back
eventually out of current funds. More
over, no man can foretell the length of
the war. Money from bonds would
simply give temporary relief. The
emergency must be met in farsighted
way and revenue sufficient to support
the Government must be found.
Mr.. Underwood proposes new taxes,
He has limited at an extension of the in
come tax, probably by raising the rate
and lowering the exemptions. The
usual war taxes are also available for
levy, imposts on all financial transac-
tions, checks, kilograms, patent medi.
cines, etc.
But before moving to any of these
extraordinary levies the administration
is confronted with its own declarations
of principle. 1t is on record as favoring
Tariff sufficient for revenue purposes
The stoppage of imports makes the
present Democratic Tariff wholly mad
equate. Soon our ships and some for.