The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-04-24

West Pain Beach, Fla--In a little
eating house one day, my attention was
attracted by sign up over the door,
"Sinee man TO man is 50 unjust, we
hardly know which man to trust.v I
did not understand the meaning Of that
saying then, but I have had il driven
into my thick head since have been
in Florida this time as 1 have never
had it before, and think that Joseph
s. MeLAin headwaiter at the Hotel
Royal POineiana, one Of the largest
hotels in America and at which more
wealthy people stop than perhaps any
other one hotel in the country.
But 1 must not take up Mr.. MeLain
just now, for have a greater man to
talk about, and one want you to
know, for in my opinion he is one of
the greatest in this world Of ours, and
1 am proud that have not met him,
but some day it may fall my lot to look
upon his stately form and view his
craftsmanship agenlic boob of biped,
and If you are not particular you will
call him a great man, for this is what
/ have classified him, and you perhaps
have heard that am none too bright,
and there was an effort made TO have
my head examined to see if 1 did not
have rooms for rent upstairs, but it is
none Of their business, and I have met
that leader of downward men, the man
who would say to his brother 1 love
you, and like fellow once heard of
in Shakespeare, who said ''I can smile
end can murder while 1 smile. -
DR.. S. d. Pannen, who was second
waiter at that Hotel Royal Poineians
working side by side with the modest
Christian gentleman Joseph s. MeLain,
being his bosom companion in business
end at the same time 80 anxious to
ascend to the thtrone that he would
willingly join any scheme which would
mean the downfall of his brother.
There are some men in this world who
are as void Of gratitude as an egg is
of hair. know a man in the cOnnee-
ton with which am writing who had
been led to the Promised Land per
mitted to view it, and was told next
year you may possess it, but he could
rot wait. He was told that next year
the head man would retire and he be-
ing second would step right in his place,
but this strutting, preening, pOpinjay
of a peacock second officer could not
wait, but this "Darling" mieroee-
phalous error of creation, doubtless "A
mental miscarriage, with his midgelike
mentality funetioning southwark of his
collar in his equatorial regions, was
ready to hide his hand and yet direct
an unwonton attack on his brother,
shove him into his grave that he might
get his place.
Then comes to the front Charles S.
Alexander Of Baltimore, Charles H.
Daniels of Baltimore, William II. Tyler
of Washington, James NJ. Huntley of
New York, and Thomas c. Anderson of
Asbury Park, N. J., in shape Of a com
mittee demanding an increase for the
walters Of the hotel from $40 a month
to SIS and railroad fare both ways. He
took it up with Headwaiter MeLain,
and he had q conference with the man
agement of the hotel, but they could
not see their way clear for the sudden
change, and so informed the headwait-
er, and he in turn informed the men.
am told that back of the men was that
/ have been talking about
who had friend and they were posting
the men what TO do. The hour came
for a strike. 1t was planned for the
hour when the guests were ready to
enter the eating room for dinner. FIT
teen hundred men and women were IN
the hotel to be fed, and there were
about 800 walters. Just before the door
to the big eating room was thrown
open, these men demanded the raise
and at the same time that their new
Moses be made the leader. A demand
was made that Mr.. MeLain's head be
brought in on a charger 50 to speak
You recall 1 told you that Mr.. Me-
Lain was a gentleman, polished and re-
fined. and when the second told him
what was going on, and the demand
that was being made, Mr.. MeLain at
onee sought the manager, handed in his
It was a surprise, and the
proprietor, the manager and all the
other officials insisted that the head
waiter remain, but he insisted that he
should 20 because he was only one man
md under no conscientious would he
.nbarass the management Of the hotel.
The guests many of them said they
would be willing to wait on themselves,
5ut this hero, this man with the spirit I
# Christ retired, and the good work Of
ieeding went on
When Mr.. MeLain stepped out, Dr..
PanneIl stepped in, and made his great
,peeeh. You zee he had won for him
olaee Of a great general, generalshiP ]
ike that Of Benedict Arnold, whose
lame win live as long as time. BE was
he leader in bis class, and now this
re has produced his equal He de-
- ~. .sdrs.. like \ general I'M