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a THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 21. 1920 .9-B INDIA, PRESSED BY HUNGER, ASKS FOR SELF-RULE Hindu Author and Lecturer Declares British Control Is . Oppressive and Pleads Self Government. HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE MUST EVER AGREE WITH IRATE GUEST The Hotel Clerk? Should Possets Exerted by Diplomacy Foreign Ambassador. V By MARGERY REX. Writtoa for International Ifewa Sorrtc. KTew York, March 20. Hunger is the problem of the Hindu proletariat at present, according to Harendra t.ath Maltra, a Hindu Brahmin, au thor and lecturer, who it now in New York City beginning a tour of the United States. Hunger is brought about by the slump in val ues of the work of a weaver, for in stance, who toils in a native plant. "In a recent Indian uprising, said Mr. Maltra, as he is called here, "the direct cause was hunger. Weavers who used to get 3 a month per family now are lucky if thev can cam 18 shillings a month. This is, of course, not enough. They know that great monopolistic industries in the same lines exist in England at Manchester and Lancashire. "I do not speak against England with hatred. It is wrong and futile to hate. But I would like to ask whether this disregard, added to other cruelties, is the reward India has for furnishing1 men and funds to carry on the war? Neglects, Native Industries. "Wherever England has colonized it has either neglected native indus tries or put them down by lack of patronage. Where V the Hindu has gone he has always fostered the arts and crafts he has found in the new land. J . "England wishes to perpetuate its rule and to exploit natives every where it goes. ' 1 "When the Aryans came into In dia 4,000 years ago there was fight ing among the natives at first. Then, in order to n.aintain their old civil ization and culture, classes were established. The Brahmins were the priests and teachers. To pro tect them while at their duties a warrior class was formed called the Kshatrya. and traders, correspond ing to the great artisan class, were named Vasyas. "And from these same Aryans have descended the . Celts, Slavs, Latins, Greeks and Saxons. - "But the Brahmins, the high caste people, do not live hating one an other. The western class t system is terrible. Our class division is based on responsibility. Renuncia tion is our ideal.- Brahmins re nounce so they can accept the high est positions. "Ireland must have its own gov ernment according, to the wishes ot its people. India muat be allowed to be ruled by its own people, too. "India wants to render service to hwmanity. Why should we not be allowed to do that work m our own way? We appeal to America in this respect. We entered the war to destroy the military spirit ot 1 Germany. How far we have done that I do not know. England Takes Egypt Evrvu,hu we see the stronger .ikkinir that iv taker. Before the war there was no protectorate over Egypt by England. But it grad ually entered and proclaimed a pro- .l..t. .,.f that rountrv. ICtlvia.. v.w ----- - , . j "If war was declared on the policy that smaller nations should not be invaded, what has happened to that idea now? , . . .. v "India helped Great Britain in its hour of need. Indian princes tougni. But when we ask for our rights, a full self-determined government, we are far from getting anything et the sort. . ' "In Delhi, in the Punjab, when there was recent trouble, men m aeroplanes fired with machine guns on the natives. It was terrible. They -were without arms; therefore, they were harmless.-And British soldiers flogged natives, mercilessly. . "India is watching the fate of Tur key, because there is a spiritual al liance with that country. In India there are 70,000,000 Mohammedans. "As for as self-determination is concerned, every one and every na tion wants that We hate tyranny, yet each of us wants to be his own tyrant" Plans $5,000,000,000 Company, a Bulwark" m rainst Bankruptcy In 'an argument between a hotel clerk and a guest, the guest is al ways right. This premise is supposed to b permanently graven in the minds the men behind desks m all hostel ties. It is a matter of business pol icy. .-. Therefore the successful hotel clerk must be possessed of a brand of diplomacy nearly equal to that of any foreign ambassador. If possi ble he must avert alf arguments by agreeing with irate guests, no mat ter what their complaint , An Average Education. The hotel clerk, need have only an average education. But he must have' unusual qualifications along other lines. He should be preera bly of pleasing appearance and cer tainly neat about his person. He must be able to meet the great va riety of types included in the travel ing public and give each individual the details of service that appeal most strongly )o his own particular type. . He must be jovial, without in fringing upon the taste of the guest by becoming too intimate and must be even-tempered enough to receive complaints without resenting them. The hotel clerk should have a good memory for faces and names. The average guest, whether drum mer or farmer, likes to hear his name spoken pleasantly by the clerk when he walks up to the desk to register and appreciates, being as signed a room of his choice without being questioned about it. Vary According to Sise. The duties of a hotel clerk vary according to the sited of the hotel and the number of clerics employed. Larger hotels have two or three clerks behind the desk. - The room clerk is the chief clerk. He greets the guests when they ap proach the desk, has them register and then assigns them to a room. He must have the floor plan of the hotel in mindknow by its number whether a room is double' or single and with or without bath and be able n toll hv a stance at his cards which roms are occupied and which are available. The room cieru receives all complaints and has general over sight of th details of service, and the work of the other clerks. ' The key clerk is the first assistant to the room clerk. He has direct charge of the keys and must cul tivate a memory for faces to be en abled to pass them to guests with out asking them their number each time they call, at the desk. He is re sponsible for guarding' against the passing of keys to. persons not en titled to tnem. . Memory lor Names. ' The mail clerk hs superyision of all mail which comes to guests. This must be distribute to the various boxes, or 'filed to fwaK.the arrival of truest who have not yet checked in. His memory for names assists him in- his work. Hjs other func tions are to assist the chief clerk in the general desk work. In smaller sotels, when only one clerk is employed, he mut attend to the duties of room, key and mail clerks. Often he plays the part of the bellhoo too. - Many clerks have the additional duties ot cashier and Bookkeeper, . . : e. I , - I si..1 I 1 I VW-J II I Age T A March " 20. A ' $S.0O0,- I ivavrt -r- , nrin iwi rAmnmv to save burope from bankruptcy and to provide a means of investment for non-productive wealth is proposed by Al fred Bigland, M. a prominent Liveroool merchant. The name . ....,.tt1 for the company is ' - "To take a concrete example ot he working of the company,' said Mr. Bigland, "it can be assumed , that German concern wantr to aurchase $50,000 worth of raw ma rial from a British concern. Delcredere will demand securities from the Germans in the nature of rit tate. machinery and other naterials. It will then guarantee c k. .frnnnt nrnvided that the British concern will grant reasonable terms. "The financial interests of the world should assist in launching the ir.r nnt nnlv to find a redts .rihiitinsr channel for accumulated wt'Jth, but also to restore financial equilibrium. avs Blendina Will Bring True Americanization March 20. Blending, C .m,nin(r. .? what will bring true X mriraiMzation. according to Dr. ' Charles W. Eliot president emert- .... t Harvard. ' "This country never wasa melt ing pot No country ever could be Vnffht to want to be." he mam Tk. uritnis American idea is that X I1C w v all races, all churches, all ideas fc allowed to live their ways working in harmony to the of hanoiness and prosperity for all, he said in sub ....jr. Thre should be no at . ... 9MUVM , , . m tempt at absorption in the sense of T . a e ' L...A iLo ansa W nhvtteal IU510n. mu mc aim suuum ' . in - ennnnrr of ' American ideals of emocracy and human rights. , wne en special persons are not en gaged for this work. Room ac counts become complicated when telephone, laundry and other items are considered and a knowledge of bookkeeping is essential. : Superintendent of Service. . Larger hotels employ a superin tendent of strviee to relieve, the clerk of some of his responsibility. In other houses, however, the clerk must hire or .discharge the bellboys and supervise their work. He acts as a buffer between the guests and the manager by receiving their com plaints and satisfying them with diplomatic explanations until he can pass the buck" to the manager. The hotel clerk has a wide oppor tunity for the study of human traits and characteristics. He comes into contact with nearly every conceiv able type of person and must meet them with as varying tactics to in sure their satisfaction. . . - i ' Fifty per cent of the average ho tel's patronage is comprised of "reg ulars," according to a clerk who has been- behind the desk in Omaha for a quarter century. These are perma nent Kuests of the house or travel ing salesmen who return at regular periods during their trips through their territory. Brevity of Welcome. , ' xne "regular wants orevitv in L the cordial welcome extended to him College Girls Work During Help Shortage South Hadley, Mass., March 20. Whch the cooks walk out of the kitchen at Mount Holyoke college the college girls walk in. That is what happened when the cook at Woodbridge hall quit her job. Many of the girls are helping earn their way through college by work ing as Waitresses and dishwashers. The girls were cleaning their own l rooms, because ot the shortage of female help, caused by the demands of nearby factories. Girls recently shingled the Episcopal home when men could not be obtained. The volunteers who meet these emergencies are unpaid, but what they save the college is going to ward its $3,000,000 endowment and expediency in his service. Each has different idiosyncrasies and in dividual whims that must be remem bered and observed by the clerk who wishes to retain their patron age. None of them like to be asked questions about their choice of rooms and all of them appreciate accurate service in the matter of mail, telegrams or telephone calls. The other 50 per cent of hotel patrons are made up of transients who are strangers to the clerk. He must be quick to classify them ac cording to type and sense their per sonal attitude toward service. Many of them want an elaborate show of courtesy, others prefer silent, swift service, on the part of the clerk ana still others like warm friendliness. Like the bartenders of olden days, the average hotel clerk looks pros perous and usually wears diamonds. The clerks say that this is because such an appearance is a requisite, al most an essential, not because their salaries are particularly lucrative. Often Becomes Manager. The beginner's salary exceeds that usually offered a new clerk in a retail establishment, but it is stated that there is not the opportunity for advancement unless he acquires capital and is efficient enough to ac cept the responsibilities of a man ager. , . According to old-timers in the service, by the time a hotel clerk has mastered details sufficiently to be rated ;as a first-class clerk he can usually do much better financially in other lines of work. After- he has learned to respect the temperament of the theatrical stars, who demand that nothing dis turb the peace and quiet of their room until noon each day; to meet celebrities ot national repuiauon and make them appreciate the at mosphere and service of the estab lishment without offending them by too cordial treatment, and to re ceive the newly wedded couple and see that all details lending to their comfort and happiness are provided without rudely dispelling the trance which seems to segregate them from the rest pf the world, the hotel clerk is usually versatile enough to make -a success of anything. Diamond Ring Opens Door 'To Course in Cookery , Manhattan, . Kan March 20. A diamond ring and a wedding date, set for the near future, appear to be the onlv prerequisites for enrollment in the "diamond ring" course, taught in the Kansas State Agricultural college here. Forty girls are taking the diamond ring work, which is really the mod ern term for the three-months housekeeping course. Twenty of the girls are wearing diamond rings on the third fingers of their left hands. . Thirteenth French Woman Gets License as Aviatrice Paris, March 20. Mine. Gaby Morlays, the talented actress of the Theater. Antoine, will within a few days receive her certificate as pilot, permitting her to indulge her hdbby of frying. This brings the number of cer tificated women pilots in Franc to 13. Mme. Adrienne Bolland, who re cently Qualified to pilot an airplane, holds the 13th certificate issued to womln by the Aero club; Mme. Helene Dutrieu, the first qualified woman pilot has renounced aviation and now owns a motor car business. Baroness de Laroche, .the second woman holder of an aeronaut's cer tificate, was killed. Mile. Jane Her veu is reported to be a chiej pilot at an American aviation school. The other nine women fliers are never heard of now, having abandoned the air for more .prosaic pursuits on mother earthi To Decide Tug-of-War TiUe New York, March 20. The na tional championship tournament to decide the tug-of-war title will be held here today at the Twenty-second Regiment armory. THIN, WEED Mouth Organ Playing E Becoming a Lost A(' Columbus, O., March 20.WhaW happened to the once popular moutt, Local dealers in musical Instru ments say mouth harp playing is apt to become lost art These merchants declare that boys don't "take to it" like their fa thers did when little chaps. It may be. too, that the compara tively prohibitive prices today have somethjn'g to do with it. The best harmonicas sell for from $) to $4. The price used to be a quarter. PEOPLE NERVOUS BURO-PHOSPHATE What It Is and How It Increases Weight, Strength and Nerve Force In Many Instances , SHOULD BE PRESCRIBED BY EVERY DOCTOR AND ,y USED IN EVERY HOSPITAL ' Says Editor of "Physician. Who's Who." . Li. Takt plain fcitro-phoiphat the ad vice of that phrtieian to thin, dalieat. Barveoa people who lack vim, enerc and nerve force, and there leemi to be ample cpof of the efficiency of (his prepara tion to warrant the recommendation, Horever if wo judge from the count lees preparations and treatments which an eontinaallr belnc advertised for the purpose of .making thin people fleshy, de veloping arms, necks and bust, and re placing ugly hollows and angles, by the soft carved lines of health and beauty, there are evidently thousands of men and women who keenly feel their exces sive thinness. Thinness and weakness are often due to starved nerve. , Our bodies peed more phosphate than is -aontaiaed in modem foods. Physicians claim there Is noth tag that will supply this deficiency ' so wsll as the organic phosphate . known among druggists as bitro.phosphate, which is inexpensive and is sold by most all druggist . under a guarantee of satisfac tion or money baekv By feeding the nerves directly .and by supplying th body cells with (he necesnsry phosphoric food elements, bttro-phosphate should produce a welcome trantformstloa in the appear ance: the increase in weight frequently being asteUshing. Clinical tests made In St. Catherine's hmpital, N. Y. C, showed that two patients gained in weight IS - and 27 pounds, respectively, through the admin istration of organic phosphate: both patients claim they have not felt as strong and well for the past twslve years. Increase in weight also carries with it a general improvement in the health. Kervousness, sleeplessness and lack of energy, which , nearly always accompany excessive thinness, should soon disap pear, dull eyes ought to brighten and pale cheeks glow with th bloom of per fect heslth. ' Physicians and hospitals everywhere are now recognising its merits by its use in ever increasing quantities Frederick Kolle, M. D... editor ot New York Physi cians' "Who's Who" says: 'Bltro.Phos phat should b prescribed by every doc tor and used in every hospital to ia- & crsas strength and nerve font tS enrich th bkxxj." . Joseph D. Harrigan, Former visum- peeialUt to North Kastarn inspenea- iry. says! 'im mese thin, nervous, anaemic, or rundown, a a natural, unadulterated auDstane sues a bltro-phosphat and yo will soon sea , some astonishing results In th ineree' of nerv energy, strength of body mind and power of endurance." Bltro-Phoephate Is mad ntlrly of the organic phasphat compound t. ferred to in the National Standard Dls pensatory as being an xsellent toni and nervine and a preparaUon which naa recently acquired considerable reputa tion in th treatment of neurasthenia. The standard of excellence, strength and purity of it sukstanc is beyond qaes tton, for every Bltre-Phosphot tablet is manufactured In strict accordance with th U. 8. Pharmacopoeia test retail-; mnte. Bltro-Phasphate ia therefor net a patent medlein and should not be eon-i fused with any of th seerat nostrums so-eaUd tonic or widely ad vert tied "cure-alls." 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