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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 21. 1920
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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.
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"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,
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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."
CAUTION i While Bltto-Phosphate is
unsursaassd fer th relief of nerveasaass,
general debility, eta., thos taking it'
who do not desire to put on flssh should
?ie extra ear in avoiding fat'Producin?
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without becoming; tired; next take two five-grain tablets of
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down people who were ailing all the while have
most astonishingly increased their strength and
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