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IfD RJ1 Liu '--if I .Sr I U Li L..J Li tJ Li ,y Ji Blush But It's Kleptomaniac Tendency To Take Home Ashtrays! JO 41 BIB Some People Don't -f'ssbA Think It Is "Steal- ' VWI JF- ,IMJ 'JJ ,A..jJS?'''"'1-a r? iir. lf ' no" When Thev ' I' ' r'' Not Belong lo Wm, Went So Far as to Attempt Stealing h . , V -,- J" M ss ' l ' ' " a Dre"er Fr0'" H" H'e' R'' .- ''f J ill I jC ft J H' VlHfnt'' "It fl I i: V -- Ij liiSSSV 11 J I) adds to hlB satisfaction II II Er manager will often VMW-W hM M fW! Ij I s attitude, psy. WttSX W4v 'fll'I ' ' ' Mr& 'f ' i cholelsts assert, Is ' TpL M HpfeW H JHll ' I . i courtraynusTness! L "-""XT 7 J F n Mn iff ? i"? v Alp If I f and does not affect tine M-'ilJ fill 8 8 4-4.yfWs 'yS i if increasinig serloiramesS U, 1 I J til lIiUV' $Jt k VfcL' I ;ll of this nnxtorn moBtal 0J;t- ffl 11 I' 'Z'j J W JI qulrft to thB WcJ la-, Er LJ jVtV 4 i ' H i ' Kleptomaniacs are F I E4?M-4'fWi,"i ' r.r 7 frt I , ,8 thorn scientists have V I afmV W 1 i? Mk V 1 '.la discovered, and the lu- 1 V 1 lip V . J' 4&f$ "'4 s !f if voluntary desire to -jfiSPfi, I t Wi;,Clfi! ' T"1R .rlltjrsl Ut if steal Is frequently dcep- i'.I'- "lr"ta, I W'lBlt ?MWji jf1! V&CfcT I fWi seated. Particularly Is I " 'Ml HI 1W I ag? X .ff- - I One recent ex-ample 11 lV rif 'fit w4 j ? I- VwRfc- I that of a njar-rled woman' 1 I JSSS&w'i gB mli I miTiiroiiii lV ,. I whiOse husband was I llGSTlj! (1 il' ' I f V IfSS I wealthy banlier. She had' "- I SmmmXS' 'if'"' J i charge account In evcr-y V. f rm& i. ' iw ' II exclusive shop In a large 1 "iW'SA k'-' " J western city, a spaoioua. C '11 ' I t Jr if'jRJ? "33 'rI' X f HI 1 -3 home wlth a staff of seiv- -VL P W;jl , ante. All of her bills wer.e i lJ VL Paid promptly, and no one 4fHr . "rl , Vt,8U&B J . II she entertained lfci tt"" ' " - ""BWeyjgjj II kxs tw on M hM)tteaAp X II" J. ' "fa Tojvcls Are the Biggest Items J rSi KKftoiHwtoB. f yy '' l Lost by Hotels Through the Her contlnwwl ".:!" , J i rnij.iiii)ijininijra. y ij!Mz s filaroia of Guests to "Take of rooms which s!e and BP ' rM-itv4;4 Soio'cthing for NothfeiH." i her guests occupied b- " jgV-'-'y ''Kw'l i ' : " notorious, until a (ft 1 ''MlMik ' JLfeSiS '-a.- -w ; 1 lKiiUve man first val- L. pouessions, yv ptento "get something , The urge is ancient, iem times has brought M which today Is reo , unused hotel man M Hotel kleptomaniac! It of removing every a hotel room which to the floor or walls m to recent reports, a i increasingly d$cult Ud hotel proprietors andary. nost Impossible," they XUM a guest of petty though we are certain i his bA'g packed with m, from light bulbs to And In most cases i o aJnple solution t ianuice of hundred's at rtb frepi a few cents tn probably is not tr-u'e hotel guest Is a potcn jianlac the victim of tible desJre to steal," Jat Is a harsh and unfair term perhaps ! ten pee?, say floor who ch'eck up after vacated, carry away a I their vitsit. K may be litra'y a pen holder. r of artleles taken rfda vfpm the size of 0n K tl strangely jie't asrlv with a. to way and Sre 1! remove sheets, pil asd bed spreads from tea th wa-H comes a a reading lamp sup limlto and globe. The ib la dtfnudcd ef Bfcv 'j. tW) bth rug, a SsljSfKid even baT-s of a guest scc-Mji to Il buying the room i," jays ee western tyX, with a puz-zlcd 1 in the ordinary case e we can do to prevent guit is new to m, we iopra'ittoK'S. Ocea- sw.-er, a man or a ! jiSay with m sev-O'Wi'l le Kijln to ralf,9 things a, th&n wo rt-o pra- 5 Pic45'3 Cea-st hotol a tri'veling man at H was an old We manager's, and 5Std his hoadqaX'rtC'r-s 1 days each month, rst few visits the room espied contained only kmattres, ad pieces EaT-altee. Hvosythtag Kb skillfully removeel he guest earriisl ol ne by'oso, or at mld Ued theai in a bundlo a down from his win- mgtx won tad in this le pro&em ven ' the cUv The it wlsfeed gmi will t, whs had Jjease se nd at the to prevent iss through les of the ilac. The lad knovA it-flngcrea any years, 1st except Obsession thoroughly lnesa man. e was de i the guest his next as allowed as usual, 'ere placed levator In i bell boy, an waited key. The aeemed to "y in flnd- and the me impa- after t the key aiiu i , nown to JUs room. The bcirboy et the Wgago in a chair,, raised nd opened a window. Automatically, I a Up and his eyes twinkled as he 4 a broad smile. guest was too astonishd to notice iPt the room. i stood, staring '!S..l&Mri wsSiarely furnished cW,;-13'ndtt single towel. Every t had been removed. " made no complaint. "Probably," ""Ser explained later, "hewas to mention It. But It worked. He's back every month since." Now, Worn la fully furnished. And when 'ig ts missing. . J"18 type Indicate, say psychologist tUck of kleptomania can often they find that few people try " atrange complex until it reaches portions. i'?l?.manlac ' usually a victim o they believe, "a tendency to "y like to equip their home with g of a hotel room to show their ' have enjoyed every modern con- that common privilege to her. "Like every other kleptomaniac, Sfee tsffSSb to face the facts. She evaded the lsss'e, e:U Instead of explaining It to her hwatoa-nd, sJlfe began to steal without boilng completely aiarr of wtoat sto was doing. Somiewhone in hjlii o 'marginal coiractowsOT'sV s? realized hen WK'Msf t teat only dimly. "And then, she bepan to r-ationalize lrcr at tton's until she Justified them by the corrcljut ston that her husband would paiy tto bill" slB she were caug-ht!" Bbcause of this woman's position, her de'sTSe to "take things" seemed only a queer ldlosyn? crasy to her friends. Other oases have ncB ended so well for the afflicted person, and $ number of young boys have been sent to res. term school for the same abnormal niental dl order. A famous eaJse Is t'hat of a youth, "George G," Investigated by William Bealy, JDlrector of the Psycopathlc Institute of Chicago. THUi boy's tendency toward kleptomania began at the age of 12, when ho had already Impressed) probation oracer-s as "a thoroughly bad ebafta one who will bo back again In court." His ease) was studied, but the boy resisted all attempts) at Inquiry Into his early experience He only asserted that many tinT.es.,iyhen he was tempted) to steal, he had resisted, and seemed proud o'W the fact. Doctor declared that he was "a highljy nervous bey and a thorough Weptomanlac"-3 whioh did not e-x-plan the cause nsr offier. lQ emue. The youth h'ad begun ceittktg a- h'atel resimjv teiving. without paying, his bill, and talking. w-R'Si liiira C'Viery movcaWe objeeit in his room. His) crVfrtl by for.gJg cbek-S) and whew Iscfid.by the evltiistico gave ana enaplta'tl'C denial. Blji) cjreor, stiy tl pstfcltoi'nKfeiLs svto attempted t9 help him, could have bwn alictwd hf cm ca.l tlon had been changed: "He wcu'i.1 n. f(i'. reality," they said. "tRj first fl'.ep In tM oilrft of a kleptomaniac Is to recognize facts to Ljg up the past, and dissect the complex. Klc(ft niania can often be cured." Some People nave a ruauuu ine-Furnishings, and Try to "Clean Oui tlfpRoom" When Leaving the Hotel. "A tourist who visits many fore.Qi countries will occasionally return with baggage "terally covertd by hotel labels. This proves that he has been uCviunich, Vienna, Paris, Intcrlaken, and a hundred other famous places. Ho a 'trav eled person' of wide experience anu this ex pands his ego. Hotel labels mtan-at least to him that he 'is someone'." Modern forms of kleptomania, say authorities such as Dr. Alfred Adler of Vienna, George A. Dorscy who became famous with his Why We Behave Like Human Beings," and the psycholo gist Horatio W. Dresser, are being studied by psychiatrists with increasing interest. And re cent reports Indicate the victims of this neuro sis merit mental treatment Instead of legal punishment "A kleptomaniac doesn't believe that he is stealing" say Investigators. To them It Is a harmless hobby. The victim often feels like a collector of silverware, linen, napkins, and salt "income cases there Is an active "censor" of the mind which dVilcs that taking small ob jects Is a theft. Hundreds of otherwise normal people have no consciousness of wrong doing when they place hotel note paper, pens and even Ink wells In their baggage. They would not visit a friend's home ond take his hat or a cream pitcher, since these are regarded as personal and private property. Hotel furnishings are considered as the property of an Impersonal corporation, and therefore semi-public. "Another and more serious phase of klepto mania," say modern psychologists, "is that these people believe they will not be detected. No hotel manager wishes to embarrass them or himself. And In most casea the kleptomaniac Is right One towel, a piece of soap, or even an Inexpensive ash tray la seldom so valuable as the guest's good will. The management hopes he will return. He must leave the hotel with a sense of pleasure and contentment, happy be cause he was well treated, or he will not come ' back. And, If taking something from his room Floor .Maids Are on the Lookout When Guests Arc Leaving Immediately Phoning the Office if Items Arc Missing. number of hotels began to add a dozen missing Items to her bill. She was charged for towels, ash trays, and often for a valuable rug. When her husband noted the long list of articles for which he was paying, ho took her to a psychiatrist A few pointed questions were asked, and the puzzle was quickly solved. The kleptomaniac's husband had paid his wife's expenses. He had been generous. But she had no money of her own to spend, no bank account In her name. She could not cash a check. "Her mental con flict was a childish one, which was easily cured," said her psychiatrist "She was ashamed to enter a shop without the cash to pay for and take with her small articles she fancied. Other women with less wealth bad One of the Small but Steadily Increasing Losses of Hotels ll Electric LightBulbs Which Are Takcii Away by Guests. And several prominent western hotel man agers, In addition to their training In tact, courtesy and executive functions, havo recently considered becoming amateur psychiatrists if this, as they hope, will save them thousands of dollars worth of room furnishings each year! O PAGE THREE o 8 O OCDO .0 o o
