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Some People Don't
-f'ssbA Think It Is "Steal-
' VWI JF- ,IMJ 'JJ ,A..jJS?'''"'1-a r? iir. lf ' no" When Thev
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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!
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