Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-19
II is EASIER TO
GET A DRIN K
THAN A MEAL
Dr., Reitman, Friend of the
Weary WiIIies, Goes to Santa
Fe This Morning TO Interest
Governor in His Work.

Or nen T. Reltman, head 81 The
brotherhood Welfare association who
hns spent the last teo days IN Albu-
queraue IN the interest Of tie nobo.
win leave this morning Tor Santa Fe
10 Interest Governor curry Ia legisla-
lion in this territory providing q bet-
ter vaRrant law and srring mat the
alleged much abused tramp gets a
squire deal
Dr. Rcitman believes that the tramp
a. whom the Albuquerque citizen
gives two bits for u meal, buys "a
drink with The two bits because 30 Is
easier than purchasing grub Or
Reitman said
''The great objection that charity
workers. philnnthroplsts and preach
ers have 10 helping the tramp b. that
he has been drinking and his breath
smelis Of liquor.
And 10 the 200 men or more who
have come 10 my office IA Chicago
during the past eight weeks. ! OBJ
served that mong 80 per cent %
Them u distinct alcoholic oder could
be detected.
NN"f.N AfNN NNNN HHH N'N
stated that they bad spent no money
for liquor. and hat II they received
some money they would not buy
liquor with a.. So ! gave them the
price OF q meal and bed.
And when some Of them came
back { observed hat they had been
drinking again. ! Immediately took
1t for granted that these men had
spent Jhe money for liquor But dur
fnn M taits with them a never ask
them any questionsl they stated that
while standing around the saloon or
lodging house. some friend Of theirs
Or a stranger invited them 10 take o
drink and TINT this happened a dozen
or more times q day. and That WIS
tie reason thoy had been drinking
Whisky. But Va Food.
'rhey also stated that the same
men who bought them q Dozen
drinks would refuse 60 give them any
money. no. e.en q nickel
n watched some ~ these mon !
had been giving money 20 and found
that they spent ali their money for
food and lodging and yet managed
10 get plenty 90 drink That was am
interesting fact and ! decided .to see
hnr wc-' Il worked
u look . Ilst 90 81 saloons. % OF
them IN two blocks 10 clark street. o.
in one block on state street. ~ be-
three blocks an West Madison street
and two Ia one BLOCK on Desplaluc-
street. where nve-cent whiskey is
sold. and. dressed as o. ragged bum,
and 40 q stranger whum no one knew
aaMHnaNF aasH faaL. .fL..F NHHHssa HN.faI
these saloons.
H. t5ass.
II went into one ~ the places.
stood around % little while. and the
first man who came in and bought
4 drink I started uu 70 conversation
vith. and he invited me Goo take "a
drink and then another As he started
90 order the third round . Said pat
Ann hungry Ter me- have q little
change Is get something tu oaf
"iio refused fn Jet me have q cent.
but bought three Of us three more
drluts
ln another saloon I went 90 and
stood around. but didn't say % word
fD o. one Ia Jess han Ten miU-
mites % bum started a conversation
with me. then a. friend OF his cam,
ln and bought us both several drinks
told him that ! hadn't had anything
tn rat ala day. but he kept on buying
drinks and never offered 10 buy any
thing go ea,
I'm that same saloon after ilra
mem bad gone Dat. Go less than an
hour. three different men bought m,
drink without any advance on mN
4r observed that other p|euuinss