Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-26
Citizens Are Asked to Aid in
Crusade Against Mem
diCants.
A GENERAL CAMPAIGN IS
LAID OUT BY ASSOCIATION
Cooperation Sought to Put End
to Promiscuous Aims
giving.

IIAuU N1 ltAC 8oA91 VA
being taken by the Bureau or AS
sociated Charities. which is planning to
further safeguard the public nom I'm
posters by making a general appear u
citizens to refer all applications t9r aiu
TO its investigation department sta
tIstics show that business men ana
citizens generally are constantly VIC
timixod. and to minimize the evil the
bureau waging determined
war on all fraud Of this kind.
To everyone cooperating with the
h,,reau a card bearing the following
inscription will be presented. the card
"a be placed In a conspicuous place In
the cfice or store:
.Applfcants Tor relief or contriou-
tions are referred by US for investiga-
ton to the Bureau Of Associated Cnar-
tiles. Social Service building, IL Cen
trail avenue. Newark, N. ]"
Method of Investig alton.
with this card Is included a BOOK OF
reference slips, n Of which Is 10 De
given to each applicant for relief "ho
is instructed to present the same 10
the bureau. Immediately upon pres
entation a postal will be sent to the
subscriber. notifying him that the ap-
nIicant will be properly cared for. Inc
absence of a postal will Indicate that
the applicant has not presented the
slim at the bureau and is probably an
imposter. .,
"a short time ago." said an official
of the bureau today, "a man anu
woman were arrested on the charge Oh
ba vinp neglected and abused their hVe
children. bringing to light once more
. family which has lived In this CITY
nv means of begging, for the greater
mart OF eleven years. 1t IA peer
stated on good authority that tne
woman has appealed to minister's
school, teachers and to almost every
business firm In the city. always with
a new tale and always awakening SYM
nathy. and in most instances, not untii
she has received q substantial sum LOT
immediate relief. Is h case reported
TO the Bureau of Associated CHARITIES,
where the full records OF eleven years
begging may be obtained.
Frauds Are Many.
"such frauds are of daily occurrence
ard thew work a three-fold injury.
FIRST. to the applicant, who, f1ndlns
30 ready o response to her false APP
neal. repews II again and again, eacn
time sinking lower and lower In degnA-
,dat,sa.LG Sec ond, to h benefa0eor VIM
andina himself duped, determines tnai
ali applicants for relief are frauds ano
resoIves that henceforth not one cen
viii he give for charity. Third, ano
ria ps the greatest harm, this IN
Justice to the worthy ~poor-those VINO
really need help, but who refrain IRON
seeking It lest they be classed Win
the frauds.
.Tt would seem that men who are
shrewd In business would recognize the
waste of time and substance, II not the
social harm, In promiscuous giving
The Board Of Trade recognized the
need of some restraining agency when
thev inausurated their charities in
dorsement committee. But this was
designed more particularly for societies
soliciting contributions rather than ap
plicants for relief. II men Inquired ou'
the time of employees spent In listen
ing to these daily appeals, 1t wouio as
found them. Some do recognize a par.
tial loss of time and give to get nc
Of the applicant, thereby helping the
evil along.
Cooueratfon Asked For.
.~rbe bureau of Associated Charities
has long felt the need of general CO.
o~peration in order to suppress promls'
cuous giving, which fosters PROBES
sionai mendicancy. True 1t Is that al
anneals to the public are not frauds
and vet 1t must b. seen that whatever
uroportion of help Is given the pro
fessionai beggar is in reality roobinf
the worthy poor of just that amount
of financial help, and what Is more
robbing them of that which oush' u
accompany every gift-sympathy'
fruitful Field orered.
"Another source of danger is thu
constant appeal Of ticket-sellers, SUD
scriptions for benefits. etc, which ar
to most of those appealed TO
Here also the professional beggar find
FOOD ground for his work in defraudinl
the public. In a nearby town last win
tar the local paper undertook to rails
a subscription for a charitable organ
ixation within the State. Two day
after the first list of subscribers ap
peared In the paper a woman, claim
ing to be a solicitor for the society
called upon several prominent mel
with a copy Of the paper In her hands
asking for contributions. Several mel
were defrauded. but h made he
escape.
"The bureau also hopes to receiv
sufflcient financial support to place ON
GERS Of the bureau on the public thor
oughfares with the power to arrest beg
CARS on the streets. This has bee
done In New York city by the Chart,
Organization Society for some year
and has done much to suppress pro
fessionai mendicancy. The burea'
hopes for a general cooperation on tn
part Of those who have not found !
possible heretofore to contribute to tn
bureau from their general funds, bu
who may now be able to see In thi
pian as much of a time-saver as a.