The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05

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 l Is but charity and 1t seems to me thai 1 they should be glad and willing to heil us to keep men out of jail. But 1t seems te me like they want to kick mat when he is down instead of giving the under dog lift.
 Lauds Other Homes
 'I want to re-assert my confidence ane appreciation of the work that the Pisgaf home is doing. I have sent as many as five and six people out there in one day and oftentimes when they were badly crowded. In cases like this I know of my own personal Knowledge, that the supe intendent of this home has deserted hi bed in order that some poor unfortunate may have a place to sleep. In this con nection, I also wish to state that the Volunteers of America are also doing 2 like work. Although their facilities art not so great as the Pisgah home, l have never known them to turn down mar sent them, either by myself or any ont else.
 When this latter organization firs came here, 1 was waited upon by dele. gation from the Salvation Army who tried to induce me to forbid the volun- teers working In Birmingham. Of course
 
 tend to do so. A people who are doing so good a work for Birmin gham as the Volunteers and the Pisgah home will have every cooperation of the police de- partment.
 T have assigned Detectives Mcdonald and Murphy to investigate the matter brought to my attention by Patrolman Jones and they will begin their work to- day They did not begin yesterday fol fra Vt MT. Jones, who went off duty before they came 10 the office. However. they will probe the matter thoroughly, begin ming today
 Jones Makes Statement
 At the mere mention of the Salvation Army, Policeman Jones waxes indignant Last night he specified few of the req sons he states that he had in demanding an investigation of the house.
 'I have been working the South Twen- tieth street beat for over two months, said Policeman Jones' and during that time there has scarcely a night passed but that I have been applied to by un- fortunates for place to sleep. In fact, will average from one to five applica- tions every night If there has been a single man l have sent over there taken in and given a bed, I do not know of it.
 
 beat, I passed the staircase leading to the rooming house of the Salvation Army and there was a man sitting there. asked him what he was doing there. He replied, T paid for a bed up there early in the night and got back here about 10 minutes after Il and they wouldn't let me in.' I told him then that he couldn't stay there on the staircase. as it was against the law but I offered to go up ...I lxt. ,l,at { fAa that the man could not get the bed Tor which he said he had paid for. He said. T went up there once and they bawled me out and I am not going back
 'I have gone up there with many of the men I have referred to the place and every time when I knock at the door I am greeted with Nothing doing in a tone so harsh that I would hes itate to use it. One time I told him that I was the policeman on that beat and he said 'Aw, there's been so many around here springing that that I don't know whether I'll come or not. Go on away They extend absolutely no cour- tesies whatever to anyone in anyway.
 Turned Down Mere Child
 Monday night I was approached by a little 13-year-old boy who asked me where the Salvation Army hall was. lie said that he had missed his. last car and could not get home to Pow derly. I took him up there and they did not treat him with any more con sideration than if he had been negro. I took the lad across the street to a regular rooming house and paid for a bed for him myself
 That is what got me so wrought up over the matter. l have a little fel- low of my own and I know that if he were caught out under similar circum stances I would expect that the com Don decency and duty be extended him by anyone and an organiza ton posing as charitable workers who treat chit dren in this manner certainly have nc right to be regarded as religious nor cha ritable."
 Much interest was expressed in the case yesterday and many citizens have evidenced quite an interest as to the onicOme of the investigation.