The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-05
One Professional Beggar
Has His Country Residence;
Another Fine Stock of Wine

! dfe Whispers his quick tale---usual-
/ ly a marvel OF concise elOquenco-
/ into 10 or 10 ears minute. He is
So walled about with population that
person 10 feet Behind him cannot
see him beg and each person ac-
costed may think that his petitioner
ls man who for the first time In
his life has screwed up his courage
and choked down his pride 20 the
point OF seeking assistance TO save
his life.
Between Times Square ana Herald
Square the pedestrian steers through
a Scylla and Charbdis of rival beg
gars at every corner. BegRars seem
thicker here but they are really
more numerous In Times square and
half block down each street lead
ing away from II, but the crowds are
40 much larger that the individual is
not solicited quite 10 often.
One OF the causes OF more ener-
getic panhandling is the enormous
price ot whisky, which makes In
creased earnings on the part OF beg
gars necessary. In spite Of the thou
sands seeking dimes for coffee and
lodging for night IN New York
City, the Municipal Lodging house
has seldom been fun during the win-
ter, indicating that no great num-
bers have been In eXtremities.
"They would not 80 hungry II they
dld not obtain aims on the street"
said Mr.. Gates. Everyone in real
need who is taken here II provided
for at once. Any man who Ia hun
CRY or shelterlesJ and can do moth
Ing for himself can apply 10 the
nearest policeman, who will send
= L.
where "A person In need was turned
down at tho Joint Application
bureau, at l0J East Twenty-second
street, and / would fire any man
who turned down such a person.
MANY young fellows get stranded
here, and those OF weaker character
resort to begging. Their story Is
true the first few times they tell II,
But many Of them find that they
can make more money begging than
In any other way. They stick 10 II.
and nlne-tcnths of the begging Is
done by them.
IN no case does II do good TO give
them money II they really need
food or shelter they can get Il here
or at other institutions II the money
Is not intended 10 relieve absolute
want, they arc simply making beg
gag n buhlHtFh ne man VINO gives
them a quarter saves them from the
necessity Of going 20 work.
THE great amount Of begging
today Il due, OF course. 70 tho fact
that there Is widespread unemplOy-
ment. The public. knowing this,
gives generously in response 10 such
appeals. During times when there
is plenty Of employ meut the begRar
was unpopular and found HIS life
difficult Today II In 10 easy az 90
attract thousands who could find
work by a little effort.
The case Of the blind is some
what different. because few can DO
any real work. a very large per
centagc Of the blind bcgFars turn
out to have pretty good eyoslght
when they are Investigated. The
case Is also different. OF course. with
those hOpelessly crippled OF the
crippled beggars very few are war
veterans, though number wear
pants OF military uniforms"
The WOrld'S record for fast beg
Ring is believed 20 be held by
ThOmsa Campbell who lost his arm
In a railroad accident and ralded
Times Square crowds ln khaki ard
a soldiers hat, with a row Of medals
across his breast. lie was arrested
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