The Washington times., 1923-01-02

all cases it is willingly and some.
know we'll this coin gathering
CRATER in his Or her many yuises,
and although myself possessed OF
small means, have more than fire.
quently catered to such taking pet.
tineSs.
Facilities for Aid.
If deserving person should come
your way or mine, one of the lame,
halt, blind, sick or aged, his or her
appeal for small gratuity to supply
temporary needs might well be-
granted. At the same time there
are harbors for. such people in the
way of comfortable institutions and
am glad to say that DIR, Cory
tells me he has ample facilities for
lending such temporary aid and
then placing the unfortunates, or
at least those who merit such
However, in the case Of the pro-
fessional ''sppnge," who in dona-
tions seemingly small, may in the
course of a single days begging
gather a no inconsequential sum OF
money, why continue such person
in idleness? They merely impose
upon others and lose their own self
Indeed let me point out to you
that continuing such undeserving
nanhandling Is but one Of the small
wedges, SO little apparent at the
beginning, which work as a menace
The person who is idle and Sc
cures unearned money is i'm the con-
dition spoken of as the devils
workshop, and he is ripe, ready
and fit for Indulgence in excessive
drinking, promoting the gambling
idea from craps and the shell
game to roulette, becoming the
snowbird, the hypo, the hophead,
or doing one of the many other
things which are, but the begin
ming OF the end, the opening chasm
Of the prisons doors and the last
ing stigma which follows.
can personally cite an instance,
OF youthful and worthy working
man who, being short Of carfare
to his job, panhandIed the nickel
at the foot Of New FORKS elevated
and later, on money thus. obtained,
and downfall just depicted, dying
an alley rat.
Left to Get Work.
A New York woman with flowers
in her arms on visit to her hus-
band in New York hospital APP
pealed to the well-to-do. in front
OF their clubs or apartments for the
jitney ride. She persisted in the
'mooching" game and ended in a
hop joint.
A youth serving in the navy
and tired of the service, found he
could throw his left leg out of joint
at the hip and thereby secured his
discharge. With the same trick
he succeeded In deceiving the un-
wary giver. The final curtain for
him was rung down on the gallows.
The younger generation as well
is receiving an education in the
art of professional begging. For
illustration, a little boy OF nine
years In Chicago would stand in q
hallway, crying as IL his heart
would break and thereby attracted
the attention of passing ladies,
who inquired the trouble. He would
say his mother gave him a quar-
ter for milk and he had lost the
quarter being afraid to go home
fearing licking. A good samari-
tan lady would hand him a quar-.
ter, an extra dime for candy. tell
him to buy the milk and go home
to his mamma. DIR. Cory tells me
his mission has a chiIdren's de-
partment which will provide all
that is necessary for the proper
culture of child life.
I could go on almost endlessly
| citing cases in the life of profes.
sional beggardom, even into in.
stances of their forming a COM
binatiop for routing and rerouting
each other, but I want to suggest
in finality that If Washington de-
sires to eliminate this class of the
professional parasite it can do so
by cooperating with DIR. Cory in
his plan Of using the white ticket
system.