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THE OBEGON DAILY JOUKNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING, HAUCH 21, 1903
THE HOBO RETURNS
THE JOYOUS
WITH
SPRINGTIDE
WHERE SONS
? OF REST DO
. EASY LIE
Curious Ske ch of
Tramp'sRetreatAcross
the Willamette,
. "He chooseth best'
i "Who chooseth labor Instead of rest."
, ' 1 s. Anonymous.
' Spring 1 on the threshold and It van
' guard, tli genua hobo, is already here.
Birds of passage are no truer to their
I Instincts than he who wraps hi Utters
' : about him In the growing warmth of
, lower latitudes and. recklessly braving
the dangers of brake-beams and the hun
" . dred hardships of the homeless, invades
the Northwest at springtime. He was
her last year and Is now returning.
Until the slanting shadows of late Bep
- tember call him again to migrate, he will
remain. Then, again, to the South, where
the winters demand no shelter for the
poor.
For a month past the. United States
. secret service agents have worked as
siduously endeavoring to discover the
hiding place of a gang of gold coin
' sweaters. " From the British Columbia
line to the Columbia River, cities, towns
and hamlets have been under survell
. lance. Portland and Its suburbs have
been visited by government sleuths, and
' jret to no avail.
Yesterday afternoon a man left the
Oregon City electric, car at Mllwaukie.
He Inquired the way and distance to
Mlntnorne, of a lad named WIster Sell
wood. -
"It's nearly half a mile to the South
am Pacific tracks, right down this road,
and ' then you'll find McCann's place.
Mlntnorne is near there, and you'll only
find a bunch of hoboes camped off In the
woods on the south side of the track,"
replied the boy. "Nothln' else la over
there, mister; and I know It for I've
lived here It years, and that's as long
as I've lived- anywhere." -
The Kobo Camp.
After a short tramp over the road
leading south from Mllwaukie. Mlntnorne
Creek was crossed, and the place useu
was discovered, and as the boy had said,
"there was nothing there."
Being interested in the statement made
by young Bellwood that a camp of hoboes
. existed In the Mlnthome woods, the idea
was suggested that bigger- game might
be masquerading In vagrant guise. En
tering the small wooded place, a roaring
lire, fed with old railroad ties, lighted up
a hidden and well-trodden spot among
the thick brush and fir trees, and about
the biasing timbers sat eight or ten typ
ical sons of rest.
Breaking so suddenly upon., them
caused uncommon suspicion of the
stranger, but he being entirely alone
no particular degree of fear was mani
fest on any hobo countenance. A few
wordn put matter right. hucI by Jollying
and the frequent use of brotherly terms,
the visitor's position was made easy.
Poke at de Mulligan.
"Hnd you been here a-blt sooner, you
might a hud a poke at de Mulligan." said
a slim Individual, with a smile of remin
iscence spread all over his emaciated
face. "She was steaming hot 'bout
two hours ago, wld a pair of gumps In
her." continued he of well-meant hospitality.
Hesitatingly, the reply was made
"Well, my friend. I plead Ignorant to
the meaning of 'Mulligan,' or the
'Gumps' ' that were In her." To which
the knight of the road -made answer:
"Why, a Mulligan Is a feed and de
'Clumps' is chickens dat de stiffs goo
out and snails, wot don t belong to nobody."
Further enlightenment made clear the
fact that members of a hobo camp are
expected to hustle for forage, and ev
ery mother's son of them Is always on
the alert for a stray chicken. Old-timers
are always put on the "dump" detail.
Another must get the spuds, another
the "punk" (bread), another the Java
(coffee), and so on down the line with
sugar, salt, pepper and everything else
is secured that can be begged or stolen, j
All provender thus secured Is dumped
Into a big can and stewed. Such Is a
'Mulligan."
"In what quarter do you forage?" was
asked.
Will Out Out Oregon.
'Between here and Portland," an
swered one who seemed to be above the
average of his fellows In point of Intel
ligence, "but we have to look sharp for
the "bulls" (policemen), for about this
city they don't stand f,or '"boes" (ho
boes). A lot of lis are going to cut out
Oregon and go up to Puget Sound, and
I sues we'll have to hike (walk) to
Kalama, for every 'con' (conductor) and
'shack' (brakeman) is 'dead next' on
these roads and wipe you off the rods
(under cars) Just like flies, and the 'emp
ties' are all sealed."
"How is It that robust fellows, as some
of you are, prefer to battle about the
world this way. Instead of working
a while, at least until you can get onto
your feet?"
When He's Sown, He's Sown.
"Some of usdo work, but when a fel
low's down, ehe's good and down
and then there's the boose. I worked a
whole week not long ago and blew the
whole works In the same Saturday night
t got my pay." ,.-
The fact was made plain to the man
who workea a week that there were
several Dlaoes in Portland, besides sa
loons, where any person could pass pleas
ant hours.
"That's all right." returned the poorly
clad wanderer, as he Impatiently kicked
a half burned stick back Into the fire,
"but you're not there many hours before
you're made to feel you've got to get
religion in order to stop much longer.
No, I'm down, and a hobo or tramp as
you will, but I can remember better days,
though the thought of them I always
try to banish."
Bad Seen Many Jails.
Among the crowd of eight that sat
around the huge Are In the Mlnthome
woods yesterday afternoon' was a youth
not 17 years of age. who boasted that
he had been In 14 jnlla during his brief
cureer. While the boy was telling his
tale a man of 40, with a rogue's-gallery
physiognomy. Interrupted by declaring
there was not a Job on earth he would
ever consider. Another member of the
society, wild-eyed and hungry-looking
said he had been three years In a "nut
factory" (lunatic asylum), and the doc
tors told him when he left to always
live out of doors.
One young fellow said he had hopes
of going to work In Seattle. He inti
mated that friends awaited htm there,
who would help him out After making
this sign of Intended reformation he sud
denly relapsed again Into the hobo by
saying: "My old man was chief knocker
In a New York State knowledge box, and
dragged us kids up proper." This hope
ful translated the expression into "My
father was a school teacher In New York
State and brought we children up well."
After the translation this man who will
probably never go to work in Seattle
picked up an oil can and started for
Mlnthome 8prlngs, a few hundred yards
away, to get water for the gang.
Several Classes of Hobo.
During the hour and a half spent at
the camp It was explained that there
are several distinct classes of hoboes.
There Is the blanket man, who carries
a roll to effect the appearance of a la
borer; then the fellow with a "graft."
who always has a little grip In which
are rasor, paste, furniture polish and
the like; then a few carry linemen's pole
cllmbers, which have been stolen some
where, and those men pass themselves
off as electrical workers and are many
times successful In their Impositions.
No gold coin sweaters among the
Mlnthome gang of hoboes. No. not one,
for a coin could not rest long enough In
their empty pockets to be taken to a
place of safety, where Its value could
be duplicated. Loavlng the hidden camp
and Its followers, the lonely road back
to Mllwaukie was traced, the thought
ever arlBlng--how man)' are there among
the homeless and hopeless who could be
saved Into manhood should kindness seek
them.
THE COST OF
FAIR BUILDINGS
Estimated by Grounds and Build
ing Committee.
As exclusively predicted in The Jour
nal recently, - a board of architects
will probably be appointed by the
Orounda and Building Committee of
the Lewis and Clark l air, whose duty It
will be to advise and suggest to this
committee as to proper designs for the
buildings to be erected. This was dis
cussed at a meeting of the Grounds and
Building Committee held yesterday after
Boon, but no. action taken. It will, how
ever, be referred to the Bourd of Directors.
This committee Is composed of the fol
lowing members: Paul Wesslnger. q.
W. Bates, F. Dresser, W. D. Fenton,
Charles E. Ladd. A. L. Mills and P. L.
Willis.
The other afternoon the reports of
the various other committees as to the
space necessary and the kind of build
ing on the Fair grounds which ought to
be erected were discussed, and the com
mittee concluded that the main build
ings required Were the Festival Hall,
General State Exhibit, Manufactures
and Liberal Arts. Administration and
Forestry Buildings.
The above are to cost 1400,000. The
committee ' Will also recommend that
1 100.000 be expended on the Improvement
of the grounds.
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Baker City Man Becomes
Missionary
America's Most Per
fect Wheel-the
Wil Pav His-Own Way o Scatter
H.s Rellg.oo Among
Europeans.
MORE CARRIERS
BADLY WANTED
Postmaster Bancroft Again Urges
That Action Be laken.
One half of the Imports Into this coun
try are of materials for manufactures.
Broken Collars
Are your turn-down collars
broken and rough on the top?
Do they make your neck sore?
You send them to us, even If
they have been broken. We will
make the broken ones smooth and
easy to the neck.
Comfort Is what you are looking
for as well as to not have your
collars broken.
UNION LAUNDRY
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Both Phones Main 398.
COB. SECOND AND COZitmBIA.
Postmaster Bancroft Is very active
towards bettering the mull delivery In
this city. At the recent meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce he called Its at
tention to th necessity of urging the
Pobtofflce Department to Increase the
number of carriers and mall clerks In
the Portland postofflce. This suggestion
the chamber acted upon by making the
request. This morning the following
letter was received from Mr. Bancroft
by the chamber;
"I was well satisfied that you would
do everything to gain better facilities.
May I trouble you to still keep the mat
ter In mind, asking the members of the
Chamber of Commerce to make Individ
ual effort, both with the Postofllce De
partment and.'qur delegation. In order
that they mayunderstund that this is
with us a vital tualter; that we should
have all the help necessary to take care
of our business during the coming year.
I am quite confident that we will have
at least 20,000 additional people brought
Into the state this year and they should
be provided fop In such a way that each
will be glad li is. with us."
Going: to St. Louis?
If so. learn sootil the new lourlsi ser
vice inaugurated by tne O. K. Se N., via
Denver and Kansas City. City uckcl of
fice Third nntl VVnhinitnn
Bound for Tacoma, to bid good-bye to
members of his family before going as
a missionary to carry th Mormon re
liglon to the gentiles of Holland, J.
Traynor. formerly of Baker City, left
Portland this morning. Before being
called upon to disseminate religion
among the downtrodden of Europe Mr,
Traynor was assayer In a large Baker
City mining property and a resident of
the Mormon colony at that city, which
is one of the largest west of Salt Lake
City, Utah.
In the ranks of Mormon missionar
ies Traynor will serve without pay. He
will defray hi own expenses and is
even compelled to buy his own ticket
across the American continent and by
ship from the Port of New York, which
place he expects to leave on April SO.
He will spend three years in Holland,
where there are already 25 others work
ing In the same cause, and at th end
of that time the Mormon Church will
pay his way back again to America.
A Xiabor of Love,
Filled with hope he started upon his
way, eager to bring those whom he re
gards In the light of wanderer from
the true religious path, back again into
the folds of God's love. When seen at
the Hotel Imperial by a reporter for
The Journal, Mr. Traynor said:
"The general public does not truly un
derstand th Mormon doctrine. There 1
much criticism of us and of our teach-
ings. This Is because we are not prop
erly understood. We llnd that In com
munities where people are by nature re
ligious we make many converts. After
a soul has been brought Into communion
with Qod It Is easy to lead It Into the
right pathway. That Is my mission."
When called upon to take the Held In
the Interests of his religion Mr. Traynor
was making money and prospering In a
business way. Willingly he gave up all
worldly possessions and started out In
the cause for which Brlgham Young
lived and In which John D. Lee died.
The Mormon Women.
A great many people, believe, or pro
fess to believe," said Missionary Tray-
women nrp slaves In the Mor
mon Church. This Is not true. We
.tin aeudliiK out some female mis
sionaries of late just to disperse this
theory. There have been many base
charges made against the Mormon relig
ion, but there has never been an In
stance where It could be proven that we
mistreated our women. We think as
much of them and care for them as wlll-
Not in a
Trust
Ha the ooly perfect nwcbaalcal feature tbt
has ever been ased on a bicycle. These fea
tures, oa aeeoost ef Infringsmelng, cost the
Wevsrly ever fl5,0O0. aitrrUad orer aso.OO,
Colombia r 140,000. TbeCrank-haater bf
Ings of a lasyele are la a direct lint with cen
ter of craaks. Tbo ebala palls botween the
beertnes. T be appreciated most be ms 90m
around and examine, wbether 70 buy or no. ,
FRANK M. JONES
Ml waaklartea St.
Vsrtlaaa, Or.
I Guaid Your Eyes
It Is simply remarkable how many people struggle with defective
eyesight without giving a single thought to th serious chanoea
they are taking. After they are fitted with the proper glasses and
life I made worth living again, they are surprised with th results,
and can arlve no exolanatlon for thalr orlaaam haviinH (ha
that "thy did not know any better." But do not put It off too
ions, or 11 may .o .too late, une cnarg
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and lenses.
for examination, frame T
sis-is rauuf Bids' Take Elevator. . Cor. Third and Washington. I
M IMHt
Phoenix Iron Works
ENGINEERS
Manufacturers of Marine. Mining,
Logging and Saw Mill Machinery.
PKOMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO REPAIR WORK.
Phone East 29.
XAWTXOua ATunra a xat tkx&s ituit.
lngly and as devotedly as do people of
any other sect."
Mr. Traynor , cannot speak the lan
guage of Holland, but expects to learn
that after , arriving In Europe.
DISCUSS BETTER SIDEWALKS
A regular meeting of the South Port
land Improvement Association will ha
held in its hall this evening. The
question of the Bellwood ferry will be
discussed and some plans mad In re
gard to th matter.
Preparations will be made for an ac
tive campaign in regard to the Improve
ment of streets and sidewalk. Th
committee appointed at th last meet
ing of the Association to report on th
condition of sidewalks will male a re
port. Messrs. Baylor, Col well and Mc
Oowan compose this committee. It 1
said by many South Port landers that
their part of th city will some day
have the finest street and best side
walk In th city. The filling in of the
gulche will be brought up, as also the
report of City Engineer Elliott in re
gard to the proposed building of bridges
across the gulches.
President John P. Caples wants every
man Interested in the work of the as
sociation to be present. It Is to be aa
improvement meeting in South Port
land's history.
Wonderful Toy.
A new form of Noah's Ark Is one of
the latest mechanical toys. The ani
mals are attached to arms on a rotating
shaft; a turn of the crank set the shaft
pinning, and th child looks through
th doorway to catch a glimpse of th
animals, which it cannot see properly
till the shaft stop. Only one animal
can be seen at a time at each etonoam-
and the chances against the same ani
mal stopping opposite the dorwu,y
twice tn any given time an vnrv amull
Thus the child 1 always wondering
how many animals are in the box.
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