Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-10-27
TO MAKE H0B0ES WORK,
STARVE OR TRAVEL
Grants Pass Police Force Increas
ed and Hoboes and Pimps to
Be Made 10 Move On

The police force Of Grants Pass now
numbers three men and the order has
gone forth from Mayor Good that a
generous, but hard working, hospitality
is to be extended to every hobo, gam.
bier, pimp and loafer who hits the
town ana 1t will be up to them to
pass on at lively pace, without
even brief stop while they can beg,
steal, gamble or get living by other
questionable means, or take the alter.
native Of hard work on the streets.
The new member of the police force
Is John Lance, and he is credited
with being a man Of courage and will
closely attend to his duties. Mr..
Lance will go on the night shift to as.
sist George Woodbridge, and the two
will patrol the city, ore the north
side and the other the south eide.
Both will be on hand at the depot
when the trains arrive and the hoboos r
will be made to move Oh without the
least delay.
Now that Patrolman Lincoln Nc.
Grew has been promoted to marshal
he has begun to roundup the fellows
who are not able to make salts
factory showing of their conduct and
all who have no legitimate means Of
support will be given the option of
the rock pile or get out Of town in a
hurry. Grants Pass has very few
questionable characters, but such as
have drifted in since the last police
roundup will be promptly arrested If
they do not leave the town at once.
Portland is flooded with idle men
and women since the fair closed. In
addition to the vast amy that were
employed as extra help about the
city. ana those that lived by the
means known to the half of the
world who live off the other half,
there were 1000 persons employed at
the fair and they were left without II
job when the fair closed. Nearly all
the element attracted TO the fair
spend their money as fast as they
earn 1t and now that winter il nt
hand and employment scarce they are
In hard straits. The full force Of
police have been retained in Portla land
and they are now busy clearing the
city of all questionable Iersons.
The warm climate of California
makes that state the winter rendez.
vous for this GLASS and they are now
as fast as chased out of Portland head
ing south along the Southern Pacific
railroad. Oregon City, Salem, Al.
bany, Eugene, Roseburg and the
other towns along the Southern Pa.
citio have put on extra police and the
orders are that the brakeboam contin.
gent are to be hustled along and not al.
lowed to stop at all. This gang have
begun to get into Rogue River Valley
aud the night trains swarm with
""'N 'N' "ho hiN uthlluH llltlI way
soutli They are generally pretty
hungry when they reach here and it
sometimes requires the persuasive ar.
gument of n drawn revolver to enable
the police to induce them to continue
their journey.
This hobo danger would be greatly
lessened II people would stop feeding
them, and also giving them money.
Mayor GJod has issued strict orders
for the police to arrest every man
caught begging With work plentiful,
as II is, there is no necessity for men
to beg, and the citizens of Gratis
Pass should notify or telephone the
police at tho city hall of any person
that is begging about the city. with |
vigorous action on the part of the
police aided by the citizens Grants
Pass can be kept free of hobces aud |
aud homes made safo from
the incurslons OF these modern Van
dals.