Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-05
NEWSPAPER MAN
ON NOVEL JOURNEY
Charles K. Jackson, Tramp"
Correspondent for Hearst
Papers Here.
WAS IN THE RUSS0.lAP WAR.
Did Not Look Like Hobo Until "Bill"
GlaSnann of Ogden Tore
His Clothing.

Charles X. Jackson, special CORE.
spondent for the New York American
and the Hearst papers. arrived IN salt
Lake last evening, riding on the blind
baggage Of the Oregon Short Line pas
senser train. He left New York a
week ago last Saturday, and rode TO
Chicago on the Empire State express.
strapped to the mail car next the en-
CINE From the Windy City to Omaha
he rode In similar fashion, and came
IN over the Union Pacific. missing the
Los Angeles limited wreck OF yester-
day morning by "a hours
Nj. Jackson does not look like a
tramp. In fact would appear TO be a
prosperous citizen. but for the fact
that William Glasmann In Ogden de-
sired Go get a souvenir from him, and
during the process nearly ripped the
coat from OF his back.
IN RUsso-JAP WAR.
The war correspondent who went
through the RussO-Jap war and Incl
dentally spent two and a half weeks IN
prison in Toxic is attempting TO travel
around the world without spending a
cent SO far he has been successful.
He had a good supper and breakfast
al a Main street restaurant, and also
slept well az the cullen as favored
guest" Mr. Jackson is compare
tivtly young man. and is known among
the boys on Printers square AZ
Happy the tramp correspondent
He is not travelling a la hobo because
his employers are unable to get trans
portation for him since the new rate
bin went into effect. but simply for the
reason that he believe that this mode
OF travel will enable him to furnish
weekly letters TO his papers written
from novel standpoint Shortly after
his arrival IN ogden yesterday he was
taken In tow by j G. Leggert, who lat
er introduced him 10 Albert ScoWcrOft.
one Of the first things Mr., Scowcrott
did was TO present him with a cowboy
hat. Then they took an automobile
tour OF the city and visited the Her
mitage. where Billy Wilson gave them
one Of his famous handouts.
GOING TO FRISCO,
This hat was badly smoked up ON
the trip TO Salt Lake behind one Of the
big Hartman locomotive, but Hap
py' arrived smiling and proceeded 10
hunt up a place 10 eat He went INTO
Youngs cafe and remarked 10 the
night manager. Il am awfully hungry,
haven't got a cent and am willing 10
wash dishes for a meal The result
was that he got a good dinner without
the furmality OF wrestling with the
croCkery In the kitchen. He then broke
the news TO the stan, and was invited
to make the place his headquarters
during his stay N town. The last seen
Of Jackson this afternoon was over on
the tabernacle square with notebook IN
hand. He then stated that he was go
Ing 20 make a break for San Francisco
this evening with the object I'm view OF
beating his way across 10 Japan and
from there around the world. He be-
lieves that he Will get back 10 New
York next February.
Although he carries passes from the
railroad companies in case OF a pinch
he Is beating his way, for he is pre-
vented by the terms OF his contract
from using transportation and riding
IN comfort.
HIS CREDENTIALS.
With the exception OF the run west
from Cheyenne | have had no trou-
bic. he said "Jeff Carr. whose brother
was murdered some time ago by
tramps, is death on all hobos, and he
chased me and some other tramps of
the brakebeam several times. Finally
] showed him my credentials. aud he
slowed me away IN the baggage car,
and came through TO Evanston all
right. where my troubles again COM
menced."
IN addition 10 his passes Mr. Jack. !
son carries many credentials, including |
letters from W. Il, Hearst and Arthur |