The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-26


the kind who have lost their balance wheels and ruddera
cooess rae who drift in circles the Saragoa Sea of the
Underworld Devoid of all the romance and alurement of the
open the fetee e the existence of the bum fair
va6abonda and there the unsashed craving for
drink or bed in an ash heap
The judges Police confronted each day with the
question: What can be done with the homeless mani"
Judge Mullowny answers:
Sometimes requires the judgment of Solomon to determine what
thing they do
each specific instance is that they beg for money and generally buy
muniy know what do with these fellows have tried all
kinds of experiments know the chronic cases. and have five of
them under observation They always floating toward the work
house. and have given these five apiece what effect
will have They all who have had parole of ten days.
fifteen days. month"; three montsand nothing will lift them
wondering whether the fear of years each time will
lave any effect
Sommes the of who far down the ladder,
good in court is all that needed believe that parole them
make a minister, then report week.
battles the courage these
them away from the Iure of liquor.
But an awful problem Three thousand cases Of vagancy
And Judge Kmba says Punishment always reformation
beeve that nebate hospital would help solve this great problem
hospital woIouse for period
times folly believe to send hospital where he could be
observed by until cured of the would
do great deal toward solving the homeless man problem
1T takes years experience and knowledge of conditions
deal squarey with the problem many these fellows
time and time again while have sat the bench have
of them from boyhood remember who the
first time charge and have had to sentence them time
ana time again ~ course washington gets great many homeless
men from other critics. as 1t on the direct line to the south IN winter
less figure He looks pretty bad He repusve creature
and not bear of the attributes that cacatust
lie nine times of en and then of the homeless class for
short He gets home down the Washington asylum for
terms varying from ten days to 364 days.
When he gets out again very frequently he has borrowed 50 cents
whisky into his system before he has progressed very far westward
his through the city The record of vags who have but
days liberty year theory but actual fact The hopeless
class can't keep from the cheap whisky and the gin
compound and the result is that Judge Muowny Judge Kba
halls his with tired sigh and sends him back again Mr.
Zinkhan
Study this homeless chap for couple of years judges
and you will find that he has ambition all is safe that
times than there than who will be
able pull themselves together They have been given chances time
bonds and the ritual of this personal bond matter almost joke
Now, this may called Bowers" of
let go Free much the disgust of Policeman Kelly who
knew well that within the week he would have him in the tolls again
Bowers" oafed about the Central Union Mission sleeping by
night the there called the bu pen carrying baskets in the
Center Market for 10 cents apiece until he had liquor money and then
off whteme jag This brand of dissipation evidently
Bowers and three pals OF his love it
beautifully blended the drinr
is of the fearful forms of INVESTIGATION known the hospitals
Kelly found the four of them senseess night They lying
III heap alley and the rain pouring them None of them
small and Kelly exhausted when he had loaded them
INTO re wagon Next Gay & Ga S Ills eyes were most P
he again if he could only be chance he would reform
After he had been sent down for nine months the Judge sighed leaned
to a reporter standing and said:
This is a terrible job-his judge business"
that makes him uncean anything alive just about
thousand times Talk any those who There
galore and and then like John Downey the Home of
the Good Samaritan really underneath and succeeds in uplifting his
fallen brother But the they speak bright
the moving film of down and outs ordd One wreck
has reached the stage where he like behind him.
ahead of him. Hundreds and hundreds of them pass and then
night fellow with little spark of mannes left and the
in charge the mission home happens do exactly the right thing
into roaring fire the dried terrific struggle always
and the man becomes an example They talk of him and point him