The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-06
is the son Of an Oregon fruit grow
er, has already established an ems
ployment bureau in Baltimore, and
has given work to hundreds of men
and women.
Holds Radicals in Check.

anu tnaI lot Wnlcn II STANDS, played
prominent part in the proceedings.
e. H. SkinT-.s local delegate, de-
clared that sro things make hobo
"a stomac end the loss of a Job"
All men ha stomachs, he said, and
all men arr Gable to lose their Jobs.
He admitte hat he Is not hobo at
the presen me, but said he never
knows whe he may become one. G..
L. Adams, ,Sdelegate to the conven-
ton from a local carpenters union,
also said i aiked the word "hobo."
Mo delegates Arrive.
ReinforS 3 by q score of dust-cov-
cred and ged brothers" who drift
ed into town yesterday, and by unm-
ber of local socialists and curious
ones, the afternoon session Of the
convention opened with a wealth Of
enthusiasm. The forecasts of the
millionaire hobo" that more dele
gates would arrive each day were full
filled, and there were many new
knights of the road in the city before
noon.
Ignoring the convention proper at
first. the new arrivals hurried to the
rear Of headquarters, where, as
though by instinct, they know that
Brother" Andrew of New York,
chairman of the commissary commit
tee. was steadily at work preparing
food. The sight behind the headquar-
ters building was the most typical
of the entire meeting. Squatting
about an improvised fireplace, munch-
ing bread, drinking tea, and exchang-
ing the latest reports from "the front,
more than score of "boes" spent al
most the entire afternoon.
Collar Buttons and Socks Free.
The sidewalk in front of headquar-
ters was packed all the afternoon
with curious people, who wanted to
catch glimpse of the hoboes. Many
we'll dressed men and women walked
inside, and listened for long periods
to the talk Of the delegates. From 2
o'clock in the afternoon until $3.50
o'clock the meeting hall was filled to
overflowing.
The millionaire hobo" captured
the hearts Of the real "boes' at the
beginning of the meeting by announc-
ing that many of the brothers" had
lost collar buttons, and that some
needed socks. He proposed to appoint
"house" committee, to keep all dele
gates supplied with these rather nec-
essary articles, and also to keep head
quarters in order. A resolution pro-
viding for the collar button" commit
tee, as it promptly was dubbed, was
carried with enthusiasm, and DIR. How
appointed brothers" Farmer of Cali
fornia, Mccarthy Of Kentucky, Quirk
of Pennsylvania on the committee:
Brother" F. B. Webster of the Dis
trict had written to DR.. How express
ing sympathy with the cause, and Of
fering to harbor one of the delegates.
DR.. How proposed that the most
homesick hobo'' here be sent over to
Mr.. Webster. None confessed to be-
ing homesick, but Brother" Rooms
of Nebraska inquired what kind of a
larder Brother" Webster kept.
The question of the establishment of
employment agencies was the topic of
the afternoon session, but only a few
Of the speakers confined themselves
to the subject. Brother" Quirk of
Philadelphia told how Mayor Rey-
burn had refused his Chapter" the
use Of city building for an agency
and predicted that the mayor would
not be reelected. E. b. Story of Bal
timore gave very complete account
of the work done for the unemployed
in his city, and advocated the estab-
lishment Of agencies in each town.
Alexander Law of New York said his
body had been a checkered career,
but hoped to better in the future.
A statement made by Prof Thomas
E. Wills of this city that 'it is no
disgrace for man to be out of work"
drew the most enthusiastic applause
Of the day. Prof. Wills was proceed
ing to say just what is the matter
with this country at the present time,
when DR.. How interrupted and insist
ed that he speak about getting back
to the land"
Prof. Wills then advocated the es-
tablishment by the American Fedora
ton Of Labor Of "hobo' settlements,
where the unemployed could be given
work. This was strongly indorsed by
DIR. How.
To bring the questions before the
convention to vote, DR.. How and
other delegates proposed that resolu-
tions be passed advocating the use of
public school buildings at night by
needy "hoboes" and the recruiting
stations as employment stations. It
would only be necessary to use the
recruiting stations few hours each
day, it was pointed out. These reso-
lutions were passed and will be laid
before the labor committee of the
house.
The newspapers of the country, and
especially Of Washington, came in
for many hard jolts during the day.
They make fun of the convention, the
delegates complained, and attempt to
show that ''hoboes" are always men
with tin cans on their backs and
black plasters over their eyes. Many
"hoboes" are just as intelligent as
the editors Of newspapers, it was
claimed.