Bisbee daily review., 1911-09-07
EVEN DOZEN ROBOS
 FROM CONVENTION
Advance Guard Sure the Main Army Will Reach Wash
 ington Eventually

WASHINGTON. D. C., Sept. G. There is dissension in hobodom The great army of the unemployed. under the leadership of General" James Eads How, the "millioupire hobo, " swooped down on the national capital and met in formal convention.
 How came to town last week to make arrangements for an army of from 5000 to 10000, which he said arrive today to have a heart-to-heart talk about their troubles. When the roster was called this afternoon II priyates answered to the general's s summons. Among the il was Miss Cora B. Harvey, of Oklahoma. the national secretary Of the organization. Miss Cora carried black satcheI con, talning the archives of the organiza. ton. She wore a mustard colored suit, a very red hat, well-worn patent 1 leather numps and a pair of silk em ' Eroidered stockings.
 General" How seemed to be no wise discomiited by the tardiness oi . his followers in arriving at the con yention, and from the II he picked out committees. Each private was placed on several committee. The most ' important of these are "commissary, :, which furnishes the forage and for eign relations, which collects exper fences members have had abroad.
 How Defends Hobo"
 As soon as the convention started trouble started After Miss Harvey had covered three big qieces of wrap ping parer with minutes of the ses sion then in progress, F. B. Story, a college graduate, whose people hayC money. moved that the word hobo be expunged from the record and he supplanted by unemployed" How was on his feet instantly.
 Webster defines hobo as a man out of employment. no matter what his former state in life had been," he declared, This is what We are and there will come a day when the word will be respected. The word must stay"
 Well, I'm no hobo" retorted Story [ But How is the boss of the orgauiza. ton and the roll was called. How and nine others voted to retain the word hobo" Story stood on his original position and ayerred that he wasnt through with the matter. but would take it up at an open meeting.
 ! Expect StraggIers to Arrive Soon.
 The police department had a special 1 corps of officers" in attendance at the convention. but they were not kapt very busy by the attendance Of an eTen dozen, and there was an abund- ance of room in the vacant store in the business section that had been ! obtained as headquarters, except when the free meals were served. These formed a feature which tended greatly toward increased attendance Maybe the police will have more to do later in the week, for the advance guard Of the army is sure the rOa0 forces will arrive in a day or two.
 One clerical delegate was introduced today by How. His trousers were girded about by a buckle strap but a Phi Beta Kappa key dangling non chalantly from the strap gave it's wearer an air Of academic distinction He proved to be a good talker, and his ideas so impressed a suffragette of religious tendencies that she nearly broke up the meeting with frequent l, and hearty -amens.f
 Alexander Law of New York, alsC addressed the gathering on his favor ite theme, the eight hour day. All O the unemployed present were unani nous in their demand for short hours should the yeaTned-for labor be sup piled to them. They also want fre' transpOrtatiOn to the job.