The Washington times., 1911-09-04

Mr.. How and his co-workers are
face to face with difficult PROPOSE
ton. Socialists. philosophical anar-
chists," slum workers, and men with
as many different ideas as their un-
combed heads can contain, have in
Fyaded the precincts of the hoboes, and
are threatening to rule the roost. Mr..
HOW Is unable to leave the convention
hall, even for a minute unless he
leaves Miss Cora d. Harvey. secretary
70 the national committee of the
brotherhood Welfare Association. in
Miss. Harvey Is a suffragette. She's
one Of the few women ever elected to
office In Oklahoma. The Socialists and
the shrewd parliamentarians OF the
Stnsr p,f.sSs Glasses nnaS have very slim chance
AFTERNOON, 1t looked very much as IL
the real objects Of the hobo conven-
tion were going to be overlooked, and
the ideas OF one Of the Socialists would
and the Socialists were carrying things
their way. when, presto, in came Miss
Harvey, and her entrance served to
cover the entire assembly with quiet
ing influence. She gained permission
to make few remarks, and before she
nad spoken dozen words, the Socialist
had fed.
The biggest aggregation of unshaven
and unshorn hoboes seen since Gen
eraP' Coxey invaded Washington. sew
qpartered in the building at 1874 G
street northwest, The hopes of Mr..
How that good representation of the
unemployed classes Of the United States
would attend his convention have been
There are Weary willies" and "Me-
andering Mikes from every section of
hoooland. They are hoboes: frankly ad-
init II, and are proud Of It. A majority
vention because their official duties viii
permit It. In fact, but few, IL any of
them, have any official duties.
The delegation which came to Wash
Ingtop from Frisco. spending two
months In making the trip, hasn't done
a stroke OF work since being released
In the Dakotas, where twelve or fifteen
OF them were taken from freight trains
and sent to the workhouse.
No Work.
They are not working, they say, be-
cause there Is no work to do. They
come to Washington to draft resolu-
uons which will be submitted to Con-
gress. asking for better conditions for
mertca's unemployed
The convention win close tomorrow
night with a real hobo entertainment.
Something like dozen OF the delegates
have, at some time or another, taken
parts In amateur entertainments. Two
of them, H2O Ed Farmer and Happy
George Brown spent several years on
the stage.
I'VE wuz bum actors. guess" Far
mer said this morning. Better to be q
good hobo than a bum actor. Wish
more actors would follow IN my steps.
Theater goin' would be less tiresome,
and hobo camps more lively"
Frisco Ed Andrews. Brown, Farm
er, "Uneeda'' Frank Baker. 'Zona"
c'Neill. and half a dozen others. will
furnish the amusements for tomorrow
nights show.
Farmers nickname is II o." He
got IL soon after he went on the road,
he said. and during his long experience
never met hobo who wanted to take
It away from him. Farmer formerly
was silver miner in Colorado, and has
made 1t a rule. he SAYS. always to keep
his face and hands clean, even If fis
clothes are ragged. He's the only man
in the convention, with the possible ex-
ception Of Frisco Ed" whose clothing
Is Of the fall 1911 style.
ed" wants to get out Of the hobo
business; He's the Youngest man on
the road. and Is firing of box car rides
and the backdoor handouts. II he can
get q position in Washington he will
desert from the army which brought
him here.