The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-12-10
ITALIAN YOUTH WALK
ING AROUND WORLD

With his dog, Brownie. at bis
heels, Marcus j. Barone, a young ltal-
ian from Rome, Italy, who is making a
tour of the world on foot, walked into
the postofiice last Thursday and asked
that the official cancellation stamp be
placed on a sheet Of paper which he
presented at the general delivery win
dow. Mr.. Barone, who is making the
unique journey in the interest of the
Young Mems Civic League of Rome,
in order that he may report the agri-
cultural conditions of the lands through
which he travels and the customs of the
people, had completed 1850 miles on
foot when he reached here.
The young man called at the Glacier
Office Friday morning and later visited
the local high school, where he had
hoped to deliver a lecture. However,
on account of conflicting meeting, he
made arrangements with the manage
ment of the Gem theatre, where on Fri
day evening he made short addresses,
telling of his travels and the purposes
of his globe encircling pilgrimage.
When the young man reaches San
Francisco he will have the first of
series Of books, which he plans on issu-
ing. published.
Mr.. Barone has been on the road
about two and half years, having left
Rome June 4, 1912. He walked from
Rome to Naples and there embarked
for New York.
From New York he travelled south
through Pennsylvania, New Jersey.
Maryland. Virginia. North and South
Carolina and Florida. He visited Cuba
and walked for a long distance on the
Island. Returning to Tampa he crossed
the southern part of the United States,
stopping at Mobile and New Orleans.
He visited old Mexico and fraternized
with the troops of both Carranza and
Huerta. He came up from old Mexico
into New Mexico, Arizona. Colorado.
Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. He has
stopped at Pendleton, Umatilla and The
Dalles. He has visited rs states.
The Italian youth, who is accompan-
led by a Shepherd dog, Brownie, is
graduate of one of the leading Italian
universities. He speaks English with
no apparent foreign accent, and has
picked up many slang expressions,
which he uses with as little hesitation
as born American. During his trav.
els he has observed the customs of the
different parts of the country. He has
visited sheep and cattle camps of the
Rocky mountain regions.
"And | saw many moonshiners when
| was travelling through the mountains
of Virginia and North Carolina" he
says.
81 have had three companions since
began MY Journey" says MIR. Barone.
"The first was young man, who left
me over year ago. Brownie is q
faithful dog. He bears the packs
have placed on him without a whimper,
but he wears himself out by chasing
rabbits.
When the two arrived in Hood River
Thursday evening. the dog bearing @
little pair of saddle bags on which were
the words, "Around the World" the
dog seemed far more tired than has
master.
MIR. Barone supports himself while
on the road by his painting and his lee.
and this has always been a drawing
card wherever he has been.
The globe trotting pedestrian is nat
urally much inteTesed in the European
war.
IL truly believe, he" says, "tha
Italy will be drawn into the conflict al
an ally of France and England. Aus
tra robbed Italy of two of her CHIEF
provinces and she is eager to have &
chance at revenge"
MIR. Barone has been studying the
Indians of the country. His dog wa:
secured at the Cherokee reservation il
North Carolina. He has visited differ
ent reservations in the far west.
From San Francisco, where tht
young man will go after visiting west
ern Washington and Oregon, they will
sail for the Orient. He expects tt
visit Japan, China, Egypt. Spain
France and Switzerland before return
ing to the Immortal City.