The Washington times., 1914-07-05

scoffins. and bess his food from his
more enterprising companions
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad officials in Butte loaded the
army into two freight cars there and
billed them through to washington. At
Minneapolis the police proposed to take
them of the cars, but the army threat
ened so much trouble that they were
not molested and were carried on to
Chicago. Here the other roads refused
to accept the unusual shipment. and the
real troubles Of the army began.
When President Wilson was looking
for an ambassador to France he ought
to have picked the mayor OF Garrett,
Ind" said Gougeon. There's a real
When We piled Off a freight there to
get some eats he was in his buggy in
the yards with the police force to meet
us, and ne made great talk. Told
US his heart was with US, and to come
on up town and make ourselves at
home. We gave three cheers and hur-
rted to the town hall. but the mayor
mad gone for drive in the country
when We got there.
We held meeting. took up a COL
lecton, sold some CoXy books, and got
enough money to get one feed
Jailed In Fort Wayne.
The next town we hit was Fort
Wayne, Ind. and there we run into
fourteen cops. all carrying rifles. They
lined us up and marched us to the Jug.
and we got ready for the regular treat
ment which that town gives hoboes.
That is, to clip a narrow row of hair
from the forehead to the back of he
neck, paddle 'em with an oak barrel
stave, and promise to shoot 'em IL they
ever come to that town again. We
wouldn't have minded the hair clipping,
bIlt ~ tho hrllle had tried N nad6lo N
there would have been another Mexican
war.
After we had been in lookup a
couple of hours some of the people
, union cards. and the police went easy
with us. The workingmen of the town
took up a collection to buy us grub,
and even some of the police Clipped in. !"
fellow take my picture. interrupted
Kelley. What d'you think Of four bits
for mug like mine. A bull was leadin
me around while a guy tried to shoot
under my benny (overcoap until he
kicked in with four bits"
Were Offered Jobs.
An incident that happened at the next
Indiana town was cited by Gougeon as
typical of conditions all the way from
the Coast The army was holding
street meeting with a-lot OF townsmen,
and Of course, lot of police In the
audience.
ri YOU fellows want work. I'll give
. inb To every one of you" announced
the chief of police.
And pay us enough to live on7
Yes, fair wages"
Just A minute. said Gouseon tur
i've 10 the crowd How many mar
ried men in this crowd are out or
lob Hold I'D your hands.
Give your work to those men. he
said turning to the police onlciai ano
are your townsmen with families and
need II worse than we do: We are
going TO washington to tell Congress
about them
At Massillon. Ohio, the men were
guests of Jacob S. CoXey for two GAYS,
and there was the last full meal that
many of them have had since.
Landed In Grafton.
We landed in Grafton. w. Va. and
there was a whole bunch OF town clowns
lined I'D TO meet US and they marched
us right to Jail. where we found the
graft in Grafton. They fed us with
boIognal that ] know never cost more
Than four dollars. Then the sheriff
turned US loose the next morning.
Get out of town, you buns! he
yelled At us. IL = tOSl us $iVl ~ '''N
Won one night
Kelley and Gougeon walked thirty
five miles in west Virginia to save
ride of l3l miles by rail and here they
! discovered town where they claltn
the most ignorant people in the world
| 1--we
Hardy anybody could read. said
Gougeon," and as we were pretty haid
IN we cut the price of the Coxey books
, 10 Is cents l handed one to couple
| OF men and told them to look 1t over.
! They turned TO the pictures and puzzled
! over them.
What's 1t about?' asks one.
Looked Like Mexican War.
| Cant We see, says the other point
I ing to a picture OF Coxey's Men on the
march. It's the story of tn. Mexican
| war
| The sun was getting ove- toward
Arlington. and the shadows OF the