New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-11
Buys His Buddy
In Open Boston
'tSlave'' Market
Marines Who Fought S'Over
There Have Strange
Meeting When One Takes
Other Away as Chattel
Colored Parcel Offered
Professional land Sold 10
Highest Bidder" Person
Errs in Advertising Self
specia, Dispatch to The Tribune


BOSTON, Sept. 10.--A stirring scene
was enacted on Urban Ledoux's "slave
block" on the bandstand in Boston
Common, when Edward Dixon, who yes
terday broke down from physical weak
ness and mental strain when he was
placed on the block Mt the unempIoy
ment auction, to-day appeared with his
army buddy" Albert Savoy, the boy
who had served by his side when the
two fought together in France with the
6th Marines.
Ledoux has been putting unemployed
men up at auction and knocking them
down to bidders who offered jobs at
the highest wages.
Savoy was the first man to be auc-
toned to-day AT the call Of "ex-serv-
ice men first" from c. l.. Byrnes, pro-
fessional auctioneer, who had offered
his services free to-day to help out,
Savoy stepped. forward and mounted
the block, straight, clean-cut lad of
soldierly bearing.
Five. Thousand Assemble
Savoy's brief account of himself and
his situation was read by Byrnes, as
the boy faced the crowd of over 5000
which massed in around the bandstand
to witness the third day of the auction:
age twenty-four, two months without
work, three days without food; a SOL
der in the 9Th Marines, wounded in
the arm" cried the auctioneer. who
will bid 2"
zone moment" and Ledoux stepped
forward again "There is something
more, think, you should know in this
case. Some of you will remember the
fainting lad who was sold from this
block yesterday He came to me. He
said that his buddy, his chum, was
likewise out of work, penniless and
shelterless. Could we find him? said
we would do our utmost. And we
located that boy. He stands before you
day found food and shelter through
Slavery is to-day here to bid him in"
low murmur of sympathy swept
over the crowd, which broke into a
applause as young Dixon pushed his
way through the group on the band
stand, stepped up on the "block" and,
side by side with his buddy, faced the
cheering crowd.
An entirely changed Edward Dixon
to-day stood on the block, where yes
terday he collapsed. His ragged clothes,
the only ones he owned in the world
Yesterday, were replaced by neat and
clean khaki trousers, a white shirt,
good shoes and a respectable straw
cigarettes. He was clean shaver and
shorn, q fine young working fellow.
What am | bid?" the auctioneer
again questioned.
In low voice Dixon spoke to him.
"Savoy's buddy offers him board and
lodging for two weeks" the auctioneer
yelled, and again the crowd burst into
applause.
'Any further bids ?" None came
Going -going-gone! Sold to his
buddy" Byrnes shouted. A quick
handshake passed between the two com
rades on the block and then they hur-
ried down together.
Dixon gave bis present address as
So st. Botolph Street. and his present
master" as j. Edgar Parads.
Colored parcel Offered
Following the sale Of Henry Jones,
colored, by Auctioneer Byrnes, who had
been conducting all the sales UP to the
purchase of Jones. with Ledoux at times
intervening to address the crowd in be-
half of the "slaves" offered, Byrnes at
tempted to advertise the sale of one of
his pieces of realty.
The throng listened in silence as the
man leaned forward and enthused on
this disposition of property. But as he
was about to cease speaking was inter
rupted, stepping forward and waving
hand to the audience.
My friends he said, 81 am sorry
to have to do it, but this man can no
longer conduct this sale. This is no
place for advertising" Then, turning
to Byrnes, he said:
"Pease step down. You cannot aid
us any longer. Your usefulness has
ceased"
The auctioneer, without replying, re-
tired, while the crowd cheered and ap-
plauded Ledoux.
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