Twin-City herald. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1927-1940, 1937-09-18
ScosboroBoy Sent From Hospital Prison ToChain Gang
THE MESS LINE

Jinx Brown OF st. Faul Qio not go
on his first adventure when he became
first connected with the AEF.
For many it may have been the
browning event, but for Jinx, it was
lust another enc of those things.
> ''one sf the episodes in a career that
embraced honeeoiiiinss to a little Nam
-sas towH, where ali ST The trucks fofm.
ed a parade for the nobiest trucker"
Of theri all; 10 an experience as pro:
fessiShai Battle fOsalist; that tsffiia:
: stsd Tie 1.-THE lie got III the fiHs With
= bunch of near pigmies; who knew
each other and were evidently on very
friendly terms, to Mr.. Browns sor-
row, was the one that found its be-
ginning, When Brown was Walking
: down a railroad track in Montana.
This in itself is not unusual, but on
this occasion he found a Chinese
severely stricken, lying by the right Of
way.
Brswn took him to his little private
: jungle; and Hafsed the fellow Back to
something akin to heaihi at least he
could travel: Now this was a CRATE
full fiiaht tel lie gave oiir hero fioie,
And Told HIN If he was ever in Seattle
and was ID, di.ttessed circumstances, to
(. pfsseft Il is the Chinese eonsdl; aid
ais tt6ubies wotild be ovef:
This nSte Was 'wwfitteP ii Chinese
which was the same as Greek to our
character.
Came day when the wanderings of
the subject brought him broke and
hungry into the city of rain and good
fellowship
Digging around, shes found the long
sinse. written missive, and with the cid
Hfewn curiosity, he thought he would
make a Try with it, foF he hgiired he
Gould not Be afiy WORSE on:
The Consul read this note, and gave
Jinx a royal welcome. The Consul
wondered if there was anything he
gould do for him? How about a job? /"
!. That was apparently easy. for Brown
found himself on fishing smack man
ned entirely by Chinese, and was in
formed by the Captain that his official
duties were that of interpreter.
:, 1t was soft snap, for the crew kept
to themselves, and talked to each other
In their native tongue.
The talk must have reverted to poll.
tics one day, for without warning, hall
the crew was interlocked with the
othet half, in what appeared to be NOR
tai combat.
The captain called for Brown, order.
ed him to stop the fight, and find out
what it was all about.
Then horror of horrors, JinX re
, fnembered he did not know word o.
Chinese. -.
He, rushed to the deck, Joined the
) melee, and pretty soon he yelled t.
i. the ships officers, feed them, feee
them, then he explained that they hae
become dissatisfied with the amount o
.rations they had been getting. so thu
Captain ordered the cooks galley crew
to get busy. Now eats will usually stor
Ian argument in any language, so i
had its pacifying effect here too
Brown saved his face that day, HI
probably stopped 4 riot, but best Of al
he did not get thrown overheard. ane
the Captain does not know to this day
that his interpreter couldn't talk any
: thing but Kansas, and darned little o
that.
:. He made thousand dollars on tina
:. trip to Alaskan waters, 'ana left tn
west for points where he thought h
would be less likely to get-in trouble
on account OF his intelligent express
ION, So