The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, June 25, 1926 Page: 2 of 10
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THE SCHULENBURG STICKER, SCHULENBURG. TEXAS
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CIRCLED the globe
twenty-six dollars."
"Four of us traveled
from coast to coast on nine-
teen dollars."
"We left for Florida with
fifty dollars and came back
with ninety."
Statements similar to these are
frequently nowadays. Every
one is traveling. It matters little, It
whether you can afford to
ivel. Just set out and Providence
take care of you, seems to be the
At least, this was true until re-
| cently. Now, it appears, "bumming"
one's way is becoming increasingly
It Interviews with recent ad-
| venturers who had set out with a
burning desire and a five-dollar bill
| to see the world, all indicate that the
rid is becoming hard-boiled and has
tired of lending its co-opera-
to ambitious but practically bank-
rupt "bummers."
This Is thrown in here at the be-
lg as a bit of precautionary in-
| formation for those, who, reading this,
find in it the spark which would
[ set off that urge present in most of us
at some time, to break with our sur-
roundings and go. Five years ago you
| might have made a success of it, but
today It's different. Too many have
played the game. The sympathy of
the world toward such enterprises is
nearly exhausted. Ask those who have
had recent experiences.
The hobo of yesteryear was a clown
character. He was more, laughed at
than pitied. Prodigal son of one kind
or another, he found the open road
an avenue of escape from his bur-
dens. It was a life of danger in which
was mixed adventure and hardship,
hungry days and bedless nights, and
even Jail and the rockpile.
The "blanket stiff," the most ro-
mantic of the hoboes, followed the
early trails westward and crowded
the frontier to the ocean. With the
rest of the pioneers, the "blanket stiff"
has all but vanished. By his brawn
the railroads were built. And in turn,
this thing he created served only to
spell his doom, and create in his stead
the traln-rldlng hobo.
Th® Motor Tramp Arrives.
The paved highway and the automo-
I bile today is hastening the passing of
I the train-riding generation. The day
| of the motor tramp is here, and, scoff
j the 'boes of the old school, it's a soft
I life. Train-riding was a man's game,
land only men played it. If women
I ventured on the road they went care-
| fully disguised.
But the automobile, Invading hobo-
|land, changed things. Life Is so at-
tractive and easy that It may be
[ followed by women and even by chil-
| dren. If the old hobo was a burden
on society, he was a social problem
| merely because he was a transient
I and homeless man. A few meals and
a short job would see him on his way.
| Few took him seriously. But the au-
' tomobile gives us entire hobo families,
resulting in any number of social and
economic problems.
On the roads today are two classes:
the "hitch-hikers" without cars of their
own, and the car owners. There is a
wide range of types in both classes,
from the penniless, Jobless family to
the carefree hitch-hiker with money In
his pocket.
The ranks of the hitch-hikers are
made up chiefly of young folk, khaki
clad, with packs on their backs.
Equipped for hiking, they hike but
little, once they have acquired the
knack of gaining the sympathetic mo-
torist's good will. Among them you
will find the modern young woman out
for experience, the college graduate
spending his vacation before buckling
down to work, and even high school
lads wearing their first long trousers.
Young married couples too poor to
own a car and too energetic to stay
at home find this means to break with
convention, to absorb a bit of wordly
wisdom, and to enjoy the thrill never
encountered In their years of hum-
drum existence In dnjb homes. For
many the open road is indeed an ave-
nue of escape.
They Play and Work.
Occasionally your hitch-hiker 1s
forced to work. Here and there he
or she will wrestle dishes in a res-
taurant, perhaps wash windows, mow
lawns, or take any odd job that pre-
sents itself. For emergencies most
of them have resources upon which
they can draw. This is a wise pre-
caution, for at times the labor supply
in the odd-job market exceeds the
demand.
Society may be just a bit bored by
these hitch-hiking hoboes, with their
flair for "self-expression" and the
"new freedom." They are tolerated,
however, for they present no consid-
erable social problem. Generally they
know where they are going and how
they are going to get there.
The second class of modern hoboes
—the "auto gypsy," the "fliwer fam-
ily"—has become a pest to the towns
and a trial to the cities in many sec-
tions of the country. From all indi-
cations their number is on the In-
crease. They are most troublesome in
the West, particularly along the Pa-
cific cdast, where food Is plentiful,
fuel is cheap, and the climate pleas-
ant>-_
The hobo of the old school was a
colorful gent-A£ho begged and- pilfered
as he went. While his exploits were
spectacular, the social problems in-
volved were not difficult.^ They could
be jailed or driven out of town. Bring
women and children into the picture
and such methods cannot be applied.
The wandering family cannot be driv-
en and they must not be sent away
hungry.
"Cheese it, de cops!" would scat-
ter a csimpfire gathering of old-time
hoboes. But other methods must be
found in handling the auto gypsies
who infest the camps and parking
grounds so generously provided in
towns and cities.
A Bee-Line for Charity.
Arriving in town, the auto gypsy
and his family seek out the nearest
charitable organization. If there Is
no such body, he approaches the town
officials. He wants work, he says.
Meanwhile, his family throw them-
selves upon the charity of the towns-
people.
If no work is found, the usual pro-
cedure Is to stock the car with ra-
tions for a few days, fill the gas tank,
and hurry them away. It's the easiest
way out of an unfortunate situation.
Both sides win: the town has rid it-
self of another charge, and the family
has prolonged its miserable existence.
And a miserable existence it is—
from the point of view of the individu-
al who loves his home. Here Is a
hobo plus his family. Instead of leav-
ing them and wandering alone, he
takes his family along. The old train-
riding hobo frequently was a family
deserter, but In the new order the
family stick together. All their world-
ly possessions are in or strapped to
their decrepit vehicle.
What happens to the children reared
under such circumstances? What of
their education? Will they, too, grow
up to be hoboes? This is the gravest
aspect of the many social problems
arising from life on the open road.
Pauperism breeds pauperism. True,
the child learns many tricks, but they
will be of little use in the ordinary
walks of life.
The Country Has Been Kind.
As the family travels the education
of the road child is Interrupted again
and again. Absence from school as
long as an entire year is not uncom-
mon. Already steps have been taken
for reaching the truant child of the
auto gypsy. Several counties in Cali-
fornia have truant officers on motor-
cycles. Patrolling the highways, they
are ever alert for these dodgers of
the three R's.
Good roads, cheap cars and fuel
make it easy for the auto gypsy. Un-
til recently the country has been kind
to his tribe. Enjoying the prestige
afforded by possession of an automo-
bile, he and his family have been re-
garded In the past as an exceptional
case. "These poor folks have been
unfortunate," thought the townspeople,
touched deeply by the sight of a wom-
an and her children, poorly clothed,
dusty, tired, hungry. And so they
helped them.
But as their tribe Increased, and
"these poor folks" came to be re-
garded as just another hobo family,
sentiment began to change. "It's a
fine game, this 'buriiining' your way
about the country," say the exasper-
ated people of town and countryside.
BASE LINE COACH
CALLS IT SCIENCE
Aims to Make Every Word
Suit the Occasion.
Naval Officer Highly Honored by Men of His Ship
Hawaii's One-Time Navy
At one time Hawaii had a navy all
Jber own, but that was back in the
of long ago when she had a king
-King Kalahaua. The "navy" con-
ted of one vessel, the schooner Ex-
grer, which was refitted and re- j
the Kalmiloa. The Island's
b-". maie but one long trip dur- j
fcts existence—to Samoa. The night '
sailing a banquet was given ;
the rollowing toast waa
offered: "Here's to Hawaii's own
navy; what she will do some, and
what she won't do mostly." This toast
outlived the "navy" many years.—
Pathfinder Magazine.
Unlooked-For Windfall
Once upon a time—say a dozen
years ago—there was a man in Hy-
annis, Mass., relates the Boston Globe,
who owed another man some money.
It was only $2,75, but since he didn't
have the cash, he gave his creditor a
deed to Bopie wild land he owned way
inland to square the account. The
new owner tucked the deed away
among his papers and proceeded to
forget all about it. Recently he ran
across it and found he held title to
some 16 acres of land that Is easily
worth, at the regular market price,
$100 an acre.
His Idea of It
Reed—What is your Idea of an Ideal
home?
Rounder—One containing , a wife
who doesn't expect you to stay In It.
Probably one of the most-abused
members of the Philadelphia clr.b is
Benny ("Megaphone") Meyers, base-
line coach. Meyers' resonant tone
qualities have echoed through major
and minor league baseball for the last
20 years, for Benny has always
coached, even in his early profession-
al and still earlier amateur days as a
player. He is one of the few who re-
gard their vacation in the light of an
art, not so much depending on the
skill of directing traffic on the
bases as the aptitude of remarks to
meet changing situations.
"You may not believe It," says
Meyers, "but many a ball game hinges
on the psychology of a coaclier's re-
mark. In a tight game, for example,
the ninth inning, with the score tied,
one out and a man on second, I may
address my batter and say, 'A hit will
win this ball game.' I say it good and
loud (I never whisper, anyhow), so's
the opposing pitcher can hear it.
"What's the effect of that remark?
Why right away Mr. Pitcher is re-
minded of his responsibility. He turns
the situation over in his mind and
says to himself, 'Gee, this looks bad.'
Naturally he isn't at his best and the
chances of the run being scored are
just so much improved for our team."
The volume of Meyers' voice and
its irritating qualities have a definite
market value. He once was pur-
chased from Newark by Jim McCaf-
frey, then owner of the Toronto Inter-
national League club, just to keep him
"from tantalizing the Toronto club
any more," as McCaffrey explained.
"If they stopped the coaches from
saying anything," said Meyers recent-
ly, with a certain touch of wistfulness
In his voice, "I might as well fold my
tent and be on my way. I wouldn't
be any good to my ball club. A coach
that doesn't say anything or that just
makes noise at random is a total loss.
I aim to make my remarks fit the oc-
casion."
If Nevers Succeeds He
Will Kill Off Old Jinx
Major leaguers are wondering what
success Ernie Nevers will have as
pitcher for the St. Louis Browns.
Nevers was a big star in baseball as
well as on the gridiron.
That means something when you
take Into consideration that his coach,
Glenn Warner, who also developed
Jim Thorpe, pronounces Nevers the
greatest football player of all time.
If Nevers makes good In big league
circles he will kill off a jinx that has
followed football-baseball stars for
years. Mighty few of them have de-
livered in the majors.
As a matter of fact, college play-
ers, even those who didn't dabble In
football, had a tough season of It In
the American league In 1925.
Not one, with the possible exception
of Pitcher Carroll, the Holy Cross
star, got very far and he just about
reached first base.
Even Carroll, who had won 48 out
of 50 games as a college pitcher,
found the going much different in the
majors.
For several years college stars
have not been such howling successes
In the majors. In addition they have
come mighty high, for most of them
are good business men.
Harry Hampton's Putts
Were Very Badly Played
Speaking of missed short putts, as
many golfers have been doing since
the Bob Cruiekshank incident in the
Texas open, there Is the failure of
Harry Hampton In the Canadian open
at Toronto three years ago.
Playing the ninth hole of the Lamb-
ton club, a hole of some 200 yards or
more, Hampton was going well when
he suddenly ran into trouble. His tee
shot caught a trap. He finally made
the green with his third shot and then
took three putts. The third putt hung
right on the lip of the cup. A single
half turn and it would have been
down. In disgust Hampton walked
over to the ball, jabbed at It with his
putter and completely missed the ball.
Sets World's Record
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One of the most remarkable farewells accorded an American naval officer was tendered Commander Turner
F. Caldwell by the officers and crew of the destroyer Hen shaw. Commander Caldwell was relieved of command of the
Henshaw and ordered to the naval war college at Newport. Lieut. M. M. Loberno, on behalf of the officers and men,
presented him with a magnificent gold watch and chain and platinum knife. Inscribed on the back of the watch
were the words: "To a shipmate from the officers and crew of the U. S. S. Henshaw. 1924-26." He was piped over the
side with four officers as sideboys, and rowed ashore in a whaleboat manned by six chief petty officers. The niustra-
tion shows Caldwell, in center, with the ship's company.
Marshal Pilsudski's Troops on Guard in Warsaw
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and field guns are posted throughout
to have Warsaw under complete control since his revolution, armed
the Polish capital to suppress any opposition to the new regime.
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DR. MOMAINE BUTIN
Rev. Dr. Momaine Butin, professor
of oriental languages and curator of
the Catholic university museum in
Washington, has sailed for Palestine
where he will become acting director
of the American School of Oriental
Research at Jerusalem.
CASIMIR BARTEL
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York, who will be America's only representative against the most
girls of Paris In a contest to be held this fall.
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