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Show TRAMPS INVADE THE SOUTH Texas Reads Experience Difficulty Handling Hoboes. EL PASO, Tex.. Jan. 2 Driven from the Icy north by the cold, hoboes are docking In this direction In greater numbers than ever known before, making ma-king their way to California and other sunny sections. They come in such numbers that all roads out of Chicago. St. Louts and Kansas City Into El Paso are experiencing great difficulty. Trainmen are being beaten by tramps and are in many Instances thrown from the (rains, in San BAarcial Trainmaster Trainmas-ter F. H. Mudge is In a serious condition condi-tion as a result of an encounter with B pal ty of hoboes and all brakemen and i ondUCtors are being deputized as peace Officers and' armed with revolvers. Yardmen are being armed with shotguns shot-guns instead Of pistols, so that loads will go hotre .vith telling results. |