Show TIME OLD BUMS ARE DYING OFF NO NEW V CROP enOl LIKELY One startling effect of th- th the curious combination of prohibition and moonshine booze Is ie the swift passing passing pass pass- ing lug of the time old-time hobo of the breadline and along with him the malodorous flops the hobo hotels where a n vagrant could get g-et geta gata a limited space on the figor for a nickel In five years perhaps a little longer the hobo and his flop lop will willbe willbe be time as scarce as fire horses according accord accord- according ing to the Rev George A. A Kilbey former Salvation Army officer n now w superintendent of ot the Christian Industrial Industrial Industrial In In- league which works extensively exten extensively exten exten- among the down and The Tho barrelhouse bum is passing swiftly said the Rev Mr Kilbey The deadly stun stuff purveyed by bootleggers bootleggers boot boot- and saloons is l killing off oft boot I the hoboes in droves The old crop rop of bums bunts is thinning at as amazing rate rata and no new crop is coming on Another interesting fact Pact is the tho disappearance from the ranks orthe of or the time outers down of men of In in- In- In In the old days clays we wo frequently frequently frequently fre fre- found forfer lawyers lawyers- teachers teach teach- ers merchants politicians sportsmen sportsmen sportsmen sports sports- men and even ministers In one ont season we had filu among ng the tattered d remnants of humanity a professor profess r a former London dr dramatic matic critic the former lieutenant governor of ofa ofa ofa a western state and a a. highly skilled s1 Now we find none but dull sodden morons ana ane they will m not last long 0 0 |