Show what Is a hoodlum the eastern press is profoundly agitated over the above conundrum what I 1 is a hoodlum asks the new now world evien evlen manton marble with wilh all his classic and eastern lore falls fails to catch the meaning of this thia new californian word we are not surprised the animal is indigenous to our st stare state fe is the growth of our peculiar bivil civilize i zi tion belongs to us ua we proceed to enlighten the savans bavans of the press the hoodlum ia its a maie male of the human spec spee les leb of the genus genua homo hoino he I 1 dressea dresses in broadcloth wears polished boots carries a cane catie he is its too lazy to io work he is too proud to beg he be is too cowardly to steal he lives onn oil the bard hard earnings of the bin aln and bhame shame of some bome poor girl whom he abuses and neglects neglect he stands standa upon the street corners cornera with nia nib hoodlum companions of an after afier afternoon noori stares starts in ill brazen vulgarity at honest women and insults with rude gesture and anti indecent expression the soiled doves as they flutter by he has respectable re from whom he borrows when the wolf him too closely and during election time he sells his hie influence for coin and aids to control political results he travels on chape and tt ilent klent he bullies bullits the weak and he fawns upon the strong his ambition is to get some sinecure berth in politics lie he is a night watchman or has a special police emans emann maulo beat heat duties which he ever never performs except to collect the money he lives at free lu lunches he amuses hium himself seif self by rowdy actions attends excursions his strong effort is ia to keep out of the clu ciu clutches tebes of the law he is the friend and counselor of chiev es swindlers lers and confidence men and finally adopts the felons profession then he ceases to be a hoodlum he becomes a drunkard and is then called a burn bummer mer he gets shabby and finds no DO frail women to support him he la Is then a vagabond and boarer during daring the lime of his hla earlier success lie he hangs around the knowe knows aud and is use rul fui to actors and actresses he is ia a eise clae quer and deadhead he brings brinks up either in the home of the inebriate the COUI coul county ay hu ho pital puni or the state irl iri prison oh he lb a disgrace to his family and a nuisance to the comm community unity SF S chronicle |