Show circles world on 2 naner bankroll Ban kroll omah a youth 18 19 returns home after yearns year a adventurous trip neb donald J J beckair Beck becker pir year old fligh graduate returned toGi to omaha maba f recently from roma a 2 trip fraiji dr around i aund the de world ile ibe traveled hero fiere in ih stylo style on the crack columbine from chicago tik but as lie happened to be riding blind he cautiously alighted from the train in council bluffs and walked across trobridge the tho bridge two dollars collors dol lors he says was his total capital when he left omaha may 1928 since sanco then he lias has roamed from new tork York via vla panama canal to australia and back by away of india the suez sue canal and the mediterranean bo arrived in council bluffs broke hut succeeded in borrowing a nickel for bridge toll en route to the home of his bis parents mr and mrs mm A F decker he stopped at tho the world herald omee for a street car chip ships as fireman ills his first destination when he left omaha was san francisco where he failed to get a ship job Hek wandered to 16 galveston and new orleans and alie thence to new york where he shipped us as a blaek black gang fireman on the shipping board freighter arcturus Arc tunis boundford bound for australia when the ship reached adelaide the dock workers rs strike was in progress and the freighter was delayed a month the crew witnessing dally lights fights on the docks between strikers and strikebreakers one day about a thousand of the stil strikers stickers kers swarmed onto the ship looking I 1 g for scabs and there wore were amo borne lively hussels sels says decker becker the ship next to us at the docks had a mohammedan crew and they were so scared they dropped to their knees berj to pray to allah for help here are some come of the returned wanderers globe trotting impressions sydney sdney australia the most beautiful harbor in the world adelaide australia mocks flocks of pretty atris but none of them as beautiful na as those of 61 the good old U sat SA india temples and dirt you con can smell that oriental scent 24 hours from port bombay A ayaub bailor amny be a bum ht at biome but hes bes a rajah in bombay will try it again the arcturus reached bed new york on its return voyage 6 sonie onie weeks ago becker decided a h few days day sAgo ago to return home babine find and make the ahe entire jour anoy on the blit ids 11 eld expressed from ne new york he says a package of gifts of tapestries ornamental brass and leather novelties trob trophies troubles bles of his bis travels which he be git gathered bored to present to tits his parents and ana his two brothers ivan and byron byrod tech high pupils becker used to be a star debater and anan a tennis champion at tech he ran away from home in 1027 with a fool foo idea lIdea of getting a joban job in chicago as tie be explains it but returned to graduate in december I 1 ten im got going ig to tb do one more round roand the ilie world trip be e says and then ill bo be ready for college |