Fillmore Progress | 1915-03-12 | Page 2 | "Steal or Kill?"

steal or kill traffic in the downtown district of 0 st louis was vaa blocked for half an hour tho other day when frank witt a ma out of work paraded the streets wearing the following follow ing sandwich sign chief young wants wanta more p policemen to stop the increasing crimes what shall I 1 do no work no money four mother less children to feed shall I 1 steal commit highway rob bory or kill myself and children one thousand are in the same po altion in this city today enormous luxury enormous pov por erty erti what shall I 1 do the tha sign said witt in ili lall jall was tho the only way vay of attracting attention in the hope 0 of getting a job ivo ive tried everything else my ally wife died re dently