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i«H«mp â- ^â- Viiil ON JllE HIGH ROAD WITH THE FLIVVER BUM •ADAMSON'S ADVENTURES"â€" By 0. Jacobson. The Junk Piles Gives Him His Car and He Has Developed tho, Fine Art of Panhandling Gas From Kind und Trusting Motorists By RICHAUD BAKIIV Where nr<< lh» hijl>oci irf yejtoryear, Tie l)iim» with (liB'.r llu cmm yoJel- liiK? Gonp UK the blrd^' ii^su of yoi-e. m' dcur. The bum In • !iii cun li travolloK! AiThilald Clarkaon of Pbooiilx. Ariz , ro'.Ico'or of cowboy balladit, bandrj me that one as I .stupp«<l iu to sse him. "Who rumiKised it?" I asked. "Oh. wo got that up for the show nt tho Klks" Carniviil this aummer," h* 8u!,l. "It made (|tilld ,t hit. too. The end men Bang It. It wa» u topi- cal luimber th.it ciillcd the turn on a no^ cundition out horo that nobody 8'jcniH to r<>allz»<. The hobo as w& kiif-w him In AiiiHrtcftn life for iseverul (Tenertitions is no more. He is a-i ex- tinct as the <lodo. Haven't you notic- ed it?" CoBJi. to think of If. I had. But I thou|;iit iR-rhups It was because I have inotorfd aJone nialn-travelod highway?, for the most part, where il is hard for pedestrians. "I've been fhlnkins they must liavo been driven Into tho dirt roads of tho hinterland." "Not at all. " aald Mr. Clarkson. "They are right on,thMu main high- ways, and moro than ever. You've passed h'mdred.-i of thorn. Thous- ands. I'll liet. Only you didn't recog- nize th2m in their new B«tat<>. For the iowly liobo la.% cllmb^'d out of the dUKt of iho road Into the squeak of 4hc- motor car. H# has become tho flivver bum I ' '"There's romance in the fliwsr buiu. Anil philosophy. And a great slgnpoBt In •r';e domestic economy of the proletariat!" "What da you mn.in by 'signpost In the domestic economy of the pro- letariat''"" "JuM that. Tho soclologic hlstor- 1b II of the future will devoto a chap- ter to the hobo of this age and he (^<lADAMSorJi\ athwart tho road, rendering It almost necoi'aary for me to oto;) to avoid a collhilon. I r«memberi)tl what an- other motorist had MA ms -that this was a method employed by bold-up en. He had urged me never to hiilt. This man, however, wag of so hap- hazard a nature that one could not duubt his apparent harmlessn-sss. There was a week's stubble on his chin, tattered clottaea on his gaunt body, and a general shiftlessncss In his eyo and demeanor. Tho car fit- ted the man, or the man Iho <'ar, as you choose. Only one tiro was part- ly Inflated. Two tire.* wero quite flat. The fourth wheol had no tire, but an old shirt bound about Its rim. The front fenders wer« gone, and the rear ones flopped about like an elep- hant's ears. The dashboard v/ufi broken down; tho rear seat was out; the top was cone; half of the hood was torn away. Still, my eyes act- ually had seen the thing move. On the earnest Aollcltatlon of the driver I "loaned" him some casoUne. He wanted to go only a few miles, he said. Waa that a hobo, too? Might I not have met him a few years before tramping tho same road, bl« bundle on a stick? I was thinking of that Montana mendicant as I bogan climbing the Sedona Hill. Then an unexpected < gi'andeur claimed my full attention I for the moment. A hill? With a! rise of 8.000 feet in seven miles? Through Borrated buttes, prismatic with coloring worthy of tho Grand Canyon, among pines and sycamores cleft by the floocU of centuries on« travels. It is inspiring. A strange land, wh'ere the women i been told of fighting women In the As I climbed I realized I was on a rule and the male members of the | Far East, of female palace guards at one-way road, the "hlil" rising half a family are kept to the house, has Just mile above on one side of the road come to light In the ancltnt kingdom nnd failing half a mile or more on the of Azerbeldzhan, amoll^ a tribe known You Can't Always Believe What You Hear. WARRIOR WOMEN STILL RULE IN A REMOTE ASL\N KINGDOM Bangkok and of troops of Amazons In Bantam and China. According to old chronicles, Ll- other. Wliat If one wore to meet as the YassL This tribe Is bslleved jbussn, who atUIned the throne of will I'vninient on his rise from legs to 'some one part way up the incline. A to be a fragment of the old race of ;Bohem:la In ancient days, armed and «•â- 'â- (•! a3 nn-j of the most signillcant rniia from the top, I met him â€" the Avars, who once carried the sword j trained women for war, and at her fproole'i 111 the national life of Amorl- ' flivver hum in hla bum flivver. All from their domain In Aiila as far west death these Amasons revolited and o» H'h aor'junt will run something â-  ''•» """e* were flats, and there had ns Italy and Germany before their en- ] placed Valasca, one of their number, â-  l)een no attempt to Inflate them. They counter with Charlemagne sent them ion the throne. Only women were were all bound up wilh old rope and , reeling back in defeat. But the permitted to become soldiers under pieces of gunny iwcklng and rng.s. j Amazon, it would seem, persists even V'alascn, the right thumb of all males ' I stopped. Koran his nose into the to the present day, still clinging to being cut off so that t'hey could not hillside, leaving his car full athwart her stronghold In the mountains of ! wield weapon*. For seven years the road. It was Impossible for me Asia, whence she emerged, according ' this Amazonian State lasted until the Ilk',- ihi.s: "Pro.-.perity among Amerl- C!iu= (t that ag» ha'l befome so wide- ly f-ptcad and ho thoroughly distribut- ed that even tho mendicants of the ' lowpi't Airatuni of noclety found means to fiivel In the discarded motor cars cf their more affliien,' fellows; they abandoned H;o peripatetic hahita of Iholr invrald anccKlors and suddenly. within the scope of a very few years, were to be found tr;ivelin(f from place to plfi'-o almost" entirely hy means of the gasoline onBliic; a condition en- tirely unprf^ccdi-nted hcrotoforo in human society. Th.it U what you will read- -if you live long enough!" "I thcught yoti sahl It was hero now." "So It Is. Only nobody seem.'* to reaUz'i It yet." of his party before they wero driven off Orellana, In honor of his womaa adversaries, renamed the river the Amazon. to pass without the certainty of top-! to the famous Oreek myth, to make 'death of tho Queen restored the men pllng Into the ravlna a himdred yards war on all mankind. to power. below. I The "Battalion of Death," formed i The most serious attempts to dls- Ha got out and came forward of Russian women, In the World War : cover a kingdom of the Amazons â€" a apologetically. Hi» person was »ym- ia a modern example of tho Amazon- legend firmly believed In for oen- phonic with his tiresâ€" clothed, after lan tradition, but In that Instance tho turlesâ€" were made by the Spanish c-l- a certain fashion. In miflraatched and female warriors w&re fighting for venturers in South America. OoV patched apparol. Hut ho had a pleas- their country and not for a kingdom umbus himself had heard of an Is- Ing snillo and a most appealing pro- ' of their own. There have beeii times, | land Inhabited only by women, wto however, when women have sought to ' lived by hunting and made war on attain dominance by a recourse to their neighbors. arms. In Bolvomla In tho eighth cen- j When, in 1540, Francisco do Orel- lury bands of warrior women sprang lana was exploring the jungles of up and endeavored to selz the coun- Brazil he heard repeated stories of a position. He was »orry, ho said, tliat v/o had met thus on this one-way road, and as wo were nearer the top than tho bottom ho cnn.sldered It only fair that ho should back a mile or two "Do you J^iean to say there are no °nil l<'t tun ''Ut. rattier than to Insist try and proclaim a matrlarchate, and domahi of warrior women, and on the "A stepper who goes the pace i« usually given the gait." wnlkfn'.; t-olwi.s left?" '"Haven't seen one in Phoenix in Bvc years. Plenty of 'em In tin liz-" eloR. only somelion- they don't seam hobos^when they ran choke an ox- bau.'t." j "But if they can afford to buy a car »nrl run it, thiiy are no longer hobos," '"Ves. Ihey aro. In the first place, j fhov doii'l liavo to buy a car. In the •econil place. It doesn't cost any- thing to run 'om. I'll take you out to the city dump. Yon'll probably find a rouplii of Initios I here right now as- sembling a flivver out of tho cast-off parts ol' (ll.sranlcd machines. You'll find I he Kamo thing In any town In th'- Southwest." I "Hobos like that must be mechan- ical gCMllUHIM." I "Prs^lhly Homo i>f them are, but if •he.- know no more llian how to crank and pedal, they can ro to a used car dealer and buy a lllvver for a few dollars." "Kven sn," I bcHllantly lulmltter, "there is Ktill the problem of gasoline. Can they nick ilini up froo too on the ' city di^'iip?" "N-o. Hut they liHve their ways. Do you moan ti> say that you have traveled HcnKSs tho country and haven't been touched yot for a gallon or two of BUi? Well, Jujit wait. You •ay yriu are going on to Piagstaff. What rcute?" "The Apache Trail." "Oood," said Ml Clarkson. "There's none better for what I liavo In mind. After you leave HcHisevolt you climb the long SiHloua hlli. If you don't piclt nil more than ou'i flivver bum along the Apacho Trail and up that Hedona Hlil, ih.-n H'm no ballad monger." I said goodbye to Mr. Clarkson and traveled <in. 1 began to patch together cut of my memory of tho j>revloiiK few tnonthH certain iliscon- nected lucidents. There was the keeper of the ninniclpal camping pparo out of Hacramenln, Cal., whom tho newspaper! had ((uotod as Hitking for a spicial ritttervatlon for tin lizztos wbose drivers could not uffonl the tw«-nly.flve<eiit-a night tariff imixised at the prolnclud plaza, llu Hiild these were always men who Hiv>me<l to havo no objective. "'lloamers," ho mlled them. In another day, donbtloiM ho- bam. Then Ihnru was that Incldont Id Montana tho Fall before. I was cnm- Inv along • dJrt road at a fair pact whan suddanty acrou the prairie an open fllvvK bounded out of tho tall fma*, M U froia smbuth, and stopped "I cannot understand, " said the that I back five or hIx miles and let as into as the eighteenth century banks of tho Maranon he was met In ! vicar, "why so many of the oougrega- hlm down. Only . . . Hero was the ^ travolors returning from Uuesla combat by armed men and women na- ! tlon go straight from church to the "^b- I brought reports of communities that tives In his record he says that the public-house." "That," commented his "You see. Mister," ho said, "I kaln't consisted exclusively of women. Prom women warriors were tall, fair and : sprightly young curate, "is what la rightly back 'cause I haint got no gas. the period of Marco Polo until com- clad In the skins of wild animals, j known as 'the thirst after rlghtous- Oif t Suggestions for the Fanii Perhep* you are planning Chril^' mas gifts. You know it ousbt to b< done, but you do h«te to fri^Mfr tli^ money away in things that «ttl onuat toumotrAag. In p^nntng for yonj own family why not hare some that will make for year-around iieftlUi? * 0<:od Digestionâ€" Much o( ths Indi- gestion of farm folks (s do* to tho constipation Indaced by tha coH dreary earth closet that le a tbovMotf miles away on winter nights, and o\^ > v " tnislvely close on hot, sunm;e> day*. \s Make t%e family a Christmu gift of ^i sanitary plumbing. Alternative: |. chemical toilet. .« Good Eyesightâ€" How are your light- ing facilities? Do you still use tallow <^ dips or kerosene la-mpst Get acont plete lightinif system, if possible. M this Is not within reach of >x)ur pock-i etbook, you will find sontw excellent^ "lamps tbat will at least give superior' light for the living room, equal to eleo^ trie lights. Fresh .\irâ€" Keep your bouse at the- proper temperatures, and to regulate tihia, install a reliable thermometer < In each Hvlug room. , f^ Plaiiublng Comfort â€" One of tho best ' gifts for the housekeepw is the in- troduction of a force pump, tank and home water supply. Not only wIM this give comfort for every day of tl)», year, but It will add to the value ot,. your property, and your health will^ be better because ct a plentifnOfsup^ ply of pure drinking water. %^ For Good Sleep -Buy a sound, worf- f con.structed mattres.*. Many a person i Is provoking '"that tireil feeling" by ^ trying to sleep on :i sagging, old :iial- tres.s that compels one to lie all iiit-ht In a strained position. * Sound Teeth â€" If your gifts must ba y inoxpenslve, take a look at the tooth- ^. brushas that are being uiE«!l by tho dliTerent members of the family. In addition to brushes, you may consider ^ pfts of dental floss, or some dainty dentfrlce. Possibly motJier or father would be willing to Install new teeth * if a Christmas jjilt f n>;:i thj chi'dron. * Family Sanityâ€" It i.s thrown in wit'v > these other gfta. When you Sj^v-j , g:ood sleep, good difrestion, go'.vd lii^Iit, ^ fresh air, good food an-i good water, ther-j oora-.-s a cuurage. a harmony. ' and a bain need hiniior that eis^s fric- "â-  Mon, di.ipols family gl-t)-jni. and makes • Jor a genuin-3 Merry t hrlstmas t^e, y'jar around , '.^ - ,*â-  V-. - i .^ -- .♦- . Big Business < Floorwalker (to Impatient custom- er, leaving) â€" "Can't you get watted on, Madame?" • Madame â€" "No. I'm afraid I came' at an unfortunate time; your sales* ladles are In confen-ence." â€" Bostoi) Transcript. Cheap Publicity < Conductor â€" "How old is the llttl* gfrl?" The Childâ€" "Mother, I'd rather pas the faro and keep my ago to myself." â€" Humorist (tK>ndon). ' I was jusit coasting down to Sedona to the station there," "Whore do you live?" I asked. He gestured vaguely In tho direc- tion of Utah. 'Yoi\der!" ho said. "Or-"He waved an arm toward Nevada. "Oh Ihar â€" sometimes!" "Wliat are you doing here?" "Poflsin' through." "Well, I have an extra tin of gas- oline un4M' my seat. Suppose you had that, would you back up tor meV "Say, nrlater! Now that's an Idoet Never thought o' that!" He poured the gas into bis paratively recent years, tales have 1 They fought fiercely and killed many â-  ness'." Rubbing Him the Right Way . Premier Mussolini's son born yi,>» terday was bartized Komano to-day, The King niul Queen sent ina.^agcs ol congratutitio:!. - San Francisco Chroulcli>. ' Famous British Aviator Begins Flight to Central African Lakes Sir Alan Cobham to Make a 20.000-Mile Trip by Flying-Boat. Vl'hich Will Take Him Completely Rounti :he j Coast of the Dark Continent j t flight which Is to take him up the j Is a utility flight pure and simple. He. Nile, to the Cantral African Lakes, looks upon It as a sound business pro- ' tank across to the coast at Bsira and | position from an Imperial point of i and chugged back to tho summit, ' thence right round the coast of Africa i view and as the crystallliatlon o( his whore there was room to let me pass. I before they get back to Plymouth, Sir; former African flight. It is a pioneer- As we hailed for a word of fare waU Alan Cobham Kara an interview to the i Ing flight, for It Will be the first long he called: "I'd pay ye for th' gas, | press. Sir Alan la as great an on- 1 distance flight undertaken by flying mister, only I hain't got th' change by mo Jlst now." "Then how did you expect to get gas at the station below?" He grinned amiably. "I know 'em down thar!" he said, "and if y' want Ih' rest o' yer gas outa my tank, gimme a sypbon. "Keep it." I said, "and good luck!" "Same to you! And many of 'oni!" He began slipping down the hill again, to panhandle tho next way- farer, I Imagine, For a few gallons of gas? It was hardly an Indictable offense. That nlKlit In Iho Hotel Flagstaff there was Archibald (Clarkson. He had come on the train. I told him about my adventure im.tbu Sodona Hill. "Didn't I tell you?" ho oxdalmod. "It's tlio now way of getting a hand- out. Only the hand-out now Is gas- tillnn." « â-  Friend â€" "You awnl harmony In your fiimily life, don't you?" Honedlct â€" "Not If I have to play second flddlo to get It." thualaat about flying a* ever, or more > boat for civil purposes. Tha craft to so, for this orulaa is being made in ' ho used is the Identical machine the latest Singapore all-metal flying | which was one of three to make an boat which has been lent by the Air i extended trip to the Baltic and back Ministry. His earlier great journeys during last summer. It is driven by wore made by airplane, his flight to two Rolls-Royce-Condor engines. Australia and back by airplane fitted "It ia a practical craft, a flying ship, with floats, and now comes a journey an aerial yacht," said Sir Alan. "It by flying boat. |can alight on any sea. any river, any Sir Alan stressed the point that harbor. It Is safe and seaworthy." this Is no "stunt." ' It is not made to A survey of the air posslbHItles of got publicity tor man or machine. It the west coas^ot Africa will be car- .Man Colihaiu Aviation. Ltd., tor thyiV combiuoil '.ntoreiit.-i in Hgypt, tho Su- dan, Koityn. C'gauda iiud Tanganyika, They will operate as "Colihara-BIaet- burn Air Lines, Ltd." Sir Alan Cobham intends to carry out a return flight from Ktsumti. on 1>ake Victoria, to KharXum during thi» courso of his African survey, so as to gain experience of tl^e conditions of the Nile with tho Stngapors flying boat, which ia similar to those which will be oveutually used by the regulajr air service. As much mail matter n3 possible wilt ba brought from Kiig-. land to distribute over this soctiin* aud iHisalt>Iy malls wilt ba carried dn tha return flight. . * ' Sir Alan Intends to meet roproson- tativos of the Olfictal and commercta^ JnterestH at each stopping place nuti back. Sir Charles Is taking a big share if ueceasary, to go up country to dis-. In financing thU one. Ho Is a Arm i cuss civil aviation as applied to any, believer In the future of Imperial | p^rHeuiar district. Ho should thus ba aviation. I able, to collect tutormatlon necossary ' The North Sea Aerial Tran:iport to the suceassful tt.ttablUhment of air Company has now amalgamated \Yith I routea. ried out, which has never previously been done. Oovernom will ho inttir- vlewed and the air needs of tho vari- ous countrioa discussed and their po!?- sibllitiea Investigated. A film oper- ator will be one of thv< crow, and It Is hoped that the results of hl.s workk will bring honse tn the public the pos- sibilities of British possessions In Af- rica. In tact, from first to last It is to be a nonspectatular, utility ptouoer > flight. Apart from unforeseen landings, the Singapore will alight no fewer than 43 times on sea. lake or river, and will hare flown close on 20,000 miles be- fore she arriyaa back at Plymouth nt the end of February or thereabouts. Tha flight Is to be known $lh 'The Sir Charles Wakefield Flight of Survey Round Africa" tor, as In the case of Sir Alan's flight to Australia nnd The "Singapore" Outside and In wri f'-'i WANTED A STIFF KICK y«u satlnf are FrIsnd: WIty itarah, my dsart WIflai I want ta make • gootf stiff hiek whan hufeby aamM homa> 'i ,.-5-. I TO TOUR THE COA»Ta OF AFRICA Hir Cobham Is at present surveying the Coasts of Africa in the abor • Blsantio flr1n« boat, fiewi. The ship bunks three While carrying a full craw of flra. Sir A^an ta aaan In the control room in the uterlor