Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-15

you have heard a good deal lately about
our feuds' said a well-known Kentuckiar
the other day. but don't you believe they
are as bad as some folks paint them" The
listener looked Interested and the gentle
man from the bluegrass leaned back In an
easy chair and continued: These same
mountain folk that the newspapers of the
east are habitually saying are hghung ike
cats and dogs are clever to the extreme
when one goes among them with peaceable
intentions. i remember once having 10
take a long trip through the mountains oil
the state. | was mounted upon powerful
black horse. and as 1 entered the noun
famous region the people l met did not
seem to like my looks particularly. L rode
along for perhaps five miles, and from the
frowns that came in my direction from the
passers-by upon the highways / began to
think that it might be a possible thing for
me 10 be the guest of honor at a lynchlnS
bee AS dusk approached / asked at sew
eral small homes If / might be accommo-
dated for the night. but in each instance
informed that the occupants were
sorry but the next neighbor might accom-
MEDIATE me. Finally. as the soft southern
moon was rising / arrived in front of a
rude cabin home, and as rode to the front
gate old coon dog ran out from the
rear part of the house and began to bay
ment by a tall noun Ger with the In
quiry. Well. stranger. what can l do for
you" AS i rode close to where he was
standing with Winchester in his hand he
recognized me. and with CHEEKY Get
down. Mr.. Blank asked me into his home
for the night. In the years past he had
been employe upon my fathers planta-
ton and ! had known him well. After
having some strong dark coffee he told me
that i had been taken for a revenue officer
by the gentle folk of the region, and for
that reason i had been refused invitations
10 the homes of the section which he de-
clared were the most hospitable In the
state But you won't have any more
trouble during the remainder of your jour
ney. he said. for the men who have been
watching you all day since you entered this
region know that you are friend OF mine'
and though there is no telegraph In this
region still the word that went before you
upon the journey today that you were. pos
sibiy one OF the hated revenues will be
corrected and the hospitality of the region
will be placed before you The Kentuck-
ian paused a moment and continued: True
enough. during my journey the following
day the people wished me a pleasant days
travel. and in the evening l was asked TO
spend the night with mountain family
who had heard / coming their way
and that / was not an officer of the reve-
nue. department of the government seeking
TO secure Information against the simple
mountaineers tending to railroad them to
the penitentiary for Illicit distilling of
mountain dew.
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The disputed question as to whether a
private in the Marine Corps who had been
dishonorably dismissed by sentence of
court martial because of desertion could be
re-enlisted In the service has been settled
IN the affirmative. That course of action
was followed in the case OF Sohn L. Len
non a nephew OF John L. Sullivan. who
was recently pardoned by the President on
condition that he serve out his term of
original enlistment. Lennon had been dis
charged on conviction of desertion and was
sentenced to term of Imprisonment. Act
ing on instructions from the President.
Lennon was formally re-enlisted In the
Marine Corps and has been assigned to duty
at the navy yard at Portsmouth. N. H.
The action in this case establishes a
precedent and completely skaters one of
the heretofore cast-iron rules that no man
should be re-enlisted in the military or
naval service whose previous record had
not been honest and faithful" condition
not regarded met in the record OF man
who had been discharged for desertion. 1t
Is officially declared that the presidential
pardon removed the disability in the case
OF Lennon.
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Another man nearly dead because Of a
defective gas fixture" was the remark made
an elderly man was found In an unconscious
condition from intraling Illuminating gas.
And" he added. Its about time some
thing was being done TO stop It. l realize
that law could be enacted which would
prevent the turning on Of the gas by a per-
son who wanted to commit suicide. but
surely something might be done to reduce
the danger from defective gas fixtures
In the case of the man who came near
dying this week. 1t was pointed out, the
fixture was an old one. and the key had
worn smooth and without a stop.
And" said the official who discussed the
affair. lit is the easiest thing in the world
10 turn such a key a little too far and per-
init the escape of gas into the room. 1t does
not necessarily follow that the man who
makes the mistake Is Intoxicated although
many of those who have such experiences
men who imbibe freely. There are
many petty regulations governing hundreds
Of apparently trifiing things in this city, and
j don't see why such dangerous matter
cannot be regulated
1t can be regulated In hotels and board
Ing houses said James i. Pugh, assistant
corporation counsel. to Star reporter, and
j have been giving the question serious con-
sideration. People who are accommodates
at hotels and other public places are en-
titled to be protected from danger of all
kinds, and the maintenance OF defective
gas fixtures of this kind should be ground
for a criminal prosecution"
The assistant corporation attorney says
he is considering the question OF framing a
regulation providing a penalty for persons
who fail to see that the fixtures are In per-
feet condition.
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story that illustrates very we'll one Of
the characteristics OF the Indian was told
by Maj. John NJ. Burke while the Buffalo
Bill show was here Some Of the old In
dian inspectors were gathered at luncheon.