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Muskogee Okla. April 2O-"you
have got to pay the army men more
money and then You can get men TO
enlist. Times arc too good now for
men to enlist. at the pay they are get
ting. and II don't make much differ
ence how many recruiting stations
they open This statement was made
here today by Eugene r. Newcombe, a
fun blood Cherokee who has been in
the army for six years. received his
discharge at Fort Monroe a few days
ago and was on bis way 10 Nowata,
where his Indian relatives live.
Newcombe enlisted originally be-
cause he wanted TO 90 somewhere. he
says And he has been He was sent
TO the Philippines. to Cuba, and to
several posts scattered over the United
States He was q member ui Troop j
in The Eleventh cavalry when he re-
oeived his discharge. He enlisted UNI
der General Funston for his first serv-
ice. He was a student AT Haskell in
stitnte before he enlisted and is a
well educated Indian vino speaks with
an excellent idea OF world affairs. He
saws he has had enough of army life.
and that he has quit for good. but -
was noticeable that the first place he
hunted mp when he got TO Muskogec
was the United States recruiting sta
ton.
When he first enlisted be was imme.
diately DUBBED "The Big Chief" ami
the name cluug TO him through his
larmy career He resented il al first
/ but says he decided he could not whip
/ all the men in the regiment, and took
| il with as good grace as possible. He
was the only Indian in his regiment.
The rest of his troop little under
stood him and asked him TO show
them how to scalp a man. lie prom
Used TO do so, and in the first battle
that followed in the Philippines. his
comrades demanded that he make
good II took a long time to explain
TO the troopers that though he was a
! fun blood he was as civilized as they,
land knew iast as little about acalping.
He also told them that he did not
lcare 10 take chances ON being court
martialed for scalping a fallen enemy.
With him Newcombe brought two
heavy pistols of the pattern used Ia
the cavalry With these he is an ex-
lpert. tie made the record OF his regi-
ment on target practice with his pis-
tols, and even took the honors from
the captain Of the troop. He was in
the sharp shooter division OF his regi-
lment
As stated, times are too good for
Newcombe TO remain in the army. a.
Nowata he will take charge of his
property. which has. since he has been
in the army, developed into valuable
oil land and Is bringing him an in
come that makes his paltry thirteen
] dollars per month IN the army look
like thirty cents He was in Cubs
Z when oil was found uear his land five
/ different oil companies sent represen
, tatiyes racing TO Cuba to get o lease
/ lW. II. pitchford. OF Independence
: Kas was successful In getting the
J lease, but he gOt IL only after tho
shrewd Indian boy had raised his orig
D linal bid of $4,000 TO $4,000 bonus, and
an eighth OF an the oil produced
ln this deal Newcombe showed his
Indian blood When the oil men ha,
. lgatnored az the hotel i'm Havana, eacl
WED With the others IN entertaining
, the lad. always with the object o.
getting him Off and closing trade
He refused 10 talk to them Whel
Whiuord tried 20 talk 10 Newcomb
the latter answered In excellenf Eng
: lish. Use Your pencil more aud YOU
a lmOuth less. I cannot understand YOU
y And he treated an he OH men Ihl
i same way Whenever they CON
/. lmenced 10 talk about lease he mad
\ Them write it Finally he took th
!. lponcil and wrote himself. How mucl
a over $4,000 bonus VIII YOU go?n Thi
lalmost took The breath away from th
a oil men. but they raised The lndial
4 Sl 600 and ne called ID. lie made th
y lease. and went back io his troop Tn