The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-05
Two "Buffalos" Aspire to Up.
per Congressional House.
Declares He Can But Will Not
BE Elected Representative.
"BOYS"BEG HIM TO RUN
Catch EN- Alive" Tells LADY
Grey Of His Adventures.
How an American Cleaned Up"
Jones as Boston Sees Him.

Boston, Mass, April 5.-Buffalc
Jones, who thinks nothing of takine
a little jaunt down into Africa and ter
minating the career of the dread lion
by roping him with his trusty Iassc
when he isn't raising buffalo out or
his ranch IN Las Vegas. N M, Hoped
into Boston hot on the trail of Buffalo
Bill and pitched his tent at the Adams
house..
Buffalo Jones was all heated up over
the announcement which Buffalo Bill
mace TO the erect that he was going to
De the first senator from Arizona when
Arizona becomes state next wear.
why dad-blame it," exclaimed B.
Jones, bill Cody hasn't got anything
on me. New Mexico'H float into the
| Union along with Arizona. and I'll be
blamed if l don't think PIl be travelling
into Washington as senator right
alongside of Bill Cody"
Mr.. Jones is in Boston to tell Lady
Grey of Canada how easy it is for a
western cowboy to go down into Africa
and lasso wild animals instead of
shooting them. Lady Grey was the
guest of Bryce J. Allan of ITO Beacon
street last night and it was there that
Mr.. Jones told Lady Grey about his
African adventures. 1t was only a
AAAO1iIAA dSO IIldI 12ctOy trey DrCCnGr-
in-IaW was killed by a lion in British
East Africa
When Buffalo Jones was born, he was
christened Charles J.; but he shuns
the Charles J. as he shuns the ordi-
nary boots of commerce When the
Post reporter held speech with him he
was wearing a big yellow sombrero,
and very big pair of brown moose
hide moccasins. Never wear any,
thing else declared Buffalo. "Why.
IL
you people wear are about like sheet
iron when it comes to warmth and
comfort.
Won't Be Representative.
CAS- for this senator business, the
boys out in New Mexico have been at
me for years to hold down offices. Last
year, when 1 was in New York, they
teelgraphed me and offered me the
position of representative. L wouldn't
take it, because 1 didn't want it. But
being senator is different. Why, I'd
be glad to have a position like that
They'd like to have their daddy have
place like that, I guess. I know
about everybody out in New Mexico
and about everybody knows me.
They'll give it to me If I want it; and
if they want to give. it to me, guess,
I'll take it. y. =. 49,. ~
IT'D be kind a funny if Buffalo Bill
and Buffalo Jones hit Washington to-
gether as senators, wouldn't it? Huh!
Dad-blame it, it certainly would
Huh!' And Mr.. Jones chuckled and
looked down at big gold medal which
decorated his vest. Presented to
Charles J. Jones by the Canadian
Camp, March 6. 1911" read the in
scription on it, ''in, recognition of his
services as a Pioneer. Humanitarian
and Conserver of the Animal King
DOM
lot of ATo7oIS
''Yaas," said Mr.. Jones. as the re-
porter fingered the medal to see
it was real gold, that's my
latest I've got so many of 'em-cups
and medals and such-that it's a bur
den to tote 'em around. I've got one
cup that wouldn't go in a washtIIb |
1--WE always been fond of wild ami
mails. Out of all the buffaloes that are
living in the world. I'm responsible for |
There are $500 living. |
and they all came from IS calves. out
of the 85, I caught SO myself. rye
got a herd of $50 of them out home
now. |
when it comes to animals, grizzlies |
or lions or tigers or elephants or any |
thing else, I've always claimed that any
man can bluff any wild animal SO long !
as he's got his confidence with him
Every wild animal loves his life, and if |
he thinks he's in danger of losing it |
he's just naturally going to quit what |
he's doing and light out. He's the same |
as a man without any pants who sees
L bumblebee buzzing around. That |
mans just naturally going to light out |
md get away from that bumblebee, be-
cause he knows that the bumblebee's
got the ability and the courage to make
him dad-blamed uncomfortable.
1T doesn't make any difference to me
whether I'm fully armed or whether 1 |
haven't got a single defense when 1 run
INTO the widest animal that walks. If
We only got a rotten branch, can fool |
hat animal into thinking I'm going to
Kill him inside of 10 seconds, and that
Lnimal just naturally gets up and
lrifts
That's how Daniel bluffed the lions
n the lions den. Anybody with con-
idence could have done what Daniel
i'd. Ex-President Roosevelt himself
old me that Daniel didn't have any
hing on me, and he meant it.
Played With Lions.
THE reason that We were so sue
essful in roping animals down in
africa was because we had confidence,
n the first place, and because we
ould outguess them in the second
lace. can read the mind of any
nimal that lives. 1 know what he's
DING to do every minute, and I make
ny moves ahead of him. We Just
layed the lions and the rhinoceroses I
own in Africa, though good part
f the time we weren't more than three i
ahead of death. Death kept {
S moving pretty fast sometimes, and &
hats true. ID
"Out there in Africa the English
1en were betting seven to one that