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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-12

partment and Johnson's stanch friend.
was away on sick leave.
The company was reorganized, and
the new president was a man who re-
Gently had been convicted Of selling
whisky to Indians. Naturally the es-
Enlistment continued to run on the
same lines as before. II was In the
midst Of the continued agitation that
what Is known as the Tragedy OF
Chamita occurred.
The zeal Of Johnson, aided by the
efforts Of a white woman, Miss True.
who has been mentioned. had brought
about a reforming spirit among the
Pueblo Indians. So thoroughly was
Miss True identified with the Pueblo
of Santa Clara that she occupied the
position OF secretary to the tribal
council. But there came about
change In the situation, and on Miss
True's return from visit to Califor-
mia, she found that the politicians
were practically in possession OF the
Indians lands, and the bootleggers
had again overrun the reservations
However, she succeeded In cleaning
up Santa Clara and set to work upon
the neighboring villages.
It was Indians of the type Of Juan
Cruz who make one hope that the red
man is not UNACCEPTABLE to civilization.
He was of type rare among his PEG
pie. gentle and spiritual. with face
that might have served as model
for a red Sir Galahad. Although he
was engaged upon Johnson's work,
little notice was paid to him, as he
had not the forceful aspect of a fight
er. and his efforts were not taken
seriously.
About this time he was called home
to his pueblo at San Juan by a mes
sage that a son had been born to him
and his girl wife Dolorita. Juan re-
fused to supply whisky to his neigh
bors on the occasion Of the christen-
ing, an act which, breaking complete
ly with the custom of immemorial
ages. brought him into prominent no
tice among his people. After several
months OF voluntary service Juan sue
eeeded in cleaning out the bootIeggers
from his own village. often at the
cost OF assault. and always updsr. per-
sscution.
FINALLY he ssksd ana obtaInsd per:
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-12

mir-!ca TO do tho wcrk CO deputy
at the Mexican village of Chamita. a
peculiarly vicious center, filled with
dives. and inhabited only by Indians
and Mexicans At one OF the numer-
GUS Joints in this settlement It was
known that the vilest spirits we're sup
piled to the Indians, in violation OF
the territorial laws. The bad man"
OF Chamita was a desperate known
as Garcia, who was such a notorious
character that he had been run out
Of his own village. Cruz determined
to arrest Garcia and thereby strike
blow at the traffic. He consulted no
body about his intentions in the mat
ter Had he been more worldly wise,
says Johnson, he would have asked
for help. and would certainly have OBJ
tanned 1t. Instead Of which, he armed
himself with revolver. with whose
use he was hardly acquainted, and
went alone at night to Chamita when
he knew Garcia would be there.
He waited outside the dive until he
sew Garcia emerging, and then, APP
preaching him, he wrested the whisky
bottles which Garcia was carrying out
of his hand, with the object of taking
them to headquarters and using them
IN evidence against him.
81 Garcia and his companions, three
other Indians OF the lowest type. At
once set upon Cruz and began beat
ing him. His face was cut open with
a stone, he was struck and dubbed re-
peatedly. With the blood streaming
down his clothes Juan shouted TO the
attackers to desist, announcing his
intention OF shooting unless they did
so. Instead of which they flung them
selves upon him and bore him to the
ground, and drew their knives, intent
upon finishing him.
In the DARKNESS Cruz fred into the
air. to scare his assailants How Cruz
managed to hit anybody, being wholly
unused to firearms, Is singular; but
the bullet, guided by chance, pierced
Garcia through the heart, and he fell
dead. His cowardly assistants at once
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released their hold upon the boy and
ran at the top of their speed.
Then Cruz. badly mauled, but still
clinging to the bottles which he had
taken from the dead man, mounted
his pony and rode IA miles to the res
ervation to tell Miss True what had
happened. He was put to bed and
his wounds dressed, and early the fol-
lowing morning he was arrested and
taken to Santa Fee to await trial for
murder. Miss True at once commu-
nicated with Johnson, who, character
istically loyal 20 his men, at once
dropped all his other business and
wired an account to Commissioners ABB
bot, with view to hurrying to the
scene.
But the politicians at Santa Fe also
got busy. Cruz had been one Of the
Indians who had identified themselves
most prominently in the appeal
against the Illicit shebeen at Santa
Fe, There had also been a good deal
Of friction between the Indian super
intendent and Johnson's deputies.
There was some doubt as to the exact
status of Juan, and. as a result, Com
missioner Abbott sent the following
Telegram to Johnson:
"Your telegram seventh, Cruz shoot
ing. Since Cruz not authorized gov
eminent employee your service. take
no steps regarding his defense. Con-
suit Crandall and give him all informa-
ton In your possession"
Il is only fair to the commissioner
to state that It was not intended to
leave Cruz to his fate, but merely to
leave his defense in the hands Of the
Indian superintendent, as he was not
Q regularly authorized government EN-
ploye. However, Johnson believed
that the boy was being railroaded to
the gallows. Inasmuch as the sole
witnesses to the killing OF Garcia were
the three remaining assailants Of Cruz,
who swore in the preliminary inquiry
that the killing was entirely unpro-
yoked and deliberate. the chances
we're strong that Cruz would expiate
the crime with his life. Commissioner
Abhott's telegram effectively muzzled
Johnson.
But there were plenty OF others anx-
iogs 10 come forward In behalf q,
CIu1 Tho Womeo,4 Z1EI1fI1n r4E>
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Juan free-upon a technicality. true
but still free.
In Oklahoma johnson had downed
his enemies. In New Mexico they
got" him. Refused deputies, helpI
less to prosecute his work further.
he laid down his ONCE. Il refused "a
be chIoroformed," he wrote, explaint
ing his resignation, but these med
finally got me so bottled up that 1
could do but little except to mark timd
and draw my salary. saw no othet
way to maintain my selfrespect exl
cept to resign"
One of Johnson's most sensational
exploits was his digging up some OLD
forgotten Indian treaties by virtue Of
which he drove the liquor traf1c %
the reservations In Minnesota, ono
man prohibition campaign which at
tracted wide notice to him. During
his five years Of service he becams
national character. His courage, hfa
initiative, his sense Of humor, the
strong humanity of the man, com'
bined to make him an original and pic4
turesque figure wherever he goes;
This country cannot well spare suoh
men from her public services while
the greed for gain inspires the viola
ton Of its laws.
Copyright. w. @. Chapman.l
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Fires That Put themselves Out.

There are numerous instances 4
record In which a fire has been tr
means of extlnguishing itself. TheS
examples of spontaneous incombustiq
are not infrequent, even apart fr6i
those cases In which it occurs throu8
the agency Of automatic sprinklers.
A FIRE In a church in. Boston, cause
by Spontaneous ignition" in a stoH
room, melted the lead water pipes. I'd
the water issuing from them ext6
gulshed the fire.
Not very long ago some waste Id
upon the top Of a steam pump
WATERFOWL, N. Y, blazed from poi
taneous Ignition" and this in turn, 81
fire to the tagging round the zeal
cylinders and the feed pipe, whe q
melted the soldered attachments OF
continuous automatic oiler. III
steam from the feed pipe was dIi
charged through the small tubes ,eat
ing to the oller, and extinguishe th
fire.
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Innocent Bystanders.

Innocent bystanders probably work
for living like other honest people,
but they spend lots Of time hangpg
around street riots and gun fgh&
An innocent bystander will yerY Qf'
ten take two hours of at luncR time
hunting up a fight or fire to hang
around. Every innocent bystS9dAE
knows that some day his turn VIII cd2s
and he is never able to kiss his wife
and children goodbye as he marches
away. Innocent bystanders are tn
real heroes Of daily life and a day Il
the year should be set aside for thetf
celebration. Schoolchildren should u
made to march through the streets q
parade escorting a barge wherein n
depleted In tableau an innocent nH
SANDERS death by a stray brick. ~
boys In the NTH reader could do ~
riot scene with spirit. An innoco
bystander not long ago, painful
though not seriously injured by a
directed club, howled with hided
curses. Which shows that innOc<
bystanders are not always so innoce
Detroit Journal.
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q
On one occasion Pablo was detailed
to assist in the raiding Of a saloon
near Sasakwa. Bill was no Pussyfoot
in action. Rushing through the door,
he ordered the proprietor to throw up
his hands. He failed to notice, how
ever, that bartender was bending
down behind the bar. His presence
was suddenly brought homo to Pablo
when revolver barked and n bullet
nearly carried away one OF Bills ears.
With . roar like bull Pablo immedi-
ately replied with q shot which broke
the bartender's wrist. Then, jumping
over the bar. he picked the man up
and flung him into the middle Of the
saloon to his assistant, while, collaring
the proprietor, he walked OF with him
through the terrified crowd of loafers.
When Johnson took a hand in the
New Mexico situation the lot Of the
Indians there was a pitiable one. For
years they had been suffering at the
hands Of the crooked politicians who
ran the state. AS an instance OF this:
NNONe - hth0A Cu hlly ItdIb UTGNI
ously the Pueblos of Santa Clara had
purchased from the Spanish govern
ment tract consisting Of some ninety
thousand acres of land, for which they
paid a thousand dollars and a horse.
The land was transferred to them in
fee simple. and used by them until a
few years previously, when some land
sharks took the question of ownership
into the courts, with the result that
the Santa Clara purchase dwindled In
size from ninety thousand acres to
narrow strip of less than nine hundred
acres along the Santa Clara river,
known as the Shoestring Grant.
!. This particular affair came to the
attention of Mr.. F. e. Leupp when he
was commissioner OF Indian affairs,
and he interested himself in the mat
ter to the extent Of giving the Indians
about thirty thousand more acres as
an executive order" Indian reserva-
ton, in lieu of what they had lost
through the manipulations in the
courts. Subsequently an attempt was
made to manipulate this new grant
by bestoYiHg it upon other tribes,
doubtless with no disinterested pur-
pose in view. At the same time cat
tie we're driven upon the Indians
lands and pastured there, without any
shade of legality.
But the worst evil with which the
Pueblo Indians had to contend was
the liquor traffic, though it's effects,
being more insidious, were less APP
parent. The crooked politicians at
Santa Fe were in close alliance with
the illicit dispensation of whisky
among the red men.
Johnson had plenty of deputies at
his call when. in 1910, he resolved to
clean up conditions among the Pu-
eblos. Johnson knows a man when
he sees one, even II he Is less blus-
tering but no less courageous than
the redoubtable Bill Pablo. Such q
man was young Juan Cruz of Pablo
San Juan. whom Johnson saved from
legal murder at the cost OF his posi-
ton.
Juan Cruz was a deeply religious
young Indian, devoted to his church.
his young wife Dolorita. and their
baby Jess. He had lived all his life
upon his reservation. aud had wit
messed the evils which the introduc-
ton OF whisky brought In its train.
He had seen two Of his companions
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-07-12
LInseed OIL for Dying Trees.

A curious method Of revlvlng
gushing or dying trees was rep T
recently to the French Academ
Agriculture, after being tested S
cessfully in experimental garden
Autun, according to the April ] O
lar Mechanics Magazine. The al
was first removed so as to lay 81
the larger root branches. In v d
longitudinal Sits were then cut i
kept open by wedges. These e
were well rubbed with linseea OH, !
after a while numerous small
appeared, forming a sort Of fur,
the trees so treated rapidly "a
new life and vtsor. Tha method
The Washington herald., 1917-04-22
CITIZENS RALLYING
AS Home DEFENDERS

Enthusiastic response to Major Pull
mans call for enlistments in the Home
Defense League of the District was
made by citizens of the Mount Pleasant
citizens Association at the Brown
Betty Inn last night.
Applications for membership in the
league were distributed among the
members. twenty-five of whom signed
up. There were also several contribu-
tions made to this cause.
Another measure taken up by the
association was the home gardening
plan. So heartily was this indorsed
that It was decided to appropriate $25
for the purpose of Offering a series of
prizes to the best home gardeners" in
the Mount Pleasant district c. K.
Finckel was elected a delegate to rep
resent the organization at the next
session of the Central Community Gar
dening Campaign. The committee on
prizes will consist of w. L. Clark,
Rosa Downing, and c. NJ. Sharp.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-22
COLUMBUS Sees BOOM
IN WASHINGTON TRADE
Retail Merchants Association Official
Says War Won't Hurt Business.

That business fuctuates more or
less with the weather, was evidenced
during the past week." declared
Charles ]. Columbus, secretary OF the
Retail Merchants Association, yester-
day.
Tn my visits among the merchants
OF Washington find a general senti-
ment that the fact that the United
States has entered the war will not
affect business unfavorably. The prin-
clpal concern of the merchants IS the
securing of sufficient number of en-
ployes to take care of the great vol
ume OF business that is being done at
this time and which will increase.
There Is every indication that busi-
ness Of an unprecedented volume will be
transacted. Nature will be called on in
every part of the land to give Of her
fruits in unprecedented volume through
the exercise OF an intensified propagation.
Factories, mills, and all other activities
will call for prodigious outlays, and con-
sequently every line of business must do
its big share.
There Is. therefore, no reason in the
world for any individual, or set OF indi-
viduals, to fancy that conditions are 60
Ing to be unfavorable, in the least degree
with intensified production all along
the line, and unusual activity in Wash
ington and elsewhere, there Is every war
rant to confidently state that business IS
good In Washington and promises to be
better as time goes on"
The Washington herald., 1917-04-22
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The Washington herald., 1917-04-22
''Prince of Peace" Calls
To See President Wilson

"I am the Prince of Peace. l have
the same divine power as the Son Of
Man. l control the weather and have
the power 10 make the days last Tor
hours" were the statements
made at the west entrance OF the Ex-
ecutIve Mansion yesterday by Gottleio
Kreh, aged 20, a native OF Germany. AS
a resuIt Gottleib is in the Washington
Asylum Hospital under observation.
Gottleib. who is by profession 8 land
scape gardner, made the trip from Spo-
kane, Wash, to this city to tell Presi-
dent Wilson how to end the European
strife. However, Gottleib met Sesret
Service Operative Tom Logan instead Of
President Wilson.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-22
THREE new STATIONS
FOR D. C. RECRUITING
Legion Enlarges Scope to Keep City
in Van Of Volunteers.

New recruiting stations are to be OPEN
ed IN three different sections OF the city
in the immediate future.
Two of these stations have already
been secured" Henry Lansburgh, chair
man Of the recruiting committee of the
Military Service Legion. announced last
night. and We hope to locate the third
by Tuesday.
"one OF the recruiting station sites.
which we have secured through the ef-
forts OF Harry King. jr., win be located
in Georgetown, at sf23 n street. The
other. donated by another loyal citizen.
win be situated at 1924 Seventh street"
Mr.. Lansburgh pointed out that up to
this time Washington had kept In the
forerank Of other cities In the United
States IN the matter OF contributing sol
diers and sailors and that It was IN the
hopes OF holding up this admirable rec
ord that the Military Service Legion had
interested themselves IN the establishment
Of these extra recruiting stations.
Anxious to better acquaint the young
men OF the city and their parents with
the opportunities offered by the navy,
Lieut. Commander Downs L. Wilson. in
charge OF the navy recruiting station.
sos Ninth street northwest, Is sending
each boy Of II years or more q personal
letter
The Washington herald., 1917-04-22

Is difficult, the vicinaI railways scsrcelv
operating any more because OF the lsce
OF oil The people who are forced 70 20
from one village 10 another must DO 40
on foot or In vans drawn by the few
miserable horses that are left The
wagons OF the breweries, the one instItU-
uon that the Germans have scrupulously
respected, are hauled by oxen.
FOulest Deeds in History.
The well known tendency OF sensa-
uonal reports to exaEgerate tbernseIy,e,
especially in time OF war. ana m |, stt,,H
alton like that existing here. with no
newspapers TO serve as a daily clearing
mouse ior all the rumors that are A.
away beheVed as they are eaFrrfnF -
peated' should, OF course. be consIde-.s
out even II modicum OF all that (, toIS
- uue' there still remains enough n,
sAtnp this deed as one Of the fouIest tbat
history records.
am constantly in recent OF reno-,,
ron al over Belgium that tend 70 bssr
,e ~ tne stories one constantly hears Of
sent back to Mons are said TO he iD /,
oylhg condltion. many Of them tubercu-
lar At Mslirfes and at Antwerp return.d
men nave died, their friends asse-tinS-
mat they have been victims OF nerleCt
ger" % iNl-
Mr.. Whitlock states that the Ge-ns1
authorities have refused. except In spA-
clal Instances, permission TO send 70 men
oeported TO Germany packages OF food
similar TO those sent to prisoners OF UEy
Returning BelEians claim" his renort
continues, that even when such psck-
ages are received they are used bv the
camp authorities only as another means
OF coercing them TO sign the agreements
70 work"
'One interesting result Of the deports-
uons remains TO be boted. a result that
once more places in relief the German
capacity for blundering. almost as great
as the German capacity for cruelty.
They have dealt a mortal blow 70 srv
prospect they may ever have had oe
being tolerated by the population OF
Flanders, IN tearing away for nearly
every humble home in the land, a hus-
band and father, or a son and brother
they have lighted a fire OF hatred that
will never go out; they have brought
home TO every heart in the land, IN .
way that Will impress its horror indeIbiy
on the memory OF three generations, q
realization OF what German methods
mean, not es with the early atrocities
in the heat Of passion and the nrst LUST
Of war but by one OF those deeds that
make one despair Of the future OF the
human race, a deed coldly planned.
studiously rnatured. and deliberately ana
systematically executed, a deed 30 cruel
that German soldiers are said to havS
wept in its execution. and so monstrous
that even German officers are now ss1d
to be ashamed"
The Washington herald., 1917-04-22
WIN WAR in KITCHENS |
Is new D. A. R. SLOGAN
Closing Session of National Congress
Drops All Partisanship.

"well win this war in the country's
Kitchens" was the slogan shouted. Amid
the crash of martial music and waving
iags as the twenty-sixth annual congress
OF the Daughters OF the American Revo-
luton was adjourned at $40 o'clock last
night by Mrs. William Cumming Story,
the retiring president general
1t was the second war congress- in
the history of the organization and all
through the closing hours yesterday
politics and partisan strife were swept
into the discard as the Daughters faced
the test of their patriotism by joining
hands with the United States government
and its patriotic aids in the work of pre-
pairing the nation for the great war.
The last element OF partisanism disap-
, peared in the last few minutes Of the
congress, when Mrs. William Cumming
Story, performing her last official act,
called Mrs. Guernsey to the chair and
handed over the gavel, the symbol of
D. A r. authority.
The day was repiete with big things for
the Daughters. They announced the pay
ment OF the $4,000 debt on Continental
Memorial Hall. the last Sc, 900 OF which
was contributed by Mrs. William Butter
worth, of Illinois. They pledged the
health, wealth and service of 5000 MEM
Oels anu ABOUT soiVOV associates TO the
cause of America.
When Mrs. William Cumming Story
rose from her chair late yesterday after
noon, and called upon the organization to
make every possible sacrifice, even to
dividing the last bushel of grain" with
the allies, the response that roared back
from every corner OF the hall left no
doubt of the patriotism of the hundreds
OF Daughters gathered there and who
spoke for their constituents back home.
Inc program mapped out provided for
the organization of standing committees
on war relief work in every State in the
Union and in the colonies-all to be re-
sponsible to the Council of National de-
Tense. Funds to be disbursed at the d.
rection of the council were ordered raised
oy every chapter. A national comnittee
on national service was created to direct
the work OF the Daughters and conserva-
ton OF food was impressed upon them as
prime requisite.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-22
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