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Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-13

t"u-"IaSS -anocnS MtSSeo From
 Bulletin Route.
 At q recent meeting of the men oF the Versailles M. E. church it was vot- ed to give an entertainment and sup- per, following custom of the men for elected chairman of the supper com n1ttee. Solicitors, H. D. Learned IL A. Richards. M. E1c1ey, Fl. FilIfger. En- tertainment committee, IT. R. Bushnell. William Fromander, Henry Fromander. Harry Sengman-
 Methodist Sunday School Officials. E At the annual meeting of the Ver- sail1es M. E. Sunday school held early in the week the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Super intendent, F. IT. Topliff; assistant su- perintendent, Mrs. c. W. Perlcins; secretary and treasurer. Miss Cora IL. Tarbox: organist Miss Anna F'roman- der; librarian. V. A. Perkins; assist ant librarian, K. Seifert.
 Ice Crop Secured.
 M Jacobs finished harvesting his. crop of ten-fnch ice Monday
 Mrs. C.. w. Perkins and Mrs. F FT Toplif have recently been in Boston ffI attendance at the Billy Sunday meet- ings.
 J; H. Richards has been unable to at tend to his duties at the TotoIzett grip.
 Miss Cora l.. Tarbox is again able tc attend to her duties at the mill office of the Totokett company's plant afteSs several days of grip trouble.
 Friends of John LefaVe are pleased to learn of his returning strength at the Backus hospital where he has been patient following an operation for appendicitis.
 Miss Bulletin Distributor.
 Miss Anna LaRoche is missed in her early morning visits by the patrons of The Bulletin, she having served the patrons so well and long that she and The Bulletin had become a part of the daily routine of these villages. The Bulletin route is being cared for bv Master Frank Blanchard.
 Infants Death.
 Mir. and Mrs. Moses Lafrenfere have the sympathy of a large circle of friends in the sudden death of their seven months old son from pneumonia. at an early hour Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-13
EAl- COLCHESTER

Isoe..i rangers have been attending -le iSt--.e grange convention in Nor Ticis r5ais week
 .-ssl@xes of Harry Fatt, who was z dead in the Yantfc river near the aper mill. attended his funeral in ester, Wednesday,.
 ard Mahoney recently lost !.
 reing found dead in the stable
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-13
ASHWMLETT

Nathan N. Main was a business caller in North Stonington village Saturday.
 Denison Caswe1l of North stoning- ton was a Sunday caller in this place.
 Mir. and Mrs. John VVoodmansee of Glasgo passed through this place Sunday on their way to attend ser vices 1n -Ledyard.
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were recently guests of c. H. Water house and family.
 Mrs. Laura Peck and daughter, Helen, are spending a few days in New London.
 Arthur Miner spent Sunday with his family. MT. Miner works for the Ship and Engine Co. at Groton.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-13
NEWS FROM ONE HUNDRED LIVE CORRESPONDENTS

Mass, Is visiting Mrs. Elizabeth Rog- CTS.
 The death of George w. Wood has cast a shadow over the town for he was widely known and had many friends.
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orator are included in a new kitchen cabinet, but are hidden from view by doors when not in use.
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 Harry Fatt, Q young man who has resided here for a number of years, was accidentally drowned in the Yan- tic river some time during Sunday The body was found in the water back of the machine shop near the site of thd old paper mill. He was subject to ep- ileptic fits, which accounts for the ac- cident. Burial was in Linwood ceme- tery, Colchester.
 It seemed pleasant to hear the cheery sound of the robin and bFuebird, also the chickadee during mild days this week.
 P A. Lathrop and son, Andrew LaS thfop, were in WiIlimantic, Tuesday.
 J. Stark finished filling his ice housa Monday.
 Ora-neI NJ Mott of Norwich. wal here to visit his brother st Eillsids farm this week.
 At Norwich Meeting.
 A number of Patrons of Husbandry from this place were in Norwich at tending the meetings of the stats grange tflis week.
 w. l. Mott who is i'll with kidney trouble with complications, was report ed more comfortable. Thursday.
 Signal 90 Miles Away Heard.
 During the northeaster snow storm Thursday the storm signals in the opposite direction on the sound vera noted, nearly thirty miles away.
 E. K. Fargo of F1tchville who was called here through the serious illness of w. I. Mott. his father-in-law, re- stunned his duties at the Hopkins and Allen plant in Norwich, Wednesday night.
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BOZRAH
Grange Installation Wednesday-Mis-
 sionary Society to Meet.

The installation of the officers of Bozrah grange will be held in the hall Wednesday evening, Jan. IT.
 The missionary meeting will be held this (Saturday) afternoon with Mrs. James c. Young. During the afternoon a barrel is to be packed to be sent to the south.
 George Naples is home i'll with grip.
 QNews items sent The Bulletin for this or any other column of the paper must be signed by the sender; other wise they positively will not be used Correspondence Ed.)
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-13
OccUM AND VERSAILLES

Men of Methodist Church Plan An nuaI supper-Sunday School EIeo- tIon-Miss LaRoohe Missed From Bulletin Route.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-13
GOSHEN

How Harry Fatt Met His Death-Iee House F;IIed-.E. K. Fargo Returns to Norwich.
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At Norwich Meeting.
HAMBURG

Pastor III, Services Omitted-EquaN Franchise League Plans Masked Ball.
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Infants Death.

Mir. and Mrs. Moses Lafreniere have the sympathy of large circle of friends in the sudden death of their seven months old son from pne11monia at an early hour Thursday.
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-24

Juan free-upon a technically, true,
but still free.
In Oklahoma Johnson had downed
his enemies. in New Mexico they
"got" him. Refused deputies, help
less to prosecute his work further.
he laid down his Office. II refused to
be chloroformed," he wrote, explain
ing his resignation, "but these men
finally got me so bottled up that ]
could do but little except to mark time
and draw my salary. I saw no other
way to maintain my self-respect ex
cept to resign" ~-.
One Of Johnson's most sensational
exploits was his digging up some DID,
forgotten Indian treaties by virtue OF
which he drove the liquor traffic Of
the reservations in Minnesota, a one
man prohibition campaign which at
tracted wide notice to him. During
his five years of service he became
a national character. His courage, his
initiative, his sense of humor, the
strong humanity of the man, com
bined to make him an original and pic
turesque figure wherever he goes
This country cannot we'll spare such
men from her public services while
the greed for gain inspires the viola
ton of its laws. .s. r.ss.
Copyright, w. G. Chapman)
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-24
Innocent Bystanders.

Innocent bystanders probably work
for a living like other honest people,
but they spend lots Of time hanging
around street riots and gun fights.
An innocent bystander will very Of
ten take two hours off at lunch time
hunting up a fight or fire to hang
around. Every innocent bystander
knows that some day his turn will come
and he is never able to kiss his wife
and children goodbye as he marches
away. Innocent bystanders are the
real heroes of daily life and day Of
the year should be set aside for their
celebration. Schoolchildren should be
made to march through the streets in
parade escorting a barge wherein is
depicted in tableau an innocent BY
stander's death by stray brick. The
boys in the fifth reader could do the
riot scene with spirit. An innocent
bystander not long ago, painfully
though not seriously injured by mis-
directed club, howled with hideous
curses. Which shows that innocent
bystanders are not always so innocent.
Detroit Journal.
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-24
THE T0MAHAvVK, WHITE EARTH. MINI.

mission to do the work Of 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 were sup
piled to the Indians, in violation Of
the territorial laws. The dad man"
Of ChsIGita was desperate known
as Garcia, who was such a notorious
character that he had been run out
Of his OWL village. Cruz determined
to arrest Garcia and thereby strike
blow at the traffic. He consulted no.
body about hts 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 it. Instead of which, he armed
himself with a revolver, with whose
use no w:s hardly acquainted, and
went asoro at night to Chamita when
he knew Garcia would be there.
He voted outside the dive until he
saw G3fcia emerging, and then, ap-
preaching him, he wrested the whisky
bottles which Garcia was carrying out
of bis hand, with the object of taking
them to headquarters and using them
as evidence against him.
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 fired 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
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-24
Fires That Put Themselves Out.

There are numerous instances Oh
record in which a fire has been the
means Of extinguishing itself. These
examples Of spontaneous incombustion
are not infrequent, even apart from
those cases in which it occurs through
the agency of automatic sprinklers.
A fire in church in Boston, caused
by Spontaneous ignition" in store
room, melted the lead water pipes, and
the water issuing from them extin.
guished the fire.
Not very long ago some waste left
upon the top Of a steam pump q;
Watertown, N. Y, blazed from 'spon.
taneous ignition" and this in turn set
fire to the tagging round the steam
cylinders and the feed pipe, where 1t
melted the soldered attachments of a
continuous automatic oiler.' The
steam from the feed pipe was dis
charged through the small tubes lead
ing to the oiler, and extinguished the
fire.
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-24

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 Fe to await trial for
murder. Miss True at once commu-
nicated with Johnson, who, character
istically loyal to his men, at once
dropped all his other business and
wired an account to Commissioner Alb
bot, with a 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
Fee. 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 result, Com
missioner Abbott sent the following
telegram to Johnson:
"Your telegram seventh, Cruz shoot
ing. Since Cruz not authorized gov
eminent employe your service, take
no steps regarding his defense. Con-
suit Crandall and give him all informa-
ton in your possession
It 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
a 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-
voked and deliberate, the chances
were strong that Cruz would expiate
the crime with his life. Commissioner
Abbott's telegram effectively muzzled
Johnson.
But there were plenty of others an1-
ious to come forward in behalf OF
Cruz. The Women's Christian Tenn
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-24

shot down In cold blood because after
being piled with drink they refused to
part with their possessions at the
bidding of the liquor peddlers. Cruz
proved to be one Of Johnson's best
deputies, and particularly reliable.
When Johnson undertook his clean
ing up campaign he put his first as
sistant, Harold F. Coggeshall, in
charge of the initial work. This was
accomplished chiefly through the In
dian deputies themselves, who went
at it with true Indian ardor, about in
the same spirit as that with which
they would have gone on a bear hunt.
Their chief enemies were the Mexi-
cans, who were invariably opposed to
their efforts. But other enemies were
harder to overcome.
A company Of politicians in Santa
Fe had incorporated liquor selling
concern, which traded with the whites,
according to law, and with the In
dams in defiance Of it. 1t did bust
ness amounting to 100000 a year, and
was a political factor which gave it
immunity from prosecution.
The Indians gathered evidence to
show that this company was violating
the law, and went with it before the
grand jury. The grand jury did lit
tie or nothing; the temerity OF the
Indians was a matter for ridicule, not
for action. However, the Indian SUI
perintendent was president of this or
ganization, and the storm of protest
which arose was so great that Assist
ant Commissioner Abbott went down
from Washington to Santa Fe to in
vestigate matters. The superintend-
ent was forced to resign the presi-
dency, but Mr. Abbott came to the
conclusion that Johnson had been
overzealous in his work and ordered
him to discharge two of his depu-
ties, who had been prime movers in
the complaints, one of them being
Miss Clara True, a stanch friend Of
the red man.
At this time Commissioner Valen-
tine, who was at the head Of the de-
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-24

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-
tablishment continued to run on the
same lines as before. It was in the
midst of the continued agitation that
what is known as the Tragedy OF
Chamita occurred. g.
The zeal of Johnson, aided by the
efforts of 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 a
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 a type rare among his peo-
pie, gentle and spiritual, with a face
that might have served as a model
for 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 fight
er, and his efforts were not taken
seriously.
About this time he was called home
to his pueblo at San Juan by 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
ceeded in cleaning out the bootleggers
from his own village, often at the
cost of assault, and always under per-
secution.
Finally he asked and obtained per-
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-24
Linseed Oil for Dying Trees.

A curious method Of reviving Ian
gushing or dying trees was reported
recently to the French Academy Of
Agriculture, after being tested sue
cessfully in experimental gardens at
Autun, according to the April Popu-
lar Mechanics Magazine. The earth
was first removed so as to lay bare
the larger root branches, in which
longitudinal Sits were then cut and
kept open by wedges. These cuts
were we'll rubbed with linseed Oil, and
after a while numerous small roots
appeared. forming a sort of fur, and
the trees so treated rapidly gained
new life and vigor. The method was.
recommended for trial il the case OF
languishing fruit tree
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-24
ANOTHER OF jOHNS0N'S GREAT EXPLOITS

EEe case OF Judu SIuA, "uASA SAoo
ated a sensation in the West and was
instrumental in rending the Indian
department asunder, was also the
cause If Johnson's resignation. He
could not have maintained his posi-
ton at the cost of letting the boy
hang; he preferred to stand by him
and unite the powerful influence OF
New Mexico's politicians against him.
After the incorporation of the terri
tory into Oklahoma Johnson's activi-
ties lay largely among the Indians Of
New Mexico and California. AS chief
special officer, he had the charge Of
protecting the Indian reservations
and other vicious characters. If John
son had succeeded in obtaining the
answering devotion of his white asso-
ciates, he was still more blindly
trusted by his Indians. On every res
ervation today Johnson is remembered
with touching faith and child-like af-
lection. 1t Is no exaggeration to say
that he has done more to put the red
man on his feet and make him SELF
respecting than anyone else who has
labored for the Indian in the United
States since the days of the first mis-
sionaries. More than that, Johnson so
established the Indians reputation
that his testimony became as valuable
before a jury as that of white man.
One of his most Jealous followers
was q certain Bill Pablo, man Of IN
bounded charity and courage, who
maintains a dozen Indian orphans on
his farm at his own expense and is
working with all his might to improve
the morals Of his people. Yet, when
with four murders to his name. He
was terror to the whites. Johnson's
interest in tho man was aroused by
his notorious character.
"One day." said Johnson, II purpose
ly met him where we could talk alone,
and there we had it out together
"'Why is it that you are always
fighting the whites?' asked.
because they are all liars, thieves,
and whisky peddlers,' he retorted.
care they all liars, thieves, and
whisky peddlers?' ventured.
$50 near there amt no difference
said Pablo.
Gam I liar and thief and whisky
peddler?' I questioned.
"T believe you are on the square,,
he answered, looking me straight in
the eye.
"Then you and are on the same
Job / told him. You come with me
and we will make sausage of these
white liars and thieves and whisky
peddlers. I'll give you two dollars a
day and expenses, and give you the
zine Of your life BESIDES
bill damned his boot-heel into the
,and couple Of times, and then grab
ped my hand. And that Indian went
out after the whisky peddlers with
the same zeal that he had displayed
in different directions. In the three
years that followed he had more to do
with the cleaning up Of southern Cali
fornia than almost any other man.
bills arrival in any hamlet within
q hundred miles of his home was the
signal for the whisky peddlers to take
to the brush. But taking to the brush
did not help them much, for every In
dian was Bills friend, and would put
him on the trail"
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-24


to assist in the raiding of 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 home to Pablo
when a revolver parked and bullet
nearly carried away one of Bills ears.
With a roar like bull Pablo immedi-
ately replied with 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 off 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 pitiable one. For
years they had been suffering at the
hands of the crooked politicians who
ran the state. AS an instance of this:
about hundred and fifty years previ.
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 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
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 bestowing it upon other tribes,
doubtless with no disinterested pur-
pose in view. At the same time cat
tie were 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 ap-
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 man when
he sees one, even If he is less blus-
tering but no less courageous than
the redoubtable Bill Pablo. Such a
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, and had wit
messed the evils which the introduce
ton Of whisky brought in it's train.
He had seen two of his companions
The Tomahawk., 1917-05-24
HOW "PUSSyF0OT' JOHNSON MADE
GOOD CITIZENS OF indian CHARGES

Story Deed That Will Render Johnson Immortal in the Hearts
of the Pueblo IndaG5-Fghts for Boy Deputy Against
Forces of Bad Government Which Ultimately
Cost Him His Official Position. "l,5
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-29
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