The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-26
"A Good Sport" "London's View
of Of"PusSyf0ot' Johnson Today


lowing friendly d,.,r.p,ior Of nl.n
shortly after inc lsaulIu.
"Jouusuu H , gr,.l. .,urlv riudI-
oua Arrrn,Ioi hl. .Arld,l man.
about a. ui 10 yrtrs old 1,ytn a
round face ugI "A ',ni.ury 10 a
duta,p chin. .raihrr tll.t features
uprg, round ewes ID long MINER Ip.
Wlfu 20 short. suhUy Ir.air,h, ana
"a hu.h. Il Aurn WINCH ushrs up
hIH whole ,r.rWn.I, f.r,un ,uuu,r-
nance and phll,s .nH whole body. an
Infectious ulsn which mikay YOU
join him ana hone for another
il,rt Street rm,cd M, Game.
This from one OF the unu"plprrs
which lass. u.r.ur when JI,,f street
ftai dis,u4,I,a Ihr American ou rnc.
sacred pnpI,t uf I...Ilui art up the
i,,dpei wru JviIr.i. n.a iu,,rr. renee.
with good uli Err.n In-i.nIuus "
Juho,uu had boon .Iu i.ngIArt .uluc
tNu months lEu. quI,uv worI,ttg
from % .dlrpy Htlr uffI,n In London
SOur. crcrp, those whose aid uo su-
U,Ifyi. know lo was ON the island
QuIuuy trntcluwIy. Iu tho manner
.,hIrh won Tor him the nickname ~
"rugavfuui. ." he tad been gcitiut uc..
puuIu .od with England and English
ways
When funIIy he va. ryuuI ouf bee.
was ready 10 nrgu hIa active wm
pt.ru Aud johnson hll. another
nurh. Tho rrVnynp,ra wrfp plvlug
his gtluc. They .urio. rI,iug hIa ,uuaS
publicity. uul that was What ho|
wanted lie was EritIur n pat h".
fore tho people more cmphtuuuIlv
than uuy puhIu|tg .,ammU.u of hlsI
own could m,. done Tn,y woro|
laughing. hut'iu time. ne know. .aiuuy
would uisn think. ana uupl, there
.wnuld h., , Ytur voting
Iought Frontier Buo,c Runners
Nrtrr they had laughed ut him
without nyaU. they attempted to
frIphtep him out-.And we're laughed
ni In turn For puasyfoot Johnson
dbc4nt know tho meaning of tho
word fonr. I'm those daya when the
Indian Territory wna tho hnnEoui
OF almost ovcry desperate character
whose activities had made other c,i-
mates unhealthy for him, JOHNSON
had been delegated to prevent tho
sale ~ whisky TO Indians II was
difficult job. The whisky runners. Tor
thc mos, part were uoiorluuF bad |
men" many uf thcm wanted IN
other plnroa for murder l-"y TOOK |
10 Erlliug whisky 20 the Indians us "a |
aimple and comparatively Hhir urunst
of income. And 80 II w,N tiil john
aon npppnrrd
Th,y never knew where he WIS |
or what he was doing lie would np- |
ucnr among n jolN throuE uf boot |
icggcra na Unexpectedly MS tho lGht- |
ming nnd with "a gun I'm his hhnl 3
would smiIlugly order them 20 rIiecy
their hands After one glimpse or I
tho cold blue eyrs back of the gun. I
even before hla reputation for daring /
had gained wide circulation. they /
usually ana. After n.f"w experiences
I'm which they learned that Johnson
meant vhnt he said aud that his gun
vos no idle bluff, there Was never |
any hesI,ancy In complying
Thls ia the man the houzc SELLERS
and unukcrs OF England attempted to
They have dlscoN crcd |
now that Johnson who foR many
Years fearl,asly camraIgnoi ln the
United stntcs I'm tho fncc ~ n stand
ING offer az soyeral thousand dollars
for hls nssnaalnntiop. ia not TO ho
frirhtened or
"a Raiiy Good Sport
while England wna laughing and !
Iohnson was CARRYING |
the fiYht for local optIon into scot |
land ON, or hard lin4tnr's greutrst |
And now ihcrc nre thoao |
who predlct that many nno time
booze flooded villages Of tho hRh. /
NJ, c.r,,,.,t.n IA sr,rJir,vi,