The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-02
MAKE RICH GIFTS
TO ''PUSSYFOOT"
Officials of India Enthusi-
astic Over Temperance
Advocate
CROWD VIEWS HIM
ASLEEP IN r. r. CAR
Clad in Pajanas lie Addresses Another
Crowd at 11.30 D. m. - Met BY Com
mittee of so Business Men at Delhi -
Given Great Demonstration.

DELPHI. India, Nov. , ASSOCIATED
Press William E. ("Pussyfoot'D John
son. the American anti-saloon crusader
who lost an eye in trying to dry up the
British Isles, is getting another kind of
reception in India. Moslem and Hindu,
thousands of them in the past two weeks,
have rendered Johnson hOnOrs rarely
shown to any persons short of royalty
Indian journalists describe the American S
entry into this ancient capital somewhat
as Thomas Moore in "Lalla Rookh" PIC
lures the brilliant and triumphant arrl-
val of the Sultan of Bucharia to claim the
heart and hand of Aurungzebe.
Mr.. johnson has been lavishly enter
tanned by the ThakOr Sahib of Limbri and
other ruling princes and has been the re-
cipient of numerous gifts. These include
a case of jewels and a gold watch, con-
tanning one princes photograph and his
engraved cOat-Of-armS inlald IN regal pur-
pie enamel At Jaipur, a delegation of
leading citizens came to the tram at
O'Clock in the morning and begged john
sons secretary to permit them to enter
his car and gaze at the sleeping foe OF
Robin Hops and John Barleycorn. The
request was granted and ''PussyfOOt' did
not know of the affair until breakfast.
The night before, at 11.30 O'Clock,
Johnsons train pulled into Ajmer. About
800 natives We're at the station and
yelled for a speech. The crusader was
awakened and as the stop was only for
a few minutes he didn't have time to
dress. Whereupon the American appeared
on the platform in slippers and paJamas
and gave the crowd u vehement, If brief,
broadside against the drink evil.
Baroda, governed by a native ruler, en-
tertained "PussyfOot' as a guest of the
coterie of servants and a chief of staff,
and a carriage with driver and footman,
were assigned to him and the reception
was attended by Indian rajahs and prin-
cesses as well as officials of the state.
A committee of 60 Delhi business men,
followed by a crowd that, completely
damned the railroad station. met John
son upon. his arrival here. 1t was with
difficulty that the American and his sec
rotary, Tarini Prasada Sinha, were able
to reach their carriage through a Gordon
of police. Then followed three memorable
days in which "PusSyfoOt' jumped from
one event to another. The largest open
air demonstration. in the rear of the city
hail. was attended by 5000 and was pre-
sided over by Pundit MADAM NOLAN
Maliviya. head of the great Hindu uni
versity at Benares. The Hindu intellect
ual leader travelled 400 miles TO act as
chairman of the meeting which presented
Johnson with an address of welcome
printed in tow languages OH Indian hand
woven cloth. Another gift from Delhi
people was a gold woven garland.
Leaders of the Delhi demonstration in
cluded the head of the Khalalfet move
ment in India, the political head of the
Moslem church and Bishop Warne of
America. Mr. Johnson was acclaimed by
one of the speakers as "our brother who
came 1900 miles from America to help
the people of India