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The New York herald., 1921-09-04
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lat the War Department refused the In
ian his chance-a chance given so freely
10 the black man. III / could have had the
proposed regiment of Indian cavalry in
the drive to the Meuse, the orderly retreat
OF the Germans would easily have been
forced into rout. 1t was lack of cavalry
mat permitted their orderly withdrawal
I'm our navy, too, found many Indians.
The official roster did not differentiate
them from the whites, but when the fleet
was mustered ip 1he Hudson River I per.
sonally boarded hundred ships and
aboard five out of every seven of them I
found there were from three to fifteen
Indians enrolled in their fighting forces.
The battleship Utah was one of those that
served with the British high seas fleet. She
had Cree Indian serving as a member of
her marine guard. William Leon Wolfe, a
Chippewa Indian, was first loader in the
gun crew of her No. 1 forward turret Of
12-inch guns. He also was champion light
weight boxer of the entire American fleet
in British waters. The Utah's commander
Captain H. II. Hough, said to me: I know
but little in the individual cases of the
1,200 men on board the Utah, but the In
dian. Wolfe, has forced his character upon
my attention by his stalwart service and
ability
"The composite regiment of the First
Division known as Pershing's Own was
regarded as the corps d'elite of the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Force. In IL were seven
North American Indians. They repre-
sented the following tribes. Sioux, Sac.
Fox, Mission. Choctaw Chippewa, Chero-
kee and Chickasaw. This regiment was
picked from six army divisions, two com
panies from each division Its members
were selected for their appearance their
height-all were six feet tall or more-for
their wound and service stripes, their rec.
ords for valor in battle and their general
excellence OF discipline and morale. All
these seven Indians wear wound stripes.
All have been cited in orders and have
earned the right to wear the French regi.
mental fourrdGere."
DR.. Dixon explained that in the pboto.
graph of the Indian contingent, which he
loaned to THE New York HERALD. one
absentee was not in line because of trouble
from an old wound. "Pershing's own
won the acclaim of Paris and President
Poincaire when IL paraded on Bastile Day
behind the commander OF the American
armies. Again, when London celebrated
Peace Day, this superb regiment of picked
veterans and its seven representatives OF
the Indian tribes received the salute OF
King George and his staff Before ii
returned home It had marched in review
also before King Albert of Belgium.
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dian, rolling over, fired and shot one of
the Hun snipers dead.
There were, them two Of the German
marksmen left and they were firing from
a range of about 800 yards AS Ward still
lay at full length he got the second bullet
through the starboard side of his helmet
aft Again he was unhurt, but in telling
the story, he said he began to think 1t was
about time for him to hunt better cover.
Leaping to his feet with all an Indians
panther-like agility, he swung his rife and
fired twice in rapid sequence. He brought
down both his enemies and each shot was
mortal. That is how Ward, who is a
Cherokee, won his D. S. c."
Indians Did Not Like
To Take Prisoners Into Lines
Commenting upon Captain Simpsons re.
mark that the Indians did not believe in
taking prisoners, DR.. Dixon said he had
heard of no instances of Indian soldiers
scalping their victims or otherwise re.
verting to the traditional practices Of saw
agery. But it must be admitted" said
he, that they did not take kindly to the
gentle art Of making prisoners. In that
same Ninetieth Division was q Southern
Cheyenne Indian named Chilucko. Some
German trenches and dugouts had been
captured Many of these subterranean
dugouts were believed to be still swarm
ing with Huns. Chiucko's Captain posted
him at one possible exit from a cavelilse
excavation, while the Captain himself and
some of his men attacked the main en-.
trance bent upon mop up of the enemy.
"The exit at Chiucko's end was only
large enough to permit one Hun to emerge
at a time. Unfortunately for them they
chose Chilucko's exit for their escape, and
the Indian, as each emerged, plunged his
bayonet into the Germans vitals Chilucko
had killed about seventeen enemies when
his captain stopped him, Mortified.
"'You must not kill these men, he ex
postulated. Don't you know 1t is your
business to make them prisoners of war;
"The Indian scowled and secured his
bayonet in the sand Saluting respectfully
then, he replied. Down at Camp Travis
sir, they teach Chilucko how to use bay
onet That's what | came over for. What
use show us how use bayonet, then stop
us? Me take no prisoner!
Cain Ross, better known as Chief Ross
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of the building removes his hat when ladies
board the cars.
The point is that the young man was cor
rect. The proper thing is to follow the
custom among gentlemen in every section Of
the country. The man who removes his hat
in an elevator in New York is not doing as
Gus and he may possibly cause some en-
car.
THEN there is the street car discussion.
1t seems that some of these visitors
have been offering their seats to
ladies who have taken them without saying
THANK you" What of it? Why shouldn't
they? If man offers lady a seat in a
street car he does so with only two possible
motives. The first and the most natural mo-
tive Is that he desires her to have seat. He
expresses that desire by offering her the place
when she accepts his place and sits down.
She has acceded to his wishes She has done
as he desired He is the master of the situa-
alton. There is nothing more to be said upon
the subject. There is no occasion for con-
versation.
The other possible motive is that the man
desires to be smiled at and thanked and
pointed out on the street car as a very cour-
teous citizen who rushes to the aid of ladies
in their slightest distress and even goes to
the extent of offering them seats on the
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Upon their return to America 'Pershing's
Own,' striding proudly behind their vic.
torious leader, swept under the arch of
triumph that spanned New York's Avenue
OF the Allies" Later they again led the
host that paraded in the memorable mus
tering out review in the National Capital
When led the expedition of citizenship
to all the Indian reservations In 1913" said
DR.. Dixon, "a Flagstaff was erected on In.
dian ground at the home Of every tribe
and we there signed the same declaration
OF loyalty and raised flag like that we
mad flown to the breezes over Fort Wads-
worth on Washington's Birthday The
hags were Mr.. Wanamaker's gift
Then came the war. In nv pilgrimage
among the camps and hospitals / met and
photographed in the hospital at Camp Mer.
ritt Corbett White, an Otoe Indian from
Red Rock, Okla. He belonged to Evacu.
alton Ambulance Corps, No. "a. and had
been wounded while carrying disabled
soldiers to the dressing stations Corbett
White told me that when the United States
entered the war the two old warriors who
Tor MS tribe had become the custodians of
the nag presented to them brought 1t out
and hoisted 1t again on the tall mast.
Old Braves Sent
Their Youths to Battle
AS 1t flew swapping in the breeze they
summoned beneath 1t all the young men OF
the tribe, and said to them: We are old.
We cannot go to France and fight but when
we accepted this flag we pledged ourselves
to be loyal to 1t. And now we want Won
young men to go to France and fight 70,
our country!'
And did the young braves OF the tribes
honor the pledge made for them by their
elder statesmen on that bleak February
day above the gray waters of New York
Bay?" asked DR.. Dixon. AYE, they sealed
the compact in their life blood on hundred
battlefieldsl'
Then DR.. Dixon opened portfolio. From
II he took and displayed to his guest scores
of photographs of the serried rows of brist.
ling white crosses-the bivouacs of tbe
dead in France and Flanders. The camera
told the tale of Indian loyalty. On cross
after cross shown are such names as
"Takes-the-Shield" Good Bear" Goes
Forth" and "Fights-the. Enemy"
What the old chiefs. gaudy in the feath.
ers and paint of an obsolete warfare. had
pledged in the presence OF the Great White
Father their young men, clad proudly in
their countrys uniform, had fulfilled to tbe
death. For them is was the ordeal by fire.
And the test Of their stole courage they met
even in the hellish crucible of
the worlds most awful war.
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and grass With these he would make
smoke screen as he fired his rifle, the
smoke protecting the men Immediately
around him from the fire of the Boche
snipers On the second day in the hole
Dodd was wounded by shrapnel above the,
ankle and again in the shoulder. Pent in
as they were, he had no medical aid, but
he went right on shooting until his piec
was too hot to fire.
Lieutenant Colonel William J. Nj
rissey was in command of the Second
TALON, 1920 Infantry, Thirty-sixth
vision. He had one company compJ y
entirely of Indians. They were of u
Gus tribes and included many very i 3i
gent graduates of the Carlisle and II se
schools. This is what Colonel Mo- u
said: bfii
Set Out to Lick ~,
Germany Single ~
"'While / commanded Compan ~
were Indians in every other CO
the regiment. AS to the Indi; tHde1
tive in battle, have this to sa VI there
lutely set out to lick Germany i. .hny oi
Indians ability as fighters initia
question, and they we're extrel ,He abso
as scouts and runners. M s3ne. The
were decorated An Indian sto e5yond all
and received the Belgian decq Pe} valuable
was decorated with the FIR y OF them
Guerre. My company of u Iup with me
the assault battalion, hon when I
Champagne. and received tch Croix de
mendati0n of our divis dians were in
Colonel Alfred w. BloorI poeuse-Argonne
the very highest rega fheartiest com.
qualities OF the India lssl commander,
was almost completed k,ll officers have
had to fight again. i pr the lighting
effort to fill my regim The battalion
Captain Horner. :. iped out III
Regiment, Thrtysi ould make every
me-" Dr. Dixon wen III with Indians.
always the equal of ompany Il, 142d
times his superior ( Division, said to
company were Ind IN. "the Indian was
straggler among Tie white man, some
they we're absolu shnd one.half OF my
bear the pain wi US. There was not
never utter a Efm. When wounded
mail to the sta :Y stoical They would
inner life. n unflincling nerve and
George Good &n. In censoring their
American, he ~ got glimpse of their
Major Fra ESv would write home,
wrote to me sse Is no more; like good
a Vneld onic xI' gone on
vision frol s&H nox OF Manchester N. H.,
St Mihiel S&te brigade of which | was
from Ok s#lpported the Ninetieth Di-
record ii GAS and Oklahoma, on the
fire. II VI. In It were many Indians
ga They made splendid
Every and resoluteness under
ESally, shall always regret
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he leaned against lamp post and took Off
his hat to wipe the perspiration from his
forehead, which had gathered there from his
exercise, despite the fact that the weather
was still cool.
Mr.. Gentry held his hat in his hand closed
his eyes and probably there was a look Of
pain on his face.
There came thud in the hat.
God help you. old fellow, that is the best
can do" said a kindly voice.
Mr. Gentry opened his eyes and saw man
walking rapidly away. The combination Of
the empty sleeve, the crutches and the look
of pain had touched his heart
The last time we saw Mr. Gentry he still
had the silver dollar that he found In his hat
We doubt if many more like 1t could have
bought it from him.
w Gentry was a diplomat ns on tina that ,ss. os-
casion well as the recipient Of a
courtesy. He did not have the heart to tell
the stranger of his mistake
1t reminds us of the story told us by for
mer friend in New York about the foreman
of gang that was doing some heavy ditch
ing in New England, many years ago The
side of the ditch caved and one of the work.
men was buried beneath the rock and dirt
The foreman was chosen because of his well
known diplomacy to inform the widow of the
deceased Of the accident. He accepted the
commission and went to the house.
Mrs Brown" he said. 'is your husband
here?"
why, no." she answered, "you well know
that he is at the ditch. Why do you ask for
him here?"
well, you see," he replied two tons OF
rock just fell on him and 1 thought maybe
they had got here with the remains"
The New York herald., 1921-09-04
Bx DAN CAREY.

THERE has been lot of writing in the
papers recently by the graphic
= maniacs who have been arguing With
each other about the particular degree of
politeness that exists In New York.
The discussion seems to have been started
by California man. He was backed ND by a
virginian. Writers from other sections Joined
In the attack on the City of the Six Million.
and the New Workers have replied valianty
and vigorously. We regret to note, however,
that about the best the New Workers could
do was to inquire as to why those who dis
like New York visit the metropolis at ALL but
that is retort that is common in all sec
tions OF the country and has about as much
punch in it as that famous bit of repartee
known as you're another"
or course. 1t is always true that the guest
who attends an afternoon tea or a party in
the evening and then engages in a general
criticism of the entertainment. the furnish
ings Of the home, the dress of the hostess and
the character of the host, is himself exhibit
ing a lack Of breeding that would disqualify
him as social director almost anywhere.
However let that pass.
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Z as polite.
Y the other

e as polite.
the cashiers check. Tha " the other
they did not know the !
taken his money and Isl
The stranger was In
vvas WAITING m no huri bank replied that
Mr.. Garretson laid OF ~ put nau merely
the stranger and succee feu MN cneck.
identity through q uiseiess' Inc pouy
who sufficiently q "a.
friands to warrant her business aside for
cbeol ded in establishing his
Tta+ r,os oo,r+as1 Gentleman of Newark
that oo,1d come IT cquainted with mutual
sor win ever coo IN ne bank in paying the
selfish and therefor
There reward
w yE have he bank nor Mr.. Garrett
A/ man again. 1t
wv ways - Re it polite.
genero
with reason. w Friend down South who al
who was for n sists that New York is both
Southern Bell Jus and polite. He does so
pany Mr. Ge I refer to William T. Gentry,
a number of hany years president of the
any concealn Telephone and Telegraph Com
empty sleexs Itrys left arm was amputated
numb years ago. but he neves made
came pre- tnt of it and always carried an
snppeu r folded back and pinned.
nor;od years ago. when he first be-
bis loo h. of the telephone company he
coon !, Zee during of his visits to
Iimh 'H broke leg. There came
Mr. d Wtal weeks in the hospital, with
IJa % laster cast. Finally the sur
|cr, that he needed exercise for his
- Hof crutches were secured and
Cyan walk around the block
round he became 81 tired that
The New York herald., 1921-09-04

own business and allow the other fellow to
attend to his, which is carrying politeness to
a very gratifying degree Of intensity.
The New York herald., 1921-09-04


means retraction; it means to say that one
regrets having offered an insult. The real
meaning of apology is explanation" and it
need not be accompanied by regret; one may
apologize for calling ones ncighbor scoun-
drel by undertaking to prove that he is
scoundrel, thereby reiterating the insult.
Therefore we will have our own definition
Of politeness and argue with the assumption
that 1t is correct.
Let us say, then, that politeness consists
of an unselfish regard for the desires of
others
Understand that such things as lack of
breeding, ignorance and failure to have
been taught the finer social amenities do not
constitute impoliteness. 4 man may fail to
rise when lady enters a room, or keep his
hat on or do numberless other things that he
would not do IL he were well bred. but he is
not necessarily impolite He may merely be
ignorant. If it were the proper thing to re-
main seated when lady entered the room
and he arose, he would then not be well bred.
Now take this mooted question of remov-
ing hats in an elevator, about which enc of
the correspondents grows so excited Wei
bred men keep their hats on In elevators in
New York city. Why? Here a story that
illustrates:
Down South man who had grown am
bilious enough TO put up n building of his
own who was wealthy enough TO have his
own name on II and who was independent
enough to operate II the way he thought an
Office building should be conducted, had little
brass signs made for each elevator, saying
THESE ARE BUSINESS ELEVATORS
GENTLEMEN NEED NOT REMOVE
THEIR HATS" Well. he might as well have
put up a sign In a restaurant announcing
that gentlemen were permitted TO eat green
peas with their knives. No one pals any
attention to him. Now this wealthy man OF
whom we write had grown accustomed TO
having things done his way. He was nettled
just little. One day he was riding In one
OF his elevators Ladies were in the car.
He kept his hat on. When the car reached
the first floor he stopped a young man who
had removed his hat.
young man" he asked, would you take
of your hat in a street car just because
ladies got on?"
why, yes" responded the young man, Il
would take pleasure in doing so II IL were
custom among gentlemen"
The signs were removed from the elevators
shortly afterward. Now even the owner
Evening journal., 1921-12-15

cOpyrisAt 1921. coroArr s. Co, Established 1896
Evening star., 1921-03-12
BUILDING INCREASE
WILL Be GRADUAL
Credit Expert Says Activity
May Reach "Boom" Pro-
portions by Fall.

Resumption of building activity
this year will be gradual and will
be marked by absence of a spring
BOOM" according to John Whyte.
director of research, National Asso-
citation of Credit Men.
Building will increase in volume
month by month until, by late sum-
mer. it may reach substantial levels,
and possibly may by fall take on
an aspect of great impetus, DR.. Whyte
declares. following an extensive study
Of the present situation,
Sees Wage Reduction.
1.-THE wages for building trades
labor for 1921 are now under dis
cussion." he explains. There is likely
to be general reduction in the
wages of building trades labor. L:v =
though the union wage scale o. a. y
may be in force in some commod-
tiles in 1921. it is more likely to be
the prevailing wage scale than IT was
in 1890 (The union wage scale is the
minimum wage scale. and in some
years may be paid to only few
workers: the other workers through
competition for labor or other factors,
receive higher scale). One factor
that will reduce construction costS
in a marked degree in 1921, will be
the increased efficiency of labor.
Building trades labor in 1920, was
notoriously inefficient. With great
unemployment in the present depres-
sion, the efficiency of building trades
labor is sure to be increased per-
cepfibly. One superintendent Of the
F. T. Ley Construction Company is re-
porting an average of 1.4O0 bricks
laid per man, as against 400 last
year. Such an increase is. to be sure,
unusual and far above the average.
but it is at least indicative OF the
trend OF labor efficiency.
New Construction Certain.
Saving continues during a period
of depression. The savings at first.
during the early part of the depres-
sion, do not usually go into fresh
investments in construction; they are
likely to be employed to buy up busi-
ness enterprises that are on the bar
gain counter. But the longer the de-
preston lasts, the fewer opportunities
are there for the investment of funds
In such enterprises. and the accu-
mulated capital must seek employment
elsewher. There is thus an inevi-
table turn to new construction.
Evening star., 1921-03-12
RENT LAW HOLDS,

Loca! attorneys and real estate men
read with interest dispatches from
Albany this week announcing that
the Sew York state court of an
phhis had upheld the ConStitu-
'i"nallty OF the emergency rent and
housing laws passed by the last leg
isiatprs. This interest was enhanced
ty ihn knowledge that the United
states Supreme Court now has under
consideration the quest ion of the con-
sfit8fiOnalIty Of the BAH rents act,
similar to the New York measure.
The court ruled that private con-
tract must yield TO public welfare in
any cleBr-cut emergency. The de-
cision rcyerses IN" recent ruling Of
tho appellate division OF the New
York supreme court. first department.
which held that the legislature could
not legally take from the landlord
VA" right to dIsposscSs NJ the cNpira-
ton of the term Of lease.
Evening star., 1921-03-12
SEE GOOD RESULTS FROM
HOME DESIGNING CONTEST

Standardization Of small-home de-
signing along approved architectural
lines is expected to result from the
selection of prize drawings in the re-
test conducted under auspices Of the
American Institute of Architects and
the National Association of Real Es-
tate Boards
available for wide publicity. 1t is the
hope of the committee that prospec-
tive home-builders who had not con-
templated securing the services of
competent architects. due TO added
Evening star., 1921-03-12
costs. etc. will make use OF one OF
the favored plans

costs, ctc.. will make use OF one OF
the favored plans.
The winning design In the four
room lumber class vas submitted by
Louis Justsmsnt rf S"nnernsn H.
Justement OF this city. lie also 'a1k
first honors In the four room stgeco
class. his design in this connsction
being illustrated in last Saturday :
Star.
The plans for the lumber home rslI
for a living room 10 by "a feet.
dining room, los by u feet. bed
room. 10-6 by IL foot, kitchen. by
10 feet. and "A hall bathroom and
closets. A garage is provided in The
rear OF the house. a small cellar con
tains the laundry equipment. furnace.
etc.
Wide weatherboarding is sp"rihe
by the architect. The shingie roof IN
stained dull green. the shutters
bottle green and the woodwork else
where " hite
Evening star., 1921-03-12

Money becomes available for the
construction of new houses and new
plants. The price factor of commod-
tiles and money, is of course. vital
Evening star., 1921-03-12

one and will determine the quantity
of construction. But continued saw
ings do eventually result in new con-
Struction.
Evening star., 1921-03-12
As an Investment

New Construction commands a first trust
loan of more per room than our selling price,
which proves our statement that we are selling
at 900 of reproduction cost.
A number of our purchasers have received
offers of profit of $500, $l0Oo, $1,000 and $1,000
No apartment can be bought at the original
price in the six buildings in which we have sold
ALL the apartments. The same condition will
prevail when the apartments in the four re-
naming buildings are sold.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-09-26
NOTED PLAYER IN "THE
SERVANT IN THE HOUSE,

Of the various artists appearing in
the original stage presentation of
Charles Ram Kennedy's world IA
nous success "The Servant in the
House," the achievements of Walter
Hampden and Tyronne Power, stand
out most prominently. Mr.. Hamp-
den has developed as an artist to
such an extent, that he is looked upon
by Metropolitan critics as one of the
foremost actors of the day.
This season Mr.. Hampden essayed
another difficult task in the presen-
tation of Percy McKay's George
Washington" which was produced at
the Lyric Theatre with great law
ishness and artistry Mr.. Hampden
has just announced that he will con-
tinue on tour his presentation of
Hamlet in the immediate future.
The photoplay production Of 1.-THE
Servant in the House. will be pre-
scented at the Liberty Theatre for q
two days engagement commencing to-
morrow.