Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-15

stretches of good roads, where h
Indian driver can step on 'er" and
Indulge his craving for speed to his
hearts content. There are notably
few accidents in which Indian mo-
florists figure. However, where whis-
key enters into the equation, the In
dian, like his white brother, seems
to court trouble or the high road,
and has no trouble in finding plenty
Of it.
Hundred Mile Taxi Ride
An instance of Indian disregard of
money is shown in the story OF a,
trip to Colorado Springs taken last
summer by d party Of rich Osages.
They chartered six Pullman cars,
spent most of the summer in good
hotels, and returned in private Pull
imans. But about 100 miles from
home one of the Indians, who en-
Joys an income from oil lands
amounting to several thousands of
dollars a month, got tired of riding
on the train. He alighted, hired a
taxicab, and drove the rest of the
way in it. His taxi bill amounted to
$3.50, which he paid without a muir
tmur.
Legislation is before congress de-
signed to give full citizenship to the
fbla H. oOo1Pii n Va
Philadelphia has been active before
the Indian committees of congress,
pointing out that although citizen
ship appears TO be given to the In
dian with the allotments of public
lands, there is q string to it. A pat
ent to the land in fee simple is not
granted until twenty-five years have
elapsed, SO that the indian owner is
kept from citizenship for that length
of time.
A Sioux Indian presented himself
at a registration booth for the Sc
~lective draft during the late war.
"Are you an alien?" he was asked.
mo, I was born in the United
States" he replied.
Then you are a c~itizen?" ,
mo. l am not a citizen"
What are you?"
81 am an Indian. Although / was
born in the United States, L have
not the rights of an alien, nor have
I 1 the rights of a citizen. My father
is a full blooded Sioux chief. \ am
a male between the ages of twenty
one and thirty, and must present my
self for military SERVICE"
The draft board was puzzled for q
time. Finally he went into the rec
ords as big Face, born in the United
states, u not a cltlZen.'
. Fine Indian War Record
A report of the Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs estimates hat ovel
5000 Indians entered some branch
of the military service during this
World War, and that fully 5000 o.
these entered by voluntary enlist
ment. 1t is also stated that OF thu
1913 Indians registered by draf
boards. only 2SS sought deferred
classification or exemption. s.
Brig. Gen. Enoch Fl. Crowder, Pro
vost Marshal General. in his repor
to the President on the selectiv'
draft declared that a the raising o
the army proceeded and the organi
! cations entered upon their transi
overseas, it was seen that the tradi
tional aptitude of the Indian a
for the military career was bein!
verified and that the men of thi
breed were nobly showing their yea
for the great cause" He quote,
from the official A. 4. +. newspaper
the stars and Stripes" the follow
ling:
1T was the Prussian Guard agains
| the American Indian on the mornin
of October s in the hills of Cham
payne. When it was all over, tn
tIIuSSldH 1udIuS WHY iditiiSi Oi tiiSi
way back toward the Aisne, and war
riors of IS Indian tribes ooked dow
on the town of st. Etienne. The In
d~ians--one company of them-wer
fighting with the seth division. mad
up of Texas and Oklahoma ranger
and oil men, for the most part. TIL
millionaire Company was the tit!
that had followed the Indians froI
Camp Bowie. Wyo., and there fol
lowed them also a legion of S1,O0
checks cashed by the Indian buel
privates-or privates who used I
spend their hours on pass in II
cylinder motor cars"
In connection with the Indian ]
the Civil War, DR.. Dixon tells tn
following story:
Indian Ended Civil War
at is related by DR.. George Have
Putnam that when Grant n lie
had gathered at Appomattox, in al
ranging tho details of the SURRENDER
Grant looked about the group IN IN
room, his eye falling on Gen. Jon
Morgan. a brigade commander WI
had during the last few month