Show INDAN INDIAN ASPIRES TO MILITARY Half Hail Breed P Pottawatomie Gets Appointment as Cadet at West Point QUITS CARPENTERS CARPENTER'S BENCH of Shows Sho 1 That rhaL Indian Is Capable of Bc- Bc Ing II Good flood Soldier From the carpenters carpenter's bench lench to lo West WestPoint cst Point with wih every prospect of oC a brilliant bril brIl- Ilant lant military career Is the startling and inspiring story toly of oC Paul Knapp a n breed half hal breed Indian who has sut suddenly enly sprung into prominence pr through the Presidents President's appointment It I was as not a P political appointment No influence other than that of the boys boy's frank franl personal loiter to 10 Indian Com Coin nel Francis E. E Loupp was behInd behind be lie- hind the appointment appointment Mr had lUtti never heard of young oung Knapp until his letter leter was ivas received Knapp ha hind had heard d of the In Indian ian commissioners commissioner's corn com missioners missioner's plan to lo make soldiers out of o the Iho Indians so ho lie roe wroe the Iho letter leller stating Dialing his qualifications and nd ambi ambI- Ions tons Tho The missive struck a harmo- harmo i 1 lous cious chord and aroused tIme the l- l a m o of Mr Ir Leupp ant After a thorough investigation ill it I was ascertained that the youthful record was as clear CIeRI as anybody's could coull be he hend nd that everywhere c he had gone a 3 arail arail rail aU of good gOOl impressions had been left lef behind lams in lIU is was all al Commissioner Leupp desired He at once laid the matter mailer mater before President noo Roosevelt evelt and amid made madea male malea a a plea that Knapp be given a chance it Vc West Vest t Point and amid incidentally hem hem- n nitrate frate that an Indian i Is capable of or making mal a first-class first soldier criticism u lO fl the thc contrary notwithstanding AIr Mr 11 Leupp enthusiasm m communicated itself 11 it- I- I self s.-lf sIC to the thc chief executive and the thc j was vas made Out in the little Michigan town where he lie had been worl n working faithfully at al his trade not too proud by bj rea reason 1 I Pr If f a n fair education to u use e his lila hands Paul t Knapp was vas soon made the happiest happiest hap hap- of oC al all the time One of the policies announced h hf by byI I f Mr Leupp mince hi his appointment as Indian commissioner is to lo train young Indians for 01 oz military service HO lie would have th the Carlisle school choo pay Imy fn first t atI at- at I t to the thc development of things military thus preparing the governments government's govern hovel nH mints ment's nt wards for service in the army i I either as officers or 01 men in iii the In fn conjunction with wih the superintend superintend- I nt lt of oC Carlisle Mr Leupp is now no perI per- per cling i a plan with wih this end ene In view I So the letter leter of oC young oung Knapp w was opportune He Is the thc pioneer and anel both boLl President Roosevelt and Commissioner Commissioner Commis Commis- I stoner Leupp expect splendid reports j of him and the Is a good subject for 01 it the test His Ills father father who iio Is Js still living and who is Js about 60 GO years ears of age Is Js a veteran of the thc H. cl wh I lie lie- 1 j iu fuir- fuir Ian llan Is ni lamous chief r So 80 the blood of ot warriors courses through his veins and not the slightest fear exists that his mettle mette will wi prove unequal to the lie t test t Paul Knapp Is 19 years year of oC a age 1 He lie le was born horn near Hartford Michigan In 1 When he was 2 years old his parents moved movee to Denton Benton Harbor where thc they have ha resided ever Iver since His father had a common school ed- ed n-athon n Uon and his mother can read and amid write and und In his own words Is 18 good call mit The greater part of or the newl newly appointed ap- ap pointed cadets cadet's education was received In iii the tho public schools of Benton Harbor Har liar bor He lIe then went ent to the Haskel In Institute institute In- In a n school for Indians at Lawrence Law Law- rence Kan Kaim Kal where he remained until August August- 11 14 11 1905 1901 The rules lules of the school chool require that pupils take both th the literary lerry and amid In Industrial Industrial In- In courses each days day's session being heIns he- he lug Ins equally divided between tho two In lii addition to this strict military discipline dis dis- Is maintained The literary course goes ahead abend as far for as the first year in the high schools while the Industrial department turns out full full- Cul- Cul Hedged tradesmen Knapps Knapp's first taste of oC military discipline pline was vas nt at Haskell He lie le seemed to take to lo army tactics Indies naturally and amid his hll record In iii this Ibis branch as well weB oll as asIn asin asin in the literary lerry and Industrial branches branch bramich- es CSt is iN creditable in cr c every respect II It Itis I Is not available n In In- Washington ton all ni the records t being preserved at the thc school but a letter from Commissioner Commission Commission- er or Leupp ought brought n a. n read ready and anel very favorable reply from roni thi the superintendent superintend superintend- ent of oC laskel The young oun left lef the Indian school last August de- de to tn go to wor york work at the tho flirt mt op 01 0 If IC not at his trade then thou at something cl else cite I So after anI spending a short time with wih his parents at al Benton enton Harbor he went to work ork for fOI a half half- brother picking peaches Instead of building houses hause II It I is hs possible that his disposition to do the first thing timing that thai came lo to ham hand Is more largely responsible sible for fo tl the enviable appointment to lo loWest West Vest cst Point than an any other one thing Commissioner loner Leupp was deeply impressed im Im- un- un pressed h by It I. I From tho ho peach orchard young Knapp went to work oll welt as f a In the lie vicinity Then Thon ono one position followed fol fol- lowed another and amid al at every point he left leU behind a good Impression At Ue tLe e time lime Knapp wrote to Commissioner Leupp ho lie was vas worl working for the firm of oC Thayer t I company which has a at Coloma Mich One Ole of oC his hiM brothers i is It a member of or time the firma Sev Several rl letters are arc on omi f file at the theIn In Indian lan from Crom persons who sponsor spon SImm- sor A sample states that Paul Knapp Is In of good chars charac chara ter or upright ht amid and cJ of forward fOI Sool principles And this Is the story In iii brief brieC of all nI tho lie others from ruin that written by the superintendent o of el institute to the letter from his hit last employer Knapp stands 5 feet feel el S 8 inches in his amid Weights weighs 1 IG 69 pounds I lit lIe already has haN boon IJen picked for gridiron honors bettors and undoubtedly will 1 ill h bo be able If lo to protect himself lr from roam the tIme New York Herald Herld |