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Show UI ARE WITH GENERAL SCOM THOMPSONS Thompsons March j.T. Seated at the head of the table, Brigadier (.General (.Gen-eral Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff of the United States army, tonight at the little hotel at Thompsons, served four docile and happy Indians. few days ago these Indians were accounted ac-counted the blood-thirsty leaders of a vicious and desperale hand of outlaws. out-laws. The Indians were Old Polk, chief of one of the divisions of the-renegade the-renegade Piutes; Tse-NTe-Gat son of I Old Polk W ho ic rharpnH a ith I der; Old Posey, chief of the other division di-vision of renegades and a son of Old Posey. All of the Indians referred to General Scott in their Piute tonjnic as their Good White Father The general insisted that the Indians were not prisoners, but "just his bovs " Th Indians were bubbling over with delight de-light when the general insisted that he and the Indians be civen a separate table away from the 'white folks None of the four Indians talks Kn-Msh Kn-Msh Through an interpreter, Tse-No-Gat, Hatch, said he was not guilty Jt anv crime When asked about the Mexican he is accused of killing. Hatch said "The Mexican was my friend We sainped together 1 did not kill him Why should I kill my friend"" Not a handcuff, not a shackle binds Lhese Indians, but the tie of genuine ifection for General Scott is such :hat it would probably take a posse arger than that which Marshal Nebe-or Nebe-or brought to Bluff to drive tbem rom hlni Sight Is Picturesque. General Scott and hi Indians present pre-sent a picturesque sight The general's gen-eral's seasoned face is even more bronzed than usual. The mountain sun tanned his face and the greater part of his head. The general wears a gray sweater, leather vest his riding rid-ing trousers and puttees Old Polk and Tse-Ne-Gat have Mexican sombreros, som-breros, of which they are very proud, and in each hat Is a long, proud peacock pea-cock feather, a gift which General Scott solemnly presented to them Old Posey has taken to himself a most solemn dignity that is s reajii-ingly reajii-ingly funny. He wears an army blouse, to which ,1s affixed corporal s chevrons. His small black eyes arc concealed behind a pair ol hugt round, dark glasses, also a cift from General Si-otl and Old I 'n v retu- -to remove the glasses da or light Posey, Jr. s resplendent with a great silk neckerchief. After they had eaten, the Indians were supplied with cigarettes bj Gen era! Scotl and then permitted to wander wan-der about with perfect freedom. The generals only concern was that the Indians might get run over by a train They have never seen a rail-waj rail-waj train and can hardly resist the temptation to get close to the cars The Indians had then fir;' automobile automo-bile ride coming from Moab today and they are looking forward with casernes'; m their first train ride, which will begin at 5 o'clock tomorrow tomor-row morning, when thev start for Silt Lake General Scott nnd the Indians talk a little in the Indian tongue. The general speaks Comanche, which is somewhat akin to Piute Most of the time, however he speaks to them through a Navajo interpreter |