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Show BLIND VETERAN HIKES DESERT j Disabled But Undaunted, Fighter Heads for Carson City Howard H. Johns, of Chicago, a world war veteran, rated 8G per cent disabled from injuries received In the Argonne, will make a second attempt Ito cross the Nevada desert In nn effort ef-fort to reach Carson t'ity where he expects to Join the government supply train from San Francisco to (he government gov-ernment hospital near Prescott, Arizona, Ari-zona, via Carson Cltj Johns has served In the United States army for six years, and served In the world war as ;i supply Sergeant of Company G. 2Sth infantry, Plrsl division, at which time he received Injuries whbh have been responsible for his present disabilities. Undaunted by physical disabilities which Include an artificial Jaw, a dislocated dis-located heart, one-half of one lung which was affected by gas. and almost total blindness. Johns determined to hike from Chicago to PrescotL The eterans' bureau was unable to grant transportation on an unauthorized transfer. BUNDED ON DIM in in his first attempt to cross the desert, Johns went by the) southern route, but became exhausted and t -tally blind from the severe heat of the desert, about 90 miles west of Salt Lake. He was found exhausted and in a serious condition by tourists who brought him back to Tooele, where he recelvod three days' treatment In the count) hospital. After returning from the war. Johns made u living from selling candy m Chicago. He later won a Knights of Columbus scholarship to Northwestern university, one semester of which he ha completed In the meantim-however, meantim-however, he is endeavoring to obtuin medical treatment from the government govern-ment hospital at I'rescott in order thai he ma n turn to school in September. His health and lack of finances lvi also been responsible for his failure In an attempt to win a commission in the army through the K O. T. C. STARTS OUT TODAY. With a cane as his onl assistance, Johns was to depart from ugden this afternoon to follow the Lincoln highway high-way north around the lake with i view of avoiding the extreme heat of the desert. in his travels Johns follows fol-lows the national highways, hoping that tourists may give him a 11 f I on his ion journey. |