The Western news. [volume], September 07, 1933, Page Page Six, Image 6

About The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current

Image provided by: Montana Historical Society; Helena, MT

                
Who is tke G re ate st Indian
ofTodav?
m
/. •
V
/
'I
■ ■ *
¥
v.
S P1P
a
■
>>
iÉS
, V,
:
.
$
■■
■1
't -
- ■ .
§
K
>
-Ï
J
Ruth. Muskrat Bronson
__ Cherokee
v
MraT
B.ta
oat ne v
tiiSware
/>
* «K
IN
t
L
rs\
"W*
r
Ôcott
Chippewa.
a
:
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON
■iHE celebration of American In
^ dlan Day this year has a spe
cial significance because on that
day, Friday, September 22, a
ceremony will be held at A Cen
k tury of Progress In Chicago at
j which an honor medal will be
^ presented to the Indian of to
jS day whose achievement In the
ß field of the fine arts, religion,
IK medicine, law, science, politics,
Ü education, social service, agri
culture or service to the federal
or state government has been most outstanding.
The award of this medal has been sponsored
by the Indian Council Fire, a national organiza
tion devoted to the advancement of the Indian
race and to the Interests of the Indian. For the
past few months the Council Fire has been re
ceiving nominations for the award, which will
be made by a committee composed of Lew Sarett,
author of "Many, Many Moons," 'The Box of
God," "Slow Smoke," and other books of poetry
on Indian subjects; Ernest Thompson Seton,
author and founder-president of the Woodcraft
League of America; John Collier, commissioner
of Indian-affairs, Washington; Dr. W. Carson
Ryan, director of Indian education, Washington;
Dr. W. D. Weeks, president of Bacone Indian >
college In Oklahoma; Mrs. Harold L. Ickes, wife
of the secretary of the interior, and an authority
on Indian subjects; Mrs. George H. Heafford,
chairman of the Indian Cemetery Restoration
service; Mrs. William J. Rogers, chairman of
the Indian Welfare committee, third district, Illi
nois Federation of Women's Clubs; and Mrs,
R. C. Eaton, Cherokee Indian historian of Okla
homa. _ ■ ____—.—
The award of such an achievement medal Is
to be made an annual affair, according to Scott
H. Peters, a Chippewa Indian who is president
of the Indian Council Fire, who says: "Few peo
ple know that the Indian has made any progress
in view of the conditions with which he has had
//
4
to cope, but there are Indians In every walk
of life who are making good. Their achievements
have been real ones because they have had to
overcome such handicaps as the restrictions of
the Indian Bureau system, race prejudice and .
the demoralizing effect of a complete transition
from one civilization to another."
However, the records of the list of more than
80 Indian men and women, who have been nomi
nated for the medal which la to be awarded on
September 22. Is a good cross-section of Indian
achievement today. Among them are the fol
lowing;
Spencer Asah, James Auchlah, Monroe Hunt
Inghorse, Steve Mopope and Gilbert Mopope,
Kiowa, a group of boys who make historical
pictures of their tribe and whose paintings, pub
lished In book form, command a high price.
David Buffalo Bear, Sioux, grandson of Chief
Red Cloud; delegate from his tribe to Washing
ton, lecturer and one of the leaders In the move
ment for the establishment of a National In
dian day.
Luther Standing Bear, Sioux, lecturer and
author of many magazine articles and four books
on Indian subjects.
J. A. Belgard (Cbiblaboos), Chippewa, com
poser and singer, who sang at President Roose
velt's Inaugural ball.
Gertrude Bounin, Sioux, former teacher and
field worker In the Indian service; now presi
dent of the National Council of American In
dians, and one of the outstanding leaders in
working for the betterment of the race.
Ruth Muskrat Bronson, Cherokee, graduate of
ML Holyoke college, winner of the $1,000 Mer
genthau prize for the ML Holyoke senior who
had accomplished most with their training dur
ing the first year out of school; teacher; assist
ant guidance and placement officer in charge of
government loans and scholarships and general
advisor to Indian students in Haskell Indian
school.
Fred Cardin, Cree-Quapnw, composer and mu
sician, his "God's Drum," which was played and
sung in Town hall In New York In 1930, was the
only one of 10 American compositions asked to
be repeated in New York the following winter.
Henry Roe Cloud, Winnebago, organizer of the
American Indian institute at Wichita, Kan.,
former field representative In the Indian service
and, beginning in September. 1033, superintend
ent of the Haskell Indian school.
Elizabeth Bender Roe Cloud (Mrs. Henry Roe
Cloud), Chippewa, lecturer and a leader In In
dian educational work.
Czarina Colbert Conlan, Choctaw-Chlckasaw,
first woman to be elected to a school board In
Oklahoma, organizer of the first woman's dub In
Indian territory In 1897, curator of the museum
*f the Oklahoma State Historical society.
Mrs. Susan Corn, Menominee, president of the
Keshena (Wls.) 'League of Women Voters and
leader In social and charitable work among the
Menomlnees.
Esther Deer, Mohawk, Interpreter of classical
dances and a star on Broadway.
Louis Deer (Os-ka-non-ton), Mohawk, singer
m
Mi
x:
•—
r
8k .
sit •
■ jL
■A
é-\
I
%
Francis LaLÜesche
Omaha
U ;
L Kershaw
Menominee
, . w> .-- ■ '
r
si
i
,v
:!
K
-
W
I»
Gertrude Bonnin
Sioux
i
>3
/
nass.
W:
i
Ni
M
fi'i
-,
Martincx ôattlIdeJt
Pueblo
m
; V4
[
mi
i.
%
->
£
p
*
mi
... »
\< 'M
P
lo
lioji
Wmi
n r
■Rock
SlOUX
e
Te Ata
OiicKa&aw
lot.
LSJii.
*n
o
Î A
<
»
-
z
sli
, -
Silver Tbnque
Hoops.
who has appeared In both Europe and America.
Mourning Dove, Okanogan, author of two books
"Cogawea" and "Coyote and Others" (Okanogan
folk lore).
Dr. Charles A. Eastman (Ohlyesa), Sioux,
former government physician and Indian service
inspector; national councilman of the Boy
Scouts; director of the Brooks-Bryce foundation
for promoting peace and friendship between the
English-speaking races; lecturer and author of
11 books on Indian life.
Dr. George R. Frazier, Sioux, physician in the
Indian service for 19 years, the only full-blood
American Indian practicing medicine.
Ethel Frazier, Sioux, graduate nurse and head
of ihe welfare department of the Evanston (III)
hospital
Ralph Fredenburg, Menominee, tribal advocate
and chairman of the Menominee delegations to
Washington and leader In the educational and
business advancement of his tribe.
Charles J. Frechette, Menominee, tribal dele
gate and president of the advisory board of the
Menomlnees.
John Frost (Plenty Crows), Crow, Interpreter,
educational and religious leader among tha
Crows.
Frank S. Gauthier, Menominee, tribal Inter
preter, delegate to Washington and chairman
of the tribal advisory board for the Menomlnees,
Rev. Philip Gordon, Chippewa, one of the only
two Catholic priests who are Indians; builder
of the unique Indian church on the Chippewa
reservation near Hayward, Wls., and of the
chapel of St Theiese at Centurla, Wls.
Dr. Joseph H. Jacobs, Mohawk, graduate of
McGill university medical school and a prac
ticing physician on the Caughnawaga reserva
tion.
William J. Kershaw, Menominee, lawyer, ora
tor; assistant attorney-general for the state of
Wisconsin with special jurisdiction over Indian
claims.
Mrs. Theresa La Motte, Menominee, wife of
a sul>chlef of the Menominee and a leader in
perpetuating the arts and crafts of the women
of her tribe.
Mrs. Eugene B. Lawson, Delaware, first vice
president of the General Federation of Women's
Clubs; former president of the Oklahoma Fed
eration of Women's Clubs; a composer bt note
and an authority on Indian music.
Angus F. Lookaround, Menominee, athlete, All
American quarterback on the Navy team In 101*7,
organizer of the Keshena (Wls.) Indian school
band, at present a member of the Minneapolis
symphony orchestra.
Maria Martinez, San Ildefonso Pueblo, one of
the finest Indian pottery makers of today who
1» doing much to develop and preserve thl*
ancient handicraft
George C. Miller, Seneca, expert diamond ent
ter and one of the best In New York.
William B. Newell (Rolling Thunder), Mohawk
and Klowm, World war veteran; graduate of
Syracuse university, missionary among the Sen
ecas, founder of the Society for the Propagation
of Indian Welfare,
Joe Noonan, (Wanno-Gano), Cherokee, artist,
Illustrator and author, vice president of the As
sociated Arts club of Los Angeles.
Roy Oshkosh, Menominee, member of the Me
nominee tribal advisory board.
W. David OwL Cherokee, former director of
religious education and physical education at
Haskell; now missionary to the Six Nations In
New York.
Dr. Arthur C. Parker, Seneca, director of the
Rochester (N.~ Z.) Museum of Arts and Sci
ences; New York state archeologist for 18 years;
leading American authority on the New York
Indians; former president of the Congress of
American Indians and an officer In many other
organizations devoted to their Interests;
George C. Peake (Little Moose), Chippewa,
World war veteran, dramatic reader of Indian
verse and stories.
Rock (Imnlja) Sioux, old-time Sioux warrior,
one of the few survivors of the original Indian
police force, organized In 1879 by Dr. V. T.
McGlllycuddy, agent for the Ogallalas, which di
rected .those people In the "white man's road."
Ann Ross, Cherokee, the only Indian girl who
has made an outstanding success In motion pic
tures, now working on her first feature picture.
William Shelton, Snoqualmle, lecturer, author
ity on Indian totem poles, organizer of the first
Northwest Indian fair.
Houston B. Tee Hee, Cherokeag lawyer and
financier; from 1904 to 1931, he has held the
following positions : Mayor of Tahlequah, Okla. ;
Oklahoma state legislator, United States probate
attorney, registrar of the United States treas
ury, assistant attorney-general of Oklahoma and
member of the Supreme court commission of
Oklahoma.
Mary Thompson (Te Ata) Chlckasaw-Choctaw,
actress and singer, who has scored successes in
England and America.
James F. Thorpe, Sac and Foxe, one of the
greatest football players and athlete» In his
tory; twice winner of the all around American
championship; winner of all the events In the
Pentathlon and the Decathlon In the Olympic
games in Sweden.
Silver Tongue, Hoopa, known as the "Amer
ican Caruso" ; he Is one of the outstanding In
dian singers of the country.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tourtlllot, Menominee, teacher
in the Keshena ( Wls.) Indian school for 26 years
and noted for her servlcè to Indian girls.
Robert Whirling Thunder, Winnebago, lecturer,
teacher and Boy Scout leader.
Eagle,.Wing, Klamath, lecturer and producer
of moving pictures showing authentic Indian
life.
Lone Wolf, Blackfoot, a former cowboy In
Montana who has become one of the foremost
Indian painters of today.
(O bj WmIiih NiwiPHW Union.)
Points for Pastry Makers
Above All Things, One Matter of Importance Is to Bt
Remembered, and After That the Rest Will
Be Found Comparatively Easy.
The "fine art" of pastry making
Is succinctly set forth In the following
article, by an acknowledged expert:
The other day a woman said to
me: "I just can't make pastry—I
can make good cake, but I just can't
make a decent pie!" "Well," 1 an
swered her, "I can guarantee to teach
you to make pastry, In ten minutes,
at the most." She took me up on my
offer. We left the bridge table for
the kitchen and within ten minutes
the pastry was chilling In the re
frigerator.
You know pastry really is one of
the easiest things In the world to
make. There Is only one point which
la very important, and that Is not to
get It too wet when you mix !L Per
haps 1 bad better begin at the be
ginning, however, and tell you just
exactly how I do it. I use three
„times as much flour as I have short
ening. I prefer bread flour, myself,
for pastry because it Is easier to
handle, but I can make It with pas
try or cake flour. If I do use this
kind of flour 1 use four times as
much flour as shortening. I mix my
flour and salt together In a wooden
chopping bowl, add my chilled short
ening and. with a double-bladed
chopping knife, I cut the fat Into
small pieces, at the same time, of
course, mixing It into the floor. Some
ßeople can mix pastry satisfactorily
with the hands, but my hands are
too warm. The fat should be actual
ly In small bits throughout the flour,
not thoroughly blended Into a smooth
mixture. Fat need not be cut as fine
for pastry as for biscuits. It you pre
fer to use a wooden bowl you may
use two knives or a fork or a wire
whisk to cut in the fat After you
have cut for a few moments shake
the bowl and the larger pieces of fat
will come to the top and you can
tell when It Is thoroughly mixed.
Now you are ready to add the wa
ter, which should be cold. In warm
weather Ice water la preferable.
Make a hole at one side of the flour,
add one tablespoon of water and
with a stiff knife stir In as much of
the flour mixture as the water will
take up. Do the same thing two or
three other places In the flour mix
ture and then with your hands press
the balls of dough and the dry mix
ture left In the bowl together Into a
smooth ball. Put In the refrigerator
to chill a few minutes. Then roll out
to line your pastry pan. Pastry may
be rolled on a slightly floured board
or directly on a metal table top. Roll
from the center each way. Roll light
ly and pick up your sheet of pastry
after each rolling, to prevent stick
ing. —
When I make fruit plea I mix a
tablespoon of sugar with a table
spoon of flour and sprinkle over the
bottom of the lined pan. I then put
In my fruit and sugar In layers,
dampen the edge of the lower crust,
put the other crust on top, press the
crusts together and cut them evenly
with a scissors. If you like you may
bind the edge with & -thin- strip of
pastry or you may leave the lower
crust a quarter Inch larger than the
upper crust and turn It back on top
of the upper crust Press the edges
together tightly with your fingers or
the prongs of a fork. Be sore to cut
slits In the top of the pie to let the
steam out and thus prevent the sirup
from making its way out at the
edges.
I like to bake a pastry shell on the
outside of a pie pan, as it keeps a
better shape. After the pastry has
been trimmed around the edge with
a sharp knife It should be pricked
all over with a fork to prevent crack
ing during the baking. Pastry should
have a hot oven, but after ten min
utes the heat should be lowered for
a fruit or custard pie. Fresh fruit
pies and tarts are very popular just
now. Pastry shells are filled with the
sliced fresh fruit or with berries
which are then covered with whipped
cream or with a "glaze." Sometimes
pie shells are filled with a enstard
filling and fresh frnlt Is beaten In
the whipped cream which Is used to
cover the enstard. ^
V,
Quick Msal.
Lamb chop».
Boiled sweet potatoes with brown
butter.
Corn on the cob.
Lettuce and tomato salad.
Peach tarts.
Here Is a quick meal for that cool
night which comes upon us once In
a while at this season, and even for
a hot night It does not take a large
amount of time In a hot kitchen.
Sweet potatoes, as you know, boll
more quickly than white potatoes and
need only to be scraped before they
are put In the boiling salted water.
When they are cooked peel off the
skins and dress them with brown
Coffee.
r 7ot aqmei^ÀMOot/ieooùiiweute,
CUTKURA»
Freely-lathering and containing the emollient
and medicinal properties of Citleira, it pro*
tecta and soothes the face while yon are sharing
and leaves the skin free from any tight, dry
after-feeling. The perfect Sharing Cream for
sensitive skint.
i
At roar danlsrs or ssot postpaid on rsostpt of ■*.
A d d s ra» i Cation I nfcnmtorton, Mnldosi. Mas*
butter, or black butter, as the French
say. Corn on the cob. If the ears ara
small, will take only five minutes to
boll, and the chops will cook In eight
to ten minutes, depending upon their
thickness,
french dressing or mayonnaise with
the salad. Should you not have time
to bake a pastry shell, stop at a near
by bakery on your way home and
select any of the many delicious
fresh fruit tarts now offered
Order of Preparation,
Prépara pastry and chllL
Boll water for potatoes.
Scrape potatoes and boll.
Light oven.
Prepare salad and chill.
Prepare and sugar peaches.
Husk corn and boll water for Hb
Cook chops.
Bake tart shells.
Cook corn.
Peel potatoes and dress.
Make coffee.
You may use either *
Raisin and Nut Pis.
1 cup sugar.
1 tablespoon butter.
2 eggs.
% teaspoon nutmeg.
1 teaspoon cinnamon.
Vt teaspoon cloves.
1 tablespoon vinegar,
H teaspoon salt.
44 cup seeded raisins.
H cup chopped nuts.
Cream the sugar and butter and
add the beaten egg yolks. Stir In tha
spice«, vinegar, salt, raisins and
nuts and cut and fold In the beaten
egg whites. Pour Into a pie plat«
lined with pastry and bake at 450
degrees for ten minutes, then at S60
degrees for about 25 minutes longer.
O, DU. Bell Syndicat», — WNU Servie«,
u
OLD TIMES" IN
HISTORIC SPOTS
Cobwebs In many a western min
ing town are being brushed away,
and the dust of many, many years
Is being swept out. Streets and
houses are ringing with uew Ufa
since metal prices have begun to rise.
Towns like Tombstone, Virginia City,
Leadvllle, Tonopah, and Angels Camp,
all famous In the history of a rough
and-ready West, are shaking off th«
sleep of almost 50 years, and ready
now to get down to work.
There are signs of decided activity
In the states of California, Washing
ton, Idaho, Utah, Arizona and Ne
vada Some of It Is Just the ex
pansion of old operations and some
the beginning of new diggings. Gold
Is the principal lure but the miner*
of silver and copper are confident
prices of these metals will soon make
their finds quite profitable.
Some historians like to write In
their books that It was the gold and
silver of Nevada that saved the coun
try at the time of the Civil war, and
that In a later period of stress, the
eighties, It was the gold of California
that laid the cornerstone for onr na
tional wealth that has followed. It
may very well be possible that gold
will play a farther port In this
country's history, and that right now
when we are about to begin another
period of reconstruction and ex
pansion.
Scarcely * day goes by without
some new miner appearing on th*
scene In one of these mining camps,
ready to start out with his pick and
shovel, or maybe It's a whole ontfit
with big ore mills and great machin
ery for sinking shafts Into the earth,
Walter W. Bradley, California state
mineralogist, said of his state that
In the last 15 months 700 to 800
mines had reopened, with 8,000 men
on the pay roll and an investment of
$3,500,000 In equipment
A prominent mine operator In Ne
vada said should sliver reach 60
cents an ounce, and lead, copper and
zinc reach corresponding prices, hi*
state was expecting a real revival.
The Tonopah mines could make •
profit of 35 cents an ounce, since
each ounce has about 20 cents worth
of gold In It
Reports from some of these Ne
vada towns Indicate a bit of what Is
going on there. Scossa hears many
a miner's boots tramp on Its side-,
walks. Virginia City, the center of
the famous Comstock lode opera
tions, has lights burning aU over the
town, people who have been there
at night, say. Sliver City sends no
tice there's not a man unemployed
nor a house vacant In the "city" lim
its. Down In Arizona the town of
Tombstone that once had a reputa
tion for a large sliver output, and a
bad reputation for dally crimes, Is
one of those sweeping ont the 60
year dust—Pathfinder Magazine^
WNÜ —X
85—38