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Show BEAVER PRESS Mo is the Greatest Indian V '- Mpl tftSsrU' '- Si VJ : National Topics Interpreted by William Bruckat t rL ly&X Washington, D. C Inflationists are noisy again. Rather, they have increased the Deep Silence amount of their noise becoming on Inflation "cent weeks. The volume has become ominous to Washington observers who, it seems, are quite unable to make np "Ylt$? M I fJxkjftWA . - Ure Cherokee """- Delaware a"! V - Scott h: Cuppewa By ELMO SCOTT WATSON HE celebration of American In- dian Day this year has a special significance because on that day, Friday, September 22, ceremony will be held at A Century of Progress in Chicago at which an honor medal will be presented to the Indian of today whose achievement In the Held of the fine arts, religion, medicine, law, science, politics, education, social service, agriculture or service to the federal 4 or state government has been most outstanding. The award of this medal has been sponsored by the Indian Conncil Fire, a national organization 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 receiving 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, of the Woodcraft author and founder-presiden- t League of America; John Collier, commissioner of Indian affairs, Washington; Dr. W. Carson Hyan, 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 It Heafford, chairman of the Indian Cemetery Restoration service; Mrs. William J. Rogers, chairman of the Indian Welfare committee, third district, Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs; and Mrs. R. C. Eaton, Cherokee Indian historian of Oklahoma. The award of such an achievement medal is to be made an annual affair, according to Scott n. Teters, a Chippewa Indian who Is president of the Indian Council Fire, who says: "Few people know that the Indian has made any progress In view of the conditions with which he has hna 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 50 Indian men and women, who have been nominated for the medal which is to be awarded on of Indian September 22, is a good achievement today. Among them are the following: Spencer Asah, James Auchiah, Monroe Steve Mopope and Gilbert Mopope, Kiowa, a group of boys who make historical pictures of their tribe and whose paintings, published in book form, command a hlgH price. David Buffalo Bear, Sioux, grandson of' Chief Red Clond, delegate from his tribe to Washington, lecturer and one of the leaders in the movement for the establishment of a National Indian day. Luther Standing Bear, Sioux, lecturer and author of many magazine articles and four books on Indian subjects. J. A. Belgard (Chlbiaboos), Chippewa, composer and singer, who sang at President Roosevelt's Inaugural ball. Gertrude Bonnin, Sioux, former teacher and field worker In the Indian service; now president of the National Council of American Indians, and one of the outstanding leaders in working for the betterment of the race. Ruth Muskrat Bronson, Cherokee, graduate of Mt Holyoke college, winner of the $1,000 prize for the ML Holyoke senior who had accomplished most with their training during the first year out of school; teacher; assistant guidance and plncenipnt oflicer in charge of government loans and scholarships and general advisor to Indian students In Haskell Indian school. composer and Fred Cardin, his "God's Drum," which was played and fsung In Town hall In New York in 1930. was the only one of lfl 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, 1933, superintendent of the Haskell Indian school. Elizabeth Bender Roe Cloud (Mrs. Henry Roe InCloud), Chippewa, lecturer and a leader in work. educational dian Czarina Colbert Conlan, Choctaw-Chickasafirst woman to be elected to a school board in Oklahoma, organizer of the first woman's club in Indian territory in 1897, curator of the of the Oklahoma State Historical society. Mrs. Suwin Corn, Menominee, president of the Keshetia (Wis.) League of Women Voters and leader in social and charitable work among the Menominee. Esiher Deer, Mohawk, interpreter of classical dances and a ftar on Broadway. Mohawk, singer lsua Deer (Os cross-sectio- "rancis Lariesche Omna niu-en- m " - i i i i ni a 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 foundation Scouts; director of the Brooks-Bryc- e for promoting peace and friendship between the English-speakinraces; lecturer and author of 11 books on Indian life. Dr. George R. Frazier, Sioux, physician In the Indian service for 19 years, the only American Indian practicing medicine. Ethel Frazler, Sioux, graduate nurse and bead of the welfare department of the Evanston (111.) 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 delegate and president of the advisory board of the Menominees. John Frost (Plenty Crows), Crow, interpreter, educational and religious leader among the Crows, Frank S. Gauthier, Menominee, tribal Interpreter, delegate to Washington and chairman of the tribal advisory board for the Menominees. Rev. Philip Gordon, Chippewa, one of the only two Catholic prlents who are Indians; builder of the unique Indian church on the Chippewa reservation near Hayward, Wis., and of the chapel of St Therese at Centuria, Wis. Dr. Joseph II. Jacobs, Mohawk, graduate of McGill university medical school and a practicing physician on the Caughnawaga reservation. William J. Kershaw, Menominee, lawyer, orator; assistant attorney general for the state of Wisconsin with special Jurisdiction over Indian claims. Mrs. Theresa La Motto, Menominee, wife of f of the Menominee and n leader In a perpetuating the arts and craft of the women of her tribe. Mrs. Eugene B. I.awson. Delaware, first vice president of the General Federation of Women's (Hubs; former president of the Oklahoma Federation of Women's Clubs ; a composer of note and an authority on Indian music. Angus F. Lookaround, Menominee, athlete, quarterback on the Navy tenm in 1917, organizer of the Keshcna (Wis.) Indian school band, at present a member of the Minneapolis symphony orchestra. M.iria Martinez, San Ildefonso Pueblo, one of the finest Indian pottery makers of today who is doing much to develop and preserve this ancient handicraft George C Miller, Seneca, expert diamond cut sub-chie- Lt .1 n li I ViUiam L KersKav Uenominee F CiicKasa.w ter and one of the best in New York. William B. Newell (Rolling Thunder), Mohawk and Kiowa, World war veteran; graduate of Syracuse university, missionary among the founder of the Society for the Propagation of Indian Welfare, Joe Noonan, (Wanno-GanoCherokee, artist Illustrator and author, vice president of the Associated Arts club of Los Angeles. Roy Oshkosh, Menominee, member of the Menominee tribal advisory board. W. David OwL Cherokee, former director of religious education and physical education at Haskell; now missionary to the Six Nations in Sen-eca- full-bloo- d , y TT g 1 ' - Gertrude Bonnin. l l Silver Tbncjue Hunt-Inghors- Cree-Quapa- x'V $J ' ' ., "K " f ,J r-T- T n u ' s, ), New York. Dr. Arthur C. Parker, Seneca, director of the Rochester (N. Y.) Museum of Arts and Sciences ; New York state archeologlst 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. e Sioux warrior, Rock (Imnija) Sioux, one of the few survivors of the original Indian police force, organized In 1879 by Dr. V. T. McGillycuddy, agent for the Ogallalas, which directed those people in the "white man's road." Ann Ross, Cherokee, the only Indian girl who has made an outstanding success In motion pictures, now working on her first feature picture. William Shelton, Snoqualraie, lecturer, authority on Indian totem poles, organizer of the first Northwest Indian fair. Houston B. Tee Hee, Cherokee, 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 treasof Oklahoma and ury, assistant attorney-genera- l member of the Supreme court commission of Oklahoma. Mary Thompson (Te Ata) Chickasaw-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 athletes In history; 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. Iloopa, known as the "American Caruso"; he Is one of the outstanding Indian singers of the country. Mrs. Elizabeth Tourtlllot, Menominee, teacher In the Keshena (Wis.) Indian school for 26 years and noted for her service to Indian girls. Robert Whirling Thunder, Winnebago, lecturer, teacher and Boy Scout leader. Eagle Wing, Klaniatb, lecturer and producer of moving pictures showing authentic Indian old-tim- life. Lone Wolf, P.liKkfoot a former cowboy In Montana who has become one of the foremost Indian painters of today. by Western Newpapr Union.) or in some other large city, that the President is ready to inflate the currency. The quotations on shares of stock zoom up, if the rumor seems to come from any source near the President The promoters of the rumor take their profit and the market sags. A few dull days pass, and again the same stunt is staged. Chicago, their minds as to the amount of pres sure the inflationist element in the country can wield. There Is propa William H. Moran, chief of tho ganda, there are inquiries about It, and United States secret service, told me there are statements from those who the other day that think they carry some water on their counterfeiters of coin Bogus Money shoulders, all to the end that there and currency had in Times Bad ought to be Inflation. been exceedingly acIt Is well to recall at this point that tive In the last several years. Roughly, President Roosevelt is the sole arbiter he said, the expansion of their operaon the inflation question. It was he tions had been found to be in inverse to whom congress delegated the suratio to the advance in business and preme authority to use any one or all employment. Thus, again, the operaof the several inflationary plans that tions of counterfeiters seem to fully were included in the now fam6us reflect economic conditions. When Thomas amendment. Thus far Presithere is good business, there is little dent Roosevelt has kept his own councounterfeiting ; but when we have sel; he has kept an eye on the eco- hard times, we also have much counnomic structure and on he price terfeiting, according to Chief Moran's levels, and has not used the powers records. ' he has. Nor will he say whether he' The chief of the United States secret will or will not use them. The result service, which actually is a secret servof his maneuvers has been to make the ice in fact, as well as in name, maininflationists feel he is just about ready tained to me, however, that there is but not quite to use some of the inno need for the country to worry about flationary proposals and to make the the circulation of spurious coins and sound money folks feel he Is holding bills. He said his operatives have off from using those same powers by done a wonderful job and that in no exerting every effort It is a situation instance of record has a counterfeiter after all that is not without humor, for or his gang been able to carry on their the uncertainty has kept all of them business very long until their plant is on their toes, so to speak. captured. The bulk of the money they Is the President going to resort to made has been confiscated in most inflation? Ask the inflationist and he cases before any large sums have been will say "Yes." Ask the sound money placed in circulation. group and they will say "No." Ask But using the activities of counterthe unbiased observer and he will say, feiters as a yardstick of business con"I don't know." So, there you are ! ditions, the present depression has As one of those observers here who been the worst in American history. try to see which way the wind Is blowChief Moran's records show that more reasons are behind counterfeits have been seized since ing and what the trends and developments, I have been 1929 than in any other period of the Impressed by only one sign on the nation's history. Of course, it is imquestion of inflation in recent weeks, possible to know exactly how much and that, strangely enough, was a American people have been swindled statement from one who has been an by counterfeiters, but the amount of inflationist but whose statement was seizures has been so large that Chief adverse to the idea. I refer to the reMoran holds there actually has been cent remark of Secretary Wallace of only a minimum of loss to the peothe Department of Agriculture. He ple. declared to newspaper correspondents As proof of the work being done In on the occasion In question that a good checking the production and distribumany farmers felt Improvement was tion of bogus bills and coins, Mr. Monot coming rapidly enough. He thought ran submitted figures showing that, in there was some merit in their claim, 1931, arrests on counterfeiting charges but he added that things had been numbered 1,524. In 1932, the last full pretty sick and some time had to year for which figures are available, elapse In order to straighten them arrests totaled 2,139., But it was in out. Some one inquired whether inflathe total of counterfeit coins and bills tion could not be used to boost prices seized that the chief took much pride. faster, to which the secretary replied ; The record showed seizures of coins "Inflation would provide only temand bills which, if they were genuine, porary relief. That does not seem to would have been worth $80,650 during be the answer." 1931 and $590,311 in 1932. And that statement came, as I said In the figures for 1932, again, Chief before, from one who all along has Moran said, the activities of counterbeen an inflationist. It was the first, feiters directly reflected hard times and only, frank statement that has and lad? of Jobs. come from administration sources. It "It is not at all strange" the chief may not have significance, but I am said, "that there should be more atInclined to regard it as having a meantempts at counterfeiting In hard times ing. Inasmuch as Mr. Wallace natthan when the country Is prosperous. urally is in close touch with the PresiHundreds of men have been arrested dent every day, and sometimes sevon counterfeiting charges who we eral times a day, would it not seem found had never engaged in criminal logical to suppose that there was Just affairs of any kind before. They were a little reflection of the President's cut of Jobs, however, and while they views In his agricultural secretary's were loafing around in cities they came observation? into contact with underworld characters. The professional counterfeiter Mr. Roosevelt has repeatedly dehas to have help and he builds up his clared himself to be in favor of sound gang out of such individuals. They money. He empha-Rumowere not the type to do such things If sized it in his in- - they had not been desperate for Spread Mre ! money." by Speculators he Sr& repeated it to congress and he has stated it in varyMost of the bogus bills and coins are ing form and in various places. But, so crudely done that anyone familiar nevertheless, Mr. Roosevelt took an with money can inflationary step when he withdrew How the 'Queer' detect them, but government support for the dollar in 80 often every Is 'Shoved' international exchange by declining to some real expert permit export of gold. gets Into the counterfeiting game and Likewise, the President announced develops a bill that Is most difficult to his purpose of boosting commodity distinguish from the genuine. These, of level. That was course, are the dangerous ones from the prices to the 1924-2the purpose of the embargo on gold exsecret service standpoint It has hapports. Prices have gone up only to about pened also that those making the best the 1909-1level, or still considerably reproductions of real currency visually short of the spot which Mr. Roosevelt have developed the most carefully laid would like them to reach. The Inflaplans for getting the money Into circutionists have been figuratively poundlation. The ordinary practice Is for ing on the White House door and the counterfeiters to sell the bills shouting to Mr. Roosevelt to use his wholesale to underworld characters at inflation powers. Rome of them have a price so low that big profits tempt been granted Interviews. They come men to take the chance. One Instance Such was the case of out smiling. was found in which the counterfeiter Senator Smith, South Carolina Demohad sold $100 worth of bills for $2.2.5. crat and chairman of the senate comThe better the grade of work on the mittee on agriculture. He went to the bills, the higher the price demanded White House and wag received by the by the counterfeiter. President. He came out, smiling Chief Moran told me that several of broadly, and talked long and loudly the counterfeit gangs which his men for a dozen or so newspaper correhad uncovered in the last several spondents of tho need for inflation. years had been organized on a scale But somehow Senator Smith neglected comparable to a big business house. to say that the Chief Executive was They were found to have several units. going to use the Thomas amendment. For Instance, one gang had a plant I guess he forgot about It ! where its plates were made; It had a Senator Thomas of Oklahoma, who plant In another city where the printled the fight for the amendment, has ing of the bogus bills was done, and issued a lot of statements about th? then It bad a "sales" agency which necessity for using inflation, lie atwas spread out In several cities. tacks every one who disagrees with It took exceptional work on the part him about It. Rut, as near ns I can of the secret service operatives to run ascertain. Senator Thomas has not this one down. Chief Moran admitted been let In on the President's secret. that much, but few details of the So, again, there you are ! But there secret service operatives' work ever is another angle to this Inflation prnpn I Imagine those debecome known. ganda, and It has nasty aspects. There tails would make a tale much more In have been and are now some folks who ferestlng than any fiction ever written, ore using Inflation talk to make profits but It I a tradition of the secret serv out of their own speculation. Rumor ice to keep Its mouth shut. ftart in New York, or In Boston, or In , 1933. WDBtBrn Pnlon. rs 0 0 Nwnpir |