Show Redskin Rites and Paleface Ballyhoo Mingle at Coming of Salmon F Festival est I KELLER Wash May 28 Red OPt Red Redskins skins and palefaces open the old age-old annual festival of ot the coming corning of the salmon near here today with a queer mixture of Indian ritual and paleface ballyhoo In olden times before the white whiteman whiteman whiteman man muscled in Indians from all northwest tribes tribes apprised apprised of ot the fish movement by runners smoke signals and other means trekked means trekked to the San Poil Foil river to hold potlatch dance and attend the aboriginal equivalent of at ofa ata a county fair Horses were raced and traded ornaments ornaments orna orna- ments meats and blankets were were gambled away wives were bartered and were speared All tribes were at peace intent on letting their squaws fill rill up tribal ti-ibal larders l against the big snows snows- i Most of these things the Indians Indian do today alongside the white mans man's rodeo hot airplane stunting stunting stunting stunt stunt- ing and carnival midway attractions They ride bucking horses bulldog steers buy soda pop and spend their dimes s on chances to win dolls while the white men play at the Indian Indian In In- dian games Hundreds of Indians pitched their teepees on the banks of the river near the picturesque esque mountain village and hotels and spare rooms in private dwellings were filled by white vis vis- vis The celebration lasts two days during which tons of ot salmon will be speared netted and smoked Late in lit incoming coming coining the salmon were reported cd to tobe tobe tobe be plentiful |