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Show THE BULLETIN Washington Digest "And Thus It Was That Tatanka (Sitting Bull) Chief of the Sioux, Died" rry?y,'?!j,wyrw By ELMO SCOTT WATSON Wallace, Capitol Spanish Club, Relations Improve Pan-Americ- an wi'iann.ii mMtf&mw-wumm- Work to Remove Language Barrier Between Countries; Continued Aid to England May Soon Require Large U. S. War Loans. Released by Western Newspaper Union.) scene was Soldier on Chicago's lake front, but on this particular occasion that huge sta dium had been temporarily transformed into the "circus THE By BAUKIIAGE (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) WASHINGTON.- -It was midday in lot." the Department of Agriculture build ing. The goldfish sa the marble basin in the patio were wiggling hopeful tails In the prospect of a few crumbs that might be dropped by clerks hur rying back to their desks from the cafeteria. At a table in a little lunchroom upstairs a man with touseled hair, a somewhat smile on his face, pulled some manuscript from his pocket and be We sat in the shade of a dressing tent a little distance away from the "big top" while all around us surged and eddied the multifarious activities of the "world's greatest show" getting ready for an afternoon perform ance. And in that setting which in time, distance and atmosphere was far, far re moved from the Indian fight ing days of the old Wild West I took part in one of the most unusual interviews in all my experience as a newspaper man. It was an interview with an Indian, and all of my questions and all of his answers were trans lated through the medium of that universal language of the Plains tribes, the "sign talk." The Indian was John Sitting Bull, the e son of Tatanka (Sitting Bull), famous chief of the Hunkpapa Sioux; and my linger - flipping, hand - waving "translator" was Col. Tim McCoy, adopted member of the Arapaho tribe and protege of Gen. Hugh L. Scott (in his time the white man best versed in the sign language). Today McCoy is one of the few white men who can carry on an extended conversation in that language. I had brought with me a number of photographs, taken back in the eighties and nineties by D. P. Barry, famous for his pictures of e the Sioux. The eyes of John Sitting Bull lighted up when I showed him the picture of the four women standing in front of the log cabin, for one of these women was his mother. I asked him many questions about them and about his early life and one of these questions was answered in a singularly dramatic fashion. "Do you have any recollection of the big fight on the Greasy Grass (Little Big Horn river in Montana) when Long Hah (General Custer) attacked your father's camp and he and all of his pony soldiers were killed?" With a grim smile on his face, John Sitting Bull reached down and pulled up one of his buck- deaf-mut- old-tim- ".'.x :. gan to read: "Me es sumamente grato y John Sitting Bull "sign talks" with Col. Tim BlcCoy. flin company in 1932) comments 14, 1890, a detachment of Indian on that particular one as follows: police, led by Lieutenant BullThey laid ha wis maklnc medicine head and Sergeants Eagle Man, during; the battle, "skulking in the bills" Shave Head and Red Tomahawk, . . . They si id ha ran away from the nam . . . inat ne was so excited tnai quietly entered Sitting Bull's he forgot to take his small son with him, and that the child was therefore named camp and surrounded the log cabAll this to poppy- - in in which he, his wife and his COCK. I son, The were The boy's name. Dronerr translated. before Just dawn sleeping. they means It was given him by Four Horns, Sitting Bull's forced open the door, dragged the uncle, in commemoration of the time chief, naked, out of his bed and, when he himself had been left for dead none too gently, tried to help him on the Held during a fight with the Crows, an event so famous that it was get dressed. used to mark the year 1M3 in the Hunk- At first Sitting Bun made no papa calendar. effort to resist. But he soon beThe crew up to bear the name of his father, came angry at the indignities he was suffering and refused to Sitting Bull. According to his story, told in the sign talk and trans- budge from the cabin, whereupon lated for me by Tim McCoy, it the policemen nicked him ud and. startwas the "men with red coats Mounted Po ed him toward the door. By this (Royal North-Welice of Canada), who "live north time the whole camp had been of the boundary line" (indicated alarmed and an angry throne of by reaching down as though put- Sitting Bull's warriors came runting stones on the ground at regu ning from their tents with guns lar intervals, 1. e., boundary in their hands to resist the at stones) who conferred his father's tempt of the "Metal Breasts" (poname upon him. Later someone lice) to take their chief away. Of added "John" to that name, so the scene outside the door Vestal he is now commonly known as writes: Sergeant Essie Man. unuiualtv nnn John Sitting Bull. that nlrht. kent ahnutln "Stand hark Make wayl Get out of herel" and shovWilling as he was to "talk' son, against Sitting Bull's d about his childhood days with his ing who very much excited nulled and brother, urowioot, and his sis shoved Eagle Man, making horrible noises In the darkness. And as the poter, Standing Holy, his attitude lice forged slowly forward, the terrible quickly changed when one event wailing of women was mingled with the in his life was mentioned. His unearthly gibbering. A moment later Sitting Bull reluctance to recall it is quite un derstandable. For that event was shouted to his followers, "Come the death of his father which took on! Come on! Take action! Let's go I" Instantly place just 50 years ago. So one must turn to the pages chief soldier of the camp and of Sitting Bull's of Stanley Vestal's biography of commander threw bodyguard, up his rifle and Bull true for the of story Sitting that tragic affair. It is told by shot AsLieutenant Bullhead in the the policeman went down, a historian free from the usual leg. white man's prejudices against he twisted around and shot upthe Indian, especially those preju ward at Sitting Bull, who was trydices which existed while Sitting ing to pull loose from his captors. Bull was alive. It is the story of As the chief reeled from the iman Indian patriot, made distrust-- pact of the bullet. Sergeant Red Tomahawk shot him from behind and Sitting Bull dropped dead in his tracks. mm ijm For a little while there was a fierce melee of d fight ing between the police and Sitting Bull's warriors. Then the fire of the "Metal Breasts" drove the warriors back into the timber and the police took refuge in Sitting Bull's cabin, bringing their dead and wounded with them. Then, writes Vestal: half-carryin- g, half-pushin- roso It was not a visiting Spanish dig nitary saying in his native tongue, "it is indeed a great honor to be asked to make introductory remarks on the occasion of this distinguished gathering." It was the then secre tary of agriculture, Henry Wallace. rehearsing before his fellow execu tives, the speech in Spanish that he was to deliver before the Pan Amer- - g, I ear-mut- e deaf-mute'- s Catch-the-Bea- mm ""i"" IIENSY An ullk ki o..ni 4 J "Kill him, they have killed blow sent the boy sprawling through the the door. Those outside shot him dead. They showed no mercy: their hearts were hot that day. answered. A short time later, the trooos. which had been sent from FJort Yates under the command of Capt E. G. Fechct to support the Indian Police if needed, ar rived on the scene and rescued the survivors in Sitting Bull's cabin. The Indian women pictured above are (left to right) : Borses (or Captures Horses), Sitting Bull's daughter; Good Heart, his younger wife; Four Times, his older wife, mother of John Sitting Bull; Otter Robe . . . acted as lntrnr.. and Standing noly, John Sitting Bull's sister. This photograph was some of the soldiers. He heard Sittaken by D. F. Barry in front of Sitting Bull's cabin on the Grand for ting Bull's wives crying, went Into the cabin, and found them and some river, North Dakota. In 1890, and the women in it were identified smaller women seated in a row on the (possibly for the first time in history) by John Sitting Bull in an in other bed. They would not tri un and an tha terview with the author of this article In 1936. soldiers pulled them off. Under that Has-Man- It might be mentioned in pass- ing that the scar is more than John Sitting Bull's reminder of that famous frontier fight. It also helps refute one of the many lies v- bed they found Sitting Bull's e son and another lad. The soldiers searched these lads to disarm them, found that one of them had a e with a broken blade, and took that It made Otter Robe laugh . . . When the nollce and back to the fort, there was dispute among the Metal Breasts. Thpv im wish to put Sitting Bull's body In the same wagon with their own dead. But Sergeant Red Tomahawk had strict or ders to bring in the chief dead or alive, and he said they must da it- on y one wagon for the dead. Then the policeman decided to throw the chief in first, and lay their dead comrades on top of him. This was dune . . And thus Sitting Bull wss cartrd like a dead dog toward the stronchold of his ene- men rWln " " mi!,,,lhJlour.?ibody gUpd, over the prairie deaf-mut- fill of the whites by broken trea ties and unfulfilled promises, de- jack-knif- termined to maintain his authori ty as a chief of his people and to save them from losing all of their ancestral homes to the land-hu- n gry whites. The climax of this struggle came early in the winter of 1890. The Ghost Dance excitement which had swept the Sioux pro vided a convenient excuse for the government authorities to act. Professing to believe that Sitting Bull was about ready to lead an uprising of the fanatical Ghost Dancers, Lieut. Col. W. F. Drum, commander at Fort Yates, was ordered to arrest the old chief at his home near the Grand river on the Standing Rock reservation. But Maj. James McLaughlin, agent at Standing Rock and tt.e chief instrument of the Indian Bureau in its contest with Sitting liuii, persuaded the army officers to let him make the arrest with a force of his Indian police (among whom were some of Sitting Bull's nui. .... Perhaps, even though half a century has elapsed since that cold winter moraine. John Sit. ting Bull still remembers the scene in the log cabin as the "Metal Breasts" dragged Chi- -. Tatanka toward th. door; pcrhops he has an recollection of his brother Crowfoot, with hands uplifted begging for mercy; perhaps he sees again in memory his fa. thcr's last journey "over the nrai- -- which the white men have told about his father in relation to the battle. Stanley Vestal in his "Sit- troops in reserve, to be called ting Bull, Champion of the Sioux" upon if needed. So on the night of December (published by the Houghton Mif-- id - So his 1 raise here. Here are some of them: First rubber, which I mentioned: second. hemp; third, Insecticldal roots (ro- tenone) so valuable to farmers who grow products like vegetables, for while this poison kills the bugs It is to man. Then there are the various hard woods we can't grow in our latitudes. A soil book. the result of Puerto Rican experi ments, printed in Spanish has proved a gold mine to the folks of the That rotenone Is a story in itself. The secretary had read about how certain South American natives used these roots to kill fish. He followed it up. Had the department investigate it Found how it could be processed in South America. Today seven million pounds are imported into the United States and when you realize that for use the solution is diluted five to one, you can see what a quantity our market can By RUTH WYETII SFEACS NOBODY knows better than I willing helpers good old Santa has. Hundreds of you have written me that you have made gifts from directions in this column and in SEWING Books 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Book 6 is now ready and as it goes into the mail I want you all to know that I have a very I CIGAR BO 4 CLOTHES PINS 4SPOOLS SCRAPS TO -- MAKE A PAD, PILLOW AMD BEODINS UsJtr 1 CLUt THK CLOTHES PINS AND SPOOLS TO THE BOX THEN ENAMEL SLUE.WHtTE OR PINK real feeling of friendship for you who find joy in making things with your hands. Your letters keep ma posted about the things you want to know. Refurbishing old furniture, curtaining difficult windows, new slip covers, rug and patch work designs, lamp shades, dressing tables, smocking, gift and bazaar novelties you have asked for these and they are in Book 6. And here Is something that Is not In an of these booklets. This tiny doll bed will be Just the thing for Santa to leave beside some one's big bed on Christmas Eve. After tha cigar box, spools and clothes pins are glued together and enameled you will have a grand time making the bedding, pillow and coverlet Send order to: four-post- MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS Drawer It Bedford Hills New York Enclose 10 cents for each book ordered. Name Address Charity by Knowledge A man's charity to those who dif fer from him upon great and dif ficult questions will be in the ratio of his own knowledge of them, the more knowledge, the more charity. Norman McLeod. DON'T BE BOSSED BY YOUR LAXATIVE RELIEVE CONSTIPATION THIS MODERN WAY When you fed gassy, headachy, logy due to clogged-u- p bowels, do as militant do take at bedtime. Nest morning thorough, comfortable relief, helping you start the day full of your normal energy and pep, feeling like millionl doesn't disturb your nighfs rest or interfere with work th nest day. Try t, the chewing guin laxative, yoarxtf. It tastes good, if handyaaderonomical...a family supply FMo-A-Mi- ot Feca-A-Mi- nt Feen-A-Min- FEEN-A-MINT- T6 Liking One's Task The secret of happiness is not In doing what one likes, but in reluctance to "talk" about the events of December 15 1890, is quite understandable! lik- ing what one has to do. Hubbard. few people know. Britain's Resources Except for the scholarly interest which a man who is an Inveterate Dwindling Rapidly reader might have, Henry Wallace Washington Is beginning to feel the knew little more about South Amer weight of pressure groups which are ica than you or I when he came to demanding short cuts in our efforts Washington. Today his name is one to aid Britain. Blay Warn of Disordered of the best known of all of our of There are a number of commitKidney Action ficials to the Latin American news- tees like the one headed Modem life with Its hurry and worry: William by Irregular habits. Improper eating sal. paper reader. And they know it as Allen White to defend America by drinking its risk of exposure andlnfee-tio- n the name of a man who understands aiding the allies formed when throws heavy strain on tha work of the kidneys. They are spt to benoae them and their problems as few France was still an ally which overtaxed sad fsil to filter sxetss add keep North Americans do. nd other Impurities from the hammering on the White House door. have various They aims but specific You msy suffer Bilging bsekaeho, Wallace Symbolized the general purpose is help for Great headache, dissineis, getting up nights, With Mexico leg pains, writing eel cooatanUy Friendship Britain, with which most people tired, nervous, all worn out. Other signs of kidney or bladder disorder sre someWhen Vice Presidentelect Wallace agree heartily hi principle. times burning, scanty or too (request shook hands with the President-elec- t The administration has taken no of Mexico before the recent Inauguofficial recognition of these various Try Doss! PilU. Deetrs help the Udneys to pus off harmful exeeas body ration in Mexico City, he did so as propaganda movements. Of some it wsate. They have had more than half s a person who was far more than the approves. Of others it disapproves. eentury of public spprovsL Are recommended by grateful users everywhere. mere official representative of the But it is becoming clear that some Ask sew acifMer of the United States he leaders in congress will not j President oppose came as a symbol of practical certain specific demands when they friendship between this country and become more pressing. to the the republics south. One is an amendment to the JohnI To grasp the reasons back of this son act which prohibits loans to forachievement you have to watch 49-- 40 which haven't paid WNU W nations eign Henry Wallace at work. their war debts. There is no ofWallace wasn't satisfied to read ficial confirmation of this step but Prolonging Trouble about South America, he wanted to it is taken for granted by those who Dwelling on troubles doesn't help to remove them. B. C. Forbes. read what South Americans said in are supposed to know, that administheir own tongue; he wasn't satisfied tration support will not be lacking with talking about South Americans, if and when such an amendment Is he had to talk to them. So he proposed as it probably will be by learned the language and ImmediSalt Lake's NEWEST HOTEL the time the new congress has setately the bars went down. For lan- tled down early in the new year. guage is a barrier. That is typical Earlier It was said that Britain of his methods. had enough gold and securities in Out of those luncheon meetings this country to cover her purchase grew a Department of Agriculture of war supplies here for some time Committee on Latin America. but latest figures indicate that she Armed with the data furnished by has placed orders for four and a this committee and supported by his half billion dollars worth of supplies own array of factual Information, already. This leaves only a billion Mr. Wallace went to Undersecretary and a half on credits, according to Welles in the slate department and the estimates of experts, and it is to the President The result was the believed that will soon be exhausted formation of the Interdepartmental at the present rate of purchasing in With the this country. Committee on mmm life-fjri- They called to Bullhead where he lav. covered with blood, mortally wounded. UThat alt.11 Valuable Products Crown In Latin America solidarity. The story of that luncheon group and the man who started it is one of the fascinating stories of AmerAnd for every dollar of these com ican diplomacy that doesn't get into plementary products sold here, the the text books. It Is largely the Latin American has Just that many story of Secretary Wallace himself, more dollars to spend in this counand the story of a side of him that try. .. gol" A. WALLACE lean Scientific congress last May. And he knew what he was saying and so did his audience. That informal Spanish club was only a little over two years old then but It is symbolic of a movement which has had a powerful Influence in Washington a movement the result of which is considered in Latin America as one of the real, practical steps toward Western hemisphere r, While they were moving the mattress to make a bed for Bullhead, the police found Crowfoot, Sitting Bull's son. hidden there. Crowfoot was a schoolboy of IT winters. A Metal Breast called out, "There's another one In here." The bov sprang up, crying, "Uncle. I want to live I You have killed my father! Let me American Republics, which studied the financial needs for activity in cultivating relations with South America. Now money makes the mare go and this interdepartment commit tee's efforts helped secure the appropriation which put the teeth into file secretary's own practical efforts. Last July he saw one practical achievement of a step which he had been fighting for for years. It will make possible actual experiment tion in the development of rubber in South America which may some day make us Independent of the foreign rubber markets and bolster one of the greatest defense needs. I mention rubber because it is typ ical rf the practical work which Mr. Wallace has done. This step has won the gratitude of Latin America. But what is more important to the American farmer is that It stimu lates growth of a product which complements but does not compete with his product There are many other similar fields in which his efforts are bear ing fruit The department of agriculture, through study, through ex perimentation, through of representatives of the department attached to our diplomatic missions iu Colombia and Argentina and our traveling representatives in South America, has made valuable studies which will aid the production of products the United States needs from South America which we can't hand-to-han- Horn." bono-- st w skin leggings. Just above the an kle was a long white scar. "That's why he remembers the Custer battle, although he was only four years old at the time," McCoy explained quickly. "When Reno's detachment of Custer's command struck the Hunkpapa lodges at the lower end of the village, the Indians were thrown into a panic at first In all the confusion the little boy became separated from his mother. A bullet broke his leg, so he was unable to flee with the other chillie dren and their mothers. crawled into some bushes and was found there after Reno's men had been driven across the river and taken refuge on the bluffs above. That scar is his reminder of the Battle of the Little Big ..." Doll Bed For Santa to Prinjr Four-Post- er I . LIVING COSTS every hand you hear the prediction that prices are going up as a result of the defense program. So far Uicre is no marked increase in the cost of living. The bureau of labor statistics On in Washington Is paying particular attention to retail prices In towns where there are defense industries. But if they do see prices going up what will they do about itT Nobody knows. 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