Show INDIANS LOOK FOR END OF HARD TIMES TIME S to pay more has come down a gallon the price of a divorce to a white woman from an indian ronn man la Is now next nest to nothing whereas a few years ago almost any old indian was worth in the alimony racket while the indian spenders used to be the petted ones of richer picher and miami society now they are being thrown into jail for law violations only a few days ago a quapaw speeder was placed in the miami jail because lie ran into a dump cart load of chat and upset it on the highway and went about his fast driving A few years ago he could have paid off and upset another load of chat on the devils promenade a crew of 0 men Is working on a public highway and about half of them are indians A few years ago when the lie mines were all running and the tha qua paws were drawing royalty checks every thirty lays days they could not be induced to labor now they are compelled to shovel gravel tor for flour and meat the qua paws own about acres in the heart beart of the lead and zinc fields they have been paid over in mine royalties and about Is held in reserve and doled out in sums some of tile the indians do not receive any dole at all as their mining land has fins been turned over to them alth vi knout supervision by the white father at washington these are the young redskins red skins shIns who op pealed for or relief poor at the start when tile the first came to oklahoma and settled on the reservation they aliey were painfully poor in 1024 ore was aa found and since then several million dollars havu been thrown awny away carelessly no one can say tile the indians have not done a good job of spending the homes in the clearing pank porcelain bathtubs walnut radio cases thick rugs plate glass mirrors and solid sliver silver table services to say nothing of dozens of motor cars tell tales of 0 former hilarious prosperity erity but good times will come again to the Qua paws for their lands are not denuded by any mentis means of lead and zinc prices of ore have risen tremendously in the last few weeks so the indians are not so deeply bowed in grief they cannot see a rainbow in tile the sky most alost of them give the white father at washington credit |