Show once rich quapaw braves now work on roads quapaw okla prayers Iray eis to the groat great spirit of the happy floppy hunting grounds do they get results when delivered by tribal medicine chieftains older indians will tell you yes sea prayers to tile great white father at washington do they bring results when sent by the younger members of the tribe most certainly they do quapaw indians living on their reservation here are much divided over oer the prayer problem these indians have ben b en in a mess mesa of financial trouble and still are the older indians prayed to the great spirit while the young men took up the matter with franklin D roosevelt it they asked for an increase in the price price of lead and zinc and for a reopening of tile the mines on their nl lot ments now relief tins has arrived and tit the e indians are rejoicing which of the two chiefs actually Is to be given credit for the aforesaid relief Is a disconcerting situation over on the devils promenade where they fire are mak making ing ready fo for r the annual stomp dance hit them hard her chereb a just how bad things have been with ith the India indians nsf A prominent young quapaw playboy tins has been reduced to riding in very small motor cars and a former wealthy indian woman has had to forget a custom of giving birthday dinners about three or four times it a year to several hundred relatives and friends friend the price of liquor due to the inability of the redskins red skins |