Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 4, 1924, Page 8

2?AGE EIGHT. 4 will & hat the sense dead even The monke nkey race! young companies. where the is a treat forth ing large yn of sports owes with s sponsoring the member of tha the show manag r a success, ~ AMERICIN FLOUR NOW POPUL GEMM BERLIN, (United Press)—Farmers of Pommerania and Mecklenburg sre struggling hard under the com- petition of American wheat growers who «ell the Products of high-class| whe atl: than those for rma which, for bread-mak- purposes, is 8 ably in. ferior quality. With Hamburg for center of distribution the northern part of the country is ~ utely swamped with American wheat flour Ee) making impossible for them to market their products, even though sthey sell below cost of production. S Farmers fear that, the first inroad made, the firms handling American wheat will strive to extend their business all over Germany -INDIANS END SUN DANGE (Continued trom Page One.) Py ot colorful physical expression of animate worship. Behind the phys- teal expression shown by the dance one can penetrate, if he will, through the veil of conjecture and find basis of Indian thought and be- Nef that de not differ a great deal in fundamentals from the religious expressions of the white brothers, who, unfortunately are quick to misinterpret the Indian. The Arapahoe tribe—and this ar- as ticle deals particularly with this tribe, although the Shoshoni tribe a few days ago completed their harvest dance—tia 7 bly the most ligious of the Ins’ Indian. | i traditic and racial r and appreciative of good, worshiping even as we a Supreme Reing who ts responsible for them who fath them, they are ae trying live In a way that will ©) «ive them the most blessings from . ch a Diety. The tribe can well used as a basis of estimate of i Indian thought and Indian problem. stories of the e with its appar. h and of ‘ounded by fact Indian Sun Da under arbance at as sh where ev metivity 4 edent a camp m pre and with a &# for every movement, I The Harvest dance in s the tribal expre: ous belief. ly a le just zch a lodge ax that af any other egres lod h\ its various de Be oxrees, aspiry fficers end rule me cliber taking their first degree, « | its | | f the Honolulu islands. | in th the higher honors their participation in The dancing end of it by | nL art of the so called anc young Indian yester , and par was y the beaming a and mother as deg ree was tone throug | learned mifii sree in tribal lore and conduct ex ected of him, ‘This father stated he bas Mved as a good man, t rd to be a good man in God and in » wanted his son jo fave as many degrees of the | dance as he recetved, knowing that © Would in turn be equipped to the family name of sub- y. Is this by a govern ly does not ay for any other down by bureau dance itself, taking thre has nothing cruel in connec ion with it, unless being untanily of water and jays is cruelty. are precedents within the white religions for fasting and the Indians taking initiatory and. pre through the es, enter jod of fast nance or in hopes for better s. His tions nel tv paintings ly and in 1¢ older in glories of their creation nd Is of variou: through = the of the pre he eeding this p in body in colors rep done met eremonious style lians signifies various the past of the tribe lopment, procedure paint }and corations for the new | day applied with solemnity to the onstant chant of “Hi-lee of the jancers, meaning ‘thanks’ to thei Iders and graduated indians for |their further acceptance into the rites | ‘The dance itself while wierd, 1s |not noisesome, and most certainly not accompanied by emotional in | tensities. The steady beat of the drum summons the dancers to var ious positions in the lodge, each position meaning some degree of advance, and the dancers, blowing their whistles, and with thelr eyes on he lodge pole, take up the dance which in the case of the Arapahoes is in one position, and merely an up ind down shaking of the body. A few minutes later, the drums, ac mpanied by the singing of the women and triba] chanters, stops, and new positions are taken. If | tired the dancers rest. The dance Is finishe@ by a feast and most certainly every member of the tribe, whether a dancer, those administering the degrees, or watch- ing receive spirityal inspiration not at all different than the same in- spiration that is sought by whites and received through religious wor- ship and through gatherings for that purpose One of the most significant things n connection with the Arapahoe | dance opening of the last day, was the request of the chief, affer his talk to the tribe explaining the rites, that the ceremonies be opened bj prayer by Rev. R. H. Balcom, super- intendent of St. Nicholas Mission on the reservation. As the prayer in nglish was offered it was translated yy an interpreter to the Indians, who interposed the prayer with grunts of appreciation, or the “Hile-eo” of thanks to the Creator. Chief Yel- low Calf in making the request told his tribe that they wanted “all of the good, and the help of every agent of good.” Is this progress of the red- man, or retrogression as some care to explain the Indian conditions ot today? The St. Micheals Mission ufider the Rev. Balcom {s an institution that is worthy of considerable more atten- tion and knowledge than people of Wyoming have received. Experi- | mental in {ts inception some seven or eight years ago, it entered upon a |new plan of Indian assistance and | uplift. It was divorced from the usual plan of trying to lift the In- el The Casver Daily Tribune BARNEY GOOGLE. AND SPARK PLUG > Nou KAYE TERON To. ATLANTA . Fr WORTH CAKCAND BROOKLYN AND DES MOINES ARE BIDDING AGAINST EACH OTHER For ‘Domt Ten ME Tar HEARD ABCUT The Famcus Rp HORSE “TRSTSKIT he's ow Te AMERICA ! ALREADY. A LOT OF : QNES. MUWAULKEE. DETROIT, BUFFALO. ce S YOUR SPARK PLUG, a ist adsetes midienes ; \ DOING + THEY RE PROBABLY AK TALKING e eigitns c ost i 3s é ALREADY THE BUSINESS MEN oF a eae (LAgesT The Fameus RutsiAN Tuo MEAR OLO HAVE SUES “ Ou’ WICKER IS CERTAINLY A CHARACTER ISNT HE ? GOOD NATURE AND READY FOR ANYTHING his religious development as inciden- tal to his other developments. ‘The St. Micheals Mission has suceeded in this practical work remarkably wel, and most certainly is an insti- tution that Wyoming residents should point to with pride as a pio- neer in a work that has unfortu- nately never been done for the In- dian, Located on some 350 acres of beautiful irrigated farm land, the property of the mission, and admin stered and directed by a staff of people besides the superintende the school portion of the mission is training 90 Indian children. It ts not necessarily attempting to make white men of red men, but to make better Indians of Indians who have never had the opportunity of learn- ing practical helps, and through en- vironment have been held down into the depths that present economic de- velopments have forced them through white man's invasion of In- dian domains. The school teaches the — practical trades, teaches the things the In- dians want to learn to best work his allotment of land. ft teaches the girls better home conditions, that their home will be better in keeping with the advanced learning and social status of the boys. It teaches religion but in a broad interpretive way, sym- pathetic to the tribal beliefs, not planting them, but translating them into denominational, comparisons The result has been remarkable. In. stead of a natural suspicion of the white men’s activ Indians from gener sup- tions of m *RICED SAO Oso FoR A Me (HORSE, am tire : YES, PEACH , GENEROUS, AND THOUGHTFUL OF EVERYBODY. s, bred into the] < Ssian way 12 Dee TS TEGETHER | BARNEY + — A RUSSIAN | | ee Fasr re HEARD OF HE'S A WHAT A ‘TEMPER ¢ The Indians have their allot- of course, of some irri- land. But one dées not have to be a deep student of living and conomie conditions to know that water is derived from either rivers, ditches, wells or lakes. The Wind river flows through the reservation. There are no wells; irrigation ditches only flow in summer, and lakes are not a part of Wyoming plains. The result of this was to force the Indian in winter, when he most needed his home, to the river banks for water, and there he lived, and suffered, probably trying to figure out the mental gymnastics of the responsible white men who made {t possible. The writer does not profess. to deep knowledge of Indian affairs, quite the contrary—but it has been a con- stant source of wonder when consid. ering Indian problems why the gov- ernment attitude has always been one of stamping out as far as poss. ible the tribal prides and precedents, the heritages of tribal lore, and sup. planting it, that has so far miser- ably failed, with Individualism to make the Ifidian an American. It can't be done, any more than it is possible to deprive me of my pride of race, and you of your pride of family and of country of birth and heritage. Is an American of French decendants required to relinquish his love of French ideals and customs— is the German required to do like- wise, and the Italian and the Eng- Ush to surrender customs and habi If so to become good American what is America composed of and where is the mitch vaunted sym- When Ma’s Away T SAYS IN THe PAPER THIS Nou RUSSIAN RACE { cases MEETING OF RUSSIAN | KER IN The | Dow kr You Stax A CHARACTER. HE UKES TO PLAY TRICKS BUT Wow! TRoTcKi* ARQNWE BETTER PULL YOURSELe SOME DOPE ON Im A FEW DAYS, ANO GET horses. THERES 4 immi 6RanTs Gas-House OisTRICT « Why iM AND SER WHATS Thars A Goce iDEA TIM- AVE YOU THE SHIRT OFF RIS Back. mitted, and not stultified. They are people, nothing more or less—primi- tive perhaps, but aside from color and tribal and national characteris- tics about as everyone else that popu- lates the world, and from which America sprung. The process of killing racial pride in itself kills am- bition and the pride of continuing the good of nations, and Indians as well. It most certainly has not work- ed with the Indians, when we look back over the past two generations of world’s advance and Indian stand- still. It is a national problem, a |. Wyoming problem and a citizenship problem, that sympathetic apprecia- tion of the good things of the In- dian race, and the encouragement and diverting them into better things. Such a work ts St. Micheals doing, and based on that principle, appar- ent in everything done. A winter ALL HIS LIFE. HE'S ONCE MORE I SAYS: DOK ! WIT DE MILLIGNAIRES = KICC DEM = SLADDER DEM = PUT Bamses vunoer SEkE : MONDAY, AUGUST: 4;-1924:: BEAT Yyra'sa ,' HAWEPO AMREPAE 4ND BILL, HE BILL MAKES NEVER TOOK ANYTHING SERIOUSLY INV LAUGHS 'EM OUT OF TT. A CHARACTER,, ALL RIGHT!” colony is being built where Indians may come in the winter, and live properly, learning and working in the meantime. This takes time and costs money, but it is worth while. Stock raising is encouraged, and best breeds of stock secured for the work. Racial pride of all as well as Indians is appreciative of ‘‘class" in animat stock The herds of Hampshire sheep at the mission are the best in the west—the Rhode Island White chic- kens are prize winners, and are at the present time leading the world in an egg laying contest. The Duroc Jersey hogs and Holstein cattle are thorougkbreds, and Indians appreci- ate thoroughbreds—it is their tribal and national heritage. They are in- terested in good stock, and take the care of it that it requires, and are becoming stock men and animal hus- bandrymen. They do not abuse good ‘EM M40 -THEN AND IF AVERY ONLY KNEW IT HE's THE PRIZE CHARACTER HIMSELF stock. This practical application of educational possibilities parralelling their customs and racial prides is bringing results so long denied. St. Micheals is under the Wyom- ing Diocese of the Methodist Epis- copal church, the Right Rev. N. 8. ‘Thomas of Laramie, Bishop. Super- intendent R. H. Balcom, in direct charge, has done a magnificent work that most assuredly points the way ‘of future Indian welfare work. There is another mission on the Arapahoe reservation conducted by the Jesuit Order of the Catholic church under the direction of Father Keel that ts likewise doing a great work in assist- ing the Wyoming Indians, One cannot nowadays refer to the Indians as a decadent passing race. a lowering of immorality, an awaken- ing interest in high civilized pursujts. There is a steady population increase, CHEESE IT % “The Pourees«d [ s comin 7 | met Grvrehtat AMERICANS © | erTizen iT se 1 HAVE To LAUGH AT WALT LALOHING ABOUT THE * > OTHER CHARACTERS -HE'S » THE BIGGEST CHARACTER D It is estimated that there are 360,000 Indians in { a heavy increase over the past gen eration. Children born’ to Indian: now are more apt to live and s vive climatic rigors. There are Indians in the United: States today than when Columbus discovered. America, it is reported, and: in- creasing every year in total. . With comes increased respon- sibilities éf the white océupants of the country, and Wyoming,’ so rich’ in Indian history and {te affect on shaping the state not In all justice pass Ha i $ bric of the state as anyother race, and becoming more’ important’ each They You would list offer only the best. t= Spending of Money dian into white man ways by the| applied help and a lack of under-| hol of world superiority of Ameri- boot straps, but rather through | Standing of the Indian, they have ac-| cans, when the best of other nations ——- study of the Indian pscychology, to} CePted the work, and tribal condi-| is incorporated into our very. habits “4 ; = io eee work with him in his own mental] tions have improved in ratio. and customs? ‘The Indian responds xi and physical environment, and bring | Take the problem of living condi.| best when his racial prides are per- Ifa an buttonholed +: “44 4 c m ; ‘ m your coat and told you to listen, you would listen—though he talked only of trivial things. 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