Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1930, Page 14

A—14" THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, DOLLS PERPETUATE INDIAN COSTUMES Tiny Figures, Gaily Bedeck- ed, Hold “Council” in In- terior Building. BY GRETCHEN SMITH. Beneath a glass case occupying a corner of a corridor in the Interior | Building the Indian dolls have gathered in council. Although it is Kat-chi-ni, the Hopi war god, who, by virtue of his | exalted position presides, the pipe of | peace has been smoked by all the war- riors and their little squaws have grunt- ed approval, although to human ears | the sounds may be imperceptible. The purpose of the gathering is a united one. The little buckskin and JANUARY 26, 1930—PART ONE. I DOLLS PERPETUATE DRESS OF INDIANS | cloth clad figures have come from the tribes scattered throughout the United States to keep alive an appreciation of | the charm of the costumes worn by the | red men in the days when buffalo roamed the prairies and the mission | fathers first preached the gospel on the | &hores of the distant Pacific. [ Perpetuate Indian Dress. i Due to the untiring efforts of Mrs. | Lilly McCoy, who has devoted 35 years of her life to the Indian service, an un- usual collection has been contributed by members of different tribes to the In- dian Affairs division. Many of the dolls have been sent by school children on the reservations and others have been made and contributed by older mem- bers of the tribes. “The contributors were dellghtcd to send the dolls,” said Mrs. “be- cause they hope that by tiny o e the Indians of future genera- tlons will be able to see the costumes which were worn by their ancestors.” Two quaint little Zunie dolls from New Mexico show by their costumes the influence of- the SpAnL!h settlers over three centuries ago. “Hom Tlash-iky,” swathed in a blanket and wearing tiny beaded moccasins, keeps close at his side “Hom Oh-yah,” the little wife, whose white blouse, black skirt and white apron, with a tiny white petti- coat showing beneath the skirt, seem mlkn:keg mmus worn with ' the cl me and uj o leggings up From the land of the Pine - Ridge agency in South Dakota, Molly Jump- ing Eagle Oldshield, a Sioux squaw, has sent two carefully costumed Sioux dolls, perfect to the most minute de- tail. Dolls Show Artistry. A sense of the artist has been dis- played by Molly Jumlfln‘ Eagle in the faces of the Sioux brave and his doll squaw. Un!lke many of the Indian dalls, with crude, flat faces, the Sioux dolls have been given shaped noses and chins and even tiny ears, which in the case of the brave are pierced in four or five places as is customary in the trib~, and highly ornamented with little rings. The little buckskin fringed shirt” and worn by the brave are made from genuine home-tanned buckskin, and the black hair worn by both the squaw and the brave is in long plaiis over the shoulders, Tiny shells picked up in the Sioux country in crevices, where they have perhaps lain since the days when the inland country was the ocean’s bed, have been used with bits of feathers and gayly eolored porcupine quills to | twist in the t! braids of genuine Thair. lhne Woll" the brave, proudly wears & quaint necklace of rose at the end of which are a coupl cowri shells, which in the days of the great Hudson Bay Co. were used ex- clllmzly for money. and the possessor of many cowri shells was considered a very rich man. A tiny tobacco poul:]) worn: over m Uoll'l right arm is of art, with its nv beading md porcupine quill tr!.mmlng As to lone Wolf's squaw, nothing coul be more elaborately decorated uun the buckskin garment which she wears. ‘The upper part of the tunic has beeg as carefully and elaborately wit! the geometric designs of the Sioux as might have been a real tunic for the chieftain’s daughter. So also are the tiny leggins and moccasins which are worn by the little doll. A pair sent from the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Agency in Oklahoma also show the brave and the squaw dressed in fringed buckskin, Spanish Influence Seen. In the Navajo dolls froin Arizona the Spanish influence is again discernible in the velvet tunic, white trousers and gay head scarf of the ‘brave as well 8s the buckskin girdle gayly orna- mented with silver coins. The little Navajo doll squaw wears the full wide skirt, an exact eopy of the skirts, 11 yards wide, which dre worn to this day the women of the Navajo tribe. A little Taos couple fro their Pueblo home in New Mexico have been sent to the conclave. ‘Tiny doll papooses in cradles made ol 'flluw Teeds and decorated with beads plete the family circle of the lflbll groups, which portray so well in miniature the picturesque costumes worn by American Indians. Chaney Signs for Talkies. Mrs. Lilly McCoy with the dolls illustrating Indian costume which she has Service. collected during 35 years in the Indian —Star Staff Photo. of |- lant, transatlantic. flier, has been ordered LABOR HEADS SEEK MEDIATION SYSTEM Building Trades Committee ‘Work Out Details of Plan to End Jurisdictional Fights. By the Associated Press. TAMPA, Fla., January 25.—Workers and employers in the building trades Joined forces here yesterday to elimi- xl'fd firk;dl:n?‘ml dlsm{\nbes h'm‘nJ tixx‘l: industry, appointing a jo subcommittee to work out details of a system of mediation. All parties concerned declared the ac- tion one of the most important taken in years toward elimination of a trouble which has cost millions and thrown thousands out of work annually on ac- count of jobs tied up while union fought out their disagreements as to which craft should do a given type of work. It was understood that one system under consideration was the establish- ment of regional boards or a high tri- bunal or both to which disputes in- volving the buildings trades unions might be submitted. Announcement of the action by the ,nfint meeting was made shortly after the reading of a letter from President Hoover, in which he declared that “to find a ‘method for the amicable settle- ment of jurisdictional disputes is, indeed, one of the most. 1mpomm uestions in our labor relations,” and added that “it is evidence of the advancing under- standing of the whole of our social eco- nomic problems thlt this conference should take p)aoe ASSOLANT ALIMONY SET. | Paris Court Orders Transatlantic Flyer to Pay Wife $60 a Month. PARIS, January 25 (P).—Jean Asso- uline Parker, New York chorus girl, to .pay her 1,500 francs, or about $60, monv.hly tem, ry alimony. sought the equivalent ‘ of SZW month.ly Imt the aviator showed the court that Woll]d be beyond his means, pleading that 500 francs, or about $20 monthly, wvum be & more reasonable lmount The court set the com NEW YORK, January 25 (#).—Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer announced yesterday that Lon Chaney had signed a five- year contract calling for his appearance in talking pictures. n. ndnlors, 300 ft. of r-dn(mn 32 Complchlq Installed ,Engravéal Cards changeinstyleasdo other things. Just now fashion dictates Ivory tinted, thin parchment for the smart calling card. The erigrav- ing should be in the new Trinity Text. Ask to see these new features. ‘Brewap gravers and fiationers 61 -12th St. N.w. No Cash Payments Immediate installation without any cash down payment . take as long as three years to pay. We' guarantee the equipment to be the finest that can be had for this price. PHONE NATIO INAL 3067 General Heating Co. 901 10th St. N. W, Nat. 3067 to| | AUTHORITIES CHARGED WITH AIDING RIOTERS Watsonville Officials Knew of In- tended Attacks, Philippine Leader Is Informed. By the Assoclated Press. MANILA, Philippine Islands, January 25.—A charge that authorities of Wat- sonville, Calif., had connived with riot- ers who attacked Filipino laborers there this week was contained in a cablegram received today by Representative Fran- cisco Varona, prominent leader of the Philippine Islands. The cablegram was signed by Secretary Tagle of the Fili- Dlno' Community League of Salinas, Calif. ‘Tagle said in the message that Wat- sonville City authorities knew of the in- tended attacks at least two weeks before they occurred, but did nothing to pre- vent trouble, ) Pfllltlg leaders here are finding in the Watsbnville difficulties a new argu- ment for intensification of the independ- ence movement. “There is more reason than ever be- fore why we should fight for our in- dependence,” said Antonio de Las Alas, acting speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives of the Philippine Legislature. HUSBAND T0O STRICT. Wife Obtains Divorce on Charge of Gross Mistreatmeng. DETROIT, January 25 (#).—John MacPherson required his wife to furnish him with receipts for all expenditures, she told Judge Adolph F. Marschner in trial of her divorce suit yesterday. One day, she continued, she falled to get a voucher from a barber who had given her a 50-cent haircut. That made McPherson so angry he packed her trunk, summoned cab and unt her away ‘without paying the driver. §he got her decree. " Sportsman Charged With Murder. LOS ANGELES, January 25 (#).—A complaint charging Maj. Owen R. Bird, sportsman, with murder was issued by the district attorney's office yesterday. immediately after a charge of man- slaughter against him had been dis- missed in Superior Court. Maj. Bird is charged with slaying Percival G. Watson, a friend, during a quarrel in which Mrs. Bird figured. The de- fendant, who has been at liberty on $10,000 bail, was arrested and placed in the county jail. MERHCANTS PROTEST UNCLEAN PREMISES Association Urges That All Unoc- cupied Store Property Be Kept in Proper Condition. Washington merchants have taken a stand in favor of dignified appearance of fronts of unoccupied stores and against the practice of short-time leas- ing of such fronts to itinerant mer~ chants. The committee on retail trade of the Chamber of Commerce has | adopted the following resolution: “Resolved, That the owners of prop- erty on Wuhlnmnu major business streets are urged to refuse to permit the temporary or short-time leasing of the front part of unoccupied stores to itinerant merchants, novelty salesmen and irresponsible dealers of similar type, because such undertakings detract from | the dignity and good appearance of such streets and result generally in un- satisfactory service to the customer, and that such owners be urged further to give special attention to the appear- ance of unoccupied premises by paint- |ing the window glass and by keeping | | them neat, clean and attractive.” A special committee is to be appointed by Chairman Gans of the committee to confer with William M. Steuart, director RECEIVERSHIP ASKED FOR INVESTMENT FIRM Railroad Brotherhood Holding Company Funds Fraudulently Transferred, Complaint Alleges. By the Associsted Press. SEATTLE, January 25.—Appointment of a recelver for the Pacific Brother- hood Investment Co., a holding com- pany for the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Engineers, has been asked in Su- r Court 17 Seattle and Tacoma stockholders of the company. Hearing of the case is set for Tuesday. ‘The complaint flled yesterday named five officers and directors of the Pacific Investment Co. and George Stratton of San Francisco, as defendants. It charg- ed that more than $700,000 has been transferred fraudulently from the Pa- cific_Brotherhood Investment Co. to the Parent Brotherhood Investment Co, " of Cleveland and its subsidiaries. Portugal Puts Bgn on Parrots, LISBON, , January 25 (P).— The importation of parrots into Portu- gal has been {orbldden until ‘further notice owing to the lprud of psittacosis, or parrots’ disease, in other parts of . 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