The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-05
WOULD SCALP MAN
FOR THE EDITORS
Their National Association Hor-
rified by Entertainment Plans
in Oklahoma.
BUFFALO BATTING AND
SCALPING ON PROGRAM
Former President P. v. Collins of
Minneapolis Leads an En-
/ phatic Protest.

Buffalo batting and the scalping Of a
half-breed by an Apache celebrity-and
all this on a Sunday-will not be ac-
cepted by the National Editorial asso-
citation as proper entertainment without
a protest,
Agriculturist, is leading in vociferous
objection from the members of the as
ISOLATION against the entertainment
planned for their annual outing and ex
cursion. Mr.. Collins was president of
the organization last year, and is now
a life member of the executive commit
tee.
The national association has planned
a visit to Oklahoma, where it is to be
visited. The entertainment features are
not arranged by the editors, but reports
emanating from Guthrie have chilled
the marrow Of the newspaper men, who
generally travel and entertain them
selves in decorous fashion, with their
wives and children.
The editors are to be in Guthrie on
Sunday, June IL, and the program for
that day includes a buffalo batting and
the branding Of 500 cattle in full view
Of the party.
A Clinical Scalping.
The owners of the ranch where this
festivity is to occur are also reported
to have offered 81 1000 to any man who
will consent to be scalped by GERONIMO,
the famous Apache chief, and half
breed named Scott is said to have Of
fered his scalp-lock in return for the
lucre. Excursion trains are expected to
bring $4,000 in to see the entertainment.
Mr.. Collins sent an open letter to the
members of the executive committee OF
the association April 81, in which he
makes a stirring appeal for a rebuke
to such Sabbath dissertation. He gives
a graphic description Of the scenes on
recent Sunday, when the ranchmen
were rehearsing for the buffalo batting;
Two buffaloes were lassoed and strapped
and were chased by cow boys Till they
fell. One of them died from the exer::
ton and fright. The ranchman declared
he would have a buffalo team it he had
to buy every buffalo in the country.
In his letter Mr.. Collins declares thai
the proposed buffalo batting, IS worse
I than bullfght, and that such desecra
to the association. He declares tina
dates have been changed without au
thority to bring the buffalo hunt am
scalping episode on Sunday. lie ap
peals FOR a special meeting of the ex
4 ecutive committee to change the rout
tof the excursion and abandon the Dull
falo baiters and scalpers altogether
Such a meeting will be held shortly II
Chicago.
May Change Plan.
: i: Mr. Collins said today that he be
lieved an entire change would be mad
in the plans for the excursion; ;;o ne INA ma
, members of the committee, commend
| ing his stand and joining in denuncis
l ton of the Guthrie program.
: Mr.. Collins will endeavor to have tn
$ committee petition the president to pr
hibit soldiers of the United States arm
t from taking part in such a show, an
7 also, in the words of his open i e
d dian wards, whom we are hoping
wean from their savage instincts, I
participate in such an exhibition OF
white man s savagery.'