Arizona republican., 1907-07-08
IS ANTONIO APACHE
 INDIAN OR MICRO
It Is Up to Him to Prove His An cestry IF He Wants to Remain a Social Lion.

A great many readers of The Re
 publican will remember the visit here
 last winter of Antonio Apache, who
 stopped at the Ford hotel and who was interviewed by a representative of this
 paper. At that time he talked very
 Interestingly of himself, but only when
 urged to do so, preferring to speak rather of what he was doing and hoped to do in a business way. The chief interest in him from the Arizona
 point of view rested in the fact that though he is a full blooded Apache In dian. he seemed to be making an en- viable place for himself in the world and demonstrating that an Apache's brains are as good as anybody else's when they are given an opportunity to work. It is quite surprising at this late day that he should be called upon to prove that he is really and truly an Apache Injun. in order to maintain his proud rank in New York society. The coast papers arriving here a few days ago devoted considerable space to this question and the following telegram was found in the Kansas City Journal of July 5th:
 New York. July 4-Those without tllt Ddlt Ol -NtN lpAh SONi'Ns 'AO doubt be interested to learn that one of the lions of the smart set, who has been extensively entertained by Mrs. John R. Drexel. Mrs. John Jacob As tor and others. and whom President Roosevelt has consulted frequently in regard to Indian affairs, is no other than the son of Mrs. Russell Sage's negro cook
 Though known in the circles of the elite as Antonio Apache. grandson of the famous chief. Cochise, this dusky Beau Brummel began life as Louis jana pickaninny under the obscure name of Tony Simpson
 That such is the true identity of man whom they denounce as the most fantastic faker that ever fooled New York was declared today by Will liam NJ. Cary and Edwin w. Deming. both of whom are well known New York painters of Indian life"
 The Republican is not in a position to offer expert testimony on this ques- tion and perhaps nobody available at this time can positively swear as to the genealogy of Antonio Apache. There are a great many reasons how ever. for believing that he is all that he pretends to be. one is that he has every appearance of being a full blood ed Indian, though he looks rather more like a Cherokee than an Apache, be- ing taller than most of his tribesmen; in fact, he is considerably over six feet I tall. while the average Apache is short ] CT than the average white man. An ! tonios hair is perfectly straight, as an i Apache's ought to be. with no sign of a | kink in it. His lips are thin, after the ! manner of the Indian, and different , from the negro type. His color is : lighter than some of his race, put no | lighter than many others. and undoubt- i edly this is partly due to the fact that 1 he was raised in the house, after the [ manner of the white child. while his ! tribesmen live in the sunshine and ! storm. |
 He was taken east by an army of { ficer when small child and given a good education, having spent some ! time at Harvard and was present in ! Phoenix during the last Harvard club , banquet. Since reaching an age when he could travel around alone he has several times visited the White Noun tain reservation and is personally ac- quainted with many old timers in Ar izona. It is hardly likely that he is a grandson of old Chief Cochise. though he might be, but l. he isn't, it is no