Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-10-02
THE BIG HUNT
IS UNDER WAY
McCutcheon, the Cartoonist,
and Mr.. Brice of New
York Latest Arrivals,
Joined the Hunting Party
at Fort Mcdowell

/ The great Indian hunt in the White
| Mountains, participated in by promin-
ent Chicagoans and New Workers and
several Apache Indians from TT Nc
| DoweIl started from the fort yesterday
under the general direction of DR.. Car
los Montezuma who planned it.
DR.. Montezuma, John NJ Oskison the
magazine writer, DR.. Gibson the we'll
known chemist and Rev. w. H. Stead
man of Champaign, Illinois, were al
ready at Mcdowell awaiting the COM
ing of John T. McNutcheon, the famous
cartoOnist who arrived in Phoenix yes
tcrday morning accompanied by Wal
ter Kirkpa trick Brice, New York
capitalist and son of the late United
States Senator calvin S. Brice of Ohio
Messrs. McCutcheOn and Brice were
met by Dwight B. Heard, an old friend
of Mr. MCCutcheOn at the depot on
their arrival over the Santa F'e at nine
o'clock yesterday morning and were
taken to the Hotel Adams where they
arrayed themselves for the hunt I'M
mediately after breakfast the visitors
and Attorney p. II. Hayes, a warm
friend of DR.. MOntezuma We're hurried
by Mr. Heard to Fort Mcdowell where
they found their companions and the
Indians awaiting them impatiently.
George Morgan of Chicago and w. H.
Grindstaff in another automobile joined
the party
This is the first visit of Mr.. Nc
Cutcheon to Phoenix Mr. McCutcheon
whose pictures for a year have delight
ed the readers of The Republican is
known throughout the world as a great
Ct no &c
best paid cartOOnist in America. But
he is more than that. He is writer
of several books and a great traveller
There is little of the world that he had
not seen. He is a slight gentleman of
modest mien and seldom speaks of his
stirring life. He would not be taken
for one who has killed lions. elephants
and rhinOceri in Africa and tigers in
Asia but he has had more than his
share Of hunting big game. In the
White Mountain hunt the famous
Apache hunter the mighty Nimrod has
been assigned to him as guide
Mr.. McCutcheOn is warm friend of
Col. Roosevelt and is one of the most
earnest members of the progressive
party. Throughout the campaign of a
year ago his work as a cartOonist was
most helpful to the party His poster
designs for the late picnic of the pro-
gressives at Chicago attracted wide at
tention.
Soon after his graduation from Pur-
due University Mr.. McCutcheon began
work on the Chicago Record Herald
where he remained for twelve wears
His first conspicuous work was in the
presidential campaign of 1896. He
joined the Chicago Tribune staff in
1903. He started on a trip around the
world in the dispatchboat McCulIough
in 1898 and was on that vessel at the
battle Of Manila Bay. In 1899 he made
tour Of special service in India, Bur
ma Siam and Cochin China and later
toured northern China, Korea and Ia
pan returning to the Philippines for
the faI campaign. The next year the
Record-Herald sent him to the Trans
Naal TO observe the war and he fol-
lowed the Boer armies throughout that
struggle. He is the author of Stories
OF Filipino Warfare" "Congressman
Humphrey, the Peoples Friend. Bird
Center Cartoons, The mysterious
Stranger and other Cartoons" He is
a brother of George Barr McCutcheon
the novelist