Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-28
.KAW INDIANS ELECT
. WOMAN TRIBE CHIEF
Chief Lucy. Wife Of White Man,
Succeeds Leader Who Was
Frozen to Death.
BY Associated Press 10 Every Evsnins

Ponca City. Okla. Dec. 2s-The
Kaw Indians not only have given the
woman the right to vote. but have
elevated one of their number In the
highest office in the tribe, that OF elec-
tive chief. Tn is Mrs.
Lucy Tayiah Eads. now Chief Lucy to
all her ,ribesmen.
Chief Lucy is the nrst head the Kaw
Indians have had since 1908 when
Chief washunga was frozen TO death.
She IL the wife OF John ". Eads, a
white man. The two with their chill
dren live on the new chiefs allotment.
an inheritanceof eight hundred acres.
They are among the few who have no,
diAposed OF any Of their property.
They raise livestock OF all kinds, are
thrifty and send their children To the
white schools.
The best material for the job" II
the way the Indians describe Chief
Lucy. And John Eads. who Is n cousin
Of James Buchanan Eads. who bull,
the Eade bridge across the Mississippi
| river at -. Louis. proudly takes his
place AS husband OF the chief. she IL
an excellent wife. a fine mother. the
best nurse living and understands the
needs OF her people" he says.
Lucy Tayish with her brother. En-
mltt. were adopted years ago by old
Washunga. who led the Kaw Indians
from their lands in Kansas In 1879 To
Il new allotment I'm oklahoma terri
tory. lie sent them to Haskell in
~stltute. after they had completed the
tribal schools. Hero Lucy distln-
gulshed herself as a student and he
came Interested In nursing. After her
graduation from IIa.keil. she went 20
New York city and Becane a graduate
nurse. She remained there several
years and then returned 90 her own
people. Her brother also lives In the
Kay country. near the little village
Of washunga, named after the old
tribal chief.
The kaws, like many other Indians
have sold and dlsslpated their hold
ings and are now reduced 20 poverty
lAlthoukh fheir lands Join tho~e 81 the
rich Oaage. and oil derricks car b
seen rising In tho distance. the kaws
have Aeaped no mineral benont az yet
y nuillffl " h'rAN h1N' hNh' NVWfA
but Vii IN payingqusnltlcs has no
been found.
Chief Lucy a announced that tn
principal task ~ her administrator.
will he pressing a claim az her trib
, against the government for SIS. 600 .0O'
which theJ<avp alleged IL due them n
payment for Ands they owned IN Kan
J sas before their migration 10 tho OK
lshoma territory. The KRws declar
the government offered them fi.25 a
l acre for tho land. which was nes
Topeka. but that thcy received onl
p ten cents an acre. The SIS. 100000
] they claim represents the diferenc,
/ Their friendly nelghtors. the Usage
have offered to advance enough none
10 tn. Kevvs To enablc thom 20 ssn
"A delegation 10 Washington 10 prer
= their claims.
( AL Kaw Indians poascss a etra:
OF French blood. running back TO III
early trappers and voyagers who Sc
tied among the Indians In the days
Marquette. The most prominent men
her IT the tribe today - Senate
Charles Curtis Of Kansas. who. vi;
his children today hold allotments
! the kaw reservation.
Al the recent election o, Chic, Luc
. an old tribal custom OF having
barbecue was revived. Chief Luc
made and served the 'squaw bread
e considered a great dellcscy tY a
Indians. II Is made like a blscu
dough with the shortening omitte
rolled fat and cut into strips. The'
are dropped into large kettles Of la
- and cooked thoroughly.
n After the feast. Chief Lucy call
10 her council together. She made h
~ maiden speech. thanked her people (
* the great honor they had given n.
lg the first PIMA to OCCUPY so high
TX position IN her tribe. and assured {
n kaws that she would work for the
interests.
in The new chief spoke IN English A
% some OF the younger generations
At terpreted her speech for the older
ds dams. So-Jum-Wa, who is aba
ed seventy-three years old and the OF
member OF the tribe now living "
in came from the Kansas reservati,
80 replied for them. His remarks W,
We also interpreted for these. who did I
r. understand the kaw language.