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The wampum makers purchase a
oartioad Of conch and clam shells
for Is cents, delivered al their
doors. and when a she'll OF sufficient
thickness is selected il is broken
with hammer and ehiscl into cubes
oi about two inches 10 length and
one-third OF an inch square. The
piece OF she'll is then securely
wedged into a wise made Of two
nieces OF wood, connected with a
hinge in the center The jaws OF
the wise are opened and the shells
inserted. Then the wise is closed
tightly and held by pressure
against the grindsione. In this
manner. in a short time, the edges
OF the she'll are rounded, aud then
the drill is brought into use.
The workman sits at 4 three
legged table. the top OF which is
fashioned from the half Of log,
the under side still retaining the
original bark covering. and afiix-
ing one end of the drill 10 play
freely in a button on his jacket.
he next takes mp a whalcbone bow.
similar TO the kind used by jewell
crs. and. giving the cord a turn
about the spool on the drill, he
works the bow rapidly back and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-17

forth. from right 10 left, till the
sharp end OF the drill pcnetrates
through the cube OF she'll from end
TO end leng,hwise.
When n sufficient number OF
cubes arc completed they are then
smooihed and polished with emery
paper and strung on wires. pre-
cisciy the same as children string
beads. and they arc then ready for
the market. The wampum that is
made from the siroakcd, blush
parts OF hard-clam shells is the
most beautiful, and therefore more
valuable. and is harder and tough
or to work The price paid for the
products Of this now almost obso-
ietc industry is II cents a running
inch on the string, and the average
amount OF money made by these
she'll money makers is about 50 a
day during the season.
Origin of Wampum
In the Hall Of the Indians OF the
Woodlands. in The American
Museum OF Natural History. New
York. may be seen a case contain
ing strings and belts OF curious
looking white and purple beads.
This IS wampum. and was used as
currency by the Indians. carly col
onists and traders. ard the Indians
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that Tex Richard has been able to
keep a secret but it Is understood
Dempsey will work on a percentage
or viii accept the same sum that he
got for putting Carpenter ON the
carpet last summer.
II Dempsey wins from Wills he
has the chance to make close to a
million dollars this year as he would
like to work on Luis Firpo before
the fightmad fans Of Argentina.
The half million dollar purse
offered by wealthy Buenos Aires
sportsmen last Saturday for a Demp-
sey-Firpo fight is not al Enthusiasm
south of the equator over the show
ing of Firpo in the United States has
reached such point Dempsey could
demand that sum himself and get
away with it if he decided to make
the trip.
1t would not be surprise to sec
Dempsey on his way to Argentina in
the fall.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-17
THE SCORE BOARD

Yesterdays heroes-Cobb and
Veach drove in all the runs tha!
gave the Tigers a 4 to win over
Washington.
Williams double, Severeid's single
and Ellerbe's sacrifice fly gave the
Browns two runs in the 18th and Il
6 to 5 win over the Red Sox.
Cruises double, pass to Boeckol,
Hoke's single and Ford's fly pushed
two Braves across the plate in the
twelfth and beat the Pirates, I to ).
The Yanks won a shout-out to Q
over the Indians.
For the second time in the series,
Cheevas set back the Giants, the
Cubs winning, to 2.
The Athletics made it three in a
row by pounding Robertson out oi
the box and beating the White Soxs
8 to 6.
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PRIVATE MONEY MAKING IN AMERICA

also employed |, In their ecrcmo-
mics and as badge Of authority.
Among other traditions explain
ing how wampum first came to be
used. the iroquois have one 10 the
effect that once illawaiha, on .
Journey, came to little lake, and
was wondering how 60 cross Il
when a flock 81 ducks appeared and
settled on the water. When they
flew away. the water had disap-
nearcd, and Iiawalha, looking on
the dry bed OF the lake, saw that
Il was covered with shells. OF
these he made the FIRST wampum.
Despite this legend and similar
ones. however. Il Is believed that
the earliest wampum was made OF
small pieces OF wood OF equal size,
stained black or white. roreupinc
quilts are also said 20 have been
used. Later. wampum was made
from shells, sometimes OF the
ircsh.waicr varieties. but generally
OF sea-shells. The best wampum
was made from the hearts OF the
common hard clam OF Long Island.
While she'll beads were carly
manufactured by the Indians along
the Atlantic shore, they were rare
West OF the Hudson River before
the seventeenth century. With the
arrival Of the eolonists, the Indians
were supplied with tools which
made il possible for them TO work
a greater variety OF shells aud TO
produce more finished work.
Paying Fare With Wampum
For ages wampum was used by
the Indians almost solely as
money. The making OF wampum
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dian usage.
The second and third generations
OF wampum making Campbells
supplied much wampum 90 John
Jacob Astor, who used II IN buy
ing furs from the Indians. II was
probably Mr.. Asior who opened up.
the way for the Campbells' exten-
sive wampum trade on the plains
and in the far west, which has last
ed TO the present, although is
manufacture is now very rapidly
dying. as the Indians have become
more and more civilized and ac-
customcd TO the intrinsic value OF
the white mans money. Yet some
wampum is still made on the New
Jersey Coast.
A Wampum Workshop
The interior OF a wampum work
shop is as different as il is possible
10 be from a regulation mint. In
fact in its primatiye nature It more
nearly resembles limekiln. The
floors are hidden from sight by
great heaps OF shells, and the rude
benches and tools are covered en-
tirely with whitc-aying dust as the
shells are being ground and drilled.
aud suggssts the application OF in
Vulnerable coats OF whitewash.
which in fact il really is.
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In no way resembles United States
coinage. Nevertheless IN certain
sections oi the West u was once
quite extensively used Tor sale aud
barter, and Is still limliedly em-
ployed. In brief this money" a
what has always been known TO
the Indians a. wampum agd for a
long time, after the arrival Of the
white man, Il was very much more
valuable to the original inhabitants
OF America than the white mans
coinage. In fact the Indians
ioathncss 10 dispense with his
wampum Is the reason for the cS.
istenee right down TO our time OF
a demand for this primitive cur
fcncy.
Whites Manufacture Indian Money
The Indians. OF course. were the
first wampum makers but when u
became a medium OF exchange for
the carly colonists and traders the
white men took up is manufacture
and have continued to make Il long
years after the Indians themselves
have stopped doing so.
There are several reasons for
this but the principal one is tha,
by the eneroaehment OF the set
tiers upon their territory, the In
dams have been gradually driven
away from the sea 10 the interior
plains where the proper shells for
the manufacture OF wampum are
not obtainable. The white man
living near the coast can, however.
still secure all the sea shells re-
quired. Thus the Indians have
come TO depend entirely upon
them for their wampum.
A Family Affair
Most Of this wampum making
came finally to be carried on by a
few old families OF Southern New
Jersey, foremost amongst whom
for many years were the Camp
bells. From the carly part OF the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-17
By OSCAR p. AUSTIN.
.SIashfleisn. The Nsiienal Ciiy Bank
Of Nsp York

During q Bolsheyist labor dis
pute Ia Moscow recently some
printers, turning on, paper money
Tor the Government. struck iof
higher wages. The strike was nm
ally settled by an agreement that
each printer should be entitled 70
the amount OF money he could
turn ou, in one hour each day.
printing the notes ior himself not
higher in denomination than 500
fubles.
When, In comparison. We con-
slider how Uncle Sam manufae-
lures our money down IN WASH
ington and at the several minis
and how carefully every penny IS
guarded against loss this loose
method OF money making IN Rus
sia at present seems almost unbc-
lievable TO a good many Amer
leans.
A Private Mint
Yet IL Is a fact tha, AZ the pres
ent day n certain form ol money
once widely current In America but
now quite unknown 10 most peo-
ple is manufactured In this eoun-
try in lust as free and easy man
ner as anything the Bolshevists
might attempt. Moreover. 4 is no
more counterfeit than the Russian
coinage, although our Government
has nothing to do with lis produe-
ton and does not in any way rec
ognize il as specie.
Quite recently there was placed
on exhibition u the Bergen Coun-
~, New Jersey, Historical Society
a private money making machine
which had been in use for nearly
one hundred years, no less than
four generations OF one family em-
ploying Il for extensive money
making purposes. With this an
nouncement the question naturally
arisess What are the operatives OF
Uncle Sans Secret Service doing
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-17
POLICE COURT

c. NJ. Marsh, charged with speed
ing, fined s5.
J. y. Webster. charged with speed
Ing, fined S..
c. w. Hockctt charged with
speeding, fined 81.
Mrs. Lora Millcrn, charged with
carrying gun, fined So.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-17
Jack Dempsey Has
Chance At Million
For Work In Year
By HENRY F. FARRELL,

(United Press Staff Correspondent
New York, May 17-After return
of the champion from Europe, Off
cial announcement of the Demsey-
Wills fight in Montreal on July l is
expected.
The site has been picked in Mon
treal and the arrangements have pro-
gressed to such an extent that tenta-
tive training quarters have been
selected for both men, according to
the most reliable information.
The purse is about the only thing
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-17
GAMES TODAY.
Western League.

Western League.
Tulsa at Oklahoma City.
st. Joseph at Wichita.
Denver at Des Moines.
Omaha at Sioux City.
American League.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Washington.
st. Louis at Boston.
Cleveland at New York.
National League.
Boston at Chicago.
Brooklyn at st. Louis.
New York at Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
Western Association.
Springfield at McAlester.
Joplin at Okmulgee.
Henryetta at Pawhuska.
Fort Smith at Enid.
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TAKE CRIMINAL ACTION
If EVIDENCE WARRANTS

Detroit, May 17.-An assistant
United States attorney general and a
special investigator today went over
the records in the case of the gov
ernment against the defunct Lincoln
Motors company, in which S9,1SS,5G1
is claimed
Gerald Groat, assistant district at
torney, said today that if evidence de-
veloped in the investigation war
rants, criminal action will be taken.
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Different designs Of wampum belts

Different dcsigns Of wampum belts
a penny, the black beads AZ four
for a penny. The use OF wampum
as money among the eolonists OF
New York was continued until 100
at least, as AZ that time, according
e. an old record, "thc fcrriagc for
each single person from New York
90 nrooklyn was eight stivcrs in
wampum, or a silver two pence"
Wampum As Ornaments
Messengers from one tribe OF
indians to another used strings
and belts Of wampum as creden-
tials. In time the articles made OF
wampum came TO have great SYM
bolical importance dependent on
the colors and arrangement Of the
beads. They were also used as
memory aids TO the keepers Of the
oral traditions of the Indians.
While. as a medium OF exchange.
the dark beads were rated higher
than the light and white beads. for
syinholical purposes, these latter
beads, however, were auspicious
while the dark ones were inauspi-
cious. having to do. in the mes
sages or records, with death, war,
etc.
Wampum was also worn for
ornament by the Indians, both
men and women. II was worked
into collars, necklaces. car pend
ants. bracelets. armlets, girdles,
anklets and headdress decoration.
"Wampum pipes" long tubular
shell beads OF about the length of
the common pipe-stem, and per-
forated dsc-shapcd shells, as we'll
as shells mound into various
shapes including the forms OF ani-
mails. were also in common use at
o.c time BIZ The Indians.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-17
Western Association.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

Western League.
At Omaha-Des Moines; rain.
At Wichita Z; Tulsa 6.
Only two games scheduled.
81 National League.
At Chicago 8; New York 2.
At Pittsburgh 5; Boston Z.
At Philadelphia-St. Louis; rain.
American League.
At Boston 5; St. Louis 6.
At New York 8; Cleveland 0.
At Philadelphia 8; Chicago 6.
At Washington 2; Detroit 4.
Western Association.
At McAlester 8; Springfield 2.
At Enid II; Fit. Smith 2.
AT Okmulgee 5; Joplin s.
At Pawhuska l.; Henryetta 6.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-17

Milton Campbell expects to go to
Fort Sill this evening to witness
the boxing card. Olin Stringfield,
a Chickasha lad, will compete in
one of the principal numbers on the
card.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-17
Origin of Wampum

cemetery at 500 p. m. or as soon
as possible thereafter Wednesday,
May 18th, for the purpose Of putting
the lots in good shape assigned TO
us. Bring with you hoe or shovel.
T.. II. WARD,
NED ALLEN,
Committee.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-17
20 LIVES IN DANGER
AS SHIP HITS ROCKS

San Francisco May 17.-Twenty
lives were imperled today when the
motor ship Ozmo crashed on the
rocks at Cape Blanco and began
sinking rapidly after being re-
floated.
The vessels's crew of twenty was
reported TO have put off in life
boats Help was rushed
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-17

the white men or with tools sup-
piled by them.
For a long time after their ar
rival wampum was IN use as COM
mon currency among the Dutch
colonists. Its value was at one time
four iof penny. and AZ another
time slx ior a penny. In Massa-
chuseits. IN i6fS. wampum. II Of
good quality, was legal tender TO
the amount Of forty shlllings. Tho
white beads were rated al eight Tor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-17

belts by them secms 20 date back
only as lar as the advent Of the
white men All tho belts which
have been fouad arc Of beads which
were undoubtedly made either by
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-05-17
ATTENTION AMERICAN
LEGION MEMBERS

American Legion members are re-
quested to meet at the Rose Hill
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WISCONSIN BRIEFS.

A corn and grain show will be held
at New London in November under
the auspices Of the Bank of New
London. The exhibits will be a round
up Of the work OF the boys corn clubs
Of the county. Substantial cash prizes
will be awarded.
Fred York OF New Rome, west of
Plainheld. has raised this season twin
pumpkins. The two pumpkins, which
are perfect in shape, grew on the Same
vine and same stem which connects
the two
ii. N, Nelson, Amherst Junction, who
has been a state hank examiner for
the last several years. has rendered
his resignation and has accepted the
position of ca8hIe. Of the Algoma State
bank.
Postmaster l.. j. Evans Of Marlnette
submitted to dual operation IN
Augustana hospital, Chicago, when an
intestinal tumor was removed and
blood TRANSMISSION made.
}. H. Borgan, keeper Of the Ashland
harbor light, died at Ashland He had
been in the lighthouse service 80
years, at Devils island, Outer island
and Big Bay Point life saving station
near Marquette, and had been keeper
Of the Ashland light seven years.
Married just 1--WE weeks. John
Pernitske, Berlin, a former service
man, died Of pleural pneumonia after
a short Illness.
A Juvenile band of fifty members
has been organized at Beaver Dam
under the direction Of Prot. d. c.
Burkholder, community music leader.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. ]. Rappleye. est.
mable residents Of Marinette, recently
observed the flfty.eighth anniversary
Of their marriage.
Ben kuckyznsld. Hurley motor.
cycle policeman, was injured internal.
" when his motorcycle collided with
horse on the highway between
Hurley and Cary
Herbert Smith, Belolt. lit match
to see whether the gas tank on his
fiyyer was empty. II was not. Eight
stitches were taken In his arm at tae
Emergency hospital after the tank *
pioded knocking him down.
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CHICAGO MARKETS.


FLOUR-Hard spring wheat-Short pat
ent, $6goifT15. % per cent, WB1a69O SOFT
winter whcat-Short patent, &.SpQ690, j5
per cent g55jUJ6O. Hard winter wheat.
Short patent, S6.16QG4o, So per cent $500
els. Rye nour-Whte patent, &40Gi5O;
medium. S4l5a425; dark, E3&5@35o
HAY-No I timothy hay S2l00U2300;
No. / light clover mixed, S20oaIoo; No
b timothy. $llma2LOO; No 3 timothy and
sample Sl2 ooa15p, No l clover mixed,
sl6 OpGl7 90. No clover mixed, Sl3 DU
$500, No 1 heavy clover mixed, tHmQ
h6OO: No ] clover, $l40O0l6O0, sample and
thrashed and no grade, NOOgloOD, OKLA
Ihoma. Kansas, Nebraska and Dakotas
prairie. $l70OUl9OO, Illinois, Wisconsin
and Iowa prairie, tl2O0a4O,
CATTLE Prime steers, tll. OOul20O,
good TO choice steers, Sl0.0OGl125 feeding
steers, s. 756f775, heifers, S60oa9&, year
1ings fair to choice, S.0Od1l9O; plain to
good steers, $G50Ul0OO; plain to choice
cows, 50 S0Qs25 Gamers, 20oQaoo; cut
ters, 81 eOa375; bologna bulls, S.5og%25;
good to fancy calves, '9.76dl3oO.
HOqS-Choice light butchers, SlO.3O8
20 C.; medium weight butchers, 50 9Od oJO,
fair to fancy light. 50 7b0l0A0i heavy
butchers, tsBqi03O, heavy packing. STB
Q8B, rough packing. N1E775; pigs.
T,0Oq965.
sHEEP-Good 70 choice lambs, Sl20od
14.76; Gull lambs, S90O0lO %, feeding lambs.
81 OOlOl4 25. yearlngs, 81 OOfpl20 o. wethers.
OOT9Oo. owes 81 ONrI ho.
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Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect 1t
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healinI
influence Of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root q
soon realized. 1t stands the highest foi
its remarkable record Of success.
An examining physician for one Of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview on the subject, made the as.
tonishing statement that one reason why
so many applicants for insurance are re.
iected is because kidney trouble is SO
common TO the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applications
are declined do not even suspect that they
have the disease, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root is on sale at oil drug stores in bottles
OF two sizes, medium and large
However if you wish FIRST to test this
great preparation send ten cents TO DR.,
kilmer & Co., Binghamton, n, Y, for 1
sample bottle When writing be sure and
mention this paper-Advertiseme
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You Can Get Back
Your Grip ON
Health

Persons suffering from stomach
trouble and who are under weight
find an eyer-ready friend In Tanlac.
This celebrated medicine has ended
Indigestion and increased the weight
for thousands Of people everywhere.
Mrs. o. d. Flaherty, 1905 Grace ST.,
Lynchburg, Va, says;
my sons health was fully restored
by Tanlac and he actually gained
twenty pounds IN weight. After every
meal he suffered terribly from severe
pains, p1lpitaton and shortness OF
breath, and had awful headaches He
was terribly nervous, too. lie is
working now every day and is in as
good health as he ever was"
Under nourishment IS the cause Of
most cases Of under weight. Tanlac
enables the stomach to extract the
healthy nutriment from the food,
builds up the whole body and IN
creases the weight to normal. NIL
lions Of people have testified to its
great benefits Get a bottle today
at any good Observation-Disclosures
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Rack.Handed Phrases.

1--WE use many phrases very glibly"
said a college professor, (which hive
an entirely different meaning from The
one we intend, We all speak, for iu-
stmce, Of u man being d scholar and
gentleman It's supposed to be
highly complimentary Now ] have
spent the most Of my life trying to be
IA scholar, and I hope | nm a gentle
man, but why should we make the dis
uuction2 Another phrase insults Il
much larger class. It IS the use Of
the word but IN the phrase, poor but
honest This Is a confession. Of course,
chat it is remarkable thing for Il
poor man 10 be honest"
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CONCILIATION and concession We're
~ the order of the day in the Near
East. The allies, i'm formally inviting
the Turks to a peace conference, as
Sured them that they twill take adj
vantage of this opportunity to de-
clare that they look with favor upon
the desire Of Turkey to recover Thrace
up to the Martha river, and Adrian
Ople." 1t was even intimated that
Russia would be admitted to the con
ference, and NJ. Franklin-Bouillon
who last year negotiated an agree
ment between the Nationalists and
the French, was sent to Smyrna with
a mandate to deal with Renal The
stipulation Of the allies was that the
Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmora and
open to all nations. The British also
insisted that the neutral zone which
embraces the straits and CONSTANT
nOple, must not be invaded by the
Nationalist during the peace negota-
tons.
Early in the week Renal gave
long interview to q correspondent of
the Chicago Tribune, in which he said
that he had no desire to provoke hos
tilities with Great Britain but that
he insisted on complete independence
of the Turkish empire and complete
freedom Of the straits to all nations
He said Turkey had no wish to for
tify the Dar1anelles, but that she
must control the Sea Of Marmora and
the BOsporus to secure the safety Of
her neutrality-suspicious.. On We'd
nesday the KemaliSts announced they
would respect the neutrality of the
straits pending an armistice confer
ence with the British generals. They
then formulated their reply to the
allied peace proposals. Not given to
the public at this writing, this answer
is understood to provide. among other
things, that the Nationalist shall oc-
cupy all strategic positions prior to
the opening Of the conferences that
all British forces en- route he recalled
and the British shall not fortify the
neutral zone; that the Nationalist
shall occupy Thrace before the confer
ence at which Russia, Ukralnia and
all countries bordering on the Black
sea shall be represented that If these
conditions are accepted, the Nation
alists agree to an armstice confer
ence at Mudania, which is to be fol-
lowed in three days by the opening
of the peace conference in Smyrna.
Meanwhile Kemal, who has freely
expressed his distrust Of the British
and especially Of Lloyd George, sent
various units into the Aslatic part Of
the neutral zone and occupied strate-
gic positions from which he virtually
controlled the Dardanelles. The Brit.