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held at Castle View on Conduit road.
The great help given the Crittenton
Home by the local circles which work
for its support was evidenced in the
report of the treasurer, which showed
that in the past year over $500 has
will be hold in May. The annual con-
ference Of circles comes on May 23.
Mrs. Story, Mrs. Rausch, Mrs. Mitchell
and Mrs. Robertson were appointed
delegates to the annual meeting of
the Federation OF Clubs. Mrs. Rob-
ertson, president Of the board, out
lined two plans for supplying the
minimum needs OF the home for hos
pital and dormitories. No action was
taken. Mrs. Merrill made \ plea for
ture big Crittenton bazaar success.
The Legion Of Loyal wes.en mot
Monday evening at the Ebbitt House,
with % the president: Mrs. Mrs; H. y: Roach:
were nominated to tho annu Il con-
vention Of the District Federation Of
Women's Clubs: President. Mrs. H.
N. Roach: alternate, Mrs. Agnes S.
s'.sstss Mr.: Mr.: sass: e.as;s
iette; alternate, Mrs. Albertine S.
Odell; delegate, Mrs. Mills O'Keefe;
alternate. Mrs. Olive johnson; dele
gate. Mrs. Belle Calver; alternate.
Mrs. Helen Engle; nominating COM
mittee, Mrs. l. W. CAlver. Mrs. Belle
CaIver gave q report on the work OF
the Law and enforcement convention.
The legion voted to retain the ma
tional emblem as the onicial nag of
Washington. Warrington 10 . na-
tional city and belongs to every eiti-
sen Of the United States. II belonged
to the past, is Of tho present and will
be OF the future. II is the only city
that has the right to adopt tho ma
tional emblem e its own. Whaa ~
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County. Mrs. X. ]. Morris. newly
elected chairman of the Hyattsville
branch, presided.
Mrs. Edgar Brown Of Lanham.
cation for citizenship, has inaug-
urated a countrywide campaign to
stimulate registration. An effort Will
be made to acquaint every woman in
the county with the Importance OF
registering April ~. A mass meet,
In Hyattsyille, May 2.
The NeWcomb Club of Bethesdn met
Friday with Mrs- Fred Keplinger. who
entertained in her new studio. and who
gave q talk on Famous Woman
Artists" Following the meeting 4 food
sale was he'd.
The Women's Christian Association
had it's annual luncheon Friday at the
home. 1919 18th street. Rev. Hugh X
u'ton led the devotional, and after re-
ports were presented there was an e.ec-
ton of officers, as follows: Honorary
president. Mrs, David Brewer; president,
Mrs. Norman Jenner; vice presidents,
Mrs William w. Scott, Mrs Walter
Gift, Mrs. James Robbins and Mrs.
Charles Fits: recording secretary, Mrs.
Philip Ashford. corresponding secretary.
Mrs. Wilmer Souder; treasurer, Mrs.
Harry c. James: registrar. Mrs Walter
Perry. Vocal numbers by Miss Pope and
violin solos by Miss Newell were en-
joyed.
FTiendship Nursery Aid Club will
meet at the home of Mrs. Albert Fl.
Coster, 1712 Corcoran street. tomorrow
at ! 40 Pm. and will have as its speaker
Miss Grace Abbott. chief of the chill
dren's bureau. The hostess will be as
Il ~ n
I,h Hnehss oS NM m '" r nIde Ide MS MIS- n E,ora
johnson, Mrs. X f. Parks and Mrs. H.
]. Washburn. Arrangements will be
completed at this meeting for the benefit
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Local-Long Distance
FEDERAL STORAGE AND FREIGHT
SERVICE, INC,
6s5-s7 New York Ave. Main 1887. my5s
CLEAN. DRY STORAGE FOR FURNITURE
and pianos. Estimates cheerfuliy given. Con-
venient location. wESCHLER's, go Pa. ave.
NV. Phone Main 1852.
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HyattsvfIle I.eAGu~ OF Womnn Voter.
Miss Layiuia Engle OF Baltimore
was the speaker of the afternoon at
meeting held Wednesday. Miss
Engle gave a report on the work
accomplished by the league in the
state. Proposed legislative measures
were discussed. Mrs. Harry J. Pat
terson, county chairman, outlined
course of action in Prince Georges
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PACKING & STORAGE

ONB-wAY PRICES, ON moving to or from
New Jersey, New York and Boston; large
vans. Transport Movers, 327 S. 18th ST.,
Newark, ". j. 24s
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numbers is that SOP said the coy
0te, you must be very powerful.
Certainly | am said the ram. Well.
said the coyote, let me see how pow
erful you are with those horns
Strike this pine tree and let mo see
how deep they will penetrate 1t.
Tricks the Ram.
During all this time the coy
ote had his eyes on him. Alright
said the ram, and suddenly jumping,
struck the tree right In the trunk,
burying one OF his horns deep into
the tree. Before he could release
himself, the coyote drew his great
flint knife and cut the head from the
ram which fell to the ground. Then
he cut the head from the horn which
was stuck In the tree, and the head
dropped to the ground. Then he
cleaned out the horn, took the head
and body and threw them on the
mountain side. The blood splashed
on the rocks and there left an Inn
print or carving on the rocks look
ing much like human faces which
look toward the horn In the tree.
uiS IN LILO OHiy 1Shuaiho vi ihi1 WIN
ed mountain sheep. After all was
done the coyote stood by the tree and
said: In the future generations this
tree will be Medicine Tree to all
tribes. and 1t surely was, for every
Indian who passes by Medicine Tree
is bound TO stop and leave an offer
ing and make a request for what he
wishes or prefers and surely the wish
will be granted some day.
This happened many moons ago"
Indian History.
The history of the Selfish or Flat
head Indians has never been written
Fragmentary parts have appeared In
different Montana histories and
newspapers, but complete story has
never been published. Peter Pich-
cite, a blind member OF the tribe
for years has been collecting and
writing the story together with the
beautiful legends tradition has hand.
ed down through the long period Of
time that the world has lived. He
expects to finish his labor in about Q
year, and it is thought this story viii
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Uncle Sans great army has
soldiers who go "ScotIand's Ladies
from He'll one better. They wear
kilts---and that's not all. They are
natives of Samoa In the South Pa
cific, where the Punishment of
chief by the American governor of
the islands has caused IA protest
to be made directly to President
Coolidge.
In regard to these picturesque sol
diers, bulletin from the National
Geographic society quotes COM
munication from Lorena Macintyre
Quinn as follows:
1.-THE Fitas-Fitas, as the native
soldiers are called, constitute an Inn
portant unit in the government of
American Samoa.
Wear Black kits
t'It would be hard to find a more
picturesque body of men than these
our South Sea Island soldiers. Tall,
broad-shouldered handsome in fea-
lures, possessing splendid poise, they
are admirable types of their race.
"Their fatigue uniform consists of
a sort of black kilt with bright
red stripe around the border. Above
the waist and below the knees the
uniform is natures own.
"A leather belt carrying a dagger
on the side holds the kilt or lava
lava in place. A bright red turban
is the headdress.
"For dress uniform the Fitas-F'itas
wear with the lava-lava sleeveless
white undervest, similar to the X. Y.
Y. or A. B. C. garment graphically
described in the advertising sections
of magazines.
other Uniforms Made Them Ill
when the native soldiers were
first taken into the service of the
United States, less abbreviated and
more conventional uniform was pro-
vided them, with the result that they
were constantly suffering from
colds; so there was a wise reversion
to a uniform on the lines of their
native dress.
1.-THE Fitas-Fitas have municipal as
we'll as military duties. They act as
policemen TN and about Page Page,
guard all prisoners in the Page Page
jail, and frequently are called upon
to settle fights In cricket games
between rival native villages. The
last-named duty is sometimes a
severe test for the soldier as an
arbitrator, especially when his own
village is involved in the contro-
versy.
1.-THE multifold activities of ouI
South Sea soldiers seem rather al
variance with the conceptions most
of us have about native life In the
islands OF the South Pacific. We pic.
ture a native as tolling under 9
cocoanut tree, an obliging wife sit.
ting close by. waving palm leaf to
shoe away the flies from her lord
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tie more than a decade ago the ma
tives of American Samoa had never
seen a brass instrument. but with
infinite patience a bandmaster Of
the United States navy eventually
taught some of the Fita-Fitas how
to play, with the result that today
the repertoire of the Fita-Fita band
covers a wide range of classical and
popular airs.
Efficient Rooters Mt Cricket
1.-THE favorite of recreation for the
Fita-Fitas is cricket. The English
missionaries taught the Samoans the
game, and cricket tournaments are
gala events In the islands. Instead
of having the regulation eleven on
each side, however, the natives have
as many as 40 or so, so that game
very often assumes the proportions
of miniature battle.
THE 'rooming' section is the prime
attraction at the tournament. The
antics and capers OF the Samoan
'bleacherites' at their games would
make the stunts of the undergrad
yates at an intercollegiate game seem
tame In comparison. The natives
crouch on the side lines, beating
wooden drums and giving vent to
wild chants, easily eclIpsing our
own college cheers, as far as volume
of noise is concerned.
Courage of a high degree is char.
acteristic Of the Samoans. The world
looked on with admiration in 1888
when the natives defied the warships
OF three nations-three American
ships, one British and three German
Then, when q hurricane swept the
harbor Of Apia on March 16, 1889
and destroyed all the assembled war.
ships with the exception OF the Brit.
ish Calliope, these 'savages' swan
out and rescued their enemies"
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Indian is a true lover of natural
beauty and that his resentment at
having his country taken away from
him was to no small extent justified.
AT noon the ceremonials began.
Chief Chariot, resplendent in his
robes of state and blight headdress,
stood in truck with his blind in
terpreter Peter Pishette, and Sid nj.
Ward who is known to the Selfish
tribe as Chief Yellow Pants. Mr..
Ward relayed to the crowds the bits
of history as told by the old chief
Old Document shown.
Chief Chariot said that many
years ago treaty had been made be-
tween the Stlishes and Governor
Stevens of Montana territory. AS he
talked Mr.. Ward held the yellowed
document in his hand, and told the
people that 1t bore the signature OF
President James Buchanan and that
it was tho only legal document be-
tween the Indians and the white
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Victor Vandenburg was then in
troduced He told Of the days
before the Indians knew of the
white mans God, when they wor-
shipped the Great Spirit, as they saw
Him in the works of nature. He
told the history of Medicine Tree"
and of the ancient custom Of hang
ing tokens on the tree. He ex-
planned that this custom was their
way of making prayer to the Great
Spirit for the safe guidance OF
their tribe through life. He spoke
sorrowfully of the days when the
valley was great hunting ground
and the Indians roamed at will over
1t.
The browning event of the day
was the dramatic appearance of Sam
Resurrection who put the Indians
case before the whites with many
gestures and quaint humor.
when | was O little boy" he
said, my father would ask mother
what kind of meat she wanted for
breakfast. Mother would name her
choice and the order would be filled
in O. short time. II was the same fof
every meal" The weather worn face
of the old Indian was sad as he de-
clared that now they were afraid Il
hunt and fish for fear of breaking
the white mans law.
Sam tolG Of the early experiences
In the huEtilg grounds, one story
dealing with herd" of bear which
he encountered in the West Forl
country long time ago." He shoi
two OF them and when the third go
too close, Sam dispatched him by {
blow on the head He wore neck
lace of bear claws and teeth, which
he declared were the proof Of his
exciting hunt when three bears ou
of seven fell at his hands.
Want to Fish and Hunt Mt Will.
He pleaded that the terms OF thu
old treaty be complied with and tina
the Indian be allowed to hunt anC
fish where he pleased and when h'
pleased. He begged that the whit,
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man remember that the whole con-
tinent of North America at one
time belonged to the Indian and that
"our fathers never gave consent to
white men taking hunting grounds,
THAT reason, Selishes feel bad.
Sam Pierre and Bitter Root Jim,
two other prominent members of the
tribe, made brief talks and then be-
gan the tribal dance to the beat of
the tom-tom and the eerie chatter
ing of the squaws as their men ex-
ecuted the rythmic steps of their war
dances. When the braves had fin
ished. the squaws and others Joined
In a circular dance and invited the
white visitors to join. Several pale
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and food on the branches of nearby
trees within easy reach of both.
Captivate Native Maids
'sWhen the governor Of American
Samoa makes a tour of inspection OF
Tutuila, he is always accompanied
by native soldiers. The Fita-Fita Sc
lected to be the orderly on such oc-
casions holds a proud position among
his friends.
1.-THE official party is received with
great dignity and formality by the
chiefs of the village on these tours,
as the Samoans delight In ceremony
and speechmaking. The reception ac-
corded the Fita-F'itas by the pretty,
vivacious Samoan bellies of the diff
ferent villages is always exceedingly
cordial. These maidens, with bronze
compilations, are as susceptible TO
the destinations Of the lava-lava uni
form as their sisters in America are
partial to khaki and brass buttons.
"The principal feature of the Fita-
Fita organization is the band. A lit
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faces linked hands with the red men
and danced until sheer WEAKNESS
put stop to the enjoyment.
The custom of observing the trib-
al rites at the old tree was revived
in 1922 and has become established
as an annual festival helping TO
cement the friendship between the
two races of Americans. Bright Ter
chiefs and beadwork we're hung on
the tree, which was fenced by the
forest service officials some years
ago and is protected from any harm
from the white mans axe.
medicine Tree"
And now each year, large num-
Der of the Selfish or Flathead tribe
of Indians assemble at Medicine
Tree" IL miles south of Darby, Mon
tana to hold ceremonial rites to com
memorate the tradition or legend OF
this historic tree II Ia beautiful
and picturesque spot. A deep gorge
in the mountains, sheer cliffs on the
side. A narrow space with just
room on one side for the Scenic In
ternational Parks Highway, near
which stands the tree and on the
other side the east fork of the Bit
ter Root river
Medicine Tree" is a large pine
which is fenced off and on which the
Indians In years gone by hung Of
ferings to the Great Spirit and there
asked for special benefits and bless
ings. Old timers of the Bitter Root
tell of the horn which was imbedded
in the tree and which was broken off
by some vandal--the bark of the tree
having since grown over the place.
Above the tree on the mountain side
among the rocks are the profiles OF
several faces, one of these being
quite large and is plainly visible
| from the road.
The Indians firmly believe in the
story of how the horn came to be in
the tree and how the faces were
| formed In the rock as is told In the
following legend related by Peter
Pichette, the historian Of the Selfish
| tribe:
Legend OF Medicine Tree.
"The Manitou or Great Spirit Of
the West, said TO the coyote:
Go forth in the continent and
discover all evils that prey on human
beings. | full grant you power "a
do So You will always have q
friend, a comrade, the fox, who will
always be not far behind you, for
sometime you may be killed and be
will have full power to bring you
to life again
1.-THE coyote was great Sachem
He was wise and cunning. He hat
a funny, sharp face and nose, anC
puckered lips.
1.-THE story of Medicine tree fol
lows:
zone day while the coyote wal
treaveling, he accidentally stepped OF
something which cried out. OH yol
have broken my leg. was about t
i warn you of some great danger
which Is very near, but, as you have
injured me. / will not. AS the coy
ote looked down, he saw a poor lit
tie lark on the ground suffering will
broken leg
"'Ohl' said the coyote. pitifully
\ I did not mean to do 1t. Do no
worry, / will heal 1t for you;' and h
, did 1t magically.
"WelI, now listen, said the lark
"A little further on you Will hea
someone calling you. 1t is the wick
ed mountain sheep ram who kill
j everyone who goes by. He is yer,
quick and powerful and when yol
meet him you must be very watch
, full for he may kill you 'ThanI
YOU said the coyote. I will see
/ can put an end to that wicke,
beast so the coyote went on ant
soon he heard someone calling: Coy
ote, come right this way The COY
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mans government. The Selfish In
dams. he said, had always been
friends of the white man and their
hands were unstained by pale-face
blood.
Chief Charlot's father, as a young
man, was present at council with
Lewis and Clark. the first white
men seen by this tribe. The chief
through his interpreter, declared
that the treaty guaranteed the red
men free fishing and hunting. Char
lot concluded his talk with the wish
that the friendly snirit which has
always existed between his people
and the white men of the Bitter
Root valley might always continue.
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IN the soft glow of an Indian sum
mer day, Chief Martin Chariot
l. and his braves gathered with
their families at the historic old
Medicine Tree Sunday, September
21. to commemorate. in the presence
of many of their white brothers, the
signing of treaties made many moons
ago between the native red men and
the invading whites. A small flat
near the tree was the place chosen
for the ceremonies and at this place
were set up the smoky tepees OF the
Indians of the Selfish or Flathead
tribe. The creek at the background
and the mountains surrounding the
wild vale made one realize that the
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WHITES join WITH SELFISH INDIANS I'M THIEF
C0NAN1EM GRAFTON OF TRIBAL TRADITIONS
AIT THE ANNUAL MEDICINE TREE CEREMONY

ote went along until he saw the ram
coming to meet him. They walked
up TO each other until they were
very near, then stood watching each
other very closely. OH said the
coyote to himself, you do look very
fierce and wicked with those great
big ugly horns, but | must kill YOU
some way or other After gazing
at each other for a while, the ram
said In roaring voice, What right
have you TO trod on my private land
without my consent? Whoever does
1t, does so only at the cost OF his
life. Is that 500 said the coyote.
have you killed many already?'
Certainly, said the ram, countless
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BARRY ATTACKS
ARTICLE BY FLICK;
TWISTED
TAKES ISSUE WITH STATEMENT
OF FRANK FLICK WHO SAYS
HE is CUSTER SURVIVOR

Places Lecturer I'm the Light of an
imposter; Gives Facts Concerning
Memorable Indian Battle, and
Shows Discrepancies of Article.
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DEADWO0D SKY
PILOT" is HONORED
BY A MONUMENT
INDIANS KILLED MINISTER WHO
WAS RESPECTED BY ROUGH
MEN IN MINING CAMP

South Dakota Citizens Erect Fitting
Memorial ON the Spot Where He
Was Killed. Near the Townsite OF
The City of Dcadwood.
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be a valuable contribution---this tell
ing Of the history OF the tribe by one
OF Its own members.
Petre Pichette lost his eyesight at
concluded on Agricultural raRe.l
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U.S.. SOMOA TROOPS
FORM PICTURESQUE
Killed SPECTACLE
UNCLE SANS SOUTH SEA TROOPS
RIVAL THE FAMOUS SCOTCH
HIGHLAND REGIMENTS

Fatigue Uniforms Consist OF Black
kits With Red Bands, But moth
ing Below These. Are Fine Stall
wart Specimens of Humanity.
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OF One
Trails and Highways
Horticultural Valley in
Their Fishing Streams Their Lofty Hunting
White Government Took
Hunting Grounds and Placed Them on the 'ocko
of Each seishes
Happy Peaceful unmoested
sol a Theirs.
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of Valley, of the Create
Combining Beaueous
Agricultural
Selfish Tor Fahead) Centuries
Discovered
Their Home Took From Them Their Fishing Streams
Beautiful Canyon In the North
Traditions Tribute of
Rockies
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and food on the branches of nearby
trees within easy reach of both.
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ION the tewenty-seventh day OF
June the Indians broke camp and
headed for Canada as soon as they
learned from their scout that General
Terry and the infantry we're coming.
1t seems strange that II Fleck was
with the pack train. he did not
know who was in command. Rain
in-the-Face was captured In the trad
ing store at Standing Rock, North
Dakota, and was taken to Fort Lin
coin, North Dakota. If Fleck Is go
ing to continue lecturing on the
Custer fight and as a survivor of
that famous battle, he had better
post up. He states there we're 90
men with the pack train. There were
46 in all Captain Tom McDougalr
was the dearest friend I had in the
army"
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CHANGING STYLES
TROUBLE MERCHANTS
Difficulties of Merchants Today
Pointed Out by j. A.
Pinkston

The New York Journal Of Com
merce in a recent edition lays stress
on the fact that the manufactures
Ct women's wearing apparel, and
shoes,and even mems garments. are
undergoing a great deal of trouble
in estimating their output Of certain
designs and styles.
1t is stated that the fastidiousness
Of women land in the past ye.r a
certain per centage of the men are
becoming just as fastldious) make
i impossible for any one style or
design to predominant for any
length of time. A pair of shoes or
dress worn by celebrity on the
streets of Paris or at fashionable
Douville will throw a lot of dresses
into the discard to be sold at q sac
rifce.
The manufacturers are not the
only ones who suffer by these sud-
den changes, The clothier on
Broadway and the clothier in the
smaller towns all feel these thinks
because they often overestinate
their wants and change in style
will find them overstocked with
shoes and dresses that three months
previous were the rage with the
feminie sex.
In talk with J. A. Pinlston.
manager of the Pinkston's store,
we find that he is one of the many
retail merchants who are having
their hands full trying to guess
what the woman will wear. As an
example of how the styles are chang
ing we quote Mr.. Pinkston.
"Six months ago the predominant
ing styles in women's shoes were
colored shoes with many str ops
with perforattions on the tees
Black satins were no doubt the big.
gest sellers a year ago. The shoe.
shown this fall are brown calf
black suede, patten feathers Do5l I
straps and pump designs.
The father or husband come; il
also for his share of the worry NJ
expense for it means that daugntc
and mother must be well shod il
the latest style.
''If the styles keep changing a