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The Bozeman courier., 1927-07-08

Had the "reminiscences of the fathers
gone back farther, no mountains would
have glOrified their first dawn as, like
most Of our Montana Indians, they orig
mated in the East or South, in part of
the country where probably none existed.
Being OF Stouan stock they migrated
with them, and continued to be one
people until a quarrel separated them,
the Crows coming west to be followed
later by the Sioux. The feud between
continued to the end, with the bitter
hatred attached to family strife.
The romance featured in the masque,
while telling the story Of Fire Moccasins
figured as the emblem Of that love which
flowers in each succeeding generation.
At the last, it is white man who lures
Pine Leaf from the path of duty, even as
Old Man Coyote had prophesied. The
white man was typified by white bird
which controlled the thunder.
''The white bird made its nest in deep
The white bird laid eggs,
Many eggs.
I sent vision to young man of my
people.
1 showed him the white bird.
Have a care, young man!
Z When the eggs of the white bird hatch" /"
| Referring to the warfare Of whites and
Sioux, the text says:
Strange white hedglings came out of a
darkened wood,
Day and night.
There was no end to their coming.
They said, Let us eat the Sioux.
The Sioux sent to my people.
They asked for help.
The Absaroka were angry.
My people said Go aWayP
I, told my people.
They did not hear me.
A white bird has picked the heart OF
the wife OF the young man.
A white bird has picked my heart"
From the first, reports Miss Donaldson
who had charge of the production, the
Crows manifested great interest in 1t; ano
did all in their power to make it a sue
cess. They gave some of the dances and
ceremonial rites, If not all, and those
who did not take part in the masqus
showed their appreciation of it by wit
Messing its performance.
Too much cannot be said in praise o.
the music. It was extremely pleasing, it
melody not detracting, but rather en-
hancing its Indian character. It served
as the necessary foundation on which
the masque was builded, its rythm un
consciously awakening in the hearer tn
required frame Of mind to understan,
the acting. Those who could best ap
preciate Dr.. Lehmer's work must necss
sarily be persons familiar with Indial
music.
Miss Maxey has to a surprising degres
voiced the true Indian spirit. Her versi
hcation shows genius that promises t
win her q high place in the country
literarti.
To Miss Jessie Donaldson should b
awarded unstinted praise for her direc
tton Of the masque. Without her un
firing Efforts 1t would never have bee
The Bozeman courier., 1927-07-08
CABIN AIRSHIP
SERVICE STARTED
EARL VANCE SECURES S11,OOO sTIN-
SON-DETROITER TO BE USED
IN MONTANA
Interest Aroused in Aviation by the Re
cent Successful Flights of Lindbergh
and Chamberlain, Results i'm Develop
ment of Air Service in This State

The increased interest i'm aviation
that has resulted from the LindbeTgh
and Chamberlin-Levine flights across
the Atlantic ocean is to be reflected at
Great Falls by the arrival and per-
manent location in Great Falls of the
first Montana owned cabin ship. The
new airplane was purchased from the
StinsOn-DetrOiter factory at Detroit,
Mich, by Earl Vance and John E.
Knowles of the Vance Air service and
will be in service in few days.
The ship purchased is a standard
model Of the Stinson-Detroiter and will
carry four passengers and the pilot
Vance and Knowes have left for Detroit
from where they will fly the ship tC
Great Falls. The purchase price of the
airplane was $1,000, an advance o.
$1,000 over the price in effect prior tt
the Lindbergh flight from New York tt
Paris. Similar advances have been made
in the price Of all standard airplanei
during the last month, with some fac
tories taking orders only with the under
standing that delivery will be consider
ably delayed.
The Stinson-Detroiter airplane was de
signed by Eddie Stinson, International,
known pilot, who was in Great Falls il
1928, when he piloted a big monoplan
from Detroit to that city and then tt
New York in race in which the priz
was the distinction of being the first t.
land in the metropolis the motion pic
ture films of the Japanese earthquake
The films were relayed from Seattle t
Great Falls by pilot who picked ther
up on the coast and delivered them t
fStinson in this city.
| The Stinson-Detroiter is equipped wit
the Wright Whirlwind motor, identice
The Bozeman courier., 1927-07-08
CBy MRS. NJ. E. PLAssMANN)

~OTHING demonstrates more clearly
M the changed attitude Of Montanans
N towards the Indians within her
borders. than the Masque Of the
Absarokas, given at Bozeman June and
8. In the early days, when there was a
struggle for supremacy between white
and red men, the former conceded no re-
deeming qualities to the latter, who was
held to be altogether bad. This estimate
Of him was embodied in the facetious
statement, once so common, There is
no good Indian but a dead one"
We, the pale-faces, were entitled to the
earth and the fullneSS of thereof because
OF our color, and our higher civilization.
rms went without saying, and we at
once set about proving our superior cul-
ture by adopting Indian methods of war
fare. II he scalped his enemies we
scalped him and Dragged of it as did he.
When he surprised a village, he massa-
cred its inhabitants and we did likewise.
Those good old days are now but
memories. In our present security we
have the leisure to discover that at least
ethnologically our red brothers are worth
studying. When we first knew them they
were in a stage of development from
which our race had emerged not many
centuries earlier. What we learn from
them gives us clue to our own child
hood, when we roamed through Euro
pean forests tastefully and economically
attired in blue dye made Of woad, a
plant Of the mustard family.
Our boasted civilization now recog-
nizes its ignorance regarding our past
how we thought, believed and acted
Only from a primitive people can we gaiI
accurate knowledge on these subjects
and our own primitive people are rapid.
ly vanishing. Hence this Absaroks
masque, which sought to preserve tht
myths, the music, and the dances Of the
Crows, was a valuable contribution Il
race study, for which those who contrib
uted to its production are entitled Il
great credit.
j. A. Symonds defines a masque a.
given in England as a dramatic specie
occupying a middle ground between
pageant and a play. It combined dane
The Bozeman courier., 1927-07-08
Wunderlin HOnOred

At the gathering Of former residents Of
Kendall, with their friends, recently, the
Kendall association, by unanimous vote.
bestowed the name of Mount Wunderlin
upon the mountain at the head Of the
gulch from which all the gold that made
this camp famous was taken. This name
is in honor Of Joseph T. Wunderlin, a
pioneer miner and prospector who dis
covered the Barnes-King mine. Mr.
Wunderlin has made his home in Lewis
town for years and was at the gathering
The Bozeman courier., 1927-07-08

the success it was. I am informed that
she contemplates a similar production in
the near future to preserve the cere-
monies and myths of the Blackfeet. In
this she should have the support Of all
Montanans. The older Indians are rap
idly passing away, and when they are
gone it will be difficult to gain knowl-
edge of their manner of living before
the coming of the white men changed
all that.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-07-08
Study Indian Customs

Miss Jessie Donaldson, an English in
structor at the Montana State college al
Bozeman, Miss Dorothy Chamberlain, in
structor in the art department, and Miss
Mildred Bigelow, a teacher in the high
school at Whitehall, are among the late
arrivals at Glacier park. They will spend
the summer there gathering data on the
Blackfeet Indians in preparation for 6
Blackfeet Indian macque which will bS
presented at the state college in two
years. The masque will be similar tC
the Absaroka masque presented there Sc
successfully this spring.
The Bozeman courier., 1927-07-08

Surveying Of the Lame Deer townsite
was completed recently by United States
general land Office surveying crews un-
der CadaStral Engineer Fred L. Cum
mings. The surveying of the townsite
is a part Of the project Of surveying the
Tongue River Indian reservation so that
land may be allotted northern Cheyenne
Indians under the provisions Of the Scott
Leavitt Allotment act of last June, CIV
ing each member Of the tribe 160 acres
of farm land
The Bozeman courier., 1927-07-08

Building trades workers in Seattle,
Wash, are now working in complete har-
mony with employers for the first time
in many years.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-12
Observation On He Weather

Washington, March 12.-Forocast for Southern New t.ngland Fair Saturday; Sunday rain; not much change in temperature.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Increasing cloudness Saturday. fol- lowed by rain beginning Saturday night or sunday; somewhat warmer in southest portion Saturday: mild temperature sunday
 Conditions: High pressure pre- vails over the Atlantic states and from California northeastward to Manitoba and from there eastward to the Gulf Of St. Lawrence.
 Tho 'omp"ratuye has risen over most sections cast of 'he Mississippi river, \ disturbance now eastward over Kansas will move northca st : ward to the Lake Superior region and II will be attended by rains over all sections east of the Mississippi river within the next 3f to is hours. Tn" weather will remain fair Satur- day. however. in the north Atlantic states, Mild temperature will con- tim" east of the Mississippi river Saturday and in the Atlantic stateG Sunday hut colder weather will oTrrspr"ad the Atlantic states Sun day night or Monday.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-12
JOB FOR POLICE.

One of the pestiterous little in conVenieuCcs which the city faces from time to time is damage suits brought by citizens who were in fured on sidewalks and highways. The city has been fortunate. per haps, In not being forced 10 pay any large claims for some time. but there is scarcely time when there is not some lawsuit under way as a result Of defective walks and streets.
 Recently the Common Council asked the police board to have patro.men note dangerous condi- tions in sidewalks and roads and re- port them 10 the board of public works and the alderman of the ward in which the conditions exist, the idea being 10 minimize acci- dents by removing the cause. So far council members report informally that there have been no tangible results following upon the heels of the request.
 Now is the time for the police men to use their eyes and report such bad conditions as they may note. IL will depend somewhat upon their powers Of surveillance whcth- CT bad conditions are remcdied in time and the city saved money in the settling Of damage claims. The request having been made by the Common Council. the reporting 0. street and sidewalk conditions 1; part of their duties.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-12
THE MASONIC DECISION

All dressed up and TO place 10 20, may describe the situation regard ing tha Masonic corporation of this city following the decision of the Superior court yesterday. Consider inG the extensive plans that have been made for the construction of a temple that would be an orna ms m to the city as well as a credit to the organization, 1t perhaps is to be regretted that this notification has eventuated; but the decision will not prevent the Masonic corpor- alton from proceeding with the con- s-ruction oF q new home clsawhere and eventually the present turmoil over a site will be referred to with that spark Of humor which so ire quontly attends references 10 the mental aeitations Of the past.
 The courts ruling is based upon he 2onng law as made and pro- viled by the city and holds that 'he board of adjustment exceeded its authority when 1t granted the Russell street exemption, In due course another site may be found which will satisfy the corporation and there is always the possibility that 1t will be a site better adapted 10 the purpose than Russell street. r. this should bc the ultimate out come the court decision of yester- day will prove a benefit rather than a deterrent. For the time being the plans naturally are held in abey- ance: but We have no doubt that in due course a satisfactory out come will he found.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-12
\ GOOD LOOKING CITY

Keeping ones doorstep clean Is q laudable undertaking. even for q city. Of course, q city has no door steps; but 1t has main arteries of travel along which visiting motor is'. enter r. the impression made along these streets is good, the visitor naturally thinks well Of the city: perhaps he may be induced to tarry bit. at any rate, when he later tells his friends and acquaint- uncrs about his trip he wiL be dis posed to add few kind words for the city which impressed him by its e,.aa-aa' appearance.
 \ civic expert the other day was quoted in 'his newspaper as saving that the cities. towns and villages which appear down at the heel 10 visiting motorists get short shrift. Rather than spend few hours in such a placa the autoiSt will step on tho gas and drive on to the next town. which may promise better surroundings The town with the Ii!antaatol appearance along the city lniets loses in various ways-in money left by motorists who spend p Jew hours in it and in reputa- ton. Perhaps also in other respects,
 New Britain has been improving ifs iul,ts within recent years. Motorists from the north in the past vent through streets that " re not only badly paved. but were con- rrau'ed by a section of the city which cannot be classed as part Of the ritys best. As stated, improve m.uts have taken place within re- cont years, and today the motor visitor from Hartford gets a much better Impression Of the Hardware capital. With the Improvement of some of 1he thoroughtares through the northoas, end other improve mauts have been stimulated. Private citizens usually lose no time in iir-
New Britain herald., 1927-03-12

modern times is in progress. Only to the swift 80 the prizes under the rule of first come first served; and IS such things must be carried on in modern spirit, flivvers are not barred but are careening over the flat lowlands with no speed laws or automatic signals 10 hinder.
 Out In the wildes-ln Nevada or South Africa-with pure gold as the only lure. As anyone with q spark Of ambition would say. that is the life. But there probably will be not enough gold in either camp 10 sat isfy the tkrougs who for months will wend their way 10 the scenes. Some few will grow rich quickly; the majority will turn away disap- pointed. What is moro like card game than a gold rush? .--
New Britain herald., 1927-03-12
SIGNING \ TREATY

Some months ago Sir Austen Chamberlain paid visI. 10 Italy and conferred with Mussoini No hody exactly knew the why or the wherefore and nothing of q sub -tanlial nature was given out at the me. Journalists felt justified, how oyer, in referring to the meeting as significant"
 Italy the other day signed the Treaty os Paris, which recognizes ,aa auayauon by Rumaata of the roru-r Russian province Of B"s- anbia. The treaty "as born in f3eo anI Great Britain, France and ltlly w~r. 10 h, the main sigma tories Of the important European powers. The two former signed &i'hou, daay Italy held aloo. for s.ssn years,
 r 5s reasonable 10 suppos. there .me. 'ha' .he visit of Sir Austen Chamberlain hal something in rommon with I'aly's decision to ad- ner. 10 inc trea'>. It's significance, # any lies in the fact hat Italy I- more inclined 10 play with Great HuHn 'hna with Nus.ia. which has mover taroeuizea and perhaps m-.r will the JOSS of Bes7arab,a. Tine chances for some subtle arr.e- m.ar tasaesn Italy and Russia .n,snes; f ary'hme naly becomes a competitor ot France in ac1uir- .as influence In the Balkans and must have some understanding with '." British government 10 indao" -u.h a sudden change oc front with ea~j to 'hr treaty .st s,gncl
New Britain herald., 1927-03-12

plant this spring. IL will crsot a brick building on the west side os Elm street next to the tracks 70 replace the present wooden struc- ture.
 No new eases have been reported in the Berlin smallpox scare. The Ledge school has been closed for the coming week.
 Rev. ". A. Harry. pastor Of St, Mary's church. was buried today. His funeral services were attended by 1000 to 5000 persons.
 The charges against Lieutenants George Mycroft and Hanford Cur tis Of Co. E have been withdrawn by orders from Hartford. One of the charges against Sergeant Fade; has been found to be that when hc was manager Of the baseball team he purchased q new ball without authority. The matters seem to have been dropped and the men cleared.
 The Trumbull Electric Go. is pre- eparine to add another story to its building.
 The Turner society has elected the following delegates to the Turn -Bozirk which meets at Rock vile on April 13: Richard NoEol. Herman Docrr, George Froeba, Paul Stoockel and Charles F. Dehm.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-12
NAMES FOR LOCOMOTIVES

This business of brightening up, shining up. painting up, and other wise making locomotives look like tlappers Of the rails may yet lead to a revival of the old system of giving the monsters of the rail individual names instead Of mere numbers.
 Citizens old enough to remember the days before the Civil War can tell stories of individual locomotives which had distinctive names, like s.eamboats. There was no thought in those days that locomotive should not have q name. IL was not until one Of the early breeds o, efficiency experts came along that the names were given up in favor of numbers. The docadence of loco- motive pride followed closely: h. stead of the "Tom Thumb" the Texas" the General Grant" and the other sounding locomo- tives being kept spick and span. in conformity with their names. engin- eers and firemen fell 10 not caring rap how they looked. There was no stimulation of pride in the per sonal appearance Of lomotive If it only had number.
 Now We are returning 10 the era when locomotives are actually being groomed as 10 looks as we'll as be ing kept in the pink Of pulling con- dition. The railroad arrangements are encouraging their men 10 bur niSh them up, make them look like something in which all concerned can take pride. and which the lay man behoder will observe with sat- isfaction. IL no doubt has been dis covered that the paying customers at the railroad stations or at the crossings. seeing well kept loco motives go by. will let species of good will engendor within himself and probably will conclude that a railroad which takes the trouble to keep it's engines looking sweet will be Q. K. in other respects. A re- turn to the once discarded practice of giving impressive names to To- comotives would do no harm and | probably produce much good. The old "999" is the New York Central, which used 10 he the star performer in rolling the Empire State E.yprc ss across New York state, no doubt was greatly intensified because it's mum ber was distinctive alliteration of the figure 9 and was the next thing 10 having name. People at , least could remember it easily and mention if with pride.
 If the Now Haven railroad wants to begin naming its best line of To- comottves the history of the state Of Connecticut will provide q plcni- tude Of ood-sounllng titles. The , revulsion against q standardizct life is growing rapidly; we are begin ming 10 favor things possessing dis, tinction. A locomotive named
 Nathan Hale" will mean more tc
 us intensity more interest in ths steel monster and the railroad on. eratng 1t. than Number S32G7."
New Britain herald., 1927-03-12

hand machine, believing that if q. man can afford to pay only Sl0o or| so for car he is entitled to rum that car on the highways and obtain hls enjoyment. + it will not 20 mor,1 than seven miles an hour and some one else wants 10 pass it, the risk must be assumed by the faster driy CT, he says.
 The local chief .does not coun tchance such fragrant defects q s| poor brakes, however. and last sum h2er the New Britain police ostah hShcd several testing stations N herd the brakes or passing cars were tried out and those found defective wer,I ordered repaired. The yario,, pa'rolmen also check up on unIid head and taillghts.
 As offered 10 the assembly, tb
 new law would not sweep all al, cars oil the road immediately bud "ouId put them 10 test when id Wa tune for reregistration. 4 sra cial force of some 90 state oo,J J would be created to look over ever,l car before it was registered orl some machines the inspection woul, ? be merely nominal and confined i'd !ooAlns at the car number. but il theFc existed a suspicion that ind auto was unsound it would be trie,} out IT some vital pcIt were rour,I m a dangerous condition. registr, non would be refus- until repairl Had been made. Tha commissioner would also have the power to regis ter cars for less than the twelv, month period if Le did not beljev, ! they could hold together the fn,I year; another examination would he made at the end of the abhrevi,+o,1 period This law, it is said. would incidentally close Connecticut to a11 stolen automobiles No person will Il stolen machine would dare off. } II TOT examination by the state poIicsl when he knew the engine numb, \ would be checked up. prospoc,i,. buyers would also be more carofu that they were not purchasing stole, cars.
New Britain herald., 1927-03-12
ing up to the appearance of their

ing up to the appearance of their streets.
 There is still room for improve men's in spots. It takes ambition, effort and a desire to look ones best 70 bring an attractive city in every respect. IL Is something, however, that is eminently worth while. Im- proved streets stimulate well-kcpt lawns. trequently-painted homes, reatness; of these things New Brit ain cannot have an excess. Spring is around the corner and the year should register another period of advancement. There IS no reason why a city should not be as jealous about i-s appearance as the average young man Is when he goes out to court his sweetheart
New Britain herald., 1927-03-12
, IUEIE-POWER PACT

r,enfad the possibility of a five mower agreement upon naval build- ,rr President Coolidge is moving onward toward the realization CT , thras-power pact between the -nf.ed States Great Britain and r,oao. This would leave France md Italy, who opposed the recent invitation for a fIve-power pact. r.a 10 do as tloy like regarding f,a matters to be decided, although .rv asrryrncrt entered into be- ,Heen the rhr.e powers undonht@1- lv would have an influence in France and Italy.
 .Rn,afn's acceptance of the Cool rl.a invitation indicates that she Is wiling 10 agree to anything thai means less outlay in maintaining her official establishment. An ac- ..Dtance by Japan has also been made, and pretty much for the -.I1. reasons. These nations hh- dounbted y know that it there is 10 be an armament race in craft not soccified in the Washington con- ,a,anca that this country would be able to outbuil1 the two Of them combined and not feel the cost with anything like the weight which would bear down upon its overseas naval rivals.
 France and Italy are opposed to curbinc the construction of light cruisers and submarines because they consider them particularly valuable in their national de fense." Britain. however, has not changed her dislike toward sub marines. The difference in the na- fIr. of the nations is q determining factor in their outlook. Britain. an island, IS practically susceptible ,o submarine depredations and naturally is willing to listen 10 any plan which would tend to curb their construction or entirely eliminate them. France and Italy favor them because they offer protection to transports Of native troops from their possessions in Africa. If Brit a.n IS wiling to enter into d pact about them, however, both France and Italy will conclude they do not need as many or them as they had thought. On the whole. such pact would have an influence beyond the borders of the signatories.