Evening star., 1929-06-28

Tun-kun-she-nah-y Sioux In
dian for Great White Father) Hoover
will turn Uncle Sans 100000 Indian
wards over TO the Quakers next Monday
morning, Just as one of his predeceS-
sors, the soldier President, Ulysses s.
Grant, did exactly so years ago. The
Quakers In whose hands the Federal
administration of Indian affairs is now
to be placed are Charles James Rhoads,
q Philadelphia banker, who will be In
stalled as commissioner Of Indian af-
fairs, and his buddy" J. Henry Scat
tergood, another wealthy Philadelphian,
who at the same time will take up the
thankless Job Of assistant commissioner.
The Senate confirmed their appoint
ments several weeks ago. President
Grant shocked the politicians, startled
the country and amazed the missionary
societies in 1869 by summarily remov-
ing the politically-named Indian agents
In Kansas, Nebraska and part Of Okla
homa Territory and placing these jurls-
dictions in charge Of members OF the
Society Of Friends, the Quakers. Grant
was so well satisfied with the novel ex-
pertinent that later he asked other
churches to nominate for Indian agents
members of their respective denomina-
tons. Soon all but few Of the agencies
were held by churchmen. This union Of
years. Then the politicians got IN their
deadly work and the old order was re-
| Sumed.
With q Quaker President, two Quaker
| Indian commissioners and the First As-
| sistant Secretary Of the Interior, who
has supervision Of the Indian Bureau,
also a Quaker Gov. Joseph M. Dixon) +,
1t looks as If the old redman's "how"
| would give way to thee" and thou" as
the hail in the Indian service. President
Hoover Is getting back to the nobleSt
Quaker of them all, William Penn, in
transferring the care Of the Indians to
the Friends. The Penn charter has been
looked upon by the Nations wards since
time immenaorial aS the most classic
square deal in the history Of their re-
lations with the white man. The late
George VaUx, jr., q member OF the
Board Of Indian Commissioners at
Washington, once was presented to a
group Of the Usage ''oil Indians" in
Oklahoma. They'd registered exclusively
poker-faces while being addressed by
other spokesmen from washington" I"
When Vaux was identified as a Quaker
half dozen Osages jumped up, rushed
over to him, and extended their hands
In fervent greeting.
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Elinor Smith, the 17-year-old New
York girl who now holds the endurance
flight record for women, was asked in
Washington the other day what she
considered the outstanding feature of
her performance. "The fact" she re-
my 26 hours in the air did powder my
nose" Miss Smith thus far has re-
sisted seductive offers to 60 into the
movies. II am flyer" she says, "and
intend remaining one"
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Historic traditions adhere to Woodley,
| the fine old suburban home which Col.
Henry Stimson, Secretary of State,
has Just purchased on the outskirts Of
Washington. Francis Scott Key, author
OF 'The Star Spangled Banner" was q
nephew of Philip Barton Key, who built
the present mansion house on Woodley,
| and was frequent visitor there. His
| name Is carved on one OF the window
panes in the front hall. Presidents Van
! Buren,, Tyler and Buchanan all made
their Summer residences at Woodley,
and once it was the German legation.
President Grover Cleveland gave the
place its modern celebrity, having spent
several Summers on 1t. During the
war, while in the ownership Of the late
| Senator Newlands Of Nevada, Col. Ed
ward M. House held momentous con-
ferenceS with foreign diplomats at
Woodley.
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Henry p. Fletcher of Pennsylvania,
who is relinquishing the ambassador
ship to Rome, broke into the diplomatic
service ~ years ago through his Rough
Rider aff1liations with Teddy" RooEe-
velt. ''T. R." used to say that practi-
cally every member Of his famous regi-
ment sooner or later expressed yearn-
ing to serve the Republic afresh under
his presidency. Many aspired. but few
| were called. Fletcher never tires of tell
| ing how hard he had to work before In
ducing his Cuban commander to assign
him to the second secretaryship OF ie-
| cation at Havana-Fletcher's flrst post.
For the previous two years the future
Ambassador served as q lieutenant In
the old 40th Infantry In the Philippines
pr. John Lee C0ulterS accession h