Evening star., 1933-02-05

J, 0bU MS uIttte NtJe, esS Os"scs A's~ss
ed at their Los Angeles home.
$50 and SIS, 900 900, has childish ways" and
cannot remember days, months or years
The Government in the Los Angeles action
against Mrs Barnett this year, will attempt 70
compel her to return to the Indians estate
love gift of $55O.000. Federal officials con-
tend that q ruling of the United states Su-
preme Court in compelling the American bap-
tist Home Mission of New York City and Okla
homa to surrender like amount given TO II
by Barnett also applies to the gift to Mrs Bar
nett.
PHYSICIANS who have examined the aged
Greek declare he has been mentally unsouno
for many years. and that he does not possess
the ability to understand the nature OF the acts
he was performing and was mentally denclens
in most things especially as to why he vas give
ing or promising his fortune to different per.
sons.
The doctors say head and body injuries
suffered by Barnett when he was about ~
years of age, and his advanced age, are re-
sponsible for his present condition Barne@
was thrown from horse and for months was
confined to a bunk in Indians hut.
d DARNErr has no recollection Of ever making
- any gifts. He doesn't know what Liberty
bonds are, or what gift or donation means.
Neither does he know the meaning Of royalty
on oil land.
He remembers placing his mark on oil leases,
but is unable to say where he was when ne
signed them. Also. he is unable to tell no"
much he obtained for them. BE receives $500
monthly, however
But the 10 the poor Indian" idea is quite
out of date as far as Jackson Barnett Is con-
cerned His home once was . crude. mud
walled hut in Oklahoma Now it's . palatia4
$85 900 mansion midway between Hollywood
and Beverly Hills. And he enjoys his new
mode of living.
Despite the luxurious surroundings. however.
Barnett can't get away from one old tribal
habit He goes to bed at O'Clock and always
arises before 4 am, when pale-face m1ikmen
are about the only mortals abroad.
What do you do between o'clock and
breakfast time?"
"Oh. I ramble about and help direct traffic.
The others get up when they are ready. / go
down town near the park, then home for break
fast"
BY the others, Barnett meant his wife and
Maxine Elliott Sturgess her 19-year-old daugh-
ter by a former marriage, who lives with the
Barnetts and takes kindly interest in her aged
stepfather.
DARNETT doesn't play cards, but used to bet
- on horse races. But no gamble for long
time" he says
Although 80 years OF age. Barnett IS exceeoa
ingly healthy He can't remember the last time
he was ill. He divides his days between direct
ing traffic long walks, visits to his Beverly
Hills ranch with his stepdaughter, street car
rides and motion picture shows.
He delights in inspecting windows Of down.
town Los Angeles department stores. As the
shopping district is quite large, he often walks
from three to five miles on his tours.
On numerous occasions, his expensive shoes
hurt his feet but he has quick remedy. He
just takes them of and, with one in each hand.
continues on his way, barefooted, much to tho
delight of passing pedestrians.
Little is definitely known of the history oC
Jackson Barnett. His wife says he was born
an only child near Fort Gibson, in the Indian
Territory, which now is Oklahoma and lived
there and around Muskogee until he was .
young man.
His parents died when he was an infant, and
for several years he lived with different Indian
families.
Because he had learned to speak English.
Barnett, who fails to remember his Indian
name, got a job running . ferry boat across
the Arkansas River. That was when he waS
sttl in his teens.
Later, the Government gave him 16o aors0
Of land near Henrietta, Okla. In 1912 oil vaS
found there, and the leases b signed mAo
him wealthy,