The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1934-08-03

INDICTED INTO OFFICE
WEDNESDAY AT R Q

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Charles Yarlotte of Crow Agency
as marshals, and. marched through
the principal streets of Crow
Agency. Immediately following the
band and escorted by three Crows
in full regalia on horseback were
the outgoing acting superintend-
ent, Warren L. OHara and his
successor, Robert Yellowtail, close
ly followed by Charles c. Quinn
and Dan Maddox, local tribal at
torneys; Charles A. Corkins, U. S.
Commissioner, Hartford Bear Claw
and James Carpenter, president
and secretary, respectively, of the
Crow tribal council; the govern
ment staff of Agency officials, the
American Legion; U. S. Crow
scouts under the command of
Sergt. Cold Wind, nearing the
f%our-score mark in point of age;
numerous Indian clans, or socie-
ties, many of them in full tribal
headdress and regalia; Indian stu
dents from various universities,
colleges and high schools, includ-
ing the University of California,
Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kas.;
Santa Barbara College, Santa Bar
bara, Calf; Bacone College, Ba-
cone, Okla. JOY Yellowtail, daugh-
ter of Superintendent Yellowtail,
just graduated from Bacone Col
lege, was in the parade. She will
major in home economics at Santa
Barbara College, Santa Barbara,
Calf, the coming year.
Several of the schools and clans
had banners in the parade. There
were several hundred Indians in
line.
After traversing the principal
streets of the village, the parade
stopped at the platform in the
park, where the ceremonies were
held. On the platform, which was
equipped with microphone and
amplifiers, were the outgoing and
superintendent; S. G..
Reynolds of Billings, who was
superintendent for several years
prior to 1910; Halleck Brown,
Billings attorney; District Judge
Robert c. Stong; U. S. Commits
sioner C. A. Corkins; c. C. Quinn
and D. w. Maddox, local tribal
attorneys; Rev. w. A. Petzoldt Of
Grass; Rev. Daniel P.
Meagher and w. E. G.. HUMPHREYS
of Hardin; Rev. John Frost, Crow
Baptist minister of Pryor; Chief
Deer Nose, and many other prom
inent Indians and whites, in
Guiding representatives of the
press Mr. Nash, representing the
Press and r. A. Vickehs,
the Hardin Tribune Herald and
t he Billings Gazette. Russell
White Bear and Barney Old Coy
ote acted as interpreters and an
After various Indian clans had
sung songs and danced in memory
of Chief Plenty Coups, Chief
Spotted Horse, Chief Pretty Eagle,
Medicine Crow and other
chieftians long since gone to the
happy hunting grounds, Barney Old
introduced Chief Deer Nose,
who gave the invocation in the
Crow language.
The first speaker on the pro-
gram was Charles C. Quinn, one
of the local tribal attorneys, who
spoke briefly, stating that he felt
signally honored by being per-
mitted to take part in the program
on this great day for the Crows,
who have reached the fourth stage
in their government. The first
he said. was the tribal form
Of government, in vogue before
the whites came; the second
was when agents we're sent
through the military channels of
government, from the army bu-
reau of Indian affairs; the third
stage constituted a change from
the military rule to a choice of
agents according to political pref
erence, and from thence to the
civil service. Now, Commissioner
John Collier has announced a
new form of government, where
by the Crow Indians will be
governed by a superintendent
chosen from their own number.
a majority vote of the tribes
men they have chosen Robert
and despite the fact
that he happens to be of the OPP
no1itica1 belief IN tho od-