WIO-ANDHT
-w5 ttk
ft
NEW MAYOR ON THE LID
V7 yOUTHtJJL M?3Fn
OAY JtfDJM
V V V
HE Indian girl lo progressing In
nccordnnco with tbu oxumple sot
by hor wlilto slBtors. Indood, It la
a quostlon whothor tho Indian girls
aro not, In many rospocta, ad
vancing tnoro rapidly than tholr
prototypes among tho palofacoa.
However, It muat not bo lnrorrod
that tbo presont-day trond ot cul
turo and oducntlon and progress
nmong tbo Indian glrla Is a paral
lel as to alms and purposes with
that which provalls among hor fair-
comploxloncd coubIub. Quito tbo
contrary, aR a matter of fact. For lnstnnco, It
may bo cltod that, generally spcnklng, tho Indian
girls ot tho prosent glvo far less thougbt to
rashtons In dress than do romlntno members ot
tho whlto raco. Similarly thoy aro not oxorclscd
over suftrngo and thoy do not placo such stroBs
on tho development ot musical accomplishments.
Dut, on tho contrary, tho twentieth contury In
dian girls nro devoting tholr enorglos to a mas
tory of cookery and sowing and tho other essen
tials of successful homo-making to which, In tho
estimation at somo old-fiiBhlonod folks, tho whlto
girls ot tho porlod aro giving all too llttlo atten
tion. At tho BRtno timo, many of the red-skin
hollos nro not content to ignoro tho social accom
plishments which nro supposed to enhanco tho at
truetlvoncBs of modorn young women. Accord
ingly nt tho Indian School at Cnrllslo, I'a., and
other largo Institutions ot this kind wo find tho
dnughtors of tho forest crowding tho clnsseB In
music, painting, drawing, dancing, modorn nth
lotlcs, etc., and ovon bohold theso descendants ot
tho snvagos developing mnrkod dramatic ability
In nmatcur theatrical entertainments ot various
kinds.
Evory porson is foredd to admit of tho wisdom
nnd bonollts ot tho "whlto nian'B education" for
somo Indians. Tho romnrkablo life storlos ot
Bomo of tho solf-mado Indians who hnvo, after
acquiring tho whlto mnn'B book loarnlng, ndopted
tbo whito man's modo of llfo, amply attest tho
success of tho transformation In Individual cases.
Thero Is, however, and porhnpa always will bo
n dtfforenco of opinion as to tho wisdom ot at
tempting to fix tho Anglo-Saxon stnudardB for
tho cntlro rising generation ot America's nntlvo
tribes. Oddly enough thero ucouis to bo mora
-widespread bollof In such a policy for tho Indian
glrjs than for tho young mon of tho topoos.
Wo Bay, oddly, becnuso when now conditions
have confronted an uncivilized, or somt-clvlllzed
pcoplo It has usually boon tho mon who havo ac
customed themselves to tho now ordor ot things
inoro readily than tho women, in tho caso ot
most Indian clans, however, tho women havo
proven inoro nmonnblo to tho oxacttona of tho
now llfo wherein seems to llo tho only salvation
of tho entire Indian llfo. Various rcasona havo
been advanced in explanation of this, ono ot tho
most plauBlblo being that It has not bqen ns dif
ficult for tho Indian girl to torogo such ploasuroB
as Bho enjoyed In hor old Ufa as It has been tor
tho young bravo to forosako tho excltomont ot
tho chaso and tho enro-frco nomadic llfo and to
sottlo down in a tlxod habitation with tho irksomo
monotony ot tho whlto man's llfo. Also, It Is Im
possible to overlook tho lnlluonco exerted by tho
oxamplo of tho considerable number ot Indian
women who hnvo married whlto Bottlers in Okla
homa and othor parts of tho west,
Evon at tho outset of hor caroor In tho conven
tional environment of tho ago tho Indian girl has
many ndyantagoB over hor brother who com
pletes hla education at tho samo tlmo. it not in
frequently hnpponn that a young man or Indian
blood grr-.duutoa with honors from "omo Indian
school only to tlnd no opportunities awaiting him
commonsurnto with his ability. Small wonder
that In somo Instances tho young mon ro
vort to tbo ldoals nnd modo ot llfo of their foro
fathora, Tho Indian girl, on tho othor hnnd, can
bo Buro that when sho tlnlshos n school course
that Includes domestic oconomy thoro Is a placo
'vTAfSfps or TxrwcHrjr oa
awaiting hor. Sho will novor havo any dllllculty
In obtaining a well-paid position In domustlc serv
ice, for tbo instructors at our Indian schools havo
inoro applications than they can accept irom re
sponsible families eagor to socuro compotent In
dian girls as household holpors. Somo ot tho ap
plicants oven suggest tho possibility ot adopting
a young Indian girl It ono bo found to fultli ex
pectations. Or, If tho Indian girl or tho present day, upon
completing hor education, cloct to try tor a live
Ihood In Bomo ono of tho artistic pursuits sho
Booms to havo advantages ovor bor brothor fully
ns marked as undor tho clrcumstancoB nbovo men
tioned. Tho Indian bravo, In hlH nntlvo otuto,
does not show aptltudo for any form ot artistic
handicraft unless it bo tho fashioning ot bows
nnd arrows. Hut tho Indian women havo tradi
tional skill In bond jvork, In foutbor work and In
loathor work and tho Indian women of tbo south
west havo for countlosB genoratlons excollod In
pottory manufacture, In rug weaving and In basket
nmnufneturo. When nn Indian girl Is onnblod to
lino such tnlonts In nccordanco with, tho knowl
edge of modorn art ldoals which a school educa
tion gives her, it goo3 without Baying that sho
has ready to hand a very agrooablo and vory ro
muneratlvo moans ot livelihood.
School teaching Is another vocation which opens
to tho educated Indian girls a tuturo that is vir
tually closed to tho rodsklnB ot tho stonier sex.
Thero aro In tho United StntoB n largo and con
stantly Increasing number of Indian schools,
that Is, primary grado schools for tho education of
tho youngor Indian children on tho reservations,
nnd It Is coming about that almost all ot tho
toachers In theso schools nro Indian young women
who hnvo qualltlcd for tho work at CarlUlo or
othor schools nnd by coursos In normal schools.
Indood tho success of groat numbers or theso
young Indian women school teachers In cnrnlng
tholr livelihood by brain work whllo so many ot
tho Indian young mon ot the porlod must depend
upon manual labor for tholr earnings empbnslzos
ns does nothing olso tho chaugo that tins como
nbout In tho status ot Indian women. It Is, un
dor such circumstances, n comploto reversal of
conditions ovor thoso that obtalnod In tho long
ago when tho Indian women wero compollcd to
do all of tho hard labor, whoreaa tho mon wero
responsible only for tho lighter tasks, or, may
hap, dovotod themselves exclusively to warfaro
and the chase.
Thoro Is llttlo doubt that ono explanation ot
tho buccobs which so many twontloth contury In-
WOW AT CA?LSLB
dlan girls nro making In various Holds or en
deavor Is found In tho horitngo of good health
which has como to them from generations ot
honlthful ancestors, nnd tho lnllucnco ot their
own early training and out-door llfo. 1'a.rtlcularly
would this explanation nccount for tho splendid
constitutions possessed by so many Indian girls
nnd which hnvo stood thorn In good stead In
many exacting vocations, tor Instance In nursing.
Great numbors of Indian girls hnvo qualltlcd as
trained nurses and tho services ot most ot thorn
nro In constant demand nt $100 a month.
Tho Indian bnby, strapped to a board or se
curely packod in nn elongated basket woven tor
tho purpose, can nolthor kick nor squirm nnd this
proves nn advantngo which Is far-reaching In Its
ottoct In later llfo. Similarly 1b thoro no danger
that tho child will attempt to walk at an earlier
ago than Is doslrablo. From earliest childhood
tho averago Indian girl has been subjected to that
rigorous outdoor llfo which results In making
them almost porfect physically. For Instance
thoro may bo cited tho method followed In giving
an Indian child a bath, a weekly evont Tho
mother visits somo convenient pool or stream aud
tho young mombor or tho household, artor being
loosened from hor odd cradle, Is placed in shal
low water to kick and splash to her heart's con
tent. In duo courso tho dripping youngster Is
lifted from tho water and, instead ot bolng ten
derly dried with soft linen, Is simply hung to tho
bough of somo convenient troo, by means ot a
cloth tlod around tho waist, aud thoro drlos In tho
air and tho sunshlno whllo tho mother atnnds by,
looking with approving eyes upon th'o progress ot
this horolo hnrdonlng process.
In tho old days tho Indian girls accepted at
tender ugo tho traditional lot of Indian women
that or pack horso, nnd It wns nothing unusual
In the nvorago Indian camp to sco woo girls toll
ing along with bundlos or wood, etc, almost as
huge uh Ihumsolvcs. This condition yet obtntns
to a considerable extent, although It 1b not so
universal as formerly. Tho capacity of tho In
dian girls tor hard work, however, Undo dally ex
emplification In every walk ot llfo which thoy
havo ontored. lncldontly, It may bo mentioned
that whatever lnlluonco civilization may exert up
on tho young woman in whoso veins coursos in
dlnn blood sho novor scorns to loso that lovo ot
ornamonts and bright colors which characterizes
nil children ot tho wlldornoss and which tho In
dian girl will let crop out In bor latter-day cos
tumes, ovon though thoy bo fashioned In accord
anco with tho most conventional modes.
"Corrupt nnd contented" no longerj
describes tho condition of Philadel
phia. Tho now administration of Mny-j
or Dlankenburg is purifying tho city5
and vico Is already on tho run, seek
ing cover.
Tho othor Sunday for tho first tlmol
In 30 years tho saloonB of tho city i
wero closed nnd all of Philadelphia
from center to clrcumforenco was as'
dry as a bono. Not only woro tho sa
loons closed, but oven tho unlncorpo-i
rated clubs Bhut their doors, nnd the'
various spcak-eaBies, of which thoro
aro inoro than 1,000 in tho city, wero
in tho main as qulot as n graveyard.
Tho few that opened woro promptly;
raided. Tho doom of tho speak-oasles
has been Bounded In Philadelphia, for
not only Is tho administration opposed
to their oxlstenco, but tho browors and,
licensed saloonkeepers nro also mak
ing war on them and soon their names'
will bo only n memory.
Dut tho roform administration of
Mayor Dlankenburg has gone- further, and dlsrcputablo resorts of all kinds
aro under tho ban. Fully 600 of theso vllo dens havo already closed.
Tho closing of saloons, howovcr, on Sunday haB given offenso to a largo'
German element, which consider the uso of beer as much a right on Sunday
no upon week days, and thoy feel particularly displeased becauso it is a Ger
man who 1b depriving them of whnt thoy consider their rights. But tho,
mayor's position has been taken, and from now until tho end of his adminis
tration It 1b his determination to make Philadelphia ono of tho best govornod
cities in tho land and one of tho cleanest morally.
FRENCH CHIEF WITH TAFT
President Taft's efforts to socuro tho
ratification of arbitration treaties with
Franco and Great Britain was tho spe
cial themo of nn official speech mado
recently by President Fallieres at tho
Now Year's reception to tho diplomat
ic corps at tho Elyseo palaco In Paris.
Thero was a largo attendanco of dip
lomats at tho function, among thorn
being Robert Bacon, tho American am
bassador. Sir Francis L. Bertie, tho British
ambassador and dean of tho diplomat
ic corps, presented to tho French ex
ecutive tho New Year felicitations of
,tho foreign representatives. Ho de
clared that he and tho other members
of the corpB felt certain that Franco
would continue to bo a powerful aid
In every work having In view tho
progress of civilization. Ho added that
this permitted tho hopo that tho gen
erous initiative of tho president of tho
United States in favor of tho exten
sion of arbitration to international
questions would bo productivo of largor resultB during tho coming year.
"Tho countries wo represent," continued Sir Francis, "know that they aro
Buro to find in Franco a powerful auxiliary with which to obtain theso
results."
Responding, President Fallieres assured tho diplomats that France would
labor in behalf of progress.
"Llko you, Mr. Ambassador," tho President continued, "wo congratulato
ourselves that wo havo seen during tho paBt year tho president of tho United
States glvo his precious adhesion to tho prlnclplo of arbitration. It may bo
ropeated that tho application of this prlnclplo will detcnnlno for men and
things a doclsivo method for tho pacific Bolutlon of international differences."
IS HEAD OF POSTAL BANKS
Theodore L. Weed, chief clerk of tho
postofflco department and Postmaster
General Hitchcock's principal execu
tlvo assistant in tho management of
tho department, haB been appointed
director of tho postal savings systom
at $5,000 a year. Ho will assutno his
duties immediately.
Tho extraordinary dovolopment of
tho postal savings system caused Mr.
Hitchcock to organizo a special bureau
to tako up tho work.
Mr. Weed was appointed to tho gov
ernment Bcrvlco from Connecticut in
1898.
Mr. Hitchcock predicts that beforo
tho end of tho current fiscal year tho
postal savings deposits will exceed
$50,000,000 and that tho system not
only will bo self-sustaining but a
source of profit to tho government
Already tho deposits havo reached a
total in oxcesa of $15,000,000.
Of tho four Important offices that
opened for business August 1 last, Chi
cago on November 30, tho date of tho last available statistics, led with dopos
Its of $577,84 Now York being second with $411,769. Boston third with $163,
01 and St. Irouifl fourth with $119,606.
Preparations now aro being mado to establish postal banks in about
40,000 fourth-class postofflcea that do a money-order business.
GOVERNOR ENGAGED TO MARRY
Robert Perkins Bass, governor of
Hampshire, I engaged to bo married
to Miss Etfith Bird, daughter of
Charles S. B5rd of East Walpolo, and
a granddaughter of tho lato FranoiB
W. Bird. Stto is well known in tho
Norfolk Huns, club nnd for her exploits
In tho huntli'g field. For tho InBt two
or thrco yem's sho haB mado her homo
In New York. Sho Is n brilliant con
versationalist and a young womnn of
striking personality.
Mr. Bass Is tho first public primary
governor of Now Hampshire. Ho was
nominated in 1910 over Bertram Ellis
of Keen in a stnto-Tvido primary in
which tho old organization supported
12111s nnd tho so-called Progressives,
who had grown up nround tho Win
ston Churchill candidacy, voted for
Base. Ho was elocted In November,
1910. Ho wns ono of tho Bpenkere nt
tho recont meeting of Progressiva Re
publicans In Tromont Temple, in Bos
ton, with Georgo L. Record of Now
Jersey nnd Gilford Plnchot of New York. It Is understood thnt Governor
Bass la likely to represent tho cast ns tho vlco-prcsldcntlal nomlneo on tho
tlckot In tho event tho Progressives control tho next Republican convention.
Mr. Bass has long boon Interested In forostry and Is president of tho Now
Hampshire Forostry association. Through his offorts in no small part is duo
tho acquisition by tho stato of tho Crawford Notch. Ho Is a brother of John,
Foster Bass, tho celebrated war correspondent. Robert P. Bass was born
In Chicago September 1, 1873; graduated from Harvard In tho class ot 1896,