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EDITORIAL
Indians On
The Warpath
“Sirs:
“I didn't register for the Army
as I was obliged to do and I’m
writing to you to see if you can
help me do anything about it.
“I’m a full blooded Native.
How come I didn’t sign up was
I’m living a f w miles cu‘ of
•Holy Cross and iust the time the
people were registering, in three
days’ time allowed, I was sick
with the flu and in bed and it iust
happened that nobody notified
me about it at that time.
“So when I got over’ my sick
ness I went to town to register.
They already sent the blanks and
papers out so I don’t know where
to look or what to do and I’m
willing to fight for my country
and liberty.
“(Signed) Peter T. Capsul.”
This lett r, received by the Of
fice of Indian Afihirs from Holy
Cross, is typical -f the spirit with !
which Ale '- Natives and In
dians throughout the country
have responded to selective ser
vice registration. Peter T. Capsul
is now on the list as willing to
fight for hs ecu itry and liberty.
H; hasn’t seen very much of his
- country, only a few wild miles of
the bleakest cor'' ?r of it. and still
he knows it and his liberty are
worth fighting for.
From Montana we learn that a1,
most 50 percent of the number
eligible for selective service on
the Fort Peck Sioux-Assiniboine
Reservation have already volun
teered in the armed forces of the
nation. Similiarly, on the basis of
reports from 26 Indian agency
jurisdictions throughout the conn
try, the number cf Indians who
have enlisted voluntarily is about
15 times greater than the number I
inducted through the draft.
By February 1, 76 braves had
left the Consolidated Chipptwa ,
Agen cy in Minnesota to join the |
Army; 60 had enlisted from the
peaceful tribe of the long-haired
Pima in Arizona; 55 Sioux had
left the Rosebud Res rvaticn in
South Dakota. Others flocked to
the colors from the North Caro
lina Eastern Cherokee, the Black
feet, the Colorado River, the
Ksshena, the Kiowa, the Andarko
War Prisoners To
Be Exchanged
OTTAWA, Canada, April 29 —
A commission arrived in Ottawa
to make preparations for the in
terviewing of German prisoners
in Canadian internment camps
who may be incapacitated for fur
ther war services.
A similar body is to conduct
a like mission among British
and Canadian prisoners held by
the Germans. The steps are pre
liminary to exchange of incapaci
tated prisoners of war.
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»< The Nome Nugget.
the Mescalero. the Mission, the
Osage, the Red Rake, the Reeky
Boy’s, the S ouoyah. the Shaw
nee the Sis'etoe. the Taholah. th~
Tongue River, the Truxton Cr,n
on. the Turtle Mountain, the
Western Shoshone, the Winne
bago and the Yakima Agsncrs.
In Oklahoma 30 Commanches
were selected from many appli
cants to fill a unit apparently
unique in military history. They
see to bn part of a special Signal
Corps detachment chosen to
make us of an Indian language
for cod" purposes in communi
cation. The’Corrtanche language
was chosen because it is little
known and difficult to learn. Bur
ing the World War an, instance is
reported in which a front line
artillery unit, Raving exp:riencedj
great difficulty in preventing the
enemy from intercepting and de- j
coding its messages, hit upon the
idea of using two Indians as tele
phone op rators. They spoke to
each other in their own language j
and completely baffled the en-1
emy who never succeeded in de
coding th mysterious and unin-!
telligible sounds that came ac-1
ross the wires.
In the lists of young men vol
unteering for a proposed National
Guard unit at Nome are the
names of many Eskimos, probab
ly the first among that peaceful
people to want to serve in any
army. The Natives of Alaska,
when the opportunity is given 1
them, will no doubt respond as i
willingly as the braves of the'
K s'hena, Koka, AndarVo, Mescal
ero and Turle Mountain.
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HOLLYWOOD
STAR - LITES
By Chuck Cochard
HOLLYWOOD CExc’usive) — !
Things ar looking up in the mo
tion picture business this week.
Box office receipts throughout
the country are better than they;
'■ave been in months — all of,
which makes everyone in this
town very happy. The loss of
most all foreign markets was felt
deeply. Yes, happy days surely I
must be here again.
As one person put it—“they’r
even going to see the poor pic
tures.”
Following their sensational
performttnee in “Lady Eve,” Col
on-Tom has decided to cast Bar
bara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda
together in “The Doctor’s Hus
band.” Your Hollywood corres
pondent is still wondering how
“Lady Eve” got by the Hays of
fice censor—and I really mean
it — there are some scenes —|
which may get the sh ars in cer- j
tain states.
—
Greta Garbo will get William'
Powell as a co-starring partner
in her forthcoming comedy —at
le:’~*. that is the latest report.
Garbo is making history in
Hollywood these days. She final
ly traded that 15-year-old car
for a n w one and got a hair
cut all in one day. H?r favorite
escort is still Dr. Hauser, the
diet king.
Most unusual story of the
week is that neither of Robert
Montgomery’s two children have
ever seen their famous father on
1
SPARKLE-Her favorite set
of diamonds—favored because
of their brilliant simplicity—Is
worn by Frances Langford,
singer, to accompany a chiffon
frock with rose petals.
the screen. Elizabeth, his seven
year-old-daughter, and Robert
Jr., his five-year-old son, may
get a chance to see Bob in his
new "at, “Unfinished Business” be
cause so far there isn’t anything
in the film which their father
thinks is bad. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Montgomery agreed before the
children were born that the
children should not see any
drama in which the actor has
appeared.
PARADE OF KENTUCKY DERBY ENTRIES STARTS
i
KING COLEI 1
PAUMONOK WINNE R—The derby stock of King Cclc,
Ogden Phipps' bay candidate for Kentucky derby honors May 3 at
Churchill Downs, soared when he won the six-furlong Paumonok
^handicap at Jamaica's opening. In 1940, his earnings were $27,850.
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BOLD IRISHMAN] ! i
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rfBUKL_^KV,.
LUCK OF THE IRISH ?—Hold Irishman, Iron: 'Irs,
II. C. Fhipps’ stable, is another Kentucky derby entry t : ing
trained by "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons, who's grooming King i uie.
Fold Irishman totalled $42,405 last year, won Pimlico Futurity.
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