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Chinook Totem Pole | The Lone Ranger (09-11-40)
Original Air Date: September 11, 1940Host: Andrew RhynesShow: The Lone RangerPhone: (707) 98 OTRDW (6-8739) Stars:• Earle Graser (Lone Ranger)• John Todd (Tonto) Writer:• Fran Striker Producer:• George W. Trendle Music:• Ben Bonnell Exit music from: Ro...
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Welcome to the Old Time Radio Westerns. I'm your host Andrew Ryans and I'm excited to bring you another episode absolutely free. This is one of over 80 episodes released monthly for your enjoyment. Now let's get into this episode.
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And the resentment this aroused among a class of renegade whites led to one of the masked rider of the Plains most exciting adventures. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From out of the past come the thundering hoof beats of the Great Horse. Silver. The Lone Ranger rides again. Come on, Silver. We're heading from the northwest. O. Silver away. The Lone Ranger in Tonto were following a trail that led to the Columbia River. Suddenly, as they topped their eyes, they saw a man sprawled on the ground ahead of them. This mount had a. That man's hurt. Hurt plenty bad. Him Injun. Come on. We'll see if there's anything we can do for him. He's one of the Chinooks, isn't he? That's right. Give him some of this time to try Find out who hurts the nuke. Hane kanto bua teno gala neo pata lorna. Can you learn his name? Him not tell name. Him say white man kill white man. Did a white man do this? Not what him say. Help. Help. That only white man word. Him know. Raise him up and try and pour more water down his throat. He's no longer in pain. Did you learn anything further from him, Kimasabe? No. Him say white man kill. We leave him here. Other Indian find dead Chinook, then war start. We can't leave him here. Perhaps if we give him a simple burial where he'll not be found by other Indians whatever war he was talking about will be averted. It good. We move him. Not good. Bury him. You don't think it best to bury him? No. Then where shall we take him? We take that Indian to people. Where are his people? Tanto not know. We maybe follow trail. Very well, Tado, you know best. We'll get him on Silver and I'll hold him. You lead the way and follow the trail. That good, Tonto? Tanto lift him? Yep. Now hand him here. I can't believe that white men did this. Stone hatchet or something like that was used. Not right. You. You've got him? Yes. Lead the way, Tanto. I'll follow you. Two men were concealed in the underbrush at the side of the trail. And as the Lone Ranger and Tonto rode away, one of them left. You heard what they said, didn't you, Steve? Yeah, I heard, but ain't chuckling about it. You sure they won't spoil things? I was afeared they might when they said they was going to plant the Redskin. They'd have gone through with that scheme. I was ready to drill them and lug them away. But they ain't going to. They take them right to his own Chinook pals. I hope it knocks. A celebration of the Chinook fishing season galleywish. It should riles me to think that them redskins are having all the fishing that they want while white folks has to do without. We can't get fishing without paying for it injustice. When Oeta sees that Redskin dead, he'll figure his old enemies, doesn't he? Sure he will. Then instead of starting out with the opening of the salmon season. Oh, it'll think of war, not fishing. Then we'll have the streams to our own selves while the redskins are busy fighting. Sure, a whopping smart scheme. Once we'll get plenty of salmon, won't have it all took away from us by redskins. I figure if we handle things right, we can keep that war going till all the redskins get killed off by one another. Why not come on back where we left the horses? We'll follow them too and make sure that they head for the village. I sure hanker to hear what old Chief O e'll have to say. Feasting, dancing and singing always marked the opening of the salmon fishing season among the Chinook Indians. But this year they had a better reason for celebrating. After a long war with their closest neighbors, the tribes were once more at peace. Now we have many good season of peace. IO no more will we make our war with other people. You are wise and great. O enter. Your plan was good. We fish this side of stream. Other people fish other side. And Hogar was content with plan. Hogar say plan good. Hogor feel that gods of fishing make good catch for people who live good. Punish other people. Hogar not like war. Now we have peace for long time. I hope that is for always. Still low eater. I have fear. Fear in heart of wife of leader. What if white men come to steal fish? White men never invade Indian fishing fields. It is law of white man that protect us. We have nothing to fear from white man. Iyo. Oita. What has happened? The feasting stopped so sudden. Why a white man come here or so Indian but from strange tribes. Oita. Amutane Latu. Who comes? Oita, look, it is my son. He who would be leader when I die. What happened? The waiter. You speak white man's tongue. May speak him say this dead man his son. We lower him to the ground. The Lone Ranger in Tonto lowered the dead man to the ground. Sorrow and anger were written on the features of the Indians. But they remained silent until suddenly, with a great sob, Eo threw herself across the body of her son. A moment later, Oeda knelt beside her. He touched the lifeless cheek with gentle fingers. Then, standing erect once more, but with only pride to help him in his grief, he spoke to the masked man who killed. We found that man dying on the trail. Oeta. We brought him here. Who killed? We don't know. You. No, we didn't kill him. Old enemy rise to kill. This his way to hurt Oeta. Hawk or kill Oita. Wait. Your son said white man killed him. Son want people live in peace. Then no peace terms made Hug or kill Oeta. No. Oeta. You wait. Not start war. Maybe you wrong. Oita not wrong. Treaty is ended. Hoggo want war. Hogger defy kill son. We show. We show. Hogar. Father, what's he going to do? Him start war dance. Now you watch. Throwing off his ceremonial band. Snatching a knife from the ground. Him buried that night when peace Petey made. Waving it over his head. Now he's grabbed one of the hammers. He's going to that wardrobe. T. This is it. I'm afraid we made a mistake. You. You bring son here. You start war. Are you quick? Heavy. There. Wait. You'll hurt someone with that knife. All right. I think I'll try to hurt her. Tell them in their own time tunnel that I should be stopping here. Which is? He tried a knife us enough time. We got that way. Come on. They're too angry to listen now. Get him out. Scour. The Lone Ranger and Tahoe raced toward the river, and when they reached its banks, headed upstream. It was not until the Chinooks had been left far behind that the masked man raised his arm, the signal to rain off for a few minutes. Tado. I thought one of their arrows would get us that many close. I wonder if now that they have an idea that we killed the leader's son, they'll forego their plans to attack that other tribe. Tonto think not. They'll attack anyway they do. It'll mean another uprising. It might go on for years before it's settled. Last time there was a war between the tribes. A lot of damage was done to white people's towns and villages. Indians on the warpath take what they need wherever they can find it. All right. Plenty bad. The Chinooks have their own customs and habits. And a different idea of living. What you see over there? Ah. Two feller carry something. That's it. The side of the hill there. What are they lugging? Look at the bright colors. It look like totem pole. Totem pole? Ah. Indian here make totem pole. Them pray to totem pole. I know. But look at the way those men are moving. I never saw Indians walk like that. Them fell are not Indian. White men, huh? But what are white men doing with a totem pole? Sometime white men steal totem pole. That make Indian plenty mad. Sometime other Indians steal it. Think that hurt? Good luck. A tribe tether. I want to know who those white men are and why they have a Chinook totem pole. Hey, this totem pole must weigh its hunger. Almost done in with love. Can't stop now, Steve. Just keep going. We'll soon be done with this here job. The river's just ahead. Yep. Soon as we get there, we'll throw her in. The current will carry it right across to the Oita region. It'll be swell if Oeta don't notice alongside the bay for a few days. It won't take a few days for Hogarth to miss it. Sure not. And when he finds her gone, he'll be plenty sore. You'll suspicion Oita right off the bat and go hunting it. That ought to work out just right. They'll each be fighting mad at one another. Here, take a look and make sure we're leaving a trail that Hogor won't have no trouble in following. We're leaving a trail of plenty. Now lower your end into the water. Give me a hand. Help me push the rest of her in. You're coming now? Yeah, the current's got a hold of it already. Now we'll clear out and see. See what happened? That totem pole is floating right across to where Oeda has his camp. That's right. Come on. We'll have a closer look at it. In we go, Silver, old boy. That's it, Silver. Steady now. You want it, totem pole? Yes. I'll toss a rope around it if I can. Careful. That long. Toss it there. Got it. Now we'll see what there is to it. Tonko, take look this Hogar totem pole, Hogar? That's right, Tim feller. Oeta planned war on. And at this risk to Oeta, Hargo will think it was stolen by him. Tada. That Indian told the truth. It was white men who murdered him. White men want Indian war. That's it exactly. Maybe we pull pole back, huh? No, Tata. I'm going to loosen the rope and let it go with the current. It's taught war the death of that brave has already started the war. This will only add fuel to it, make Hogo as eager to fight as Ouita. Then we take hole back. No. I have a plan. Look. Up on top of that hill. Come on back to land. Let the totem pole go. Come on, Silver. What about him? That's Oeda's totem pole, isn't it? All right. That's what my plan is based on. If it works, there not only will be no war, there'll be an everlasting peace between those two tribes. What you do? Come on, get on dry land and I'll tell you. Silver. Now it's how to look there. Come. Hoggar men. I see them. Him see trail. Come this way. I know it. Stand your ground, Tada. Him think we steal. Him kill. They start shooting. We'll have to make a run for us. I don't want to shoot back. I don't think they'll shoot unless we reach for our guns. Hogar plenty wild him lead. You see? He won't want us to die from a bullet. He'll want to capture us and torture us. So we'll suffer for stealing the totem pole. That's right. And that's when we'll have to talk to him and make it mighty impressive. The curtain falls on the first act of our Lone Ranger drama before the next exciting scenes. Please permit us to pause for just a few moments now to continue our story. The Lone Ranger and Tonto, trapped between the advancing Hoga tribe in the stream, stood their ground while the Indians raced toward them. Hogar himself rode ahead, and when he had rained up in front of the masked man, accused him of stealing the totem pole. You prisoner. I'm nobody's prisoner. I'm here, Holgo, to speak to you. You take totem pole for Oeda. All gods of totem pole angry. You prisoner. You sacrifice to make gods happy. Ha. God take you and make Oeta suffer. Oeta does not want your totem pole. Look. See on the hill. Oeta has his own totem pole. You steal. You prisoner. Come. Oh, go. Hear what I say. The spirit of your totem pole has words for you. There is a message. You must wait to hear it. Go. Go back where you came from. Wait there and hear the message of your spirit. Be guided by it. You still go back. Wait. Im not savvy what you say. And you give him that message, Tada. Tell him to return and wait. Tell him that he does know what I do about his tribal spirit. The spirit will bring a message to him at the next sunrise. Make him understand what you say. At least. You made Hogo talk it over with his braves. What did you tell him, Sada? Me say him not go back. Red fire from sky explode. Kill all Haga people. You made it pretty strong, Tanto. Make it stronger. What are you getting from your saddlebag? We got signal from railroad. A red torch. No. Fix it. Light it. Scare hog God plenty. The very thing. Go on, light it. Show him the red fire now. Friendly comey finally. Come now. What we doing now? He must have me. We're going to follow the trouble of those men who brought that totem pole here. Get him out, Scowl. That night, the two renegade whites could hear the war drums of Oeta's tribe from their camp. Hear that war dancing again, Kay? There'll be plenty of fireworks in the morning. Give them critters a night to get roused up and they'll be ready to raise. Hob. Kay. You here, Hors? I wasn't noticing. Did you? Yeah. You reckon Hogo's men of trailers here want us? We're not Hoggo's men. What's up? Put up behind redskins. Stand up, both of you. You're coming with us. We have a job for you. Hey, you're a white man. And masked at that. What's the idea of throwing a gun on us? We ain't redskins. I have a pretty good idea what you are. Now come along. What and where to? You'll be able to dig up the second totem pole much easier than the first. You've had some practice. Bring your spades along. You'll need them. See here, stranger, this ain't no way sociable at all. This isn't a social visit and we're wasting time. Let go of that rule. Stop. I don't mind it. Let us loosen, he gets spade and you can walk along ahead of us or be dragged behind us. It's up to you. Come on, boy. Let out. Let out. I can't run like this. Look out, Steve. Now you're walking on my. He'll go ahead, South Ranger. We'll do what you say. Get going then. Look, what's your idea anyhow? You've been meddling with the Chinooks. Now we'll meddle. All we want is to save the fishing for the white folks. Them Chinooks will take all the fishing if we don't. If you're going to stand and argue, I'll drag you. No, no, no. We're walking. We're walking. Where? To the ford and across the stream and up the hill to Oeda's totem pole. Keep going until you get there. If you slow down, we'll drag you. Now start in. Oh, I'm out of strength. I can't stand no more. That'll be too bad, because you'll have a hard time digging up that pole unless you stand. Start digging. We got it loose. Then what? You'll find out. Now dig. I'm all in it. Dig. Now get it on your shoulders and start walking. Oh, my sakes. I can't. You carried that other one. Now carry this one. I can't. But you're going to. Downhill to the water. Now start. If I have to haul that totem pole with my horse, I'll lash you both to it. Lift it. What a you lift. Look out. That knife. Come on, Kay. Ain't no choice. Early the next morning, Oita led his men in a prayer for victory. Then, leaping to the backs of their ponies, they headed for Hogo's village. The Lone Ranger and Tonto had reached the village before them. Hogor felt that he'd been tricked, and at the sight of the masked man, he shouted, do not tell truth. Hodem. Pol. Not here at sunrise. Hodem. Spirit have no message. The spirit has the message for you. You'll have to follow me to hear it. Bring all your braves. Hago you prisoner. Tell him in his own words. Tada Hagar. Kaluta Bengue Pardum. Atula. Now tell him to follow us. Baku. Iguma. Baku. Haga. Baku. Hula. Paneku. Baku. Hat. Leading the tribe and their chief, the Lone Ranger headed for the stream, then followed it until he reached the shallow water where the great horse Silver plunged in. The Indians close behind spliced through the water toward the opposite shore. There, a strange sight met their eyes. Two totem poles were firmly planted on the bank. Oeta's close beside Hogor. Stand, Hogor. Stand here until Oeta comes. Oeeta, come. Now you see? No sooner had Oeta's men flashed into sight than their chief ordered them to stop. Both leaders stared at the totem poles. How to get close to Hogo? Interpret what I say for him, huh? Hurry. I've got to speak before these Indians start shooting. Now come, Skull. Come. Oh. Either you want war because your son is murdered, his murderers will be dealt with by the white man's law. Hogor had no part in the murder. You enemy. I'm no enemy, Oeta. I'm friend. Friend of you and friend of Hogor. Hear me. All of you, look at your spirits. See what has happened. The spirits were unhappy. They moved together near the water. Oita, come with me. Holgo, come. We shall go closer to the totem poles. Hanno repeated what the Lone Ranger had said in the Chinook tongue. Then the two chiefs rode close to the totem pole. They saw two white men lying on the ground in front of them. And don't you understand what the spirits mean to tell you? This Ha goes the message I told you about. There, Roeta are the men who killed your son. You see their feet? They wear Indian shoes to leave a trail that would deceive you. One of them has an Indian hatchet. The spirits have given you the murderers. They move together to tell you they want you and Har go to live together in peace as long as the two spirits stand. Does ha go understand? Tuttle hunter, Tell him I think it'll work. Yimasabi. I think our plan will work. I'll go close to O eater. Now we're going to discuss it. Spirit want two people live as one in peace and happiness. O Eater, this is spirit. Tell us that we not war. You not want war, Hogor. My people not want war. White men bad make Oita think. You kill. Son. We not kill. Then we live in peace. We live as spirits say together. I go tell my people. Do they agree? Tabitha, go now. Tell tribes. What of them white men? Those white men, Owita were bad. They'll be punished by the white man's laws. We'll take them away from here with us. You punish? Yes. We don't fight Oitus men. We want peace. Always people want peace. They're good now. We live in peace. No war. While totem poles stand side by side. Oita and Hogg on never fight. Then go and tell your people they can return to fishing. I go take one of those white men. Tada. Take him on your horse. He can't walk anymore. I'll take the other. The Indians are at peace now. To take care of these crooks. Now. Now we're ready. Be right with him. They won't kill us. You did well. You'd said a word or made a move. I think I'd have turned you over to those Indians to be punished in their way. Instead, you're going to be tried before a white man's court. Now look, mister, we work like slaves the whole of the night. We're all done in. Get on my horse. But look here. Oh, I can hardly move. You killed an Indian and very nearly started a war. Aside from everything else, you two have a murder to account for. You gave me your confession. I know, but we were clerk was for your plan to start trouble. You paid your debt for stealing Hogor's totem pole, but you still have another debt to pay. We're going to town and you can argue with the law. 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