I am hoping that Chief Joe One Star was married to his first wife in1920. Her name was Elsie! I just got this info from an historicalsociety... [Can you find Joe & Elsie in PA in 1920? Just from firstnames, perhaps?]- Thanks. Vince Chief Joe One Star Shorty Long of 1433 W. Broad Street, Quakertown, called to say "I havea negative of Chief One Star when he lived in Jeffersonville PA,painting President Roosevelt's picture when President Roosevelt died. You're welcome to it." For many years, Shorty Long operated a camerashop at his home address. When he spoke on the telephone, he wouldsay, "Say 'so-long', never say 'goodbye', that means you're dead!" I went to Shorty's home. As we talked, I made notes. When young, Shorty Long lived in Finland on Stull's farm. He metChief Joe at an auction in Argus. When Shorty Long was 13 years old,he traveled with the chief to Macon, Georgia. They were requested toplay Marching through Georgia, a Northern song, and they almost gotkilled. In 1947-48, he was known as Shorty Long and the MohawkValleyTrubadores on Radio Station WWVA. He also played the accordionand taught music. Chief Joe One Star was a Cherokee Indian from Oklahoma. He was born80 to 95 years ago. He was 5 feet tall, and thin. He always woremoccasins with fringes, even in winter. He had a feather headdress,apron leggings, and wore an armband with the insignia of the Cherokee. Chief Joe One Star was a wandering Indian medicine man (salesman)through Bucks County. Chief Joe had a 1929 coupe. He went around selling from a big truck. Medicine was sent to him in a big box from Oklahoma. He sold "RattleSnake Oil" for rheumatism, sprain, and aches. He sold a soap made ofbird's eggs, that floated. Note: The following two paragraphs are taken from my History ofSpringtown. The information is from Alverta Frey Mesko of Springtown. Here in Springtown PA, medicine shows by traveling Indians were put onin the empty field across from the Springtown Hotel. A Cherokee Indian, Chief Joe One Star, put on a medicine show. Hehauled his stuff in a 1929 Essex coupe with a big trunk. He soldherbs sent to him from Oklahoma Indians, and potions such as tapewormmedicine, and soap to make your hair thick; but instead, made the hairfall out! The soap was a white soap made from bird's eggs; it was solight it floated. Chief Joe sold bottles of rattlesnake oil as aliniment for rheumatism, aches and sprains.[1] Note: the following paragraph is from the 1993 Road Caravan ofSpringfield Township. The Springtown Hotel was erected in 1830 byChristopher N. Witte. In 1730, livery stables were located in the rear, and the site was known as Travelers Rest. Later, cattle sales and other activities took place here. Joseph R. Hess, (1797‑1875), was proprietor of the Springtown Hotel 1860‑68. His son, Owen B. Hess, (1826‑1905), was also a proprietor there. In 1889, a John J. Lambert was the Proprietor. An Indian, Chief One Star, put on a medicine show, selling such potions as tape‑worm medicine, and soap to make your hair thick; but instead, made the hair fall out! Auction sales of fresh produce and clothing were also held here. Saturday nights found music here, sometimes by Spike Burlaga. Chief Joe was also an artist. He painted fantastic murals on thehotel wall in Applebachsville. He painted pictures that hang at theHaycock hotel. I went to Applebachsville Hotel to see his pictures. The hotel is now apartments. May 1950, Chief Joe taught Indian life at Camp Kahagan, Boy Scouts atWisle, Bucks County. It was a summer camp for boys and girls. Haycock Mountains, Bucks County, PA. Indian Pow Wow He wrote short stories, poetry, and music of Indian Lore. In September 1949, his address was 7th Avenue, Blue Anchor, NJ. Chief Joe One Star's first wife was Elsie. She was white. Her fatherwas from NJ, a warden in a Jersey jail. Chief Joe One Star lived in Jeffersonville, between Norristown andCollegeville, near the hotel. He lived in a millhouse in a meadow ona farm. It was a small place with a front door, kitchen, bedroom,fireplace, gas stove and sink. A picture of his residence is inJeffersonville. Chief Joe went to a sawmill and got slabs of wood and put pictures onthem. It is his signature on the picture that he is painting ofPresident Roosevelt. He sketched charicatures e.g. Maggie and Jiggs,Popeye. Shorty held little block of wood to demonstrated that and oilpenetrated through it. Shorty Long asked me to smell the remnants in an old liniment bottle. It smelled like automobile oil. Bennie Csurzek's farm was in Bedminster Township, Route 563. FromQuakertown go Callows Church, go through Bedminster, and farm isbefore you cross bridge from dam. First road left out of Bedminster,and first farm on the right. Chief was on a dirt road, field, a roughdriveway for wagons, creek ran through and Chief stayed in springhousethere. When he died, he was buried on the farm. No stone. Checkland on Richlandtown Pike. Shorty Long gave me an artist's sketchbook with charcoal penciledsketches all by Chief Joe. I donated it to the Lenni LenapeHistorical Society in Allentown, through their leader, CarlaMessinger. I can scan and send you the picture of Chief Joe standingbefore his easel as he paints a portrait of President Roosevelt. [1] Alverta Mesko