The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-04
BR|BE CHARGES NOW
MADE AT CASS LAKE
New Agent Arrives and Report Spreads
That He Has Proof of ''Protec-
ton" Money.
MORE THAN $500 INVOLVED
Mayor Dumas Leaves for Washinston-
no Word From Governor Who
Gets New Roast.

1ets New Roast.
Cass Lake, Oct. A new SEN
sation today thrilled the village
in its fight against the governments
saloon closing order. charges being
made which, if substantiated, will
land certain persons employed by
the government in the penite ntiary.
T. E. Brents, special Indian agent
of Oklahoma has arrived under orders
from Chief w. E. Johnson to investi-
gate, among other things the charges
that O. O. Jetley, agent, has been in.
toxicated while here unders ordrs to
investigate other agents.
The big thrill, however, comes
from the widely circulated report
that Brents has affidavits from GER
tain saloonkepers here to the effect
that they have paid together with
a brewing company more than $500
since May First, in consideration of
a promise of protection"
Brents, it is said, has been furn-
ished checks paid by the saloon.
keepers and is presumed to have
afidavits showing the amount
paid in cash by tn e brewing company.
= Brents also appears to have
been furnished affidayits by citizs ms
charging that Agent Davis was i'm
toxicated at the time he threatened
Attorney Charles Argall few weeks
ago for which Davis pleaded guilty
and was required by Justice Frank
Ives to furnish $500 peace bond or
60 to Jail for three months.
Agent Jetley who was suspende d,
pending investigation denies all
charges.
Agent Matulys is back from Ore
gon.
The consensus of opinion here is
that Agent Brents is the most level
headed of all agents that have ap-
peared here and citizens are anxious
and wiling to furnish him all facts
they can.
Mayor D. F. Dumas has started
to Washington in response to tele-
gram from Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger requesting him to come.
No word has yet been received
from Governor Eberhart in answer
to Judge Ives latest appeal. The
current issue of Judge Ives news.
paper, The Times, contains the fol.
lowing editorial:
Governor Eberhart has repeatedly
been petitioned and importuned to
demand relief for the suffering people
who have been raped and abused by
the so called Indian special agents
and up to this writing has done
nothing. The governor of a grea,
commonwealth owes greater service
4 to the people he assumes to govern
than hedging when an unpleasant
duty is forced upon him and dodg.
ing plain duty to ward off criti.
cism before election.
We have laid our case before the
governor in all its tragic truthful
ness, we have asked him to demand
enforcement of the state laws rather
than permitting the brutal edicts oil
a few special agents of the fedora
Indian department to rule US with
pistol and buldgeon. Has he done
anything for our relief?
If our governor had the courage
to demand of the president the recall
of the marauders and an abrogatior
of federal Intervention where state
laws are sufficient to govern he
would show some interest in the
work we have demanded of him
Rather than take the initiative anC
demand his rights he has hidden be
hind the possibilities Of the fedora
courts and the horrid situation j!
unchanged.
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