The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-05-27
To Investigate
Indian Affairs.
Secretary OF Interior Requests Farr's
Resignation. Indians Here
Are Interested.

Washington, D. Cat last con-
gressional investigation of affairs at
White Earth and Red Lake reserva-
tions has been ordered. A special sub
committee of which Representative
Miller of Duluth will be member and
which will act independently of the
committee to investigate the Indian
bureau generally will consider these
charges which have been filed with
Speaker Clark:
First Charges against E. H. Long
and his subordinates who for two years
have been at work at White Earth as
special agents in the department Of
justice.
Second : Charges against William
O'Neil, superintendent of logging, and
his methods of scaling, checking and
disposing of pine timber.
Third-Charges against r. ]. How
ard, superintendent at White Earth, to
the effect that he discharged and dis
missed mixed blood Indian employees
from head bookkeeper down to black
smith and filled their places with rela-
tives and personal friends from his
home town. Issuance of fee patents at
behest of z. w. Thomas, Fort Dodge,
in Withholding supplies for schools and
misrepresenting to Indian bureau coun-
Gil proceedings of Indians.
Fourth-Charges against N. H. Bish-
op, superintendent at Red Lake agency
in holding back annuities and allot-
ments of minor Indians, fining certain
Indians and discriminating against
them.
There are a number of other charges
and a long list of names of persons
whom the Chippewas asked to be
called as witnesses. The Minnesota In
dians who are asking for the investiga-
tion called on Speaker Champ Clark and
filed long statement which was
turned over to special committee ap-
pointed to investigate the Indian bu-
reau.
Daniel B. Henderson, Washington
lawyer. is looking after the legal part
of the investigation.
FARR's RESIGNATION REQUESTED.
Secretary of the Interior Fisher has
also requested the resignation of Jo-
seph w. Farr. inspector of logging on
Indian reservations. Mr.. Farr has re-
fused to hand in his resignation and asks
for an investigation of Commissioner of
Affairs Valentine.
Mr.. Farr, who has been in Washing
ton for some time, will not discuss the
situation, but intimates that when CIV
en- an opportunity to present his case
before the head of the department or
an investigating committee he would
have whole lot to say. Commissioner
Valentine, soon after the resignation of
Secretary. .Baliinger, indorsed petit
tion from several Indians in Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Michigan for the dis
missal of Farr. 1t was alleged that he
was drawing considerable funds each
year without performing his work as
he did few. years ago.
Commissioner Valentine, it is al
legged. concurred in this view and added
several reasons of his own for Farr's
removal.
The latter resents these statements
and proposes to show that thousands of
dollars have been expended by Commits
sioner Valentine for "official" trips.
He charges special agents were en-
ployed for no purpose except to give
somebody job. Incidentally the cru
sade of Pussy foot" Johnson started
about year ago and its full history
will be mixed up in the forthcoming in
vestigation.
Secretary Fisher has not yet intimat-
ed what action will be taken. Quite
likely the congressional committees
will get hold of the case. 'Joe" Farr
was appointed inspector in 1892 from
Wisconsin. He is regarded as the
best posted man on bank timber in the
service. Several years ago some lum-
bermen preferred charges against him
and Farr won out.