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The Tomahawk., 1915-06-03
Should Become A Super
visory Board.

The school board which was or
ganized in 1911 by the local coun-
Gil of this reservation and adopted |
last year by the General Council,
should be reorganized and become
a supervisory board with jurisdic
tion to investigate all the positions
now held in the service of ths
Chippewas of Minnesota, so that
it may weed out those who are
either filing sinecure positions or
are unnecessary. The Chippewa
service should cease to be charit-
able retreat for the friends and
relatives of officials and politicians
at the expense of the Chippewas.
With a board composed wholly
of members of the Chippewa
bands of Minnesota VINO have had
experience in the Indian service of
the government, and who cannot
be controlled by the Indian office
Ior the officials of Chippewa Indian
superi intendencies either by a few
courtesies being. extended to them
or by the fear of losing their posi-
tions, the Chippewa Indian service
might be reduced to purely one of
business basis, and this much
good might be accomplished by
the board. %
! The members of the board
should be paid a salary adequate
to their services including all their
travelling expenses, aud, if posi-.
ble, a bill should be urged in Con-
gress to place the board entirely
under the jurisdiction Of the Chip.
pewas, and its reports should be
made to the secretary of the inter
ior ane to Congress. The board
should be entirely independent So
that its work would not be jeopar-.
dized by the interference, of sup
erintendents Of reservations, and
above all its members should be
workers and fearless men.
| j . E :. Z 2. . 2 ( SEaas
This suggestion for supervis
ory board did not originate en-
tirely with The ToMAHAwK but
arose from discussions with Lead
ing members of the Chippewa of
Minnesota bands; The ToMAHAwKr.
is merely the medium through.
(which the suggestion is made.
The Tomahawk., 1915-06-03
COntIadiCts Commi s.
sioneT Sells.

Last week Supt. Howard called
a number Of Indians into his office
TO discuss certain matters with
them as he stated, but his princi.
pal topic was to inform them that
the statements that his salary was
being paid from tribal funds Of
the Minnesota Chippewas " as not
true.
This isa question Of veracity
The Tomahawk., 1915-06-03
Replies To Invitations To
Attend Celebration.

The secretary of the 18th of
June celebration has received
many replies to the special invita-
tions which were sent out by him,
some stating that they will be here
and others saying that they regret
their inability to do so, among
which are the following.
Senator CIapp says he will be
here notwithstanding that he has
numerous engagements at other
places during the month. He al
so assured the delegation that
waited upon him at Detroit last
Monday that he would be present
here during the celebration unless
some unforese en- circumstance pre-
vented him hi from doing so.
Secretary L Lane states in letter
IT, MIR. Hallett as follows:
Il have your cordial invitation
OF the 25tth inst. to be present at
the Chippewa Celebration on June
18th and 18th next. | should like
very much to attend, but am so
submerged with matters of depart
mental concern here that 1t is I'M
possible for me to leave the city,
with renewed expressions of
regret at my inability to be pres
ent and my best wishes for a sue
cessful celebration.'
Gov. Ham mond acknowledges
the receipt, through his secretary,
of the invitation to attend the cele-
bration here, but states he will be
unable to accept it on account of
the date which will be one when
be will be in the midst of trip
with members of the legislature
through northern Minnesota. He
expresses regret because he knows
that the celebration is one he
would enjoy, but he hopes, how
ever, that at some future time be
may have the pleasure and privil-
eye of visiting this place. The
governor extends his greetings to
the participants in the celebration
and his best wishes for its entire
success.
Mr.. Chester A. Congdon, who
is probably as Well and as favor
ably known among the members
Of this reservation as any man,
and which acquaintance began in
the early eighties while he was
assistant United States district at
torney for Minnesota, writes as
follows:
Il received yours of the 25th
asking me to attend the annual
White Earth Celebration to be
held June 18th and 18th. I thank
you for this invitation and you
may be assured that l will attend
it if it is possible. have just re-
turned today from three months
absence and find that must 60 to
New York next week, and | re.
gret that it is impossible for me tc
say now whe etber l can get back il
+! time for the celebration
ou may assure all my friends
1 at White Earth that it will he 8
:. source of keen regret to me if
! cannot get back in time to attend
it."
Hon. D. s. Hall, the most pop.
|ular official that ever came
among the Chippewas, also ac.
The Tomahawk., 1915-06-03
SUBSCRIPTION: $3.50 Per YEAR IN ADVANCE
INDIVIDUAL indian
TRUST FUNDS.

Daily complaints are heard
among the Indians upon this res
ervation because Supt. Howard
refuses to pay to owners the trust
funds he is holding, in some in
stances without any authority Of
law. 1t is the general belief that
Howard IS holding out from these
funds some of the interest if not
the principal. Whether this is
true or not the Indian Office at
Washington, if it is really trying
70 protect the interests of the In
dians, should cause an inves3iga-
tion of the reason Supt. Howard
refuses to recommend applications
to the Office for Indians whose
funds he is holding.
Recently a member of this res
ervation, whose individual funds
are being held by Howard and who
is perfectly competent to look
after his own affairs, called on the
latter for. a sufficient sum to- pur-
chase team of horses, but the
superintendent would not consent
to make recommendation to have
the amount allowed unless the ap-
plicant would consent to purchase
a five hundred dollar team. What
was the object Of this unless, as it
is generally believed, the superin-
tendent wanted to make "a rake
off,"
Another young man, Clifford
Macarthur, who is a better busi-
ness man than Supt. Howard,
tried to get his funds amounting
to several thousand dollars paid
over to him which the latter is
withholding, but up to this time
has been unable to do so.
The superintendent holds over
two hundred thousand dollars of
individual trust funds which be-
long to members of this reserva-
ton and they find it almost in
possible to obtain any of this
money except in very small sums.
These funds are on deposit in
one or two banks in Stearns
county it is claimed, and as this is
the county from which Howard
comes it can only be surmised that
he has deal with those banks re
garding these funds from which
he may derive personal benefit. L.
order to get fair deal the owners
of trust funds should ask the In.
dian office at Washington to place
' their funds in some United States
depository either at St. Paul OF
elsewhere, so that they may bt
reasonably sure that no uIterio'
motives is causing the superintend
ent to with hold their funds.
The Tomahawk., 1915-06-03

Entered at the POstoffice at White
Earth, Minn., as mail matter of the
second class.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-05
Working With Exporters.

Washington, Jan. 5.-Treasury Off
cials are at work today on a circular
urging American exporters to co-op-
crate with the government on a plan
to certify cargoes on neutral ships.
1t is suggested this be adopted, as a
result of one of the points involved
in the protest to Great Britain against
interference with American shipping.
1t is the aim of the administration to
have the shippers accompany the pro-
duce with affidavits, telling of the eX-
act contents of the shipment, and have
treasury officials at the ports certify
to these contents.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-05
TEST
FAVORS THE VALLEY

Nelson Tibbetts of the State of
Washington, is visiting his uncle, T..
II. Williams, on his return from a
trip to Florida. He brought with him
some choice samples of Florida grape
fruit, which Mr.. Wilson is having his
friends test in comparison with valley
fruit.
1t is conceded that California has
not equaled Florida in the production
of this fruit, that of the coast con-
tanning too much acid. But the com
parisons with valley fruit are all high
~ satisfactory, for this fruit is much
sweeter than that of the coast. The
valley product is not so large as the
Florida samples, ii has not nearly so
many seeds, its fibre is more delicate,
ii is as rich in sugar and has more
of the peculiar tang of the grape
fruit. In every way it is the equal
or the superior of the Florida fruit.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-05
French Take Steinbach.

Paris, Jan. 5.-Steinbach has fall
len.
The Alsatian town, to which the
French laid violent siege week ago,
and which they later invested and
forced their way into, fighting from
house to house and gaining ground
only foot by foot, was carried yester-
day by the French, according to the
official statement issued at midnight.
Cernay (called Sennheim by the Ger
mans) is being violently attacked by
the French. This town is but three
miles from Steinbach and the general
offensive is directed against these two
points in the advance on Muelhausen,
which is only eight miles away. The
fall of Cernay is expected to follow
shortly.
French guns massed before Alt
kirch continue their bombardment of
that important railway center, which
also is but eight miles from Muel-
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-05
Governor Is In Saddle
At State Legislature

everybody to know it, and to know
that no one else is here authorized to
speak for the railroads.
81 haven't even cigar with which
to attempt to influence anything. The
railroads are going to try being just
what Governor Johnson said they must
be-hands off in politics."
"What are they going to ask for
here?" | inquired.
"Nothing-not a bit of affirmative
Legislation. If anything comes up that
the roads are interested in / will re
quest hearing before committees and
that is ALL We ask for a modifica-
tion of the laws regarding work un-
derground, so when our tunnels cave
in we can work longer hours, but
that's mere detail. Beyond that we
shall ask for nothing"
But what about the proposed in
crease in your tax rate?"
"That has been agreed to. The
board of control and representatives
of the railroad have got together up
on an inc'ea sed rate that will be fair
to the state and fair to the roads. 1t
may sound strange, but it's true"
1t certainly does seem and sound
strange. 1t is enough to take the
breath away from a man who has been
accustomed to notice that such things
were accomplished by manipulation,
bribery and chicane.
"Not one of the pub1ic zsecvice cor
poration will fight" said member of
the state board of control They'll
ell take their medicine.
Possibly one of them might have
a crazy-headed lawyer who would ad-
wise a fight, so he could get fee,
but what's the use of their butting
their heads against a stone wall The
governor has said that the public serv-
ice corporations must, and they must
stand the raise necessary to make the
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Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-05
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS
FROM BELLIGERENTS

Berlin, Jan. (Via wireless Ger
cessful raid upon British ammunition
stores at Rosendaal and Couderkerque,
rear Dunkirk. One hundred British
soldiers were killed or wounded by the
bombs. The ammunition stores were
fired and the outskirts of the vii
lagos were also set on fire.
Berlin, Jan. 5 (Via wireless)-The
repulse of French attacks in Alsace
and in Argonne, the blowing up of a
French trench north of Arras and pro-
gress by Germans west of Warsaw,
are the chief points in the official
statement this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-05
San Bernardino Upheaved.

San Bernardino, Jan. 5.-For the
first time in sixteen years the old Re
publican county organization went out
of office today. 1t was a clean sweep.
The Democratic and Progressive af-
filiation captured the entire court
house, from supervisors to janitors.
S. Y. Horton, Democrat, was named
chairman of the board of supervisors,
and Immediately the majority mem
bers removed every county employe
and named an entire new organiza
ton. Under the county charter, which
became operative for the first time
today, all county officers were APP
pointed by the supervisors.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-05
From France.

Paris, Jan. St is officially an
nounced this afternoon that the French
infantry attacks have been resumed in
Belgium and have resulted successful
ly in the sand dunes before Nieuport
In the vicinity of ST. Georges the
French have gained various points of
from 200 to 400 yards and have cap
tured part of the German trenches
1t also is stated that the Germans
blew up French trench near the
Lille highway, and captured it, but
later the French re-took it.
In Alsace the French have fortified
the ground gained on the road from
Thanh to Carney, and have maintained
their progress.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-05
BAD CHECK ARTIST
DENIES IDENTITY

Steadfastly refusing to admit his
identity, Franklin Newton, self styled
son of a wealthy New Yorker, who
succeeded in passing numerous worth
less checks on merchants of this city,
till retains a sullen silence at the coun-
ty Jail. Newton was arrested in
Yuma Saturday, where he had at
tempted to swinde business men OF
that city.
Shortly before 2 this afternoon, John
Lavely, manager of the Oregon ho-
tel, walked into the sheriff's office
and asked to be allowed to see New
ton. The ponderous iron door swung
back, and Newton, with much of his
jauntiness lost, but still immediately
dressed, peered through the griline.
In his hand he languidly held a copy
of late magazine and his face eo-
ouently expressed boredom over his
confinement.
"Hello," greeted Lavery; as your
name Newton ?"
The prisoner seemed to be engrossed
In movements going on in the outside
office and fully half minute elapsed
before he finally mumbled:
That's the name they brought me
here under"
"Do you know who am? ?" oueried
Lavery, believing that his identity
was unknown to the man. Newton
admitted the acquaintance, stating.
that Lavery twas the clerk at the ho-
tel"
81 have special delivery letter
here for Frankham Newton" an
nounced Lavery, "but if that isn't your
name | can't give you the letter."
Reiterating that Newton was the
name he had been brought there un-
der, the prisoner stolidly refused to
admit whether that was his real
name.
81 can't give you the letter then"
declared Lavery, and the erstwhile
gilded son of millions impassively
turned his back and stalked toward
the interior of the tanks. Newton
finally got the letter ard, despite the
fact that reports received here stat
ed that his sweetheart in Los An
geles had sought to end her life be-
cause he had Tilted her, his face
showed no trace of emotion as he
calmly tore open the envelope, which,
il is believed, was written by the de-
spondent woman.
Newton is a short, slender man and
at the time of his arrest was dressed
in dark brown suit, and wore a der
by hat, jauntily tilted on his head.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-05
(By Edward II. Hamilton)

Sacramento, Jan. 5.-Shades Of
Greed Hamilton and Bill Stow.
Wraiths of Chris Buckley and Bill
Herrin.
The age of miracles certainly is
again upon the world
The railroads of California have
agreed to a raise in their taxes.
They haven't anything 70 ask of,
by or from the Legislature.
They nave not only reformed, but
they have become reformers.
They are represented here by a
progressive, who tells everybody from
the house to press what he is here
for.
And the other public service cor
porations are following suit. No won
der Senator Eddie Wolfe cannot be-
leve his eyes and ears. No wonder
Secretary Ed Smith of the senate, who
was secretary before in the early
sos, fears the ghosts of the bad old
brilliant past will rise III Their seats
and rebuke the stupid, goody goody
present. For of a truth this legis-
lative world has suffered a great
change.
The railroads have made a compact
together. They have agreed to pay
the taxes that the board of control
says it is right and necessary they
should pay. They will not even make
a fight in the matter.
They have employed James NJ. Oil
yer of Oakland to do their legisa
tive lobbying for them. Oliver is a
stout Progressive, a supporter and
friend of Governor Johnson. He said
to me today:
"There's nothing secret about what
I'm here for. represent the rail
roads-Southern Pacific,@ Santa Fe,
Western Pacific and all. | want
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-05
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENTS
TO BE BANIsHED FROM STATE

San Francisco, Jan. 5.-Private en-
ployment agencies, as now conducted
in California, will soon be a thing of
the past, if the recommendation
made by the commission of immigra-
ton and housing of California to
Governor Johnson, in a supplement
tary report that is just off the state
printing press, are carried out. The
report is based on Investigations car
ried on for more than year by the
commissions field agents and the ex-
reriences of other states where state
labor agencies have been established.
The frauds and abuses of private
agencies in San Francisco, Los An
geles and Sacramento during the last
year We're investigated by the agents
of the commission, and many COM
plants were received at the San
Francisco office from laborers direct
who had been overcharged or deceived
by unscrupulous employment agents.
But this is only one of the minor in
dietments against the present system
of private employment agencies.
'Private agencies" the report says,
"may find men for jobs, but they
can never perform the larger function
of distribution agencies of labor. Only
q central state agency, with branches
throughout the state, can do this"
The report advises the governor
that, in the light of the experiences
of last winter, and the probable dis
tresses of the present season, to urge
an emergency measure upon the pres
ent session of the legislature, Great
ing a state bureau of labor exchanges
with branch offices in the centers of
population, to gather and disseminate
labor intelligence. A sort of a clear
ing house, bringing the man to the
job and the job to the man.
The report advises that the state
bureau should cooperate with the rail
way commission to provide low trans
portation rates to those for whom it
finds positions and, if private or phil
anthropic agencies be allowed to ex-
list, to issue licenses to them and to
revoke the same at pleasure.
The commission also urges the
Passing of definite laws governing
sanitation in labor camps, complete
revision of housing laws, some mode
Of encouraging rural credits. laws to
prevent frauds in rural land sales,
state land bureau to cooperate with
the University of California to supply
prospective purchasers with needed in
formation regarding the economic
uses of land, and the appointment of
a commission to further conduct an
investigation on the problem of un
employment.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-05
Sees Optimism.

San Francisco, Jan. 5.-Secretary
McAdoo, just previous to leaving for
the Grand Canyon last night said: 81
would like to get a battalion of San
Francisco, San Diego and Los Ange-
les people. l would like to get them
together as a flying squadron and
turn them loose upon the pessimists in
the East for about five minutes. The
spirit with which the people of Cali
fornia and the West have dispersed
the dark clouds would rid the whole
country in that time of its knockers. y
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-05
Expensive Whisky.

Tucson, Ariz., Jan. "a fine Of
S100 and sentence of not more than
rinety days in Jail was given today
by Judge Cooper of the superior court
to Louie Cinema. proprietor of the Pull
man Bar, who sold a pint of whisky
New Years day to test the prohbi
tory law. Habeas corpus proceedings
were begun today by Senator Ives
and the hearing will be held Wednes
day. A demurrer by Ives was over
ruled by Judge Cooper and this will
be appealed to the supreme court.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-05
Portugal i'm war.

Lisbon, Jan. 5.-Portugal has en-
tered the war on the side of the al
lies. Official announcement was made
today that Portuguese troops have
engaged with German soldiers in An
COLA, Western Africa. The announce
ment was made at meeting of SEN
ators, by the Portuguese premier, who
stated that 400 more soldiers had
been concentrated at Angola for the
campaign against the German forces.
The result of the first engagement Of
the Germans and Portuguese was not
made public.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-05
Five Million Russians
SentAgainst Germans

hausen, but slightly west of south.
Steinbach, Cernay, Thanh and Aspach
are grouped just north of west of
Muelhausen. Thus Muelhausen is
threatened from two quarters-its
front on the west and its left flank
on the south.
So important is the success of the
French in these operations that staff
officers in the French army have ap-
piled to their attainment that word
which has been treasured by even the
most radical spirits for use only in
decided triumphs-"victory"
But defeat did not come to the Ger
man defenders of the town without
the most desperately gallant defen-
sive.
Steinbach is situated on a low pla-
teau about which reach to great
heights rugged cliffs, traversed by
narrow mountain paths, and cut by
passes of great natural defensive
value. Originally the Germans held
all the important passes and heights Of
strategical importance, but by per
sistent battering with mountain guns
and a few pieces of heavy artillery,
which the French were able to place
to advantage, the German batteries
were silenced, wiped out or forced to
withdraw.
Advancing around a hill to the
northwest of the town, the French
were able, several days ago, to occupy
and install a battery in the ruins Of
a chateau from which they poured a
thanking fire into the remaining Ger
man works before the town. Forced
finally to withdraw from these posi-
tions, the Germans retired to their last
defensive positions on the edge of the
town itself. Here they were rein
forced by considerable bodies of troops
brought up from Uffholz to the east.
The French, undaunted by the new
snow OF force, carried the flghtlng
up to the Germans last trenches, and
the fighting in the streets began.
First the official accounts related
the taking of "a few houses" by the
French troops. This later was denied
by the Germans. But the furious
house-to- house fighting continued and
the French gradually pressed the in
vaders back. A day later the French
official statement recorded the cap
ture of another row of houses" To
day the afternoon statement told of
the taking of the environs of the
church and the cemetery. The night
official statement made this announce
ment:
"At Steinbach this morning we car
ried the whole village"
Nothing could be more graphically
descriptive of the battle than the
chronology of these official state
ments.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-05
Italians Seize City.

Rome, Jan. 5.-Italian marines were
landed at Durazzo, capital of Albania,
last night, according to dispatch
from Brindisi, and are now holding the
city against Musselman insurgents.
The members Of the various legations
there have taken refuge on Italian
ships, which shelled the insurgents
positions yesterday. 1t was stated to-
day at the foreign office that the
landing of marines at Durazzo has no
political significance, and Italy would
only do as was done at Avalona-pro-
tect the lives of her subjects and other
foreigners.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-05
japanese Red Cross.

San Francisco, Jan. 5.-Seventeen
Japanese Red Cross nurses, accom-
panied by two surgeons and an inter
prefer, constituting complete relief
corps, arrived in San Francisco today
on the Shinyo Maru en- route for the
European war zone.
These nurses are the pick of the
medical corps of the Japanese army
and all have been decorated by the
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Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-05
German Ship Active.

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Jan. 5.
Continuing its daring raids, the At
lantic German converted cruiser Kron
Prinz Wilhelm has sunk four more
vessels owned by French and British
concerns. These are the Bellevue,
Montagel, Bretagne and Union. The
crews of these ships were brought
here today by the German steamer
Otabi. The Bellevue and Montagel
were steamers and the other two YES
sells sailing ships.