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The Tomahawk., 1916-07-27
From Whose Employment
Does He Resign

William Furst, in a letter to the
publisher of The ToMAHAwK,
states, after paying his compli-
ments to the latter, that he has re-
signed as as one of the attorneys. :"
Who employed Mr.. Furst? We
are positive that the publisher did
not, and why he should notify the
latter of his resignation is beyond
his comprehension.
But then the following letter
from Mr.. Furst and the reply
thereto is intended to throw some
light on the subject. The letters
concern the interests of the Chip
pewas of Minnesota, and they are
entitled to know the contents there
of, hence they are published.
Minneapolis, July, 22nd. 1916.
G.. H. Beaulieu, Esq.
White Earth, MINI, III
Dear Sir:
have read with much interest
your article in The ToMAHAwK of
July goth as to the fight between
the Furst and the anti Furst forces.
[ would like couple of extra
copies and enclose ten cents in
stamps to pay for the same.
From what little l know OF the
situation l am constrained to say
that | do not believe it Was any
contest between any forces except
the forces that can properly be call
ed the Gus Beaulieu clique" and
the fair mined intelligent Indians
who refuse to submit to your not
always intelligent attempt to domi-
nate the situation. AS to the abb
lily of Mr.. Rue or myself you are
not competent Judge. As to the
character of the work done in my
Office or the office of Mr.. Rue |
doubt if you know anything.
| went into this matter prepared
to do my part but l stated in Detro-
it that would not be party to a
bitter and acrimonious fight and l
either would have a harmonious
client or would withdraw from the
case. / meant what said. Your
own apparent attempt to rule or
RUM is not to be tolerated by me
for one minute. You have no
special knowledge of the situation
that gives you any greater author
| ity than a good many others. Be
that as it may cannot and will not
act and shall say to the Commit
tee what have told you in this
letter. My resignation a. one OF
the attorneys goes to Mr.. Frank
Beaulieu to day with a copy of this
letter. l have spent some little
time and money in this case but
that will be forgotten. l do not
speak for Mr.. Rue. l do not ever
know his attitude.
! You have spent good many
wears in the investigation of these
Indian claims and | have no doubt
are in possession of many facts that
would be helpful but SO are great
many other people.
The Tomahawk., 1916-07-27
The Mile Lac Case
Settled

The department of justice, which
has been inclined to again appeal
the Mile Lac case during the past
several months to the United States
Supreme Court, has finally agreed
The Tomahawk., 1916-07-27
SUBSCRIPTION: $3.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Sen. C|app And c. A.
Congdon On United States
SenatorShip

The best friend the Chippewas
of Minnesota have ever had IN
Congress has written to the pub
Usher of THE ToMAHAwK relative
to the recent primary election, and
makes the following statement
which we have assumed he will
not object to having published.
II could not let the occasion pass
without writing you letter rela-
tive to the recent primaries. OF
course the service have rendered,
or sought to render the Indians,
was not with any view of securing
votes, but it certainly is a matter
of appreciation to realize the ex.
preston of their gratitude and
appreciation"
Il shall never lose my interest
in the Indians, although after next
spring will not be in position to
legislate for them. The progress
they have made is very gratifying
to every friend they have and l
think the general trend of legis-
lation will be to liberalalize and
rive than more and more OppOrt-
unity.
Since, the primary has gone
against me, hope, of course, my
friends will cordially support Mr..
Kellogg"
Thanking you and all my
friends there beyond expression.
Mr.. G. A. Congdon, national
Republican committeeman of Min
nesota, in reply to a letter from
the publisher says: THAT there is
no doubt whatever that Mr.. Kel-
logg will be elected, and inasmuch
as the Cbippewas always need
friends in court in Washington, it
seems to me it would be the part
of wisdom to support man who is
going to he in Washington and
from whom they are certain to ask
favors."
In addition to that, it is my own
personal judgment that Mr.. Kel-
logg will make an excellent sera
tor, and one whom we shall all be
glad to have elected, after he has
been there long enough time to
show what he can do. l trust the
Chippewas will give him fine
majority next November.''
Mr.. Condgon needs no intro
duction to the Chippewas of Min
nesota for while he was United
States district attorney the older
men of the tribe. during the twelve
or fifteen years be was in the office,
became we'll acquainted with him,
and many of the boys of that date
owe him a debt of gratitude for
letting them off for some technlca
violation of the United States law
relative to the introduction OF
,iquor upon Chippewa reservations;
his aim was only to secure the
punishment of bootleggers.
Charles Moulton, a member OF
this reservation, the Mile Lac
chiefs and others, could tell the
Chippewas of Minnesota that II
1898 at Washington, MIR. Congdor
gave them valuable aid in inducing
Judge Page Morris and Frank NJ
Eddy. then congressman, to heif
the Indians in their matters ane
that it was through his influence
that the two congressman held
The Tomahawk., 1916-07-27
White Earth, MINI. ,
July "a, 1916.
Mr.. William Furst,
Attorney-at Law,
Minneapolis, MIMI,

Mf. w lJlldlll ujSU,
Attorney-at Law,
Minneapolis, MIMI,
Dear Sir:
Replying to your letter of the
22nd. l will say that | do not as
sumo to know anything personally
regarding your qualifications gen.
orally as an attorney, but formed
an opinion, from reliable infor-
nation regarding you and also
from having heard read the report
of the Chippewa Claims Commits
sion at the Bemidji General Coun-
Gil recently, that you lack ability
to prosecute Indian claims.
If you drew the contract between
the Chippewa Claims Commission
and the Chippewas of Minnesota,
this alone would be evidence of
your lack of competency to repre-
sent the important interests of the
Cbippewas of Minnesota which
amount to millions of dollars. |
hear the contract read and ! could
not imagine that an attorney would
be so lacking in his understanding
of Sec. 21O3 of the Revised Statu-
ties of the United States as to draw
such contract and expect any
member of the tribe who under
stands the law, to allow it to 60 un-
challenged, or even consider the
person who drew it to be employed
as an attorney for the tribe.
When was first informed that
q couple Of young men, who be,
longed to the Chippewa Claims
Commission, had exceeded their
authority by arranging to employ
you as attorney for the Chippewas
of Minnesota, | took occasion to
inquire at Minneapolis regarding
your qualifica tions to handle such
big suits as the Chippewa claims
involve, and my information was
not satisfactory. 1t was after that
I met you and the Chippewa Claims
Commission, by invitation, at De-
troit. AT that meeting, you may
recall, you invited me to become
associated with you in the prose-
cution of the Chippewa claims,
but l declined to do SO, and l stated
that if | had any inclination to
again be employed in Chippewa
claims | would have accepted en-
ployment from the General Coun-
Gil when l had an opportunity to
do so. / gave as one of my reasons,
when | declined to become associ-
ated with you, that l had given
twenty years of hard work in the
Mile Lac case, and from my ex-
pericnce in that case l had no in
cIination of entering into the pro-
secution of other Indian claims. /
had other reasons also, which at
that time out of consideration to
YOU. | did not disclose but which,
since you have expressed your
| opinion so freely regarding my
motive with regard to my opposi-
ton to the actions of the Chippewa
Claims Commission, / do not now
hesitate to do and which are con-
tanned in the foregoing statement
relative to your ability.
Further overtures were made to
me which applied to my son, who
is an attorney, but | refused to
answer for what he might chose to
do in the matter.
| call attention to this in order
that neither you nor any one else
can charge me with Interior mo-
tives. although 1 do not care what
you might say.
At the Detroit meeting the at
torneys present, including your
The Tomahawk., 1916-07-27

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New Britain herald., 1916-01-07

Will he win, or will he be beaten? The real answer to that question will be given out in newspaper statements on the night of Tuesday, November ', of this year, or on the following morning. We have been told by high authority that Theodore Roosevelt or Justice Hughes are the only men who, can beat President Wilson this year, and this in spite of the fact that Will son is considered by a goodly number of people as about the poorest excuse for a President that ever sat in the White House. He has bungled every thing. He has done about everything a President should not do. To quote, some of the criticisms, he has made muddle of our foreign policy" has seriously damaged our international prestige" has "bungled the Mexican question: has "laid the basis for all kinds of trouble" and has sold out to England.'' Yet despite all this he is considered "by no means an easy man to beat" And that just about sums up the whole situation. Wood rcw, with all thy faults ."
New Britain herald., 1916-01-07

ander the Great as Ragae, was the birthplace of Harun al-Rashid, and at one time the golden capital of Par tlia. In the days of it's supremacy, it vas as vain and rich and shoWy as storied Hamadan, the pride of ear hest Persia, the city of seven walls Ill seven colors, with palaces wrought in gold and silver and frescoed with precious stones. Modern Teheran is the inheritor of the traditions and the pride of Ragae and of Hamadan, and e the ancient hOnors of Pasargadae and Persepolis. With the rise of Teheran, Media regained the place that it lost to Persia in the time of Cyrus
 Anarchy has ruled within the capi- tel in a way more or less pronounced during the last several years, and the people of the city have accomplished n1tle toward it's modernization and the development of it's importance as place of commerce and manufacture. There is an important caravan trade, VI hich passes through Teheran toward the Russian borders, and a certain P anufa cture of cotton, linen, carpets, shoes and iron products, It's busi ness is enough to give support to population of about 26O,ooo, in which are included about 600 Europeans
 The climate of Teheran is not a favorable one and especially are the summers unhealthy, when all of the people who can get away go to the foothills in the north. Writing in 1596, a Persian gives a pathetic sum- mary of a Teheran summer. He says that the air was too hot and even smelly, that the water was heavy and unwhoIesome, and in short, every thing so bad that the Angle of Death ran away from it. But, then, this author wrote shortly after a fearful cholera plague had passed over the city. The nearby contrast of the cool summer gardens in the foothills, like ly, has conspired to give the Teheran summer a bad standing"
New Britain herald., 1916-01-07
A RADICAL.

Judging from the tone of the in- augural address of Massachusetts new governor, Mccall, given yesterday to the General Court, he promises to be very radical republican. He be- lleves in keeping the pledges made to lure the Progressives back to their old love; in a constitutional conven- tion; insuring the sick, the unem- ployed, and the aged; shorter hours for the workingman; keeping tabs on state employees to see that they do their work, and greater economy ill state Administration. Many Connec- tlcut admirers of Governor Mccall will concur with his ideas. They are different from the old-time way of doing things.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-07
Here EQSf and West Weet
 and Ningle as Old Friends

citys setting, towering in the north east to a magnificent crest 19, 400 feet high To the southWard, stretch level lands, which lose themselves in waste and desert.
 ''The East and West meet and mingle as oil and water in the Schah's metropolis. .Teheran is, of course, a purely Oriental city, but, like all east ern centers of importance, it has suf- fered such encroachments from the west as street cars, telegraphs gas lighting, and severely dyed and tail- ored clothes for men. It is backward in it's development and uneven in it's improvement It's Boulevard des Am bassadeurs is more or less of a splen- did thoroughfare; and it is lined with a European type of shops, two good hotels, and a number of fine native palaces. It has among the largest military parade grounds in the world -55O by $50 yards roughly paved with strewn cobble stones.
 "The modern city is not so very old, as it. came into existance less than 700 years ago, about the time that ancient Ragha the crumbling suburb to the south, began to sink into oblivion. Ragha, known in the time Of Alex
New Britain herald., 1916-01-07
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Views on all sides of timely questions as discussed in ex- changes that come to the Herald Office.
l. Taft and Teddy
(NeW Haven Unlon,)


 They're at it again, Big Bill Taft is swinging a powerful right on the pro- spective candidacy of Terrible Teddy and the country confidently expects that the doughty eX-chieftain of Sag amore Hill will counter Meanwhile we should worry" The great repubi- can circus is divided against itself and Woodrow Wilson, at the head of the successful government at Washington still lives.
 Teddy made Taft president, under standing that My Policies'' would be carried out. Taft let My Policies go by the board and hitched his wagon to the Aldrich, Barnes and Root stellar system. Then the irate Teddy cut the slender thread and the easy going Taft was unceremoniously dumped. Taft took a very dignified fall and even man of his general good nature can not be expected to forget. Now that Roosevelt seems to have the drop on the republican party, apparently has the elephant cornered, it is not sur prising that the other ex-president, nursing his grudge, should warn the elephant against letting the Sagamore Hill chief again become the rider.
 All good democrats will smile, enjoy the scrap and tend to their knitting.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-07

Washington, D. C., Jan. 7.-"The capital of a small buffer state be- tween three clashing empires, the English, Russian and Ottoman en- pire, Teheran in recent years, and more especially since the outbreak of the great war, has had an importance thrust upon it of most embarrassing kind''' begins the latest war primer of the National Geographic society. "Geographically of greater interest to each Of the groups of contendlng I overs than any other neutral capi- tai. Persian Teheran is experiencing insuperable difficulties in keeping it's destiny clear of those of the warning giants around it.
 "Teheran, according to the Persian, is very beautiful but the natives praise of his country's capital is sell Gom supported unreserVedly by the westerner: for he finds the Persian city of Shiraz far more beautiful and Isfahan the peer of the residence. The capital lies seventy miles south of the Caspian Sea, on plateau of coarse sand and gravel, which is frirged by low, distant hills, and, to the north, by some higher mountains, Mount Damavand is the key to the
New Britain herald., 1916-01-07
Is the Dogfish Good Eating?
Providence JournaI>

(PrOV1dence Journa1) A doctor, connected with the Har- ward Medical school, is the latest au-
 thorlty to vouch for the dogfish as entirely fit for human food. It seems that he is an angler, and he declares that for years he has eaten all the dogfish he happened to hook. He served it on his table. and does not disguise the name of the dish when friends are asked to make a meal of dogfish. It tastes like weakfsh &C., cording to the doctor. Weakfish hereabouts called squeteague, is very good eating, as most everybody knows. He declares that the flesh is not so. coarse as that of the sword fish, and the taste really not so strong.
 The proof, undoubtedly, is in the eating. If consumers were generally inclined to risk a test, the efforts of State authorities and the fishing in terests to solve the vexations dog
 hsh problem, by eating the dogfisH
 might make some headway This small shark is costly nuisance to fishermen. No practical way has been suggested to abate it except to l induce the public to regard the dog l fish as food fish. But so long as the l public does not respond to the ap- ] peal, this is not a practical wav ei- ther.
 1 Being plentiful it should be cheap. l The damage it causes by destroying 1 gear, as well as other fish and lob
 sters, is great so that if the fishing
 industry had the encouragement of
 market the campaign to "rid the
 sea- of it might be prosecuted with
 V1gor. The demand for dogfish fer l tilizer and oil does not seem to 5e
 profitable enough to promote this desired object. It is probably the 1 case, as has been suggested. that 1 if the dOgfish had a more appetizinsr l name there would be less reluctance to eating it.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-07

pass the censorship of the highest officers of the army, of the President and congress, before it were ap- proved, and would not be effective un- til we are actually engaged in war. So it may hardly be regarded as at present 8 proper thing about which to worry.
 It may be said for it, however, that 1t is both premature and it reck- ons without the host. This is Amer ica, and whether at peace or at war we shall have our own ways. They will not be copies of the ways of any of the nations experienced in war, either. Any unprejudiced observer of the workings of the censorship in it's greatest strongholds will find lit tie in it to commend to our imitation whatever might be our exigency. Ger many has the most effective censor ship, but it's chief result is to con- ceal the truth from the people at home. That may be effective for the present ends of the government but after it the de1uge. Wait till the German people learn how they have been deceived! Britain has censorship that is efficient on the one hand and senseless on the other. It's chief effect there has been to keep down national spirit and hinder en- 1istment. If we were to jump into war tomorrow, the chief effect of any censorship which might be applied if it were effective at all-would be to prevent our own people from know ing the facts. Secret agents of every country interested, already To- cated here, would send by wireless broadcast all the information our enemies desired.
 In short, the ancient censorship, applied to modern conditions, is something worse than a failure. If the general army staff does not know that, it furnishes the most convincing proof of it's own inefficiency.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-07

nouncement need hardly be comments ed on. It is enough to remark, as tfe New York World does: "Our own military observers in Germany came home long ago because in decency they could not endure the unfriendli- ness with which they were regarded. They quit Germany to preserve their own self-respect." And they had par ticipated in no plots against the laws, industry or honor of Germany, and. had not been subjected to charges of any sort. If the German attaches had had similar delicacy, they would have departed likewise. Waiving questions of courtesy and delicacy, however, it's odd the way Captain Boy-Ed puts the cart before the horse with regard to American journalism It was his own acts that drove him out Of the country, not the publicity they entailed. As for the criticism hh objects to so strongly, it is the chief glory of our press that it is free to criticise any man living no matter how exalted his place or how great his official immunity. It is ~,tha American press that by insisting on the elimination of meddling aliens, and supporting the government in dis missing them, has been the chief fac tor in preserving American self respect And the American people are hardly ready yet to take the word of a Prussian diplomat for it that a Prussianized press is preferable to the freest and most honest press in the world.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-07
A SHAMEFUL AFFAIR.

One of Mayor Quigley's cries dur Sg his campaign two years ago was zf a square deaL" Now that he 8 occupying the mayoralty chair it is Bssible he believes a "square dear' no longer necessary. This is the Ely conclusion to be drawn from his ations at last nights city meeting &1en he refused to allow count of stes on the proposition to appro- aiate more money for the municipal E. plant.
 Was Mayor Quigley afraid the re- Nit of such a count would show his kponents to be in the majority? was evident that he was not too snfdent of what an honest ballot bu1d demonstrate. It was a shame aI proceeding, one that deeply bunds New Britain's sense of civic aide. Ignorance or mistaken judg- Hpnt are excusable in every man but zek of fairness can never be over lbked and Mayor Quigley was de- aiedly unfair.
 As far as New Britain citizens are Incerned they may just as well re- aain from attending any more city aeetings while Mayor Quigley is act b as chairman. They can feel no
 HBurance that they will be treated z gentlemen. They can feel no as- trance that they are to be allowed
 voice in the government which they 8pport. It is sad commentary justice, equality and fairness, slich are supposed to be chief char Seristics of this boasted democracy NA reaction is certain to follow such insult to the people. Many vot- 6 who believed Mayor Quigley to a the spirit of fairness personifed E. now convinced that his pose has Fen merely a sham. Should he be fortunate as to secure the repubH- #a nomination for -election-which Extremely doubtfu1-his answer to st nights proceedings will be found 8 the polls. as@sses~ aMayor Quigley is politically weaker aEay than he has been since his &ction. There were many who be- sved his utterances that he was a H1ch abused person and that he was kt being given a Square deal'' by lose who were unfriendly to him in 6 own party. But their opinion 8s changed. What was formerly Binterestedness has now crystallized Ho resentment and they are deter aned to show him at the primaries Eat his tactics are not endorsed by E majority of the G. o. P.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-07
WITH ALL THY
 H,A xrI
FAULTS

sTf there lived in this country one hn who took seriously the fool one a-m plank in the Democratic plat aEn his name must have been Will Sm Jennings Bryan. For he, the one Hno perpetrated the deed at the fillmore convention, has been the Aly one who ever professed a belief Sat President Wilson would adhere afctIy to the letter of the law and Train from running again for office. there existed in any mans mind ae merest shadow of a doubt as to Resident Wilson's attitude on this Hbject that unfounGed suspicion was brd was flashed from the White buse to Indianapolis expressing the |lIingness of the President to accept It was, in fact, more an an expression of willingness. It hs absolute authority to place the me of Woodrow Wilson on the bal | to be voted at Indiana's first prim- D election to be held in March.
 There never has been any doubt to who is the logical candidate r. the presidential nomination in the Fmocratic party While the leaders the Republican party are casting bout, having difficulty in deciding bon who shall be the man, with a Ealth of material, an embarrassment riches, from which to choose, the |smo ocrats have all along entertained |lt the one idea, ,-Woodrow Wilson. herefore ittshould be no occasion for Erprise that yesterday afternoon a Etition signed by more than five hun led Indiana voters was filed with the
 erctarvs Of State. Had the petition
 been filed yesterday surely it
 sa tsEe been placed on record to-
 Eo f5st day of grace for filing the
 ...c1 IF wa expected all along fnd 1dw tiqa1 the petition is filed aG f . san gassured fact that Prasi- s.9t WilG5a is going 10 run for re- ectIon the question tAs .raliv arises: