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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-11
BARRED FROM N A
Hearst Newspapers Are Not Wanted
There.

Ottawa, Ont, Nov. S.-The Hearst
"apers have been placed under the
pan in Canada. These publications
nave been prohibited from circulation
from Saturday next. The heavy pen
"ities of the war measures act will
apply To any one having them in pos
session after that date.
Facilities are also denied the In
ternational News service.
An explanatory memorandum issued
this afternoon says:
The postmaster general OF Canada
has issued - warrant under the pro-
visions of the war measures act where
~ the Hearst papers have been re-
FUSED the privilege of the mails in
canada ana + prohibited from cir
N"lat'on in Canada in any way.
NO person in Canada is 10 be per
mitted after Saturday next 10 be in
Possession of the newspapers or Of
amy issues Of them and any person in
possession Of them shall be liable TO
l." inc not exceeding $4,000 or i'm
prlsonmcnt for any term not exceed
ing i've years or both fine and in,-
prlSonment."
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PROHIBITION COMING STRONG.
Gained Six States and EXPECT to
Sweep Country i'm 1913.

Chicago, Nov. Out of the maze
OF uncertainty surrounding the presi-
dental election one fact stands out
boldly-more than half the States of
OF the country are now dry. Terrific
rally speaking IS per cen of the
area of the United States has banned
liquor. Six States were added TO the
dry column: Michigan, Nebraska,
South Dakota, Montana, Utah and
FLORIDA. Prohibition rolled up such
decisive majorities that the leaders
declare the election four years from
now Will sweep the country entirely
clear of the saloon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-11
SOCIALISTS POLL OVER MILLION
Fail to Win n Congressman but
Squeeze I'm one Mayor.

Chicago. Nov. S.-Carl ID. Thomp-
SON. national of the Social
LIST party. In a statement made today
"a:
In 1912 tho Socialist party polled
soo.oot votes. In this election the re-
turns show that we have polled about
1900. 600.
We believe we have elected about
10 members of the legislature In n
States. In Minneapolis We elected our
candidate for mayor. Thomas III. Van
lear. We expected to elect sever or
eight congressman but apparently We
have elected none.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-11
INQUIRE INTO ARABIA CASE.
STATE DEPARTMENT. ASKS FOR
INFORMATION.
Sinking Of Vessel Believed To Have
Added to Seriousness Of Submarine
Question.

Warrington. Nov. s.--Fuil ipforma-
ton regarding the torpedoing yester-
day Of the British passenger liner
Arabia IL awaited at tho State depart
msnt with concern. There has been
no oflciaI report Indicating that
Americans we're on board the vessel.
but tho announcement Of the British
admiralty that n ship carrying hun
drcds Of passengers including women
and children had been destroyed with
out warning added seriousness to the
submarine question now pehding.
II Il should develop that the Arabia
carried no Americans. the United
States probably would take no official
notice OF the Incident, although tho
deepest interest would be felt because
of the possibility that It might mean
q change In Germany's methods Of
submarine warfare.
A brtsf cablegiam from Ambassa-
dor Page at London late today an
nounced the sinking of the liner. 1t
made no mention OF Americans on
board. In the absence OF Secretary
Lapstns. who will not return to Wash
inston until tomorrow. no formal
comment on the case was forthcom-
Ing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-11

New York. Nov. 1O.-President
Woodrow Wilson has carried Califor-
MIA and has been reelected.
Fifty hours after the polls closed in
California Republican Chair man
Rowell conceded the state to the pres
ident. Thus the IS votes needed TO
assure the president a majority in
the electoral college dropped into the
Democratic column and apparently
ended the suspense and anxiety of an
election which has been unparalleled
IN American political history.
Republican Chairman Wilcox when
informed that the president had car
ricd California only replied: II have
nothing to say"
Secretary Tumuity. ut the summer
White House ut Shadow Lawn, sent
the news by wireless to President Will
son on board the yacht Maynower en-
route to Rh!nccliffe, n. Y. The Cali
fornia returns show hat with As dis
tricts missing the presidents plural
ity in the State was 1910.
Barring some wholly unexpected
i'm the incomplete States
leaning toward Wilson, or a change
on a recount. C~alifornia's acquisition
to the Democratic column gave .he
president 2G9 electoral votes without
New Mexico's three. In New Next
90 Ut midnight the president ~
leading by 1884 votes with 1873 dis
tricts missing and it was not belieI cd
this advantage could he overcome by
Mr.. Hughes.
~Concedeing West Virginia, New
Hampshire and Minnesota TO Mr..
H~ughcS--ani he was in the lead in
all threc-only gives him 259 votes.
seven less thar the required majority.
with 212 votes i'm sight President WI
son had six to spare tor Il possible
split In California or a sudden rever-
sal In New Mexico.
At Republican national committee
headquarters it "a admitted that ar-
ter conference between George w.
Wickersham, former attorney general
OF the United States, Everett Colby
of New Jersey. Mr.. Hughes, Chairman
and George W.. Perkins of
New York preparations were being
made to begin legal proceedings for
,ecounts IN States where the results
we're close,
Chairman WILCOX included Califor-
MIA, New Mexico. North Dakota, New
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-11

Minnesota farmers in -four wears
nave spent about $4,000, OcO for new
buildings.
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FIVE PROHIBITION VICTORIES.
Anti-saioon League Claims Successes.

Columbus. Ohio. Nov. s.-Head-
quarters OF the Anti-saloon league NJ
Westerville. today reported II had in
formation that the dry forces had won
State wide prohibition fights In five
states In yesterdays election. The
states named were Michigan. Mon
tana. South Dakota. Utah and Nebras-
ka-Michigan by $4,000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-11
AMERICAN On BOARD.


Cambridge. Mas. Nov. S.-Paul II.
banner OF this city. an American citi-
'ren. was a passenger on board the
British steamer Arabia reported sunk
November 8 In the Mediterranean by
a submarine without warming
Danner. who Is a Harvard graduate
20 n old. has been engaged in
X. NJ. G. A. work In India.
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Woodrow Wilson
Is Reelected President
California GQeas6fQ Cshief
and Carries Victory to His Stand
ard Wit h260 Electoral Votes.

Fight Comes to End With Election of Democratic
Nominees, Wilson For President and Marshall for Vice
Observation-Disclosures May Contest Several of the Close
States---New Hampshire, New Mexico, West Virginia and
Minnesota Doubtful, But Cannot Change Result.
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IN RETREAT.
~iioum2nians and Russians Win Vic
tory i'm DoSrudja.

Berlin, Nov. 9.-Allied attacks on
the Somme front were repulsed last
night.
Hireccva has been rctaken by the
isoumanianS. Gen. Won Mackensen's
army is in retreat.
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VILLA WINS VICTORY.


Juarez. Nov. 9.-vila has won an
overwhelmi victory south Of Par
raj. The defeated constitutIonallsts
are In fight toward Chihuahua. with
tho viiliBtas In pursuit.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-11

before the full reports are known from
any Of the four States left in the doubt
full column and certainly not until
there has been An official count in
New Hampshire. and possibly in Min
Snesota. AS Mr.. Hughes is leading in
minnesota and West Virginia and a
change in States could in no wise
ISf1Sct The result there may be no de-
Virtually all the States where the
result is close are carried in the
Hughes column and for that reason
the Democrats profess to be not APP
~prehensive hat any overturning could
come from a count
The Democratic national committee
gave out the following statement when
the result in California became
known:
THE president has carried the
county by a popular plurality Of from
200. 600 to 800, 600. With an electoral
vote Of 272 absolutely sure, and with
Minnesota, West Virginia and New
Hampshire still to be decided to say
there will be a contest is an insult to
the intelligence of the American peo-
pie.
There is nothing to add to our
statements previously made. We have
claimed the reelection Of President
Wilson since early Tuesday evening,
we knew he had it. We have been
fighting especially for the Western
States"
Chairman Mccormick left Demo-
cratic headquarters at 1880 o'clock
saying that he was satisfied that the
president had been reelected.
When the Associated Press inform
ed Democratic headquarters that
President Wilson had carried Califor-
MIA there was wild cheering and the
crowd OF workers who had been on
duty almost constantly for two days
and two nights seemed to forget they
were weary. The street i'm front Of
headquarters had been blocked all the
evening with crowds cheering for Will
son.
After theatre crowds were thronging
Broadway and adjacent streets in the
White light district when beams OF
light from a search lights in the tow
ers of lofty buildings flashed the an
nouncemcnt that Mr.. Wilson had been
reelected. There was tumultuoous
cheering and several impromptu pa
rades were organized. Only a few
minutes earlier Mr.. Hughes had stroll
ed a few blocks from the theatre he
n attended to his hotel but the re-
suit i'm California had not boon doG--
nitcly determined then. The Rcpub-
ncan nominee was recognized and
by many in the throngs. lie
and raised his hat. Soon after
he reached his hotel lie was shown
u telegram announcing that California
had conc for Wilson but his secretary
announced that he had no comment
to make.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-11-11
STRA|Gv<LcKET RULES.
BLEAsE 8 rs PROBABLY ONE
HUNro VOTES In COUNTY.
Kepu,S n Vote Heavier Than Usual
.ocratic Vote i'm County Will
uch Greater Than Customary
General Election.

The straight Democratic ticket,
State and national, was an easy WIN
ner in Sumter county, as had been
generally expected. The vote was
larger than usual, both the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties poll
ing more Votes than customary in a
general election. In fact the size of
the Republican vote was the occasion
for considerable In the city
the Democratic vote was about rwo-
thirds of the primary vote, while in
the county precincts the vote was
about the same as is usually cast IN
q general election. Only about half
Of the rural precincts have been heard
from yet.
The State ticket was voted general
~, but there were a number of the
Beard-Blease ballots cast both in the
city and in the rural precincts. In
other cases there were a number IF
the regular Democratic tickets voted
on which the name of r. I. Man
ming had been obliterated and Cole L.
Blease's name written in its place, rs
the nominee for governor. However,
the voters of the Beard tickets and
of the Blease tickets did not show
their tickets in voting, in every case
bringing them to the polls with them,
and they could be detected in many
instances for this reason.
The total vote of seven precincts
heard from on the State ticket give
Manning $40 votes, Blease 62, and
Cantey, the Bull Moose candidate.
2 votes. The straight Democratic
ticket was voted for each of the
other nominees Of the parties, except
that in a few instances individuals
were scratched. On the various con-
stiturional amendments the vote was
iinu h0la S7r1nafIxoia11 everye64-
kCiCCttOI,
2Ndhy of the Republicans not voting
Cor the Democratic party nominees
and there were no nominees for any
other party except those for governor
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the Pro-
gressive party.
The vote showed from ten pre-
cincts, out of the fifteen, 1142 votes
cast for the Democratic electors, 1875
for the regular Republican electors,
or Tolbert faction, Is for the indie
pendent Republican,, or Adams fac
ton, and / for the Progressive cleo
tors.
The election passed off very quieutly
in the city and country. so far as re-
ports state. One fight at one of the
voting precincts in the city occasion
ed some little interest to those pres
ent just for the time being.
The Tomahawk., 1916-02-24
$4,000 Will Be Ap-
propriiated Of Chippewa
Tribal Funds.

In view of the passage by the
House of Representatives at Wash
ington of $185,O00 from Chippe-
wa tribal funds, the delegations
now at Washington from this and
other Chippewa reservations are
trying to secure amendments to
the item which will confir.e the In
dian Office to $50, 900 for the pay
of employees upon all the reserva
lions in Minnesota, except labor
ers.
The delegations are also making
an effort to have the bill provide
that members of the Chippewa
bands of Minnesota shall receive
the preference as employees in the
Chippewa Indian service.
Another amendment that the
dele.ations are working for is that
not less than S25, 900 shall be used
to furnish employment for the In
dams in building roads upon the
Chippewa reservations, and also
$4,000 for an electric light plant
for White Earth Agency and vii
lage.
The delegates also want an
amendment to the Indian bill
which will con6ne the O'Neil force
at Cass Lake to not to exceed 500,
OfR, for the payment Of his force
and its expenses, and that all funds
hereafter expended from the Chip
uewa fund shall be reported an
nually in a detailed statement to
Congress. :.
: The Chippewa tribal and lnd'v-
;dual funds have been most scan
dalously wasted and hereafter the
.Coinnewas will continue to make
efforts to have full, complete de-
tailed accounting made to them as
provided by the act of 1889.
The Tomahawk., 1916-02-24

this committee, l believe, is fair
minded committee. 1t has stood
ready to reduce the amount to be
taken from the Chippewa Indians
fund in Minnesota upon proof
submitted to it of tangible nature
of the fact that the money has
been squandered.
There were a great many things
said before the committee Of a sort
of ethereal type about the money
being squandered in different
ways. There was a great deal of
time spent before the committee
upon these items, but when it was
finally simmered down to the last
analysis it amounted to this-that
one man who said he was an at
torney, and appeared for the Chip
pewas, charged that there was a
superintendent hired 10 one of the
schools-which was one Of the
several dozen or scores of items
making up the amount-who drew
81. 900 salary, and he did not know
hut that tina. superintendent SER
vices could be dispensed with.
Thereupon | called this football
player of Carlisle and Minnesota,
concerning whom my colleague
has made such an eloquent speech,
and asked him if he wanted to
have this item of 81 200 stricken
out, and he said he would talk
with his colleagues on the reser-
Walton about it; and after doing so
he did not know whether they
wanted to do that or not. Deduct
ing the tangible part Of that sum
of $1S5, 900 that this man wanted
stricken out, would leave 1884, 900,
and they were not sure that they
wanted that stricken.
I am for anything tangible that,
is submitted to the committee. l
The Tomahawk., 1916-02-24

helpless to exercise any control,
year by year frlttered away ard
wasted in salaries of unnecessary
employees. Consequently, | place
these facts before the committee
that they may receive considera
ton. If not now, some day soon
something should be done.
The Chairman. The gentleman
from Minnesota (Mr. Ellsworth) is
recognized.
Mr.. Ellsworth. Mr.. Chairmar
and gentlemen of the committee,
being from the State of Minnesota,
where these Chippewa Indians are
situated, and member of the
Committee on Indian Affairs, l
feel that it is my duty when an
amendment of this kind is pending
in the House, in the consideration
of the measure in the Committee
of the Whole, 10 say something
about it.
l sat through the hearings of
the committee, and heard all that
was said in the hearings before the
Committee on Indian Affairs in
reference to the $1S5,000 item of
the Chippewas, coming from their
fund; and l want to say now not
only as to this amendment but, so
far as my service in this House is
concerned, l hope at any time /
shall not rise to strike out the last
word or ask for time on the floor
of this House for the purpose of
making a speech. I have no speech
to make upon this question, but l
want to say a few things in refer
ence to it, because / feel, coming
as l do from this State and having
a membership on this committee,
that 1t would not be proper for me
to remain silers and refuse to
speak on an amendment which, l
want to say at this time, do not
favor. 1 do not favor it because
The Tomahawk., 1916-02-24

The Chippewas of Minnesota
stand steadfastly by Sen. Clapp,
and if their expressions is any in
dication they will cast solid vote
for him.
Sen. Glapp has notsyyet ftafs avff 'a'
8 denomination to I'll the position
in the United States senate he now
holds. but no one need for NOM
ent think he will not do so when
the time comes, and his friends
need not have any doubts about
this.
The Tomahawk., 1916-02-24

ment, not more than 1000 or
5000 at the outside need the care
of the United States Government
in any degree. Personally l think
the number is not over 2, 800. If
$500, it is costing them about 500
apiece each year to have the Gov
eminent manage their affairs for
them. 1t is costing these men who
are competent, under any consid-
Grafton or aspect of the case, al
most as much to have their bust
ness done for them as the value of
the business is when it is done.
Now, to cite some illustrations,
l made some statements before the
Committee on Indian Affairs the
other day to the effect that l had
learned to my infinite surprise
that at the White Earth Indian
Reservation alone there we're six
Indian farmers, and l venture to
say that of the six there was not
one who could make his living on
a piece of land in the woods if he
were left there. There is no use
for six. Nobody contends that
there is use for the six. l under
stand chat since that time five of
them have been taken away-that
is, IN the last 10 days. l am also
advised that certain other EN-
ployees of that agency who GER
tainly were supernumerary have
been taken away. I do not know
how many ought to be taken away
from the service, but l do know
that there are too many of them
there now.
do not want to cripple the ser.
vice. I do not want to st ae any
of the good work that has been
done, or ought to be done; but l
do not like to see the, substance Of
these Indians, the property that
they have in the hands of the Gov
eminent, over which they are
The Tomahawk., 1916-02-24

The Lawler and Lynch factions
of the Minnesota Democracy are
still as far apart as ever. The
Democratic party in this state will
not have any chance whatever to
win and this is the fault of the
national administration as much as
the fault of the warning local fac
tons.
The Tomahawk., 1916-02-24

The boom for the nomination OF
Col. Roosevelt by the Republican
convention cannot be stopped as it
now appears to the public, and the
next cam paign will no doubt be
between him and President Will
son.
The Tomahawk., 1916-02-24
SUBSCRIPTION: $3.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE

It will not be long before the
primary election for delegates to
the national conventions will take
place. and this will be next month.
The Tomahawk., 1916-02-24

easily ascertainable I have never
yet been able to get that detailed
account. although they have sup
piled me with certain lump sums
or general subjects OF appropria-
lions 50 that we may know what
the general sums and general pur
poses are which are cared for out
of these funds. l find from the
letter of the Secretary of the In
terror transmitted December 6
last, the year just closed, there
were expended for the support
and civilization of the Indians of
Minnesota out of their own funds
| $274,OO0. If you gentlemen will
recall, last year the bill carried
not only this $185,000 bat an ad-
ditional appropriation of $4,000
for hospital and some other mi
nor appropriations. think there
was also one of $40, 900 with which
to purchase land for the Mile Lac
lake Indians. Now do you know
what it cost
The Chairman. Is there objec-
ton?
There was no objection.
Mr.. Miller of Minnesota. That
question has oeen in my mind ever
since have considered the advis-
ability of making this motion.
And l am frank to say l do not
know. | have been requested to
make the reduction very much
greater than l have made it by
this motion. l thought it would
]beswisenot to reduce it below
500, 900. I am not certain but
that to- reduce it by $85, 900 at one
blow might work some disadvant-
age, and I certainly do not want
to cripple any needed work for
these Indians. Some of the work
l know is splendid. l do not want
to be captious about it, but l do
not know. 1t seems to me that if
the sum is reduced to 100000,
and there is reasonable attention
given to the necessities of the sit
uation, no great harm will result.
! was about to make further in
curry. What is the condition of
these Indians whose money is thus
being expended year after year?
I find from the hearings the state
ment of the Assistant Indian Com
missioner, Mr.. Merritt, That there
are practically 1920 Indians in
Minnesota subject to the jurisdic-
ton of the Government. In these
1000, however, 5000 are unallot-
ted. That means 5000 indians
no longer having tribal relations,
or who are children born since the
date when the allotments we're
made, and, of course, small child
rem. There are only 1000 of them
having trust patents. Three thous-
and five hundred of them have
been adjudged competents by the
| Indian Office itself, and patents
in fee have hitherto been issued to
them. However, we must modify
that by the further statement that
some of these patents in fee were
secured under the so.called Clapp
! Act and some of them are now in
VOWED in litigation, it being
claimed they we're issued to full.
bloods and therefore presumably
to incompetentIndians. Especial
Iy the commissioner before the In
dian Committee, / am informed,
and the chairman will correct me
if I mistake the facts, as l was not
there and cannot state them of my
own knowledge. The Indian Com
missioner or his assistant before
/, the Indian Committee a few days
: ago said that at least 60 or 20 per
!; cent of the Indians in Minnesota
are perfectly competent to manage
their own affairs.
| Therefore, it seems to me, it Is
very safe to say that of the 1900
Indians who are subject to the
!, jurisdiction of the Federal Govern
The Tomahawk., 1916-02-24
THE TOMAHAWK.
Gus n. BEAULlEll, Publisher
White Earth Agency, Minnesota.

Entered at the POstoffice at White
Earth. Minn., as mail matter of the
second class.
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