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The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-12
NO APOLOGIES 70
MAKE.

During recent visit to WASH
ington, D. c., our attention was
called by Commissioner Sells to a
marked copy of The ToMAHAwK
in which the Fargo Forum was
criticised for trying to iucite pub
lie opinion against Mr.. Townley,
an anti. war representative of this
state and North Dakota, TO such an
extent that harm might have been
done TO him.
We did not mince words any in
our critism, and for this we have
no apologies to make. We believe
we stated the true situation as 1t
appears to us to be growing, that
the next issue in the election OF
congressman will be war and anti
war.
Against war; seems to be as
popular in che West as it was last
November, and from our many in
ouiries in the East during recent
trip. the same feeling seems to
prevail there.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-12
Accounting By
Memorandum

1t is learned that Supt. Hinton
and his immediate predecessors
have followed a peculiar method of
accounting to the Interior Depart
ment for the funds expended by
them, or else the department itself
has done this in accounting to the
Treasury Department.
1t has been stated that Chippewa
tribal funds are apportioned to the
several Chippewa superintendent
encies who draw their personal
checks as superintendent for the
amounts expended; that instead of
accounting by the vouchers pro-
perly authenticated, brief memo.
randum which are in effect slips,
are submitted in manner which is
not strictly up to business stand
ards.
This method may not be- confined
to this reservation alone, but may
include other reservations.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-12

Commissions Sells informed the
Chippewa delegation last winter,
that he would not tolerate Supt.
Hinton's action, but this, appar-
emily, was not followed up, for the
latter finally got another person
appointed to the position to which
Mrs. Ed Perrault was appointed
nearly a year ago, and to which he
had continued to refuse to place
her in.
If the United States courts
should sustain the contention of the
Chippewas, referred tc. the civil
service will cease to exist among
the Chippewas if their funds are to
be used to pay employees.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-12
An Important Issue for
The ChjppeWas.

Attorney Webster Baliiager, OF
Washington, who has been retain
ed by the Chippewas to prosecute
their contention that the Govern
ment has no right to use Chippewa
tribal funds to pay the salaries OF
civil service employees, IS making
a supreme effort in behalf of his
clients and has succeeded in stop
ping, for the present at least, the
use of the funds for the purpose
indicated.
The issue was percipitated by the
continued refusal of Supt. Hinton
to put into the positions to which
they had been appointed by the
Indian Office, members of the
Chippewa bands of Minnesota.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-12
CHIPPEWA CASE
ARGUED.

Last Friday the case of the Chip
pewas of Minnesota against tn
Secretary of the Interior, the Com
missioner Of Indian Affairs and the
Treasurer of the United States
was argued before Judge Sta ffcrc
of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
This the case in which the Chip
pewas are seeking to enjoin the
United States from using any more
tribal funds for the payment of the
salaries of civil service employees
The action has been commenced IT.
the name of John q. Morrison Jr
as president of the Chippewa Gen,
eral Council.
Information is to the effect that
efforts are being made to induce
some of the Chippewas to repudi'
ate the suit so that the court may
decide accordingly. Any Chippewa
who would sign his name to any
instrument which would seek to
nulify the suit could act only in
his own behalf, and the actions OF
the president of the.General Coun-
Gil in the matter should be recoi;
nized as representing the wishes OF
a very large majority, if not all, OF
the Chippewas of Minnesota
Judge Stafford directed the at
torneys for both the plaintiffs and
the defendants to submit briefs in
of their contentious.
1t is quite probable that the case
will reach the Supreme Court OF
the United States. In the meantime
Chippewa tribal funds cannot "
used to pay the salaries Of civil
service employees.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-12
Judge Lands Calls War
Draft Dodgers Puppies
And Liars. "

Judge Lands of the United
States district court of Illinois, is
quoted by the Minneapolis Journa]
of last Friday as using language,
in sentencing men who had refus-
ed to register, that would put
to shame any ordinary man in his
right senses,
The Journal quotes Judge Land
is as saying, after criticising and
abusing the prisoners severly, mo
one of you fellows have told me the
truth; you have all belly-ached like
lot of puppies here y This and
a lot of othe: language used by
Judge Lands on the bench would
be a disgrace to any self respecting
man any where, but when used by
man who holds the high position
of Judge of a United States district
court, the government should find
some means to impeach him and
throw him out of the service.
The fact that men were convicted
for refusing to register for con-
cription does not justify any off,
cial in using language such is at
tributed to Judge Lands towards
them or any other man convicted
OF an offence.
If Judge Landis is sostrengly in
favor of having blood shed, or is SO
patriotic, as to get angry at those
who either from conscientious
scruples or cowardice do not to kill
or be killed, he should resign from
his present position and better
serve his country by enlisting and
doing what he abuses others for
not doing.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-12
Nc Manany For
Interstate Commerce
Commission.

Frank Nc Manamy, chief Of the
Federal boiler inspection bureau,
has been slated for the appoint
ment of Interstate Commerce Com
missioner. This is interesting to
the Chippewa people only to the
extent that it has been the impress
sion that Commissioner of Indian
affairs Sells might receive the ap-
pointment. This might have result
ed in a thorough reorganization of
the Indian service.
Mr.. Sells great fault is that he is
too prone to be misled by his field
subordinates, and he does not real
ize the power of the great combin-
alton among these with which he
has to contend. This has caused
his administration of Indian affairs
to become very unpopular not only
with the republicans in congress,
but likewise with members of con-
gresJ of his own party.
Congressman, regardless of par
ties, earnestly and sincerely desire
to now give the American Indians
a fair deal and while Commission
Sells is also working hard to this
end he has failed to grasp the full
purport of the situation among In
dians: he relies too implicitly upon
the reports of field officials.
Mr.. Sells is a good lawyer, and
made good record in Iowa years
ago in the prosecution of the pen
sion frauds under President Cleve-
lands administration, but it is the
concensus Of opinion among the
Indians that he has been a failure
as Commissioner of Indian affairs.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-12
RESOLUTIONS.

Whereas, the Blackfeet Tribe of
Indians nave heard with profound
sorrow of the death of the Honor
able Harry Lane, Il Senator from
the state of Oregon, and,
Whereas, this Tribe of Indians
feel that in expressing this mark Of
respect, to the family i'll this mo-
ment of supreme anguish, with
which it has pleased God to visit
the family, and shall not say more
than that the loss of pure, good,
useful Senator and exponent Of JUS
tice and fair play for the American
Indian, is a scource of deep sorrow
to the numerous friends who have
had the privilege of knowing him,
and to none more than family's in
deep sympathy and affection, and,
Whereas, the late Senator Harry
Lane has done much toward the
better treatment of the Indians in
general, and,
Whereas, he was instrumental
in the investigation of this reserva-
ton and brought to it better SER
vice and improvements in all re-
spects of it's economies, social,
temporal, industrial activities.
Therefore be it resolved, that
this Council communicate these Re-
solutions to THE TOMAHAwK for
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-12
Should Account For the
Interest.

For several months Supt. Hi n
ton within e d several hundred
Thousand dollars from individual
members of the White Earth Re-
servatlon. and finally paid them the
principal only.
Who received the benefit of the
interest?
This is a question which should
be settled by proper proceedings.
Members Of the reservation whose
funds we're With held for several
months, and who received only the
principal when they were paid,
should consult an attorney, and
unite upon one who is competent tc
prosecute the suit properly.
For a number of years the Indi.
ans whose funds have been with
held by the superintendent, and
WHO have eventually received the
principal, have had good grounds
for their grave suspicians against
these officials, and it is time now
that they should call for show
down.
The interest on the funds of one
individual would not amount tc
much, but when several hundred
individuals have tn cir funds
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-12
SUBSCRIPTION: $3.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Indians Can't Even Get
Their Own Money
From Agencies,

It is common knowledge that
when an Indian has any money
coming to him it is sent to the
superintendent in charge of the
agency where he resides, by the In
dian Office. The money is then
under the control of the superin-
tendent. So, if thelndian should
need money with which to buy gro
ceries, clothing or medicine, or any
thing for the support and comfort
of his family, or any of the neces
sites of life, or for any farm TOOLS,
or anything else he may need, the
first thing he has to do IS to hitch
up his team and drive from five to
seventy five miles to the agency IN
order to get an order for little of
his own money with which to buy
the necessary articles. After he
gets to the agency, it is entirely
discretionary with the superintend-
ent whether he accmodatees the !es II:
dian or not. ny
AS was told the United States
senate on April 18th. last:
THUS it may be seen that every
Indian is compelled to approach his
superintendent with about the same
misgivings and fear as would a
hungry begger who approaches
YOUR back door and asks for bread.
By this process their money does
them very little good. 1t is drib~
led out to them in such small
amounts that in many cases it Is
actually earned by them on account
of the time consumed and the work
done in procuring the necessary or
der. So you can readily see that the
managementYof this branch OF the
financial affairs of the Indians
might just as we'll send his money
80 Mexico for any good it does him.
Fort Peck Sioux Pioneer.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-12
INDIAN EMPLOYEES IN
IN the INDIAN
SERVICE.

About twenty two years ago
WASAJA stirred the country by
saying that by encouraging Indians
to enter the Indian service the In
dian Office was using the Indians
to hold their race in bondage. There
is no questioning of its good object
of giving employment to Indians
30 that they may hep themselves.
WASAJ A was in the Indian Ser
vice for over seven years. It was
by reason of experience and study
that we said, "You encourage In
dams to enter the Indian service
you encourage them to hold their
people in bondage.
Further, it is not a question of
their qualifications. We claim that
an Indian can fill any position in
the Indian service and having the
special interest of his race at heart,
he can do better work than one
who IS not an Indian. If A LINZ
TIED TIME is GIVEN TO
CLOSE UP THE BOOKS OF
THE INDIAN OFFICE, Indian
employees can be relied upon be-
cause 1t is to their interest as well
as to that of their race.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-12
A RESOLUTION.

At a session of the business
Council Of the Blackfeet Tribe of
Indians duly called by Superintend-
ent Thomas Ferris, held on the
second day of June A. d. 1917, at
Blackfeet Agency, Montana, the
following resolutions we're duly
passed and adopted:
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-12

amounting to several hundred thou
sand dollars withheld by a super
intendent and his clerk, inquiry as
to what has become Of the interest
due should be prosecuted.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-12
The T0MAHAWK.
GUS II. BEAULIEu. Publisher
White Earth Agency, Minnesota.

Entered at the Postoffice at White
Earth, Minn., as mail matter of the
second class.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-07-12

publication and copies to the fam
ily and the Senate of the United
States.
Robt. j. Hamilton. Chairman,
Blackfeet Business Council.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-12
WInSl0W
Grange Members Give Auspi-
cious Entertainment - Minor
Mention and Personal Matters

An interesting entertainment given
under the auspices of the Grange mem
hers. was enjoyed by large audienc2
Friday evening at the Grange hall.
Moving pictures from advertisements
and illustrated songs were presented.
Among the pictures shown was the
Goddess of Liberty, (iolddust, Baker $
Cocoa, Topsy, Ivory Soap, Red Cross
Nurse. Aunt Jermina's pancake -four,
Farmer. soft tone painting. Rastus with
the Cream of Wheat. Spanish Girl
Picking Cotton. Velvet Tobacco, The
Soldier and others. Miss Alberta Foss
for guessing fourteen OF the pictures
correctly, Was presented with a box
of confectionery. a vocal solo was
given by Rev. +. K Conant 1t was
followed by social hour, and games
were played. Ice cream was on sale.
and a good sum was cleared for the
benefit 'of the Grange.
Mrs. Roy Rayfuse and little daughter,
Lena, who have been the guests of Mrs.
Rayfuse parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Scott
Drummond, have returned TO their home
at West Lynn. Mass. Miss Ruth Drum
mond accompanied her sister. Mrs. Ray
fuse. home and will be her guest for
week.
MI and Mrs Alvah Kitchin and little
SON. Theodore, of Portland. who have
been the guests of FI1rs. Harry Britton
and Mrs. Harry Norton, returned to
their home Friday.
Elmer Stuart is attending the auto
mobile SHOW at Boston.
Rev. F. X. Conant vas the speaker
Sunday afternoon al the knight %
Pythias meeting at Waterville Elmer
Craig of WatervilIe substituted a. the
church at Benton for Mr.. Conant
Tie missionary society will meet
Tuesday afternoon, March 10. at the
home of Mrs. George g. Faine The
roll call Is about Alaska.
The Lithgow Club meets Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Carrie Weeks at
the home Of J. w. Bassett.
dinner will be served today to the
public at the Congregational Vestry
by the. social committee of the church
The dance Friday evening at the
Taconnet Club House was a success
both socially and financially. Excellent
music was furnished by an orchestra
from Colby College.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-12
Pride In the Stores ;

''Do you have good stores here?"
The guest from another city asks the question always.
Any living here whom the question is put
feels little thrill of pride in answering it. T..
And the is prompt "yes!"
The usually goes beyond the yes specifies par
ticular store in which particular pride is felt
Fair.
city fortunate in its stores is city in which is good
i've For the stores They adjdncs
every home The merchants co.operators with The
family heads in their tasks Of making better homes and Of
getting more joy and comfort out of life.
Our stores pride. They to They
pail They stand still They bring us all
the of the world pleasure for
comfort for good. They permanent Worlds
And they good advertisers! If they were not then
they would fall short the standard fixed for good stores
They tell the They keep in touch with people,
They -
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-12

"a
GOING WEST-3.0f A. NJ,
NySYs V;asTy, except Monday, Portland
,Mt ,,isSsl and Boston, SIS a. NJ.
5ss Es,A'sSa; Hoa,rea pai''sad sad 5Ss: 5ss:
- sasszs' bee; 1886 A. NJ. Bruins,
wick. Lewiston, Portland, Boston: 10. IS
P. NJ. Hallowen. Gardiner and SO.
Gardiner; 3.05 2. NJ, local 407 f. NJ.
express. Brunswick. Nockland, Port.
land. Boston and New, York; SIS p. NJ.
HallowelI. Gardiner and So. Gardiner; 6. Il
Lewiston. Bath, Portland, Boston. Sun
days goa and iO.15 A. NJ, S.3S (New York;
and l0.40 2. NJ, Portland and Boston.
GOING EAST--I.i4 4. NJ. Bangor, Ca
lais, Bar Harbor, st. John, Halifax.
Aroostook Co. Sunday morning at i.l5
A. NJ. does not connect beyond Bangor;
s.33 A. NJ, local to Moosehead Lake (via
Oakland), Belfast. Foxcroft and Bangor;
e.l7 A, NJ, local to Belfast. Bangor and
Skowhegan; l2.06 7. NJ, Waterville, Ban
gor, B. & A. r. H., Calais. st, John and
Halifax: 2.37 F. NJ, express to Water
vile: thence local to Bangor and Malta
wamkeag: 800 P. NJ, 'Watervlle and
Skowhegan; 7.G7 +. NJ, Watervile, Sl1ow-
hegan and Bangor. sundays $50 4. Nj.
253 P. NJ, for Bangor $50 a. NJ. and 2.5J
r NJ. for Skowhegan.
Trains leave Augusta for Halloweil,
Gardiner and South Gardiner at e.3S, 9.36
A. Nj, 124S 3.05. 5.l5, 6.l2, 1910. Hallowell
and Gardiner only 46i r. NJ. Gardiner
only 3O4 A NJ. except Mondays
Fl y. VALDR0N. Genl Passenger Ag:.
D. c. Douglass. Gen'l Mgr, Portland. Ne.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-12
Buy Real Estate?
Sell Real Estate?

There are more prospective
heme-buyers today than there
were yesterday.
More young couples have "eome
to an undsrstandins"--and are
on tho list Of prospective home-
buyers.
Other couples, who long ago
made the decision, but who have
never been able to carry i. out,
now find themselves nearer the
sosI, and so are, in reality, pros
peetive homo buyers.
Families are planning to come to
your city to make it their home.
Some Of them will; board fer a
time; some will rent for a time.
Most Of them are prospective
homo. buyers.
Al Of these people, and many
more not thus specified, are read
ers Of the real estate advertise.
naents. They are rather moro
than mere readers-thsy are hope
fuI investigators.
If you have a home to sell, you
can make advertising "pay," ana
pay promptly, right now! Jour
nal ads reach 10000 Central Maine
readers, the home makers Of this
prosperous territory.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-12
WESTBROOK WINS
FROM ABBOTT BY
SCORE OF IA TO IS

Pennington, Me. March Invest
brook Seminary defeated the Abbott
school in Pennington Saturday night
a to 35. 1t being the second time this
season that the Portland team has
been returned victor. The seminarv's
victory resulted from the sensational
shooting Of Harris the visitors left for
ward. who gavo one of the best exbi-
biticns Of basketball shooting seen in
years, caging II goals from the floor
and four from the foul line. ss points in
all ard sufficient to return the visitors
winners. DeeEing. the local center
starred for the losers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-12
Classified
Ad Rates

-Four lines (6 words to . Iins)
or IS words or less cost 1sc. for
ono issue, SOC. for three and Soc.
for week. Pro rata price will b
charged for advertisements OK.
eeedine four lines. In sending by
mad, enclose stamps with order,
a. charges are too small to open
accounts.
The journal does not knowingly
seeept any fraudulent advertising
OF any kind. The journal will in
vestiaste promptly and vigorously
every CLAIM, from any person who
bss bcen in any way deceived or
rlistreated through answering an
sdvertisennent. The Journal will
.,srk it's readers to bring to its
attention any failure on the pert
Of an advertiser to make good his
premises. IL Is the belief Of this
paper that an advertiser serves his
own interest best only when he
serves the public best. VI you are
net Satisfied tell the Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-12
Rubber Stamps, Etc.

RUBBER HAND STAMPS MADE IN
Augusta. Everything in the stamp lire
for office or individual use. Catalog free.
T-&-P Stamp Co.. IS Capitol street, Au-
gusta. Maine. Tel. 256-W. mchI6dlmo
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-12
For Sale-Real Estate
260-Acre Fertile Farm,
Income $3OOG a Year

Owner has accepted position with large
company and has no further use for
farm. only IL miles to village; rich. dark
ceived for acres sweet corn near here
and potatoes are money makers; 1000 ap-
pie trees and lot of plums, cherries
peaches and grapes; 25-cow pasture bor-
dering pond; estimated 500 cords hard
wood and 100000 #. timber; fine barn
57N60, silo. stable 36x4o. poultry house for
500 hens. running water t. buildings. To
get immediate sale going at 5000, part
down. For picture of the attractive T.
room house. overlooking lake and VII
lage. see page 4. our New Spring Cata-
logue. just out, copy mailed free. E. A.
Strout Farm Agency. Dept. 136. ~ WASH
ington St, Boston mchl2d1t
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-12

LOTS FOR SALE-ON JOHNSON,
Cushman. Drew, and Pike Sts. Not the
little pinched city lots with barely room
Tor Q house, but high suburban lots. each
containing 66eO square feet. Near good
school and electric road. Tho public ser.
vice OF city water. gas and electric lights
available for each lot. J. X. Townsend.
Augusta. Maine 3lS Water St House
Telephone 6S6-W feb1ldtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-12
one new UPRIGHT STEEL Roll .

er. high pressure. Also three petcocks,
valve; As IN. base boiler SO in in diameter.
Sixty in. tubes, q in. long, fire box 20
in. Total height 70 in. II. J. Cross. An
gusta. Me. Tel 21-W. mch2dlCt
SET OF THREE CLARIoNETs. A. 9
and c. Albert System. All in good con.
dition. VIII be sold at a bargain. Ad-
Dress ~ BOY ~. AUGUSTA, Maine. mch3dtf
DRY HARD STOVE WOOD CHUNKS
for air tights. Soft stove wood ard kind
lings, promptly delivered Chas. sylves-
ter, Augusta, Me. Tel Call 1922 marldte
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-03-12
Newspaper Advertisements
Tell FACTS and INFORMATION

Invention of the Newspaper the important
the world In the 1922 French physician in
the newspaper He had noted that his visits patients
pecay welcome when he able bring them bit of
gossip about of their acquaintance about hppep
ings at Court
He conceived the idea of which would gather and this
sort OF information in comprehensive making GENERAL
LY AVAILABLE He believed that the HUMAN TERESTi in
such intelligence would make widely popular enterprise He
right
He secured from Cardinal Rcee patent for the publication of
newspaper He called The Paris Gazette the first
paper in the modern of the term
AND THAT FRENCH PHYSICIAN RENDERED AS ERVICE
TO MANKIND WORTH MILLION TIMES AS MUCH AS THAT
OF THE GREAT RICHELIEU.
Before the advent Of the carried about from
to another the which had popuarzed this physician
For long time afterwards STORES circulated the
same way.
We have record of the first merchant who nvend ad
versng but he served the people the world only little de-
than the old French physician had done For he conceived the
truth that NEWS ABOUT STORES given
circulation than possible through gossip
THE SAME PRINCIPLE UPON WHICH THE NEWSPAPER is
FOUNDED UNDERLIES STORE ADVERTISING. 1t makes avail
able to all the people the facts information which the old way
circulated uncertainty and fa limited way from another
Nowadays the Journal would not be nenspaper any complete
unless it carried NEse fully other of