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The Colorado statesman., 1917-01-20
UTES CLAIM Big SUM
Indians Seek to Collect $3,115,-
900 From Uncle Sam.
centenarian Chief of Red Men Asserts
Amount Is Due as Result of Treaty
Signed in 1880.

A treaty signed in 1880 is the basis
of a claim by Ute Indians for So, 49,
600 from Uncle Sam. Century-old
McCook, chief of the Federation of the
Uintah Southern, White River, Uncom-
paghre and Tabequach Utes, has en-
ployed lawyers to press the claim in
Washington.
McCook is one hundred years old.
He is wise and has reputation for be-
ing just. AS leader of his people
he has proved a worthy successor to
Ouray, even though as youth ne
was one who figured conspicuously in
the massacre of Meeker and his aides
at the White River agency.
He married Chipeta, the squaw
whose companionship Ouray knew
through all his period of greatness.
In 1880 the Utes occupied reserva-
tionS in western and southwestern
Colorado. They were beginning to in
terfere with white soldiers who were
wanting the lands for stock-growing,
mining and agricultural purposes. The
White River massacre had occurred
but a few years before. There had
been other conflicts between the red
men and the incoming whites, and 1t
was agreed between the Indians and
the United States government that If
the Utes would remove to Utah, they
would receive SIPS per acre for GER
tain lands they would surrender in
western Colorado.
The value of these lands then ag-
gregated $3,000,000 and McCook claims
it never was paid. The amount has
accumulated until now SO, 3,f15,0 900 is de-
manded.
Besides this, McCook declares it will
be shown that there will be due the In
dians more than $200,000000 for lands
that have since been entered in Mesa,
Delta, Montrose and Garfield counties.
For more than twenty years the Utes
have made their home in Utah Basin,
Utah. A few years ago the white
man again became coYetous and GER
tain parts of the basin were thrown
open to settlement. This ruling of the
interior department so angered the In
dians that they threatened to go on the
warpath. The governments indebted
ness is said to have been disclosed
then and there was a quieting promise
that the Indians would be given their
rights.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-01-20
TO DEVELOP COAL MARKETS
Uncle Sans Commerce Boosters See
in This a Means of Building Up
American Merchant Marine.

An investigation of South American
markets for coal will be undertaken by
Uncle Sans bureau of foreign and do
nestle commerce. 1t is held that
South America is the most logical mar
ket in the world for American coal
and that thriving business in that
commodity will be an important factor
in building up merchant marine.
British economists are agreed that
much of England's success in merchant
shipping is due to the fact that Welsh
coal has always been available for re-
turn cargoes.
Latin America is a promising mar
ket for coal because 1T has very lin
tied supplies of its own. Chile, Peru,
and Bolivia in particular need coal
and have an abundance of minerals to
ship in return. Nitrates and iron, cop
per, and tin ore can be brought to this
country more cheaply If full cargoes
of coal can be taken back on the re.
turn voyage.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-01-20
U. S. GETS PUBLICITY
Department of Agriculture Issues
Many Bulletins.
Division Of Publication Prints and Dis
tributes 2s,571,739 Copies in
Course of One Year.

One of the most interesting bureaus
of Uncle Sans department Of agricul-
ture is that of the division of publica-
tions go and by whom all OF the pub
licity' matter that is sent out by the
department originates.
During the past fiscal year, say Off
cials of the division, there were 1,03S
new bulletins issued by the depart
ment, the number of printed copies
aggregating 29,571 ,739. In addition to
these new bulletins there were 1885,
500 copies of earlier publications re-
printed.
In connection with the publication
work of the department it is interest
ing to note that there is n committee
on examination of manuscripts which
meets twice week during the entire
year and passes on manuscripts sub
mitted for publication. 1t is said that
as a result of these conferences better
understanding has been reached and
more satisfactory publications have
been secured.
In addition to the thousands that
free copies of the bulletins, pamphlets,
etc, many thousands of copies are sold
annually. Figures have been compiled
which show that in 1910 there were
147, 1927 bulletins sold at $1S,39S.1S,
while during this year 327,3S1 copies
have been sold at S22,27754, showing
the increased interest that is being
manifested, mostly by farmers, in the
work that is being done by the de-
partment.
This distribution work in connection
with the mailing out of these various
publications involves a great amount
of clerical work as well as manual Ia
Dor. An important feature of the for
mer is the correspondence required to
intelligently furnish information re-
quested from congressional and miscel-
laneous sources. In fact, a congress
sional information service is main
tained by the department. The con-
duct of this correspondence, during
the past year, required the preparation
of SS,79S communications.
1t is said by officials that the de-
mand for farmers bulletins, one of the
largest items of publication, has con-
tinued unabated, and, in fact, is on
the increase. The number used by the
bureaus, offices and divisions is rapidly
increasing, caused undoubtedly, the Of
ficials of the department say, by the
extension work being carried on. The
large number of farE4ers' bulletins sent
to schools and other educational in
stitutions for distribution to their pu-
pills represents about one-tenth of the
demand from that class of applicants.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-01-20
Nation 70 Promote Saving.

Uncle Sam announces that the
Colombian congress has adopted
measure providing for the appoint
ment, by the minister of public instruc-
ton, of commission to investigate
methods for promoting saving through
out the country. This commission will
work out general plan of organiza-
ton of public and school savings
banks, retirement funds, and societies
for mutual aid and cooperative buy
ing. In conjunction with the minister
the commission will draw up bill
covering its recommendations, for con-
sideration by the congress in its regu-
lar session in 1917.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-01-20
DELIVERY COSTS ARE HIGH
sumers, Uncle Sam Finds in
Preliminary Survey.

Uncle Sam has discovered, through
preliminary survey of the subject
of city carriage or local distribution of
commodities, that the cost of delivery
is a factor of considerable magnitude
in the cost of living. The results of
the first investigation, which was
made in the city of Washington, were
such, in the opinion of Secretary of
Commerce Redfield, to justify the cen
sus bureau in selecting some other
representative cities and detailing ex-
more comprehensive study of the sub
ject of delivery cost in relation to the
prices of commodities.
For the four selected classes of mer-
chandise covered by the preliminary
survey-ice, coal and wood, milk, and
department store merchandise-repre
senting total gross sales of about &c.,
100000, the cost of delivery alone
amounted to nearly $500,00O, or about
8 per cent, according to the figures
compiled. 1t is the secretary's be-
lief that in this single phase of cost
great economies are possible; and he
also believes that the survey of the
selected cities-revealing, as it doubt
less WILL the very considerable pro-
portion which the cost of carriage con-
tributes to retail prices-will focus the
saving to be effected by eliminating
duplication and thus be of distinct aid
in reducing the cost of living.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-01-20
Presidents Flag Now
Flies Over White House

The presidents flag has been
run up on the White House and
hereafter will fly when the presi-
dent is in Washington. The new
flag will not replace Old Glory.
which will continue to fly from
a staff surmounting the center of
the White House roof.
An ornamental touch is added
to the White House by use of
the presidents flag. The flag
shows a facsimile of the Ameri-
can seal, of which the eagle is
the most striking figure, on a
blue field. Thirteen stars, repre-
senting the original colonies, en-
circle the seal.
Decision to fly the presidents
flag to denote his presence in
the White House was designed
to meet the objections to the
present plan of lowering the
American flag whenever the
president is out of Washington.
Arrangements to fly the new
flag from a staff at the front of
the White House were made by
Col. w. w. Harte, engineer Of
ficer in charge of public build
ings and grounds.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-01-20
FRANCE EXPECTING TOURISTS
Is Preparing Actively to Receive an
Unprecedented Number of Visitors
at Close of War.

France is preparing actively to re-
ceive an unprecedented number of
tourists at the close of the present
war, reports Uncle Sans commercial
attache at Paris. Various new organ
izations are devoting themselves to
the task of improving hotels and rail-
way facilities, of advertising French
health resorts, of bettering the innum-
erable agencies designed to attract for
eign visitors and to satisfy their de-
mands in such a manner that they
may acquire the habit of visiting
France in large numbers.
Perhaps the most interesting of the
new offices is the Office National du
Tourisme, enlarged and reorganized,
which recently held it's first meeting
at the ministry of public works. At
this meeting were represented, under
the direction of the minister of public
works, the Etats Generaux du Tour
isme, the Touring Club of France, the
Alpine club, the Automobile club, the
General Automobile society, local pro-
noting organizations, and Organiza-
tions of hotel owners and managers.
A former minister of public works and
of agriculture has been made president
of the administrative council of the
new organi..s ion, which proposes to
set at work in mediately upon the num-
erous tasks confronting it.
1t is not unlikely that the govern
ment of France will exercise supervi-
sion over the whole subject and may
sanction the imposition of "cure" taxes
and "sojourn," or visitors taxes.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-01-20
Many Use National Forests.

There were cut from the national
forests in the fiscal year 1916 GOA, ,92O,-
600 board feet of timber. OF this
amount 119,4S3,0O0 board feet was cut
under free use privilege by 42,O55 in
dividuals. In all, 10,S40 sales of tim
ber were made, of which 81 per cent
were under 500 in value, indicating
the extent to which the homesteader,
rancher, miner, small millman, and
others in need of limited quantity of
timber draw uDon the forests.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-01-20
Uncle Sans Marines Are
To Visit South America

With the prospect of viewing
, the greatest engineering feat of
, the century, hundreds of Uncle
Sans marines, now serving with
, the Atlantic fleet, are eagerly
looking forward to the time
, when battleships, cruisers and
, destroyers are scheduled to
, make a five-day trip to the Pana-
!, ma canal.
, The war in Europe curtailed
the customary visits of the sea
, soldiers to many foreign ports,
, and, while no formal arrange
, ments have been decided upon,
, plans are being made to enable
, the men of the fleet to make an
, annual visit to South American
, and other neutral ports, mainly
!, for educational and recreative
!, purposes, until worldwide
, peace has been established.
'o n q n 90 O O DO 90 O 90 o o
The Colorado statesman., 1917-01-20
Anonymous Payments to Uncle
Sam Reach High-Water Mark
During Past Year.
$4,000 FROM One PERSON
Amounts Sent to Government Vary
From One Cent to Many Thou
sands-Payment Began 1o5
Years Ago.

Does prosperity prick the public con-
science to such an extent that those
who have defrauded Uncle Sam are
more apt not only to pay in full what
they owe but to add interest?
Whatever the cause, the past year
has been the greatest one the con-
science fund has ever had. The years
receipts, $56,S21, bring the conscience
fund up to $500,661.
For 105 years people who have de-
frauded Uncle Sam have coined their
remorse into gold and sent it back, in
variably without any signature, ad-
dress or anything to identify the send
er.
The first conscience money was re-
ceived during President Madison's
term of office and amounted to $3.50.
Then there was a lull and no more
money was received until 1927 in John
Quincy Adams administration, when
Sc was received. Not a year has
passed since then that money has not
been added to the fund.
The $3.50 did not come in one in
stallment. The first contribution was
%. Inc writer ulu not give. MS name
or address. He wrote note that he
owed the money to the government.
The newspapers at that time, finding
something new, gave much publicity to
1t. AS n result of this publicity the
original So brought during the Madi-
son administration $245 more. The
bookkeeping department puzzled over
how to enter it and finally called it
conscience" That is how the fund,
which began with So 105 years ago,
has now reached more than half mil
lion dollars.
Next to this year the greatest year
was 1902 in the Roosevelt regime,
when $3586S was added to the fund.
Fund Climbs After Civil War.
Doubtless Uncle Sam was defrauded
much during the Civil war, for up to
that time $1,000 was the highest ever
contributed in one year. In 1864 the
conscience fund began TO climb from
SAILS to $5073 in 1865, to $11, $50 in
1866, to $12,952 in 1867 and 500, ,155
in 1868.
How the fund has grown in recent
years may be seen from the following
The Colorado statesman., 1917-01-20

LIE money cOlHeS 10 lne government
in queer ways. On one occasion the
treasury department in Washington
and Dudley Field Malone, collector of
the port of New York, each received
in an envelope postmarked Boston
three halves of three 500 bills and
four halves of $50 bills. That con-
science stricken man who contributed
to the fund intended that no dishonest
man, If such there be in the govern
ment service, could possibly make a
getaway with his money.
With the bills cut in half was the
following note to Mr.. Malone, undated,
unsigned, written in pencil. For un-
paid dues. Other parts sent to Wash
ington, ID. c."
Not so long ago woman sent one
cent postage stamp to the secretary
of the treasury, explaining that she
had defrauded the government of that
amount of postage.
$4,000 Largest Payment.
The largest amount ever received by
the government at one time was $780,
600, received early in the year in a
brown paper envelope. There was no
note accompanying it. The envelope
was postmarked New York. The brown
envelope contained IL $1,000 bills, 81
$500 bills and So $100 bills. In the
same mail, addressed to the secretary
of the treasury, with New York post
mark on it, came the following letter,
dated Philadelphia:
"In a separate package 1 am send
ing $4,000 to be added to the con-
science fund.
"This amount makes sum aggre-
eating $4,000 which have sent to
the United States, or four times the
amount l stole years ago.
II have hesitated about sending all
this money because 1 think it does not
really belong to the government, but
conscience has given me no rest until
I have consummated the fourfold re-
turn, like the publican of old.
MAY every thief understand the
awfulness of the sin of stealing is the
sincere wish of penitent. Let no one
claim any of this amount on any pre-
text"
The Colorado statesman., 1917-01-20
Mines YIELD FORTUNE
Arizona Produces $34, 100000
in Dividends in Year.
Uncle Sans Final Figures on Mineral
Output in 1916 Expected to Show
Total of $3,ooo,o 900, 900.

Ten mines in Arizona paid S3f, ,G00,-
600 in dividends during the past year.
Adding Utah, Montana, Nevada and
Idaho dividends to those of Arizona
we have a total of over S100,000,000
in dividends paid out of the mines Of
these five western states in single
year.
There are some of the Impressive
facts brought out by the report of I'm
Gle Sans geological survey to Secre-
tary Lane.
"Never before" said Mr.. Lane, "has
so large a draft been made on the nat
ural resources of our country as during
this year, and never before have the
metals been extracted from these ores
with less waste or utilized to better ad
vantage in advancing the general pros
perity of the country. Even as writ
ten in the plain figures of 1916 produc-
ton the wonderful record of our mines
sets forth degree OF national indus
trial independence only hoped for
few years ago.
again copper stands out as the best
Illustration of how American mines can
meet a world demand. The output
of nearly 2,000,000,000 pounds of the
red metal is double that of ten years
ago and its value IS twice that Of the
copper produced Isl 1915. Add to this
the facts that in value copper now con-
tends with iron for first place among the
metals and that together the amount
of these two metals produced last year
had value of more than 81, 900, 100000
and we have measure of what this
country can contribute in useful met
ais.
1.-THE output of zinc from domestic
ores increased last year $4,000 tons,
which makes a new record for that
metal, the total value of spelter from
United States ore being $150,000,000.
Lead also shows a large increase, the
S75,000000 output being a gain of
more than so per cent.
with all this activity in metal pro-
duction the coal mines have had to
meet a heavy demand, so that the bit
luminous coal output has now passed
the 500,000,000 ton mark, an increase
Of 12h per cent over the previous
year. Coke production increased 30
per cent and it is gratifying to note
that by-product coke made the largest
gain, which means corresponding
gain in benzol and other valuable by
products.
"The reports received from the sur
vey's western offices contain most sig
nificant mining records. Every west
ern state shows Il large increase in
yield of metals, Arizona leading with
a gain of $1O000O,000 over last year,
while Utah and Montana together re-
port another S1OO,O00,O00 gain. Alaska
also had its best year, contributing
total value of more than $50,000,O0O
this year, or over so per cent in excess
of any previous year.
"These advance statements not only
show that 1916 marks II new advance
for the mineral industry of the coun-
try, but this remarkable increase prom
ises to be approximately % per cent
ovrr the 1915 production, so that we
may expect the final figures to show
a total of $4,000, 100000"
The Colorado statesman., 1917-01-20
American Hardware Popular.

Uncle Sam informs the world that
Peru is the one country of this hemis-
phere where American hardware out
sells all its rivals. 1t appears that
Peru's total imports of hardware in
the last normal year, 1913, were val
ued at $2,617 ,207, of which the United
States furnished 81 ,040,7 ,749. Then
came England with SS42, ,357, and Ger
many with little less than half a
million dollars
The Colorado statesman., 1917-01-20
Uncle Sans Free Seeds
Not All That They Seem

Many complaints are reach
ing the government authorities
at Washington over the quality
of the seeds that are being
shipped to the constituents of
the various congressman. Some
of the seeds have developed into
strange and wonderful mixtures.
In some instances where the
label would lead the recipient to
imagine that he had a new and
fine brand of flower, a meek and
lowly cantaloupe has raised its
head to reward the astonished
patience of the planter.
Upon the complaint of Kan
sas congressman whose constitu-
ents know something about
seeds, the federal authorities are
making an investigation of the
quality of the seeds that are to
be given to the public as the re-
suit of public expenditures.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-01-20
The consequences.

"The first time he tried, that am
hitfous aviator flew into a gale"
"What happened then?"
Tie flew into a passion"
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1917-06-15

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