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The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14
SUBSCRIPTION: $3.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
What Is The Scheme?

The Agency forces, the ware
housers, and the Office seekers
Joined together last week to secure
control of the council here, which
they succeeded in doing on account
of the attendance of those who
are opposed to the government
employees. and the indifference of
many of the residents of this viii
lage who would not take the
trouble of walking across the street
to attend the council.
THE TOMAHAwK was Informed
recently of the program which
was carried through, aid IN an
article under the caption of
limited We Stand, Divided We
FaIl' it urged the members of the
reservation to stand together and
not be misled, not only upon this
but the other Chippewa reserya-
tions in this state. This warning
was dlsregarded not only here but
upon other reservations, agency
forces manipulated the councils
What is the motive which has
caused the government officials to
take such aa active part IN the
Chippewa General Council? Upon
this reservation they commenced
this last year.
No one should turn traitor to
the interests of the Chippewas of
Minnesota by joining with the
forces OF the enemies of these IN.
terests, and those who did not at
tend the council at this and other
reservations. and who are very
LARGELY in the majority, should
register their diapproval of agency
interference in councils and repudi-
ate anything the General Council
NAV do which the local councils
did not instruct them to do. The
General Council should do, outside
of the general business of the
Cnippewas, only what local coun,
ellis authorized them to do.
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14
''Impure Of Heart and
Mind, "

Miss Downs, the Kindergarten
teacher at the Indian boarding
school here, is quoted as saying at
the local convention upon this res
ervation of government Indian
teachers, Indian children are
impure of heart and mind. some
times think it is useless to sacrifice
my time teaching them.''
Miss Downs was sent here by
the Government, which did not
consult the Chippewas regarding
her appointment, to teach Indian
children and overcome the bad
qualities in them which she stated
in q public meeting without quail
tication they possess. She receives
liberal compensation for Going this
work, but if she regards her time
given to it as a sacrifice, she should
resign, and others equally as CON-
petent as she is, but with a kinder
sentiment, might very gladly &C
ccpt the position.
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14
Nothing Doing

The usual complaint here at this
time of the year that there is
nothing DOING" is heard on every
hand.
This is true in the vicinity of
the Indian superintendency here,
but if those who are able to do 50
wish to work they can find it with
out much effort outside of this
reservation.
There is no chance to obtain
employment here, for Supt. Hin
ton is evidently going to continue
his policy of employing outsiders,
and the Indian Office will no doubt
continue to sustain him in this
position.
The democrats, who have al
ways been active in the past on
behalf of the democratic party,
have thrown up their hands and
now. admit that Commissioner
Sells favors members of the repub.
lican party more than he does
those of the democratic party.
Supt. Hinton's Indian policy last
fall at the proper time carried
Minnesota for the republicans, for
he prejudiceo such a large num-
Der of Indian democrats that they
declined to 60 to the polls and
vote Had he not Intentionally
carried out the policy he did, and
which had the effect he intended,
President Wilson would easily
have over come the less than two
hundred majority that Hughes
received over him.
Mr.. Sells knows this, 50 that
the democrats who intimated that
the ~ election of Wilson would
change conditions here, cahdidly
admit that they have been disap-
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14
Part Of (;Iapp Act is De-
CIared Invalid.
U. S. Circuit Court Of Appeals Holds
Indian Lands Cannot be Made Tax
able by it.

The Clapp Act is held invalid in
solar as it attempts to make tax
able allotted Indian lands on the
White Earth reservation IN cases
where the adult mixed blood In
dian had not voluntarily conveyed
or mortgaged, according to an
opinion given in the United States
circuit court Of appeals. The case
was heard recently by three Judges
and the opinion is written by Judge
Stone.
The decision aflirms that Of
Judge Page Morris in the United
States district court in the action
brought by the government III be-
hall of Kah- lah-mah-b bee, an adult
mixed blood of the White Earth
reservation, against the officials Of
Becker county to restrain cOllcc-
ton of taxes on 50 acres Of land.
The government in 1887 pro-
vided for the removal Of Minne-
sofa Indians to the White Earth
reservation, and under the Nelson
Act of 1889 made an 80 acre allOt-
ment to each individual in the
tribe to be held by the government
in trust for p years. Trust pat
ents were issued under The latter
act and became contracts between
the government and the individual
Indian. Then in 1906 the Clapp
Act was passed by Congress giving
adult mixed bIooG5 the right to
sell and making the lands taxable.
The state contendcd that the
government had the right to term
mate the trusts without consent Of
the Indian and thereby make the
land taxable. This contention be-
ing over ruled, the attorney gencr-
al is considering further appeal
to the United States supreme
court. -MInneapolis Tribune.
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14
Our Contentious Regard
ing Taxes Sustained.

.~.- ,s.r.-s
For several years THE ToMA-
HAWK has maintained that the
alIotments of any member of this
reservation, whether a full or
mixed-hlood, could not be taxed
by the state until it had been alien
atad by the allottee.
Judge Morris held that Indian
al.otments could not be taxed as
long as they are held by the allot-
tee during the restricted period.
The state appealed from this de.
cision, but the United States Cir.
cult Court of Appeals sustained
the Morris decision.
If no appeal is taken to the
United States Supreme Court.
there is no doubt that many suits
will be commenced against the
several counties within the reser.
walton to recover the amount thai
has been illegally collected TO,
taxes before long.
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14
KiniC-kiniC Cigarette Fac
tory Established At
BarrOWS.

At Barrows, in Grow Wing
county, kinic kinic cigarette
factory will soon be in operation.
Machinery for the factory is being
arranged for, and it is quite prob
able that before the end of July
the factory will be in full opera
ton.
Although the factory will be
comparatively a small one as the
machinery that will be Installed
will manufacture only thirty
thousand cigarettes per day, the
amount of kinic .kinic that will be
used daily will keep large num-
Der of Indians employed making
IT,
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14
What Became Of the
Interest?

Last year Supt. Hinton retained
the per capita payment of por-
ton of the Chippewa tribal funds
from a majority of those entitled
to it, and paid it out By monthly
installments to many. and still re.
tains the shares of minors.
Several hundred thousand, dol
lars were retaind by Supt. Hinton
and placed in banks by him to his
own credit, we are informed.
Many of the persons whose funds
we're thus placed in banks state
that they received monthly pay
ments until the full amount of $50
each was paid to them. They
claim they did not receive any in
terest although q part Of their
money remained in the banks for
five and six months.
The Government should investi-
gate why the interest from such a
large amount of money was not
paid to it's owners. Recently the
father of a young man compelled
Supt. Hinton's Office to pay his
son $3.50, which was the interest
on the young mans funds that
were held by the superintendent.
This interest was paid several days
or weeks after the principal had
been paid.
Besides the political motives last
October of p:ejudlclng White
Earth Indians against the present
administration so that they would
vote against President Wilson,,
another one may be the specula-
ton in the form Of interest on in.
dividual funds which the recon-:
meudaticns Of Supt. Hinton en-
ables his office to control.
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14

who has spent a score OF years IN
friendly intercourse with the red
men.
''Indian boys of especial prom
Use are instructed in their child
hood in the lore of the spirit world
by either the chief or tie medicine
men," Mr.. Hunt said.
'When the boy is seven or eight
yesrs old, his father takes him to
the top of high hill near camp.
There the father kills a coyote, an
eagle or some other animal or bird
and after calling attention of the
lad to the carcass, leaves it as it
fell and with the youngster re-
turns to camp.
Nothing is said to the boy
about what he is expected to do
and his conduct must be voluntary.
AFTER supper, the lad trudges
off alone to the top of the hill.
There he awaits the coming Of his
guardian spirit. He has been
taught that if he is favored by the
gods his personal spirit will visit
him and reveal what his whole life
shall be. 1t will promise to assist
him in all his undertakings wheth-
err they be good or evil.
1.-THE spirit may como in the
form Of an animal or of bird;
most frequently it comes as bird.
Thereafter the lad will wear on his
headdress feather from that par
ticular species.
son his return to camp the
youngster must not tell of his eX-
perience, but when he is man
grown, in the great medicine
dances he may tell of the thing
his spirit has promised him.
son account of the Indians
reluctance to divulge details of his
religion or belief in the spirit
world, | had been among them for
many years before l learned of
this practise. Elk.
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14
Directs The Dismissal OF
Part Of Suit.

The publisher Of The IONA
HAWK. who retained Attorney
Ballinger to commence a suit
AGAINST the Secretary of the Inter-
Tor and the Commissioner of In.
dian Affairs to test the ruling of
the Interior Department regarding
the expenditure of tribal funds to
nav salaries of employees, and in.
cidentally to secure the positions
for members of the tribe which are
now filled by those who are not
members, has directed Mr.. BALM
ger to drop that portion of the
suit which applies to the employ
ment of Chippewas, and to contine
himself only to the question of
testing the validity of the expendi-
ture of tribal funds to pay salaries.
In a telegram received last week
Attorney Baliinger stated that the
matter is row before the Secretary
of the Interior for a decision, but
that it might be referred to the
Depar4nent of Justice before a
final decision is reached by the
departments.
In causing the dismissal of one
norton of the suit, that which ap
niles to the employment of the
Chippewas, the publisher was LED
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14

to do this because those who are
seeking positions have shown no
inclination to refund the money
he paid the attorney as a retainer.
But the general proposition of
using tribal funds for salaries be-
ing of interest to all the Chippe-
was. there is no objection on the
part of the publisher to rendering
assistance to the extent he has of
paying the attorney a retainer.
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14

pointed, and that no relief can be
had during the present regime of
the Indian office.
If the war did not take so much
of his attention an appeal to Presi-
dent Wilson might bring results.
Unless President Wilson should be
appealed to and would take Chip.
pewa matters into consideration,
no hope can be had of any i'm.
provement here Of existing condi-
tons.
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14
Each Indian Boy Has Private
Spirit.

Colville, Wash. "A private spirit
for every Indian boy is the rule
with some Of the. tribes of s~ the
Pacific northwest, according to
Clair Hunt of Colville, WASH,
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14
the TOMAHAWK.
White Earth Agency, Minnesota.

Entered at the POstOfiice at White
Earth, Mimi, as mail matter of the
second class.
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-14

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it brings results.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-24
BRITISH AIRMEN DESCEND
 AND ENGAGE INFANTRYMEN
 IN FIGHT WITH MACHINE GUNS
(hSSOC1ated Press ]

LONDON, Sept. H-After several weeks of inactivity the Germans attempted make raid in force in Flanders this afternoon The attacks beaten off with heavy losses the Teuons British aeropanes today conducted an extensive raid behind the German lnes dropping 43 bombs the German aerodrome. Descending few hun dred feet from the ground defiance of guns the alrmen scattered detachment two thousand German nfantymen with we'll directed machine gun fire and in icted heavy losses.
 In the days aerial activities eleven German planes brought down. Eight British planes missing along the whole British front in France and Flanders
 WEARING DOWN THE ENEMY.
 LONDON, Sept. H:-The official summary issued by the Associated Press tonight declares that while big of ensve is under way the British armies in France and Belgium continually wearing down the Germans with trench rading and artillery fire While the German lines are still strong they being pounded night and day and sooner later crumble The British conducting this policy with great and the enemy obliged draw his strengthen his line the result this ceasess pounding
 In today's aerial fighting marked superiority was main taned by the British avatOrs
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-24
GERMANY IS SORRY ABOUT
 THAT EXPOSE

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 1z. Germany has sent note to Sweden highly regretting the disagreeabIe issues raised on account of Sweden transmit ting teIegrams to Germany, The note declares Germany regrets that the Swedish rep resentative in the Argentine sent telegrams to Germany in the phraseology used, in that a wrong construction could be placed on the contents. The note declares that the contents of the dispatches which the Swedish diplomat in the Ar genuine transmitted to Ger many for the German charge, were entirely harmless, in spite of allied opinion to the contrary.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-24
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To Samuel Jacobsen. his heirs. ex-
 ecutors. administrators and as
 signs:
 You are hereby notified that the undersigned has expended in labor and improvements the sum of one hundred dollars t$lOO) for each of the years 1912. 1913, 1914. 1915, and 1916, upon each of the following placer mining claims, No 512 frac- ton, Yellow Jacket Bench, upper half of No. and bench adjoining right limit. all on Chicken creek, also No Napoleon creek, in the Forty Mile Mining and Recording district. Alaska, for s. Jacobsen. You are hereby notified that if at the expiration of ninety (9O) days after the last publication of this notice, to-wit. within ninety days af- ter the third day of December. 1917. you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditures, your interests in said claims shall become the property of the undersigned. your co-owner under Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States.
 FRANK BARRETT.
 Date first publication, Sept. 3, 1917.
 Date last publication Dec 3. 1917.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-24
ROAD WORK IS NEARLY OVER
 FOR SUMMER

Summer road and trail work in In terior Alaska for the veal 1917 will soon be a thing of the past In fact, one road crew has a,rtady ceased work, and the two winch are work Eg out the Valdez trdh ayc to be recalled within a few days Local Road Superintendent R. J. Sommers is now on an official trip ou. tn, trail. watching the wildu9 Jf the work, which, it is eXpe ted will be fin shed, as far as poas lblc this sum mel, within short time.
 The crew which ms been working under John Joslin on the Is CT creek rail IS the one which has fnishcd it's labors for the sumner The ei,- tire camp equipment Of the outfit was moved to town Saturday night all rl the men comiaE in at the sa,., t.ue.
 As result of the labors of the Joslin road crew. the trail to Ester is said to be like boulevard by those who have seen it. Two miles of the old road were repaired and graded between Fairbanks and the government farm, while three miles of complete new trail we -e built il thi~ manner the tra.l vas straight ened out considerably and the stretch across the peat bogs two miles from town made more passable.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-24
STRIKE TIES
 UP PLANTS AT
 SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.-Twen- ty-five thousand iron workers in the metal trades and mechanics engaged in war emergency construction in San Francisco and the bay cities went on strike today, following the rejection of their demands for 6 fifty per cent increase in wages. The walkout in one hundred plants was orderly in every respect. not e disturbance of any kind taking place The walkout affects one hundred and fifty million dollars worth of ship building and engine contracts for the United States government. Federal agents are likely to take action to end the strike within the next day or two
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-24
ALASKA STUDS
 MAKE BIG HIT

SEATTLE, Sept. 17.- The largest pumpkins and pc tatoes on display at the recent industrial fair at Anchorage have been received here and are now on display in the windows of some of the more prominent Seattle stores. The display is attracting much at tention, the crowds express ing much wonder at the fine quality, size and general ap- pearance of these agricultural products of the northland.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-24
WOMAN 1. ". ". URGED MEN TO
 RESIST DRAFT

SEATTLE, Sept. 17.- Miss Louise Olivereau, a young and comedy l. W. W.-ette who is charged by the government with circulat- ing literature advocating re sistance to the government S war plans and to bring about a cessation of work on all government contracts, was bound over to the federal grand jury,
 Miss OliVereau was arrest ed in raids conducted by fed eral officials on September /. To the federal district attor- ney she IS said to have admit ted that she wrote to many drafted men advising them to refuse to answer the call.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-24
TANANA CLUB
 RE0RCANIZED,
 INCORPORATED

At a meeting of those who sub tion, the reorganization of the Tan ana Club was perfected last night. The incorporation of the club has been planned for some time, but was not completed until the arrival of the necessary papers a few days ago from Juneau and the election of a board of directors, which cleo ton was held last night
 Approximately sixty business and professional men of Fairbanks are members of the corporation, Among them they have raised about $2,600 with which to pay off the clubs in debtedness and place it again on a solid footing. It is understood that the incorporation will in no wise af feet the members of the club who do not belong to the corporation.
 At the meeting last night a board of directors for the corporation was elected It is composed of pr. J. A. Sutherland, J. A. Clark, R. T, Ku bon, J. G. Morrow, George A. Cole man, A. J. Williams and F. S. Cor don. After the meeting of the mem bers the board of directors held meeting, at which Dr. Sutherland was elected president of the corpora tion, MT. Clark vice president and Mr Kubon secretary.
 Three Jack London stories for .i.50 Inquire CitizeM
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-24
NEW FRENCH CABINET TO
 STATE AIMS

PARIS, Sept. i1.-AlI France is eagerly and expect antIy awaiting the opening ol the st>s,on oi the chamber oI deputies tomorrow n 'rning, when the new cabinet, headed ry Premier P1ipivvc will make its initial appearance,
 HI,n the new ca'nec up- pears. an important debate k cxpec,td in the char CT oi deputies. when a full jscus- ~ioll Of policies relating to the conduct of the wa will be held.
 The greatest ~ubrect of public interest to be diScussed tomorrow is the bread sup ply. The regulation of this commodity is one of the big gest problems facing the rev ministry. and the French re- public is eagerly waiting to learn what the new cabinet has to offer as the solution.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-24

 OF STRIKE IS
 NOW IN SIGHT

SEATTLE, Sept. 17.- The Seattle shipyard strike situation improved consider ably today when one of the largest steel shipyards signed an agreement to usc only such lumber as is manufactured in mills which have granted the eight-hour day.
 After negotiations today, it seemed that the employers and strikers are coming clos CT to a settlement. Action by the government calculated to end the strike and clarify the situation, IS expected within the next few days.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-24
OLD GENERALS
 DROPPED FROM
 RUSSIAN ARMY

WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. IT. The Russian embassy here received official information sto the effect that General AleXieff has been appointed to the supreme command of the Rus sian armies and that his appoint ment will be followed by a general reorganization of Russian military forces. New generals are replacing the old ones, and the removal of incompetents from command is re storing the confidence of the troops,
 The Cossacks are not yet recon ciled to the new order of things, but there is no concern over this situation.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-24
G0MPERS ASKS FOR PROBE OF
 BISBEE AFFAIR

WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 17.-SamueI Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, today asked President Wilson to ap- point a commission to invcs- tigatc condition in Arizona copper mines.
 Gompers charges that the Industrial Workers of the World were encouraged by the copper producing interests to take steps to discrcdit the labor movement. He declares that most of the twelve hun dred miners deported from the town of Bisbce were members of the miners union and were not affiliated with the I. W. WIS in any man ner, and that this fact was known to the company.
 He says a great injustice was done in the wholesale de portation of laboring men from the camp in that the majority were hard working, law abiding wage earners.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-24
BILL WOULD INSURE LEGAL
 JUSTICE TO MEN AT FRONT
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sept H.--From high official circles report tonight that the administration con serng the proposition of bringing influence to bear upon congress pass soldiers and sailors civil rights bll giving in the service full protection from legal injustice during their absence the firing line Though congress to adjourn early month, is thought probable that the administration will seek have the bill rushed through in this session.
 The bill is designed to prevent anyone taking advan tage of soldiers sailors while away, by court action o any knd such foreclosures judgments and other mat ters of such kind
 Such bill is badly needed, according to government officials, and will afford the who fighting the tions battles much needed protection.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-24
TEXAS FARMERS STARTED
 ORGANIZATION TO RESIST
 DRAFT AND SPREAD TERROR
Associated { Press ]

ABILENE, Texas, Sept H.-A serious and Wldc spread plot resist conscrption and created reign o terror calculated overthrow the government, was dl 1ugcd here today when fifty members of the socaIed Farm er, and Iaborcr protective association placed on trial charged with conspiracy against the government
 The first witness for the state ]. R. Hollis. His the stand this afternoon to the effect that k. w. Mills, the principal defendant, meeting ot the association May Sth told how members could set fire residences the outskirts of and rob banks and supply houses while people fought the flames, and in this way he said funds and munitions could be secured to >i>t Conscription.
 Hollis testified that another speaker outlined plan overthrow the government by blowing hell out ot rail roads and burning bridges.
 The trial is attracting the interest in this part of the stac and crowded room listened to the tes mon ths
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-24
SUB SCARE
 WAS CANARD

WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. IT, An official report issued by the navy department today ceC-ares the story to the effect that a German subma- rine had been sighted off the coast of Newfoundland proved to be a canard The statement declares that an investigation was made by the navy department, and naval patrols made a thorough search of the wa ters surrounding the place where the diver was reported to have been sighted.
 The report that a German subma rine was operating off the coast of Newfoundland was made by New foundland shore station last Satur day.
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