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The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-12-12
TO TRAPPERS AND FUR
TRADERS.

Send US your raw furs this sea-
son. 1t will be to your interest to
deal with US. We have a most ex-
cellent outlet for furs, which en-
ables US to pay the very highest
price. On shipments of fifty dol
lars and oyer we will wire valua-
ton, if 10 desired by shipper.
Write US for price list and tags.
Ingval Redalen & Son
The fastest growing fur house in
the, Northwest t~.e-. = NJ. >~s~s. - ,.s...
Lanesboro, MIMI. Adv.
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The Modern Pocahontas.

In q recent issue of the Mime
apolis Journal there appeared a
picture of the First Lady of the
Land together with a brief genec-
logical table, and q speculation
upon Mrs. Wilson's movements
when she reaches England.
She is expected to visit the an
cestral home of the Rolfsr from
whom she is descended, and to
behold with her own eyes q pic,
ture painted in 1915 of Pocabontas,
the North American Indian wife
of John Rolfe, an English colonist
to Virginia, and who after his
marriage returned to England and
remained there until the death of
Mrs. Pocahontas Rolfe. A. son
Thomas was born to them and who
after the death of his mother was
left by his father in England for
education. and = training COM
mensurate with his social position.
Mr.. John Rolfe himself return
ing to Virginia. 49,.
In due time Thomas Rolfe re-
turned to Virginia and married u
Miss Poythress Their daughter
Jane married a Robert Boiling, q
remote ancestor of Mrs. Boiling
Wilson who as the wife of Presi-
dent Wilson is now abroad and
receiving the attention of rulers
and statesmen of our allies, and
also the homage of the people Of
the countries.
Since the Indian bureau was not
in existence at the tine Pocahontas
made her visit to England she was
able to leave her country without
application to Bureau for certi
icates of competency or an order
on a warehouse for rations.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-12-12

of them who are now. foatered on
his bounty for existence. 1t is
high time that a large number of
these political parasites should be
weaned from the Indian nursing
bottle and taught the manly art of
earning bread by the sweat of
their brow.'
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-12-12

Mrs. Pocahontas was fortunate
in living in day when the Bureau
was only in the womb of time and
enjoyed the circumstances of the
day which brought hec honor and
respect.
But we wonder how the Indian
Bureau of today is feeling over
the circumstances which defy the
Bureau and its petty autocracy.
!, Mrs. Wilson has high social
position but under the philosophy
which guides the Ind ian Office,
there exists because of her trace
of Indian blood, a concomitant of
incompetency.
/ We are not assuming that the
Office has indicated to President
Wilson snd his wife that the lady
is leaving her reservation unau-
thorized, but that since she is
leaving to sail across the main"
it, the Office, desires the President
to call at, the Indian Office first
and obtail an agent whose duties
will be to see that the twentieth
century Pocahontas does not fall
overheard from the good ship
George Washington, and receives
her ship rations papers subject to
the counter-signature of the
agent. We wonder if the obsces.
ion of parterna|ism resident in the
Office would like to go so farl
As Mrs. Pocahontas Wilson is
not of Chippewa ancestry, of
course the White Earth Agency
force will not be able to hold back
an annuity cash payment, nor
brand her as an incompetent. We
congratulate Mrs. Wilson,
a
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1918-12-12
The Dignity Of the Indian
Woman.
(From Minneapolis JournaD

(From Minneapolis JournaD
There appeared in recent issues
Of the Journal articles entitled
''Marriage-How to weather It,"
by Helen Rowland. One number,
devoted to 1.-THE Squaw Wife,"
had this:
Are you q squaw wife? You
don't understand Well, the In
dian lady does the planting, SOW
ing, harvesting and wood gather
ing. Then she pirouetts back to
the little tepee and does the grind
ing, cooking and nursing while
her ornamental husband sits by
the door and does the grunting."
First, l wish to impress upon
the readers of The Journal that
the word "squaw" is not an In.
dian word, but one manufactured
by the English speaking people
who came to our New England
shores. We have always resented
this word, which carries with it a
sense of derision and insult. The
intelligent and educated Indian
woman of today feels this indig
nifty, even in greater measure than
did her grandmothers of yoster-
day. There are women of my
race in the twin cities occupying
positionssin2ssdozen different pro-
[fessioDs and occupations. We
plead for the RELOCATION to No
Mans Land of this Objectionable
word. = + +: - .,.+
The division of labor among the
Indians between the sexes was to
the satisfaction of both. The care
of the tepee home, with it's duties,
fell to the lot of the woman. In
addition to these duties the tanning
of the skins of the animals, the
quilting and sewing of the moe
casins, the weaving of baskets,
the dyeine of these articles, etc.,
were performed by her. She was
strong, healthy and vigorous, al
ways willing to play her pars. In
looking after these responsibilities
she was not = drudge nor q slave,
but a wife, = companion, doing her
acknowledged share of the life of
her people, just as she and her
ancestors had been accustomed to
do for ages past. Naturally there
was the absence of the mollusk
wife, the spoiled butterfly, fitting
from tea to dinner, and to dance,
With no job at all except to keep
properly manicured and either
bore her husband to death or
worry and work him to death with
her extravaganza and indiscre-
tions."
The filing Of the small patches
of beans, pumpkins and other food
stuffs, the chase and war, with its
many accompanying hardships of
peril and exposure. and the cary
! ing of the wooden bowls, the shap-
ing of the spoons of wood, bone,
horn and she'll, fell to the lot of
the husband. The life of the hunt
er and warrior was not an easy
one, and ut times he felt as though
he had a right to ''grunt. but he
never did. Take for instance the
chase. 1t may mean several days
and nights of wandering in deep
snow or the exposure to severe
weather conditions, for no Dakota
Indian hunter returns to camp
until he has secured the game he
seeks, and no delay is made for
meals in the morning before start
ling. This was the best possible
adjustment of the available means
Of the family to secure the largest
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SUBSCRIPTION: $3.50 Per YEAR IN ADVANCE
ROLL Of HONOR.
5000 SIX THOUSAND 5000

Native Americans, Indians if you
please, in the Military Service OF
the United States, and this does
not include q large number in the
Navy. August 1st, 1918.
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battle6elds. Wom-
en- are left alone to care for the
aged and the manned. Will you
help them9 #

At this holiday season put new
leaf in the Common Table. !"
Many of our new guests haven't
had a square meal for long time
and never had square deal. E
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Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
RED CROSS WORK
WILL GO FORWARD
ON GREAT SCALE
Chairman DAWSON Outlines
Plans and Appeals for
General Response to
Christmas Roll Call.

Washington, Dec. 4. - Future
plans of the American Red Cross to
be devoted to peace-time relief
work not only in the United States
but throughout the world were out
lined in a statement tonight by
Henry P. Dawson, chairman of the
war council.
Mr.. Dawson, speaking to the
1854 chapters and 100000 men,
bers of the organization, said it Is
believed there need be no further
campaigns for funds. Instead the
annual Christmas rollcall for men,
bers will constitute the foundation
of the Red Cross.
"Since the armistice was signed"
said Mr.. Davison's statement, 81
have had the opportunity to confer
in Paris with the heads of all Ameri-
can Red Cross commissions in Eu-
rope and later in Washington with
the president of the United States,
the war council of the Red Cross,
the managers of the IA Red Cross
divisions of the United States and
with the heads of our departments
at national headquarters. l am,
therefore, able to speak now with
knowledge and assurance in saying
that the benefcient work of the
American Red Cross is to go for
ward on a great. scale-not alone, as
heretofore for purposes of relief in
war, but as an agency of peace and
permanent human service"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
CAbRYEL Tells
OF bR|bES GIVEN
BY HAMMERL|NC
Declares Bernstorff> Visited
Head Of Foreign Language
Newspapers Association
in His Office.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Arthur
Gabryel, former vice president of
the American Association of For
eign Language Newspapers, swore
today before the senate committee
investigating brewery and German
propaganda that he had seen Count
Won Bernstorff, former German ami
bassador, in the Office of Louis N.
Hammerling, president of the asso-
citation.
The witness said Hammerling
called him into his private Office for
questioning.
81 told him." he said, "that it was
an open secret among the employees
of the association that he was an
employe of the Austrian government
and he told me to keep my mouth
shut because what people don't
know won't hurt them"
A short time after that, Gabryel
said, he received an extra allowance
in his pay envelope. He did not
know whether it was for $500 or
$1,000, he said, because he was con-
stantly receiving additional money
from Hammerling without any init
nation as to what it was for.
Il suppose l got it for keeping
my mouth shut" he said.
Gabryel also swore he was in
Hammerling's office when the latter
gave orders to the telephone opera
tor to get Captain Boy-Ed, the Ger
man naval attache, on the telephone,
and another time when Hammerling
called Captain Won Papen, German
military attache.
Shortly after the visit of Bern
storff to Hammerling' S. Office, the
witness said, a campaign to insert
in more than 400 newspapers of the
country an appeal against shipment
of arms to the allies was begun.
Hammerling testified yesterday
that he did not know Bernstorff
and that the former German am
bassador, to his knowledge, had
never been in his office.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
Former Kaiser Reserves
His Defense to Charges

charges are actually brought.
ALSO | owe a certain loyalty to
the German government and cannot
make a declaration which might
compromise others"
The correspondent requested the
general to ask the former emperor
whether he would confirm the
crown princes assertion regarding
the Kruger telegram and the general
brought back his answer: THE
crown prince is absolutely correct
IN his facts. The telegram already
written was laid before ME for sig
nature.
Il refused to sign it for three
days but finally did so under pres
sure OF the German diplomats and
my political advisers, who advanced
many reasons for sending the dis
patch. OF course, having signed it,
! take full responsibility"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
Bv Associated HPress.

Amerongen, Holland, Tuesday,
Dec. ST am a pfMate citizen and
while in Holland will not make any
statement whatever for publication
This was the former emperor's
message to the Associated Press
correspondent when he called at
Count Won Bentinck's castle again
today.
The German general acting as
orderly, formerly governor of Metz,
brought the message direct from
William Hohenzollern, who last
evening was inclined to make pub
lie declaration, but today changed
his mind. The message continued:
"You must fully realize my posi-
ton. | am threatened on all sides
with criminal charges which, if
brought, | must face. Therefore |
must reserve any statement until
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
Wife Arrives Five
Minutes Before the
Death Of Husband

Mrs. Charles Lanier, Sheridan,
Wyo., arrived at St. Joseph hospital
yesterday just five minutes before
her husband died of Spanish inf
enza
Lanier, who in company with 22
men, were riding in the caboose of
freight train, which was bringing
load of cattle into Omaha, >con-
tracted the "hu" and six other men
of the party are also sick with it.
Lanier was conscious when his
wife arrived and he recognized her
instantly and talked with her.
Mrs. Lanier has wired his people
IN New York and also in Sheridan
and pending their arrival the funeral
arrangements will not be made. She
is at the Fontenelle.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05

mobiles on the streets since parade
night" said one man. In fact, the
downtown district was jammed with
machines. Hundreds of women
drove down to bring hubby" home.
And there were mighty few empty
seats on the homeward journey, ar
rangements having been made by
telephone to bring along from one
to half dozen neighbors, who work
downtown.
Firms Provide Trucks.
Scores of firms took their em-
ployes home on their trucks. Bur
gess-Nash company had a schedule
worked out according to the homes
of the employees. At closing time
delivery trucks were waiting in
front of the store and took their
loads OF employees out north, south,
east and west.
The same was done by many
other firms. Thomas Fitzpatrick &
Co., closed at 5 o'clock instead of E
and announced that this will be the
closing hour during the strike.
The beautiful and mild weather
helped greatly in meeting the
emergency. The people seemed to
enjoy the novelty of the situation.
There weren't even many complaints
about the 'two-bit" fares charged to
some of the more distant suburbs.
Guess we'll be prepared for a J.
cent street car fare and pay it gladly
after this" grumbled one man as he
booked a through passage to Dun
dee.
The absence Of street car service
seriously curtailed the crowds at
downtown movie theaters and the
neighborhood movies, it is said,
reaped an especially large harvest
for the same reason.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
GEORGE
FACES CONTEST
FOR HIS SEAT
Austin Harrison's Candidacy
in Premier's District One
of Surprises of Nom
ination Day.

London, Dec. 4.-This was nom
ination day for candidates for par
lament in the coming general cleo
ton and among the surprises was
the appearance of an opponent Of
Premier Lloyd George at Carnarvon
from which district Mr.. Lloyd
George holds his seat. He is Aus
tin Harrison, editor of The English
Review. who is standing on the
plank of league of nations and the
abolition of CONSUMPTION.
Out of 707 members to be elected
to the new parliament, 104 have
already been returned unopposed-
Al coalition unionists, % coalition
liberals, II laborites, % Sim Feiners,
one nationalist and one independent.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
The Bees
Free Shoe Fund
To Buy Shoes
For Shoeless Children

Editor: Find enclosed $s.25
for your shoe fund for poor chill
dren, and I pray it may make
some child happy.
Thus writes a mother from
Coleridge, Neb., who sends one OF
the largest individual contributions
as yet received from outside of
Omaha.
And almost as this generous
contribution was received an ap-
plication came from the parents
Of a little boy and girl-brother
and sister-who needed shoes for
the children for school. Influenza
was responsible for the applica-
ton. The kiddies were fitted out
with the footwear.
OF course, this particular dona-
ton did not pay for that particu-
lar two pairs of shoes, but it will
pay for two other pairs of shoes
and make two other kiddies happy.
A m jority of the contributions
of late have been received from
out-of-town. People in the coun-
try realize even more than city
folks the real necessity for strong
footwear to keep the feet dry and
disease away, That's one reason
why country kids are almost al
ways healthy, happy youngsters.
And many a child in Omaha is
thankful to country cousin"
who has generously come to its
rescue through The Bee shoe
fund.
Previously acknowledge !. .S774.o5
A Mother, Coleridge, Neb. 8.25
Ethel challburg, Potter,
Neb.. ........ -. l.0O
Dorothy Stevens WQod...A 500
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
Aged Father of Omaha
Woman Dies in Far West

Redding, Cal, Dec. 4.-Judge
Charles Wells, 81, said to have been
the oldest man in Shasta county,
California, and a personal friend OF
Abraham Lincoln, was buried here
today following his death Monday
i'll the county hospital.
Born in Tennessee, Judge Wells
was a lawyer in Illinois when Abra-
ham Lincoln was practising in the
same courts. Thirty years ago ne
came to Shasta county. For % of
those years his whereabouts was
unknown to his daughters, his near
est living relatives, Mrs. James R.
Clarkson of Kenosha, Wis, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Pa1rotte of Omaha, but
they finally aocated him and pro-
vided for his needs.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
U.S.AWARDDOESNOT
MEAN RECOGNITION:
'ENDSSTRIKE'- E'-MAY0R
Washington Interprets Agreement With Striking
Omaha Car Men to Mean Company Must Deal
With Workers as Employees Not Necessarily
as Organized Labor Body; Men Silent.

The strike of Omaha street end at oncel
according to Mayor Smith,
He received telegram late last night from the National
War Labor board which, he in effect orders the
40 go back to work.
is in to telegram sent by Mayor Smith right
after the had their demands and follows:
"Hon. Ed. P. Smith, Mayor, Omaha, Neb.-Your tele-
gram of December received Award Of this board did
obgate company to recognize union but did provide for
compans receiving committees of its employees Company
maintains that it willing to receive such committees
employees but not of unon Period of the
award in force until peace formally announced by proc
lamaon of the president after treaty has been signed
"ARTHUR STURCIS,
Examiner for National War Labor Board"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
CLASS CHOSEN
BY WILSON FOR
TREASURY HEAD
V1rginian \ Reluctant to Give
Up Seat in Congress for
Cabinet Position Re-
signed by MCAdoo.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Representa-
tive Carter Glass of Virginia, chair
man of the house banking and cur
rency committee, is understood to
have been offered the post of secre-
tary of the treasury by President
Wilson and his nomination is ex-
pected to 60 to the senate inmedi-
ately if he decides to accept.
Members of the house said today
that Mr.. Glass reluctance to sur
render the seat in congress to
which he has just been reelected
after IS years service was the only
consideration holding up the ap-
pointment. Mr.. Glass himself would
not talk further than to say that he
was not ready to make any state
ment.
The understanding, both at the
capitol and in official circles gen.
orally, is that President Wilson had
the nomination prepared last night
after conference with Mr.. Glass.
If Mr.. Glass accepts, 1t will go in,
possibly after Secretary Tumulty
communicates by wireless with the
president aboard the transport
George Washington on his way to
France.
Secretary McAdoo's resignation
as head of the treasury is to take
effect upon the appointment of his
successor. He continues as director
general of railroads until January /.
or until a successor is named. The
indications now are that a new di-
rector general will not be named
Immediately.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
POULTRY DEALER TELLS
OF FUND" TO KILL BAFF,

New York, Dec. 4.-William ST.
mon, wealthy poultry dealer, ar
rested about year ago on an in
dictment charging first degree muir
der in connection with the shooting
of Barnet Baff, a rival poultry
dealer, has made full confession,
it was said today at the attorney
generals office, duplicating more
than 20 men as contributors to a
murder fund" with which gunner
were hired to kill Baff. AS the re-
suit of this confession, it was said,
a special grand jury will be en-
panelled, before which Simon will
testify and thus reopen the entire
Baff case.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-05
PRESIDENT
0NH|SWAY
TO FRANCE
Peace Squadron's Departure
Marked by Demonstration
Without Parallel in His
tory Of New York.

New York, Dec. 4.-Bound on a
mission the principal objects CT
which are the abolition of militar-
ism and the attainment of a just
world peace, Woodrow Wilson, first
president of the United States to
visit Europe while in office, tonight
was speeding across the Atlantic
toward France to attend the great
est international conference in his
On the transport George Wash
lngton, one-time German passenger
liner, manned by navy crew and
with deck guns ready for action, and
accompanied by naval convoy, the
president left New York today amid
a demonstration without parallel in
the history of the port.
The president took his place on
the flying bridge as the great ship
moved down the bay. River craft
and ships of many nations dipped
flags and footed whistles and thou
sands of persons babe him godspeed
in cheers and flag waving from sky
scrapers and piers.
Joined by Ocean Convoy.
Off quarantine, where Staten Is
land throngs Waved and shouted a
second farewell and monitors, gun
boats and artillerymen at Fort Ham
ilton joined in saluting as the
George Washington met its ocean
convoy, the superdreadnaught
Pennsylvania and a quintet of de-
stroyers. With her official consort
and 10 other destroyers which join
ed the fleet for a cruise to the limit
of American territorial waters the
George Washington disappeared
over the eastern horizon shortly af-
ter noon.
Mr.. Wilson left his native shores,
according to persons who conferred
with him before the George Wash
ington sailed, determined against
in any form. He feels
that the crushing of Prussian mill
tarism is part of his plan for the
future peace of the world, these in
formants said.
In emphasis, it seemed, of Ameri-
cas- part in bringing about Ger
downfall, the presidential
party, outbound, met some of the
hosts returning from
overseas. Two thousand home-com-
ing aviation troops on the Lapland
the George Washington as,
she left her pier, and outside quar-
antine the Minnekahda was sighted,
steaming up the harbor with more
than 5000 soldiers as passengers.
Heading for Brest.
In command of Admiral Mayo,
the peace squadron is heading, it is
for Brest, an American
debarkation port in France. Its
date of arrival is uncertain, but a
quick passage is not required, as
ample time remains for conferences
preliminary to the nHsr- peace as
semblage. Off the French coast the
president will be welcomed by
squadron of American warships.
French, British and Italian vessels,
also, it IS expected, will join in the
greeting at sea, which will be fol-
lowed by a succession of official
ceremonies marking the progress of
the American executive to Paris to
the war front, and presumably to
the capitals of Great Britain, Bel
gium and Italy.
The liners passenger list contains
a group of prominent names, prob
ably without parallel for any single
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