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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-12-12
Can't You Sympathize
With This Fellow?

An attorney wrote a gentleman
in Chicago recently, urging him
to pay an account that was long
past due and that had been placed
in the attorneys hands for collect
ion. Following is the text of the
reply received:
"For the following reasons l am
unable to send you the check you
have asked for:
Il have been held up, held down.
sand bagged, walked on. fattened
out and squeezed; first by the gov
eminent for federal war tax and
excess profits tax, Liberty Loan
bonds, thrift stamps, capital stock
tax, merchants license. merchants
bond, auto tax and by every
society and organization that the
mind of man can invent, to ex-
tract what I may or may not pos
sess; from the Society of St.
John the Bap list, the G. A. r.,
the Women's Relief, the Navy
League. the Red Cross, the Dou-
BILE Cross, the Children's Home.
the Dorcas Society, the Y. M. G..
A. the Y. w. G. A., the Boy Scouts,
the Jewish Relief. and every hos
pital and church in town.
THE government has SO govern
ell my business that | don't know
who owns it. l am inspected, sus-
pected, examined, re- examined,
informed, mislnformed, required
and commanded, SO | don't know
who l am. where | am, or why |
am. All [ know is that [ am sup
posed to be an inexhaustible sup
ply of money for every known
need, desire or hope of the human
race; and because | will not sell
all | have, and go out and beg,
borrow or steal money tog give away,
l have been cussed, discussed,
boycotted, talked to, talked about,
lied to, lied about, held up, robbed,
and nearly ruined The only
reason ! am clinging to life is the
insane desire to see what in h |
is coming next."-Lacon, Ill,
Home journal.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-12-12
NOTICE

To Whom 1t May Concern:
The lease and bond partnership heretofore
existing between Charles B. Deal. Fred w Reed
w. Wallace Glib, and A. R. Grossman. all oi
Denver, has been by mutual agreement dissolved
Charles B. Deal and Fred w. Reed have failed
to pay their September pro-rata assessment and
have Withdrawn from the partnership, and are
hereby advertised out OF any benefits to be de-
rived from above mentioned lease and bond by
reason of said failure to pay their assessment
The business will be continued by w. Wallace
Glib. who will hold two thirds interest, and
A. r. Grossman who will continueto hold a one
third interest.
w, WALLACE GIBB
A. r. GROSSMAN.
First duplication Oct II, 1919.
Last Publication Jan. 9, 1920
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Of the County Of Clear Creek. State Of Colorado,
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OF December. A. D. 1919
B. A. HOLLEY,
Clerk and Recorder and Ex-officio clerk Il
the Board OF County Commissioners OF Clea
Creek, County. Colorado
By GEORGE D. CRILEY.
Deputy
First publication. Dec. s. 1919
Last publication. Dec. 20. 1919.
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Newsy Notes From
Georgetown Vicinity

Mrs. w Vidler il visiting
| Mrs r. c. Wider in Denver.
The many friends Of Louis
Clark, whn has been seriously III OF
pneumonia, are glad TO see him
well again.
Road Overseer A Ricci wa
| csi fined 10 his home tor few
da, las, week with an attack OF
rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. George C,iley
have returned after short visit in
Denver, glad to get awav from The
extreme cold of the valley.
! Hon. J. n. Robeson went to
Denver Snnda, TO attend the
special session of the legislature,
which convened Monday.
P, H. Devany, countv treasurer,
reports that up TO the first OF The
month ninetv four percent of the
tax levy had been collected.
John Richweiu, who was recent
ly injured at the Colorado Central
mine, is rapidly improving and ex-
poets to resume work the first of
next week.
| After spending Thanksgiving
with the home folks, Miss Mar
guerite Kvner has returned to the
valley, where she is employed as
a school teacher.
| Georgetown fremen received
$ll518 as their share Of the sta e's
contribution to the firemen's PEN
sion fund; Idaho Snrings. $26l Is;
end Silver Plume, $55.77.
i Sheriff Straub was called to
Camp Urad on the fourth, where
he arrested Antonio Barrella, and
placed him in the county Jail. H
was charged in the justice court
on complaint of Sheriff Strau n
with disturbance, to which he
plead guilty., and was fined $5 and
costs amounting to 1855. which
he promptly paid.
James Murray Bruce, one of our
pioneers and a highly respected
citizen, died at the home of his
mother last SATURDAY.. Decem her g.
of miners complaint, from which
he had suffered for nearly year
He was born in Silver bale, this
county, June 20. 1875, and has
always made Georgetown his
home. He is survived by his
mo her and a brother.
The coal shortage was greatly
relieved the first of the week,
when Fountain & Swanton re-
ceived enough coal TO give those in
I need sufficient TO tide them over
, the cold spell, which has been tbe
worst experienced in Georgetown
, in many years Yet we should be
, thankful as sixteen degrees below
, zero is the lowest registered in
Georgetown. Tis privilege to
live in Georgetown.
A special meeting of the Grand
, Opera club was held Friday even
ing at the home of Mrs. R. r.
. Graham. Light refreshments
: were served. Those present we're
Messrs. and Mesdames Currier,
Nicholas, Embree, Bushnell, Bar
b,r; Judge and Mrs. Graham !:
DR. and Mrs. Xii bv; Mesdames
Crile, Adams, Johnson, Lendecke,
Marshall. White, Randall, Nc
Ada ms; Miss Signe Nelson Mes
Srs NJ, Fadden and A HINT
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First Publication Dec. 5, 1919.
Last Publication Dec, 26, 1919.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-12-12
Tragic Pens.

At the prison of st. Paul, at Lyons,
France, there is curious collection
of pens. They are the pens with
which the executioners signed the reg
ulation receipts for the prisoners
handed over to them to be guillotined.
At each execution a fresh pen is used
for the purpose, and the ink is left
to dry upon it.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-12-12

J. M. Ireland, former promin-
ent citizen here, but who now
lives at Las Vegas, New Mexico,
came up Monday evening to attend
to business matters. He also had
business to transact in Denver.
and in Trinidad and Ration on
the way back. He says things
are fourishing in his section of
the world.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-12-12
Illustration of Old and New Methods

A common nail is an excellent illus
tration of the difference between old
and new methods. Formerly the metal
was cut into strips and then forged
into shape with hammers. Today they
are made of steel and are lighter and
stronger. Strips are cut with steam
shears and fed into automatic nail
machines.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-12-12
Knows Where to Look.

First Farmer-"How do you find
your new hired man, Ezry?" Second
Farmer-T look in the shade of the
tree nearest his work"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-12-12
3,227,47O in Madagascar

The population of Madagascar at
the close of 1917 was estimated at
3,227,000.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-12-12

ESTATE OF wALDEMAR HALLBERG.
DECEASED.
All persons having claims against said estate
are hereby notified to present them for adjust
ment to the County Court of Clear Cleek County
Colorado. on the fifth day of January. 1920.
ELLA HALLBERG. Executrix Of
the Estate of Waldemar Hallberg, Deceased.
L. L. Regennitter,
Attorney for the Executrix.
First pub. Dec 5. 1919; last jan 2. 1920.
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-20

There is a clause providing
that Congress may, in its discre
ton, from time to time, during
said 50 years, appropriate for the
purpose Of promoting civilization
and self.support among the In;
disns, a portion of said principal
sum not exceeding 5 per cent
thereof. In the case of failure of
crops, or any unforeseen misfor-
time, here is a storehouse of mon
eysto be. drawn upon for. your
7wsnts.,"7' ..=>'
The rule for Interpreting this
very treaty was laid down by the
United States Supreme Court in
ENinpesote v. Hitchcock (185 u. S.
pp. $685. 1861. The rule governing
she construction of this agreement
/ ind scession is stated as follows:
The language used in treaties
with the Indians should never be
construed to their prejudice. ,:
How the words of the treaty we're
understood BY this unlettered peo-
pie, rather than their critical
meanings, should form the rule of
construction. The recognized
relation between the parties to this
controversy, therefore, is that be
tween a superior and an inferior,
whereby the latter is placed under
the care and control of the former,
and which while it authorizes the
adoption on..the part of the United
States of such policy as their own
public interests NAY dictate, recog-
nizes, on the other hand, such an
Interpretation of their acts and
promises us justice and reason de
mand in all cases where power is
exerted by the strong over those
to whom they owe care and pro-
lection The parties are not on an
|egsas fQoting. and That ines,stsss n
is to be made good by the superior
justice which looks only to the
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-20

substance of the right, without re-
gard to technical rules framed I'M
der a system of municipal juris-
prudence, formulating the rights
and obligations of private persons
equally subject to the same laws.
The rule always applied in such
cases by that court requires that
We should place ourselves in the
position of the parties and find out
in what way the Indians under
stood the treaty at the time it was
made and give effect to it accord
inely. The conclusion follows that
the fund in question is a trus, fund
in the control of the United States
to the credit of the Chippewa In.
dams of Minnesota. and any ex-
penditure therefrom must be in
accordance with the provisions OF
the trust! The trust expressly
limited the expenditure of any
part of the principal sum to un-
foreseen contingencies that might
arise. Before any part of the prin'
cipal sum could be used for the
special purposes indicated, express
authorization of Congress is nee
essary, and before Congress can
lawfully give that authorization it
must first find that said unforeseen
contingencies, such As the failure
of crops, exist and that il is neces
sary on account thereof to make
the appropriation. As no such con.
ditlon exists we insist that Con-
gress has no lawful right to make
the appropriation asked by the
Indian Bureau ont of our trust
funds this year.
The ide. of tic Indians in maxi
ing that treaty 18th our Govern
ment, rs is apparent from the pro-
ceedings, was to create . perman-
srpk fans. the income of which
should be used for their benefit,
During the accumulation of this
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-20

fund from the proceeds of cutting.
timber and other sources they used
about Sc, 900, 900 for the benefit of
the Indians, but now, when the
operation is complete, l submit to
Congress that it would be bad faith
to diminish from year to year the
patrimony; the principal fund of
the Indians. If you could take out
800, 900 or $500, 900 from time to
time, you would destroy the whole
fund long before the so year period
had expired. The children unborn
should have the benefit of that
fund. Mr.. Rice was far sighted;
but if you authorize the Indian
Bureau to withdraw 100000 or
100000 each year, this fund will
be destroyed and in so years there
will be nothing left of it, and the
treaty would thereby be violated.
Although left to the discretion
of Congress, that discretion must
be exercised fairly in favor of
carrying out the intention of the
parties. Is it carrying out in good
faith the provisions of that treaty
to use this money so as to diminish
and destroy the principal fund to
which the Indians look as a source
of income for themselves and their
children forever, for the purposes
there indicated? If it we're used
for that purpose. as indicated by
Mr.. Rice, that would be one thing;
but this term, promotion of civil
ization and self.support," has been
misinterpreted by the bureau to
mean paying out money for purely
agency administrative expenses.
and thereby they violate the spirit
Of the agreement made with the
Indians. - ~. aa1 !. I
When the white man makes 4
zen pact =, tsssts1sith The IEi;4a.a.
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-20
Discussion Of Chippewa
Matters Before the
House Committee on
indian Affairs.

Mr.. MILLER of Minnesota. M.
Chairman, l think the House is ia:
debted to. my brilliant colleague
from Minnesota [Mr Ellsworth,
for so clearly stating to the House
the actual issue involved, and l
hope the House will keep.in mind
the issue, for it is simple one
after all. He has shown clearly and
.emphatically that in the hands of
the Bureau of Indian Affairs there
are really two funds that for a
time have been used by that bureau
in administering Indian affairs of
our State, one a fund of 49, 900
or whereabouts. which is one-quar
ter of the annual interest of the
principal sum the Government has
in its possession belonging 70 these
Indians, and which they rightfulIy,
under the treaty and the law, can
use for educational purposes, and
the other fund the one that is now
the subject of this discussion. !
have had some personal relation
ship with this fund, beginning back
10 years ago, when against my
will l was made member Of the
Indian Committee.
/ do not now recall the exact
sum that first year we appropriat
ed here, but l think it was very
few thousands of dollars. l do
know. that We started this fund as
one that Congress could use to
make specific and particular ap-
preparations for particular things
we wanted done in Minnesota. We
used it to build bridges, we used it
to build roads, we used it to build
hospitals, and we have built sever
al 10 the State for the convenience
Of the Indians There may have
been some doubt as to the wisdom
of these steps, but there could not
be any question but that Congress
had the authority itself to appro
priate-the money; but we found as
year by, year went by, though we
had in each instance appropriated
these sums for specific snd par
ticular purpose, the amount never
was reduced. The next year it was
increased for some reason or othe,
and put in lump sum in the
hands of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, and that Office has been
using it not for this particula,
purpose. not for the education and
civiliz ,tion of the Indians, but to
pay the salaries of : large number
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-20
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 large number in the
Navy. August 1st, 1918.
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-20

of employees in that State who are
anything but a blessing to the In
dams under my conception of the
case. Their work may be proper
and 1 may be wrong in saying that
/ think the Indians interests would
be better served by the elimination
of at least ore third of those there,
and even though l may be wrong
in that contention and it is the de
sire and the wisdom of the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs and Con-
gress to appropriate lump sum
to Minnesota in this bill in its
present condition, you have no
right to reach your hand down into
the pockets of the Indians and take
their money for that purpose.
Every time you do 1t you are
building a claim against this gov
ernment, and in years to come you
will have these Indians here right.
fully asking that you should give
them a jurisdictional act to bring a
claim against the Government to
repay every dollar of this money
that is thus being expended. ..
That money belongs to the Chip
pewa Indians of my State, guara n.
teed to them by a sacred treaty
entered into between them and US.
We have no right to spend one
dollar of it to pay salaries and
wages of employees Of the Gov
eminent in connection with Indian
affairs in Minnesota, and if we do
it we are not a wise guardian of
the wards committed tn our trust.
Now, my friends, that is all there
is to this entire question. 1t is in
violation of the treaty and is in
violation of what conceive is
good administration. There should
be an investigation of the entire
subject, that Congress may have
the facts upon which to determine
a policy for the future. There was
somewhat of an investigation re
Gently made by the Indian Bureau,
and, without mentioning much
about that, l can say to you in
substance this, that they found
there were many unnecessary en-
ployees in Minnesota in the Indian
Service, and they recommended
their elimination. 1 am not pre-
pared to say just how much money
iHshould cost to run the Indian
affairs of my State, but l am pre-
pared to say this, though it is the
last word I ever speak on this floor
on the Indian question, you have
no right to appropriate one dollar
of this sum for the purposes ex-
pressed in this paragraph. If you
want to maintain the service there,
take it out of the Treasury of the
United States and not out of the
pockets of those Indians, who are,
most of them, poor, foe, although
you think they have a big sum,
most of them are living in absolute
poverty, many of them at least
living in poverty and working
their fingers off to get a living.
Do not take their money for an
unhallowed and unlawful purpose
Mr.. Chairman, yield the bal:
ance OF my tune to my colleague
Mr.. SteenersoDj
The CHAIRMAN. The gentle.
man from Minnesota used six min
utes and yields three minutes tt
the gentleman from Minnesots
Mr.. SteenersoDl.
Mr.. STEVENSON. l would
like the other side to proceed. i
The CHAIRMAN. The Chair
recognizes the gentleman from
Minnesota [Mr. Knutson] for five
minutes. .-. ii
Mr., KNUTSON. Mr.. Chairman,
| for % years the members OF the
Chippewa Tribe in Minnesota have
been asking Congress to reduce OF
The Tomahawk., 1919-02-20

CONTINUED on 9Th Page,)
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-06-06
UNCLE SIM IND HIS SHIPS

The American merchant marine has been one of the favorie in
dustries for legislative tnkering. 1t has been one of the favorite targets
of labor leaders nounshng grudges.
When ship subsidies were proposed, senators from the short-grass
rose upon their hind legs and brayed against the things as public iniqui-
ties. When hope seemed most promising for a restoration of our
merchant marine, German shipowners and other foreigners, says the
Toledo Blade, lobbied strenuousy and successfully in Washington.
Because we fear a repetition of all these evils we cannot think TN
kindly of the movement to dispose of government owned and govern
ment managed merchant vessels to private owners. 1t is not a case
which, in our opinion, involves the principle of public ownership. What
is involved is the reality and the future of the merchant marine.
The government now owes a direct responsibility to the merchant
service. Congress must help it as an infant industry of its own flesh
and blood. If short-visaged shipowners and selfish shipbulders attack
the merchant marine "a something innmical to their temporary interests
once their custom they attack a possession of the people. If for
egners resume their lobbying it will not be against private industry
whom politicians love to bait, but against Uncle Sam himself.
The time will come when the new merchant marine, we apologize
for a bad pun, can stand upon its own bottom. We will have a national
pride in it. The shortgrass will be educated to understanding its own
interest in the export trade. Then the government, having brought up
its child, can turn it loose, confident of its ability to go it alone in the
world. Until then wisdom directs that Uncle Sam retain his position
as guide, mentor and protector-The Service.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-06-06

kicking and fussing and obstinatey shaking her head over it, just the
same as any small boy who has been eating green apples and doesn't
want to take the pill that will stop his stomach ache.
1t would seem about time for the peace council to lay down an
ulhmatum to Germany such as our parents were wont to do when we
got obstinate as children, i e. "Now Jimmie, you eat what is on your
plate now, or you'll get a licking" Then we suggest that the peace
council like a wise parent administer the licking if the obstinate
German government does not eat its piece of humpe pie and take the
bitter pill.
Also we rise to inquire what is the idea of Germany submitting
peace terms to the Allies? We have been under the impression all
along that it was Germany who was licked and to whom terms of peace
would be made by us. Instead of which Germany states twice she
won't sign our peace terms and submits a long reply and peace terms
of her own in instalments. 1t certainly looks as though that small boy
is due to get his licking, and we hope the peace commissioners and
Allied heads will have gumpton enough to administer it.
There's only one way to teach a German anything, and that is to
beat it into his brain with force. He recognizes no other argument
and the peace council is wasting time trying to knock any sense into the
German government by any other means. If they don't sign the peace
treaty soon let's wade in and give them a good d~rubbing. Then the
whole thing will be over in a short while and the world family will be
able to settle down to its peaceful pursuits once more.