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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17
WoOdcraft
"a For Boy and 50
NY Giris Scouts ~
Trailing.
~ AdeliA Belle Heard.

Trailing is something like the
game of Hare and Hounds, only
vastly more exciting. for, instead OF
scraps Of paper to follow, you have
the tracks of wild creatures. And
when you discover that the tracks
tell story and that you can read
the story, you immediately and en-
phatically decide that trailing out
classes any mere game and that of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17
Good for What Ais Them.

Arresting reds and then turning
them loose does no particular good.
On the other hand, long sea trip
would be extremely beneficial to the
health of many of them.-Charles-
ton News and Courier.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17
Landlord and Tenant.

F. M. T.-Can I sue a landlord
for illness to certain members of my
family by reason of not having suf-
ficient heat in the fiat?
Answer-If the landlord was
negligent you can recover.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17

Chicago employers preparing to dis
tribute more than $lO,O00,000 in bonuses among
employees this month This is an encouraging
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17

John Sharp Williams says he did not say
The was Disguised with the senate All right, but
|what difference does it make what he said?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17

Carranza's governors are going to help him
hold "fair" election, and anybody may imagine
what will happen if it should prove unfair.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17

Democrats want the truth, to be sure, but
they fought four days to keep it from being
brought before congress.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17

Lady Aston says she fooled 'cm" by not
asking silly questions. Wait until the honor
able lady from Plymouth gets ready to talk.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17

The McNary bill is recommended for pas
sage in the house, where the scarcity of sugar
also is problem. Whether it can get by the
|barrage there as we'll as it did in the senate
lie vet to be determined.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17

Pity the poor multinionaires The Wool
worth home has to be sold to pay taxes, and
old "Jawn D." is compelled to swear off $1,000
100 of his personal assessment. Slough, all
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17

With the lime light thrown on war expen-
ditures it is little wonder the administration is
Trying to find another issue.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17

The mayor of Winnipeg need not console
himself with the thought that he is alone in
|eetting indecent letters from the reds" Any
newspaper editors mail daily carries samples
Of the sort.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17
Landlord and Tenant.

L. d signed lease which pro-
vided that the landlord shall have
lien upon my household goods for
any unpaid rent. ] am in default
and the landlord threatens to hold
my furniture. Can he do it?
Answer-He cannot. The pur-
ported lien is absolutely void.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17

big Jeff" is certainly making it known tina
the Second Nebraska has a, representative il
congress.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17

The White House looks like light house to
the thirsty vets, but the light doesn't show the
way over the bar.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17

Plenty of coal is coming in right now, but
do not let the fact get the better of your judg-
ment
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17

David Wark Griffith ought to get corkins
good scenario out of the Grey Duck episode.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17

Nobody can explain" the sugar shortag
but consumers know it to be fact
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17

England is loc,,,ing for another flu wave, bu
that is one thing we can do without
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17
7 TO-DAY
The Day We Celebrate.

Ex-Prince Joachim, the youngest Of the six
sons of the former German kaiser, born at Pots
dam % years ago.
William Lyon Mackenzie King, the new
leader of the Canadian liberal party, born al
Kitchener, Ont, As years ago.
DR.. Pierre Roux, for many years director
of the Pasteur institute of Paris, born 66 years
ago.
Rear Admiral Richard c"Fighting Dick")
Wainwright u. S. N, retired, born at Washing
ton, D. c., 20 years ago.
Clinton Rogers Woodruff, widely known. as
a worker in good government and other public
welfare movements, born in Philadelphia 81
years ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17
Thirty Years Ago in, Omaha.

The cars on the motor line connecting
Omaha and South Omaha began taking regular
trips at Commute intervals.
About $50 Scotch citizens met at Kaufman's
hall and formed branch society of the Scot
fish clans.
DR.. Jacobs, the celebrated Kansas City spe-
cialist, was visiting here.
Mr.. w. A. Paxton, jr. gave german at his
home.
The trustees of the Creche association held
a meeting in the nursery building, Nineteenth
and Harvey, and made plans for the help and
entertainment of the poor at Christmas. u
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17
What The Bee Stands For:
Third term? Whoever doubted it2

This is the day set for the big blow-of.
Stand aside and let it go.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17
Constitutional Law.

J. C.-Will you please tell me the
difference between the terms, due
process Of law" and "the law of the
land?"
Answering-They are said to
mean the same thing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17
Our Free Legal Aid
State your case clearly but
briefly and reliable lawyer
will furnish the answer or
advise in this column. Your
name will not be printed.
Vendor and Purchaser.
Let The Bee Advise You.

VCuuOE b&AAu = uACA1uoCVs
d. K.-1 bought q piece OF prop
same. At the time ! purchased IT.,
lay water mains to the property and
this contract and get my money back
for his breach?
Answer-If there has been no
fraud or mistake and II the vendor
IL not insolvent, your remedy 10 to
not rescind the contract.
Corporation.
F. M.-Has corporation power
to lend money where the articles of
incorporation do not authorize 1t and
the lending Of the money has moth
ing to do with the business of the
corporation? II the corporation sues
upon such loan can it recover?
Answer-The act is beyond the
powers of the corporation and the
one sued for such loan IL not estop-
ped to set up that the act of the
corporation was beyond its powers
and therefore defeat the claim.
Contract.
L. WI would greatly appreciate
il you would answer me the follow
ing question: Where contract is
partly written and partly a printed
form. and the two are inconsistent,
which controls?
Answer-The writing controls.
Contract.
]. e. RI made contract to
convey land to be acquired under the
United States homestead law, pro-
vided that payment should be made
in part by breaking the land, and
that the breaking should be paid
for in cash. If the land was not
will the illegality Of the
agreement to convey defeat a recov-
cry for the price of the breaking?
Answer-It will not.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17
Chattel Mortgage.

T.. M owe a party $500 and for
which gave him two notes of $3.50
each, also gave him a chattel
mortgage. There is a provision in
the mortgage that the mortgage
may take possession of the property
at any time he feels insecure and
may advertise and sell the same.
Will this authorize him to apply the
proceeds to the payment of a note
not due?
Answer-It will not unless there
is a clause in the mortgage which
provides that the entire obligation
shall be due in case of default in
any payment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17
Release of ATTORNEY Lien.


A. F. HI employed an attorney
to bring suit for me and he filed a
lien for his services. Later | made
a settlement without the assistance
of my lawyer, but before they would
pay me the money they insisted that
| should have the lien of the attor-
ney released. I went to him and
agreed to give him $500 if he would
release the lien which he did. His
services were not worth 5000 and
I can prove it. Can he recover $500
from me or can he recover only
what his services are worth?
Answer-The question OF the
amount of services performed and
the value of the same is immaterial.
You are liable for 5000.
Contract.
G. CT am a constant reader or
The Bee and would like to ask a
favor of you and for you to answer
the following questions, as | know
your paper is absolutely fearless
when it comes to protecting the
rights of the weak. Can l sue -
for not delivering me coal where l
paid for it and he promised to de-
liver it the next day? The coal l
know was on hand because went to
his yards and saw it there. The only
excuse he offers for not delivering it
until a week afterwards was that ]
had to have an order from the fuel
administrator. The fuel administra-
tor denies this. What would be the
measure of my recovery?
Answer-The coal dealer is liable
and the measure of your recovery
depends on whether the coal man
had notice of the purposes for which
the coal was to be used. The chances
are that you can recover the full
damages If the facts are as you
state
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17
Bank.

2. H.-Can a bank organized I'M
der the laws of this state purchase
stock in an insurance company?
Answer-It cannot.
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and incompetent political para

and incompetent political para
sites.'' f. Il"
Another good sigu favorable to.
the Chippewa Indian cause is the
fact that many of the newspapers,
the big press, is manifesting q
most liberal interest in behalf of
the under dog" Big men too,
in the business and professional
world are coming forward and
protesting against the further en-
croachment on the red citizen's
rights and privileges and against
the addition of further shameful
disgrace to mar great republics
record in its shameful treatment of
its helpless wards BY the foul
practice and deceptive contempt
IDLE prevaricating policy of the
Indian Bureau.
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the INDIAN PIE
I. COUNTER.

Down at the bottom of the
actual bondage in which the In
dams Of Minnesota are held, there
liz, Just one cause. This is that
hundreds Of jobs are furnished
broken down political hacks and
Eott,er incompetents at the expense
of these Indians.
The Indian Bureau is one of the
largest in the government. 1t has
an enormous fund which belongs
TO the various tribes. It furnishes
jobs to thousands of those who are
always locking for government
employment because it is easy. g..
! AS man once sal d of his job:
''the salary is not much, but the
,perquisites are elegant The
sperquisites are about what those
who have the chance to make them
choose to make them. They all
come from the Indians, . who must
buy at certain places and take sup
plies without the right of choice
or price. ,
/, In this state alone. with its 49,
1000 Indians, 100000 is asked to
pay the cost of administering their
affairs. They are capable of man.
aging their own affairs and have
many of their own people able and
honest to :sadvise and lead them.
Certainly they are as capable as
many of our alien population.
This 100000 also is only what
they have to pay out Of their &C.
cumulated fund. The "Derquisites''
arc extra. When the timber from
,theie lands is cut, they may find
as IN the past, whole train loads
slipping past unmarked. They
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Another. Leak.

II Attorney Webster Ballinger,
who has been retained by authority
of the Chippewa General Council
! to assist the Cbippewas in securing
their rights under existing treaties
and laws, and who has rendered
valuable service to the Legislative
Committee of the General Council
for several years past has written
the following communication to
the Assistant Commissioner of
| Indian Affairs, which is self-ex-
| planatory, and as follows: ...:s..
Law Office of
| Webster Ballinger.
! Washington, d. c.,
! Feb. 4, 1919.
Hon. E B. Merritt. -<..
Assistant Commissioner,
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Washington, D. &.
Ny dear Mr.. Merritt:
! l have your letter of the Ord
instant relative tn the inquiry of
Mrs. Agnes Palmer, of Nett Lake,
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CHIPPEWA LEGISLATION
PENDING BEFORE
CONGRESS. :. z. !.
WHAT the LEGISLATIVE coMa|11EE
OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL WILL ASK.

The members >ofsthe' Eegislasise
Committee, General Council, Min
nesota Chippewas, who are now at
Washington in the interests Of the
Chippewas Of Minnesota, namely;
B. Fairbanks, John w. Carl,
John Arten, Edward Rogers and
Paul H. Beaulieu, have drafted
certain amendments which they
will ask Congress to Incorporate IN
the Indian Appropriation Bill. this
year. ! r..
One of the amendments relates
to the construction of homes for
those members of the tribe whose
homes were burned down and des-
troyed during the recent big fire
in the vicinity of CIoquet. 1t has
been learned that number of
Chippewa Indians who reside in
that territory have suffered great
losses, nearly every family lost
, their home and farming inple-
ments, and have asked that the
committee take steps to secure an
appropriation from the tribal fund
to assist them in building up their
property aud homes. After look
ing into the situation of those
people the committee has decided
to ask for such an appropriation
and they feel that in asking for
this appropriation out of the trust
funds for the benefit of few
families, all of whom are members
of the tribe, the are acting strictly
within the letter as we'll as the
spirit of the proviso to section Z
Of the act of January IA. 1889,
which authorizes the use of a part
of said fund to meet unforeseen
contingencies or misfortune that
might be:all any of the Chippewa
, people. The recent fire was GER
talnly such a contingency, and the
Executive Committee of the Cen
eral Council, by proper resolution
has directed that such an appro-
pristion should be made.
The second amendment directs
that the Secretary of the Interior
shall proceed Immediately to make
allotments to all Chippewa Indians
Of Minnesota entitled to allotments
of land under the provisions of the
act of January Ia, 1889, and to
dispose Of, as expeditiously a.
possible, all remaining land, tim.
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may find charges for goods they
neve: got. What redress have
they9
The Indians know all this. They
have watched the process for so
years and more. What hope is
there of such methods civilizing
them9 Is this the sort Of civillza'
ton they should be taught? What
kind of loyalty does 1t breed, and
what grade of citizenship does it
promoter
Minnesota should d. one of two
things: 1t should go to Washing
ton and demand either = total re-
versal of this Indian system of
ROBBERY. or. demsLd that the In
dians,. at least of this state, he
released from it and given the
right of INSTRUMENTATION. -
Duluth News Tribune.
From oil indications it would
seem that at last Minnesota was
united on the question of the dis
position of Minnesota Chippewa
Indian matters. The Minnesota
delegation seem determined that
there will not be any more appro-
priation taken from the Chippewa
tribal fuods for the maintenance
of Minnesota Indian agencies; and
the Minnesota State Senate has
already passed, BY unanimous vote,
resolutions that strongly supports
the above contention. 1t is high
time that a stop should be put to
this Indian system of robbery"
and which has within the past
twenty -four years depleted the
Chippewa heritage of some &c.
600, 900 and with nothing tangible
in evidence for this profigate
expenditure of the funds of the
nations wards. Most of this
money has been employed in pas
ing fat salaries to political hacks
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Der and other property.

Der and other property. 'S.~ :, Il:
The third amendment directs
that the Secretary of the Interior
be authorized and directed to pay
to each and every member of the
Chippewa tribe of Indians of Min.
nesota entitled to receive the same
the sum of 100000 out Of the
principal fund standing to the
credit of said tribe IN the Treasury
Of the United States, That such
payment shall be made direct to
all adult Indians who nave received
patents in fee to their allotments
and to all other Indians who are
competent to receive the same;
that the shares of the minors and
other incompetents shall be paid
to their legally appointed guard
ians, and where no such guardian
has been Or is appointed the Sec
rotary may, in his discretion, pay
the same to the parent or next of
kin upon being satisfied that the
money will be properly expended
for the benefit of each minor or
incom petent or to use the same
for the benefit of such incompe-
tent. y!.,..st- @-% 49, .~4 . , r. .
The Indian Appropriation Bill,
approved May %, 1918, contained
a provision whereby the Secretary
of the Interior was given author
ity to segregate the common funds
of any Indian tribe which may be
susceptible of segregation and held
in trust by the United States, and
if the. Secretary deemed it advis-
able that each share of such fund
should be paid to the members of
tribes whose fund was susceptible
of segregation. This provision
contained proviso, which re-
quired that before any segregation
could take place, the rolls If the
tribe must first be closed. twill
therefore be seen that this provis-
ion in last years appropriation
bill could not apply to the Chip
pewa indians Of Minnesota. 1t
would not only be contrary to the
treaty of 1889, but would require
the immediate closing of the rolls:
thus DISTINGUISHING all children
who might be born in the tribe
before the fund was paid. and also
disfranchise all other Indians from
obtaining their pro rata share of
tribal funds which may hereafter
accrue, such as claims the Indians
nave aSalnSI Cne government,
which conservatively estimated
now amount to nearly $50, 100000.
Thus the legislative committee
have found it necessary to ask for
the above amendment in order that
the Chippewa Indians may obtain
a payment from the trust funds
without in any manner prejudicing
their right to future participation
in funds that may accrue from any
source. .... :. =.
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Favors Absolute Abstention.
A recent report of British experts
fnvors absolute abstentiOn from
strong drink, but supports the use Of
light wines and liquors.
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Subscribe for The ToMAHAwk
and get all the reservation cews.
$3.50 per year in advance.
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Minnesota. note your state.

! ! If Mrs, Palmer is a full.
blood Indian she would be per-
mitted to conduct a store with.
out giving bond and securing
a license from this Office; other
wise, however, she must furnish
q bond and secure license. sss5s j
| =. 8 do not understand this ruling.
Where the Department derives
such authority from is a mystery
4 to me. BY the first section of the
act of January IA, 1889 Us Stat,
642), the Commissioners were d.:
rected to negotiate With the mem.
bers of all the different bands
composing the Chippewa indians
in Minnesota for q complete relir-
quishment and cession of all their
rights, title and interest in and to
every reservation in Minnesota.
excepting the White Earth and
Red Lake Reservations, and TO- a i
and so much of those two reserva-2
tons as we're not necessary to
make and fill the allotments pros
vided for by the act. The Nett
Lake Indians coded to the United
States all of their reservation:
'Section 3 of the act of January A.,
1889, supra permitted those In
dams who so desired to take their
allotments on thH coded land, and
a number of them did 80. All of
their reservation, however, was
ceded to the United States to be
sold and disposed of as the act
provided, and as it was assented
to by tue Indians. Notwithstand-
ing this positive provision of law,
observe from page 1859 of the
House Hearings that thirty years
after the cesslons were complete
the Department is still maintain.
ing a reservation containing 81, 513
acres, for which there is no vest
age of authority. | likewise ob-
serve from the same document
that similar reservations, varying
in amount are being maintained, at
Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, and
Leech Lake, and that at the latter
point there are embraced within
the reservation 1O6. 047 acres.
These reservations are not only
being NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. authority
of law, but there is being maln-
tanned on each Of them agencies
for which there is no authority of
law. These agencies, thus illegal
~ maintained have been for thirty
years supported out of the funds
of the Indians. Thus the use of
the funds nave been for an abso-
lutely illegal purpose.
On top of this comes the an
nouncemens contained in your
| communication just received that
an Indian woman cannot open q
store on ceded land without first
obtaining a permit therefor. 1t
there is any authority vested in
the Department to issue permits
to use coded lands, l will very
greatly appreciate it if you will
cite me to that authority. -
You will pardon me, feel sure,
for writing you thus frankly viii
reference to what ] conceived to
be the. law and what l conceived to
be the Illegal practice of the In.
dian Bureau for thirty years
which has cost the Chippewa In
dams millions of dollars. If there
is any authority of law, or claimed
authority of Law, for the main
tenance of these reservations and
agencies, l ask you to furnish me
with proper citation. ..
Awaiting your reply, l remain,
i Very truly yours,
WEBSTER BALLINGER,
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. 20.
ROLL I Of HONOR.
5000 SIX THOUSAND 5000

: $500 49, 49, = =
Native Americans, Indians if you
: please, 10 the Military Service OF
the United States, and this does
not include a large number in the
Navy. August LIST, 1918.
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On to Him.

On to Him.
~ can't live properly on SIS n week."
complained the young man. Eyes, you
cam said his guardian: ''The real
trouble Is you want to live improp-
erly." ~.
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Safety First In Canoes.

0WSTSSOs
Rule 41144-When 1t Is necessary
for two persons to change seats in n
canoe, run the canoe to the bank and
let one Of the occupants step out on
Try land.-Rocheste Herald.
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! Advertise in The Tomahawk-
it brings results. T. -"
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spuroeon's Philosophy,

To get, we must give; to accumu-
late, we must scatter; to make our
selves happy, we must make others
happy.-C. III. Spurgeon. rs.