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Evening star., 1920-02-06
EX-SERVICE MEN
IN IRRIGATION PLANS

Ex-service men will have prior
rights of entry on the vast North
Platte and Shoshone irrigation projects
to be opened up next month.
Secretary Lane Of the Interior De-
partment announced last night. fol-
lowing passage by Congress of the
joint resolution giving honorably dis
charged service men Il preference
right in obtaining lands under the
homestead act. that first application
of the provisions of the resolution
would be applied to the North Platte
and Shoshone projects.
The North Platte tract will be open
ed to entry by eX-service men March }
and the Shoshone project March 10.
Right of priority of former service
men will exist for sixty days, after
which remaining lands will be avail
able for public entry. The,public III
be permitted to enter thek rth Platte
tract May 4 and the Shtt lpne tract
May u. S
Evening star., 1920-02-06

Black sea, was held a prisoner by
Greek forces and who only succeeded
in reaching this country after eight
cen months hardship and constant ef-
fort.
Among the larger contributions re-
ceived by the local committee was
one of $500. Il share of the receipts
of the ball given at Wardman Park
Hotel recently by the women OF All
Souls Church. Another. of $50. was
the gift of the Council of Jewish
Women of this city.
The local committee. still handi-
capped in its efforts by bad weather,
renewed it's appeals for additional vol
untcer workers today. ask that
every person who can give even part
Evening star., 1920-02-06
NATIVE ARMENIANS TO AID.
With Syians Join in Drive for
Near East Relief.

Several natives of Armenia and
Syria have volunteered to assist the
local committee conducting the near
east reliefs financial campaign in
the District of Columbia il the work
of raising funds. Among these is a
young Armenian who for more than
two years was in ConstantinoDle dis
guised as an officer in the Turkish
army. but acting as a spy for the al
lied powers. who escaped in an open
boat. was captured by pirates in the
Evening star., 1920-02-06

OF his or her time daily. either for
speaking or for solicitation of pledges
and cash contributions. report to the
local committee headquarters. S19 18th
street. The telephone number :s
Franklin 6232.
Evening star., 1920-02-06
Pope Honors Bishop in Mexico.

ROME, Tuesday. February 3-Mrr.7
Ruiz. bishop Of t'hiapas. Mexico, has
beer appointed by Pope Benedict to be
titular Bishop OF Derbe and also auxii-
iary 10 tho Archbishop OF Mexico.
Evening star., 1920-02-06

Henrietta Wolters, born at AM
sterdam in 1892. was one of the first
women to attain eminence as a paint
eT. Peter the Great sat to her for
his portrait. and was desirous to Sc
cure her services. but she refused to
leave her own country
Evening star., 1920-02-06
Miners Abandon Six-Hour Day.

BERLIN. February (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-Miners in the Ruhr
district have abandoned their fight
for a six-hour day and are returning
to work on seven-hour basis. ac-
cording to the Gazette
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-18

sacrificed their own clothing to save
the little ones. Only one of the
babies lived, however.
A long trench was dug and into il
were thrown all the bodies of the
Indian dead, piled one upon another
like cordwood, until the pit was fill
ed. Most of the bodies were stripped
by the whites, who took the clothing
and trinkets as souvenirs. One sol
der said it was a thing to melt the
heart of a man to see those little
children, with their bodies shot to
pieces and torn with lance-wounds,
thrown naked into the pit.
Baby Girl Survivor
A baby girl, only three or four
months old, was found under the
snow, carefully wrapped in a shawl,
beside her dead mother, who had
been killed at short range by two
bullets. On her head was a little cap
of buckskin, upon which had been
embroidered the American flag in
beads. She was only slightly frozen
and soon recovered. She was adopt
ed by General Colby, who command
ed the Nebraska state troops. The
Indian women who survived called
her Lost Bird"
Colonel (afterward General) For
syth, who was in command at the
Wounded Knee, was not blamed by
the war department for the wholesale
massacre of women and children, al
though no explanation is found for
the wholesale Smelling of them by
the Hotchkiss guns. The whole ca
t~astrophe seems to have been unpre-
meditated-a horrible impulse with
deadly results. After the firing
started the troops, it was stated, act
ed without orders, having become
blood-maddened. Officers testified
that they could not control them un-
til the b%utchery ceased.
The action by the soldiers has been
contrasted with that of the Indian
police at the time of the killing of
Sitting Bull. When the shooting
started in that affair the police were
attacked by both braves and women,
but they remained cool, and rel
their leader, Lieutenant Bull
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-18

Indian. Yellow Bird stopped, grab
bed a handful of dirt and threw il
into the air. 1t seemed to be a ter
rible signal. A young man among
the Sioux fired his piece.
Massacre of the Sioux
The shot was followed by a volley
fired by the soldiers into the ranks
of the Sioux as they sat on the
ground. Half of the wretehed, un-
wounded. A frightful ha~nd-to-hand
struggle followed. The Indians had
few guns, but some were armed with
pistols, knives and war-clubs. The
soldiers shot them down with rifles.
Meanwhile the women and child
rem had rushed from their lodged and
gathered in a group, watching their
men die, but making no demonstra-
tion. Without warning the Hotch-
kiss field pieces were turned upon
them and a storm of shells and bull
lets moved them down at short
range.
The guns poured in 2-pound ex-
plosive shells at the rate of so a
minute, killing every living thing be-
fore them. One woman survivor had
IA wounds, while each of her two
children at her side had many
wounds. In a few moments 200 In
dian men, women and children, with
go soldiers, lay dead and wounded
on the ground, and the surviving
Sioux, mostly women and children,
were flying in wild panic to the ra-
vine, pursued by hundreds of mad
dened soldiers and followed up by a
raking fire from the Hotchkiss guns,
which had been moved into position
to sweep the rayine.
Blind Rage of Whites
There can be no question but that
the pursuit was simply a massacre,
where fleeing women, many with
babes in their arms, were shot down
without resistance and when almost
every warrior was dead or dying.
Most of the men, including Chief Big
Foot, were killed around the lodge
he lay sick. The bodies of the
women and children we're scattered
along a distance of two miles from
the camp.
OH view odI ) udyy 1881, Three
days after the massacre, a detach-
ment of troops was sent out to
Wounded Knee to gather up and
bury the Indian dead and to bring
in the wounded who might still be
alive on the field. Apparently no
effort was made during the three
lays to save any of the Indian wound
I'd or relieve their ~sufferings, and
Turing that interval there had been
/ heavy snow storm, eliminating in
/ blizzard. The bodies of the slaugh-
cred men, women and children were
.ound lying scattered under the
now, frozen stiff and covered with
Hood. Almost without exception the
warriors were found around the spot
where the flight" began, but, as has
,een stated, the bodies of women,
hildren and babies were found scat
cred over a distance of two miles,
where the soldiers had ridden them
own and killed them as they tried
o escape.
Several women and children were
ound alive, but all frozen or badly
rounded, and most of them died
fter being brought in. Four babies
rere found alive under the snow,
trapped in shawls and blankets, ly-
lg with their dead mothers, who had
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-18

toned neal Sitting Bulls camp anG
on the 18th of December, 1890, AZ
Sioux police and volunteers, com
manded by Lieutenant Bull Head, g
full blood Sioux, surrounded Sitting
Bulls cabin. A detachment of 10 en-.
tered the cabin while the rest stood
guard outside. Sitting Bull was
sleeping on his blankets on the floor,
When he was awakened and told that
he was under arrest he cursed the
police loudly. The commotion at
tracted about $50 of his followers,
who pressed around outside the ca
bin.
With an Indian policeman on each
side of him and another behind, Sit
ting Bull was forced into the open.
Goaded by frenzy, he called upon his
followers to save him. One of them
responded with a shot which killed
a policeman. Then Bull Head shot
Sitting Bull. At the same instant a
second bullet from another police
man entered Sitting Bulls head.
Another shot was fired by one of the
chiefs followers and Bull Head fell
dead. Sitting Bulls followers, see
ing bACil lCoQCl uCduJ SCdllcl6u.
Battle of Wounded Knee
The only other openly hostile chief
of the Sioux was Big Foot, who had
a band of 106 warriors and many
squaws and children on the Cheyenne
river. On hearing of the death of
Sitting Bull, they started to fly to the
bad lands, but were cut off by the
Seventh cavalry and Big Foot surren-
dered. He and his followers were
taken to Wounded Knee creek, 20
miles northeast of Pine Ridge agency,
and were guarded by eight troops of
cavalry, one company of scouts and
four pieces of light artillery.
Big Foot lay he1plessly sick with
pneumonia. General Miles purposed
to send the chief and his followers
out of the country till the ghost
dance was forgotten. Therefore, on
the morning of December 20, 1890,
the troops proceeded to disarm the
Indians before continuing the march
to the agency and thence to the rail
road, from where they were to be
deported.
The Indian camp was completely
Doii ouhuCd Wy oOlulOlo, anu over II
floated the white flag of peace. Be
hind the camp was a ravine running
into the creek, and on a slight ele-
walton in front of it were four Hotch-
field pieces, trained directly or
the lodges of the Sioux. Just after
8 o'clock in the morning the braves
received orders to surrender their
weapons. In response they seated
themselves before the troops. They
then ordered to return alone to
their lodges and bring forth their
arms. Twenty entered the tips, re-
with but two guns. Some of
troops guarded the warriors,
While others searched the lodges and
,ound about 40 old rifles. The wom-
IN and children, driven out of some
If the lodges, were resentful.
During the search for weapons,
Yellow Bird, a medicine man, had
'een piping on an e%agle-bone medi-
inc whistle, telling the warriors that
n their ghost dance shirts they
we're invulnerable to bullets. and
them to resist the soldiers.
lie should have been arrested at once
nd trouble would have been avoided.
At this climax one of the soldiers
tempted to raise the blanket of an
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-18

Head, had been killed, held their fire
and prevented any further loss of
life. In that case there were only
about 80 Indian police and IS volun-
teers, surrounded by $50 armed, hos
tile followers of Sitting Bull. The
police, being outnumbered three to
one, might have been excused for
continuing the fight after their lead
er had been shot down and they.
themselves, threatened with death.
In the Wounded Knee affair there
were only 106 warriors, all poorly
armed or not armed at all, against
eight troops of cavalry, a company
of scouts, and four field pieces. No
excuse could be found for the terrible
butchery of helpless Indians that fol-
lowed.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-18
viii Fight Repeal

New York-Decision of the su-
preme court that liquor lawfully ac-
CURED may be stored by a person for
his own use in a place other than his
home will mean that thousands of
imprisoned quarts soon may be
released in New York, according
to federal prohibition agents here.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-18

There is a movement on foot to re-
peal the Pittman act, under which
all domestic silver is now purchased
by the government at a price of $1.00
an ounce, according to a statement
made by Senator G.. S. Muffly of
Winston, president of the Montana
Mining association.
According to the mine association
head, the repeal of the Pittman act
would be a severe blow to the mining
industry, and he declared that it
would mean the immediate closing of
every silver mine in the state.
Blow to Mine Camps
There is no doubt that there is
a movement on foot to repeal the
Pittman act" said Senator Muffly in
an interview. He continued:
For some time the big silver bull
lion interests have been quietly at
work and they are now ready to
strike a blow at the mining industry.
These users of silver in the arts and
manufactures and those who specu-
late in silver, know that if the Pitt
man act is repealed, the price of for
eign silver will at once drop to a
level Of about so or so cents. This
will give them a chance to jump into
the market and buy up big guam
titles of the white metal.
"There is no question in my mind
that if the Pittman act should be re-
pealed that Immediately every silver
mine in the state would close down.
Under the present conditions, when
materials and labor are so high, it
is impossible to make money with
silver much under the dollar mark.
Will Fight Repeal
"The Montana Mining association
is active in protecting the mining in
dustry and it proposes to fight any
attempt to repeal the Pittman law.
Members of the association and all
residents of Montana who are inter
ested in mining should write to our
senators and congressman at Wash
ington, asking them to fight any at
tempt to do away with the Pittman
law"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-18
MONTANA'S SILVER
INDUSTRY MENACED
MOVEMENT ON FOOT TO REPEAL
PITTMAN ACT WHICH KEEPS
PRICE AT 81 AN OUNCE

Senator G. S. MuffIey of Winston,
President of Montana Mining AS
ISOLATION, Declares Such Action
Would Close Down Every Mine in
the State at Once.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-18
SLAUGHTER OF w0NNERl AND CHILDREN AT WOUNDED KNEE FIGHT
is ONE OF SHAMEFUL CHAPTERS I'M WESTERN INDIAN WARFARE
MONTANA LEADING
in CARE OF PUPIL
FEDERAL EDUCATOR DISCOVERS
MANY HIGH SCHOOL DORMI-
TORIES IN USE HERE

Is Surprised at the Wonderful Pro-
gress Which the Schools of the
State Have Made Along This Line;
Is Especially Commendatory of
Lewistswn.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-05

Is it right to make child obey just
because l say so?" :.
A letter-friend who processes himself
interested in the remarks on "Why we
Forbid" brings up this old question.
Doesn't child" he goes on 10 ASK.
have an inalienable right to know why
he Is asked to do thus and so? Is II not
telligence to enforce obedience without
letting him understand your reasons
and getting him to agree with you tna'
what you ask Is right?
1t IL always a pleasure to let on let
tar-friend answer another, and so after
receiving the above letter, dclved IN
my files for one l received some time
ago from another letter-friend (mother
of two) when some phase or TINS same
subject was under discussion.
Don't We Stake Up Growing Plantf
ITO different natures, different meth
DDS" sh., writes. But remember that
children are more animal In nature than
grown-ups. They are more nffectionat"'
franker, tlirtier In their habits AS r RUE.
than adults. Therefore, discipline Should
be enforced absolutely because they are
not fully developed enough TO reason
with az We do with ourselves.
IL recently heard friendly father
say about his ten-year-old girl anhcteo
with enlarged tOnstls. Will nave an
operation II Emma wishes IT.. l longed
TO be a child again 80 could he frankly
rude and say, Don't you know what Is
right
"NVhy do we stake UP growing plant
or vine and protect II in the start ana
4 afterwards, let il stand on IT'S own
IDEAL II tho Child Could Decide
It seems to ME that this excellent let
ter from woman who. ! happen 10
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-05
GREAT CONGRESSIONAL
VICTORY IN MISSOURI

81. Louis. Nov. "A sweeping vic
tory for M!SsourIs Republican congress
!sonal candidates with q gain OF eight
members was indicated today by unoffi-
c.al returns from the Is districts some
OF which are virtually complete. If the
present apparent leads are maintained
the state will send Is Republicans to
tho house; return two Democratic m
lumbeutS and elect a Democrat in the
nth est. Louis) district to succeed W.
l.. ISoa. Democrat. who did not seek
recollection. In seven districts Demo
cratic congressman. who are cand idateS
for reelection. are trailing their Re,
publican opponents and In the 1ourth
inee, is running behind Faust (Republi-
CAM for the seat vacated by {. +.
Boohr (DemocraO.
Among the Democrats. who apparent
" have been defeated is Champ Clark,
for IL terms q member Of the house
rom the ninth district. with only forty
precincts missing. and returns late In
dicatins he Is steadily losing ground,
the former speaker conceded his deteat
by T. Hukreid,. Republican.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-05
Side; T@llKs' y
by Rftf1 Cameron H
THE cH1LD's RIGHTS QUESTION
Cameron

know, has both the habit of thinking
things out and the chance TO try them
out. puts the "child's rights" question
Just about as 1t should be put.
1t would be ideal " we could let the
child reason everything out for him.
self. 1t Is not good for him or for US
that we should exercise arbitrary pow
er. But there are times when, leaving
our own convenience aside. II Is neceS-
sary that we should be arbitrary 10 pro
trcl the rights of outsiders and also TO
protect the child from himself.
Is She To Endangsr Her Hsalth7
Witness Emma and the ionsils. Hup>
pose Emma does not wish the operation
"a highly likely suppoSitton. My Sin
yrar-old niece was Illuminating yester-
day over the possibility OF n second vac
cinalion. She was vaccinatcd against
whooping cough and disltked the eXpe-
rience. 1t Is now proposed that she
have her smallpox vaccination. She OBJ
iects very much. "Once Is enough" l
heard her say firmly to her mother; and
then after a moments rumlnation.
Once Is too much Suppose Emma
persists in not wishing the operation In
spite Of Its becoming vitality necessary.
own health?
1t seems to me that for the child's
own sake and for the best interests OF
the home. she should be taught to obey.
knowing that his father or mother will
give all explanations possible and VIII
be ready to listen TO his point Of view.
In return for this obedience. It seems
to me it is the parents duty TO interfere
as little as possible and 10 let the child
learn by his own experience so far as
possible.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-05
O'CONNOR ATTACKS
BRITkIN'S POLICY
TOWARD IRELAND
Says Frightfulness Is Adding
New Battalion to Sim
Fem Army

London Nov. Ain the House Of Com
mons today T. P. O'Connor raised a
debate by attacking what he described
as the authorities policy Of fT!ghtful-
ness in Ireland which, he declared. was
adding new battalions to the Sim Fem
army and besmirching England's good
name.
Joseph Dcvlin. Belfast. and other
members. strongly denounced the re-
prisalS in Ireland.
Sir Hamar Greenwood. chief secretary
for Ireland. replying, gave statistics
showing that the military and poilce
were not faltering in their cndeaVors 10
maintain the striCteSt discipline. Nine
constables were under arrest. - or
them charged with murder General SIR
Nsvil MacReady, commander OF the
forces. had inquired into ever charg"
against the troops. and disciplinary &C
tlon had been taken in ten cases. Trials
had been ordered in other cases. includ-
ing seven men for completely IN the des-
tructlon Of property Mt Mal!ow.
The secretary denied cmphatica!IE
that there was any government impre-
mature on the reprisals.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-05
HARDING WILL
MEET OBREG0N

Brownsville, Tex. Nov. 4.-Tentative
plans looking to meeting between the
pres dent's-elect Of Mexico and the
United States. started here today. by
representative citizens. were approved
by Y. NJ. Vazqusz, Mexican consul. who
said that following their request he
would invite Aware Obregon to visit
Matamoras. while Senator Harding Is
spending vacation at Point Isabel.
The consul expressed tn" belief that
General Obregon would accept the inri-
taticn unless the trip would interfere
with his inauguration, december l.
MatamoraS Is the Mexican town oppo-
site Brownsville and Point Isabel IS L
Texas coast town, IS miles southeast
of Brownsville.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-05
SILK UNDERWEAR
IS ONLY CLUE IN
THE WATERS MURDER

Now York. Nov. "A piece Of SILK
underwear discovered near the body OF
Leeds Vaughn Waters. 40 years DID,
wealthy son OF the late Horace waters,
piano manufacturer who was founu
murdered In Il hotel room here EeS1er-
day. is the only clue ths police have
tonight with which 20 solve the murder
mystery. The underwear bore the mi
tails of wv. S. A" and detectives here
traced 1t to a laundry in. Fitty-ninth
street, whore It was recent.: cleaned.
Search is being made for the un-
lznown man who accompanied Waters TO
the hotel room and who fled just be-
fore the body was discovered. II lS
believed this man Is the murderer ana
the owner Of the underwear.
Shortly before hotel detective Went
to investigate a reported quarrel IN tne
room. Waters and his companion were
occupying, the unknown man who haa
registered with Waters as James
Dunn" left the room and went down IN
an elevator. wearing one shoe ana
carrying the other. This shoe IS be-
licyed by the police to be the blunt In
strument with which Waters was beat,
en- TO death The man left the hotel
after putting on the shoe. a.,
Inspector Coughlin learned today that
Waters had suffered heavy gambling
losses recently. In his room nj the
Crnmatan hotel. in BronNrille. where he
lived with his mother. the police found
pawn tickets showing that Waters had
pawned jewrlry during the last SIX
months and secured $1,000.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-05
BLOW TO GOMPERS,
SAYS GOV. ALLEN

Topeka Kan. Nov. i.-Declaration
that the victory in Kansas was the
greatest blow the Gomprrs leadership
ever received" was made hcrc today
BY Governor Henry ]. Allen. In dis
cussing Tuesdays election whereby he
was reelected by an apparent over
wh-lming plurality.
They turned on this state every gun
at their command-money, speakers. or
ganizers-and lost IN all except three
counties. They attacked particularly
the Kansas court OF Industrial re!a-
lions and thereby sought to turn the
voters against me.
IT believe the breaking into the
solid south through Tennessee and Ok
lahoma the best thing that ever hap
pened.-both 20 the solid south and the
Democratic party. 1t means that the
Democratic party hereafter will have
to depend for future success on more
potential things than the Inossback
solidarity Of any section of the .coun-
try"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-05
LADD TAKES LEAD
IN NORTH DAKOTA
Republican Non-Partisan Candidate II
Running Ahead for q. 8. Senator
BY Over Thousand.

Fargo, y. D., Nov. 4.-Closc contests
for United States senator and for gov
ernor were shown on returns available
here today.
DR.. E. +. Laid. (Republican-Non-P Par
tisan) took the lead for senator from
II. H. Perry. Democrat. with l.sS6 OF
I.add had 16,507 and Perry 1876.
Although rural returns were gradual
ly cutting down his margin. J. +. I.
O'Connor. Democrat, still led Governor
Lynn J. Frazier (Republican-Non Pa r.
tisan) by more than $500 votes in the
gubernatorial race. Early yesterday
O'Connor's lead was more tran $4,000:
Precincts yet to be heard from total
6S6
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-05
MASONIC FUNERAL NOTICE.

Members OF Ohio Lodge No. I. \. =
& 4. Masons. are hereby notified that O
special communication Of the lodge VII.
hr held in the John w, Morris Scottish
Rite cathedral on Friday. November .
1920. ut O'Clock p. m. for the purpose
of attending the funeral Of our deceased
brother, William Nelson Phillips
Transportation furnished. Members OF
sister lodges invited to attend.
BY order OF
HENRY AHRENS. w. NJ.
]. ". BOWMAN. Sec'y.
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