The Tomahawk., 1921-04-21

issue, which includes their child
ren, their grandchildren, great
grandchildren, etc., to the remot-
est degree, are entitled to share
equally in every per capita pay
ment, interest and principal. The
result has been that after every
payment many complaints have
been made that certain persons,
admittedly entitled to share in. the
payment, were omitted therefrom
Under the decision in the Sarah
Kadrie case many names of child
rem have been added to the money
payment rolls, and many applica-
tions for enrolment under that
decision are still pending. This of
itself illustrates with conclusive
certainty that the annuity rolls are
and have been incomplete. l have
insisted, pursuant to instructions
from the General Council, that
before future payments are mace
these rolls should be completed as
far as possible. The Department
is without the necessary 0achin.
cry at present to do this work
properly, and provision is being
sought in the pending legislation
to authorize the completion of
these rolls. The superintendent
are not entirely responsible for the
incom plete condition of these rolls.
They have been compelled to rely
upon such information as has been
voluntarily furnished them with
reference to births and deaths. IF
the relatives did not report the
births and deaths the superintend-
ent was unable to correct the rolls
by additions or eliminations:. @@
The allotment rolls and the:
money payment rolls are two sep
arate,and distinct rolls. Enroll
| ment on tie allotment roll ehtirles
tthe enroQce to an allotment. En-
rollment on the = money payment
roll entities the enrollee to share
| in the money payments. All per-
sons enrolled, for allotment pur
poses are entitled to share in the
money payments, but all persons
enrolled on the money payment
rolls are not entitled to allotments:
Those entitled to share in the
money payments are the allottees
and their issue.
| What the superintendent un-
doubtedly desires is information
relative t' any person entitled to
an allotment of land who has not
been; enrolled and allotted; any
person entitled to share in the
money payments woo are not en-.
rolled on the money payment rolls,
and the name of any person who
has since died that is being carried
on the money payment rolls. If
you or any members of the tribe
have any knowledge of such cases
it is your duty to report them.
The purpose of the inquiry was to
ascertain this information.
There is no power IN the De-
partment to strike any names from
the allotment rolls, or from the
annuity rolls, except the names Of
persons who have since died, and
whose names should be eliminated
!, from the annuity, or money pay
ment rolls. !"
| So that there may be no mis-
understanding about this matter l
suggest that you print this letter
il full in The ToMAHAwK
/ Very sincerely yours,
| WEBSTER BALLINGER.
-, Shortest Railroad.
! You have heard Of shortsst railroads
before, Always they're the most abb
breyiated ever. But off-hand one
would grant the prize to Missoula,
! Mont. It has railroad only 100 feet
tong. It connects the Northern Pacific
with the G. NJ. & st. p, and IL used
I as transfer. It has no equipment,
| M emplOyeS. and no stations, vet the