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The Tomahawk., 1922-04-06
Carries Appeal 1
ri, -. -: To President.
Father Phillip Gordon Leaves for IA
N
-: tons Capital.

L
Mr.. John Arten, 1922 John
Avenue, Chippewa Indian and
member of the Fond du Lac band
of Chippewas, today transmitted
an urgent petition addressed "a
President Harding asking an I'M
mediate investigation Of alleged
MISUNDERSTANDING of Chippewa
affairs in many details. The pc
tition depicts in startling words
alleged fraud, inefficient manage
ment, and. gross miscarriage of
justice. i, 49,. 81
Father Phillip Gordon, Chippe.
wa Indian priest at Reserve, Wis /,
will carry the petition direct 10
President Harding. and leaves
tonight for the east. III r. !. 81 1
Nothing more shameful and
distressing can be imagined,'' said
Father Gordon, than the opan
and cruel injustice melted out to
present day Minnesota and > Wis
cousin Indians -, !. II b.
''The few of US like John Arten
and Others of bis type, conscien-
tious wage earners, have the
greatest difficulty keeping out Of
Jail because of supposed 'agita-
ton" in this deplorable Indian
business. The Indian Bureau
stops At nothing short Of outright
to keep protesting Indians
quiet. and demnre. This is IL
Strengthening in America, boast
ing as it does Of fair play and
equal opportunity. Duluth Her=
ala. r
The Tomahawk., 1922-04-06
Indians al Hold |ll Convention,
Want Uncle Sam to
Settle. ''

One thousand indians of Wash
ington, Oregon and Idaho assem-
bled at Mont Vernon, WASH, last
month and in . two days. sessions,
discussed the best method of ap-
preaching Uncle Sam for money
they say be owes them, moneys
that run into the millions of dol
lars-the Clallams alone are claim
ing $1,000, 000----for lands of which
they and their forbears were dis
possessed by the government and
for which they never received any
allotment, either in other lands or
10 a cash eauiyalent- - ~, -, = .s,,,. -
''We have tried q waiting policy
The Tomahawk., 1922-04-06

companions, leaped from bis pony
and grabbed the animal by the
horns like a wrestler and tried to
thoow MIN to the ground. Ever
thereafter, as long as ne lived, be
was known as Sitting Bull. "
Rain in the Face'' received his
title when he was a wee baby
strapped to a board. His mother
stood baby ard board against the
outside of the tepee while she was
busy on the inside. In the mean.
time gentle spring shower came
up. Hearing baby laughter the
mother stepped outside to see
what was so amusing to her young
hopeful. The rain drops were
gently glowing against his. face
which seemed to be a source of
great JOY to him. From that day
he was called Rain in the Face.
The Tomahawk., 1922-04-06
How l Indian Chiefs
4. q. Get Their Names Al

Hon. Chrrles Carter, the Indian
congressman from Oklahoma, is
frequently called upon by fellow
members of the House of Repre-
sentatives to settle discussions
concerning Indians, or to give in
formation concerning the customs
and habits of the first families Of
America. Recently he was asked,
for instance, how those two fam
Gus chiefs, Sitting Bull" and
Rain in the Face" happened to
receive such odd names. He ex,
planned that Sitting Bull was thus
characterized in the days of his
youth on account of an. amusing
tussle be had with bull buffalo.
He wounded an animal in the hind
quarters SO that it was left in a
sitting position. It could not get
up and it could not lie down and
die as desired. The young Indian,
much to the Delight of his older
The Tomahawk., 1922-04-06
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Attorney General Says
;b.s.- e.. 49,. q, ~ i
Civil Service Hampers
t"r'v '"'%As>.' - 20 -. = -
-r> VI OO,...y :'%"% - >~.

Belief that the civil service is a
.hindrance TO government efficiency
was expressed 81 "A ttorneys Gener-
al HIM. Daugherty, testifying
before the House appropriations
committee, in Washington. D. c.,
last week: .,., J. "A !. MT s:s"S. ~
:. Il believe the civil service is an
interference to some extent IN the
discharge of public business" said
the attorney general.
z:5 II believe if it were not for the
civil service, we could get along
with less than two-thirds of the
number of employees under civil
service and probably get twice as
much work out of them. =
4 Il would rather take the recon-
mendations of a political commit
tee, either democratic or republ'-
car, for, the appointment ola man
or woman than to be compelled. to
60 through the requirements of
the civil service. ~z>... ,
II discovered, both before l
cameshere as attorney general and
since, that civil service employees
spend too much time in trying to
work out plans to make themselves
secure r.. :. . ,. s--@
The Tomahawk., 1922-04-06
US change within the last 40

Gus change within the last 40
years. ... :
Millions of acres which but q
few years ago were prairiesranged
by buffalo hunters today are fertile
farms cultivated by the sons and
grandsons of these same Indians
Thousands of Indian children are
attending schools maintained for
them by the government. Indian
medicine men have been displaced
in most tribes by white doctors
with hospitals to which Indian
patients are taken. Where once
there war war. between the red
and white mem, today there is
more than peace there is being
successfully established the friend
iy communion of neighborliness.
Indians are bank presidents,
Judges, public officials, lawyers,
teachers, doctors, actors, store
keepers, manufacturers, clerks.
salesmen, trained nurses; artists,
authors; in short, they are success
fully making their way in all the
commercial and professional
branches. The real blanket In
dians are the old full bloods, too
set in their ways to change. In
another generation or so they will
have become but memory if a
proper of education is pursued.
The Tomahawk., 1922-04-06

and we have sent representatives
to Washington, but we are still
owed the money!" said Hugh
Howell, a bond salesman of Seattle
and secretary Of the Northwestern
Federation of American Indians,
the organization which held the
convention at Mount Vernon.
How to force the government
into keeping its treaties with the
Indians-and paying them moneys
long over due, was the principle
topic of discussion at the Mount
Vernon convention,
There are $50 members of the
Clallam tribe surviving and they
are claiming an average of more
than $40, 1000 per capita, or almost
S., 100000 for their tribal descesd-
ants aione.~t This is, probably, the
major tribal claim. OF ANY OF the
far western tribes against the gov
eminent. Many of these claims
date back to the time of Governor
Stevens of the territorial days of
the State of Washington.
Alonzo Victor Lewis, Seattle
sculptor, was the. principal speaker
at the convention. Mr.. Lewis
selected model at the convention
for figure he intends to make of
the Northwestern American In:
dian. " -.
s. ~ Us
The Tomahawk., 1922-04-06
HoWa's This2

We offer one Hundred Dollars Reward
for anys case OF Catarrh that cannot be
c,lrod BY Halls tCatarrh Medfcane. -
BY catarrl1 sufferers for the past thirty
ave years, and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Medicine acts thru tho Blood on
the Mucous surfaces, expelling the Poi
son from the Blood and healing tho dis
eased portions. '.'.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Medicine for q short time you Will see q
great Improvement in your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh Medi.
cine at once and get rid Of catarrh. ssnd
1Fp.sJ.'CHENEY eco, Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by al Druggi5ts. TIC. SO
The Tomahawk., 1922-04-06
Citation for Hearing Ion Final Ac
count and for Distribution.

< Citation for Hearing Ion Final Ac-
count and for Distribution
s. Mar. N-Apr. 20. =. "a
State Of Minnesota, County of
Becker. In Probate Court. ii.
In the Matter of the Estate of All
be- je,gah- bow-e-quay, Decedent;
The State of Minnesota to Joseph
Munnell, and all persons inter
ested in the final account and
distribution of the estate of said
decedent: The representative of the
above named ,decedent, having filed
in this Court his final account of
| the administrator of the estate of
said decedent together with his petit
tion praying for the adjustment and
allowance of said final account and for
distribution of the residue of said
estate to the persons thereunto en-.
| titled; ~
THEREFORE,, You, and Each of
You, Are hereby cited and required
to SHOW cause, if any you have, before
this Court, at the Probate Court
Room in the Court House in the city
of Detroit, in the County of Becker,
State of Minnesota, on the 24th day
of April. 1922. at 10 o'clock A. M,
why said petition should not be
granted.
WITNESS, The Judge of said
Court and the seal thereof, this 22nd
day of March, 1922.
ALMAC. Peterson,
[coURT SEAL Clerk of Probate.
A. J. POWERS,
Attorney for Petitioner
The Tomahawk., 1922-04-06
Citation for Hearing on Final Ac
count and for Distribution.
.,c ~ r. w..

count and for Distribution.
April 6-27 y.
State of Minnesota, County OF
Becker. In Probate Court. = r. p
In the Matter of the Estate OF
Albert Adler, Jr., Decedent., ,G<<
The State of Minnesota TO Emelia
Adler, Martha Becker NEE Adler,
John Adler, George Adler, Eugene
Adler, Alex Adler, Thornton Johns,
Geraldena Johns Garfield Johns, and
all persons interested in the final
account and distribution OF the
estate of said decedent: The rep
resentative of the above named
decedent, having filed in this coHrt
his final account of the admins
istration of The estate OF SAID de-
cedent, together with his petition
praying for the adjustment and al
lawance of said final account ana
for distribution OF the residue OF SAID
estate to the persons thereunto en-
titled;
THEREFORE,, You, and Each of
You, are hereby cited and required
to show cause, if any you have, before
this court at the Probate Court Rooms
in the Court House, in the city or
Detroit, in the County OF Becker,
State of Minnesota. On the lst day OF
Nav: 1922. at ten o'clock A. NJ. why
said petition should not be grant
ed. ~,
WITNESS, The Judge Of said
Court, and the Seal of said Court, this
29th day of March, 1922.
f. o. HANSON,
p. F. SCHROEDER,
Attorney for Petitioner.
Detroit, Minnesota. =.
The Tomahawk., 1922-04-06
SUBSCRIPTIONS: st.5uPts YEAR II ADVANCE
Killing |. Indians dial S.. a
Solution That is
=: =:. 1 Now Obsolete,

=, 2. ~ - JVVU VUVVtVlVs
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Carl Hayden, congressman from
New Mexico. has lived among In
dams from early childhooa. He
has always. been a close student Of
their advance in civilization. Here
IRE some excerpts from > recent
speech: ~ =. ~ - EXT
The oldest and easiest way to
solve the Indian problem was to
kill the Indian, a very simple and
4 very satisf factory solution, 50 far
is the white people were concern
ed. That was the method adopted
by my ancestors IN New England
and BY yours in other parts OF
America. Later the policy was
changed 70 one of driving the In.
disns out of parts Of the country
that Write settlers desired. Thous
ands of. Indians who originally
lived in Georgia and Alabama, in
Ohio and Kentucky, IN Michigan
and Illinois, and other sections Of
the eastern United. States were
moved west of the Mississippi
river. As civilization and settle
ment passed on to the West, the
reservation system was adopted,
and the Indians we're gathered to-
gether on tracts Of land taken out
Of the public domain and set aside
for their use. Y ~:2 x MI.
Ii would be both vain and" USE.
less to consume time condemning
sor, praislng our ancestors for what
they did to or for the Indians.
What they did, eysdid,. and the
results lie before us. One side of
tie picture does not give us war
rant to boast that justice and fair
dealing have characterized the
treatment that the people who
first inhabited this country have
received from the American gov
ernment. TX :...t.s ~ T s<-'.''e. J.
The other side of the picture is
much brighter. 1t Shows tens of
thousands of men, women and
children of Indian blood who in
every way are so much in advance
Of their own grandfathers that
their progress can only be charac
terized as astounding. ln the
saim1e community there will be
found men who have fought,
killed and scalped their enemies
dwelling with their children and
grandchildren, who live, act and
dress as their white neighbors do.
) Old warriors who, with painted
faces and the tactics of barbariars,
fought the United States soldiers
can be seen daily carrying their
children 'schildren to public schools
III wagons. t .sss4.ss3 81.
lean remember as a small boy 9
tribe Of Indians living near where
Twas born who went about clad in
little more than q breecbclout-
naked, good natured, friendly saw
ayes. Today most of the mem
bers Of the Pima tribe can speak
English, have fairly comfortable
homes, : number of them own
automobiles, and practically all OF
them make as good use of the
Hand that they have and the water
supplied to them for irrigation as
their white neighbors--a marvel
The Tomahawk., 1922-04-06

Advertise in The .ToMAHAwK
i brings results. .5z.' Ell q !. (.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-07-06
THE PRICE OF GASOLINE

GAS" sold for practically half the price six eight
that brings today. There old joke that
gas goes up cent gallon every time the Rockefeller
lources another benefaction- According to that the
iockeieers must have been very generous giving away
heir money during recent years. because in places where
sold from II to 16 before the war the price is
low around % cents
There is such strong suspicion that there is prof.
eerng in gasoline that the United States Senate 60
to investigate the situation Reports the Geo
ogica Survey show that the stocks of gasoline hand
nave been large and that the production has been amply
efficient During the the stocks were constantly de-
2leted and the production insufficient to meet the
demands. At time the of fuel oil had hard
me to get their supplies. The results were particularly
Isesterous to the manufacturers of Illuminating gas
While this condition existed the prices kept going up
gradually until figure but little above the customary
)rice of today reached But there has been little
price reductOn and consequence the Senate is turn
ng loose the antitrust cyclone, Senator LaFoette as
It's chief investigator.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-07-06
GERMANS WEARING COTTON WASTE

Ten per cent to fifteen per cent of all cloth
ufactured in Germany made of cotton waste says Act
ng Commercial Attache Breed in report the Depart
nent of Commerce.
All sorts Of cotton waste materials consumed by
me mills but lnters, sweepings rags lap ends clippings
silver and bobbing waste are most common The prin-
cpal products made from these are light weight
textiles which largely consumed domescay
the peasant classes exported to foreign countries
With very low foreign exchange rates Other of
cotton waste in Germany are in the manufacture of
heap blankets felt cleaning rags and machinery waste
and rather large quantity is consumed by paper
lecturers in making paper roofing.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-07-06

their figures show that March l, the stock on hand
in the United States 854, 10000 gallons which w
greater supply than before in the history Of
the industry.
The Senate Manufacturers Committee has these fq,r
and they have been discussed somewhat in the SENATE
The Committee will seek an explanation from oil pro-
ducers and dealers for the continued high price of a
line, and they will inquire into the possibilities of
collision and conspiracy having been effected that has
resulted in boosting the price of gasoline and KEEPING Nm
the price According the best information that s
en- out through the Government agencies increase of
cent gallon the price of gasoline means tax f
$5OOO0,O00 year upon the American people
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-07-06
ENCOURAGING SYMPTOMS IN CUBA

American Consular representatives in Mexico report
to Washington that there has been no pronounced i'm
provement in general conditions in Mexico in the last
thirty days. The banks report that collections remain
only fairf and deposits have increased during the
month.
contributing to the scarcity of money is the
general boarding of gold Many of the conserva-
tive depositors have withdrawn their funds from Quad
alaara banks and have refused redeposit them With
little bankruptcies and failures reported still the
condition of the majority of Mexico's retail establish
ments is not satisfactory.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-07-06
FIDDLING WITH Ford

Anyone who has followed the upbuilding of the war
plants at Muscle Shoals knows that the completion and on
Grafton of these projects promises real industrial re-
juvenation for the South There seems to be no ouest
IN the mind Of anybody about the desrabiity of the
Government finishing the project But instead of goino
ahead and doing it Congress plays with the political sn
alton that has developed by of the Ford offer Tn
the meantime nothing is being done to place Muscle
Shoals in condition that the Government or anvbod
else, can make it asset to the South. Mr. Ford's
offer provides that the Government shall complete the
Wilson Dam and the rest of the plant his nerectin
himself into the proposition has had real effect unon
the situation except to tie the work and prevent Con-
gress from going ahead with the completion of this most
important industrial enterprise
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-07-06

abor unions; and in the handling of the affairs of rail
road operators the railroad and the Government
dealt with the unions 'brotherhoods," they
called. All will admit that the system of proving
satisfactory.
decision by the United States Supreme Court holds
that labor unions institution. Originally the
lnions were sort of society a band of workmen
the case, it is longer In deciding the
celebrated Coronado coal the Supreme Court held
chat labor organizations, although unncorporated
mendabe to the Sherman act and that under
such organizations may be prosecuted for restraint
Of interstate commerce. Chief Justice Taft announced
he decision for the full Bench and there dis
sent.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-07-06
TIE ECONOMIC CONTEST

The railroads uttered piercing yell of protest when
huge reduction in freight were recently ordered
There followed reduction in wages of thousands of
railroad empoyes-and there Immediately another
yell accompanied by threats of strike Then ensued
qulet The whole transaction is only another chapter
IN the economic contest that is designed to lower all
values The method that shows I'D so conspicnous
~ IN the railroad situation is operating every other
phase of economic life By it's progress we trace the rea
son for cheaper clothing, lcheaper food. and reduc
fon IN most Of our expenses 1t is the process which
President Harding refers to as "normacy"
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-07-06
PLENTY OF GAS

The daily average consumption of gas in the United
States in 1921 12975638 gallons The average pro-
duction for the period 4119313 gallons. For
the first quarter OF 1922 the daily average consumption
dropped to lO289441 but the falling off is explained by
the fact that the demand for gas is somewhat seasonal
the winter months being light However, the production
did not essen and the figures show that there was an
excess of production consumption for the same
period, amounting to nearly 3OOOO 900 gallons day. The
Bureau of Mines also keeps statistics about gasoline
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-07-06
CONDITION OF COTTON CROP

United States Department of Agriculture is attributed
the ateness of the CROP frequent rains, cool weather
lood repantng and in regions the appearance of
he boil weevil in unusually large numbers. condi-
ion of 696 per cent May 25 as compared with
I 0-year average of 74.6, reported
The boil weevi threatens much damage to the Geor-
sa crop In twohirds of the State the crop late and
yeevils will be by the time the bos pro-
duced.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-07-06
AUTOMOBILE PRODUCTION

PRODUCTION or passenger automobiles increased 40 per
cent IN March over the preceding month"; while the out
p0' ol TRUCKS was oO per cent greater Truck produc-
oh amounted to 1922 machines This is the largest
output recorded in any of the nine months for which
lgures are available. Figures for April and Nav show
That there is a continued increase
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-07-06

Cobb county farmer has offered $500 quart
Tor the first five quarts of boil weevis brought to
HIM dead or alive. He states that this is one of the
best way to get rid of them and makes the attract
I'VE offer to get the farmers interested in keeping
them down during the early part of the season In
his letter to the journal he suggests that the mer
chants and banks of the county offer similar prizes
to encourage the farmers to pick the weevils from
their cotton If 1t takes day to pick a quar-, OF
weeVllS the time would be well paid for and at the
same time the farmer would be DISCRIMINATING thoas
ands OF boil weevils during the season.
The offer appears on the first page of this issue
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-07-06
SHEPPARD ToWNER ACT

All but six of the States have accepted the provisions
of the Sheppard-Towner Maternity Act In most States
the administration will be in charge of the child hygiene
DIVISIONS of the State boards of health The Federal
Childrens Bureau cooperating in the different states
Plans under which the individual States will administer
he funds locally vary with local needs and resources
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-07-06
NATIONAL NEWS DIRECT
FROM WASHINGTON
BUSINESS STRAWS

reports issued by the Department of Commerce Gov
eg business conditions for March show that out of SO
commodities for which figures relative to 1919 are avail
able that production increased over February in 48
cases. decreased in cases. while commodities remained
same This huge increase is partially real and par
iay due to the increase of about per in work
ing time over February.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-07-06

DR.. James Melvin Lee, head of the Department of
Journalism in New York University, said during the
course of after dinner speech The average person.
as well as the nation, is blind his own faults
An American woman leader of the S. P c. A. was
soliciting subscriptions for the animals cause in Madrid
will you subscribe sir?' she asked Spanish grandee
I'll do better than that, madam said the grandee
gracously III get up bull-fght for your socetys
benefit. THE Argonaut
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-07-06
CONGRESSIONAL AGRICULTURAL INQUIRY

principal for increasing cost of living in the
United States the unweIdy system of marketing and
distributing commodities, coupled with wasteul practices
on the part of the public" according findings made
public by the joint Congressional commission on agrcu
,ural inquiry.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-07-06
The Lid is Off!

Yes, the pot is "bilin' Three candidates have
tossed their uppermost apparel into the ring and
said vote for me-
The first was the announcement of Hon Gordon
Lee for Congressman from the Seventh district This
week Mr.. c. NJ. Head, we'll known citizen and
farmer of Cobb county, makes his announcement
for representative from Cobb county and Senator
Herbert Clay authorizes us to say that he will be
a candidate for representative from the Cobb coun-
ty also
Mr.. Head who has taken an active interest in pub
he matters for number of years states in his an
nomcement that he is against the present Tax
Equalization law and is n-favor of tax law that
will place taxes fair to all classes He is in favor Of
free school books good roads and more constructive
legislation
Mr.. Head has made marked success as a farmer
and business man and is active and wide awake in
any matter in which he is connected He has large
number of friends in the county and will make
good race for representative
Senator Clay who has the honor of being pres
dent of the State Senate, is also well known in the
county politically and needs no explanation of what
ne will stand for. He will not be eligible to run
for senator in the next election on account of that
office going to Cherokee county for the next wear