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Evening star., 1923-10-13
ECONOMIC PRESSURE
HELPED PROHIBITION,
ASSERTS DR.. STELZLE

Economic pressure, as well as moral
sentiment brought about national
prohibition in the United States, DR..
Stelz1e told the delegates. He laid
before them some of the information
obtained by the fact-finding commits
sion of the conference.
prohibition became fact not be-
cause of mere sentiment, but because
the country faced certain economic
conditions which made Il imperative,
said DR.. Stelzle. The two billion
dollars which was annually spent
for liquor before the eighteenth
times as much as We spent at that
time to maintain all of our public
schools, as much as we spent to
operate all of our railroads, almost
twice the value of all church prop
erty in the United States. twice the
amount which we spent before the
war for the support of our federal
government, as much as we spent
for bread and clothing, and it equaled
the wages earned by all the trade
unionistS of this country
Waste Thought DepIorabIe,
THE people of America thought
that this waste of two billion dollars
was deplorable. not merely because
no good came from the expenditure
OF this money, as may have been
true of other large expenditures, but
because its expenditure was in the
main positively harmful
THE liquor men have always been
anxious about what would happen
TO the farmer under prohibition. Be-
fore prohibition there were approx
imateIy 100000 farmers of all
kinds in the United States. whose
product was valued at approximately
Evening star., 1923-10-13
PINCHOT HONORARY
CHAIRMAN; MILLIKEN
CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN

Gov. Pinchot of Pennsylvania is the
honorary chairman of the conference
and former Gov. Carl f. Milliken of
Maine chairman. The vice chairmen
are: Judge Florence E. Allen of Ohio
DR.. John Willis Baer of California
Warren s. Stone of Ohio, Gov. Will
liam E. Sweet of Colorado, Gov. E.
Lee Trinkle of Virginia and Rt. Rev.
James Darlington of Pennsylvania
DR.. George VI. Fowles is recording
secretary and orrin r. Judd, treas
urer. Executive secretaries are Fred
B. Smith. DR.. w. w. Alexander. DR..
William Hiram Foulkes and Lyman
l.. Pierce. The registration secretary
is Harry n. Holmes The committees
follow:
Executive committee-Fred B.
Smith, chairman; DR.. Clarence A. Bar
bour, Edward H. Bonsall, Bishop
James Cannon, jr., DIR. George NJ.
Fowles. Miss Anna A. Gordon. DIR.
Orrin r. Judd, Carl f. Milliken, Henry
w. Morgenthau, DR.. Frank Mason
North. j. g. Penney, DR.. Daniel A.
Polling, Mrs. Raymond Robins. DR.
Robert e. Speer, Dave Williams and
Miss Mary E. Woolley.
Program committee-Dr. Robert E.
Speer. Rev. Frank Mason North and
Fred B. Smith.
Fact-Finding Commission-Rev. F.
Ernest Johnson. chairman: Rev. c. A.
Brooks, Prof. Herbert N. Shenton and
Rev Charles Stelzle.' =
Educational policy-Rev. Samuel Z.
Batten, chairman; DR.. Eugene Lyman
Fish, Mrs. Ida Wise-Smith. Rev. B. S.
Winchester, Rev, Luther E. Weigle,
Rev. Arthur E. Holt. Rev. Alva w.
Taylor, Rev. Rufus w. Miller, Miss
Cora F. Stoddard, President w. H. p.
Faunce. Warren s. Stone, Richard H.
Edmonds, Payson Smith, Prof. Irving
Fisher, DIR. Alice Hamilton, Homer
Folks and Mrs. Henry w. Peabody.
Recommendations and future plans
Rev. Daniel a. Polling, chairman
man: Ernest H. Cherrington.- Miss
Cora Frances Stoddard, Mrs. Lena
Lowe Yost. Graham Wilson, Rev. E. A
e. Palmquist, Rev. A. J. Barton
George Otis Smith. E. L. Shuey, Will
liam H. Danforth, John J. Eagan
Ralph Burnside. David Williams. Rev
A. E. Cory and Mrs. Fred S. Bennett
chairman; A. A. Hyde. Orrin r. Judd
Clyde r. JOY. James N. Jarvie, James
NJ. Speers, H. A. Thrift, w. II. Van
Benschoten, r. A. Long, James H
Post, J. c. Penney, William f. Coch
ran. William H. Danforth and David
w. Teachout
Washington committee of arrange
ments-W, T. Galliher. chairman; Rev
]. j. Dimon, Rev. II. w. o. Milligton
Ranck, Rev. w. l.. Darby, Rev. c. R.
Stauffer. Rev. J. A. Straughn, Rev
James H. Taylor, Rev John Weidley
Rev. E. o. Watson. Rev. G. NJ Diffen
derfer. Hugh A. Thrift. Page Nick
EtchiSon. William Knowles Cooper
John B. Larner, w. w. Everett and
DR.. George Otis Smith.
Evening star., 1923-10-13
'DRYS' TO ENFORCE
DRY LAWS SOUGHT
Cramton Would Take Pro.
hibition Forces Out of
Politics.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Prohibitionist forces in the nation
are determined to break up what they
term the notorious alliance between
politics and law enforcement. Repre-
sentative Louis c. Cramton, repub-
iican, of Michigan. who is to succeed
Andrew j. Volstead as leader of the
dry element in Congress. has formu-
lated its new program. 1t calls pri-
marily for measures to compel the
politicians. principally members of
Congress. to keep their hands off the
enforcement system and allow it to
be administered without regard to po-
Htical considerations. The friends of
Evening star., 1923-10-13
PRESIDENT STANDS
FOUR-SQUARE FOR DRY
LAW, SAYS HAYNES

president Coolidge stands four
square for enforcement of the pro-
hibition law" declared Commissioner
Haynes. in speech on THE Truth
About Enforcement of Eighteenth
Amendment and the Volstead Act"
He is no less wholehearted regard
ing this matter than the late Presi-
dent Harding" continued Mr.. Haynes
The Department of Justice is also
in dead earnest"
Commissioner Haynes said that the
prohibition law is being enforced, but
that even it's best friends do not ex-
pect u 100 per cent enforcement at
this time. He said that the present diff
ficulty with the enforcement of the Vol
stead act may be termed sectional 3"
Adverse public opinion, according to Mr.
Haynes. is to be found mainly on the
eastern seaboard although there are
Evening star., 1923-10-13

who resent prohibition are numerous,
and their efforts to secure friendly"
enforcement officials are vigorous and
unceasing. If Commissioner Haynes
could be put on the stand and cross
examined on the subject, he probably
would admit that politicians cause
the enforcement system more embar-
rassment than bootleggers.
Representative Cramton and those
who share his views believe the best
prospect of reform lies in converting
the prohibition enforcement system
into a separate, self-governing insti-
tuition. The federal prohibition COM
missioner is now only the chief of a
subdivision of the Treasury. Three
officials are superior to him--the Sec
Evening star., 1923-10-13

$4,000, 100000. The liquor men pur-
chased annually about 100000, 900
worth of their products-about $40
worth from each farmer. In order
TO recoup the farmer 1t became nee
essary for the average person In the
United States TO consume an addition
of 81 worth of farm produce or about
the price of two-cent postage stamp
per week,
There is no doubt that the great
mass of workingmen in America
stand for prohibition, but ii is i'm
possible for them to express this
conviction through the labor union
1t is notable fact that even before
prohibition was adopted intoxicating
liquors were not permitted in the
labor temples owned and conducted
by the trade unionists in various
cities In this country
Evening star., 1923-10-13

retary of the Treasury, the assistant
secretary in charge of internal rev.
enue affairs and the commissioner of
internal revenue. He has response
bility. but no real authority. He is
almost helpless against the poll
ticians Such successes as his depart
ment achieves have been in spite of,
not because of, hundreds of highly
placed men in public life who. on ac-
count of their wet inclinations. leave
no stone unturned to hamper the en-
forcement of the law.
Copyright, 1929
Every grief has twenty shadows
and most of them of your own max
ing.
Evening star., 1923-10-13

prohibition hope that phase of the
situation will receive prominent con-
sideration at the citizenship confer
ence now in session at Washington.
They declare that the interference of
politics and politicians with efforts
to enforce the liquor laws is the curse
and evil that must be dealt with If
prohibition is to be less of a joke than
many now regard 1t.
Program of Drys.
Representative Cramton announces
that the -four cardinal principles
prohibitionists now seek to estab-
lish are:
1. Prevention of members of Con-
gress from interfering with the ap-
pointment or dismissal of prohibition
agents.
2. Elimination of politics from law
enforcement in general and conver-
sion of the prohibition unit into a sep
arate entity.
8. Extension of the three mile linn
it to twelve miles.
matte officers abroad to obey the pro-
hibition laws at embassies and lega-
tions.
Representative Cramton's program
springs from knowledge available to
anybody who makes even a cursory
investigation of prohibition condi-
tions almost anywhere in the country.
Everywhere the influence of politics
is at work. Appointments to the
federal prohibition service. from state
directorships to the least paid jobs
as enforcement agents, now rank
among the most coveted patronage
plums. They are distributed, with
few exceptions, to deserving party
workers.
The local committee chairman
recommends man to the state chair
man. or to the district representative
IN Congress, or sometimes to the
United States senator. and appoint
ment ensues. Commissioner Haynes
seldom has anything to say about the
! character Of the men who are to CO.
operate with him in prohibition en-
forcement Occasionally he is able
to block the appointment of a par
ticularly undesirable man. He has
recently succeeded in keeping such a
person from becoming federal direc-
tor of large midwestern state. But.
ordinarily. the enforcement service is
filled with appointees whose chief
merit Is political pull. That is the
system Representative Cramton's pro-
gram asptres to smash.
Scandals Are Rife.
Both republicans and democrats
have allowed politics to influence pro-
hihition enforcement. Scandals in
volving important prohibition OFF,
cials belonging to both parties have
been numerous since the Volstead
laws enactment. The bipartisanship
of the scandals indicates a survival
of the ancient alliance between the
saloon and politics. 1t was that fac
tor-the prominence of the liquor in
dustry in public life-that had as
much to do with the national demand
for prohibition as any other one
thing. Dry leaders see politics fight
ing desperate rearguard action in
attempting to control prohibition en-
forcement. Having lost a powerful
ally in the saloon, many politicians
are attempting to keep a grip on the
enforcement of prohibition and if
possible. to defeat enforcement For
that purpose, they seek to dictate the
appointment of men charged with
execution of the liquor laws. That
they have not succeeded in doing so
more extensively is due to the vigil
lance which men like Commissioner
Haynes are exercising.
Evening star., 1923-10-13
Y. M. C. A. STATUS STUDIED.

CONSTANTINOPLE, October Ia
Advices from Angora show that the
government there is considering the
status of the Y. M. C. A. in Turkey
in the light of reports made by spe-
cial investigators. Agitation against
the organization which was carried
on for a time in certain radical
papers after the Lausanne peace con-
terence has been in allegiance.
Evening star., 1923-10-13
Some Agents Faithful.

Not all political leaders, of course,
are nti-prohibition or conniying at
defiance of enforcement. Scores of
members of Congress recommend for
enforcement positions men who be-
lieve in prohibition. But politicians
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-09-20
HDLGER PLAINS TO RAISE $250,000 FOR
STATE HISTORICAL LIBRARY BUILDING

of whom shall be appointed by TIL
governor for the term of four years
or until their successors are appoint
ed and qualified, or until the duties
of said commission, as provided here
in, have been performed. The saic
commission shall serve without pay
Section 4: The said commission
is especially charged with the duty
of securing a satisfactory design for
a permanent home of the Historical
Society of Montana and the Society
of Montana Pioneers and to let the
contract for the purpose of con-
structing the same, and to supervise
such construction and furnished I'M
der proper regulations.
Section 5: On the completion and
acceptance of said building and pay
ment of the cost thereof out of said
permanent historical fund, the same
shall be accepted by the Historical
Society of Montana and the Society
of Montana Pioneers and such socie-
ties only:
Section 6: Out of said fund shall
be retained from the money devoted
to the construction of said building
10 per cent thereof for the proper
furnishing of said building under the
supervision of said commission, aside
from the furnishings now belonging
to the Historical Society of Montana.
Section 8-On the completion of
the duties devolved herein on said
Pioneer Historical society commits
sion the said commission shall make
a full report of its work and the
same shall be dissolved and cease.
State to Maintain Building
Section s.: When the said COM
mission is appointed, the governor
of the state or body or commission
having charge and control of the
capitol grounds shall designate
one full block adjacent to the said
and bounded on all sides by
a street for such building, which
shall be satisfactory to said commits
sion and accepted by them before
proceeding with the construction of
said building.
Section IL: On the completion of
said building and it's occupancy as
above provided, the state of Montana
loes hereby agree and undertake to
)erpetually maintain, repair, heat,
CHEW luIHlIuTo, elC-, DIS IequiIeu.
"This act was approved March 1,
This law, fellow pioneers, is a
important act and affects the
cry existence and ~perpetuity of the t
'riceless collection now contained in
aid historical society quarters.
81 want to call your special a%tten-
ion to the condition of the historical I
ociety quarters in the state capitol t
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-09-20

building at Helena, which is now con
tanned in the extreme east room o.
the basement, in cramped quarters
with low ceilings, poorly lighted and
in such cramped condition that il
has somewhat the appearance of a
second hand store, with a large col
lection of oil paintings of famous old
timers of Montana hung about like
cromos in a bachelors quarters.
During the last two years our
space was further curtailed by max
ing room for the adjutant's depart
ment of the state, which has again
thrown the records in confusion in
its present restricted QUARTERS. A
very large collection of our records,
manuscripts, etct., r stored in the
sub-basement, inaccessible to the
public and very poorly taken care of.
"The salaries of the librarian and
his assistants are inadequate for
competent and experienced assist
ants and the appropriation for ne
cessary expenses, such as binding of
newspapers and the proper care of
much other valuable matter is en-
inadequate.
Duty of Every Citizen
ITO be candid, ladies and gentle
men, the present valuable acquisi-
ions of the historical library have
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-09-20

librarian of the Historical society.
Let me say to you candidly that I am
opposed to any such consolidation.
For your own protection, | would in
sist that the Montana Pioneers and
the Historical society can best be pre-
served separate and distinct, any fur
Their than a mutual cooperation in
the conduct of their affairs. The
action of the Montana pioneers in
convention assembled with it's own
officers selected by the membership
OF your society should control your
own affairs and not be subject to
any political dictation however the
pendulum of public favor may swing;
and again, as long as the State His
tor1cal society is maintained by the
tax payers of the state of Montana
1t should be under the control of its
regularly delegated officers as it has
in thte past, hence, I am strongly of
the opinion that the two organiza-
lions should be separate and distinct
with, however, a strong mutual CO.
operation which will result in bene-
fits to both organizations and it
should be known and understood that
without any question whatever this
building will be the special home for
all the records of the Pioneer So
ciety of Montana with suitable furni-
ture to preserve the records of your
now accumulated and for all
time to come.
In closing let me say that your
society, under its regulations, the
personnel thereof must have entered
the state of Montana prior to Dec
81, 1868. A mere infant at that time
would now be SIS years of age and
f he was a comparatively young
or woman, at hat time, say
years of age, he would now have
a total of four score years
it is quite evident that the fast
lepleting members will make it me-
at some time in the neal fu-
ure to alter the dates or step back
ONE years in order to increase the
numerical strength of your organiza-
ion.
1.-THE fast diminishing roll call
Viii make such act necessary ere
ong but of course this is for your
consideration and 1 have no e
ions to make covering this point.
here is a great deal of labor ahead
carrying out the purposes Of
Ihapter 81, Session Laws of 1923, :
$ have quoted, and it requires the
exertion in order to put this
ludable effort over and in so doing
will ask the full cooperation of
man and woman of the Mon
Pioneers"
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-09-20
By Wayne AIdrich

MYTH the death of young
w Herbert Gillian of Brown
ing from lockIaW, a bit OF
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-09-20

After a hard march of four days
the scouts reported that they had
found Mountain Chiefs camp or
the Marias. Joe Kipp, who was
friendly with the Blackfeet and
knew them we'll, protested that the
trail they were taking would not
take them to Mountain Chiefs
camp, but to the smallpox camp of
Heavy Runner, whose band were
all sick and dying from the dis
ease and had been quarantined at
a point on the Marias. Baker,
who is said to have been drunk
most of the time after leaving Fort
Shaw, evidently thought that Kipp
was deceiving him, and he placed
a soldier on either side of Kipp
with orders to shoot the latter if
he tried to turn back or refused to
lead the column to the camp that
had been located.
The troops came upon the camp
in the darkness of the winter morn
ing of January "a. The bowling
their dogs awakened the Indians
and their aged chief, Heavy Run
Ter, came out, holding above his
1ead his credentials attesting his
oyalty to the government, which
had been given because he hadl
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-09-20

been sadly neglected and it is higl
time to let the public know, espe
cially this Pioneer society, the actua
condition of things as they exist
The pioneers of Montana have beer
especially liberal in the donation oil
valuable books, papers, manuscripts,
paintings, portraits, and photographs
of old time incidents, and certainly
the proper care and housing of this
priceless collection becomes a duty
that devolves upon every citizen of
Montana.
lowing to the effects of war,
drought, and other matters, the fin
anoes of the state are in a somewhat
serious condition and it would be
next to impossible to have the legis-
lative assembly make suitable APP
preparation for the construction of
a library building, as also for the
creation of any new bond issues,
hence this appeal to the public spir-
tied citizens of Montana. 1t is an
opportunity for public spirited old
timers who have the available means,
to make a contribution that will
make history and be entitled to the
gratitude of all the people for a time
ly contribution to assist this laud-
able enterprise.
MAY | not ask that each and every
n of you make a personal effort
and to put out all necessary propa-
ganda required in your respective
communities to enlist a healthy, pub
lie sentiment for the preservation and
display of these priceless records.
Under the terms of this act it is pro-
vided that the use of this building
shall be only for the Historical So
ciety of Montana and the Society of
Pioneers and it is high time
a suitable place should be select
where the records of your society
your secretary may be kept for
all time.
I'm assuming the duties of libra
ian of the Historical Society of Mon
ana, / can assure you it is my per-
'onal ambition to use every effort to
secure the necessary funds and to
construct a proper and suitable build
ng, fireproof in character, and a
memorial to the acts and. deeds of the
,ioneers of Montana and l realize {
ull we'll that it requires some extra
ordinary effort to enlist public sem :
iment in carrying out this %laudable
'urpose and | pledge my arnes and 4
Nest efforts to not let this matter lag
r rest until finally consummated.
Opposed to Consolidation {
'There has been some talk of COM :
lining the duties of the secretary of !
he Montana Pioneers and that of 2
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-09-20
rDEATH OF BOY IN BROWNING RECALLS
HORRORS OF BAKER MASSACRE DM 1870

than Clarke, sons of the murdered
Malcolm Clarke.
Major Baker and his company
of soldiers headed for the Marias,
passing close to where Brady now
stands, on hearing that an Indian
band was camped near what is now
known as the Chester crossing of
the Marias.
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] been unswervingly friendly to tn
whites and had not permitted an
of his band to commit any mur
, ders or depredations against set
tiers. Heavy Runner was unarm
ed. His camp was filled with sicl
women and children, all of hi
. able-bodied men being out hunt
ing to support the camp.
A private raised his rifle anc
fired. The old chief pressed hi.
hands together over his breast anc
sank to the ground, dead.
There could have been no mis-
take about the identity of the camp
after that. Kipp and the other
scouts shouted to Major Baker that
it was Heavy Runners camp, and
that he was a friend of the whites.
Major Baker, it was later said, was
too drunk to even direct the move
ments of his troops. The soldiers
advanced, began shooting into the
lodges and a frightful massacre
followed. The lust of killing seiz-
ed the soldiers and they slaughter
ed 173 helpless victims. Twenty
more, who were wounded, managed
to escape from the shambles. One
small bunch of these Indians cross
ed the river on the ice and started
for Fort Benton, where they hoped
to find protection. Mrs. Miller
was then but a small baby in arms,
and the party, fearing that a baby's
walls might betray them, decided
that she must be sacrificed. She
was wrapped securely in a blanket,
thrust into a huge snow drift - a
sacrifice for the safety of the party.
But a few miles further on, they
met soldiers who proved true
friends in their distress. They
turned back and had soon rescued
the babe, which was still alive. She
afterward married Jack Miller, a
noted frontier scout and guide, and
hey %afterward lived on the Black
.oot reservation.
Mountain Chief was camped on
he river some distance below.
After the killing at Heavy Run
ler's camp, indecision prevailed as
whether to go on and attack
fountain Chiefs camp or not. The
ommanding officer was not in a
to decide. Nc other Of
icer cared to take the RESPONSE
ility for another attack. Kipp and
he other scouts disappeared and
he soldiers bivouaced for several
ours. The next day they went on
} Mountain Chiefs camp and
ound the whole band gone. The '
oops returned to Fort Shaw.
Colonel Baker was later repri-
and denoted by the war
apartment for his cruel massacre
{ friendly Indians.
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swarm. Everybody seems to be fliv-

swarm. Everybody seems to be fliv-
vering.
F1ivyers Everywhere
"Of course there are plenty of fliv-
vers in Europe, but over there nobody
camps. If l were to go back to
Holland and camp along the road,
and I would have a hard time to find
a camping place, why in a short time
hundreds would be looking at me-,
thinking I was crazy. However, / be-
lieve in time camping and motoring
will become more common among the
poorer people. Extravaganza seems
to be rampant in America, where in
my country people keep every dollar
they make and spend very little"
The young men who are democratic
to the ninth degree have travelled ex-
tensively through the world. They
will leave soon from Wisdom for
Spokane, going then to Salt Lake
City, Denver, Grand canyon and to
Los Angeles to spend the winter.