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The Tomahawk., 1924-12-04
Chippewas Should Act
# They Desire a S|00
) Per Capita Payment.
No Time Should be Lost 10 Circulating
Proper Petitions II Chlppsxas Want
The Payment.

Now that winter is fast ap.
preaching and all know that many
months of most severe weather is
ahead, it behooves the Chippewa
people to take proper steps look
ing to some relief and aid for
themselves before extreme cold
weather comes. The Indian coun
try in the winter is desolate
place, very little work is to be had
and there are many to fill any
jobs that may be open. This
condition is bound to exist in any
large territory where there is
practically nothing to furnish
employment to the Indians during
the long winter months. Last
winter the Chippewas were for.
tunate in securing u per capita
payment of 500 to help them
through the winter, and it was
lucky for them that they did, or
there would not be so many today
facing another cold winter.
We believe that the Indian
Department now realizes that con-
dltions in the Indian country are
bad in the winter and that a per
capita payment to The Indians
from their own funds is the only
proper way to relieve the situation.
There seems to be a tendency on
the part of the Indian Bureau to
a more liberal policy regarding
tribal funds and other matters
The Tomahawk., 1924-12-04

than has been evidenced in the
past, this, together with the want
and hardship that is certain to be
abroad in the Chippewa country
as soon as severe cold weather sets
in, leads us to believe that if the
Chippewas take the proper steps
they may secure a pay ment of 500
per capita again this winter. Any
one who is acquainted with condi-
tions among the Indians know
that some relief Of this kind is
absolutely necessary to relieve
suffering and possibly death among
the Indians in the winter time.
Petitions are now being circulat-
ed throughout the Chippewa
country for a per capita payment
of 500 to be made as soon as
possible. These petitions should
be literally signed without delay,
in order that they may be for
warded to the Chairmen of the
House and Senate Indian Com
mittees at an early date. If this
is done we believe the payment
will be forthcoming early in Janu.
arY.
The Tomahawk., 1924-12-04
Lord and Master. "

Finally, let the act appointing
such Commission of Three, espec
tally provide that a proper appeal
(under the usual legal restrictions)
may be had to our Courts, from
the decisions of this Commission
meaning 70 suggest only such
appeals as would be the usual and
customary appeals granted any
citizen of our country.
In the foregoing we have en-
phasized "obliged." This is for
the reason that for years without
memory, Congress has passed all
laws affecting our Indians, with
the safety" clause of sin the
discretion of the Secretary of the
Interior" (which in practice means
the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs
and his political minions) and thus
has been created this monstrous
Bureaucracy, the Bureau of Indian
Affairs.
Therefore our urging of some
law whereby those intrusted with
guardianship over our Indian
brother must be obliged to render
some specific service.
The Tomahawk., 1924-12-04
SUBSCRIPTION: s1.5o PER YEAR IL ADVANCE
What Of Our Indian
Brother at This Thanks
giving Time.
(By Joseph w. Latimer, in Blu.
reaucracy A Ia Mode.)

reaucracy A la Mode.)
Bureaucracy, as represented by
our Bureau of Indian Affairs, to-
day controls property and funds
of the officially estimate value Of
one billion dollars. which creates
an annual income of approximately
fifty million of dollars.
All the foregoing vast estate is
popularity presumed to be OWNED
by 100000 American Indians,
wards of the Government. Also
the popular belief is that these
100000 Indians are ''wealty" and
have so much 'money"-that
without the protection of this In
dian Bureau-tbese Indians would,
in their ignorance, ''squander''
their entire inheritance, or would
be robbed" of all their wealth by
designing and -unscrnpulus
whites" Only this Bureaucracy
can save them!
The fact is, that Bureaucracy,
in the person of our Bureau of
Indian Affairs, possesses, controls,
and distributes this vast estate, as
an unrestricted autocrat and the
Indian receives but the crumbs
from the rich mans table"
Originally the Bureau was cre-
ated for the sole purpose of ''edu-
eating and making citizens" of the
Indian; out their estate has for
many years. become so vastly rich,
and the machinery for its handling
has become so vastly complicated,
that the $40, 900 Indians, the real
bene6ciaaies, have become only a
pawn in the game" to control,
maintain and manipulate this vast
estate for the benefit of political
Bureaucrecy.A
The supposed beneficiary, the
Indian, cannot question the acts of
this Bureau except through action
by our Congress. The internal
wheels of this Rureau have become
so complex. that Congress knows
not its workings" and in its in
vestigations, the life of Congress-
ional bodies expire, change, or
become exhausted against the op.
position of the Bureaucrats, who
continuously hold Office and year
after year guide this monstrous
machine. .s-~
Hence, today, this Bureaucracy
controls the lives of 100000 hu-
man beings, who happen to be the
original Americans and are de-
scendants of that race which met
our Pilgrim Fathers and fed them.
Today. as for the past fifty years,
this Bureaucracy is still claiming
that it is educating and making
citizens" OF these humans. Still,
however, do these descendants of
a brave and Spiritual race (only
recently permitted to be citizens
by our Congress) continue to live
under enforced segregation and
rendered helpless by the chains in
which this Bureaucracy binds
them.
Even our numerous Indian
benevolent societies" admit, and
all having experience know, that
the Indian is helpless as against
The Tomahawk., 1924-12-04
Halls Catarrh Medicine

Those who are in a rundown" condi-
tion will notice that Catarrh bothers them
much more than when they are in good
health. This fact proves that while
Catarrh Is a local disease, 1t is greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is a
Combined Treatment both/lo local and in
ternal. and has been successful in the
treatment Of Catarrh for over forty years.
Sold by all druggists.
F. ]. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
The Tomahawk., 1924-12-04

Ter. OF Hawaii,
Sept. 10th, 1924.
To Mr.. Joseph w. Latimer,
My dear SIR
] received your-two "a PAM
phlets-many thanks to you. l
sent them to my son, Henry G..
Mossman, Wailuku, Inavi-the
other side of this Island.
am almost like many of my
tribe-in Minnesota-Mississip
Band-almost destitute-only the
monthly allowances from some of
my nine (9) children, and the
fruits and vegetables of these
Paradise Isles-keep me from
starvation. Anc the United States
Government owes our tribe over
fifteen million ($15, 495, 125)-some
time ago
Cato Sells Commissioner of
Indian Affairs under President
Wilson) allowed me one hundred
and sixty [160 acres of land in
Minnesota. Now, Commissioner
Burke (under President Coolidge)
says l can have only one allotment
80 acres. I refused to pick out
lands again.
They sent me papers for the
100 acres, and then called them
back-per p. r. Wadsworth. !
claim more land-namely:
My mothers lands,
My brothers lands,
Half of my uncle's lands;
Half of my grandparents lands.
My uncle was tie Head Chief,
"Hole.in- -the-day." !
The United States hunted me
up out here on Inavi, thirty-fve
1857 years ago-to sign my name
to sale of some 100000 acres of
land. / am just as poor today as
ever.
Congressman Kent Of Cali
fornia got me ADMITTED to my
own tribe. y
f.. Cato Sells wanted me to be
deprived OF my rights because /
was not living on the White Earth
Reservation was taken by Mis-.
sionaries to Fairbault, Minnesota,
and then to these lslands-while
still a child. l claim, if you go to
China to live, you are still your
mothers offspring.
Respectfully, !
Sgd. Mrs. Clara Mokoma.
mic Mossman. |
y
The Tomahawk., 1924-12-04

SA' - NV VI uOs WY oo
many highly financed Indian he.
nevolent organizatioesl
To any citizen investigating,
only one clearly defined fact on
our Indian problem" stands forth,
namely: that this Bureaucracy
bureau of Indian Affairs) is now
land has been for years past) en-.
gagged solely 10 manipulating and
controlling this Billion Dollar
Estate, instead, as its creation was
intended, of protecting che Indian
What is the remedy, tie honest
way out of our crimes" against
our brother, the American indiana
Clearly, and perhaps first, is to
furnish the Indian adequate medi-
Cal attention, with necessary hos
pitals to cure him of consumption,
trachoma. and other devastating
diseases, admittedly spread among
the Indians by the scum Of the
white race" and all during the
Indian Bureaus control of these
Indians.
The Indian Bureau claims, and
has claimed for years, that appro.
priations (taxes paid by our citi-
zens) of eight million. ten million,
thirteen million, and once fifteen
million dollars per year (not men,
tioning the annual income of, fifty
million dollars from the vast In,
dian estate). was not adequate for
the Bureau to run its complex
machine and at the same time to
properly educate and give medical
care to these wards of our ma
ton. Yearly does this Bureau.
cracy clamor for greater appro
priations and bewail its inability
to properly care for our wards,
the Indians, because of the lack
of funds. ~ ',~'' - %.
Clearly, then some Congressional
action should be devised whereby
this vast estate of the Indians
should and could be used to edu-
cate and also to give ample medi-
cal attention to our American In.
dians, instead of simply piling up
riches for Bureaucracy to con-
troll.
Clearly, both the taxpayer and
the Indian should be freed from
this Bureaucracy.
To put, what must be admitted
as pertinent necessities, into effect,
we again suggest a Commission of
Three, appointed by the President
and confirmed by the Senate; which
should be created with obligated
duties and yet with Judicial as
we'll as Executory powers on the
broad general outline as follows:
!. 1.>Obliged, to hear the com
plant of every tribe, yea, every
Indian under Bureau control, with
power to grant relief.
2. Obliged, to abolish this Blu
reaucracy as quickly as possible,
and thus placing these 100000 In.
dians in the position of claiming |
absolute independence, the same
as is assured all other citizens of
this coantrys and thereby permit
ting the Indian to work out his
own salvation.
8. Obliged, to work for immed.
late relief for ample medical pro.
lection against the present ravages
Of disease among our Indians and
which our Bureau admits but
|aments its invbility to handle.
4. Obliged, to work for immed.
late and adequate schools for these
[ndians-to give them at least our
country school" facilities. Better
still, with the vast estate, which
we hold in trust, give each Indian
a University education!
5. Obliged. to use the stipend
ous machinery of the Bureau of
Indian Affairs for the purpose of
protecting and helping the Indian,
4 4 AZ
The Tomahawk., 1924-12-04

Entered at the Postoffice at White
Earth, Mimi, as mail matter OF the
second class.
The Tomahawk., 1924-12-04

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THE TOMAHkWK.
Official Organ of the Minnesota
Chippewas.
|. LOGAN, Editor and Publisher.
Published Weekly at
White Earth Agency. Minnesota.
The Tomahawk., 1924-12-04
A Bureaucratic, But Not
An Honest Treatment
Of a Chippewa,

Bureaucracy A la Mode)
Hama, Inavi,
Ter. of Hawaii,
Sept. 10th, 1924
To Mr.. Joseph w. Latimer,
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-22
flow. total concentrated at plant site. total cost of development and average horsepower cost.
ALASKA LAD PROPOSED
 FOR CARNEGIE MEDAL

Seattle, Nov. 21, (AP)-George Race, 19 year old Sitka youth has been proposed by friends to re- ceive a Carnegie medal for brav- cry. Race went skating on Mo- vember Sth on Swan Lake with companion by the name of Rob- ert Beauchamp and another. Roy Mills. While Race was ashore making some adjustments with his skate clamps, the other two fell through the ice. Race see- ing the accident when the boys cried for help crawled out over the perilous ice surrounding the broken area and succeeded in pulling both friends out, both being in a con- dition of near exhaustion.
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-22
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN PROBATE COURT. CAPE NOME Precinct. Second Division. Terri tory of Alaska.
 Matter of the Estate of JOHN L. WESLEY. Deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed administrator of the estate of John L. Wesley. Deceased by the Pro- bate Court for the Cape Nome Pre- cinct. Second Division. Territory of Alaska: and all persons having claims against said estate are re- quired to present the same. duly verified, within six months from date of this notice, to the under signed at Nome. Alaska.
 Dated November 12, 1924.
 ALFRED R. HANSEN
 Administrator Publish Nov. 15. 22. 29, and Dec. 6. 1924.
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-22
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To. Mrs. Augusta c. Clark, your
 heirs. executors. administrators and assigns.
 You and each of you are here by notified that the undersigned: has expended the sum of One Hundred Dollars. each year during the year ending Dec. 31. 1920 and 1921, 1922, 1923, and 1924, for years ending July 1st.. in labor and improvements upon the Mo- hawk tor Indian) Placer Mining Claim, situated on the left Fork. right limit of Dexter Creek in the Cape Nome Mining and Recording District and Precinct. Territory of Alaska, the location certificate of which is found of record in the office of the Recorder of said dis trict and precinct. in order to hold said claim, under the provisions of the laws of the United States, and the Territory of Alaska con- corning annual labor upon mining claims. Such expenditure being the amount required ty said laws to hold said claim during said period.
 And you are further notified that if within ninety days from the completion of the publication here of. for the period of ninety days you fail or refuse to contribute to the undersigned your proportion of such expenditure as a co-owner your interest in said mining claim will become the property of the undersigned your co-owner who has made such required expendi- ture.
 Dated at Nome. Alaska. the 9th day of Nov. 1924.
 J. J. ToPoLsKY,
 Co-Owner.
 Publish Nov. 8. 15, 22, 29. Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27. 1924. and Jan. 3. 10. IT. 24. 31, 1925.
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-22
ETOP OCEAN LINER
 WITH SHOT ACROSS BOW

Seattle, Nov 20. (AP)-After the President Grant, one of the giant Shipping Board liners unde" the management of teh Admiral Oriental Line refused to stop on a signal from the Cutter Snoho mish the little ship put shot across her bow and a crew of narcotics agents of the Customs Service boarded her in a hurt for contrabanG. it was learned OF the arrival of the ship in Seattle. Both ships proceeded on their course after the officers had been pnt on board and when darkness came the Outer played her search lights on the big ship to prevent anyone from hurling contrabaDd overheard without being seen. No narcotics have been found late to- night.
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-22
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To, JOHN H. DUNN and JOHN J.
 REAGAN. you and each of you.
 your heirs. executors, admins
 trators and assigns.
 You and each of you, are hereby notified that the undersigned has expended the sum of One Hundred Dollars during the year ending July 1st., 1924. in labor and im- provements, upon the JEWEL BENCH, (also known as Jewell Bench) placer min. claim, situated on left limit of Dry Creek in the Cape Nome Mining and Recording Dis trict and Precinct, Territory of AL aska, the location certificate of which Is found of record in Vol. SC at Page 72, in the ofice of the Recorder of said district and pre- cinct. in order to hold said claim, under the provisions of the laws of the United States. and the Ter ritory of Alaska concerning annual labor upon mining claims. Such expenditure being the amount re- quired by said laws to hold said claim during said period.
 And you are further notified that if within ninety days from the completion of the publication here of, for the period of ninety days you fail or refuse to contribute to the undersigned your proportion such expenditure as a co-owner. your interest in said mining claim will become the property of the undersigned your co-owner who has made such required expendi- rure.
 Dated a Nome, Alaska, the 18th. day of August, 1924.
 F. s. POWELL. GEORGE W. , BUTTON. Trustees of the Nome
 Dredging Trust,
 By E. J. German, Attorney in Fact. Publish Aug. 2s. 30. Sept. 6. 13. 20. 27. Oct. 4. II. IS. 25. Nov. 1, 8, 15, 1924.
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-22
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

NOTICE OF FORFEITURE To, Ella Rodine. your heirs. exec . utors, administrators and as signs.
 You and each of you are hereby notified that the undersigned has expended the sum of One Hundred Dollars, each year during the y7a-'s 1923 and 1924. ending July 1st., in labor and improvements upon the following Placer Mining claims known as No. 1 above on Sledge Creek; No. above on Sledge Creek: No. below on Sledge Creek; and No. below on Sledge Creek.
 All the above claims on Sledge Creek are tributary to Snake river in the Cape Nome Mining and Re- cording District and Precinct, Ter ritory of Alaska, the location cer- tificates of which are found of rec ord in the office of the Recorder of said District and precinct, in order to hold said claims under the pro- visions of the laws of the United States and the Territory of Alaska concerning annual labor upon min ing claims. Such expenditure be- ing the amount required by said laws to hold said claim during said period.
 And you are further notified that if within ninety days from the completion of the publication here of, for the period of ninety days you fail or refuse to contribute to the undersigned your proportion of such expenditure as a co-owner your interest in said mining claim will become the property of the undersigned your co-owner who has made such required expendi- ture.
 Dated at Nome, Alaska, Novem- Der 15. 1924
 I. R. HANSEN,
 Co-owner. Publish November 15, 22. 29, Dec. 6, 13, 20, 27. 1924. and Jan. 8, 10. IT. 24, 31, Fob. ', 1925.
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-22
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To. TONY SHANNON and FRANK
 JORGENSEN. you and each of
 you, your heirs, executors, ad- ministrators, and assigns.
 You and each of you. are here by notified that the undersigned has expended the sum of One Hun dred Dollars, during the years 1917 1918, 1919. 1920, ending Dec. 31, and the years ending July 1st,. 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924. in labor and improvements upon the Hope full Placer Mining Claim. situated on right limit of Specimen Gulch in the Cape Nome Mining and Re cording District and Precinct, Ter ritory of Alaska, the location cer- tifcate of which is found of record in the office of the Recorder of said District and Precinct, in or der to hold said claim, under the provisions of the laws of the Unit ed States and the Territory of Alaska concerning annual labor upon mining claims. Such expend- iture being the amount required by said laws to hold said claim during said period.
 And you are further notified that if within ninety days from the completion of the publication here of, for the period of ninety days you fail or refuse to contribute to the undersigned your proportion of such expenditure as co-owner your interest in said mining claim will become the property of the undersigned your co-owner who has made such required expendi- ture.
 Dated at Nome. Alaska, the 9th day of Nov. 1924.
 J. J. TOPoLSKY, Co-owner. Publish Nov. 8, IS. p, 2s. Dec. 6, 1s. 20, 27. 1924, and Jan. 3. 10. IT. 24. 31. 1925.
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-22
S2O, ,OOO WORTH OF MULE
 TAKEN AT ANCHORAGE

Anchorage. Nov, 19. tAP)- Srecial-The largest retail cache ,f mule" ever grabbed in Alaska was taken Monday night by the Marshalrs Office prohibition agents and the police chief after digging in the basement of the Chickaloon Pool Hall for seven hours and To- eating five barrels containing if ty-two gallons each. Clinton Male horn. proprietor of the pool hall was arrested and freed on 5000 bond. The moonshine which was nabbed was valued at s20.00O.
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-22
FORFEITURE NOTICE.

To F. J. Carter, your heirs, execu-
 tors. administrators, successors
 and assigns
 You are hereby notified that the undersigned has expended during each of the years 1920, 1921-'22, 1922-'23, 1923-'24. the sum of one hundred dollars. in labor and inn provements upon the No.6 First Tier Bench R. L. of Wonder and No. Below Discovery, also known as No. 5 Below Discovery situate in the Cape Nome Mining District and Precinct, Territory of Alaska, the location certificates of which are recorded in the records of loca- tions in the office of the recorder of above mentioned precinct and Mining District. That such expen- diture was made for the purpose of holding said claim under the provi- sions of the laws of the United States and the territory of Alaska. SohSCA hiHS ullu- ing claims.
 And you are further notified that If within ninety days after the pub lication of this notice for the per- iod of ninety days you fail, neglect or refuse to contribute your propor- ton of such xpenditure as CO., owner of said mining claims to the undersigned, your interest in said claim will become the property of the undersigned co-owner who has made such expenditures. under the provisions of said laws.
 STELLA H D. BAYNE
 Co-Owner. Publish Nov. 1. 8, IS, 22, 29. Dec. 6. 13. 20, 27. 1924. and Jan. 3, II, IS, 25, 1925.
The Nome nugget., 1924-11-22
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To. J. L. WESLEY. your heirs ex-
 ecutors, administrators and as-

To. J. L. WESLEY. your heirs ex-
 ecutors, administrators and as-
 signs.
 1Cu are hereb; notified that the r',d. rsigned has expended the sum of Che Hundred Dollars du:ing the year ending Dec. 31. 1920; and the years 1921, 1922. 1928. and 1924, ending July 1, in labor and and improvements upon the Bay State Group Placer Mining Claim, situated on the first tier benches, on left limit of Anvil Creek in the Cape Nome Mining and Recording District and Precinct, Territory of Alaska, the location certificate of which is found of record in the office of the Recorder of said dis trict and precinct, in order to hold said claim, under the provisions of the laws of the United States, and the Territory of Alaska con- corning annual labor upon mining claims. Such expenditure being the amount required by said laws to hold said claim during said period
 And you are further notified that if within ninety days from the completion of the publication here of. for the period of ninety days you fail or refuse to contribute to the undersigned your proportion of such expenditure as a co-owner your interest in said mining claim will become the property Of the undersigned your co-owner who has made such required expendi- ture.
 Dated at Nome. Alaska. the 9th day of Nov. 1924.
 W. H. STURTEvANT
 Co-Owner.
 Publish Nov. 8, IS, 22, 2s. Dec. 6. IS. 20. .27. 1924. and Jan. 8, 10. IT, 24, 31. 1925.