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The Tomahawk., 1924-02-14

Indians aud the United States has
Dever been lived up to. Legisla-
ton has been passed here from
time to time which the Chippewa
claim is unconstitutional. We
cave been told that the Chippewa
Indians now have standing to their
credit in the United States Treas
ury, or did have before the last
per capita payment was made, be
tween $6, 1000, 900 and $1,000, 900;
but the Indians claim-and l think
they are quite correct-that if they
are given justice their funds will
be shown to be nearly 500, 200. 900.
As long as the arbitrary policy
of the Indian Bureau is allowed to
dominate in the way that it has
dominated until this day those
Indians can never make any pro-
gress. Starvation and disease are
sitting at their tables every day.
Here on this page (indicatina) are
shown the pictures of two ex-
service men who are dying from
consumption, and yet one of them
had his compensation cut of in the
month of October. For that rea-
son am opposed at this time to
allowing any larger appropriation
than $50, 900, because it is not for
the real relief and civilization of
the Indians.
The Tomahawk., 1924-02-14
Representative WefaId
Stands by Chippewas'
(From the Congressional Record
of January 29th.

(From the Congressional Record
of January 29th.)
Mr. Knutson. will state to the
chairman'of the committee that !
talked with Mr.. Merritt over the
phone and told him that l consid.
cred $4,000 excessive. He stated
they had had estimates made, and
they placed the estimates sufficient.
ly high so as to be within safe
bounds. Mr.. Merritt further stated
that they would try to get along
with 100000. I told him l thought
they shoule be able to get along
with $4,000, but he said: Give
us $4,000 and we can probably
squeeze through with it."
MIR. Cramton. Mr.. Chairman,
with that statement blythe gentle
man from Minnesota 1 have no
objection to the amendment.
Mr.. Wefald. Mr.. Chairman, /
offer q substitute amendment that
the amount be reduced to $4,000.
The Chairman. The gentleman
from Minnesota (Mr. Wefald)@of-
fers an amendment to the amend
ment offered by the gentleman
from Minnesota (Mr. Knutson),
which the Clerk will report.
The Clerk read as follows:
amendment offered by Mr..
Wefald to the amendment offered
by Mr.. Knutson: ''Strike out the
figures $50, ,0OO' and insert in lieu
thereof the figures '$50,000'9
Mr.. Wefald. Mr.. Chairman, I
offer that amendment for the rea-
son that we very we'll know that
all of the enterprises carried on
under the Indian Bureau are not
paying enterprises. and / offer the
amendment for the further reason
that there is dispute between the
Red Lake Indians and the White
Earth Bands as to the ownership
of the Red Lake Indian Reserva.
ton and everything connected
with it. ~e-. H.
There was at one time a flour
mill erected and operated on the
White Earth Indian Reservation,
but it was not kept in repair; il
vas not looked after and was final.
The Tomahawk., 1924-02-14
Never Misses a Chance.

The editor of the Detroit Record
never misses a chance to throw a
dig of some kind at the upfortun-
ate Indians of the White Earth
reservation whenever the occasion
arises. A short time ago he gave
vent to his feelings regarding the
Indians in an article that caused
considerable indignation not only
among the Indian people but also
many whites, aud again in last
weeks issue of the Record under
the heading, "Respectfully Sub.
mitted," we find the following:
The Baudette Region says:
Two years ago men working in
the woods were being paid SIG to
$22 per month, while this year
$45 to $50 is being paid, with more
jobs than men. "
The above is respectfully SUBJ
mitted to some of the starving
Indians on the reservation"
We suggest that if the editor of
the Record will guarantee to furn-
ish the jobs, we'll guarantee to
furnish the Indians to fill 'em.
The Tomahawk., 1924-02-14

ly burned. The same thing will
happen with sawmills or any other
industry which may be established.
Mr.. Knutson. Will the gentle.
man yield?
Mr.. Wefald. Yes.
Mr.. Knutson. Is the gentleman
aware of the fact that that there is
now and has been for q number of
years q sawmill in successful oper-
alton at Red Lake and that it is
now merely proposed to move the
sawmill from Red Lake to Redby,
which is on the railroad9
Mr.. Wefald. 1 am aware of the
fact that there is a sawmill at this
time, but l have been informed
that it is not paying business to
operate it. Uunder the treaty
which was made between the In
dians and the Government of the
United States the timberlands
were to be sold. l had an amend.
ment prepared which l intended
to offer on another matter, but we
skipped by the paragraph.
want to say here and now chat
I am absolutely opposed to this
arbitrary rule by the Indian De-
partment. l we'll realize, as said
yesterday, that it is futile to try
to offer an amendment to this bill.
Only two amendments nave been
accepted to the bill. One of them
was an amendment which carried
after the biggest log rolling cam.
paign of this session, and the
other amendment carried as a
personal compliment to the man
who succeeded a man who in the
last session of Congress had be-
come very Objectionable to many
of the Members. ! am saying this
because l want 60 absolutely voice
my protest. / was very much in
terested in the remarks of the
gentleman from Kansas when he
asked, What does this phrase,
relief and civilization of the In.
diap,' mean9 l have with me
here-and would like to circulate
it among the Neutrality-suspicious.
to show what the relief and civili-
zation has been with respect to the
Chippewa Indians of the State of
Minnesota. We passed a per
capita payment bill the other day,
and that bill provided for the pay
ment of 500 per capita to these
The Tomahawk., 1924-02-14
OF Deep Historic Interest.

When Jacob died in Egypt Joseph
commanded his servants, the physl.
clans. to embalm his father; and thu
physicians embalmed Israel" This
passage from Genesis has now an add.
ed interest. II the body of ia
cob was embalmed In the Egyptian
manner, It ought now. when Hebron
with the cave Machpelah. where ia.
cob was burfed) is in British hands.
to be found possibly with Jossph,s In
scriptions.
The Tomahawk., 1924-02-14
PLACES AND DATES OF $|O0 PER CAPITA
PAYMENT TO MINNESOTA CHIPPEWAS.
Call in Person For Your Checks--Ch Will Not be Given
Out For Delivery

The and much needed of 800 capita
the Minnesota Chppewas about to be realized and will be heartily
welcomed by the Chippewa people, The following notice of the dates
and places of received last Thursday from Supenteud
Wadsworh of the Consolidated Chippewa Agency Cass Lake.
NOTICE.
Notice hereby that the the
of each will be paid the Chippewa Indians of Minnesota
entitled share and enrolled under the jurisdiction of the Conso
dated Chippewa Agency, Cass Lake, Minnesota the following
and
The Tomahawk., 1924-02-14

The $500 Apache Indians on
the Arizona reservations are build
ing modern houses and propose
to desert their wigwams. The
children are all attending school
regularly and another generation
will record the passing of this
ancient and powerful tribe of
original Americans.
The Tomahawk., 1924-02-14
FOR OVER 40 YEARS

HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE has
been used successfully In the treatment
Of Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MrDICINE con-
ssts of an Ointment ,yhich Quickly
Relieves by local application. and the
Internal Medicine, q Tonic, which acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces, thus reducing the Inflammation.
Sold by all druggists.
T. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo. Ohio.
The Tomahawk., 1924-02-14

Chippewa Indians. That was a
godsend at this time, but it is not
going to help them very long, be-
cause under this policy of the In.
dian Bureau-snd when I say that
do not mean it as a reflection on
the present Commissioner of In
dian Affairs, because I think. he is
just as good a man as any of his
predecessors and / think he has
the welfare of the Indians at heart
as much as any of them ever had,
there is no king in Europe today
who las such great power as our
Indian Commissioner, and there
never was a pope on the throne Of
Rome who was more infallible than
our Indian Commissioners have
been.
In the State of Minnesota it has
been necessary to call in the Red
Cross to help relieve the suffering
of the Indians in that State. l
hold in my hand a page from the
Minneapolis Journal, which is .
very conservative newspaper.
They sent a man there to take
photographs, and those photo
graphs show the conditions out
there at this time. I want to read
just few paragraphs from this
newspaper, because they will give
you a line on what the relief and
civilization of the Chippewa h.
dians has meant. 1t says:
Twelve years ago Congress
appointed a commission to investi-
gate the condition of the Chippe.
wa Indians on the White Earth
Reservation. The commission re,
! ported that tuberculosis was max.
ing terrible inroads among the
Chippewas; that they were, guing
blind from trachoma, a curable
disease; and that they were starv-
ing on the pitiful dole of pork,
-four, and tea the Government was
giving them"
The Chairman. The time of the
gentleman has expired.
Mr.. Wefald. MIR. Chairman, l
ask unanimous consent to proceed
for FIVE additional minutes.
Mr.. Cramton. Reserving the
right to object, the gentleman will
not require more than five minutes
additional9
Mr.. Wefald. No.
The Chairman. The gentleman
from Minnesota (Mr. Wefald) asks
unanimous consent to proceed for
five additional minutes. Is there
objection2
There was no objection.
Mr.. Wefald. This article pro-
ceeds to state:
Now, another commission, ap.
pointed by Gov. j. A. o. Preus,
has made a report that is almost
word for word the same as that
made 10 years ago-starvation,
disease, exposure, lack OF medical
attendance.
THE Journal sent a photo.
grapher to the reservation, and
the pictures on this page tell the
true story of conditions there
today.
I'm the IL years since the con-
gressiopal investigating committee
made its report the tribal fund of
the ChIppewas in the hands of the
Federal Government has grown to
$6, 100000.
MANY OF these Indians are
suffering from malnutrition, from
lack of medical care, from lack of
proper clothing in the depth of
winter.
The report of pitiful condi-
tions on the reservation brought
back by the Investigating commits
sion sent to White Earth by Gov
ernor Preus once more has exposed
'Minnesota's Volga' to the country
and broupht demands that adeouata
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-21
Prove Cheese Law
Was Not Violated

DARLINGTON. F. Talbot maue
defendant in court on charge OF "
oiating Sec. 46O1 of'the Wis. Statues statues
which defines the amount of moisture ~ e
in cheese has been dismissed, tne
Jury in the case returning Verulc'
of not guilty. ;,
Walter Sands, state inspector, TOOK
samples of Talbot's cheese IRON a
warehouse in Mineral Point. 1esCs
showed it contained 40 per cent Oh
moisture. Mr.. Talbot was arrested as as
the limit allowed under the law Is 90
per cent Mr.. Talbot was de1enueo ~
court by Harold ]. Marcoe, lawyer
ont of Milwaukee now residing here
Mr.. Marcoe's point was that the
cheese had not been placed IN the
channels of commerce, and mat ~
was understood the cheese should not
be sold until perfect in quality
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-21
BLOOMINGTON

The schoolhouse workmen have
the excavation nearly all done. No
rock was encountered in the furnace
room opening, which is about four
teen feet deep. They are pouring con-
crete in the foundation for the main
building, and by the end of next week
will be laying brick on some of the
partitions. The work seems to be go
ing exceptionally we'll.
The directors of the Bloomington
Fair met Wednesday evening of last
week and started preparations on the
program for this years fair, to be
held Sept. II, IS and 10. If present
plans mature an especially novel and
pleasing program will be presented.
The directors have also voted to give
the buildings another coat of paint
and to build new white picket fence
from the amphitheater to the south
end of the grounds, on the west side.
DR.. Baldwin reports seeing a bad
auto accident over near Livingston on
Sunday. A man named Frank Sween-
ey driving a Ford touring car loaded
with people and some glass jars of
canned fruit was passing everything
on the road until he finally hit mar
row culvert at high speed. His car
turned over a couple of times before
stopping in distance of fifty of sixty
feet. None of the occupants were SER
iously hurt but were literally bespat-
tered with the contents of the fruit
Jars and badly frightened. The car
will need extensive repairs.
We've always been told that an
attorney will bear watching, but we
never saw a concrete illustration of
that old and evidently correct saying
until this morning, when Atty. Mike
Casey boldly appropriated will Nor
kin's Ford car from in front of the
postoffice, drove it about the country
for couple of hours, and then re-
turned. So auto owners had better
lock up their property when Mike is
around. He has the excuse, however,
that his own Ford was parked near
Wills and as they are both pract1-
cally new cars, are so much alike
that perhaps Mike is not much to
blame. And besides, Will then approp-
rated the Casey car and drove around
his rural route with it, so honors ap-
pear to be even. The only shaky thing
about Mikes case, if Will decides to
prosecute, is that if our memory is
correct it is Mikes second offense OF
the kind, and as an attorney he knows
that Judge Linn Woodhouse always
gives second offenders a very heavy
sentence
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-21

tho war Risk Insurance Act and other
,no;sIation affecting veterans of the
World war. = ~,
Risk Insurance Act is that claims 1or
'1;nahi1ities arising while in the SER
u ice must be filed with the United
states tat Veterans Bureau within five
Iaars after discharge from the SER
Vice Ice and any veteran believing that
he has a disability incurred whlle IN
the service should get In touch Win
the Bureau at once :, ar,
~ The Veterans Bureau has in Mad
;son wisconsin, a completely equipp-
ed office and adequate personnel to
take care of phases of veterans
claims, and any service man desiring
~, roedical treatment or vocation
a siot raining, should apply Immediately
nv letter or personally call at that
office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-21
COUNCIL MEETING

Lancaster, Wis, May 18th, 1924.
! The adjourned regular meeting of
the council was held Tuesday even
ing, May 18th, 1924, Mayor George E.
Beck presiding over the meeting.
All members of the council were
present.
A motion was made by Alderman
Orion, seconded by Aid. Tiedemann,
that the Grant Co. Herald be made
the official city paper. Motion carried.
The publication of council reports
and bills paid was discussed and it
! was decided that detailed statement of
items in bills paid was not necessary.
A motion was made by Alderman
Showalter, seconded by Aid. Barnett,
that City Attorney Orchard revise all
ordinances up to date. Carried, all
members voting Yes.
| A motion was made by Aid. Croft,
| seconded by Aid Showalter, that auto
ordinances as presented, be adopted.
Upon roll call this was carried by
unanimous vote.
Upon motion by Aid. Croft, the
council voted to restore the police
court, which was abolished in 1901
and upon motion by Aid. Tiedemann,
G. w. Burrows was named police
justice.
The matter of insurance upon the
municipal building was referred to
, the business committee and the clerk
was instructed to write to the Sec
rotary of State in regard to state in
/ surance.
| William Gelbach appeared before
the council in regard to petition for
sewer presented in July 1928. A mo-
ton was made by Aid. Showalter,
seconded by Aid. Tiedemann that the
city furnish the tile for the sewer,
and the petitioners dig and fill the
entire ditch Motion was carried up
on call vote.
A motion made by Aid. Orion, sec
onded by Aid. Showalter, that Mr..
Kirchoffer be notified that conditions
are now satisfactory to make the sur
vey for the sewage disposal plant, was
carried.
Several petitions for sidewalks were
presented and referred to the board
of public works.
1t was decided to mold up the pay
ment Of the J. P. Zenz bill until the
June meeting.
Upon motion of Alderman T1ede-
mann the meeting adjourned.
GEORGE E. BECK, Mayor
Attest: f. F. BARNETT, Clerk
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-21
NnrREn ENGINEER DIES

N e. Anderson, marine engineer
who had his neck broken in an auto
accident near Monticello March 81,
died in a hospital at Great Lakes. Mr..
Anderson lay in bed for weeks, help
less He finally decided to undergo an
o 11 and went to Great Lakes.
T oneration is one that but few sur
1raonS can perform. Mr.. Anderson died
SS,1lila on the table. His injuries were
Sustained when the machine he was
driving crashed into a snoWbank
I+bich extended onto concrete pave
ment. Anderson's car turned over
three times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-21

Five years ago the veterans OF the
World war were being dlscharseu
from the service throughout the couh.
try at the various camps. Many OIL
them have filed claims for dIsablll-
ties due to or incident to their ser
vice but it is believed that there are
thousands throughout the Unlted
States who are still unacquanted
with the privileges provided by a
grateful government as expressed III
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-21
Old Engine, Coaches
COntrasted With New

Prairie du Chien-The two exhibit
tion trains of the Great Northern rail-
way which passed through the city
Monday were greeted by 500 people
and held I'D for is minutes while they
went through them to contrast the
old with the new. william Crooks
or mo. l" st. Paul and Pacific engine
pulling two pioneer coaches under us
own steam was contrasted with the
new mountain climbing engine and
modern steel coaches. The William
Crooks" weighs $500 younds and
burned wood. The new engine
weighs 100000 pounds and has rs tons
coal capacity with automatic stoker
The coaches of the old train were
lighted by candle and the new with
the latest in electricity.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-05-21

Charles Scherbert, farmer residing
near Baraboo, was gored by Dull
and is suffering from three broken
ribs and injuries to his chest as the
result of the attack. By Selling the
ring in the nose of the bull, Mr.
Scherbert saved himself from prob
able death and neighbor rushing
to his assistance aided in controlling
the animal. The Scherbert farm is in
Caledonia.
Evening star., 1924-04-27

sentative James NJ. Magee Of Pitts
burgh, Representative John j. Nc
Swain of South Carolina, Representa-
tive Clarence j. Mcleod of Michigan.
Representative John McSweeney of
Ohio, Representative Jacob l.. Mil
ligan OF Missouri. Representative
Ogden l.. Mills of New York. Repre-
sentative Patrick B. O'Suliivan of
Connecticut. Representative Hubert
II. Peavey of Wisconsin, Representa-
tive John r. Rankin of Mississippi.
Representative B. Carroll Reece of
Tennessee. Representative John Jacob
Rogers of Massachusetts, Representa-
tive John c. Schafer of Wisconsin.
Representative Robert G. Simmons Of
Nebraska, Representative John G..
Speaks of Ohio. Representative Philip
ID. Swing of California, Representa-
tive Millard f. Tydings of Maryland.
Representative Bird J. Vincent of
Michigan, Representative Laurence IL
Watres of Pennsylvania, Representa-
tive George A. Welsh of Pennsyl-
vania. Representative Roy Q. Wood
ruff of Michigan and Representative
]. Mayhem Wainwright of New York.
The former service men in the
Senate who served in the world war
are Senator A1va B. Adams of
Colorado. Senator Smith w. Brook
hart of Iowa, Senator Robert B.
Howell of Nebraska Senator Davis
ElkfnS of West Virginia and Senator
David Aiken Reed of Pennsylvania
There have been no special tickets
issued for the American Legion night
tomorrow. the sale being conducted
from the theater box office.
Evening star., 1924-04-27
Congress Veterans
Among Patrons of
Griffith Film Benefit
Rally to Support Of Legion
Presentation Of America"
at Polls Tomorrow Night.

The most distinguished members
of the American Legion in the Dis
trict of Columbia have rallied to the
of America David w. Griffith's
film masterpiece, at Polls Theater, to-
morrow night, when one-halt of the
receipts will be given to the treas
ury of the District of Columbia de-
partment of the American Legion.
Social Washington has been az
this picture for charity. and last
Monday night, when the receipts
were donated to the disabled men at
the Walter Reed Hospital. a commit
tee headed by Mrs. James E. Wads-
worth. wife of the senior. senator
from New York. succeeded in filling
the house to capacity.
Gen. John ]. Pershing, the most
distinguished member of the Ameri-
can Legion, has given the perform
ance for tomorrow night his unQuali-
field Endorsement, since the proceeds
will enable the local American Legion
department to carry on its work on
an even more extensive scale than
heretofore. His engagements per-
hitting, Gen. Pershing, VINO has not
been seen in public since his recent
return from Europe, will attend and
make a brief address.
A unique feature of the American
Legion night tomorrow night at
Polls Theater is the fact that De-
partment Commander Paul J. Nc
Gahan of the District of Columbia
department has obtained the services
of the entire tSoup of ex-service men
in the House of Representatives who
served in the world war as patrons
for the event.
Thus a patriotic motion picture,
being shown for patriotic society,
is being sponsored not only by the
famous leader of the American ex-
peditionary forces, but by the serv-
ice men sent by their fellows to the
Congress cf the United States.
This group includes Representative
A. Piatt Andrew of Massachusetts.
Representative Robert l.. Bacon Of
New York, Representative Gordon
Browning of Tennessee, Representa-
tive Alfred L. Bulwinkle of North
Carolina, Representative William p.
Connery. jr, of Massachusetts, Repre-
sentative Hamilton Fish. jr., of New
York, Representative Roy G. Fitz-
gerald of Ohio. Representative Louis
Representative Ernest w. Gibson of
Vermont. Representative Carl Hayden
OF Arizona, Representative Harry B.
HaweS of Missouri. Representative
Lister Hill of Alabama, Representa-
tive John Philip Hill of Maryland
Representative Humphreys of Missis-
Sippi. Representative Lamar Jeffers
of Alabama. Representative Royal c.
Johnson of South Dakota, Representa-
tive Albert Johnson of Washington,
Representative Marvin Jones of Texas,
Representative Fiorella ii. La Guardia
of New York. Representative Walter
+. Llneberger of California Repre-
Evening star., 1924-04-27

Said to be the most valuable East
er egg in the world. and probably the
only one that has been insured, n
chocolate egg, about the size OF a
football. was ordered as a surprise
for his wife by a wealthy South
American who has been staying in
London. The making OF il was en-
trusted to the head chef OF n vel.
known London hotel. Inside the egg
was placed about $4,000 worth Of
jewels. including some beautiful IN
set Brazilian diamonds
Evening star., 1924-04-27
Chevy Chase Mothers
VIII Meet Tuesday

The mothers section of the Chevy
Chase School and Home Association will
hold the last meeting Of the season
Tuesday at :15 pm. at the e. Y. Brown
School. After the business meeting Mrs.
James Alburtis will give an illustrated
talk on "Springtime III Washington"
and Miss Anna Patterson will sing a
group Of spring songs. There will be
tea and a social hour after the meeting.