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The Tomahawk., 1925-10-15
Order for Hearing On Petition to Convey Lands
on Contract.
(Sept. 24-Oct. 15)

(Sept. 24-Oct. 15)
State of Minnesota, County of
Becker. In Probate Court, Spe-
cial Term, October 10th, 1925.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Frank w. Clark, Deceased.
On Reading and Filing the Peti-
ton of Clarence l. Evenson,
claiming to be entitled to q con-
veyance of certain real estate from
the decedent of said estate. setting
forth that Frank w. Clark, de-
ceased, was bound by a contract in
writing to convey said real estate
to Clarence l. Evenson upon the
terms and conditions therein stated,
with a description of the land to
be convey ed, and the facts upon
which such claim to conveyance is
predicated, and praying that the
Probate Court make decree au-
thorizing and directing the said
administrative of said estate to
convey said real estate to said
petitioner as the person entitled
thereto.
It is Therefore Ordered, That
all persons interested in said estate
may appear before this Court, at
a special term thereof to be held
on Monday, the 10Th day of Octo.
Der, A. d., 1925, at ten O'Clock in
the forenoon, at the Probate Office
in the Court House in the City of
Detroit in said County, and show
cause, if any they have, why said
petition should not be granted.
And it is Further Ordered, That
this order shall be published once
in each week for three successive
weeks prior TO said day Of hearing
in The Tomahawk, q weekly news
paper printed and published at
White Earth in said County. II
Dated at Detroit, Minnesota,
the 18th day of September, A. D.,
1925.
By the Court.
(Seal) K. o. HANSON,
Judge of Probate.
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The Tomahawk., 1925-10-15
The Hardest Palm.

The hardest palm at all common is
California's Trachycarpus excelsus
known as the windmill palm. Not
alone is It hardy in withstanding low
temperatures, but 1t is tough and VIII
endure rough treatment.
The Tomahawk., 1925-10-15
carbons IN Arc Lamps.

A group of European electricians
decided, after experimenting, that bet
ter results were obtainable by placing
the carbons in arc lamps horizontally
and one slightly above the other.
The Tomahawk., 1925-10-15
Minnesota Trail Blazers.
A Series of Articles Furn.
ished by the Minnesota
Historical Society.
DIR. DOUGLASS HOTGHTON

DIR. DOUGLASS HOTGHTON
When Henry R. Schoolcraft
started on his famous expedition
of 1882, which resulted in the dis
covery of the source of the Miss
issippi, he was instructed to di.
rect attention to the vaccination
of the Indians" For this pur-
pose be was authorized to take
with him a surgeon, who would
receive a compensation of three
dollars day.
DR.. Douglass Houghton, who
was chosen to perform this service
accomplished his mission with con.
siderable thoroughness, and may
be considered a trail blazer for
medical science in Minnesota.
During a period of about two
months he vaccinated 2,O79 Chip
pewa Indians residing in the Lake
Superior region and around the
shores of the Mississippi. 1t is
interesting to note that of this
number nearly nine hundred were
children under ten years of age.
In bis official report, printed az
an appendix to Schoolcraft's mar
rative of the expedition of 1882,
Haughton gives some surprising
facts concerning the Indians at
titude toward the white mans
scientific health measures. Where
primitive prejudice was to be ex
pected, Houghton reports that
but little opposition has occurred
in convincing the Indians of the
efficacy of vaccination - As a
reason for this condition he gives
the universal dread in which they
hold the appearance of small pox
among them"
Houghton also gathered some
valuable information on smallpox
epidemics among the Chippewas.
The answers to my repeated in
quiries respecting the introduction,
progress, and>fatality of the small
pox, would lead me to infer that
the disease has made it's. appear.
ance, at least FIVE times, among
the bands of Chippewa Indians, -
the doctor reports. These cpl
denies occurred in 1850, ITO,
1884, 1902. and 1924. Although
Houghton visited the Chippewas
eight years after the last of these,
he found that the Ipdians "still
trembled at the bare name of q
disease which (next to the com.
pounds of alochol) has been one OF
the greatest scourges that has ever
overtaken them since their first
communication with the whites. d
He expressed the belief, however,
that at least along the borders OF
Lake Superior the proportion
[of Indians] who have passed
through the vaccine disease is sc
great as to secure them against
any general prevalence of the
| II oox,, - khof.,k,ro
The Tomahawk., 1925-10-15
Local Council Holds
Adjourned Meeting,
Proposed JurlsdletlonaI Bill Is Subject Of
Much Discussion at Meeting Last
.... Week.

The adjourned meeting of the
White Earth Local Council was
held on Wednesday afternoon of
last week. In the absence of the
regular chairman, Mr., Henry Sell
kirk, who was absent Oh jury duty
at Detroit, A. G. Beaulieu opened
the meeting and later turned it
over to his father, T. B. Beauliau,
who presided. Mr.. Niles Beaupre
acting as secretary. Representa-
tives from Pine Point, Mahnomen,
Lengby and other points on the
reservation we're present and,
while many matters of importance
to the tribe were discussed the
main issue was the proposed Chip
pewa Jurisdictional Bill. 1t was
very evident at the meeting that
the Indians will have nothing to
DO with the jurisdictional bill as
drafted by the Indian Bureau last
winter, but favor the bill drafted
by Webster Ballinger, of Wash.
ington, D. c., attorney for the
Chippewas. While some of the
Indians did not fully understand
the wording or purpose of the
jurisdictional bill, the great ma.
jority of them were conversant
with the bill and what it was for.
much interest was manifested by
all present as to just what such a
bill should contain.
The only resolution offered or
passed at the meeting was one ap.
pointing q committee of six.
namely: Geo. A. Berry, Joseph
Big Bear, T. B. Beaulieu, William
Potter, Frank D. Beaulieu, and
Niles Beaupre, to call on Repre-
sentative Wefald at his home in
Hawley before that gentleman
leaves for Washington and lay the
whole situation before him. what
the Indians want and what legis
lstion is most desirable to obtain
relief. Mr.. Wefald intends to
leave for Washington about the
middle of next month, and some
t,mc before he leaves the commit
tee will call on him at his home.
The matter of 500 per capita
payment was discussed at some
length and the council was unani
nous in the opinion that such a
payment should be made early this
winter, in fact it was brought out
at the meeting that unless such a
payment was received there was
certain to I've severe hardship and
suffering among the Indians dur
ing the coming cold winter months
This was borne out by statements
from old members of the tribe
who pointed out many reasons
why the Indians need a per capita
payment, among which we're the
poor wild rice crop this year; the
early frosts which killed all gar
den truck; and the scarcity OF
work on and ID the vicinity of the
reservation. Mr.: Wefald has
promised to do all in his power to
secure a per crpita payment and
the Chippewa people have every
confidence in MIN and pray that he
may be successful. =.
The council adjourned to NEE,
again at a later date, when proper
resolutions pertaining TO the many
important matters involved will be
drawn up and acted upon.
The Tomahawk., 1925-10-15
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The Tomahawk., 1925-10-15
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Evening star., 1925-12-25
Santa Claus a Fact and a Faith.
In Opinion of Secretary Work

The spirit of Christmas, as he
views it, was expressed today by Sec.
retaIy Work in a philosophical dis
cussion of the traditions and legends
that surround the day. Santa Claus
was said to be a fact and a faith by
tho Interior Secretary, while q cred
ulous childhood lends itself to the
legends Of him."
Cynical youth denies, doubts and
destroys this childish faith and
bruises trusting hearts," tho Secre.
tary continued. Regret for the lost
illusions of youth seeks to identify
the intangible spirit OF Christmas, to
restore them.
1.-THE remembered grief Of the once.
trusting child, the hungering hope
that it's true, returns with age, chal-
lenges reason and restores belief in
Kris Kringle, Santa Claus or ST.
Nicholas. or by whatever name
known in whichever land. returns to
us as one we knew. Maybe it is that
which escaped the crucifxion that
moves US to celebration once each
year. on Christmas day. Maybe Santa
Claus u the GpiEat oc tha uew oou.
Evening star., 1925-12-25
Christmas Happy Day in D. C. Jail
As Gifts Pour In for Prisoners

Christmas at the Jail today is quite
a bit brighter and cherier than any one
looking at that massive. barred struc-
ture at Nineteenth and B streets
southeast would imagine.
Behind those brownish stone walls
men and women who have been
isolated from society because of trans
gressions are opening packages from
home: unpacking roast chickens and
baked turkeys: looking with suspi-
ciouSiy moist eyes on something sent
by the youngsters" and-better than
all. the selfish plea asure-these pack
ages. which are admitted through a
special order of Capt. NJ. NJ. Barnhard
and Maj. w. L. Peak. they are divid-
ing their good things with cellmates
and Jail acquaintan
If one had walked into the Jail last
night-as a spectator-voices Of the
ma jority OF the 430 prisoners could
have been heard swelling and lifting
in a mighty chorus Of Christina S
caroling. Rev. George w. Dow of the
Episcopal City Missions was leading
the singing. And there was something
in back Of it that is not ordinarily
heard In a chorus.
And early this morning there was
communion service conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Dow. while at 10 o'cloc,- Rev.
Evening star., 1925-12-25
MARIE OF RUMANIA Is EUROPE'S
MOST DEMOCRATIC SOVEREIGN
Receives Correspondent
in Dressing Gown for
Friendly Chat.
She Is Source of All Good
and Charity Her Sub
iects Believe.

By the Associated Press
BUCHAREST. December 35.-The
World War shook many thrones. but
1t only served To strengthen that Of
Queen Marie. for 20 her people she is
known not as the Queen of Rumania
but as 'the mother Of Runlania." D."
RumaaIa's greatest woman among
ner SUBJECTS Is something much more
fhan symbol of sovereign power: she
is the fountainhead of all charity.
sympathy and help. Every act of be
heNoience, every movement for the
petterHent of the common lot, every
INSPIRATION for a nobler and higher
lie, seems to center in Queen Marie.
an EngliSh-Russian woman whom fate
ana fortune placed at the head Of a
Latin race
Before the war her realm embraced
less than 100000 people. Today she
rules over l1.0Oe. 900 souls. but the
word rules" is hardly applicable to
Queen Marlo's occupancy. She is one
ol the most democratic and indulCent
"l relgnlNS queens, luSt how demo.
cratic being shown il this manner:
The Associated Press correspondent
sought an interview. Two minutes
after he had presented his card at the
royal palace. he was uShered into a
small drawing room. where he was in.
t'i''i ilVI HldJtSlN Is dressing
Tor dinner. but she will he glad to re
ceiVe You.
Scarcely had the words been spoken
When Queen Marie. attired simply in a
SILK dressing gown and sandals, with
her long golden hair flowing loosely
over her shoulders. stepped forward.
Il know YOU will excuse me for
appearing in this unconventional and
unIueenly' way. she said, smilingly
to the astonished corr espondent, but
m getting ready for dinner, and as
Know you called specially to see me
ABOUT my views for the American peo-
pie. did not want to send YOU aWav
without few minutes friendly chat"
While King Ferdinand is the titular
head OF the royal house of Rumania
Americans and others who have been
10 Rumania known that Marie by rea-
son OF her vital, dominant. dynamic
personality and force of character,
transcends the King, who is of a shy,
difident, negative temperament. In
relation to the Queen he is not the
ruler, but the ruled. In this respect
Queen Marie inherits some of the posi-
i've. Selt-reliant, dominating qualities
Of her great ancestor. Queen Victoria
Inc King. poor man" the Queen
told the correspondent, SIS a bashful.
timid soul, and I've got always TO
push him into the limelght''
The talents, brilliancy and versa
ulity OF Queen Marie equally make
her one of the most notable world fig.
ures. One of four daughters OF Prince
Alfred. Duke of Edinburgh and of
Grand Duchess Marie AleXandrovna,
only daughter of Gar Alexander II of
Russia, she was endowed with natural
beauty, charm and grace. Although
Evening star., 1925-12-25
ONLY NAVAL PRISONS
FOR COAST GUARD
President Orders That None in
Service Be Confined in Civil
Institutions.

Coast guardsnen found guilty in
court martial proceedings hereafter
will be confined In naval prisons, and
none may be sent to civil jails, under
an executive order issued by Presi.
dent Coolidge.
In making known the new program.
Coast Guard headquarters said that
all arrangements for carrying 1t into
effect had not been worked out, but
that it was the intention to send con-
victed men to the naval prisons at
Portsmouth, N. H; Paris Island, S. c.,
or Mare Island, Calf. The purpose is
to insure equal treatment for all coast
guardsmen.
While a number of coast guardsmen
have been convicted of charges In
volving liquor law violations, officials
asserted that more than 95 per cent
Of the court-marttal verdicts concern
ing them were handed down In pro
ceedings In which only military regu-
lations had been preached.
Evening star., 1925-12-25

now past so years of age, she still is
considered the most beautiful queen
in the world. American women are
captivated by her soft, youthful. reg
ular features and her unaffected, WIN
ming manner. She is at once Wom
anly Queen and a queenly woman.
Many of her admirers have often said
that her peculiar attributes of intel
Iect beauty, energy and popularity en-
title her to be the Queen of England;
that her talent is wasted on a Balkan
country
Queen Marie not only possesses all
the natural eHduWments which Ameri-
cans usually associate with Queen,
but she is remarkably gifted as a lin
guist a writer and a poeteSS. She
speaks French, German, Ruma nian,
Russian, Italian, Spanish and perfect
English. She has written no less than
ten books on history, poetry, phil
osophy. fiction and the fine arts. She
also has achieved marked success In
painting, embroidery, designing and
furniture making.
Queen Marie has given the world
two other Queens in the persons OF
her daughters, and~is prepared to offer
a third They are Queen Marie OF
Jugosla ovia, wife of King Alexander,
and Queen Eliza beth of Greece. who,
however, lost her crown in the revo
luton of 1924 which threw her Young
husband, King George, off the throne.
The third prospective Queen" is
Marie's beautiful le-year-oid daughter.
Ileana.
The Ruma nian Queen also is pre-
pared to offer in marriage as a future
King" her youngest son. Prince
Nicholas, who is a graduate of oxford
University and who Is just past -.
Her eldest son, Prince Carol. already
has married Princess Helen Of Greece,
who, if the Rumanian dynasty lasts.
will doubtless one day succeed King
Ferdinand and the Queen herself.
Thus this democratic and prolific
maker OF Kings and Queens" has
earned the soubriauet of the Mother
in-Law of Europe"
Queen Marie loves the demonstra-
tive homage of crowds, the compli-
ments of rulers and statesmen. the ad
miration of people of other lands who
have met her or know of her works
But she is at heart democrat, with
out ostentation or pretense
Evening star., 1925-12-25

-nandment. Surely he quickens all
pleasure in human relations and is
the leading light Of the soul.
He seems to know that labor and
trouble one can go through alone, but
1t takes two to be glad. so gives all and
takes nothing. He lives for one day
each year In happy anticipation Of the
Christ Child's anniversary.
"As we return to our own childhood
again, Santa Claus, nebulous, intangi.
BILE. unflxed in any orbit, reappears to
us as a fact and not a fancy-Just ad.
mitted to be. His many names and
their interpretations are then not ma.
teria1. He is faith.
This nymph Of the Yuletide may be
only imagery. He may not exist at
all. But he has been dreamed by chill.
dren and lived by mothers. an inspira-
ton for kindness. gentleness and for
affection
The charm Of his mystery, the pu-
rity Of his motives, even his purpose.
is a prayer, and his yearly visits a
benediction. i believe in him again.
and because it's true 1 will teach the
legend to the little ones, for unless
we become - little children
HuBERT WORK.
Evening star., 1925-12-25


Chicago. and other cities responded as
generously.
One tragic note came from Port
Huron, Mich. where William John
son. disguised as Santa Claus, dropped
dead at Christmas entertainment in
church. And at Santa Claus. Ind. a
village named by toy workers who
settled there 75 years ago the post
master was preparing to send to the
dead letter office several hundred let
ters carrying the request of youthful
believers in Kris kringle.
Far West Celebrates.
In the Far West religious observ.
ance of Christmas started in many
cities with midnight church services.
At daybreak the scramble to pluck
from the Christmas trees the gifts
hung there gave the little folk the
realization for which they had been
waiting.
The turkey diner price tag was
lower this year, dressed birds selling
at from so to So cents a pound. Two
cars of dressed geeSe-one from Iowa.
the other from Minnesota-were sent
into California. Reversing the tradi-
tional practice of granting Christmas
paroles, Gov. Friend w. Richardson
of California issued a statement in
which he said the people should be
thankful for his action In keeping
murderers. pickpockets and thieves in
Jail at Christmas time, as well as in
all other seasons. The governor was
given hobby horse for Christmas at
a party last night.
At Los Angeles the Standard Oil Co.
distributed $4,000 pounds of candy to
children from its service stations.
Terribly lacerated and partially
blinded last Christmas by bomb in
closed in a Yuleude package. E. NJ.
Torchia. an attorney of Glendale.
Calf, sought the seclusion of Cali
fornia mountains for the holidays.
He said that he was happy to be alive.
Evening star., 1925-12-25
VALLEY MAY AGAIN
BECOME A DESERT
Diverting Water to Los An
geIes Bitterly Resented
by Sierra Ranchers.
By the Associated Press.

BISHOP. Calf. December 25.-
Owens Valley. Graded on the eastern
slope of the high Sierras. once a fer
tile. productive region where cattle
roamed its grassy floor and fruits and
grains grew in abundance, is threat
ened with return to the desert wastes
from which hardy pioneers reclaimed
it more than half a century ago.
Water, the perennial point of con-
troversy in the West, formerly flowed
through Owens Valley between the
banks Of the Owens River and into
canals and bitches dug by the early
settlers to irrigate the fields and or
chards. Now 1t has been diverted into
the Los Angeles aqueduct to supply
the needs of the city. 225 miles south
ward.
City Bought Up System.
Citizens Of the valley declare the
city used arbitrary methods to get the
water when in 1905 an agent, alleged
to have been disguised as a Federal
official, entered the region and made
filings along the Owens River for some
40 miles. His filings included storage
rights which the valley people had
given back to the Government in ex-
change for what they understood to be
a project to reclaim 10000 acres of
the desert stretches.
The agent, they say. later proved to
be employed by the city Of Los An
eeles. Instead Of the reclamation
project, the city announced plans to
build an aqueduct and carry the water
southwark.
During the four years of drought
that followed the first land acquisition
the city negotiated with ranchers for
rights along canals and bitches. and
soon obtained virtual control Of one of
the larger canal systems. Its waters
were diverted into the aqueduct, leav-
ing adjoining ranches arid.
Aqueduct Dynamited.
Resentment, generated through the
years. found a climax the night of
May 21, 1924, when 40 or so raiders
dynarnited the huge concrete head
gates near the first large reservoir at
Haiwee. No arrests were made. how
ever. and the explosive. deftly placed,
failed to damage the aqueduct mate
rally. Investigators believed it an act
Of warning rather than q move to
cripple the water system.
Late in November the same year
an open demonstration Of protest was
made when scores Of the ranchers
seized the Alabama waste gates, so
Evening star., 1925-12-25
Some Good Jokes Anywhere

A college professor has ascertained
that the mother-in-law joke IS popu-
lar among all nationalities. In Eng
land efforts at humor are most appre-
ciated when directed at kisses, un-
lucky bets, golfers, drunkards and
mothers-in-law, while the French best
appreciate quips at the expense OF
nurses. soldiers and frivolous wives
The Germans laugh Ioudest at Jokes
on mothers-in-law, cooks, lovers, hus-
bands without a latch key and girls
who worship soldiers. Americans
laugh at almost every type Of Joke,
but favor the man squas shed by the
trust. the stolid Englishman and
cheap motor cars.
Evening star., 1925-12-25

Father Gallagher celebrated mass.
In the lobby-a sort Of interior
rooted courtyard Of the tail-tiers
upon tiers of cells on all sides look
down upon a Christmas tree, deco
rated with all the trimmings Of Yule-
tide symbols.
There were a few extra dishes at
the table today when the prisoners
sat down for dinner, although appro-
priations for food do not allow elabo-
rate meals, even on holidays.
Most work at the Jail today is cen
tering about the packages which
come in for the prisoners-and they
are coming in by scores and scores
For even at Christmas packages must
be examined by guards to make sure
that no dope" is being smuggled into
the institution and that no files or
steel saws are being placed in the
hands of potential jailbreakers.
All in all. though, Christmas al
the Jail today carries the same tang
that Christmas anyhere else does
only II is more accentuated. Most
of the faces are smiling. On some
though, are traces OF depression
caused by too keen an introspection
into unfortunate circumstances and
too deep realization of the joys OF
Christmas "on the outside"
Evening star., 1925-12-25
Says Road Is Choked.
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun.
Gov. Ritchie of Maryland said in a
talk to high school graduates:
"Ibsen was so when he began to
write the tense prose dramas that won
him world fame
Bernard Shaw had to compose over
q dozen excellent plays before the biz
managers would look at him.
Wagner. uiddle-aged failure, was
about to commit suicide when the
King Of Bavaria agreed to finance his
operas.
These facts show US that failure is
due to a lack of perseverance oftener
than to lack Of ability. The road to
success. in fact
And Gov. Ritchie emphasized his
words with trenchant gesture.
The road to success" he repeated,
''is all choked up with men who, get
ting discouraged. have turned back,
Evening star., 1925-12-25
Makes Old Hens Lay.
From the Popular Science Magazine.

+ rom tne PopuIAF Science VI az azlne.
An old hen for chicken pie. II may
be difficult TO get one for this pur-
pose If an experiment made by DR..
F. A. z. Cree of Edinburgh Univer-
sity becomes we'll known. BY admin
istering thyroid to chickens he claims
he can make hens lay as long as they
can cackle. Some hens that had laid
only % eggs in the previous four
years laid more than 100 eggs during
the year they were given thyroid, he
found