The Bozeman courier., 1926-06-25
INDIANS DEMAND
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
GOVERNOR ERICKSON
ON SUBJECT
III. G. Young, Forsyth Lawyer Cited
Before Supreme Court on Disbar-
ment Charge; Great Northern
Railway Files Lower Crude Rate
By Our Helena Correspondence

(By Our Helena COrrespOndent.)
Consideration Of Indian education As
urged upon Governor Erickson, and he
is asked to present the situation 20 the
state board of education and to the next
essiOn Of the Montana legislature in q
letter addressed to him by A. A. GrOrud
Of Heena as counsel for the Indian Pro-
teCtiVe Association Of Montana.
The Indians of Montana, Mr.. GrOrud
says, "are strongly in favor Of the public
school system and are anxious that their
children shall have the privilege and bene-
fits Of or public schools. The Indians be-
lieVe that the large appropriations which
are made yearly for the education Of In
dian children shOud be used for paying
tuition and aiding in the upkeep Of our
public schools" rather than maintaining
nOn-reservatiOn Indian boarding schools.
He recommends the policy announced
by Hubert M. Work, secretary Of the in
teriOr, which, he explains, is to transfer
all Indian education to the states and with
it the funds allotted for such purpose to
be expended under federal supervision.
Acting mon eomLlai2t filed with the
supreme court by r. D. Mountain, presi-
dent Of the American National bank Of
Forsyth, III. G. Young Of the Forsyth law
firm Of Young & Young has been sum-
mOned to appear before the court on or be-
fore July 10, and to answer to the COM
plant and show cause why his certificate
to practice law in Montana should not be
revoked and why his name should not be
state and why he should not be forever
disbarred from the practice Of his prOfes-
sion in Montana.
! In the complaint filed by the banker Mr
Young is charged with forgery and with
the crime of obtaining money under false
pretenses.
Both charges against the Forsyth law.
yer emanaJe from one act. The complaint
charges that on or about January IA, 1926
Young defrauded the American National
| bank of Forsyth Of SS5 by representing K
the bank that his firm, Young & Young
had made a deposit in that amount fol
which it had never obtained credit. At tha
time he presented a duplicate deposit sill
for $S5 purpOrting to show that he had de
posted that amount August 10, 1925, whicl
was not shown by the records Of the bank
A new schedule O, rates, reducing charg
es on shipment Of crude oil mad distillat
from the Kevin- -SuHbUrst oil field t.
Butte has been filed with the MOntan;
railway commission by the Great North
ern railway. The new rates reduce tn
charge from 27c to 25c on crude oil and Of
distillate from 5612 cents to 3O7S cents
The change was made on application o
the Blue Bird Oil and Refining cOmpan,
of Butte.
Money on hand in the various perma
lnent school investment funds of the stat
to the extent of $500,O00 is to be investe
by the state treasurer in United State
government securities under an order is
sued by the state board of land commits
According to a report from the stat
treasurer, submitted by I. M. BrandjOrC
register of state lands to the board re
Gently there was a total Of S631 1884
these funds on May 1, 1926, as follows
Common school perament fund $304
O9176; university permanent fund S37
OO493; agricultural college permaner
fund S42, POP .35: school Of mines perameT
fund S1182O41S; deaf and dumb schOt
permanent fund $50, ,O62.32; reform schOC
perament fund SIS, ,642.10.
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Communication Of sentence recently n
commended by Governor J. e. Erickson
the case Of Ernest AtenciO, has been al
proved by unanimous vote Of the sta
board Of pardOns. AtenciO was cOnvicte
April q, 1924, in Silver Bow county
statutory assault, and was sentenced, to
term Of not less than 20 years and M
more than 45 years in the penitentiary. b
the cation of the governor and the board
DardOns, his sentence is reduced to not lei
than five years nor more than 10 years