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The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-03
(BY ANNE HAWKTNsl

THAD, in the early days, met with
various types of the Indian, from
the silent buck Indian who came
into ones cabin ever so sOftly-and
would be standing by the stove when
you turned around-tO visiting the
noted Chief Red Cloud, but it had
never been my good fortune to see. at
one time, so many "aristocratic" In
dams attending a ceremonial dance,
as 1 saw at Arlee, on the edge of the
reservation, in 1921. -.
Many visiting chiefs, and sub-chiefs were
present, as we'll as numbers of their .peO-
pie. 1t was an exceptionally splendid dress
affair for both the men and women. Prob
ably a small fortune in one elk tooth cape
India diamonds.
The dance was held in a huge tent crowd
ed to the limit with visitors and dancers
First, the men danced to the tum-tum anC
bOOm-boOm of the musicians who sat up
on the ground. Old men with wrinkleC
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-03

Dan R. Conway roots a 'time-honOr-
ed lie" Much rather would 1 be
guided by the actual findings of the
famous George Catlin, whose treat
Use of the North American Indian
was founded upon actual experience
among these tribesmen in their ma
tive state and haunts, and not upon
mere presumption and prejudice.
If we are capable of reviewing unselfish-
ly, the story of these unprecedented abOr-
igines-nOw numbered within a few thOus-
and sOuls-we will discover a race Of peO-
pie who were originally the ~undisputed
owners of all the soil that is now known as
the United States. We will find that, for
the most part, they were at one time, a
most happy and prosperous people enjoy
ing all the comforts that they knew Of
even to a greater degree than can be said
of a great mass of the people today who
lay claim to the redman's domain.
As one of the many millions of the paler
race who are now enjoying the luxuries or
a later day over the ashes of fifteen mil
lion North American Indians, 1 seem IN
capable Of discOunting the injustices which
were heaped upon the red race by this
white invasion. Try as l may, l cannot
forget the six millions of tribesmen who
were slaughtered, the victims Of smallpox
nor the nine millions who fell before the
sword; all Of which death and destruction
was introduced and visited upon the natives
by acquisitive white men, and by white
men whose fOrefatherS were welcomed and
embraced in a land where Poor LO met
and fed them with ears Of green corn and
with pemmican. / cannot seem to ignore
this once proud owner Of the plains and
hills country, in later years, disappointed
and wounded in spirit, housed upon a Civ
en- area of land, and forced to a method OF
livelihood entirely foreign to him and his
people.
In our ardor and greed to lay claim to
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-03

fathers in the early days by the Jesuit
Fathers. They have been afforded a means
to the best type Of industrial education
through the fundamentally Of the st.
lgnatius Schools which. were founded by
these same missionaries and which, today
have grown to large and creditable institu-
items. Even in the early ~nineties, when the
reservation was new, these schools were
well established, as is thus set forth in
this early edition Of "Flathead Facts:
The st. Ignatius Schools
Gin order to appreciate the masculine
beauty and educational value of the Rocky
mountain region around the st. Ignatius
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-03

Of Nevada creek, by way of Blackfoot City,
which was one Of MOntana's flOurishing
placer mining towns, but now a decayed
village; across the BlackfOOt, and its North
fork to the valley Of the Cottonwood;
thence over the Divide to the lakes which
feed the JOckO and dow the South fork
of this river to the agency.
"FOr two days after leaving Elliston, the
pack train and hOrsemen could follow a
wagon road through a country settled by
ranch and cattle men. The altitude OF
the broad plains here is about 5000 feet,
and above this level rises great rolling
hills who's brown sides, mOttled with
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-03

down to meet the demand Of a growing
white population.
In another column Of this page there
appears the sad story Of the fate Of the
Selfish or Flathead Indians. There has never
been in the history Of the west, a more
pathetic picture than the departure from
his Bitter Root home, of Chief Chariot and
his pitifuIly decimated m Of followers.
Likewise, there is no better example to-
day Of what could have been accomplished
for the mutual benefit Of both native and
invader had cooperative rather than de-
structive methods been pursued.
When the emergency first demanded that
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-03

IOr the
coming of the white
man and for his
own conquest on the
one side OF the
or the
other.
Neither am 1 able
to reconcile myself
TO the wisdom OF
Granville Stuart S
d statement
h a 1.-The compare
tive happy condition
of the Montana In
dian entirely up
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-12-03
nv DAN r.

rCANNOT say that 1 exactly agree
with Joaquin Miller, when, in his
Il History of Montana" he states:
'No man can follow the history OF
the Indians of Montana from the
time of the Lewis and Clark expedi-
ton and the time of Ross Cox on the
Inner Columbia up to the present,
(1894), without the conviction that
the Indian ought to be profoundly
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Hear Arguments
To Clear Judge in
Impeachment Move

Washington, March 26.-(AP)-
Arguments in favor Of clean bill
of health for Federal Judge George
w. English, of Illinois, whose I'M
parchment for high misdeamors in
office" has been recommended by a
majority of the house judiciary COM
mittee, was presented today by three
members of the committee in a min
GRITTY of the House Judiciary commit
tee. We're presented today by three
members of the committee in a min
GRITTY report.
This action placed before the Con-
gress the dissenting views of investi-
gators who have had the case before
them for more than a year. The
three who signed the report took up
each Statement of fact" in the COM
mittee report, presented yesterday,
assailed the majority conclusions.
and made a plea that the defendant
be given the benefit of the doubt.
Denying that tyranny, oppression
and habitual official misbehavior" had
been proven, the minority report as
sailed what it termed an attempt by
a committee majority to press these
accusations under an omnibus
charge" in the fifth article of i'm
parchment to establish "a course of
conduct" to show malpractice.
Commentator, rather than indict-
ment, the report said was due Judge
English for censuring of state Of
ffcials during a railroad strike in
1922
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Mass. Education
Head Against
Religion in Schools

Auburn, Maine. Mar. ,26.-(AP)-
Our program of public schools is
said to be immoral because we can
not give religious instruction, said
Payson T. Smith, commissioner of
education of Massachusetts in an ad-
dress before the Womens Literary
Union here tonight. But l hope"
he continued, never to be a super
intendent of schools in any state or
town where the dividing lines are
set, where there is any religious in.
struction. either given in the schools
or where any group of children leaves
for such instruction on schoil time.
In my judgment it is not right to
bring into the public schools relig-
ious instruction from the narrow
angle of groups of Baptist. Metho-
dist, Unitarians. Roman Catholic or
other denominations, who go to their
particular church for instruction
while others unchurched are kept at
school.
Mr.. Smith made his statement in
talk on the welfare of boys and
girls from the standpoint of the edu-
Gator. There is plenty of religion in
the schools. he maintains, whose bus
mess is to develop youth physically.
to teach them to think clearly; to
be more straightforward. and to be
able to apply their knowledge to
problems of every day life.
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Gunman Improves
Time in Prison and
Holds Hone New Life

Milwaukee, Wis, March 26-(AP)
Six years ago Walter McDaniels
entered the state penitentiary at
Waupuna convicted gunman, a
daring, desperate youth who believed
he never had had chance in life.
On May % McDaniels is to be re-
leased from prison by executive or
der, a qualified electrical engineer,
and inventor Of electric devices for
which he holds valuable patents.
Back of the penitentiary walls,
where most men give up hope and
fall into routine until the day comes
for them to go back into the world,
Mechanics planned a new life. even
though the court had ordered him
confined>25 years.
His education had been neglected,
SO McDaniels. through a University
of Wisconsin extension course, took
up simple arithmetic. He had to pay
for the course and that meant he
had to work overtime in prison.
Finishing arithmetic he took up
algebra, and electrical engineering
mathematics. Then followed courses
in electrical engineering studies.
In examinations he made high
grades. Later McDaniels began
work upon an electric sign and
flasher, a device in which electric
currents are opened and closed to IL
Illuminate outlined figures on sign
boards. This was patented and now
he is working upon two other devices
for use in knitting hosiery.
McDaniels and a companion in 1920
held up Milwaukee saloon with
drawn guns, getting S26. Four hours
later the men were arrested and next
day they went to prison.
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House Committee
Approves 1900 Planes
For Army Air Service

Washington, March 26.-(AP)-A
five year building program for the
army air service to provide 1900 new
planes at the end of that period was
approved unanimously today by the
House Military committee but no
direct recommendation as to the
amount of money to be expended was
included.
The program is similar In scope to
one recently approved by the House
Naval committee for the naval ser
vice, and sponsors of both expect to
be acted upon by the House before
adjournment of Congress.
Creation Of an additional as .stant
secretary in the war departrn to
handle aviation would be included in
the military program. The name OF
the air service would be changed to
army air corps The corps. how
ever, would not have independent
status analogous to the marine corps
in the navy, as was advocated by
Major General Patrick. army air
chief.
The program also provides for three
additional brigadier generals in the
air arm, of whom at least must be
pilots; an increase of 400 in the Of
ficers and 5000 in the enlisted per-
sonnet: and requirement that at
least 80 per cent of the officers be
pilots and that they be assigned to
command of aviation activities.
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Senate Confirms
Woodlock for |. c. c.
After Long Battle

washington, March 26 - (AP) -
After a five hours battle behind
closed doors the senate today con-
firmed Thomas F. Woodlock, OF New
York, as a member of the interstate
commerce commission by vote or
80 to %.
" The size of the Majority astonished
even the friends of Woodlock. 1t was
accomplished by a combination or
Democratic and Republican regulars
and removed storm center that mad
hung over the senate during the last
year.
A few weeks ago opposition to
Woodlock had gained such propor-
lions that Republican leaders advised
the president to withdraw his name.
This was not done, however, ana
shortly afterward the interstate COM
merce commission reported adverse
lv on the nomination. A poll OF the
senate then showed small majority
against confirmation. From then on
developments followed rapidly. The
nomination of Richard w. Taylor, or
Alabama, as a member of the COM
mission softened the opposition OK
southern senators to Woodlock anu
the recent announcement from the
White House that Pennsylvania. the
south and southwest would be given
consideration in filling vacancies re-
mover further opposition based on
grounds of sectional representation.
Senator Reed, Republican, Penn
sylvania, who had opposed Wood
lock because Pennsylvania, with It's
huge railroad traffic, was not given
representation lined up after this an
nouncement with the forces for con-
firmation, and they were further aug
mented when Senator Robinson, Ar
kansas. the Democratic leader, en-
dOrSed him.
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Peru and Chile
Agree to Let U. S.
Help in Dispute

Washington. March 26.-(APD-
Peru and Chile have accepted the
friendly Intervention of the United
States government for direct settle
ment of their old quarrel over Tacna-
africa, relieving the steadily increas-
ing tension that has resulted from
the attemput to solve the problem
by arbitration.
Correspondence between the three
governments is in progress to deter
mi, the procedure to be followed in
seeking an amicable adjustment as
to future sovereignty Of the two
provinces.
The plebiscite was provided for
originally in the peace treaty Of 1883
which ended the war between Chile
and Peru and by virtue Of which
Chile occupied the Tacna and africa
provinces an dexercised all sovereign
rights pending final determination of
the sovereignty. The plebiscite was
to have been held after the expira-
ton of ten years from the treaty's
ratification but the parties never
were able to agree upon the time and
conditions, and decades of wrangling
have followed.
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Find IL Guilty
Smuggling Liquor
In Bay State Town

Boston, March 26.-(AP)-Verdict
of guilty rere returned by a federal
court jury today against eleven men
charged with smuggling liquor ashore
at asst Brewster Cape, Cod. The, men
were from Providence, Boston, Fair
Haven and New Bedford. The liquor
consisting of champagne and other
fine liquors, was valued at $4,000.
The evidence largely circumstan-
tial, included testimony that empty
liquor bottles were found in the un-
tenanted summer cottage where the
men were arrested. In neighboring
cottages the liquor was discovered,
together with rifles and ammunition.
The empty bottles, the state showed,
bore the same labels as those in the
seized shipment.
The defendants, who have been out
on $500 bail were allowed until
next Monday to furnish new bail,
and the government announced that
forfeiture proceedings would be
started to secure the seized liquor.
Those found guilty We're William
Hilton, Charles Ernest, George Par
ker. Byron Cassidy, Joseph Brennan
and Walter II. Finn of Boston, Fred
Hartung and Thomas r. Kelly Of
Fairhaven. Harry NJ. Stevens and
Edward Young of New Bedford and
Hugh Summons of Providence.
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fspecIal to the Kennebec JournaD
portland, Me-, March 26.-Gover-
a., Ralph o. Brewster speaking on
prohibition" this evening before the
ram Thirteen Club Of the st. Law
,.ree Church Of this city. asserted
~. under our existing constitution
:, amendment 1t seems difficult to
,,.coyer how modification Of the VOL
,,.ea Act may be consistently pro-
,o.ed at least along any of the lines
,b,t have been suggested in current
aI,cussion upon this score.
sThe constitutional amendment
,,obibits the sale of intoxicating
Iauor for beverage purposes" con-
timed Governor Brewster. whether
u,bt wines or beer of alcoholic con-
tent of per cent. is Intoxicating
vou,a not seem a question upon
vbich the present generation OF
americans would be in doubt. Very
TACTICAL experiences within the past
lro decades would seem to have
demonstrated conclusively the char
after Of such q drink. If, however,
.oms OF our citizens have never had
,nv credible evidence that an aico-
S0iIc content of go constitutes an
Icontinuer on Page @Col. o.
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Theft on Job

Newark, N. j., March 26.-(AP)-
John ]. Corbett, arrested in Chicago
today for the theft of SS5,500 in Lib
erty bonds, obtained the securities on
February 10 at the office of Z. r.
Chlds and Company. New York, Tor
delivery to his Newark employer, J.
s. Rippel and Company.
Corbett had gone to New York with
]. A. Rippel, a member of the firm,
to exchange Liberty bonds of the
third issue for those of the fourth.
They deposited the bonds at the Of
nee Of Childs and Company Where
they were to meet in the afternoon,
a an appointed hour, to get the
bonds and bring them to Newark.
When Rippel went to the office In
accordance with the agreement, ne
vas informed that Cofbett had OBJ
aimed the bonds and departed.
Corbett appeared in several banks
On the same afternoon attempting
% cash checks made payable to his
Employer. He was traced to Jer-
sy City where he cashed one or two
ponds OF small denominations.
investigation revealed that Corbett
although trusted employe Of Rippel
snc Company, for two years, had
Oeen arrested ten times or more and
used four aliases.
;. dis criminal record began in 1897.
y included sentences in the Massa-
sausetts Reformatory for larceny and
,f picking pickots: prison sentences
santa Clara, Calf, Louisville, KY,
ono Lawrence, Mass. for burglary
sao larceny and arrests in Almany.
fllladelphia and Baltimore.
nus aliases were John J. Curtis,
iuan J. Harris. John ]. Carney and
sonn ]. Kimball.
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Bridgton, Mar. 26.-Maj. Henry A.
Shorey, dean of Maine newspaper
men, a printer since he was IA years
old, founder Of the Bridgton News,
one of the last weekly newspapers in
the state. to retain that type of in
dividuality, once characteristic of the
biggest dailies in the country, died
at his home Thursday night.
Started Work at Bath
Maj. Shorey was born in Water
vile in 1910, but his parents moved
to Bath when he was very young.
In 1854, he entered the Office of the
Eastern Times, published in that
town as an apprentice. He was to
receive $50 a year, the sum increas-
ing $40 per year until his majority.
He paid $3.50 a week to his widow
ed mother for board. Two years
later, George f. Newman sold the
Times, and the apprenticeship was
broken, but young Shorey still con-
tinued in the office.
Three years later the foreman su<-
denly left for California and Maj.
Shorey succeeded to his position, be-
ing at that time only II years old.
Continued on Page 3-Col. y
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CONTINUE talk
ON PROHIBITION IN
HOUSE AND SENATE

Washington, March 26.-(AP)--
Alaska's internal political troubles to-
day furnished the talking point for the
prohibition hubbub which is DINING
on the ears of Washington with In
creasing intensity as adjournment of
Congress draws near.
Judge Elmer Richie Of the third
federal district of Alaska, was the CEN
ter Of the quarrel. during which he ad-
vised DR.. Clarence True Wilson of the
Methodist board Of morals to drop his
name. Elsewhere. in the Senate.
House. and at the enforcement head
quarters of the treasury, there was ac-
tivity in the way of enforcement or
ders. debate. and bills designed to
change the existing law.
In the days collection Of develop
ments were resolution by Senator
Edge, Republican, Of New Jersey, ask
ing for referendum on modification;
an order by the internal revenue bu-
reau requiring cereal beverage manu-
facturers to post bonds: discussions
In the House as to whether a farmer
likes his toddy," and announcement
by Assistant Secretary Andrews, In
charge of prohibition work, that he Is
going to California to look over things
on the Pacific coast.
Mr.. Andrews at the same time as
serted that most of the Pennsylvania
manufacturers recently charged with
illegal practices in handling alcohol
has been dealt with before Governor
Pinchot Of PENNSYLVANIA told Secretary
Mellon their names.
The Alaskan angle of the general ar
gument was brought about by fight
on the nomination Of Judge Richie
and the Judge came to Washington to
face his accuser. Delegate Sutherland.
Sitting in the committee room on
the senate judiciary committee, OPP
posite Mr.. Sutherland. he said he
would refrain from using ugly words,
but that he considered DR.. Wilson,
whose veracity was challenged We'd
nesday by Representative O'Connor
Of New York, to be not a falsifier but
a retailer of falsehoods. He resent
ed remarks he said DIR. Wilson had
made about enforcement conditions
in the territory, and especially in his
own district.
The committee went to great
lengths in inquiring into the Judges
view on prohibition, the enforcement
of which he said had given him great
trouble. He asserted his belief that
violation of the dry law was not evil
dence of moral turpitude. Someone
read into the record statement
quoting the Judge as having declared
that members of congress violated
the law To this he replied that he
knew of men of high standing who
took a drink whenever they got a
chance. On federal judge, he said,
assigned to try liquor cases, had re-
marked that it was going to be hard
work and inquired as to where he
could get something to wet his
work.
Nevertheless, Judge Richie insist
ed had not .upbraided prohibition en-
enforcement. His own district, he
said, was clean as any rural
American country.
Delegate Sutherland read a letter
from Sherman Duggan, former dis
trict attorney of Alaska, cliticizing
the judge as being out of sympathy
with prohibition and making other
CONTINUED no Page 3-Coi. 81
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Moves in Three
Courts in Effort
To Save Chapman

New York, Mar. 26-(AP)-Simul-
taneous movements in three courts,
one involving resurrection of an old
and musty common law, were plan
ned 'oday as the probable nature of
the last attempt to save Gerald Chap
man. mail robber and condemned
murderer who Is to be hanged In
Connecticut April 6.
The three efforts under col. .1era-
tiion ire the Invocation of an ancient
common law known as "coram
nobisg in the higher courts of Con-
necttcut; an appeal to the United
States court for writ of habeas
corpus and a motion for a new trial,
based on new evidence, in the Con-
necticut court.
Frederick j. Groehl, chief counsel
for Chapman, after a conference of
the defense lawyers today, declared
probably all three. and certainly one
of these efforts, would be launched
Immediately.
The common law, "coram nobis"
procedure is very similar to that for
a new trial, but has the added attrac-
ton of automatically staying the ex-
ecution If a condemned prisoner The
proceeding calls the attention of the
higher court to facts which o--'stcd.
but were overlooked, at the time of
the trial. In this instance, Chap
mans LAWYERS contend he was not in
tn states jurisdiction, but Was a
federal prisoner.
The motions for a new trial ad-
mittedly depends on the findi of
witnesses who, the defense counsel
say, Ran prove their mans innocen- e
ON entirely new grounds. Represent
atives of Chapman's lawyers have
been securing several states for these
witnesses for the past two days, but
without success.
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Granddaughter of
Commodore Preble
dies at Portland

Portland. Me-. Mar. 36.-(AP)-
Alice Preble. widow of William Hem
ry Anderson, and granddaughter Of
Commodore Edward Preble, died
here today, after an illness of only
few days from pneumonia. She
was born in the old Commodore Ed
ward Preble home on the corner Of
Preble and Congress streets, later,
with additions, the Preble House and
now the site of the Chapman Bank
building.
Among her treasured possessions
were gifts which had been presented
to her grandfather in foreign courf.
tries and also number of valuable
tables which were brought back here
by Commodore Preble on the u. 8. s.
Constitution during his service on
that ship. She Is survived by q
daughter.