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The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-03
Treasurer Explains
Tax Legislation
Personal Tax Delinquency Dates
Now Same As For Real Prop
perty, Treasurer Says

OF interest to every Okanogan
county taxpayer Is the legislation
enacted at the recent session of the
state legislature relative to taxes.
Vincent B. White, county treasurer.
has prepared the following sum-
mary of the new tax laws for the
information of taxpayers of the
county.
The delinquency dates" for per-
sonal property tax have been
changed to coincide with those Of
real estate taxes. If the personal
property tax to be paid exceeds
$40 for any one year, then one half
may be paid on or before the 31th
day of May of such year, and the
remaining half on or before the
3Oth day of November However, as
applied to the 1884 tax, the date of
which the three per cent rebate
upon both real and personal tax
may be earned, was extended to
May Is, 1885.
Explains Rebate Law
The three per cent rebate on per-
sonal property also applies to taxes
paid before the law was passed.
Consequently upon presentation Of
personal property tax receipt show
ing full payment of the 1884 tax
before March S.. a rebate will be
granted. In case the first half per-
sonal property tax was paid prior
to March S, the rebate upon the full
tax will be allowed and deducted
from the last half payment If made
before May Is.
The remission of interest law
tcancek the interest on, amy full
year or haf-year payment made on
1892 or prior delinquent years. An
additional rebate of five per cent is
allowed on these years. Such re-
mission of interest and rebate are
good only to November 80, 1885. No
rebate will be given nor any interest
cancelled on the 1888 tax.
Extension of time was granted
taxpayers to make a contract with
the county for paying their deln-
quent real estate taxes in 20 semi
annual installnents.
The county may not prosecute
tax foreclosure proceedings before
May 81, 1886.
The county treasurer's office will
gladly answer any further inquiries
regarding these matters, Mr.. White
said,
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-03
RED CROSS SETS
ANNUAL MEET
NEXT MONDAY
County Chapter Will Hear Mrs.
Williams and County Nurse
At Session
Have 622 Members
All Who Belong To Organization
Are Urged To Attend
Omak Meeting

Duties and Responsibilities of the
Red Cross" will be the topic Of a
talk by Mrs. w. l.. Williams, as one
Of the main events at the meeting
of the Okanogan County Red Cross
chapter next Monday evening, April
8, at the James j. Hill hotel, Omak.
Miss Kathryn Prusack, county
nurse, will give the other main talk
of the evening, telling Of the needs
of the county in regard to Red
Cross service.
Mrs. Williams recently returned
from attending a special school for
Red Gross officers which was held
in Spokane for a week. l.. j. Ker-
rick, chairman of the county chap
ter, stated that Mrs. Williams would
have many interesting and instruc-
tive facts to present to the Red
Cross members.
During the session the members
will elect officers to serve during
the coming year, and all members
are urged to be present. The present
4OAA CclA1 VI tA1O COu1IEy Ia va AAlCAA-
bers and each of these paid up
members is eligible to vote in the
annual election.
Other routine business of the
chapter will be taken care for, var
ious phases of the work covered
during the past year will be discuss
ed and an outline of plans for the
program to be followed during the
coming year will be made.
Present officers of the chapter
are: L. j. Kerrrick, Omak, chair
man; j. E. Bassett, Okanogan, vice
chairman; H. j. Kerr, Okanogan
treasurer, and Mrs. r. p. Hampton,
Omak, secretary. Chairmen Of the
committees are Mrs. w. L. Williams,
Omak, roll call and home hygiene
and care Of the sick; B. A. Cast, life
saving; w. A. Talbert. Oanak, dis
tributiOn Of flour; Mrs. r. F..
Carpenter, Omak, distribution of
clothing; Junior Red Cross, Mrs.
Ella M. Watkins, Omak.
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Editors Note: The following let
tiers will be of much interest to
many readers of the Nespelem TIL
bune. DR.. Walter Johnston was
resident physician at the indian
Agency here for several years and
has host of friends here among
both Indians and whites. He is now
located on a farm at Opportunity.
BY DIR. WALTER JOHNSTON
have read the interesting story
of the Nez Perez War by my good
friend DR.. F. 0. Hudnutt appearing
in the Nespelem Tribune recently
and thought possibly the details of
the final chapter of that heroic re-
sistance by Chief Joseph's band
might be of interest.
When Joseph had shaken off, as
he thought, the last of his enemies
he crossed the Missouri at Cow Is
land and struck north toward Can
ada where he hoped to join with
Sitting Bull where he would be
with his friends and in safety from
danger of the United States army.
A few miles after crossing the
missouri, TIC CdlllpCQ. O1AC VA &AAa
scouts reported to him that wagon
train was also encamped a short
distance away. This was train OF
four wagons, each with four yoke OF
oxen and owned by Cooper-Farmer,
firm hauling for trader in the
Blackfoot country. Without in
forming anyone, Jospeh made a
night visit to the train and advised
them of the danger, that owing to
hardships, danger and general
hatred of the whites by his warriors
he could not restrain them If their
presence was known, as it surely
would be when daylight broke. The
drivers took his advise and left
during the night. In the morning
the train was discovered and short
work was made Of the outfit. An
old Blackfoot Indian told me that
until recently the iron work of the
wagons and bones of the oxen were
to be found scattered over the
prairie.
After leaving camp here the In
dams moved leisurely In north
ward course, White Birds band
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-03
NESPELEM BOYS
INJURED FRIDAY
in CAR WRECK
Five High Shoot Baseball Players
Receive Minor Cuts
And Bruises
Going To Wilbur
DeCamp Car Bumps Buick While
Passing Grader And
Overturns

Five Nespelem high school boys
were injured Friday afternoon when
the car in which they were riding
to Wilbur to play baseball overturn-
ed about fifteen miles this side Of
Wilbur.
Junior DeCamp was driving the
DeCamp car and following closely
behind a Buick car when they met
a road grader and the car ahead
slowed up without warning. DeCamp
got past the grader but was unable
to avoid hitting the other car. The
bumper struck the Buick car.
throwing the DeCamp car off the
road. The car went over the bank
and turned over, landing ON the
top.
The crew from the road grader
helped the boys out of the car, and
the driver of the Buick took the in
jured boys to Wilbur to a doctor.
Although the injuries received by
the boys were not considered SER
ious, Junior DeCamp suffered cuts
on the head and hand, Louis Fried
lander had cut hand, Edward
Beggs was cut on the face and ST
Parmeter suffered back injuries.
Edgar Pendell was bruised on the
hips.
Later in the afternoon the De-
Camp car was righted and pulled
onto the highway with truck and
driven home under its own power.
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Former Resident Describes
Chief Joseph's Last Stand

ahead, and finally crossed the Cam
adian line about the time Joseph
made his fatal stop on Snake Creek
about forty-five miles from Canada.
Believing himself safe from pursuit.
Joseph made camp. The creek, whom
I visited the battlefield about five
years ago, is only q yard wide, and
to the west a level plain, to tho east
few low ridges.
On the morning of Sept. 80, 1877.
there was no thought Of danger. A
great many warriors were out hunt
ing or looking after horses that had
strayed. White Bird and his war
riors were already safe. But out of
nowhere, 1t seemed. Miles cavalry
swept in on the surprised Indians.
They cut the camp in two. The
horses to the west of Snake creek
were lost but the warriors rallied
from the lodges and drove back tho
soldiers who had invaded the camp
and who had killed women and
children as readily as fighting war
riors-the same as they had done
in the Battle of the Big Hole, q
month previous. After a hard fight
the soldiers were driven out of tho
camp and back to where Miles had
stationed himself to the south
around a big hill half a mile from
the Indian encampment.
Then came night. One Is held In
wonder and admiration Of the In
genuity displayed by the placement
Of the rifle pits and general de-
fensive works built during the night
in that hard rocky ground. A great
pit, now over five feet deep after
fifty years gave protection to tho
water supply which was passed
around behind low terrace to all
the warriors and to the women and
children in a blind coulee out Of
range of fire. On a ridge about
twenty feet above the flat where
most of the rifle pits were made was
a large pit, even now nearly five feet
deep, from which Joseph. his broth
er Ollicut and Looking Glass fought
and directed the battle.
A white man who fought for Gen.
Miles said the voice Of Looking
Continued On Page Four
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-03
Dr.. Hudnutt Sees Pitfalls
For ''Self Government" Plan

not know, according to report, how
the bill is going to work. 1t would
seem that a better bill than this
could be drawn up, with certain
changes of existing laws, without
taking away individual land title
now accorded them.
Section / stops all further allot-
ment of tribal lands. It does not
mean that all landless Indians will
get land to live on and it depends
on congress evidently as to how
many can get land to live on. II
sufficient money is not appropria ted
to landless Indians or land they can
occupy (not OWN will be slow, very
slow. Too much, "Mebby &c." all
through this bill.
This is in spite of the fact that
allotees can keep their allotments
probably and leave them to their
children. Yet due to the fact that
they cannot SELF their land there is
an impairment of title. For though
the legal heirs will have the right to
sell the land, that right is modified
by Section which takes from the
secretary of the interior the power
to approve of sales of restricted
lands to white or other persons ex-
cept to the Indion tribe or tribal
corporation, in the territory Of
which the land is located.
If all old Indian and wife, who
have worked and saved and have mo
heirs want 70 sell and live in COM
fort, suppose the tribal corporation
cannot or will not buy it? What
then? Is that freedom?
Section 5 authorizes congress to
make an annual appropriation OF
two million dollars for the purchase
of land for landlesS Indians, but
congress has not as yet appropriated
any money. Another "Mebby So.'
Land in it's raw state is almost
worthless unless fenced, plowed
seeded, stocked with horses, cattle
or sheep. The bill say that in order
to start them, there is authorized q
revolving credit fund of ten million
dollars. Not appropriated yet. An
other "Mebby so.' And if it is not
appropriated, the tribal corporation
makes loans to the individual In.
dian Of the tribe and all Of ths
Continued On Page Three)
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-03
Truck Men Hear
OF New Legislation
Recent State Laws Adopted A
Insistence Of Motor Vehicle
Group, President Explains

Truck owners and others inter-
ested In the industry met at Okan-
ogan Wednesday evening to hear
CHARLES H. Miller, president of the
Motor Vehicle Association of WASH
ington explain the new legislation
affecting truckers, and describe the
battle put up by the association for
the enactment of laws helpful to the
industry.
One of the most important pieces
of legislation passed, enacted chiefly
because of the support given by the
truck men, was the law abolishing
the truck franchise system, Mr.
Miller declared. Under the present
setup, as he explained it, any truck
operator properly licensed may haul
any type of goods anywhere IN the
state he wishes, without first secur-
ing franchise.
Industry Protected
The law protects the trucking in
dustry from monopolistic cOndi-
ton that has arisen during recent
years, threatening to place the en-
tire trucking industry in the hands
of the railroads, he said.
Mr.. Miller also urged that per-
sons not actually engaged in the
trucking business to support the
vehicle association.
The meeting drew representatives
from Omak, Okanogan, Chelan
Manson, Oroville, Pateros, Brewster
Ma1ott and the MethOW valley. The
Okanogan boys band played several
selections at the meeting.
Future meetings of the local truck
association will be held on the first
and third Wednesday Of each month
The first session of the month viii
be devoted to business, while the
second will be of a social nature
Meeting places will be announced
before each meeting.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-03
LUMBERMEN WANT CODE
SUSPENDED TEMPORARILY

PORTLAND, March 20
Members of the West Coast Lum-
bermen,s association went ON record
today in favor of temporary suspen-
sion of the MIRA lumber code.
After gloomy picture Of the in
effectiveness of the code was drawn,
the members decided to make the
suspension recommendation to the
trustees, until the board can obtain
an amendment or revision of the
present code which will be accept
able to the industry and the de-
partment of justice.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-03
Bv Or. F. o. HUDNUTT

During q IS year residence in the
Colville Reserve have never had
q word or any trouble with Indians
or those of mixed blood. I have
said to some Of them In the early
days that II did not think that gov
eminent had at all times treated
them fairly" History, ! think proves
this. Gen Crook, who trailed and
captured the Apache band led by
Gerenomo In Arizona, when at a
reception In Boston, was asked for
= speech, arose and said, For 20
wears I have been fighting Indians.
I never knew them to break a
treaty, and never knew the govern
ment to keep one. That is all have
to say" A rather scathing de-
nunciation of the government
policy.
No doubt there has been a great
Improvement since then, but very
few careful readers of this bill, call
ed the Indian Reorganization act,
(modified Wheeler-Howard bill,)
can see where the Indians will be
benefited.
First: It is a Socialistic scheme
apparently, instead Of giving the In
dian more freedom it lessons it.
They will not have sole ownership
of their lands or allotments as they
now do. According to this bill, full
title to the Land will be in the tribe,
under trust, and the Indian will only
have the right to occupy certain
tracts, subject to REIMBURSEMENT by
reason of bad obligations, which
may be contracted by the governing
council.
second: Tribal Taxation, all OF
which will be in the discretion OF
the Secretary of the Interior. The
council that governs affairs will be
without extensive experience and
are bound to make some, II not
many, mistakes. 1t is new and un-
tried experiment. The old adage OF
make haste slowly" will be thrown
to the winds. No one knows Wheth-
er it can or will be successful.
We judge project largely ny
what success others have attained In
the same line, but in this bill there
is nothing to 60 by. The indian
office In Washington, D. O., does
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-03
Few WORK WILL BE RESUMED
SUPT. MEYER is INFORMED
Indian Work Camps Will Begin
Work As Soon As Men Are
Recruited, Agency Says
Boost Disautel Crew
Will Enlarge Road Unit Soon;
Commissioner Collier Makes
Announcement

Continuation Of Indian emergency
conservation work within the Col
vile and Spokane reservations under
the jurisdiction of the Colville
agency, was assured last week in
a communication to superintendent
Harvey x. Meyer, from the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs.
Work will get under way as
quickly as the recruiting Of men to
fill the quotas of the various camps
can be made. The clerical force will
be continued to take care OF the
various details of the accounting
required.
Mr.. Meyer stated that the crew
working ON the Dtsautel road
would probably soon be increased.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-03
Koontz sawmill Busy
STATE RANGE PROSPECTS
ARE REPORTED GOOD

PULLMAN - Washington range
prospects are good with AMPLE
fees and prospects of considerable
carry-over of hay, according to @.
s. Maddox, extension animal 1ils-
bandman.
Livestock is in good condition.
with loses light. Early lambing Is
nearing completion but there are
fewer twin lambs due to dry summer
and fall last year. Much wool Is be-
ing held by producers with only Q
few sales at six to ten cents less
than last year. This years fleece u
of excellent quality, but demand Il
poor.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-03

City Theatre Friday and Saturday,
with Lee Tracy, Sally Eilers and
Dicky Walter, two and one-half
year old child actor who makes his
debut in this picture. The film has
been enjoying long runs on the
coast.
Sunday and Monday an army OF
1900 extras, as well as hord of
Wild animals appear in the CLAM
orous "Chu Chin Chow the great
Gaumont British musical tale of the
Far East. Manager Mcpherson OF
the Mason City Theatre stated that
this was one of the best British
productions in many years.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-03
EXCAVATION WORK STARTED
ON NEW HOSPITAL GROUNDS
Work Begun Friday On Guest Cot
tage With H. O. Taylor In
Charge
Is $l48, 736 Structure
Bailey Construction Company To
Erect Modern Hospital, Nurses
Quarters, Doctors Houses

Work was started Friday Of last
week on the Agency grounds where
the new $14S,736 hospital win bs
located.
Ground was broken. first for the
guest cottage which Is being built
at the north end of the Agency
campus, with Herbert o. Taylor Of
Seattle, the builder in charge.
Actual work on the hospital
building was begun Monday morn
ing by the j. w. Bailey Construction
company's engineer, with excavation
under way yesterday by Harry Cox.
who has been awarded the sub
contract for that work. The con-
tractors are building their camp on
the Nespelem river, just below the
Grays residence.
The project includes q modern
hospital, two doctors houses and
nurses quarters. The exterior of the
hospital will be of the reinforced
concrete and the houses and nurses
quarters will be Of ordinary con-
struction with masonry walls.
Roofs will be sloplng and will be
covered with asbestos shingles and
clay tile. All the building win be
heated by hot water from high
pressure steam boilers.
Ko0ntz Sawmil Busy
A crew of twelve men were put
on the Knootz sawmill, ten miles
north of Nespelem to get out lumA
Der to fill orders, and it is expected
the crew will be larger soon. Mrs..
Helen Foyle has charge Of the
boarding house.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-03
REvALUE TOWN PROPERTY

G. H. Mclean Of Okanogan spent
four days last week in NeSpelem.
He was revaluing the town lots and
property. It seems there had been
q very unequal valuation placed on
the town properties and this new
appraising will give the town a
much greater valuation.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-04-03
Legion Members
attend Meeting
at Mason City

A delegation of American Legion
members attended the big American
Legion meeting at Mason City last
week. They report wonderful
time. The address given by Mr..
Kerr was especially good.
Those attending from here were
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe OFT, Clarence Rose
and his mother, Mrs. Rose, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Whalen, Alex ArcaSsa,
Miss Louise Goings, VIM. Heron, Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Pursley, r. G.. zwies-
Ter and Hank Galather.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-07

The plasterers toiled with a will. "Gee. I should think they'd get their fill of working" said wee Dotty. "They must think it's lots of fun.
 "They just keep going, very fast; wander how long can they last. "Why, they'll keep working saiu the giant, till their work IS done'
 If everybody did that way, they'd have lot more time TOT nIay. The trouble is, too many peo- ple loaf, instead of work.
 "Now, here's a lesson you can learn. The best and quickest way 10 earn respect from everypooy IS 10 ne'er have time to shirk.
 Just then the Tinies heard shout. "We're coming down, now, tots. Look out. We've finished the old giants house and it looks just like new"
 The plasterer who'd yelled then slid down to the ground. The other did the same thing, and fair Goldy cried, "I'll bet you're glad you're through"
 "Of course" one man snapped, in reply. And then he quickly add
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-07

ed. "I think we have earned a good meal. We're as hungry as can be-"
 The giant smiled and said, "Okay! You'll have meal this very day. The Tinymites can join you. Leave the cooking up to me.
 "While I am busy, you can get the knives and forks and dishes set. In my house is a table biz enough for everyone"
 The Tinies gladly lent a hand. Said Dotty, Gee! this will be grand! When the kind giant brings our meal, we'll all start having fun"
 Then came the giant, with a tray. Brave Scouty loudly cried, "Hur- ray! Just see what he has brought us. A whole porker, sure enough" Then, as the giant set it down. he said, "This pig is cooked up brown. There's lots and lots for all of you, so go ahead and stuff" Copyright, 1885, NEA Service, | Incl
 (The Tinies sec a very strange ] hen in the next stOry).
The Washington times., 1935-06-12
UPTOWN APT. WITH PORCH:

It seems to me that this is
rather a good time to go apart
ment hunting for there are
some very desirable vacancies
today. For instance out on up
per 18th Street there is a most
delightful apartment of two
bedrooms. living room, large en-
trance foyer. kitchen, dinette.
bath and porch. You will be
charmed with the arrangement
of the rooms for a large foyer
divides the living quarters from
the rest of the apartment. To
my way of thinking the porch
is we'll worth the price Of the
rental, which is $50.
DOWNTOWN UNFURN. APT:
Strangers coming into town
and in the quest of permanent
quarters would do we'll to inves-
tigate the attractive two-room,
kitchen and bath apartments
located in this desirable down
town section. When I visited
this building 1 was very much
impressed with the decorations
and general appearance of the
entire building. If you are en-
ployed in the heart of the city,
you can readily walk to work in
five or ten minutes. Rental
asked is $4,000.
1900 BLOCK KENYON:
If lou are looking for a
charming small apartment con-
sisting If three rooms, kitchen,
bath and porch, then your
search should end right here.
This apartment has just been
redecorated and completely rem
OWED throughout and is most
comfortably furnished. 1t is the
type of building you would like
to be in for it is noted for it's
uuietnaSS and high-class ten
ants. The rental is SIS, most
reasonable amount for value
offered.
NEW GUEST HOUSE:
A charming house on Que
Street has been turned into a
guest house that offers much in
the way of comfortable living.
You will like the atmosphere of
culture and dignity and you will
be especially pleased with the
lovely rooms and well-planned
meals. There are several va
cancieS at this time and if you
are in the market for a real