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Milford chronicle., 1939-07-21

TO GET A CHANCE to serve the
public, il helps a lot to tell the pub
lie what you can do to serve them.
That means constant advertising.
Milford chronicle., 1939-07-21

Get busy-shoot the fy. or there
will be a million bye-and- bye!
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-11-17
Report Of Audit Tribal Business
Council Books by Com. Collier

To the Chairman and Members of
the Blackfeet Tribal Business Coun-
Gil, Browning, Montana.
Gentlemen:
On September IS, Mr. Marvin B..
Clark, Special Agent Of the division
of Investigations of the Department
OF the Interior, reported the results
of his audit of the tribal funds of
the Blackfeet Tribe which are I'M
der the control of the Blacl1feet Tri-
bal business Council. The results of
his audit were communicated to
you in person by MIR. John Herrick.
Assistant to the Commissioner of
Indian affairs, at meeting Of the
Tribal Business Council on Septem-
Der 20.
The audit of the Special Agent
disclosed certain facts which spoke
for themselves. list them here:
Cd At the time of the audit, the
Tribal Treasurer was holding, not
receipted for and not deposited,
three checks totaling S408.40, sign
ed by Mr.. Levi J. Burd, member
of the Council and Tribal Judge
On September 9, when the
Special Agent made further inquiry
one check for 500 had been taken
up by Mr.. Burd.
(2) 1t was found that the cash
book-journal was delinquent for the
entire period of January l, 1899, to
July 81, 1899, the last date being the
end of the period covered by the au-
dit. 1t was possible for the Special
Agent to examine the transactions
for the first seven months of 1899
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-11-17

TWO remaining unpaid checks
Mr.. Graves stated further that Mrs.
Williamson, speaking for her hus-
band, expressed the desire to clear
up the unpaid portion of the loan of
tribal funds to him.
These actions by the members of
the Tribal Business Council have
somewhat altered my view of the
case. 1t is evidently the desire of
the members to attempt straighten
matters out and to act properly in
the future. The transfer of the tri-
bal funds to an account at the
Agency is guarantee that receipts
and disbursements will be properly
authenticated and entered. was,
therefore, particularly pleased at
this action, although somewhat dis
turbed by the fact that two men,
bers of the Council, Mr.. William J.
Spanish and Mr.. Brian Connolly vo-
ted aginst this very constructive re-
solution which was introduced by
Mr.. Wright w. Hagerty and second
ed by Mr.. Edward Bigbeaver.
There still remains the matter of
the Sl54.35 shortage. 1t seems to me
that the Chairman of the Tribal
Council and the Tribal Treasurer
are jointly responsible, but that the
Tribal Chairman is responsible in a
greater degree, since according to
the evidence it was he who custom
arily ordered the Tribal Treasurer
to make disbursements. It is nv
suggestion that the Chairman and
Treasurer be called on to make
good any remaining shortage out of
the salaries which they receive
from the Tribe, and that the Coun-
Gil determine the proportionate
share of the shortage which the
Chairman and Treasurer should be
called to make up. 1t is also my
view that the Chairman, if he is to
be permitted to continue in that Of
flee, must be required to furnish
satisfactory bond. It is my furthur
opinion that the Council should
curtal its considerable pay roll, and
that furthur thought should be Civ
en- to the wisdom and propriety of
having a member of the Council
also hold office as Tribal Judge
If these things are done, and in
view of the actions which the Coun-
Gil has taken, it is my present dis
position to hold any furthur legal
action in obeyance. Should similar
evidences of Encouragement of tri-
bal funds occur, however, can pro-
mise you that this office and the
Department of the Interior will do
their utmost to see that justice is
done.
am sending copy of this letter
to each member of the Blackfeet
Tribal Business Cunocn so that he
or she may be personally apprised
of the attitude of the Indian Office
I am also sending copies of this lett
er to the Superintendent of the
Blackfeet Agency with instructions
that he may give this letter such
publicity among members of the
Tribe as he deems justifiable. The
funds which the Council has been
handling are tribal funds and the
members of the Tribe have every
right TO full knowledge of the man.
ner in which their money has been
managed.
Sincerely Yours
John Collier
,poisSiorar-
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-11-17

of assembling check stubs, official
| receipts, and bank deposit slips. The
cash book-journal filed no entries
for that entire period.
(3) The corporate charter of the
Blackfeet Tribe requires that ac-
counts Of all receipts and disburse-
ments shall be kept by the Tribal
Treasurer, that written reports COW
ering such accounts shall be made
to the Tribal Business Council at
regular and special meetings, and
that moneys shall be paid out only
in accordance with the orders and
resolutions Of the Council. The
Special Agent found that these re-
quirements had not been needed
and that rarely had the Council ap-
proved the settlement of bills prior
to payment. The Special Agent
found that it was the practice of the
Chairman of the Council to order
the Tribal Treasurer to make dis
bursements without any action by
the Council.
(4) The Special Agent found that
the regular monthly tribal pay roll
was $685., or $1,000 per year, the
employees with their monthly sal
aries being as follows.
Stuart Hazlett, Chairman of Tribal
Business Council ............... $3.50
Nancy M. Gross, Treasurer of Tri-
bal Business Council .................. ITO
Levi J. Burd, Tribal Judge $50
Sam Bird, Tribal Field Man .15o
L. T. Aubrey, Stockman .......... 125
Marie Mcdonald, Clerk ............ $50
(5) The audit disclosed the fact
that it had become a custom for the
Tribal Business Council to make
personal loans from the tribal funds
and that in several cases loans of
tribal funds had been made by the
Council to its own members. Such
loans to members of the Council
were as follows:
Edward Bigbeaver ................ $4,000
(S2O unpaid at date of audit)
Levi J. Burd ........................ $3.50
(Not approved by board or loan
committee; no payments on date of
audiD
William Buffalo Hide ......... $4,000
mo payments)
In addition to these loans, $1,000
of tribal funds were loaned to Har-
vey Williamson, husband of Mae A.
Williamson, Tribal Council member.
The official records show that $50
was repaid on this loan and official
ly receipted for. Three additional
payments of SIS each were made on
this loan, but no official receipts
were issued.
Tribal funds were used to pay off
a mortgage Of S1,624.45 for Bessie
and John Wren, the latter being a
member of the Tribal Council A
mortgage was taken on the land of
Mrs. Wren who is a white woman.
1t is my understanding that deed
was also taken to be held in escrow.
The tribal loan also pledged tri-
bal funds to guarantee a loan of
S150.75 by the First National Bank
of Browning to William J. Spanish,
Council member
The total of personal loans out of
tribal funds was s5,51095, and at
the date of the audit repaymentS to-
tailed only S330.l2.
Loans, in many cases, were made
most irregularly. Applicants for a
loan would secure the signature of
Council members outside of regu-
lar meeting, then take their applica-
ton to the Chairman of the Council,
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-11-17
PENSIONS HIT S17.93

Old-age pensions to be sent Mon
tana's l2,2l0 needy aged averages
Sl793 this month, slightly above
the October average, the state pub
lie welfare department has an
nounced. Payments to 5,035 needy
dependent children averaged Sll67,
while benefits to 1853 needy blind
averaged S20.73.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-11-17
Message Floats ITO Miles

When floods swept down a usually
dry gully near his home in July,
1888, Robert Genschorczk, II, of Col
orado Springs, Colo, tossed in a
bottle containing a message. Six
months later it was returned from
Holly, Colo, ITO miles away.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-11-17
Dying Race Increasing

Full-blooded aborigines in Austria
liza, believed to be a dying race.
have increased from 49, 376 to 81, 835
in II years, according to a census
recently completed.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-11-17

President Roosevelt changed the
date this year in order that holidays
be spaced more evenly during the
last half of the year. Henceforth,
after the coming THANKSGIVING, the
holiday will be observed on the Sec
ond Thursday of November. =, -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-06
Good Motoring Records

Following close on the heels of that very excellent motor record set up in Connecticut over the Memorial day holl- day comes the report of the local police department on accidents here in May. It is particularly encouraging one in view of the fact that there were no fatalities within the city and the number of crashes showed good decrease over the same period one year ago and two years ago. Any improvement in motoring that proves drivers are more cautious and are en- deavoring to cooperate in the elimination of accidents is worth boasting about. Wa terbury can boast with pride of this show ing.
 We wonder if by any chance the com pulsory automobile inspection law in this State, now more or less up in the air through legislative dickering, can't be held responsible in part for the let-down in the number of accidents not only here but all through the state. We feel sure that such inspections were responsible In part for the good results. And that's one of the main reasons why The Democrat expressed opposition to the elimination of the testing lanes and the compulsory tests. All the inconvenience they produced was crossed off by the results obtained.
 Right now it's hard to tell whether the tests will be given back to the Motor Vehicle Department or whether the pro- posed new system of voluntary tests un- der State Police supervision will replace it. We don't think the change will prove satisfactory in the long run, although 1t is possible that the State Police can, by dint of much constant patrolling, get all cars tested for mechanical efficiency in the course of year. It is pretty con clusively proved, though, that paying at tention to such details pays dividends in fewer accidents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-06

mention the express route across the state, not much should be said, for it is obvious. The method of financing con struction is the perplexing question. But Connecticut seems ready to accept the toll-road theory, so why not do so on a large scale. All of these projects might well be put on basis of paying for them selves.
 So long as proper supervision can be maintained and correct procedure for the state does not stand to suffer eco ironically. In this one respect we can take some pride in the fact that the bur den of building and supporting these bridges and highways won't fall indis- criminately, but will be borne by those who get the benefit therefrom
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-06
Major Road Improvements ts

, It is too bad that so many important ,pieceS of legislation remain until the last days of the session to be discussed and voted upon. Certainly it will be remark able if proper authorization is granted for the construction of the long demanded and much-needed bridges at Hartford and New London. And added to these two projects must necessarily be coupled the extension of the Merritt Parkway. Although the latter is not yet completed we no longer speak about when 'it will be finished but when it will be extended all the way across the state.
 As to the benefits from another high way span linking Hartford and East Hartford, certainly the residents of these two communities are the best judges as to its necessity. And their demands for another bridge besides the Bulkeley Memorial have been long and lusty. Other than that the flood waters of Sep teznber, 1888, forced this structure to be closed and made an extremely round about route necessary for those who only wanted to travel the few miles from Hart ford to East Hartford and environs.
 The same state of affairs might be said to exist in New London, save that here second bridge Is not desired but an entirely new one replacing the present one which usually heavy traffic along shore routes has made Inadequate. Of <he nced Of these two bridges, not to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-06
The Fair As Big Business

It may be too early, but so far as we can see the World Fair down on the Flushing meadows hasn't affected Con- necticut very much. Perhaps the effect of this colossal exhibition will never be felt as far away as the Naugatuck Valley, but great things were promised and eX- pected of the Fair and if they don't come true it will be just one more jolt to a trusting and confiding nation. There are no doubt explanations.
 One might be that the Fair, as yet, has not started working on all sixteen cylln- ders. All of it's exhibits and amusementS and what-not are not in operation. There are still sections which aren't getting patronage, because of failure to complete buildings, etc. And then again 1t has been rumored that attendance figures are not what they might be, although with all the fine weather in the latter part of May there is no reason for lack of attendance due to poor conditions. We read not so long ago that New York hotelmen and resauranteurS are not exactly beaming They, too, failed to find the opening of the Fair acting as a boomerang to their businesses. All of which is too bad We'd like to see the Fair produce business acceleration. We could use it here in this state. Perhaps if there was less emphasis placed on nudity and certain types of risque exhibitions, there would be a thawing in public opinion which in turn would result in more off to-the-fair" movements.
 And then again people may be waiting for conditions in general to turn the cor ner. An object lesson could be taught to Legislative bodies by the fair corporation by wholesale tendency to eliminate taxes and excess levies, all of which are burdening us today to the point of suf- location. We are nation sadly suffering from over-taxation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-06
A Thought for Today
Hague Not The Law

Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City received a reminder yesterday that public office still remains public trust and that election to the position of chief executive of large city does not necessarily con- fer dictatorial powers on any man. The United States Supreme Court ruled that constitutional guarantees of free speech had been violated in Jersey City by Mayor Hague and other officials when they pre- vented mass meetings of CIO groups last summer.
 This is not so much victory for any one group as it is for the nation at large. Anyone can see how dangerous it would be if the Hague custom spread through out the land and other town and city off cials decided to ban public meetings of various organizations simply because they did not sympathize with their purposes. The Constitution is pretty clear on the point of free speech and certainly no American wants to see it abused.
 Mayor Hague, of course, wasn't trying to Haunt the Constitution. He was merely seeking to curb what he probably believed were un-American activities under thin disguise. Admittedly under the guise of free speech and free press we Americans are forced to listen and read more than we would if we had rigid cen- SorShip of the same. But Americans are pretty good about this sort of thing. They manage to separate the wheat from the 0haff The danger lies not so much allow ing lot of wild talk to be spread under the name of free speech, but in trying to curb it by unconstitutional means.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-06

Once again Massachusetts takes step almost diametrically opposed to that in this state. There's lot of enthusiasm for state lottery in the Bay State, because officials think it would help to cut down deficits and make balanced budgets possl- ble. And the same idea was expressed with regard to pari-mutuel betting some weeks back by Mayor Tobin of Boston. He spoke highly of the scheme, simply because Boston gets good-sized tax payment from the presence of the Sui folk Downs race track within it's limits. All of which is interesting in view Of the harsh words spoken about legalized race betting and lotteries by our legislators and private citizens, who want no part Of either. And finances are causing more than one public official plenty Of worry these days, simply because income won't cover expenses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-06

agreements with the resolution, while Governor Hoey of North Carolina said that he had not been consulted regarding the vote, but refused to commit himself.
 Wage-Hour officials are particu- larly irked with vivacious Chip Robert, who failed to carry out his pledge to give Andrews a hearing. Robert, on the other hand, says that since the south east governors came out originally for the Wage-Hour Act, they now should be entitled to criticize it, and that it is hurting the people it is supposed to help.
 CHILEAN DIPLOMACY
 Chile has sent a true Democrat to Washington.
 Albert Cabero, new Chilean am- basSador, presented his credentials to Roosevelt the other day, with the usual top-hat ceremony. Then he returned to the embassy, es- corted by Chief of Protocol George Summerlin, and the Chileans had private highball party.
 While this was going on, the doorbell rang. The uniformed buffers were busy. The bell rang again. Then Ambassador Cabcro did what no ambassador has ever done in Washington before.
 Still wearing his cutaway and striped trousers, he scurried out into the hall, opened the door himself, and took the evening pa- per from the hands of the de- livery boy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-06

Creation of a City Plan Commission, under the proposed city charter changes would be a worthwhile endeavor The same can't be said for every provision Tn this wholesale revision of the charter, but here's one instance where the city stands to profit over long period of years. We have long needed the services ot some commission or board to plan the clty's future expansion along lines that are Tn keeping with the latest thought not merely in the physical outlines of the town but in other respects, such as gov ernment. This group could find plenty of work locally.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-06
COvERED-BRIDGE COMEBACK
Christian Science Monitor)
New things are important To progress, I'm old; But you take the new, things, And I'll take the old.


 But you take the new, things,
 And I'll take the old.
 Do vanishing covered bridges re- fuse to vanish? There's a faint hope 'tis true.
 Up in New Hampshire where such bridges are as much a part of the landscape as the streams they arch -or as Monadnock and Franconia Notch-the State Highway Depart ment has built a new one over the Contoocook River in the towns of Hancock and Greenfield. It is real one, too, wooden truss, 88 feet long, and wooden roof. A bridge of this type was carried away by spring flood of petitions for it's replacement resulted in a duplicate.
 Such news is in happy contrast to the stream of headlines of Covered Bridges Passing"
 In Vermont some are giving way to more modern structures, but others are being repaired and there are still more than a hundred re- maining in the Green Mountain State, with more in Pennsylvania, g few in New York, some in Maine and Connecticut, and even one, at least, in California, with no snow they say-from which to cover the roadway. There may also be others surviving elsewhere.
 Fortunately, many more such
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-06
UNDER THE DOME

UNDER THE DOME
 Japan's military attache in the United States, Colonel Masafumi Yamatuti, was trained in the U. s. command and general staff school at Leavenworth. He was a top ranking student Bra gillian embassy officials estimate that four to fivet housand in- quiries have been received in the past three months from U. s. citi- zens who want to emigrate to new press gallery, exclusively for radio news gatherers Most crowded area during the recent White House press reception was the entrance hall, where beer was served Hard-working Justice Black plans to do little resting during his four-month summer va cation. He will spend most of it in Washington studying cases to be considered by the supreme court when it reconvenes =. Internal Revenue Commissioner Guy Hell vering has been ordered to a nearby Maryland sanitarium by his physicians in an effort to cure persistent case of arthritis in his legs, attributed to overwork. Helvering plans to take an exten- sivet rip later in the summer and if not fully recovered when he returns will resign.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-06
Current Comment

If I leave this chamber it will not be because of trickery. It will be be- cause you carry out my dead body. Arthur F. Sweeney, Oklahoma legislator, leader of one-man crusade to force utilities to pay cost of annual rate hearings.
 
 In the U. S., race cooperation must replace race haired. Glass di- vision must be abolished. Representative Edith Nourse Rog- CTS (Rs Mass) speaking to D. A. R.
 There is better than Q b0-B0 chance that war will come in three months.
 -Col. Prank Knox. chicago news paper publisher,
 God bless America and the free dom it insures for generation Co como. .--Isnace PadcFcwski. famous pianist and former president cf Poland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-06
Views of The Press

bridges survive in memory, if not in reality, bridging the present to an historic and happy pioneer past when life was mot agitation and speed" Remembrance of their shell ter in winter and cool shade above tapping water in summer will finger longer than the wooden trusses which sometimes lasted century, Why were they covered? To pro- tect the timbers, they say, but any country boy who played in one can think of many more enduring req sons. And so can a contemporary poet:
 Only the country folks, whose
 careless tread
 Endears a dusty road, can ever
 know
 The peaceful, clattering joy of
 rude blanks spread
 Above the drowsy creek that
 gleams below.
 Hail to the comeback of one cov- cred bridge!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-06
Selected Poem
CHEERUP. CHEEREE

'erley A. Gilmore in the New Haven Journal
 Courier) Little birdie up in the tree, Warbling your notes so joyously, With breast o'erbrimning with melody. Are you singing for me?
 "Cheerup cheeree
 Cheeup, cheeree- I'm singing for thee I'm singing for thee"
 Little birdie up in the tree, Looking down so loftily From your little perch. your life so free. Are you singing for me?
 "Cheerup, cheeree,
 Cheerup, cheeree- I'm singing for thee, I'm singing for thee" Little birdie up in the tree. Fitting about so busily. Thinking of fiedglings yet to be, Are you singing for me?
 "Cheerup, cheeree,
 Cheerup, cheeree- I'm singing for thee, I'm singing for thee."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-06
Questions
 and Answers
Ry FREDERlCK m. kERBY

Enclose a tRree-cent saamn for reply when addressing any ques. ton of fact or information Go the. Waterbury Democrats Service Bu- reau ct Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nOe can extended research be un- dertaken. Be sure an man Is ad- dressed Co the WATERBURY, DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU- REAU, 1O12 Thirteenth Street, Washington. D. c.
 THE EDITOR @. Is there an association of taxi-l cab owners?
 A. Yes; the National Association of Taxicab Owners, 500 N. Dearborn street, Chicago, Illinois.
 @. Define the term aply" used in textile work.
 A. As applied to yarns, the "piy" is the number of strands of single yarns twisted together to form q cord. The term "ply" is also applied to the number of layers of fabrics, as in mems collars.
 o. Is it correct to say: "Will you loan me your lawnmower?"
 A. The late Frank H. Vizetelly in ''How to Use English" makes this observation concerning the use of loan and lend as verbs: The use of