Oglala Sioux Itinerary - Leaving New Haven Sat. afternoon - Sept. 23, 1950.

Lv. New Haven 1:50 p.m. (daylight)
Arr. New York 3:20 p.m. (daylight)

The most convenient flight to get you at Omaha in time to get train to Chadron, and with no wait in Chicago (and therefore giving you more time in N.Y., which you would prefer) would be to leave from NEWARK airport on United's Flight #641, which goes directly to Omaha.

SATURDAY

Lv. Newark airport ---4:50 p.m. standard time
arr. Omaha 10:15 p.m.

SUNDAY

lv. Omaha 11:30 p.m.
arr. Chadron 1:50 p.m. (this is a Pullman train)

FELIX S. COHEN

SUITE 607—OTIS BUILDING
810 18TH STREET, N. W.
WASHINGTON 6, D. C.

LAW OFFICES

STERLING 2155

September 25, 1950

Mr. Felix S. Cohen
c/o Mr. Harry Conroy
Chairman
Oglala Sioux Tribal Council
Pine Ridge, South Dakota

Dear Mr. Cohen,

Here is enclosed a letter from Amos Lamson which seems to be urgent enough. I looked all over the office for the Omaha file - couldn't find it - so you must have taken it with you. At least I hope you have. The report to which Mr. Lamson refers, I believe, is the thick document which came to the office this Summer, and must also be in the Omaha file.

Mr. Celler introduced a bill on Friday, Sept. 22 - H.R. 9736 - "to provide for the pooling of unused immigration quotas". So far I haven't been able to get a copy, but Lucy who is on her way up to the Hill, said she would mail you a copy from there today, so you will probably get it when you get this letter - I can, like I did for the Senate bill (S.3950) send copies to Father Gibbons and Mr. Liskofsky.

Also enclosed is a letter from Senator Murray re the Blackfeet Superintendency. I made about four copies, and if you should want to send a copy (or the original) to Pambrun, I attached an envelope...

I located the stencils for the Table of Contents and Footnotes, and sent them off to Mrs. Mansfield today, special delivery...

Your cousin, Monroe Goldstein, called from California - Lucy answered the phone, and told him where you could be reached, Lucy didn't think it was urgent...

Congress adjourned on Saturday until November 27.....

I hope you had a good trip and that you got all the trains, planes, and other modes of conveyances.

All the best.

September 25, 1950

Dear Mr. Cohen,

All the best.

Pearl Ann

September 26, 1950

Dear Mr. Cohen,

Thanks very much for your letter which came this morning....I think I've
solved the problem of itineraries from this point on - am negotiating
with some of my TWA friends to give me one of their maps - which has
different-colored lines on it, showing which airline goes where - so at
a glance I should be able to get the thing straight.

I typed out the Liskofsky letter and it, as well as the carbons have gone
out. I proof-read with Ruth, and Arthur looked it over, so it should be
o.k. Enclosed herewith is a copy.

Am enclosing a letter received from Bennett - as you certainly won't have
time to see him before your class on Friday, perhaps you can get in touch
with him afterwards - I haven't written him, because you might have other
plans for after your class. So (as in so many cases) I put the burden on
you, as to what you want to do re the appointment.

George Pambrun called this morning - In answer to his "Where can Mr. Cohen be reached" - I told him Pine Ridge, care of Harry Conroy.

The material you want (Bruce and Lamson letters) must be in the Omaha file.
It is not in the NCAI file - I don't have any unfiled materials and I looked
through the heap on your desk.

Everyone is well here - Lucy and I are going to the theatre tomorrow night (if we can get tickets).

Incidentally, the conference (about which Clinton called you on Friday) is
scheduled for Sunday morning. I am enclosing copy of my letter to Clinton
confirming arrangements. This letter contains everything that I know about
the conference. Incidentally, Ted will be here on Sunday. He changed his
plans.

All the best.

Sincerely,

September 25, 1950

Mr. Stanford Clinton
Pritzker, Pritzker & Clinton
134 North LaSalle Street
Chicago 2, Illinois

Dear Mr. Clinton,

Here is what happened after I spoke with you on the phone this
afternoon.

1. Your reservation at the Statler is confirmed, and they will hold your room until 11:00 p.m. Saturday night. I told them that in the event you wouldn't be able to come in by that time you would wire them.

2. The Washington attorneys have been informed about time and place of the meeting: 10:30 a.m. Sunday, October 1, in the Riegelman offices. These attorneys are Major Ralph Case (Sioux) and Mr. David Cobb (Omahas).

3. Mr. Haas will be out of town on the day of the meeting, but Mr. Rochmes will be in attendance.

4. I called Senator Thomas' (Oklahoma) office, and they informed me that Mr. Luther Bohanon is expected to be in Washington on Friday morning, going immediately to the Senator's office. I left a message for him in regard to the Sunday meeting. I didn't think it necessary to contact Mr. Bohanon in Oklahoma City, but in case you should want to do that, his address is Apco Tower, No. 1405, Oklahoma City. I was told that Mr. Bohanon would be staying at the Statler.

I think that about does it. If I've left out anything, please don't hesitate to call.

FELIX S. COHEN

LAW OFFICES

STERLING 2155

September 26, 1950

Dear Mr. Cohen,

All the best.

May 28, 1951

The Shirley Savoy Hotel
17th & Broadway
Denver, Colorado

Gentlemen:

I should like to reserve a single room with bath (preferably
shower) for the evening of Monday, June 4. If possible, I
should like to have a room on one of the higher floors and
away from traffic. I will be arriving in Denver at 11:53 p.m.
on Frontier Airlines flight #114, from Albuquerque, so it will
be after midnight when I reach the hotel. I want to be cer-
tain that I have a reservation on my arrival, and I would
appreciate your confirming this reservation by return mail
to me, at the following address:

c/o Royal D. Marks, Esq.
Marks & Marks
Title & Trust Building
Phoenix, Arizona

New York to
ITINERARY - October trip to Southwest, Los Angeles & Return

Sat. Lv. New York
Oct. 28 11:59 p.m.
Arr. L.A.
7:55 a.m. (Sun.) AAL Flight #3

In L.A. Sunday morning: Uncle Sam - Californian Hotel
M. Goldstein - Bradshaw 2-3904; Hoge - OLYmpia 2709

Sun. Lv. L.A.
Oct. 29 1:30 p.m.
Arr. Yuma
6:25 p.m. Southern Pacific "Golden State Ltd" - Seat #10,
Car 19, Train No. 4

or: [3:45 p.m. 7:10 p.m.] Western Air Lines

Reservation at San Carlos Hotel - Yuma. Call from Johnson, Quechan Chairman

Mon. Quechan Meeting - Monday morning - 9:00 a.m.

Oct. 30 Lv. Yuma
4:35 p.m.
Arr. Phoenix
8:15 p.m. Southern Pac - no reservation req'd.

or: [7:35 p.m. 10:30 p.m.] " "

Reservation at Hotel Adams, Phoenix; Call Marks, Woehlke

Tues.
Oct. 31

Lv. Phoenix
5:15 p.m.
8:00 8:35
Arr. Winslow
6:15 p.m.
9:35 a.m. TWA Flight 140

Wed.
Nov. 1 Lv. Winslow
9:45 p.m.
Arr. Albuquerque
11:10 p.m. TWA, Flight #140

Reservation at El Fidel Hotel; All Pueblo Council

Thurs.
Nov. 2 Lv. AB
7:35 p.m.
Arr. N.Y.
11:45 a.m. LaGuardia, TWA, Flight #140

or: Lv. AB
7:35 p.m.
Arr. Chi - 4:05

Lv. Chi.
7:20
Arr. N.Y.
11:10 a.m.

or: Lv. AB
7:35 p.m.
Arr. K.C.
1:30 a.m.

Lv. K.C.
2:10
Arr. N.Y.
7:15 a.m.

Phoenix to Albuquerque, via TWA: Lv. Phoenix
12:45 noon
8:45 p.m.
Arr. AB
2:15 p.m.
11:10 p.m.

WESTERN
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W. P. MARSHALL, PRESIDENT

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Phoenix, Arizona

10:15 a.m., October 30, 1950

On authority of Pueblos Francisco Tenorio Governor San Domingo wired today advising All Pueblo council meeting impossible November 2 and suggests 4th. Not an official meeting unless at Santo Domingo. Requests your advice. Shing wrote Ted Hopi chairman thinks it necessary Ted accompany you. Ted replying letter received too late to come

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18. Finally, there is one more intangible factor which I think has some bearing on the Federal question in this case. When the land on which this courthouse stands was taken from the defendant Bill Lawrence and his folks, they were paid for it. They were paid just under 2 cents. Two cents and two promises. They were promised that their children would be educated, and they were promised that their people would be protected by the Constitution of the U.S. And here is 19 year old Bill Lawrence, who can't read or write, pleading for the fulfillment of at least the second of these promises, the promise that he would enjoy the constitutional rights that he and his folks bought and paid for with the soil of Northern Idaho.

### D. FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY

19. I wish I had time to discuss the Federal contribution to the tragedy of this case, the long story of government promises broken for so many years, and being broken today:

> the promise that these boys would have the help of an agent when they were in trouble; the help of a U.S. Attorney when they were in court; and the protection of the law-enforcement agencies of the U.S. against bootleggers; the bootleggers who unlawfully sold these boys the firewater that got them into this court, the firewater that washed away the veneer of white man's civilization from their befuddled minds.

> I would say that the real responsibility for the tragedy of this case rests not with the trial judge, not with the prosecuting attorney, but with the Federal Government.

### E. CONCLUDING QUESTIONS

20. Perhaps these Federal angles are of little weight in a state court. But there are three questions that must be of deep concern to this court. I hope that the dstgd. A.G. of Idaho will answer them in the course of his argument.

First: Under the U.S. Supreme Court decisions which hold that the constitutional right to counsel can be waived only if the waiver is intelligent, what sort of knowledge and understanding is required to meet the constitutional test of intelligence?

Second: Whatever the constitutional test of intelligence may be, if we apply it to the three days that elapsed from the time these boys left home to buy baby clothes to the hour when they were sentenced to the penitentiary, was there any single thing that any one of them did during that time that was intelligent?

And finally, What public interest of the State of Idaho will be injured or endangered if these boys are sent back to stand trial in an Idaho court with benefit of Idaho counsel?

October 2, 1950

Monroe Goldstein, Esq.
2101 North Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills, California

Dear Monroe,

Your letter addressed to me at the Pine Ridge Agency in South Dakota reached there on Friday, the day after I left, and has been forwarded to my office here in Washington. I can very well understand your concern about the "Red Channels" attack, and I think I share your feelings 100%. I can think of many things that might be done at this point, such as securing an apology from the publishers by showing them that we have a valid libel suit, or securing helpful statements from Congressional or other sources. It so happens that because of work that I have done in the exposing of various forms of totalitarian propaganda the House Committee on Un-American Affairs has come to me, on occasion, for advice on some legal and research problems. I have been glad to give such advice because I think generally it is more useful to help other people to get at the true facts than it is to denounce them for their mistakes. I think it quite possible, therefore, that I could get some cooperation from the House Un-American Affairs Committee in correcting any erroneous statements that it may have issued with respect to Mr. R.

If Mr. R. should want my legal assistance in this matter I would be glad to canvass the various possibilities and make definite recommendations as to procedure. But it is my experience, and perhaps yours, that legal advice that is given to a client who has neither asked for it nor paid for it is generally valued at about what it cost. Except for the time that I am devoting to public causes and to my teaching at Yale Law School and at City College my working days are crowded with the work of clients who value my time more highly than I do. If Mr. R. wants my legal help on this matter I will defer to your judgment as to the amount of an appropriate retainer. I would also defer to your judgment as to when a conference between the three of us should be held. My inclination would be to arrange such a conference in the reasonably near future, but not before I had made some preliminary checks as to the various possibilities of redress.

October 24, 1950

Mr. Fulton W. Hoge
Williamson, Hoge & Curry
417 South Hill Street
Los Angeles 13, California

Dear Mr. Hoge,

I am planning to fly in to Los Angeles Sunday morning, and expect to spend the forenoon visiting with some relatives. In view of the suggestion made in your note of October 19, I have reserved a coach seat on the 1:30 p.m. "Golden State Limited" (Southern Pacific) train leaving Los Angeles, and arriving at Yuma at 6:25 p.m. You know the accommodation on that train better than I do, and if it would be easier for us to talk in a chair car or club car I suggest that you make any substitute arrangements that seem appropriate, and I will cancel my coach seat reservation.

In any event, I will call you at Olympia 2709 on Sunday morning.

I have a note from the Chairman of the Quechan Tribal Council, the governing body of the Yuma Reservation, advising that he has scheduled a council meeting for us at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, October 30, and that he expects to meet with us on the evening of October 29. I have written to the San Carlos Hotel for a single room, and an advising Mr. Johnson that he can reach me there Sunday evening and that he can reach you through me.

OCT 23 1950

LAW OFFICES OF
WILLIAMSON, HOGE & CURRY

417 SOUTH HILL STREET
LOS ANGELES 13, CALIFORNIA

FREDERICK W. WILLIAMSON 1897-1942
FULTON W. HOGE
GENE O. CURRY
STANLEY SEVILLA
EUGENE L. WYMAN

TELEPHONE
MUTUAL 8201

October 19, 1950

Felix S. Cohen, Esq.,
Suite 607, Otis Building,
810 18th Street, N.W.,
Washington 6, D.C.

re: <u>Indian Claims - Yuma Tribe</u>

Dear Mr. Cohen:

Your letter of October 17, 1950 with enclosure was
received.

I think we could probably talk better if we go down
by train or drive (another reason is that my wife doesn't like
the idea of my flying).

Give me a ring when you get into town, and I shall be
glad to pick you up. If you are flying in on Sunday morning,
take the bus or a cab to Hollywood, and then call me at
OLympia 2709.

I am looking forward to seeing you, and to what will
doubtless be an interesting experience, having never before
been to an Indian Reservation.

FWH.TM

cc: Mr. George W. C. McCarter

cc: Felix S. Colón

LAW OFFICES
MARKS & MARKS

TELEPHONE 4-2114
TITLE & TRUST BUILDING
PHOENIX, ARIZONA

BARNETT E. MARKS
HAROLD A. MARKS (1904-1936)
ROYAL D. MARKS

October 4, 1950

Mr. Thomas A. Segundo
Chairman, Papago Tribal Council
Sells, Arizona

Dear Tom:

I just received from the Secretary of State a list
of the candidates for State Senator and the House of Repre-
sentatives for Pima and Pinal Counties. You will note that
he has first listed the Democratic names, and the ones nomi-
nated by that Party are the ones with the numbers after their
names showing the District in which they are nominated. Those,
of course, will be the only ones you will want to write to.
Then he has listed the Republican candidates to whom you will
also wish to write. I trust this will serve your purpose.

I was quite disturbed to read in last Tuesday morn-
ing's paper that a statement was accredited to you, made at
the Democratic State Meeting held Monday, September 25th,
that the "Papago's would vote a straight Democratic ticket".
I am quite sure that you did not make such a statement, and
if you didn't, I think you should have the paper retract it.
However, if you did, Tom, I think you should consider that
the Republicans have a strong plank in their platform for the
benefit of the Indian citizens and you will not find any re-
ference to the Indians on the Democratic platform. I do not
like to mix politics with business, but I am primarily inter-
ested in the welfare of the Indians in Arizona, and I think
you will agree that if we have some representatives elected
to the Legislature who are friendly toward the Indians and
if we have a Governor elected who is thinking about the wel-
fare of the Indians, then we can expect a lot more than we
can from someone who has tried every way possible to cut down
Indian benefits, especially under the Social Security Act.

You, of course, realize that Barry Goldwater is Cam-
paign Manager for Howard Pyle. Certainly, there is no greater
friend of the Indian than Barry Goldwater. I just merely want
you to reflect on this, Tom, for I am trying to do everything
possible for the Indians regardless of political affiliation
or otherwise. I have fought for this plank in the Republican

Mr. Thomas A. Segundo

-2-

October 4, 1950.

platform, as did Barry Goldwater, but it makes quite a mockery
and it puts me in a peculiar light with the Republican Party
when our good Indian friends come out and state that the In-
dians will vote a straight Democratic ticket. I don't think
anyone should vote a straight ticket, either Republican or
Democratic, and I feel that it is an insult to a man's intelli-
gence to ask him to vote a straight ticket. I know you will
take this in the right light, for as I stated above, my only
purpose is to further the welfare of the Indians.

After you were in my office, I wrote to Professor Dobyns in Tucson and he wrote me a nice letter, and I hope to visit with him the afternoon of October 20th. I know you will be busy about that time preparing for your rodeo, but I will be in Tucson that day, and if you should happen to be in town and want to go with me, contact me or leave word where I can get in touch with you with Dr. E. R. Munson in Tucson, or with R. L. Dillenbeck of the Hatley Oil Company in Tucson.

With kindest regards,

RDM:rg

Encl.

OCT 23 1950

UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

Phoenix Area Office
P. O. Box 7007
Phoenix, Arizona

Air Mail

October 19, 1950

Felix S. Cohen
Suite 607 - Otis Building
810 18th Street N. W.
Washington 6, D. C.

Dear Felix:

I hope you have let the Yumas know that you will be with them on October 30 instead of October 23. Mr. Nelson, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Gelvin and I were over at Yuma and talked to the council and a good many members last night concerning the transfer of the Yuma Sub-agency from the Phoenix Area to the California Area on November 1. Of course the claims question came up. They informed me that you had more information than they themselves possess. I pointed out to them that what you wanted now was not additional information, but evidence to support the claim; evidence that could be presented in court. I think they got the point.

The Yumas, some months ago, requested a loan of $67,000 with which to put several hundred acres of their land into shape by reclearing and leveling it. I pointed out to them that the government was doing leveling and seeding to alfalfa on the Colorado River reservation on a large scale for the Navajo and Hopi, with similar subjugation work carried on at the Pima reservation. I felt that they should not obligate the land with an impossible burden that the individual would have to repay when last year the process of leveling and seeding was done with funds which became a lien against the land but were not collectible while the land remained in Indian ownership. I suggest that they ask for an appropriation of $100,000 to begin with, with a total of possibly $300,000 on the same terms as those granted other reservations.

The Yumas are nice people and they certainly have had a raw deal during the last sixty years. I sincerely hope that you can help them with their claims work and I hope that you will also encourage them to go after the kind of an appropriation I mentioned in the last paragraph.

WESTERN
UNION

W. P. MARSHALL, PRESIDENT

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October 5, 1950

Mr. Abel Paisano
Chairman, All-Pueblo Council
Pueblo of Laguna
Casa Blanca, New Mexico

Dear Abel,

I have your letter of October 2 from which I infer that you have not yet set a definite date for the All-Pueblo Council meeting at which I am to make my report. If it would not be putting you to any extra trouble I would like you to postpone fixing a date for a few more days. I might want to postpone my trip for a week. Would Thursday, November 2, be just as convenient a day for you and the other Governors?

Please let me know what progress has been made in circulating our questionnaire to candidates. Do you have your franchise information committee set up yet? And how far has it progressed in preparing and sending out the questionnaires or in receiving and analyzing answers? I think that my own visit would be most useful if it came at a time when the information we need has been collected, and I could then sit down and help the committee members prepare their final report. From this standpoint, November 2 might be a better date than October 26. Please write me or, better still, wire, as to any preference you may have between these two possible dates, so that I can give you definite word about my travel plans within the next few days.

The place of meeting is something on which you have much better information and judgment than I have. Either place will be entirely agreeable to me. I would have to leave Albuquerque at 8:00 o'clock on Thursday evening in order to meet my classes in New York on time on Friday. But I imagine that any meeting we held, whether in Albuquerque or at Santo Domingo would break up in time for me to make my 8:00 p.m. plane.

You ask if I have any further suggestions on the Laguna Charter. The only suggestion I really have to make is that the Indians ought to speed up their decision as much as possible. We seem to be blocked on our oil negotiations, for the time being, because we do not have a Charter. I hope that the whole problem will be thrashed out thoroughly in the near future, and if there are some questions that they want me to answer I could probably meet with some of the Laguna delegates before the All-Pueblo Council meeting and help thrash out any unsolved problems. Sometime next week I hope to get to preparing the report on my work for the All-Pueblo Council.

With all good wishes,

OCT 5 1950

ALL PUEBLO COUNCIL

REPRESENTING 19 PUEBLOS OF OVER 16,000 INDIANS IN NEW MEXICO

ABEL PAISANO, Chairman

Committee on Lands
David Dozier, Chairman

Committee on Irrigation
Manuel Gonzalez, Chairman

JOHN RAINER, Secretary

Committee on Education
Northern District
Joe Tafoya, Chairman

Committee on Education
Southern District
Joe Abeita, Chairman

Pueblo of Laguna
Casa Blanca, New Mexico.
October 2, 1950

Mr. Felix S. Cohen, Attorney
Washington, D. C.

Dear Felix:

Your suggestion of October 26th, is alright and now as to
the place of meeting would like for me to call it at Santo Dom-
ingo or at Albuquerque either one of the places will be alright
I ask this since transportation is not so easy to Santo Domingo
we can ask the Indian Baptist Center they have a very nice hall
near the Indian School.

As to your trip to Hopi I can write you a little later and
see if I can't make the trip with you this time.

Commissioner Myer is to be here to confere with the pueblos
Oct 5th Thursday and we are meeting in Albuquerque. I have
arranged to have him meet individual pueblos so that he can hear
each one's problem which could not be done if met as All-Pueblo
Council meeting. Will let you know the results of the meetings.

The Laguna is going to meet on Charter discussion have
you any further suggestions to make I will be at this meeting.

With lots of regards,

Abel Puisano, Chairman

MEETING PLACE OF THE SOUTHWEST

HOTEL ADAMS

PHOENIX, ARIZONA

OCT 23 1950

EXECUTIVE OFFICE

October 19, 1950

Felix S. Cohen
Suite 607, 810 18th Street, N. W.
Washington 6, D. C.

Dear Mr. Cohen:

We are confirming your reservation request for
a single room with shower for Monday, October
30th.

The rate is $8.00 per day.

Thank you for your letter. We are looking for-
ward to the pleasure of having you with us, and
we shall endeavor to see that you are comfort-
ably situated.

JJK:ml

FELIX S. COHEN

SUITE 607, 810 18TH ST., N. W.
WASHINGTON 6, D. C.

LAW OFFICES

STERLING 2155

October 17, 1950

Mr. Walter V. Woehlke
Area Director, Phoenix Area Office
P.O. Box 7007
Phoenix, Arizona

Dear Walter,

I am planning to be at the Yuma Reservation on Monday, October 30, and expect to get to Phoenix that evening at 8:15 p.m. or thereabouts, on the train that leaves Yuma at 4:35 p.m. Since you are going to be pretty busy most of Tuesday, October 31, with Commissioner Myer, perhaps you and I could get together for a chat on Monday evening. If that is not convenient I will ask you to let me know when, on Tuesday, October 31, you are not too busy to see me. I will let you know my whereabouts on that day, and whenever a break comes in your round of conferences, you can give me a ring and I will be over at your office.

I am thinking of going up to Winslow and the Hopi country, taking the TWA plane that leaves Phoenix at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, October 31, and arrives at Winslow an hour later. This, however, is contingent on what I hear from the Hopi. Unless they are really anxious to see me I shall probably spend Tuesday evening and Wednesday at Phoenix, San Carlos, or Laguna Pueblo.

I hope these changes do not cause any inconvenience. I realize now that October 24 would be a more convenient date for you, but when I first heard that you were tied up on that day I asked Abel Paisano if he could shift the All Pueblo Council meeting in Albuquerque until November 2. He did so, and it would be almost impossible now to shift it back to the earlier date.

With all good wishes,

CC: Mr. Royal D. Marks

COPY OF WIRE - telephoned to office - Monday, 7:45 p.m., October 16.

Mr. Felix S. Cohen
810 - 18th St., N.W.
Washington, D.C.

WOEHLKE WILL BE HERE 31. HOWEVER COMMISSIONER MYER WILL ALSO BE HERE SAME TIME.

THINKS HE CAN SEE YOU O.K. ON 31. LETTER FOLLOWS

ROYAL D. MARKS

THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD

Philadelphia, Pa. SEP 19 1952

Dear Patron:

Your letter of [signature] has been received
and will be given immediate attention.

However, it is often necessary to obtain additional
data from our records or those of other railroads before
final action can be taken.

You may be assured the matter will be handled as
promptly as possible.

Very truly yours,

In corresponding with us
please refer to file:

E. W. C.

B. A. J. HOWARD
Chief of Redemption Bureau

Page 2 of Itinerary

Sun. Nov. 25, Proceed with delegation to Helena (drive) or train as follows:

Lv. Glacier Park
6:30 p.m.

Arr. Great Falls
11:40 p.m.
C.N. Train #42

Either

Lv. Great Falls
12:50 (after midnight)

Arr. Helena
3:10 a.m.
Monday - Intermountain Bus

- or -

Stay in Great Falls Sunday night and take bus to Helena Mon. morning:

Lv. Great Falls
9:10 a.m.

Arr. Helena
11:15 a.m.
Greyhound (Northland) Bus

Mon. & Tues. - November 26 & 27 - Conference at Helena (ask Indian friends to get reservation for you at Placer Hotel in Helena for Mon. November 26.

Tues. Nov. 27
Lv. Helena
2:50 p.m.

Arr. Butte
5:20 p.m.
C.N.

Tues. Nov. 27
Lv. Butte
7:23 p.m.

Arr. Aberg.
3:55 pm (28)

Arr. Bristol
5:07 p.m.

Arr. Gran. Falls
7:58 p.m.
"Columbian"
Chi. Milw. & St.
Paul

Lower 3, Car 181

At. Granite Falls, perhaps Hanley will meet, if not, go to Dickinson Hotel, then

Thurs. Nov. 29
Lv. Granite Falls
2:15 a.m.

Arr. Sioux Falls
9:30 a.m.
C.N., Train #9

Court - Sioux Falls, Thursday, Nov. 29.

Thurs. Nov. 29
Lv. Sioux Falls
7:09 p.m.

Arr. Omaha
8:37 p.m.
Mid-Continent #9

Note: Reservation in Omaha at Fontennelle Hotel

Fri. Nov. 30
Lv. Omaha
6:15 a.m.

Arr. Chi.
8:30 a.m. (#610)

Lv. Chi. Arr. NY
9:00 a.m. 12:50 p.m. UAL #638

Note:

If schedule changes re trains, try to cancel Pullman reservations in advance.

As soon as you find out re Albuquerque dates (2nd or 3rd of Dec. or both) please let me know, so I can figure out schedule to Texas.

Send me notice re Jurisprudence session for December 1.

PAL

FELIX S. COHEN

ITINERARY - Nov. 18 - 30, 1951

Sun. Nov. 18:

Lv. D.C.
1:15 a.m.

Arr. PH
11:15 a.m.

AAL Flight #11

Lv. PH
1:25 p.m.

-or -

5:30 p.m.

Arr. Globe
4:08 p.m.

Bus

8:23 p.m.

In Arizona see: Royal Marks, Clarence Wesley, Tom Dodge, Tom Segundo

Nov. 18 & 19:

SUNDAY EVENING - MONDAY - SAN CARLOS RESERVATION

Return to Phoenix
or

Monday night by bus:
early Tuesday morning:

Lv. Globe at 3:00; 5:40 p.m. 9:19 p.m.

Lv. Globe - 6:05 a.m. Arr. PH 8:40 a.m.

Note: You have a reservation at the Adams Hotel, Phoenix for Monday night.

Tues. Nov. 20:

Lv. PH
12:15 noon

Arr. AB
1:50 p.m.

TWA Flight #92

in Neighborhood of Albuquerque, see Laguna, All-Pueblo, Henry Weihofen, Brophy, also Sen. Chavez, 206 U.S Courthouse Bldg., [Res. - Franciscan Hotel] Try phone AB 3-5434

Note: Reservation Tuesday, Nov. 20, at Hotel El Fidel, Albuquerque.

Wed. Nov. 21

Lv. AB
8:28 a.m.

Arr. Santa Fe
8:58 a.m.

Continental Flight #22

See: Henry Hughes, Judge Chavez, Popovi Da

Wed. Nov. 21

Lv. Santa Fe

2:44 p.m.

Arr. Denver

4:55 p.m.

Continental Flight #26

Wed. Nov. 21

Lv. Denver
9:20 p.m.

Arr. Billings

5:25 pm. (Thurs.) Burlington - Lower 7, Car 291, Train 29

Note: Call Ken Simmons in Billings: 305 Pratt Building

Thurs. Nov. 22

Lv. Billings
11:30 p.m.

Arr. Great Falls

6:35 a.m. (Fri.) Great Northern, Lower 5, Car B 430 train #43

Fri. Nov. 23

Lv. Great Falls
9:00 a.m.

Arr. Havre
11:45 a.m.

"Empire Builder" (G.N.) Seat 12, Car2380

HARLEM (Friday afternoon) = New England Hotel, Harlem, Mont.

Sat. Nov. 24

Lv. Harlem
7:00 a.m.

Arr. Shelby
10:30 a.m.

[Meet Cedor Aronow - at court - have lunch with him and drive out to Browning]

Note: Saturday night - reservation at Yegan Hotel, Browning.

SUNDAY - BLACKFETT RESERVATION

ALL TIMES LISTED ARE STANDARD TIME

June 20, 1951

MONTANA (Governor's Conference) and NORTH DAKOTA (Chippewa Cree)

June, 1951

| Wed. | Lv. DC | Arr. Minn. | Lv. Minn. | Arr. Great Falls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 20 | 5:30 pm | 12:18 am (Flt. #311) <br> NWA | 1:40 a.m. | 8:40 a.m. Thursday <br> June 21, Flt. 115 |

Thursday, June 21 - Drive to Great Falls with Dave Higgins, or:

Bus leaves G.F at 9:10 a.m., - arr. Helena 11:45 a.m.
Train " " G.F. at 11:30 a.m. " " Helena 2:35 p.m.

HELENA, Governor's conference - Friday & Sat., June 22 & 23 - NASH HOTEL (formerly Eybel)

RETURN TO BROWNING WITH BLACKFEET

BLACKFEET - Monday & Tuesday, June 25 & 26

| Tues. | Lv. Browning | Arr. Havre |
|---|---|---|
| June 26 | 6:40 p.m. | 10:25 p.m. "Western Star" (GN) |

WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY, June 27-28-29 - at FORT BELKNAP

| Fri. | Lv. Havre | or Harlem | Arr. Devil's Lake, N.D. | "Western Star" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 29 | 10:40 pm | 11:30 p.m. | 11:35 a.m. (Saturday - June 30) | |

MEET MILLS AT DEVIL'S LAKE - CHIPPEWA CREE MEETING

| Sun. | Lv. Devil's Lake | Arr. Chi. |
|---|---|---|
| July 1 | 11:35 a.m. | 8:00 am (Monday, July 2) |
|  |  | Duplex 15, Car #45, Western Star |

| Mon. | Lv. Chicago | Arr. D.C. |
|---|---|---|
| July 2 | 11:00 a.m. | 2:45 pm AAL, Flt. 562 |