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?s Vol. XVIII. Chippewas. gr c ^c^ Justice and Fair Dealing for every Indian who desires to become a good Citizen. THE TOMAHAWK. Official Organ of the Minnesota B. L. FAIRBANKS Owner. L. L06AN, Editor and Publisher. Published Weekly at White Earth Agency, Minnesota. Entered at the Postofflce at White Earth, 5Imn., as mail matter ot the econd class. SUBSCRIPTION: $1.50 PER YEAR IH ADVAHCl Up to the time of going to press we are sorry to say, that we have received no late news from Wash ington regarding Chippewa mat ters. Minnesota country bankers are much concerned over bills intro duced in both the House and Sen ate which would deprive them of the right to draw up certain classes of legal papers for their patrons. They say the right to do such is as old as the banking business, while the legal profession which is be hind the move say the practice is one that should be stopped. There is a possibility that the question of a tonnage tax on iron ore may be put up to the people direct in the shape of a constitu tional amendment. Representa tive C. H. Warner of Aitkin has advanced the idea and is prepar ing to incorporate it in a bill which he will introduce in the House shortly. He says it will take the question out of politics, and put the controversy where it belongs with the people. In effect it would be a sur tax with a provision for 8 trust fund in which a part of the revenue derived would be de posited. Strange to say the ton nage tax has not the enthuastic call in either body that it had two or four years ago. Why the Babcock forces on the one hand are so insistent in the matter of a one man policy in the carrying out of the provisions of Amendment No. 1, adopted at the Fall election, while another crowd headed by Senator P. H. McGarry of Cass county are equally active in support of a highway commis sion has several members of the state legislature guessing. They do not quite get the idea of it all at-all. To both Senator McGarry and Mr. Babcock belongs the big credit for the adoption of the Amendment, yet on the proposi tion of a legislative act for the proper carrying out of the Amend ment both are as far apart as the poles. Mr. Babcock, who at pres ent is in charge of road building in the state* wants.all future state road work directed by a highway commissioner and insists that the task should be entrusted to a Com mission only. The two have their followers and to say that both are not busy trying to cinch their respective idea would be to tell an untruth. The argument of one is that responsibility should be cen tered in one man while the claim of the other is that an expenditure of $10,000,000 ot more a year should not be lightly handed over to an individual. How far either have gotten in their campaign for control is not yet apparent as house and senate members generally sesm to holding back waiting for developments, though it must be said that the Babcock crowd are in A measure in control in the House. 3iie lI^te^^?^jM^^t&jS^X-/i. vaaK*. JsJ6j&^' wmmmmem House Passes Indian Budget of 12 Millions Washington, D. Jan. 22. After extended debate during whioh attempts were made to strike out many of its items, the House today passed the annual Indian appropriation bill, the sixth of the 14 supply measures to be sent to the Senate this session. As reported to the House, the bill carried approximately $12,000,000. A number of sections providing funds for general work among In dian tribes were stricken out on the ground that they were not authorized by law Appropria tions for various states, however, went through practically un touched. Claims of Indians call Massacre. Reminiscences of the Custer massacre in the Little Big Horn, in South Dakota, in 1876, are re vived by the tecent action of the South Dakota Sioux Indians in presenting their demands on Black Hills land before the United States court of claims. Several million dollars worth of the richest laud in the western oart of South Dakota is involved in the claim. The Sioux treaty of 1868 pro vided for pavment to the Indians for a section of the country in which the Blak Hills are located. No payment was made, and in 1877 another treaty was entered into. By the second treaty the agreement of 1868 was modified so that the clause pertaining to settle ment for land was stricken out. The Sioux contend that the earlier treaty expressly provided that no modification of its pro visions should be held binding, in any treaty, which might be sub sequently made. It is also alleged that the treaty of 1877 in behalf of the Indians was made by a few chiefs, not un der full authority, who acted un der fear of punishment for their participation in the battle in which Custer and his small command was completely wiped out. Various other uprisings and outbreaks un der the reign of Sitting Bull, it is alleged, were brought to bear by the whites in coaxing the chiefs to sign the latter agreement. Former President William How ard Taft, Charles E. Hughes and Joseph E. Davis are recommended as attorneys to represent the In dians in the coniest which is said to be one of the biggest ever brought before the Department of Indian Affairs. Indian Fellowship League Benefit. The Indiau Fellowship League, of Chicago, held a benefit in Or chestra Hall that city on Wed nesday evening, January 26. Cyrena Van Gordon, noted prima donna of the Chicago Opera Asso ciation, had the leading place ou the programme which was a most elaborate one. The proceeds are to be used for the celebration of "American Indian Dav", Septem ber 23, 1921, and a three-day In dian encampment, at which in addition to the Indian ceremonies, it is planned to give the Treaty of Greenville in pageant form. Last year the League conducted without charge to the public a three day Indjan Encampment at Deer Grove Forest Preserve at which there was an attendance of 140,000 people, r^^Yi- OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE MIN Truth before. White Earth, Becker County, Minnesota, 3 White Earth Has Disas trous Fire. Hotel and Other Buildings Consumed in Early Morning Blaze. This village was the scene of an other disastrous fire at an early hour last Thursday morning when the Hiawatha Hotel, owned and operated by Norman McArthur, and also another building directly north of it, which was owned by Mrs. Carrie Beaupre and occupied by Norbero Beaulieu as a confec tionery stand, were totally des troyed. The fire started about one o'clock A. M. Thursday morning in tbe building occupied by Mr. Beaulieu, and, it is reported, was due to a defective chimney. Owing to the close proximity of the Hotel Hia watha the flames quickly spread to that building. A large number of the village residents responed to the fire alarm and the fire hose from the former boarding school was brought into play but it was some time before water could be played on the flames, which by this time had gained such headway that it was impossible to check them befor both buildings were totally destroyed. By heroic efforts, however, the fire fighters succeeded in saving the old village hall building, now owned and op erated by H. B. Hull as a moving picture theatre, and a part of which was occupied by the post office, from the flames. The Hiawatha Hotel was an old iand mark in this section, and the original building, which was built of logs, was erected more than 50 years ago by deceased Truman J. Warren, since then it has changed hands many times and many ad ditions have been built on to it, nevertheless the original building was still in use until destroyed by the fire. We understand there was no insurance on either build* ing. The contents of both build ings were lost, with the' exception of a small amount of bedding which was rescued from the hotel. The damage to the post office building was such that it was necessary to move the post office, which is now located temporarily in the old day school building where it will remain until repairs are completed. No mail was des troyed as everything of value was put into mail sacks and rushed out of- the building. While the fire was serious enough as it was, the town people are congratulating themselves that it did not occur the night before when a strong wind was blowing directly from the south, in which case there would have been very little left of the town of White Earth. Order Limitinir Time to File Claims, and for Hearing Thereon. (Jan. 627) State of Minnesota, County of Becker. In Probate Court, In the Matter of the Estate of O* ms'-ah-wah-curaiff, Decedent. Letters of administration this day having been granted to Frank I). Beaulieu, of White Earth, 'Minn., It is Ordered, that the time within which all creditors of the above named decedent may present claims against his estate in this court, be, and the same hereby is, limited to three months from and after date hereof and that Monday, the 4th day of April, 1921, at 10 o'clock a. m,, in the Probate Court Rooms at the Court House at the oity of Detroit, in said County, be, and the same hereby ie, fixed and appointedtosthe time and place for hearing upon and the ex amination, adjustment and allowance of such claims as shall be presented within the time aforesaid. Let notice hereof be given by the publication of this order in The Tom ahawk, a weekly newspaper printed and published in said county 3s pro vided by law. Dated Jan, 3rd., 1921. E. O. HANSON, (SEAL) Judge of Probate, U**ffJi. l-rrwnar -mm"%wtitra:--r\ I rriM-ii TOMAHAWK NESOTA Favor." CHIPPEWASI Thursday, January 27, 1926% What Bur First Step Should Be. (By Leta V. Meyers.) Dr. Eastman in writing about the Great Spirit in the American Indian Tepee Magazine said, "We, the American Indians, have a religion which was given us by our forefathers, and has been hancjed down to us, their children. It teaches us to be thankful, to be united, and love one another. We of the Red race never quarrel about religion." Oh, how I wish we paid more attention to our religion how I wish this were really true of us, that we were united and loved one another and never quarried about our religion, or anything else. But I am feign to say that Dr. Eastman must have been writing of ar time long gone by, when this old world was some thousand y&ars or so younger than it is now, for even if the present-day Indians do not quarrel about their .religion they quarrel enough about other things to make up for it and then leave a goodly balance. A lot has been said and written about the injuries done the Indians by the cruel white people but how much has been said about the injuries done the Indians by the INDIANS? Again I am feign to say that I am afraid we are our greatest enemies ourselves. There have been, and are, more bad In dians spoiling the good chances of their race than you could dream of. You have only to look about you and point them out. No res- Xf ervadon is without these enemy Indians of the Indians no tribe but what greatly suffers because of them, and hardly no Indian delegation that comes to Washing ton to get something good done for their people but that they are followed by some of these lliterate and ignorant members of their tribe who try to block every effort put forth by the good delegation. No sooner do you think some effective results are going to be brought about than everything is torn up again and the only thing that has actually been accomplish ed is the waste of a lot of time and money and a reason for several years more existence of the Indian Bureau. But that, of course, is just what the Indian Bureau wants The longer it can help to keep us quarreling among ourselves, the longer it will have an excuse to remain with us, if for nothing else than to settle our quarrels. Now, I think I can see where there may be a reasonable excuse for some of this quarreling. A lot of us (and that's most of us), have nothing else to do but quarrel. Most of us don't even have a chauce to mind our own business, and of course, not having even our (Continned on 4th page.) State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas County, aa Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is senior partner ot the Arm of F. Cheney 4 Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that aaid firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cuied by the use of HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D. 1886. A. W GLEASON. (Seal) Notary Public Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken in ternally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Sond for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, O. Sold by all druggists. 75c. Hall's Family Pills for constipation. I MMNMWMMIMmMM#MWMM'MWM*miMW^MftMa^MM* The Store of Quality Buying Groceries is like buying anything jelseit pays to buy the best Our shelves are always filled with fresh and up-to-date Groceries, which we offer to our customers at the lowest possible price. Our line of Dry Goods, Shoes, etc., is also one or the best and most complete in the northwest, and our pi ices in this line are always right. Hardware, Feed, etc. a full line always on hand. If you don't see what you want, ask for it. The B. L. FAIRBANKS COMPANY. White Earth, flinnesota. /JL ^"ji8ia*T3- t. *y Published in behalf bfj^apd to secure the welfare of the Indians of the United States. No. 40 The Society Of. AMERICAN INDIANS.. A NA'JUONAL OllGAM/Al'ION OF AMERICANS Organized at Ohio State University. APRIL, 1911. MEMBERSHIP Active-Including iga^ine, $2.30 annually. Junior ActiveIndians under 21 years of ago. Including Maga zine, $2.00 annually. Without Magazine, $1 00 nnniully. Application for membership should be made to the Secretary-Treasur er, Society of American Indians, 711 20th St, N. W., Washington, D. C. Infoiuialion regarding the Society will be cheerfully furnish ed upon inquiry to the Secretary Treasurer, Washington, D. C. THOMAS L. SLOAN, President, 3439 Macomb St., N. W., Washington, D. C. "When Visiting haigo EAT AT Pearl's Lunch 527 BROADWAY. Just 4 doois noith of Fold Building. Fargo, N. D. Now is the time subscription. A & yisgMilfi to pay that