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Indians Operate
Communal Farm
Menominee Tribo Making Sue
cess of U. S. Government
Test in Wisconsin.
THEIR WORD IS ALWAYS GOOD
To All Outward Appearances Reserva
tlon Indians Lead About the
Same LIvcg as Other Rural
' Americans.
MoMomlncu Indian Itescrvntion, Ke
tticna, Wis. Thu Fish trull from Chi
cago to northern Wisconsin, one of
the (Irst automobile trulls blazed by
wealthy sportsmen when the uutomo
bile was n luxury, runs through this
reservation.
This summer u Menominee Indian,
bearing that an automobllu camper be
eldo the trull lmd been caught In the
fuln with Inadequate shelter, removed
tho turpiuilln from his threshing 11111
chlno mid offered It to the camper. No
tips were Involved; It was simply un
uct of courtesy.
These are the Mcnomlnccs of today,
whose historical character was de
scribed In n Washington Indian service
report thus:
"A woods Indian, tho Menomlneo
was u striking llgure, generally six. feet"
nnd over In height, a giant In strength;
few In number compared with other
great tribes, their bravery and fighting
(liialllles enabled them to hold their
own with surrounding tribes. Their
word once given "could bo relied upon."
I Tho federal government Is working
out an experiment with these modern
Mcnomlnccs by trying to develop them
through the trlbnl, thnt Is, the com
munal, land holding system, now n rar
ity In most countries. Among most
American Indian tribes communal land
holding has been abolished through
ucts of congress ulloting tho lands.
War Veterans In Tribe.
The work union;,' the Mcnomlnccs Is
under the direction of Superintendent
Edgar A. Allen of Keshena. The reser
vation In northeastern Wisconsin cov
ers nn urea approximately 18 by 24
Inlles nnd has a population of about
1.S0O Indians, whose communal hold
ings total 2111,000 acres, a largo portion
of It in timber.
Superintendent Allen's days are full
of variety. One opened recently with
u request by un Indlun for u currlnge
harness.
"You do not need a carrlago har
ness," replied Mr. Allen. "You are op
crating 11 farm nnd I am not going to
glvo you a requisition for something
to tuko you away from It."
"But I enu't farm without a har
ness." "You can have n harness, but you
cannot use a carrlngo huniess for
plowing."
Later Mr. Allen led n Decoration day
parade. Tho Mcnomlnees still havo
nlno living Civil war veterans nnd 20
volunteer veterans of tho great war.
Later In tho sumo week Mr. Allen
took George Vnux of Philadelphia, ono
of the Indian commissioners, to Inspect
tho farm of n Menominee who has put
100 acres under cultivation, nnd hus
more than n dozen men' working for
hlmj including a few whites. This
Menominee is tho most successful
farmer on tho reservation, tho out
standing example of what tho govern
ment Is trying to do. For thoso who
would succeed the tribal system of
land' holding Is u potential discourage
ment, because when the lands are til
loted thero Is no nssurunco that un
Indian will receive that which he lias
developed, or even us much. This
communal system furnished a fund to
help support thoso members of the
tribe, who aro helpless, or so unskillful
as to be unable to support themselves.
Postal Bank Patrons Finger-Printed
To protect tho depositors In Uncle Sam's postal savings bnnks, an order
has been lRSued by the department that nil depositors be finger-printed as 11
tnenns of identification In tho event postal savings certificates nro lost. Now
when tho holder of a certificate presents It for payment, tho finger print Is com
pared with tho ono on record and if they agree, tho possessor of the certificate
receives the money on deposit. Tho photograph shows tho system placed in ef
fect In the New York post offices.
Each Indian receives all the profits of
what his own enterprise produces, but
the forest lands produce a community
fund. This usually Is small, the lust
allotment from It having been $10 a
head u yenr.
Children Qlve Play.
After the inspection trip Mr. Vnux
and Mr. Allen attended a play given
by Indian school children.
Along with the courtesy of these
Mcnomlnccs goes a marked degree of
neatness and order about their farms.
Disorder and dogs aro no more appar
ent than In other communities, but
there are a few dogs with traditional
habits as night prowlers.
To till outwurd appearances the res
ervation Indlanii lead ubout the same
lives as other rural Americans. There
are nn experimental farm,' a govern
ment logging Industry and houses that
for order and quiet, good taste nnd
J- fr'ff
Charged Woman for
Hysterics in Office
After sitting calmly by while
his client, Mrs. Violet Uromberg,
went Into alleged hysterics, Wil
liam V. Tyler, attorney, of Chi
cago, thought he ought to charge
her something for the use of his
office for tho outburst. Accord
ingly, on Mrs. Ilromborg's bill
appeared the Items: "For calling
at otllco for one hour and one
.half, ?10; for becoming hysteri
cal, $10."
J.Irs. Rrombcrg took tho bill to
Judge Gcmmlll. Ho character
ized the charge us "scandalous"
and threatened to carry Tyler's
tactics to the liar association.
The "hysteria charge" will re
main unpaid.
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University Man
Studies Tramps
Becomes One of Them to Get
First-Hand Information About
Their Lives and Habits.
HAVE SLANG OF THEIR OWN
"Hobohemians" Dwelt at Ease on 40
Cents a Day in Chicago Lead Mer.
ry Exl6tenco In "Jungles" In
Summer and Cities in Winter.
Chicago. -Men are living on West
Madison street on 40 nnd CO cents a day,
according to Nels Anderson, who is
mnklng a study of homeless and mi
gratory men under the direction of
Professor Ernest W. Burgess, of the
University of Chicago, for the United
Charities and the Juvenile Protective
society.
Mr. Anderson became n wanderer
himself ns a boy, he explained, but
happened to find work on 11 ranch,
where the family took on an Interest
In him. At the age of twenty-one ho
entered tho high school. Eventually
ho was confronted by the problem of
selecting a topic for his doctor's thesis,
and finding, according to his statement,
that no study had been made previous
ly of the hobo, lie began to write on
that subject on the bnsls of his early
experience. After ho had written 2f0
pages ho felt a desire to strengthen
his preparation t tho task by rc-
upkeep are to bo highly commended.
These arc- tho government's examples,
cither self-supporting or Inexpensive,
to show tho Indians what Industry
will do.
In an lc'o cream parlor ono evening
this summer several women were
chatting, most of them apparently
from families of small but ndequato
means. The topic of conversation was
not how they could find their way In
tho woods, but how they wcro almost
lost when over they visited Chicago.
GEN. AGUILAR IN TEXAS
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Gen. Cundido Agullnr prefers his
100-ncre stock farm In Sun Antonio to
the highest honors the Mexican gov
ernment can bestow upon him. Tho
general started his career as a ragged
private at Vera Cruz In 1014. Threo
years later he was leading the Car
ranza army, and In 1017 ho married
his chief's daughter. When the Mexi
can government became settled ho was
appointed foreign minister, and during
that period attended the pence confer
ence. Then Carranza flopped, nnd his
men fled In all directions. Texas was
General Agullnr's choice.
nowed Investigations. Accordingly ho
has been mingling with tramps ns ono
of them nt their "Jungles" or summer
camps, on the road, in the city streets,
nnd In Jail.
Slang of Their Own.
"Tho average student who hasn't
been on the rond himself," said Mr.
Anderson, "is apt to find himself un
able to approach n tramp and get his
truo story. Not only arc tramps full of
suspicion and prejudices, and likely
either to exaggerate or to keep still
If they suspect their questioner, but
they havo a slang of tnelr own.
"For example, a man who works
with a shovel Is known in tho fra
ternity of 'working stiffs' ns a 'muck
er'; the man who drives a team Is a
'skinner'; ono who tramps tics on the
railroad Is 11 'gandy-dancer.'
"In tho winter tho trnmps flock to
tho big cities. They manage- in some
cases to make $50 last a long while,
for they know where they enn get
three doughnuts nnd a cup of coffeo
for C cents and lodging for 10 cents, If
In the morning they will sweep off tho
floor they slept on. You will And 800
men on the floor of ono of the popular
Chicago 'flop houses' in tho winter,
though In tho summer the same place
will bo nearly empty.
"Where aro the men In tho summer?
Many, of course, aro engaged In sea
sonal occupations. Tho idle ones aro
often gathered at the 'Jungles,' which
Is an Institution In Ilobohcmln llko
tho fashionable club In another stra
tum of society. Tho men select for
their camps a shady place, near
enough to town for im occasional
handout and far enough from town
to seem secure from tho 'hulls' or
constnblcs. They build shacks of
wood or roofing-tin or whatever ma
terial they And handy; I havo seen
very good shncks built of ripped-up
oil cans.
Tabulates 402 Cases.
"I.nst summer I tramped through
Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming,
covering 1100 miles. I tnlked to somo
2,000 wanderers, and tabulated -102
cases. I had slashed my vest to carry
my Index cards; only one man noticed
tho slushes nnd tho slight bulges; he
asked mo if I was an organizer for
tho 'Wobblles.' I said no, nnd that wus
nil."
No mnn ever sinks too low "to re
tain some spark of self-respect," ac
cording to Mr. Anderson.
"Many take to tho road. or the city
streets becauso they uro physically
incapacitated nnd therefore dependent,
nnd they feel thnt they nro unwelcomg
incumbrances upon their families.
"Many aro tho dodges employed to
gqt means of subsistence. Ono man
addresses n street corner crowd thus,
'I am different from tho rest of
youBO stiffs. I want to get enough
for 11 flop tonight; I wnnt to ent today,
tomorrow, and tho day after. I'll tnlk
to you on any subject you choose.
Then ho jnnkes his speech and hnnds
round tho hat. Anybody can got up a
crowd on West Madison street, for
thero nro always Idlo men who aro
glad to listen."
It's n pity a man can't put a piaster
on his conscience when it hurts him.
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NEWS OF NEBRASKA
IN CONDENSED FORM
Recent Happenings in Nebraska
Given in Brief Items For
Busy Readers.
Polk ha organized u -ranch of tho
State Auto i.ssoclatlon.
The democratic state convention will
meet nt Omaha August IS.
The prohibition state convention
will be held at 11 u. m., August 15,
dt Lincoln.
Tho Modern Woodmen Encampment
nt Fremont will be held August 7 to
10 Inclusive.
Uuslncsa men at Afton will have
free movies twice a week for residents
nnd farmers of that vicinity.
Mrs. Henry Fuller wus seriously
burned when u can of gasoline ex
ploded at her home in David City.
The Jnnson band which disbanded
several years ago has been reorgan
ized with a membership of fourteen.
Crete will have free mull delivery
service, twice a day In the residence
portion and four times a day In the
business section.
Six trains on the Northwestern nnd
Wnbilsh lines in Nebraska have been
withdrawn from service on account
of strike conditions.
A charter membership of fifty resi
dents of Ucutrice lias been obtained
for a local branch of the Nebraska
Automobile ussociatlou.
A boy baby, the fifteenth child of
Mr. and Mrs. Numo Warrick of Ulnlr,
wus born lust Sunday. All of, the
children but one nre living.
The Polk commercial club has de
cided to hold a celebration September
lit, the sixteenth anniversary of the
establishment of that place.
Forty acres of wheat belonging to
F. E. McConnughey, near Aurora,
averaged almost fifty bushels, the
record so far for this section.
The Cass County Farm bureau has
placed 173 men on farms during the
harvest. The demand and the sun
ply nre now reported to bo even.
Tho Illoomfleld rest room was dis
continued with the close of July.
tick of financial support from local
business men is given ns the cause.
During a severo electric storm,
lightning struck the German Lutheran
church at Moorefield and tore oft an
arm of the cross 011 top of the spire.
Threshing of small grain In north
Nebraska has been delayed by the
unusually heavy rains. In some places
damage is expected from moist shocks.
Charles Atkinson of Jnnesvllle, Wis.,
has accepted an Invitation extended
him by thu new Y. M. C. A. board to
become secretary of the Fremont Y.
M. C. A. '
A cash register, stolen from the J.
W. Coonley grocery store in Glenover,
was found by some boys ploying near
the store. It had been broken open
nnd rifled.
George Stephenson, machinist nt
Lincoln, was electrocuted when he at
tempted to remove nn electric light
wire, which had blown down In front
of his home.
The failure of the oat crop In por
tions of Custer county has taken oats
entirely off the market. None Is on
hand nnd none will be received nt tho
locnl elevators.
Frank Welch, fifteen year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Welch of
Rennet, was run down by a Santa Fo
train nt Colorado, Springs, aud In
stantly killed.
Special harvest hnnd railroad rates,
for the first tlmo in many years, are
being offered by the Great Northern
road, due to tho enormous crops in
the northwest.
,Adolph Lebsack, twenty-three, of
Lincoln, was seriously injured when
he dived Into the IUue river nt Mil
ford and struck his head on a stump
beneath the wnter.
Tho Nebraska district of the Mis
souri synod of the Lutheran church
will hold Its sessions August 10 to 22
nt Omaha. About GOO delegate's are
expected to bo in attendance.
Fred Goerne, who was mnklng prep
arations with his wife for the celebrn
tlon of their golden wedding anni
versary Inst week, dropped dead while
at work In his shop nt South Omaha.
William Elders, pioneer fanner liv
ing near Avocn, has polled more votes
than any other mnn In Otoo county,
as he has not failed to vote for sixty
ono years. Fifty of these were cast
in Otoo county.
The citizens of tho Wymoro com
munity, Including both country and
city, havo raised $S00 by subscription,
to mnke. the coming chautnuqua ab
solutely freo to everyone.
Mrs. Jessie L. Uoznrth, who on
April 11 was run down on tho mnln
street of Lincoln by n wild steer,
which Injured six people nnd stam
peded tho town for two hours, has
filed suit against a local parking com
pany for $0,870 damages. The animal
broke down the corral of the plant
and rushed through the business sec
tion of town, lunging at every person
In Its pnth,
Twenty extra game wardens to sup
plement tho nine permanent ofilclnls
In tho duck nnd chicken country of
northern and western Nebraska are
being sent out by State Game Warden
Gcorgo Koster to protect this class of
game, which Koster says is moro
plentiful this yenr than for ten years
past.
John Ulood, 22, member of the Ono
hundred thirtieth field hospital corps
of tho Nebraska National guard, bad
his right hand blown nearly off by a
bomb nt Capital beach, Lincoln amuse
ment park, when the bomb exploded
after he had lighted the fuse.
Governor McKelvle nnnoanccs that
unless there 13 an agreement between
coal miners and coal operators to
resume mining of coal the state will
take over the fuel situation In Ne
braska. Property valuations In 80 of the 03
counties In Nebraska nre nearly one
half million dollars lower this year
than In 1021, according to a statement
issued by W. II. Osborne, state tux
commissioner.
The stnte board of equalization has
cut last year's state levy of .'1.3 mills
to 2.3, mnklng what the board's offi
cial statement calls "the largest re
duction in the levy for one year in
the history of tho state."
Itev. Charles W. gavtdge, the
"marrying parson" of Omaha, tied his
rvlOOth knot last week. He originally
had set 5,000 marriages as his life
time goal. Now be hopes to officiate
at 0,000 or 7,000 weddings.
The primary vote on July 18 was
5.1.1) per cent of the vote cast at the
lust presidential election, or approxi
mately 210,000 In nil parties nt tho
primaries ns against 382,743 votes cast
for president two years ago.
The Nebraska railway commission
has pledge 1 Its support to the Inter
stnte commerce commission In tho
locnl distribution of coal in Nebraska,
in case the national body undertnkes
to rntlon the available supply.
North Platte valley fanners have
worked out 1111 agreement with the
threshers by which they nre to pay
15 cents 11 bushel for, wheat and 10
cents for oats, the farmer' to furnish
horse feed nnd haul the coal.
Philip, 0, son of Mr. unit Mrs.
George Thurtlo of University Place,
Is dead of lockjaw developed from a
wound on n finger received In u lawn
mower several days ago. Anti-tetanus
serums failed to arrest the infection.
Tho summer sessions of the normal
schools of Nebraska have 11 greater
attendance this year tlmn since the
war, according to a report made nt
the bi-monthly meeting of thu stnte
board of education for normal schools.
Henry Is to be thoroughly modern
ized by the Introduction of an up-to-date
system of waterworks nnd elec
tric lights and power. At the special
election July 20 bonds were voted for
electricity of $0,000 and for wnter
!?S,000.
A model tourist park, ten by twenty
feet, has been constructed by Kearney
teachers' college students and Includes
such features us an auto repair shop,
service station, lighting system, swim
ming pool, enclosed kitchen, laundry
nnd showers.
Corn generally Is tussellng In Ne
braska and has grown well, but in
some localities' more rain Is needed,
according to the weekly summary of
crop conditions Issued by G. A. Love
land, meteorologist of the weather
bureau at Lincoln.
A terrific electrical and windstorm,
accompanied by one nnd one-half Inch
es of rain, visited Columbus and vi
cinity. Limbs of trees were scattered
nil over the city, corn flattened to the
ground nnd telephone and electric
wires put out of service.
0. II. Finney of Herwyn met with
nn accident while attending a ball
game which mny cost him the loss of
his right eye. He was sitting on tho
side lines when a wild throw was
made, the ball hitting Mr. Finney on
the brow above the eye.
Prospects are that more com will
bo raised in northwestern Nebraska
this year than ever before, according
to reports coming from that section.
Commission men who have visited
there recently suy that the corn aero
ago Is the largest they ever saw.
Struck by a charged wlro while
erecting nn nerinl for a radio outfit,
Jesse Johnson, eight yenr old Omaha
lad, was saved from posslblo death
by the timely assistance of Frank
Mlttermeyer, a neighbor, who saw tho
boy's plight nnd released him from
the wire.
Three hundred nnd eighty-four
liquor suits have been started by tho
United States district uttorney's of
fice nt Omaha, according to figures
for the fiscal year ending Juno 30.
Of these, 282 pleaded guilty, 23 had
trials by Juries, 5 wero acquitted and
85 nre still pending.
The second nnnunl convention of
the Eighty-ninth division, one of the
celebrated fighting divisions In the
American Expeditionary forces, will
be held In Omnhn September 20 to
22, Inclusive, according to plans
formulnted by the reunion executive
committee of this organization.
Ovor two hundred dead birds most
of them sp..rrows nnd wrens wore
picked up under a tree nt 11 Lincoln
home, presumably victims of lightning
during the storm of the night before.
In ninny cases feathers were stripped
completely from the birds.
Richardson county Is bigger by
more thnn 500 acres this year thnn
last, according to the report made by
County Assessor S. II. Itolejnck. Tho
roving tendencies of tho Missouri
river, which shifted some of the sand
bottom of Missouri to this county,
were responsible for the change In
area.
Firo of undetermined origin totally
destroyed tho Farmers' Union eleva
tor at Verdon, with a loss estimated
at 35,000.
Mrs. L. D. Grush of Falls City suf
fered a frnctured hip when the horse
she wus driving hecumo frightened by
some men carrying fishing rods, nnd
bolted, throwing her out against a
fence.
County Treasurer M. L. Flanagin of
Pawnee City has a 40-acro tract of
wheat which made a record yield this
season with 40Vfc bushels to the acre.
The average yield for tho community
J this season Is ubout 15 bushels.
IMPROVED UNIFORM DCTERNATIONAl '
SimdaySchool
1 Lesson T
(By REV. P. B. FITZWATER. D. D.
Tencher of English Ulhlo In tho Moody
Bible Institute of Chlcaso.)
Copyright. I. Wmtfrn Nftwppr Union.
LESSON FOR AUGUST 13
ESTHER SAVES HER PEOPLE
LESSON TEXT-Esthor 3:1-9:32.
GOLDEN TEXT Tho righteous cry.
and tho Lord hearcth, and dellvcreth
them out of nit their .trouble. Psalm 31:17.
HEFEKENCE 1IATEUIAL Matt. 10:20
IS; Horn. G:G-10; 12:1, 2.
PRIMARY. TOPIC-A Bravo Young
Queen.
JUNIOR TOPIC-EHtlicr, tho Bravs
Queen.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
A Hcrolno Worthy of Imitation.
YOUNO PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIO
Rendering Sacrificial Service.
I. Hainan's Wicked Plot Against the
Jcwo (3:1-4:3).
1. The occasion of (ch. 3). Mor
(local refused to bow down to Hainan
whom the king had elevated to the
place of prime minister and com
manded thnt reverence should ba
shown him by nil the princes nnd
servants. In order to get rid of Mor
docnl llmiuui formulated a scheme
and secured the king's endorsement to
destroy all tho .Tews.
2. Fasting and mourning among the
Jews (-l:l-;t). In their distress they
sought the Lord. They did that which
nil those wiio believe In God bud a
right to do (Jus. 5:1:1).
II. Haman Checkmated (1:1-7:10).
1. Plot Hindu known to Esther (vv.
4-8). Mordecal appeared before the
king's gate clothed In sackcloth. This
condition wns reported to Father by
her maids and chamberlains. Upon
his refusal to put away mourning
Esther sent Ilntnch, her special at
tendant, to 11 ml out the ciiu'c of It.
2. Message to Esther (v. S). This
was In the form of a charge that sho
go unto the king nnd muke request
.for her people.
3. Esther's hesitancy (vv. 0-12).
This was on the ground of a certain
law which made it n capital offense,
for anyone to come Into the Icing's
presence unbidden unless the king
should extend clemency by holding
out the golden scepter. The fact that
Esther bad not been culled to come
In for thirty days would seem that thu
queen was In disfavor.
1. Mordecal presses her obligation
(vv. 1-1, 15). (1) Her own life was
Involved (v. 111). She might meet
death If she went to the king unbidden,
but most certainly she would meet
denth If she mude no effort to avert
the danger. ISelng in the king's houso
would not save her, for the decree hud
been made ngnlnst the nice of which
she wns n part. Hur silence on this
occasion would mean death. (2) Shu
wus not God's last resort (v. 14). Ho
argues that deliverance would come
from another source. God's work goes
011 nnd His purposes nre fulfilled re
gnrdlcus of the decisions of men. (3)
Reminds her thnt she hnd probably,
been raised up for this very work
(v. 14). Every one has been born nnd
prepnred for some definite work.
(Sod's providence brings us Into tho
particular circumstances where wo
can most definitely do Ills will.
5. Esther meets the cull of duty
(4:15-5:3). (1) Preparation by fast
lug (v. 10). She Instructed Mordecal
to gather together all the Jews hi Shus
hau mid fast for her for three days
aud nights. She with her maids did
the same. (2) Went into the pres
ence of the king (5:1-3). Having niudo
the decision to do her duty regardless
of consequences, after due preparation
by fasting nnd prayer, she presented
herself In royal apparel In the pres
ence of the king. She decided that tho
best tiling she could do was to lay lierj
her!
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life on the nltnr. "If I perish,
perish" ought to be our watchw
when face to face with duty. (3) King's'
promise to Esther (v. 3). lie assured
her that her desire would be grunted
even to the half of his kingdom.
0. Hamun hanged (5:4:7:10)).'
Esther was shrewd as well us courage
ous. She Invited the king nnd his,
prime minister to 11 banquet. At this
banquet she proposed another for tho
following day, at which time sho
promised to make known to the king
her request. Hainan went homo'
Jubilant, but that night something oc
currcd which turned tho tide. Tho
king discovered thnt no reward hud
been granted Mordecal for having
saved his life. Haman is compelled to
exult Mordecal, and nt the second
feast the queen revealed his wicked
treachery and ho Is ordered hanged
on the gallows which he had prepared
for Mordecal.
III. Tho Jews Delivered (chs. 8, 0).
Hainan was dead, but the decreo
against the Jews still stood. Esther
plead that it bo reversed. While It
could no( be reversed, through her
Influeiico another decree wus sent out
which In a lurge mensuro counter
acted the first. The Jews everywhere
wero grunted the privilege to defend
themselves und destroy their enemies.
The Parting of the Ways.
And If It seem evil unto you to servo
tho Lord, choose you this day whom
yo will serve; but as for mo nnd my,
house, we will serve tho Lord. Joshua
24:15. ,
For Cowards to Lie.
Llo not, neither to thyself, nor mnnJ
nor God. It Is not for cowards to Hej
-Herbert.
Business. '
The playthings of our elders ara
called business. St. Augustine.
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