The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 13, 1929, Page 10

EER a aR ST > THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE ——— . By RODNEY DUTCHER (NEA Service Writer) Washington, Feb. 13.—Congress again is investigating the federal gov- ernment’s treatment of the Indians. Preliminary evidence indicates the probability that a major scandal may be uncovered. It has not attracted much public attention, partly because the business uf robbing and mistreating Indians is fan old story and especially because there are few pale faces who care. But from time to time indisputable evidence has been produced that many Indians were being subjected to what, in view of the treatment they were theoretically supposed to receive, might fairly be described as atrocities. * * * John Collier, executive secretary of the American Indian Defense Associa- tion has recently called the story an “agonizing traged; asserting that with some exceptions general condi- tions among the Indians were “marked by colossal loot and inci- dental race massacre induced by homicidal indifference and ineffectu- alness from those charged with their care.” It developed at the Senate commit- tee’s current Indian investigation that only the interposition of Secretary of the Interior Work and Attorney Gen- eral Sargent kept Department of Justice tors from seeking an indictment against Burke, commis- sioner of Indian affairs, for his part in the famous Jackson Barnett case. Proposed action against Burke was called off in July and nothing was done about it until the first of this year. Following public testimony as to what happened, the case has been placed in other hands within the Jus- tice Department and whether any AN, MARY — SOON MY DARLING = LIFE FOR US WILL BE LIKE A ROSE COLORED BREAM — WHERE NO_ HARDSHIP E ight ~a of pleasure ~ () 00 TO START WOH ¥ ri ties fer Auselinn ene ee 7 Meda tus briie~-to- F ots CREAMED LOBSTER RUSSAN SALAD | bagi CHEESE STRIPS= AND PINEAPPLE PARFAIT more will be heard of it remains to be seen. Burke has always received com- plete support from Secretary Work. * * * A recitation of cruelties inflicted upon the Indians, even for the last few years, would have no end. This writer could collect a barrel of evi- dence within a few hours. Aside from a host of individual horrible examples the general phases of the story in- clude an almost systematic looting of Indian property, physical barbarities and malnutrition afflicted upon In- dian children and encouragement of conditions under which 70,000 of the nations 360,000 Indian wards are said to suffer from trachoma and more than 50,000 from tuberculosis. Senator Pine of Oklahoma has been especially active on behalf of the Indians since the first phase of the committce’s investigation. Pine points to Burke's recent an- nual report, in which one reads that “it is felt progress is being made” in fighting trachoma, tuberculosis and children’s diseases. * * * “Either they don’t know anything about the health of the Indians or they haven't wanted to show the fig- ures,” Pine says. “They say ‘from data thus far received indications Point to a decrease in the number of cases of trachoma’ and that the ‘fac- tors having to do with, tuberculosis are so many and complicated that nothing can be determined regarding the facts of increase or decrease of the disease.’ What kind of a report is that? Pine thinks the present investiga- tion will result in a clean-up by Con- gress. It will be up to Congress to continue the investigation by further appropriation before March 4. Bright, lighs allurin, serains Ze Freckles and His Friends So Long! By Blosser | HELLO PoP! WHAT ARE You DOING WERE AND WHAT YESNES“YOULL RIDE HOME IN THE YOU HOME AND THESE ARE YOUR CLOTMES = HOW DO You LiKE THAT? Harry Blaine’s prophecy to Crystal Hathaway—You'll soon wake up out of this nightmare, honey”—did not come true quite so soon as he ex- pected. In fact, for an anxious five days those who haunted the hospital waiting room for bulletins on the girl's condition feared that Crystal would never wake up. When Harry Blaine returned to Peter Holliday's shack that Wednes- day night, after making his three telephone calls—to the hospital at Darrow, since it was the nearest; to the police and to Bob Hathaway—he found that his patient had sunk into 4 fever stupor. Her stertorous breath- ing told him as plainly as a doctor's diagnosis could have done that pneu- monia had developed. As soon as he had seen the uncon- scious girl made as comfortable as possible in a private room of the Dar- row City Hospital, the young reporter who had kicked ethics aside in order to protect a friend from everlasting disgrace hurried back, as fast as he could drive, to Peter Holliday’s shack. Although Stanton was seventy-five miles away and Darrow twenty-five, the police had time to arrive from Stanton before Harry could return from the hospital. He found the two-room shack and the surrounding grounds alive with uniformed men, plainclothes detec- tives headed by Maguire, and sheriffs from both and Marlboro County, of which Stanton was the sounty seat. JAMES BUCHANAN, 1857-61 By ALEXANDER R. GEORGE (Associated Press Feature Writer) ‘Washington, Feb. 13.— (4) — James Buchanan, Jackson democrat and suave, courtly diplomatist, took office March 4, 1857, with the slavery issue and threats of secession rocking the ship of state. Although Buchanan was not a pop- ular idol and the clouds of political rancor and sectionalism dulled en- thusiasm at his induction to the presidency, the inaugural was a mili- tary and patriotic pageant of consid- erable brilliance. In a car drawn by six float was a full rigged warship with sailors working high in the rigging. the Stanton detective who had been put in charge of the case on Wednes- day, after Bob Hathaway had turned over the ransom letter to the police. “T’'ve just come from the hospital. Took her to Darrow. Mighty sick girl, I'm afraid. Unconscious now.” “Can't talk, I guess?” Maguire scowled, as he stood studying the lit- ter of magazines, writing materials and dishes on the table in the middle of the main room of the shack. “But you said you got some sort of story out of her. Any description of the kidnappers?” “There was only one, and Crystal did not see him,” Harry hastened to inform the detective for whose ability he had vast respect—and fear, now. “She was blindfolded from the time she stepped into the room and was seized by the man who'd broken in here and was making this shack his temporary home—” “Wait!” Maguire interrupted sharply. “She wasn’t kidnapped then? she asked to be admitted?” “If you put it like that, I don’ suppose she actially was kidnapped.’ Harry Blaine admitted, with a mar- velous imitation of reluctance. “She was held a prisoner here, though, Too bad she never got a glimpse of the scoundrel’s face. I'm afraid, chief, you haven't much to go on. But I'll tell you all I know—what little the poor kid was able to tell me.” L DON'T INTEND T'LET THAT BABY CROSS MY PATH IF 1 GOTTA WALK AROUND SEVEN BLOCKS VD IT/ THANK HEAVEN AMY IS OUT OF DANGER. 1 CAN BREATHE EASIER NOW THAT ALL THE SAD LUCK HAS—- amma, NTL) ACO }3 10D The Cop Helps V'LL Be act SET WW JUST * @& MINUTE — eel ipl Ne et Been Neh CL Cet " cal (A GO “THIS “TIME. THING AN! |'VE FINALLY { GO AHEAD AN’ UN- SUCCEEDED —ALL I - GOTTA DO NOW IS UNY TE TUS RoPE- ‘(. Qu, HER “Too SLOW HERE — ('Ct GIVE Ma a cet! ‘SUMP’ TUMBos!! | MOUNE. TURNED TH | | BLIMP Loose acain NEXT: Harry Blaine makes a sol- emn vow. (Copyright, 1929,, NEA Service, Inc.) Her person is above medium height, well proportioned. She is a blonde with light hair, worn perfectly plain, and with a faultless complexion ‘blending the lily and the rose’ and pronounced by common consent of both sexes beautiful.” The young Prince of Wales, after- ward King Edward VII, visited Wash- ington in 1860. At his reception at the White House, “the prince dressed in the usual blue coat and grey pants, and with ungloved hands, stood upon the right of the president. “As each person passed, the presi- dent shook hands with his customary urbanity and the prince bowed his head as usual. Several ladies suc- ceeded in shaking his hand, however. By way of preparation for dinner, the prince played a game of ten-pins in TW SANDWICHES OUER,| HAVE BUT A FEW MITES JRE OK. | SYOP-OVER | GEE . THATS NOWBER, was the only son of “Pennsylvania to be chosen head of the “nation, and the Keystone club had a