Show Redman Is Los LosIn Loser In Court Battle Indians Denied Right to Hunt Huntin in Closed Area of Glacier National Park Park- GREAT FALLS Mont April 19 JP IV 0 The The redman has lost again In a D dispute with palefaces over cherIshed cherished cher cher- hunting grounds A few years ago such a controversy would have ended with the Indians on the warpath and a few more scalps dangling from the belts bells of husky braves But today the quarrel W was U ended peaceably In the federal district district dis dIs- dis- dis triet court The court ruled the Indians are arc not entitled to hunt on a closed area are within Glacier national park For years park officials and Indians have been at odds on the matter George Plummer R. R E E. Momberg N. N T. T Armstrong and L. L J. J Momberg reservation Indians pleaded plead plead- ed guilty to charges charge of ot possessing firearms hunting within and trespassing trespassing tres tres- passing on the closed area Through their attorney they Informed in in- in formed the court they were under the impression a treaty approved by congress congress congress con con- gress in 1896 by which the entire area in the park east of the continental di divide divide di- di vide was old sold to the government by the I Indians reserved to them hunting privileges and that therefore they were not violating the law Jaw Judge Charles N. N Pray imposed a ft fine tIne of each which he suspended and placed the defendants defendant on proba on-proba- proba probation tion for four years E. E T. T superintendent of the park said to him the decision meant the government was within its rights in arresting and bringing to trial In Indians Indians Indians In- In who hunt in the park and that privileges under the 1896 treaty do donot donot donot not exist in view of laws to the contrary contrary contrary con con- passed by congress 4 I |