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Show to THE DESERET f Undefeated Blackfeet Indians Dwindle to One Starving Tribe Mont., Oct. I. "Within tan vry foot Xadlaa will be dead." said Jidim Willard Bhulta Klfht yaars ago tha Blaokfsst war a prosperous trlba, rich In horsaa pfty 7T1 at? they gwnsd all tha land be-- U ThDowetone and tha Canadian border. They baa never bean dmm battle by whites or Indiana. Today there are 411 of the full-- I Hft alive. The tribe la on the verge of starvaUon. Utile by little ItbaT tielng stripped of tha few belongs that remain to them " That Is a aammary of Mr. Fhults'n statement upon the prevent condition tha outlook for the futrue of the Blackfeet Indiana. Fhulta la the eathor of half a dosen or more widely circulated hooka upon It. Han ltfa He hwewu hie subject thoroughly for In 1177 he married Into t)e Blackfeet 'tribe and lived with them until when his Indian wife died. Now he la Pendent of Los Angeles, Cal. Origin of Pitiful Condition. There is the patent to your land,' He traoed the origin of the present the agent has said. Iptttful condition of the Blackfeet In'Hut we do not want to patent dians end that It Is pitiful will be the land.' " Never mind. There it Is. Tou Jueuohed for by the observant visitor hack te the abolition of the ration must take It. I have had no opportunity to check system by Indian Commission Cato Mr. Shulti up on this statement. Bella that the taxes on patened land said he, "the s.i "Eight yeara ago, 'Blsokfeet had small but sufficient amount to 45 a year for an allot ibsrde of cattle. Then Commissioner ment of 320 acres. This can only ba Bells out off the government rations rented for 32 a year. The penniless Indians are therefore forced to ae ,im large part. This compelled the to dispose of their herds In or mortgage the allotments that have been forced on them. order to buy food at the stores I know of only one Indian who "One man at Browning," aatd Mr, 'has even a small herd of cattle. He Shultz, "now controls more than 200 has fifteen or twenty, I believe. In allotments he hss secured from the 'accordance with Indian custom, those Indians. He came fr i the east al ,Who had no food had fed at the cost most a bankrupt a few years ago. of thoae who had. Then came three Call Rations Insufficient. ,dT7 yeara, followed by the hard winHe tKl ths Indians claim that says der of last year. It wiped them out. the rations are not government Mr. Butts says that there are so- -, They are sailed cattle owners among the half- -' what they purport to be. supposed to contain food enough for breed. two weeka Foreman For White Men. "The Indians say they eat the ra "But they are In fact foremen for tlona up in four or five daya. Then 'white men," said he, An Indian has they go hungry until issue day. the right to pasta re cattle upon the Agent Wihton haa declared that the 'tribal landa So the white men have Indians must work or loaned money to the section with starve." He told me that which they have bought cattle. If ell hands are In demand at 5.33 a day 100 had gone well they might have made shovel more and "Not than pick money. Last winter's losses nearly hands could be employed on the sec . biped them out. however. They are tlon during the summer, said Shultz. 11 heavily In debt. "They will not be ueed at all now that .In order to buy food, Mr. Shults the winter is coming on. Only the 'says, the Indian sell everything they expert trackmen of the railroad will have. There are several obviously be retained, and they are not In 'thriving stores on the reservation at dlans.' "Then they cannot find work to (Browning, slthought the 2,500 or ,000" Indians the numbers given do? are tbse of Indian Agent Houce O. "That is It. If the government ra WlVon have almost no source of In- tlona are withdrawn they must come. starve. There is no work to do in this "Tha Indians are being forced to country in the winter time." 'take patents to their land, said Mr. Shults, "although they do not want Franklin D. Roosevelt to do so. "I was 'under the impression that In Des Moines Tonight Congress had protected the Indians' by enacting a law providing that only (By Associated Press.) 'competent Indians may be permitted EN ROUTE WITH FRANKLIN D to'take patents. By feompetent Is msant an ability to protect themselves ROOSEVELT. Oct. 8. Franklin D Roosevelt, Democratic vice president! against the white man. To make sure al nominee, rested today on the train 'el this, I thought that Congre had going - from Denver to Des Moines provided that patented land cannot wherehe speaks toqlghh He was b transferred by Indiaflh for a eer-hoarse today although eth tain period after he takes title to it. erwlee b,t he said he was physically fit. Dealing With Indian Agents. With the exception of two or three "The Indians tell me, said Mr. days' rest he hasbeen campaigning Shults, "that they have been called continuously since Aug.. 10, having Into the office of the Indian agent at visited approximately 30 states and delivered 335 speeches in that period Browning and handed papers. G FRIDAY OCTOBER 8 lOLO -1- - .4 -- 0 9 COMPARE VALUES -- THEN BUY BT HERBERT OOBET. IsAViiaiw ?JUIX, NEWS ;iin 0 That t,tl You owe it to yourself to do so! we Special Sale Terms That Will Make It EASY For You To Buy. i This is where the jad I IS,' iSSEEMESaiiS wrn--g i al 1 V 7AA Big p IfiRKSSSffiMasaR "Tt, 1L To-!d- and PLAYER-PIAN- O Sale is now being held, mXii I able-bodie- d half-bree- i , 51 A Brand New PIANO Finaritial Conference is Advocated 220 So. MafajSt. TATI t V . i A. i, - w Robinson Bros. Shoe Co Ji A Brand New $81 Franco-Britu- h ROBINSON BROS. SHOE CO. 220 South Main St. IF YOU ARE LOOKING ' FOR GOOD SHOES Dont Forget to Come to' SALE ENDS SATURDAY NIGHT An Both are highest grade standard instrument smadeand guaranteed by one of the largest and most reliable factories in the world In addition iron-claguarantee. they carry the CONSOLIDATED MUSIC CO'S, n - d, (y Associated Press.) PARIS. Oct. 8. Early summoning financial conferof a Fanco-Brltls- h ence ifl insisted upon by Earl Curzon British foreign minister, in an Important note on reparation received by thd French foreign office yeeterday sgy Pertinax, political editor of Echo de Paris. The note suggests that this meeting be followed by a veritable international conference. Freight paid to your railroad station just as advantageously ascity r. t people USED INSTRUMENTS Family Organizes. ( r t Members of the Johnson family met at Barratt Hall last evening and formed a temporary organiatlon of the family association. The officers selected are at follows: President, Ben Johnson: first vice president, Rich- Johnson, secretary and treasTha next meet tng of the association will be held at the residence of Harry H. Russell, 119 Third avenue, at 4.39 p.m. Saturday. ard A. urer,- Anna B. Johnson. ftOAMMf FOUNDCD IMA HMClil THE BIO STORE GO Conference Specials oo Genuine TORIC Delta.. Sugar-Factor- At Work On Slicing BI-FOC- AL GLASSES biggest Optlcalvehie of jibe year,! This price Includes a thorough scientific examination of your tyes by our registered optometrist tbe famous tortc spherical lenses ground to order In- a handsome frame and beautiful case complete Ne extras, at enly h I Reading Glasses as. low as $3.45 -- ii whatever, your, rye re. da, we suit our registered optometrist. cieeatlvfy you Get our prices. 7 Coma In and cen- - Bifocals in Gold Filled Frame $6.15 epfendld bifocal It good gold Tilled frame and ease. loeHtdted nation iLlWi Jaw "price. Satisfaction guaranteed: ". iJsUAaJxHE y, (Special to Tbs Neva) DELTA. Act-- 7 c The Utah-Idah- o auger factory at Delta starts Its 129 campaign today wltb a force on hand sufficient to begin slicing. Getting now justseekadequate help has been hard:men ths town Is overfilled with a so fores that may be ing jobs there, tbs betgot, and a work progresses, are stilt ter men retained. Toppers scarce. So scarce that schpot msy have to suspend next Monday to give a chance for pupils te help on tbe harvest. The crop is excellent. Tbe factory exipects to run 119 days.at full capacity of 859 tone n day. Co-operat- ive . Alfalfa Mill Organizing at Buhl (Special te Tbe News) BUHL Ida . Oct. Ic The organize- tlon of a alfalfa meal mill la under way tn Buhl and farmers and business men are showing great Interest in tbe preset. Tbe plan of organisation Is to sell (je.Sbe wert h of stock to the farmers, payment being mode in bar at lit a ten. Ns cash u b- - lng was effected by breaking out a pane of the rear window. Through this aperture,, too, the ito Ten goSdr were passed. One dress, valued at 7. as foutid in the alley after in other covery of the burglary the following from similar cities this will alws assure a price mortilng. well above the market price. Contracts for over 4,099 tone of meal have already been received by the busi- Twin Falls Completes ness men whe ats aiding the farmers 15.14 Miles of Paving in organizing. (Special to Tbe News) Be$t Dumps In Operation. With the News ) Tbe to 1129 city ths of week this (Special completion ' BUHL, Ida, Oct. 8 All tbs beet paving program Twin Falls takes rank dumps la Ibis section were placed In as one of the best and tnort extenoperation this week and by Monday, sively paved towns of its size in the Oct. It, it Is expected tbe farmers will Tbe city, credited with country. deliver beets In such large quantities H the facilities will be taxed A. ItAmal cf lesa than 9.690, now has population tbs 15 14 miles of surfaced streets gar, fteld representative of and e I mates the garnered Sugar company, avenuee. Prior to this year 8.2 miles crop here at from 10 .to 84 tons per acre with as arerags of probably IS tons per sera. to not only receive a better Initial also to reap dividends on prlee,.but. their Investment When the mill has been organized W ' fair 'dividend on 'the riock" JudgTn J . f m For 8. no buyers have been here for t berg'sru entered - tbe Gojd n Rule I menv da s sad tbe farmers who mkr- - store and tarried "''off, merchandise -ket their bay as stock la tbs ad 11 sxsect valued' at 599. Entrance to tb buUd- k. CASTOR Infuts rad IA CfcBdrea In Use For Over 30 Years Always beam tbe Cgastari of new work was wires are being cut. Irish railroader went on strike In protest against the of property mere men- t- of troop- - trains and em . owner will be required to pay 44 part of the country have been isolatas taxes on abutting property. ed so far as telephone and telegraphic The city in general pays the balance. communication is concerned. Cost figures are being compiled for a ' i21 paving program, which Is ex- Farmers Would Know pected to add about six mites of mere paved. , completed at The a total cost of wtilctr-amou- 8130.-87T.4- 0; nt Supply of Livestock Hcaivy Rain Recorded. (Special te The Newt. TWIN FALLS, Idaho. Oct. 8. Rain to tbe aimunt of .97 of an inch fell here Wednesday night. This Is tbe hegvi lest fall in an single storm during the past year- - Tbs dowsposr was general throughout the county. Britain Maif Withdraw Government Subsidiei v j (By Jseoclated Presa) CHICAGO, Oct. 8. Representatives of all farmers organization Id . the middle-we- st met here today, and announced that they would request monthly statistics of visible domestic and world supply of live stock from thf national bureaus of crop estimates and marketa This measure, they said, would aid in the prevention of tho manipulation of prieea Establishment of farmers commission, firm at stock yard also was to ba considered. Heads' and other ofment subsidies from Irish railway, Envelopes fice supplies? where the employee refuse to carry Let s f rure with von cn blank troops, it was learned this afternoon. hooka certificates, booklets, or n ct nythlr-4 ennsHer- tntr,e prinN Irg discontinuance of mails where ing line. mail are being held sp and telegraph THE DE.NERET NEWS JOB DEFT. oet . - ( Ry International News Sendee. DOES JOB rniXTTNG, LONDON. OcL 8. The cabinet Is XHE M BS is atock of Letter Heads. How your considering tb withdrawal of governBUI the-raM- u. ft JX r4 1 I |