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upkeep are to he highly commended. These Hre the government's examples, either self-supporting or Inexpensive, to show the Indians what industry will do. In an Ice cream parlor one evening this summer several women were chatting, most o f them apparently from families of small but udequate means. The topic o f conversation was Bach Indian receives all the profits of not how they could find their way In what his own enterprise produces, hut the v.oods. hut how they were almost the fon -t lands produce u community lost when ever they visited Chicago. ftm/. This usually Is small, the lust allotment from it k stla fjk tm $10 a GEN. A G U IL A R IN T E X A S head a year. Indians Operate Communal F.arm Menominee Tribe Making Suc cess of U. S. Government Test in Wisconsin. Ten Prize Winning Sweaters and Their Makers C h ild re n G ive P la y . the inspection trip Mr. THEIR WORD IS ALWAYS GOOD and After Mr. Allen attended a play hy Indian school children. Along with the courtesy of these To All Outward Appearance* Reserva Menomlnees goes a marked degree of tion Indians Lead About the neatness and order about their farms. Same Lives as Other Rural IUsorder und dogs are no more appar Americans. ent than tn other communities, but there are n few dogs with traditional Menominee fmllun Reservation, K e aliens, Wls.—The Fish trull from Chi habits as night prowlers. To all outward npiieurances the res cago to northerly Wisconsin, one o f ! ervation Indians lead about the same the first 'automobile trulls blazed by lives us other rural Americans. There wealthy sportsmen when the 11 lit..mo bile wus u luxury, runs through this are an experimental farm, a govern ment logging Industry and houses that reservation. This summer a Menominee Indian, | for order und quiet, good taste und hearing that an automobile camper he- 1 side the trail had been caught In Ibe 4* #############« % rgtn with inadequate shelter, removed Charged Woman for the tarpaulin from his threshing ma chine and offered It to the cam|ier. No Hysterics in Office tips were involved; It was simply an j uet of courtesy. A fter sitting OHlmly hy while These are the Mcnomluees of today, his client, Mrs. Violet Bromberg, whose historical character was de went Into alleged hysterics, WII- scribed In n Washington Indian service llurn V. Tyler, uttorney, of Chi report thus: cago, thought he ought to charge "A woods Indlun, the Menominee her something for the use of his Gen. Candido Aguilar prefers his was a striking figure, generally six feet office for the outburst. Accord lflO-acre stock farm in San Antonio to and over In height, a giant In strength; ingly, on Mrs. Bromberg's bill the highest honors the Mexican gov few tn number compared witli other appeared the Items: “ For culling ernment can bestow upon him. The grout tribes, their hruvery and fighting nt office for one hour nnd one- general started his career as a ragged ipmlltles enabled them to hold their half, $10; for becoming hysteri private at Vera Cruz In 1014. Three own with surrounding tribes. Their cal, $10." years later he was lending the Car word once given could he relied upon.” J rs. Bromberg took the bill to ranza army, and In 1017 he married The federal government Is working Judge Geiniulll. lie character his chief’s daughter. When the Mexi out an experiment with these modern ized the charge ns “ scandalous” can government became settled he was Menomlnees by trying to develop them and threatened to curry Tyler’s appointed foreign minister, and during through the tribal, that Is, the com- j tactics to the bar association. that period attended the peace confer munul, land holding system, now a rar The “ hysteria charge" will re ence. Then Carranza flopped, and Ids ity 'In most countries. Among most main unpaid. men fled In all directions. Texus was American Indian tribes communal land General Aguilar’s choice. holding bus been abolished through acts of congress nltotlng the lands. W a r V e te ra n s in T rib e . University Man Studies Tramps The work umoiig the Menomlnees Is , under the direction of Superintendent i Kdgur A. Allen of Kcslieuu. The reser- i vat Ion In northeastern Wisconsin cov ers an areu approximately 18 hy 24 1 miles uud bus u population of about 1,800 Indians, whose fnmmunnl hold ings total 2.'11.000 acres, a large portion o f it In timber. Superintendent Allen's days are full Becomes One of Them to Get of variety. One opened recently with First-Hand Information About a request hy un Indian for u carriage I harness. Their Lives and Habits. “ You do not neea u enrrlnge har ness." replied Mr. Allen. “ You are op-! crating a farm and I am not going to give you a requisition for something to take you away from It.” “ But 1 can't furm without a har “ H o b o h e m ia n t” D w e ll at Eaa« on 40 ness. ” C ents a D ay in Chicago— Lead M e r. “ You can have a harness, hut you ry Existence in “ Jungles" In cannot use u carriage harness for Sum m er and C ities in W in te r. plowing.” Later Mr. Allen led a Decoration day Chicago.—Men are living on West parade. The Menomlnees still have nine living Civil war veterans and 20 Madison street nil 40 und .*41 cents u day, volunteer veterans o f the great war. according to Nets Anderson, alto is Later In the same week Mr. Allen making a study of homeless and mi took George Vuux of Philadelphia, one gratory men under the direction of of the Indian commissioners, to lns|iect Professor Ernest W. Burgess, of the the farm of a Menominee who has put University of Chicago, for the United 100 acres under cultivation, and has Charities and the Juvenile Protective more than a dozen men working for society. him, including a few whites. This | Mr. Anderson became a wanderer Menominee la the most successful himself as a boy, he explained, hut fifrmer on the reservation, the out happened to find work on n ranch, standing example of what the govern where the family took on an Interest ment Is trying to do. For those who In him. At the age of twenty-one he would succeed the tribal system of entered the high school. Eventually laud holding Is a potential discourage he was confronted hy the problem of ment, because when the lands are ill* selecting a topic for his doctor’s thesis, b»ted there Is no assurance llmt an nnd Bhdln:. according to his statement, Indian will receive that which be has thut no study had been made previous developed, or even as much. This ly of the hobo, he began to write on communal system furnished n fund to, that subject on the basis of Ids early help support those members of the experience. After he had written 2.">0 trllie who are helpless, or so unskillful pages he felt a deal re to strengthen as to be unable to support themselves. his preparation for tie task hy re HAVE SLANG OF THEIR OWN newed Investigations. Accordingly he has been mingling with tramps as one of them nt their “ Jungles” or summer camps, on the road. In the city streets, and In Jail. Slang of T h e ir O w n, "The average gtudent who hasn't been on the road himself,” said Mr. Anderson, “ is apt to find himself un- uhle to approach a tramp and get his true story. Not only are trumps full of suspicion anil prejudices, und likely either to exaggerate or to keep still If they suspect their questioner, but they have a slang of . iclr own. “ For example, a man who works with a shovel is known In the fra ternity of ‘working stiffs' us n ‘muck er’ ; the man who drives a team Is n 'skinner'; one who tramps ties on the railroad is a ‘gundy-dancer.1 "In the winter the tramps flock to the Mg cities. They manage In some eases to make $50 Inst a long while, for they know where they can get three doughnuts nnd n cup of coffee for f> cents and lodging for 10 cents, If in the morning they will sweep off the floor they slept on. You will find .'loo men on the floor of one of the popular Chicago ‘flop houses’ In the winter, though In the summer the sume place will he nearly empty. "Where are the men In the summer? Many, of course, are engaged In sea sonal occupations. The Idle ones are often gathered at the ‘Jungles,’ which Is an Institution In llohohemla like the fashionable club In another stra tum of society. The men select for their camp* a shady place, near enough to town for nil occasional handout and far enough from town to seem secure from the ‘hulls' or constables. They build shacks of wood or rooting tin or whatever ma terial they find handy; I have seen very good shacks built of ripped up oil cans. These ten pretty girls, all high school students of Washington. D. C., are shown wearing sweaters made by themselves which won the prizes In a contest Just held. The first prize winner is seventh from the left, and tha second prize winner is next In order; the third winner Is on the extreme lefL Counterfeiting Is on Increase Entry of Women Into Profession of Making Spurious Money Adds New Problem. SECRET SERVICE IS WORRIED Increase In C o u n te rfe itin g Began S h o rtly A fte r th e A rm is tic e and H as Been G ro w in g N o tic e a b ly Since— M ore O p p o rtu n ity . '*r> - Washington, L). C.—Counterfeiting of money‘has Increased to hitherto un precedented proiKirtions In the United States and is causing much concern to the secret service of the treasury, the federal ugency charged with sup pression of this species o f crime. Of particular Interest Is the fact that for the first time in history, women have entered the counterfeiting profession, presenting new problems for the gov ernment experts. The Increase In counterfeiting began shortly after the armistice and lias been growing notlpenbly since. It Is regarded as a part of the phenomena o f crime which every great war brings In its wake. W a r D r a f t T h in n e d Ranks. Issued billions of dollars In Liberty bonds. Victory' notes, war savings cer tificates, thrift stamps and treasury certificates of indebtedness. These were all new to the people and of un familiar design. They constituted a paradise for counterfeiters. R e p rin t on U . S. P aper. One o f the most difficult obstacles for the counterfeiter Is the distinctive paper on which government notes are printed. It is made hy a secret process and has so individual nn appearance and feeling that almost every one can detect n substitute. All denominations o f American jnoney are printed on notes of a uniform size. Therefore a favorite device of the counterfeiter Is to take a $1 bill and raise Its denomination, lie will bleach It and have a piece of nearly white dis tinctive currency paper on which he will print a note o f a higher denom ination. Such notes are hard to de tect, especially If the counterfeiter prints n $50 or $100 note of a new nnd unfamiliar series. Another scheme Is to take a note and change only the figures. This proves a snare to the counterfeiter If he gives such a note to a man famil iar with the designs of money. Such a man knows that a $20 note has a buffalo on Its design, but no $50 or $100 Issue has. This sort of counter feiting has Increased with the new money because the counterfeiters know that few people are familiar with the designs of the various new Issues. The same Is true of the Liberty bond issues. No two Issues nre alike, nnd a counterfeiter changing the denomina tion of a $100 bond to $1,000 could readily be detected by one who has studied bond designs. A curious effect of the war while It was being waged was that it resulted In almost complete suspension of money counterfeiting In the United States. There were two good reasons for this. First, native-born Ameri cans are seldom found in the profes sion. It Is a department of crime in which foreigners, und especially south ern Kuro|>euns, engage. Under the re servist system o f military service E x p e rts In S ecret Service. which obtains In nearly ull European The secret service at Washington countries, these foreigners, living and has many experts who are very hard counterfeiting In the United States, to fool with even the cleverest coun were culled to their home colors and terfeit, und while counterfeiting has thereby forced to abandon their pro Increased to a great extent, the circu fession here. In the second place, the lation of counterfeit money has not war upset the channels of distribution done so. The new counterfeit issues o f counterfeit money, and turned the are detected very early In their ca thoughts of all men. Including counter reers and the source discovered and felters, to other things. stopped. It means more work and But after the war the profession l constant vigilance for the government cume back stronger than ever with agents and greutly Increased investi many recruits. Four million Ameri gative work. « cans were under arms. They were The appearance o f women In the taken to the war from their nccus- i counterfeiting profession has caused totned vocations nnd pursuits and put the secret service many difficulties. Into a life which, despite Its manifold ] The women nre not engaged In the hardships nnd dangers, was u life actual manufacture of counterfeits, lacking in responsibility. No one tn j hut are confederates In the passing of the army bad to worry about earning the spurious currency. money for Ills next meal. It came Counterfeiters seldom work alone from the government, ns much a mat in spite of the fact the records show ter of course as the sunrise. j that only the counterfeiter who play* Also, the very Idea of an army Is a lone hand meets with success for the destruction o f property and life. ! any extended period But it is hard T a b u la te s 402 Cases. To be sure. It is the enemy's prop to practice the profession singly. The “ Last summer I tramped through erty which Is to be destroyed, but I great difficulty Is in getting the coun Idaho. Nevada. Utah and Wyoming, among many youthful and Irresponsi terfeit money Into circulation. To ne- covering lit»* miles. I talked to some ble persons the fundamental idea of I cotnplish this the muster counterfeiter •g.tiOO wanderers, and tabulated 402 r« ntenipt for property rights persists i has accomplices. The general prac- cases. 1 bad slashed my vest to r n ty nnd makes few bounds for itself. It my Index cards; only one man noticed was natural that among soldiers who the slashes and the slight bulges; he for n year or two hud followed this Ir N O V E L T Y FOR BATHERS asked me if I was an organizer for responsible existence there would ho the ‘Wolibllea.’ I said no. and that was seine who Inched the forage o f char all." acter to return to the drudgery of No man ever sinks too low “ to re hard work. They wanted easy money, tain some spark of self-respect." ac so counterfeiting ns well as other de cording to Mr. Anderson. partments of crime received fresh re "Many take to the road or the city cruits. • © ' • i are phi ■ . ally M o r * M oney to C o u n te rfe it. Incapacitated and therefore dependent, Another strong reason for an In nnd they fe»i that they are tin welcome crease In counterfeiting resulting from Incumbrnmvs upon their families. the war was that there was an In "Many are the dodges employed to crease In the ntitnlwr of kinds of get means of subsistence. One man money nnd securities to counterfeit. addresses a street comer crowd thus, When there are only a few kinds of i am different from the rest of money In general use. the people be yottse stiffs. I want to get enough come so familiar with their appear for a flop tonight; I want to eat tislay. ance that the? quite teadily detect any tomorrow;, and the d ' . l i t e r : 1 ■ f ll'i. fault In design or general npiwurame. to you on nn.v sub •si you chiHtfl*.' But when there are many new and A hook, a cigarette and the cooling Then he makes tils : Uereh and hands unfamiliar kinds, the people are at a banks, an order round the hat. Anvb sly enn get up a loss to know whether they have gen I water* about your feet— what more ; could he desired on a hot day? Those iger-prlnted ns a crowd on West Ma Jison street, for uine money. » are lost. Now there are always h le men who are Twelve federal reserve hanks were ! are the comfort* offered hy the new iger print Is mm glad to listen." n in established at the time the war began, O <0tbe certificate and all Issued currency of two kinds: It's a pity tern piaceri In ef- 1 11 B a g » bathing t an t put9 piaster federal reserve notes and federal re hit const hen It hurts him. serve hank notes. Also, the treasury j Washington. Postal B ank P atrons F in g e r-P rin te d ;a To protect the depositor* been Issued by the dopar ns o f identification In the n the holder of a cert.ficat with the on* on record Ives the money on deposit. In the New York post offices. o o o Race to Lose Power of Walking, Warns Doctor Los Angeles.— The human race Is destine 1 to lose the power of walking If the present tendency continues to Its ultimate con clusion, according to Dr. It. Kendrick Smith, who read a pa per here on Friday at the na tional Osteopathic convention. Trolley cars began the retro- gade process, he declared, and automobiles, elevators nnd in numerable other contrivances conspire to keep human beings off their feet. As n result, he said, we are becoming a race of weaklings from the hips down. Back to the woods In bare feet, with plenty’ of running, would make over the race. Dr. Smith said. tlce Is for the counterfeiter to sell his spurious money nt a substantial dis count. He will sell a $100 counter felt bill to a passer for $50 of gen uine money nnd of course no one Is more expert In detecting spurious money than a counterfeiter. The passer then may make another sale, getting perhaps $75 In real money for his $100 counterfeit. Great care Is tuken not to let many of them get Into circulation at the same place. W om en P lead Ignorance. It Is In this passing brunch of the profession that women are being em ployed. They make valuable confeder ates because when detected they fre quently escape arrest hy claiming to know little nbout handling money and therefore are easily Imposed upon. A curious psychological mystery about the whole profession of counter feiting Is that a really good counter feiter requires skill of such a high or der that he could earn n better living by honest employment of his talents than hy the manufacture of spurious currency. Counterfeiting is n long, tedious process, beset with hard work and difficulties nnd It Is rarely indeed that a counterfeiter makes as much money before he is apprehended ns he could from regular honest employ ment as nn engraver.— Frederic J. Huskin in Chicago Daily News. BEAUTIFY CITY OF BELGRADE Serbs Rush W o rk to M ak e C a p ita l W o rth y o f N e w N a tio n — M an y N e w Buildings. Belgrade, Jugo-Slavla.—To make this capital a worthy setting to the magnificent territorial patrimony to which they have fallen heir the Serbs are working swiftly. They nre cutting new streets, paving them with asphalt Instead of cobblestones and erecting new duelling* and public buildings. A prize of $75,000 was nwarded recently for a new city plan. Fourteen hundred new buildings went up in 1921 nnd 4.000 nre going up this year. A new hotel has Just been completed opposite the station. It wn* begun before the war nnd used for bnrrncks. But Its wnlls hnve been replastered and the building was completed and opened two days before the wedding of King Alexander. The city Is still overpopulated. Res- Idonee lia* been refused to 40.000 per sons. Brices In the city nre very high, and should the local money Improve in value Belgrade will rival Constanti nople as a city o f huge expense for living. House rents are prohibitive for the native, and for the foreigner they range upward o f $100 monthly. Farm land within 90 miles of Bel grade sells from $100 to $.«»> an acre, a big price when con vert c l into the dinar currency of the country. Hotel Moscow, within the city, recently sole! for 14.000.000 dinars, or upward of $ 200 . 000 , a price that astonished strangers. The best building* within the city at the present time are the two palaces of the king, Ism ted centrally and ad- Jo'ning. A parliament building Is par tially constructed. Other offices for pnbllc rise* are planned. Some por tion of the new Amerirpn loan will he used for projected public buildings.