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Show simply the abandonment of the spouse and perhaps the immediate marrying by Indian custom of anothsr. In cases of this kind the office finds its hands tied; it can not consistently punish the Indians for following their own customs when it has no legal and no better plan to offer as a substitute. A number of crimes ware committed during the year against Indian women and girls, and in every instance the office endeavored to bring about the prosecution of the offander. In some of the cases the crimes were committed off the reservations and under the jurisdiction of the States, but in others the offenses were committed on the reservations, and because of the inadequacy of Federal statutes the offenders have remained unpunished. The necessity of further legislation regarding this important subject is apparent and urgent. MURDERERS OF SUPERINTENDENT STANLEY. A brief statement was made in last year's rsport of the death of Mr. Will H. Stanley, formerly superintendent of the Soboba Reserva-tion, at the hands of the Indians under his jurisdiction. Ambrosio Apapas, Francisco Lugo, Cornelio Lubo, Pio Lubo, Pablino Lubo, and Leonicio Lugo were convicted of this murder in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, and were sentenced on March 27, 1913, to 10 years' imprisonment at McNeil Island penitentiary. This unfortunate tragedy was the culmination of a long series of events running through a number of years in which Leoni3io Lugo was the principal. For years he had been a disturbing element and was continually inciting the Indims to opposition to constituted authority. The conviction of this ringleader and his coconspirators will undoubtedly hava a salutary effect on the Indians and remove from an otherwise peaceable band criminal elements of danger and discord. EMPLOYMENT OF INDIANS. Procuring employment for Indians is an integral part of the work of Indian civilization, and its immediate direction is controlled by a Supervisor of Indian Employment. The purpose of this branch of work is, briefly, to bring the Indians and the work together. Family ties and home interests, health, climate, and environment have to be considered. The contractors for the construction of the North Platte irrigation work in Nebraska have recently made arrangements for the employ-ment of a number of Indians for that project. The development of western beet fields gives opportunities for the employment of Indians, and the sugar companies each year grant more liberal concessions in the way of railroad rates and care of young Indian boys in times of |
