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Ardmore, Sunday, March 22, 1908. PAGE TEN THE DAILY ARDMOREITE. i Good Luck Flour It's hotter for broatl. It's hotter for biscuit. II 's bettor (or pantry. It costs no morn tliati otlicir branilH anil gives hotter satis fnetlon. Try ono sack. .See that your grocer does not HiihBtltuto some other Hour. COCCPU flC PUAC n PADTfD ,l, ,v"l's cnuuvy can give us nuthorl- or CLOn Ur buno. U. UHniLiii,.. oniiHiato except this congress. The Excelsior Steam Laundry (livos that finish to cloth in;; so much desired by people who know and uppr 'eiiito good lnundry work. There- is no need of sending any laundry work out of town. Give, us your bundles and let us provo our superior work. We give the most painstak ing euro to every bundlo whether it contains only 01 e collar or your entire, wardrobe it our business you. Wo have skilled workmen latest imptoved Wu make to please the most and the machinery. l'lione f7f and our wagons will call. WM. U. ROBERTS. Mil n n fie r. South Mill Street. Ardmore, ... - QUla For a Home or for Investment. an Wu liavo hoiiio oIioIimi property at attractive prices. Now fi-room house, MoMhIi Ad dition, owner uiiiHt hi'II at oneo and will give a bargain on tonus to suit thti purchaser. Choice M.ilu street business property. Throe cottages, woll located, J 100 down ami $25 per mouth. If you aro interested in ugrl rultural land wo can please von In plots of r ucroH to fiOU acres. Ardmore Loan and Trust Company Kemp McCarty managers real estate department Phone 1H1 (Continued from pngc nine) reasonable compensation for the land sold or loaned. This provision Is well enough, per hup, for Incompetent pursoui, hut Its application Is every day proving a detriment to such civilized Indiana ,is com pom the majority of the I'lvo Civ ilized Trihoii. The Atoka agrwiiotit wn defeated at the first Choctaw-Chickasaw olisj- I Hon, many of the more advanced memberi of the tribe opposing U account of this very restriction pro vision. Another election was eullo 1. however, the Importance of an early change lu conditions urged, and this time the agreement was ratified liy a small majority, In the main because It was thought the spirit of such agreement would he parried out, giv ing us n "speedy settlement of trllinl affairs," ami these matters of restric tions on land titles and luxation could Ikj adjudicated prior to the ad vent of statehood. Mr. HIM MS of I'enusylvanla. Will the gentleman allow an Interruption'.' Mr. CAUTHIl. Certainly. Mr. IIUAI.H of I'oimylvunltt. Ill what way or by whom can these matters be d -terinliied as to whether they should have the privileges that ou have said they should have? .Mr. CAUTHU. I do not believe I understand the gentleman's ipieMtlou. Mr. I1HAI.H of Pennsylvania. You say that under certain conditions they are to have the right of title, lu one wu you say It shall be done within five jenrs anil another within two years. Mr. CAUTHU. I am coming to that In a minute. That law has all been changed. Mr. IUJAI.K of Pennsylvania. I beg i the gentleman's pardon I was only I Hsklug for Information. Mr. CAUTHU. Hoforo the lapse ot many yetii'M It was discovered that this Atoka agreement 'was Inadequate and Incompetent for the settlement of these affairs, and In 1002 another comimct was entered into with the Choctaws and Chlckasaws ly the V'nlted States known as the "suppUv mental agreement." This supplement il agreement practically reiterated 'he restriction provision of the Atok greoiuont, and the former proced ire of enactment ensued. A strong fight was made against this agree meut on account of this same rcstric tion provision; but, as It gave these tribes an opportunity to have expunged from their rolls certain per sour whom they claimed had no lights and provided for a per capita pay meut of a part of the tribal funds, it was ratified at the election. The. conditions under these two agreements were most deplorable but not to be compared to what was yet to be handed out to us by the act of April 1!0, 1000. 1'nder those two agreements th,. Secretary of the lu terlor had not been prevented from lemovliiK restrictions on the aliena Hon of lands other than homestead allotments, whenever, in his opinion. The second restricts a small Ignorant full-blood Indian, ,for the reason that . The Indian Is very much of n hu man being. He is subject to nil the Impulses and foibles of other Intelli gent people, and, like any other lu tolllgent man, he resents the Idea ol having to ask any man's permission to do as he desires with his own property. Ho can see no reason 'why ho should lie called upon to submit his plans to any man lu order to gut supervision over what Is Justly hit, mi ho hesitates to ask the Secretary of the Interior to remove any suppos- d restrictions there may be upon his liberties as an American citizen. Out West, Mr. Chairman, money Is scarce and Interest very high. Many times In the past have the Individual financial interests of business of In dau blood suffered for the want ot heap money, wh'.ch Is almost always available on such real estate security as this, and which they could emlly have obtained but for the ImiHisltlon of these restrictions. N'o man may attempt to prophecy what the vlcli sltmles of life will bring. We may even undergo greater privations lu Hie future than in the jmst. We mnv even see the savings of a lifetime swept away for the want of a few dollars which could he obtained !'i tills wny . hut it matters not whal may transpire, let the very worst come to the worst, I for one shall never bend the knee to mortal mail for any financial consideration. (Pro longed applause.) And the majority of the mixed bloods feel Just as 1 d.i. sir. Now, Mr. Chairman, do not mlsiin' deration! me. I know that we have grafters out there. I know that we have a few Indians who are Incom petent, and 1 would not leave the last home of the full-blood Indian tn the pitiless mercy of the unscrupu loiis grafters. Far be It from that N'o man has a more profound sytn pathy for these plain, artless people class rich lu lands and values, and by so doing keeps them In n condition of absolute poverty and want. The law Is equally detrimental to both classes, "TTrTCAUTHU. That Is true, and It gives him nctunl aid and asslstnacc while the present law simply strains at a purpose It falls to accomplish 1 It Intimidates and prevents the lion ( est home seeker from entering, the market and paying n legitimate p.lv! THE GREATEST CURE FOR there aro numerous Instances of this for theso lands, nt the sumo time kind. College graduates with one-1 falling to prohibit the unscrupulous 1 thirty-second Indian blood are subject- adventurer from gottng iiossesslon of ed to these restrictions, and I know of a number of poor full-blood In dians who arc Incarcerated In the Jails today lu Oklnhoma for minor of fenses unable to make bond, yet own ing an abundance of land which can not be hypothecated even at the price of tholr freedom. This restric tion law respects neither lnteimen?t nor want, and Us wide scope readies from the most Intelligent mixed blocd and white man, who resents dicta Hon, to the helpless full blood Im poverished by Its application. Mr. THOMAS of North Carolina. Will the gentleman yield? Mr. CAUTHU. I will, with great pleasure. Mr. THOMAS of North Carolina How many acres d!d the gentleman say was allotted and could not b. disposed of? Mr. CAHTHIi. Ail of It Is restrict id by a later act, which I will get to very soon. Mr. THOMAS of North Carolina. I thought the gentleman said he ha.t a certain number of acres himself that he could not sell. .Mr. CAUTHU. I will explain that fully lu Just a moment. Mr. THOMAS of North Carolina. 1 thought I caught a statement from the gentleman of tho number ot acres. Mr. KUIrON. 1 think I can ex plain that. Mr. CAUTHU. I oxpectod to explain that later In my remarks, hut I yield ed to my colleague. Mr. FULTON. I was simply going il-.- .t. - . ..At A I . than 1. No Member on the floor of ",:u "w k"iuh wu- n.u ii..n.. f....i nmre keeniv l.w re. lahouia (Mr. Carter) said that In Hponslblllty to thorn than I. Why? could have the restrictions removed They elected me to Congress. Hut " hlH H'ndus lands, consisting of for the Indian vote I might not lie a Member of this honorable body to day, and they elected me upon the very platform that Is embodied In my bill removal of all restrictions upon the alienation of Indian lauds except the full-blood Indian's homestead. (Ap plause.) Mr. C1IANHY. Will the gentleman yield for a question? Mr. CAUTHU. Yes. Mr. CIIAN'HY. 1 beg to ask tho gentleman what his hill does more than the hill which lias hud the rec ommendation or assent of the Secre tary of the Interior? 'Mr. CAUTHU. The hill of my col league (Mr. .Mcftiilre) provides for tlie removal of restrictions on all people not of Indian blood; upon all people whose quantum of Indian blood is less than one-half, upon the surplus lands of all people whose quantum of Indian blood Is one-half or more; but It does not touch the full blood Indian's surplus, while my hill provides for the removal of all re strictions, ovcept upon tho full-blood Indian's homestead. Mr. IM.OY1). Will tho gentleman the Indian was considered competent I yield to mo for a statement right In to manage his affairs. So that ono or 1 unit connection .' 10 acres, by applying to the Secre tary of tho Interior, but his home stead of 100 acres he could not sell In any manner any more than a full blood. Mr. CAUTHU. The people of Ok ltdioma are not antagonistic to the Indian. They have been the recipient of many favors at the hands of the Indian people, and they are apprecia tive of the fact. They are the neigh liors ami friends of the Indians, and they themselves would be the loud est lu their protects If the Incompe tent full bloods were left unprotect ed. If a full-blood Indian or any oth er person becomes homeless, he In comes a pauper and thereby Incurs an undesirable expense for his sub sistence, not upon the Federal gov ernment, but upon the State In which ho resides. So, Mr. Chairman, I do not think you need to have any fear on that score. The people of Oklaho ma do not want the restrictions of any Incompetent men removed. Mr. 1IHAHH of Pennsylvania. "Will the gentleman yield for a question? Mr. CAUTHU. I have only a limit- such lands and clouding the title to same for a merely notniii.U consider.!- j Urn. Hero Is another point I want this committee to catch: The ln.llni In his primitive state was noted toe un wavering fidelity to his obligation I ' can remember during my life time t when an Indian's word war eonsld r ( ed as good as his bond, but not -o ! now. This system tends to destroy this, the most commendable feature ol pristine Indian character, by plainly saying to tho Indian, "Oo sell yourj land and give a deed to It, then make application to have your act set a-dd-v j to be repossessed of your property. and upon the grounds of your Incom petency wo will sustain you In your dishonest contentions." Did you ever hear of such teaching lo a simple, uu sophlcated ward by Us guardian'' The Jndlan may be a little slow to get next to the white man's virtues, but he has abundant wit to catch on to his vices. (Laughter.) Kven the most Ignorant full-blood Indian Is by no means benefited by these restrictions. Much of the land allotted to the full-blood Indian is un improved. These Indians, as a rule. are poor and have no funds with which to Improve tholr lands. If they could only lease their lands, they might have thorn Improved In that way, so that In a few years they would provide Home kind of nn In como. Or better still, If they could only sell their surplus lands the proceeds of such sale might be ap plied to permanent Improvements on their homestead, and I would not ob ject to hnvlng my 'bill amended to that extent. Hut Mr. Chairman, there Is one fundamental fact which we must not overlook In dealing with this propo sition, and that Is this: Theso In dians of the five civilized tribes do not hold tholr lands by the good graces of tho federal government They bought those lands and paid for them. These lands were accepted by them In lieu of much more vain able lands relinquished In the old southern states. They had a fee-simple to these lands for generations before allotment. Tho only reserva tion in the deed being that of es cheat, which I presume would have operated without such provision In the deed. We have no moral right to prevent these people from using their property to the best advan tage. Poverty. The Choctaws and Chlckasaws aro reputed to bo ono of the wealthiest classes of people on the face of Uu earth, yet today, with nil their boast ed wealth, with all this paternal su pervision, many of the ignorant full bloods among them can scarcely keep the wolf of starvation from the door. when, ns a matter of fact they a'o 1 COUGHS COLDS DR. KING'S NEW DISCOVERY U muni i"rrp mr? r?r r- uuHttHii i llw vunc run Croup, Whooping Cough, Bronchitis, La Grippe, Quinsy, Hoarseness, Hemorrhage of the Lungs, Weakness of the Lungs, Asthma and all diseases of THROAT, LUNGS AND CHEST PREVENTS PNEUMONIA ed time, and am attempting to make ; ,.cl,mIl i,ow? Uch In lands and a consecutive argument, but will glad- ,.,.. held out of their reach by those Indians, who had now como to he a sovereign citizen of the I'nlted Mr. CAUTHU. Yes. with pleasure. Mr. FLOYD. As the gentleman N States, supposedly with nil the rights ' awtire. 1 spent nbout two weeks in privileges, and Immunities attaching ! Il Indian Territory last summer, thereto, could, by debasing his ninn-l Mr. CAUTHU. I well recall that hood and pride to a degree ot abject , fact, and I think we were much bene soivllliv, by admitting hU Inferiority j fltcd '' the visit of the distinguished toother men. supplicate and beg the , gentleman from Arkansas. ly yield when my remarks are con cluded, If I have any time left. Th majority of the Indians composing the Five Civilized Tribes can no long er be considered a savage and unci v- the federal government. "What proflteth a man if he owned the earth and yet starved to death?' I tell von, Mr. Chairman, It Is a crime to longer lietp Uuho pooplo stop::: Long enough to see our special display of fresh Ci 1 fornia fruits. We know where to buy and how to buy and can supply you with bettor fruits. We niaUe our own candies- P. MALAVANSOS West Main Street ARDMORE HACK LINE D. -. FLYNT, Prop. Hack leaves for Healdton at G 30 a. in. Hnck leaves for Hlk at 7:30 a. in. Direct connections with all Inland towns west of Ard more. lnvo nil packages at tho City Drug Store. j right to eat the blind which he pes M !-. .-,. d. and which wis Justly his to do with as he pleased. Tlits la-t act referred to not only diMib-d a pait of these people this smalt modicum of liberty, not only prevented them from presenting their huintdi' request for the pursuit ol th.-lr h.ipplncxH as they saw It. not oiih declared that they should not ho allow, d t present their modest peti tion t hao such restrictions remov ed when they were competent, but plu-e.l the additional Inhibition on in.im that they could not oven lease Hi. ii l.uid without truckling to tiome departmental official. Now. this Is not said In any spirit of antipathy or disrespect to any do- liartnieiital official. 1 have tho high- est regard for many of thoko people. 1 Tlie aie not to blame. Tho offic ials of no Department are to blame for thh. The system is wrong, the law Is wrong, and Congress alono has power to change this law. Iti his some facetious Member, "Carter, you have no kick coming. You may have your restriction re moved. Make your application, anc the Secretary of the Interior would not (tar,, refuse to remove your re strictions." That Is true as to a part of my land only. What I want guiitlomeu of this committee to uudertaiid Is that I and each member of my family have lilo acres of land which no power under Mr. FLOYD. I want to call the at teutioii of tho House to two or three cases that were given to me by n prominent lawyer of I'ryor Crook. One was tho case of a young lady who was a graduate of two literary insti tutions and also of the Couservatory of Music of Chicago. She could not dispone of her lands on account .if this provision. Another case was one that appeals to the sympathy of every man, and was this: A lady had three children; they were full bloods, and she had an allotment for herself and three children. This at torney told me t ha t the laud allotted to her was worth $tiu an acre. She could not lease It on account of the restriction forbidding leasing. She could not sell it. She submitted a letter to her attorney, nsklng why It was that, with so much laud, worth so much money, they could not get bread. The woman had to beg bread because tho regulations prohibited her from selling her laud or leasing It for more than one year to anybody. Nobody would undertake to go on ami clear up those rich bottom lands, clear them of Umber and put thoin lu cultivation, on a one-year contract or an Illegal contract. This shows the far-reaching effect of these restriction laws. The first ciuo mentioned restricts an Indian of the highest degree of education and intelligence, who Is capable of man aging her affairs as any other person. Illzed people. They aro civilized. , unm,r HU(,h bondage. Many of them 'I hoy art. enlightened. I hoy are odu-1 aro RrowB 0i, nIui will soon pass cated to a high degree, and 1 dare , awny. doubtless thelr condltlon ot say that the stranger In Oklahoma to- K.mlrv ,wm hasten death. Then, in day would find great difficulty In 0 n'.UM0 of j,u,nnty, nay. I will distinguishing the mixed-blood Indian not ,n!lko hypercritical appeals to from the whlto man, as a rule. So your sot,ont, but appeal to your wo believe the time has certainly , fllrn0)H i,18tead. In tho name of that como when wo must distinguish be tween the competent and Incompe tent Indian, just as we do between such classes In all other nationalities. Now, Mr. Chairman, the full-blooded Indlnn Is in reality tho only real ward of the Federal C-overnment, and my bill gives ample protection. It pro vides that he tuny not sell his home stead allotment for twenty years, but that he may sell his surplus land ami thereby procure funds with which to improve his homestead. Under tho provisions of my bill the Indian will receive n two-fold benefit In tho first place, he will tocolvo money with which to linprovo his homestead and make It productive. In the second place, when his surplus laud are sold, they will bo sold to some home builder who will Immedi ately begin the erection of his homo and put his laud In a high state of cultivation. This land will Ho adjacent to some full-blond Indian's homestead, and as this land Is Improved nnd put In a higher state of cultivation. Just In that proportion will tho full-blood In dian's homestead bo Increased In val ue, so that within a few years the full blood Indian's homestead will be worth moro than his entire allotment Is today. This I believe to bo the best protection over afforded to tho spirit of fairness which rests deep down lu tho bosom of every true-born son of America, let us see to It that theso poor people aro allowed to en joy tho possession of some of their Just rights before that dreaded reaper takes them to the grout beyond. (Ap plause.) Taxation. You have exempted tho Indian' land from taxation, when tho most casual glanco Into history will dis close tho fact that It has always proven a mistake to exempt nny cer tain class of people from taxation. It Is a greater Injstlce to those ex empted from this burden than It Is to those burdened by this exemption. History will show that such Injus tice as this has caused more human bloodshed than any other ono griev ance. Whenever attempts have boon nmdo to exempt any certain class from taxation n prejudice has Inva riably sprung up against tho exempt od class by those who had to hear tho burden. This prejudice has been known to exist for years after tho cause hos been renioed. Tho only prejudice existing today against the Indian In Oklnhoma is duo to tho fact that ho will not contribute his part toward tho sup- (Continued on rage 11). Eleven years ago Dr. King's New Discovery permanently cured me of a severe and dangerous throat and lung trouble, and I've been a well man ever since. 0. 0. Floyd, Merchant, Kershaw, S. C. 1 PRICE OOo AND SI.OO SOLD AND GUARANTEED BY ALL DRUGGISTS. Charlie Grant Will show you the snappiest line of up-to-date new tailor made MISFITS At half price of their original value at J. J. STOLFA'S MERCHANT TAILOR 1 1 1 West Main St. - - Ardmore, Okla. DO YOU KNOW That we have the most competent pas fitters in this town or any other town. They are men who have grown up in the business and know every phase of the gas fitting business. We have a line of stores throughout the Southwest and carry the best stock of gas equipments and we make a specialty of in i'talhng gas in homes. We know how. Our work is done under an absolute guarantee. Phone 6o for a quick estimate. Ardmore Supply Co- THAT BRIGHT SPOT EXCLUSIVE TAILORING My customers are n class of people who are interested In the style, fit, weave nnd workmanship of tholr clothing and I am now in the exclusive tailoring business fortbu reason that I can glvo my entire time to niy trade unil please every customer. Call and liavo mo take your order for your spring suit. Itemember the new location. W. H. BYRD THE TAILOR Kstablished in 1608. j! Fresh and Cured Meats Wo have in stock at all times the llnest, fres meats and lnso all the good cured ments. Ilesidt Swift's Premium llncon wo liavo tho home cure breakfast bacon that is lint fresh and sweet. Wo mnk sausage, pressed meat, a in! handle everything that belonglj in n llrst-clnss mnrkot, I'hon your order nnd prompt deliv ery will bo nmdo. Tho largos market and best, mnrkot Soutli of Kaunas City. Cold Storage Market JESSE JAMES, Manager.