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SECTION A'. s TULSA DAILY WORLD, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1919. r T?Cml-p ir licf f r try o i t Make lnaian x emiory a cmie Bedmrn Opposed Evry Ef fort Ik-cause oin une cwuu. to Protect inwreaw. MANY GREAT ABORIGINES Adair b Aaareaa m v-- prt,j,8 One of Most wem oraMe Made for Indians. tiiIF01!AH. Nov. I DurUf ,r linr .urpr th .roth of 'fov.mm.nt In Indian rr'u rv inaemuch lh. In f 1 . lh Indian. '.cl. no !- tf.' here a. gr.at oppo.lllo.. t mii v ih Indian, a. well a C0ThTaMon. of th. flv. civil:.. W H.MirKioii, invariably eJ ,J t .W. and well o.uallfl.4 '' TM. I'h.rohM delegate. In ,ir er noted (ir their abll. t ,!oai:on .nt to th. .eat ..'government .?m. 41 ; jr.. T " ' i .1.1 rf. ita. , col. William V. Adair, at lion. Ona of th. moat l1 arfu ni.nti mad. at th. national capital waa that d.llvtred on th. Slat day of January. )7. by CoUmal Adulr. In relation to tl.a eipfJiemy and la allty of organlalng the lndin Ter ritory Into a turrltury of th United Siatet. to b. culled th Territory of Oklahoma.'' t'' argument bring made tefor the cvmmltte on tr rltorlee of the hou. of representa tive of the lirlteil Slate. Colonel Adair waa noted for hi oratorical ability, and th. cloalng paragraph of h' lengthy argument are given below: Indian, a Proad People. 'They (the IndUnai are a proud and aplrlted people, and human na ture, ever true to telf, hue done aa much for them In that regard na for any other people on earth. K-x-paiianc haa proved that they can not be- mail, rave aa tha African. They would ruther die. Although fha.li h'al,irv tvrltfAll na 11 Wr 111 their own blood, ahow that In the lie t 200 year over t, 000. 000 of their rare haa been awept out of existence, leaving behind them but the rem nant or barely too. 000 aoula. MI the fire nf pairluUnni and of pride and liberty burna aa brightly tilav In their bnaon.g aa It did In tho.-p of their ancratora when Colunibua dis covered America. Their natural In allnola In lhat particular are nnt In ferior to thou, of your more enlight ened race, and certainly If they are true to themeelve they cannot real ly Injure anyone elae. They love their country and their homea, and jjiav had their renowned rhara 'tore tliv are oroud of their ,rac, and why ehould thy not b.T Th. aim. Uod that rreutej th. white man alio created the Indian, and while providence. In a phyalcal point ' view, em to have ordained a dtf ftirenee of accountability of th race here. th. Indian believe there will be no dlffetuc. In the great hereafter; and that, though It may b. tru. that ll.ey. Ilk. the balance of the arth, may b. doomed to die, yet they prefer to die a natural death and do not wtah to go before their time. Bhuuld they h. drapla.d for having thoa. rirtuaa that all honut peopl. ha. approved and lhat haN. characterlael lh. giraiaal men and nation that ever lived? I know and have fait It force, lhat there ar. a few mig"lded and mis informed people who regard the In dian aa an Inferior race by nature. Hut we thank find for the hop. that your government and lh. great iiiai'j of your peopl are our frluirli. Your great government, tvhane troude:'t bouai la thnt la a friend to the weak, cannot afford to aa'Tlflce thla human race and tar niHh your goon nam. An Impar tin I poatylty will hold your govern ment renpoiiii'.hlf fur lt a.icred trual that Clod ha placed In Its or rr the IndlBn. who bold your bon U for Vrotectlon. and whmte hletory. although written bv their enetrl'a tell a atnrv in which tharo I much to awaken the sympathy and ecit the admiration of an Impartial world. Many Notable) Redmcn. "Your race ha had It great name and Its great hero., the memory of whom you Jueily cherlah and reverence.. The Indian are no lem true than the white to the emo tion's of liu mar. nature. They al) whnae re.Knn.'.i Ihev love nnd whn.i geutu. patrlotiam and fldelltjt they admlra with a reeling or pride, which lni!ra them with me proud ptrlt ot honor. Why hould thav not be pre ml of King l'hillp or I'okanokel. the Hclplo Afilcanua or hla tribe; of T.cumeeh, who fought for til country and died Ilka the great Ionda in battle and fell In glory j!h hl face to th. foe; of I'ontlao, who.e military aklll and genlu. and fute. were not unlike thoa. of th. firot Napoleon; rubeo la, who could only be captured by a uperlor fore, under a whit. ria; ir Hilly Howler, who whipped the government In the everglade, of Florida for alx year and provel to b. worth IRO.OOO.onO to your gov ernment, and who waa able to Imua' that be ou genera led lleoeral Bolt and Taylor and many other of vour ableit general; of Weiitherford. who with greatly Inferior force whipped (Jener'il Jackeon In eeveial pitched baitleji. and with unlv '! war club" and tninehiiwka muled the walla and raptured the forte of ar llllerv of Jackaon. and who. ufer a public rewanl f"r hie head, Rave hlmaelf UP to die for hla peopl nnd waa apnrcd for hta vulor, and who. tlen.rul Juckein dncUre.l when be n prealdrnt In till city.' to the ltrltloh nilnlalnr. win thn giftileit geneial he b.id ever fought, I'aken ham not exi epte.l. 'Have not the deacendaiita of uch people the a claim on eominon humanity for ex'eten'e? In the name of common Jo Ice. let me plead for our people Oalher teem together under tlie.ir own vine and fig tren. in- homea of their own In the Indlnn eonntrv. Keen vour good faith with them. Kd'iiMte Ihem up to the .tundard of your own peopl. tllve them their own ohol to ny dunce of their govern ment, nod the day will come nn they niuv bava the honor of adding one more bright etar to the flag or your great nat.on." IttiiNvr J ml- roo. rniNt'll, UltOVK. Kan.. Nov. After practicing law for nearly 19 year In Kana. Judge Maloomb H. Nichulaun, one of the limit widely known Jurlnta In th atnle, died at hla home here on November I. Th Judge wna one of the laat, of tna old guard" Of lawyer politic ana prominent both In Ihelr urofenelon ....I In .ff.lr. nf a'uln In til and 'HP FARMERS URGED TO PUT j JERSEYS ON THEIR FARM r'armer ami dairymen from nil lover Tul county ami emtern okla tioma will com to Tulan lomorrow to attend the flrat atinual of th. Whit Pity Jeraey Kiirtii. ownel by Glenn T llraden, prealdent or the Oklahoma Natural U company. Thla farm I located amith and eie' of Kendall college, and In on of the finely developed agricultural place of Tulaa rnuniy Seventy or tu"r heada of Jeraey. all native to TuU.i county, will La old anil according; I ESaV 3 Sunday Dinner at Davis Cafe SPECIAL TODAY Turkey Dinner 75c Davis Cafe 308 E. Second Street Phone Cedar 1429 In II ('. Htehblti', the manager, thla will be the mean of Inducing many farmer to place Jerea on their farm. I Ul eli.forii tli Hli'-t"-Krienmn breedeia bn'e been In the mulorlty In lnl county but the Jer Hey tm cii,i'ing the blin k ai I white row hind. To lWii Campalirii. The dndlcatlop futiil of the Young Woim n' Christian - clutlon will be diecuened by repren-ntatlve of 'he civic, aoclul and young women' cluti of Tu'ea ( mpper on Tueday evening In the yin of the amoela tlon building. I'ifili and flmyenne. 1 he hour la i 3o p. m WOMAN HIT BY TRUCK IS AWARDED $4,000 DAMAGES Verdict for $4. not) wag awarded llet M lllicy agulnal Kred J. Keyer hern and Tony A Katon. lining hul nee a the Nlchola Tmnefer com pany, by th Juiy in auperlor court Sat unlay The plaintiff hrought action airJtltut the defendant for damga aa the reaull of n accident Hea mid end Main treei, December (, 11. in which ahe wn Injured when truck bv an aiitomolille driven by ! n agent of the defendant tm I uvea of I'.'fi.OOO were naked In th p- ; tlllnn. PARE I III ft I Mf YOUR HOME OOZY THIS WINTE O Your Home May Be Only One Room Or It May Be a Great Mansion For "home is where the heart is"1; so do make the loveliest, most com fortable place in the world for your heart's dearest treasure your family. Mayos have all the needfuls for such home-making and this house regards home-making as an art. . . O . vjy III. j i jJmm el fmiVi"" euijuai mii u. T . 7lV . j to Is the Home in Readiness fir Thanksgiving? We believe our displays of -Furniture will offer you some very welcome and helpful suggestions for adding permanent beauty ' and greater com fort to the home. DINING ROOM SUITES LIVING ROOM SUITES BREAKFAST ROOM FURNITURE BEDROOM SUITES v No matter how modest your home may be, or how limited your resources, it will pay you in the years that follow to have selected Mayo s quality t furniture. We want you to feel free to come and sec the many articles Ho make delightful your home or to embellish someone else's homo for any article from Mayo's makes a fine holiday gift. HI ( Tnanm ESTATE HEATERS and the A. B. RANGES ' f Aa v f ifiiiiiiT .niTT'HVviMtvHTnniyTir'inniiiini 7 ' -unmuiiawmiuutmuii ' I I I 'I if!i...(jlll!!l.i.illlllilll.Mlflllilllii'uh..,' iTTTiMM"M""M"irl We'll not be tatUfied u n Unt you are. Tailored aa you want them 'y Our Cutting Department It our pride ajid we have a right to be proud of it. Here you can watch the moat expert craft men design, cut and model your suit or overcoat. Then, too, our cutting lervice permits of a first try on within 24 hours. The Magnet That Draws Hundreds of Mcn to Joe Eagle Clothes Is complete clothes satisfaction for less and d knowledge that the "Joe Eagle" label is a trustworthy guarantee. V There is just one way to find out about the "Tailored as You Want Them" Suits and Overcoats come and Rec for yourself. . .. . . $ 40 to Suits and Overcoats "Tailored As You Want Them" 2Kf & BOSrt""A See Our Windows 'iiiiin I'ireless Cookers Becoming More Popular'Every Day fhnv? Juat MtoD and think df tin labor ami energy you nave through the list- of a Domestic Science Firelesa Cookatove. If tlwre in u woman In thla town who doesn't know how these labor-saving cookert work, please utep In and allow us to show you these firelest wtoves and explain every detail of their workings. The Domestic Science Kireiesa Cookstovea invite your closest inspection. The COfl Oft Southern price, up from tp&jjJ Special Offering of Aluminum Ware v a a I lvionuay It's ho much enaier to do the rookintr with utensils which are made with that prupose in view. Our assortment of both aluminum und enamel are worth while seeing and we are sure the housewives who see our stock will appreciate choosing their needs at this store. See Our 'indnw Ditplay for MondaySpecial Set of Three Aluminum Sauce Van ,SV, Jt.tTV This set contains one each 1 -quart. 2-quart and 3-quart aluminum double-lipped smite- Q-j ( pans. THE SOUTHERN YWWK, SKT. .D1 .UJ