The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-09

absurd. lie says that the Indian.
having been made a citizen and Civ
en- a fee simple patent to his land,
that the state courts of oklahoma
will have iurisdi ,tion in all future
Indian litigation regardless of the
administrations disposition in the
matter.
Jesse w. Watts of Sallisaw who
was prominently mentioned for con
gress last year from the district now
represented in the house by James
Davenport of Ninita, Is out with
the declaration that he is a demo
crat and therefore in favor for a
second term for the Ninita congress
man n-is announcement removes
Mr.. Watts from the list of prospec-
tive candidates for Mr.. Davenport's
official scalp at the coming prima.
ries. There is some talk here OF
Morton Rutherford running for the
office, but nothing definite has been
heard on the subject.
Rutherford run Disappointing
race for the senate against owen,
but his friends think he can do bet
ter in race for congress. 1t might
be remembered that Jim Davenport
as he loves to be called, is not wor-
rying over the future. He is not
built at way. He says he is trying
to forget politics for awhile and
serve the people of his district.
incidentally Davenport says that
he has already learned one great
lesson here, namely, that if con
gressman has any business at the
White House it is poor policy to go
armed with the shape of an "influ-
entail United states senator. He
then related of an experience he
had few days ago, after he came
to Washington and how he and the
senator in question had to wait
with the common herd for nearly
an hour before they could see the
president. Now he SAYS, go it alone.
When ! reach the White House
tell Loeb that Jim Davenport wants
10 see the president In a few min
utes am admitted, deliver myself
Of my mission and leave. This sys.
tenn works like a c.arm. 80 more
United States senators for me"
The fact that over 400 Indians died
off the rolls, but whose names were
placed on the rolls of the Choctaw
and Chickasaw nations through
fraud, is revealed in report just
laid before the secretary Of the In
terror, 1t appears that in all cases
where Indians died a few days be
fore the final rolls were closed n
March, 1906, grafters would secure
death certificates from physicians
and through the connivance of 9th
ers, and through unfairness woulC
secure certificates showing tha
death had actually taken place afte
the rolls had been closed. Thei
method of procedure was something
like this; They would go to the ply
: 81 Gan who attended the deceased In
dian several weeks after the dennis
/ Of tie redman and ask for a certfI
cate Of death, at the same time stat
ing that John Jones, relative o
the dead man had informed him tina
the Indian in question had died o.
su h and such a date IN March us
} ually a few days after the rolls ha
closed. Armed with this certificat
: and the patent IT was pretty cas-
= for Mr. CRATER to dupe the gullibI
and bucolic sons of the soil.
, The report in question shows tina
there are nearly 500 Of such farm
in the Choctaw and Chickasaw nj
tions alone and all persons are war;
ed against possible fraud in col
!. nection with the same. There
= some talk of institutlng criminal pr,
ceedings against a number of Ian
sharps who are known by the d.
partment 10 be identified with tn
deal but so far nothing definite ha
been given out by the departmer
on the subject.
]. b. Charles, a wealthy bankC
A of Stroud, Is in the city in come
Y tion with certain Indian deeds thi
have caused him mus >h worry of lat
Mr., Charles says that Oklahoma
standing the panic in remarkab