The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-09
m'MuRRAYs REPRESENTATIVE
DECLARES THAT cREAGER
TOOK MONEY FROM HIM.
ASKS FOR HIS RECALL
Alleged eriber Requests Of lnvestisat.
ing Committee That Oklahoma Con.
oressman Be Made TO Answer His
Charges, but Petition Is Denied
Indians Testify as to "Attorneys.e

'NSsfy So " SSttotUGySs
McAilcster, okla, Aug. s--A charge
shat Congressman G. T.. Creager of
the Third Oklahoma district has
solicited sums" OF money from J r.
MrMurray. holder of the Indian land
contracts which are being subjected
10 congressional investigation. was
made by Jake l.. IIamen before the
special committee appointed by the
national house Of representatives To-
day. The charge developed in eonnec-
lion with the inquiry into Senator
fhomas i. Cores declaration that he
had been offered Il $4,000 or $4,000
bribe to help put through" congress
the McMurray deal by which he as
serted McMurray and his associates
would be able to secure $4,000. 900 or 10
per cent. NJ attorneys fees, in the
sale of 10000 acres OF coal asphalt
and timber land now belonging To the
Indians Of the state
Senator Gore said Hamon had Offer
ed the bride in McMurray.s behalf
and Congressman Cr.ager also had
that he Greager) might secure an
interest In the contracts II he helped
To remove all opposition to their an
rroval by congress and President Taft.
Appearing before tile committee today.
liamon made the eotlnter-charga
against croa.er He said the con-
gr"ssman had solicited money from
McMnrray during the pendency In
congress nf a bill that had been drawn
up by McMurray and which Crea9er
introduced. This bill provided for the
sale OF the surface lands to private
individuals and for the sale of the
mineral wealth to the government. AL
though the MeMurray contracts were
not referred 10 In II, the BIN. Hamon
SAID, was 80 termed that McMurray
might nave been enabled To put In n
e'aim for the attorneys fees. The
measure however. was not passed.
Demands Recall.
want Mr.. Greager recalled Ia the
stand tn answer these charges" said
Hamon. Il want him To explain WHY
Just after he introduced that bin he
went 10 McMurray and under The
stise OF loans. demanded from No
Murray large Sums of money. l thInt;
u VIII throw considerable light on tho
lndian land situation at Washington ff
'reager IN recalled and asked asked
about his repeated demands for money
from McMurray,"
On being informed by Congressman
charles II. Burke. chairman of the
committee. that 1t was doubtful IL
creager would be. recalled Hamon
asked 70 be allowed 10 Introduce wit.
hesses 10 testify to his charges. His
request has been taken under advise
mcn.
Indians Testify.
II was the Indian day. al The haor-
''s' Many Indians testified they had
a'shea the McMnrray contracts al
lowing 10 per cent attorneys fees be-
cause they had become impatient az
,he government. As the governments
wards they said they had concluded
1h"y had to employ attorneys 10 fight
the government In order To secure
what money had been promised
IL was pointed out that IS per cent
oi the GhoctnMs and Ghickasaws had
sishea the 10 per cent agreement
rms represented q large portion of the
10000 Indians In this state which
contains more than one-thira of an
the Indians In the United States. Tint
MeMurray's agents had gone among
eno lhnians and asked them 10 sign
.he contracts ana 10 send telegrams
70 PRESIDENT Taft urging him to ap-
3Ats. ~
prov" the sale of the land on d 10 per
cent attorneys fee" basis. was the
burden of most Of the Indians .estl.
mony
Common Plan.
We have become used 10 the 10 per
GEM iaeis," declared Parke Anderson.
choctaw. Most of the Indians IN
this state have 10 pay 10 per cent ON
all depts and borrowed money. We
nave become so dependent on attor
neys that they have hand IN almost
everything we do"
DO You mean h say thar TO sell
your land You are willing 10 give Mo
Murray s30OO,o0o, or enough To hire
al the lawyers In OkIahomaa. asked
Congressman G. Ii. Miller
Yes, We nave waited so long FOR
the government to act that wf would
give 70 per cent II thas would cause
II quick sale. We need the money 10
develop the land on which we live"
II was estimated by G. Z. clloate, II
choctaw. that II his land was sold
through the 4MeM Murray contracts his
share would be $4,000 with u reduction
OF $500 In fees .NnW.a he said ,.I
would rather have the 1880 .while /