The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-14
INDIANS WOULD
B|.E|COM|||.E| / PAUPE|::.RS.
Not Competent to Take Care Of
Proceeds From
Land.
MANY l.R8R.Eis Pr N s.l.B lie.
Evidence Of Lack Of Business
Ability Brought Out in ss
Investig alton. h,
MANY I.R|R5Eis IP 0 N 81 .B. LIE

Sulphur. Okla, August 1s.-wit-
inesses testified before the congress
sional Indian Land Investigating Com
mittee to-day. that If the Indian lands
In Oklahoma were sold and the $780,
100000 that had been paid were turned
over to the Indians in cash the State
within ten years would be flooded
with paupers. II was asserted that
many OF the Indians who signed the
lMcMurray contracts allowing "a 10 per
cent. attorneys fee" to j. F. NicMur-
ray and his associates. were financial
lily irresponsible. They would soon
squander the cash. 1t Is asserted
Cecil A sLyn. Republican national
committeeman of Texas. told OF his
| financial interest In the old tribal Nc
Murray contracts which provided for
a 10 per cent ZEE. bu t which were dis
approved by President Roosevelt in
1905. He said ne had talked with Pres
ident Roosevelt In regard @to the con-
tracts. Asked II he had been invited
by McMurray to join in the deal be-
cause of his political influence and his
acquaintance with the President. Mr..
Lyon said he supposed he was. but
he also attributed the invitation to his
business ability. It was his purpose,
he said, as soon as the extracts were
approved by the President, to induce
the money interests of New ork and
London to buy the property. which
included about 100000 acres OF coal
and asphalt land 81
~. AS soon f' as the President disapproved
OF the d contracts said s Mr. Ii Lyon. his
relations with Mr.. McA1urray ceased,
and he was not Interest ed in the pres
enta contract ~ 3Y9s ss5s5iS ST
e Although he had signed the present
contracts and was willing that Nc
Murray should reserve $4,000, 900 Z as a
fee for selling the land thereby rem
dertng service which the government
had promised to- do without cost, j.
i. Myers, q Chtckasaw Indian by inter-
m = carriage declared that in his opinion
many II indians would soon spend their
share Of the money and become Il d
pendents OF the IS. 900 choc taws and
the 5000 SChickasaws sWho would share
IN the pros eeds s many would collect
from IS, 900 to 81 900 o eac h. gs59 0
Would Hecomc Paupers.
s 545 Inst cad of using this money to i'm
prove the farms on Which thew. live
and which they would retain after
their! surplus lands We're disposed o.
sa great many would soon ba partad
frm J, their cash. Is that not SO e. Ask
ed Representative Miller
es. in ten years a lot Of thar,
would 4 net have anything,,,'.S was ! + :
reply. RI gssS 4 49, ~
They would become 1, 5 auners ! Y !
5with8the national government W NJ
longer to look to would becoma ], =
charge on the State. $ ~ AZ
Many ChtcksaWs testified that thay
were willing to give Nc MURRAY : !
high as IS per cent. attorneys fees Il
he would sell the land within 7yearr
DO you mean to say. you would he
willing to pay Nc Murray from $s,ooo,-
600 Ito @5.0o0,000 for doing SO met ANS
which the government has promised to
do for nothing 2" asked Senator ~ p,
Gore OF Ben Dourland. q Chicleasaw..
'Y es; We would get a quick settle
,ment." ia 81 SAT iSt
TIN the two years since these con, con-
tracts have been signed HAYS You 1r,
heard of NlcMurray doing anything al
washington that would s45 hastsn the,
sale ~; B; III. III f3sS5 sfg
eNo, but we felt that he had the
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