The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-05-20
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FULL BLOOD
DECISION
Ruling Of United States Supreme
Court Affects Various
Tribes Difficulty

Ar2m9re. Okla. Alay 2s-The re.
celi decision oG the supreme coart of
tae altea states relating tn Indian
iaBase does NOT affect Az 81 tie Five
~lvlla1ea Tribes alike i'll some pag-
lse1i4rs The case I'D point Magchie
Tiger Us. Western investments com
pan1- Dn appear from the sa
nreme court ag OklaaoMa. constituting
see l6 ot tAe Geek supplemental
agreement and SeG = ok the aet of
congress pf Anrsl 4s, 1886
Ssc. le provides that no Indian
himself, o. aag heir 0f deceased
indian. may sell any portion of his
allotment aor inherited lands tor Eve
Sears Ia the C1octaN and Chicka-
saN nations andeF their agreement
go such restrictions were placed up
Q1 tae heirs of deceased Indian al.
iaElees, bus saea restrictions we're
p.zee4 upoa the allotment on the ln-
aiTffual Indians only. and therefore
the decision 0f me supreme court of
ine United States does not AFFECT
What Is commonly called dead
siasrns III the Choctaw and Chicka-
ss@ nations but II does affect dead
claims 10 the Greek nation
Gndef the Ch0ctaw ard ChieEasaw
agreement. differing from the Creek
agreement an heir TO Inherited lands
May sell aliotmenfs SD Inherited
without the approval oi lfs secretary
81 the inteFifr and the moment after
fAe decta NJ lAe ailoHee from whom
the lands are Inherited up fo April
-. 1895, after which date the secre-
1afgs approval was necessary. But
tAe last named act was modified by
see. "A OF the ACT al congress of
Aay e. 1908. which provided that
instead of the secretary's approval
Inc proper county court of Oklahoma
mat approve c0aveyaHces executed
II iuB-blood heirs III 80 per cent Of
fhe cases this has been done, so that
tne decision OF the supreme court
does not disturb conditions in the
tAoctaw and Chickasaw nations. In
aeed. the decision Of the gilpreme
court OF the United states viii tend
~ steadying titles Ia that, first. il
Fnnounces a definite rliie. and sec.
p1if 4 clears The titles to lands where
sne deed has been executed by tae
.naiviaual allottee under Sec. I6 OF
me Choeiaw and Chickasaw supple.
mental agreement, which was reneal.
e1 BY the McCnmber amendment. be-
lng 2 part OF the act OF congress ofI
april 26. 1906
while u may affect adversely the
adYentnres0me who brought direct
from the allottee under act of Sept.
20 1902 the careful and conserya-
tive Investor. who had brought Choc-
law and Caickasaw lands under the
act oi 1903, Is not affected thereby.
nof is be affected where he bought
lands inherited iuder Tie supplement-
81 agreement prior To April 26. 1905.
3ni The decision is profitable 10 him
20 that II has cleared bis title on all
a4eas where acquired from the ndiy.l
idual ail0tiee under sec nj, Of the
act 0f 1902, which Was superseded
Fey the MeCHmber amendment OF 1906
the McCnnber amendment being up.
Geld by the supreme court OF the
United States.
congress, az its session ID Decem.
her, Will be petiti0ned 10 remove
lAe restrictions from the surplus ALL
olneht Of adult Indians, In that each
han woman and child on the roll has
$50 acres of The average aR2tahle
and IN the Choctaw and Chlekasaw
lations and sinee in a family OF ayel
mere would be $500 acres, II Is point I
n out that there is pressing neces.
'itY from the standpoint of need OF
yes and from The standpoint Of 40.
'eloplnent Of the country that more
and pe placed upon the market than
be present method affords