The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-12
SALE
OF INDIAN LANDS
BILL PROVIDING FOR SAME TO
BE INTRODUCED IN CONGRESS
IN NEAR FUTURE.

Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian ma
tions VII be introduced in congress
within the next few days and, accord
ing to W. II. Fuller, of McAlester
representing the settlers, the segre-
gated lands hearing will be held be-
fore the house committee on Indian
affairs some time next week.
We had a very satisfactory con |
ference with Chairman Burke OF In
dian affairs, Tuesday" said Mr.. Full !
Ter, and | have every reason TO be-
lieve that the house will pass our bill
at an early day"
Asked if the coal operators have
been swung into line, Mr.. Fuller said
that the bill, as presently drawn,
safeguards for the prospective home
steadars in the segregated area all
the rights now enjoyed by farmers
/ similarly situated in Iowa, Illinois
and Ohio. -
"Of course" he said, the coal op-
orators are desirous of surrendering
any advantages derived by them In
der their existing leases, which still
have a good many years to run
There are no settlers on the sur
face at the present time - cause
any controversy between the coal op-
orators and the farmers as 70 dam
ages to crops, etc, in the operation
of mines. but it would Re a different
story when the settlers are once up
on the land Their rights must he
recognized, as well as those OF coal
operators. This is a feature OF our
bill that has not yet been worked
out to the satisfaction Of all. The
hearing before congress probably Will
result in amendment to orr bill,
which VIII remedy the situation.'
Mr.. Fuller stated that the coal COM
panies. of course, will oe neid re-
, sponsible Tor any damages 70 ;he
surface lands due to carolessness ard
negligence. They cannot escape that
if they wanted to, as the decisions oil
5 courts are plain on that score Out
r this is not true of damages suffered
= bv settlers incident to regular min
e ing operations; that is to say, me
: use of the surface for machinery. The
= coal companies do not wish to pay
!, for these privileges and. 1t Wo2!o
} seem, are prepared to oppose any leg
S islation that will place upon them
r such burdens.
Those who participated in the con-
: ference with Chairman Burke were
= ". H. Fuller, f P. Hill and Orhsby
= McHarg, attorneys for the Chocta|
nation; George Roberts Of Mhskogee
s attorney for the Cnlckasaws, and
Carl Scholz OF McAle5ter, represent
ing the coal operators.
In order that the Osages may ease
! TIE remainder of thc'r lands not EN-
braced in the Foster OIL lease, az
S rangements were made Tuesday for
;, on Indian affairs on January IL for
= full discussion of the subject. The
Foster lease embraces more than
100000 acres, yet there remains IN
r leased 100000 acres in the Usage ma
a ton l. was with a view to develop
e ment of these lands that Kaff!er and
+ Merrillat. attorneys for the Indians,
. have arranged for the hearings. A
: large delegation of Osages, under
D Chief Brown, probably will be on
e hand.
J. What do you mean, George
+ 4 mean its now five MN
utes after twelve o'clock. Today is
/" my birthday and I'm twenty-one years
' old. The Bohemian Magazine.
Tall Esen Morgan, the noted mus
d ical director OF the great Ocean Grove
! religious festivals, said the other day
that the Merry Widow waltz had
been stolen from Mendelssohn' ora
e torio OF St Paul"
Y 1t is a clear case of plagiarism,
= said Mr. Morgan, @and Lehar in his
+ defense only incriminates himself the
q more.
] In fact, Lehar's defense rather re-
minds NE Of the valet who was &C
cused Of drinking mis- masters wine.
! To this valet the master said:
: Look here, you. believe that
YOU have been at this decanter of
claret and then filed it up with wa
T ter
i 30. no. sir said the valet, in an
q aggrieyed tone
s We'll. it tastes like it, said the
master, and he set down his glass
/ with a wry face.