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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
PHSS SECRETARY Sc
LEcTEO TODAY AS CHAIRMAN
OF NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
]. B. REYNOLDS IS SECRETARY
Member Of Tariff Board Selected as
Seeretary-Committee to Meet July
Nineteen to Select Treasurer and
Others.

Washington, d. c., July 9.-Charles
d. Hilles was today chosen as chair
man of the republican national com
mittee. Hilles men with a sub-com-
mittee of nine to arrange for the other
officers.
James B. Reynolds, a member OF
the tariff board, was chosen as Sec
retary of the national committee. Hill
les and the full committee will meet
July 10 in New York City to appoint
treasurer and other officials.
Hllles will resign Saturday as sec
retary to President Taft.
The Oklahoma contest between
James A. Harris and George G. Priest
ly will be taken up July 10
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
Drop Plan of Withdrawal.

Washington, d. c.. July 9.-The
publicity given the plans of the re-
publican house members to circulate
petitions calling on Taft to withdraw
as the head of the national ticket,
has retarded the development of the
scheme, if not actually circumvented
it.
II is now admitted that the support
of the conservative republicans will
probably not be forth coming, said
Representative Davis, who actively
advocated the petition draft, if it was
presented. Murdock, Jackson, Reese,
Young of Kansas and other represent
atives state that no terms have been
agreed upon thus far and none have
been signed. The lack Of support is
believed to be responsible for the de-
lay.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
Taxation indian Lands.

The principal plank in Charley
Carters first platform was removal
Of restrictions and taxation OF lands.
The passage of the restriction bill,
which removed restrictions on nine
and one-half million acres of land OF
the Five Civilized Tribes and carry
ing a provision making same taxable,
was principally due to Mr.. Carter's
efforts. The fact that the taxation
feature of this bill has been declared
unconstitutional by the United States
Supreme Court is no fault Of his.
In his speech on this Restriction
Bill on March IA, 1908 (more than
four years ago), Mr. Carter made the
following observation:
Extract from Speech of Mr.. Carter,
Oklahoma.
Congressional Record, page 3342,
Sixtieth Congress, First Session.)
You have exempted the Indians
land from taxation, when the most
casual glance into history will dis
close the fact that it has always prov
en- a mistake to exempt any certain
class of people from taxation. 1t is
a greater injustice to those exempt
ed from this burden that it is to those
burdened by such exemption.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
Indian Land Suits.

In the summer of 1908 more than
thirty thousand suits were brought to
set aside conveyances of allotted lands
among the Five Civilized Tribes in
Oklahoma. Some of them, it is true,
were meritorious, but the great ma
jority seem to have been absolutely
barren OF merit and were doubtless
instituted for the purpose of augment
ing and continuing the federal bureaus
in Oklahoma. Mr.. Carter has been the
most active member of the House in
opposing these suits, having present
ed arguments against same not less
than six times, as will be evidenced
by investigating the following rec
ords:
Hearings on restriction bill Oh. r.
1851, First Session of Goth Congress)
Hearings on Sundry Civil bill (Second
Session of Goth Congress). Hearings
upon S. G.. bill OFirst Session of 6lst
Congress). Debate on Indian land
suit appropriation, Sundry Civil bill
(Second Session of Goth Congress,
Cong. Record, PIP. 32SS to 329O. De-
bate on Indian land suits Sundry Civ
ii Dill lT lsL DtSoIOH vi oioI Nohsoi SSoJ
Debate on Indian land suits, Sundry
Civil bill (Second Session OF 62nd
Congress, Cong. Record, PIP. S193 to
1885,.
Mr.. Carter also filed a great many
protests against these suits, both
written and verbal, with the different
departments.
Practically all the law points in
volved In these suits have now been
finally passed upon by the Supreme
Court OF the United States and the
disposition of same is simply mat
ter of classification and clerical work,
the end of which should come within
reasonably short time.
On June Is last, both Mr.. Carter
and Mr.. Stephens, of Texas, gave no.
tice. on the floor of the House. that
unless some reasonable progress is
made in the disposition of these suits,
before next session, they will insist
upon Congressional action being TAX
en- on the Carter bill OF. r, 2129),
which provides for the arbitrary dis
missal of the same. Congressman
FitZgerald, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Appropriations replying to
these statements, gave assurances
that the present advanced condition
of the suits warranted a rapid dis
patch of same by the Department OF
Justice (Cong. Rec. PIP. S799 TO S79S,
62nd Cong, 2nd Session.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09

Legislation Tor the sale OF the unal-
lotteu lands, the segregated mineral
land, tribal buildings and all other
tribal property, save the coal, has
been placed upon the statute books
and it now only remains for the De-
parLments of the Federal Government
to promptly execute the law. a
change in administration will doubt
less greatly facilitate this work of
the Departments, but no final division
OF the funds can be made until all
deferred payments are finally col
leCted.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
OKLAHOMA LEGISLATION IN PRE-
WOUS SESSIONS.
Removal of Restrictions and Taxation
zf

of Indian Lands. (PubIic No. 140.
Mr. Carter introduced the first bill
on this subject at the beginning Of
the Sixtieth Congress. which provided
for the removal of restrictions on all
of the lands Of the members of the
Five Civilized Tribes except a forty
acre homestead of the full-blood In
dian. All the departments of the
Federal Government and a large ma
forty of Congressman, both in the
House and Senate vigorously op-
posed the removal of restrictions on
anv land belonging to the FULL blood
Indian. Conferences between the Ok
laAon'a Declaration and Departmental
officials resulted in the Act of May
% 1908, providing for removal of re-
strictions and taxation of nine and
one-half million acres of Indian lands
on the east side of Oklahoma. Mr.
Carter assisted in the drafting of this
bill in the hearings on the bill. in
writing rhe reDort on the bill. in its
massage through the House, and it was
his speech on the floor of the House
on March IA. 1908. that BROUGHT IA
vorable report from the Committee
when it looked as if the bill might be
tied m indefinitely.
The fact that the Supreme Court
has recently decided the taxation fea-
turc Of the restriction bill unconeti-
trtional. on account of previous In
dian treaties. necessitates the further
removal of restrictions provided by
Mr.. Carriers bill recently reported from
the Indian Committee, II. r. 25507.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
He Paws His Taxes.

The following affidavit from the
and Tax Collector of Johnston Coun-
ty, Oklahoma, should Settle, for all
time. Charley Carter's position as to
taxation of Indian Lands:
81, V. F. Eubank, County Treasurer
and Tax Collector ofg Johnston Coun-
ty, Oklahoma. hereby certify that c.
d. Carter has paid taxes on all OF
his lands, both surplus and home
stead, including his and his family,
every year since Statehood.
"V. F. EUBANK (Signed),
County Treasurer Of Johnston Coun-
ty, Oklahoma.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this oath day Of June, 1912.
&c. W. LOWERY (Signed),
County Clerk.
"By J. A. CUMMINGS (Signedl,
Deputy
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
CHARLES D, CARTER MAKES HIS
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR REELECTION

dian would not be seriously consid-
cred for moment by the member
ship of either the House or Senate OF
the United States, and any Congress
man advocating such policy would
completely destroy his influence and
usefulness.
Since my opponents are attempting
to array prejudice against me on ac-
count of my Indian blood | invite
special investigation Of my record on
the tax question, from which you will
bserve that have always paid taxes
the allotments OF myself and fam
md that | was making this fight
f. equalization of the burdens of
tax. 4 d five years before those now
asseverating their faith had dreamed
what the dire consequences might be.
In conclusion, psrmit M 20 call at =
tention to the fact that everything
that las been accomplished for Ok
lahoma by your Delegation in Con-
gres, has been done in the face OF
vigorous opposition and before po-
litically antagonistic tribunal, and
was only made possible by concerted
action brought about by frequent con-
ferences of the entire Oklahoma Del
egation. Now, that we have the House
and hope to have Democratic pres
ident and Senate after March 4 next,
I believe my acquaintance with my
colleagues and Influence with our par
ty leaders warrants me in expecting
to get all for Oklahoma that she de-
serves.
Yours very truly,
c. D. CARTER.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
Section "a, Chapter 2, Federal judi
ciaI Code.
PubTjc No.

A few days before the Christmas
holiday adjournment it was discov-
cred that paragraph Of section "a OF
chapter 2 of an Act entitled "An Act
to codify, revise and amend the laws
relating to the judiciary attempted
to vest federal courts with jurisdic-
ton in all Indian land matters OF the
Five Civilized Tribes. This judicial
code was to take effect January l,
1912, and Congress was to adjourn
within forty-eight hours until Janu-
arv 8, 1912, so immediate action was
imperative. An amendment exempt
ing the Five Civilized Tribes from
this jurisdiction was introduced, re-
norted from the Committee on the
Judiciary, passed the Senate and
House, was approved by the Presi-
dent and became a law before the
fortv-eieht hours expired which is
close to record time for Congression-
al procedure.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
Restrictiru Departments in Use of
Tribal Funds,

This is an amendment to the Indian
Appropriation bill prohibiting the ex-
penditure of any tribal funds without
specific appropriation by Congress.
The different Departments had con-
strued the Act of April 26, 1906, as
giving the Secretary Of the Interior
full authority to make any expendi-
lures he thought necessary from the
tribal funds. By virtue Of these De-
partmental rulings almost seven hun
dred thousand dollars were spent
from the tribal funds for the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1911. The final
adoption of this amendment will re-
suit in shaking loose lot of unnec-
essary federal officials who have been
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
Curative Dead Claim Amendment.

The purpose of this measure is to
give the porbate courts Of the State
of Oklahoma full jurisdiction in the
settlement of all inherited estates Of
Indians, no matter when the death
NAV have occurred, without the ne
cessity of approval by the Secretary
of the Interior. 1t will quiet title to
many thousands of acres of land now
uniustly in dispute. This bill was
drafted, proposed and reported from
the Indian Committee by Mr.. Carter
and passed the House upon his mo-
ton. (H R. 220S3. Rept. No. 699,
Cong. Rec. S035, 62nd Cong.;' End.
Sess.)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
IMMACULATE Linen
GLOBE Laundry, Phone 10

public nature, have been drafted and
introduced by him. He has made
more than forty reports from Commit
tees: has taken part in the debate
of the House more than one hundred
times, and has disposed of almost one
thousand propositions with the diff
ferent departments.
OF the above amounts Carter Coun-
ty has received its pro rata share for
schools and furnishing land records
and in addition thereto d SedesaR
Jail and grounds valued at 100000, and
Ardmore a federal building to cost not
less than S165.000.
hereby certify that / personally
looked up and verified all citations
given above.
JERRY C. MASSEY,
Clerk Document Room, House Of
Representatives
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
sing the funds of these Indians in

using the funds of these Indians in
the past.
The records show that Mr.. Carter
drafted and proposed this amend
ment;; that it was reported favorably
from the Indian Committee at his re-
quest and passed the House after his
debate OF more than an hour. or. II.
2O12S. Ind. Appropriation Bill Hear
ings, PIP. 307 to 315, Cong. Record,
2p. 1867 to 4721, 62nd Cong, md
SESSION.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
WHAT CHARLEY CARTER HAS
DONE FOR THE FOURTH CON.
GRESSIONAL DISTRlC AS
SHOWN BY THE OFFICIAL
RECORDS.
Sixty Second Congress.
Sale Of the Surface Of the Segregated
Mineral Land.
fn,,kI;. Nn Of


This law provides for the sale OF
$4,000 acres of land in the Choctaw
Nation, all Of which will Immediately
become taxable and furnish many
homes for actual settlers. The rec
ords show that the bill was drafted,
introduced and reported from the
Committee on Indian Affairs by Mr..
Carter and passed the House on his
motion. (H. r. 14055, Rep. Nos. 2o4
and 317. Cong. Record, PIP. GIG to
$50 62nd Cong. End SESSION. Also
that when protest was filed ASKING
the President to veto same, Mr.. Car
ter submitted the only brief for the
approval of the bill. and the bill be-
came a law by such approval Feb
ruary 10. 1912.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
Limitation of Contest Period to Sixty
Days.

This measure ended the contest
over allotments in the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Nations. It was drafted
and proposed by Mr.. Carter and in
corporated in the restriction bill at
his request. Restriction Act, Public
No. 40, Goth Congress, First Ses-
sion.)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
Appeal of Indian Land Suits 10 the
Supreme Court of the United
States

Mr.. Carter assisted materially in the
passage through the House of the
amendment granting an appeal to the
Supreme Court of the United States
in the Indian Land Suit Cases.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
ARRESTED FOR
CATTLE THEFT

Kansas City, Mo. July Robert
Watson Of Guthrie, Okla, was arrest
ed this morning when he offered thir-
ty-nine blooded Hereford cattle for
sale at the stock yards at the market
price. The cattle disappeared from
Armour's Meadow Park farm here this
morning.
They are valued at eighteen thous-
and dollars.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
Amendment Eliminating 100000 Ap-
proprIation for District AGENTS

This amendment to the Indian APP
preparation bill was proposed and de-
bated By Mr.. Carter. Passed favor
ably by the House. (H. r. 2072S In
dian Appropriation Bill Hearings, 1903
to 3O7, Cong. Record. PIP. 1867 to 4721,
Send Cong, End SESSION.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
5000 Per Capita Payment.

This measure was proposed and re-
ported from the Committee on Indian
Affairs by Mr.. Carter and passed the
House on his motion. (H J. Res. 141,
Rep. No. 125, Pub. Res. No. II, Cong.
Rec. 1861, 62nd Cong. 1st SESSION.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
Plating and sale Of Town Lots on
SEGREGATED Mineral Lands.

This measure gave to MANY titles
TO homes and business houses. some
of which had already been built. Draft
ed. introduced and reported from the
Indian Committee by Mr. Carter, and
passed the House at his suggestion.
First Session, Goth Cong Indian
Omnibus Billy
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09

A number of farmers were in from
the west portion of the county this
morning. They say that all that is
necessary to do out in that section
of Carter county is to shake a bush
and catch a candidate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
Resolution Authorizing the Gore In
vestiqaton.

This measure was drafted and pro.
posed as a substitute for the Mcclure
resolution by Mr. Carter, accepted by
the House and adopted on his motion
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
Replatting and Sale of Town Lots at
Hartshorne, Oklahoma.

Drafted, introduced and reported ia
vorably from Indian Committee by Mr
Garter. Passed the House at Mr.
Carter's request in Indian Omnibus
bill. (6oth Cong, FIRST Session.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09

In addition to the above over forty
Survey and improvement of a pub
lie nature, introduced by Mr.. Carter,
have been placed on the statute books.
More than two hundred bills, of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
Sale Of Unallotted Lands for School,
and Other Public PURPOSES.

Reported from the Indian Commit
tee by Mr.. Carter and passed the
House in Indian Omnibus bill. (60th
Cong, First SESSION.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
Not Available on Account of the
Act of April 20, 1906.

Drafted and proposed by Mr. Carter
and Incorporated in the Indian Appro-
prietion bill. (First Session of Goth
Congress)
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09
Appropriations and Authorizations

Appropriations and Authorizations
for Fourth Congressional District.
Public buildings and court
houses and postoffices 5 100000
Federal jails and Jail prop
erty donated to counties. l35,00O
Furnishing OF land records to
each of the severa, coun-
ties ............ $4,000
Maintenance of schools go. 100000
Survey and improvement of
Kiamichi and upper Red
rivers ................... 10000
Total ........--.....s1,S35,OO 900
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-07-09

SANITARY Washing.
GLOBE Laundry. Phone 10.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-12

From tire New York Times
Paris France win possess the
first aerial regiment called into eN.
istenoe by any country. Bv decree
of the minister OF war. VI. Messing.
the scattered aviators IN the service
of The French army are AZ length TO
be concentrated into a single organis-
cd body. and the public is congratu-
latins itself upon this addition OF q
fourth arm 10 the national defcnses.
u is admitted on an hands that
tho formation of q regiment of aero
planists had been made desirahl. by
the crea' progress achieved during
the last two years especially IN view
Of the brilliant results shown 'durir
the army maneuvers last summer. Al
hat time splendid work was done bv
units. each o. SIX qercplaneS. each
unit having Us movable workshop
stock OF spare parts. motor cars etc
Bur 10 maintain q regiment properly.
the grants hitherto made hy parlia-
meut for military aviation will o. is
declared. he orite Inadequate and a
credit of lo million dollars is about
20 Dee askcd for In the Chamber FOR
the purpose.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-12
MRS. CLARK STILL
At CRITICAL STAGE

Mrs. j. J. Clark. whose removal
from her home at the county farm
10 the home Of Mrs J. D. Hammer.
sol North Fillmore street. continues
In a serious condition, although Il
was believed that slight improvement
was noted yesterday evening early,
by physician and nurses Mrs Clark
has been unconscious a portion Of tn,
time during the past two days aud
Is IN an enfoehlcd condition following
severe attack Of pneumonia.
Mrs. Clark's father from Nircinia.
has Joined the relatives and friends
In this city In the anxious watch ami
hope for bctterment in his daughters
condition While every effort pos
sible is being made for the recovery
of Mrs Clark, those most interested
show anxiety. and the least ray OF
hcuorment is seized GLADLY.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-12
81 Am No Older Than You"

ligion Even Il both think alike in
their minds. they will differ BY word
OF mouth Mr. Wright believed In
the Bible He believed that the world
was created in six days He believed
that his old friend was a man Of IN.
telligence lie was irritated. however
and he wanted n row.
THE Bible is one thing and com
mon sense Is another" he said. An
the men and all the horses and carts
in the world wouldn't create even the
state Of New Jersey In six days. and
you know It as well as do"
six days II was. and even the
squint-eyed heather Of China believe
that"
Then I'm worse than a heather.
am L."
I'm advising you to give up your
pew in church II you can't take the
Bible as your guide"
And who's asking for your ad.
vice? John Bartlett, maybe you don't
want TO be seen sitting beside a
heathen9"
NO. don't think do"
And James Wright went home 10
tell his wife and daughter that John
Bartlett was liar and an idiot and
that he had spoken 10 him for the
last time. While the wife tried to
soothc the angry man. the daughter
ran away TO her room TO weep The
quarrel between the two men Vouls
Of course break up the love AFFAIR
And John Bartlett went home 10
tell his wife. and few hours later
to inform his son. that he had
dropped James Wright forever. and
would not move foot 20 save him
from an auto accident.
He's a blamed obstinate old mule"
was added. and should he come 70
me on his Bonded knees ia never
take his Sand"
That evening a very detected pair
OF lovers sat In the parlor OF the
Wright mansion and talked things
over In a detected way Young Mr..
Bartlett had expected TO be- met al
the door and told TO take himself
elsewhere. and though he had escaped
that humiliation there was cause for
worry
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-12
TWO OLD MEN
By JOHN PHILIP ORTIZ

copyright. IsII. b. Associated Literary Press)
Mr. John BARTLETT sixty-hve years
old. and the father OF Ford Bartlett
who was twenty.three. had retired
from business MIR James Wright.
sixty-five years old. and the father OF
Miss Hazel Wright. had also retired
from business.
These two old men had known each
other and been friends for thirty
years Their wives we're friends. u
was known to husbands and wives
fathers and mothers-that young Ford
and the charming Miss Wright we're
engaged and would he married WITHIN
six months. II promised to be a
happy AFFAIR all around.
Then came a sudden bolt from the
blue. After breakfast one morning
they sat together in the park smok'
ing their cigars and trying to make
themselves believe that retirement
from business had brought content
ment II hadn't done anything OF the
kind They had too much leisure on
their hands They missed the excite
ment Of business They had reached
the age Of sixty.lve but they did not
feel day older than at torty.fve.
When a man Is irritated and there is
no dog handy to kick he may turn on
n human being Not n word had been
passed between Mr. Bartlett and Mr..
Wright for five or six minutes when
the former removed the cigar from
his mouth and said
Jim, it seems that you've got moth
ing to do In your old age but talk like
a fool"
"l'm no older than YOU" was the
reply, "and as tor talking like a fool
don't think ! can beat YOU"
u wonder that You ever had a
thousand dollars 10 retire on"
Ditto"
You sat here Yesterday with
Shriner and argued for two nours
that the world was created in six
days"
And so Il was"
Pm denying H."
Then YOU can't believe the Bible. "
Take any two old men and seat
them together on a park bench and
they will talk either politics or re-