The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-03-01
SHAKEUP COMING
FOR INDIAN BUREAU
STEPHENS RESOLUTION URGING
PROBE VERY SERIOUSLY IN
Wolves VALENTINE.

80 rrnmental ahalrS hat have yet
been attempted by the democrats in
congress probably will be soon di-
rected against the bureau of Indian
affairs, department. OF the interior.
\ stalking up OF the bureau from
center to circumference is expected
to result from the resolution intro
duced in the house by Representa-
tive stephens OF Texas, which pro
vides hat the probe shall touch
upon the conduct of the Indian
bureau officials, special reference be-
ing made to the alleged violation
of general statutes by Commissioner
Hobcr C. Valentine.
OF the Indian committee has been
making quiet investigation into
char-es of mal-administration in the
Indian office, and of misconduct on
the paw of Commissioner Valentine
and others, the committee desiring
frs to ascertain whether the facts
wad" necessary formal inyeStiga-
'iOn before recommending the same
to the house, and it was as a result
Of this preliminary Investigation that
/ the resolution was introduced ON sat
urday
AMONG other matters. testimony
was heard by the subcommittee re
latme 10 charges involving Mr. VA.
| cntne in the Introduction and use of
Intoxicating liquors upon an Indian
reservation. The charges and tes-
timony are to the effect that in NO
vember. 1909. Commissioner Val
/ cntinc. while on official business III
! Oklahoma. accompanied a party of
about twenty men interested IN In
dian oil leases on camping trip
on The Usage Indian reservation. Tn"
rarty clmped on the allotment OF a
minor child of an Usage Indian
named Green Yeargain, took with
them a large quantity OF injoXicating
liquors, set up a bar where intoXE
eating liquors OF all sorts We're di--
penscd, and set up two poker games.
Mr.. Valentine went with the party
as its guest and upon taking his
lcav, carried several bottle OF
the intoxicating liquor into the res
CrVation house on the same reserNa-
ton.
Some of the oil men in this part
were and now are interested in the
Foster blanket oil lease on the Osage
reservation, the renewal OF which
is now pending in the Indian Office.
The laws against the Introduction
Of Intoxicating liquors upon Indian
reservations, and into the Indian
country generally have at all times
been most vigorously enforced b.
the federal authorities and thous-
ands OF persons have suffered terms
OF imprisonment for violating these
laws.
In his last report, Mr.. Valentine,
commissioner OF Indian affairs, had
The following TO say concerning the
liquor traffic:
The use OF intoxicating liquors is
an indirect and incalCulable injury
to the Indians in undermining health
and in making them undesirable as
workmen. Moreover, it furnishes to
degenerate white mon convenient
means for carrying out questionable
purposes. During the year every ef-
fort was made 10 enforce the laws
against the liquor traffic
Throughout the country the ne
cessity of keeping Indians from ge;-
ting intoxicated has been appreciate
ed"
Numerous charges against Mr. Val
months ago with the secretary OF
the interior and with the president,
and so far as is known no action
has been taken concerning them.
In connection with the charges
preferred against Valentine, the hui
labaloo which now is being raised
in Washington over the Illegal sale
OF intOXicants to Indian visitors to
the national capital is most interest.
ing At the instigatiOn OF the In
dian bureau, United States officials
are pursuing a crusade against the
SalOoniSts of Washington who are
known TO have been in the custom
of selling to the Indians Because
Bacon Rind and Henry Red Eagle,
two Osages from Oklahoma. bought
liquor of him. Nicnol Mades. son OF
a saloonist, will be arraigned Tues |
day charged with violating the fed |