Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-05-31
MAY HAVE TO FIGHT THE TRi'
BAL consul TO GAIN MS
OMN DESIRES.
SHINN IS slated TO Co

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MS to who will be the next attorney for
that nation is a veNiug u n ore
that Will not be settled without con
siderable agitation. In fact the ap-
pointment Of a new attorney Tor the
Usage nation has assumed such i'm
port3uce as o. O~vershadow practically
every other issue that is pending re
gardiuR the general situation in Usage
county.
II IS apparent that Commissioned OF
Indian Affairs cato Sells Is not n
tlrelv satisfied with the present In
cumhcut, Preston A. Shinn, hut re-
moving him from office IS 6nothe'
proposition.
Mr.. Shiun Is strongly endorsed by
the Usage national council which Is
the official mouthpiece Of the entire
tribe. md with the councils endorse
mcut and demand that Mr.. Shlnn be
retained, the commissioners has a fight
OH his hands when he appoints a
rev man a. that important place.
Pat Hurley Mentioned.
Two candidates. I'm addition 10 the
present incumbent, have ALREADY an
nOunCcd for the position, Roy HUFF
man Of saltwater and II. Horsley OF
Pswhusha. I'm addition. II Is claimed
that Commissioner Sells offered the
Iosition to j. J. Hurley Of Tulsa. pres
Cnt attorney for the ChOCtaw nation,
and II is said tAat the commissioner
offered Mr.. Hurley $4,000 per year
If he would accept the position.
Of the three mon Nj. Hurley Is by
lar the strongest and would he well
worth the extra remuneration II ne
accented the place.
Ntlalrs IN the Usage hatlol are Cgn
quoted difterentIN man IN any olhef
tribe of Indians in the unit Every
where else but IN Usage county inc
government exercises supreme power
In the regulation OF me atfalrs o,
the various indian tribes scattered
throughout the country. hut in Usage
county conditions are different, j..
Tic Usage Indians, while wards OF
The government, are not hound by any
net Of the government unless the tllpe
eFre's 10 such "Illon, ana 1t s"Mes
hoth the interior department anu IRE
Usage national council to make q bar
gain. Pt course the rule WORKS potp
vaNs and the council can 40 nothlhI
unless ratlilod 10y the interior depaII-
mont.
This peculiar situation wac hrouGht
nbo"t by tine iaci ihat ihe Usage N
CLANS arc not dependent upon Ihc
government. Far from IT, These m
Gi1ns. numbering ABOUT +'lVV' are W."
w%ealthiest people per capita IN tnr
world, having SS.5OO,oOO on dep"sli
with the government at interest ana
tbs Interest, toEeihrr WIN inc roy
aI'lcS accrulug from ihelr rI'uL,u.,
grazing and on ana gas rights. are tH.
Richest ever received IN me IhdI'h
history Of the country.
Whom the oSa4eS l~o'h"Neu IRON
Kansas. and settled IN Usage county,
they had $N,5O'.OoO Ictt after hu'lnE
their land. some A4o'ooW acres u,
fee from the Chcrokee'' me none,
TO purchase the usage county Ialnu
came rom the sac OF 'h'II N'"
lands, which were purchased boy the
government The remainder vas
placed on deposit with the govern
mcnt and the fact that they W lhelr
lands I'm fec and have money 10 puTh
has made them free or the govern
mont insofar as dependency Is con
ccrncd.
The Osages were quick 10 take al
vantage of that TACT ana lhsls.ru, on
9n equal rleht m the MAKING "f IuelI
laws n ih" running "I 'n'iI 'II"i'S'
A. q result there must h" a "h'iE '',
tNocu the osage national council am"
80 interior department ON eF-IN .l
t'on touchire the welfare 't I'e lrl''.
This is the situation W'.'n no" pre-
wills in regard to the tribal attorney.
Preston q. ShInu the present l''''I-
bon was 9no1intrd several '.ars 'F'
and i- 400 APPLICANT for r'aI p"'nIU'h,
II" has the ln0or''mcni cd the 'o"H. 10
which rs stJndiUg firm.
ON tho other hand. while commits
siouor Sell has not expressed him.
self. IL is Thought that ne Is not on
tirclt satisfied with Mr. Shlnn Hnf
would like to make d change NJ any
rate II is generally believed that Com
missioner Soils will not roappoint Mr.,
Shiun and II he does not ne VIII
probably have a fight ON his handS
immediately.
Commi sioror Soils has stated soy
oral times within the past W weeks
that the new Usage attorney must at
tend to business better tina the attor-
rc,s Of the past. lie has stated he
must drop all other law practice; nc
must open nm office In PawhusNa and
must attend to AL the legal attalr'
Of the tribe. This includes the pro
bate matters as wei as general serV-
Toe and he will no longer be a figure
head I'm the position.
The present position Is a sineclre u
pays s. 600 per annuu the ATTORNEY
rs furnished a home. nm Once IN ths
agency building. light and heat ana
al necessary expenses while away
from pawhuSka. which raises the sal
arv close to $500 per wear and Com
missioner sells believes mat Saiery