The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-14

pQrt constitutes grounds Tor Dismissal
The hearing OF reports Is alNay 70
be open to the pub lie and notice 6i
Il must be given Ut least ten days In
advance, Any person Sinteres ted may
appear and make OBJECT lions, Il SO de-
sired, TO the approval of such report.
and 6tfer testimony in support OK such
objec tions No receipts from the
ward viii be accepted In the mai
accounting Of the guardian unless the
ward be brought INTO open court and
the nearing OF such a receipt be
inscribed by stenog raphic notes and
{. Copy therefrom fiied with the papers
OF the case. Any item in any previous
report may be reviewed. X
til s the desire OF the Indian Bu-
reau to conserve to minor Indians the
land allotted them SO far as possible.
There fore. the rules con tain rigid re55
'stidcti0ns regarding the sale OF such
lands. Permission to sell viii be-
granted only upon absolute proof that
the best interests of the ward require
1t K a
A definite schedule Of fees for the
sale Of real estate is fixed by the
rules, and no excess will be allowed
by attorneys These are ten per cent
on the first $500 or less, three per cent
on sums from $500 to $500 inclusive
tw 0per cent on sums from $500 fol
81, 900, and only one per cent on all
sums above So, 900. In no case shall
the fee exceed the sum OF 5000.
The rules make provision for thel
securing Of loans made by guardians
by requiring first mortgage real Ses-I
tate security not to exceed fifty per
cent value of the land and require the
keeping Of funds In bank for each
ward in an account separate from thel
gnardian's own personal account and
prohibit the expenditure OF any sum
OF money unauthor priced by the cont.
except in the case OF sickness orl
emergency in which event due notes
must be Immediately given to the
court, s. & rs
The vigilance with which the newl
protective work is being enforced isl
typified by 9 case recently tried inI
arizona The guardian of three
creek minor children turned in re-
port indicating an improper expendi-
tnre OF money and left the state or
Oklahoma. He was traced to- Arizona
lids case was tried in the Phoenix
court and verdict against him se-
cured. Through his bonds,nen s79 600
was then secured for the children ana
q new guardian appointed to admin
ister ~. h.
Some sensational developments are
sometimes brought out by the inves-
LEGATIONS. One now In progress has
q dime novel flavor. al Cherokee IA
dian man and wife had a little daugh-
ter. The mother died and the mans
land was found to be oil producing.
Yielding $1,000 per month. After his
wife died the man became addicted to
the use OF drugs and drink and fell
into the hands OF an adventures. I.
white woman She induced him %
go through q marriage ceremony
with her and few weeks later, the
man died. The autopsy revealed
poison in his stomac !. After his death
the woman laid claim to the half Of
his estate due her according to the
law of Oklahoma. The case way
PROMPTLY taken up by the Indian Office.
A verdict was given setting aside the
marriage on the ground that fraud
mad been obtained and the little In
dian maid has been secured her full
inheritance instead Of being mulcted
OF half of II by the woman who tried
to take It from her.
Totnorrow: Our Indian Wards.
ll.-Thcir Industrial Condition.