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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18

pose and proposals United States by the favored class
ated prejudice among the ignorant Indians and the oyerreS
refused Private and public conferences were held and %
her proposals Whenever the purposes OF the United
States were understood desire appeared for friendly agree
men but adverse pressure of many kinds constantly and
successfully brought bear As the internal conditions grew
Accordingly United compelled to resume ITS right
of protection control hitherto held allegiance In June
1895 congress passed law generally known the Curtis act
providing agreements could be reached t luuh
courts should be abolished cuaed in Jurisdictions and giving
the authority aot the land and otherwise 10 pro-
ceed with the work for which it was created.
Agreements made with the tribes at various tunes ou
completed until after the passage OF TINS a'
the land differed with each tribe separate agreements
necessary In the of the ChoctaW and ChckaNaW me
land held but agreements were nceSNa! WIN
each Two made with the creeks III
1897 but failed of ratification Many other vain attempts We're
March 1900 agreement passed the creek rou
ell which was ratified by Agreements with the 'hero
KEGS were 1899 and 1900 but failed either IN congress
or in the Cherokee council Another agreement sought by
the Cheroees April 1901 but late and allotment proceeded
under agreement made with the ChocaVN ana
Cmkasaws in February 1901 failed to be ratified by the Chck
asaws Another March 1902 ratified by both nations ana
bv congress agreement with the Semnoe was made III Oc
ober ratified by congress Several other agreements
were made regarding the enrolment OF citizens
or ohrwise supplementary o the main agreements.
Allotment began among the Creeks IN lo99 the Ncmo III
1901 and in the other nations Congress also provided
that the commission should make citizenship rolls for each tribe
containing lists of such Indians We're justly entitled to share
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18
Opening Main Street.
mn RS. H. THOMAS, one of the pioneer women
xV4 relates the following true story of how Nj

nm RS H. THOMAS one of the pioneer of Tulsa
4N relates the following true story of how Main street
was opened up p years ago:
Aunt Jane Wolf had the olLy hotel in Tulsa in 1888.
1t situated just north of the Frisco tracks close to Main
street.
Aunt Jane also had garden which extended some dis
west of the hotel clear Main street 1t
tightly fenced with barbed and ntruders warned
keep out Aunt Jane very stubborn and refused to
open the Peadngs and finally threats of
avail Aunt Jane firmly stood her ground, everyone had
keep the road which east close the track to the
Frisco depot down a siding Hill to a little branch which
was raging every time it raned hard crled back
piece toward Main crossed another branch pulled up
deeply rtted hill and reached Main at the of Brady
I'm 1889 the first Methodist conference of Indian Terri
tory held in Tulsa, at the little church that formerly
stood Main just north of Brady Bishop Wadron
of Cincinnati presided and the town Overfowing with
minister's the greater part OF whom had to seek accOmmo
datiOns in the residences across the Frisco tracks.
1T began raining the first day of the conference and by
night reached a downpoir when the venerable bishop
reached the branch next morning his way to the forenoon
session. river the only way being by of
hog pen further up stream So they bishop first
carefully readg the creakng logs above the roaring
and followed by train of rOccOated brethren the last in
the line being big fat Indian, who too heavy for the
bearing part OF the fence with him. lie finally hauled
out gurglng and choking. 1t a muddy bedraggled
crowd that finally reached the church
Many efforts made to open the street but Aunt
Jane still stood firm So day while Aunt Jane away
visit Bob Chiders and Joe Moore backed by the whole
town. took matters in their hands tore down the fence
the weeds and Colonel Moore who postmaster at the
time, sent the SkatOOk mail hack flying through and de-
clared it the official mail Aunt Jane cursed and
fumed but to avail and she was afraid to close the
mail route, Main street permanently opened and has
been opened ever since"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18
Dawes Commission.

COMMISSION appointed by President Cleveland under
1A of Congress of March B. 1893 and consisting of
Henry L. Dawes of Mass. chairman 1898 19O3) Archibald
S. McKenon of Arkansas 1888 1899 and Meredy H. Kidd
1895 and reduced to four 1898 I'm addition those named
it has included Frank c. Armstrong of the District of Column
ba (l895lS9S Thomas b. CabanSs Of Georgia 8951897
Alexander b. Montgomery Of Kentucky 1S951S97), Tams
Bxby of Minnesota 1887 1909 Thomas b. Needles of Hin.
Os 1S97l905) Clifton r. Breckenridge Of Arkansas 1895
1903, and William +. Standley of Kansas 1903190. On
the death of Mr. Dawes in February, 1903 Mr. Bixby was
appointed chairman The work of the commission being fin
hed it expired by law July 1905 As the Indian govern
did not dissolve until March T. 1906 all the remaining
powers of the commission vested secretary of
the interior during the interim.
The headquarters of the commission were at Muskogee
Indian Territory except for short periods in 1895 and 1896
South McAester and Vna Indian Territory and at Fort
Smith Ark Special headquarters have also been established
temporarily when necessary various of the terri
tory.
The commission instructed negotiate with the Five
Civilized Tribes for the extngushment of the national or
communal title to the land and its in severaty and
for the dissolution Of the tribal governments looking toward
their ultimate absorption INTO the United States territory
state The commission had authority but directed
induce the Indians these changes on terms
which should be just and equitable to all and binding after
due ratification both by the Indians and the United States
The work OF the commission required of
conditions peculiar to the Indian Territory When these tribes
removed from the east they given special
to the land IN form OF patents and their governments (mod
d closely after those of the staes recognized and
established by treaties under which they were required to
hold the land in for the of the whole tribe and to
its exclusive to the Indians To this end the United
States guaranteed the title and exclusive of the land v
the Indians. Their already advanced civilization was still
further developed but time the Indians disregarled the
treaties and invited white settlement both by ntermarrage
and through dominant class of mixed bloods
appropriated to their benefit large land and
other exclusive privileges through manipulation the gov
le-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18

the division of the land. OF
the 100000 claims presented,
about 10000 were allowed.
These decisions included the
question of the rights Of the
Mississippi Choctaw, the care
of the freedmen who had been
owned as slaves by these In
dianS and after the Civil war
granted citizenship, and Sey-
cral other difficult questions.
The commission was re
qurcd TO allot the land ac-
cording.to it, value. This diff
.fercd greatly ON account of the
coal, asphalt and other min
erals. of the valuable timber,
of its great agricultural posi-
blllticS, and of its large towns
with flomishing business inter
rStS. 1t was therefore neccS-
Sary TO determine the value of
each quarter section. The'com-
mission surveyed the country
and appraised these values.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18

ernmentS. Inc peculiar le-
gal conditions encouraged
great lawlessness. More than
250,000 white settlers had
no control or protection of
law whatever, as the United
States courts had very little
jurisdiction over the Indians
and the Indian courts had
no jurisdiction over the
whites. Civilization was fur
ther obStructed in that 3d.
coo white children had no
schools and no possibility
thereof.>
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-18
Conducted Hearings.

Immediately on its APP
pointment the commission
proceeded to request a hear
ing from each nation in
turn, asking it to treat with
the United States, and after
ward made the same offer
to joint convention. The
proposal was received with
some favor, but persistent
misinterpretation of the pur-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-21
-Four City Officials and
Three Newspaper Men
of Tulsa to Go.
IN 8 AUTOMOBILES
viii Be Joined at Kansas
City by Chief Firemen
From Other Towns.

Newspapers in every city between
Tulsa and Cincinnati will be furnished
with stories about Tulsa by Fire Chief
Alder, Commissioner Quinn and other
city officials here who will go over
land in automobiles to Cincinnati the
latter part of August to attend the
fifty-seventh annual convention of the
International Association Of Fire En-
gineers, TO be held in the Ohio city
August 81 to September 3, inclusive.
The Tulsans will wear brown one
piece uniforms, upon which the word
Tulsa" will be lettered in white oil
paint across the chest and the back.
The cars will be literally decorated
with Tulsa signs, and when the dele
cation arrives in a town it will make
itself known without much difficulty.
Chief Alder has received word that
the Tulsa delegation will be Joined at
Kansas City by the fire chief and po-
lice commissioner from each of the
towns of oklahoma City. Muskogee
and Joplin. This will add three
automobiles to the delegation.
The party will camp out along the
route and do its own cooking, City
Commissioner Gregg having been ap-
pointed official chef of the trip.
Three City Officials Signed Up.
Commissioners GREGG and Quinn.
City Treasurer McNulty, City Audi
tor Cline and Fire Chief Alder have
all signed up for the trip. Three
local newspaper men will accompany
them In addition to the boosting
that they will do en- route the officials
will put Tulsa on the map in Cincin-
natl by going after the 1916 conven-
ton of fire engineers Last May Po-
lice Chief Burns and Commissioner
Quinn went to Cincinnati and landed
the 1916 convention of the Railroad
Special Agents association and the
National Sheriffs association for their
city.
Attired in their uniforms and with
signs and pennants covering their cars
the boosters will leave Tulsa at 3
o'clock on the morning Of August 26.
Their itinerary follows
August 26-Collinsville and No
wata Okla; Coffeyville. Cherryvale,
Chanute, Humbolt. lola and ottawa,
kan; Kansas CITY Mo.
August 27-Independeuce yelling
ton, Lexington. Dover, Waverly. Mar
shall Arrow Rock, Boonville, New
Franklin. Rockport, Columbia, st.
Charles and St Louis. Mo.
August 2S-Collinsville, Nandalia,
Effingham. Marshall, Ill.
August 29-Terre Haute, Green
castle, Belleville, Indianapolis and
Rushville, Ind.
August 30-Cincinnati
Jack Breen. mechanician Of the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-21
CREEK AND EUCHEES
HOLD STOMP DANCE
More Than Two Hundred Braves Par
tiCipatC In Tribal Celebration
Near Bristow.

Special to The World
BRISTOW okla. July 2O-The
Greek and Euchee Indians held their
annual stomp dance on the John
George farm six miles south of this
city last n t.
There was in the ncighborhood OF
two hundred braves and squaws that
took part in the dance, which lasted
all night Just before the beginning
of the dance a feast of barbccued
beef and pork was served, and all
ate as much as they could
quite a number of palefaces went
from Bristuw TO see the dance and
partake OF the feast The whites
were asked to Join in the dance which
a number Of them did and enjoyed
the sport Immensely
Early in the evening John George.
a full blood Creek. addressed the IN
dams In his native tongue. making
an eloquent plea for their aid in for
warding the interests of the state of
Oklahoma.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-21
VI \JI,STIC.

"The Sins ~ the Mothers " which
closes It's ,ngagemcut at the Majestic
tonight mado a profound impression
ON the largo audiences mat viewed il
yesterday The dramatic strength ot
this Blue Ribbon Nitagraph feature is
such as tu grip the rtcution from
the start
Every scene is magnificeutly and
accurately staged 90 the smallest de
tulL The scenes in the palatial
gambling house are faithful repro
ducuons of the famous Garfield re-
sort i'm New York. The racing scenes
at the Shocpshead Ray track are
vivid and exciting. and to lovers OF
the sport OF kings these scenes will
Pre- especially interesting
Not to have seen THE Sins of the
Mothers" is a confession Of negli-
ueucc. for 1t is one OF the most not
able examples Of up-to-date
clncmatography in existence. Those
who saw It yesterday will never for
get It, and those who intend to 20
today have I'm store for them a most
delightful entertainment
The advice TO 80 early is entirely
applicable now as well as yesterday.
Include visit to the Majestic In your
itinerary for today
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-21
ToIhcrt Gets Contract.

NUNTTNT Nv TTV WOMB
DRUNRIGUT. July 20.-Thc Toll
bert Construction company was the
successful bidder on the lateral con-
tract let by the city council last night
for the 100000 sewerage system
which is now i'm course of construc-
ton. Their hid was $2S,OOO, only a
little above the bid made by the
Roach Construction company Of
Tulsa Material for the sewer system
has arrived and is expected to he
completed within the next sixty days
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-21
Another Drumrieht Hotel.

"WI|-NT ~ ITW WW"I-
DHUMRlGHT. July 2O-Drum-
right is to have another new hotel
building, according to reports which
are prevalent at the present time. It
is understood that Tulsa parties,
whose names cannot be divulEed,
have completed a deal with local par
ties for lots on East Broadway, upon
which they win erect three story
brick hotel building Immediately.
The present hotel accommodations
are not sufficient TO comply with the
demands of the public.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-21

Tulsa fire department, will also make
the trip driving his National car.
Commissioner Carl Gregg will also
drive his own car.
An effort will be made to enlist
other Tulsa boosters for the journey,
the only stipulation being that they
wear the regulation uniform and stay
wit the bunch"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-21
"Tcmpo Orchestra" Concert July 25

on Sunday evening, July 25, the
Tempo Orchestra will give their
second sunday evening concert in the
new auditorium of the First Baptist
church.
The orchestra of fourteen pieces
will be further augmented by the
pipe organ. which has been rebuilt
throughout Prof. A. S. Fowler will
assist with several vocal selections.
A pleasing program has been pre-
pared and the public is cordially in
vited to enjoy the evening of music in
the new church building.
World Want Ads will find the
housewife a washer woman.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-21

Want 10 borrow money? World
Want Ads viii put YOU in touch with
the right party.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-21
Summer Shopping Hours

This is the last day Of our eX
Sale.
Have You accepted the won
poSal!
Such values in patent, kid al
makes, are unusual and worthy
These prices should make OF
with shoe shoppers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-12
9 NEGROES HANG IN ONE DAY.
South Executes Seven by Legal Proc.
ess and TWO Are Mob Victims

South Executes Seven by Legal Proc
ess and TWO Are Mob Victims.
Memphis, Aug. Shine negroes
were hanged, seven legally and two
Iynched while tenth was being
chased in the southern states on Fri
day.
Alabama led the list with four legal
hangings. At Evergreen, Robert Wat
kins and John Salter were hanged for
the murder and assault of Mrs. Mary
Lassiter at CuIlm1.
George James was hanged for the
murder Of George CIayburn. Willard
Carpenter was hanged at Birmingham
for the murder two years ago of
John T. Camp, a white man.
Mississippi hanged three negroes,
two of them, Peter Bolen and Jim
Scales, were convicted of numbering
another negro.
Bunyan Walters was hanged at Fay.
etteviIle, Miss, for the murder of Tom
Meals.
Dispatches from Shawnee, Okla,
tell of a quiet, orderly crowd armed
to the teeth" which hanged Ed Berry
to a Santa Fe railroad bridge rid
died his body with bullets and dis
persed in as orderly a fashion as it
had formed.
In the early morning hours at
Trilby, Fla, a crowd, hypnotized with
fury, lynched Will Leach, accused of
attacking a thirteen-year-oId girl.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-12
MANY PERSONS PERISH
IN GREAT CLOUDBURST
Torrent Strikes Erie, Pa.-Dams
Burst, Buildings Topple Over
1000 Are Made Homeless.

Erie, Pa, Aug. 5.-Fifty persons re-
ported drowned, nearly one hundred
buildings swept from their founda-
lions, the city in total darkness, and
the eastern section inundated and
damage to property estimated at sew
eral million dollars is the toll of a
cloudburst shortly after six o'clock
Tuesday night.
1t is impossible to ascertain the loss
of life. Many are still imprisoned in
their homes by the waters and the
eastern portion of the city is cut off
Bands of rescuers, led by Mayor Stern
and members of the city council, res
cued families from the flooded dis
trict.
The cIoudburst came as the climax
Of three days of steady rain. Mill
creek, which divides the city, already
swollen beyond its banks, became a
torrent when the clouds opened up
and swept through the city, carrying
all before it. The business section
was flooded to a depth of five feet
and all lines of communication were
blocked.
Then houses and buildings along
the course of the creek began to tum-
BILE into the flood and were swept
away.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-12
TROOPS TO SHELL MExIcANs.
Funston's Men Massed Along Line
Near NogaIes See Villa Beaten,

Funston's Men Massed Along Line
Near NogaIes See Villa Beaten.
Nogales, Ariz., Aug. CATER defeat
ing the major portion of Governor
Jose MaytOrena's Villa army at Mas
carras, ten miles south, on Wednesday,
the Carranza forces under Gen. P.
Elias Gales began an attack upon No
gales, Sonora, while American troops
lined the border to enforce if neces-
sary the order to repel any invasion
Of American rights by Mexican fac
ton. Gales soon forced the Villa
troops back to the Mexican town of
NOgaIes. Americans crowded the
hills to watch the fighting. The Amer
lean troops, a regiment of cavalry and
a machine gun platoon, lined the Dor
der. The soldiers had orders to begin
firing on the MeXicans the moment
bullets few into American territory.
Washington, Aug. 5.-UnusuaI &C
tivity in the war and navy depart
ments was evident during the day, and
an order from General Scott, chief of
staff, directing a battery of the Fifth
field artillery to proceed from Fort
Sill, Okla, to FL Paso, Tex, aroused
considerable surprise. At the war de-
partment it was stated the artillery
was ordered at the request of the
state department.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-12
BERLIN GOVERNMENT SEES
NO TREATY VIOLATION
Offers to Pay for Frye and Cargo Un-
der Certain Conditions-Arbitra-
ton Suggested.

Washington, Aug. 6.-The state de-
partment on Wednesday gave out the
latest note of Germany in the case of
the William P. Frye, an American yes
sci sunk by the German cruiser Prinz
Eitel Friedrich on January %.
The note rejects the contention of
the United States that in sinking the
William P. Frye Germany violated the
treaty of 1799-182S.
1t insists that the treaty stipulations
merely oblige Germany to make com
pensatiOn for the damage sustained by
American citizens in the sinking of
the vessel.
1t suggests that each government
designate an expert who shall fix the
amount of indemnity for the vessel
and any American property which may
have been sunk with her.
If this plan of settlement is not sat
isfactOry to the United States, Ger
many suggests that the entire Ques-
ton of the application of the treaty be
submitted to The Hague.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-12
Building a MoIasses Ship.

Another large shipbuilding contract
obtained by the Gore River Sbipbuild-
ing corporation has been announced.
It is a tank steamer for the Cuban
Distilling company and is a sister ship
Of the steamer now in course Of CON
struction at the yards, which will be
called the CUbadist The newer ship
contracted for is to be 389 feet long,
81 feet inches beam, 80 feet 6 inches
depth and 5000 tons displacement. It
will be capable of carrying 100000
gallons Of molasses. About a year
will be required to construct this yes
sci.
The contract is the second receivs6
within two weeks, the former being
for a 10,000-ton cargo capacity freight
steamer for Edgar z. Luckenbach Of
New York. The yard now has about
5000 employees-Boston Transcript.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-12

Gunboat PaCifique Seized and
Crew 0isarmed.
AMERICANS TAKE PALACE
General 6obo Protests Occupation by
Yankees-PatroIs Fire on
Crowds and Man Is
KiIied

Port au Prince, Haiti, Aug. g.
United States naval forces under Ad-
miral Caperton took possession Of the
national palace and the Office of the
port and seized the Haitian gunboat
Pacifque, which arrived from Cape
Haitien in the morning.
The crew Of the gunboat was dis
armed and landed. They were greet
ed on shore by crowd which cried:
"Hurrah for Bobo!"
During the operation to take pos
session of the port Office the Ameri-
can troops were forced to fire and
one Haitian was killed. The incident
has caused a great stir in the town.
General Bobo arrived on the Gentle
from Cape Haitien and went to his
chambers, where he Immediately in
dicted a protest against the Ameri-
can occupation.
The occupation is being extended
not only on the palace, the fort and
all other important places in the town,
but three miles beyond the limits.
American patrols are in the streets
maintaining peace and order, and TO-
night the curfew law forbidding per-
sons without authority to pass through
the streets after eight o'clock was put
in force.
The United States warship Connec-
ticut landed $50 marines, who occu-
pied the forts.
Washington, Aug. 9.-In dispatches
to the navy department Admiral Cap
erton announced that revolt had bro
ken out at Gonaives, on the western
coast of Haiti, and asked that re-en-
forcements be sent to him.
Admiral Benson, acting secretary Of
the navy, ordered the armored cruiser
Tennessee, with $50 marines, to Port
au Prince.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-12
LONE BANDIT RoBs A BANK.
Escapes With s23,5oo After Holding
Up Cedar Rapids Oa.) National.

Escapes With s23,5oo After Holding
Up Cedar Rapids Oa.) National.
Cedar Rapids, Ia, Aug. Ga lone
bandit held up and robbed the Cedar
Rapids National bank. He is said to
have made his escape with $23,50O
Lee Perrin, paying teller in the bank,
was discovered bound and gagged an
hour later. He was taken to a hos
pital, temporarily insane from the
shock. The bank is one Of the largest
in the city, having a capitalization Of
100000, surplus 100000, and depos-
its of S6,000,0 00, according to the last
statement Ralph Van Vechten, vice.
president of the Continental and Com
mercial National bank of Chicago, is
president Of the bank.
Savannah, Ga, Aug. 6.-James T.
Fannan, an eighteen-year-old boy, at
tempted to hold up H. I. Williams.
teller of the Merchants National bank
here, but was captured.