Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-21
RENEWALS
COME UP MONDAY
All Interested Parties Up
in Air Over Probable
Developments.
3taff Correspondence.

staff Correspondence.
VIZ ASHlNGTON, March 20.-Un-
w less there is hitch some
where in the present plans In con-
nection with the hearing before In
dian Commissioner Sells on the pro-
posed renewal Of the Foster lease set
for Monday. some very illuminating
pyrotechnics will be set off at that
time. A number of sublessees have
been here for several weeks, together
with representatives. of the Indian
Territory Illuminating company, en-
deavoring to get favorable action on
a renewal Of their leases, but all are
more or less up in the air as to just
what action will be taken.
Secretary Lane Is not in Washing
ton and has given out the Information
that the whole matter will be left to
Indian Commissioner Sells, who is
also out OF the city on pleasure trip
to Florida, but Is expected to be back
for the hearing Monday, at which
time all parties have been asked to
present their respective propositions.
Nothing Seems Certain.
There is much speculation as to
what will take place at that time and
1t Is not improbable that the depart
ment will find itself i'm deeper water
than it has ever before encountered.
In order TO try and get out from un-
der this new load It Is believed that
Mr.. Sells will defer making any an
nOunCement at this time. and while II
Is denied that an opening will be
given for any new propositions, 10 is
believed that the whole matter Will
be kept open.
II sublessees are given a renewal Of
their lease. as now planned, the roy
atty basis will be increased from an
eighth, as at present, To Il sixth, with
a chance that the Indian Territory IL
Eliminating company may be given the
gas rights and such developed terri
tory as they still hold in their own
name.
Some OF the sublessees have as
muh as 10000 acres Of developed ter
ritory In the Usage and just how Mr..
Sells proposes to reconcile "A renewal
on this amount OF acreage in the face
OF the recent refusal OF himself and
Secretary Lane to increase the allow
ance in the other nations about $500
acres is probably one OF the things
that will touch off the fireworks.
VIII Sells Back Water?
Tim Spellacy. the California Dream
er. who appears to be very close TO
Secretary Lane. and j. s. Cullinan,
the Texas Oracle, each have schemes
looking TO the extension Of the re-
strictlons on both the Indians and the
oil producers OF Oklahoma. and at
some time in the distant future try 70
induce congress to make an appro-
prlation for government pipe line.
one or the other Of these gentlemen Is
accredited with having made the
statement before one OF the oil hear
ings here that il oil was taken out Of
Oklahoma It would only be a fairly
good jack rabbit pasture, and the
conclusion is that is what they are
trying to make out OF t. one Is in
terested in California and Mexico oil
lands and the other has been more or
less identified with the big interests
in the oil business In the United
States. which ne is now protesting to
be anxious to throttle
Mondays meeting before COmmis-
siOner Sells will be the most interest
ing and important to Oklahoma of
any that has ever been held, unless
Mr.. Sells again sidesteps the issue and
decides to continue the vacillating
and indecisive policy which has char
acterized most Of his acts