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Arizona republican., 1917-02-14
Fine Picture at Lamara

Blanche Sweet, the popular photo dramatic star, who will be seen in the Jesse L. Lasky production of "Unpro- tected" al the Lamara today and to- morrow, hied herself to her favorite re- treat Bear Valley, for the filming of the final scenes of the Paramount pro- duction. Director James Young, at the wheel of the automobile, en route for
Arizona republican., 1917-02-14
PRESIDENTIAL ORDER FOLLOWS
 LANE MESSAGE

An executive order, restoring 475,- 900 acres of Papago Indian reserva- ton lands in Pima county to the public domain, has recently been IS sued by President Wilson. according to advices received at the local land office yesterday It. was announced in The Arizona Republican several days ago that Secretary Lane of the interior had assured w. A. Moeu, chairman of the Arizona state land commission, that several thousand acres of Indian reservation lands would soon be restored to the state. this announcement from Secretary Lane assuring the coming of the presidential order.
 'ohe communication received by Chairman Moeur yesterday is as follows:
 W. A. Moeur, chairman, state land commission, Phoenix. Arizona.
 Dear MT. Moeur:
 Referring to the hearings held be- fore the secretary of the interior, at which you were present, on the Panago matter, permit me to ad vise you that under date of Feb ruary 2, 1917, the president signed an executive order eliminating from the Papago reservation created by the prior order of January IA, 1916, ap- proximately 475,000 acres of land, oi which 1S7,000 acres fall within the areas applied for by the state of Ari- zona in behalf of it's school lane grants prior to the creation of the resery ation.
 A printed copy of the executive order will De forwarded to you wheT available for distribution. 1 Sincerely Yours, (Signed) CATO SELLS, Commissioner It is reported that the right-of
 way over the reservation has beer
 granted for a road to Aio. eliminat l ing sections through which the roa' would pass. Tte amount of lan' eliminated by the president is com l paratively small, constituting les 1 than one-s sixth of the reservation. As soon as the boundaries of elim ination are described or filed in tn
 local land office. the land Will D
Arizona republican., 1917-02-14
Plaza

Tn one of the scenes of ''The Isle of Love Miss Gertrude Mccoy. who plays the star part, goes in bathing on more or less rough stretch of shore and is in danger of drowning. That is not all She happened not to have a bathing suit on at the time and some rude man came right into the picture and caught her there But then, see III the picture-it is very much worth it. Helen Holmes is on the same program.
Arizona republican., 1917-02-14

subject to entry by ary person. The state will have a right to exercise wEateve" preference it may have on the 137. 900 acres, however
Arizona republican., 1917-02-14
At the Arizona

The Harrison X Payne Merrymakers showed to a packed house last night and Clancy and Cohen" were both seen to great advantage in some sparkling comedy with the able assis- tance of the rest of the popular Inem- bers of the company. This evening the
Arizona republican., 1917-02-14

"Merrymakers" vii present another one of their right up-to- the minute musical farces which will show all the big favorites in some exceptionally clever work
Arizona republican., 1917-02-14
ADJUSTMENTS
Columbia

This is the last chance you have of seeing "The Common Law" with Clara kimball Young, beautiful picture Tomorrow we show Harold Lockwood and May Allison in "Pidgin Island" :" adapted from Harold McGrath's great novel; love and mystery constitute the strongest appeal in this fine feature.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-29

ing upon applications for the sale of
inherited Indian lands where the ap-
plicants retain other lands and the
proceeds are to be used to improve
the homesteads or for other equally
good purposes A more liberal rul-
Ing than has hitherto prevailed will
hereafter be followed with regard to
the applications Of incompetent In
dians for the sale of their lands where
they are old and feeble and need the
proceeds for their support.
). Certificates of Competency-Th
rules which are made to apply in the
granting of patents in fee and the
sale of lands will be made equally
applicable in the matter of issuing
certificates of competency
4. Individual Indian Moneys-In-
dians will be given unrestricted con-
trol of all their individual Indian
moneys upon issuance of patents in
fec or certificates of competency.
Strict limitations will not be placed
upon the use of funds of the old, the
INDECENT and the invalid.
3. Pro Rata Shares: Trust Funds
AS speedily as possible their pro rata
shares in tribal trust or other funds
shall be paid to all Indians who have
been declared competent. unless the
legal status uf such funds prevents
Where practicable the pro rata shares
of incompetent Indians will be with
drawn from the treasury and placed
in banks to their individual credit
s. Elimination OF Ineligible Pupils
from the Government Indian Schools
In many of our boarding schools
Indian children are being educated at
government expense whose parents
are amply able to pay for their educa-
tion and have public school facilities
at or near their homes. Such chill
dren shall not hereafter be enrolled
In government Indian schools sup
ported by gratuity appropriations. eX
cent on payments CT actual per capitt
cost and transportation.
These rules are hereby made ef-
fective, and all Indian bureau admin
istrative officers at Washington and
In the field will be governed accord
ingly.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-29

people is lost in transit, we make
that loss an excuse for per-
mitting them to go under.
There should be no aenti-
mentalism in this, nor any con-
ceitcdness We have lost ships;
they were insured in every case
to the full amount. Selfishly we
might say there was 10 loss.
Actually the loss is so great that
it should make us redouble our
efforts. one loss is In the food
that has gone out of the world
forever. just at this critical time.
But the greater loss is IN the
lives of heroic sailors who have
braved all the dangers of the sea
in the effort to bring their car
goes 10 that people whose child
life is in the greatest danger the
world has known since Herod.
More food can be bought, hun
dreds OF sailors will go on risking
their lives to get 1t there. Ten
millions OF people will remain
with their hands stretched out to
America. The commission will
continue its efforts There only
remains the question-will Amer
lea be big enough to do its small
share, "A share in which is en-
tailed no suffering. no risk, and
practically no self-denial.
We have lost II ships. or these
II were mined. With $50 voyages.
the loss represents less than
per cent OF our total tonnage At
least one of the ships actually
torpedoed was negligent in sail
Ia Ia L..
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-29
Sweeping Declaration of Policy in
Regard to Indian Affairs in u. S. A

The following interesting bulletin
on sweeping change of policy with
regard to the administration oi In
dian affairs has beer issued .bY Cato
Sells Indian commissioner, at Wash
ington:
During the past four years the eff
forts of the administration of Indian
affairs have been largely concentrated
on the following fundamental activi-
ties: Tho betterment of health con-
di'ions OF Indians. the suppression of
the liquor traffic among them. the
improvement of their industrial CON
ditions, the further development of
vocational training In their schools
and the protection OF the Indians
property. Rapid progress has been
made along all these lines. and the
work thus reorganiZed and revital-
tied will go on with increased energy.
With these activities and accomplish
ments well under way, we are now
ready to take the next step In our ad-
ministration program.
The time has come for 'scontinu'
Ing guardianship of all competent In
dams and giving even closer atten-
ton to the incompetent that they
may more speedily achieve COM
petenc
Broadly speaking, a policy of
greater liberalism will henceforth
prevail in Indian administration to
the end that every Indian. as soon
as he has been determined to be as
competent to transact his own busi-
ness as the average white man, shall
be given full control of his property
and have all his lands and moneys
turned over to him, after which he
will no longer be ward of the gov
ernment
Pursuant to this policy. the follow
ing rules shall be observed:
|. Patents in Fee--To all able
bodied adult Indians of less than one
half Indian blood there will be given
as far as may be under the law full
and complete control of all their
property. Patents In fee shall be is
sued to all adult Indians of one-half
or more Indian blood who may, after
careful investigation. be found com
petent. provided that where deemed
advisable patents in fee shall be with
held for not to exceed forty acres as
a home.
Indian students, when they are 81
years Of age or over, who complete
the full course of instruction in the
government schools. receive diplomas
and have demonstrated competency
will be so declared.
2. Sale of Lands-A liberal ruling
will be adopted in the matter of pass
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-29
SPINE PATCHED WITH SILVER
Back Broken In Fail. but Doctor Has
Repaired the Damage.

CHICAGO, H., April 2S.-John
Rauffias is the only original imam
with the silver spine" and he is proud
of It,
Rauffias Is furniture mover. He
was taking a baby grand piano into
a fourth floor by way of a window
when something went wrong with the
hosting apparatus. and Rauffias and
the baby grand went sailing thru the
air. When Rauffias was picked up
he was found to have broken back
and scores of bruises and cuts.
At st. Juke's hospital Dr. L. l.. Nc
Arthur did not give up. however. and
patched Rauffias' spine together
again with silver, and he is on the
road to recovery.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-29
BELGIUM STILL
y GETTING RELIEF
-'e
Officer of Commission Notifies
Tulsa Workers That Ships
\ Are Going Across.
NEED AID MORE THAN EVER
Ten Millions of People Have
Their Hands Outstretched
to This Nation.

Relief work in Belgium is still going
on, and funds for carrying on the
project are more needed now than
ever before according to a letter re-
ceived yesterday by Thomas ]. Quinn,
one of the local relief workers, from
George Barr Baker, in charge of
special appeals for the commission for
relief in Belgium. The letter follows
Mr.. Thomas j Quinn, Tulsa,
Okla. My dear sir:
Unfortunately, it is not possible
to prevent the circulation of ad-
verse reports from time to time,
particularly such reports as give
the impression that relief can no
longer enter Belgium.
The people in Northern France
and in Belgium have had their
daily ration slightly reduced dur
- ing the last few weeks. They arc
human beings. They are our
allies. We are the only people
on earth to whom they can turn
row. Where snail we stand his
torically and, II there is a God,
in His eyes. IL because n mere
fraction of the food sent to these
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-29
COYOTE SKINS FOR MONEY
Clerk Accepted Bounty Scalps in Pay
mcnt for Hat.

JUNCTION CITY, Kan, April 2S.-
Recalling the early days when skins
of animals served almost altogether in
place of money a young farmer today
purchased a hat. paying for it with
coyote scalps. He had made his pur-
chase when he discovered that his
pocketbook had been left at home.
But maybe you'll take these. he
said to the clerk, pulling a small
package from his pocket.
1t contained four coyote scalps.
The clerk was willing and in eX-
change for the scalps, which bring 81
each from the county in bounty
money he gave the farmer $3.50 hat
and SO cents in change.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-29
DEAD NE0SHO MAN RETURNS
After Sixteen Years. j. +. Bartcls Re-
appears To Upset Courts Finding.

NEOSHO. Mo, April 2S.--After be-
ing legally dead for many years j. f.
Bartels, formerlyl widely-known citi-
zen of Neosho, returned home yester-
day Sixteen years ago he dsap
peared and no trace of him ever was
found, tho a body supposed to be his
was found in a sanitarium and taken
to the family's old home in Nebraska
for burial Nine years ago he was
pronounced legally dead by the pro-
late court and the estate given to
his wife and daughter. who still live
here. 1t is said he carried no life
insurance. Bartels appears of nor
NAL mind, but has not told where he
has been the last sixteen years.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-29
ItcpaTtcc.

81 heard n sound" said one driver,
turning around.
at was my wheel spoke" replied
his funny companion.
''But not with the tongue OF the
wagon" retorted the first
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-29

double
having
Monday no one
Middle
and
our dough
to This which
sold for when flour $3.50 barrel All bakers and
is
better other Many people ask for
larger
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-29
What Will the
Harvest Be?


the
IN nan
The
$
there will bushels
and
it
whether will
The
absolute Those who
staples kafl, beans There
o or Il clOpS
a to
he buhw ln read
a dime when flour $15 barrel when Sl The
baker product
9th
The following wholesale quantities prevailed Saturday in Tulsa showing
eNovcm
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-29
The Fifteen Cent Loaf

hesiaed that motives would be questioned
Middle West M loaf weighing the
week placed the market To those
loaf the Zoe
which
Middle West be easily
Bulletin No. 142:
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-01
MASSACHUSETTS WILL
REVISE CONSTITUTION

BOSTON, May 1.-The people OF
Massachusetts, are voting today Tor
delegate, to constitutional convention
which will meet here during the sum
mer 10 revise the constitution of the
commonwealth It is SiNty-tour years
since a body oi this kind was elected
IN Massachusetts and ninety seven
years since any change has been made
in the constitution as a result ot a con
Ncntlou'S work
4 number Of reforms have been agi-
tatcd for many years, and these will no
doubt have hearing before the con
yention. One of these is the proposal
to lcngthen the term Of the governor
and other state officials from ono to
two years Labor and other organl1a
t,ons arc also agl,a,lng for the adop-
ton oi the initiative and referendum
the recall and other measures OF more
OF less radical nature.
To prevent the convention falling into
the hands ot the So-called radicals the
more copServatve element is working
hard for the election today OF the can
ddateS IT has ndorscd for delegates
Among the men oi prominence Scekn.
seats in the convention are three for.
mcr governors OF the state. a number
Of well known leaders IN business and
finance and the president and various
faculty members oi Harvard uniyerSlty
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-01

Idppcr to listen to her plea Her peti-
tlon for Sali,bury's freedom is based
upon no other logic than her lniatua
ton and her wish to become Sails
burys wife and put him on a pedestal,
where he belongs"
Mrs Ford has succeeded in interest
ing William Allen White. Henry Allen,
Bruce BARTON and many other distin-
gulShcd kanNanS, and prominent auth
orS and SoclologlNts throughout the
country in her mission She declares
she will marry him AZ soon as the
prison gates close behind him--evcn
though she waits until he has served n
sentence for every charge now treas
urcd against him ~
Salisbury recently interested the med
lcal world by undergoing an operation
for what he declared TO be brain
maliormation which had caused him 10
be- a criminal He declares the opera
ton was successful but OF this time
will only tell both surgeons and au-
thoritles say, and both admit they are
Skcplical
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-01
A Medical Mon6oos

We can manufacture poiSons within
our own bodies which arc as deadly as
q snakes venom
The liver acts as guard over our
wcll-being, sitting ont the olndcrs and
ashes from the general circulation a
blockade IN the inteStincs piles a heavy
burden upon tho liver. II the intestines
arc choked or cloggcd up, the circula
ton OF the blood becomes poisoned. tho
system becomes loaded with toxic waste.
and We suffer from auto -ntoNication or
ptomalne hoisoning. Something is wrong
with the liver, and We suffer from head
ache, yellow-coated tongue, bad taste in
mouth, nausea. or gas, acid dyspepsia
languor, debility. skin or eyes yellow
the water is scant and high colored. con
tanning brick dust deposits and bill,
pigments AT such times one should
drink plenty Of water between meals,
and pint OF hot water before breakfast,
And occasionally take a pleasant laxa-
i've Such a. one is made OF the May
spple, leaves OF aloe and root Of lalap,
first extracted and put in rcady.to-usc
form by DR.. Pierce nearly fifty years
ego. and sold by druggists as DR..
Pierce'S Pleasant Pellets.
Do not take mineral oils or so.called
Russian Oil for tho experiments by
i. r. Mcdonald have shown as lately
reported in government publication
OF the U. S. Public Health Service, that
mineral oil may act as an irritant that
produces gastro-lnteStinal disturbances
and ihat IT may cause tissue prollicra-
don, stimulating cancer
The next important organ to he rcck
oned with is the kidneys Kidney dis.
ease carries away large percentage of
our people. What can the ordinary per
son do to properly balance bodily
bealthI The answer is not easy, hut |
advise everybody to eat less meat, ca,
ooarse. plain food. with plenty Of vcgc
tables. drink plenty Of water between
laeals. snd take an uric acid solver,
osich as Anuric double streugth) before
meals for awhile, hnuric can be obtained
ot almost any drug store ADV
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-01
OuerhoLser

As a farewell to Oklahoma City
where they have individually and col.
lectivcly made many warm friends, the
OverholScr Players chose one OF the
greatest OF Broadway successes,
Bought and Paid Fos,' by George
BroadhurSt
1t is called comedy drama, but 1t
seems after all the comedy is only very
incidental the story SO lends itself 10
dramlic action and tense situations. with
an undcrcurrent OF tragic truth Hap
PLY the comedy iS triumphant, for they
all live happy ever after which is the
proper ending for the closing week OF a
successful season.
Virginia Blaine a telephone operator,
wins the heart ol Robert Stafford,
power IN the business world and mar
dissipation drink changes him. un
happiness follows. with the inevitable
rcSul,-shc becomes a, times only
something that he bought and paid
Tor Her Scli-rcspect rebels and the
struggle between submitting to being
the ohattel oi even the man she has
come to adore and facing the world
alone, ends in the latter But as prom
ised IN the end they live happily ever
after
As Virginia Blaine Miss HUFF is
splendid Without cNaggcra,lpn, with.
out forcing she firmly mpreSSeS the
audience with the true ldcallsuC better
self and at all times IS convincing
Emotlonally her part is large and Shs
makes it larger
Mr.. Rrickcrt as Robert tSaiiotd ha,
in many ways the best opportunity lor
versatility and effect that he has this
ycar-and makes the most OF IT. III
makes Stafford more quietly ylclou,
than loudly brutal when in his cups
than expec,ed-which rather deadencd
the climax to he second act Yet, it
was a triumph Mr. Brickert always
carries his audience with him. lie has
the happy faculty ot combining buyi>h.
ness with experience, tenderness with
stcrncSs which never fails to please and
makes all ol his roles sympathetic \,
Robert Stafford we shall be glad to re
member HIM
Joseph Swceny carries the comedy
and LOT of IT 4 sort oi Ring Lard.
ncr character, James Gillcy always
looks on, after No l. His ideas are
great all oi thcm--lrom across the
iootlights anyway
Miss Donovan plays the opposite par,
excellently Her soft voice and clever
side plays are well worth while
!, is strange To- say farewell TO popu.
lar Mr. Fillmore IN the role OF Jap.
ancsc butler---which by the way is a
clever imperSonaton--bu, so we must
And Miss Bristowe as the French maid
makes brief "adieu' charmingly.
II is hard to say goodby, anyway but
the good show" at least makes II en-
joyable After all II is not goodby--
only au revoir for the players return to
Ms IN the fall
Aud IL they have enjoyed Oklahoma
City half as much as Oklahoma City
has enjoyed them they will make the
Nit early w the fall I
So here's good luckto yuu-loH OF
u, So long. See you later.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-01
ESPIONAGE PROTESTS
ARE HEARD IN HOUSE

WASHINGTON. May Nigorou,
protests against the espionage bill pro-
visions designed to empower the presi
dent to establish by proclamation pro-
h,b,ions against publishing iniorma
tion regarding the national defense.
were voiced yesterday in the house.
The provision is contained in the re-
draft section of the measure relating to
newspapers which caused such marked
objection ~ the senate
Republican Leader Mann and Repre-
scntauvcs Madden oilllnois. and Walsh
OF Massachusetts, joined in the belief
that the bin should be made more spc
cii,c, and power to make them should
remain with congress
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-01
Mexican Congress
Includes Woman.

MEXICO CITY, MAY With the
Veeting OF the congress OF Mexico to-
day. the congress OF the United State,
Hoses the distinction helng the only ma.
tional legislative body in the western
world which numbers woman among
its official members. TO Scuorita Her
milda Galindo has fallen the honor Of
becoming the first woman member Of
The Mexican congress In the general
elections recently held Senor,a Galindo
was chosen deputy from the Fifth
electoral dstric, OF the federal district
OF Mexico, which comprises the capi-
tai. In Mexico il is permissible to be
elected TO congress from another dis
trict than that in which the candidate
has legal residence Senorrta Galindo
is a citizen Of the state OF Nucatan.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-01
elRRlN1A WILL
Be sworn INTO
OFFICE TODAY
First Constitutional President
Since 1918,

MEXlCO CITY. May l.--Nenustiano
'Carranza will take office late today as
the frs, constitutional president Of
Mexico since the ASSASSINATION OF Fran
cisco Madero on Feb l5, 1913 At
the same time the first constitutional
congress TO be elected in that period
will convene under what is probably
the most radical constitution OF any
important country in the world
Al o'clock this morning the ma
tional flag was formally raised over
all public buildings and salute Of
twentyon guns hcradcd the new
regime. The sound OF the guns waS
the signal for peals OF bells from the
hundreds OF churches in the city while
every military band in the capital com
menccd the playing Of the national an
them.
The designations OF all the ministers
IN the provisional cabinet went into
effect last midnight,
President Carranza is expected 10 an
nouncc the names OF the new ministers
on Thursday.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-01
Where to Enlist

United States Navy-20l Culbert.
son building. Grand avenue and
Broadway
United States Army-l04H Yves.
Main street Oklahoman building,
Fourth and Broadway
Oklahoma National Guard-Adju-
tant generals office. IS West Grand
avenue.
United States Marine Corps-See
Postmaster Weaver at fedci al build.
ing.
Womens American League-l0l
North Harvey street
Red Cross-Mrs {. L. Daugherty.
7l0 East Ninth street.