The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-19
MORE TIME ALLOWED
Committee to Haer More on
Jan. 5; Opportunity Seen
for Fleeing IO.
NATION REEKs WITH CRIME
Indian Inspectors Report Is
Chronicle of Revolving
Condition in Usage.
by BAsCoM N. TTMMoNs.

WASHINGTON, Dec. is.--Ths
Usage County Homo Owners amocia-
ton flung a bomb into the quiet OF
the hearing before tho senate Indian
affairs committee today. scoring no
heavily In their arguments for the
ending OF The osase mineral trust ps-
riod. that Chairman Curtis Of the
committee told them that he would
hear their case further and set jan
uary aS the date.
Prepare for Bata1c,
Meanwhile representatives OF the
association chucused here TO-DAY and
at the conclusion Of their confSfence
said they would bring up enough
heavy artillery between now and Jan
uary q that even II they do not pre-
vent the favorable report on the ex-
tension which the committee yester-
day was about rcady to bring out.
they. at least, they say. will be able
to make the fight on the floor Of con-
grcss intently interesting, with n good
chance OF defeating the extension.
! II became known today that II de-
feated in their plans to prevent On
extension OF the period. the home
owners intend to attempt 10 force an
amendment which will cause every
lease to be put up and rcsoid at the
end Of the present trust period.
Would Cost Indians Millions.
Representatives of the homeown-
crs intimated mt the hearing today
that Indians would be victimixed to
the extent OF millions Of dollars II
the trust period is extended and the
leases not put up for resale. Repre-
sentatives OF tho homeowners said
that certain wealthy oil men were
using the Usage council to their own
end end promised n sensation whan
the bill reaches tho floor OF con-
gress.
Tho hearing today had TO do prin-
cipally with conditions In the Usage
nation. Representatives Of home-
owners said that the argument OF
Of tho extension made yesterday was
unanswerable. despite the attitude OF
Senators Nelson. republican, OF Min
nesota. and Walsh. democrat, OF
Montana.
Attorney Paul Humphreys Of Paw
huska put into the record much data
which he said the com mittee would
find Extremely interesting" when II
begins to ponder on tho extension
matter.
Many Favor Termination.
Mai. l.. ]. Miles Of Pawhuska, q
homeowner. explained how he pur-
chased surface rights with tho un-
derstanding that the mineral rights
also would pass to him In 1891. He
said that many Osages were In ia
vor OF terminating the trust period.
Former Senator Moses Clapp Of Min
nesota appeared AZ associate counsel
for the homcowners.
II was explained to the committee
that although more than 1900
names are on tho Usage rolls. 500 of
the names are OF whites who have
married into the Osages.
There was read into the record the
report Of r. S. Traylor. Indian In.
gpoctor sent TO Commissioner sells
dealing with conditions in the Osage
nation. The report said that many
Of the Indians spent great sums oi
money foollshly each year and did
not nay their debts. An excerpt from
the Traylor report said: "Do not like
an Osneo assignment. One who
earns his living by the sweat Of his
brow, who works from early morning
till evening chimes, who has economy
and Solf-denial In his life that those
dependent upon him may have rea-
sonablo state OF comfort and happi-
ness. can not write the history OF
Usage moneys with any marked de-
gree OF charity and equanimity OF
spirit when my work tends to tho
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