The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-14
100000 NEEDED
FOR INDIAN WORK
cuperintent Asks Con-
gress for Money to Run
Tribal Affairs.
1920 IS BIGGEST YEAR
More Tan 10000 Restricted
Indians Have Holdings
of $4S,000,OO0.
Special to The world.

s,ecial to The world.
'NI,skpGEE, Dec. IA mini
,,rm of 100000 from congress IL
,oedel to run the affairs OF 2O,OOO
,osr,ctcd Indians involving an an
r,,, turn over Of siS,000,0O0 In In
Iiy,dual and tribal funds, according
IN the annual report OF Gabe E.
parker. superintendent of the Five
CIVILIZED Tribes.
Among the high lights" In the
.epor,. which reports the most pros
uerous and busicnt year In the MS
'ory OF the office, are the follow
ug ooo III,
index and preserve tribal records
snrpopfiation OF $1,000 TO copy in
hook form Greek census cards
urr.s annie health facilities and
promouun of industry among In.
G,,ns SO as TO hasten removal OF
rrstricuons; removal Of rostric ions
,rou ISIS Indians owning 2O3,s4o
,c-s the lagrcst Of any year on
,er,rl. PAS restricted Indians paid
,2if1ts in income tax: 5000 ac-
c,uuts closed, but 1900 stu on
hooks; correspondence for year
400 600 pieces OF mall; avcrag"
nrlre for mid-continent oil s2.SS,
and for ucaldton san with
rr,ullms 20 to so cents, reduction
in number of field clerks and pro-
ha,o attorneys to cut expenses, ana
hrropsc Of less number of restricted
Indians. Indian affaire in better
condition than year ago despite
cat in force OF 40 employees; admin
/ -tratlon OF Indian affairs alone
cost over 100000 last year and Will
cos, at least 100000 this year,
parker estimates. Other estimates
for the coming year include $l75,OoO
for common school aid besides APP
propriation for probate attorneys
and Indian schools.
last year the oklahoma schools
were given $4,000 through the In.
dian department. the number OF
children of members OF the flNe
civilized Tribes now attending pun
lie schools is 1851 with 2.7s3 still
in boarding and contract schools.
while the policy Is to turn the In
dian children over 10 the white
schools, Indian institutions are more
practical in many cases, Officials
say.
Federal and state officials have
been diligent in efforts to stamp out
Inc manufacture and sale Of intoXi-
eating llquor, says the report on law
and order, which adds: THE
greatest trouble Is caused by the
manufacture Of choctaw beer and the
sale OF patent medicine which con-
tain a large percentage of alcohol
our field men assist the enforcement
officers.
While an Increasing number or
Indians are urging that the perloi
OF trust be extended past 1881. ehe
department Is trying to encourage
industry and better health condi-
lions 80 that most Indians Will De
self-supporting before that date
says the report.
Il Is impossible to say how much
longer supervision should be con
tlnued, but no doubt the majority or
restricted Indians should be reason
ably capable of handling all their
affairs by 1891, the report says
Field clerks and probate attorneys
are rendering valuable service and
their services will be urgently
needed for a considerable rumpei
o! years.
Tribute Ia paid those employees
who remained with the service III
the face OF adverse conditions
namely low pay.
Additional legislation IL neede"
10 dispose of the more than VIZ
600 600 worth of segregated coal
and asphalt deposits In the ChoctaW
and Chickasaw nations, Parker says
N three sales only si,s6S,OO0 worth
Of the deposits has been sold.