The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-31
Another Good Man
out for Governor

| best citizen, and who H. "a candidate
/ Tor governor was I'm Tulsa yesterday
| on his return trip from Washington,
where he has been In the intrecsts OF
the Usage OH n Gas Lessees associ-
alton, aud said, - was present at the
hearing before the commissioner OF
/ Indian affairs on the eighteenth
when the question was considcred
ns TO the basis on which the Usage
oil lcgsccs would have TO pay for
royalty oil Under the terms Of the
lease. the lcssees are to pay tho In
dlans for the royalty oil the highest
posted market price In the Mid-Con-
tluent field. The contention of the
lcssecs Is that the term highest
posted market price" mcana a price
at which IA large part Of the oil In the
Continent field Is being sold,
and not n price that might be fixed
by any purchasing company which
only has "A capacity OF taking a small
part OF the oil.
My Judgment is. that the commits
soiner of Indian affairs aud the sec
. retaU OF the interior. viii In sub
stance adopt the idea of the lessees
and before requiring any lessee, who
, does not have a market for his oil at
. the highest posted market price, set
. tie for royalty at such prices, thtey
= will permit him 10 show that the
major portion OF thto oil In the field
IL not being sold at "a higher price
than he can obtain, and will also. In
my judgement, not require lessee
to pay for royalty oil more than he
T Is able To sell the oil for.
= THE secretary of the interior has
! not Issued his letter defining The
1 term, highest posted market price,
but | am sure he Will do no In n few
, days and when he does do so, fee
z sure that It will be satisfactory to the
n producers, and fair and Just to the
q Indians.
= AT the present time the Osag,
: Indian council Ia In Washington, to-
gether with the tribal attorney. MIR
a Woodward. and superintendent j
= George Wright. The Indians are ask
a Ing for legislation relieving thoii
:, moneys from supervision but appar
" entity the department. does no
> look with favor upon this request
The council also is makinig com
= plant OF the manner In which guar
" dianships and administrations arr
'c being handled, In the Usage. The.
r. make IL plain that guardigks are II
many intauces wasting and dissipa
~ ting the funds of their wards an,
T. that oxorbitaut and outrageous fee
D are being paid TO attorneys, guar
H. dians and administrators. over IN
B. objection and protest of the superin
Ii tendcut OF the Indian agency.
~ "The Indians are asking that tn
~ county court OF OSagc county be de
privcd Of its Jurisdiction in Oslg
"a estates. and that Jurisdiction 10 win
,c Iup Usage estates and to handle Osag
Il guardianships be conferred upon TN
M department OF the Interior The CON
missioner OF Indian affairs looks wi,
some favor upon this proposition
Just what recommendation the dc
partment viii make has not yet bee
pr determined upon, but II seems cci
tain that congress will be asked
%. gtC to the superintendent OF III
IS Usage Indian agency, gfater supei
he vision and control of OsNEc funds
. tho hands OF administrators an
Ily guardians, and allow the superb
at tendent to have say In the iiNin
o. OF fees and COmpcnsatiOns for hant
ing Usage estates,
l. - do not anticipate that congre
Du will deprive the county court
ms Usage county OF It's jurisdiction
mn handle the settlement of estates
90 Usage Indians, but | will not hc su
,n prisvd II IL places double check I
w, the handling Of such estates by T.
a, Iqulring all expenditures and ALLOW
ances to be .. k.'d by the superb
.eudent
~ have been urged for "a !or
time lry many prominent men to u
come an active candidate for Il
democratic nomination for governo
lie feel that the state needs govern,
or who has made success In private III
NIX and a man who is not known sole
~ because OF his political atfiliation
rr and the fact that he has heretofo
lie held office. IL | finally decide TO al
ar nounce for the nomination for Cove
or lnor,-l shall make it clear that l W
nd attempt To manage the affairs of q
", state ON sound business and econom
no propositions.
OF I'm other words, | shall clii
~, pretty close TO the motto; MO
ie Business In Government, and lie
c- Government In Business" dor
a.. believe a man ought to DO govern
who does not know from actual e
~, perience and close observation VIII
,si the great industries of the state me
a need and how they can best be
on couraged. At the present time Z
NJ governor OF the state ought 10
,ks in favor Of a rigid enforcemnt or
nd criminal laws, because We are pa
sing through a period OF time VIII
crime seems to be rampant
E. HE should have a thoroueh Y
20 derstanding OF the educational nee
ear OF the state.and more and greater .