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MOTORIST IS SHOT MYSTERIOUSLY 'jTommie Mann in Critical Condition at Hospital as Result Of Bullet Wound ^Sheriff Investigating Strange Circumstances Sur rounding Shooting Late Last Night On Newland Highway Near Berea Church. Motive Unknown. Mysteriously shot by an unidentified individual late last nifht on the Newiand Highway, near Bcrea Baptist Church, Tommie Mann, fllxnit 25 years old, of this city, was in a critical condition at the Elizabeth City Hospital today. He iVas beiiiff Attended by Dr. John Salil.a and Dr. Zen. is Fearing. ? ? *Iann was found lying* h>* car Hbout 12:3()! o clock this morning by a' young son of Arnie McPher and another boy who weivt passing. They hurriedly' brought him to the hospital. I On the way in, he revived' Efficiently to tell them that he had stopped to fix a tire, ? 2? thSt 80mebody shot him. H?-said he didn't know who! fired the shot. * he was shot, ho declared. J b?ea?nrted his car and heud.-d ror Ellsgbeth City. driving until ho ?egan to' lose consciousness. He j waa accompanied to the hospital ? T OTTicerH Houghton and Wins Jow. Of the nlgbr police force here, j ' ' "ie- force were con f ducting on ' laveatigat Ion today in th? hop., of clearing up the mya Ury surrounding tho ahootlng Tho platol with which tho ?booting la bolleved to have been done waa reported, thu afurnoon ?to have boon round hy a colored man In the Boron church yard. It la aald to he a .25 automatic ? a weapon or sufficiently unusual cnl '?T '? '???! tbo authorllia to hope that Ita ownership i|iay be traced. Iho Ihillet Imatnl ,hl" ??rnlng that throe x-ray pictures were taken during tho night to irac l2T SE/TiS ,'??,Uo" or the bul i' ty** 'h*l J' >??? touud to be ! aide, back or iSflieh J1 d ?""red about *a Inch and a half below the c???L *!" ,aken ? upward and outward, pa**. J*# 'hrough the colon, and atom ach. and piercing the left iUns. s condition today wan too critical for removal or the bul let. he declared, adding that young Mann waa suffering from internal Hemorrhage and severe shock. ?- wounded man in H son of irk V? V" T S Mann, or thla ??*. and la employed at ihe Auto * tla* Kngtne WorlA. r?^TUn'." J" shooting nir J*? ?hM* ??<lay conflicted in some detail*. Ode version W.I* that bullet waa llred. Another ?? that ho waa out. and at work on a tire When round In 111* car, hf "T?s shout 400 yards ihl* ?lde ?D ? ?***"* Church. One of Ihe Urea Ft" H'W,ta ?*ld *? have been JBl SP0!""1 I'rln? In the road oppo B""> srhoolhouae. a short distance on the other aide or the ebnrch - Mana a condition wafc ao serioua this morning that the doctor* 01 tendlng him did not undertake In ramove the bullet. Perhapa Hhen lleeklee.no... In the abaenre or a motive ror tho shooting, ppllce were Inclined to attribute It to some reckless roisterer flrlhg Indiscriminately from a paaelng automobile, peo ple living along the Newland Highway have complained or such shooting late at olght on manv oecaalong recently At noon today, after hour* of laraelliation by Sheriff Carmine and members or the local police ?'T*' Jhe shooting was aa deeply veiled In mystery aa ever Lacking a duo, or even a possible motive lor the crime, the authorities Were feiMniy at aea to explain It. (3 U was learned that Mann laat railed upon Mis* Kuih 0? danghter of Mr. and Mra. Wis Overman. living scarcely a er of a mile from fierea i>?. on Ihe opposite aide or Ihe h from Klliabeth city They to ride, going lo South Mills ?getting cold drinks there. t?p u ruing, the left front tire on ' ear. an old model Ford went flat. Mopped at Boy Amllhaon's id filling station, and thson to ?T the tire, lie h# was leaving for Klli then. but won Id he while, and would decided not lo ?Ilea Overman j REWARD OFFERED /> MAMS SHOOTINC A reward of dlMl for in for mill Ion IrmlinK (<> tin' iiitrot and conviction or (he Individ unl wlw *ho( down Tommlr Mann, of litis rlly, on (he New bind Highway Sunday niglx, WW offeree! by (he llo?rd of <'oun(y CoinmlNfiionerN in reg nlnr session (his afternoon. The conintifiNionerM n)?o ?r riuijced (o r?H]ui'N( of (jovrrntir McJj4Nin dun (he H(iUe offer a like amount, in the ho|?e of clearing up the mytrtery. to her home, leaving there at about midnight. He brought with , him her watch, to be cleaned, and la Minn II compact of the sort girls j carry face powder in. He wan to 'have the compact filled. Shot Without Warn ins After proceeding a few hun I dred yards from the merman liouie. Mann atated today that he stopped and got out to take off the flat tire. Just a* he was in th? act of taking It off. he Maid, Homebody shot him entirely with out warning. He declared he saw nobody, and didn't hear a xound before the shooting, and observed 'nobody afterward. He then 'climbed Into his car, and Marted toward Elisabeth City, but rapidly became so weak he decided to stop and wait for Home one to ,come along. From the upward course that ? tho bullet took in passing nearly f through his body. Dr. Haliba atst ed it was probable that Mann wan 'shot by some one in a crouching position at the side of the rond : possibly by some one in the ditch. What the motive of that myste rious assailant was. could not ev en be surmised by those Invest!-' | gating the case. Dr. Haliba stated positively that 1 Mann had not been drinking; that i In examining him h? would rer | talnly have detected It. if he had l?een; and that, though weak, he ? was fully conscious when he I reached the hospital, and was In I full possession of his faculties. Hay* Ham Bio Koetiilew | Questioned with a view to es I tuhllshlng some motive for the I shooting. Mann declared today [that, so far as he knew, he had no enemies whatever. Mlas Overman Is described as a K Irl of excellent reputation. Ho ! [ far as could be learned, she had' i no e?i>ccially attentive suitors who might have resented Mann's atten- j lions to her. Questioned about ' the whole affair this morning by .Sheriff Carmine, she gave a clear i and detailed account of what had ; occurred the night before, corro- i horatlnx Mann's story In every de tail. . A few minutes after Mann left her home, she said, she heard the i report of a gun or pistol, but paid j no attention to It. thinking that It was only a tire blowout. Walter Mann, of Norfolk, bro ther of the Injured man. arrived! thla morning to be at hla bedside. He was able to throw no light on : ' the affair. Sheriff Carmine asked the Board of County Commissioners, In session today, to offer a reward for Information leading to the ar rest of Mann's assailant. The mat ' ter had not been taken up by th* i Commissioners up to noon recens. but Chairman W. T. !x>ve. Sr.. of fered assurance that they would take it up during the afternoon Tommie Mann Is known to hla i i friends here aa a quiet, well be- 1 haved Industrious and altogether! ! likeable fellow So far as any of ! them appear to know, he hadn't an en*ny in the world, and this is making It all the more difficult , for Sheriff Carmine to unearth a ? clue which offers to le>ad to aolu 1 tlon of the mystery. Oar Window In some quarters, the theory Is expressed that some moohshlner mistook Mann for Sheriff Car i mine, and shot him down, think- ' j Ing he waa in qtiest of a liquor still. Mr. Carmine scouts this, however, explaining thst the i shooting occurred on a much trav (Continued on pass 4) Hour Of Worshipful Music At First Methodist 'The Passion and Itesurrec tlon." an hour of beautiful and worshipful must., at the First , Methodist Chun-h from five to six 'on Kan tor afternoon, wan heard by an audience that filled the au ditorium and expressed by rapt attention . an appreciation of nplr itual and artistic beauty that speaks eloquently of the "bent nelf" of the community. The opening anthem by the choir. "The Garden of Prayer" by Rey-Shepord, told the atory of the angutah iu dark Getheiiemane. and wbh followed by the male quartet. " 'Tin Midnight. " musk by Urner O. Davis, sung by H. C. I Foreman. J. W. Foreman. W. C. ! Sawyer and H. O. Kramer. The story of the great tragedy wan carried along to the next I chapter by the- solo "Not What I1 Will" by Wildemere. sung by H. C. Foreman and the choir, and fol lowed by the anthem "It was the Third Hour" by Graham, sung by the choir. "Silver Starlight Crowni Thy Tomb," by Judson, arranged for a qnlntet by Mr. Davis was sung 1 by Mrs. T. P. Bennett and the male i quartet, after which the quartet sang that tromendously Impresalve hymn, "There was no Other Way" ; by Hollon. | By special request "The Night of Sorrow" by Wildemere was rendered by the choir, and then ; the note of sadness of the Passion changed Into the gladness of the Resurrection as "Fear Not. Ye" by Heyser was sung by J. W. Foreman. H. C. Foreman and the choir. Miss Margaret Foreman, and the choir, then sang "O Toll Us Where" by Miles. The poem by Louis Van Ksch adapted to Klgar's Sulut d'Amour by Mr. Davis was rendered as a solo by Mm. J. W. Foreman, and the hour or worship closed with the triumphant song "He livethl Forever" by Petri*, sung by Mrs. I II. K. Nixon. W. C. Sawyer and' the choir. Tbe Kaster program wan in charge of Organist-Director Urner (J. I'avls. The members of the choir were Mra. T. P. Bennett. Mrs. J. W. Foreman. Mrs. W M Martin. Mrs. II. K. Nixon, Minn Margaret Foreman. J. W. Fore man. If. C. Foreman, Mrs. R. S Fearing. Mra. Zenaa Fearing. Mr* C. R. Pugh. Mrs. U. O. Davis. II G. Kramer, and W. 0. Sawyer. Large Water Tank Already Is In Use The big water tank at the rear of Are headquarters has ben In service since Saturday, City En glneer J. L Betts announced to day. and Is working excellently. ? supplying water to the city ss a whole. It is completed except for some additional painting snd a I few other minor details. Thus far, however, it has been found Impossible to nil the tank. Mr. Betta stating that there wis n't enough water available. It in being kept about two-fifth* fall.' which means that It contalna at present about 200.000 gallons of water. Already, a noticeable In crease In water pressure In main* here has been effected. Dozens of venturesome individ ual^ Including many children, have climbed to the top of the tank on recent Sunday*, rlbklng their neck* de*plte the fact that the builders of the tank have for hidden trespassing. One boy re cently ventured Inside the hnge reservoir at th?* top. and his com panions locked him In Unable to get out otherwise, he climbed down through the five-foot stand* pipe, making the trip without mis* hap except that he practically ruined his Sunday salt. OPKX BRWCH STORK Opening of a branch store tn F.denton la announced by the Cul pepper Hardware Company, enter prlalng Kllxabeth City firm In making the announcement. Ihe company promises the same eonr teona and efficient service main tained here. The nsw afore. Is on ( Main street. Rdenton* principal i "nines* thoroughfare J Sudden Riches Mlta Edna White. Loa An?eie? Kenofinphcr. wan left a fort una fll several million dollars by her uncle Ann** llultMleaux. Arizona miner who Jied aeveral yvan* ago. Ai lornryi found Mia* Whit# only recently. II ORLDLY CHURCH MEMBERS SCORE I) R Y PREACHERS A rlDKlns prolH.i ?Knjlllt, ,h? making ?f Ka.sler Sund . Mdm"h.dT " Cou,"r> n" h, K""; ?" ?'< "pub w<^nhnKr\iKh" .'fr.rr !?', Sunday hv r h ^ 81 Churns H Tl'iyp' Br. J..,., ? teroiii dTro";^'?h "T ?*??? ' m&aW&F' &:-aSBS , ,ho li.v 1. ?n? ?lh"r in |?n* clly han expressed liima.ir ?? ^n sIXValTh"",* W I "!'? Country Club a n .1 Kr? un *r"": h"W ftot or p.tii. # , ",n tuat or | * f|.r fm k f n' '? ?? ?r, ffzl ! I, M"" " Christian f>d?ratln.. . I Z:*"r ??*. >'"z: "Do not Homo of u? Iwtrav it, . SENATOR W aiims m? <>" VOLSTEAD AM tlo^ ha "'!L'inH A"r" 5 I'roli ll, i """ ?o ^tioc, on mJn h!nn7' """ ?' ,,ll?l"lnK h? Si. ?.?/! human of ll'.r.i V.', nruc'' n?m?trai, ?Ii \! rtcclaroci today In on pnlnK the cane of the ?Hh at n' CIV:"1:" juiHiary aubcommittep -?B"JaK7S'Sss r..lflr?.Mon "of 7h? SlJhltSm? am^'lm^nt. Senator ?? brought' *. Indict"'! r>uV;'',,MVT,;:" "rnvuvoii KSf'S V"un'r ?ndVf, 'rri!",":; .i.bco,rnr,v.^ ,h" "f"r" ?? "" ""Irr. l,?lonr.rr"/ mLVuT1 n" Sfmpaoo. local nttorn?>v b.l '1r,l" b"!,",r ?' Mr lox'th^t for Ih, om,rf J "'v"r i??iin-d a-'SS?'""' 1 "nn P*r? r.o regular ?U w._ 'v*r7'"1 ?*IIKKt" W&Stfi: ? "?'?""m* !? 20. bid'." M.r1"!', ? :aji~v.?w?va, FLEXIBLE LAW NOT MEANT TO BE PERMANENT Flexible Provision* of Tar - iff Act I'awrd an War tfurt* Only I?* \ irn ?ft ? publican I .ongrcssnutn EXISTS BY OYKHSH.H I" Should Have Terminated in June 1921 llud I.iih Been Pa^d as Drawu and ?h Senate Intruded ?? lit MOIlKItT T. sm\||. (Co?yi i?ht. i?*0. ur Thr Airtntt) WashinKtoni April ii Tin* S J? itf'n invi KiltiaUoii i f ihu tarifl ooniiiiiHKlnn lia.s pn.pre: -?-?! far r-noiikli lo il' iimii- irai"- itt l? aM one tliii.K that in en holding Ir i ?? concllable v it* wh "ii tlv ta if ir ail not be reconciled. If ili?* cvidenra i It ii k f ir h:t ? proved unvllilliK al all ll Is thai I lie flexible proYlalOtlH < f the I'oid ttey-McCuniber turlff act run nev er he Hathilat'tortly adinini ?t.-r-d by a bl-partlnan eoin Mission. Apparently the tuiin r?niliii.< (doll llUX been lliude up (if free ' trailers and high |?ro(trtl?nii<U. Ii it* not niirpi IhIiik Hint there have been dissension* bordering itpun bruwta and thai member* ul ihi conimiMsinn have prog reused ??? the point where (hey do not apeak to each other a* they pqsh In (he night, or in the day either. Although the itivpKtlKiiliun scarorlv has k<>( unitcr way ii seems a good kupm that on?- of the chief recommendat iona of ilie s.-lect commlttii- lo the HcButn proper will lie fur I he repeal of I ho flexible clauses of the law. These flexible provisions, which give the President power to ruin** or lower tariff raivs to the extent of {?0 per cent of th" existing fig ures. have ? virtually caused the wo'rk of the tariff commission. The commission was doing fairly well an a fact -flndini; hody up to i the t'-i.c the l ew Ian* 'Vn? written on the statute books All it had to do was to gather figure* and furnish them to Congress. The new law, however, tilled the commissioners with a .n<-w sense of duty ? and dignity. They felt that they were the adminis trators of the new Hlatutc. They felt their diltlea had become at least quasi-Judicial. If not wholly ho. They fell the President nmat approve any recommendation Ihey chose to make. Therefore the commission felt in effect that Con gress haa delegated iin power to the commissioners. Strong, not to say strange view* of the turlff developed. The free traders flocked together on one aide and the high protect ioniats on the other. The division became so sharp that there was talk of "blocs" in the commission. Mho there was talk of "hohihevlHm" and somebody said that the wife of one of the supposedly Republi can and protectionist members of the commission, had allied Herself with the laiKollette forces in 1!?2t at u time when the late Senator was attack in* the l-'ordnev-Mc Cumber act as tie- rtourco of all political and economic evil Hut apart from all the birkCf Infcs in the tariff coininiaslon. the Senate investigating commission has discovered that It never was the Intention of the Senate to make the flexible clauses a perma nent feature of the existing tariff act. When the Ford ney -Met.' um her act was pnMo-d by the Senate amj sent to conference II contulned the following limitation upon the lb x Iblo clauses : "The provisions of this section shall continue in effect and force until July 1. 1924. and thereafter no duties shall he changed except by authority of Congress In other word* It was intended that the flexible provisions should ? only cover the emergency of ro I construction after the W'?rld War. The Itepubllcan platform of 1!?2U t specifically stated that It was dif ficult to make m permanent tariff act at that lino In some manner in conference the words limiting the flexible provisions to July I. 1921. Were stricken out. In the rush nf parsing the con ference report throtiKh the s- fiat" no one apparently nrted the omis slon Hut. now that the Intent of th Kenst" has been rs-dlKCOven d. the friends of President Cool idee are claiming that lie should never have been called upon to act up on t he sugar or any other tarift and that Congress should have shouldered Its own renponsibllltles again n. arly two years ago. THIHTY-mo DEAOs MANY HOMELESS Cairo. Raypt. Aprjl ft Thlrty iwo persons are dead and 4.000 | are homeless from fire which raged In the f?ntah IMatrlct from Haturdav noon nntll Huaday morn ins The fire destroyed 511 'bttlldlngs How April Greeted Chicago Wiii'ii the ftrs! i|,iy of April nnirlit'U rhlrayo the Windy City lulk iIuiiikIiI Ki'Iiiiihi1)' liail it inrueil l?> nil:*a>? k?>. This phoio shows how tho Miow w?s ta<apti! lip in fmni i?f a hiiihlmi; on Mlchiu:iii avrmn'. IMiUEIi Ol OIIIO COME: S TO KESI.l E CEK 1 1.! I C.H4P}I4\ l?u>ton, O., Apr. TV. ? Kf? fotlN of tirrnhl C)ui|iiiihii lo vn fill' MOOSC in prison III WetliOrnfleM, rwiHvUnil, to night imi > l><* nhlnl l?> informa tion fnriiNhetl today hy John Furrell, wealthy lartnrr Of Vnmhiila, Ohio. I'ar:r! I mi I.J lliat from Orto her to HI. I0'J4, n man call* JiiK himself Mark Smilli ami whom be ways In* ran |to?itively iil<'nfir,\ uM < hapmaii lived in n jtfC** on III** farm. The man wpent hl?* money freely ami i N|H'tit his liim* rcatliiiK ami whi'|ilnK. Ch.'.pinan Mii-i I S ii ii** Wrath: rxti.-hl, Colin., April r?. ? fjernld Chapman must linni; far 111 ii i-<|i r. The llmirtl of I'ariloiis fhiti afternoon unani mously rcjivtrd his npplleaflon fur comuitiim ion of his ?cm* loner to llfr Imprisonment. \V?*f lier-slleld I'rlson. <'01111., \pr. < iovi rnor John Trum bull callcil the stair hoard of pardon* lo ori|<T at fOritO r 1 1 1 < niorniiiK t<? |ui?m on llir p<Hfion of (?< rahl Clutpman, who nnnli to wi-vi" a life sentence instead of lui n^c Tor murdrr at mlil nlght. Chapman was not iln ihlj nervous \theu lie entered thr room. Huge Smoke Causes Much Excitement But No Damage Abundant r\cit-nient hut nn damage wnatever wan ciiuhmI Monday morning hy a lire which ran::hl in an ncrumulatloii of oil waste at thr 1 en r o t thr Southern CJhk 1 111 |*rovctiM'ii 1 1 *<'i)i p. 1 1. y h |?I*ini near I In* Norfolk Southern Kail road rh'.lii ol way op fh? north ?Id'- of f-.il/aht-i1i city, Creat billow* of thick, hlarl: suiok- rising fro in tin fire. and readily visible from miles away, led many 10 imaxin'" that* one of the lar^e mills In t h: ( pari of llv City wax ofi ftr-?. .\* the flaim ? gained headway, feeding ?>n i?i hlahly lufhimma 5?lo wuste. J. 'I Stalling*. iii-iliaKi-r ?> f the plant, fearing that dami^< might remit' railed OUI the n?v detriment For Ht*V''fiil hours* fireman played a stream of water on III hlaxe, in, order to keep it duw.i Hundreds *'-r?? attracted lo the ?reiie The oil Ik believed to havr eauuht front a hrur.h Are In thr vicinity. riMrmii iif immmsiiK WINS I t IITllK.lt t|0\0lts S. a f'happell of Belvfdere hai hern alerted pre ideiit of th? Stu rh nt li'idy at th" lTnlverr.lty ol North Carolina for the next year, winning a substantial majority oy er four olh'-f candidate*. Chap poll han made an outstanding rec ord In Intercollegiate debating and was pr**ldent of the ritl Literary Hoi lety during the wltilor efuarler. Zack Owen* of BlitftlMth Clly wa* one of three boys leading the vote for presidency of the rifling senior rliM. Nolther of the three received a majority and this elec tion will b?* held again shortly to decide the matter. DOVE OF PEACE AT CONVENTION Hurmoiiy Hripin ut Kcpult liran Kv?-ill, l)in|>?>11in^ Oiimmh of Storm An unevpM r?*d without political affiliation)* came In uiiok teniatloimly upon u County ife publican .convention here Saturday afternoon. mill beforo any one P'AliXed If. h.ul lakvll complete chnrfte of proceeding. It wan the i|ov? of pence. TIiIh Ken I It* l? I i-il routed i Jic doga of war. uiiil In-Ill Nwny over an*1 of flu' niont harmonious political von vi-nlionM pvor held hi thin County. Pruin beginning to end. proceed-, Injts mined smoothly mid without trace of rancor or discord. Thi' contention wum occupied with the nnumitf "f delegate* and altcr iijIi'h to ih?' State ID-publlcan ri ii tr-ntioii In Dm liam h?*m Thursday. April 8. and wltji nMi'Cllnii of a County dial 1. 11.111 and wrri'tary and fj'ounfy ? ?xecutiv ? committed. In the oliitlv of hoih officii s and committee. and in naming Ibe d?*l?'Krtt to the State convention, those present voti'fl unanimoualy. Ralph I *00 1 and W. J. Stanlon, hot It of Mils rjty, w?*re chosen chairman and M?crefar>\ reapec 1 1 v ? I >' . and t he executive commit ter w 11 h named, a:i follows: First Ward. < ' A. Hanks; 8m [ ond W.ird. T N White; Third Ward. A. It Luton; Fourth Ward, .1 W Crlffln; Si.Uiu. W P. firl wrlght; Nixonton, s S. Overman; I'ooI'm X IiooIIioiihc, Klinhu C.ip por>.mlth; Ml Mormon. II. W. Owiih y. t'aHwriKht'4 SrhonlhouM1, J. M Warden; Providence. Drew Sawyer. nml Nowland. Onrl.es 1 Toinple. J. w Johnson* W. J amnion and .1 W. Wilcox were elected del egate* tii ihi* State convention, with It Piigh, II. K. Ownley anil ital|ih I'ool as alternate. In the course of the meeting. It wan voted to hold a mass meel-j iiifc a) tlx* courilionae here on Kal urday afternoon. April 17. for nomination of a County ticket. The meeting will open lit 3 o'clock. Karlier indh'ftllOtlA that there would ho a few firework* In the convention Saturday failed utter ly1 to t,i,itcrl.?lio' By the time i!ie convention had opened, fac tional different were forgotten apparently had < cased lo exist. The iiariftonlou* fashion in which the proreeilltiKM went along came an a dint hu t nirpriflc to many present, in ;tll, about 7f? Itopuh I Ira in attended. a conilderable pen outage com I nc from the Coun ty prev ia' Ik. I ll KS (OtNTKIt St 'ITS Toptka, Kan*a?, April S. ? ? ? 8 ult 4 risking $r?. 000.000 damages wen- filed in Shawnee county dis trict court tnrlay by counsel for ' former Governor Jonathan A Davl.i. alleging criminal libel and mallclons prosecution. The defen dant* are Walter ft. Dickey, pub lisher of the KiitmaH Cliv Journal I'ont an 'I a number of Individual*. 1 The *tilt* are ihe ouiRrowih of the II in 1 at tii < \ Cover nor on charge* 1 of accepting Bribes f'>r |M rules, j 1 and pardon* whkh followed pub-' Heatloti of a copyrighted article! 1 In th?* Kansas City Journal Jan ;uary 10. 1 J* 2 r? . purport in* to eg-) 1 pose corruption of the pardon pow ?r by (lovernor Davl*. LO POOR INDIAN . MAY BE COMING AT LAST TO OWN Want* I ili/<'tblii|i itighu W hich Are Virtually Still Denied llim, and Kvcnlu all> II.- May Win Them Oil. LANDS ItAISF. ISSUE Ami ^ hfllier Indian In En tilled li> Same Ki^lltH In W ay of Koyaltien in (Hh er ( iti/eiiH I Icing IMiutrd 1l> 1MVIII LAURKNOB lunnri iwi Ht tim *?mmu WaHhlimton. April 5. Thl ? American hull an Ih ut last coming J hi i ?> lil., own. 1 1 ?? Ih responsible * Tor olio of I he iiiohI scnsutlonal J HiUialloiH i hat CougresH has bad i before It since Teapot l>ome stirred -I up a spirit of suspicion and inves tigation. For mow it Is proposed J in a l*ill Just reported to tha HoMi "] that 2S.OOO.IIOO acre* of valuable J nil Mini gas areas shall he opiO'M "fl to development. Will the poten t ia 1 royalties of the Indian ho J taken from him in larger quantity *j i than i". customary in oil areaf? '| Tin* outcries or Irregularity a*o . beginning to he heard over the noise of other debate. in I !? 2 -* . the Indian was de- 1 , dared by act of Congress to be a citizen Therefore he in beseech- I itig Congress for equal treatment with other citizens. He wants tha right to go to court, which right he does not possess for the Indian bureau of toduy ill follows the policy at pa?t generations in re- ; gardlng the Indian as in need of u kuu rd tan. The acta of the la- ] diati Bureau are flnal and not sub- j Ject io review. There has sprang * up an Indian rights association which declares the freedom of YJ worship or the Indian, iu fact Ida. :| liberty. U absolutely in the hgada - of the Indian Bureau and . abuses have occurred which do- j mand a Congressional Investlga ; iHB Ktitirely apart from the qoei- , linn ,,f ill treatment. however, is | the material problem of property rights The Indian land* contain valuable mineral resourcM. j Whito men wish to exploit thoae 1 resources. The Indian bureau hu j favored IcglHlatlou whereby IT { unci one half per cent of the rojr- I :? It Ioh from oil produced on Indian landa shall i;o to the states and e? U-mptlnK the oil producer* from I luxation, The friends of the In dian insist that the customary roy- j alty fur white men Is about 12 and a hair per cent and In rare Inataii- i cfM hoi-h up to tweuty-two per cent . The Navajo Indians whose landa \ are Involved huvu l>een in debt for several yearn. It la said that It j would take seven yeara to get J. them out of It. Their fund* have 1 been obllKuted for them by the j (iovemment In the building of | tourist bridges nud other Improve- j jneuts. The IIoiuu of Representative* j ha* struck out the 37 1-3 percent 1 royalty for the states and haa gle- J ??ii the Indian u better share, but . Mho friends of the Indian are 2 afraid I In* name thln>; will happen ibis year that happened laat aee- | I Hon when tlic House kept out Of -] ill'1 bill the obnoxious provisions I only to hav?? the Senate tack them J on and hot for a point of order by Mr I J;illiiu:?T, the confet port would have carried. TftA In dian riuhts association hopea to be utile, under the r u lee, to defeat hostile l?KiKlation All Hide# trw ' I agreed that some I'-KixlaUOJI I", neceanuiy but the ehamplona ny N they will not pay an the prlee of th< ne?*ded changes n royalty that j la oui of lltim There are. of course. good In di.m* .i.hI bad Indiana. 8trl0t j lawn to secure discipline and obed^ | Innce are necessary for many* but under the existing system the : mandate of a (lovernment bureau | is all-lncluslve. The pending ten:- i ialntlon would do one thing that i t he Indian lias wanted ? ifiitliM < ? i ' i 1 1 d I :? 1 1 beyond doubt hhl legal ! title to the property In dispute. Heretofore, It lots been arguel t*j the courts thai by executive ord?r the lands could be leased to al bodj I'ndi i Secretary regime, this was done anA Is a cane before theIZZ Court of the I'nlted States to termlne the validity of hia My legislating what shall 1 With t h?' Indian's royalties, question of property rights Of Indian Is definitely estal I Some of the legislation tain a mrtaln hold, ntfg) Ion the lndlan'al~~ I making the grantaH executive order. While no__ sal" revocation would take . the Indian Isadora tHUflfi means a club will them and that they will Jefted to Intlmidlatiofl < ly. unless they dispose lands to the white man at ter's prices, for political] people who ?eek oh landa (Continued on Pat*
The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
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April 5, 1926, edition 1
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