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White Man Shoves Indians Off On Land Not Wanted, , Oil Came And They Are Rich Huge fortunes Got To Indians I’ut Off On L'ndcsirrd Land. Oklahoma. City.—The Osage »nd Quapaw Indian tribes enjoy untold riches because the white man put them on land he did not want. When the reservations were mark ed off, nobody dreamed that some rlay the hills given to the Osages would be dotted with oil derricks nnd the prairies set aside for the Quapaws would yield zinc and lead ns well as hay. TUehest People. Today the Osages are the richest people on earth, the 2.229 “'head rights” or estates in the tribe ex ceeding $100,000 each in value. Un like the Quapaws the Osages hold their wealth in common. The lead and zinc holdings of the Quapaws bring more than $1,500, 000 in royalties to G5 restricted members of the tribe, but marriage and inheritance have served to dis tribute the money generally among the other members. Mrs. Anna Beaver Bear Hallam. restricted owner of land on which Is located the Anna Beaver mine owned by Harry Payne Whitnev, of New York, gets some of the largest royalty payments. For several months her income from the metals piled up at the rate of $50,000 a month. Pour years ago, she was al most penniless. Dime An Acre. The Quapaws were a nomadic tribe when they were placed on their present reservation in 1807. The land was valued at a dime an sere by white men. Under the treaty by which the tribe was given the reservation, the government, “in view of their wretched and impoverished condi tion,” agreed to move the Quapaws to their new home and to furnish them livestock, farm implements, firearms and other equipment Nothing except hay was produc ed on the tribe's new lands. White men leased it, paying the Indians a pittance. The town of Quapaw sprang up and became the greatest hay shipping point in the world for a time. The Indians cared noth ing for the hay. the land or much of anything else. They wanted to fish and hunt and be left alone. In 1905. zinc ore was found while a water well was being drilled on the land of Felix ardene. a Quapaw Indian. The driller knew the metal in the cuttins from his drill denot ed a rich strike, but he lacked the business sense to take advantage of the opportunity to win a great for tune. Bystander Grabs Chance, lie quit work and drove to Baxter Sprins, Kansas, where he spread the news. A bystander in one cf the crowds the drilled drew slipped away and visited Dardcne. leasing all his land and much surrounding it. He made a fortune. It has meant something to be an Osage,.Indian with a large family born prior to 1907, when the tribal allotment of lands was made. Each Osage was given more than 700 acres that year. A man with a wife and five children had control of 5 - 000 acres of land, and received $21. 000 quarterly until the eldest child became of age. Distinction of having the large,! Osage family was held by Clemen de'Noyaa. He controlled eleven head rights, including his own. his wife's end those of their nine children. This family has received as much as $40,000 In one quarterly payment. NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND. Under and by virtue of the au thority conferred by deed of trust Ii. H. Pander and v.ife. Mattie Ponder, to the First National Bank of Durham, trustee, dated April 1. 3928, and recorded in book 150. page 191, Cleveland county registry, the First National Bank, trustee, will on May 10. 1929. at 12 o’clock M.. at the court house door in Cleveland county, sell at public auction for cash to the highest bidder the fol lowing described proper'v: Beginning at a stake on the north edge of Carolina avenue southwest comer cf lot. No. 119 and runs thence with line of said lot north 22’i west 160 feet to a stake: thence north 67ri west 50 feet to a stake, northeast corner of lot 122: thence with a line on lot No. 122 south 22’i cast 160 feet to a stake in the north edge of Carolina avenue: thence with the north edge of Carolina avenue north 67", east 50 feet to the place of beginning. Same being lots Nos. 120 and 121 of the subdi vision located on1 the Fallston road just east or the Shelby hospital, n plat or which subdivision is of rec ord in the office of the register ol deeds of Cleveland county. North Carolina in book of plats No. 1 at page 62. reference to which plat is hereby made for further identifica tion and description of said two lots. Th’s sale is made on account of default in the payment of the in debtedness secured by the said deed of trust. This the 8th da” of April. 1929. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DURHAM. N. C . Trustee. W. S. Lockhart. Attv.. Durham N. C -Try Star Wants Ads. QUICK DIVORCES AT PARIS ENDED Americans Alust Present Itoal Legal Grounds For Divorces In Future. Pari.s.—American couples (it:...sat isfied with married life who had hoped the Paris courts would grow lenient again, appear doomed to disappointment, for the Minister of Justice,. Lopuis Barthou, has again issued circular orders that the courts must closely examine all foreign suits. Since lire courts clamped down on American divorces, there have been a few granted, but they were cases in which one or the other of the disgruntled couple really prov ed a residence m France. Gone are the hectic days of several summers ago w hen it was necessary only to rent an apartment in Paris to qual ify for a 10-dav divorce. The American divorce lawyers in Paris have given up hope. The courts now insist upon a legally established residence, which means at least six months of con tinuous residence at the address given. Furthermore, it must be proved to the court’s satisfaction that the charge is such as would be admitted by a divorce court in the home state of the petitioning par ties. Only then will the court allow the suit to be filed. There are several promising cases in the offing, however, with rich plums to the lawyers who succeed m getting them. Cue is the HarTi nian divorce, which is much talked of in Paris. It is understood that William Avcrill Harriman and liis wife, Kitty Lanier Harriman, have agreed to seek an unccntested di vorce in the Paris rourt. and Mrs. Harriman is here at present to es tablish the necessary residence. The case will be bused on incoin ! payability of temperament. Harri i man is expected later in the spring i to conic to Paris to fulfill requirc ; ments of the French law. If the French courts tighten up 1 as much for Americans as for French citizens, it will mean the : end of all American divorce'. A member of the French magistra fture is now before the French courts ! with a divorce case which lias trailed through the corridors of the palace for 2b' years. He was separated from his wife m 1203. but the wife has opposed a I divorce on religious grounds. All I the tricks of the trade and all the ! loopholes of the law have been i used in an effort to find a way out. j but without success. SULTlOFSlU LIKES AIMES Unique Filipino Potentate Now lias Become Ardent Devotee Of Aviation. Washington.—The Sultan of Suit; rnq of the few Filipino potentates still ruling' under the protection of the United States, has become air minded. According to advice reaching the war department the sultan was taken on his first airplane ride re cently in an army machine and hked it. A few jcars' ago tribesmen in the Philippines were overcome with fear when the "giant birds'' of the army soared overhead. '1 hey could no*, understand the roaring ma chines driven by army airmen on cross-country flights across the is land nnd often the planes spread fear and consternation Then the Sultan of Sulu visited Manila. He was invited for a short flight. Capt. Donald Wilson piloted the sultan 5 000 feet above the city. The potentate's retinue waited with .quaking, hearts until the sul tan landed safely and grinning over his novel experience. In short, ex cited sentences he explained the [sensations of living to his aides | They immediately besieged the army flyers to be taken up. The pilots obligingly consented and others in the sultan's staff learned of the joys ot soaring through boundless spaces far above the »arth News of their 1 light' spread and the Presidchtc of Bon toc expressed the desire for a short hop. Other members of the non Christian tribes of. the Philippine archipelago were flown and the news spread still further, until the army air corps station in the islands was flooded with requests for flights in the . "giant birds," Mrs. Joan Mador oi Wabash. Ind.. lias tiled suit against Oscar Crabill and Arthur "Colbeltz, aviators, charting that both men paid an unexpected visit to her home when their plane crashed through the root. Belwood Lassies Are Undefeated In Three Years Of Basketball Play The Bel wood girls' basketball squad, which has a dean slate for three years play, is pictured above. Heading left to right, front row. the players are: Yangir Mull, r.g.; Elsie Eou Burns, j. e.; inn Carpenter, I. g.; I.eona Mull. r. f.; Mildred Peeler, I. f.; Vashti Peeler, c. g. Second row, second, team, left to right: I ucilc Warliek, r. g.; Charlotte Peeler, I. f.; Vertie Smith, r. f.: Monta I.ula Richard, j. c.: Joyce Ledford, I. g.; Pauline | Lackey, r. g. Third row, left to right: Annye Lackey, coach: Dewey Devine assistant coach; Rachel Bobbctt,: coach. (Star Photo.) (Special to Tile' Star > Belwood—For three years the lassies of the Belwood high school making up the •high school basket ball team have not met w;tli de feat. Their slogan of playing for the sport instead of victory teenis to tx a lather v.inMng idea in view Of their remarkable record In their three victorious swoons they have met every team ui Cleve land county and some out-of county teams, so without death they have an unchallenged claim to the coun ty cage title for girls. The scores of the games partici pated in by the girl, tin.: year lol lovv: Bel wood 34: C.uar i:i Belwood 35; Casin' 14. Bclwood 48: Grover 8. Belwood 47; Waco 3. Bthvood 29'; Lattiirtore 13; Belwuod 33; Fallotou 13. Fir!wood 43; Morgan! on 12 For tl);’ • arisen. Bclwix d 271, nil ■ opponent-- 86. . I Stir’s Nome Shooter. Leona Mull, leading non':' for • the Bclwood, sextet, rat; ■ tip Si 4 point, during-'the. season, or .eight; '.more points than the entire Bel wood opposition lor the year. That | should--be a record of sonic sort for the basketball books. Elsie Lou 'Brown was the team's second high scorer. Scholastic Kceord. Every member of the cage squad ; is a good student w ith nut a :• rule [below-average; pupil on the roster, the girls missing only two classes (hie to basketball during the three years. ; Meantime the Belwocd boy- have .shown remarkable Improvement In the rage game with teams which de feated them easily lath year having a hard time to hold a lead this year About Uriwood the idea 1 that | ii all athletes are as good students as. the handsome group of girls above, then the school needs more athletics. BIUTHJJAV IHNM.lt AI VV. I. WHITE’S MAT It); There will be a birthday dinner j at the home of Mr. W. 1- White oil : R-,1 Lawndale at what is called] "Five Fork on May 19 Everybody • is invited to attend with well filled baskets. Alter dinner' there will be prayer meeting. A. V. WRAY & 6 SONS SHELBY, N. C. “SHELBY’S LEADING MERCHANTS.” WHERE QUALITY IS HIGHER THAN PRICE. This Solves the ‘Problem of Children’s Clothes (Good Nr*'sfor mothers .aquick, simplc way to cut clothing costs in half; ~ a long wearuip, tubproof, fadeprnof fabric that anyone can make into smart French styles for $2.00 to S'.OO a dress. Designed in Paris, Peter Pan solves the slptbing problem for all informal «ear...so fascinating you can now enjoy a different dress for every day in the \scck for less than (V a day. Use it too for draperies, bed covers and bureau scarves. Let us show jou the new spring de signs today and suggest charm ing patterns of true French style. Ct AJ! 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Samuel Gallo, guilty tn j the first degree of the murder of i Joseph Fantasia These verdicts I make a sentence of death manda- j tory. Tliat the two verdicts were not in j harmony was indicated lyy Judge ; I.uis Sherburne Cox. who presided at both trials. He pronounced them "inconsistent with the course of jus tice" and new trials were granted. It Is expected that one jury will pass upon the evidence as it. affects : both men Gang! (Vri'o's arrest after the killing el Fantasia was brought aboii! bv Lewis Smith, who became ; chief state witness at the Cero trial. Smith told of hearing the shot, of seeing a man running, and ol see ing him throw away something as he fled Cero contradicted Smith's testimony by protesting it was a ease ol mistaken Identity. But the .Jury believed the witness and con victed Cero. After the trial Smith reported Hint he was being asked to retract his testimony in part and sign an affi davit admitting mistaken identity. The police set a trap for those in volved and (hallo was caught. He | went to jail for contempt in con spiracy to thwart Justice. While Gallo and Cero were in the same jail the latter broken from | ids guards and stabbed Gallo. A j group of surgeons happened to be in conference in a nearby hospital Only their prompt arrival saved Gallos life. Then Cero told a new story. 11c had worked for Gallo, he said, and was walking with him on the day of flic killing. As they passed Pan ta.stu, lie asserted, Gallo fired. Gallo fled in one direction, Cero said, and he In another. He denied knowing Gallo's motive. Cero had been placed in the death house and Ills execution was only a few hours distant when Philomena Romano, 22-ycar-old sister-in-law of Fantasia and former sweetheart of Gallo, went to Governor Puller s office She said she was with Fan tasia when he was killed and that Gallo was the slayer. She repeated her tale to Judge Cox and Oero’* sentence was stayed. Later, she re pudiated her statement and went to jail for perjury. Still later, she confirmed her original statement and was held as a witness against Gallo. Miss Romano also testified that Gallo had shot Fantasia. Under cross-examination she admitted tell ing the authorities that she had been home at the time of the Wil ing ami admitted she had been Jail ed on the perjury charge which was later dropped. The jury returned « verdict against Gallo. GOOD NEWS! The Most Outstanding Stylish SILK FROCKS We Have Ever Shown AT NEW FROCKS THAT CONVEY THE TRUE SPIRIT OF SPRING SMARTNESS Printed silk frocks of Crepe-Chiffon and Georgette—Tiny all over pat terns—large floral or conventional designs, make these chic frocks alluring. Ensembles, too, of plain or printed silks in a number of stunning models. 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