Show INDIAN SUPERVISORS ARE SUSPENDED BY SECRET SECRETARY ARV ARVIn In InvestIgation est gat on Is Alleged to Have Disclosed Disgraceful State of Affairs in Service Washington Jan Ballinger of the interior department toa today y suspended from office Superintendent John D Benedict of the Five d Tribes of Oklahoma and three supervisors after an investigation that hs his disclosed a disgraceful condition affecting the material and moral welfare of the schools AS a result of the investigation the In InterIor tenor department has been carrying on for tor some time and which will be contin continued ned other officials of the Indian secret service may suffer a like fate to that of Superintendent Benedict and the three supervisors suspended today The Investigation that resulted In to days action wis begun because ot of re reports reports ports charging the officials already sus suspended suspended as well as others with activities Improper r l fOr r government The suspended supervisors are CalvIn Ballard ot of the Choctaw schools is at Frederick H of the Chickasaw at Ardmore and Walter alter of the Creek schools at Muskogee Before an any further action Is taken In theIr cases the four men will be at al lowed to answer the charges before the secretary of the InterIor From the report It appears appers that Super Benedict Is connected with car tam business Interests in Oklahoma that have bave dealings with the Indians This r re ret t It is believed was wholly In with hIs service as superintendent He had permitted the schools it is reported to fall faU Into a disgraceful condition and the have neg their duties In matters affecting the materIal and moral conditions ot of the schools Oscar H Lipps supervisor ot of Indian schools who has been sent to Oklahoma notified the department today that ho he has relieved Superintendent Benedict pend pendIng big Ing the result ed the investigation The Tho duties of the suspended supervisors will be performed temporarily b by detailed clerks of the Indian office SuperIntendent Ben Benedict Benedict edict has been connected with the Indian service for ten years ears Denials Are Made Oklahoma CIt City Jan D Bene diet dict and other accused officials made a full tull denial ot of the charges of S when interviewed tonight They hint that polities politics might be held ble bie for tor the accusations and that Super Supervisor Supervisor visor Oscar H LIpps methods were noth nothIng Ing less than sneaky 1 have had an Idea that something of the kind would happen for some time said Superintendent Benedict when Inter Interviewed interviewed viewed at his home In Muskogee It has been brought to my attention In more ways was than one that other fellows are after atter ray my job so I telegraphed Washing I ton last week asking that should there I be any charges agaInst my administration I might have a chance to anSWer them I ved a reply that I would be gIven full opportunity to prepare and present my answer I have hac no idea what is referred to by disgraceful conditions It Is probable that Lipps came to Oklahoma expecting to find the schools In the same condl condi tion as government reservation schools Government buildings used for schools undo ray my dIrection dilapidated and many of our teachers have left us to teach in the state schools Mr Lipps come to eec ee me and asks ask md mc about matters but went to each ot of the schools without meeting the su supervisors s It is an easy matter for any Continued on Page Six SECRETARY SUSPENDS I INDIAN SUPERVISORS Continued from Page One ono one to go to any school ad and by quizzing the pupils about condition and the treat treatment meat ment accorded them render an unfavorable ble report In regard to my connection wih with affairs which renders It wong wrong for me inc to hold official position I think that ther there must be some mistake The only poel position tion that I hold that could In any way have a bearing on the situation Is that thatto to whIch I wa was appointed by Governor Hakel Haskell on the state textbook board I 1 would consider this an advantage and calculated to help In my regular work work I wih wish to say though that I hays have never had any business dealings wih with the In Indians diane nOr have I dealt In Indian lands landsI S I |