Show CHOCTAW BEER PARTIALITY RESPOXSIHIE FOR THE IXD1AX lnounu I I Ltuid GrnMiin r is Also a Very Prominent Prom-inent Evil Indian Reluctant to llreuk fUn Their Tribal Delations and Assume Attendant Kcsttonti hilitiea Washington Nov HThe annual report re-port of Indian Agent Wisdom at Muskogee Musko-gee I T to the Indian office throws considerable light upon the conditions the territory which have resulted in trou bles of considerable moment in the Indian country such as the reign or terror cans d by bands of robbers and marauders I maraud-ers He points cut in the first place the necessity of the enlargement of the courts in the Indian territory saying Since the act of March 1 1W establishing establish-ing a federal court in the Indian territory there has been no special legislation by Congress extending its jurisdiction or increasing in-creasing the number of judges As one of the evils to be eradicated Mr Wisdom points out land grabbing The Indian is satisfied with a small traet of land but those who have intermarried with an Indian woman have fenced in and apportioned to their own use tlousands of acres The land is held in common He saysThe Indians are reluctant to break up their tribal relations and to assume the status of United States citizens with attending at-tending responsibilities I I am not mistaken mis-taken however the concensus of opinion among the Indians is that some change Is inevitable and that too in the near I future ge Wisdom has something to say ahut a beverage known as Choctaw beer He says Good Choctaw beer a drink compounded com-pounded of barley hops tobacco fish berries ber-ries and a small amount of alcohol is I manufactured without stint in many portions por-tions of the gen y It Is certain that its sale Is a fruitful source of evil disorder dis-order and crime He advises legislation for the suppression I suppres-sion of tlilsjtraffic |