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Show Snpcrintendcnt and Three Supervisors Su-pervisors of Five Civilized Tribes Suspended. INVESTIGATION REVEALS DISGRACEFUL CONDITIONS Material and Moral Welfare of Institutions Has Been Criminally Crimi-nally Neglected. WASHINGTON, Jan. 0. Secretary Balhuger of the interior department lo--dny suspended from office Superinten dent John D. Benedict of tho Five Civilized Civ-ilized tribes of Oklahoma and three supervisors, after an investigation that has disclosed u disgraceful condition affecting the, malurial and moral welfare- of the schools. As a result of the investigation that the interior department has boon carrying car-rying on for some lime and which will bo continued, ofhor officials of the Indian In-dian service may sufl'pr a like fate to (hat of Superintendent Benedict and tlie three supervisors suspended today. For Pomicious Activity. The investigation that resulled in today's action was begun because of reports, charging tho officials already suspended as well as others, with activities ac-tivities improper for government employees. em-ployees. The suspended supervisors are" Calvin Ballard of tbe Choctaw schools at McAlestor; Frederick II. ITmholtr. of the Chirkasn.w schools at Ardmore. and Waller Falwoll of the Creek schools at Muskogee, Before any further action is taken in their cases, the four men will bo allov.-ed lo answer the chargers before the secretary of the interior. From tbe report, is appears that Superintendent; Su-perintendent; Benedict is cqnueetofl wilh certain business .interests in Oklahoma, Okla-homa, thnt have dealings with the Indians. In-dians. This relationship, it as believed, be-lieved, was wholly incompatible with his service as superintendent. Hc had permitted Iho schools, it was reported, to' fall into a disgraceful condition, and the supervisors have neglected their duties du-ties in matters affecting the mat onal and moral conditions of the pcupolp. Oscar H. Lipps supervisor of Indian schools, who ha? been sent, to Oklahoma, Okla-homa, notified Ihe department. 1odnj lnt ho has relieved Superintendent Benedict, pending '.- nlJH' vest igal ion. Tho duties of the sus-ponded sus-ponded supervisors wil be performed temporarily by detailed clerics of the I"s!rperi,i?iendeiit Benedict has been opnneoLcd with tho Indian service lor ten years. |