Show SENATOR CURTIS GOES ON STAND Says He Objected to Ten Per PerCent PerCent PerCent Cent Fee In the tho Sale of Indian Lands SHERMAN SAT DOWN ON FEE I I 1111 Itu lei u In II I I ii test llon Ihl of 1111 In lit II Halo to of or Ol lii I okla Okia Aug Alg tig B Nut only United t States Curtis of oC Kansas but uso Vice ice Shier Shor maul man disapproved of oC lie tho contract nn tin attorneys tee Ceo of ot was vat to 10 bo ho 10 allowed In II tIm tho Ih sale enl of ot O worth of oC Indian lands In II ma 10 maThis TItle This Thil assertion funned formed the tho of ot tho thao testimony 1 given by b Senator Cur Curtis Clr timi 11 today lo ay tIme tho appoint appointed ed td by limo 10 of ot to 10 0 Investigate are tire known ua uta la the lie Me Mc McMurray Ie Murray I urr contract Senator Curt CUrIK Curtis came calo hero item to 10 testify following tho tl hut testimony by Sena Senator tot tor 11 ii 1 I 1 Gore doro 00 who avitu ho he hul hut I been n I I 1 that 1 Mr II I unit and I I IO curua un utile aci atolL WI In lit 1 thu contracts the thu approval ot of which by huy Congress and n President Tuft lt wan aae al sought by J F I II Senator Gait Gon charged that u it I Now New York mrk syndi elite cato cilo stout stood 1100 ready to t time tho land hind for tor und and the tho contracts lucId held by called for tor a mu 1 10 JO per Jer cent cont at ill attorneys leo fee whereas the tho Indian treat treal l los Ins s with wih tho the provided for Cor tho tito disposal of ot time the land without any nn to 10 tho time Indians IndiAn On Oh tho Iho loo 1100 of Ut the senate and amid nn In lii II his hil testimony holo Benator Gore lloro charged that tho the proposed e eale ulo was wie an flit Oi attempt to 10 rob anti idun plunder tier der time the Ilc Indians PuLLS Tl OF OP Taking the thin stand before time the commit too Il en Senator Sela tor Curtis Curll related the tho details of tf lt a n conversation which took place pineo at it atthe the tho White hlo House between l President hull Jul VIce Ico President and hUn hll self el last April Apri Tho TIm solicitor explained that thaI he ho was a I member of oC tho Iho senate committee on out Indian affaIrs and ud that previously ax at a I of C the tho houst he lie hud hat been 14 U rut n it I member of oC Ih committee on out 01 Indian affairs Ho lie 10 also alo related that Vice President Slier man hud had been I el chairman of oC tho th houta hou committee previous to 10 lila his election electon ti 11 tho th vice presidency That said smuid th thu senator accounted for their having 1111 been ben culled called to 10 ito tho hUo House linus to 10 dis Wa discuss le lecue cuss cue tho Iho McMurray tc luro bome time April 1 I was jg called co le 1 upon Ipen on than ihn telephone and asked to toEO tovo EO vo 10 to 10 thin tho house tl I Senator Cutia The president Mm 1 and nc myself thru then began to 10 talk about Indian I affairs Tho hc president dent suggested the tho possibility of ot re the question nf of t the tho Indian on en enrollment H It I Menus aro about 1400 claimants who assert they timey urn 11 Indians antI and who were vere Orn left lef oil off or tho rolls consequently arc not now new diana dian enjoying the tho privileges accorded to lo In Indians Indian Indiana WOULD nn I told loll the Iho president Ire It I would be 11 a n serious rlou to 10 that III tic u ution lion tion Time The hc then naked about t I told tola 10 Mm hInt I 1 lint lina known McMurray le for ors oath In as 1 counsel cOln t for forthe the tha lie lio 11 never lost a it I ecil A C The president tilt I wanted to 10 kio what 0 tho tito t allowing 10 per lCt cent attorneys fern tN ers The Tite reply of tuf both myself antI Mr r Sherman won M bitt In thin I hil hilts Instance that wo vo did not muot believe ble than tho needed attorneys on flit 01 a t ten tan per cent basis 01 or ni flit other othor ollor baSIs l i li Wo te called CIUI atten attention thin tion lon to 10 the filet fact that thol the Iho treaties be lie between h neon tween than tho Indians anul time the govern government uncut ment railed for tor a 1 sales sale Inlo of the tue land l lu h luthe v the government In no counsel was nl needed It I I t wait waK pointed out nut hat t to te give Il attorneys tee fee lii II this Ih Instance would be b simply to In deprive time the Ihl Indians out nul of ot that much profit rell guaranteed to 10 them by ly the IhA government That Thil form torm formed ed eel the of tour our talk 1 lk Wo to 0 further suggested 11 I II to 10 the president dent that Hint ho he hou never take ant such Huch admit action on oil 01 any nn Indian contracts until ho Ito had bind hn referred tim tho matter to 10 officials who telmo hind thoroughly Investigated gated the tho subject Congressman H Il S of ot Oklahoma also mentioned by Senator Corn Con Gorl ns os being Interested In II thin tho eon con contracts tracts Vat scheduled to 10 go 10 on out 01 the tho stand today |