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Show HIGH COURT AVOIDS j OIL LAND DECISION Washington, May 1 The supreme su-preme court today declined to decide at this time what constituted tho south bank of tho Red river an Issue In the controversy between Texas and Okla-ihoma Okla-ihoma involving rich oil lands--but In on opinion delivered by Justice Van-d'-vantor declared th claim of Oklahoma Okla-homa to tho bod of the river was not well founded. The court hold that the riparian rights of the claimants holding as Indian allottees, extended only to tho middle of the rlv. r nd not to the south bank, but that the south half of the river belonged to the L'nited States This conclusion as to federal ownership. Justice Vandevanter said, was binding ion all claimanta |