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PACK TZXREE. mailt pages. DAILY EAST ORfcUVAIAN, PJSXDI.ETON, OREGOI. THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1906. INDIANS MAY VOTE OPINION FROM ATTOR NEY crNERAL CRAWFORD. 4lwmESsj .; - - - , ' ' - . A ;: Allotted Indians Who Have Adopted tike White Man's Ways Have the Rights of Cldxciwliip Half-Hloodfi May lie Considered Indiana, While the Quarter-Bloods Are Considered Whiten Ussrc Vary In Different States. ' . Attorney General Crawford, in an wer to Inquiries from M. F. Parker of the Klnmath Indian agency, wrote the following official opinion yester day, says the Salem Statesman: Replying to your of the 4th lnt., relative to the status of the so-called. Indians, viz.: Half, quarter, etc. blood, at the polls, permit me to say that the question really Is whether they are considered Indiana, then they have the right to vote If they have Avnrari thnlr tr!htl relations and have adopttd the habits of clvlllantioi!. or If they received allotments of land under the United States allotment laws relative to Indians. My opinion to J. W. Evans, assis tant sunerlntendent of the Klamath Indian reservation, under date of Varch 4. 1906. answers the question and holds. In substance, that all In diana who have received land by al lotment are citizens of the United States, and entitled to the right to vote, together with all other rights, privileges, and Immunities of such citizens, etc., and I cite authorities In iiM oninlon which cover the point. A n the status of one-fourth- bloods and half-bloods. I am of the nninirtn that one- fourth-blood would be considered a white person, and a n,1 entitled to vote, wnus - k.if.Kinorf if his mother waa an Indian woman and his father a white man, would be considered an inaian, ... hiM taklnar the status of. Its I have not the time to thoroughly Ammine this matter, but In the case TTnit.i state vs. Sanders (U. 8.) 27 Federal Cases 60, 861, It Is held a child partakes of the conditions of the mother, and If the mother Is an i.ji.. h rhilii will be so considered within the provisions of the act of 1834. lection 26, declaring that the laws of the United States for the pun ishment of crime In the Indian Terri tory shall not exjend to the crimes committed by one Indian against the person or property of another. The child of white woman by an Indian father shall, for the purpose of thtit act, be deemed of the white race, the conditions of the mother and not the quantum of Indian blood In the veins determining the condition of the offspring, this standard follow ing the common law rule, which was borrowed from the civil law. In the case of In re Camllle (U. S.) Fed eral 26; the court holds that "A per son of half white and half Indian blood Is not a while person within the meaning of this phrase as used In the naturalization laws, but an Indian." In the Virginia code, section 49. It is provided that "Every person, not a ' colored person, having one-fourth or more of Indian blood shall be deem ed an Indian." However, our statutes contain no provisions upon the ques tion, and therefore I am of the opin ion thnt the courts would hold that any person who has less than one half Indian blood would be consider ed a white person. n.. ..-. of Indiana has held that all persons recognized ns Indians by the Indians themselves, ana wnu j ii-h hv birth, education and lnnguage. and has three-eighths Indian blood, are Indians. In Kelthe vs. United States, 6 Pac, c -iri. ii It la held that a per son that was born from a -marriage between a white father adopted Into t...un irlho and a half-breed wo- i nnt an Indian within the infill - --- i... f the net of September S liiivininn 187. granting land to Indians not residing on reservations. hnucht a box of Witch Hazel Salve thnt failed to give satls- i ihi chances are it am m. ...... .v. 'H! C. DeWltt ft Co printed on the wrapper and pressed In the box. The original DcWItfs Witch Hazel Snlve never falls to give ,i.r,.Minn for hums, sores, bolls. .,..vj hands, etc. For bllnrl bleeding, Itching and protruding piles .. im nut immediate relief. It .tons the pain. Sold by Tallman ft Co- - Oliver J. Kckhardt, with Fckhardt IdctilM al the Prawr for a week, be- ..Innlnis A ...II 1 K WIIiMS S. PUNIWAY ,ln:a fur HtlLte l'rlllKT At IMmblloan I'rlniaf, AprU 20, 1908 "I hereby pledge the people of Ore- .. .. ,,-Ant mittipttnn of the enorm ous cost of the office, If elected, and - i a ,,nnn mv honor that I shall seek neither to perpetuate old abuses m , nrin nnr ensraee In new schemes to loot the treasury-' Willis mm, ! a nunlwiw ts a man 01 sterling Integrity and thorough knowl edge of the , printing business." Portland Labor Press. first no.vr jo kenxewick. I C'olunihia River Ton l Now the End of !,ivor Travel. This week for the first time In the history of the Columbia, a steamer will land at Kennewlck. three miles aobve the Junction of the Snake, for commercial purposes, says The Dalles Chronicle. Up till this time Alnsworth at the mouth of the Snake, has been the destination of the Mountain Gem, but yesterday she started from Celllo on her long run and when she reaches Kennewlck will be met by a delegation of citizens who will make the event a aula one. Kennewlck la opposite Pasco, Z&u miles from Portland by water and J93 hv the Northern Pacific. Citi zens of that place have succeeded In blasting out the channol at Momliy ranlils. nermittlng the passage of boats at all seasons of the year, and are now erecting a large wharf. Within r. f . .v davs the steal'.l'v w. R. Todd, owned by Seattle and I'aco- ma capitalists, will be In service uro will be nnerated between Kemu-wlck anrt Whltr Bluffs. 45 miles Uo Ihe Columbia. Twn trasnline boats are now onerat iM nn this route and are well patron Ized. Parties' In Wenatchee above Priest Rapids are contracting for a boat to run between Priest Rapids and Kennewlck. By means of these boats the Northern Pacific will be enabled to deliver freight In a terri tory never before reached by boat or II. Portland merchants are agitating the auestlon of placing boats In oper ation between Celllo and Kennewlck and also through to Lewlston, thereby diverting the heavy traffic to Port land which. Is now divided between Spokane and Seattle. TIktw more i stsrrh In this section ot Ihe countrr tnnii ll otmr dliennes pin i,,ihr. nd nniil tne msi few yen w .npposed to I incurable. Kor s itreat ??l'.'"r7,KrUi".:,,u '-a.-lli and VFX'LZX It Inearable. Kct UM Woven r.i.rrh .. be . rnn.m,.. ,i.T7S.nrH.lYVl;.urrU Cure. mauuracturn. t)J r'. J. theney t o eSS. Ohio. Is tie only ron.iltntl.-is from ten dro, to . t-l-"'l- vtm direct lv on inc dhm mim inm-.i. -.. ZnA for circulars sort tOTtlmonlnls Address: r . J. viii-..-m.i Sat. l?.ll!: W 'fi... for constlpstlon. n Economical Administration. If I am nominated as republican candidate for state printer, P" 20th, it will be by a direct voice of the people and no political d v .trinsa on me. I know how to print, and everyone knows It. I will manage the otnee as emiiui.....j as I do my own prlnttlng business. md give it my personal suuerv.a.v,.. and attention. WM. J- ULiAnn-r., Candidate from Marion County. t hi. measnire to the special ses- nf the Illinois legislature, Just convened, Governor Deneen called at tention to the recent decision oi tne .r,rn, rniirt which declared uncon stitutional the law passed by the last iriaintnre. and raid great conrusion ..,.. u unless a new primary election law were speedily enacted, Onlv 40-Acro Farms. Th. aorrptarv of the Interior hns promulgated a doclsion to the effect that homesteaders who have taken h.,t t,nr nerfected title to, 1U acres under any government Irrigation project, will be obiigea to renn.iu.m. nn and cannot sell the land to another party or turn It over to n water users' association, ine ui-.n- i annllea to all entries heretofore Initiated and those to oe mnae nere. after. PRIVATE TELEPHONES. Tou could save yourself and your employes much time and money by equipping your f!torc or Factory. with private telephones. We furnish Instruments and all accessories, and install them at very moderate charges. It will pay you to look over our stock of Electrical Supplies of all kinds. J. L. VAUGHAN ELECTRICIAN. 122 'V. Court St. Thone Main 1S2. AMERICAN DeFQREST WIRELESS TELEGRAPH CO. System Used and Endorsed by the U. S. Government Wireless Station Pendleton Real Estate Wheat land in large or small tracts. Irrigated and Hay land Small tracts near town for sale or rent. All kinds of city prop erty. M. L. WARREN Successor to Riliorn tt Warren. 'Phone Main 190. Room 10 over T. C. Taylor Hardware store. I Get The Best Good : j Dry Wood; IS K'K 8PKINU COAL Dh' C.ihI tliat given the most J hent. piutMPT nr.i.iVEYUns. W. C. MINNIS Leave orders at Ilonnlngs' dgar n tore, Opp. People Ware- honse. 'Phone Main 6. Wireless Telegraphy Is a prove success; It la founded on a great scientific Invention and Is commercially practical. The United States government uses aftd endorses the system; the navy department con . tract alone calls for sixty-five thousand dollars. The American DcForest Wireless Telegraph Comapny la three years old. The stations of the company bring In a commercial Income of over sixty thousand dol lars per month. This is greater than the Income of the Bell telephone after fourteen year. The possibilities of Wireless on land and aea areunllmlted. The Bell telephone and Edison electric have made fortunes for all Investors and yet the DeForest Wireless Sys tem will be used more universally than either, and the capital stock of the American De Forest Wireless Telegraph Company is leas than one-eighth of the capitalization of the companies founded on great Inventions In universal use. Edison Electric advanced from One hundred dollars to Four thousand dollars per share In one year. The American DeForest Wireless Telegraph Company Is capitalized at fifteen million dollars. Three and a half million preferred and eleven and a half million common. Pre ferred and common stock share equally In the profits after 7 per cent la paid on the pre ferred. ....... - , ...J. . u The preferred Is now selling at 1 12.60 and the common at six dollars per share. Persons desiring to take advantage of this opportunity will please communicate with Mr. Huber at once. ..-. .... Wlrelesa 'stations will be established In Eastern Oregon and Eastern Washington. Sta tions are now being placed on the coast Pendleton and Walla Walla and other points will have stations. ....-.... . 1 I We want to arouse local Interest In wireless and receive a share of the commercial business as soon as the Pendleton station Is In operation. i The following Is from Vice-President Wilson: " ' "Vntil further advised preferred twelve fifty and common six. No deviation from these prices, we expert within thirty days to advance preferred to fifteen and common to ten. Western Union before It paid 119 first dividend sold at two hundred thirty-five. Thin will prove a thousand times better paying proposition. We have Just successfully crossed the Atlantic ami now know we can cross the Paciric. This gives ns a clear field for all eable work." Investigate But Do It f'lon Ttovll'a Island Torture Is no worse than the terrible case or Plies that afflicted me 10 years. 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