Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-29
.,hout to Climb Out Of High Chair
At Nations Table for ISIS.
ter Oklahoma
MAKING OF LATTER's STAR.
Under Order Of the War Depart
ment il is Being Placed on the
Flag Of Our Country.
New State Comes Into the Union With
Indian Territory and a Popula-
ton of 100000 People.

For the United states flag new |
fashion is In vogue. II begins with the |
coming year, and les meaning Is that
every official flag will be recalled, while
the private property IN national en-
bems viii have to be replenished to be
M to date. The flag of As stars is now
almost relic and the flag of IS is due
TO have its day
oklahoma Is the cause of the change
and It is TO take care Of the nations
Youngest state that the new star is to
be sewed on. The war department has
salected the spot for 1t IN the lower
tight hand corner OF the blue Held
ana large force OF people Is now EN-
ployed making flags Tor the war de-
uartment Tor the navy.
Down Guthrie way the greatest guns
will no doubt boom over the new star,
but out here In Utah the people Will
be entitled to a long low chuchle IN
their own account, all IN private, anu
without any direct relationship 10 the
general national celebration. 1t Is
Something OF an achievement TO have
ceased to be the baby state OF the
Union. and to take place in the ram
ily circle outside OF the hlBn chaII'
The advent OF Oklahoma gives Utah d
chance to experiment with napkins, ny
placing the supply OF governmental
bibs in demand elsewhere, and there-
fore the private JOY that runs lronl
Colorado west to Nevada ana from
Idaho down TO Arizona
CLEVELAND PROCLAMATION,
1t is just II years lacking one week
since President Grover Cleveland
signed the proclamation making utah
the baby state OF the Union. A double
barreled shotgun in the hands OF
supt. Brown Of the Western Union
telegraph Office first blazed the news
In Salt Lakes streets, and then tol-
lowed the quick flashing OF nag over
G. Il. SaVage's store, and the breaking
loose OF a big steam whistle OH Gun
nington & Co.'S Elephant corner" In
this manner the news spread, and now
Thar Utah, ia giving over the swaddlinS
clnihes of Infancy to Oklahoma, the
next newest born Of the sisters, 1t IL
well to recall the changes that nave
come IN those II brief years, and the
big day Utah celebrated when they
began.
10 read of the people who loosened
salyos OF Joy on utah's natal day
shows how trsgically swift Is the
march of events which compels one
generation TO do its act and quit the
stage for the next. or those who sat
ia honored seats to usher in the State
Of Utah, the roster shows that many
are conspicuous for their absence from
the positions they then held and most
from their labors upon the earth.
JUST ONE DECADE.
And II is only a decade that has
passed The news arrived in Salt Lake
in brief telegram, after the manner Of
kilograms OF the day, which manner
has gone the way of its generation.
The wire was from Gov. West at
Washington to Acting Gov. Richards In
salt Lake. IL read, The president
signed proclamation at 3 minutes to ~
o'clock. Three cheers for the new
state
Spencer Clawson was always inter-
ested in historical matters, ana us
telegram from Washington was, How
ON the summit now looketh the prom
ised land" This wire was addressed
TO Gov. -elect Heber NJ. Wells, chosen
because he was a native son or the
state. now getting ready to take ms
oath OF office.
THE NEWS HAPPENINGS.
The news happenings were many Of
that first wild day, of JOY. There was
one, however, for which all the boys
deserted their posts, TO borrow TN
horns and parade Main street another
item that the national guard battery
took possession OF capitol hill and fred
salyos through the day, another mat
all the stores rapidly put on holiday
dress The police department received
tho mention that Officers shannon,
Pratt. Ford, De Young. Macintosh and
Wilson spcnt the day pinning decora-
lions to the headquarters. The actlVl-
ty Of the dominant Church was re-
corded in that II swung two immense
flags from the east ana west lowers VI
fhe tennle and decorated the head
onarters From I,ogan came this brief
message: BELLS are ringing. whistles
blowing. public and private buildings
gaily decorated. Illumination tonight
EARLY STATE POLITICS.
Politics got an early start In the new
state Gov. elect Wells informally an
bounced when the news came tnat the
first official act after his Inauguration
on Monday, the 9th, two DAYS later
would be TO summon a special SESSION
Of the legislature. therefore al tne
members hastened TO salt Lake on sal'
urday and the Republicans went into
caucus I'm the afternoon In the city and
county building, while the Democrats
followed them with an evening caucus
at their headquarters in the Hoopel
block. Also on that first day the three
judges elected for the supreme courl
assembled IN the office OF the secretari
Of state, and drew lots for rank judge
Zane drew the three-year term, Judge
Bartch the fve-year, and Judge Minel
the seven-year. With the resignation
OF Judge f3artch last fall. the last o.
those original officers left his post Of
duty.
INAUGURAL CEREMONIES.
The inaugural ceremonies following
on Monday, Jan. 6. marshaled
strength Of citizenship that is now ia
scattered. The grand marshal OF tn
parade was the veteran Robert 7. Bur
ton who IS still hale and hearty despit
tho added II years. The regular troop
that participated were the Sixteenth In
fantry. which two years later were Z
march away to Cuban battlenelds. TIL
militia commands were under Col
Henry Page. now stationed al Mile
City in the government land office
Capt. Ray Naylor. now the retiring nd
,utant general, rode beside the carriage
Of dlgnliaries, as a special escort.
The parade stopped before the taber
hacle, where the largest United stcte
flag ever made. stretched across the I'm
mense dome. On the stands for tn
tba yottuv gaveruo