The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-22
C. N. Haskell, The New Governor,
takes Official Reins---First Act is
in Protection Of New Sla.e's In
terests---Thousands Of Enthusiast
tic People Witness the Impre -sive
Cer> monies al Guthrie --- Happy
Ending Of a LoEg ConfIit

the White House, at 10:1G a. m, No
vember 1G, 1907, a new state, chris
tened Oklahoma, the product of long
controversy. suffering and strife. final
ly vitalized by the pen of Theodore
Roosevelt
This is the forty sixth member or the
family of states, and it's birth will be
celebrated by the addition of new
star to the flag of the Union on July
4, next, the birthday of the nation.
The ceremonies attending the birth
of Oklahoma were very simple. At
TIE hour stated. small crowd of
newspaper men and statesmen as
sembled in the cabinet room Of the
White House. Secretary Loeb appear
ed upon the scene carrying the
proclamation, in typewriter form.
and an eagle quill sent to the presi-
dent by Oklahoma friends. President
Roosevelt followed closely. took his
seat at the head of the cabinet table,
grabbed up the eagle quill, jabbed 1t
into the ink well. and then dashed off
his signature at the bottom of the
proclamation.
AS he finished running a Dlotter
over his name to dry the surplus ink,
the president smillngly remarked:
"Oklahoma's state"
Twill you please give me that blot
ter as a souvenir" asked Albert Ham,
mer, IN Oklahoma man. who lost a
day from work at the land Office here
to see the immortal document"
signed. The president tossed it to
him. Mr.. Loeb took charge of the
eagle quill, End will send it to the
Oklahoma Historical Society. The
president then babe the crowd good
morning" and backed into his inner
workshop.
The Oklahoma proclamation is the
first to be put in typewriter form
All other statehood proclamations
were engrossed on parchment, but
the government is getting away from
ancient ideas and from now on will
write its proclamations by machines
A few minutes after the president at
t2ched his signature, which ran clear
across the paper, he sent the procl1m-
alton to the state department, where
it will be filed in the archives.
New State Getc News.
Guthrie, Ok, Nov. 1G.-(SpecialO
| Oklahoma bec7me state of the fe1er-
al union at GIG a. m, Central time.
The first telegram announcing the ad
mission of the state was received from
Washington by Governor Haskell at
9:17 a. M, and one minute later Gov
ernor Frantz received the official tele-
gram from President Roosevelt an
nouncing that he had stoned the state
hood proclamation at 10:1G Eastern
time, thus giving Oklahoma official
notification Of statehood one minute
| after the president issued the procla-
nation.
! Immediately following the receipts
Of the kilograms here whistles scream
ed. bands played and the roar OF can
non was incess1nt. The news was
rapidly spread through the vast crowd
of people throng.ng the streets and
hotels of Guthrie. and demonstrations
of Joy were unbounded.
Governor Frantz stuck to his deter
minatiUn and took no part whatever
| in the inaugural ceremonies. After
receiving the telegram from Presiden
Roosevelt announcing statehooa 10
went to his home and remained there.
There will be no formal turning over
Of the territorial governments Office
to the new governor, as the two me-
will not meet Governor Haskell vii
occupy his Office at the Royal hote'
until Monday. None of the new stat;
of'cers formally took charge of their
Offices today but will do SO Monday.
Haskel's First Official Act.
Governor Haskell, immedi1teiy afta
The news was sworn into Office at the
ROYAL hotel by Leslie G.. NiblaCK.
Guthrie newspaper man, in order tina
Re might head of IN alleged attempt
Of the Standard Oil Company to make
interstate connection at the Kansas
line near Bartlesviile so that gas
might be piped out of Oklahoma.
Governor Haskell received a report
from Bartiesville that the StN'daTd
Oil Company would take advantage
of the three hours In which there wa
to be no government and make con-
nection at the Kansas line for the
piping Of gas into that state. During
this time the authority of the Indian
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What He Deserved.