Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-16
OUR NEW STATE
The President Signed Document This Morning Which Ad-
 mitS Oklahoma .>
EAGLE'SQUlLLPENUSED

Washington, Nov. 1s.-A new star was added to the American flag to-day by the admission formally into the union of the state of Oklahoma. Presi- dent Roosevelt at 10:16 a. m. to-day signed the proclamation admitting the territories of Oklahoma and In- dian Territory jointly as one of the tended the ceremony which meant so much to the people of the two terri tories. In appending his signature to the proclamation, the president used pen formed from a quill plucked from the wing of an American eagle. The pen will be deposited with the Oklahoma historical society.
 The signing of the proclamation was done in the cabinet room, to which had been admitted Senators Carter and Dixon of Montana and Warner of Missouri, besides a number of residents of Oklahoma, most of whom are connected with government departments in Washington, and newspaper representatives. When he had finished his signature the presi- dent picked up small blotter with which he plotted his name and then looking up, exclaimed:
 Oklahoma is state.'
 Albert Hammer, of End, Okla, a clerk in the land office, then asked: MT President, may have that blot ter?"
 The president picked up the small blotter and handed it to MT Hammer with the remark: There were more requests for me to use particular pens than there are letters in my name" !"
 The blotter contained a distinct im- pression of the presidents signature reversed. The signing and all the in cidents connected herewith occupied but one minute, and at the conclusion the president bowed himself back into his private office with the remark: Good morning, gentlemen"
 The slight delay from the original plan of having the proclamation signed at exactly 10 o'clock is ex- plained by the statement that the president was occupied with his mail up to thetime he actually signed the document. No significance is attach ed to the 16 minutes delay.
 Following is the text of the pro- clamation:
 By the President of the United States of America
 A Proclamation.
 Whereas the congress of the United States did by an act approved on the sixteenth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and six, pro- vide that the inhabitants of the terri tory of Oklahoma and of the Indian Territory might, under and upon the conditions prescribed in said act adopt constitution and become the state of Oklahoma.
 And, whereas by the said act pro- vision was duly made for the election of constitutional convention to form constitution and state government for the said proposed state; and whereas it appears from the informa- tion laid before me that such conven- tion was duly elected and such consti- tuition and state government were thereby duly formed.
 And whereas by the said act the said convention was further authoriz- ed and empowered to provide by or dinance for submitting the said con- stitution to the people of the said state to ratification or rejection, and likewise for the ratification or rejec- ion of any provisions thereof to be by the said convention separately sub mitted.
 And whereas it has been certified to me, as required by the said act, by the governor of the territory of Okla homa and b ythe judge senior in ser vice of the United States court of appeals for the Indian Territory that majority of the legal votes cast at an election duly provided for by or dinance, as required by said act, have been cast for the adoption of said con- stitution; and whereas copy of the said constitution has been certified to me. as required by said act, together with the articles. propositions, and ordinances pertaining thereto, in- cluding a separate proposition for state wide prohibition which has been certified to me as having been adopted by a majority of the electors at the election aforesaid:
 And whereas it appears from the information laid before me that the convention aforesaid after its organ ization and before the formation of the said constitution duly declared on behalf of the people of the said pro- posed state that they adopted the constitution of the United Staes.
 And whereas it appears that the said constitution and government of the proposed state of Oklahoma are republican in form and that the said constitution makes no distinction in civil or political rights on account of race or color. and is not repugnant to the constitution of the United States or to the principles of the declartion lof independence, and that it contains all of the six provisions expressly re- quired by ection three of the said act to be therein contained;
 And whereas it further appears from the information laid before me that the convention above mention cd did by ordinance irrevocable ac- eept the terms and conditions of the said act as required by section A thereof. and that all the provisions oi said acts approved on the sixteenth day of June, one thousand nine hun. dred and sfH. have been duly compiled with. now. therefore.