The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-17
.OKl AHOMA NOW
STATE IN UNION
PRESIDENT SIGNED PROCLAIM
TON YEsTERpAy-ciTizENs
WILD WITH JoY.
HASKELL INAUCuUAIED'
As oovcrnor--First Official Step Wss
Move Against Standard on
company--Adding the
New Star.

Guthrie. Okla, Nov. lG.Thc as.
mission Of Oklahoma to statehood tn
llas was marked BY jubilatiotl through
tho two territories ard BIZ the ,ina,i
guration exercises. pl sasle anif sbArhn-
cue IN this city, Governor sHaaArlf's
inaugural address was extremely rasis
ical. He denounced combinations
that have fateened by unres4fictni
robbery CT our people,. declared IN
flavor OF prison sentences for offcn.t
Ing corporation officials. and a'r
Inonnced that the liquor pronihl tiUti
law win be rigidly enforced. The grsss
lernor's first act was to order the
county attorney at BartIetsvllle tn
take steps to prevent the STANDARD
|Oil Company from completing I'LL
turaI gas pipe line across the border
to Kansas, II being the policy of Okla
homa to prevent expectation Of gas.
There being a legal question as &,
L the hour when prohibition took cs
feet. Whether at noon or midnight,
Haskell ordered that the sa. ous h~
permitted to remain open untilh mid
nigt.
The retiring officials Of Okiahrnia
territory tcok no part iIr todays HI
|auguration.
II The streets of Guthrie were Hflcai
with an expectant crowd this morn
Ing whcu bulletins were posted as tl.
telegraph andFnewspaper offices giy
ing thegf1fcfrnatinn that thr cht,s
exenntlvc cf the nation bad placed hi;
signature On the proclamation whicn
gfvSs 70 Oklahoma the soxefelxI
|rtghts Of statehood.
ffhe news quickly spreailuwan III
was bnt a few moments hefofe Hsi.-
dempnium reigned supreme Evcry
bell In the city rang out the glad sjti
ings. from scores OF whistles there
was continuous blast OF oycrsowtns
oily. Cannons, anvils, horns. simt
guns. and In fact everything ntisy
was brought into use, Squads of
men marched the streets yelling anil
fling salutes. every small bpv rakaI
ont the old election horn. an,l every
one seemed determined to MAKE
Rome howl Crowds poured info HI
principal streets and the Stars aud
Stripes went up on every side.
s The bedlam continued, until tha
hour arrived for the Inauguration ,s
the state officers and news was ra-
eeived from throughout the new
state that similar performances were
going on in every city and town from
border to border.
The hour Of noon found Guthrie
thronged with visitors from outside
points. come to attend the inaugurs.
tion and participate In the festivities.
The visitors, with thusands OF home
people. made locomotion well nigh
impossible through the public tho
oughfares. The decorations CT tho
city were nest lavish and well chosen.
An enormous crowd gathered al IN
place chosen for the inauguration.
when the hour for the ceremonies ar
rived. Territorial Governor Frank l..
Frantz called the vast assemblage t7-
gether. President Roosevelt's pre-
announcing the admission of
Oklahoma into the Union was read
and was greeted with wild cheers.
Governor Frantz then announced that
the time had arrived for the Federal
government to withdraw from the
Of affairs OF the two terri
iories. Governor Charles ~ Haskell
md other state officers then took
he oath of Office. while the great as.
sang America and Other
airs. The scene was ose OF
widest enthusiasm. which subsidei
Dnly long euogh for the new governor
o deliver his inaugural address.
The statehood celebration ccnclui-
8 tonight with an inaugural bal
which promises to be by Tar the nest
iotable social event that has ev-r
aiken place here. II win be attend
'd by the State officers. members OF
he legislature and prominent citi-
ems from every section Of oklahoma