Semi-weekly herald., 1907-11-18

from quill plucled from the winE
of an American eagle. The pen will
he deposited with the Oklahoma His
toricaI society.
Guthrie, okla. Nov. I6.-This was a
red letter day in the history OF Okla
homa, marking its admission as state
OF the Union. and great celebrations
and demonstrations were held in every
city and town OF both former terri
tories Receipt OF the news that the
president had formally issued his proc.
lamation was greeted with the ringing
Of bells, the footing of whistles and
other manifestations OF joy. A feature
OF the day was great inaugural pa.
rade In honor of Governor Haskell.
| Oklahoma's first chief executive under
statehood. In which many military
bodies. civic organizations, students
and Indian chiefs participated The
| oath of office was administered to
Governor c. N. Haskell, who led the
Democratic state ticket to victory in
the recent state election. by Leslie q.
Nlblack, editor of the Guthrie Daily
| Leader. After the oaths of office
had been administered to the justices
OF the supreme court the remainder
of the state officers were inducted into
| office. A great barbecue was held to-
| day and the celebration closes tonight
with the governors inaugural ball Mt
which the social and political leaders
aud the most beautiful women of this
land OF the fair god viii be in at
tendance. Thousands of people from
| all over the new state are in the city
today, and many Indians, including
several chiefs, are tnking part In the
general iubilation over the actual ar
rival of statehood.
The commercial bodies and immi
grafton organizations of the state have
assisted in making this red letter
day in fact rs well rs In name by
printing thousands OF letters an
nouncing the resources and opportuni-
ties OF the new commonwealth These
have been distributed all over the
state and are being mailed by Ol;la.
homnn's today 10 thelr relatives and
friends in other stntcs.
Muskogee l. r., Nov. l6-Okla.
homa's admission as state Is being
generally celebrated over indian Ter.
ritory, now part of the new com
monwealth. The general observance
of statehood day in this city. the
metropolist q, eastern Oklahoma. has
been deferred until Tuesday when
the Mississippi Commercial con
gress Will open. 1t is planned to
hold a great statehood demonstration
on that day and it is expected that
Governor Haskell will attend.
The changing from territorial to
state form of government has been the
cause of much confusion among gov
ernment officials here and many don .
fnl legal questions have arisen in con
sequence. One of the most important
of these Is whether prisoners in the
federal jalls of Indian Territory can
be held. now that statehood has he
come reality. Several attorneys have
given as their opinions the statement
that the prisoners can no longer be
appealing to the state courts for writs
Of habeas corpus.
Indian Territory law violators have,
in the past been prosecuted under the
A a. | tnt tttt 4 OF fItaN.
sress provided for the transfer OF all
cases in the Indian Territory federal
courts to the Oklahoma state courts
leading attorneys hold that congress
did not have the power to transfer
crimes committed in the territory un-
der Arkansas statutes to the state of
oklahoma. The military prisoners In
cude nearly 100 mnrderers, and IL Is
possible that all OF these may be given
their liberty through legal loophole.
Denver, Colo, Nov. 1G.-The room of
a cheap lodging house was the death
chamber this morning of another wom-
an who had drained the drugs of woe.
May Ellis is her name and she died
during the early morning. Her body
was discovered shortly after O'Clock.
Police Surgeon Preston examined the
body but was unable TO determine
what poison resulted In her death from
q cursory examination. Detective j.
j. Leyden investigated and he. to-
gether with Coroner Rollins. declares
that death was due To suicide. May
Ellis and her husband, John Ellis.
went to the room4ng house on Mon
day night. She had gone back to him
after lengthy separation and she
believed life again to hold some pleas
ures for her. But her dream OF happi-
ness soon faded The couple quar-
relied and yesterday he again left her.
She remained in the room Till night
then drank poison.
Boulder Colo, Nov. 1G.-The jury in
the trial of John w. Reeve. charged
with murder as the result OF the fire
and explosion of the Colorado & South
ern depot in August which retired al
O'Clock last night had failed to