The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-15
OKLAHOMA WILL
Be ten YEARS
old ON FRIDAY
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made OF feather from the wing Of
an American eagle, Only a lew wit.
messed the ceremony. One oi these was
Albert Hammer OF Enid, a clerk in the
government land office When the
president blotted his signature, Ham
mer asked for the blotter. Roosevelt
handed It to him without word ar1
walked out Of the room.
Immediately after In signature was
attached to the bill, a telegram was
directed TO Guthrie, tn, territorial and
state oapial informing the governor
elect that the twin territories had been
welded The message was delayed
twenty minutes and did not arrive un-
al 9.6. Ten minutes later Governor
Haskell was sworn in at his room in
the Royal Motel at Guthrie. bv Leslie
g.. g., Nibl'ek editor 4 the Guthrie Lead
Witnesses to tho ceremony included
members OF Governor Haskells family
Nenator-clcct Robert l., Owen, Thomas
II. Owen Of MuSkogce Frank NJ Can
ton, of Usage; DR. ]. W. Duke, Of
Guthrie; Mark A. Goodwin, of Okla
homa City; A. d. Humbarges, Of Ok.
lahoma City, and ]. NJ. Sandlin, priv,
ate SECRETARY TO Mr.. Haskell.
Canton Appointed.
Soon after assuming office, Mr.
Haskell announced the appointment OF
MIR Canton as adjutant general Of Ok
lahoma This position was held by
Mr. Canton through the administration
OF Governor Cruce and in the present
administration until the time when the
Oklahoma troops we're called out for
Mexican border service year and a
half ago
DR.. Duke subsequently became head
Of the state health department
Having heard that the Standard Oil
company intended throwing a gas pipe
line across the state line between Wash
ington county and Kansas, Governor
Haskell about three hours previous to
being sworn in, had qualified for Of
flee and had instructed the county Of
ficers-eect of Washington county to
prevent the construction of the line.
Territorial regulations prevented the
company from obtaining a right OF way
through Indian land, and the constrae.
ton OF the new state prevented com
| pany from putting gas pipeline across
the state line. This law was intended
to prevent the shipment of gas out
side the state. II was the plan OF the
Standard the governor believed to
take advantage of the thirty-minute
lapse in government 10 avoid the state
law, since between the signing OF the
statehood bill and swearing in of Gov
ernor Haskell, Indian Territory and
Oklahoma were literally mo Mans
Land"
Line Never Was Built
Terry Dumenil, county Judge elect
OF Washington county proceeded to
carry out the instructions of the gov.
ernor, aud on investigation discovered
that the pipeline had been built tc
within 200 feet of the state line. Il
never went across Mr. Dumenil is nov
an oil operator and makes his home il
Oklahoma City So the first ofiic.
act of the first governor of the new
state really had to do with breaking
the "proud spirit Of the oil octopus
a task to which he had dedicated him
self previous to his election.
Guthrie, as the political center of the
state, naturally entertained thousands O
visitors on inaugural day 'In Okla
homa City, the geographical center Of
the new commonwealth" said the Ok
lahoman, there will be no celebration
but the enthusiasm will be none the
less pronounced
Five hundred local people and banC
f twenty-five pieces we're from her,
on special train TO attend the in
augural ceremonies, one OF the prin
cipal events of which was a mock mar
riage between {. G. Jones OF Oklahoma