Show HASKELL SKINS THE New Oklahoma Governor Not Thankful for Action Ungraciously Un Ungraciously Ungraciously graciously Performed NEW STATE ADDED TO FLAG INDIAN BARBECUE AND JOYOUS CELEBRATION C EL E B RAT I 0 N Guthrie Okla Okia Nov No 16 With im impressive impressive ceremonies befitting the birth of the new state of Oklahoma the oaths of office were administered to Governor Charles N Haskell Haskeil and other state officials a few minutes before noon today The executive oath was given by Leslie G Niblack a news newspaper newspaper newspaper paper man The ceremonies took place on the steps of the Carnegie library lIbran there being no state building here Following prayer by a clergyman the proclamation of President Roosevelt admitting Oklahoma and Indian Indan Ter Tar Territory Territory into the Union was read by Charles Filson secretary to Oklahoma territory A band of Cherokee Indian boys then played The Star Spangled Banner Governor Haskell walked forward to the center of the platform where he was met by Mr Niblack and took the forma oath with uplifted hand Turn TurnIng TurnIng TurnIng Ing to the crowd that closed In from every direction Governor Haskell Haskeil de delivered delivered livered livened his Inaugural address He said Governor Haskells Address In its course through the day the sun will have lighted the pathway of ofa ofa ofa a million and a half people emerging from the disorder and the discontent of bureaucratic government restricted to the point of helplessness and neg neglected neglected neglected to the limit of oppression into a condition of liberty and s ment We Vc are not assembled here to worship the public officer who ulti ultimately ultimately conceded us our rights espe especially especially daily when we reflect that long ago i from every standpoint of population wealth and Intelligence this territory was entitled to all aU the blessings and privileges of statehood and now to thank the public officers In over oer gracious terms who have finally per pel performed performed formed a long and unjustly deferred duty would be in the nature of hug hugging hugging hugging ging the feet of a dilatory debtor who finally pays his hi just indebtedness Sample of Federal Control Governor Haskell discussed the rela relations relations relations between n the state and federal governments and continued It Is with regret that we notice a disposition on the part of some high in authority to look upon the constitution constitution constitution tion of the United States Itself as even evena a little thing to be used when it meets the wish of Its executor and to be con construed construed construed and bended banded when at variance with his will There Is no more dan dangerous dangerous dangerous practice to be tolerated in any public officer I care not whether he bend It for a good purpose or for a abad abad abad bad purpose than to assume the right to construe the constitution from time timeto to time to meet his own desires Those anxious to centralize power in the fed federal federal federal eral government must blush when they the view the conditions under which we have lived for years ears Our freight rates are double those In the adjoining states The lumber trust the coal trust and other like combinations fat fattened fattened toned by unrestricted robbery of our people If It federal control is such a good thing In a state why has It proven en so utterly Inefficient in a territory Governor Haskell dwelt at length upon what he termed the oppression of the country by b the trusts and then discussed the financial situation say ing The Financial Problem You can an look for Immediate relief wherever you please When you ou tire of looking elsewhere you will agree with me that the quickest road to financial relief is to close the New York stock exchange and a d the free currency that It dominates and turn it Into the chan channels channels channels nels of legitimate commerce Let the eastern bank bankc pay our Oklahoma banks what they owe them and should pay in currency on demand and we can market our products now ready for tor the buyer and vastly increase our own wealth Governor Haskell promised fair tall treatment of the railroads But he added I hope that the j railroads will assume that official con conduct conduct duct In Oklahoma is like unto a court of equity where justice Is to be meted out to all and that these railroads ask asking asking asking ing justice In that court of equity should enter ecter that court with their own hands clean and to make them clean I trust they will begin by obeying the laws of ot Oklahoma Senators Appointed When he had finished the governor announced the appointment ap of Robert RobertL L Owens of Muskogee and Thomas P Gore of Lawton as United States sen sea senators senators A parade was ws then formed and marched to a park on the outskirts of the city where an Immense crowd waited to begin an Indian barbecue a feature suggested by Governor Has Haskell Haskell Haskell kell kellIn kellIn kellIn In one of the open carriages were ere the chiefs of the Five Civilized Tribes with the exception of Chief Maty Tiger who was recently seriously Injured The Continued on Page 2 HASKELL SKINS SKI NS THE PRESIDENT Continued from Page Pane 1 chiefs were dressed as citizens It I had been the intention that the first car carriage carriage carriage should contain Governor Haskell Haskel and the retiring governor of ot Oklahoma Frank Frnk Frantz but b t Governor GOVen Gov o r Frantz positively refused to ride with or have anything to do with wih Governor Gove or Haskell akel cr with wih the inauguration Thirty Beeves Cooked At the barbecue grounds gound portions of neat n at were served on a semicircular table from a huge pit in which thirty beeves had bad been cooked coked I Governor Haskell Haskel was the first frt to i step to the table and pick up u i a platter plater stacked with eatables In the same manner the thousands assembled were served sered It I was a picturesque multi multitude multitude tude Indians and whites mingling in good fellowship Some of the Indians wore blankets and some of the tho Indian women carried papooses strapped to their backs in aboriginal fashion PROCLAMATION SIGNED Justice to an Enlightened ened Community Washington Nov 16 A new star was wa added to the American flag fag by the admission formally Into the Union of ot the state of ot Oklahoma President Roosevelt Roosevelt at 1016 this morn morning morning ing lag signed the proclamation adding the territories of ot Oklahoma and Indian Territory Jointly as one of the Amer American AmerIcan Amerlean ican lean states Little Lite formality attended the ceremony which meant so BO much to the people of ot th the two territories In appending his signature to t the procla proclamation mation matlon maton the president used a pen formed from rom a quill qui plucked from the wing of ofa an a American eagle The pen will wi be deposited society with the Oklahoma Historical No Ceremony There was absolutely no ceremony connected conne ted with the signing of the proc proclamation proclamation The act was done in the cab cabinet cabInet inet hot room to which had been admitted Senators Carter and Dixon of Montana and Warner of Missouri besides a number of ot residents of ot Oklahoma most of whom are connected with govern government gOern ment meat departments in Washington It I was exactly 1016 when Secre Secretary Secretary tary Loeb Leb threw open the double doors leading from the presidents private of office flee fice He had the proclamation in his hand which later he laid on the large square blotter at the presidents pol position Lion tion at the head held of the th cabinet hInt ton n n The Te president entered and took his seat scat at once was handed haded the long eagle cagle quill qui pen by bythe the secretary and himself himsel lifted the lid ld from the ink stand dipped the pen and wrote his name in large letters letter the pen making an audible scratch with wih each movement When he lie had finished his signature ture the pres president presIdent presIdent ident picked up a small blotter with wih which he ho blotted his name and then looking up exclaimed Oklahoma a State Oklahoma Is a state At this Instant Albert Albet Hammer of ot Enid Okla a clerk in the land office stepped forward and asked Air Mr r President may I have that blot blotter blotter ter The president picked up the small smal blotter and handed it to him with the th remark There were more requests for me to use particular pens than there were w re letters leters in my name The blotter contained a distinct im impression impression impression of the presidents signature reversed The and all al al the in incidents incidents connected therewith occupied but one minute and at their conclusion the president bowed himself back to his private office with wih the remark remark Good morning moring gentlemen The he slight delay from the original plan of having the proclamation signed at exactly 10 is explained sim simply simply simply ply by the th statement that the cent flent ent was as occupied with wih his malt mail mal up to the time he signed the document No significance is attached to the sixteen minute delay dela Text of Proclamation Following is the text of ot the proclamation procla mation matlon maton By the President of the United States of ot America A Proclamation Whereas The congress of ot the United States did by an a act at approved June 16 1906 1506 provide that the inhabitants of the territory of ot Oklahoma and In Indian Indian Indian dian Territory might under and upon the conditions prescribed in said sid act adopt a constitution and become the state of Oklahoma and Whereas By the said act provision was duly made for the election electon of ot a constitutional convention to form a constitution and state government forthe for forthe forthe the said proposed state and Whereas It I appears from the In Information InformatIon formation laid before me that such a convention was duly elected and such constitution and ad state government were thereby duly formed and ad Whereas Tereas by the said act the said Id convention was further authorized and empowered to provide by ordin ordinance ordinance ordinance ance for tor submitting said constitution to the th people of ot the said state for rati ratification rat or rejection and likewise for forthe for forthe forthe the ratification or rejection of ot any any pro provision provision vision thereof to be of said convention separately tely submitted ted Election Electon Legally Held And whereas it i has been certified to me inc as a required by the said act by bythe bythe bythe the governor of ot the territory of Ok Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma lahoma and by the judge senior In ser service service service vice of ot the United States court of ot ap appeals appeals appeals peals for the Indian Territory that a majority of ot the legal leg votes cast at an election electon duly provided for by ordinance as required a by said act have been cast cst for the adoption of ot said constitution And ond whereas a copy of the said constitution has been certified to me meas meas meas as required by said eald act together wih with the articles ordinances pertaining thereto including a separate proposition proposition tion ton for statewide prohibition which has ha been certified to me as a having been adopted by a majority of the he electors at the election electon aforesaid And Ad whereas it appears from the information laid before me that the convention aforesaid after ater its Is or organization and before the formation of the said sId constitution duly declared on op behalf behal of ot the people of the said pro proposed proposed proposed posed state that they adopt the con constitution constitution of the United States Act Compiled With And Ad whereas it appears that the said constitution of the government of ot the proposed state of ot Oklahoma is re republican republican publican In form tor and that the constitution const constitution makes no distinction in civil or political rights on account of race or color and is not repugnant to the con eon constitution of ot the United States or to the principles of the Declaration of ot Iii II and that it contains all al of the six provisions expressly required by section 3 of the said act to be there therein therein in contained And whereas It furthers appears appers from the information laid before me that the convention convento above mentioned did by b ordinance irrevocably accept the terms of said act required by sec section tec section tion ton 22 thereof and that all al the pro provisions visions of 01 the te said fad act approved June 16 1906 have been duly complied with wih now therefore StateWide Prohibition I 1 Theodore Roosevelt president of the United States of America do in accordance with wih the provisions of the said act of congress or June 16 1906 declare and confess announce that the result resul of the said election el cUon wherein wh the cpu formed aforesaid was sub submitted submitted to the people of the proposed propose state of or Oklahoma for tor ratification or o rejection was that the said constitution tion was ratified together with wih a pro provision provision provision vision prohibition sepa separately submitted at the said sai election and the state tate of Oklahoma Is to be b ad admitted ad d by br congress into the Union un pa under im der and by virtue of ot the said act on onan onan onan an equal footing with wih the original states In testimony whereof I have here iere hereunto hereunto unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed Done at the City of ot Washington this day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seven and of ot the independence of the United States of ot America the tho one onehundred onehundred onehundred hundred and Signed THEODORE THEODOR ROOSEVELT By the President Pr Went ROOT Secretary of oC State Joy at Oklahoma City Ity Oklahoma City Cf Nov 16 The signing signing of ot the statehood proclamation was sig signalized paused nal at this morning by bythe bythe bythe the ringing rinSing of bells bell blI blowing of whis whistles whistles tes and am a general generl celebration Nearly aly 1000 10 people from this city cf went on a special train to Guthrie to attend at the Inauguration ceremonies of ot th s new newstate state tate government this morning W C T 1 U Rejoices Chicago O Nov 18 The admission lon of Oklahoma Olla ot into the Union as aa a prohibition state slate was celebrated lebrato at the headquarters hC of the National Christian Temperance Union in Evans Evanston Evanston Evanston ton today The exercises consisted of the th sowing sewing Swing of a new star on the na us national emblem by b the president Lillian LillianM M 1 the N headquarters Stevens Steven and raising rising the flag faS over Cutler Cuter Wires Congratulations t ons Governor GOer r Cutler Cuter yesterday wired his congratulations to Governor Charles CharlesN Charle N Haskell of Oklahoma The message is as follows Welcome elome to the new state of Okla Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma homa greeting and congratulation At last Utah has a younger sister and andIs ad adIs andIs Is proud of her I wish your our adminis administration prosperity all al success and your state all al |