The Chandler Tribune (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 83, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 1907 Page: 2 of 6
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OKLAHOMA’S II STATE"
PRESIDEN" ROOSEVELT AFFIXES
NAME TO PROCLAMATION
CEREMONY AT CAPITAL WAS VERT SIMPLE
Oklahoma and Indian Territory Of-
fically Proclaimed the State of Okla-
homa—New Star to be Added July
4, the Nation's Birthday
WASHINGTON: Another prarnl
star \/as added to the galaxy of states
Saturday, November 16th, when Presi-
dent Roosevelt affixed Ills signature
to the proclamation declaring Okla-
Ihoma and Indian Territory the slate
‘of Oklahoma. After long controversy,
suffering and strife the pen of Theo-
dore Roosevelt granted a million and
a half people the right of self govewi
ment.
This Is the forty-sixfh member of
the family of states, and Its birth will
'be celebrated by the addition of a
'new star to the flag of the Union on
duly 4, next, the birthday of the na-
■tion.
The ceremonies attending the birth
of Oklahoma were very simple. Ai
the hour stated, a small crowd of
newspaper men and statesmen as-
sembled In the cabinet room of the
White House. Secretary Ixieb ap-
peared upon the scene carrying the
proclamation, In typewritten form,
and an eagle quill sent to the presi
dent by Oklahoma friends. Presi-
dent Roosevelt followed closely, took
his seat at the head of the cabinet
table, caught up the eagle quill, dipped
ft into the ink well and then dashed
off his signature at the bottom of the
proclamation.
As he finished running a blotter
over his name to dry the surplus
Ink. the president smilingly re-
marked :
‘ Oklahoma's a state."
This was the first part of a program
of real statehood. The second part
■was to be carried out at Guthrie. The
proclamation was signed at 10: IS a.
m. and telegrams were sent to various
federal officers in both territories
and to the newly-elected governor.
The proclamation Is as follows:
♦ 444444444444444
+ 4
4 Uy the President of the United 4
4 States of America: 4
+ A PROCLAMATION 4
4 Whereas, The congress of 4
4 the UniT d States did by an 4
4 uct approved June 16, 1906, pro- 4
♦ vide that the inhabitants of the 4
♦ Territory of Oklanoma and of 4
4 the Indian Territory might, tin- 4
4 der and upon the conditions 4
4 prescribed in said act, adopt a 4
4 constitution and become tht 4
4 state of Oklahoma, and, 4
+ Whereas, By the said act 4
4 provision was duly made for 4
♦ the election of a constitutional 4
♦ convention to form a constltu- 4
4 tlon and state government for 4
4 the said proposed state, and. +
4 whereas, It appears from the 4
♦ Information laid before me 4
4 that such convention was duly 4
4 elected and such constitution 4
♦ and state government were 4
4 thereby duly formed; and, 4
+ Whereas. By the said act the 4
4 said convention was further 4
♦ authorized and empowered to 4
4 provide by ordinance for sub- 4
♦ mitting the said constitution 4
♦ to the people of the said state 4
+ for ratification or rejection 4
♦ and likewise for the ratiflca- 4
+ tlon or rejection of any provis- 4
♦ Ions thereof to be by the said 4
♦ convention separately submit- 4
♦ ted; and, 4
+ Whereas, It has been certi- 4
♦ fled to me, as required by the 4
4 said act by the governor of the 4
♦ Territory of Oklahoma and by 4
+ the judge senior m service of 4
4 the United States court of ap- 4
+ peals for the Indian Territory. 4
4 that a majority of the legal 4
+ votes cast at an election duly 4
+ provided for by ordinance, as 4
4 required by said act, have beeu 4
4 cast for the adoption of said 4
4* constitution; and, 4
♦ Whereas, A copy of the said 4
4- constltiutlon lias been certified 4*
4 to me. as required by said act, 4
4* together with the articles, 4
4- propositions and ordinances 4
f pertaining thereto, Including 4-
4- a separate proposition for 4
4- state wide prohibition, which 4*
♦ has been certified to me as 4*
4 having been adopted by a 4*
4- majority of the electors at the +
+ election aforesaid, and 4*
+ Whereas, It appears from +
4» the Information laid before me 4
+ that the convention aforesaid, 4
4 aftc r Us organisation and be *
4- fore the formation of the said 4
4- constltiutlon duly declared on 4
4 behalf of the people of the said 4
♦ proposed state that they ♦
4* adopted the constitution of the 4
4* United States; and. 4
+ Whereas, It appears that the 4
4* said con tltutlon and govern- 4
4 ment of the proposed state of 4
4 Oklahoma are republican In 4
4- form and that the said const!- 4
4 tut ion makes no distinction In 4
4 civil 4
4 ; : s 4
♦ not repugnant to tho constltu- 4
4 tlon of the United Stat s oi to 4
4 th< 4
4 tlon of Independence, and that 4
4 ill of the bIx pro- 4
by 4
4 section three of the said act 4
4 to be tli. rein contained; and, 4
4- When as it fuitht r a •
4 from the information laid be- 4
4 fore me that the convention 4
4 abt ve n by or- 4
4 dinance irrevocable accept the 4
4 terms and conditions of said 4
4 act as required by section 4
4 twenty-two thereof, and that all 4
4 the provisions of the said act 4
4- approved June 16, 1906, have 4
4 been duly complied with, now, 4
4 thereto. 4
4 l R Prt 4
4 dent of the United States of 4
4 America, do In accordance 4
4 with the provisions of the said 4
4 act of congress of June 16, 4
4 1906, declare end announce 4
4 that the result of the said elec- 4
4 lion, wherein tho constitution 4
4 formed as aforesaid was sub- 4
4 mitted to the people of the pro- 4
4 posed state of Oklahoma, for 4
4 ratification or rejection, was 4
4 that the said constitution was 4
♦ ra ther with the pro- 4
4 vision for state-wide prohibi- 4
4 tlon, separately submitted at 4
4 the said election, and the state 4
4 of Oklahoma is to ho admitted 4
4 by congress into the union 4
4 under and by virtue of the said 4
4 act on an equal footing with 4
4 the original states. 4
4 In testimony whereof, 1 have 4
4 hereunto set my hand and 4
4 caused the Beal of the United 4
4 States to be affixed. Done at 4
4 tin' city of v. - n this +
4 sixteenth day of November, In 4
4 the year of our Lord, one thou- 4
4 sand nine hundred and seven, 4
4 and of the independence of the 4
4 United Stats of America, the 4
4 one hundred and thirty-first. 4
4 (Signed) *
4 THEODORE ROOSEVELT. 4
4 By the President:
4 ELI HU HOOT. 4
4 Secretary of State. 4
4 4
444444 4 444 4 44444
CONVENTION IS ADJOURNED
Murray Kept It in Existence For Pos-
sible Emergencies
GUTHRIE: President Murray of the
constitutional convention, made th*>
startling revelation Saturday that the j
constitutional convention had never j
been adjourned by him, and was sub- j
ject to recall by the president up to the
j hour the statehood proclamation was j
signed. The convention, however, |
was adjourned formally, an hour aftei
1 statehood, by members of the con j
: vention in Guthrie, who were called
1 together by President Murray for j
that purpose. A resolution was
adopted formally adjourning that
body. The delegates also adopted a
jocular resolution Indorsing the action
| of President Roosevelt In signing the
. proclamation.
NEW STATE INAUGURAL
retiring territorial secretary, Charles [
Filson, at. high noon, when the cere-
! monies began.
_ j Then occurred th^ marriage of Ok- J
j lahoma to Indian Territory. C. O. •
OKLAHOMA ENTERS THE SISTER Jones of Oklahoma City, one of the j
HOOD OF STATES original joint sta’chood men, first j
proposed to the bride, who was Mrs.
-- Leo E. Bennett, wife of Dr. Bennett, |
retiring United States marshal of the
NEW GOVERNOR BEGINS WORK AT ONCE " ‘7,11 '!l",ril'1 :m:T\ Trr,Ty-
Mrs. Bennett is a beautiful Cherokee
-- womun and represented Indian Terri-
tory.
Governor Haskell was then sworn
in. just after a band had played "The
Star Spangled Banner,” then came
the address of Governor Haskell,
which was received with enthusiastic
Acts Officially Before Inauguration—
Largest Crowd Ever Assembled in
Oklahoma Attends the Inaugural
Ceremonies
GUTHRIE: Oklahoma Is now one
of the sisterhood of states. The cere-! applause. Governor Haskell then ap-
monies attendant upon this occasion
occurred here Saturday, the 16th,
amid the largest crowd ever assem-
bled in Oklahoma. With this bureau-
ocracy ceased and Oklahoma became
a free and independent state with
power to make her own laws and en-
force them without federal aid or
authority. The first telegram an-
nouncing the admission of the state
was received by Governor Haskell at
9:17 a. m., and one minute later Gov-
ernor Frantz received the official
telegram from President Roosevelt j
announcing that he had signed the]
statehood proclamation at 10: 16
pointed T. P. Gore or Lawton, and
Robert L. Owen or Muskogee, as
United States senators from Okla-
homa and gave them their credentials,
signed by the governor, which will
entitle them to take seats in the sen-
ate immediately after it opens.
Both senators made short speeches,
Gore stating that he congratulated
t-e people of Oklahoma that the dog
days are over, and that the dog star
which has been guiding the territor-
ies has set. Senator Owen stating
that he rejoices that he is able to
Eastern lime, thus giving Oklahoma I feme before the people as one of the
official notification of statehood on<*' blanket Indians of tho former Indian
minute after the president issued j Territory, and rejoicing that the days
the proclamation. 'of the rule of King George the Third
Immediately following the receipts j an^ Hitchcockism are over,
of the telegrams here whistles, H v Thompson, presida.it of tho
^r!TL"LL'd:^n^JLl!,yi:,..an<lE1Te™r chamber of commerce at Oklahoma
of cannon was incessant.. The news
was rapidly spread through the
vast crowd of people thronging the
streets and hotels of Guthrie, and
demonstrations of joy were un-
bounded.
Governor Frantz stuck to his deter-
mination and took no part whatever I have adopted as the
In the inaugural ceremonies. After1
receiving the telegram from Presi-
dent Roosevelt announcing statehood,
he went to his home and remained
there. There will ha no formal turn-
ing over of the territorial govern-
ment's office to the new governor, as
the two men will not meet. None of
the new state officers formally took
charge of their offices until Monday,
excepting the governor. Governor
Haskell, immediately after the news
was sworn into office at the ^f11 wRh “cTp't'aln Pa'vne!
hotel by Leslie G. Niblack, a Guthrie 1
newspaper man. in order that he
might, head off an illegal attempt of
tne Standard Oil company to make
interstate connection at the Kansas
line near Bartlesville so that gas
might be piped out of Oklahoma.
Governor Haskell received a re-
. , ,, mi iu,* ih . Gfnn/i held, mere were a tew changes in
port from Bartlesville that the Stand- . . . .
L, nu wnnlrt take ndv«n-'the line ot march alreiul> announced.
Mrs. C. .V Haskell wife of the gover
City, presented the governor with a
bunch of chrysanthemums on behalf
of his city, and C. H. Pittman on be-
half of the women of Enid, presented
the governor with a bouquet of chry-
santhemums which they will try to
state flower.
A feature of the program which
welded the first days of the Indian
country to the birth of the new state,
was t..e presentation of the picture of
Captain David Payne of Kansas, who j
brought the first colony of people ’
from Kansas to Oklahoma and was 1
known as tho first Oklahoma boomer •
The picture was presented by Captain j
Sidney Clarke of Oklahoma City, on j
behalf of the Oklahoma Boomers’ I
Organization. Clarke was associated
was a delegate
to congress from Kansas Territory
and was a member of congress in
1864 to *71, serving with Colonel Van
Horn of Kansas City in congress.
After the inaugural ceremonies the
parade was formed and marched to
Electric park, where the barbecue was
held. There were a few changes in
ard Oil company would take advan
tage of the three hours in which there , . , .. . , . ,
, . „,oi-u nor. and her family, with a number of
was to be no government and make -i-v,
lady friends, rode in the parade. The
Xowata Juvenile band and others
from Guthrie, Crescent City, Tonka-
wa, Oklahoma University, El Reno,
First regiment band, Oklahoma na- I
tional guard, El Reno; Oklahoma City
and Woodward.
Five hundred members of the Okla-
homa national guard with two colt’s
Governor Haskell, therefore, sent! automatic rapid fire rifles and tha
a telegram to John J. Shea at Ilartles- liospital corps were in the parade, to- |
ville, deputy county attorney of Wash
connection at the Kansas line for the
piping of gas into that state. During
this time the authority of the Indian
agent to prevent such connection
would be suspended, and the new
state would have no governor to en-
force the provisions of the constitu- j
tion against making Interstate con-!
nectlons.
ington county, directing him to take
such action as was necessary to pre-
vent tho laying of an interstate pipe
line from Washington county. This
was his first official act.
At the inaugural ceremonies Cover
nor Haskell again took the oath in
public. This oath is i/.escribed in the
constitution and wan taken by all the
new state officers, who, with the ex-
ception of three, were sworn in at
the public library in connection with
the inaugural ceremonies.
The oath was administered by Rev.
gether with the Tonkawa cadets.
General Brant Kirk, commander of
the Confederate Sons of Veterans,
headed a number of his officers,
who acted as a detachment of Ex-
Union and Ex-Confederate soldiers
as the escort of the governor’s car-
riage.
One hundred members of the Anti-
Horse Thief Association inarched in
the parade. At Electric park fully 10,-
000 were fed at the barbecue.
Twenty beeves had been killed and
roasted and served with 12,000 loaves
of bread. Governor Haskell and the
KEEP NATURAL GAS AT HOME
W. H. Dodson, pastor of the First Bap- other new statu ofrtcers tendered a
tist church at Guthrie, to part of the recaption to the people at the park
officers, and bv James Burke to the j and stood in line for sev, ral hours
others. The oath was first adminls- shaking hands with the crowd. Two
tered to Governor Haskell, then to state officers were unable to take the
Lieutenant Governor Bellamy, to oath of office at the inauguration by
members of the supremo court in a reason of illness. Thej were J. J.
b„dy members of the corporation McAlester of McAlester, member or
commission fn a body, and all other th corporation commission, and "Bill
state officers together at the end ot Croso, soeretarj of state,
the exercises. The features of the Charles J. West, attorney general,
program were Interspersed. The first was sworn in by a notary at Me-
feature was the reading of the presi- Alester. where he went to bring suit
dent's statehood proclamation by the > against the alleged coal “trust.''
there by authority of Secretary Oar-
| field of the interior department. The
BARTLESVILLE; Quick action on Indian policeman had orders from the
the part of the new state authorities interior department to arrest any per
and federal officers Saturday pre- s°n attempting to lay a pipelinefrom
vented the Kansas Natural Gas com-
pany from getting its pipes across
the state line into Oklahoma. Late
Friday night Governor-elect Haskell
one state to the other, and hold him
subject to the jurisdiction of tht
courts of this county.
The gang «f men in the employ ot
the Kansas Natural Gas company
WILLIAMS CHIEF JUSTICE
Oklahoma Supreme Court Organizes
and Admits Attorneys
GUTHRIE: The Oklahoma state
Governor’s Appointees
No official announcement of politi-
cal appointment has been made by
Governor Haskell except that of F.
M. Canton of Osage county, who was
supreme court met Saturday after- named as adjutant general immedi-
telephoned to J. J. Shea, an attorney were working within 200 yards of tht
here, and to J. II. Jordan, the sheritt Oklahoma line when the sh< riff ana
elect, that the Kansas Natural Gas his deputies arrived. The men were
company was preparing to build Us: working desperately to make a con-
pipeline across the state line in the : nectlon with a line which they had al
northern part of Washington county, ] ready run from one of the large wells
and that the work was to be done be-: ju thi8 county to a point close to the
twreeu the time when the federal gov ' line. They probably would have had
erament relinquished jurisdiction and ] the connection made before the ar
tho state authorities assumed control. I rival of the county officers, had the
The object of the gas company w'as | representative of the interior depart-
•to get gas flowing into its Kansas ment not been on the ground
noon in secret session and elected
Judge Robert L. Williams of the Sec-
ond district, chief justice. In the vot-
ing. Hayes and Williams supported
each other, and Turner and Dunn
Joined forces. It is understood that
Kane favored Williams.
Strong pressure was brought to
bear by Oklahoma politicians for
ately following the governor's quali-
fying.
Other appointments practically
agreed upon will include as members
of the board of agriculture, J. P. Con-
nors of Pittsburg county; J. P. Root
zel, Blaine; R. F. Wilson. McCurtain;
D. N. Robb, Atoka; G. T. Bryan. No
ole; Dun Deal, Kiowa; R. S. Burns,
Jesse Dunn, but the Indian Territory | Dewey; J. C. Elliott, Garvin; B. J.
side finally got the chief justice, who j Waugh. Shawnee, is mentioned as the
was a constitutionl delegate. ] probable secretary of the board. The
The court organized immediately state dental board will include F. C.
afterward and admitted about 100 at ] sides of Noble county and W. M. Mur
mains from this field and then to j
make its fight in the legislature this
telephoning his instructions to
county. Governor Haskell de-
against laws prohibiting it from pip dared that he would do all in his
ing gas from the stute. It would | power to prevent tne Kansas Natural
have been shielded to a certain ex Gas Co, from piping gas from this
tent by the fact that it was ft Oklah in I*
doing an interstate business. ] field. He said the legislature would
When Sheriff Jordan and his dep 11 enact prohibitive measures as soon a -
uties arrived at the scene of the gas j it met and that the executive officers
company activity they found an In- would prevent the county from getting
dian policeman already stationed its pipe line across the line.
torneys to practice. These attorneys
were formerly admitted to practice De-
fore the Oklahoma territorial supreme
court and the Indian Territory court
of appeals. There was a difference
of opinion among the lawyers as to
whether they should be admitted with-
out examination an* without admis-
ray of Leflore county, while tho re
maining members have not been se-
lected.
The board of health will include Dr
W. T. Tilly of Mayes county, and Dr
J. C. Maht* of Pottawatomie county.
Judge Askew of Chickasha, will bn
appointed as state game warden and
GUTHRIE: The last financial re-1
port to be made by Cassius W. Ram-
bo, territorial treasurer, was filed with
Governor Frank Frantz Friday and
shows on hand the sum of $932,-
684.88, which sum Mr. Rainbo
turned over to James A. Menefee, the
Incoming state treasurer. The funds
received in the treasurer’s office
since October 1, when his last report
was made, amounted to $150,308.40.
and the expenditures to $60,375.24.
The public building fund amounts to
$674,13987.
CHARGES NOT SUSTAINED
President Signs Commission of United
States Marshal Porter
ARDMORE: United States Mar-
shal Porter received a telegram from
Attorney General Bonaparte an-
nouncing that the president has sign
ed his commission api>ointlng him aa
marshal of the Eastern district of Ok
lahoma, and that the charges muds
have not beett sustained.
sion fees. The court ruled that they ; James Smith of Kingfisher, state
could he enrolled immediately, and | grain inspector. Ed O'Cassidv ot
reserved the settlement of the other ’ Shaw nee, probably w ill be the school
question until later. j land commissioner.
--- ■— j Tho state hoard of Pharmacy will
Haskell for President Include J. C. Burton of Lincoln
OKLAHOMA CITY: One of our county,
citizens who attended the liauguriil
ceremonies at Guthrie remarked that
mak< g > -d prt sidential tinfix r and .» *- •>. ; — ......,
Five Million for Oklahoma
GUTHRIE: James A. Menefee, tho
predicts that before the time comes
his name will b<' mentioned in that
connection. The south is demanding
a southern man for the preside!ry and
if the new governor "gets away
good” he is a likely man and the new
state may furnish the next dojyrocratic
candidate.
there is five million dollars laying Idle
in the treasury of the United States
that belongs to Oklah mn. This
amount was given to Oklahoma by
the enabling act as a school fund aiiu
only need.-i the acceptance by the leg-
islature to have It turned over to the
new stale. Tills money will be sent
in currency and Mr. Menefee will en-
deavor to turn it loose in Oklahoma
THE DAWN
CY COLONEL CLARENCE B. DOUGLAS
Tliere is a new light in the East. The
brightest day in the history of the Red Man’s
land has dawned. From the skies of the reced-
ing night a hardy band of pioneers, builders of
an empire, have plucked the brightest star, and
with brave hands and patriotic hearts pinned it
to the azure field of Old Glory, adding a new
lustre to the Nation’s flag.
In imperishable letters a new name has been
inscribed upon the banner of freedom, a name
synonymous with success, with beauty, grand-
eur, patriotism, fidelity, prosperity, loyalty and
love of home. A name crooned as a lullaby in
the bygone days when sitting in the growing
twilight of the boundless prairies the Indian
mother from her tepee watched the shadows
lengthen into night and put her little ones to
sleep. A name interwoven in the matchless
history of marvelous things accomplished by
those who dared to put their blood anti brain and
brawn into the contest and win a victory where
defeat seemed most certain. A name now heard
along the arteries of commerce, in the busy
marts of trade and wherever beats the nation’s
throbbing heart of industry: OKLAHOMA.
But yesterday we were a million and a half
political orphans, misunderstood, misgoverned
and mistreated. Today we stand erect, clothed
with the full panoply of American citizenship,
in all things tne equal in fact as well as in name
of the proudest people of the nation. But yes-
terday to all the other states we were as strang-
ers. Today we have entered into our inherit-
ance and wear upon our brow the full-flowered
wreath of American manhood and take our
place in Columbia’s household as the most fav-
ored of all the nation’s children. But yesterday
the long-range government by appointment, by
political favorites, by telegraph and misinforma-
tion was the rule. Today we begin a new era
with the ideal government of the immortal
Lincoln, a government of the people, for the
people and by the people. Looking down the
darkening shadows of the past, with its ob-
stacles overcome, its disappointments outlived,
its obstruction to advancement swept aside by
the energy, determination and ambition of 6ur
people, we turn with confidence to the future,
proud of the record of yesterday, masterful in
the strength of today and meet the future, se-
cure in the belief that tomorrow will bring to us
hut additional triumphs in life's battle. In this
hour of our emancipation when peans of joy are
ascending throughout the land, when the clang
of political shackles falling from the arms of
freemen makes wondrous music for the patriots
who fought in freedom’s cause, it is but meet
that we should pause and give to those who led
the van a fervent “God Bless You,” and tell
them they have builded better than they knew
in giving to posterity the greatest common-
wealth tne nation has ever vcelcomed into the
sisterhood of states.
MUSKOGEE GENEROUS
Offers to House the First Legislature
Free of Charge
MUSKOGEE: Stating that Musko-
gee is not a candidate for tho perma-
nent state capital, but will house the I
first state legislature free of charge,
a resolution signed by T. H. Martin,
mayor; C. L. Jackson, president of
the Commercial club, and C. T. Madi-
son, president of the 100,000 club,
has been presented to Governor
Charles N. Haskell. The governor
has taken the proposition under ad-
visement.
"It has been called To our atten-
tion," reads the resolution, "through
the public press and otherwise that
notwithstanding the call of Governor
Haskell for a session of the legisla-
ture on December 2, that the secur-
ing of quarters in Guthrie has been
made impracticable by reason of the
excessive price demanded for inad-
equate quarters.
"Muskogee has just completed a
convention hall capable of housing
the legislature and equipped with all
modern conveniences. We offer tills
building to the state free without
conditions or restrictions."
TRANS-MISSISSIPPI CONGRESS
Women Fighting Prohibtion
MONTGOMERY, ALA.: Women us-
ing their influence ugainst the pass-
age of a state prohibition bill is a
novelty enjoyed by the legislature.
The bill has already passed the house.
The women appealed to the senators
to kill the measure, or amend it to
make it effective not earlier than
191 The first on the ground were
Mrs. E. Sommes Colton, daughter of
the Confederate admiral; Raphael
Sommes and Miss Kirkland, who as
officers of the Mobile schools, say
th loss of the saloon taxes will make
It impossible to carry ou the schools.
More Than 1,500 Delegates Assem*
bled at Muskogee
MUSKOGEE: With more than 1,*
500 delegates present David R. Fran-
cis. former governor of Missouri,
Tuesday called the eighteenth an-
nual meeting of the Trans-Mississippi
Commercial congress to order. In a
few well chosen words he welcomed
Oklahoma into the Union and de-
clared the meeting formally opened.
Moty Tiger, chief of the Creek na-
tion. delivered an address of greet-
ing to the congress. Moty Tiger
spoke in his native tongue and his
address was translated by an inter-
preter.
President H. D. Loveland then de-
livered his annual address, dwelling
at some length upon federal improve-
ment of waterways.
Oklahoma has by far tho largest
list of delegates present. These were
appointed by the mayors of the towns
and by Frank Frantz, farmer gov-
erno'* of Oklahoma.
We daily hurl the spear of life, but
God directs the blow.
MONTGOMERY. ALA.: The stat-
utory prohibition bill passed the sen-
ate by a large majority. There was
considerable opposition from the out-
side and as a part of compromise the
bill was prepared so as to take effect
in 190A. The house na<3 already
prohibition and the senate’s action
will be sent back for ratification by
the lower house. It is believed there
will be no opposition on the part of
the house. A number of women from
Mobile were present fighting the pro-
hibition measure and it was through
their efforts that the time for the bill
to become effective was set for 1909
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Smith, G. A. The Chandler Tribune (Chandler, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 83, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 1907, newspaper, November 22, 1907; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc914918/m1/2/: accessed May 4, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.