Er S. UNUSUAL INAUGURATION DENT WILLIAM FEATURES OF THE OF PRESI- H. TAFT. time in 76 took the Senate his For the first the President office in the and delivered dress there, For the vears oath of Chamber inaugural ad- the Presi- dent-elect and his wife were the guests of the retiring President and his wife in the White House before the inauguration The heaviest snowstorm seen on an inauguration day swept Washington, blocking the streets, stopping cars and delay- ing trains for many hours For the first time since the in- vention of the telegraph the capi- tal on Inauguration Day was practically cut off from communi- cation with the out world Though the announced line was broken in many cases, thous- | ands of soldiers, sailors, the West {| Point cadets and many regiments ! of militia marched through the | snow storm and cheered Taft | first time ever side thusiasm with the greatest en Washington, D. C. (Special). For the first time in a new President delivered his inaugu- | Ev f $Y irom seventy-six years ral inside the other Executive has gide still ~rowd of severa! Capitol ery spoken the out stand, but the snowstorm was raging at noon, and though a thousand waited out- hy J du dr +e side the east front of the Capitol, , the weather was too Inclement for Mr. Taft to risk long exposure in the | frosty air, and the official ceremonies | all were carried out in the Senate | Chamber. The announcement by megaphone to the hundreds gathered in the Capl- tol plaza that the ceremonies were | to be had within the bullding was | met with yells of disapproval. For more than an hour the crowd had | been standing in the slush over their shoetops in points of vantage near the inaugural platform. Women with fur coats and elegant dresses, peeping from underneath umbrellas, waded around in the hope of getling a glimpse of the new Pref dent and his predecessor. Hoping still that T0 CLOSE TWO NAVY YARDS, President Practically Abolishes New Orleans And Pensacola Stations, ‘ Washington, D. €. (8pecial), -- Hy direction of the President and in accordance with the recommenda- tions of the general board of the navy, Becretary Newberry gave or- ders for the closing of the navy yards at Pensacola and New Orleans, ittle or mo work, it is said, is now done at those yards, and their continuance in operation is regard-| ‘ed as unnecessary. ceremonies would be held out These attracted newcomers, the Senate Chamber cluded, thousands were the Capitol. With it all the gathering was good getting amusement out of Jests directed at the guardians of the and the gold-braided aids officers hunting for their com- had not materialized on time, Mr. Taft's induction into the same simple ceremony in the early days He nphold and defend the were in front con- of and tect the republic against all ene- mies, both foreign and domestic. The oath was administered by Chief Jus- Fuller, who was officiating at a ceremony probably for the time in notable career as the chief presiding officer of the coun- President Roose- such his Taft to Bible, was BUCCOSS0T to the had kissed the congratulate his being only ident second \! Mr Taft delivered 1} in abbreviated Chamber When President ed he was carriage outside the Senats there was joined by . ii8 form in the Taft h escorted ad conelud- the waiting Wing, and ft and An rn ride to the White House {to the retu Ex-President Roosevelt ked f the Capitol amid a cheering throng 0 4 nd 1 : { audience, He must have realized { that every word could be heard. | Knowing this, he was perfectly at | ease In its delivery, and there were | Intonations of volece which emphasiz- ied his more important utterances in | Just the right way, | The Vice President's gection of the | Senate reserved gallery was ocecu- pled by members of the Taft and | Sherman families, who occupled two whole rows. In The Taft Family Party, Mrs. Taft wore a new tailor-made gown of wistaria shade, with hat of cream straw and tulle to match She never looked better, more ge- or happier. Miss Helen Taft a picture of youth and happi- She wore a pale blue (ress, thorough harmony with her girl- grace, Mrs, Charles P. Taft's dress was of subdued color, trimmed with dark green, and hat to Miss Louise Taft was in light and Mrs. Albert Ingalls wor gray. The members the were quiet and dignified and ed the ceremonies with great of interest, Background Of Handsome Women. In the other galleries the throng. consisting of wives and daughters members of Congress and the Cabinet gave the borders of the attractive | touch color. di play the Senate in somber it was not lowed by members Corps in full uniform, into the chamber t : departure from convent and white in the ¢ around the sober mahogany The Ambassadors were with gold lace and gilt Nine Ambassadors were ! t Baron Hengelmuller, of ustria-Hungar being the only in the country wi short nameled Acre the fron lor stretched br of silk M one was ness in ish blue, pale of party a mostly of of circle picture The gorgeons chamber the and dignified array until an millinery Down in gat and of was Senators of the Diplomatic ushered was ional bla touch were there o}s n lor eR desks fairly ablaze Liral braid absentes He The Amb re traigth swe JRE in io Danis p i *1 dent. ‘et oltke, and, escorted by a thousand members mittee, was driven to the Union Sta- tion, several blocks away, and bh : ed a traln for New York and Oyster Bay, Close Attention To Inaugural. The scene in the Senate chamber resembled a huge historical canvas rather than a concourse of people. Every face was still and motion- less, as though painted Into the scene, 80 intent and close was the attention. Mr, Taft alone was the only one in action during his inaugu- ral address, except when it was punc- tured with applause. Then the can- vas became alive with action and the ceiling resounded. Mr, Taft ap- peared to be in close touch with his NO ANTIJAP LAWS IN MONTANA, Clayberg Bill Fails And Another Cannot Be Passed Helena, Mont, (Special). No anti-Japanese legislation will pass the Montana Legislature at this ses. gion. The Clayberg bill, as well as the Norton bill, was killed, and Nor. would have requested Congress to continte the Chinese exclusion act and include other Aslatics, not hav- ing been acted upon in the committee of the whole, cannot be passed. coat laden with medals. Three only of the diplomats wore headdress Wu Ting-fang, the Chinese Minister, who had an oriental hat of red silk, was a coral button indicative of his rank; the Turkish Minister, Gen. Morteza Khan, whose black Persian of the land of Omar, and the new Turkish Ambassador, Hussein Kalzem Bey, whose dark red fez had a black tassel of fringe attached The nine Ambassadors present, who had positions of honor in the front row, were Baron Edmondo des Planches, of Italy, dean of the corps; M. Jules J. Jusserand, of France; Senor Joachim Nabuco, of Brazil; Baron Rosen, of Russia; the Right MAY SELL SOUTHERN STEEL But Attorneys Will Try To Prevent Properties Going At Auction. Birmingham, Ala. (Special) — The sale of all properties of the South ern Steel Company at auction was decided upon at a meeting of the creditors of the company here. When the order i8 issued attorneys for the minority creditors will pe- tition to have the order reviewed hefore the United States Cireuit Court, with a view of preventing the sale. i § i i i i Hon. James Bryce, of Great Britain; Baron Kogoro Takahira, of Japan; Count von Bernstorff, of Germany; Hussein Kalzem Bev, of Turkey, and Senor Barras, of Mexico. The eight heads of departments Becretaries Bacon, Cortelyou, Wright, Attorney- General Bonaparte, Postmaster-Gen- eral Meyer and Secretaries Newberry, Garfield, Wilson and Straus sat in the front row, next to the Ambassa- dors, and in the order named. Sperry Took Dewey's Place, All of the members of the Su- preme Court were present except Justice McKenna, While Gen, J. Franklin Bell was present as the head of the army, Admiral Dewey, who should have represented the navy, was absent and Rear-Admiral Charles 8. Sperry, who commanded tha returned battleship fleet, occupied Admiral Dewey's seat under arrange- ments made at the last moment. A conspicuous figure on the floor of the Senate throughout the ceremonies was Major-General Oliver O. Howard, who was present in uniform, looking every inch a soldier. General How- ard 18 the ranking Mving retired offi- cer of the Civil War, and is entitled to the floor because he has “received the thanke of Congress Promptly at noon by dent Fairbanks’ official watch. minutes after that hour to everybody else's chronom the Sixtieth Congress ceased exist and the inaugural! ceremon- began At noon Senators and Teller, constituting committee to upon Vice Pres but accord- eter, to ies Cul- the walt the and Mr. Cullom announced that Roosevelt informed wag about to make his last cation to Congress.” This proved to be the proclamation which was read after the special ses of the Senate met, calling it to meet for the purpose acting upon the Cabinet nominations immedi- ately after that Fairbanks ed into the chamber from the 1 and took the gavel from Ser Gallinger, who had been presiding temporarily He was loudly applaud- ed When the House was announced the whole assembly and the members from the other wing of the entered under escort of Cannon, had @ arm Henry H. Bingham, of Penn- the pres Father of the them "he communi- of ¥ ne wr 5a 1 1c mar WaIK» ohl y arose who th of Gen syvivania, House.” Bpeaker Cannon advanced at } regory ed to Viee Pre w th = nt once to the seat for hin the right of hair and was Ereele the blind «¢ the dent's ¢ y $5.4 t to his ’ #y siding officers 1e Senats toosevelt And Taft Enter. Then ame the annour cement 15 14 fa. Mr. Sherman ft of Mr then dalivered his ¥ 15) i the After th plause was over and Mr. Fairbani | stepped to lower SHermars down Presid to private Jif Mr. Sher: and asked “God States of Hale A feat as iG ent nan to America.’ of- rapped attent the 1} introducing C fered Mr nine the man, nies, nited who was peroration during the hope that 3 fF tha the pressed up to the ideals « ed by Mr. Fairbanks, gident i banks and ti Immediate] the Presid extra sessi RIOTS were sworn into office President-Elect Taft Sworn In. The oath o. office was admin} to Mr. Tart Chief Just 12.50 o'clock The in the space in behind the Vice Presiden where Mr. Fairbanks while siding over the Senate From his in front Mr. Taft was escorted the wes! gide of the desk to the place where the cath was to be administer. while Chief Justice Fuller was escorted around the opposite side, The Chief Justice and Mr. Taft shook bands when they met behind the Vice Presidential desk. Standing be- tween them with the Bible was Mr. James H. McKenney, clerk of the n'ted States Supreme Court. Mr. cKenney held with both hands a ater Ful- wis mediately desk, pre. a by er at performed fod t's “at sont of the rog- v M by direction of the Chief Justice ex- pressly for this ceremony. It was a Bible of considerable gize, Oxford on, Clerk McKenney held the book with both hands and faced the au- dience, with Mr. Taft at his r'ght and Justice Fuller at the left, each of the latter grasping the Bible with ene band--—the right. The text of the Bible when opened faced the clerk. The oath, when administered, was pronounced fire, by Chief Justice Fuller, a phrase at = time, and each May Buy Lincoln Farm. Washington, D. C. (Special) ~The Senate appropriated $50,000 for the purchase of the farm in Kentucky on which Abraham Lincoln was born. This amount is carried in an amend- ment to the General Deficiency Ap- propriation Bill, introduced by Sena tor La Follette, For several years of. forte have been made to have the na- tion take over the Lincoln farm, but #0 far without success, The amend. ment, has to mndergo the ordeal of conerence, phrase was répeated by Mr. Taft in a clear volte. Theh, when the oath had been finished, Mr. Taft said, “8c help me, God.” and kissed the Bible where it had been opened The lips of Mr. Taft touched three verses on the right-hand zide of the right-side page of the opened Bible, The Bible was opened casually by the clerk, but after Mr. Taft had kissed it the clerk left his thumb between the pages. Later he opened the volume and ascertained that the three verses which Mr. Taft had kiss ed were the ninth, tenth and eleventh of the third chapters of First Kings, reading as follows: "oe Give, therefore, thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that 1 may discern between good and bad: for who is able judge this thy 80 great a people? *10 And the speech pleased the { Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing 11. ‘And God im, j cause thou hast asked this thing | hast not asked for thyself long | neither hast asked for thyself | nor hast asked enemies but hast { understanding These character and Becond Chronicles | by Mi McK augurated f Cleri to be and gald unto h riches for the | asked to discern Verses are ra! theme to whi inley wh The Bibl MeKennes that ¢ & nat Lhe ion oO tificate attesting in the and page, after whicl date, will presente the Chief Justice Mr. Taft then {of his inaugur and distinguis in the Senate in tently to the frani one used engraved ceremony upon Bible, at a i : ‘ inserted the be \ to hegatr of the policies ! f Pres we, 'aft's new dent Mr addre {on another pags Cheers For Taft And Rox sevelt. As soon ag Mr. Taft had concluded address WHE CECOT rriage door of he was President return There Mr. Taft velt pris 3 ue apps ale ¢ Capitol amid corted hors 0 he PARADE WAS FINE. In Spite Of Snow Off And Slush It Came On Time—Worth Seeing. » the § d the slu mained short fim« writhed BAY an 011 inder 1 an inclement With | tien Wore od it} an though no rai in weeks, and ditions, cons n nes Ww ( floor the IGTrnit Was i Nor did the affect wy Of in i weal crowd irt the hor of the morning as of the afte ite and crowded siands bs the GAaNDNeRR radiated satisfac relief that, despite Taft spirit had the cipal conquered the wind rnoon ho mun BOWER OF BEAUTY, D.C ball fe] Washington The inaugural climax to the was impervious fluences of the scene was as bhirilliant in beauty as if, through of Arabian knights of sil the socially select had been i transported in the twinkling of an { ove from the region of Arctic storms { to a tropical paradise, where the eves | foasted upon flowers and the sonses responded to the strains of exquisite mugic The assemblage was of a most distinguished character, being | representative of all that is officially great and distinguished and all that | is docially brilliant. The President {of the United States and Mrs. Taft, | the Vice-President and Mrs. Sherman, members of the Cabinet with their wives or daughters, repregsentatives of the foreign powers, with the la- dies of the embassies and legations, judges of the Bupreme Court and their ladies, Senators and Represen- tatives, with their wives and daugh- tere and all that goes to make up social prominence at the national capital and much of the flower of the society of meny States were there assembled. “aft to all i blizzard There end wonderful the ARIA A Airships To Have Cannon. Berlin (Special). — The military airship of the future is to be armed with small cannon or machine guns, The army anthorities at several headquarters throughout! Germany are experimenting along this line, and it has been virtually decided to provide balloons of the rigid Zep- pelin type either with canoon of small caliber or machine guns, It fs proposed also to arm the semi rigid balloons of the Parsevg® and Gross types with a lighter rapid-fire ——— weapon. THE TAFT CABIYET 1S CONFIRMED Senate Without (bjection Passes Nominations. NR. LOEB MAY BE COLLECTOR. When The Names Beach The Senate The Question Of Knox's Hesignae tion Is Raised — Ng Objection Follows, And He Is Confirmed— The Other Nominations Are All Considered By Commitices Dee fore Action Is Taken. TAFT'S Becretarsy Chase Knox age, fifty.s'x 5 retary MacVeagh merchant ME of Assigtar Huntin HER APPENDIX HAD TWIN. Tennessee Woman, Operated On For One, Has Taken Out, Tenn { Spe be perfor Two phis Men iem } "ig 2 18 { Ope; ation believed { surgical annals was | when a woman pa Hospital CAR: +1 IN This operated on voriform terian simple was found to possess two of the i gerous little pouches. Although one wag deseased, the physicians charge removed both The patient a woman of 40 vears, ‘was admitted to the hospital especis {ally for the customary operation, i and no one was more astonished than { those in charge of the case, when the {two appendices were discovered. | Barely half an inch apart, the.two were decidedly prominent, standing iat a distinct angle. The appendices will be exhibited and the operation described before the medical society, Jewels For Mrs, Roosevelt, Washington, D. C. (Special). Mrs. Roosevelt was the recipient of a handsome diamond necklace pre. sented to ‘her at the White House as a farewell gift from some of her friends. The funds for the purchase were contributed enthrely hy women, and Mrs. Ll. Z Leiter headed the list of subscribers, It is said that the treasurer of the fund was Miss May Williams, of New London, Conn. of Explosion Costs Three Lives, Charlotte, N. C. (Special).——The boiler of the Beck sawmill, five miles from Thomasville, exploded, instant. iy killing Bertie Beck, son of one of the owners of the plant, and fatale ly injuring Hillay and Andrew Beck, brothers and owners of the mill, The boy was blown 100 feet and hore ribly mangled. Three operatives were knocked down and seriously in-. jured. The explosion was caused turning cold water into the boiler. .“ 2 oo»
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