Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 116, 4 March 1909 — Page 1

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and sun-tfxegram; vol. XXXIV. NO. 116. RICHSIOXI), IXD., THURSDAY EVEXIXG, MARCH 4, 1909. SI XG L.E COPY, 2 CENTS. STORM RAGES AT WASHINGTON MARRING THE INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT W. H. TAFT FRIENDS AS WELL AS FOES CALLED OPOII ROOSEVELT RECORDER MAKES HIS JFIRST REPORT Shows the Office Is Self Sustaining. A FIERCE STORM RAGES THROUGH EASTERN STATES

AS A RESULT OF FIERCE BLIZZARD, OUTSIDECEREMONIES CONNECTED WITH INAUGURATION WERE ABANDONED AND PARADERS WERE ROUTED, ONLY SMALL ESCORT ACCOMPANYING NEW PRESIDENT.

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FAILED TO : JVBRIVE ON TIME a : i . Thousands of People Anxious To Reach Capital Delayed By the Snow Which Blocked The Trains. SENATE CEREMONY ONE LQNG TO BE REMEMBERED New Executive Arrives to Take The Oath of Office Under Escort of Gallant Veterans Of War! BULLETIN. . League Island, .Wireless Station, March 4. The following Is a report picked up here: "Storm here at Washington made it necessary for the first time in history for the presidential inauguration - to be held In the senate chamber. WireJess, is the only eommunJcation the national capitol has with the outMe world." - Washington, D. C, March 4. William Howard Taft' was inaugurated president at 12:55 today, the oath being administered in the senate chamber. A violent storm, which has raged in Washington for the past twentyfour hours, made the outside ceremonies impossible.. The parade was also practically abandoned, leaving only a small escort for Taft , back to the white house. Taft and Roosevelt reached the capitol in a closed carriage accompanied by a detail of secret service men and the committee on arrangements. The committee of inau- , guration presented the following inauguration of the vice-president in the senate- chamber and was witnessed by a brilliant assemblage. Prom all Directions. Trains bearing visitors from the southwest, west and north were snow bound. Pennsylvania avenue was filled with snow and slush. The snow alternated with rain fall during the night and early this morning and was accompanied by peals of thunder and flashes of lightning. It was one of the most remarkable meteorological demonstrations ever witnessed. The president elect with Mrs. Taft spent the night at the white house as guests of President and Mrs. Roosevelt. The two families had breakfast together at 8 : 30 o'clock today and from then until 11:30, the hour to start to the capitol, Mr. Taft chatted with visitors. Roosevelt meanwhile made final preparations for his departure tonight. At 11 o'clock the official clerk of the president and the : presidentelect with an escort composed of members of the Grand Army of the Republic, Veterans of the Spanish war

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WILLIAM H TAFT'S RECORD IN A NUTSHELL

He is six feet talL He weighs 250 pounds. He was born in Cincinnati in 1857. He married Helen Herron In 1886, and they have three children, Robert Alphonso. aged 30; Helen Herron, aged IS; and Charles Phelps, . aged 11. His home Is in Cincinnati, but he has had a house in K. street, N1. W . Washington. He attends the Unitarian church. His favorite pastime is golf. He was educated In the public schools of Cincinnati, was graduated from the Woodward high school In 1974 and from Yale university In 187S. He was admitted to the bar in 1SS0 and the following year was appointed assistant district attorney of Cincinnati. He was appointed In 1882 collector of Internal revenue for the First distrlct of Ohio. Governor Foraker appointed him Judge of the Superior Court in 1887. President Harrison, appointed him Solicitor General of the United States - la 1890. He was appointed United States .Circuit Judge for the Sixth Judicial district la 1802. He was appointed first civil Governor of the Philippine Islands in 1901. He was appointed Secretary of War' in 1904. ; He was nominated by the republican party as its candidate for President !at the Chicago convention, June, 1908. He was elected President at the November election, 1908.

and members of, the Army and Navy Union; formed in front of the white" house. Meets His Successor. ' Vice-president '. Fairbanks arrived and met his successor, James S." Sherman of Kew Yoik.- ; The two carriages were brought around , .and in .a- short time: Taft arid Roosevelt 'entered ihe first, and Fairbanks and Sherman the second. Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Taft and the other ladies of the official families drove to the capitol in automobiles and carriages . to witness the inaugural ceremonies in the senate chamber. A platoon of mounted police under Ma j. Richard Sylvester, led the president's escorts ' down Pennsylvania avenue, to the capitol. , f he president and Mr. Taft, and vice president and Mr. Sherman followed, and their escort brought up the rear. The parade to the capitol was devoid of pomp. An Impromptu Reception. When the inaugural party reached

the capitol Roosevelt went at once to the President's room. Taft and Fairbanks and Sherman went into the senate lobby where an impromptu reception was held. A little later Taft and Roosevelt with their families went into the executive gallery of the senate and the inauguration of Sherman was begun. The oath as administered by retiring vice president who surrendered his gavel to his successor, Chief Justice Fuller, and his associates in their ! black gowns occupied places in the senate chamber.' Senators 8 worn In. .- Sherman 'ascended the rostrum and performed his . first official act in swearing in the new senators. Taft was then inaugurated, taking his oath on the historic bible of the supreme court held by Justice Fuller. . The new president reverently kissed the book open at the kspJs.V:Tait. then Jbegaa bis inaugural address. Taft Didn't Care. President Taft said he did not mind the snow and wind, but senator Knox who was in charge of .the program, declared it useless to subject the aged chief justice and older members of the senate to such severe weather. As soon as the newly made president had completed his address he was escorted to the carriages and driven back to the White House, surrounded by the troops. It was announced that President Taft would review the ' parade, which was carried out in part, but greatly- curtailed. .Few of the marching clubs cared to tackle the 'heavy snow, which was almost up to a man's knees. Military marines and blue jackets, however, took the bad streets without murmur. .Second only to the inauguration of the man who will be both ruler and servant of the American people for the next four years, was the Induction t into office of James Schoolcraft Sherman, of New York, as vice president, a position carrying with it always the grave possibility of succession to the presidency through death or disability of the executive. , And not without its influence upon the day and the epoch-marking event was the exit of Theodore Roosevelt, heralded today by countless admirers, for seven years past as the most picturesque, the most virile, and one of the greatest ' figures ever upon the stage of American public life. A Cheering Throng. The straggling hundreds who watched the return to the White House in the . long ago of a Washington or a Jefferson, have grown this afternoon J to a cheering throng so dense, so multitudinous, that Its numbering is impossible despite the weather.' Tonight a new ruler of 90,000,000 people will wend his tired but happy

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3. WILLIAM tO way into the long sought, seclusion of the .White House, and the most mag ntflcent ' tnadjrttratkm i-asy ftT kjrttnfeftsfiftt w i.rr--:ir--ii." a-ffi ay a repuuuc ui uave isceu iib luruuif ena. President Taft had arrived in Washington from New York the afternoon of February 27, and until March 3, with his family, was the guest of Miss Mabel Boardman, of the Red Cross Society, at tier home, 1801 P street, northwest. Yesterday , he accepted the invitation of President' Roosevelt, which had been extended some time ago,, to be his guest at the White House the day before the . inauguration. The Taft family went to the' White House yesterday afternoon and lunched with the retiring president at the usual hour. He slept in the White House last night, and was lip bright and -early. Breakfast was served there ' at 9-J30 a. in., and the incoming president had practically nothing to occupy the time after the meal until the time came to make the start to the Capitol. Start of the Parade. Promptly at 11 :30 o'clock the president and the President-elect entered a White House carriage at the front portico of the White House. , In a second carriage was the Vice Presidentelect. , Escorted by the Veteran Grand

Army division they drove to-the Cap-.ed the gavel to Vice President Sheritol. At noon the' president and the;mata, the retiring vice president, tak-president-elect had arrived . there and ing a seat near Speaker Cannon. Mr.

were in , the president's room, where they remained while Vice-President -elect Sherman took the oath of office in the senate chanvtsr. The escort from the White House to the Capitol consisted of members of the G. A. R., United Spanish War Veterans, and the Army and Navy Union. " New and Old Vice Presidents. ' Not - so spectacular as the out-door inauguration of the- President which followed, but most : impressive and solemn were the ceremonies in - the ! staid atmosphere of the Senate chamber when James Schoolcraft Sherman took the oath of office as Vice President. At its conclusion Vice President Fairbanks,' retiring, banded his successor -the gavel, Mr. Sherman called the senate to order and in turn administered the. oath to twenty-nine senators whose terms began March 4, 1909, twelve of them being new members, eighteen re-elected ones. These ceremonies, the first formal ones of the day, were not lacking in dignity and pomp. Neither was there absent a touch of sadness and regret. The hour marked the passing of Charles Warren Fairbanks and a number of men , who had been associated in the upper body for many years. The galleries and the floor was crowded with specially invited guests, including members of the Diplomatic Corps, the retiring president, the president-elect, high officials and tbeir families. The families of Mr. Roosevelt. Mr. Taft, Mr. Fairbanks and Mr. Sherman occupied conspicuous places while in tLie background was a brilliant picture of brightly gowned women and strikingly uniformed men. The. vice president entered the chamber just before noon, and : in a speech filled with emotion , expressed his regret at parting with that body. The scene was an affecting one. ' The Justices Enter. The supreme court justices came in a few moments before the stroke of ! twelve, ihe senate arising as tha ju& -

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WARD TAFT. tices and members of the house arrived. 1 A similar formality was observed when , tJiedlnlamatic corns, the cab,ztj 777yrr:Z iner, xne presmeni ana prcsiaeni-eiecr and the vice president-elect " arrived. and took the places assigned them on the senate floor. As the hands crept near the hour of twelve the president and presidentelect, the cynosure of all eyes, entered amid a wave of applause. Each caught: the eye of his wife in the gallery and bowed in that direction first. Mr. "Roosevelt and Mr. Taft were escorted by the congressional committee on arrangements, who a moment later reentered the chamber as escort to the vlce president-elect. He received an ovation. The president, the president-elect and the vice president-elect took the seats reserved for them on the rostrum, facing the immense throng, Mr. Roosevelt, still chief executive, occupying the right. Oath Is Administered. Vice President Fairbanks, in his most impressive manner, then administered the oath to his successor. The venerable senate chaplain, the Rev. Dr. Edward . Everett Hale, offered prayer, the subdued murmur of hundreds joining in the final invocation of the Lord's Prayer. This impressive feature over. Mr. Fairbanks handSherman then began his short inaugural address. At its conclusion he administered the oath of the new senators, some of them re-elected and then formally adjourned the senate. Gradually the procession began to move to the eastern portico where President-elect Taft was to be Inducted into office. " Senators Take Oath. , The senators to receive the oath of office advanced in groups of four, I in the alphabetical order of states. taking the oath jointly. They were: Joseph F. ( Johnston of Alabama, James P. Clark of Arkansas, George C. Perkins of California and Charles J. Hughes of Colorado (new). - Those advancing next were: Frank B. Brandagee of Connecticut, Duncan U. Fletcher of.Florida (new), Alexander S. Clay of Georgia and W. B. Heyburn of Idaho, Benjamin F. Shlvely of Indiana (new), Albert B. Cummins of Iowa. Joseph L. Bristow of Kansas (new). W. O. Bradley of Kentucky (new), S. D. McEnery of Louisiana, John Walter Smith of Maryland. William J. Stone- of Missouri and Francis J.' Newlands of Nevada, Elihu Root of New York (new), Martin H. Johnson of North Dakota (neaJJ. H, Gallinger of New Hampshire and Lee S. Overman of JCorth Carolina; Theodore Burton of Ohio (new), George E. Chamberlain of Oregon (new), Thomaa P- Gore of Oklahoma and Boise Penrose of Pennsylvania; E. D. Smith of South Carolina (new), Coe I. Crawford of South Dakota (new). Reed Smoot of Utah, William P. Dillingham of Vermont and W. L. Jones of Washington (new), Hopkins of Illinois and Stephenson of Wisconsin. Cheered by- drenched thousands who packed themselves into ten acres of surging, picturesque humanity on the historic eastern plaza of the capitol grounds. William : Howard Taft. of Ohio, shortly after noon was foTnally inducted into the highest office in the gift of the nation.

The White House Yesterday Was the Mecca for an Immense Throng Who Came To Say Farewell.

DEE-LIGHTED GRINS - WELCOMED VISITORS From Morning to Night Thousands Shook Hands With Retiring Executive and Said "Godspeed." Washington. March 4. Tn all the wonderful story of the White House there is no more significant page than that of the day upon which Theodore Roosevelt has written "Farewell." None of its former occupants have in the day of their power and glory received a more varied, heartfelt or Impressive audience. Politicians of power in the land, humble citizens from every corner of the republic, men who voted for him and men who swung whole states against him, men who have demanded, then asked and then begged favors of him and been refused, friends who had nothing to ask, also great barons of statecraft, who had in the past consigned him to the bottomless pit of obliquy, called at the White House in a stream, shook his hand and wished him well on the eve of the day after which he can do nothing for any one. great or small, and Is looking forward to becoming again a private citizen. , - All Pranie Him New. One of his callers yesterday was a member of his own . party who . described him just before the 1964 convention as the "man whom everybody has to be for and whom none wants." And yet neither he nor any, other of the many important visitors had anything but praise or admiration for the outgoing Executive. " t some or the "visitors wanted to ten him good-by because they were' sorry to see him go, others because they were afraid if they did not call their absence would be noticed, some will always be his enemies and some his friends, but the magnetism of the outgoing Executive for one reason or another drew toward the WTiite House almost every man of promutence in political circles. In marked contrast to the last days in the WTiite House of those earlier Executives, who had stormy careers at Capitol Hill, the attendance of Congressmen of both parties" was most marked. " " - The President received good wishes and farewells and grinned delightedly from breakfast time until he went to bed. He shook hands with a score of Congressmen, many of them Democrats, and between shakes he signed a stack of recently passed bills. He interrupted his luncheon to welcome several visiting Governors, who called upon him with their staffs, and told them how glad he was to see them. He talked with Senator-elect Burton, of Ohio, while he was being shaved, and lastly, at 8 o'clock he shook hands with William H. Taft. Breaks Precedents. " Every time he could he called people by their first names, others he greeted as "Old Man." He welcomed the Incoming Executive as "My Dear Wrill," as he has since they were junior officials of the Harrison Administration. His handshake was firm, his greeting effusive from the first to the last. In describing his day he used up all the old ones from "delighted" to "bully," and finally settled upon "magnificent." He appreciated that on the eve of his retirement he was more of a real influence and power than any other man in America except his successor, and gracefully . relinquished the first place to him. THE BOARD NAMES R0ADJ1EVIEWERS Action Taken After Receipt of Petition. The county commissioners yesterday afternoon appointed William A. Lewis of Williamsburg, John L. Kins of Centerville and George Hart of Boston as reviewers of a road in Jackson and Harrison townships, asked to be constructed by Fred L. Dryer and several others in a petition to the commissioners. The reviewers are to report on March 17. The proposition of constructing a road es petitioned by the above was considered by the commissioners some time ago but there were several remonstrators and consequently the commissioners decided to appoint road reviewers to settle the controversy. . '- THE WEATHER PROPHET. INDIANA Fair and warmer, Friday.

. Will Robbins, county recorder has completed his report for the first two months since he has been recorder. The report shows that the office proved self sustaining and is probably the only one in the court house which can show a similar report. There was $608.20 turned into the office. The county profits to the extent of 1192.41 for the two months. Mr.. Robbins' services amounted to $115.79. $$2.46

of which was for fees. The remainder was straight salary. EXTRA SESSION . THREATENED BY GOV.MARSHALL States That He Does Not Ap prove of Extravagant Ap propriation Bill and Threat ens to Veto It. SUNDAY BALL MEASURE . PASSED BY SENATE The New Law Now Goes to the Governor for Action Dem ocrats Dropped the Plat form Measure. . . p alladium Bureas, Indianapolis, March 4. Governor Marshall said this morn ing: that the appropriations bill must reach, him before midnight tomorrow night or he will not receive it, ' He is aroused over proposed heavy appropii attons and there will probably .be .a fierce fight in the house to cut them down. Speaking of delay in passing the appropriations bill, the governor said : "I warned them a week ago I would not receive bills after midnight Friday night. That meant the appro priations bill as well as all others. They have had plenty of time. If the delay in passing the appropriations bill makes an extra session necessary,! the fault will be with the legislature, and not with the governor. If the appropriations bill is not passed the state Institutions and offices will have to get along on statutory appropriations which will be wholly inadequate. Pass Powers Bill.' The house passed Senator Powers' bill authorising boards of public works to begin action In circuit courts for drainage of land partly within and partly without cities. - The bill is intended for the relief of Auburn and Garrett. The house democrats this morning decided to drop the Kleckner ward and township option bill as they could not muster enough votes to pass it. This was the democratic platform measure. Ball Bill Passed. The new Sunday baseball bill passed the senate 26 to 19. It now goes to the governor. The Wells near-beer bill failed to pass the house 43 to 37. The house passed house bills to organize four colored companies of militia and to give city councils power to pass an ordinance requiring sale of all food and provisions by weight and measure Instead of by package. The house, at. 10:3O .went into committee of the whole 6n the appropriations bill. Representative Smith of Jay county was called to the chair by Speaker Honan. The senate killed the efforts to amend the Moore school book bill so as to do away with stale adoption. . Meet In Caucus. . The house democrats met in caucus at one o'clock and decided to kill all court bills which the senate passed over the governor's veto. The demo crats are making an effort to get to gether on reductions tn the appropriations contained in the appropriations bilL No decision has been reached. The governor signed the uniform accounting bin at noon in the presence of a large committee of . merchants. SURPRISE IS III STOREM THEM A Unique Affair at Post This . Evening.. There is a surprise in store for the members of the G. A. R. this evening at the post. There will be special exercises and a program appropriate to the occasion given. There is a great deal of Interest being manifested by the members in this evening's meeting, and a large ' attendance of the members is

People Are Drowned in Icy'

Waters of New York . Harbor and Many" Ships Are ..... . Now Dragging Anchors. fc ajajaajawaaav " -. . A LARGE SCHOONER " BELIEVED SINKING ...... r" - Wire Communications From. New York to Washington 4 Were Shut Off, the Wire Being Blown Down.' x New York. March 4. As VesuR of a' storm which swept the harbor this morning Captain William Ferguson and wife of barge. George , Bates and an unidentified man were drowned. -Several, rescues were made Irom Jcy ' waters. The sea Is the' highest tn r several years and many vessels 'are dragging anchors. The four masted schooner Merry- is fn distress off oast port with Captala James DBnolson ' and crew of twenty-two oa board. Wires' go Down. - V Owing to a blizzard which raged, alt night, all wire cortmahleatloar with' Washington were down "af 3 o'clock this morning; and- all efforts "to get word were fruitless : regarding;- -the-t weather conditions until 11 o'clock. when wireless statins of United States Wireless Company r received t flashes saying; eight Inches rot snow and stash, were on. the streets.' and a bllaurd still raging, making; it the most insuspicions Inauguration in history; t 1 Despite the weather conditions inv menss crowds -were massed on o: streets and reports regarding tha br parade- wei. coatflletlac.t At 11:30; sun '.broke' through the! donds bot: ltght snow warn trtfll - fantas. ' , All: through therntorninr ratal aad .'snow alternated -while, at terrific galet prevailed ooniianoasry: The . Brat workable wm taken possession ;et sy? ' the' goveramen ' ' r '"' v "i' r ? 1 1 FRET OVER THE DELAY Bell Company Anxious for federal Court to Render its Decision. r ,-. IN HANDS OF JUDGE TAYLOR -. ' - - . : - , The Bell telephone people In this city are very much peeved at the Jobs continued delay of Judge Taylor of the United States District cowrt at Toledo in making his decision .as to whether or not the temporary injunction of tha United States company ( against other independent companies shall he asade permanent. If It is made permaaent, the agreement between th Bell people and the Home company, win probably be broken and a fight made by the Bell people to secure more business. At the present time, the business of the Bell company has dwindled down to about 60 subscribers, mostly factories. ERYII1G f AO TO FIRE ...... . - William Woods Rtlcatcl Here And Given U io Uim f Btcn Police. t PASSED WORTHLESS KOTES William Woods, the C. C. L. brakfcman. who was arrested la this city yast fall for passing fraudulent notes and was sentenced to 100 days in the consty jail, was turned over to Miami county authorities today. Woods operated, successfully at Peru before try ins the same gam la this city. It is probable that. ' a prison sentence awaits Woods when he is arraigned before fcs Miami county authorities. y. ; THOUSAND KILLED. Victoria, B. C March 4.and lives were lost on aesr Hons; Kong ss result of the ststturning of a kerosene lamp oa a flow er boat which was chained to rellels and to which the fire News of the disaster reached here kr stesmer today. " ' ESTATE TO HIS WIFE. Jeremiah L. Meek who died , fcst week at the aaw of M years left ail of his property to his wife Sarah lies. After her death the estate to-to hs divided among the three sons. Howard. Walter and -WiUUas. He WU moderately wealthy. ' .

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