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VOL. VIII.
TAFT TAKES INAUGURATION VOW IN SENATE CHAMBER
WASHINGTON SWEPT'BY STORM OF SLEET AND SNOW;
BLIZZARD RAGES DOWN LINE OF MARCH TO CAPITOL;
TAFT TAKES OATH
IN SENATE WHILE
GALE SWEEPS GITYI
Blizzard Drives Inauguration
Party to Shelter Although
President-Elect Protests
Changes of Plans.
BUNTING TORN DOWN
BY HAVOC OF STORM
WHICH FILLS STANDS
Hew Chief Executive, However, in
Beat of Spirits, Says “I Knew It
Would Be Cold Hay When 1 Took
Oath.”
WilHam H. Taft, of Ohio, and
James H. Sherman, of New ork.
were inaueuraied at noon today as
president and vice president of the
United States.
The ceremony of the inauguration
was accomplished with all due for
mality and finality, but tunder most
unusual conditions, owing to a ter
rific hlzzarti which broke over the
national capital, paralyzing street
traffic, destroying communication
with the outside world, and bringing
to the thousands of assembled visit
ors who had gathered in expectation
of the usual spectacular demonstra
tion.
Notwithstanding the adverse con
ditions. all of the main features of
the inauguration were accomplished.
The main change was in modify
ing the original program so that the
inaugural address, usually delivered
from the east portico of the capitol.
was pronounced by Mr. Taft in the
senate chamber.
As President Taft passed up Penn
sylvania avenue to the White House
he was greeted with loud cheering
which he acknowledged by constant
ly lifting his hat. With Mrs. Taft,
the president rode behind troop A.
which had been preceded by a band,
the chief marshal of the parade and
his aides.
Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
rode in a separate carriage imme
diately behind the presidential coach,
which was drawn by four horses.
President Taft arrived at the
White House at 2:25 o’clock. There
was no ceremony and no demonstra
tion.
Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
followed the president into the man
sion.
At 2:47 p. m. President Taft and
Vice President Sherman left the
White House and took their place «n
the reviewing stand. They were
received with a mighty cheer. The
review of the inaugural parade be
gan at once.
(By Aaaociatsd Brass-)
WASHINGTON. March 4.—ln the sen
ate chamber, which seldom before has
witnessed so impressive a ceremony or
held a more brilliant audience; in the
presence of high dignitaries of state and
nation, and the ambasadors and repre
sentatives of practically every country of
the civilized world. William Howard Taft,
shortly before 1 o'clock today, took oath
of office as president of the United States.
A blinding snow storm, which swept in
upon Washington late last night and con
tinued throughout the forenoon, caused
an abandonment of the outdoor ceremony
at the capitol which heretofore has mark
ed the inauguration of many presidents of
the United States.
Change Was Disappointing
The change of program was a source of
deep disappointment to thousands of per
sons who gathered in the deep snowdrifts
and slush of the capitol plaza in the hope
of witnessing the taking of oath by the
new president. Mr. Taft was extremely
anxious that the original plains should. be
adhered to, but after he had arrived at
the capitol he gave consent because of
the danger the exposure to the elements
would have the venerable
Chief Justice Fuller, of the supreme court
of the United States, and the elder mem
bers of the senate and diplomatic corps.
Mr. Taft's inauguration immediately fol
lowed that of Viee President James S.
Sherman, which was carried out in ac
cordance with the original program.
The distinguished company which gath
ered in the senate to witness the inaugur
ation of the vice president and which af
terward was to have been escorted to
the Immense inaugural stand on the east
front of the capitol. simply remained in
their places In the chamber to view the
Induction into office of the new chief ex
ecutive of the nation.
Roosevelt With Taft
President Roosevelt, arm in arm with
President-elect Taft, entered the crowded
senate chamber shortly after 12 o'clock.
The appearance of these two chief fig
ures in the day's events, was a signal
for a spontaneous outbreak of applause
on the floor and of cheers in the gal
leries.
Speaker Cannon, entering the senate
chamber at the head of the house of rep-
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Utlwiw SemWiWWa Smwd
RAGING BUZZARD
GRIPS WASHINGTON,
I WIRES BLOWN DOWN
Heavy Snow Storm Cuts Off
All Communication With
Capital for Hours—Traffic
I
Is Delayed*
SNOW WHICH BEGAN
AT MIDNIGHT THURSDAY
WRECKS MANY WIRES
Streets Along Line of Inaugural Pa
rade Are Covered With Mud,
Siubh and Many Broken Tele
phone and Telegraph Wires.
Snow Gangs Ready
Shortly after 3 o'clock the street clean
ing department of the District of Co
' lumbia was waiting until the fall of snow
. had ceased, when it would commence
immediately to remove the snow from
the line of march of the inaugural pa
rade.
Washington ws visited by a similar
storm during the second" inauguration of
Grover Cleveland and at that time,
. though the formal ceremonies were car
ried out. many of those who participated
never recovered from the effects of the
storm. Scores of the paraders at that
L time, including many West Point cadets,
were stricken with pneumonia and sev
! eral fatalities resulted. Following the
. inauguration ceremonies agitation de
veloped to have the next inauguration
1 held on April 30. or some time in the
• month of May, but congress did not take
any action in the matter.
Trains Are Delayed
f The snow storm which swept the entire
Atlantic seaboard early today attained
blizard proportion, and lines of communl
' cation in all directions from the national
■ capital were broken. Train dispatchers
reported that train movement was ham-
1 I pered and that the storm had greatly ag
. I gravated the natural congestion of trans
, portation in Washington.
Telephone Wires Fail
As showing the complete isolation of
■ Washington, efforts to reach that point at
. 10 o'clock this morning were mgde by
long distance telephone from New York
! to St. Louis, thence to Louisville and back
. to Lynchburg, Va. This resulted in a few
words from Lynchburg, which Is 120 miies
’ south of Washington, and is practically
, the nearest point to Washington in com
munication with the outside world. It is
' | stated that the weather at Lynchburg and
I' northward was fairly pleasant, but could
I give no indication of this morning's situ-
I ation at Washington.
1 New York suffered a delay in transpor
tat lon facilities by the storni. Incoming
trains were delayed and ferry service was
hampered. It was still snowing in New
York at 10 o’clock this morning.
' WASHINGTON ISOLATED;
BLIZZARD GRIPS CAPITAL
(By Associated Press.'
I NEW YORK. March 4.—The city of
• Washington was isolated from communi
-1 cation with the rest of the country after
, about 4 a. m. today by a heavy snow
storm which brought down a great many
telephone and telegraph wires and render-
I ed others unworkable.
At 8:30 o'clock this morning the tele
graph and telephone companies reported
i they were unable to communicate with
. Washington from any direction, although
j from midnight last night until about 4
a. m. it was possible to reach Washing-
> ton byway of the south.
After a considerable amount of spring
like weather the snow, accompanied by a
high gale, struck New York last night,
played havoc with telegraph and tele-
■ phone wires.
i The snow was still falling at dawn to
r day.
» Both telegraph companies were cut off
I entirely from communication with Wash-
• ington as the result of a break in the
t neighborhood of Baltimore. Repairing
, gangs were rushed out on the line from
i Philadelphia, but conditions were still bad
this morning.
a Unless there Is continued snowfall today
- traffic will not be seriously interfered
I with.
' WASHINGTON SHIVERS
I IN FREEZING WEATHER
(By Associated Press.'
PITTSBURG. Pa., March 4—The local
( United States weather bureau received
. the following message from Washing
, ton. D. C., via Atlanta and Cincinnati
} today:
' "Furdog helmuth rogation dedona.”
When translated It was to the effect
i that in Washington the temperature was
' | 28 degrees at 8 o'clock, snowing, and a
f . west wind was blowing at the rate ot
s ' 24 miles an hour.
II THREE STATES ARE SWEPT
BY' THE GREAT STORM
(By Associated Preu.)
NORFOLK, Va.. March 4.—A storm of
flgreat intensity swept through eastern
• Virginia. Maryland and North Carolina
■ last night with a maximum wind velocity
at Cape Hatteras of 52 miles an hour
- during the early morning. Coming fron.
- the rA»rth and northwest the winds in
- many places brought with them freez-
> ing weather but th etemperature in
1 Norfolk and vicinity only fell to 3t>
1 degrees and the many fruit trees are yet
’ unhurt, notwithstanding the light snow
■ that fell for several hours this forenoon.
With freezing weather tonight ths
fruit trees, however, will more than
, likely suffer to a great extent with prob-
I ably half of the eastern Virginia fruit
crop cut off. High winds prevailed
’ throughout the night, many cities ana
I towns reporting serious storms particu
. larly along the coast. The wind reacheu
' 36 miles an hour here, and played havoc
with awnings and street signs and caus-
> ed many fences and trees to suffer. At
. Kaleigh, N. C., the wind rose to a maxi-
mum velocity of 42 miles an hour, while
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ATLANTA. GEORGIA. FRIDAY, MARCH 5, IM9.
Where the Gallant Sons and Beautiful Daughters of
Uncle Sam Will, Under Music’s Spell, Trip the Light Fantastic
,1 Fffl I fIWBW W -fi® wW?
Tonight, at 9:30, In the huge corridors of the pension office build
ing, a great throng of grotesquely attired women and spick and span men
in black and white and blue with gold lace, will assemble and trip the
light fantastic in honor of the incoming president and his family.
Herewith is Artist Qoodnow’s conception of the glittering scene. The
picture was prepared from a photograph made of the ballroom after sev
eral thousand dollars’ worth of decorations had been placed, on the border
COOPER CASE OPENS
ITS SEVENTH WEEK
STATE’S AT ORNEI’S DID NOT
APPEAR WHEN COURT OPEN
ED AND JUDGE HART SENT
OFFICERS AFTER THEM.
(By Associated Press.'
NASHVILLE. Tenn., March 4.—When
court opened this morning in the trial of
Colonel D. B. Cooper, Robin Cooper and
John D. Sharp for the slaying of former
Senator E. W. Carmack, it marked the
opening of the seventh week of tha fa
mous case. The crowd was smaller
ihan usual.
The balcony was well filled but the low
er floor was almost deserted until after
the proceedings had commenced.
At 9:30 the state’s attorneys had not
appeart and Judge Hart sent for them.
The word came back that they were in
conference arid they craved the Indul
gence of the court for a short time.
Dr. Glasgow Recalled.
Thereupon Judge Anderson sadd:
"Pending the absence of the state,
counsel for defense will also retire for a
conference. We will return when you are
ready for us.”
The attorneys withdrew, conferred and
returned, but still the state delayed. Fi
nally, after 10 o’clock. Attorney General
McCarn and his associates entered and
said:
"Recall Dr. McPheeters Glasgow for
cross-examination.”
Captain Fitzhugh conducted the cross
examination.
“Doctor, when counsel examined you
and read your autopsy statement to Dr.
Eve, he described one of the wounds upon
Senator Carmack’s body as one and one
half inches from the median line of the
left side. Is that correct?"
"No, sir. It was one-half inch. It was
typewritten one and one-half, but the one
was crossed out.”
Range of Bullet
"How did that bullet range?”
"It ranged downward and forward.”
“It would be possible to receive such
a wound and live for some time?”
“Cases have been so reported.”
"You are familiar with Dr. von Berg
man’s text book on surgery as trans
lated by Dr. Bull?”
*’We object,” said Judge Anderson.
“They are not cross examining him;
they are using him as an expert.”
"We are not.” said Captain Fitzhugh.
“We are testing his knowledge.”
"The state can do that.” commented
the court.
“But Dr. Glasgow is our witness,”
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CHICAGO “HELLO” GIRLS
SHO UT IN E VER Y ’PHONE
“TAFTIS PRESIDENT’ ’
tJBy A«»oci*ted Presi.)
CHICAGO, March 4.—“ Taft is presi
dent.”
Thousands of busy persons who called
for a telephone number at 11 o’clock to
day were given this astounding informa
tion by the sweet girl voices in the ex
changes, Instead of the stereotyped
"Number, please.” It was Chicago’s most
unique method of celebrating the hour
that the chief magistrate of the nation
was taking the oath of office In Washing
ton. The business of the great city was
hushed for a time while this fact was
driven into the minds of the people.
“Taft is president!” It came at the
same time from voices not so sweet
voices of hoarse river craft, shrill factory
whistles, long-drawn cries from railroad
WHISTLES AND BELLS
TELL CINCINNATI NEWS
OF THE INA UG UR A TION
(By Associated Press.)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 4.—To give
honor to Cincinnati’s most distinguished
citizen and the twenty-seventh president
of the United States. William Howard
Taft, all business was suspended and the
bells of the churches and fire department
were ringing and the whistles on all
factories were for several minutes,
beginning at 11 o’clock this morning.
This was done In compliance with a
COVETED INK STAND TAKEN
BY FAIRBANKS FROM DESK
ißy Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, March 4.—When he
leaves office today. Vice President Fair
banks will take with him the beautiful
inkstand, which has ornamented his desk
for the past four years. This inkstand
has been the subject of considerable in
terest because of the published stories
that it had ■ cost SSOO.
According to custom the presiding of
ficer of the senate is privileged to de-
FREE DEAFNESS CURE.
A remarkable offer by one of the lead
ing ear specialists in this country, who
will send two months’ medicine free to
prove his ability to cure Deafness. Head
Noises and Catarrh. Address Dr. G. M.
Branaman, 1243 Walnut St., Kansas City,
Mo.
are protographs of some of the best known ashington women who
will participate in tonight’s gayety.
President and Mrs. Taft, Vice President and Mrs. Sherman and their
families will be the center of attraction. They will not, however, remain
long at the ball after the grand march.
The inaugural ball is famous as a rich field for Dan Cupid’s artful
operations. Tonight the little fellow will be on hand to shoot down the
unwary.
engines—all the clamorous voices of in
dustry and traffic. It rose and fell hl a
mighty chorus during the five minutes
proclaimed by Mayor Busse as belonging
to Taft’s supreme moment of Hfe.
Through It all there ran a gentler strain,
as a thread of silver lightsr up a black
evening sky.
From the school houses came the refrain
of the national anthem, and from the
churches came the murmur of the city’s
prayer.
Promptly at 11 o'clock the gongs in the
school houses sounded and the thousands
of pupils stood in salute to the flag and
sang the songs of the republic. At Wil
lard hall, where the greatest religious
service was held, the audience stood with
bowed head while prayer was offered for
the well-being of the new administration.
proclamation issued by the city’s execu
tive, but the earnestness of the demon
stratlonc was prompted by the respect
and admiration which Cincinnatians In
general have for their fellow citizen, who
has been honored with the highest office
within the gift of the American people.
Each crowd of citizens followed their
own desire in the form of their celebra
tion. but their form of salutation was
“Long Live the President.”
sign and have manufactured such orna
mental ink receptacle as he fancies, and
the one procured by Mr. Fairbanks was
made by a manufacturing jeweler of New
York
The criticism of the reputed cost of this
stand has rankled in Mr. Fairbanks’
heart for four years, and today he sent
to Secretary Bennett a check for S2OO,
which was the actual cost of the orna
ment. and announced that he would take
it with him.
EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW
COVERS CAPITAL’S STREETS
PHILA ELPHIA, Pa., March 4.—A
wireless ;.icssage from Washington to
the navy yard at 11, a. m., says there
is about <' isht inches of snow on the
ground still snowing.
MANY THOUSANDS
ARE SFORM-BOUND
EASTERN VISITORS ARE CAUGHT
IN BLIZZARD AND ALL TRAINS
ARE HELD UP Bl’ HEAVY'
SLEE AND SNOW.
BALTIMORE, Md.. March 4—(By Uni
ted Wireless via Washington)—Thousands
of people bound for the inaugural cere
monies in Washington were detained
here today by reason of paralyzed train
traffic resulting from a blizzard.
For hours Baltimore was cut off from
communication with the outside world.
The blizzard began late last night. All
train service between here and Washing
ton was suspended for a time, trolley car
service in this city and suburbs was
stopped this morning.
Thomas H. Worthingt< n was killed
by a falling live wire last night.
BALTIMORE IS VISITED
BY’ RAGING BLIZZARD
WILMINGTON. N. C., March 4.—A lo
cal train from Baltimore over the Phil
adelphia, Baltimore and Washington
reached Wilmington a few minutes after
11 o’clock. Conductor Bitterbach stated
that conditions in Baltimore were se
rious.
The conductor said that up to 9, a. m.,
no trail, had arrived at Baltimore from
Washington since last night.
AUGUSTA POLICEMAN
WILL BE PARDONED
That the two Augusta policeman who
were convicted of robbing a Chinaman
while t*ey were members of the police
force of that city w— be pardoned by
Governor Smith within a few hours, is
an authentic surmise that was given
out at the capitol. Thursday morning.
The two policemen would have very
little more time to serve on their full
sentence of 12 months in lieu of a SI,OOO
fine. They were convicted of robbery,
and committed almost a year ago. ft is
said that there Is very serious doubt of
their guilt
WOMAN AND BOY
PERISH IN FLAMES
NEW YORK. March 4.—Two t>erson> Instead
of one. as was believed at first, perished in
a fire early today which swept through three
four-story tenements at Nos. 311. 313 and 315
Seventh avenue. Brooklyn. Neither of the
victims had been identified this morning. One
was a woman, apparently about 25 years oid.
and the other a boy of twelve.
The fire, which started with an explosion
in the basement of 311, appears to have been
of incendiarv origin. The location of the
apartment is a reputable * residence neighbor
hood.
S3OO
In gold absolutely free to sub
scribers for the Semi-Weekly
Journal. See page 8.
THOUSANDS PASS
IN PARADE OF POMP
BEFORENEW CHIEF
Despite Snow and Slush Thir
ty Thousand Men March In
Long Review Before Presi
dent Tait.
GEORGIA POSSUM CLUB
AND MARYLAND HUNTERS
TAKE PART IN PAGEANT
Military Organizations From Every
Part of Country Join With Taft
Clubs and Civic Associations in
Big Demonstration.
th- A»socived Preaal
WASHINGTON, March 4.-More than
thirty thousand marching men partici
pated today in the great military and"
civic pageant, which constituted the pril?*-|
cipal spectacular feature of the preel-: «
tential inaugural ceremony. Approxi
mately twenty-five thousand of theeft “5
were soldiers, sailors and marines of the. ’
military establishments of the United
States, bodies of the National Guard of
many states, with large contingents of
spruce cadets and midshipmen from the ‘
National Military and Naval academieA'
The remaining eight thousand were citi
zens from all parts of the United States,
banded together in commercial and polit
ical organizations, many of them dletlne
tively uniformed campaign clubs. JjH
Numerically, the inaugural parade to
day was not so large as that which
marched along historic Pennsylvania
avenue from the capitol to the white
house when Grover Cleveland, the only
democratic president of the United State*‘
since the Civil war, was inducted into the
office the first time. The parade today,
however, had a distictive and
quality, which no similar pageant ever
possessed. This year, each state reprt- '
sented sent the cream of its citizen sol
diery and the finest of its civic organiza
tions to do honor to William Howard
Taft ajid James Schoolcraft Sherman, the j
new president and vice president of the |
United States..
Lining Pennsylvania avenue, from the g
capitol to the white house, were immense
stands for spectators and every sear, was
occupied. Every vantage point in win- I
dow and on house-top was taken when
the head of the magnificent column or 1
thirty-odd thousand men swung arounAM
the curve at the Peace monument and
straightened out for its more-than-a-milo j
long march to, through and beyond the
brilliant court of honor. The avenue was
a great lane of streaming white and vivid
green, the official colors of this, the most |
picturesque of inaugural ceremonies.
Crowds Wave Banners
Almost every person among the scores
of thousands that jammed the J
and thronged the buildings along the a
route of the parade carried a miniature |
Star Spangled Banner, attached to a gol- 1
den staff. These were waved with right |
good will and no better evidence of the
patriotism of the American people and
the popularity of the new president and *
vice piesident could have been afforded
than the reception which greeted the or-,
ganizations as the procession swept be- ■
tween the throngs which lined the great
avenue on both sides.
After Major-General J. Franklin Bell,
the grand marshal of the parade, ac
companied by his brilliantly uniformed
staff, had passed and been accorded a
vociferous greeting, the crowds settled
down, with fine discrimination, to ap- I
plaud those organizations which ap- ,
pealed most distinctly to them.
In previous inaugural parades, the
midshipmen from the Naval academy,
ai Annapolis and the cadets from the J
Military acadrmy at West Point have'*
won the greatest popular approval. To-' '
day they were no less favorites than
formerly among both residents and visi- I
tors; but in heart interest they were
eclipsed by the detachment of 3,300 sail- ,
ors from the great fleet of American bat- 3
tieships now anchored in the waters' of |
Hampton Roads, just returned from
their world-encircling,
cruise of fourteen months. Tanned these
men were by tropical suns, lithe, active
and hard as nails through the rigidity
of their work and discipline, and as
they marched down the flag-decked lane,
with the sailor-man s quick, active step,
to the accompaniment of inspiring mu
sic from their own hands, the throngs
became nearly hysterical in the mani
festation < f their appreciation. As they
swung along in lively, happy fashion,
accustomed now as they are to the
adulation of thousands they were evi- /
dently pleased with the deep-chested;
rear tha tgreeted them from the open
throats of a hundred thousand Ameri
cans— Heir fellow-countrymen. In this
way did the American people, as repre
sented in the nation s capital, express
their pride ir. the men who, in time
of peace, had won undying fame in far
off countries.
‘‘Man Behind the Guns.”
Th<»se “mtn behind the guns” fur- "
nished merely one of the Interesting
features of the parade. Eighteen gov- ;
emors of as many states, who hart
journeyed to Washington to do honor
to the nation's chief executive, appear
ed in the pageant surrounded by hand- '
somely caparisoned staffs. Silk-hatted,
frock-ct nted and dignified, these men.
chosen l eyond their fellow citizens, wen.
accorded everywhere a cordial recep
tion by the cheering crowds.
There was tremendous applause, too,
for all erganizations, civil and military, '
In the line. Among them several regi
ments ot Khaki-clad soldiers of the Uni
ted States army, only recently returned
from Cuba, and other regiments that havw
won honor in wars and In plains fighting I
with Indians, attracted notable atten
tion. Among the state troeps were detach
ments of the National Guards of Co»-
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