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I J —— THE JOURNAL A. COVERS DIXIE MMM THE DEW j* 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- Continued on Page Three 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 Continued on page Five 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,” Continued on Page S»x 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»- Continued on Page Five. NO. 49
