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A MMMItMHttDIIHtO i; TODAY'S NEWS j; ii TODAY Mm THE PEOPLE'S f PAPER I 36TH YEAR. SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARC1I 4, 1913. PRICE TWO CENTS STANDS. FIVH CENTS'. ON TWAINS AND NEWS f , ' ' -i i llSH ill Ijff! The Capitol Ready for Inauguration. Dny Ceremonies. ANDJS PRESIDENT Toook Just 30 Seconds to Take the Oath and Kiss the Bible. BRYAN GETS AN OVATION IVIiid Increases to a nle as He De liver)) Address and Few Could . Hear It. . . I . " '1 UNITED I'HESS UtABED WIBB.J Washington, March' 4. Woodrow "Wilson, of New Jersey, a Democrat, became the twenty-eighth president of of the United States at 1:37 o'clock here this afternoon. It required Just 30 seconds for him to take tho oath and Whs tho Illblo. Mora than 75,000 persons witnessed tho ceremony. Wilson Inaugural address was read to the winds. None Btandlng over a hundred feet away could distinguish tho words and not more than 2000 persons could hear the sound of his voice. Tho crowd, which had been held back a hundred yards, was' permitted to break through tho lino of soldiers when Wilson started speaking, and rush beneath the platforms, Shortly before tho offhvil party arrived at tlio stand tho wind strengrJicnod and when Wilson started taking tho oath of office, It hud Increased to a gale. At 2:05 o'clock tho new president entered a four-horse carriage and re turned to the Whlfl House. He took tho right hand scat To his left rode William II. Tnft, tho retiring presi dent. Opposite Wilson sat Senator Ilacon of Georgia, and opposite Taft sat Senator C'rano of Massachusetts. Crano and Hacon were members of the congressional Inaugural commit tee. When William J. Bryan of Nebraska appeared on the Capitol platform he was given an ovation. He bowed to the right and to the loft. Tho men who aro to coniposo tho new cabinet were seated on a stand before Presi dent Wilson and Taft. All were pres ent except James C. Mclleynolds of Tennessee. Before he took tho oath of office Wilson carefully examined tho Illhle. Immediately after Justice Whlto had administered the onth, Wilson began lila Inaugural address. The crowd gathered around the Cnp Itol was estimated at 75,000 and hun dreds of others swarmed the roofs of the Capitol library and adjacent build ings. Moving picture photographers got reams of films. I - Program Delayed 1)0 Minutes. Washington, March 4. The entire Inaugural program wag delayed 30 minutes by pressure of business In the senate. It was exactly 12:30 o'clock when Vice-President Marshall reached the senate, although the sen ate clock, which had been turned back, Indicated that It was not quite 12 o'clock. Marshall at 12:33. Washington, March 4. Thomas R. Marshall,, of Indiana,-warworn In as -vice-president of the United States at - 12:38 o'clock thli afternoon, and a few minutes later culled the senate to order. At 1:07 o'clock the members of the senate proceeded to the stand on the east, front of the oapitol, where Wood row Wilson was to be sworn In as president. ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS ON I'XIOX STREET ' Petitions for the Improvement of Union street from Water to Capitol, which were presented to the city coun cil one week ago, and refererd to the street committee, were last night re turned with letters attached from T. E. BlUIngBly, of the local lines of the Portland, Eugene & Eastern Railroad Co., and Assistant Engineer Wagner, of the same company. A difficulty arose when the petl t.ln' v';,j!re first presented regarding the'width of the Improvement. The railroad company holds a franchise on the Btreet for a Blngle track, and also the right to build such sidings and spurs as may be needed. It was con tended that the company would need the" full width of the street. In the communications from the officials of the company; which were road last night, however, It was stated that the company would not object to the re duction of the width of the street to 40 feet. INFECTIOUS DISEASES SENT BY MAIL Sacramento, Cal March 4. How In fectious dlseaso and' death may be Bpread through tho malls Is Indicated hero today in a report of City Physi cian W. K. Lindsay, of Sacramento to tho stato board of health, In which tho appearaneo of scarlet fever In the fam ily of B. Beach, resulting In tho death of a child, Is attributed to tho receipt of a letter from a scarlet fever conva lescent In Highland Park, Los An geles. Tuft's Veto of the Sundry Civil Illll Which Carried Oils Appropria tion, Kills It. Washington, March 4. The house passed tho sundry civil bill over Pres ident Taft's veto by n vote of 220 to 50. Tho bill was then rushed to the sen ate for action. Because the Benalo refused to fol low tho example set by the house In passing tho sundry civil bill over President Taft's veto, the Panama Pa cific exposltloon to bo held in San Francisco In 1915 will be without the $.'i00,000 appropriation for a govern ment exhibit which tho measure pro vided. The bill carried appropriations of $115,000,000. Representatives Roddenburg - of Georgia and Hamlin of Missouri In sorted the provisions In tho measure which prompted President Tnft to de clare tho measure unconstitutional. Hoddenburg Inserted tho provision against the proHecutlng of producers of farm products and Ha ml In that of exempting labor from prosecution un der tho terms of tho Sherman antll trust law. ( President Taft in his veto message said the limitations might prevent the department of Justice from prosecuting cattle thievog, Illegal land fencers and produce dealors who might combine to ralfte prices of farm products. WILSONS INAUGURATION MOST SPECTACULAR IN OUR HISTORY 'THIS IS NOT A DAY OF TRIUMPH, IT IS A DAY OF DEDICATION HERE MUSTER NOT THE FORCES OF PARTY BUT THE FORCES OF HUMANITY" The Day's Program In Detail 8:30 a. m. President-elect Wilson and .family breakfasted with his cousin, John E. Wilson, at Shorcham Hotel. 10:30 a. m. -Escorts of President-elect and vlce-presldcnt-elcct formed at hotel, headed by Grand Marshall Wood and Staff. 10:30 a. m. Wilson and Marshall left hotel for White House, 10:45 a. m. Ride from White House tocapltol begun, down Pennsylvania avenue. 11:00 a. m. Presidential party arrived at senate for ceremonies of swearing in Vice-President 'Marshall and new senators. 11:45 a. m. March to capltol reviewing stand. ' 11:55 a, m. Oath administered to President Wilson, 12, noon President begins Inaugural address. 1:20 p. m. Parade to White House begun. 1:45 p. m. Arrival at White House. 1:45 p. m. to 2:45 p. m. Luncheon at White House to President, Vlce-Pres ldent, families and guests. 2:45 to BO p. m. Parade through Pennsylvania avenue, reviewed by presidential party at White House. 0:00 p. m. President Wilson and family have small dinner party at Whlto House. 7:00 p. m. Fireworks display begins on Monument Grounds with national salute of 101 bombs and presidential salute of 21 guns. 8:00 p. m. Fireworks and Illuminations, viewed by president from rear porch of White House. 10:00 p. m. Close of fireworks with display of monster set-pieces flam ing portraits of Wilson and Marshall. 10:30 to midnight Public carnival on Pennsylvania avenue. , Washington, March 4. A half-million lusty-lunged Americans today ac claimed, In typical American fashion, a new rulor. A tall, slender man wreathed In smiles, standing in his carriago, bowing and waving to a mile of densely-packed humanity was the object of the ovation. This was Wood- row Wilson President Woodrow Wil. son, Vice-President Thomas R. Mar shall had his sharo of the applause, too. Following the exact path of twenty seven former presidents, President Wilson was tho central figure of the pomp and pageantry of the greatest In. augural parade ever assembled on his toric Pennsylvania avenue., It was an 9 by American Ptm Association. PI I ; jTTT 77 I - h A. rH I i i i i'---t-'j-x T-.iii"1 "-",.' ' ' - . "TB!S ' N5wrtwi:i I y VV : -- 4 :--' - ..J L ,r, y' "V'i'' ' '"V Jm" " ' N Xr -1 President Wilson, Vice-President Marshall and Inauguration of 'S observance of the precedents of gener ations. From the Bteps of tho Inaugural re viewing siland at the Capitol, with the kiss of tho Bible In tho hands of Chief Justice White still warm uion his lips, President Wilson was the object of tu multuous and vociferous applause as he led the pageant of 50,000 Boldiers, sailors and civilians to the White House, and there reviewed them. Today's parade was declared tho most pretentious of any In history, "in length, numbers nnd novel features It was unique. For nearly three hours It wended its way through Pensylvanla avenue. It was noarly dusk before the last marchers passed the new presi dent through tho "Court of Honor, T Crowds along Pennsylvania avenue packed every bit of room and filled ev ery seat In capacious grandstands. The broad avenue, swept clean and careful ly roped off was bordered by two walls of a gay canyon of bunting, lln.nl with a cheering multitude that filled every Inch of Bpaco and every availullo bal cony and window. Fakers did a thriv ing business, in selling big packing boxes to crowds afoot These were pushed near the curb and afforded tho owner a private grandstand of his own. The greatest crowd that over greet ed an incoming president and vice president shouted itself hoarse. Throe hundred thousand Washingtonlans and visitors, ostlmated at 200,000, viewed Uie spectacle. : Represented In tho ranks of march ers wore tho army, navy, West Point and AnnaKlls cadets, governors and their staffs, 100 bands, veterans of many wars, political clubs, Tammany "braves," cowboys, oollego men, and suffragettes, it was replete with start ling, novel nnd unique, features, from Virginia foxhounds, Indian braves and college gleo clubs to crowds of tem perance "whlto rlbboncrs." Specially predominant was the col lego atmosphere education's tribute to a great educator, President Wilson. Thousands of collego men, alumni of practically ovory great university, and college of tho coun ry, wero In lino. The parade was composed of four "grand" divisions. First was tho army and navy, with nearly 7000 men; sec ond, the state militia, with about 12, 000 men; third, war veterans, and fourth, civic organizations. Every state and almost every large city of tho na tion oent its quota to swell the stream of splondor. Forming about tho Capitol since dawn this morning, the parade began shortly before 1:30. While President Wilson was delivering his inaugural address, thousands of troops bognn forming the lino of march through the (Continued on page 3.) drover CI ercLind In 1S85, , JU- j r-w 1 1 j i Chief Justice While, LEGISLATORS SHOW THEY ARE XARROW-MINDKD f Olymptn, Wash., March 4. The house of representatives of tho Wash ington legislature today refused to send official congratulations to Pres ident Woodrow Wilson. A resolution to that effect was tabled without much ado. The house is controlled by the Re publican party machine. Governor Lister and the Democratic members of tho legislature Joined In a congrat ulatory messago to the new president cnrly this morning betora tho session began. Representative Connor then Introduced a Joint house and senate resolution but It met sudden death. CASKET FACTORY SOOX READY FOR BUSINESS Rapid progress is being made In the construction of tho casket factory of the Willamette Manufacturing Co., at Trade and High streets. Tho firm will probably begin moving Into tho build ing early next wwk, but will not be gin operations short of a month's time. The new building has floor space of '11, Slid square feet, tho dimensions be ing 80 by 74 fcot. All machinery will bo located In tho basement. Saved SK Sailors. San Francisco, March 4. Saved by a breeches buoy, when tho power fish ing schooner Sillcia went ashore in n fug off Point Ikmlta near hero toduy, the six members of the crew escaped death by a narrow margin. The life savers had much difficulty in locating the craft on account of fog. An effort Is being made to save tho schooner. OF A Friend Supposedly a Democrat, Hands the Following Copy to The Capital Journal. Our lease with 1'min Sam having practically expired ami having decided to retire to private life, we, the under signed will offer at, public sale, at our residence, Hie National Capitol, Wash- ng'on, I). C, March 4, l!li:i, the fol lowing described properly, to-wit: One elephant, about years old, sired by Cold Hugs and Damned by everybody; one high cohI of living, ono Republican platform us good in new, never having been used, one big stick, somewhat worn from overuse, one Republican machine, out of re pair, one financial system devised by Mark llanna and approved by (lie trusts, a large quantity of old dinner palls, grandpa lials Teddy linirs, Tal'i smiles, ono steam roller, several dozen fat. friers and other political Junk. This sale will positively lake place on tlm above dale, regardless of weather. Kverythlng most bo cleared by noon March 4, lt)i:i, on which dale tho Dem ocrats will take charge of the govern ment. Roust crow will he served In the old boys Republican dub and evm-y-lMdy, regardless of political servitude is Invited. This stuff must bo sold. T. ROOSKVhXT, Auctioneer. Wm. II. Taft, Clerk. 9 by Harrli & Kwtnf. Who Administer (he Oath. A Fifty Members Answer to Names on Roll Call Ad journed to 2 p. m. THE REPUBLICANS CAUCUS Adopted Resolution Congratulating the People on Inauguration of President Wilson. With Just 50 members present, the house met this morning, the organi zation rolled up Its sleeves and ex hibited a big bunch of muscle, shook its fist under the nose 'of Reames, of Jackson, and adjourned until this af ternoon. Tho Republican members Immediately went Into caucus over tho muddled condition of the legisla tion passed in the recent session. Tho Tho senate adjourned without the transaction of any business, and the Republican members Joined tho houso members In caucus. The occasion for tho demonstration against tho Jackson county Democrat was a resolution to adjourn sine die. Tho document staled that as the chief reason for coining back la adjourned session was to Insure tho validity 06 tho laws passed by adjourning, that) 1 ho session should now come to an end. lly a vote of ,'!5 to II tho rcsolu- II Ion was put aside to die a natural 1 death. j Then Hugood, the 1'ortlund Demo crat, was on his feet. I "Mr. Speaker," lie shouted, "I also I desire unanimous consent to Intro duce a resolution." Tho first ono had been expected, but nobody seemed to know anything about Il.igood's measure. Immediate ly n loud protest arose. The organi zation would have nono of It. I Speaker MeArthur told Hagood that he might explain what his resolution WIUI. I "Oil, it Is a very harmless one, I us -sure you," Bald the "proiessivc l)i ic ocr.it," and ho read it. It, merely coa- I griitut'ited the people of the United Stales on the Inauguration of Wood row Wilson ns president. 'The i't test subsided, ami the resolution v. is adopted under suspension of the rnh s I Speaker McAn bur iiiinoiiiKci tint. ; I lio Republicans of both houses uouM btlil u Micret caucus light iiwny, ,iul a motion tn adjourn was made. I "Mr. Speaker," shouted Reames. "l!cfore ;-oi pu. that motion. I would j like to make an announcement, 1 want to say that the Democratic mem- hers of the house will not. hold a cm ! ens." Then the organization rested on Its I arms. j In the senate Dlmlck of Clackamas, Neuner of Douglas and Von der llel- lenn of Jackson Were absent. All three were excused for the day on uc- 1 count of Illness. Tho legislature on caucus Ibis af ternoon agreed to transact no busi ness other than acting on vetoes, 11 rid correcting an error In state fair hill.