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the Oregon sunday ' journal, Portland. Sunday morning, ; march 4, 1917. mm SUCCEEDS U1MCCI C HID CIDCT MIIIIOLLL 1 U l U0 TIME IN 84 YEARS Inauguration of President Wil son for Second Term Sug gests Interesting Facts,. . PRECEDENT ESTABLISHED 2Trvr Bef or Have Fresldeat and Vlc President Boca. Elected, . Xaca of ' Vkon Tailed to Crry Own Stafe. ."Washington, March 3. President Wilson's inauguration to succeed him self, recalls some Interesting facta Pertinent to the presidency. Since March 4 fall a on Sunday, the president: wni ; take oath of office Sunday and Monday will again be sworn in when the usual Inaugural ceremonies will occur ;, For the first time in S4 years, and for the second time' In our nation's his tory, 'a Democratic president succeed hlmtelf. Andrew Jackson, first elect- ed" Jb JS.28, was the first, and hereto fore the only Democrat to occupy th-' White flouse for more than four con secutive, years. Grover Cleveland ecutive terms ever served by any presdent. Never before has a president and a rice-president been elected, each having failed to carry, his home state. Not ' only did President Wilson lose New jersey, but also Vice-President Marshall failed to ' carry Indiana Heretofore James K. Polk was the only candidate ever elected to the presidency with hls own state, Ten--tiessce, voting against him. Segarding Vice-Presidents. Vloe-Presldnt Marshall Is the first iti 8S ynrs to succeed himself In that office. It has been an even hundred years since both president and vice president have been reelected. Presi dent, and . vice-president have succeed " ed' themselves only twice before: John Adams was reelected with Washing ton and Daniel D. Tompkins was re elected wlh Monroe. In only two oth er instances has a vice-president been reelected: Oeorjre Clinton nerved one .term with Jefferson and waB reelected with Madison; he died In office: John C. Calhoun served with John Qutncy i Adams, and was reelected with Jack- j on. lie was the only vice-president ' who ever resigned the office, doing so to enter the'teenate. Oas Business .jean President. There has not been a business man elected president since Washington, who, in addition to operating extensive plantation interests, was engaged in numerous other business enterprises. Of the remaining presidents, nineteen were lawyers, four were public offi cials, two were soldiers, and one was a retired soldier, temporarily a farm er. . Three had served as college pro fessors: Garfield was professor of mathematics and later president of Hiram college; John Qutney Adam was professor of belles-lettres at Har vard, andjWilson was first professor of history In Bryn Mawr and Prince- , ... ;(.ioiurui ui ine laner -institution. L -Taft became professor of International law at Tale upon leav ing the .presidency.. ' -A Presidential Tamilies Only in one instance have father and son in turn occupied the presi dency: John CJuincy Adams was the on of John Adams. It Is an lnter- i SUGGESTIVE OF THE INAUGURATION OFWOODROW WILSON AS PRESIDENT j : , a - 1 .-:.. :1 V '-! .,-- - . - t '' " " - .. , . ' Til- V I I n I 1 I - I I I ' I I I II -I 1 ' - J l" 'r ' '".:. '"! j . ' 1 1 . , , -. , j ., ; . ... - . " - - - M ' "" , ;j v 'V,' 2',? " A,- l . - t .i' III r - ' U&zmt, K---m.: , I - Mlls CAREERS OF WILSON AND MARSHALL . Woodrow Wilson, President. :''.vV.'f BORN at Staunton. Va, December 18, 1856. the ion of Rev. Jowph R.. and MrmV Jessie Voodrow Wilson. ! " : Paaacd Wa boyhood In the south, residing at Augusta, Oa, CO lumbla. S. and Wilmington. N C. where his father Pl"1"ll Entered Princeton college In li7 and was graduated with high r BnuSSdrtrUw department of the University of Virginia in tne fall f ISlLttVtoMV&r. continued to practle. IfnftecefUofh history and political economy at Brym MRenaJned at Bryn Mawr three years, when he resigned to accept similar professorship at Wealeyan university. . rtSgned his chair at Wesleyan in 1880 to become professor of Jurls prodeoce and polltics at Princeton university. .nMMd Dr ' Elected oreatdont of Princeton university In 1902. to succeea ur. Gained" by "h? Democratic party for tov.rnor of 'New Jersey In Xfl. elected in November of that year. nU Inaugurated January . Elected twenty-elghth president of the United fetates November , 112. recelvln 435 electoral votes out of a total of Ml. -ntlclDa. Resigned the governorship of New Jersey March 1, HIS. in anticipa tion of his Inauguration as president. a th first Inaugurated president of the United States March 4. ll. tne iirsi Democrat to hold the office In 18 yar. nt til Reelected president November 7. 1818. by an electoral ovte of 2TT 10 inaugurated for second term Urch 4. 1917. the Hret time .J" son's administration ths,t a Democrat succeeds himself to the preswency. ' ; Thomas Riley Marshall Vice President. BORN t North Manchester. Ind, March 14, 1854. i Educated at Wabash college Profession, lawyer. Entered active Ufa as lawyer In Columbia City. Ind.. 1876. , Practicing attorney 1875-1908. Governor of Indiana 1009-13. vic treoildent of the United States 1913-1817. . . , Reelected "ce president, the first vice, president to succeed himself In 88 years. Above, left to right Sirs. Wilson accompanied by Ool. W. W. Harts, U. S. A., and President Wils on and a naval aide from a re cent Washington snapshot; President Wilson 'and Vice-President Marshall, who will succeed themselves in their high offices this week." Below Recent Views of xtne White -House and the Capitol, which figure largely in the in auguratlon ceremonies. estlng fact that Charles F. Adams and John Q. Adams, son and" grandson re spectively of the younger President Adams, were both nominated for the vice-presidency, neither being elected. William Henry Harrison was the grandfather of President Benjamin Harrison and the son of Benjamin Harrison, signer of the Declaration of Independence Tyler's cabinet leads them all in number of changes, there having been 16 vacancies created and filled In It during .the part of the four-year term he served, Roosevelt's second cabinet stands next with -11 changes, only one secretary having remained throughout the administration. Jackson's second administration and Tyler's are the only ones In which the entire cabinet was shifted. The cabinet of Franklin 4 Days Only Beginning Today 3 1 . jr -and you allow this; mother! You allow Yolanda to be the DukeV-! files all Grant. The Oldest aad the Tonagtst. The elder Harrison was the oldest president, being 68 when Inaugurated; Roosevelt, the youngest, was 42. Oar- field died the youngest, aged 49. John Adams lived to be the oldest, dying at the age of 90. Only two other pres idents lived to be over 80. Those states that are most evenly balanced between the great political parties, having at the same time num. erous electoral votes, are, as a rule, favored with presidential and vice presidential nominations. New York has furnished six presidents, Virginia and Ohio five each, and Tennessee three. Of the presidents, etght were Dorn in Virginia ana six in Ohio. Penn sylvanla, for many years second only to New York In electoral strength, has furnished but one president Bu chanan. Inauguration of Roosevelt Costly Washington. March 3. (I. N. S.) It Is quite certain the cost of Presi dent Wilson's inauguration will not reach that of Theodore Roosevelt's, which Is believed to have been the most expensive in our history. It took ti45.491.28 to Inaugurate Mr. Koose- velt. The largest Item In the Roosevelt Inauguration bill was ballroom decora tions, which cost 317,988.18. In many administrations the unex pended balance of the money raised for Inauguration expenses has been turned over to the poor of the District of Columbia. After President Harrison's Inauguration In 1889 the poor got 320.000. Tammany Braves Go to Inauguration New York, March 8. (U. P.) One thousand and sixty-four Tammany braves, resplendent In frock coats ana top hats, departed In rour special Pennsylvania trains for ahe Inaugura tion at Washington today. Victor Carlstrom Captain- of Fliers Weather Record ofrp Past Inaucural Days wnen wrrane to or railing on edrerflaers. V nrouvn lot JOQTIlti. (Aav.t Washington, March 8. (I. N. S.) Victor Carlstrom, vrhose record flight from Chicago to New York carrying United States malls, made him famous as an aviator, today ras commissioned as captain In the aviation section of the signal officers reserve corps. ...Cttd ......... Rain" ...Fair ..Fair1 , .'.Snow' ; ...iFalr? ; ......... Cold ' Cold' ...Snowi Cold,. ..... Fal r .....COld: .....Fair' Cloudv' Cold.. ,,.8now Snow ..Fair i..Cold Cold' 1S9 Grant a;.,r"2' 1473 Orant . - i', .u- t77 Hayes ,,...,uouu 881 arfield ....Snow 1885 Cleveland :,r 1.SU Harrison. ....jvain- 1893 Clevland . U97 McKlnley 'r 1901 McKlnley " 905 Roosevelt Kain ...Fair 1789 Washington . 1793 'Washington . 14 9 7 Adams 101 Jefferson . ... lf.05 Jefferson . .. . 1809 Madison . IS 13 Madison . . - . 117 Monroe . . . . . 1821 Monroe 1S25 J. Q. Adams. V&29 Jackson . 833 Jackson . 1837 Van Buren . . 1S41 'Harrison . . 184 8 Pol k . 1849 Taylor 1863 Pierce 1 857 Buchanan . . 1861 Lincoln . .... 1 866 Lincoln 1909 Taft 1113 Wilson President Harrison caught cold and, died 30 days later. it Five persons taking part in out door ceremonies at capltol died from exposure within the week following. - A. snow Diuzara w nn-u vu the capital from other cities. j Provide $400,000 for Food Investigation. If the men of Portland only realised that without any cost whatsoever they may fullv investltrate our Bfd- oulck to do so, and would furthe r p satisfied with no others for all kinds of wear. Eastern Outfitting Co.. Washington at 10th' St. lAdv.) i rv ... , .... . i JL 38ng i j . . . . 1 See Dainty, Beautif uL in ' "The Glory of Yolanda 71 r r A Glimpse of the Life of a Girl of the Ballet Royal - V 4. , Also another of those rollicking, hilar 5 ; 'ious;Foxfilm Comedies and ' -; Majestic Weekly. - ! , Pierce Is the only one In the history of the nation that remained Intact throughout an entire presidential term James K. Polk ls said to have had the strongest cabinet, taken as a whole, of any president, every member of which was fully as well qualified to be president as the chief executive himself. Washington was the -only president; ever unanimously elected James Mon roe had every elector Instructed for him In 1821, but one refused to vote according to his Instructions given him by the legislature of Vermont. He . V . . , .... Ml . , . .. . mat m me xirat place ne aia not want to be chosen as an elector and In- the second place would not be bound by the Instructions because he was opposed to any man "standing in Washington's shoes" by recelvlnr the entire electoral vote. He voted for I William H. Crawford. Facts Concerning Electors. There Is only one other Instance ot clear-cut defiance of electoral Instruc tions: In 1796 art elector violated in structions given by the legislature of Massachusetts In favor of John Adams. In 1834 certain state legis latures that elected and Instructed electors. Issued lr.tructions not In ! harmony with tne nominations made by the congressional caucus. This led to much confusion and scattering of votes, as the electors Involved chose, each for himself, which Instruc tions he would follow. The number of candidates receiving votes was so large that none received the required' majority; hence for the second and lasf time the. house of representatives named the president, choosing John Qulncy Adams. James Russell Lowell, the poet, threatened to violate his In structions and vote for Tilden during the Tllden-Hayes controversy, because. ror a time. It appeared to him that Tilden was being; robbed of the presi dency, but he finally voted for Hayes, wno was declared elected by one vote. oniy arter the electoral commission had canvassed the returns and decided a number of contests in his favor. Tacts About Presidents. It is interesting- to note that of the 27 presidents 18 had only one given name; of the nine having- middle names one, Thomas 'Woodrow Wilson, has entirely dropped his first, and one, Hiram Ulysses Grant, dropped his first and added his mother's maiden name, Simpson, aa his second, upon entering the military academy at West Point. No man ever went from the United States senate to the presidency; many have attempted it. Mr. Hughes ws the only Justice of the supreme court who ever ran for president. james Buchanan was the only I bachelor president; .Cleveland was I married uuring ni first term. Wil liam Henry Harrison had the largest prcsiuenuai iamuy iq children. Lin com was uw laiiest president. Van Duren mo snonesi, ana Taft the largebx. Neither Jackson. William FT. Tlarrl 1 son, nor Johnson fully trusted himself - in w ruing important state nan on the other hand. Jefferson, Lincoln and Wilson are conspicuous, as seldom trusting others; they did themselves the work on many documents that by otner presidents would have been lurnea over xo assistants. Even Wash- ingions xareweu aaaress is said tc have been largely the work of Hamil ton, ueorge Bancroft. the historian ls credited with having prepared more presidential messages . and ,. addresses than any president ever did. The prod ucts of his prolific pen may be found scatterea tnrougti , the , presidential Store Opens at 8:30 A. M. Saturdays at 9 A. M. Stores Closes at 5:30 P. M. Saturdays , at 6 P. M. THE STORE THAT UNDERSELLS BECAUSE IT SELLS FOR CASH Offers Unmatchable Values in Exclusive New Models in Charming ; Spring Suits and Dresses At $16.45 Up to $40.00 New Spring Suits From $5J95 Up to $3040 FOR SPORTS weir ire dresses and suits of plain and striped silks. (jersey knit fabrics, poplins, beach cloth, basket weaves, gabardines and corded materials. FOR STREET WEAR blue serge Is extremely popular. Other fish ionable fabrics are wool poplins, gabardines, Poiret twills, etc- and checks and flowered designs mark the fabrics for afternoon wear.. THE COATS are shown In the fashionable velours, Jersey cloths, gabardines, etc., and all desirable. colors are represented. - You can't find a greater choice anywhere, nor half so keen satis faction as is derived from our exclusive and extensive display of wom en's and misses' wearing apparel. ' AM VMMlli 1 LJ Maay WW Women's Spring . Style SHOES At $2.97 Pair Both button and lace models, !n gunmetal, vici kid and patent leather,' High-grade, fashionable footwear, especially underpriced for this sale. Children's Shoes Sizes 5 to 8 at $1.49 Sizes 81-2 to 11 at $1J5 Sizes 111-2 to 2 at $225 Good styles in models especially suited for growing feet Neat, durable footwear in leathers of reliable quality. Every pair guaranteed by us. Women's Chemise ttfty Styles to QQ Select From at. . .Q f- See our Morrison street windows Garments of fine nainsook, batiste and longclotbs, fn styles beauti fully trimmed with dainty em broidery edging or Insertions Val., shadow, linen or Clany laces. They come in -flesh, rose pink and in white, Ail. sires. . A Special Purchase and Sale of Metal Bands, Edges and Flouncings The seasons most popular Trimming Laces in an endless variety Let the following prices speak for themselves , FOUR GREAT LOTS At49cat59cfalS8candU 48Yd. Rich "burnt-out" patterns on fine silk nets. Ar tistlc floral and conventional designs In gold, silver and steel light and dark shades in all desired widths up to 27 laches. - Remember the advan tages for. first choice and attend this sale at your earliest convenience.''1. . - " .;. Children's Waists 25c Ea. The Perfect Waist and Newport Skeleton Waist, in White, Sizes 1 to 14 Years. Special Offerings at Notion Counter PLAIN BATH BRUSHES on sale, "each 19c BRISTLE, TOOTH BRUSHES at, each 29c FINE HAIR BRUSHES' on sale at, -each 15c' ' ATLAS SAFETY PINS priced at, aard 5C - " HAND SCRUB BRUSHES on sale atf each 5C FINE TOOTH BRUSHES priced, each 10c WIRE HAIR PINS on sale at, the. box 5c 60-INCH TAPE MEASURES at, each 5c V ' RICKRACK BRAID on sale at, the bolt 10c -: - FANCY WASH BRAID on sale at. bolt 15c FINE PEARL BUTTONS priced at, card 5c' - HICKORY HOSE SUPPORTERS, pair 15c i '