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CITY EDITION
irvin S. Cobb , ' .
Irvin 8. Cobb's humor never scintillated .
more brightly than In THie Bull Called s
Kmily." Head It next Sunday in The Sun
day Journal" Magazine. It will keep you ?
cheerful over "blue" Monday. .- ( t
CITY EDITION
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VOL. XIX. NO. 309.
Entered u Seconl flu Matte .
Poatoftice. . Portland, - Orcicoa
PORTLAND, ; OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 192i;-Tf WENTY-FOUR PAGES
PRICE TWO CENTS
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BARB.
T IS NO W PRESIDENT . OF , UNITED ST A TES: "
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ONGS CHEER EX-PRESIDENT , A THIS O WN HOME
NEW PRESIDENT? AND VICE-PRESIDENT
im
W00DR0W
WILSON
USHERED
GREAT THRONG HEARS NEIV
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BACK
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BROKEN, BUT GAME TO LAST
Strain So Great on Retiring, Bent Man, He Is Forced to Give Up
Witnessing Inaugural; He and Harding Ride, Side by Side From
White House, One Radiantly Lifting His Hat: to -Plaudits,' One
.Too Feeble to Lift His; Halt, Determined Figure Brings Tears,
i ' By George Jt. Holmes - , '
: Washington. March 4.(I.' N. S.) The terrific strain Imposed by the
Inaugural, program proved too great today for Woodrow Wilson and he
retired to hia new, homo on S street without witnessing the Inauguration
of his successor, Warren O. Harding; of Ohio. ' I ', . - , ' "
President Harding becamethe new president at 1:17. ' Almost an hour
before, President Wilson had left the capitel, returning alone by motor to
his. new residence. -. ,i ...'
. Mr. Wilson's effort was a game one.
Under a strain which was apparent to
all who saw his drawn 'face and limp
ing figure, he rode to the capitol with
his successor, signed some last minute
bills, allowed others to die by a pocket
veto and then, - very tired and much
moved, he was assisted to his car. and
rode alpne down the long! avenue while
the attention of thousands outside the
capitol was riveted --on-the new president.
EFFORT CHALLENGES ADMIRATION
-i The effort which the president made to
'fulfill his part' of the program chal
lenged this admiration of all who saw
him. He looked very feeble as he went
, Intotthe.car at the White House, his face
terribly drawn, but he lifted a wavering
.hand as Harding got in and seated hlm,
elf beside him. - . r . r
As the car drove of f, the president
. cast a backward glance over his shoul
der at the great white mansion that he
was leaving for the last time. It was
a look of peculiar intensity. .
Up 'the 'avenue the president and
preeident-elect held their ' heads :. close
together in. conversation. The two men
presented1, .a :ver-to-be-forgotten- -picture
as they drove slowly along Wood
t ow . Wilson, shrunken, his face : drawn
and .T bis - left arm held at a peculiar
angle; .Harding', the picture of radiant
health; and vitality. With their .-heads
close -together, they ; drove up the ave
nue In the bright sunshine and cheering
lanes, of people. Harding : constantly
tilted ' his hat slightly to the cheers
without withdrawing his attention from
the feeble man at his right. The phys
ical effort apparently was too much for
the president and he did not attempt
to acknowledge the plaudits. .
HELPKD QUT OF CAR :
At the capitol. the president ! was
helped out of the car at-' the door.
IJrooks, -Ins giant negro - valet, put his
two broad . hands upon his shoulders
and x with a secret service man at his
Shanghai, China.' March - 4. U.
P.) Renewed earthquakes in the
Kansu and Shensi provinces have
killed. 250,000 persons, according to
advices here.: The famine relief com
mittee is sending investigators
- The above dispatch reporting 250.000
deaths is believed to refer to the total
.casualties in this and recent earthquakes
lit the same provinces, j T , .
Harding Fails
r.
Ring Spreads
'".t. By Ring WXardner
. Washington, D. C, March 4 They.
are carrying this here simplicity ldear
to extremes. The Washington police
force come out in
the s papers -this
morning with a
set ' of rules ' about
how ua young vis
itors has ; got to
behave and the
- first'; rule says We
mustnt wear any
valuable. . jewelry.
i So far as I am con
cerned the inaugu-
ration, of 1921 is a
Deprived of my Jew
complete' bust.
els X am like a fish without soap and
water-and from now on I will never
think of a Washington ; policeman
without nausea. They give as a. reason-that
they was afraid the old
town would b.e' full of pickpockets,
but In another part of the paper It
said that 1200 boy scouts would be
on hand to guard tho public vs thief s
and etc. Theys something queer
somewhere s. ".i i- -'S;- ,V
CAJfT OJT-BIPS j
' The police mandate come as a blow to
Mr. Harding' who expected to wear the
PRIVATE LIFE
side the descent to the .steps was made.
There were few people who saw Wood
tow Wilson get out of the car, but
those few will never forget it Involun
tary exclamations of pity and admira
tion broke from the spectators as the
president gamely started thiough-the
revolving door. ; . i --,
The arrangement committee had
thoughtfully provided a wheel chair Just
inside the door. But as difficult as was
the Journey the effort being made was
apparent Mr. Wilson waved away the
, (Concluded en Pare Thrae. Column Six)
BILLS ARE VETOED
. Washington. March 4.--(U. P,)
Two of the most Important bills
passed by . congress at ' this session
were" killed - by the", pocket veto of
President -Wilson. . . ri
The president refused to' sign the, bill
restricting immigration during the pe
riod from April 1, 1921. to July 1,
1822. to-3 per cent of the aliens .here
in 1910. , . . f
The pocket veto also caught the army
appropriation bill, i which provided , f or
an -army of 156,666 during the next fis
cal year. . : .-
The soldier) hospital bill was signed.
This i makes i Jl 8.600,000 5 immediately
available . for hospital ; construction. ' ?
Wilson also refused to sign the Wafr.
son bill providing for the decentraliza
tion and reorganization of the bureau of
war risk. Insurance. This was strongly
advocated by: soldier organizations. A
minor claim bill also was pocket vetoed.
All other measures were signed.
Retail Butter to
, Drop Five Cents on
Saturday Morning
' . 'i -
Butter will : drop 4 cents a pound in
"the wholesale market Saturday morning
and 5 cents in the retail shops, J The
new retail price for best prints will be
55 cents- a pound, which means -a fair
margin of . profit over the new whole
sale price of 4$ cents a pound.
Cream shippers will receive 5 Cents
a pound less for their butter fat. .
The lower prices at Portland are due
principally to the big recent , drop in
California, f : .,
; Dinner Date
Table! for Two
silver plaque' that was give him by the
citizens of Marion, before he- left. He
intended to wear it kind of loose in the
hopes that some pickpocket With a truck
would get away with it in the confusion,
Now he has got to leave it in the check
room at the hotel and trust to the dips
to relieve him' of the check. ,
The Hardings got to town last pm and
went to the New Jess Wlllard. That is
where most of the people stays that is
coming on excursion trains from Pitta
burg and points in Ohio to see the big
ceremony and Mr. Harding thinks maybe
if he can get acquainted with these birds
he will find one of them that he can
appoint.
TAS LOKO, AGO
Ambassadorships is the "thing that Is
giving the new president the most worry.
He has had several men in mind to send
to Paris but it seems like all his favor
ite can Speak French. It was hinted
around today that' Gamaliel intends to
groom , Mr. .Hughes whiskers so that he
can make him tunoaaeador to, the court
of Lenin : .as , soon as , he served hls
allotted two weeks as secretary of state.
I suppose most of my readers seen In
the papers about Marshal Foch forget
ting his tea date with the king Wednes
day. Well, in this connection a funny
coincidents happened here last night. I
went to the dining room at the New Jess
for dinner and Hading never showed
up.- Ha says he wUl meet the newspaper
men once a wk. after he is- president.
But I wont be here then.; And besides,
president Wilson' said the same thing
iCnmhMtwi fn Nineteen, Column 8eTn)
ALIEN AND ARMY
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mimJMiM WILSON CURTLY ?
CREW OE 50 IS SAFE
-Due-to the breaking of the ."high
line", and 'the forcing of water into
the hull, the Port of Portland dredge
Willamette sank at 1 1 o'cld'ck." this
morning and now rests on the 'bot
tom of . the Willamette river; at" the
foot of Rosa Island .. f t'-;.4.Stf
IHfty "men .on the dredge by clamber
ing to the -uppers works of the-craft: es
caped without harm. s The entire hull,
engines, boilers, .galley andi air but a
few of the bunks were submerged ' ' -
A month "will be necessary, "estimated
John P. Doyle, superintendent- of the
Port of Portland, before. the: dredge can
be refloated and put back j in commis
sion. . The buildisa- of ; a coffer dam
around her may be V necessary prelim
inary. Estimates of the damage range
from $10,000 to $50,000. 4 .
The dredge Tualatin will be moved in
to take the place of the Willamette and
essential v operations will - hot- be- dis
turbed. s - ' ' '. . - ' f :'. ; J
The "high line" referred Jo lis the pipe
used In dredging operations In conveying
material from the dredge to the shore.
The break occurred within the vessel. 4
: Residents along the rivers banks -were
much excited when they saw the craft
began to settle and observed the scramble
of those aboard to reach -; places of
safety. Many people put out in boats to
give . possible aid. ,
Page of Comics r.
in The Journal . .
Every Day
Beginning Monday The Journal
will publish , a page of ; comic
strips every day. ' Six strips will,
constitute this new V fun feature.
These six strips are the" best in
the market and their-varled char
acter Insures wide, appeal. ;'
These superior fun features will
include: , .
BRINGING UP FATHER
by McManus. f -
KRAZY KAT -by ; Herri
man. . . . .
LITTLE JIMMY by Swln- -nerton.
1 '
, JERRY ON THE JOB
hy" Hoban. - , - : -HON
AND DEARIE by
. Callahan. .. : 'r... ..... j. .,
, ABIE THE - AGENT by -
Hershfield. " .
xsegtnnmg
Monday
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Inauguidd
v, - am W i t . - vt .- . -
. Washington; March. 4.--
lrr ' ! j - 'l.F..- if
ren u. n araing s tnaug urai
h iMy ; CoMntrymen : ti,When oae, surT
- veya the world- about- him after a
treat storrh; rotihg Ihe , marjks r'of
destruction;',' and jre loicig'inl lie
... ruggedness of . tha -"thipgsi which
withstood it; Jf he;ls Ajhlcak
' he. breathes the. clarified "atmosphere
with a strange mingling -.of regret
and new 'hone. We have -seen i a
wwia passioni Bpena.iis iwry..--oi r
; & contemplate our republic un-1
shaken and hold our' civilization se-!-;
cure. Liberty liberty V within : the
"V law and civilisation are Ihsepar-1
able." and, " though; both, be : threat-
fened, we fiqd tbem now secure and
: there comes to Americans - the 'pro-1
" found assurance that bur ? represen-1
' tative government is the highest ex-1
"f presslon and surest C guaranty of !
rt Standing in this. presence, mind- si
' ful of the solemnity of this occa-
sion, feeling -the emotions' which no i
one may know until he. senses the;
great weight 1 of responsibility ; for
himself, I must utter ; my belief in
the divine inspiration of the found-.
t ing fathers. Surely, there must have t
been - God's Intent " in the. making ; of I
t,his new world ; republic Ours "is
' an organic .law . which had but ope
, ambiguity, and ws , saw V that ef- f
faced In a baptism of sacrifice and '
y, blood, . with ' union maintaining the
nation supreme and Its concord ; in- .
' spiring.. .We have seen the world
' rivet - its hopeful gase on the. great
truths on' wnicii the ' founders I
wrought,!" We have civil, human and
religious I liberty verified and. glori- ;
- fied.. -In"-- the beginning ' the . Old
World, scoffed at our - experiment ; i
today - our foundations of political j
and social belief stand unshaken-- i
i precious Inheritance to ourselves, an
inspiring example of freedom and 1-
- civilisation to all mankind, i Let ua
express renewed - and strengthened
devotion, in" grateful - reverence for f
the - immortal beginning, vamd utter 1
our confidence in the- supreme1' ful- ;
fillmentr--'-'i- - .w .- s
The 'recorded progress of oil r" re-
. public ; materially; and ; spiritually,! I
, in itself .proves the wisdom; of the I
inherited policy ef non-involvement ?
' in Old World affairs.- Confident of ;
our ability to. work our own destiny, i
and Jealously guarding- our right- to t
do so. we seek no part in- directing
i the destinies of the Old World. We I
do not mean to- be entangled. We I
'. will accept no reeponsibllity except
-as. our .own conscience and Judgment
in each instance may determine.
ins s
ress
,y- - n v . ,
Ttie text of PrestdenhWarX
aaaress jouows; . i
j -QuTfeyes,. never .will , be blind,' to a -:
j developing, menace,' .our in' never;
j deaf, to thecal;: of civilization. iWei!
. recognize, the. pew order, in the world, f
i with -: the .closer contacts which i
progress has wrought. : We sense the
, call of the human heart. for fellow- f
ship. -fraternity- and -cooperation. We f
, r a ve friendship and harbor no hate.
-;3ut . America,, our America, cthe i
, -America builded on the - foundation
t .laid. by. the inspired fathers, can be 4
, a y party to no "permanent : miliUry
alliance. - It can 5 enter f. Into jno f
political- commitments, nor assume j
; any economic obligations which, will
..subject - our, decisions to any other T
. than ; our. own authority. i ; . . . :,
I i'am sure our- own , people will
not misunderstand, nor
win t ine j
have - no j
paths ' to ;
. world. mlscon8true. We
'. thought to Impede ? the
Closer-: relationship.-, i We
'wish to
7 promote understanding. -We want to
do i our a part - in r making I offensive
warfare so hateful that governments '
and peoples ' who '. resort- to ir must T
prove the righteousness I' of Hheir.'
cause or stand as outlaws before the
bar i of civilizations. tk;T : -j- j f
ASSOCIATION i OB COUNSEL f
We ' are ready to f associate' our- 1
selves with the nations of the' world,
great and small, for conference, for !
counsel, to seek the expressed 'views 1
of world opinion,- to recommend ' a ;
way to approximate f disarmament I
and relieve the Crushing1 burdens of t
military; and- naval establishments.
r We elect to participate in suggesting '
-'plans for'Vnedlation. concttiation and 1
arbitration? and would- gladly join I
i in that expressed ; conscience - of i
progress, which seeks to clarify -and
-.write ' the"' laws ?of. international re---
laxionahlp, and' establish. ,a world-!
s court . for . the disposition of 4 such '
. ..justiciable, questions - as nations are i
-,' agreed - to submit thereto. . In ex-
presents aspirations, in seeking prac
j tical plans, in translating humanity's I
. new . concept of righteousness and.
. justice, and - its hatred of - war: into ;
. recommended action, we are ready '
. most heartily tor unite, - but every ! ".
; commitment must -be made in the' !
i exercise of our national sovereignty.
. Since freedom impelled, . and Wide- ;
, pendence inspired, the c nationality ;
'. exalted, , a - world super-government5'
t is eontrary to every thins; we -cherish -." f
,-and can have - no sanction by our I
, republic This is not ; selfishness, it '
H sanctity.- It is -not 'aloofness. If 1
is ; security. '. t, is. not ' suspicion Of i
' others, . It Is patriotio -adherence- to
iCotichidfd ou Piffv Two, Culuma One)
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DISMISSES LODGE
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.Washington, March 4. (U. P.)
,'Teli j" them ,1 have ' no further com
munication.- Thank!- you ; for your
courtesy.1' Good morning!" .! 1 t
. Woodrow Wilson today whipped .out
these words s toi Senator Lodge Repub
lican leader ' of-the senate.' j Lodge fhad
pomef to ,'the .president's ; room - at-, the
capitol to tell Mr. Wilson that the sen
ate', had no further business' and to .ask
if he had' any further communication
for the congress. '-.'f- '.' ' t---TOIfE.
IS BITTEB? T :
Wilson's tone was unmistakably bit
ter.' It was the first time he had met
the man who- led the senate fight a gainst
him. - ; - : rk : A
, The dramatic meeting "between Wilson
who, In a.few minutes, was .to lecome
a private citizen. and' Lodge, the states
man -who had thwarted his purpose, was
la the small , presidential room of . tike
capitoL i : -':..- . . . !
--Wilson was seated at the table
' The senate leader walked in, his! hands
In the trousers pockets of his dark blue
sack suit.'".-" - -!"''. - ! "
-: Everyone' turned to Lodge. The leader
walked ;to the president. ; ,
; "Mr. - President, as chairman iof 'the
joint senate and. house committee, 1 have
been instructed to inform you that the
congress has . no further business and
asks your pleasure for any further com
munications." - F
ANSWER STIFF, FOAM AL i
The answer of Wilson, with" the stiffly
foVmal. if not curt "Good morning," was
then whipped out f in staccato tones.
Lodge bowed and left. A few moments
before Lodge's - appearance, ' General
Pershing had come to shake hands with
the -president. ' who-j said. "Excuse me,
general, for-notarfsing." ' :' ' , . 7 -j
. The, president's sense of. humor made
itself manifest during the day. , Speaking
of his, physical Inability Wilson-said to
Senator Knox, a senate irreconcilable to
wards - the League - of Nations, - at the
capitol : . - ;
i'The senate threw me down; but 1 do
not want to fall down 'now. -? Wilson
said this -laughingly ; he was referring
to the steep grade at the entrance into
the senate chamber,: which he had to
walk up- and down. ' !- ---'..--..-p :-
The Oath ' Harding Took
' Washington,"7 March K )--
Here is , the oath of office adminis
tered to President Harding today:
"I do' solemnly swear that 1 will
'faithfully, execute the office of presi
dent of the United States, and will, to
the .best of my ability, preserve, pro
tect and defend the constitution of
the United States." .
CHIEF OF NATION DELIl
HIS INAUGURAL ADDRESS
Twenty-ninth President Takes Oath, Administered by Chief Justice
of Supreme Court, at 1:15 o1 Clock;- Estimated 50,000 Persons
Gathered on Grounds? Simplicity Marks Ceremonies at Request
of Harding? Pomp of Former Years Noticeably Missing,
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Uai
arth 4.
United Tree Steff
Washington,1 Marth 4.-f-(U. P.)
took the oath of office as the twenty-ninth president of the United State
at 1:15 o'clock this afternoon. Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts Was sworn
In aa vice president and president of the senate shortly before that hour. "
Thirty-three senators were Inducted Into office as members of the sixty
seventh congress.: - I I ;
The inaugural ceremonies were simple
and brief, as . Hording wished. They
were conducted under half masted flags,
reminders of the fact that as a new Re
publican administration took the helm,
Champ Clark, a great Democrat, lay
dead nearby. j .. "
S8.0M FBESEST j
(Before the cheering had dledjaway the
new president stepped forward and ex-
tended his arms in a gesture embracing
the whole crowd of 50,000 who stood be
fore Dim and started his Inaugural ad
dress. . . . H ' V J .:
f Ten feet away, with her eyes upon hlM
face, stood Mrs. Harding. -
Grouped about were the dignitaries of
his government, representatives of for
eign' nations and a i vast concourse of
plain, every day, Americans. i : 4
' It was Just five minutes from the
hour when Mr. Harding stepped upon the
inaugural stand at the east front, of the
capitol until the moment when, with up
lifted, hand, he became the chief execu
tive of the nation. - r " ; -s .-w J
--President Harding's voice,, as jie. spoke
his inaugural address" from manuscript
cut into many narrow pages, waa firm,
resonant and a trifle buskyv: -
Repealed ahouti or approvar from the
fringes of' the throng testified, that his
words' were ' carrying! to, the very edge
of titer vast multitude. j .1 , - .- i
Not a sound cam from the crowd
ekcept occasional outbursts of applause
which broke into the speech. 1 - r
This applause was! constantly signaled
from the Inaugural stand by an enthusi
astic I official who banged his foot
against the side of the stand a little in
advance; of the conclusion- of Harding
climaxes. Attorney General Palmer and
Postmaster , Oeneral Burleson were the
only members of the Wilson cabinet
visible in the Inaugural stand, both
standing with Democratic senators, of
whom there was a large number. '
SODS .HER AFPEOYAL . 1
t Mrs. Harding nodded her head In
emphatic approjval df many of Hard
ing's statement, notably that against
war profiteering and slackerlsm in time
of national danger. ; ; v . .
- A few minutes after Harding began
speaking a woman fainted within 10 feet
of the stand directly In front of Harding.
Mrs. Harding,, noting , the occurrence,
leaned over the ratling -and showed deep
concern. The woman-was given first.aid
by a marine medical officer. , -
President Harding broke the text of
his speech to say ; - i .. . 1
. "I, want, to stop for a moment to say
to these wounded 'soldiers aad sailors I
see here that, their service , to the repub
lic will never be forg9tten and that we
hope for' a government in' the future
that, will' leave no ImaJmed men to take
their places at future inauguratlona," ;
CBOWD NOTES VP, r 'l - : r
' President Harding concluded his. ad
dress at 1 :53s .jyU.-V V u : l ; x. -r ' i I
He was immediately surrounded by
senators and members of the party. Vice
President Coolidge was the first to eon.
gratulate him on hia speech, f Mrs. Hard
Ing was visibly affected. Tears Stood
In her eyes as she turned to look out ever
the crowd. The band played America.
The crowd - swarmed toward the north
corner of , the stand for a close-up vie?
of Harding as he entered h(s motor car
tor the drive to the White House.'. J
- Vice President Coolidge- stood at Pres
ident Harding's left as the new president
poke. Mrs. Coolidge was j directly be
hind Mrs. Harding; whose Interest in her
husband's speech was noted by the on
lookers, t- 'i s-u .;-w J : ; . j
THBOJTO STANDS -p. H: "'V'''
Woodrow Wilson, who for eight years
has i headed the government.' was busy
with official duties until the close of his
administration, signing bills at the cap
itol. ;. , J.:. '
Chief Justice White of the supreme
court administered the , constitutional
pledge to Harding. . :
Under the rule of simpllciay imposed
by Harding, jtbose who watched his in
duction Into ' office 'stood. Thirty ; blind
soldlera alone of the vast, assemblage
were provided - with chairs. I Diplomats,
cabinet officers, generals,', men and
women alike, remained standing
throughout the administering of the
oath and the inaugural address which
followed It. ' t. . -,. , f ,
BEADY FOB WOBK - - - .'
I Immediately - after concluding ' his
speech, .President Harding, accompanied
by Mrs! j Harding, his father and other
relatives, i rode- to i the White House,
where luncheon was served for the mem
bers of the Harding family. Tnat ended
the inauguration, so far as Harding was
concerned. . He was ready to go to work.
.Vice President V Coolidge, meantime,
had started to work by presldfng over a
brief session of the senate, called In ex
traordinary' session to pass on nomina
tions for Harding's cabinet ' .--
- As a social event the inaugural was a
disappointment to those who value Inau
gurals chiefly for social reasons. -'
; There was no official Inaugural ball,
no official parade. ..There were three un
E
MnHIn
rorrteimndcnt.
Warren G. Harding of Ohio toaay
official and semi-private "inaugural
balls," none of which either the Hard
ing or the Coolldges planned to attend.
In spite of - the entire absence of spec-"
tacular features, the Inaugural attracted
a grea,t host of visitors to Washington.
The weather was clear and cool. ;
WILSON .LEAVES EABLY l"-
. President Wilson, -on advice of . his
doctors, did not stay for the inaugura
tion of Harding. , He left after signing
bills and went at onco to his new home.
The Harding cabinet members were
grouped in the senate on the ilepubll-
can aide.
Senator Cummins ,of Iowa,- president
pro tern, of the senate, presided, and
Senators Lodge and Underwood, the
two party leaders, constituted the com
mittee to notify President Wilson of
the impending adjournment of congress.
"The president has, no further com
munication to send the congress," Lodge
reported to-the-senate.
Arriving at the, capitol, , all except
President Wilson left their cars at tbe
east -front of the senate wing and went
up the steps Into the capitol.
WILSON LKASS OX tAJSU,
. Mr. Harding went at once to the presi
dent's room aridCoolidgo to ".Vice 1 'resi
dent Marshall' office.- . Mrs. Hardin?
and others of the party went into lite
senate gallery. ,
. President .Wilson, unable to climb the
long flight of stairs, was driven to a
side entrance and taken up to the presi
dent's room in an elevator.
Mr Harding, wearing a high silk hat
anda dark blue Chesterfield overcoat,
drove to the White House to join Presi
dent Wilson for the drive to the capitol.
Wilson leaned on the cane which he
carried in his right hand. His left arm
he carried bent close to his side.
WEATHEB FEBFECT
Tin the senate gallery Mrs. Coolidge,
her two young sons and the Incoming
vice president's father sat in the front
; (Concluded . on rig ix, I'oluma Ttir)
harding prays .
for dii'i;:e aid
Harding Enumerates:
' Policies in Speech
' Washington, March .--tU. 1.J
The Harding policies:
. No direc tion of Old World policies.
. No military alliance, commllmtmts.
.or obligations which will subject our
. decisions' to foreign authority.
Formulation 'of aft association of
nations for. conference.
Recommendations looking toward
approximate disarmament.
Creation of machinery tor media
tion.! conciliation and arbitration of
. international ' disputes. ,
Clarification of international law.
Creation of a world court.
Resistance to assaults on civili
sation. - - .
- "Promotion of international trade.
j-- Xteduction of ' abnormal expendi
tures... .,
Administration efficiency. '
' ' "Lightened tax burdens, sound com
, merciat practices and adequate crtdlt
facilities. ' , " '
Sympathetic concern for' agricul
tural : problems. ;
- Abolition of government . Interfer
ence in business. v
'. Industrial peace. i
By Creorgc XU Holmes '
.Washington, March A. -(I. N. S.)
Solemnly mindful of the great re
sponsibility that will be his for the
next "four years, and expressing a
prayer, for divine guidance in the
solution of the momentous problems
facing ,him. Warren- Gamaliel
Harding of Ohio Ijacame the twenty-ninth
president of the United
States shortly after noon today after
an inaugural ceremony in which
simplicity and lack of ostentation re
placed the usual pomp and display.
Before a ; great standing 'crowd rf
thousands.,- which" completely,, filled tho
broad plaza and eddied for blocks around
the capitol Itself, the new president accepted-
the supreme gift of the republic
la a short Inaugural address an adilrepi
in which he did not attempt to outline
in other than general terms the program
of International and domestic problfn-is
to be followed by. his adminlntraUon.
.... "Kor my part." he ald simply. "I ac
cept with ctnele mlnfidnes of purri
(Concluded ooPtga titx, C5lunia C'dJ
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