TAFT USHERED INTO OFFICE
Ceremony in Senate Chamber, Due to Winter
Weather Conditions Prevailing,
PARADE WAS GRAND
(her 30,000 in Line Reviewed by
President Taft and Ex-President
Roosevelt-Ball at
Night Was Scene
of Gaiety.
The Taft Cabinet.
Secretary of State Philander C.
Knox, of New York.
Secretary of War J. M. Dickin
son, of Tenneessee.
Secretary of Treasury Franklin
MacVeagh, of Illinois.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Charles Nagel, of Missouri.
Postmaster General Frank H.
Hitchcock, of Massachusetts.
Attorney General George W.
Wickersham, of New York.
Secretary of Interior Richard
Ballinger, of Washington.
Secretary of Navy George Von
L. Meyer, of Massachusetts.
Secretary of Agriculture James
Wilson, of Iowa.
Washington, March 5. The first
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office in- the chamber of the senate in
76 years, William Howard Taft, be
came president of the United States
yesterday.
Accompanied to the capitol through
a swirl of blinding snow by President
Roosevelt and a guard of honor, Mr.
Taft returned to the White House
just as the sun began to force its way
through the clouds. A sudden blizzard
sweeping; in from the northwest
Wednesday night set awry the weather
bureau's optimistic promise of "fair
and somewhat cooler, caused an
abandonment of the outdoor ceremon
ies on the famous east front of the
capitol, much to Mr. Taft's chagrin,
and threatened for a time to stop the
brilliant pageant of the afternoon.
However, a passageway was cleared
along the center of Pennsylvania ave
nue, and for nearly three hours Presi
dent Taft and Vice President Sherman
reviewed a passing column which was
replete with martial splendor and pic
turesque with civic display.
After, the inaugural ceremonies in
the senate, Theodore Roosevelt, again
a private citizen, bade an affectionate
adieu to his successor, while all in
the historic chamber looked on in si
lence and then be hurried away through
a side door to take the train for New
York. As ho passed out of the cham
ber. Mr. Roosevelt was given an ova
tion quite the equal of that tendered to
the new president. I
The ceremonies of the inaugural
were formally begun when Vice Presi
dent Fairbanks, in a farewell address,
which called out for him a spontaneous
tribute of applause, declared the Six
tieth congress at an end. Turning
then to Mr. Sherman, who had been
escorted to a place beside him, he ad
ministered to his successor the oath of
office and turned over to him the gavel, j
Mr. Sherman, in rapping the senate
to order in special session of the Sixty
first congress, made a brief address.
Then followed the swearing in of many
new senators. This completed, Vice
President Sherman said:
"The chief justice will now adminis
ter the oath of office to the presdient
elect."
The sudden announcement came as a
surprise and a solemn hush fell upon
the assemblage.
Mr. Taft arose, took the arm of Sen
ator Knox, chairman of the joint com-
mittee on arrangements, and walked
around to a position in the rear of the
presiding officer's desk. He was fol
lowed by Chief Justice Fuller, who was
officiating for the fifth time at this
historic ceremony. Mr. Taft took up a
position facing the members of his
family grouped in the gallery.
The chief justice began the adminis
tration of the oath in a low tone. Mr.
Taft repeated the words in a slow,
distinct voice. When he at last had
kissed the Bible, there was an outburst
of applause, a grasp of the hand by
the chief justice, and President Taft
began immediately the inaugural ad
dress. He read from typewritten man
uscript. Mr. Taft won applause at the very
outset by announcing his adherence to
the Roosevelt policies and his inten
tion to carry them out by means of
further legislation, which would also
have for its purpose the freeing from
alarm of those pursuing "proper and
progressive business methods."
In spite of the bitter inclemency of
the weather and the slush piled moun
tain high in the gutters, a crowd that
jammed Pennsylvania avenue from the
house line to beyond the curbs gathered
to see the inaugural parade. Nearly
everyone in the dense throng carried
an American flag of some sort, and as
the marching troops passed these were
waved in welcome and applause.
By dint of great effort a regiment of
street cleaners got the center of the
avenue into shovelled into marching
condition by 2 o'clock, and their efforts
were cheered by the waiting crowds
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almost as vociferously as were the
marching columns that followed in
their wake.
At 2 :47 p. m. President Taft and
Vice President Sherman left the White
House and took their place in the re
viewing stand. They were received
with a mighty cheer. The review of
the inaugural parade began at once.
More than 30,000 marching men par
ticipated in the great military and
civic pageant, which constituted tf-.e
principal spectacular feature of the
presidential inaugural ceremony. Ap
proximately 25,000 of these 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 acade-
Taft's Policies Outlined
Will support Roosevelt's reforms,
and admits that he has been acting
in an advisory capacity in many of
the Roosevelt policies.
Pledges regulatioon of the corpor
ations in the matter of issuance of
excessive bonds and mortgages.
Stability of American business to
be assured.
Tariff question calls for extra sea
sion of congress and question one of
most important that country must
solve.
Taxation should be made as light
as possible and government expendi
tures curtailed, avoiding all unneces
sary expense. Public moneys should
be wisely protected but not hoarded.
Favors army and navy sufficiently
strong to maintain peace and pre
serve Monroe doctrine. Army should
be large enough to form nucleus for
fighting corps sufficient to defend
country from invaders.
Country must observe treaty rights
of foreigners. Anti-foreign agita
tions discouraged. Government
should settle all such questions by
proper legislation, inoffensive to
other countries.
Congress should pass a postal sav
ings bank bill.
Panama canal policies of Roosevelt
will be continued.
Race prejudice may be eliminated
by a fifteenth amendment to the con
stitution of the United States mak
ing educational qualifications neces
sary to obtain the electoral franchise.
mies. The remaining 8,000 were citi
zens from all parts of the United
States, banded together in commercial
and political organizations, many of
them distinctively uniformed campaign
clubs.
The troops and civic bodies compos
ing the notable parade of the after
noon mobilized in snow and slush which
in places was deeper than their leg
firing tops. Down Pennsylvania ave
nue, walled in with spectators, they
found dry footing, but faced a lively
gale.
The parade was replete with inter
est. The 3,000 bluejackets from the
recently returned Atlantic fleet shared
honors among the military with the
Cuban army of pacification.
The trim cadets from West Point at
tracted the usual interest and made a
characteristically fine showing. The
midshipmen from Annapolis, snow
bound within 20 miles of Washington,
shared the fate of thousands of sight
seers who were unable to reach the
city on account of the storm.
The Philippine Constabulary band,
which arrived Wednesday from Manila,
was given the place of honor in the
escort of President Roosevelt and Mr
Taft to the capitol and attracted much
attention. The Filipinos saw their
first fall of snow.
President and Mrs. Taft were the
centers of interest at the culminating
feature of the day the inaugural ball
in the Pension building. The scene in
the cavernous building, which has been
transformed into a canopied court of
ivory and white, was another of the
brilliant pictures quadrennially painted
here by the gathering of a vast and
brilliant assemblage from every Bee
tion of the country. With all the color
and movement of a military spectacle,
with the softening influence of deli
ately tinted gowns and the intrr' at of
i personnel seldom equalled at a social
Xuuction, the inaugural ball holds a
place unique in the history making of
the day.
While the ball was in progress in
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doors, a display of fireworks on the
monument lot in the rear of the White
House marked the end of the outdoor
celebration. For hours the thinly
clouded heavens were alight with rock
ets, with sun clusters that challenged
the brilliancy of day, with fiery "co
bras" and all the fantastic creations of
modern pyrotechnic! skill.
All feminine Washington had long
been eager for details of the gown
which Mrs. Taft wore at the inaugural
ball. In her choice of the toilette in
which she would appear for the first
time as the "first lady of the land,"
Mrs. Taft has shown not only exquisite
taste in dress but patriotism as well,
for the design in which the beautiful
costume is richly embroidered shows
America's national flower, the golden
rod. The embroidery, in silver, ap
pears not only on the chiffon overdress
but on the long court train as well.
The foundation of the gown is of
heavy white satin, cut in prinoess
effect. Over this the chiffon is draped
with consummate skill, giving , the
effect of long, straight lines. The
sleeves are formed of rare point lace.
The goldenrod design is also woven in
the lace.
Mrs. Taft wore her hair rather high,
with a pompadour. A single diamond
spray decorated her coiffure and she
wore no other jewelry excepting the
pearl collar, which is her favorite orna
ment. Miss Helen Taft's gown was so ex
tremely simple that it is calculated to
surprise the mothers of overdressed
school girls. Over a plainly fitting
foundation of white a slip of white
embroidered mousseline de soie falls
in graceful girlish lines. The bodice
is slightly decolletete, and is effectively
trimmed in point lace. Artistic knots
of pale blue ribbon, skilfully disposed,
add a touch of chic to its simplicity.
Miss Taft's abundant golden brown
hir was simply dressed in a coil, and
she wore no jewelry.
REVOLUTION IS DUE.
Interstate Commerce Commission May
Alter Rate System.
Chicago, March 8. Railroad men
are becoming alarmed over the tangle
in the transcontinental rate situation.
Recent developments seem to indicate
that the Interstate Commerce commis
sion has come to the conclusion that
the entire scheme of transcontinental
freight rates must be changed by the
railroads. Just how this is to be
brought about by the commission is not
known, but the decisions in the Mis
souri river and the Spokane rate cases
would seem to indicate that it is to be
contrary to existing principles and will
force the desired adjustment in the
transcontinental rate fabric.
The tangle is accentuated by quar
rels between the rail carriers them
selves and between the rail-and-water
carriers. In the West the Harriman
steamship interests and the Spreckels
interests have locked horns in a des
perate fight over coast-to-coast rates
by the way of Panama shores in steam
ers. This water competition ha3 al
ways been assigned as the reason for
the peculiar adjustment of transconti
nental rates. As a consequence, the
rates from the Eastern seaboard to the
Western coast are just the same as
they are from Chicago and from the
Missouri river to the Pacific coast. In
other words, the New York manufac
turer can ship his goods to the Pacific
coast as cheaply as can the merchant
from Chicago, Kansas City or St.
Louis.
Furthermore the Western lines have
been forced to accept an extremely low
division of the transcontinental rates.
If water competition has forced this
condition, then Mr. Harriman is re
sponsible, in a way. Mr. Harriman
owns the Morgan Steamship line, which
connects with his rail lines at the Gulf
ports, making a water and rail route
which is more inexpensive than the all
rail route, and which gives him a long
haul from the Gulf to the Pacific coast.
MUST CUT DEFICIT.
Secretary MacVeagh Suggests Ne-
t cessity of Stamp Tax.
Chicago, March 8. Franklin Mac
Veagh, of Chicago, secretary of the
treasury, left yesterday for Washing
ton to enter upon his official duties as
successor to George B. Cortelyou, hav
ing brought his local business career
to a close by disposing of his extensive
interests in Franklin MacVeagh & Co.
to his son, Eames MacVeagh, and by
resigning from the directorate of the
Commercial National bank.
Recognizing the immensity of the
task before him in attempting to re
duce the deficit which the government
is facing and at the same time meet
the increased expenses of the govern
ment growing daily, Mr. MacVeagh
said:
"Something must be done to meet
the deficit of the treasury. I suppose
many people will object to a stamp act
in times of peace: just as others have
a rooted objection or prejudice against
bonds, but the government must have
money and a plan must be devised for
getting it. This, I should say, is a
general administrative question as
much as it is a question with the sec
retary of the treasury.".
Rich Gifts for Bride.
Tokio, March 8. The wedding of
Princess Kane, daughter of the em
peror, with Prince Kita Shirakawa,
will take place about the middle of
April. Mr. Nakasaki, of the imperial
household department, who recently
returned from Europe, where he pur
chased a number of articles needed for
the wedding, had an audience with the
emperor recently and gave an account
of the trip. It is reported that the
clothing was purchased in London, and
several pieces of jewelry, including a
necklace valued at $13,000 and a ring
at $5,500, in Paris.
Divulge Prison Tortures.
Guthrie, Okla., March 8. The com
mittee appointed by Governor Haskell
to investigate the charges of cruelty to
prisoners in the Kansas penitentiary
at Lansing made its report today, and
sustained in substance the charges
originally brought by Miss Kate Bar
nard, state commissioner of charities
and corrections for Oklahoma. The
committee declares that prisoners were
'stretched and tortured and strangled
with water," but says the prison
suffers more from bad methods than
bad men.
NEWS ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE STATE OF OREGON
NEW IRRIGATION PROJECT.
Plans Prepared for Big Undertaking
In Umatilla County..
Pendleton Plans have been made in
the west end of Umatilla county for a
model town, to be called Stanfield, in
honor of R. N. Stanfield, who owns
most of the townsite and considerable
property in that section. The project
involves a $100,000 reservoir for the
Furnish-Coe Irrigation scheme, which
will supply water at all seasons of the
year and an electric railway from Pen
dleton to Umatilla, leading through
the Furnish and Umatilla projects.
Work on the town and reservoir will
be started immediately. The railway
will be installed in the near future by
promoters of the scheme.
With the exception of the govern
ment project it is the biggest proposi
tion ever undertaken in this section.
The Inland Irrigation company of
Umatilla county is the name of the
concern backing the watering scheme.
The men at its head are W. J. Furnish
and Dr. H. W. Coe. Those interested
in the building of the new town are R.
N. Stanfield and Dr. Coe. A fire limit
will be established at the outset and
nothing but brick or concrete buildings
will be permitted. Several buildings
of this character have been proposed.
One will be a modern hotel, to be erect
ed by the incorporators.
A sewer system will be installed and
a park is provided for. The site is
considered the logical location for a
future city. It is situated in a very
fertile'part of the west end of .the
county. '
SPECIAL SESSION CALLED.
Governor Benson Issues Call to Leg
islature to Meet March 15.
Salem Governor Benson has issued
a proclamation calling the legislature
in special session at 10 o clock Mon
day morning, March 15, for the pur
pose of passing the appropriation bill
which failed at the regular session be
cause of a defect in the proceedings.
In a statement to the press Governor
Benson says that a majority of the
members have voluntarily promised
that no new legislation will be taken
up, but he indicates that there may be
a number of minor defects in acts of
the regular session which will need cor
rection at the special session. In this,
he evidently has reference to the game
code, the tax commission law and some
minor bills in which defects have been
found.
In his proclamation calling the spec
ial session, Governor Benson announces
that the session is "for the purpose of
enacting senate bill No. 254, introduced
at the 25th regular session of the legis
lative assembly of 1909, and upon
which bill final action was indavertent
ly not taken, being an act entitled 'An
act to appropriate money for the ex
penses of the improvements, equip
ments, betterments, supplies, repairs
and other necessary expenses at the
Oregon state insane asylum, state pen
itentiary, state reform school, Oregon
institution for the blind, state institu
tion for feeble minded and the Oregon
soldiers' home.'
Children Work for Festival.
Portland School children of Port
land have taken a lively interest in the
forthcoming rose festival, due largely
to the fact that they played such a
prominent part in the setting out of
rose trees on official "Rose Planting
day," which was celebrated on Wash
ington's birthday. This occasion
brought together boys and girls from
the schools in all parts of the city and
to them was distributed literature tell
ing all about the many attractive feat
ures of the celebration which will be
held here next June. Circular letters
are being written by the young folks
to their friends and relatives in other
parts of the country, and it is an ex
ample which the management of the
festival feels may well be followed by
the school children throughout the
state. The Oregon Development league
has followed the festival's example in
this respect and reports that many of
the cities and towns of the state are
already taking up the campaign ' with
vigor and with promise of fine results.
Run Trains Down Snake.
Baker City To establish passenger
service on the new Northwestern rail
road, from the mouth of Powder river,
the terminal of present construction,
to Huntington, people along the Shake
river have petitioned the company that
construction trains be permitted to
carry passengers. This will enable
Cornucopia inhabitants to reach the
Baker county seat by drivinpr a few
miles to the mouth of Powder river
and then taking a construction train
for Huntington and completing their
journey on the O. R. & N.
Dr. Smith Will Land Plum.
Salem Dr. J. N. Smith, state sena
tor from Marion county, has probably
won out in a race for appointment as
physician at the state penitentiary, to
succeed Dr. J. D. Shaw, the present
incumbent. While the appointment
has not been announced, many indica
tions point him out as the successful
a.pirant. The other candidate-for the
position is Dr. F. E. Smith, a brother-in-law
of Dr. J. N. Smith. The posi
tion pays $900 a year.
Defect in Dairy Bill.
Salem ' h ter Governor Benson or
Dairv Com t-p-'onrr Raipv shall aDDoint
the three n dairy inspecotrs is a ques
tion mat m y re jut up to tne courts
for dpterminafon nwinir to an error in
enrolling the new pure milk bill.
WARNS AGAINST PEST.
State Board is Fighting Brown Tai
' Moth on Fruit and Shads Trees.
Portland Oregon is face to face
with the danger of a visit from one of
the worst orchard pests known in the
shape of the brown-tail moth, a pois
onous little insect, which is said to be
coming into the country on trees ship
ped from France. The Oregon state
board of horticulture is making . every
effort to exterminate the moth before
it has a chance to spread and so far
seems to have the upper hand. How
ever, should a batch of infected trees
been overlooked it may take thousands
of dollars to exterminate the pest.
Massachusetts spent $3, 000, 000 a year
for nearly four years before the brown
tail moth was finally done away with
in that state, and it was thought that
the United States was thoroughly rid
of it. Inspectors in New York city,
however, discovered that the pests
were being shipped into the country on
fancy and stock trees from France and
other European countries, and that
several consignments for Oregon nur
serymen were among them. The horti
cultural board was immediately noti
fied by the New Yorkers and the in
spectors and nurserymen are working
together in an effort to kill them off
before they gain any foothold on Ore
gon trees. All young trees are being;
burned if they are found to have any
of the nests of the moths on them, and
the wrappings destroyed also. Other
trees which may become contaminated
are being dipped in poisonous baths.
The brown tail moth is much like
common moths, but the fur from the
caterpillar gives a rash very much the
same as poison ivy or oak if it touches
the skin. The pest thrives on shade or
fruit; trees.
No Dividends Till March 19.
La Grande There will be no divi
dends issued by the receivership of the
Farmers & Traders National bank until
March 19, at which time a 45 per cent
dividend will be issued to depositors.
When Mr. Niedner asked for blank cer
tificates he informed the receiver that
it would be possible to issue a 40 per
cent dividend on March 1, and a 45 per
cent dividend on March 19, when addi
tional assessments of shareholders will
be at the disposal of the receiver.
With this information as a basis to
work with, the comptroller decreed
that the receiver wait until March 19
and issue the 45 per cent dividend.
Government Accuses Red Men.
Pendleton H. J. Bean, circuit judge
of the Sixth judicial district of Ore
gon, which includes Umatilla and Mor
row counties, is charged by the gov
ernment with having wilfully, wrong
fully and fraudulently proved up on
160 acres of desert land taken under
the Carey act. It is alleged that in
proving up on the land he used a con
tract for water with the Hinkle Ditch
company, which was void and which
he knew was void.
Sheep Sales at Fossil.
Fossil Sheep buyers are arriving in
this part of the country, and are mak
ing contracts. Andv Patterson con
tracted one band of mixed yearlings.
delivery April 1, with wool at $4 a
head. Frank Templeton sold 1,730
mixed lambs and 2-year-old wethers
for $4.10, delivery about the 20th of
March, and Josh Hardie sold l,50O
mixed yearlings at $4.25, delivery to
be at Condon April 1.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Bluestem. $1.16(1.18: club.
$1.06; red Russian, $1.01; valley,
$1.05.
Barley Feed, $28. 50(ii 29.
Oats No. 1 white, $36.50.
Hay Timothy, Willamette valley,
$13(fil5; Eastern Oregon, $16(j;18;
clover, $12(3:13; alfalfa, $14C)16;
grain hay, $13(;:14; cheat, $13.50
14.50; vetch, $13.50fr? 14.50.
Apples 75c(?t $2.75 per box.
Potatoes $1.25 per hundred; sweet
potatoes, 223c per pound.
Vegetables Turnips, $1.25 per sack ;
carrots, $1.25 parsnips, $1.50; beets,
$1.50; horseradish, 10c per pound; ar
tichokes, 90c dozen ; asparagus, 1 5(I
20c pound; beans, 25c; cabbage, 2Qi
Zc; cauliflower, $2 crate; celery,
$4.50 crate; parsley, 30c dozen; peas,
15c pound: radishes, 30c dozen; rhu
barb, $3.504.50 box; sprouts, 10c
pound; squash, 2c pound.
Onions Oregon, $1.751.90 cwt.
Butter City creamery, extras, 36c;
fancy outside creamery, 32ff 35c; store,
18(20c. (Butter fat prices average
1 cents per pound under regular but
ter prices.)
Eggs Oregon ranch, 24ffj25c.
Poultry Hens, 16c; broilers. 20
(a '25c; fryers, 18(20c; roosters, old,
(ft 12c; young, 14(?il5c;' ducks, 20(3:
22c; geese, 10(T; turkeys, 18(r;0c.
Veal Extra, 10f?llc nound: ordi
nary, 7(T 8c; heavy, 5c.
Pork Fancy, 9c pound; large. 8i
8Kc
Hops 1909 contracts. 10(?10Jc.
1908 crop, 7S8c; 1907 crop. 2r3c:
1906 crop, 1
Wool Eastern Oregon, contracts ;
16c; valley, 1516K; mohair, choice,
20m21c.
Cattle Best steers, $5.105.35;
medium, $4.504.85; common, $3.25
(a3.85; cows, best, $3.75(fi!4.20; me
dium, $3.25i 3.60; calves, $5.505.75.
Sheep Best grain fed wethers, $5.50
(ft.6; hay fed, $55.50; mixed sheep,
$3.505.25; ewes, best, $55.50;
lambs, $6(36.57.
Hogs Best, $7(3,7.25; medium,
$6.256.75.