TAFT USHERED INTO OFFICE
Ceremony in Senate
Weather Conditions Prevailing.
PARADE WAS GRAND
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Nigk Was See
of Gaiety.
The Tft Cabinet.
Secretary of State Philander C
Knox, of New York.
Secretary of War J. M. Dickin
son, of Tennee ssee.
Secretary of Treasury Franklin
MacVeagh, of Illinois.
Secret iry of Commerce and Labor
Charles Nogel. of Missouri.
Postmaster General t rank It.
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
chief executive to take the oath of
office in the chamber of the senate in
76 years. William Howard Taft, be
came president of the United States
yesterday.
Accompanied to tho capitol through
a swirl of blinding snow by President
Roosevelt and a guard of honor, Mr.
Taft returned to the Whlto House
just as the sun began to force its way
through the clouds. A sudden blizzard
sweeping in from tho 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 tho famous east front of the
capitol, much to Mr. Taft'a chagrin,
and threatened for a timo to stop the
brilliant pageant of tho 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 tho 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 he hurried away through
n 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.
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 tho oath of
office and turned over to him the gavel.
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Mr. Sherman, In rapping the senate
to order in special session of the Sixty'
first con cress, mado a brief address,
Then followed the swearing In of many
new senators. This completed, VIco
President Sherman said:
"The chief justlco will now admtnls
tcr the oath of ofllco to the prcsdlent
elect."
Tho sudden announcement camo as a
surprise and a solemn hush fell upon
tho assemblage
Mr. Taft arose, took tho arm of Sen
ator Knox, chairman of the joint com
mtttee on arrangements, and walked
around to a position In the rear of the
presiding officer's desk. Ho was fol
lowed by Chief Justice Fuller, who was
officiating for the tilth 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 tho oath In a low tone. Mr.
Taft repeated the words In a slow,
distinct voice. When he at last had
kissed tho Uible, 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
tho weather and the slush piled moun
tain high In the gutters, a crowd that
jammed Pennsylvania avenuo from tho
house lino to beyond thn curbs gathered
to seo the inaugural parado. Nearly
everyone In the denso throng carried
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Tafl's Policies Outlined
Will support Hoono volt's reforms,
and admits that he has been acting
In an advisory capacity In many of
tho Roosevelt (wllcles.
Pledges regulatioon of tho corpor
ations in tho mntter of Issuance or
excessive bonds and mortgages.
Stability of American business to
bo assured.
Tariff nuestlon calls for extra ses
alon of congress and question one of
most important that country must
solve.
Taxation should be made ns light
as possible and government expendi
tures curtailed, avoiding all unneces
sary expense. Public monoya should
bo wisely protected but not hoarded.
Favors army and navy sufficiently
strong to maintain pcaco and pre
serve Monroe doctrine. Army should
bo larce enoush 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 pas a postal sav
ings bank bill.
Panama canal policies of Roosevelt
will bo continued.
Race prejudice may bo eliminated
by a fifteenth amendment to tho con
stitution or the United States ma.
Ing educational qualifications neces
sary to obtain tho electoral franchise.
the marching troop passed these, were
waved In welcomo and applause.
By dint of great effort a regiment of
streot cleaners got the center of the
avenue into shovelled Into marching
condition by 2 o'clock, and thoir efforts
were cheered by the waiting crowds
almost as vociferously as wtro 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-
I viewing stand. They were received
with a mighty cheer. Tho rovlow of
the inaugural parado began at once.
I More than 30,000 marching men par
sticlpatcd in the great military and
civic pageant, which constituted tho
I principal spectacular feature of the
presidential Inaugural ceremony. Ap
proximately 26,000 of these Were
soldiers, sailors and marines oi tho
military establishments of tho United
States, bodies of the National Guard of
many states, with largo contingents
of snruce cadt and midshipmen from
the national military and naval ncaue
mies. The remaining 8,000 were clti
MRa.jHwaalU jwrVeofltUe United
States? bTuKled'FogelhrlTenmrcll
and political organizations, many of
them distinctively uniformed campaign
clubs.
The troop and civic bodies compos
ing the notable parade of the after
noon mobilized in snoW andelushuhieh
In places was deeper than their leg
ging tops. Down Pennsylvsn a ave
nue, walled in with spectators, they
found dry footing, but faced a lively
galo.
I The parado was replete with Inter
est. The 3,000 blucjuckct from the
. recently returned Atlantic fleet shared
honors among tho military with tho
Cuban army of pacification.
The trim cadet from West Point at
tracted the usual Interest and made a
( characteristically fine showing. Tho
mianiprqcn irom Annapolis, snow
hound within 20 miles of Washington,
ihared tho fate of thoisajids of sight-
seers who were unablo to reach tht
city on account of the storm.
The Philippine Constabulary band,
which arrived Wednesday from Manila,
was given tho placo of honor in the
escort of President Roosevelt and Mr.
Taft to tho capttol and attracted much
attention. Tho Filipinos saw thulr
first fall of snow.
President and Mrs. Taft woro the
centers of Interest at tho eulmlnntlng .
feature of tho day thu Inaugural ballL, -.in. .
In the Pension building. Thn iceni In FIOuTCS FNIm ToKIO SIlOW GrCat
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transformed Into n canopied court of
Ivory and' white, was another of tho
brilliant pictures quadrennially painted
hero by tho gathering of h vast and
brilliant assemblage from every sec
tion of the country. With all the color
and movement of n military spectacle,
with tho' softening Influence of dell
I catuly tinted gowns and tho Inter at of
n wrsonnei senium equation at a social
function, the Inaugural ball holds a
plsce unique In tho history making of
tho day.
While tho ball was In progress In
doors, n display of llreworks on the
monument lot In the rear of the White
llouso marked tho end of tho outdoor
celebration. For hours the thinly
clouded heavens woro alight with rock
ets, with sun clusters that challenged
tho brilliancy of day, with llery "co
bras" and all tho fantastic creations of
modem pyrotechnic! skill.
All feminine Washington had long
been eager for details of tho gown
which Mrs. Taft woro at the Inaugural
ball. In her choice of tho 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 la richly embroidered shows
America's natlunal Mower, thu golden
rod. The embroidery, in sllvrr, ap
pears not only on tho chiffon overdress
but on the long court train as well.
Tho foundation of the gown Is of
heavy white satin, cut in princess
effect, Over this the o Ifon I draped
with consummate skill, giving the
effect of long, straight lines. The
sleeves are formed of rare point lace.
Tho goldenmd design Is also woven In
the lace
Mr. Taft wore her hair rather high,
with a pompadour. A single diamond
spray decorated her coiffure ami she
woro no other Jewelry excepting the
pearl collar, which is her favorite orna
ment. Miss Helen Taft'a gown was so ex
tremely simple that it Is calculated to
surprise tho mothers of overdressed
school girls. Over a plainly fitting
foundation of whlto a slip of whlto
embroidered moussellno do solo falls
In graceful girlish lines. The bodlco
Is slightly decnlletete, and la effectively
trimmed In point lace. Artistic knot
of pale blue ribbon, skilfully disposed,
add a touch of chic to IU simplicity,
his iii auunuani goiuen urown
hlr was simply dreeed In coll, and
Shu wore no Jawelry. . . ,
Csllfornlnns Send Note.
Sacramento, Cl March 0. In lieu
of an ontl-Japancse itatute, the senate
today expressed Its views on tho sub
ject of Asiatic Immigration by the
adoption of a committee substitute for
four Joint resolution. Tho measure
calls upon congress to enact an Asiatic
exclusion law that will keep Japanese
as well as Chinese aliens out of the
country. Scnaotr J. II. Sanford, of
Uklah. tried to amend tho resolutions
so that Japtncso would bo denied tho
right of naturalization, but this was
voted down and tho resolution wss
adopted, 28 to 7.
Still Seek Last Juror.
San Francisco, March 6. Disquali
fying prospectivo Jurors at the rate of
five an hour, the attorneys or go god In
tho trial of Patrick Calhoun, president
of tho United Railroads, exhausted tho
17th special venire late today without
discovering a talesman to occupy tho
12th seat In the jury box. When court
adjourned the record disclosed that C08
citizens out of tho 1,3C0 summoned had
been actually Interrogated at greater
or less length, and In this respect tho
trial has eclipsed tho record of Abra
ham Uuef's trial.
Fort Worden to Front.
Seattle, March 6. Equipped with n
wireless telegraph system and ftro con
trol apparatus, both of which wero
completed today by Captain W. K.
Moore, of tho United States signal ser
vice corps of Seattlo, Fort Worden, a
military post atl'ortTownsend, Wash.,
now takes its placo as ono of tho four
thoroughly modern military posts of
the United States. Ranking with Fort
Wordon are tho posts a Portland, Mo.,
Uoaton and Now York.
New Train Record Made.
Pittsburg, March 2. Running over
four different roads en route, a special
train bearing a threatlcol company
today mudo tho distance of 7C6 miles
from Uoaton to Pittsburg in tho record-
smashing time of 17K hours. Fifty-
(Wo minutes wero clipped off tho best
previous timo botwecn Uuffalo and
Pittsburg, tho timo being fivo hours
and ten minutes,
England Congratulates Taft,
London, March 0, Tho Association
of tho Chambers of Commerce of tho
United Kingdom, at tho conclusion to
day of its annual conference, agreed to
draw up a petition congratulating Wil
liam H. Taft upon his assumption of
tho presidency of tho United States,
and expressing tho good will of tho
association towards America.
;JAPS QUIT AMERICA
Falling Oft In Immigration.
JAPAN IS PROUD OF THE RECORD
Fortlgn Office Points to Figures
Proof That Empire Is Living
Up to Its Agreement.
As
Toklo, March 4. Returns Just com-
doted by tho foreign officii show that
lotwicn Juno and December, 1008,
l.HS-t Japanese loft tho empire bound
for tho United State, while 3,600 re
turned from tho United States during
tho same period, Of thoso returning
3,031 trnveled third class acsoaa tho
Paclllc, which Indicates that they were
of the laboring class, against whom tho
emlgatlon restrictions of tho Japnncao
government am particularly directed.
Tho total number of Japanese sailing
for Hawaii from Japan during tho
same period Is shown to have been
1,161. whllu thosu retunlng from tho
Islands numbered 2,961, of which num
ber 2,889 were third das passengers.
During tho month of January, 1000,
the foreign office figures show that 162
Japanese sailed fur tho United States
from Japan, while 296 returned to
Japan during tho samo period from
that country, Two hundred and sixty
four of the latter traveled thin! clnxs.
In tho snino month Hfi Japanese
sailed fur Hawaii, whlto 00 returned,
all the homeward bound coming third
class.
Tho months embraced by these fig
ures Include tho period In which the
agreement relative to omlgrants to tho
United States, which was concluded
between Thomas J, O'llrlen, tho Amer
ican ambassador, and tho Japanese for
eign office in January, 1007, became
actually operative.
The foreign ofllco points out tho
fact that it requested suveral months'
time to jwrfecl a system whereby tho
entire field of emigration could be
brought under control, namely thoso
months between the conclusion of the
agreement and Juno 1, 1008, and that
'consequently tho showing for tho
months beginning in Juno and up to
. tho present time Is thn only fair test
of the effectiveness of tho system of
restriction employed.
The foreign officials are particularly
liHiUtent upon calling attention to tho
fact that Uon tho figure given, 4,000
murojapaneso relumed from Ameri
can territory than sailed for It dur
ing thn last eight month, and they
state that this la extremely significant
of tho agreement's effectiveness.
QAUQE QUAKES' POWER.
Stanford Professor Perfecting instru
ment of Engineering Use,
Stanford University, Cal,, March 4.
Prof. W. F. Durand, head of tho
department of mechanical engineering
at Stanford university, announces that
ho has Invented a device which Will
doubly Increaso tho ability of man to
know and harness earthquakes. It
power to regiser and meosuro thu force
of seismic disturbances will hoof enor
mous valuo to sclenco when combined
with tho direction recording seismo
graph. Professor Durand Is porfectlng tho
construction of his Instrument. It will
bo completed somo time In thu spring
and will bo Installed here. Tho Ideu
was born during his investigation of
tho building at Stanford, wrecked by
tho trcmblorof 100(1. Tho only present
device of vital uso In thu study of tho
earth's convulsions I tho suismograph.
This records tho movement of tho earth
that In, thu direction In which a par
ticle of tho earth Is shaken during an
earthquake.
Tho object of Professor Durand's In
ventlon will bo to register thu forco of
speed with which a partlclo move.
With It scientists will bo abla to du-
tcrmlno what volumo of seismic
strength Is required to demolish a brick
wall, for example.
Tho benefits of thu Instrument to
structural engineering will bo Invalu
able. Professor Durand has been head
of his department slnco ho camo to
Stanford from Cornoll university sev
eral years ago.
Uncle flam I "Slow Pay."
Pontlac, III.. March 4. After wait
ing 45 years, John Ilukcr, who wan a
grain buyer for tho Northern armies
during tho Civil war, has rocolvcd a
draft from tho United States govern
ment for 11,000 for a shipment which
had been purchased by Mr. Raker dur
ing tho (Jivll war for tho government.
Government Loses Point,
Chicago, March 4, Tho government
In tho ru-trlnl of tho rebate caso against
tho Standard Oil company, of Indiana,
today attempted without success to
provo that tho 18-cont tariff, which tho
officials of tho oil company profess to
know nothing about was published!
legally in tariff No, 24.
SPOKANE HATH DECISION.
Interstate Commerce Commission Fa
vors Const In Findings,
Washington, March a. -Hy tho unan
imous decision of tho Interstate Com
merce commission thu present system
of lower terminal rnte to Pacillo roast
IHilnts than urn charged to Interior
polntu, though tho latter may liu nearer
thu point of shipment, Is sustained aa
just and lawful under the Hepburn rate,
law, Tho contention of the Pacific
coast porta and thu transcontinental
railroad Is upheld In its entirety.
Comfort I glum Spokiinu In the.
shapo of a general reduction of clusa
rates from Chicago and St. Paul In 2D
uf tho specified 34 commodity rates,
against which complaint was made.
In tho other flvo commodity rates
against which complaint Is made, In
creases aru made. Hut this does not
change the relntlvn xitltlonof HKkam
a an Interior iolnt and tho coast cltlea
as points enloy ng uater competition.
Under the decision tho railroad ar
freo to follow up thu reduction In thn
SiKikann rates ordered by tho rommi-N
alon by making a proportionate reduc
tion In tho ratca to coast terminals.
Should they fall to maku such a reduc
tion, they would ho exposed to the dan
ger of losing a largo volumo of their
traffic to their ocean competitor.
Tho two points In the complaint filed
by the city of Spokane against tho
Northern Pacific, thu (Ireat'Norlhem
and thn Union Pacific railroads wrtnt
First, that the rates from Kasteru
joints tu Spokano were higher than to
Seattle, a more distant point.
Second, that tho rate to Spokano
were Inherently unreasonable.
On tho first point defendants main
tained that water competition com
pelled them to charge the rates In.
effect to Seattlo and that thtreforo they
might charge a higher rate to Hpokano
wlthout violating thu long-and' short
haul provision or without discriminat
ing against Spokane under the law.
The commission sustain thn clalnv
of tho defendants In this respect and
holds that tho rate to Spokane, al
though higher than to Seattle, art not
unlawful.
On tho ccondpolnt tho commission
sustains the claim of thn petitioner
and holds that the rate from Kan tern
point to Spokane am unjust and un
reasonable. It reduces class rates from
St. Paul to Sitokaiie 10j per cent, ami
makes substantially the same reduc
tion from Chicago tu Spokane. Katcn
cast of Chicago tiro not dealt with.
NINE DIE IN TENEMENT.
Now York OUre Proves Smsll-Stied
Holocaust,
Now York, March a. At least nln
person met death early today In a 'flro
which wept through n crowded four
story brick tenement at 374 Seventh
avenuo, near Thirty-second street.
Nine bodies hod lict-n recovered at down
and it I exjHCtrd that thu death list
will grow. Several children aro 'mist
ing. The (lames wore started In tho base
ment and swept rapidly up the stair
waV, cutting off the rscapo of terror
stricken tenants, all of uhom were
Italians. Many of them tried to Jump,
from tho window. Tho hIIcc ami
firemen made several spectacular res
cues, while a crowd, which surrounded
the burning building, cheered their
effort.
Among tho dead aro a man and a.
woman and two children, but a there
wa great confusion around tho scene
of thefire andn number of bodies wero
badly charred, early Identification wan,
out of tho question.
Castro to Do Arrested,
Caracas, Monday, March 1, via Wll
lemstad, Morch 2. Should Clprlann.
Castro, ex-presldent of this republic,
attempt to return to this country, hu
will faco thu possibility of arrest, ho
having beun Indicted In tho Federal
court on tho charge of conspiracy to
effect thu assassination of Juan Vi
cente Comcz, tho present president. In
consequonco of this contingency, tho
report that Castro purposes to embark
at Uordenux March 28 for !a Guaym
jian neon recoivtsi hero with much in
terest. MaureUnta Clips Record Anew.
Quccnstown, March 3, Tho steamer
Maurotanla passed Daunl's rock at
0:47 a. in. yesterday, establishing a
now high record for tho rnstbound pas
sago from New York of four day, 20
hour and two minutes. Her averago
speed for the run was 2f,28 nautical
miles an hour, and the best day's run
C07 miles,
Pastor Kills Drunkard.
Tomplo, N. II.. March 8. Whllo
crazed with drink Goorgo L. Marcott,
a valet In the employ of Ilrlgadlur
General James Miller, U. 8. A., re
tired, run amuck today and after shoot
ing at sovoral vlllugors was shot ami
killed by Rov, Hnrvoy Eastman, pas
tor of thu Congregational church.
Cold Chapel Hurt Pope,
Chicago, March 3, -A special to tho
Dally News from Rome says: Dr. Pu
tachl saya that thu dodo's lllnoss in
tho result of early rising and saying
mass In a cold prlvato chapel. No it her
tho doctor nor tho popo'a ottendnnta
can persuade him to chnniro his habits.
His present Illness is not serious.