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Frank Page is Reappoint
ed Chairman of , the
Highway Commission
Meets Expectations.
I (Br MAX ABERN'KTIIY
-Raleigh," March 4 Governor
Cameron Morrison . this morning
. sent the names of the rtine highway
commissioners' to the senate for
confirmation as required under the
.' new fifty million dollar road bill,
and the senate confirmed these ap
pointments. The names sent up by
tne governor are as follows:
First distrirt-W A. Hart, Dem
ocrat of Tarboro, manufacturer and
farmer. ' '
Second district J. E. Cameron,
"Republican of . Kinstoh, who con
tinues hi unexpired term on the
old commission. '
Third district W, A. McOirt,
Democrat of Wilmington, president
'. cf the North Carolina Goods Roads
Association.
Fourth ; district John Sprunt
- Hul, Democrat of Durham, banker
, and business man.
Fifth district-J. Elwood Cox,
Republican of High Point, business
man and banker. '.
Sixth, district Word H. Wood,
Democrat of Charlotte, president
, of the North Carolina railroad and
the American Trust Company.
- Seventh District Rufus A.
Doughton, Democrat of AUeghaney
' conty, banker and business man
and and one of the authors of the
bill. , ' ,
Eighth districtJohn C. McBee,
Republican Mitchell county, manu
facturer and lawyer, member of the
' present general assembly.
Ninth district James G. Stike-
leather, Democrat of Asheville, re
appointed from 'the old board.
Frank Page, chairman of the old
highway commission, is reappoint
ed chairman of the new commis
sion. He will be the executive offi
cer of the board, and the only mem
' far who draws a salary other, than
per diem and expenses. All of the
appointments are effective on April
1. The governor has not yet eecid-
ed about the terms of offkei of tha
. trtffermt . members. Some will" be
, named for two," some for four and
the remainder for six year terms!
-On the whole the" commission
meets the expectations of those
who have expected the governor
would appoint business men on the
board rather than politician. On
the whole the governor has refrain
ed from appointing men who are
now actively engaged in politics.
Governor Doughton's place os the
commission is justified by his pilot-
' ing the measure thru the house
and as one of the co-authors of the
measure, J. G. McBee, Republi
can of Mitchell county, is regarded
as one of the most able men of the
minority party in this general as
sembly. He has always taken a
progressive stand on all public
questions and has impressed the
' legislature with his earnestness
and' his ability. ' ',
SOME CANDIDATES
ARE COMING OUT
The municipal election pot is be
ginning to strike a boil and Within
a short time the campaign for the
nominations will be on. Already
there are two avowed candidates
for mayor, Mayor Strachan and
Mrs.' U. P. . Moore ,and it is said
there will be others out. .. '
Alderman. J. D. Heilig, of the
west ward, who is chairman of the
street committee, has stated that
he will be a candidate for re-eleo-;
tion, and Alderman J. G. Crowder,
of the same ward, will also be out.
Alderman J. W. Rideoutte, of the
south ward has positively stated
that he will not seek another term
.on the board, and several of the
other members of the present board
who have been approached have
made no definite statement as to
their intentions, but it is believed
some of these will seek re-election.
NEARLY 4 BILUON f
IN APPROPRIATIONS
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Washington, March 4. The to-'
. tal appropriations in the present
.session off congress for the fiscal
year 1922 . wer $308,029,847
Chairman Warren of the senate ap
propriations committee, announced
in the senate today.: .This repre
sents a reduction of $1,453,48526
from the estimates submitted and
a cut from the appropriations for
. 1921 of $89847,910, he said. - j
KIWANIS WIRES,;
NEW PRESIDENT
The local Kiwanis club sent the
following telegram ' to .President
Harding following their meeting
today: - h' ;w:'-v'.-'-.-:
Kiwaman Warreh 0. Harding, :
' Prelident of the 8
White House, . ; v .. L
Washington, . C: .',
"Heartiest congratulations and
- sincereet wishes for a cheerful ad
ministration. , - -.
"Salistury Ewanlana,
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London Papers Don't
Know What To Think of
the New Administra
tionWaits Address.
aiexico City.' March '4. .Bitter
nets against President Wilson and
hope that Mr. Harding's adminis
tration Would see the end of antag
onism between ihs United States
and Mexico were expreaned in edi
torials by this morning newspa
pers.
The publisher and editor of the
cl Universal addressed a feigned
editorial to "Harding, ' Journalist
and President" pleading for a more
moderate policy . toward Mexico
-vnue the fcxcejsior assailed1 Mr.
Wilson bittery as "Mexico's most
terrible enemy a sphinx-like dic
tator In the White House who has
been experimenting on- the lean
body of our country.
London Waita
London, Ma-ch 4. Dispatches
from the United State have iriven
London newspapers little basis for
cunuriai comment regarding . tne
new administration's prospective
foreign policy and London journals
have assumed a waiting policy un
til Senator Harding makes his in
augural address.
A Now York disnatch to tftn Lon.
don Times declared, it is under
stood .that Mr. Harding will fol
low generally the policy of Senator
iienry ua&ot Lodge which is for a
separation from Europe, permits
no military alliance and no eco
nomic commitments that mieht en
danger the sovereignty of the
United States. . '
SUGAR FAMINE TALK
IS HELD GROUNDLESS
"Washington." March 4. No dan
ger of suzar becominar scare or
high-priced in 1921 . .
lnats the way rovcrnment v-
perts siz up the situation. 'v,
Kumors have been set afloat in
some cities that another - auoar
famine is coming.' Officials brand
tnesej,umora a sheer propaganda
with nothing, to back them up.
The 1920-1921 beet sugar "crty
in the United States is the largest
in the country's history. It totals
about 991,000 long tons,' says the
government cron renortrr. Tha
tons. .. .
. - Large Cuban Crop "'
New York, March 4.-rThe Cuban
sugar crop, now coming to market
is practically as large as the 1919
1920 crop. It is estimated at 8,700,
000 long tons by the American Su
gar refining Co. u- ri
The American Sugar Bulletin
! "Very hea,y "ceipts of
170,338 tons of sugar . at Cuban
ports are reported for the week.
This figure was only exceeded in
one week, during the. 4 1919-1920
crop.". - .
"Raw Cuban sugar is at four
and a half lents a pound and no
prospects of a rise in the near
'"Jnje" says Manuel Oonialea,
eh'" of Latin-American Division
of National 'Association of Mann.
lecturers. ... .
v "The statement ', that sugar
prices will be raised Is utter non
sense," says Frank C. Lowry,
chairman of United States sub
committee of the Cuban o-ovarn. !
ment commission, which now con- !
trots tne Cuban raw sugar crop.
. MOONSHINE GOES UP
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Prohibition Officials Boost Price In
. Alabama.
Birmingham, Ala.,. Mareh 4..
The price of moonshine has advanc
ed from $16 gaUon to $22.50.
That's because of the activities of
the prohibition officers. ..-,;v
Another result!. Will Holmes
and Hamp Kirby are doing life in
the pen. Jake Smith received 30
years and Sid .Kirby ,20. , .
Hamp Kirby uhot and killed
Hon .' Stephenson) prohibition ; of
ficer.. Arrest 'and conviction of
the men followed within a month.
Then a relentless drive on the
moonshiners. In .rone raid 18
stills and 25,000 gallons of liquor
were destroyed in Shelby county.
, Moonshiners In Cherokee coun
ty have set more than 30 bear
traps in an effort to eatsh prohi
bition agents. Agents have report
ed narrow escapes fro mthe traps,
v The traps are strong enough to
break a man's leg were -they to
Catch One. - . ' rili:'',.. :.; : .'
-(Alabama is far from dry! but
N. L. Piereje, chief enforcement of
ficer, is relentlessly; campaigning
to make It so.' - . -i . . :-
; . , Wireless Beats Wire. ,
Helena, Mont.' March .--Wireless
communication will be set up
between the Ninth District Reserve
Bank -at Minneapolis Vand the
branch here. " If messages were
sent by telegram they would cost
$1,000 a month. Installation of
the f ireless equipment will . cost
$coc..- , - , .-..v..,-
The. greatest par capita water
Power dtvelojment of any eeuarry
in the world is that of Norway,
Canada, coming second.
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Rode to the Capitol With
Harding and Signed Re
maining Bills Leaves
CapitoL '
(Br Tk AwiiiM Prau)
Washington,' March 4. Yielding
to tne last minute entreaties of hi
Samily and physicians President
Wilson took no part in the inau
gural ceremonies today other than
to accompany Mr. Hardine from
the White House to the Canitol.
The outgoing president witnessed
neither, the ceremony in the senate
chamber which attended the Inau
guration of Vice-President Coolidge
or the ceremony on the plaxa out
side the capitol where the ineominir
president took. the oath of office.
Immediately after siirninr some
bills in the presidential room Mr.
Wilson returned to his motor car
and drove back to the White House
to await the comins: of the. new
president. ' ; V '
Walking feebly with the assist
nee of a cane the outgoinsr presi
dent had persisted in carrying out
so much oi his part ox tne program
as called for him to accompany his
successor in the abbreviated inau
gural procession from the execu
tive' mansion to the capitoL When
he departed from the Whit House
it was necessary for secret service
men to place his feet on each suc
ceeding step as he descended and it
was apparent to all that.it would
be impossible for him to take part
In the ceremonies v at the -Ncapital.
Mr. Wilson had been warned that!
if he did so it would be at theriak
of losing all gains he had made
toward , health if not indeed his
life.'. He was persistenf at first but
he yielded at last' and quit the
capitol before the inaugural cere
monies actually had beVun. Mr.
Wilson departed from tne capitol
at 12 noon, when the ceremonies in
the senate chamber were about to
begin; 'Both houses of congress at
that moment were, marking time
waiting for the incoming vice
president to take the oath.
President Wilson did not make it
known until after, his arrival at
ttte capitol that he Would not at
tend the inauguration of President
Harding and Vice-President Cool
idge. After reaching the capitol
he requested that the President and
Vice-President be invited to see
him: He told them because of the
steps leading to the chamber he
did not think he could attended the
ceremonies. "
, Lodge Meets Wilson 1
. Mr. Harding extended his hand
and; said: "Good bye Mr. Presi
dent, I know you are glad to be
relieved of your burdens and wor
ries. I want to telTyou how much
I appreciate the courtesies you ex
tended to me." '
The President explained to Sen
ator Knox, chairman of the Joint
congressional -committee that he
would be unable to go to the Sen
ate chamber. He said:
. "Senator, tha Senate has thrown
me down but I am not going to fall
down." ,. i
Senator Lodge, republican; of
Massachusetts, then entered the
President's room and in a very for
mal way said tha business of the
two houses had been ''concluded
and asked whether . the president
X 1 . ii '
nau any runner communication io
address to congress. The presi
dent's attention had to be called to
the fact that Senator Lodge , had
entered the room as he was speak
ing to someone beside him.- ; .
When he did glance up he said
in a very formal tone contrasted
wtlh that he used to speak to Sen
ator Knok: ' V-.- -'u-, :
"I have n further communica
tions to nuke . I appreciate ; your
courtesy, good morning."
. HUSBANDS DESERTED !
Divorce Statistics Show . That
Wive Leave Nest Often
Chicago, March 4. Husband-de
serters are mora- frequent than
wife-deserters, says an article in
the current American Journal of
Sociology.
Jiecent statistics quoted : show
that 36.8 per cent of divorces grant
ed to husbands were because the
wives had run uway. : ;
Reconrmendations given for the
lessening or cases of disertion are:
One. ' t A federal marriage and
divorce statute , with concurrent
state legislation. -. ' . v
Two.. The prevention of hasty
and. ill-considered marriages. -
Thrse. Proper ethical and hvei-
en!c Jnstructioja, both in the home
and-, school.':': - f-C i '
Four. Vigwwus v Iw anforcs-
Five. Tks cratiesT af "family
courts.": ; ' . :v.7. r .
,- In the bachgrtiund it the
office' as president. Right, .Chief JuM? Edward White) of . the
iers me oam.
TOBEilPPOin
First ' Plumbs
Shaken
From Tree Are Cabinet
Jobs, Diplomats Will
Follow Very Soon.!
(Br Tha Awaciatod Pna
i Washington, iviarcn 4 upwaras
of B(J,000 appointments to .public
offices carying salanes aggregat
ing more than 100,00O,0OO a year
are to be made by President .Hard
ing. , Some of these were made to
day, many others will be announc
ed during. the next few . months
while still others will be made as
the. terms .of present J)emocratic
office holders expire. ' - ; ,
' The first fruits from the shaking
of the official : "plum" tree were
Cabinet officers whose salaries are
$12,000. a year each. Others to
come Include nearly a dozen ambas
sadors whose salaries are $17,600
each, many ministers at ; $10,000
each, assistant secretaries, federal
judges, attorneys and marshalls,
customs collectors, members of va
rious government boards and com
missions and postmasters by the
thousands, . r-: ; '
In contrast to the huge patron
age roil of Mr. Harding are the
appointive i perquisites of ' Vice
President Coolidge, whose immedi
ate appointment comprise only
his secretary, clerk, page boy and
a private telegraph operator, Their
salaries' total $7,700 a year. The
Vice-President , t himself receives
$12,000. ' - 7i',; s
As is the usual custom, ambas
sadors and ministers now serving
are expected to present their resig
nations to President Harding im
mediately so he may have a free
hand in creating his own diplomatic
corps. - There are 44 ambassadors
and ministers but some of these
who have risen from the ranks in
the diplomatic service may be re
tained and practically all of hoa
now in service will continue in office
until their successor 'are named
qualify. , s , ,,
Among ambassadorships regard
ed as certain to be filled by Mr.
Harding are .those to Great , Bri
tain, France, Italy, Spain, Japan,
Belgium, Brazil, Chile. Argentine,
and Peru. Many new ministers al
so are to appoint and when full re
lations are reestablished with Ger
many, Austria, Mexico, Turkey and
Bulgaria appoinment also will be
made to those countries, ,f " -Among
ministers 7 bow holding
office who have come up from the
ranks . in diplomatic service are
William Phillips, at the Hague:
Hugh Gibson, at Warsaw; Richard
Crane, at Prague; Joseph O. Grew,
at Copenhagen; Peter Augustus
Jay, at Salvador; Hoffman' Philip,
at Bogata, Columbia, and Arthur
Bailly-Blanchard, : at Port Au
Princa, Haiti. , ,
Among appointments in immedi
ate or early prospect are-, seven
members of the Shipping Board at
$12,000 each, two members of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
at $12.000 each; five members of
(Ceauu4 en page Uree.)
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BKRE'S ' ftATH ;
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XBy the Associated Press)
OAth of office ot President aa
administered ! today by - the
thief .luatic of k IIltJ
States, . Edward '. Douslass
WsdtaV follows: , ' v
1 W,fmr.lia,lld Hrl4lrtv
4 solemnly swear that I will
" faithfully execute the office of
President of the United States,
and will,! to the best of ray
ability, preserve, protect and
defend the Constitution of the
T United States." . --,;y ' .
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SERVANT PROBLEM
ALREADY SOLVED
FOR MRS. HARDING
Washinsrton. March 4. Mrs.
Warren G. Harding found her serv
ant problem solved for her when
she became mistress of the White
House today. .mi -: . ,;: r. jy :.
. Cooks, chambermaids, laundry-
women, butler snd pontry-inen-20
in all are provided by the govern
ment at a cost of $30,000 a year
and there is a housekeeper who has
been in charge of the servants since
the administration of former Pres
ident Taft. , Previous to' that time
a steward was in charge, , -
Only the expense of the per
sonal servants which a new Presi
dent and his wife may choose to
have accompany them to the White
House is borne by the chief execu
tive. Mrs." Hardina- has retained
the services of Inei McWhorter,
her cook, and a chauffeur., but she
found at the : White House four
cooks retained by the government
and four chauffeurs. . . r
The matter of supplying ths
White House table may not Prove
as simple for all food purchased
whether for the private table or
for state functions must bs paid
out of the pocket for the private
table or for state functions must
be paid out of the pocket of the
chief executive.' Caterers to the
White House "usually are selected
by the housekeeper unless the
'First lady of the land" desires to
follow particular preferences which
may previously have been formed.
HARDING, MAY
INHERIT CELLAR
Washington, March 4 Along
with other requisites of the Presi
dency, Warren G. Harding may In
herit all, of there is any, liquor in
the White House, for President
Wilson has not requested permis
sion to transport any alcoholic bev
erages to his new home. ; r
' At practically all formal White
House functions prior to the Eigh
teen Amendment wine was served.
None, however, has been used since
1913, as there have been no formal
functions of any kind. : ?,
The wine cellar, it is said, was
completely stocked in 1917, and
much of this is said to be on hand.
Many are of iht opinion that the
President will consider all 'wine
there the property of the office.
Whether there Is Sny of the 191T
stock left is the subject of much
tpeeulstion In Washington. ; Only
ths President, Mrs. Wilson arid. the
Housekeeper know-4hey v nt telL
U. S. Supreme Court, who adminis-
chief m of
zMMm
Also Passed the BzStZZZ
. Amendment and Prohi
" bition Enforcement Act
Accomplished.' i ;
'. 7 U77 77f:7;.
Washington, .March 4. Rejec
tion of the treaty of Versailles, a
sharp fight on President Wilson
by Republican leaders, adoption of
the woman suffrage constitutional
amendment and passage of the pro
hibition enforcement act were out
standing features of the sessions of
the Sxtty-sixth Congress, soon to
be called in extra session by. Pres
ident Harding.' : - v' 7
Swept into control of both the
Senate and House near the end of
the war after President WiUon had
appealed to the country in" 1918 to
return a Democratic majority to
Congress, the Republicans organ
ized all committees at the opening
session in 1919 and . immediately
launched an attack on 'the admin
istration. This centered around
ths Treaty of Versailles, which was
taken up in the Senate before it
was signed at Paris.
Other acts of the administration
which came in for criticism in
cluded the sending of troops to
Russia, , the handling of deporta
tion cases and the winding up of
war contracts. Investigations of
many phases of war activities also
were undertaken and . continued
thru most of the nearly two years
of the life of this, the first Repub
lican Congress in eight years.
v Four vetoes of important 'meas
ures by the President were over
ridden by the Sixty-sixth Congress.
Ths measures repassed after their
disapproval by Mr. Wilson included
the prohibition enforcement act and
joint resolutions reducing the size
of the regular army to 175,000
men, repealing the daylight savings
law and reviving the War Finance
Corporation. Ih the case of one im
portant matter, the Knox resolu
tion to declare the state of war
with Germany at an end, the Pres
idential veto stood. " v:
Besides the war inquiries many
others were conducted, including
those into the 1919 steel strike, the
spread of radical propaganda, the
coal and housing . situations, the
controversy between Secretary
Daniels snd Rear Admiral Sims
over navay medal awards, cam
paign expenditures, Shipping
Board operations, the Ford-Newberry
election, radical deportation
cases, and the escape to Germany
of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, Phil
adelphia draft evader. ; : ' ; , '
International disarmament was
a subject occuping much attention
at the closing session. Inquiries be
ing conducted by both House and
Senate committees. Final action
was deferred and ths whole ques
tion left over to the Harding ad
ministration. The Senate Naval
Committee recommended, however,
that there bs no halting of Ameri
can naval construction at this time.
Important measures passed by
the Sixty-sixth Congress besides
(Coatinuad on page three.) .
mm
Capital Plaza Crowded to Hear His Inaugural Ad
dress Motors Back to White House Immediate
ly After Ceremonies With Calvary Escort
Will Shun Entangling Anianced Wil-V v
; son Unable to Take Any Part in the,
Ceremonies, v'-'- :r:'-v-?u v J:':i
, Washington, March 4. War
ren G. Harding, of Ohio, and
Calvin Coolidge of , Massachu
setts, were inaugurated today
President fBnd Vice-President
of the United States. , Mr.
Harding took the oath of of
fice at 1 :18 o'clock this after
hon and Mr. Coolidge at 12:21.
' Pressing his lips to an his
toric Bible used at the inaug
uration of George Washington
the new ..President took the
oath, administered by Chief
Justice White. He had chosen
the 8th verse of the 6th chap
ter of Micah, saying. '
"He hath shewed thee, O
man, what is good; and what
doth the Lord require of thee
but to do justly, and to love
mercy, and to walk humbly
with thy GodT" 7
' President "Wilson yielded at
the last minute to the entreaties
of family ,. and physician and
took no part in the inaugural
ceremonies ther tban, to ; ac
oompa'ny the indomihgPresi-
deuU f rora tha WhUe H&use to
the -f capitol,: wheW. Jic UlaTaed
some bills and went with Mrs.
Wilson to their hew home in. the
residential section of the. city;
' Immediately after the oath was
administered President Harding
turned to the . vast crowd which
stretched across the capitol plaza
ana becan the delivery of his lnau.
gurai aaaress. . &ouna ampaners
t . ti - V a .
carried his voice' to the outskirts
of the big assemblage. ' A chilling
wind feebly warmed by a bright
sun swept the broad space which
appeared strangely contrasted to
other years when it had been illum
inated by the uniforms of West
roinx caaers, miasmpmen irora An
napolis and troops. 7 ; ,v :.,
. Pledging his faith anew to
American institutions President
Harding reiterated his plea for a
return to "normalcy," for industrial
peace; for friendship with, ' the
world, and spoke again a promise
to wore tor an. association ox na
tions to bring about peace and
"approximate disarmament." But
he coupled his renewed declaration
with a fresh pronouncement against
"entangling alliances." . "Ameri
ca," he said, x x x "can enter into
no political commitment nor as
sume any economic " . obligation
which subjects our decision to any
other than our own authority.
'I am sure our people will not
misunderstand nor the world mis
construe." said the new president.
"We have no thought to impede the
paths to closer relationship; we
wisn 10 promote . understanding;
we .want to do our part to make of-
Tensive warfare so hateful that a
srovernment er neonle resorting to
it must prove the righteousness of
their cause or stand as outlaws be
fore the bar of civilization." '
Then speaking on his determina
tion to enter into no "entangling
alliances" President Harding , de
clared: "This is not selfishness; 'it
is sanctity: It is not aloofness; .it
is security: It is not suspicion of
others; it is patriotic adherence , to
the things which rasde us what we
are.": c-, v.'w.-Vi
Immediately at the conclusion
of the inausrnral address the small
party re-formed and took motor
ears back to the White House, es
corted by the cavalry troops which
acoempanied it to ths capitoL
WEATHER BRIGHT .
BLUSTERING COLD
(Br Th AaMcUtod trtm)
Washington, March 4v Bright
weather , with a cold - blustering
March wind marked the opening
of inaugural ' day There were
clouds banked in the east but they
soon gave way before the driv
ing west wjnd and made it seem
ingly certain that the new president
Warren G. Harding would be able
to take the oath of office in the
open on the east portico of ths cap
ital as has been planned.
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' Congress Adjourns
The 66th Congress adjourned
sine die at 12:3) p. m., ths docks
being set back in tha Sesste. . ,
7 Wilson's Condition i 7
Soon after 11 o'clock President
Wilson and President-elect Harding
arrived at the capital for the in
auguration which was to be exact
ly one hour later. '
: Accompanying them were Sen
ator Knox and Representative Can
non ranking members of ths inau
gural committee.' .The old presi
dent and the new attended by a
calvary escort motored down Penn
sylvania avenue. , -7 1. '..'
, A crowd which stood still in the
sunlight cheered at intervals but
Mr. Wilson made no acknowledge
ment and Mr. Harding in respect
to President Wilson took none cf
the cheering for himself. , -. . '
When President. Wilson descend
ed the steps from the portico c'
the White House 7 secret , servk-e
men placed a seat on each succeed
ing? steD. This outward evidence
of the .president's 'physical condi
tion added another bit of specula
tion as to how far he would go In
participation in the ceremonies at
the' capital. . " . ;.-j..'-'-
-' Started w Time.', . . :
The inaugural program got un
der way ', according to schedu
promptly at1 10 o'clock, when t
congressional committp in ch
arrived at the New Willard
to escort President-elect and I
Harding "and ! Tlce-Presi.'cr f
and. . M.vCoolid.s tor t" -Boussv-.i
v: '. ;
Everything was In readiness f
the ceremonies of the next thr
hours in which would cohduct t
actual. inauguration of the rioxt
president ; The only feature .r
finally determined was the exte
to which President -.Wilson woti ! !
participate. - .. J. .; ' .,
At the last moment friends an 1
members of his family continue
their effort .to persuade him to (J -sist
from' doing moro than accom
Pny - Mr. Harding to the capitol.
Congress 'about the same, t!vv
resumed work and with less t..
three hours to live attempted t
clear its work before the inauntr 1-
ration ceremonies which accord:
to the program should begin
c.
noon. ' , '
CEREMONIES AS r
SIMPLE AS TOOSE
7 OE WASHINGTON
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Washington, March 4 Warren
Gamaliel Harding was inaugurated
President of the United States to-
oay .witn ceremonies as simple a?
those the historians have described
in chroniolmg the induction inU
office of George .Washington mors
than a century ago. . ;
Had Mr.. Harding's personal
wishes been adhered to strictly, the
ceremonies would have been eve 1
more simple, but the Congressional
Inaugural Committee made som 1
araneements on its own account.
These Included a cavalry escort of
four troops for the President in hi
ride from his hotel to the capitol
and thence to the'White House.
This little cavalcade, contrasted
strangely with: the great military
n&HjIayl ln.nmllMnAne. TAW n. IT m-
.Besides the cavalry escort, the
Congressional Committee also had
arranged to have several companies
of Mannes in fun dress uniform at
the capitol as a guard of honor
and for the "presence of the Ma
rine Band "The President's Own"
Banner 'immediately after Mr.
Harding had taken the oath of of
fice. 7' 7-'o:5'',': ;.7'" 7771.7.
The very simplicity of the cere
monies on the east portico of tM
capitol added to their impressive-
M -l- . j r- i ,
were those in the Senate Chamber,
where Calvin Coolidge was sworn
in toy Vice-President Marshall an J
where Mr.Coolidge in turn swora
into office the new senators elect
ed last November , : . .
The day's ceremonies began t.
formal calls on the President-'
and Vice-President-elect at t
New Willard hotel by the Cor
slonal Committee, headed iy 1
tor Knox, of Penn-' h-f- 'i.
Leaving the hM l
tial party proce ! f
House where Fr
tared the ti-
resident-'
son joined I .
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