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VOL, XXV. m 136.
ASI1EVH.LE, N. C JFBIDAY MORNING; MARCH 5, 1909.
PlttCE, FIVE CENTS.
PRESIDENT TAFT INDUCTED V
INTO OFFICE WITH SIMPLE,
Why Not?
DIDNOTBREAK
FAITH ON BILL
SAYS WEAVER
BUT IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY
Denies Senator, Mills' State
Storm Prevented the Outdoor Exercises; Oath Was Ad
ministered in the Senate Chamber; Distinguish
ed Assemblage Hear d Inaugural Address
THOUSANDS MARCHED IN PARADE
THROUGH THE ANKLE DEEP SLUSH
5
Thousands Others Were Caught On Stalled Trains Out
side the City. Capital Cut Off From Whole
World Early in Morning by Blizzard.
WASHINGTON, March 4. Th first chief executive to tak tho oath of
office In the chamber of tho senate In seventy-six yearn, William Howard
Taft today beeame president of Uie United States.
Accompanied to the capital by President Roosevelt and a guard of lienor
through a swirl of blinding snow, Mr. Taft returned to tlie white house Just
as the son began to force Its way through tho thinning clouds of gray. A
sadden blizzard sweeping In from 4he northwest last night, set away the
weather bureau's optimistic promise of "fair and somewhat cooler," and
caased an abandonment of the out-door ceremonies on the famous cast front
of the capltol, much to Mr. Toft's chagrin, and threatened for a lime to stop
the brilliant pageant of the afternoon.
By almost super-human efforts, a passage way was cleared along the
center of Pennsylvania avenue and for nearly three hours President Tart and
Vice-President Sherman reviewed a passing- column, which was replete with
martial splendor and picturesque civic 'display.
Following the brHllant and impressive ceremonies In the senate, during
which both president and vice-president took the oath or office. President
Roosevelt again a private citizen bade an affectionate .adieu to his suc
cessor while all in the historic chamber looked on In silence, and thru lie
hurried away through side door to take the train for New York. A be
passed out of the chamber Mr. Koosevelt was given an ovation quite the equal
of that tendered to the new president. f
President and Mrs. Taft were the
centers of interest at the culminating
feature of the memorable day the
Inaugural ball In the pension building.
The scene in the vast cavern of the
building, which had been transformed
into a canopied court of ivory and
white was another of the brilliant
picture Which are Quadrennially
''painted bo by the -gathering of a
! vast; nd Mlliant assemblage from
every section bf th country. With all
the color and movement of a military
spectacle,: with the softening Influence
,,?. of delicately tinted gown and the in
, T- tetest of sY'parsolinel seldom, equalled
,' ' at a social function, tfte Inaugural ball
holds a place unique' in the ihlstery
making or the day.
While the ball was in progress in
doors, a display of fire-works on the
monument lot in the rear of .-the white
houBe marked tho end of the outdoor
celebration. For hours the thinly
clouded heavens were alight with
screaming rockets with sun clusters
that challenged brilliance of day, with
fiery "cobras," aerial salutes, floating
festoons and illuminated .balloons.
Yale All There.
Prior to .his visit to the ball Prcsl
dent Taft had entertained at tea In
the white house the members of the
Tale club; had dined, with Mrs. Taft
at 7 o'clock, and had stopped in at the
Metropolitan club to say a few words
at the dinner of the class of '78 at
Yale.
Mr. Taft'a day was one of continu
ing cheers from his appearance on the
white house portico this morning un
til he returned late tonight, an un
willing leave-taker from tbe dancing.
Mr. and Mrs, Taft were the guest
of the Roosevelt's at the white house
last night, setting a new precedent
in the courtesies of the executive
mansion as they did again today when
Mrs. Taft accompanied the newly
made president, and Mr. Sherman, the
new vice-president, from ' the capltol
at the head of th elmposing parade
to the white house. The presidential
carriage, drawn by four bay horses,
which had been closed against the
storm as President Roosevelt and Mr.
Taft made their way to the capltol,
was thrown, open as the return Jour
ney was begun, and President Taft,
quickly recognized by the crowds
which stood enthusiastically unmlnd
"f the ankle-deep snow and slush
about them, was acclaimed all along
the great distances of the avenue.
Both Expected Storm.
When they met at breakfast this
morning with the world all white out
side and the song of the blizzard wind
ringing in their ears, Mr. Taft and
ANNOUNCES HIS
POLICIES MID
LOUD APPLAUSE
Taft Declares He Will Carry
Out Reforms Begun by
Roosevelt
INDICATES HIS
SOUTHERN POLICY
if
Will Not Appoint Negroes
to Office Where it May
Cause Friction.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 4.
President Taft won applause at the
very outset of his Inaugural address
by announcing his adherence to the
Roosevelt policies and of his Intention
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 progres
sive business methods." The galleries
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MISS HOOD ON
HER pH0ME
WITH MOTHER
CORY RIGHT. ISOBBY ACM BROS.. N.V.
WILLIAM H. TAFT, IWENTT-SEVENTH PRESIDENT.
President Roosevelt wi re as happy as
two boys.
"I know it would be a cold day
when I was made president of the
United States." exclaimed Mr. Taft.
And I knew there would he a bliz
zard clear up to the moment I went
out of office." rejoined President
Roosevelt.
Mr. Taft was deeply disappointed
when lie found that committee on
arrangements had practically aban
doned all hope of an outdoor cere
mony. He said he was anxious that
(Continued on page seven.)
THE INAUGURAL BALL WAS MOSTLY
BRILLIANT SPECTACLE AND PARADE
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, March 4 The In
augural ball tonight was the climax of
a day of trlumphof William H. Taft.
In the vast ball of the pension build
ing resembling a dream of fairyland,
mingled fair womeni beautifully gown
I were not alone In applauding the sue
ceedlng points made by Mr. Taft. The
staid members of the senate constant
ly Interrupted with applause, while the
representatives of the house were even
more demonstrative In expressing
their approval.
The diplomats listened Intently to
Mr- Tart's outline of a foreign policy
and his frankness n dealing with the
various subjects touched upon in his
address won much of commendation
The new president's expression of
friendship for the South and his again
asserted belief that the so-called negro
problem was in a fair way of proper
settlement, aroused a storm of ap
plause and cheering. President Taft
said:
My Fellow Citizen: Any one wht
takes tho oath I have Just taken must
reel a heavy weight of responsibility.
has no conception of the
i lodulged in as the hours progressed,
hut this was Impossible earlier in the
ieveninar owause oi mi uc j nHt np
wnicn was conservauve.y ,n, , , powt.,, and dut)ft ftf the n
ten thousand. j which foe Is about to enter or he is
i-remumii mm mr. mu v..i ; lacking In a proper sense of the ob-
supper in me presmeni ro..m nuru, , . which tha oath Imnn...
ed and from every clime; men whose ; after ten o clock. By this time tne nan : The nict. t nausural address
names are known in every corner of was so crowded that only a smaii i js to give a summary outline of the
the world; diplomats in court raiment: space at one end could De Kept clear j man policies of the new edmlnistra
tatesmsn In anmbre attire: officers of i for dancing. j tlon so far as they can be anticipated.
the army and navy In their gorgeous ! With the approach of midnight I have had the -honor to be one of the
uniforms, and ordinary American ctt-! there was perceptible dimunltion In advisers of my distinguished prede-
Uens whnan nnmnrt testified to the I the number of couples on the floor cessor and as such to hold up his
deriKI-nu-v of th affair land from this hour on the crush was hands In the reforms he has initiated.
President Taft aDDeared particularly ' gradually relieved. "With the arrival I should be untrue to myself, to my
Hrht-hearted and unmlndfulof serious iof twelve o'clock the disciple, of Terp- promises nd to the declarations of
things, is with Mrs. Taft and Vice-; ischore found better opportune
ia . j akm.n ihev Wlanc nr ana tne enure noor was sooni" -
flii.il with a moving mass- that nre-, the maintenance and enforcement
President and Mrs. Sherman, they
made their, promenade 'around the
"reat hall room, Where' on every side
they Were flanked by members of the
reception committee-
Utile Danclnr Boom. .
Music was furnished by the marine
hand and by Minster' orchestra, the
former varying lis promenade selec
tion of -Hall to the Chief,", hy "The
BUr Spangled Banner." Dancing was
sented a brilliancy of color and gaiety
seldom equalled. Diplomats and other
officials mingled with those pn- the
floor. ' ' i
The president's party left the pen
slon building shortly before midnight
Mr. Taft did not Joint in the danc
ing, and gracefully refused when call
ed upon for" speech. ,
f. those, reforms a most Important
feature of my' administration. Ihev
were directed to the auppressloa of
the lawlessness and abuses of power
of the great combinations of capital
Invested m railroads and ' In ' indus
trial enterprises carrying-on In
terstate - commerce. : ' . The steps
vContlauatf an pfle three.) , .
News Agency Says She Has
Been Found in Vera
Cruz, Mexico
WAS LIVING UNDER
AN ASSUMED NAME
According to Report the
Mctifig ktwen. the -
Two Was Pathetic
STORM SWEPT
FROM NEW YORK
TO VIRGINIA
' " -
Wires Down and Trains De
layed For Hours With
Their Heavy Traffic
MANY PERISH IN
BLIZZARD'S FURY
Weather Bureau , Cannot
Understand It, But Says
It Was Remarkafeie
FARMER JURY
S JIREDlWANTS
TOGETTO WORK
Asks Judge Hart to Hasten
Cooper-Sharp Trial for
Spring Plowing
STATE RESUMES ITS
CASE IN REBUTTAL
Its
iK. Kj
Witnesses Contradifct
The Citizen has recently been re
celvlng alleged newa of Miss Josephine
Hood, formerly of this city, from the
Central News agency" of New York
In view of the great local interest in
the fate of this young woman It has
tried In every way to learn something
of her whereabouts, and in doing so
has given publicity to all the news
that has come to it. The following
dispatch from the Central News agen
cy, received last night, is given Just
as It was given to The Citizen, for
what It Is worth:
The Citizen, Asheville N. C: The
Hood story we have came from our
Dallas, Texas, correspondent, who usu
ally Is reliable. We give It to you for
what it's worth:
"Josephine Hood, the pretty North
Carolina victim of the bigamist and
bogus 'Iord Hholto Douglas' has been
found by her mother In Vera Cruz
Mcx., and tonight they are en route
home. Mrs. Hood arrived here yes
terday and was not long In getting
trace of her daughter, who despite
many telegrams from friends and rela
tives had endeavored to hide herself.
Her identity here has been hidden un
der an assumed name, and no one sus
pected that th pretty and demure lit
tie woman was other than she rcpre-
pocted that the pretty and demure lit
and fought shy of all strangers. Miss
Hood sought seclusion and did not
wish her friends or relatives to know
hec. whereabouts, preferring to fight
life's battle al"ne and unknown. There
was a most affectionate scene when
mother and daughter met. Both broke
down, and as they embraced broke
Into tears. Their sobs were most
heart rendlnc Thy were left alone.
and for three hours talked over the
events of the past three years. The
daughter was assured there was noth
ing but a warm welcome awaiting her
at home by her relatives and friends
She was told how all had grieved over
her absence and assured that the fault
was not hers. The mother and
daughter left for the east today.
C..T STAND SALOME.
(By AsNOdated Press.)
KANSAS CITT, March 4 Gertrude
Hoffman, the actress, was enjoined
by the circuit court here today from
presenting the Salome dance during
the remainder of her engagement
Here in the leading part of the "Mimic
World," oa the ground that the
dance is Inimical to puplic morals.
NEW YORK, March 4. -As a re
sult of a March blizzard which swept
down unannounced during the night,
the middle Atlantic seaboard from
New York to Norfolk found Itself to
day buried in an avalanche of snow
and swept by destructive winds. Fiir
a time here today conditions seemed
to threaten a repetition of the great
blizzard of March 12, 1888, but the
storm sunk to less alarming propor
tions. For the telephone and telegraph
companies the storm was one of the
worst in years. The worst of the snow
hurricane struck a wedge of territory
which Included Washington and Bal
timore. The regoln south of Phils-
delphla was well night blank on the
map for the greater part of the day.
imports from Perryvllle, Md., .sixty
miles below Philadelphia said tonight
that for thirty miles beyond that point
every wlro Is down. These lines In
clude some of the best and most ex-
pensively constructed wire In the
country.
The first train from Washington to
reach Jersey City today arrived at
o'clock this afternoon and It was due
at 7.08 a. m
Threw Lives It.
In New York City three lives were
lost In the sinking of six Baltimore
and Ohio coal barges at Ht. Qeorge,
Htaten Island. In New York harbor
barges under tow were blown ashore
while tugs and small boats went scur
rylng for cover.
Between Baltimore and Washing
ton hundreds of telegraph poles were
carried down by tho weight of snow
and Ice and the wind. North and
east of the city trains are merely
creeping along without aid of tele
graphic orders. It may be a week
before normal conditions are restored.
At no previous time In the city's
history has tho street car service been
dealt so severe a blow. The financial
oss is Incalculable.
Thousands of people Who expected
to attend the Inaugural ceremonies in
Washington were unable to obtain
transportation there.
i . Many Points Testified
t to by Defense
juvuio tl3 MJ-'JTUUCQ XU1 t'
Squabble5 '' j
LAW PRACTICALLY
ON STATUTE 1 BOOK
Nothing Has Been Done YeJ
to Endanger Its Final
, . Enrollment ,
iFAm
WASHINGTON, March 4. Fore
cast for North Carolina: Fair Friday
and Saturday with rising, tempera
ture; Light west wind Decerning var
iable.
BAITIMOHK CTT Off
BALTIMORE. March 4 By United
Wireless via Washington. -Thousands
of people bound for the Inaugural
ceremonies In Washington were de
tained here today by reason of par-
lyscd train traffic resulting from a
blizzard. For hours Baltimore was
ut off from communication with the
outside world.
Almost the whole rlty lay under a
net work of fallen wires. Neither of
the two telegraph companies had a
single wire working out of Baltimore
and the telephone service was badly
crippled locally and altogether use
less as to outside points. The storm
caused the death of policeman
Thomas H. Worthington, who was re
moving a fallen "dead" wlrs when a
live wire fell, killing him Instantly.
A woman was reported killed In
Northeast Baltimore.
A telegraph cable strung across the
track of the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road at Oreen Mount avenue sagged
so as to stop trains and had to be
cut to permit them to pass. The
damage to wires extended in all di
rections within a radius of 'thirty
miles of this city.
NAflHViiXB, Tenn., March 4.
When court adjourned tonight In the
Cooper-Bharp trial for the murder of
former Senator E. W, Carmack, after
a day marked by little progress and
much wrangling between attorney,
the jury , sent word to Judge Hart
through a bailiff, "that they had a
complaint to make-" The court called
up one of . their number, wiuaun
Hows. The latter said:
"Most of the jurors are farmers. The
time for spring planting Is her. We
want to get home. The entire crop for
the year depends upon the planting.
We feel that there are too many de
lays and too much argument. We ask
the court to hurry things along. We
would be glad to have night sessions
and work longer during the day, but
we Want to get through and get
through oon."
Judge Hart told Hows he realized
how the Juror felt snd that he would
use every effort to make the case move
more rapidly.
The state this afternoon caused a
post to be referred at the spot upon
which stood the second telephone pole
at the soelTe of the tragedy. This pole
was cut down soon after tha murder.
The new pole Is a rough, short piece
of timber and was erected In order to
get a photograph, which tho state will
try to get before the Jury.
Witness Btate Hold.
Dr. McPheeters Glasgow was recall
ed to the witness stand when today's
testimony began. He was asked many
technical questions by the state, which
attempted to break down hi previous
testimony, and apparently wished to
show that Carmac k might have lived
long enough to shoot twice after Itobln
had shot him.
8. J. Ucnnlng, who claimed he saw
Carmack twirl the cylinder of his re
volver Just before the shooting, was
- (apselsl t Th' Oltlnn.) '
RALEIQH. March 4. Representa
tive Weawr " makes tha' following
statement a to th police commis
sion Incldontm th tenet last nlgUtl
The atatement mad by Senator
Mill on the floor at th senate tt
night la grossly misleading. ' unluat.
and not baaed upon facts, The state
ment that I had th polio commis
sion bill called up la, not trui and
was not true to W knowledge, Th
laota are that I Dad showed him th ,
courtesy of allowing nlm to hav th
consideration of my bilj.taet lor his
convenience some two or three tlm.
Whn th IU first earn up for con
slderation on hut Saturday h got'
th floor Immediately and movd to '
table. ' Till was lost, and tha bill
passed it second reading. ' -
upon hi objection tha bill went
over and I agreed not to here it
called up until Tuesday at th rqust
of the opponent of th measure,
ftenator Mill moved that It be mad
a special order for Tuesday at 11.10,
Not being reached,, h again mov4
to mak It a special order for I p. n.
waa noing society.
"In the afternoon he said that h
waa Invited out to dinner, and asked
m If I would Oblect to nnstnonln
th matter until nln a'ctook, but
that he thought he could be oreasnt
at MO. J told him I would tsree ta
later hour and when tha senat mt -
t t oclor fow of flojiatnr Mills
frldnds moved that the tpeolej order
be displaced 'until nln 'clock on
aerount, of th absence, of Senator
miiia, : inn wa oon. , When th
hour of nln arrived I i not in th
senate; having fcune out into the cor-
ridor aom few ;minntei before, and
a I went in I heard (Senator , Lonk
hert peaking In regard to the polic
commission bill.', Th bill had ben
laid befor th senat by ths presi
dent of the senat a th pclai order
for nln o'clock. It waa not called
up by me or my friend, but cam up
in th regular order a fixed by Mill
himself. Benator Brltt waa present,
whom, f had supposed, represented.
Buncombe county, and did not ask for, :
a further postponement of th bill,,
and when It was stated that Senator
Mills desired to b present SenatoiM
Lockhard said h would pair with"
Mills, and did not vote, Thar waa na
design on my part or that of my
friends to take advantage and none
wa taken by m. Ill ' statement
were gratuitous. ; 1
Bill Mill Safe. ,
"The bill I now In th enrolling
clerk's office being prepared for rat
ification and can only be considered
again by the senate upon. a motion to
recall and a further motion to re
consider the vote by which It passed
It' third reading. This course ha
not been taken, and my friend stand
ready and assure me th bill would '
pass again by a larger majority than
before on account of the action of
Senator Mill In the matUr." fl
Buncombe Measure.
To amend salary law officer of
Buncombe county; to protect gam
nd fish In Buncombe county; to 4
fine voting preclpct In Ashsvllle;
concerning apportionment of school -funds
In Asheville; to amend Ah
vine's compulsory education law; rel
ative to making calendar In civil 1
actions In Buncombe county.
TYl'O 1ST THOCBLE.
(Continue en page seven.)
NEW OBXEANfl. March 4 Charge
BATON HOUGH, March 4. To.
have been preferred hers against Hen
ry H. Hudspeth, former president of
the New Orleans Typographical union,
charging hhn with obtaining money by
false pretenses while he was at th
head of the union.
CROWD CRIES "GOODBYE TEDDY"
AND WE STRENUOUS ONE IS GONE
(Continued a po seven.)
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, March 4. With
thousands of his countrymen bidding
him an affectlnate adieu, Theodore
Roosevelt, the retiring president of the
United Htates, accompanied by Mrs.
Roosevelt, took his departure from the
national capltol for his Oyster Bey
home at 3.30 o'clock this afternoon. As
he was leaving the scene of seven
years of strenuous activity, Mr. Roose
velt gave every indication of delight
over being relieved of official care.
looking somewhat tired but happy, the
former president was deeply moved by
the affectionate demonstration In his
honor while waiting for hi train at
the station. He waa escorted to the
station by the New York Republican
commit tee. eight hundred strong. .
Addressing the escort Mr. Roosevelt
said: "I want to thank you heartily
for escorting me down to th station,
and let m say to yon how much I ap
preciate your courtesy. I Good by and
good luck to all.'' '
Mr- Roosevelt In conversation With
friends said: "Jfy, that was a (In In
augural address of Mr. Taft'a"
As his train pulled out th crowd
called "good bye, Teddy."
After leaving Washington at I t
o'clock Mr. Roosevelt's train wa held
up by the bad condition of th road
near Havredcgrace, Maryland. He did
not reach Jersey City until tl-lf
o'clock last night .
Mr. Roosevelt' (pedal train left
Long Island city at 12.21 this morning
and a he wa mor than three hour
behind the schedule tlm h did no
expect 1 that hi neighbor In Oyster
Bey . would remain up to greet hlra,
at th home-coming as they had ex- -pected
to. do. -He wa agreeably dlar
appointed therefor, when hi train
reached Oyster Bay, to find th sta
tion brilliantly Illuminated with elec
tric bulb and Japanese lantern whll
a big Illuminated banned l id him,
"Welcome Home." , Better than alt,
there was a crowd of front 100 to J00
of bis neighbor on hand.