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Weather.
Washington, D. C, March V-Fore-,
cast for North Carolina for tonight
and Friday: Fair and Cooler, with
frost tonight. Friday, fair. x
ESTABLISHED 1876.
RALEIGH, IT. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1909.
PRICE 5 CENTS
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE BRAVE T
TAFT PLE
SELF TO THE
GRIP OF SLEET
F THE ROOSEVELT
HE
WASHINGTON
iAlTENAMCE 01
WELCOME
William H. Taft Assumes
Charge Over the Affairs
of Ihe Government
ROOSEVELT RETIRES
Chief Justice Fuller Administers the
Onth of Office to Mr. Taft, Muk
ing Him President of the Vnlted
States, and Mr. Roosevelt's Admin
istration Comes to An Eiul Great
Change in Country's Government
Effected Smoothly and Without a
Hitch Thousands and Thousands
of People Witness the Parade.
Biggest Crowd Ever In Washington.
(By. Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, March 4- William
Howard Taft took the oath of office
as the twenty-seventh president of the
-United States in the 'senate -chamber
at the capitol shortly after noon to
day. Owing to the snow and sleet
storm it was necessary to modify the
arrangements for the administration
of the oath on the plat form at the
east entrance to the capitol.
An endeavor was made to cam
out the original program concerning
the inaugural parade, but on account
of the storm only the regular mill
tary organizations were ia line.
Immediately, alter, tlio inaugura
tion ceremonies were 'concluded, ex-
President Roosevelt proceeded to the
union station there to.await a train
to New York, which the officials of
the officials of the Pennsylvania Kail
road 'expert ed to he able to start out
about 3:00 o'clock..
(Ily Leased Wire to The Tillies)
Washington, March 4 With all
the homngo that assembled thous
ands, renresen tat Ives of every state,
almost every hamlet, of the nation
could pay; to the accompaniment of
martial music, the rythmic tramp of
soldiers' feet, the echo of saluting
guns, the unchecked enthusiasm priv
ileged only to a free people of a great
republic, William Howard 'Taft,' .of
Ohio, today became the twenty-seventh
president of the United States.
Tho weather was fair, hut. rather
cold, and the thousands on the streets
suffered some discomfort, but they
bravely held their places, determined
to see everything to be seen. There
was about two inches of snow on the
ground, and while this added to the
discomfort the happy throngs didn't
seem to mind.
Second only to the inauguration of
tho man who will be both ruler and
servant' of the American pcoplo for
the next four years, was the induction
into office of James Schoolcraft Sher
man, of New York, as vice-president,
a position carrying With it always the
grave possibility of succession to the
presidency through death or disability
of the executive.
And not without Its influenco upon
tho day and the epoch-making event
was the exit bf Theodore Roosevelt,
heralded today by countless admir
ers, for seven years past as the most
picturesque, the most virile and one
of the greatest figures ever upon the
stage of American public life.
This afternoon the retiring presi
dent Is speeding toward Oyster Bay,
N. Y., while upon the spot occupied
by him four years ago stands Presi
dent William H. Taft reviewing one
of the most magnificent military and
civic parades In American liistory, his
dominant figure the commanding
presence in a cheering multitude of
more than' two. hundred thousand
patriotic American persons.
: From the time President Taft left
the Inaugural stand on the historic
eastorn portico of the capitol, shortly
after noon, until the last train of
music, the last glow of myriad elec
tric llghta along resplendent Pennsyl
vania avenue, shall have softened and
(Continued on Page Eight.) :
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J. McO. DICKINSON, , G. W. WICKEH8HAM,
of Tennessee. of Now York. v
ficcmarjr of Wr,
r"r, ii' "i '
TO T
NEW 'PRE
"f - WMimf
President WilliUm Howard Tuft.
Q UI THE
1VIIIL.
COOPER TRIAL
(My Leased Wire lo The Times)
'.Criminal Court, Room, Nashville,'
Tenn., March -!- A crowd larger than
for several days past was present
when court convened this morning.
Public - interest- seemed to have in
creased since the state began its proof
in rebuttal. Mrs. Carmnck and her
little son, Edward W, earmark, Jr.,
were in -court again today, after an
absence of several days. Mrs. Car
mack, iis usual, was dressed in-heavy
mourning. She was agrin .-ushered to
the big leather chair and iaiido-.com-'
fortable by loving friends. The wit
ness,.. Bennings.' when court opened,
was noted out in tho hallway and the
state was having him. watches by two
detect ices to -prevent his escaping.
Dr. McPheeters -Glasgow was the
first witness put on the. stand. His
cross-examination by the state began
about 10 o'clock. He stated that tho
two body wounds received by Sena
tor Carniack ranged downward and
to the front. The defense objected to
tho state's reading to the .physician
out of law books, but J.idge Hart
ruled that such proceed ure was com
petent; that the state could either
read from the works and ask the wit
ness if things were true or the witness
himself might do the reading and then
say what, he thought of it.
The witncr.s, Kenning, was next
called for cross-examination by the
state, and fun ensued here.
General i. V,. Garner look him in
hand and soon had hini tangled up,
WltnesB said during the past year he
had been-engaged In partnership of
getting logs on tho river. He was
asked how much money he contrib
uted and was unable to loll. He was
asked if it was as much as 25 to tfO
cents and said: " 'Twas fully that
much."
PROGRE
F. H. HITCHCOCIC
, of Massaolii'' .
Attorney General : Fostmastet
DENT
L0Su0F?7,30l)!N
A PEACH ORCHARD
P.y Leased Wire t" The Times.)
l''.v.-... -H.V. Ala., March I. Tel. Llew
ellyn W. Johns, a 'prominent citizen of
I his riiinmiinity, recently suffered a
undine ini,sfortunc. iiirlielin the loss
ef ST.:ti'l) in eaHli viioney anil a .-consul-erahle.
ainonnt iif jeweliy 1;;ill'ing in
i ilomest'e rinsr of I i t ., 1 1 inn. The
money was withdrawn from the bank
and buried in the peach orchard. Thp
disapp' nraneo of "the triasure and a
member of the household are. .signifi
cant, it is ayyn ed. in coihk etion with
the taiits pending over n.arilal unhai
pinesy. lolonel Johns' entire life
reads' like a romance, a native of
Walis, son of a father who had been
wealthy.' and subsequently: reduced in
circumstances, migraling to this
country,: where he engaged In mining,
cnglnrcrity? anil kindre.1 pursuits,
anuissing a fortune. It is said, no ef-'
fori has been made to learn the where
abouts , of ,:th.i fugitive ur associates
Who. so mysteriously disappeared.
I ISIIK ILLISTKATKI LKCTI KE
Emiiient Exponent of Outdoor Exer
cise At High School Tonight.
Mr. iTanimer, secretary of the Na
tional Playgrounds Association and
of Russell Sage Playground Exten
sion Committee, will deliver an illus
trated lecture at the Raleigh Higa
School audltoriuni tonight at 7:45
o'clock. The lecture will he illus
trated by beautiful stereoptlcan
views of New York school play
grounds and children at play, etc.
Has Resigned.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Harrisburg, Pa., March 4 The
resignation of Unltyd States Senator
Philander C. Knox ns senator from
I'ennyslvanla, has been reeelvcd by
Governor Stuart. , It takes effect
today, ;'
' R. A. KAI.LINGER,
of Washington. '
vucral - i y ' Sccrctai
Secretary of Interior,
SNOW AND SLUSH
Streets Covered With Ice
and Slush and Storm
Still Rsgii:g
THE STREETS DESOLATE
Storm Changed Kmni Driving Ilain
(o Snow and Sleet, and Streets Are
Covered With Slush, Witli Snow
Still Falling And the Weather
Man Said it Would be Fail- All
Telegraph and -.Telephone Wires
Out of Commission The Telegraph
Men' Say Demoralization of Service
is the Worst in Years, Xot Even
Baltimore Can lie Reached by Wire.
(By Leased Wire to The Times)
Washington, March 4Washing
i on this morning is in the grip of a
.sen.i-blizzard. During the night the
storm which had been raging the
greater part of yesterday, changed
from driving rain to driving sleet
and snow. When tens of thousands
of persons looked front their windows
anxiously, soon after daylight to as
certain the conditions of the weather
(hey saw streets covered nearly two
inches deep in snow, which swirled
and drove through the air as though
it wore the middle of winter.
Slush and snow prevailed every
where under foot, trees were bowed
under the weight of frozen slcft,
while a cold, penetrating wind added
to the general desolation of the scene.
And yesterday the United States
c,it!:ci bureau made the official
forecast of "fair, but slightly colder
for Thursday", : truly a case' of
"guessing again." v.. ; V
Perhaps congress may now deem it
worth: -.while- considering the advisa
bility of amending the constitution to
tho extent, of changing the date of
inauguration day to ..late in April,
when good weather is assured, instead
of tempting nature by continuing the
present date, when inclement weather
is likely to occur.
Soon after daylight men with teams
by the dozen were at work endeavor
ing to clear Pennsylvania avenue of
the snow and slush which covered the
thoroughfare to the extent of three
or four inches In places, the result of
drifting, but the puny efforts of men
and arliinis availed nothing in the
fare of the c'oVitinluf storm, which
wined 'o'tt the results of .their efforts
almost. Immediately.'
The streets everywhere,"' particu
larly along the line of march, pre
sented a most desolate and forlorn
appearance;. 'Decorations were either
torn,..' frayed or dilapidated-looking as
a result of the whippings of 1 In-
wintry blast or the continued soaking
from snow and sleet. At 8 o'clocl
only , a few pedestrians, hurrying
through tho storm, could be seen on
the streets, where tens of thousands
would doubtless have been seen even
at that hoar had the weather been
fine. Street, car traffic was badly
crippled, especially In the outlying
districts, while not a telegraph or
telephone wire was working out of
Washington. Poles of both services
are down by the dozens throughput
the city. Not even Baltimore, one
hour away by rail, can be reached
and it was announced at the offices of
the Postal Telegraph' and Western
I'nion companies at 9:00 o'clock that
It was uncertain when communlca
tion with the outside world would be
resumed. -At. the office of the Chesa
peake & Potomac Telephone Com
pany the ; same trouble and the inn
billty to communicate with any point
out of Washington was told, although
fortunately, tlie telegraph service in
the city proper was still maintained
Telegraph operators of long experi
ence agree that not for many years
have they known such a demoraliza
tion of wire conditions as exist here
this morning.
(Continued on Page Four)
PHITjANDKK C. KNOX,
of Pennsylvania. .
' ' Secretary' ot State y
POLiCIES OF
WHOMtU tL.JgMiVL". ZH&AmV
Vice President James
The Inaugural Speech of
President Sherman
Spoken in Senate Chamber
( Fiy Leased Wire, to The Times)
Washington. : 1). C, March I
When Vice President Fairbanks had
administered the oath of office to ills
sueoessor, James Schoolcraft Sher
niaii, Mr. Sherman '.delivered lite fol
lowing address:
"Senators: There is no need to
recite; the history of this grea't legis
lative body, proud of it . I lion l. !i v
be, not: yet suggest methods which
might in coming time enhance its
usefulness. The world knows the'
one and you understand the other.
"In a government for and by. tho
people the necessity of clearly defin
ing the rights and limitations nf the
several branches thereof Is-manifest.
An hundred years has .demonstrated
the far sightedness and wisdom of
t he -f Valuers of that instrument wnich
has furnished the foundation of our
legislative action, The vice presi
dent is not one of the makers of the
law. His duties rather are to regu
late in. this body the method of ma U
ing them ; to regulate, not in accord
with his will or ideas, hut in-accord
with rules which you yourselves have
established. It is for the presiding
officer to require you to act in con-
MOUNTED POLICEMAN
FORCED TO KILL NEGRO
(Ily. Leased Wire to The, Times.)
Atlanta, ((a., March .4.- l.ate last
night' while nlteiuiitlng to arrest
(leorge Hammond, a negro,, mounted
policeman Hlackslone, was forced to
tire upon tlie negro in self-di fense.
Three bullets took effect, one in .Ihe.
head, another In the best and . tlie
third In the abdomen. A brother of
Hainniond rushed out and threatened
to raise u nioli cif negroes find.: -lynch
Ittackstone, but he was -prevented
from carrying out his threat
3. Von h. MEVKR,
of Massachusetts,
Secretary of Navy.
FP.AXKl.tN McVKAOH,
of Illinois,
Secretory of
'
.iV,;OTta.'rWWiia.lT:a..
Schoolcraft Sherman.
formity with your self-imposed regu
lations just as it is the duty of the
supreme court to determine if your
action is in accord with the constitu
tion. Two decades of services in this
capitol, though not in this chamber,
has impressed -me with the weight of
senatorial responsibility, and the
valite of senatorial duty well done
.11 is nei. hei' well to minimize the
former 'nor .exaggerate the hitter but
to -have -both ever in inind,
"I ahr aware that'' the great 'bur
den i on your s-ioi:! iers, not mine.
I do not: however, fail to realize that
i shall have duties to perform which
require industry; a clear mind and a
rout Milled temper. I shall strive to
perforin such duties', with courtesy,
impartiality and fairness. . .
"I am inducted into the vice pres
idency witli appreciation of the dig
nity and honor of the lofty place and
with pleasureabie anticipation of
close association witli men of high
Ulcals and patriotic purpose.
"I accept, sir, from your hand the
gavel Willi the earnest hope that I
may measure up to the standard you
have set. ami . if I do I feel that I
shall have met the expectations of
tin1 most exacting.".
GIFT OF 1500,000 TO
THE UNIV. OF VIRGINIA
tl'v Leased W'-ie to The Times.)
lliraiiii.nd, Mai'-'h I. -Mpp i . Ilnnton,
of this eity. ' tiva surer of the alunuil
heard: el' 1 1 listers of the fiiiversify of
Virginia .endowment fund, yesterday
received a cheek for $5MVHM from All
drew t'ann'gle In payment of his half
of the fl.i.iic.eii'i endowinent fund of
tlie I niversity. The eher k was drawn
on the Home Trust ("ompan.y of.Ho
liekell, N. .1. '-.'; 1 '
'I'lie l iiVirsity lias sueceded ill rais
ing Ihe remaining $rw'-U"0.
JAMFS WILSON,
of Iowa.
Treasury, . . Secretary of Agriculture.
ADMINISTRATION
Enforcement of Roosevelt
Reforms to Play an im
portant Part
AS TO TARIFF REVISION
Feels Heavy Responsibility in As
suming Great Offlce Will Urge
Relief For Railroads From Certain
Restrictions of the Anti-trust Law.
Imperatively Necessary that ; a
Tariff Rill be Drawn in Good Faith
in Accordance With the Party
Promises Position on the Negro
Question Negro Has Made Mar
velous Progress in the Past Fifty
. Years. .
(By Leased Wire to The Times)'
Washington, D. C, March 4 Di
rectly following the administration
of the oath of office President Taft
delivered his inaugural address. It
was in part as follows: ,
My Fellow Citizens:
Anyone who takes the oath I have
just taken must feel a heavy weight
of responsibility. , If not, he has no
conception of the powers and duties
of the office upon which he is about
to enter, or he is lacking in a proper
sense of the obligation which the oath
imposes.
The office of an inaugural address,
is to give a summary outline of the
main policies of the new administra
tion, so far a3 they can be anticipated.
I have had the honor to be one of the
advisers of my distinguished prede
cessor, and, as such, to hold up his
hands in the reforms he has Initiated.
I should ,. be untrue to myself, to
ufy promises and to the declarations
of the party platform upon which I
was elected to office, if I did not make
the maintenance and enforcement of
those reforms a most Important fea
ture of my administration. They were
directed to the suppression of the law
lessness and abuses of power of the
great combinations of capital in
vested in railroads and industrial en
terprises carrying on interstate com
merce. Tlie steps which my predecessor
and the legislation passed on his rec
ommendation have accomplished
much, have caused a general halt iu
ihe vicious : olicies which created pop
ular nlar::i. and have '-.oiigli' Hbont,
. "' I'm- i.;,:- le ".lrr--!-(:d. f. Hi UOil
f'-l:ei res.r- . iiir.evKtiifg;- Ijiw.
Will l r',e It' iit l i Vic Kiiilinmls.
To lender t iu reiorn s lasting,
however, and to secure at the same
time freedom from alarm on the part
of those pursuing proper and pro
gressive business methods, further
legislative and executive action are
needed. Belief of the roalroads from
certain restrictions of the anti-trust
law have been urged by my predeces
sor and will be urged by me.
On the other hand, the administra
tion is pledged to legislation looking
to a proper federal supervision and re
striction of the anti-trust law have
been urged by my predecessor and
will be urged by me.
On the other hand, the administra
tion is pledged to legislation looking
to a proper federal supervision and
restriction to prevent excessive Issue
of bonds and stocks by companies
owning and operating interstate com
merce railroads.
Then, too, a reorganization of the
department of justice, of the bureau
of corporations in the department of
commerce, and labor, and of the in
terstate commerce commission, look
ing to effective co-operation of these:
agencies, is needed to secure a more
rapid and certain enforcement of the
laws affecting interstate railroads and
industrial combinations.
I hope to be able to submit, at the
first regular session of the Incoming
congress, In December next, definite
suggestions In respect to the needed
(Continued on Page SeveaA..'
CHARLES NAGEL,
of Missouri,
. Sect. Commerce A Labor,
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