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Thousands Brave Blinding
Blizzard And Witness In
auguration Ceremonies
New Executive Promises
to Carry on Reforms
Started by Roosevelt
(United Press Telegraph-Cable Service.)
WASHINGTON. I). C.. March 4
I-owerlng skies. blinding gusts of snow
Lowering skies, blinding gusts of sno
and a ??ld. keen wind greeted the
27th inauguration day of the pr?-si
dent of tli*' United Slates. The worst
blizzard of years was raging this
morning and more than el-*ht "inches
of snow fell between midniKht last
night and noon today. Many trains
were stalled around the outskirts of
Washington and hundreds of visitors
missed seeing the inaugural parade.
It was estimated, however th?t 200,.
000 visitors are In the city.
Yet despite the inclement weatner
thousands upon hou-.ands of people
were lined along Pennsylvania av "nue
early this morning awaiting the inau
gural parade. Flags are flying
from ever- pole and build
ing and along the line of
march on Pennsylvania avenue
the buildings were liberall- bedecked
with bunting and flowers.
At promptly 10 o'clock President
Roosevelt and President-elect Taft
left the Whltchouse in the lln?< of
procession. Th* capltoi building was
reached at 1^:30 o'clock, for tho pro
cession moved slowly between the
lanes of cheering people.
TEDDY SIGNS LAST 2ILLS.
Roosevelt, Taft. Fairbanks. Sherma
and other high officials, entered the
president's room where Roosevelt
signed the last bills he will ever si;n
as president. Vice-president Fairbanks
administered the oath of ofi'lee to
Vice-president James Sherman, who
made a brijf Inaugural speech.
Taft and Roosevelt then procecde*
to the east room of the bis capltoi
bulldlne where befor-- the com r, s o
the United States, the supreme court
ami practically all the government of
ficlals in Washington, William How
ard Taft swore to the oalh of offlc
administered by the venerable Chic
Justice Fuller, which mad * !ii i. I .
twenty -seventh president of the I'ni
ted States of America.
ROOSC VCLT H UR R.'EDLY LEAVES
President Taft delivered his inaugu
'atiou address" and at 1 : ?'!?> o'cloc::, al
ter shaking hands and congratulating
President Taft. Cx-presldcnt Roos-veJ
now a private citiz >n. hurriedly was
driven to the railroad station and left
for Oyster Bay.
Taft returned to the Whiteliouse
accompanied by the great processior
while stili the streets were lined
with thousands u|h>ii thousands of
wildly cheering people. Mrs. Taft sat
in the carriage with her husband, oc
cupying the place which should
have bee.i ta'ien bv Roosevelt.
This is the first time that a woman
has been thus honored in au inaugu
ral parade.
At 2;3u o'clock President Taft re
viewed the parade ami at 7 :::?> this
evening he will watch the illuminatlo
and fireworks set off in his honor
At :? o'clock this evening the grand
inaugural ball will be given in 'he
Pension building.
IIR'S INAUGURAL SPEECH
In his inaugural speech President
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From this date our Store will be open evenings
Tuft promised In- would muliitaln the
reforms in law enforcement started
by Roosevelt. lie said that his pre
decessor's actions had canoed alarm
at. Tirst. but that finally they had re
assured the people and caused a
higher regard for law nmong all class
es of people. Tat't emphatically .stated >
that he wanted congress to pass leg
islatioa which will reorganize the de
partment of Justice and Insure inor.
prompt enforcement of the laws. He
said delay was always dangerous t<
law and order.
Touching upon t lit* tariff President
Taft stated that the tariff must he re
formed. He said that his anti-elec
tion platform had pledged tariff re
form and that he would see that the
pledges of the republican party were
fulfilled. Taft stated that tariff re
form won I ! be the only work of the
special session of congress called
March IS.
WANTS BIG NAVY.
Taft urged that t!i" United States
maintain a navy sufficient to glv" us
position as a world power.
He believed in restricting emigra
tion but wanted to make emigration
treaties that would not incur the mi
ni ty of other notions.
Our banking laws needed reform,
said the president, and laws should b
passed giving us a more elastic cur
rency.
Taft favored the fostering of Am
merlcnn steamship lines by granting
mail subsidies as a guarantee. He
urged th?- passage of Juws for the
benefit tli?? laboring classes.
There was no mention of Maska in
Tuft's address.
CELEBRATING ANNIVERSARY
(By United Prces',
SEATTLE. March 4? Today is th >
fifteenth anniversary of the entry of
the AlusLa Steamship company Into
the Alaskan trade.
The ladies Aid Society of the I'res
bvterlan church met with Mrs. Stine
baugh this afternoon.
TflFT LAUDS
ROOSEVELT
(By United Pres*.)
NEW YORK. March I? An arUrb
by William Howard Taft In t lio ('?<!
ller's W ei:lv which will be IsswmI
March t! pays his respects to TIxo
dore Roosevelt and says he will
down in history as one of our great
et? presidents, ranking with Wash
Ington and Unkoln Taft reviews th
work and career of Roosevelt av'
pays him a high tribute.
(By United Pres?.)
WASHINCTON. n. r. Mar. 1 .
Among the Alaskans who a'te-ided
the inauguration ceremonies toda>
were; Thomas Cale, Jam* Wicker
sham, Louis Shacklcford. .John M<
Bride, Charles Young of Jutx-au. F s
Gordon, Fairbanks, and Joreph Sulli
van of N't 'in
HANS WILL
SETTLE CASE
The quarrel last Sunday nlcht at
Haines which led to serious being n
flicted upon Charley I'dwar I an In
dian, by Ren Fox am! Jam> * Ka?-ko
natives, will probably be settled by
the tribal law of the Indians, and fie
case will not come before the federal
authorities. It is learned today that
the families of the Indians cono rnou
would get together ami arrange (In
affair.
HALTIMoUK, Mi!., March I The
worst blizzards of the year arc raging
over the entire Atlantic coast ami I"
the middle western states. In some
sections more than a foo* of snow has
fallen In the last twelve hours. A
heavy wind is blowing and the temp
cratureK are very cold.
Trains are stalled in many places
and telepraphlc communication is al
most destroyed by the number nf
wires that have boon broken l>> the
wind and weight of snow
There Is much suffering anil hard
ship In the larper cities iintonK th>
poorer classes of people.
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T Order a box of Fancy Hood River
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(United Pre?? T#!?gr?ph C?bi? torvle*.)
VICTORIA, n C , March ?? Ad
vices recrtvcd here L local mer.
chants arc to the effect that raore
than one thousand Chlneae were
I nri'.ed to death In n fire which ?wept
th* rl*f r rmft ?nrhor?*i in th? r1*?r
*t Canton. Chin* Th* ?w?pt
th?> fllm*T homo boat* with grM it
rapirtlt* *nd th# nrropantu w#r? row
polled to rhr>o?*? w*wn <l?*th br
firo or drowning
HASEY IS FOUND GUILTY
(Special Diapateh to The Daily Alaakan.)
JUNEAU, March i ? After dellber
for twelve hours the Jury In the e??e
of the fro-orntnent nqalr.nl Kd I' H*
*'?>' found th" defendant millty of m
srult with a neadly w>*pon. Th?
trinl last?>d for* twenty days
llasej- w-n* tried In connection with
the Keystone Canyon trouble Whll;
working In the Interest* of the
Giire?>nb?tm'? ho *ho< and ktllH an
<>mplo7o?> of th?? WHk-Bndj lnt#r
oats Ha??*y had fort!fl#d a trail
lading to th* dl*pw?*d right-of-way
which th* railroad* wr* quarrH.nc
ortr.
Ha?#y wi* flrat trl<?d for miirir In
thr a<vond and *a? a<tjultt??i
aft'T h'-ary |nf1n?nr?> ?a? bro??*hf to
l"*r by th* OucK?nh*lm?
PROSPECTS ARE
LOOKING FINE
.'ohn A Chamberlain. one of the
b??si kT'own travelling men in Alaska,
who rcpr* ???Tit"* the Whiton Hardware
company and the Crescent Munufac
turlnc company of Seattle. rame up
on the Hokr from Haines yesterday
.Mr. Chamberlain will remain here
until Sunday, when he will *0 to
Juneau and thence to the westward
Mr. Chamberlain states that in hi*
opinion, the material prosperity of
southeastern Alaska will be better
this y<>ar than it has bwn for some
years pa*i He says that at Ketchl
kail. Wrangle and Jun<*an there Is a
Kood undercurrent of optimism The
cannerle* In southeastern Alaska will
run full bl.i * this season and this w-1
help thincs He also expect* to see
a \ory heavy w ' 1 ?-> the interior
Ketchikan ha* * tool outlook"
*ald Mr Chamb?rlai. "if th? prW of
ropTKT wll' only go up to It r#nta a
pound and ?Ur thf- That would
boom thing* around K'tcblkan and
the Prince Rupert country Ti* n?w
trunk line njnnln* Into Prine* Rnp
ort will alao do much to b?lp aonth
??a?t?ro Alaaka Oondltlona ar* food
at Wranirl*. and th*r* will b? a b'*
irav#) up (h? stirklno rlr?f thin y?>ar.
CUMBER OF COIIERCE IEETIW!
The Rkarway Chamber of Tom
rafoc will hold an Important m^tln*
at % o'clock tomorrow ?r?nin*. at th?
<- Ity hall and ?t*tt m?mb?r of U??
body la r*^u<*t*d to b<? proa^it a?
Important bualn*aa la romlnj up for
diacuaaton Amon* th* matter* dla
ruaa*d will b* th* bulMlnc of a w-a
eon road from STtarway to rvurar
?lacW The pmpn?al to build * nil
from Skaeway to th? mmmii of th??
Whit* Pa?? will alao b? dtacnaa?d
A broken iwrrlw ptp?> l?adin* from
the water main at Et?hth and Stat*
striata can?*d an ererflow on t&*
atr**t today
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