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Packer Men
Will Fight
Wage Cut
National Conference of All
Employes Called Here March
9-10 for Protection
Of Interests.
20 Oppose Longer Hours
Preparing to resist reduction in
wages, packing house employes will
meet in a national conference at
Omaha. March 9 and 10. The for
mal call for the conference, issued
at Chicago yesterday by Dennis
Lane of the Amalgamated Meat Cut
ters and Butcher Workmen's union,
knnounces a decision to fight the re
duction to the last ditch.
Action' necessary to protect the
interests of the workers will be
taken at the Omaha meeting, ac
cording to Mr. Lane. ,..
Representatives of the Butcher
Workmen's union in Omaha said
yesterday that notice had been serv
ed upon them that wage reductions
which in some instances would he
much as 80 per cent, would be
ade in local packing houses begin-
r.inir March 12.
They also said they had been in
formed no overtime would be al
lowed an employe unless he worked
:noie than 54 hours a week.
- Wait for Conference
Packing house employes have been
instructed, union leaders said, to re
iraiu on the job until after the con
ference here March 9 and 10. "Keep
on the job. do not break your agree
ment,'' is the message which has been
given to the men, hey said.
They said the delegates who will
ittend the conference next week will
have full authority to act and that all
.mion employes in all packing ccn
!ers in the country would fulfill the
lecision of the conference.
Admits Cuts Planned.
Cuts in wages ranging from 10 and
15 to 20 per cent are being consid
ried in the headquarters of the big
packing firms in Chicago, the gen
eral manager of one Omaha plant
said yesterday. '
These cuts are to go into effect
March 12 or March 14, he said.
More than 8,000 men in the Omaha
plants on the South Side would be
affected by the cuts.
In Omaha the minimum wage paid
packing plant employes is now 53
;ents an hour, w ith the maximum at
W9 --cents.
1 Common laborers get the mini
mum M cents, ana tne majority oi
i'ic rmnloves wi the -South Side arc'
classified ;ln this division. -
Not Settled 'Yet.
'Nothing definite has been settled
yet. said this general manager yes
terday. "The, question of wage
reductions and the return to the 10
hour day is being discussed, it is
true, but no positive decision has yet
been reached.
"The plan is merely tentative.
Thcre will be no action until the
proposal has been thoroughly dis
cussed with the labor leaders.
N "Cuts in packing plant wages
have already gone into effect in a
number of the smaller plants in
1 Sioux City and Sioux Falls, I under
stand." No Notice of Change.
"I have had no official notice of
any change in wages or working
conditions of packing house cm
ploves.i said Oakley C. Willis, gen
eral manager, of the local plant of
(Tura to Page. Two, Column Two.)
Railway Executives
Vote to Abolish the
Committee on Labor
New;York, March 4. The Nation
al Association of Railway Executives
voted today to abolish its labor com
mittee, asserting that it had virtually
completed its work and that its fur-
er maintenance was a constant in-
tion to seek a uniform settlement
of -labor matters -which ought to be
settled between each railroad and its
own employes.
The association also decided to
stand clear of national boards of
adjustment, declaring itself in favor
of the decentralization in labor re
lations. -
Submarine 0-8 is Floated '
, s By Coast Guard Cutter
New Bedford, Mass.. March 4.
The submarine 0-8 was floated late
today by the coast guard cutter Acu
shner, assisted by the crew of the
Cuttyhunk coast guard station. The
submarine grounded of the Penikese
island yesterday. The Acushnet nar
towly escaped going aground herself,
getting very close to Gull island in
the heavy seas, but in a short time
both submarine and cutter were safe
in deep water.
Mexican Representatives
. Guests of El Paso Chamber
EI Paso, Tex., March 4. Eleven
members of the federation of the
Chambers of Commerce of Mexico,
each representing some large Mex
ican industry or corhmercial house,
are in El Paso, the guests of the
city and the Chamber of Commerce.
Traveling in a special car, the party
is carrying motion picture films il
lustrating life in Mexico, Mexican
scenery, industries and resources..
Broker, Arrested for Bogus
Check, is Former Convict
Chicago, March 4. Tames F.
Heald, broker1 of Bridgeport and
Waterbury, Conn., arrested here on
fro
forgery charges, was identified yes
terday as A. Manne", wanted at Reno,
Key., for violation of a parole'ih Oc
tober, 1915.
Detectives said that Manne had
served sentences in Seattle, San
Francisco. San Qucntin, Reno and
Carson City.
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Wilson Private Citizen
After Eight
Former President Rests in
Of Most Strenuous Terms
Cheerfulness Increases
At White House
, By The Aaaoeiated Ttt.
Washington, March 4. Eight
storm-tossed years in the presidency,
filled with moments and scenes that
will live forever in human history
ended today for Woodrow Wilson,
"just plain Woodrow Wilson now,"
as he smilingly asserted.
Under his own ro,of again as a
private citizen, he rested tonight with
his burdens of state transferred to
other shoulders and the' shouting
and tumult of public place behind
him. And through a day that had
taxed his broken physical powers
greatly, he came smilingly with no
hint at regret in his retirement.
There was but one incident when
that cheerful mood seemed to fail.
Mr. Wilson had been telling Senator
Knox that he would not witness the
inauguration of Vice President
Coolidge as he doubted his ability
to negotiate the few steps he must
elimb. " r ' "
"The senate ' has thrown me
down,"" he said to the Pennsylvania
senator, in reference to battles of
the past and the peace treaty, "but
I am not going to fall down."
A moment later some one called
his attention to the fact that Sen
ator Lodge had arrived as head of
the joint committee to inform the
president that the 66th congress
stood ready for adjournment. ,
Last Communication.
Mr. Wilson turned toward the man
who led th light against the treaty.
His face lost its smile as he listened
to the senator's formal report and
there was in his tone a touch of cool
formality as he said:
"I have no furthr communicatieon
to make. I appreciate your courtesy.
Good morning." ,
Mr. Wilson's share in the cere
Lawson Says He
Was Forced to Wed
Woman He Killed
Prisoner Charged With Mur
der Denies He Urged Wife
To Lead Immoral Life
" Admits Did Not Work.
Burnell Lawson, being tried on'a
charge, of Wife, murder, took the
stand in his own defense" Friday aft
ernoon. He will continue this morn
ing. Calm and in modulated tones, like
the voice of a girl, he recited the his
tory of his acjjuainance with Jeanette
Conley, their marriage and life there
after. His inflections, subtly suggestive
of the south, and a bit of manner
ism in his speech, were instantly
noted by the spectators in the crowd
ed court room. -
"He talks like an actor!" some
one uttered in a stage whisper.
Lawson testified he was forced by
threats to marry the woman he aft
erwards killed.
"I told Jeanette I didnt want to
marry her, that I -was not 21 and
hatkno right to marry," he said. "I
told her I had a mother to think of,
but she insisted. .
Says He Urged Delay.
"'I've got to bind you in some
way or you'll get away from mel"
he testified she replied.
"Let's vait a day or two for the
ceremony, I begged after she made"
me get the license."
, " 'No, now's the time,' she said.
"It was at her suggestion that he
gave his age as 25, he stated.
Lawson denied he urged His wife
or her sister Eulalia, to lead an im
moral life, as Miss Wortsmith testi
fied Wednesday.
"When I discovered what my wife
was doing, I protested. She told me
it was what she had done when she
lived with Conley, her former hus
band. "What's the use of you working
when I can get money easier this
way?' she exclaimed.
, Hurled Pitcher at Him.
"Once she became jealous and
hurled a water, pitcher at me, striking
me on the ear."
The defendant did not bat an eye
when he repeated the contents of a
letter from Ed Harrington of St.
Louis, uncle of the dead woman, in
which the uncle scathingly de
nounced Lawson."
Lawson said he had done no work
since December, 1919.
He has had three years high
school education, he said, and speaks
with a good command of language.
Steps Taken to Insure
Fair Election in Cuba
Havana, March 4. Every effort
has been made by the Cuban gov
ernment to provide safeguards mak
ing for a fair ballot and a fair count
in the partial elections 'to be held
March 10, said an appeal which was
sent to the Cuban people yesterday
by Gen. Enoch H. Crowder, calling
their attention to their duty in the
forthcoming elections.
The two 'coalition parties, aided
and encouraged by President Men
ocal, said the statement, have sub
mitted recommendations regarding
the steps necessary to insure a fair
and free ballot, and these have been
ratified by the executive committees
of both parties.
Inaugural Address
The complete text of President
Harding'! inaugural address, de
livered at his inauguration in
Washington today will be found
on Pajge 11 of this edition of The
Bee.
Stormy Years
Own Home Folio
in Histo
as End
Draws
monies remained in doubt to the
last. It was not until he had finished
the business that called hint to the
capitol that he made known his
yielding to the entreaties of his
physician and Mrs. Wilson, to spare
himslf the ordeal his physical condi
tion would make of adherence to
precedent.
From the moment he emerged
from the White House to enter the
automobile that carried them to the
capit,ol, Mr. Wilson -was shown ut
most courtesy by Mf. Harding. As
he started the painful descent of the
White House steps Mr. Wilson was
aided by secret service men. After
he sank back into his seat, Mr. Hard
ing stepped in and they rode side by
side, neither in courtesy to the oth
er, responding to the cheers or sa
lutes that greeted them.
Wilson to Side Door.
At the capitol the car drew up
first at the senate wing entrance.
Mr. Harding and others in the car,
except Mr. Wilson, alighted and here
the crowd waited. Evidently it had
been prearranged that there should
be no public comparison to be drawn
between the big strong figure of the
new president and the crippled form
of the old, (or Mr. Wilson rode on
alone to a little-used door where he
had but two steps to mount.
Mr. Wilson was lifted out of the
ear and up the two- steps by Arthur
Brooks, negro custodian of the
White House. At the top he paused
and then grasping his cane, but alone
and unaided, he moved through the
door to plod slowly over the 300
vards of stone flagging to the ele
vator. He passed without heed, a big
rolling chair.
The crowd at the other door set
(Turn to Pa Two, Column One.)
Landis May Quit
Federal Bench If
He Is Censured
Federal Judge Wires Repre
sentative Volstead for Com
plete Copy of Impeach
ment Charges.
Chicago, X March , 4. Passing pf
any censWiftg" measure by ' either
house of congress may result in the
resignation of Judge Landis from
the federal bench he has graced for
16 years during which time he has
gained fame such as no other jurist
in-Chicago, or the United States for
that matter, has ever attained. His
name has become synomymous with
fair dealing, quick and unerring
judgment and he is a terror to evil
doers of high arid low degree.
Judge Landis has maintained that
it is proper to hold both his seat on
the bench and the position of chief
arbiter in the base ball world. He
holds that his chief desire in accept
ing the base ball position was to
clean the national game and keep it
clean as he is an ardent ian. Every
body who knows him readily agrees
that this represents his attitude, and
that the monetary consideration was
secondary. Doubtless he would
have been glad to serve in the ca
pacity of chief arbiter with no salary
whatever. His resignation from the
federal bench would cause tremen
dous rejoicing in the ranks of liquor
and other law violators, as they fear
him more than. all the other forces
of the federal, state and municipal
governments combined.
Judge Landis today telegraphed
Representative Volstead asking him
for a copy of the impeachment
charges. H have asked for a copy
of the charges, evidence, arguments
and reports," said the judge today.
"Until I know what the committee
was told, of course, I have nothing
whatever to say."
The judge was cn the job an hour
ahead of time toda3r, his coat off,
dictating correspondence, receiving
visitors and clearing the decks for
action.
President of Council
Has Faith in League
Paris, March 4. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) Absolute faith in the
future of the league of- nations,
coupled with an implied prediction
that the United States would shortly
be found acting with it was ex
pressed by Dr. Gastoa Da Cunba,
president of the council of the league,
in commenting at the last public ses
sion of the council here upon the
work the league has done.
"Even those of our friends who,
on the other side of the Atlantic, are
still hesitating to join our delibera
tions, will soon not only join with
ours, their thoughts which we know
to be inspired by the same ideal, but
will unite their powerful and gener
ous action without our efforts," he
said.
Wife of Artist Loses Sui
For $20,000 Damages
Xew York, March 4. The jury
which for several days listened to
evidence in the supreme court in the
suit, for $200,000 for alleged aliena
tion of affections, brought by Mrs.
Clara B. Steinchen, wife of Edouard
A. Steinchen, artist, against Marian
H. Beckett, also an artist, today re
turned a verdict for the defendant
after being out less than 15 minutes.
- The jury had before it as exhibits
letters to Miss Beckett written by
Mrs. Steinchen. in which she men
tioned Isadora Duncan, but made no
complaint whatever of Miss Duncan.
She had, however, a letter dated in
1916, in which the plaintiff told the
defendant how lonely she was with
out her. ',...
Last Five in
i
lail Theft
enteuced
Judge 'Wade Says He Will
Show No Leniency to Mail
Robbers Blames Act
For Crime Wave.
$500,000 Still Missing
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Clarence A. Daly, Mary Daly,
Hugh Reed. Fred Poffenbarger, and
Merle Phillips, the remaining five
persons charged with complicity in
the $3500.000 Burlington mail train
robbery staged in Council Bluffs No
vember 13, 1920, after Fred E.
PofTcnbarger. Keith Collins and
Orvillc Phillips were sentenced and
Clyde Poffenbarger was cleared by
a jury, received their sentences in
federal court r.1 Council Bluffs yes
terday afternoon.
Merle rhillips was sentenced to
12 years at Fort Leavenworth, Clar
ence A. Daly, Hugh Reed and Fred
A. Poffenbarger each received sen
tences of four and one-half years at
Leavenworth, and Mary Daly Will
spend four years at the state refor
matory for women at Rockwell City,
la.
Cause of Much Crime.
Judge Martin B. Wade, in sen
tencing the hv2 persons, made the
statement that there were half a
million dollars in government bonds
stolen, at thut time unaccounted for.
"This ; mail robbery has caused
more big crimes in the country than
anything that has happened for a
generation," said Judge Martin J.
Wade before pronouncing sentences.
"Robberies of the mail have become
so frequent that the government will
be obliged to place guards in all
mail cars when anything of value is
carried.
"At every court term in Council
Bluffs I have been confronted with
persons who openly and defiantly
steal from interstate commerce or
from the mails. I have heretofore
passed light sentences, but I can
r.ot close my eyes to the fact that
they have had a 'bad influence.
"Hereafter people who steal from
interstate commerce or the mails in
this district are going to prison for
long terms. I am going to steel
my I heart against all pleas for leni
ency in behalf of suffering families.
If they will no tobey the law through
respect, they will be made to obey
it through fear.
Triumph Manifested.
"This affair has created a bad con
dition aside from encouraging other
efforts. I saw it manifested the other
day in the demonstration in this
court when Clyde Poffenbarger was
found not guilty by a jury. Many
of the demonstrators no doubt were
relatives or friends of the defendant.
But in that noise I also could see
and hear the 'note of gladness in the
triumph over the 'law of the rich.'
People get the idea that laws are
made for the rich and that the poor
man can evade them with impunity.
. '"And yet more laws have been
passed during the last 25 years in
the United States to help the under
dog thin were passed in any pre
vious 500-year period in the history
of the world. For each one law for
the protection of property and
wealth, there are 10 for the better
ment of social conditions!"
Mine Planting From
Air, Latest Invention,
Tested by Aviators
Washington, March 4. A new
method of planting mine fields, in
volving the use of air craft and a
special type mine equipped' with a
parachute, has been the subject of
recent experiments conducted by the
navy in Chesapeake bay, it was
learned today.
The mine is the invention of
Charles Kee, mechanical engineer of
Portsmouth, Va. The mechanism
consists of the mine, anchor, cable
and silk parachutes. Large numbers
of airplanes, each carrying a num
ber of the mines, can be sent over
the area to be mined and the de
vices dropped at regular intervals.
The parachute eases the descent to
the exact spot selected and the in
stant the mine hits the water the
parachute is detached and floats
away. The mine anchor sinks to
the bottom, and a predetermined
amount of cable is automatically re
leased, allowing the mine to rise
to the required distance from the
surface.
Two Women Named on Jury
For Nevada Murder Trial
Reno". Nev., March 4. The trial of
James II. Neven, Nevada political
leader, charged with the murder of
Mrs. Etta Hanna on the night of
February 3, was resumed with a
special jury panel of 50 names after
a recess necessitated by the deple
tion of the regular venire.
Of 81 talesmen examined during
the first two days, 35 were excused
because of conscientious scruples
against the death penalty, the re
mainder entertaining fixed opinions
which they said would influence them
in their verdict.
Of the 11 jurors passed for cause,
there are two women in the box.
One of them, Mrs. Mabel L. Finch,
is democratic national committee
woman from Nevada.
Transcontinental Walkers
Visit Grafton Enroute West
Geneva, Neb., March 4. (Special.)
On a $5,000 wager that they' can
make the trip, from New York City
to Long Beach, Cal., without spend
ing any money or asking for an -accommodations,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Richards were lodged at George
Daly's home in Grafton. The couple
left the starting point in October
and are to reach their destination by
April 15. if they win the prize. They
were offered a lift in an auto out
oi Grafton on their western trip. '
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Mail Bandits Get
14 Sacks in Theft ;
At Los Angeles
Wagon Stopped at Railway
- Crossing and Highwaymen .
Handcuff Driver and Clerk
and Steal Pouches.
Los Angeles, March 4. Fourteen
sacks of registered mail were re
ported stolen when a mail wagon
was held up here last night.
The mail wagon, in charge of a
driver and a postal clerk, was be
ing driven from the main postoffice
to the Santa Fe railroad station. At
a crossing of railroad tracks the
wagon was stopped by the lowering
of the crossing gates.
Two men rushftd from an auto
mobile standing at the curb, jumped
to the driver's seat- and handcuffed
the driver and clerk together. They
then tumbled the mail sacks into
their automobile and drove away.
A check was started at the post
office in an endeavor to ascertain
the value of the stolen mail.
Jehovah Sykes' Queen of
Heaven Declared Insane
Denver, Colo., March 4. Follow
ing filing of lunacy proceedings in
the county court here today, Marie
Frede, so-called "queen of heaven,"
in the sect of which Joshua Jehovah
Sykes is head, was taken into cus
tody by the sheriff and placed in the
insane ward at the county hospital.
The ltinacy proceedings were
brought by the Denver police de
partment. According to the peti
tion presented in court, the pro
ceedings are intended to prevent her
from dissipating her fortune of $150,
000. She is alleged to be "so un
sound and distracted in her mind"
that she is unable to manage her
affairs. Marie Frede, the petition
states, already has spent large sums
supporting the religious organiza
tion of which Sykes is head.
Sykes, 'who is under sentence1 to
the penitentiary for obstructing the
draft, has publicly announced that
he has set aside his own wife for
Marie Frede, whom he describes as
his ."spiritual consort."
Court Denies Application "
To Break Mrs. Leslie Will
New York. March 4. Another at-
,tcmpt to prevent execution of the
will of Airs, rrank Leslie, which
left the-bulk of a $1,000,000 estate
to Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, suf
fragist, failed. The appellate's divi
sion of the supreme court denied the
request of Henrictta R. Hurlbut, ad
ministratrix of the affairs of Baron
ess Althea Salvador, to. revive the
latter's application to throw out the
probate will.
Justice Grcenbaum said "it is evi
dent the proceeding was not brought
in good faith." '
t Calls Special Session.
.fclcna, Mont., March 4. Gov.
Joseph M Dixon issued a call for
an' extraordinary session of the
Montana legislature to meet tomor
row. The regular session expired
last night The governor's procla
mation calls for the enactment of
"more adequate legislation to meet
the present acute financial situation
of the state government.
He's President Harding Now
Shoots and Kills
Wife and Himself
Former, Omaha Man Murders
Spouse in Lincoln After
Quarrel Over Divorce.
Lincoln, March 4. (Special Tele
gram.) Albert Kanter, 30, of -Fremont,
formerly of Omaha, shot and
killed his wife, Edith, 30, here this
afternoon, and then turned the gun
on himself, sending a bullet through
his .brain. He 'died within a few
minutes. ' x
The Kantcrs were married six
years ago. Two weeks ago Mrs.
Kanter sued her husband for divorce
in the district court here. She had
left him some weeks previous, after
an ineffectual attempt at reconcilia
tion, and had been making her home
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
L. Shafer, 1448 H street, where she
was killed.
Kanter came to-Lincoln Thursday
night. He called on his wife and
stayed all night in her room which
she offered him while she slept with
her mother. Her mother and father
and other members of the family
, heard the pair quarreling just
previous to the shooting and then
four shots rang out in succession.
Her mother was one of the first to
enter the room and found the bodies
on the floor.
Kanter's parents and sister live in
Minneapolis. Mrs. Kanter is survived
by three brothers and two sisters,
besides her parents. Kanter had
been working as a head waiter for
the last three years in Fremont.
Previously he lived in Omaha.
Mercury Reaches 80;
March Record Broken
The- temperature at 3:30 yester
day afternoon stood at 80 degrees, the
highest reached this early in March
during the 49 years the -weather
bureau has been in operation.) ac
cording to M,. Y. - Robins, U. S.
meteorologist at Omaha. On March
3, 1905, the mercuYy climbed to 79.
the warmest day so early in March
up to this time;' i t
The. mercury began climbing early
yesterday. At5;avtn..-it stood at
44, at 9 a.' m. 56, 'at noon 61 and at
2 p. m. 76. . -
-Colder weather was scrcduled for
last night with fair today.
The warm spell taihe as the result
of the moving of a lo.w pressure area
from above Calgary, Canada, 4o Ne
braska, where it centered over Val
entine yesterday morning
Prayers for New' President
Are Said in Cleveland
Cleveland, O., March 4. Prayers
that President Warren G. Harding
will have 'a successful administration
and that the country will enjoy peace
and prosperity under his : direction
were offered in St. Johns Roman
Catholic cathedral today. The pray
er of Bishop Charles Carroll, written
more than a century ago and recited
only in times of great public events,
was' read. ' v ' '
Santa Fe Cuts Force.
Topeka, Kan., March 4.A cut of
15 per cent in the shop forces of
the Santa Fe railroad, to go into
effect March 8, is to be made on the
basis of seniority, officials' of tlu- road
announced.
Speculation in
Land Blamed for
Failure of Bank
Blair Financial Institution is
Closed President Has
Been Al)6ent Sev
eral Days.
Lincoln, March 4. (Special.)
Announcement was made by Secre
tary J. E.-Hart of the state depart
ment of trade and commerce of the
closing of the banking, house of A
nssjnq 3Bjs sii 'jiBja 'jshjisbj
No trace has been found of ' the
missing president of the bank, Fred
H. Claridge, according to Mr. Hart.
The secretary of the board says that
a more detailed examination reveals
that the bank's reserves are serious
ly impaired, that the acocunts with
correspondents have been found to
be irregular and misleading and that
a shortage in the bank's notes has
been discovered which seriously im
pairs the capital.
Operations in Nebraska and Colo
rado land speculations were respon
sible, Mr. Hart says.
The bank's capital, surplus and un
divided profits accounts aggregate
$130,000; loans are shown at slight
ly above $1,000,000; ' bills payable,
$200,000 and deposits about $800,000.
- Stockholders are holdmg a mass
meet in Blair tonight.
Stock Gambler Loses
! Suit to Recover Losses
Cincinnati, O., March 4. Henry
A. Marks todav lost a suit to re
cover $9,600 from W, E. Hutton &
Co., brokers, which , he declared
he had lost in gambling transactions
in wheat futures in 15 and 1916.
Marks insisted the transaction was a
gambling one, only, and that no
actual purchases were made.
The brokerage company contend
ed that the orders were placed upon
the Chicago board of trade and that
Marks' losses were actual. The jury
returned a verdict for the defense.
The verdict was declared to mean
much to brokers, as having effect
of legalizing bona fide all actual
transactions in futures.
$3,80fj,029,647 Appropriated
' By Retiring 66th Congress
: Washington, March 4. Total ap
propriations w the present session
of congress for the fiscal year I92i
were $3,806,029,647. Chairman Warren
of the senate appropriations commit
tee announced today. This repre
sents a reduction of $1,453,485,926
from the "estimates submitted and a
cut from appropriations for 1921 of
$898,247,910, m said.
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SWORN IN AS
NEW CHIEF
Wilson Steps Down After
Eight Years' Service as
Reigning Head of Got era
menial Affairs.
NEW PRESIDENT TAKES
OATH AT EXACTLY 1:18
Retiring Executive Does Not
Attend Ceremony, Due to
His Physical Con
dition. lly The Aawt-mleil I'reaa. -
Washington, March 4. Warren
G. Harding of Ohio and Calvin
Coolidge of Massachusetts were in
augnrated today president and vice
president of the United States. Mr.
Harding took the oath at 1:18 p. m.,
and Mr. Coolidge at 12:21 p. m.
After leaving the senate chamber
and while waiting for the guests to
assemble on the east portico, Mr.
Harding went to the president's
room. Jlc then started fur the cast
portico, preceded by the justice of
the supreme court and followed by
the diplomatic corps.
The president-elect met the retir
ing vice-president and greeted him
with:
"Come along if it isn't torture."
"It isn't torture," responded Mr.
Marshall, "but heretofore I have
been going ahead instead of follow
ing after:"
Mrs. Harding Nearby.
Mrs. Harding, wrapped in a greatv
fur cloak, took her place just to the'
right of the speaker's stand. The
president-elect took the oath on
George Washington's bible at 1:18
p. m., a few moments after he
reached the stand and after the Ma
rine band had played the Star Span
gled Banner, began his inaugural '
address. The voice amplifier ap
parently was working successfully,
for the big crowd listened attentively'
far out to its fringes.
Mr. Harding read from a finely
printed manuscript cut in small
sheets and held in the hollow of his
left hand, lie kept on his dark blue
overcoat during the address.
President Harding took the oath -at
the exact minute of the day that
Woodrow Wilson was sworn jn for
his first term eight years ago.
Speech Is Applauded.
The first applause ' followed the ...
new president's declaratiorf that the
republic must pursue a policy of '
non-involvement in old world af
fairs. As he spoke the sentences
which followed in his prepared man
uscript concerning other aspects of
American foreign relations, Mr.
Harding punctuated his delivery with
vigorous gestures which repeatedly
got the crowd cheering.
Mr. Harding spoke in a clear, full
tone, proceeding more deliberately
than he usually does in public ad
dresses. He put a solemn emphasis
on his condemnation of "super-government"
and the crowd responded
with another crash of applause.
Ceremony Is Simple.
The ceremonies surrounding the
inauguration of the new president
were, if anything, eveu more simple
than those- attending the first in-
auguration of George Wrashingtdrt.
The usual morning salute of naval
guns was missing and there was ab-
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Heir Apparent to1 the 1 !
Throne of Japan Sails
Tokio, March 4. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) Prince Hirohito.-heir;
apparent to the throne of Japan, left
Yokohama yesterday for Europe
His departure was marked by an im (
posing military and naval displays
Fifteen thousand soldiers and police
lined the streets from the palace to
the station and the crown prince:
passed under beautiful arches which J
had been constructed in his honor, j
The special train taking the crown '
prince from Tokio to Yokohama was
boarded by members of the imperial '
family, cabinet ministers, members of
the diplomatic corps and upwards of
100 Japanese officials.
Because of disquieting rumors
growing out of opposition to the
prince's .departure, the railroad to
Yokohama was closely guarded.
Upon reaching the port the prince
was taken to the battleship Katori,
which will take him to Europe.
T " ""
Supreme Court Decides
Against Machinists' Union
Boston. March 4. The supreme
court today affirmed a decree en
joining the International Associa
tion of Machinists from maintaining-
a strike at the plant of the
United Shoe Machinery corporation
at Beverly.
The corporation sought an injunc
tion on the ground that the strike
was illegal and that its business was
being interfered with. The union
contended that the strike was to at
tain collective bargaining. The court
held that there could be no collec
tive bargaining in any just sense
unless, it was voluntary on both
sides.
Woman Slayer is Guarded
To Stop Suicide Effort
Chicago, March 4. Extraordinary
precautions were taken today to pre- -.
vent Mrs. Isabella Cora Orthwein
from committing silicide while the
body of Herbert P. Zicglcr, the "sout
mate" she had slain, was being
buried. She is suffering nervous
prostration and is wildly hysterical at
limes. Her desire to join, in death,
the man wilh whom she was infat
uated led her relatives " and police
officials to watch her closely.
HARDING
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