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Show UW ENFORCEMENT OVEN Thirtieth Executive Makes Impressive Plea for Law Observance, and Tells Plans to Perfect Enforcement. WASHINGTON. March 4 (UF) A bov VI o first saw daylight in a humble Iowa house assumed the nation's most powerful office today when Herbert Hoover became America's Ameri-ca's thirtieth president. The new president took the oath of office with a plea for law observance, stressing particularly enforcemeni of the prohibition amendment. Facing thousands of his fellow citizens who came to do him honor, Mr. Hoover was sworn in by Chief Justice Taft of the U. S. supreme court and up to that moment the only living ex-president of the United States. Under Capitol Dome President Hoover swore to uphold up-hold the constitution of the land I over which his illustrious predc- i cessors Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Wilson have presided, while standing under the shadow of the capitol dome. Although the elements conspired i to give the 30th president a dark greeting, the ovation .ho received , from thousands of massed citizens standing below him more than compensated com-pensated for nature's sullen welcome. wel-come. In a clear voice which radio ex-' perts believed would be heard around the world, Mr, Hoover pointed out tho danger of our times in disobedience of the law, not only tho prohibition lav but i all laws. He promised to appoint i a national commission for a searching search-ing investigation of the whole i structure of feci oral jurisprudence, I to include the method of enforcc- ment of the ISth amendment and I the cases of abuse under it." The new president pleaded with citizens to help him enforce the law by observing it. He spoke of the ; problems of world peace, cooperation cooper-ation of the government with business, busi-ness, education, public health and party responsibilities, announcing he would call a special session of his new congress soon to deal with farm relief and tariff revision. j "It appears to me," he said in summing up his own address, "that; the more important further mandates man-dates from the recent election were I the maintenance of the integrity of j the constitution; the vigorous enforcement en-forcement of the law; the continu- ance of economy in public expendi-' , ture; the continued regulation of business to prevent domination in ! the community: the denial of own-j i ership or operation in business by j the government in competition with its citizens; the avoidance of poli-, cios which would involve us in con-' trovcrsies of foreign nations; the more effective reorganization of ( Continued on Page Two) ' reached to lumoie with keys his pocket, obviously impatient the delay. The two first ladies i' ceiveel a demonstration fi0m crowd when they finally took th scats. 1 j Mrs. Hoover sat beside her hu band on one side of the c.cm, I aisle of the platform, Mrs. Co I idgc with Mr. Coolidge on tv other side. A slight drizzle was failling as V Hoover began to spef.-.;. Brightly colored slickeru niing, with silk hats and formal mtj protected by umbrellas. The ciov! was in a jolly mood and apparent' did not mind the bad weather Mr. Coolidge reached up t0 sna; hands with his successor- as v Hoover drew a copy of his inaiJ ural speech from his pocltev t faced the crowd. HOOVER . (Continued From Page One) the departments of the federal government; gov-ernment; the expansion of public works; and the promotion of welfare wel-fare activities affecting education and the home." The assemblage in the inaugural stands included the retiring President Presi-dent Coolidge. his cabinet, nearly all the members of the new Hoover cabinet, the old congress which peacefully expired at noon, the new congress which soon is to be called into special session, members of the diplomatic corps, the national defense representatives in uniform and all government officials who could get tickets. The gathering marched to the special white-columned stand from the senate chamber where shortly before noon Charles Curtis received the oath of office as vice president. A delay in starting the ceremony was caused by the absence of Mrs. Coolidge and Mrs. Hoover, who became be-came lost in the crowd en route from the senate chamber. Mr. Hoover snapped his fingers and |