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Show WARREN G. HARDING BECOMES PRESIDENT OHIO EDITOR TAKES OATH AS EXECUTIVE; WILSON STEPS DOWN WASHINGTON, skTBl 4 -Warren Q Rardihg of Ohio, nnd CaL I loolklgt, of MkaaaehllsettB, wore innumirntrtl toiiny proiiient nnd n prandenl of the United Stttei Mr Harding took tin oath at 1:18 p. in and Mr Coolidgd nt 1'2:21 p m. Plemng his hps to nn historic Hiblo um-,1 nt the inniipviratinn of George Washington the prsaidonl tou thS enth adminiatarsd by Chief .lush.. White He Imtl chosen the tight!) fSTM frmi tho sixth chapter of Mieah, saying: "What doth the Lord require of thsc bul to 1 justly nnd to love mercy and to walk hunihlv with thv (JodT" WILSON GOES TO NEW HOME Prcsidenl Wilson, icldinp to the Inst minute entreaties nf hit faxnilj and bii pJiysicisns, took no pnrt in ths InsngnrsJ ssrsnoaiss other than to soeompsjiy ths Incoming president from the Whito House t" the espitol, where he tignsd some bills nnd then went with Nlrs Wilson to tho DSH homo which .will ho thsin m the residential section of tho eity. mmsdistsl after the administrstioii of the osth Mr. Ilardinp turned to the . ,ist erOU d Inch stri t. lo d in russ the oapitol plrtza and began the delivery of his inaugural address. Sound amplifiers Berried ids voice to ths outskirts of ths big a- lembly. A Chill wind feebly wanned hv a hriht sun swept tho hroad ipsce which appeared itrangel bo contrast of othet '-uri when it has been illuminated by the uniforms of West Polul CSdStS, midshipmen midship-men front Anna"lis ami troops AGAINST ENTANGLING ALLIANCES Hedging his fsitta anew to Amsricsn institntiona, bs reiterated a plea for a return to " DOrmslc . " for industrial pCSOS, for friendship with tbe world and ipoks Sgslu I promise to v.ork fur an awoeia-tion awoeia-tion of nstiom to bring sboul pesee and "spproximsjs" disarmament disarma-ment Bui bs coupled Ins renewed deelsrstiom with a freh pronouncement pro-nouncement apainst "entangling alliances "America," lie said, " . can enter into no political commitments, commit-ments, nor assume am economic obligStioni whuh vill subject eur decisions to any other than our own authority "I am sure our people will not rnisunderstsxid nor will the world misconstrue," said the m-w president. "We BOSS no new thought to impede the paths to closer ndntioiKhip. We wish to promote understanding under-standing We want to do our part to make offensive warfare so hateful that governments and people who resort to it must prove the righteousness of their esnse or tend as outlaws before the bar of civilization." RETURN TO WHITE HOUSE. Tlu n ipeaking of ins determination to cuter "no sntengjtefj alliances." alli-ances." Mr Herding declered : "This is not lelfishnssi It is sanct it It not aloofness, it Is security It is not suspicion of Others, it is patriotic adherence to the thiniTM which made us what we are." Immediately at tho conclusion of the inaugural address the small party reformed and took motor oars hack to the White House, escorted es-corted hy the cavalry troops which had brought it to the capitol. Karh callers at the Herding suite included friends from Marian, ()., ami members of the Republican national committee. The pregi-lent.eloet pregi-lent.eloet wore the Of m veil t ioiia 1 black eutawav coal while Mrs Hard- ' ing was attired in one-piece QTSSI of navy blue Canton crepe embroidered em-broidered with steel beads. The dross was of a straight line coat effect. Thermometers along IVnnsyl vania avenue showed 30 degrees and the wind had a sharp lute to it around 9 o'clock, but before 10 the I mercury had climbed 10 degrees up the scale and w as still going up. Hours before the moment set for the inauguration, the capitol ! plaza was well filled with a crowd most of whoso numbers facel the 'prospect of standing nearly half a day to see the ceremonies. Many groups m ked out j. laces on the asphalt ami prepared to hold them. Forming a complete rim about tho capitol was a marine guard. The holde r of cards for tho galleries inside the capitol were ordered or-dered in line at the various gates TRIP TO WHITE HOUSE Prssident-elsct Herdingi With Mrs Hsrding and Vice Presidentelect President-elect Coolidge and Mra. Coolidge left their hotel for the White House I at 10:20 a. m. They were aeeompanied by members of the congressional congres-sional inaugural committee and riding in columns OU Cither side of the BUtOknobiiSS were four troops of cavalry from Fort afyST with drawn sabers. Aeeompsnying the president-eleel in the White House sutomobile was Senator Knox, chairman of the inaugural committee, and Hepre-SSntetivS Hepre-SSntetivS Cannon. Next came an automobile bearing Vice President Kb-et ( oolidtre. Wo President Marshall nnd other members ef the i inaugural committee. In a third automobile were Mrs. Harding and other members of the congressional etirmuittce. In another machine 'rode Mrs. Coolidge and Mrs. Marshall. LINED WITH CROWDS Pennsylvania avenue was lined with crowds held back behind wire ropes. Severs hundred infantrymen from Camp Meade, Maryland, Mary-land, with fixed bayenets. patrolled both sides of the thoroughfare The prosidenl elect and vice president elect were lustily cheered tby the crowds. The party reached the White House In less than Bvs minutes When the presidential automobile reached the main entrance to tho Whito I Inns, the pri-sident elect and other members of the party I 1 .1 AT V ' . 11 . t St - ,- I. If ' - - , L , . , enierea Hie nite inusc. viter a stay oi nan un nvur, me imro eems out, Presidenl Wilaon and the president elect walking together at the head of the party. The president walked slowly from the frent door to the step where the White House automobile waited. He loaned on his cane, but was otherwise unassisted until he reached the steps. BATTERY OF CAMERAS CLICK. The pre.sid. nt elect waited until Mr. Wilson had been assisted iinto the ear and hnd taken his sent. When the party was seated, President Wilson raised his hat slightly and with the sifmal a battery .of cameras began to click. The mschins used by the presidential party was an open touring ear. Behind it was a landaulct which Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Harding entered. Ifisi Msrgsrel Wilson, the president's daughter, and members of i Continued on Page Two, i U - jiH OHIO EDITOR TAKES 1 OATH AS EXECUTIVE; WILSON STEPS DOWN (Continued from Pnrc One.) Mrs. Wilson's family stood at nn upper window and watched tho . party leave the White louse. They stood at a window directly above the main entrance President Wilson and President Elect Harding sat on the rear sent of the automobile with Presidenl Wilson on the nht hand side. Senator Knox and Representative Cannon occupied a seat facing them. President Wilson wore a dark overcoat over the conventional morning dress and earned a lighl yellow cane PARTY ARRIVES AT CAPITOL. The machines speeded up after reaching Pennsylvania avenue which was lined with cheering crowds and arrived at the capitol at 1 1 rl5 a ni There was a demonstration by the crowd on the plaza as the pres-! jidential party arrived The army, sundry chil and immigration bills were taken to the capitol by White House attaches and delivered to the president there President Elect Harding got out of the automobile at the regular senate entrance nnd entered the capitol. The automobile then moved in to a little used door between the senate wing and the main building build-ing of the capitol where Mr. Wilson was assisted out of the car. The president paused outside of the door and changed his glasses The revolving door was opened and using his cane, Mr. WilsoO walked into the building unassisted hut verv slow ly MURMURS OF SYMPATHY. The corridors were lined with senate attaches and others and the presidenl smiled greetings at them despite the evidenc e of pihysi-eal pihysi-eal effort which his walking entailed There were murmurs of sympathy as the president passed and entered the elevator which took him within a short distance of the president's room, where he passed on final bills enacted by congress. President Elect Harding was in the president's room when Mr. Wilson arrived As the presidefil entered the room there was brisk handclapping in which Mr. Harding joined Soon after the president entered the room Mr. Harding went to the senate chamber Senate galleries except the section reserved for the guests of the presidential party were crowded soon after the senate met. Upon le i- arrival at the capitol, Mrs Marshall took a seat in the vice president presi-dent 's section of the gallery. The diplomatic gallery was filled with the wives, daughters and mothers of the foreign envoys Women seemed in the majority among the spectators. Colorful hats, gow ns and furs added to the brilliancy of the scene. Before re-cessing re-cessing at 11:30 for 15 minutes, the senate occupied its time with speeches of tribute to retiring senators, Chamberlain of Oregon, and Thomas of Colorado, who replied The senators abandoned their rules and applauded vigorously. PRESIDENT SIGNS MEASURE. The president signed the sundry civil and hospital appropriation bills, the resolution voting $7,500 to Mrs. Champ Clark and some minor bills. It was said he would pocket the immigration restriction restric-tion bill. After leaving the president's room, the president elect went to a cloak room off the senate chamber, where he received a number of senators, Republicans and Democrats. Meantime, the house had adjourned sine die at 10 50 a- m. MRS HARDING IN GALLERY Mrs Harding had an end row seat in the front row of the president's presi-dent's private gallery, directly opposite the front row reserved for President Wilson's family Next to Mrs Harding was Colonel Cool-ldge, Cool-ldge, father of the vice president elect, and Mrs. Coolidge. The babel of the recess was halted sharply at 11:45 by the vice president's gavel, and Mr Marshall requested order from the gal-Leries. gal-Leries. The senate then adopted the bouse resolution for a committee commit-tee to wait on President Wilson to ascertain if he had any further requests. re-quests. Senators Lodge and Underwood, Republican and Democratic Li aders, were named to act for the senate. PRESIDENT WILSON LEAVES. President Wilson left the capitol at 11 :65, returning to the White House. The president elect visited the president in the president's room and bade him and Mrs. Wilson goodbye Mr. Wilson was invited in-vited to the senate chamber for the inauguration of Mr. Coolidge, but excused himself. The house of representatives was announced to the chamber at 11 :55. The senate clock was turned back fifteen minutes at five minutes before noon. S nator Lodge soon announced that President Wrilson had ne further fur-ther communications to make to congress. Prominent among the representatives was the new woman member, mem-ber, Miss Robertson of Oklahoma She carried a large bouquet of violets vio-lets and roses. Senators and other croups of offic- lal guests arrived wUh President Wilson's Wil-son's cabinet and filed In and took scats in the chamber There were not sufficient chairs for memhora of the house and others and many stood about the walla President Harding's cabinet officers entered and took seats to the extreme left The diplomatic corps in resplendent, dress uniforms arrived at 12 10 When the diplomats were arriving the senate, clock was turned back ten minutes more. General Pershing was loudly applauded ap-plauded as he arrived with his aide Tho general waa followed by Adrnir-il Adrnir-il Koonts, chief of naval operations, bj General March, c hi. t of Btafi of the arm. and Major General Lejeun.j commandant of marine corps, who1 also received applause. JTJSTXcks ARRIVE. The supreme court Justices, headed by Chief Justice "White and officers of the court then arrived. They also were appiauuvu. The Joint congressional inauguration inaugura-tion committee, headed by Senator Knox, arrived with the vice-president -elect at 1 2 : 1 Ti and was warmly appended ap-pended by the entire assembly There was tumultuous applause as Mr. Harding, on Senator Knox's arm, walked to his s. at Ln front "f tie vice president's rostrum and faced the audience. aud-ience. I At a signal from Mr Marshall, Mr Coolidge took the oath with llpratsfld arm and a distinct "I do" at the close. This was at 12 21 p. m. When the applause had died away Mr "Marshall began delivery of his valedictory, to which Mr. Harding listened Intently. COOLiIDGfc SPEAKS' i Mr Marshall finished his address at 1 2 30 and Mr. Coolidge began speaking speak-ing at 12;31 p. m His address was verv orlef and at end the guests began to move from the senate cham-b( cham-b( r to the east portico of the capitol for the inauguration of Mr. Harding. Tho Jam ln front of the east portico porti-co extended for more than a block to Che cast and for almost the same distance dis-tance to the north and south of the stand erected on the capitol steps Besides the marine guards the red-coated red-coated marine band, tho president's own. made about the only other splotch of color In the fur clad and overcoated assembly. During the wait tho band entertained enter-tained tho crowd with patriotic airs. WOUNDED So l.Dl Kits. To the left of the Inaugural stand in the front row a group of wounded soldiers from Walter Heed hospital waited ln wheel chairs and on crutches to see tho ceremony A Red Cross nurso got a cheer by passing out clg-1 arets and hot chocolate to tho disabled veterans Another touch of pathos was added by the half-mastod flags flying over the senate and house office buildings In honor of Champ Clark, the veteran Democratic leader and personal friend. Of Mr. Harding, who died Wednesday. Many men and boys had climbed among the barren branches of tho plaza trees to get a glimpse of the big event MARSHALL, APPLAUDED . Applauso broke Into Mr. Marshall's address frequently and there was laughter when ho deplored public men becoming ' mere bell boys.'' Mr Marshall's Mar-shall's vole Indicated his emotion as he said his farewell The. aifdlenco rose and applauded at length as ho concluded. He then declared tho sen-ate sen-ate adjourned sine die. i Calling tho new senate to order, Vice President Coolidge ordered prayer pray-er by tho senate chaplain, th Rev. J J Mulr, who, during his invocation, invoca-tion, referred feelingly to President Wilson. Tho new vie president read his briet addjess while the audience listened list-ened Intently. The audlenco rose and applauded the address. The vice president then had President Wilson's call of the extra ex-tra session read. Vice President Coolidge then ordered or-dered the call of names of senators, re-elected and new, to tuke the oath. in groups of four, escorted by their colleagues, they were brought to the rostrum ana iook me oam CROWD IMPATIENT. It was 1 o clock when the first inaugural inau-gural guests of honor began to file out on the east portico, and the crowd, i which had grown a little impatient, sent up a cheer at the prospect of action. i Mr Harding retired to an ante room while the guests woro escorted to the speaking Stand, the supreme court Justices leading the procession through i h,. capital. Members of the house grouped themselves on the right of the platform plat-form and members of the senate on the left. They were followed by members mem-bers of the old and new cabinet, tho foreign diplomats and finally by the Justices of the supreme court. Mr. Harding appeared on the platform plat-form at 1:14 and as lie walked out to the front railing with Mrs Harding by his slde the crowd let loos with a greai cheer While waiting for the guests to assemble as-semble on the east portico, Mr. Hording Hord-ing went to the president s room Ho then started for the east portico, pre- vjv vjj uic juoui.ro iiie supreme court and followed by th diplomatic corps. , HARDING MEETS MARSHALL. The president-elect met th retiring vice president and greeted him with: "Come along if it Isn't torture." "It Lin t torture," responded Mr. Marshall. Mrs Harding wrapped ln a great fur cloak, took her place Just to th right at th speaker's stand. Th presidentelect president-elect took the oath on George Washington's Wash-ington's Hlble at 1.18 p m. a few moments mo-ments aftor he reached the stand and after the marlno band had played tho "Star Splangled Banner," began his' Inaugural address. The volte nmpli-1 fier apparently was working successfully success-fully for the big crowd listened attentively atten-tively far to its fringes Mr. Harding read from a finely-printed finely-printed manuscript cut in small sheets jand held In the hollow of his left hand. I He kept on his dark blue overcoat during dur-ing the address. SPEECH APPLAUDED. President Hording took the oath at the exact minute of the day that Woodrow Wilson was sworn ln for his first term eight years ago. Tho first applause followed tho now I president's declaration that the republic repub-lic must pursu a policy of non-ln- volvement In Old World affairs. As he spoke the sentences which followed In run prepared munuscript concerning other aspects of American foreign relations, re-lations, Mr Harding puuetuatod his I delivery with vigorous gestures which repeatedly got the crowd cheering Mr. Harding ispoko in a clear,, full tone proceeding more deliberately than he usually does ln public addreases. he put a solemn emphasis on his condemnation con-demnation of "super-government'' and the crowd responded with another crash of applaus. |