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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (., SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1933. ROOSEVELTPLANS | ACTON FORBANKS Extra Session to Be Called at Once, He Says in In- augural Speech. (Continued From First Page). d projects to stimulate and reor- | se of our natural resources.” is ideas of how recovery can be accomplished, the President said | that the country must frankly recognize | the overbalance of population in indus- trial centers, must engage on a national | scale in redistribution and endeavor to provide better use of the land for those land h best fitted for the ite efforts, id. must be made se the values of agricultural prod- nd with this the power to pur- the output of the industrial cities can be helped by preventing ¢ the tragedy of the growing foreclosures of our small he said It Tealistica loss throug homes and farms, It can be helped by insistance that the Federal State and local govern ments act forthwith on the demand | that their costs pe drastically reduced. It can be helped by the unifying of re- lief activities which to are often scattered. uneconomical and unequal.” The Presicent said that the situa- tion can be helped by national plan- ning for and supervision of all forms of transportation and of communica- tion and other utilities which have a definitely public character “There are many ways” said the President, “in which it can be helped. but it can never be helped merely by talking about it. We must act and act quickly.” Will Balance Budget. ‘The President pledged himself to a program of putting “our national house { in order and making income balance outgo.” He stressed the need of a sound national economy. That he put ahead of the restoration of interna- tional trade, but added that he would spare no effort to restore world trade by international economic readjust- ment. President Roosevelt said that the ‘American people must move forward as a trained and loyal army, willing to sacrifice for the good of a common discipline. He declared his belief that Americans are ready and willing to sub- mit their lives and property to such dis- cipline because it makes possible a leadership which aims at a larger good. “This I propose 1o offer, pledging that the larger purposes will bind upon us allasasacred obligation with a unity of duty hitherto revoked only in time of | armed strife. With ths pledge taken, I assume unhesitatingly the leadership of this great army of our people dedi- cated to_disciplined attack upon our | common problems.” The President said that he hoped the normal balance of executive and legis- lative authority would be adequate to meet the tasks before the country. But, he added, that if that were not the case: “I am prepared under my constitu- tional duty to recommend the measures that a stricken Nation in the midst of a stricken world may require. These measures and such other measures as the Corgress may build out of its ex- perience and wisdom, as I shall seek within my constitutional authority to bring to speedy adoption. “But in the event that Congress shall fail to take one of these two courses, and in the event that the national emergency is still critical, I shall not evade the clear course of duty that will then confront me. I shall ask the Con- gress for the one remaining instrument to meet the crisis—broad executive pow- er to wage a war against the emer- gency, as great as the power that would be given to me if we were in fact in- vaded by a foreign foe.” In conclusion the President said that the American people do not discuss the future of essential democracy. The peo- ple of the United States, he declared, have not failed, but in their need they have registered a mandate that they want direct, vigorous action. “They have made me the present in- strument of their wishes,” he said. “In the spirit of the gift, I take it. In this dedication of a Nation, we humbly ask the blessing of God. May He pro- tect each and every one of us. May He guide me in the days to come.” Mr. Roosevelt spent part of the night before his inauguration discussing the situation with William H. Woodin, his Secretary of the Treasury; Senator Glass, former Treasury head under ‘Wilson, and others. At the close of the conferences early today he sent out word that “there is nothing I can say.” Throughout the all-night series of conferences here, banking heéds in the Eastern and Middle Western States were in constant touch by telephone with the officials here. Both Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Hoover had retired when the extensions of the bank holi- days were announced shortly after 4 am. After a long conference with the re- tiring _ President. Attorney General Mitchell and Henry M. Robinson, Los Angel banker; Secretary Mills left the White House early today and went to the Treasury. where Undersecretary Ballantine, all the assistant secretaries and members of the Federal Reserve Beard had gathered. No Announcement Here. Shortly afterward Mr. Woodin and Prof. Raymond Moley who had been in conference with Mr. Roosevelt and others of his advisors, arrived and Joined in the session. F. G. Awalt, acting ccntroller of the currency, also participated On leaving, Woodin had given the impression a statement would be issued but Mills said the announce- would come from New York and 80, Even at yesterday's White House meeting of the President and his suc- cessor, first announced as a purely for- mal and custormary affair, social amen- ities were cast aside because of the present_situation Secretary Mills and Eugene Meyer, Governor of the Federal Reserve Board, were at Mr. Hoover's side during the meeting, while Prof. Moley accompanied Mr. Roosevelt, A complete picture of things was drawn by Mr. Hoover during this con- ference. SPECIAL NOTICES. FOR ECONOMICAL ELECTRICAL REPAIR service call the Electric Shop on Wheels. Inc.. and a complete shop will be brought to Your door. _Wis. 4821 1 WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE ANY bills contracted by any one other than my- self. "HARRIET J. 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Recognition of the falsity of mate- rial wealth as the standard of suc- cess goes hand in hand with the abandonment of the false belief that public office and high political position are to be valued only by the standards of pride of place and personal profit; and thae must be an end to a conduct in banking and in business which too often has given to a sacred trust the likeness of callous and selfish wrongdoing. Small wonder that confidence lan- guishes, for it thrives only on hon- esty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protec- tion, on unselfish performance: Without them it cannot live. Restoration calls, however, not for changes in ethics alone. This Nation asks for action, and action now. Our greatest primary task is to put people to work. This is no un- solvable problem if we face it wisely and courageously. It can be ac- complished, in part, by direct recruit- ing by the Government itself, treat- ing the task as we would treat the emergency of a war, but at the same time through this employment ac- complishing greatly needed projects to stimulate and reorganize the use of our natural resources. Hand in hand with this we must frankly recognize the overbalance of population in our industrial centers and, by engaging on a national scale in a redistribution, endeavor to provide a better use of the land for those best fitted for the land. The task can be helped by definite ef- forts to raise the values of agricul- tural products and with this the power to purchase the output of our cities. It can be helped by prevent- ing realistically the tragedy of the growing loss through foreclosure, of our small homes and our farms. It can be helped by insistence that the Federal, State and local Governments act forthwith on the demand that their cost be drastically reduced. It can be helped by the unifying of relief activities which today are often scattered, uneconomical and unequal. It can be helped by na- tional planning for and supervision of all forms of transportation and of communications and other utilities which have a definitely public char- acter. There are many ways in which it can be helped, but it can never be helped merely by talking about it. We must act and act quickly. Finally, In our progress toward a resumption of work we require two safeguards against a return of the evils of the old order; there must be a strict supervision of all banking and credits and investments; there must be an end to speculation with other people’s money, and there must be provision for an adequate but sound currency. These are the lines of attack. I shall presently urge upon a new Congress in special session detailed measures for their fulfillment, and I shall seek the immediate assistance of the several States. Through this program of action we address ourselves to putting our own national house in order and making income balance outgo. Our international trade relations though vastly important, are in point of time and necessity secondary to the establishment of a sound national economy. I favor as a practical policy the putting of first things first. I shall spare no effort to re- store world trade by international economic readjustment, but the emergency at home cannot wait on that accomplishement. The basic thought that guides these specific means of national re- covery is not narrowly nationalistic. It is the insistence, as & first con- sideration, upon the interdependence of the various elements in and parts of the United States—a recognition of the old and permanently import- ant manifestation of the American spirit of the pioneer. It is the way Text of Inaugural Speéch New President Says Country’s Chief Problem Is to Banish Fear From Our National Life. to recovery. way. that the recovery will endure, In the field of world policy I would dedicate this Nation to the policy of the good neighbor—the neighbor who resolutely respects himself and It is the immediate It is the strongest assurance because ne does so, respects the rights of others—the neighbor who respects his obligations and respects the .sanctity of his agreements in and with a world of neighbors. If I read the temper of our people correctly we now realize as we have never realized before our interde- pendence on each other; that we cannot merely take but we must give as well, that if we are to go for- ward we must move as a trained and loyal army willing to sacrifice for the good of a common discipline, be- cause without such discipline no progress is made, no leadership be- comes effective. We are, I know, ready and willing to submit our lives and property to such discipline be- cause it makes possible a leadership which aims at a larger good. This I propose to offer, pledging that the larger purposes will bind upon us all as a sacred obligation with a unity of duty hitherto evoked only in time of armed strife. With this pledge taken, I assume unhesitatingly the leadership of this great army of our people dedicated to a disciplined attack upon our common problems. Action in this image and to this end is feasible under the form of government which we have inherited from cur ancestors. Our Constitu- tion is so simple and practical that it is possible always to meet extraor- dinary needs by changes in emphasis and arrangement without loss of es- sential torm. That is why our con- stitutional system has proved itself the most superbly enduring political mechanism the modern world has produced. It has met every stress of vast expansion of territory, of foreign wars, of bitter internal strife, of world relations. It is to be hoped that the normal balance of executive and legislative activity may be wholly adequate to meet the unprecedented task before us. But it may be that an unprece- dented demand and need for unde- layed action may call for temporary departure from that normal balance of public procedure. I am prepared under my consti- tutional duty to recommend the measures that a stricken Nation in the midst of a stricken world may require. These measures, or such other measures as the Congress may build out of its experience and wis- dom, I shall seek, within my con- stitutional authority, to bring to speedy adoption. But in the event that the Con- gress shall fail to take one of these two courses, and in the event that the national emergency is still criti- cal, I shall not evade the clear course of duty that will then con- front me. I shall ask the Congress for the one remaining instrument to meet the crisis—broad executive power to wage a war against the emergency, as great as the power that would be given to me if we were in fact invaded by a foreign foe. For the trust reposed in me I will return the courage and the devo- tion that tefit the time. I can do no_less. We face the arduous days that lie before us in the warm courage of national unity; with the clear con- sciousness of seeking old and precious moral values; with the clean satis- faction that comes from the stern performance of duty by old and young alike. We aim at the assur- ance of a rounded and permanent national life. We do not distrust the future of essential democracy. The people of the United States have not failed. In their need they have registered a mandate that they want direct vig- orous action. They have asked for discipline and direction under lead- ership. They have made me the present instrument of their wishes. In the spirit of the gift I take it. In this dedication of a natien we humbly ask the blessing of God. May He protect each and every one of us. May He guide me in the days to come. FIRST AID STATIONS AWAIT EMERGENCY Medical Aid Unit Organized to Function With Military Precision. Organized on a scale designed to function with military oprecision, the medical aid divison of the Inaugural Committee was prepared today to care for all paraders or members of the re- viewing thousands who may suffer mis- haps. !‘;snder the direction of a committee headed by Maj. Gen. M. W. Ireland, U. S. A, retired, 10 emergency first aid stations were set up late yesterday near the line of the parade route, each being manned by two physicians, two nurses, six stretcher bearers and two Boy Scout messengers. Ambulances Ready. Posted close at hand also were 10 ambulance stations, each given routes to follow in carrying serious cases to the nearest hospitals. The work of LL | the ambulances was to be directed from a medical headquarters in the Ford Building, with Dr. William Earl Clark The first aid arrangements were made with the co-operation of the American Red Cross and its District Chapter, the Quartermaster’s Corps, the Medical Corps of the Army and Navy, the Pub- lic Health Service and the District Health Department, local hospitals and telephone company. First Aid Stations. The 10 first aid stationghare located as_follows: = No. 1 tent—New Jersey avenue and R (in_charge. | C street northwest. Front of George Washington Inn. No. 2—Double tent, Capitol grounds, north side East Capitol street. tended into Capitol grounds about 100 (eettwest of west curb line of First street east. No. 3—Third street and Pennsylvania avenue northwest (gas station stand), within area of old Standard Oil gas station. No. 4—Sixth street and Pennsylvania avenue. Lobby of old hotel used by District National Guard. No. 5—The first aid rooms, Ninth street_and the Avenue, which serves new Department of Justice Building, now under_construction. No. 6—United States Public Health relief station, rear of Post ice Build- ing, Twelfth street and nnsylvania avenue. No. 7—Tent on grass plot between Department of Commerce Building and Pennsylvania avenue, Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. No. 8—Tent in park adjacent to S 0. ‘ent, Lafayette Square, oppo- site No. 20 Jnckmnyplnce.sq o No. 10—Tent in park on Nineteenth street side, between Pennsylvania ave- nue and H street. EIGHT COWS FOR $6 Farm Implements Included Michigan Mortgage Sale. PIGEON, Mich, March 4 (®).—A crowd of farmers gathered at the Christian Ropp farm in Fairhaven ‘Township near here yesterday afternoon and bid in eight cows and a number of farm implements at a mortgage auc- tion sale for a total of $6. Jacob Wagester of Pigeon, holder of a chattel mortgage on the implements and cattle, carried out the sale without the presence of any sheriff’s or other officers. A rope was prominently dis- played during the sale, but no violence was offered. At 3 o'clock this morning a mys- terious fire destroyed the barn at the in lugp farm, burning three horses and eight head of catile. 7 ROOSEVELT TAKES | OATH OF OFFICE! |100,000 in Vast Concourse Witness Ceremonies of Induction. H ___ (Continued From First Page) special session of the new Senate—the first session of the Senate of the Seventy-third Congress. After a prayer by the chaplain of the Senate, Rev. Dr. ZeBarney Thorne Phillips, Vice President Garner launched into his inaugural address. At its conclusion he administered the oath of office to the Senators-elect, thus completing the inaugural ceremonies in the Senate chamber. Uniforms Add Color. ‘The scene in the Senate chamber was one of great solemnity and dignity. The brilliant uniforms of the members of the diplomatic corps and of the officers of | the Army and Navy added a touch of color to the picture on the floor, while in the galleries, which were packed, the costumes of the women still more brightened the whole atmosphere. Oc- cupying prominent seats in the gallery reserved for the President, Vice Presi- dent and the members of the families of Senators were Mrs. Roosevelt, wife of the President, and Mrs. Garner, wife of the Vice President. At the conclusion of the ceremonies in the Senate chamber, the President and the retiring President were escorted separately to the President’s room, just off the Senate lobby, where a brief time before the retiring Presi- dent had signed the last few bills pre- sented to him by the outgoing Congress for his signature and taken farewell of the members of his Cabinet With due ceremony, the Vice Presi- dent, the retiring Vice President and the members of the Supreme Court, of the Senate, of the House and all other distinguished guests, including those seated in the galleries were escorted to the platform and the stands outside the Capitol, where President Roosevelt was inaugurated into office. The inauguration of the new ad- ministration marked the passing of the Seventy-second Congress as well as of the Hoover administration. The House met at 10 am. today and the Senate at 10:30 a.m. to put the finishing touches on the second deficiency bill, and such other legislation as could be given at- tention in the closing hours of Con- gress. Outstanding among the acts of the old Congress was the adoption of a resolution submitting to the States the repeal of the eighteenth amendment. The beer bill, which had passed the House and had been reported to the Senate, died with the Congress. This proposed modification of Volstead act goes over to the new Congress, which is to meet soon at the call of President Roosevelt. Extreme precautions were taken to prevent any disorder at the Capitol during the inaugural proceedimgs and to forestall any attempt to do injury to the Chiei Executive such as occurred in Miami, Fla., recently. The military and the police guarded every approach and plain-clothes men and secret service operatives mingled with the crowds. Following the delivery of the {nau- gural address by the President, the Senate returned to its chamber to re-| ceive and confirm the nominations of | the members of the Roosevelt cabinet. | In the cabinet list for the first time in history was found a woman's name, Miss Frances Perkins of New York who was selected by President Roose- velt to become Secretary of Labor. Her appointment has been bitterly pro- tested by officials of the American Fed- eration of Labor, including President William Green. At the head of the cab- inet list stands Cordell Hull of Tennessee as Secretary of State, for many years a member of the House and until today a member of the United States Senate. President Roosevelt closed the gap in his cabinet caused by the sudden death of the late.Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana with the appoint- ment of Homer Cummings, an old friend and loyal supporter from Con- necticut, to be Attorney General. Mr. Cummings’ appointment was made with the understanding that later he will] go to the Philippine Islands as governor general, a post which he had already accepted at the hands of Mr. Roose- velt, and that another man will be- come Attorney General. With a smile of confidence, Mr. Roose- velt shortly before noon today set out for the Capitol. Rapidly developing events of the greatest economic crisis America has known had sobered his mind but not his face as he rode down holiday-attired Pennsylvania avenue beside the weary man from whom he was to take the helm of the storm-tossed ship of state. There was scarcely a smile on the fur- rowed countenance of Herbert Hoover. Party Leaves White House. The President-elect and the President left the White House, accompanied by their wives, shortly after 11 o'clock this morning. Nearly two hours later the retiring Executive was to bequeath his heavy burdens of office to his successor at a brief, dignified ceremony before countless thousands of citizens gathered from far points of the compass on the broad east expanse of the Capitol Plaza. The national banking crisis occupied the attention of the incoming and out- going Presidents up to the eleventh hour of the colorful inauguration rites, but did not dampen the enthusiasm of the carnival-minded throngs converged here for the epochal events of the thrill- Jjammed day. As the sun strove valiantly to break through the clouds that went scudding by, blotching the inaugural scene with alternate sunshine and shadow, the United States Weather Bureau an- nounced its forecast of fair weather for the entire week end. The forecast set today's lowest at arourd 34. Leaders of the old and new admin- | istrations were in conference among themselves and with one another over- night as ominous dispatches told of in- creasing bank difficulties in large finan- cial centers. In the air was a portent of drastic governmental moves in the making as President Roosevelt assumes his high post. Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Hoover both conferred with their close advisers until a late hour last night and resumed their consultations this morning. The gravity of this situation was not allowed to interfere with the traditional exercises that signal the debut of a new regime of government, however. Con- ferences were cut short to make ready for the preliminary steps of the in- augural program. Attends Prayer Service. One of the preliminaries was a short prayer service in historic St. John's Episcopal Church, just across Lafayette Square from the White House—a rev- erent touch conceived by the President- elect himself. In the old brownstone church at the gateway to Sixteenth street Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt and members of the new cabinet and their families joined in supplication for divine guidance in the troubled days that lie ahead of them. Immediately after this impressive service had been concluded, shortly be- fore 11 o'clock, Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt proceeded around Lafayette Square to the White House, where Mr. and Mrs. Hoover were to join them in the ride to Capitol Hill Custom had called for a brief visit inside the White House by the Presi- dent-elect, but Mr. Roosevelt decided to remain in his limousine out front, pending appearance of President and Mrs. Hoover. ‘Battalions of police restrained joyous crowds of hwho su;:,l‘ned“w catch a glimpse of the ,new Executive and his wife as they entered the White Roosevelt Milestones Born on January 30, 1882, Practiced Law and Led Rapid Rise in Politics Until He Was Elected Franklin D. Roosevelt— January 30, 1882—Born at Hyde Park, N. Y, son of Sara Delano and James Roosevelt. 1900—Matriculated at Harvard. March 17, 1905—Married Anna El- eanor Roosevelt, a sixth cousin, Presi- dent Roosevelt giving away the bride. 1907—Admitted to bar and began practice in New York City. 1910—Elected to New York Senate. 1911—Led fight of independents against Tammany choice of William F. Sheehan for United States Senate. 1912—Delegate to Baltimore conven- tion and worked for nomination of Woodrow Wilson; re-elected to State Senate. 1913—Became Assistant Secretary of Navy. 1916—Worked actively to bring Navy into readiness for war. President of United States. on naval in- rought him into 1918—Visited Eur spection trip, which French leaders. 1920—Was vice presidential running | mate with James M. Cox. ! 1921—Stricken with infantile paraly- | sis. Continued business and law in- | terests with Louis M. Howe as his active agent. 1924—Made first visit to Warm Springs and became interested in its | development as a health resort. 1924—Placed Alfred E. Smith in nom- ination for presidency, at Madison Square Garden. 1928—Placed Smith in nomination | again_at Houston. | "1928—At urgent request of Smith, | ran for Governor of New York and was elected. 1930—Re-elected Governor. 1932—Elected President. House grounds, but the uniformed guards could not restrain the cheers that went up. A double line of nattily uniformed New York policemen was drawn up at attention as the Roosevelt car pulled up on the semicircular drive in front of the gleaming white mansion. Vice President-elect Garner also broke tradition when he fail~d to join in the ride from the White House to the Cap- itol. Concerned over the legislative situation in the House, he sald he was going to “finish this job over here” and pass up “all that formality and tom- foolery stuff.” Vice President Curtis also was kept at the Capitol by lhe‘ press of business on the Hill. The President-elect was still in the throes of sleep when most of his ad- visers arose this morning. He awoke cbviously refreshed and eager for the day’s ceremonies to begin. He break- fasted after 8 o'clock with Mrs. Roose- velt, who already had performed her morning chore of taking her Scottish terrier, Meggie, for a walk outside the hotel. President Hoover was up early, but called off his usual round cf exercise with the “medicine ball cabinet” in order to submit to a physical examina- tion by his physician, Dr. Joel T. Boone. Dr. Boone pronounced him “in excellent condition.” The prayers at St. John's, “Church of the Presidents,” were voiced by Rev. Endicott Peabody, who pronounced the nuptial vows to Mr. and Mrs. Roose- velt 28 years ago. Rev. Robert John- ston, rector of the church, in explain- ing the service, said: “A private citizen is going to say his prayers before un- dertaking a great office.” E As the gray light of the morning filtered through the stained glass win- dows of the edifice where Monroe, Madison, Filmore Jackson, Buchanan and Arthur had wcrshipped, Mr. Pea- body intoned: “O Lord, our Heavenly Father, most heartily we beseech Thee with Thy favor to behold and bless Thy servant, | Franklin, chosen to be the President of the United States, and all others in authority; and so replenish them with | Thy grace and they may always walk in Thy way. Endue them plenteously with heavenly gifts, grant them in health snd prosperity long to live.” Then followed a prayer for the Nation | in part as follows: “We humbly beseech Thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of Thy favor. Bless our land with honorable industry, sound learn- ing. and pure manners. “Save us from violence, discord and confusion; defend our liberties and fashion into one united people the mul- titudes brought hither out of many kindreds and tongues. Endue with the spirit of wisdom those to whom we entrust the authority of government that there may be peace and justice. Aiding in the service was the Re Leon A. Shearer, assistant to the rector of the church. The Rev. Frank Wilson, rector of the President-elect’s church at Hyde Park, N. Y., was present. Leaves Hotel Quietly. Mr. Roosevelt left the Mayflower at 10:10 o'clock for church services. He was greeted as he passed through the lobby by cheers and applause from the impromptu crowd which had gathered. He left the hotel by the La Salle street entrance. accompanied by his aide. The President-elect was attired in formal dress with high silk hat. Mrs. Roosevelt put on for the cere- monies a panne velvet gown of the new Eleanor blue. She wore a pearl neck- lace and a diamond brooch. Mrs. James Roosevelt wore a dress of black with a white waist and a black hat. She had a corsage of violets. Every move of the President-elect was broadcast to the Nation through radio from the time he first left his suite on the seventh floor and entered the elevator. Microphones located on that floor described his departure to the radio listeners of the country and his car was followed by not only the secret service but also a completely equipped radio car, broadcasting the new Chief Executive's movements through the streets of Washington. ‘The President-elect’s departure from the hotel was unknown to the largest part of the crowd in the main lobby and before many could crowd into the La Salle street lobby Mr. Roosevelt was gone. At 10:36_am., President Hoover left | his_desk, closed the door of his office, and walked through the inclosed corri- dor to the White House, there to wait the arrival of Mr. Roosevelt. Others of the party, minus Speaker Garner, already had assembled, Mrs. Hoover, Mrs. Garner, Mrs. Dolly Gann, sister of the retiring Vice President, and several aldes and secretarles. Huge Crowds Line Avenue. Huge Army trucks, some carrying the baggage of the outgoing Hoovers, and others the furniture and trunks of the incoming Roosevelts, passed each other in_a nearby street. Everywhere along the great parade ground from White' House to Capitol the crowds had grown rapidly. It seemed certain the total would come near to being unprecedented. Every window overlooking Pennsyl- vania avenue was filled with eager faces. But the roofs were kept clear by the police, uniformed officers patrolling them. On the Capitol Plaza the jam was terrific, but the Marines kept the crowds within definite lines. Before 11o'clock the Marine Band, in its red coats, took its place just in front of the towering white plaza of the inaugural stand, and under the leader- ship of Capt. Taylor Branson, enter- tained with martial airs. The skies continued to brighten, and a stiff, chill br;e:.eu wh(lppel(‘!"nlg and bunting into a flutter of color. Mrs.gRoosevelt and others of the party walked up the steps and chatted with President Hoover's uniformed _aides, standing at attention, to await the de- parture, Hoover Ahead of Schedule. Just five minutes ahead of schedule, at 10:55, President and Mrs. Hoover emerged from the north door under the great portico and joined the Roosevelts. The retiring President took his place in the open car beside his successor, Mr. Hoover on the right because he still was President, Mr. Roosevelt on the left. The top of the car was folded back. e i oot ven in the second car e line of . The party left immediately. For the Hoovers it was leave taking of the Ex- ecutive Mansion, for they were to go directly from the Capitol to the train. Like Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Hoover was in formal morni dress, silk-hatted. The two exchanged a word of greeting and a handclasp as the outgoing Execu- tive climbed into his place in the car. A small group gathered about the entrance applauded, and President and President-elect smiled their acknowl- edgement. Then the motorcade rolled swiftly away over the historic route of ;| yesterday was the Presidents, between the long suc- cession of already-filled reviewing stands, Sun Lights Scene. As they passed up the Avenue ac- companied by a din of cheering, the sun broke through the clouds for the first time, lighting to a new brilliance the bright colors of the Avenue's flags and bunting. A hollow square of Cavalry, its rest- less mounts making a sharp clatter | above the shouting, grouped itself about the officials’ cars as they went on their | way to the Capitol. The trip was made, | for the most part, at a trot. President and President-elect waved repeatedly as the crowds cheered them | to the echo. FPrequently they lifted their hats. It was 9 minutes after 11 o'clock when the head of the line of cars drew up at the Senate wing of the Capitol. The arriving dignitaries were in plain view of thousands of those who had gathered for the ceremonies on the plaza, and a great shout went up as the Cavalry-escorted cars climbed Capi- tol Hill. Mr. Roosevelt, on the arm of his son James, walked from the curb along the west_side of the Senate wing, slowly up a specially constructed ramp, and into the central door at that end of | the huge building. He had a long wait | —nearly two hours before he would be | called to take the oath of office on | the plaza. He was escorted to an inner room, while President Hoover went by an- cther route directly to the presidential | office just off the Senate chamber. Mr. Hoover began at once considering the | legislation prepared for him in the clos- | ing_hours of the dying Congress. | Mrs. Hoover, Mrs. Roosevelt and the others of the party took their places in the Senate galleries. Mrs. Hoover was wearing an outfit of beige wool and a small brown straw hat and mink scarf. Still the crowd grew on the plaza. A mottle gray sky, broken now and then by the sun, covered the broad expanse before the white-columned platform erected for Mr. Roosevelt. The seats for 12,000 seemed lost in the huge crowd that stretched back blocks toward and | beyond the golden-domed Congressional | Library. Heavy coats, closely-wrapped mufflers and furs were the predominant dress. Many wrapped their knees with heavy steamer rugs. Hundreds of visitors brought lunches | with them. Others brought chairs, but | their hopes for comfort were destroyed | as the pressing crowds pushed chairs aside. The throng there was estimated by | guards at nearer 150,000 than 100,000. Holds Endless Conferences. Beginning before he had left his bed | and continuing long into the night, an almost unbroken series of conferences, calis and recep- tions for Mr. Roosevelt. He had breakfast in bed and went through his correspondence before aris- ing. "After conferences with several of his advisers he announced the selec- | tion of Homer S. Cummings of Con- { necticut, to fill temporarily the post | of Attorney General, made vacant by | the untimely death of Senator Walsh. | Mr. Cummings Jater will go to the Philippines as Governor General | _ Shortly after noon. accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt and his son James, he visited Mrs. Walsh. Later in the day he and Mrs. Roosevelt called upon Mr. Iflnd Mrs. Hoover at the White House and then hastened back to the May- | flower Hotel to receive a return call | from them. The swift-moving events of the clos- ing days of Congress and of national financial affairs were watched closely, but Mr. Roosevelt let it be known he was taking no action before receiving | the oath of office. His friends, how- | ever, said he was ready to act when the | time came. Extra Session by March 15. John Nance Garner was the first | caller received by Mr. Roosevelt. They are understocd to have discussed an extra session of the new Congress and | an early call is expected, probably by | March 15. Senator Bulkley of Ohio, an | authority on banking legislation, was another early caller. This led to the belief that ground work was being laid for early banking legislation. In the Democratic headquarters at | the hotel the names of several other | party members were mentioned for important posts. It was said that Jesse I. Straus, New York merchant, later would be named Ambassador to Cuba. Archibald Mc- Neil, national committeeman from Con- necticut, was put on the slate for Third Assistant Postmaster General. ‘W. Forbes Morgan, distant relative of Mr. Roosevelt, was said to be defi- nitely in line for Assistant Secretary of Commerce. For the important post | as chief of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce the name of Rus- sell Amory of Los Angeles was fre- quently mentioned. There was no evidence that a decl- sion had been reached in the contest for commissioner of internal revenue. Robert H. Gore of Chicago continued to be named as the Roosevelt choice for this office. However, speculation also brought in the name of Angus McLean, former Governor of North Carolina. | | Mullen Summoned. Arthur Mullen of Nebraska, another Roosevelt lieutenant, was called into conference late tn the afternoon by Mr. Roosevelt as he considered his Attorney General. He is regarded as a possi- bg‘ity for permanent choice in this office. James A. Farley, new Postmaster General, and Huston Thompson of Colo- rado, former chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, also were called in_for conferences. Matters of grave importance were be- lieved discussed with Senator Hull of Tennessee, the Secretary of State- designate, and Prof. Raymond Moley, economic expert and new First Assist- ant Secretary of State, who were among the early callers. Two others were the new Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace and Prof. Rexford Tugwell, another economic adviser, who is slated for Assistant Secretary of Agriculture. Other members of the new cabinet called to shake hands. They were Sen- ator Swanson of Virginia, who will be Secretary of the Navy, and Harold L. Ickes of Chicago, new Secref of the Interior. OLSON ON WAY HERE Minnesota Governor Decides to At- tend Conference. T ST. PAUL, Minn, March 4 (A)— Gov. F. B. Olson, the country’s only Farmer-Labor Governor, left last night for Washi to attend the Governors’ ‘Conterence day. He previously had planned .not to attend. : friendly association with British mdl [TAXI PROFITEERING CHARGED BY FARES Drivers Declared to Be Tak- ing Advantage of Inau- gural Crowds. The inaugural throngs have provided the setting for a veritable “field day” for a large portion of the near 4,000 taxicab drivers here, who are seizing upon the opportunity to raise their zone rate charges, reports this morning indicated. James L. Martin, secretary to the | Public Utilitles Commission, and Hack Inspector Mason had received at least a hundred cnmglunts from taxicab passengers that they had been charged more than the heretofore prevailing 20-40-60 cent zone rates. Increases Illegal. Both officials said today the increases were being put into effect illegally and that every case would be prosecuted where necessary evidence could be ob- tained. Both said the rates were being | increased by individual drivers rather than by the owners of the several taxi- cab companies. ‘The taxicab rates could have been | boosted legally, by the simple formula of filing the higher schedules with the Public Utllities Commission, but when the District Building closed last night not one such schedule had been filed, Mr. Nartin reported. The commission does not now have control over the set- ting of cab rates, but it has issued an order prohibiting the charging any more than the rates filed by the owners or drivers with the commission. ‘Warning Issued. The commission Thursday issued a | warning to the public and the drivers against any illegal change in rates. The penalty for each proved violation is a maximum fine of $300 or imprisonment of not more than 90 days. When increased rates are charged, passengers are advised by the commis- sion to call a policeman or to be taken to the nearest police station for verifi- cation of the charges. 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