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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1937. Text of Inaugural Address SERVICES PRECEDE ROOSEVELT'S OATH Rev. Endicott Peabody, Who Taught Him at Groton, Leads Rites. Franklin D. Roosevelt went to é’hurch for prayer and blessing today before taking his second inaugural eath.” “ Rev. Endicott Peabody of Groton, Mass, under whom the President studied as a boy at Groton School and by whom he was married, officiated. “We make our humble supplications unto Thee for this Thy servant, upon whom is laid the responsibility for the guidance of this Nation. Let Thy fatherly hand, we beseech Thee, ever be over him; let Thy Holy Spirit ever be with him; and so lead him in the knowledge and obedience of Try word, that in the end he may obtain ever- lasting life,” he prayed. Presided 4 Years Ago. Dr. Peabody presided at a similar eervice four years ago at the same church, historic St. John's Episcopal, near the White House. Mr. Roosevelt's family and a select official group were in the church where &ix Presidents worshiped. President Roosevelt entered the church on the arm of his son James after posing for several minutes in the <downpour of rain for photographers who met the party at the H street entrance. Preceding him into the church were Mrs. James Roosevelt, his | mother, and Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt. As the presidential party reached the church crowds lined three and four deep along H street and Sixteenth cheered and applauded, their en- _thusiasm seemingly not affected by the i rain. Attendance Limited. With attendance limited to mem- bers of the immediate family, cabinet officers and their wives, members of Congress and their wives, heads of gov- ‘ernmental agencies and their wives, the main floor of the church was about two-thirds filled. The service lasted only about 25 minutes. Rev. Oliver J. Hart, minister of St. -John's, opened the service with the "scriptural words: “O send out Thy light and Thy truth, that they may lead me, and bring me unto Thy holy hill, and to Thy dwelling.” Confession and absolution followed, | the choir intoned the 25th Psalm, | *Lord, who shall dwell in Thy taber- nacle?” and Rev. Frank R. Wilson, rector of St. James' Church at the President’s home, Hyde Park, N. Y., ,read the lesson from Hebrews, xi.8-16 and xii.28. Rev. Howard S. Wilkinson of St. Thomas' Church, in Washing- | ton, also assisted. . ‘Dr. Peabody's prayer for the Presi- | dent and Nation concluded the service. | ., “Almighty and most merciful God," ,he prayed. “grant, we beseech Thee, {that by the indwelling of Thy holy spirit, Thy servant, Franklin, chosen to be our President, and all his ad- ,visers, may be enlightened and trengthened for this service. * * * ! iMost heartily we beseech Thee, with | Thy favour to behold and bless Thy . servant, Franklin, chosen to be the W ashington Random Observations . of Interesting Events and Things. NE of the fascinations, if any, of the newspaper business is the opportunity it affords for self-expression and relief pression is often short-lived—usually about two editions—is a slightly gall- ing circumstance but one which oc- casionally is overcome. tled only the other day upon the AP's Joe Miller, he who refuses to pay moth insurance when storing the family silver. town bus during a rainy morning, having just returned from covering a story amid the more cheerful sur- roundings of White Sulphur Springs, stranger who observed: “Reminds me of the rain-drenched mountains of West Virginia.” Miller was startled—no mean feat “Where did you get that expres- sion?” he queried. “I dunno,” his companion replied, “jt just stuck in my mind after reading happening down at White Sulphur Springs. Those newspaper men always think of fancy things like that.” * ¥ ¥ X The point farthest south in rabid Republicanism has been discovered. Up until now we thought it was the citizen here in the office who and demanded a recount, but that was mild. The street car passes this week, on account of there being an in- President Roosevelt. This man who is the point farthest south, is so prejudiced in his views that he— 30 help us he does—cuts off the Wayside QUOTE. to the creative urge. That such ex- Less fleeting fame, for instance, set- Waiting somewhat sadly for a down- our man was accosted by a cheery for that early in the morning. it in & newspaper story uf something IRRECONCILABLE. came in the morn after election auguration, carry a picture of picture. REWARD. MAN employed by the Govern- ment, working in the Post Office Building, has discovered the yardstick by which Uncle Sam measures his em- ployes. ‘The man asked a guard the other day, “Will there be any chance of watching the inauguration parade from one of these windows?” “Well,” the guard told him, “if you President of the United States, and ,all others in authority; and so re- Planish them with the grace of Thy holy spirit that they may always in- cline to Thy will and walk in Thy way. . Endue them plenteously with heavenly | , gifts; grant them in health and pros- perity long to live * * * “Almighty God, who in the former times didst lead our fathers forth| into a wealthy place, give Thy grace to us their children, that we may always approve ourselves a people | mindful of Thy favour and glad to do | Thy will. Bless our land with honor- | able industry, sound learning and pure manners. Defend our liberties, pre- “gerve our unity. Save us from vio- | Jence, discord and confusion, from pride and arrogancy, and from every (Continued From First Page.) he added, “have set our feet upon the | road of enduring progress.” Mr. Roosevelt threw a few new | barbs at “hard-hearted industrialists” | and the “selfish rich,” even while he ‘was looking forward to an era of good Leeling. Self-Interest “Bad Morals.” “We have always known,” he said, “that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad eccnomics. Out of the collapse of a | prosperity whose builders boasted | their practicality has come the con- | viction that in the long run economic morality pays.” “We are beginning to abandon our tolerance of the abuse of power by those who betray for profit the ele- mentary decencies of life.” ., “Hard-headness,” the President added, “will not so easily excuse hard- heartedness. “We are now moving toward an era of good feeling. But we realize that there can be no era of good feeling save among men of good will.” * Mr. Roosevelt warned the country that with increasing prosperity is com- ing an inclination to halt on the road %o the kind of Government and the kind of life which the New Deal ad- ministration has fought for. He de- manded that the Nation “carry on.” ! “Many voices,” he said, “are heard 8s we face a great decision. Comfort says ‘tarry awhile’ Opportunism says “this is a good spot’ Timidity asks ‘how difficult is the road ahead?'” ‘ Goal Not Yet Reached. , The goal, he insisted, to which the people looked in March, 1933, has not yet been reached, although much has ‘peen done, and the country has trav- eled far from “the days of stagnation and despair.” . Looking forward, the President said he could see a great Nation and a ‘great continent, blessed with a great iwealth, which under Democratic meth- ods of Government can be translated “into a spreading volume of human -comforts hitherto unknown—and the «lowest standard of living can be ralsed far above the level of mere subsis- tence.” The challenge to the Republic, Mr. 4 Roosevelt insisted, lay in the fact that #in this country today are tens of <millions of people who do not have “the necessities of life. # “I see millions of families trying to dlive on incomes so meager that the fpall of family disaster hangs over #them day by day,” he said. # He pictured life on the farms and #in the cities under conditions labeled “indecent by society half s century #ago. He said millions were denied the #education they should have. “ “T see one-third of & Nation il- *housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished,” said \ to a look. For the rest of the people, | even building passes won't be good that | * ok ok x | CAUGHT. “IILLIAM E. WOODRUFF, 13 Wil- liams lane, Chevy Chase, Md. ! had been away from Washington for 10 months and was glad to be getting | home again. He was completing a 10- i month automobile tour of the countryll and had established a clean driving record for 3,507 miles. Not a ticket had he collected, not a | fine had he paid during all that driv- | |ing and parking in strange territory— | but that was before he crossed the Dis- trict boundary. He was coming along Wisconsin avenue when he received a hail from a policeman. The long de- layed ticket had arrived. He was charged—not with speeding, not with reckless driving—but with having a defective windshield, one that inter- fered with visibility. It cost him $2. Even Mr. Woodruff got a laugh out | of it, after he thought about it for a | while. * % x % NICE GUESTS. HE striking seamen who visited ‘Washington in protest against the Copeland act left behind a new record | for orderly and quiet behavior. Invited to lunch in the Commerce Department as the guests of Secretary Roper, they astonished veteran cafe- teria employes by even insisting upon piling up their plates and cups to save the waitresses unnecessary work. s J “I think they would have wash them if any one had said the word,” laughed one of the waitresses. * x x % TOYS. = Does the coroner have fun! Down at the District Morgue, where they hald all the inquests, Coroner A. Magruder MacDonald has some nifty little toy autos, street cars and men for recon= struction of accidents. At least, they were nifty when they were new. Personally, we think Dr, MacDonald secretly hopes Santa will kick in with a new set next Christmas, even to the extent of a few toy street intersections. the President concluding his picture of a people that still must be aided. ‘The President predicted that the American people would not listen to “Comfort, Opportunism and Timid- ity.” “We will carry on,” he said. In conclusion, the President pledged himself to lead the American people “along the road over which they have chosen to advance.” The President made no reference to the courts in his inaugural address, ¢ |nor to any suggested change in the Constitution. Those matters he dealt with in his address to Congress on the state of the Union two weeks 8g0. The oath of office was administered the President by Chief Justice Hughes just before he began his inaugural address. Prior to that, Vice Presi- dent Garner was sworn in. In the past, Vice Presidents have taken the oath of office in the Senate chamber. Today this custom was abandoned, and the Vice President was “insugu rated” on the East front of the Capl- tol with the President, make $10,000 a year that entitles you | STATE UNITS HOLD INAUGURAL FETES Colorful Events Staged by Societies Welcoming Home Delegations. Gold braid by the mile was strung around the Capital last night as hon- orary colonels and other aides chap- eroned the Nation's Governors at scores of preinaugural functions. Responding to the Inaugural Com- mittee’s suggestion that they show the “home folks” a good time, State so- cieties staged numerous receptions and parties for their delegations. The Tennessee Society, largest State organization here, greeted Tennessee’s new Governor, Gordon Browning, and his wife at a reception at the Raleigh. Supreme Court Justice McReynolds, Secretary of State and Mrs. Cordell Hull, Senators McKellar and Bach- man, members of the Tennessee dele- gation in the House and their fami- lies, and other Government officials, who call Tennessee home, were among the guests. Representative and Mrs. Walter Chandler of Memphis were the hosts. Little Rhode Island was represented 300 strong, including high officials and socialites, at a reception for Gov. and Mrs. Robert E. Quinn at the Carlton. Senator Green was host. 1,000 Georgians Guests. Nearly 1,000 guests of the Georgia State Society honored Gov. and Mrs. E. D. Rivers at the Raleigh. Secre- tary of the Navy and Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, Dr. M. L. Brittain, president of Georgia Tech, and 75 members of the State Legislature were present. A reception for Gov. and Mrs. A. P. Chandler of Kentucky, which started at noon yesterday at the Mayflower, will continue until midnight tonight. The Kentucky Special, which brought the State executive and his staff to the Capital, was met at ‘Alexandria by members of the Kentucky Demo- cratic Club. The 38-year-old Chand- ler is the youngest of the 48 Gov- ernors. The reception is being held in the apartment of Mrs. Sam Connor, Democratic national committeewoman from Kentucky. Gov. and Mrs. Harry W. Nice of Maryland were honored at a reception at the Army and Navy Club by Brig. Gen. John Philip Hill Senators Tydings and Radcliffe, members of the House delegation and military attaches of the embassies and lega- tions attended. Gen. Hill is Gov. Nice's chief of staff. Seventy-five “folks from home” were guests of Representative Cannon of Missouri at a luncheon in the private dining room of the Speaker of the House in honor of Gov. Stark. New York Reception. The New York State Society mus- tered 1,000 persons at a reception at | the Mayflower in honor of Gov. Her- bert Lehman. Assistant Attorney General Robert H. Jackson and 20 members of the New York State Legislature attended. Gov. George C. Peery of Virginia, who arrived yesterday, started a round of festivities immediately by attending a luncheon at the Mayflower given by the Federal Housing Admmistration Central Committee. Senator Byrd called at his hotel yesterday and last night the Governor attended a dinner given for the electoral college. Pre-inaugural entertainment for Colorado visitors last night centered in informal gatherings, including cocktail and theater parties and pri- vate dinners. Joseph D. Grigsby, president of the Colorado State So- clety, held open house at his home, the :ndqulmra for the society for the ay. Gov. Fred P. Cone of Florida and 150 others from his State, who arrived yesterday afternoon, were guests at a reception given by the Florida State Society at the Washington Hotel. Gov. Bibb Graves of Alabama and members of his party were guests of the Alabama State Society at a lunch- eon qudly at the Capitol. Later they attended a reception given by Lieut. Col. and Mrs. Sumter Smith, formerly of Birmingham. Senators O'Mahoney and Schwartz of Wyoming held informal receptions in their offices for official inaugural representatives of the State. Gov. Benson of Minnesota and his staff were the guests of honor at a dance given jointly by the Minnesota State Society and the University of Minnesota Alumni at Wardman Park Hotel last night. Also honored at a pre-inaugural | Postmaster General | Farley, Secretary of Labor Perkins, | Mississippl, for whom the Mississippi State Society gave a party last night at Meridian Mansions. Mrs. White and Mra. William Kendall of Natchez, Democratic national committeewom- an, were given a luncheon earlier in the day at the American Association of University Women Club House by the women of the State congressional delegation. Kansas Governor Attends. The Kansas Democratic Club of ‘Washington was host at breakfast this morning to Gov, Walter A. Hux- man and his daughter Ruth at the Powhatan Hotel. Open house was to be held at the Raleigh this afternoon by the West virginia Democratic Club for the Mountain State presidents who came here for the inauguration. Among these were Gov. Homer A. Holt and Mrs. Holt. Meanwhile, Senator Rush D. Holt and his sister, Miss Jane Holt, were expected to attend the California Soclety ball tonight. Gov. Barrows of Maine and his staft will be guests of honor at a reception by the State congressional delegation from 4 to 6 p.m. today at the Sulgrave Club. He will also be honored at a dinner given by Representative Brew- ster at the Sulgrave Club at 9 p.m. to- MOrTrow. The Texas State Society will join the celebrations at the Mayflower today with & reception from 4 to 7 pm. A victory banquet and ball at the Mayflower was plannéd by the Cali- fornia Democratic Club of Washing- ton as a climax to its participation in the proceedings. The Governors of six States, one of the President’s secretaries, Postmaster General Farley and other Government leaders are among some 2,000 expected to at- tend. Indiana Ball Tonight. A round of social activities for Indiana's delegation will be featured by a ball to begin tonight at the Ward- man Park Hotel by the Indiana State Society. A dinner will be given to- night in honor of Gov. M. Clifford Townsend by Representative Griswold of Peru. Members of the Governor's family and members of the State's congressional delegation will be in the party. Townsend and State officials started the day at a breakfast given at the Capitol by Representative Jenckes. ‘The University of Nevada Alumni Association will stage an inaugural ball at 8 o'clock tonight at 1333 Sixteenth street. Thirteen Southern Governors will be feted at a dance sponsored by the Oklahoma State Society at the Shore- ham at 10 o'clock tonight. ‘The Vermont State Society will re- ceive for Gov. Aiken and his staff at the Washington Club, 1701 K street, at 8:30 tonight. Also joining in tonight's festivities, the Young Democrats of Virginia will dance at the Raleigh at 10 o'clock in honor of Gov. Peery. ‘The Arizona State Society will hold & reception tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Continental Hotel in honor of Rep- resentative John Murdock, newly elected Representative at Large from Arizona. New Mexico Dinner Tomorrow. Gov. Clyde L. Tingley of New Mexico and his official staff of 12 persons, who took part in the inaugural parade, will be guests at dinner tomorrow night of Senators Hatch and Chavez and Rep- resentative John J. Dempsey of that State at the Wardman Park. | Friday night at the Wardman Park the Montana State Society will enter- tain the Montana delegation to the inaugural, headed by R. Don Ayers, son of Gov. Roy E. Ayers. Other Montanans in Government circles will attend. Five new members of the Jowa con- gressional delegation and Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace and their wives are to be among guests of honor at a dinner by the Iowa State Society at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, at the Shore- ham. The guests will include Senators Gillett and Herring and Representa- tives Dowell, Harrington and Jacobsen. The latter will have with him his mother, Mrs. Ben Jacobsen. Arrange- ments are being made by Miss Ger- trude M. Louis of the Roosevelt Hotel, the society secretary. The Illinois State Society has planned a dance and reception at the ‘Willard at 8 p.m. Friday. ‘Two social events were planned by South Carolinians here. This after- noon there was to be an open houss at the National Press Club for the visitors from South Carolina, who in- cluded Gov. Olin D. Johnston, and an inaugural ball will be held Priday night at the Shoreham. The North Carolina State Society will wind up proceedings with a supper party at 8:30 p.m. Saturdey at the Shoreham Hotel. HISTORY IN January 19th Three Dazs January 19 Edition January 20 Edition January 21 Edition D. 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Send list ccompanied by 15¢, to The Star (Inaugural Edition Dept.), Eleventh Street and Penn- Subscriptions Will Be Taken at Star Want Ad Stations . and Hotel News Stands No Telephone Orders or Charges (Continued From First Page.) epidemics just as, after centuries of fatalistic suffering, we had found s way to master epidemics of dis- ease. We refused to leave the problems of our common welfare to be solved by the winds of chance and the hurricanes of disaster. Writing New Chapter In Self-Government Book. In this we Americans were dis- covering no wholly new truth; we were writing a new chapter in our book of self-government. This year marks the 150th anni- versary of the Constitutional Con- vention, which made us a nation. At that convention our forefathers found the way out of the chaos which followed the Revolutionary ‘War; they created a strong Gov- ernment with powers of united ac- tion sufficient then and now to solve problems utterly beyond in- dividual or local solution. A cen- tury and a half ago they estab- lished the Federal Government in order to promote the general wel- fare and secure the blessings of liberty to the American people. . Today we invoke those same powers of government to achieve the same objectives. Four years of new experience have not belied our historic in- stinct. They hold out the clear " hope that government within com- munities, government within the separate States, and Government of the United States can do the things the times require, without yielding its democracy. Our tasks in the last four years did not force democracy to take a holiday. Nearly all of us recognize that, as intricacies of human relation- ships increase, so power to govern them also must increase—power to stop evil; power to do good. The essential democracy of our nation and the safety of our people de- pend not upon the absence of power but upon lodging it with . those whom the people can change or continue at stated intervals through an honest and free system of elections. The Constitution of 1787 did not make our democracy impotent. Exercise of All Power Made More Demecratic. In fact, in these last four years we have made the exercise of all power more democratic; for we have begun to bring private auto- cratic powers into their proper subordination to the public's Gov- ernment. The legend that they were invincible—above and beyond the processes of & democracy—has been shattered. They have been challenged and beaten. Our progress out of the depres- sion is obvious. But that is not all that you and I mean by the new order of things. Our pledge was not merely to do a patch-work job with second- hand materials. By using the new materials of social justice we have undertaken to erect on the old foundations s more enduring structure for the better use of future generations. In that purpose we have been helped by achievements of mind and spirit. Old truths have been relearned; untruths have been un- learned. We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics. Out of the collapse of . & prosperity whose builders boasted their practicality has come the con- viction that in the long run eco- nomic morality pays. We are be- ginning to wipe out the line that divides the practical from the ideal; and in so doing we are fash- joning an instrument of unimag- ined power for the establishment of a morally better world. | HE man who set today as the starting point of a new ad- ministration had a special seat of honor on the President's platform. He is Senator Norris, In- dependent, of Nebraska, author of the lame duck amendment to the Con- stitution which moved this year’s event forward from the traditional March 4. Former inauguration days saw a lame duck Congress breathing its last up to the hour of the President’s oath. ‘This year a new Congress scarcely is beginning to function, The President took time out from finishing his inaugural speech yester- day afternoon to attend the White House christening of 6-month-old Elliott Roosevelt, jr., his grandson. ‘The marker on the President’s re- viewing stand was written by Mr. Roosevelt himself. It reads: “This 1s a replica of the Hermitage near Nashville, Tenn., built by Andrew Jackson in 1819 and occupied by him until his death, June 8, 1845.” The manservant, dressing & prom- inent Washingtonian yesterday for a trip South, looked pensive. “What are you thinking?” the em- ployer asked. “Nothing,” said the butler, “except if you expect to see any Southerners you certainly are going to be disap- pointed. They're all here for the in- auguration. Capital night clubs, an eye on the visitors’ trade, featured the official songs of various States on their dance programs last night. ‘The word “inauguration” traces back to the College of Augurs in ancient Rome. Augurs were religious officials whose task was to foretell future events from omens and advise ihe govern- ment accordingly. Impressive inaugu- ration ceremonies attended the admit- tance of & new priest to the group of Augurs. Mr. Roosevelt is the eleventh Prosi- dent to be inaygurated twice. The others were Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Lincoln, Grant, Cleveland, McKinley and Wilson. Theodore Roosevelt and Calvin . This new understanding under- mines the old admiration of worldly success as such. We are beginning to abandon our tolerance of the abuse of power by those who be- tray for profit the elementary de- cencies of life. Moving Toward Era of Good Feeling. In this process evil things for- merly accepted will not be so easily condoned. Hard-headedness will not so easily excuse hard-hearted- ness. We are moving toward an era of good feeling. But we real- ize that there can be no era of good feeling save among men of good will. For these reasons I am justified in believing that the greatest change we have witnessed has been the change in the moral climate of America. Among men of good will science and democracy together offer an ever-richer life and ever-larger satisfaction to the individual. With this change in our moral climate and our rediscovered ability to im- prove our economic order, we have set our feet upon the road of en- during progress. Shall we pause now and turn our back upon the road that lies ahead? Shall we call this the promised land? Or shall we continue on our way? For “each age is a dream that is dying, or one that is com- ing to birth.” Many voices are heard as we face & great decisio Comfort says “tarry a while.” Opportunism says “this is a good spot.” Timidity asks “how difficult is the road ahead?” Come Far From Days Of Stagnation and Despalir. True, we have come far from the days of stagnation and despair. Vitality has been preserved. Cour- age and confidence have been re- stored. Mental and moral horizons have been extended. But our present gains were won under the pressure of more than ordinary circumstance. Advance became imperative under the goad of fear and suffering. The times ‘were on the side of progress. To hold to progress today, how- ever, is more difficuit. Dulled con- science, irresponsibility and ruth- less self-interest already reappear. Such symptoms of prosperity may become portents of disaster! Pros- perity already tests the persistence of our progressive purpose. Let us ask again: Have we reached the goal of our vision of that fourth day of March, 1933? Have we found our happy valley? 1 see a great Nation, upon a great continent, blessed with a great wealth of natural resources. Its hundred and thirty million people are at peace among them- selves; they are making their coun- try a good neighbor among the nations. I see a United States which can demonstrate that, under democratic methods of government, national wealth can be translated into a spreading volume of human comforts hitherto unknown—and the lowest standard of living can be raised far above the level of mere subsistence. Millions in Want Challenge to Democracy. But herc is the challenge to our democracy: In this Nation I see tens of millions of its citizens—a substantial part of its whole popu- lation—who at this very moment are denied the greater part of what the very lowest standards of today call the necessities of life. I see millions of families trying to live on incomes so meager that the pall of family disaster hangs over them day by day. 1 see millions whose daily lives in | city and on farm continue under conditions labeled indecent by a so- called polite society half a century ago. I see millions denied education, recreation and the opportunity to better their lot and the lot of their children, I see millions lacking the means to buy the products of farm and factory and by their poverty deny- ing work and productiveness to many other millions. I see one-third of a Nation {ll- housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished. It is not in despair that I paint you that picture. I paint it for you in hope—because the Nation, seeing and understanding the in- Justice in it, proposes to paint it out. We are determined to make every American citizen the sub- ject of his country’s frterest and concern; and we will never regard any faithful, law-abiding group within our borders as superfluous. ‘The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abun- dance of those who have much: it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little, Will Not Listen To Comfort and Timidity. If I know aught of the spirit and purpose of our Nation, we will not listen to comfort, opportunism and timidity. We will carry on. Overwhelmingly, we of the Re- public are men and women of good will—men and women who have more than warm hearts of dedica- tion—men and women who have cool heads and willing hands of practical purpose as well. They will insist that every agency of popular government use effective instruments to carry out their will. Government is competent when all who compose it work as trus- tees for the whole people. It can make constant progress when it keeps abreast of all the facts. It can obtain justified support and legitimate criticism when the peo- ple receive true information of all that Government does. If I know aught of the will of our people they will demand that these conditions of effective gov- ernment shall be created and main- tained. They will demand a Na- tion uncorrupted by cancers of in- justice and, therefore, strong among the nations in its example of the will to peace. Reconsecrate Country to Long-Cherished Ideais. Today we reconsecrate our coun= try to long-cherished ideals in a suddenly changed civilization. In every land there are always at work forces that drive men apart and forces that draw men together. In our personal ambitions we are indi- vidualists. But in our seeking for economic and political progress as a Nation, we all go up—or else we all go down—as one people. To maintain a democracy of ef- fort requires a vast amount of patience in dealing with differing methods, a vast amount of humility. But out of the confusion of many voices rises an understanding of dominant public need. Then po- litical leadership can voice com- mon ideals and aid in their realiza- tion. In taking again the oath of office as President of the United States, T assume the solemn obligation of leading the American people for- ward along the road over which they have chosen to advance. While this duty rests upon me I shall do my utmost to speak their purpose and to do their will, seek- ing Divine Guidance to help us, each and every one, to give light to them that sit in darkness and to guide our feet into the way of peace. Inaugural Side Lights | pants of these had no worries about hotel accommodations. Cautious merchants’ along the line of march recalled the havoc that pressing crowds might create and had their show windows sheathed with heavy timbers. The arrival of “Abraham Lincoln” at Union Station this morning at- tracted such a crowd that police were called out to disperse the throng. “Abe,” in the person of Alton I. Shirt, 65, Bellwood. Pa., has been imperson- ating the Civil War President for seven years. He marched in the last inaugural and hopes to repeat this year. A police roll call was held in the Union Station concourse this morning. Before the eyes of hundreds of on- lookers, 162 of New York’s “finest,” in charge of Capts. Frank H. Riley and Arthur Wallander, and 150 Philadel- phia officers, commanded by Inspector Guy Parsons, lined up to receive their assignments for the day. The out-of- town officers were brought in pri- marily to watch for known criminals from their home districts. ‘The inaugural housing booth in Union Station reported it has been Ihl: to supply all visitors with rooms 0 far. Informed that “about 30" Governors were here to attend the inaugural, Gov. Harry W. Nice of Maryland ven- tured the assertion: “That's enough to ruin any town.” The Republican State executive said he planned to attend “everything I can get to” on the inaugural program. In a serious vein, he added: “The elec- tion is over. We should adjourn poli- tics. The people should get behind the President and give him all the assist- ance they can, but reserve to ourselves the right to criticize, providing that criticism is constructive.” It was a case of men first in the selection of members of the party to accompany Gov. Bibb Graves of Ala- bama in the inaugural parade. It ‘was not a lack of grace—but a lack of space. The size of the party had to be cut down because only three cars were assigned to each Governor. Military aides to the Governor, whose wives had accompanied them to the Capital, volunteered to step aside and let the others ride. Official representatives of Wyoming did not have to search for lunch today while awaiting to participate in the parade. The Wyoming State Society, during a reception an hour before the the seats he had bought to watch the parade, The weather doomed the demand for the $2 uncovered parade stands, but some trading was reported in the | $6-89 range, which afforded partial shelter from the elements. This is no weather for Tennessee magnolias. By 11 o'clock the poring rain had so wrecked the imitation blossoms on the two magnolia trees in front of the copy of the Hermitage, from which President Roosevelt will watch the parade, that workmen were dispatched post haste to find new ones. Mrs. Jane Baden, 94, who witnessed James Buchanan's inauguration and had hoped to see this one, stayed at home. “Too much chance of catch- ing cold,” she declared. Despite the rain, emergency peddier licenses neared the record set at the last inaugural, when 201 hucksters paid $1 each for the privilege of sell- ing fruits and buns. e CRASH REPORT HIT BY PILOT’S WIDOW Walbridge Experienced in Han- dling Type Plane Killing Six in Texas, She Says. BY the Associated Press. DALLAS, January 20.—Mrs. Donald ‘Walbridge, widow of the pilot of a Braniff Airways plane which crashed here December 23, killing six employes of the line, challenged today the Bureau of Air Commerce's report blaming the accident “probably” on Walbridge's inexperience in handling that particular type of ship. . “My husband was a pilot of lon standing and with a perfect record,” Mrs. Walbridge said. “There is no earthly reason to believe he was in- experienced in handling the twin- motored planes either functioning per- fectly or in crippled condition as that plane seemed to be. “I want to take issue with those in- vestigators because I believe the honest thing to do would be to admit they could not ascertain the reason for the accident.” _— Cat Goes Traveling. GREAT NECK, N. Y. (#).—Mrs. Henry Stanton packed her trunk to go visiting in Cape Cod. After she left, her sister, Mrs. M. Renwick Dyett, discovered her cat, Gray, was missing. Pour days later, Mrs. Stanton un- packed her trunk, removing, among other articles, Gray. The cat was hungry and thirsty, but otherwise little the worse. Cotton Yarn Market Cornered. Speculators have cornered the mar- ket in cotton yarns at Shanghal, Chins, and prices have skyrocketed to the highest point aince 1918, PRESIDENT GIVEN RENEWED POWER Congress Quickly Passes Stabilization Fund and Dollar Bill. Bt the Assoclated Press. President Roosevelt held renewed power today over the future of the doliar, at home and abroad. Congress passed quickly yesterday a measure extending the Treasury's $2,000,000,000 stabilization fund to protect American money in interna- tional exchange and the President's suthority to cut the gold content of the dollar. When the President signs the bill, both powers will be continued until June 30, 1939. They would have ex- pired at the end of this month, Republican attempts to force an ac- counting of the stabilization fund failed because of the huge Democratic majorities. Representative Somers, Democrat, of New York, said his Coin- age Committee would consider the question of an audit by Congress in & separate bill. Senator Glass, Democrat, of Vir- ginia, said the extension was needed to insure “that this country would be prepared to meet any devaluation ini- tiated by any foreign country that would result in disadvantage to our own import trade.” The bill was swept through by a 42-10-32 roll call vote in the Senate and a 93-t0-59 standing vote in the House. House Republicans were shouted down on a proposal to end the reval- uation power on June 30, 1938. Then they were snowed under by a 107-to- 52 standing vote and a 307-t0-75 roll call ballot on a demand for deletion of the entire section prolonging the President's authority to alter the dollar. Democrats listened but paid little heed when Senator Vandenberg, Re- | publican, of Michigan, in the Senate and Representative Snell of New York, | the House Republican leader, said the | Treasury had no objections to sub- mitting a “complete audit and report” to Congress on operations of the sta- bilization fund. o Cruiser Damaged by Fire. PALM BEACH. Fla., January 20 (®). —The 38-foot cabin cruiser Phantom | VIIL, owned by Thorne Donnelley of Chicago, was badly damaged by fire | yesterday and Capt. C. ¥. Seabrook re- quired first ald for gas breathed as | he fought the flames. Origin of the fire was not determined. The cruiser was moored. 'Norris Recfil: Rent Racket at First Inaugural By the Associated Press. Senator Norris, Independent, of Nebraska recalled today that during the first inaugural he attended as a young Congressman he was ordered from his apartment by a landlord who wanted more rent. That was in 1905, at the beginning | of Theodore Rooseveit's full term. | “I had a nice place just across the | the Capitol plaza,” Norris said. “Even |though we had lived there for two | years, the landlord came to me a few days before the inauguration and sald |if we wanted to stay we would have |to pay inaugural prices. { “I told him that I believed he had | no legal right to ask me to move or to | raise my rent, but I wasn't financially able to take it to court, so we moved. “I had the satisfaction of knowing.” Norris concluded, “that he didn't rent | his rooms at all. They were empty | during the inaugural because he put his prices too high.” Guide for Readers NATIONAL. | President takes at storm- | drenched Capitol. Page A-1 Thousands defy weainer to witness colorful parade. Page A-1 Farley promises “era of good will” in talk to electors. Page A-3 | Mattson ransom notes written by kid- naped boy. Page A-1 More rain increases anxiety as floods continue rampage. Page A-1 President is voted renewed monetary power. Page A-2 WASHINGTON AND VICINITY. Woman in Tidal Basin persuaded out by passerby. Page A-1 Former civil service head hits reor- ganization plan. Page B-1 Red rider repeal may go to House Monday. Page B-1 Two subcommittees of House to study fiscal report. Page B-1 EDITORIAL AND COMMENT. This and That. Page A-10 Answers to Questions. Page A-10 Stars, Men and Atoms. Page A-19 David Lawrence. Page A-11 Paul Mallon. Page A-11 Constantine Brown. Page A-11 Jay Franklin. Page A-11 Dorothy Thompson. Page A-11 SPORTS. McGraw rated biggest gambler in dis- carding players. Page B-13 Glenn Morris hailed as ideal all- around athlete. . Page Eastern goes to front in school basket ball race. Page B-13 Hoyas and Terps hosts to Maryland quints tonight. Page B-13 Lajoie, Speaker and Young voted to hall of fame. Page B-13 Strand “dark horse” in hand ball title play here. Page B-11 Flock of middleweights seek crack at Steele’s title. Page B-14 Hardell out as track coach; may quit grid, too. Page B-14 FINANCIAL. Seaboard plans studied. Page A-18 Steel backlogs grow. Page A-18 Corporate bonds up; Federals down (table). Page A-19 Power output gains. Page A-19 Auto stocks improve (table). Page A-20 Curb buying selective (table). Page A-21 oath MISCELLANY. Washington Wayside. City News in Brief. ‘Young Washington. Vital Statistics. Nature's Children. Traffic Convictions. Betsy Caswell. Dorothy Dix. Bedtime Story. After Dark. Men's Fashions. Winning Contract. 9 Page A-Q Page B-2 Page B-17 Page B-8 Page B-11 Page B-17 Page B-12 Page B-12 Page B-11 Page B-10 Page B-11 PageB-11 '