New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 4, 1929, Page 9

Curtis Will Make No Attempt to Fuss With Rules of Senate Vice President Takes Op- posite Position to That Assumed Four Years ‘Ago By Dawes. ‘Washington, March 4 (®—Assum- Ing the vice presidency today with an inaugural address to the senators over whom he will preside, Charles Curtis took a position sharply con- trary to that of his predecessor on the relationship of the chiet officer of the senate to the senate's rules. ¥resh from 20 years service in the senate, Curtis asserted to his coi: leagues that the vice president “is not one of the makers of the law nor is he consulted about the adopted to govern your action. Whereas four yea ago Charles G. Dawes, the business man enter- ing the vice presidency, had pleal- ed for revision of the senate rule to limit debate, Mr. Curtis, the le islator, today declared the obligation and duties of this office “require a recognition and application of the precedents which have brought the United States senate to its present recognized position of paramount im- portant as a legislative hody.” Knows His Dutie “My service among you,” he de- clared, “has impressed me with the responsibilities of every senator anl at the same time it has given me a clear understanding of the duties and obligations of the vice presi- dent, “He 18 not one of the makers of the law, nor is he consulted about the rules adopted to govern your ac- tions. His obligations to the peopl: of the country to whom he owes his high pesition and his duty to vou senators call for a fair and impair- tial construction of the rules which you, yoursclves, have adopted and Which you alone may change. His obligations and duties require a rec- ognition and application of the pre- cedents which have brought the United States senate to its present recognized position of paramount im- portance as a legislative body.” Turning to his predecessor the new vice president expressed to him appreciation, admiration and es- toem for his servic “We will agree, he has filled his arduous duties anl | frequently onerous duties credit and distinction, not only to himself but to the senate and to the people of the United tates.” The text of Mr. Curtis’ follows: address Text of Address “Senators: The United States sen- ate is today one of the most dis tinguished legislative bodies in the world—one of the greatest actual and potential powers for the pro- motion and advancement of civiliza- tion. “Its personnel is of a calibre equal to, if not the superior of. any pre- vious body herctofore assembled. Any individual, no matter how standing in the realms of leadership, political or otherwise, might well he proud to preside over its delibera- tions. 1 may, therefore, he pardoned in declaring here the feeling of pride which 1 experience that through my election as vice presi- dent signal honor has come to me. hope T may prove worthy of the prople’s choice, and of you. No ef- forts of mine will be spared to aid| and assist you in the successful so- Jution of the numerous intricate and important problems which will come betore you. During the course of my 20 years® servicd among you as senator from the state of Kansas, I have profited much from the wisdom, tact, and experience of the members of this august body as displayed by its most modest and unassuming membhers as well as by its most outstanding and brilliant leaders. “My relations with during all these years have pleasant. My memorics of persor and cvents in this chamber consti- tute some of the most delightful fn & long public life by no means de void of warming memories, “At this point I may with pricty, I think, be permitted to fer to the honorable gentleman who is retiring as presiding o body, Mr. Dawes, an expression appreciation, admiration and estecm. We will all agree that he has filled his arduous and frequently oncrous duties with credit and inction, not only to himself but to the senat and to the people of the United ates. x Welcomes Newcomers “It would seem fitting also at this point to offer a word of welcome and greeting to our new senators. They will find their fellow senators, as 1 have found them, most human and kindly gentlemen, willing and anxious to help newcomers where senators beer the pro- My service among you has fm- pressed me with the responsibilities of every senator, and at the same time it has given me a clear under- standing of the duties and obliga- tions of the vice president. “He is not one of the makers of the law, nor is he consulted about the rules adopted to govern your ac- tions. His obligations to the people of the country to whom he owes his high pesition and his duty to you senators call for a fair and impar- tial construction of the rules which you, yourselves, have adopted and Which you alone may change. His obligations and duties require a rec- ognition and application of the pre- cedents which have brought the United States scnate to its present recognized position of paramount importance as a lcgislative body. 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Try MELLO-GLO today! id Curtis, “that | with | out- | of the United States such a | 1! “With the familiarity gained from long years of close observation, as- sisted by your full cooperation with- out which little can be done, I hope to be able to sense your desires cer- tainly and curely; to obey your will, which is the will of the people; to give it effect with the utmost dis- patch; and to expedite the business of the senate in an orderly and speedy manner for this, I take it is not only your desire but also the wish of our people. , In effect, to be an integral part of this body, not a being strange to or remote and de- tached from it. “To do these things within the limits of my ablilities I conceive to be the whole scope and sphere of the vice president. The task is not casy. 1 ask your help and indulg- ence, “With a whole-hearted spirit of cooperation between us I am certamn vour achicvements in the congress before us will redound to the imme- diate and ultimate good of all; your proceedings will be so much to your credit in the cyes of our people and so much to the credit of our people in the eyes of the world that they will stand for years, in the future as the highest mark df legislative en- deavor within, and perhaps without, the Usnited £t It gives me pleasure, sir, to receive the gavel from you and to take over the du- ties of the vice president.” SOFIA AND LONDON ARSENALS BLOW UP (Continued from First Page) near London. The explosions were followed by a fire which was still burning late this afternoon. The explosion was in the fuse and primer department. Two hours after a resulting fire had started, many hundreds of firemen were still fight- ing the flames. There were six heavy explosions at the heginning of the blast and |then a series of minor ones. Rockets went up in the midst of dense smoke and flames spread with spectacular speed. ¥ One2 or two rockets landed on a| | bridge a mile and a half from the | arsenal. SPECIAL WEEK'S RETREAT AT HOLY CROSS CHURCH Rt. Rev. Mgr. Helenowsk: of Mo | treal, Can., to Deliver Sernions Daily All this week a retreat will be| held at Holy Cross church on Farm- |ington avenue, with Rt. Rev. Mgr. | vincent Helenowski of Montreal, anada, in charge. The retreat be- gan yesterday with a high mass at 10 o'clock, which was celebratcd by | | Rev. Victor Riskowski, curate of the | | parish. Monsignor Helenowski de- [livered his initial sermon and an-! other one at the evening services| at 7:30. There will be ma. during the week at 5:15 and 6:45 |and a high mass at § o'clock at| | which the monsignor will deliver the daily sermon. The evening services nd lecture wil be held at 7:30 each day. Confessions will be heard be- fore and after each mass, in the aft- {ornoon from 8 to 6 and atter the| |evening services. The retreat will | | come to a close next Sunday with a |solemn high mass. On that day |there will also be special services in ¢ imemoration of the completion of the first year of ices held in |the new church. The first services in the new edifice were actually held [on March 18, 1928, which last year | was the fourth Sunday of Lent. Since {the date of Easter falls ~arlier this year, the fourth Sunday of Lent comes a week earlier, and annual ob- servance coremonies of the opening of the church in the future will be | hela t according to the actual date, but according to the date the |fourth Sunday of Lent falls on. There will be several out-of-town priests present Curing the week, who will assist in hearing confes- sions throughout the retreat. GERMAN WOMEN PREFER 10 BE CALLED “HRS.”| es each day Plea for Official Adoption of Berlin, March 4 —(®—A plea for ofticial adoption of the term frau” in lieu of the prevailing dual appellation of “frau”-or “fraeulein” (Mrs. or Miss), was the purport of a petition by the German lcague of women's organizations, comprising more than 80 women’s clubs, to the German minister of the interior. That juridically the designation “frau” is by no means dependent on the matrimonial state of a woman is evident from the decrees by the ministers of the interior of Prussia, Brunswick, Baden and Saxony, all distinctly stating that no unmarried woman can be prohibited from call- ing herself “frau.” In the petition the German wom- en's league takes the stand that as parliamentary bodies have readily adapged themselves to the uniform mode of addressing feminine mem- bers as “frau” and as, moreover, the married or unmarried status of a woman cannot be of interest to the general public, it also behooved the authorities to adopt for all women the designatin of “frau”—as an equivalent of the French “madame” —in all official dealings, either in writing or by word of mouth. FIREMEN RECEIV_. $30 ¥ire Chicf William J. Noble to- v received a check for $30 for the iremen’s Pension Fund from Schu- pack & Schupack in appreciation of the work of the firemen at the re- cent fire in the cellar of the build- ing. da {of the principals in the NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1929. JUST A PRIVATE CITIZEN NOW CALVIN COOLIDGE. oolidge Leaves N ation’s Cares Behind With Spirit of Relief ring Executive Departs for Former Massachusetts | Home With No Feeling Early on Last Associated Press Staff Writer Washington, March 4 (P—TFilled with the proud satisfaction of one who has given the best of his years and talents to the service of his country, Calvin Coolidge today came to the end of his career in the na- tion's lofticst and mightiest office. Former President Coolidge put in extra hours today “doing the day's wor! He was up at 7:30, took a short walk in the White House grounds and then, after breakfast with his family, went to his desk at 8:30. He still had some loose ends of the final congressional offerings to dis- pose of. John Coolidge, his son, showed up at breakfast in his uniform as a | !major on the staff of the governor ot Connccticut. i Happily, Mr. Coolidge turned to- ward Northampton and the little half-house that in humbler days was home. Regretfully he parted from those who have stood at his side in administering the affairs of a great and powerful nation, but with a glad spirit, he hailed the moment when another could assume the weighty responsibilities that for nearly six years have been his. Duties Often Irksome Tor that hour, the chief executive long has cagerly awaited, a feeling | in which he was joined by Mrs. Coolidge. The y |ington with their personal associa- | tions and vontacts have heen pleas- ant, but the duties have been arduous and at even frksome. Often, Mr. and Mrs Coolidge have talked of the time when it would all be over and they could “go back home.” Tod, they they hrought awaited only the inauzuration of the | chief executive’s successor before entraining for their desire to be off was so great state, President Coolidge, weary of | high service, remained with his suc- | that they decided to abandon the traditional practice of returning to the White House for luncheon with |the day's great events, but he al-| {the new president. But before their moment of re. lcase could be reached, there was work to d6. As always, national af- fairs have been uppermost in the president’s mind since the carliest |Taft, now chief justice, to he select- | days of his.political carcer. The cabinet was called to gather at the White House to escort the president and Mr. Hoover to the capitol. The same hour was set for the arrival at the executive mansion inaugural drama—Mr. and Mrs. Hoover and Senator Curtis and his sister, Mrs. Edward E. Ganns. The hope for a glimpse of greatness drew thousands of the multitude that has been pouring into Washington to Penn- sylvadlia avenue to see the party motor past on its way to the in- augural ceremonies. Early Departure Planncd After the new president's in- augural address, with a few hasty farewells to the secret service men who constantly have guarded Mr. Coolidge since he became president, the retiring chief executive and Mrs. Coolidge arranged to slip away as unostentatiously as possiblg to the Union station. ¥or their journey to Tells Skinny Men How toliiin Weight | If the flat chested man whose ribs are almost bursting through his skin doesn’t try to make himself look like a real man, no one else will. ‘When any man or woman needs more weight, they ought to know about McCoy's Tablets, McCoy takes all the risk—Read this ironclad guarantee. 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He saw his parents briefly at yester White House tea but had decided to remain in Washington instead of accompanying them to Massachu- THRONGS CHEER AS HOOVER TAKES 04TH (Continued from First Page) them along Pennsylvania land crowded the sidewalk |over the whole mile stretch White House to capitol. Light Rain Falls Gray and threatening skics saw {the induction of the new adminis tration into oifice hut until the cere monies had passed their peak only {a little misty rain had fallen. | The ceremony brought into official | roles for the first time in the history of inaugurations, three men who osen by the mandate of avenue, thickly from | have been ch cessor through the opening hours of {ready had announced that he and Mrs. Coolidge would leave for their | Northampton home as soon as their | responsibilities had passed to mew | shoulders. 1t fell to William Howard ed to administer the oath of the presidency to President Hoover on the 20th anniversary of the day he himself took up the dutics of chicf exccutive. Yollowing long precedent, Mr. and Mrs. Hoover went to the White House to call on the retiring presi- dent and first lady of the land before the hour sct for the inauguration |itself, and to ride with them in a cavalry-escorted motor calvacadr from White House to capitol. Their departure from the place they have called home for eight years—but & few doors distant from the house to which Woodrow Wilson retired eight years ago and where he died— the first of a lang procession of events spanning the day until late afternoon. From early morning the weather had been threatening. The skies were dappled gray, and the weather bureau foresaw rain by later afte noon. But these apprehensions did not appear to dim the interest and cnthusiasm of the thousands who lined the way of honor and waited hours in the mild March breeze to sce the paesing of authority to a new successor of Washington and Lincoln. A grey-skied day, with the feel of rain in the air, was dealt out by ! capricious March for the inaugur: | tion. Early Rain Prediction Early arrival§ among the side- walk crowds and bleacherites along the parade route were all gazing ap- prehensively heavenward as they be- gan to take up their posts hours 9 a. m., the weather bureau further chilled the hopes of inaugural of- Is with a reiterated forecast for showers during the afternoon. “Rain this afternoon,” said the forecaster, “probably becoming heavy late this afternoon or early tonight.” Not before late afternoon were the ceremontes to end with the inaugural to a Washington-Montreal | Mrs. Coolidge had in- | ahead of schedule, and shortly after | parade, although they would sce | their zenith shortly after noon with {the formal induction of ‘Mr. Hoover into office on the Capitol plaza. All of the principals in the day's long procession of events were stir- | ring while many of the city's guests still were sound aslcep. President | Coolidge and Mr. Hoover hoth were | up shortly after 7 o'clock. and by | 8:30 the retiring master of the house was at his desk in the executive offices, clearing away the last work of his administration. Breakfas® Alone Mr. Hoover breakfasted alone at' 8 o'clock on scrambled cggs and toast. At that hour all of the others in the big mansion on . street still | were taking a last forly winks against the wearying day-long pro- gram of activity ahead, After break- | fast Justice Harlan Stone of the sn- preme court, a friend and neighbor | of the president-elect, dropped in | for a chat. While Mrs, Hoover was kfast at § o'clock with her ister, Mrs. Mary Lovett of l.ong Beach, Calif, and her uncle, W. Henry of Wahpeton, aeks of mail were delivered at the front door. Manifestly th con- rined wmany presents from 4..\\,‘_\- admirers, but for the they rem; ed unoper Shortly after 4 House grounds were the large crowd of to take an early peep at th sion was invited to the big iron fence. The president’s | milit and naval aides arrived shortly afterward and a line of White House cars was pulled up at | the north portico ready for the ride | to the Capitol, A little army trick having | b White red, and man- ‘main outsitie | or still, and a big| with bulging yellow can- vas cov welked up to the service entrance and began loading up the | last of the Coolidge baggage, tagged for Northampton. A full hour hefore the president and president-clece were to pass ur Pennsylvania avenue, giving spect.- tors there a first glimpse of the| day's history making, the sidewalk | and grandstand crowds were in- creasing rapidly. Although it was | only comfortably gool, the firstcom- ers all were overcoated, and most of them brought along their um- brellas Seats Taken Promptly At 10 a1 good percentage of the seats in the temporary stands | along the avenue were occupied, and thousands of the less fortunate | pressed against the taut wire cables that marked the curb line of the broad parade route, from Capitol to White House. Thus far there was not much col- or in the crowd itself, although here and there a waving pennant | or a bright hued hat made an oasis In the dark coated throng. But flags and bunting decorations were-every- | where—blue and gold bunting for | Hoover's California, and red, white land blue bunting for Hoovers {United States, | Growing from a few curious early | morning visitors, the knot about the |entrance of the Hoover home on & |street also had begun to assume the | | proportions of a crowd long before | | the hour fixed for the appearance of dent-elect for his swift trip | the White House. Police lines| |kept them back a little. i | In his first hour and a half at| | his desk, President Coolidge signcd | enter time being | § |more than 100 bil, He had plan- Ined to receive no callers but he 1ot | in Representative Wainwright of | New York, a former assistant scc |retary of war, to say goodbye, and | Representative Wingo of Arkansas, | | to inquiry about a piece of Arkansus | |legislation. Secrctary Kellogg drox- | ped in later and had a chat with his where, overran the stands built for | chief while a fife ana drum corps man who leancd on a cane. from Petersburg, Va., screnaded the White House from Lafayette square, across the avenue, On the Capitol plaza. likewis crowds came carly and soon bec |noisy. The first arrivals about | high inaugural stand where Hoover |was to take his presidential oath entertained by an exhibition me | | ) | were | drill by a blue clad corps of visiting |* school cadets from Australia, { “Moving Day” Begins By this time, the incvitabl 11 hastle of moving day began to Northampton and | the people to sit at the head of the|28itate the family circles both in the White House and the Hoover home. Mr. Hoover put on his morn- | {ing clothes, with striped trousers and | long tailed coat. Mrs. Hoover lected a velvet street gown of ve | cular ruffle Her turban also wa: red. and so was her cloth coat. Senator Curtis was the first the official party to start for rendezvous at the White Hou left the Mayflower hotel shor er 10 accompanied by his | sister, Mr Two members of |the inaugural committee, both col- leagues of Curtis for many years in | |the senate, Hale of Maine, ani| Overman of North Carolina, hal called to escort him to the exccu- tive mansion. As he climbed into his car, Curtis | stopped for a moment to shake| |hands with a littls girl whose moth- ler thrust her forward from th crowd. The v president-clect | reached the White House at 10:20 | o'clock, just as members of the cab- | inet were assembling. They were |to have places in the entourage of Coolidge and Hoover, soon to start for the Capitol. “Mrs. Daw of the retiring vice preside-t, also was Witk the| | gathering group in the White House, |but her husband stayed on the job in the te chambers. Tt was {exactly 10:30 o'clock when Mr. ani, | Mrs. Hoover left their home for the White House. They were whisked | down S street fo Connecticut ave- | nue, and then southward to the ex=-| |cutive mansion in a White Hous car, while a motorcycle escort. | sputtered around them. The crowd about the entrance of the § street {house cheered as they departed. | Hoovers Reach White House | The Hoovers rcached the White |House_just as President Coolidge | had finished shaking hands with the | staff at the exccutive offices, and the servants who have attended to his | wants for more than six years. Mr. Coolidge Mad left his desk for the {last time at 10:23 o'clock. Just at 11 o'clock members of the official party emerged under the tall while pilla of the north portico. Mr. Hoover was one of the first to appear. Three {roops of cavalry. | thei~ restless mounts keeping up a clatter in the pavement, were drawn up at the White House gates ready of | the He | { wife B | senator dent-elect 1ook places in the rear seat of an open touring car, the first in the procession. with Coolidge on the right. In the dozen cars be hind rode Mrs. Coolidge and Mrs. Hoover, together in a landaulet; Senator Curtis, his sister, Mrs. C-nn, Mrs. Dawes, members of the cab- inet, the White House aides and a delegation of G. A. R. veterans, acting as guard of honor. Selt-Starter Balks As the president and president- hout-to-be descended the steps 10 their motor car, with their WiV together just behind them, they paused for a moment for the photographers, who got l addlllun»i al unexpected treat shortly after when the self-starter of the big car refused to work. Wh an exasper- | ed chauffeur tinkered away for a | minute or two, C'oolidge 1 Hoover | stood togethe joking »out \'ll‘ predicament as cameras 1caped a rich harvest. As President Coolidge tuls of the White Houss time head of the stat ed no sign of regret. home at last, as he had said he often wanted to do. Mrs. . dressed in a dark coat with close-fitting hat of grey, turned back as she rode away and waved to veral White House servants whose taces were pressed against the win- dow panes. All along the avenue, as the party sed swiftly by, cheer: and followed it. Both Coolidge and Hoover kept their high silk hats| waving in acknowledgment. The party reached the capitol at 11:16 a.m., and the president and presi dent-elect were ed to the pres- ident's room off the senate chamber while the ladies of the party were ushered to seats in the senate gallery that they migh s the inaugu- ration of Vice DPresident Curtis. Ior more than fwo hours thou- sands had been waiting outside the capital building. The great crowd, only a small percentage seated in ft the por- | for the last his face a | pea |address 10bes and led by Chiet Justice Taft, and high officers of the army. navy and marine corps entered in groups and were given their allotted places, when floor and gallery applauded as Curtis, then Coolidge, then Hoover, came in to take their special places at the front of the chamber. Bawes Still Militant Vice President Dawes, who four years ago astonished the country by attacking the senate rul in b inaugural address, £ald a short far, well in which he declared he *tooi [ back nothing.” A round of smiles | went among the senator:, who_have locked every effort to make the presiding officer. A quorum having by this time.ap- red, Vice President Dawes ad- ministered the oath o his successor at 12:11 p. ., and Senator Curtis de- livered at once his short inaugural He told the senators he was one of their own kind, and that their rules belonged, not to the pre ng officer, but to the senate it- He was |S€ he crowd on card the senate over the radio. ile they wert fine rain began to fall. It was Tiard- ly visible, but it was wet. Umbre las went up and women began put- ting newspapers over their inuugu ation finery. Silk hats hegan lose their shiny lustre, and membel of an Indian tribe in the audience ose, cast their eyes to the heaveus and shook their heads, The rain let up a bit by it still was sufficient to keep brellas and coat collars up as time drew near for Mr. Hoover to appear in the inaugural stand and take the oath. After the vice auguratien was over, howgver, there was a wait while those whe bad seen it and those vwho were a parf of it were conducted in groups throt the various exits and the plaza out chamber proceed- in progress a o , but um- presidential in- the temporary 1ds, stretched | from the office huilding on | the left and the house office quar-| ters on the right, an area about three city blocks in length. It has | amused itself as best it could dur- | ing the long wait, and it let itself g0 with a great reverberating cheer as the inaugural party came into view. senate Final Preparations While Coolidge busied himself with last-minute bills in the presi- dent's room. and Senator Curtis waited in the vice president’s room nearby, final preparations for the outdoor ceremonies went on apace. adio and picture company officials were busy testing their instruments. Arrangenents had been made to | send pictures by radio simultaneous- | Iy with the voice of Mr. Hoover de- | livering his inaugural address. | The inaugural platform, a high pine structure painted white, was dressed profusely in green garlands | and wreaths. Large American flags | flanked the ends with smaller flags attached to the ecight great pillars that supported the covering. An| American eagle on a circled back- | ground of blue and surrounded by | 48 golden stars was on the rail in | front of the speaker's stan | A few airplanes cruising high over | the capitol dome were almost held | to a standstill by a stiff south breeze which whipped the flags decking the | inaugural stand. | The famous Marine hand played a constant succession of patriotic T ate chamber meanw filled rapidly with notables Stearns, of Boston. intkmate friend of President Coolid in the presidential row of the gallery. | Young Herbert Hoover was forced to sit in a chair in the aisle. Ap- parently the Hoover hoys had given one of their seats to a gray-haired Hoover in Semate Chamber | President-Iilect Hoover —was es- | corted to the room of the senate | military committee where he wait- | A, just a few feet from the senate | chamber, where President Coolidge, | in the president's room, was busy | | with the last duties of his adminis- | ove tration. In the vice president’s room. nator Curtis was pacing up and down, waiting for the time when he should be called into the senate | chamber to take the cath of offic In another room nearby the new members of the Hoover cabinet a mbled, with only Henry L. Stim- son absent. He is on his way here from the Philippincs Comfortably seated in tl Mrs. Coolidge reached gallery. | back and | dark red. its skirt draped with cir- shook hands with Allen and Herbert | president be; Hoover, Jr., and the latter's wife, | Mrs. Hoover turned to talk with Mr. Stearns. Both Mrs. Hoover and | Coolidge leancd over the rail- ing and occasionally nodded at a| scnator or other person on the ficor whom they recognized. Just 10 minutes before the vicr presidunt-elect was to take the oath of o the senate hecame em- broiled in an argument over an ini- | migration bill and a call for a quorum was sent out. Meanwhile Watson, the republican who had visited President presidential room, | leader, Coolidge in the ally announced to his colleagues | that the retiring chief executive had no further communications to de- liver to congress. Miss Trumbull Arrives At this period Florence Trumbull, fiancee of John Coolidge, came into | the president's gallery with Mrs. | Everett Sanders, wife of the secre- tary to the president. The diplo- | matic corps was announced at 11:56 | a. m. led by Sir Ksme Howard, Brit- ish ambassador, ‘The foreign diplomats. in brizht and colorful uniforms, made a bril- liant spectacle with their gold braids and shining medals. Most of them nodded to Vice President Dawes before taking their Next came the membership of this house of representatives, led by Speaker Longworth, and as the hour for adjournment and the swearing in of the new vice president hecame a matter of minutes, the senate cl were ordered to move the hands of | the clock back. This is a favorite | legislative method of gaining time. Applause Tor Coolidge At 12:05 President Coolidge was announced and again a hush fell. followed immediately by prolonged applause. Smiling. Mr head to one side in recognition. He stood in front of {he dais fac- ing the chamber and the applaise grew in volume as he looked about and bowed. Coolidge nodded his nd then another to form the escort to the capitol. President Coolidge and the presi- Members of the new and ol cabinets, the supreme court in black |at the i Creomulsion proper reserved sp under the daripping sky outside. Only the in- augural stand itself, some 20 by & ect in expanse, had been cover Under this protection the president #nd vice president-eleet, the su- preme court, and but a few othets liad special chairs set for them. On t way t the justices of the high t passed by their robing room, \here overcoals were put on over their flowing robes. The president and president-elect stayed behind until all of the others were in their seats in the stands outside. Chief Justice Taft d a place near the front of the plat- form, on the right. 7The old and wew vice presidents wer: on the left A small metal speaker was in place cdnter for Mr. Hoover's man- uscript. Mr” Hoover appeared on the plat- form at 12:57 p. m., ready to take the oath. “our flourishes Lis aprpoach. The rain talling, but lightly. Mr. Hoover took a seat in the cen- ter, with Mr. Coolidge on his left. Chief Justice Taft alrcady was in Lis seat on the right. After he had taken his seal. Coolidge rose to adjust Lis overcoat "here was somie confusion in getting he dignitaries in their props pla , delaying the start of the eremony. Mrs. Hoover was shown to a seat to right of her husband, and irs. Coolidg, to the retiring president’s left. Hoover Takes Oath When all had been quieted at last, the clerk of the supreme court, ¢. Elmer Cropley, stepped forward holding on his outstretched palm the little Bible upon which Mr. Hoover had chosen to seal his obli- gation. Cropley handed the Bible to Chief Justice Taft, who advanced to Mr. Hoover's left, at platform. Holding the Bible in his left hand, the chief justice repeated signalled was still bugle the words of the presidential oath | he himself had takén 20 vears ago today, and Mr. Hoover repcated it after him in words that carried out the crowd: do solemnly swear that T will faithfully cxecute the offi of president of the United States, and will, to the best of my ability, pre- erve, protect and defend the con- titution of the United States, ren as D'resident Hoover bent forward and kissed the open hook, the crowd set up a tremendous roar. Mr. Coolidge, an ex-president, shook hands with his successor. w ad uncovered, the new an at once the delivery ugural address. ¢ rain alling. Reports On Income Taxe: Are Being Filed Slowly Income tax reports are coming in slowly, according to Internal Rev- enue Collector William J. Regan ho has established headquarters at the Chamber of Commerce rooms at West Main strcet. “We arc somewhat concerned this vear be- cause of the slowness jn starting.” aid Mr. Regan today. adding that it appeared as though it mignt mean another long waiting list on the last day. such as occurred last vear. Reports will be accepted up intil March h of his was still® ENTERTAINED ON BIRTHDAY Mary B. Feeney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Feeney of 68 Rassett street, was the guest of hon- t her home or at a birth arty at brated the vesterday when she c sixth anniversary of her birthday imes were played and a lunch wi She received many bes served ful gifts. changes advocated by their retiring| the front of the | T | OF LEGION DINERS Luncheon Glnb Yotes to Resume | Regular Schedule Eddy-Glover Post, American Le- {gion, luncheon club met this noon {and made plans for the revival of the Monday meetings. About 22 members were present and all were in favor of countinuing the get-fo- gethers which have proven so popu- lar in the past. President Roger W. Whitman asked for the sense of the Jmeeting as to whether the club {would mect every Monday or every {other Monday, and after a short speech by Curtis Sheldon, it was de- cided every Monday. The policy of the club was changed so as to bar outside speakers, thus assuring the members that they could get back to work at one o'clock. It is ex- pected by Legion officials that the time ohstacle kept away many en- astic Legionnaires. Yor t past three years, the ddy-Glover Post has relied upon the luncheon club to furnish many ideas for the entire personnel of the | Legion to act upon. The securing tof a plaque for “Stubby,” famous war dog, and the decora! ing of the jgrave of Stanton Wooster, who was | born in New Britain, by the German | fliers, originated at a round table |discussion at the club. The first jvear the club was founded, it vied in power with the entire post and it was generally conceded that it was ! al Legion activities. Commiittee meetings for shows, the hoys' camp. the baschall team, and other activities were often held at the luncheon club meetings. It s the purpose of Commander Maurice Pease to have the club recoup a por- tion of its past glory under the ad- ministration of dman Chamber- lain, Clesson Parker, Harry Gins- berg, Harry Wessels and Roger Whitman GIRL SCOUT HIKE DAMPENED BY RAIN Unexpected Storm Interferes With Program Made for Day “Roughing it” was not included in the plans of a group of 38 New Britain Girl Scouts who went on a hike Saturday, and were caught in the rain. The girls took the electric train to Middletown, from which point they hiked to Camp Sprague at Job's Pond, a distance of about four miles, they say. The girls report that the trip was not such an educatjonal success, yet they learned a great deal which is not in the official handhook. Also they had plenty of fun. One of the tests they proposed to take was that of making fire. It is all right to play Indian on & dry sunny day, they say, but when they found that standing dry wood was wet and the ground likewise was saturated, they were seriously handi- capped and felt sorry for the eariy Indians who were forced to make fircs on damp days, I'he tree finder girls were more fortunate. Trees grow even when 1t rains, and there were leaves, buds, blossoms, branches, twigs, pieces of bark, leaf scars and fruit trees to inspect, and possibly elimb. In Portland the troop was adopted by a mascot. He was “only a do He accompanied the girls on the march, followed them to camp, shared their lunch, and alternately shivered and dried out by the fire in the lodge. The girls couldn't walk home in the rain. Mrs. Willis Savage and Mrs. Charles Pratt motored to camp and used their cars transporting the girls in re to the Middletown station. Mrs, L. Warren, Girl Scout drove down with r filled with raincoats, umbrellas and what have you? The dog was wrapped up in & poancho o he would not gct wet, and taken via motor to his home in Portland. Miss Ruth Gibney, former lieuten- ant of troop 2 of the First Congre- ational church ted the direc- Miss Jrene Haigis. Other lea- were Elizabeth Gibney, Eunice ickert, Doris Barber and Gladys {the nuclens of who went on the Savage, hike Mary Savoge, ug. Winifred Pratt, Margaret Hender- son, Ruth Stahlbush, Cynthia War- ren, Anna Shimek, Eleanor Porter. Margaret Vie Victor, Mary Victor, Marguerite Hulbert, Constance Grant, Isabel Ingham, Louise Teich, Carolyn Lord, Catherine Sampson, Charlotte Langdon, Helen Haynes, Betty Middlemas, Carolyn Benson, Allison Haines, Louise Hesse, June Pittsinger and Margaret Jones. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kozlowski of Burritt street anounce the en- gagement of their daughter, Monica Agnes Kozlowski to Joseph Frank Flis of 215 Burritt street. The date of has not been met. BEWARE THE COUGH FROM COLDS THAT HANG ON Coughs from colds may tead to se- Tious trouble. You can stop them now with Creomulsion, an emulsified creosote that is pleasent to take. a medical discovery with two-fold action; it soothes and heals the infamed membranes and in- hibits germ growth. Of all known drugs creosote is rec- ognized by high medical authorities as one of the greatest healing agencies for coughs from colds and bronchial irritations. Creomulsion contains, in addition to creosote, other healing CREOMUL elements which soothe and heal the inflamed membranes and stop the ir- ritation, while the creosote goes on to the stomach, is absorbed into the blood, attacks the seat of the trouble and checks the growth of the germs. 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