Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-09
Caught IN NEW YORK BIG SHOWING BY 0H|0|
Two Men Charged With Rob- Taft's State Will Appear
berries in This City. Strong at Inauguration.
INVOLVED BY ASSOCIATE VIRGINIA CADETS COMING
Kelley Arrest Merchants Make Requests
of Alleged Crooks Advertising Signs.
RECENTLY FREED FROM PRISON ALONG AVENUE
sidetracking of Trans-scheme
of atoms
VIRGINIA CADETS COMING
Merchants Make Requests to Use
Advertising Signs.
NO BUSINESS ALONG AVENUE
Railroad Company Prepares for
Sidetracking of Trains-Scheme
of Ballroom Decorations

| The indications are that William How
ard Taft's state will present one of the
strong features of the big pageant March
4. The Ohio divisions in both the civic
and military branches of the parade
promise several innovations. Gen. john
ston chief of staff to Gen. Bell, grand
marshal of the inaugural parade, is in
receipt of a mass of correspondence from
various persons and organizations In re-
gard to the parade and other ceremonies.
many Of them coming from the Buckeye
state.
| Word was received today that the list
Regiment of the Ohio National Guard of
| Cincinnati is coming to the Inauguration
| with 30 officers and $50 enlisted men and
band under the command of Col. Charles
+. Iiake. jr. No quarters have yet been
secured for the regiment.
| Troop A. Ohio NaNtional Guard of
Cleveland. which is to be Mr.. Tafts per-
sonal escort the 4th of March. will be
quartered on special train on the Penn
sylvana siding. Gen. Johnston has been
| informe that the uniform of this troop
will be busby, hussar tunic. blue breeches.
| black boots, gauntlets fair leather belts
sabers and olive drab overcoats, if neces-
| sary.
Company Coming From Maine.
The Cleaves Rifles of Westbrook. Me-
Company NJ. LIST Infantry, Maine National
Guardians arranged to come to Washing
ton for the Inauguration with three Off
GERS and fifty enlisted men. They have
engaged quarters at the Commercial
Hotel corner 7th street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
Gen. Bell is informed that the Corps of
Cadets of the Virginia Military Institute
| Lexington. Va, will take part In the in
augural parade with fifteen officers and
800 cadets They will wear shakos. gray
coats gray trousers and white shoulder
and waist belts. If the weather is good
otherwise they will wear forage caps
gray trousers and gray overcoats: They
will be quartered in the Masonic Temple,
18th and II streets.
The Carrot A. Hobart Association of
Newark. N j., with from 100 to $50 men.
has applied for place In the inaugural
parade. Ira Budd is president of the or
ganization and c. j. W. Baumann, sec
rotary.
'Pickaninny Band" to Play.
The "Pickaninny Band Of Charleston,
Is. c., composed of colored orphan boys,
and officially known as the jenkins Or
phanage Brass Band, has applied for a
position in the column March 4. T. L.
Grant, chairman of the county committee
of Charleston, in letter to Chairman
Morgan of the civic organization commit
tee, says the boys Of the band are SO
anxious to take part In the inauguration
that they will play without charge.
The Israel W. Durham Club of the sew.
enth ward of Philadelphia has indicated
in letter to Chairman Morgan that 1t
will be in the pageant.
Application has been made by the LIST
Company. Signal Corps. New York Ma
tional Guard, for a place In the inaugural
Mr.
in this city today looking for quarters
for that organizatin.
The Inaugural Book. prepared by direc-
ton of Edward ]. Stel1wagen. chairman
of the general committee, is in the hands
of the printer and will be issued In about
one weeh. 1t contains the names of all
the committeeman and subcommitteemen
and q statement of the duties of the sew
eral committees.
Use Of Advertising Signs.
Maj. Sylvester is receiving many re-
quests from merchants for permission to
place advertising signs In front of their
business places during the inaugural pc
Rod. All such applications are referred
to the inspector of buildings. 1t is point
ed out by the police that the regulations
provide that no signs are permitted out
side the building line unless they are at
least eight feet above the sidewalk
Maj. Sylvester recently called the at
tention of his captains to the provisions
Of the regulation, and instructed them
to report the number of such illegal OBJ
structiOns. 1t was reported by several
of the captains that many barber poles
are in position in violation of the law,
some of them being attached to windows
and others reaching to the ground. Own
ers of such signs are being notified to
remove them.
Benches Along the Avenue.
A plan to erect benches along the curb
of Pennsylvania avenue from the Peace
monument to 18th street in connection
with the inaugural parade March IS
opposed by Maj. Sylvester and Commits
sioner West 1t is expected the other
Commissioners will concur in that view.
The plan was proposed by +. G. Eiker
in a letter to John b. Larner, chairman of
the committee on parks and reviewing
stands Of the inaugural committee. and
was referred to the superintendent of po-
lice
Il am not disposed to favor this plan
of procedure" Maj Sylvester says, report
ing to the Commissioners. The matter
was talked over some time ago before
the general inaugural committee and at
that time. as remember. it did not meet
with favorable response.
Il would not think it proper for the Dis
trict government to take all the favorable
locations along the streets where the gen
gather to view the parade and let them
out to contractors for the purpose of real
Zng money; and, again, they would be-
come distractions or barriers and should
an accident occur through their presence
the District would be liable in suits for
damages"
Plans to Handle Trains.
The network of tracks of the Pennsyl-, j
vania railroad between the Pennsylvania
Avenue bridge southeast and Benning is
being put in order for the inauguration by
a large force of workmen Old trackage
that has been earth covered is being re-
stored and preparations made for the
sidetracking of the many trains that will
bring cavalry and artillery and some of
the infantry to the inauguration. After
detrainng the troops will march along
Pennsylvania avenue southeast and take
their positions In the line
Visitors to Washington from New
Hampshire during the inauguration pc
Rod. including Gov. Quimby and his staff
will be entertained by the New Harnp-
shire Association of this city This deci-
sion was reached last evening at a meet
| ing of the organization. Badges were dis
| trihuted n he worn inallpura ton