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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06
new ADMINISTRATION
The Reigns Of Government Changes
Hands From Top to Bottom
COMPARED WITH MEXICO

The Weather Was Geod and Great
est Crowd on Hand That Ever At
tended an Inauguration-Num
of'nst e-Seekers Helped Swell The
Speech Shortest on Record-DeaIt
Only In Generalities-A Great Wo-
mans Suffrage Parade Was I'm
pressive and Spectacular.
Washington, D. c., March 4, 1913.
Especial to The Caucasian.)
Today at noon the government OF
this great country changes hands
from top to bottom. In its manner
II was in striking contrast to the way
that the Republic Of Mexico has just
changed hands, but 1t remains to be
seen whether or not the results for
this country will be any better.
The weather is remarkably good
and caused the greatest outpouring
of people ever seen at an Inaugural
ton.
President Wilson's Inaugural Address
The address of President Wilson at
the east front of the capitol today at
1890 was listened to by vast
throng, but they were not kept wait
ing long. The speech was the short
est ever recorded. 1t was, however,
noted for another thing, and that Is
that he said nothing but few gilt
tering generalities, such as he ex-
pressed many times in the last cam
paign Many were heard to remark
that they did not know now where he
stood on any question any more than
they knew before.
A Great Crowd of Democratic Office
Seekers.
The great crowd here from outside
the city seems to be largely made up
of Democratic office-seekers. They
have that appearance. Nine men out
of ten seen on the streets has just the
look of one who wanted to be post
masters in his town and who came
here expecting to take the Office back
in his pocket. Some of them were heard
to cuss out President Taft's orders
putting many thousand federal office
holders under the civil service; while
others expressed qualification that
fourteen hundred OF the appoint
ments sent to the Senate by President
Taft had been defeated OF confirma-
tion by the filibuster of the Democrats
in the U. s. Senate.
The Great Woman's Suffrage Parade
On yesterday there occurred pa
rade on Pennsylvania Avenue here
that was greater in every way than
the Presidential parade of today. II
was the parade of the American lead
ers for full woman suffrage. They
got the permission of Congress to pa
rade from the capitol to the white
house. There were over 500 women
of all stations of life in the parade
The crowds that thronged that IA
nous avenue to see that parade were
greater in number and enthusiasm
than the crowds on the avenue today
Besides, it was one of the most I'M
pressive and spectacular parades ever
seen in this or any other country
Even the Senators and members OF
the House of Representatives from
all of the States which have woman
suffrage left Congress and marched
in the parade. This shows how strong
and powerful are the women in those
States. There are many things thai
we would like to write for The Cau
casian, but time and space forbid
They will be in our next letter.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06
The Cabinet.

The following list Is given az Pres
ident Wilson's cabinet:
Secretary of State-William Jen-
nings Bryan, OF Nebraska.
Secretary of the Treasury-Wil-
liam G. McAdoo, of New York.
Secretary of War-Lindley VI. Gar
rison, OF New Jersey.
Attorney General-James Mercy
nolds, Of Tennessee.
Postmaster General - Albert s.
Burleson, of Texas.
Secretary of the Navy-Josephus
Daniels, OF North Carolina.
Secretary OF the Interior-Frank-
lin K. Lane, of California.
Secretary OF David
F. Houston, OF Missouri.
Secretary OF William
c. Redfield, of New York.
Secretary OF Labor-William B.
Wilson, of Pennsylvania
The position of Secretary. OF Labor
was note created until Tuesday morn
ing, when President Taft signed the
measure which had been passed by
Congress.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06
Where VIII the Money Come From
Union Republican

Union Republican.1
Democrats boast of their school
record in this State, but with all the
school tax now being levied and col
Iected the distribution Of $100,sos OF
State funds for school purposes In
paupsr counties and special district
taxes levied we have at present only
a four months school. It would be
interesting to know how much the
State will have to contribute and
where the money is to come from for
q six months term.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06
President and vice-president Teok
Oath Of Office ia Washingtoa
tuesday Noon
BIG PARADE FEATURE OF DAY
Of Forwign Sasions
Take Part In the CrrxmonIe--Nr.
Taft and Mr. Wilson Ride in Same
Carriage TO Capltol-Mr. Taft waz
Occupied Until Noon Signing Meas
urrs Passed in the Closing Hours
OF Congrcss-InaugurM Program
Covered a Period OF Five Hours.

Woodrow Wilson and Thos S.
Marshall Tuesday took the oath OF
once as President and Vice President
respectively. An immense crowd was
in Washington to attend the ceremon-
les incident TO the Inauguration and
things passed OF more smoothly than
on the day previous when tho sufrra-
gettes attempted their parade down
Pennsylvania Avenue.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06
One Democrat Cooled on Before the
Inauguration.
Greensboro News.

Greensboro News.
Somehow since we have learned
that negro women of Washington are
to take a prominent part in it, our
interest in the suffragette parade has
cooled of considerably.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06

DR.. J. T. Haiti made an unsuccess-
full attempt TO commit suicide In
Charlotte Sunday night.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06

The sale of cigarettes in Vidalia
Ca, has been limited by law to AZ
teen minutes a day
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06

The average size OF the American
family La Ia. The fraction repre-
sents Father.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06

The Charlotte Observer says that
Mrs. Mary Mcclure, OF Davidson, who
died recently, left $4,000 to David
son College.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06

Mr.. Taft. as a Yale professor, will
receive 5000 a year.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06

An antitrust suit filed at Detroit,
Mich, Monday against the Burroughs
Adding Machine Company, was fol-
lowed Immediately by an agreed de-
cree terminating alleged unfair prac-
tices.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06

Tony Costello was sentenced to
eight years in Sing Sing prison, N. Y,
for "stabbing" a man to death with a
revolver. Costello pushed the revol-
yer in his opponents eye through to
the brain.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06

Mrs. Henrietta Settle Reid, widow
of the late Governor David S. Reid,
died Sunday night at he home in
Reidsville. Mrs. Reid was sister OF
the late Judge Thomas Settle.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06

Fire destroyed seven dwelling
houses on the outskirts of Salisbury
Friday night with a loss OF $4,000.
The houses belonged TO w. II. Wood
son.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06

A site has been selected and plans
outlined for the erection of a gener-
al dining hall at the University, to
accommodate 500 to 900 students.
The cost will be about $4,000.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06

Harrison Conner shot and killed
Walker Crow near Charlotte Sunday
night. Conner objected to Crow
walking with his girl. All parties
were colored.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06

Mr.. Chas. D. Hilles, former Secre-
tary to President Taft. will go to New
York as resident manager Of an in
surance company at a salary Of s20,-
600 a year.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06

Secretary of State Knox few days
ago issued a formal announcement to
the public that the income tax
amendment is now a part of the con-
stitution, having been ratified by
more than three-fourths of the
States.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06

President Taft Tuesday night sum
marily dismissed from Office Thad
deus S. Sharretts and Roy H. Cham
berlain, members of the Board Of
United States General Appraisers a.
New York, because Of malfeasance
in Office"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06

Bank OF England Had Hard Time
Britons Hired Troops From Several
Countries-Meeting on Account Of
Lack Of Wages-War With France
and Spain at the Same Time
Russia and Germany Help the
British Fight-Sapoleon Appears.
(COrresnondanca of The Caucasian
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06

A double tragedy occurred in the
residence section Of Roanoke, Va.
Thursday afternoon, when David E
Linkenhoker shot and killed Mrs
Warren L. Painter and then turned
the revolver on himself and ended his
own life.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06

Correspondence OF The Caucasian
Enterprise.)
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-03-06

Seventeen Zapatistas, who carried
their vocation Of looting and murder
to the edge of the federal district,
eight miles from Mexico City, were
captured a few days ago and exc
cuted. Juan Vargas, commander OF
the rurales sent a terse message to
President Hueurta, in which he said:
CT have the honor to report the exc
cution of seventeen bandits. taken In
outtlawry and rebellion"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-15

their mission. so far as the public
mind is concerned. Is vague.
"A National Institute Of Agriculture
will change this and give us a big, Inn
portant engine to work with Every
college in the country could become a
branch Of the institute and get the
benefit OF all the institutes researches
and Investigations. We could have
our agents and lecturers to send
throughout the states and we could
take up special kind OF work the De-
partment Of Agriculture could scarcely
enter upon.
Our agents, as officials OF Fed
eral institution, would likely demand
attention where unofficial workers in
similar fields would be overlooked and
neglected. A certain amount of dig
nity-yes. and glamour too-should at
tach to their work that is lacking in
the case OF men who represent minor
bodies and who labor in CONSTRUCTED
areas.
ut seems to me that here is n
chance to spend money wisely on the
arts of peace. We are spending pro-
dlgious sums on the arts of war. OF
all the arts of peace none is so I'M
portant to mankind as the art OF agri-
culture. It is tho antithesis OF war.
yet furnishes the sinews of war. The
more We promote the one the less we
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-15
A HALF CENTURY OF PRINTING

Occasionally a printer completes a
half century in the same newspaper
office. and has passed through all the
changes from slngle-cyllndec. hand
fed press TO the great and corpli-
Gated presses of today. A celebration
marking such a semi-centennnial was
recently held for Mr. Meyers. of the
Montreal Gazette, who has worked in
the office of that paper without va
cation since July 4, 1863. The first
press he operated printed one side Of
eight hundred four-page papers In an
hour. Today he operates a Hoe octuple
press which prints $4,000 sixten page
papers in an hour.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-15
MPEACH A GOVERNOR

A special committee OF the New
York State Legislature selected to in
vestigate the Wall Street dealings of
Governor sulzer before his election
as well as the alleged acceptance and
expenditure of campaign funds which
were not reported by him as required
by law. The committee in its report
to the legislature recommends Inn
peachment proceedings against the
governor. Gov Sulzer first gained
notoriety by his daring opposition to
the program of Tammany, the politi-
col ring that runs New York City and
State. Ng
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-15
A CALERA FIRE
Self and Cox Livery Stable Is Totally
Destroyed Insurance.

The livery stable at Calera was to-
tally destroyed by fire early Monday
morning, entailing a loss of between
$4,000 and $4,000, which is a total loss
as the owners carried no insurance.
The origin of the fire is not given and
the flames had gained good headway
when discovered.
All supplies OF the stable, including
a supply Of feed and four vehicles
were totally destroyed but no horses
persisted in the flames
The stable belonged to r. l.. Cox
and r. F. Self, who bought the bust
ness some time ago from Henry
Speaks. who had conducted the busi-
ness for a number of years.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-15
gIAgE VALUATIONS
ss-ss.A MUST SHOW ADVANCE

? Oklahoma City, Aug. 1.-THE valu-
scH5n of OkIahoma's taxable property
grurshry will have to undergo an ad-
vasse " tie state board obtains snf-
-s5csnt money, even by applying the
Cove tFtutiona9 limit of ~ mills, TO-
sreeg srDrop, iations made by the Leg
sa,abre
s.su fixing the valuation some time
sso. Che State Board Of Equalization
xur6rIed general reduction in the
GsYaes E had previously adopted, in
<ruzpariscn to the values returned bv
asa Smntias. and this, when COMPARED
S5'ge iBl2. revealed reduction OF
zsarEy 20 per cent, about 10 per cent
81 which is applicable to Oklahoma
gsydntY.
@1sgs officials who admit that the
s@sgs IS badly in debt owing to pas.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-15
REFER new LAW
Petition Would Refer New Legislative
@eseure to Vote Of the
People

Petitions asking a referendum on
the new election law, recently passed
" the Legislature. will be placed in
circulation throughout the state with
in the next week, according to infor-
nation given out. The petitions. it is
said, are now in the hands of the
prfnfsr and certified copy probably
win be filed with the secretary of state
within the next day or two.
2 Tho effect of this move, II carried
out. will he to make the law lnopera-
tive until after the next general elec-
ton at which dme the petitions are
said to AJAX chat the question be re-
Fsrred. rhe new law does not carry
She emergency and will not become
effective until October 8. which Will
ne ninety days from the final adjourn
ulent Of Che extra session of the legis-
nature n the required number of sig
Natures are secured to the petition by
that time il will automatically sus-
psnd the operation of the law until
sitter the general election.
The new law, which the. authors
claim 60 be the "fairest" election law
Sysr proposed in Oklahoma and which
-ssceived the support of a majority OF
Ghe republican members of both
RCsnches Of the legislature. makes Ned
MCDANIEL, secretary OF the senate and
ex-offIciO secretary of the election
BoHrd TO succeed Ben w. Riley, who
wSw holds the position under appoint
snent BY Governor Cruce.
yf the required number of sigma
eescs are secured to the petition Mr..
Wiley and all of the present members
81 Vie Board continue in office until
ritter the proposition has been voted
Sm.
When asked Sunday concerning the
Etrncr that the law would be initiated
Br. Mcdaniel said: II have heard that
EOrh move was ON foot but whether
4 ~ true or not 7 can't say. I would
not be surprised If the law is referred
md ! don't think it will take the peo-
pie long to understand who is behind
IRE movement"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-15
GENERAL
VI INTEREST
NkTroNAL RURAL BANKS

washington, Aug. IA National
rluaI bankirg system was proposed in
hia lnday hy Senator Fletcher, chair
Esau N me anerican Commission on
Raraf'crellts, and also of the Federal
cdumasich an Rural Credits appoint
E'i By Nie President
I've hill proposes a system OF local
Eato1ul rural banks owned and on
Tafed by farmers; State National
rlrSF hank in each state, to be owned
ssf controlled by the local banks as
stscshoFdars and the National Rural
s-sSA af the United States. to be 10
FEted "a Washington, to be owned en-
0reFy blythe State rural banks.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-15
PROGRESSIVE AGRICULTURE

operate with the international Insti-
tute Of Agriculture at Rome. which Is
David Lubins dream como true. There
is live reason to believe that we can
soon take this dream out of nebula
and bulk It in solid form before the
next session OF Congress.
This National Institute of Agricul-
ture would be offered an an auxiliary
to the Department of Agriculture and
also as an aid to all our agricultural
colleges. II would serve as an Ameri-
can governmental branch of the In
ternational Institute at Rome and have
special facilities for giving wider pub
licity to the progress of agriculture
throughout the world. We would have
our bulletins and lecture service, our
exchange professors and our constant
interchange of ideas.
ITO illustrate the sort Of work to be
done l will refer to the Federal COM
mission appointed by President Wilson
in the spring to join the various other
bodies associated with the Southern
Commercial Congress in their investi
cation of farming conditions abroad.
am member of that commission.
but was unable to accompany the
others abroad because Of the pressure
upon me in this extra session. hope
to get over later in the summer and
obtain more ideas for the working out
of my plan.
The work Of this travelling commits
sion should not be oyerrated or under
rated No such commission can solve
all or even a small part OF the prob
lens of agriculture. Their report will
not abolish mortgages or relieve us
Of manifold Ills. We shall continue to
be human and resist the intrusion OF
new ideas, no matter how excellent
they are. The good that can come of
such investigation and research will
be in the freshening of ideas and in
the building up of patterns and ex-
amples worth following and adopting.
"The trouble win be, however. that
the report of such a commission, not
withstanding it's official character.
will be too soon forgotten. Almost by
the time 1t has reached the printers
hand the real news impetus of the in
vestigation will have begun to grow
stale. Then the time cs the work was
limited and the scope Of the inquiry
necessarily narrowed. Years may in
tervene before certain important leads
are followed to logical conclusion,
and by that time conditions will have
changed the world over.
by this roundabout method l am
getting at the real aim of my Nation
al Institute Of Agriculture. With a
permanent institution, such as I plan
no time limit would reed be set. We
would have a perpetual and therefore
an ever-fresh interchange Of ideas
with all the countries Of the world-an
international agricultural news SER
vice and an international agricultural
educational service.
eThe primary aim of the gentlemen
who organized the international Insti-
tute of Agriculture was to provide all
peoples with uniform crop reports for
the world. Since the organization of
+hat anlandid instftute we as well, as
other countries, have sent delegates
and Joined in the international discus
sions. But our delegates have been
provided with too little machinery;
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-15

need fear the other. The less we
spend for the arts Of war the more we
shall have to spend for the arts Of
peace, and in this doctrine the farmer
should be intensively and extensively
interested. As this sentiment gains
so shall we make great striden for
ward in the direction Of progressive
agriculture. l do not think THO Ma
tional institute of Agriculture is
long way off
at would be fine thing for us to
lead the other nations in this move
ment."
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-15

Wide black velvet ribbon. ). y.
Haynes. VS.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-15
(contributed)

(Contributed)
Millions for waterless waterways
but scant pickings for big things that
count in the Governments boosting
Of the farmers business! More mill
lions for needless public buildings, but
smothering catsl what a row and sput-
tering over some picayune appropria-
tion in behalf of agriculture. In such
strain spoke Thomas Pryor Gore, seu-
ator for Oklahoma. Democrat high in
the councils of the present Adminis-
tra'ion and incidentally chairman Of
the Senate Committee on Agriculture.
This young map--he was born in
1S7C-whose blindness has proved no
handicap in spectacular political
career. said he thought he could see
great change in the attitude OF Con-
gress toward the farmer, admitting
never Itheless that deep-rooted habits
are not erased in a jiffy. Enprati-
cally there was need Of change in
the peuny-paring policy of committees
and the shaving down of appropria-
tions for the Department of Agricul-
ture.
Just think of it," he said in voice
softly meek, and with an expression
even milder than his voice, forty mil
lion dollars for waterless waterways,
thirty million dollars for needless pub
lie buildings, and yet when It comes To
an insignificant appropriation for pro
gressive agriculture there is mighty
stir as IL some dreadful inroad threat
ened the treasury.
II look FOR decided change in the
future. There is new and really
wonderful awakening Of the public
conscience TO the needs and values of
progressive agriculture. While the
plans Of my committee are now entire
Iy in the formative stage We expect TO
make a better showing than ever be-
fore. am confident that Mr.. Hous-
toms conduct of the Department of
Agriculture will pave the way for this.
He has defined broad, constructive
policy that should awaken favorable
comment throughout the country and,
what is more important, bring practl-
cal results through practical methods.
at seems to me that It will be the
duty of the Senate Committee on Ag-
riculture to render Mr.. Houston all the
aid in our power, and to supplement
his good work with legislation in har-
mony with his projects His Bureau
of Markets and his effort in the direc-
ton of shaping the right kind OF CO.
operation among farmers should make
a big appeal to Congress. BY the time
Congress meets again Mr.. Houston
will have secuted the field pretty thor
oughly and should have assembled
data Of really great Importance. He
will know how big new piece of ma
chinery his new plan will require; al
so he will be able to forecast possible
benefits. Instead Of cropping in the
abstract he is going after concrete ex-
amples.'
aside from rendering aid to the re-
gime in the Department of Agricul-
ture, have you in mind any independ- 4
ent effort in behalf Of progressive
agriculture?' Senator Gore was asked.
"Well,' he replied slowly and with
little smile, there is my dream of
the creation of National Institute of
Agriculture, to articulate and CO.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-15

operations beyond the taxable means.
see no light for the future, and It is
predicted that even with the Constltu-
tlonal limit one OF two results are ap-
parent: Either the values will have
to be boosted, or the State do in the
hole" on the first years operations.
Last year the levy was 2 mills.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-15
TExIcAx SITUATION DELICATE

4liePogEs from Washington have II
1sFfhe nexfcan situation at this time
Ss-csTome,y delicate. aud that unless
ths tcsEeeF is handled with the utmost
Diplomacy there is possibility of the
Tssssed States becoming engaged IN
Wy cysr the matter.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-15

Special price on Ladies' White
Waists, Csc, Saturday A. M. J. D.
Haynes. wsl
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1913-08-15

George Oakley OF Helena, Alfalfa
county, has been here this week where
he conducted d. G. Harned's auction
sale Of live stock and farm imple-
ments. Mr.. Oakley is so well pleased
with this country that he contem-
plates moving here. He returned yes
terday to Helena and will bring sever
al car loads Of stock hogs here to
sell. He also contemplates importing
carload of fine Jersey cows from
Vermont.