The Washington times., 1913-01-12
is GETTING CORNER
ON HORSE MARKET
FOR INAUGURATION
Col. Harper, to Provide Mounts
for city's Guests, Is Head
ing Off the Spectators.

Col. r. n. Harper, as charm an of the
civic organization committee, is corner
ing the horse market of Washington.
Georgetown, and -Alexandriu, Va, in adj
vance OF the spectators, in order that
inaugural paraders may have mounts
enough.
He found that IL he did not get into
tie market ahead of spectators, gov
crnors, governors staffs, and the In
o;ans would have to walk in the parade.
Determined not to force upon the city $
guests such a situation, Colonel Harper
set about getting the horse corner.
He made cut group Of contracts for
he use of horses during inaugural week,
and set price beyond which he would
not go. Then he induced veterinary
surgeon TO assist in his campaign, and
row he is getting horses galore.
Must Be Sharply Shod.
He stipulates in all contracts that the
horses shall be of sound condition and
Sood appearance, and then ne has all
the animals Inspected and passed on by
the veterinary. The dealers must see
that every horses is sharply she'd for
Inauguration Day, because Colonel Har-
per is taking no chances On slippery
favements and later damage suits.
Mr.. Harper expects TO have Loo or
more mounts ''cornered'' before his
work is finished. He wants 100 for the
Indians, and several hundred for the
governors and their staffs. The Gov
crnment will furnish -he mounts for
the army and navy officers who take
part in the parade.
Plans for nuhliNitx,
being formulated oy Chairman Earl
Goowin and Press Agent John L.. Mar
I'M Daily reports will be furnished to
ABOUT $40 papers throughout tn. coun-
ry, so that everybody in the nation
can know Just what Washincron 10
doing for the first Democratic inaueu-
ratio. In years.
Leaders on Reception Committee.
More than 500 names are on the re-
ception committee list given out by
chairman Thomas Nelson Page. Prom
inent leaders in legal, official, army.
navy and legislative and religious life
are included in the selections of Mr..
Page.
The army officers section is headed
by Maj Gen Leonard Wood, the Sem
ate section by Senator A. o. Bacon and
Senator Jacob Gallinger and the House
section by Speaker Champ Clark. The
Judges of a number of courts have rep-
resentation, and the Democratic Ma
tional Committee has a number of its
members on the list. Cardinal Gibbons.
OF Baltimore, has place on the general
committee.
The personnel of the floor committee
membership on which Is much sought,
VIII be announced tomorrow. Chairman
BenJamin Minor expects to have be-
tween 80 and 800 members
Favorable action by the Secretaries
81 War, Navy and Interior are expected
tomorrow on the question of the PEN
sion Building for inaugular ball use
congress. IL is believed, will vote on the
inaugural bill tomorrow.
Merchants Enter Protest.
The Retail Merchants Association has
entered a protest against the purchase
OF inauguration supplies from mer-
chants outside of Washington. The as
location points out that its members
IAN supply all of the committee needs
and feels that in return for subscrip-
lions to the inaugural fund everything
should be purchased here.
The association Is especially opposed
10 any proposition whereby the order
for the 1900 medals, including several
gold ones, should go to Philadelphia,
as four years ago.
The latest report of subscriptions to
the 100000 inaugural fund shows total
cf $15,16o. With only little more than
$4,000 to raise. Chairman Corcoran
1hom, of the finance committee, is hop
ing there viii be an early response from
waShingtonfans.