Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-05
OVERNIGHT
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Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey,
Democrat, became the twenty
eighth president of the United States
at thirty-seyen minutes after one
O'Clock this afternoon II required
just thirty seconds for him to take the
oath administered by Chief Justice
White and kiss the bible. -. =
More than seyenty-five thousand
persons witnessed the ceremony.
Wilson's inaugural address was read
to the winds. None standing over a
hundred feet away could distinguish
the words and not more than two
thousand persons could hear the
sound of his voice. The crowd, which
had been held black hundreds of
yards, was permitted to break through
the line of soldiers when Wilson start
ed speaking and rush beneath the
platform Shortly before the official
party arrived at the stand the wind
strengthened and when Wilson start
ed taking the oath of office, it had
Increased to gale. ~
Roars of Applause =..... 81
The carriages bearing President
Taft, President-elect Wilson and Vice
President-elect Marshall, reached the
foot of the steps before the main en-
trance to the capitol at quarter to
eleven and amid roars of applause,
from the great crowd the outgoing
chief executive and his successor
passed through the bronze doors and
along the corridor to the presidents
room at the north of the senate
chamber. -: r.. -. .....
Fifteen Mexican federal soldiers
from the garrison at Aqua Prieta
marched to place on the internation-
al boundary near Douglas, Ariz., at
noon, today, and deliberately opened
fire on the American cavalry on
duty there.
The Americans replied with ma
chine guns that had been established
there late yesterday and the Next
cans fled.
None were killed, but the Americans |
believe that at feast two of the Mexi- |
cans were wounded The clash was
witnessed by United States Deputy |
Marshal Hopkins and Special Agent |
Blanford of the fedora department of |
justice. Neither would comment upon
it.
The town of Jolo has undergone |
a serious attack by the Moros for the
last two weeks.
Details of the operations are
meager, as a rigid censorship is in
force
That the fighting has been sc.
here today of thirty-twe wounded
Americans. The Moros, it is re-
ported, continually fling taunts at
the defenders of the town, calling |
on them to come out and fight in
American fashion and not like pigs"
The troops are chatting greatly at
their inaction.
President Wilson has offered to
William F. McCombs, chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, the
position of ambassador to France,
one of the premier positions in his
gife.
To Louis D, Brandeis, of Boston,
MASS, mas Deen O1IereQ the post Oh
solicitor general of the United States.
1t is believed that both men will &C
cept.
Because the senate refused to fol-
low the example set by the house in
passing the sundry, civil bill over |
President Taft's veto, the Panama
Pacific Exposition, to be held in San
in 1915, will be without the
100000. appropriation for govern
ment exhibit which the measure pro-
vided.
Former President Taft, accompan-
led by Mrs. Taft, Miss Taft and Mr..
and Mrs. Charles d. Hilles, left Wash
ington today at three-thirty- eight for
Augusta, Georgia, where they are to
spend a month. AS the former presi-
lent entered his car he said to his
friends, who said goodbye.
Il am now retiring to a pedestrian
life." r,.....