Imperial Valley press., 1913-03-04
WOODROW WILSON IS NOW
PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES
YeoNTINUND FROM PAGE 0NH

which we face this new age of right
and opportunity sweep across our heart
strings like some air out of Gods own
J presence, where justice and mercy are
reconciled and the judge and the
brother are one. We know our task
itask which shall search us through
aud through, whether we be able to
understand our time and the need of
spokesmen and interpreters, wheth er
we have the pure heart to comprehend
and the rectitied will to choose our
This is not day of triumph; it is
a day of dedication. Here muster, not
the forces of party, but the forces of
humanity. Mep's hearts wait upon us;
mems lives hang in the balance; mems
| hopes call upon us to say what we will
do. Who shall live up to the great
mon all honest men, all patriotic, all
] forward looking men. to my side. God
| helping me, l will not fail them, if
/ they will but counsel and sustain me-"
I CLOSE OF CONGRESS
| The SiXty-secOnd congress when il
closed today had been in almost CON
tinuous session since early in the sum
in all. the first in 1911-a special session
for the consideration of the Canadian
reciprocity treaty; ,dthffe the tariff Session OF
1912. and the session ending today
which began December >, 1912.
Principal accomplishments of the
Abrogation of Russian passport
treaty.
Admission Of New Mexico and Ari-
zona to statehood.
Custer of Senator William Lorimer
OF Illinois
Impeachment OF Commerce Court
Judge Robert w. Archibald.
Establishment of the parcel post.
Enactment of the Panama canal bill.
Reapportionment of congress
p;h InEestigation ~ a, of the Ballinger-
Investigations Of the steel, beef,
money and shipping trusts.
Enactment of the Sherwood S1-a-day
Raising of the battleship Maine in
Havana harbor.
A dozen treaties were negotiated dur
ing the life of the congress. The reci
procity pact was rejected by Canada
and the emasculated peace treaties"
with Great Britain. France and Ger
many were authorized, but never pre-
sented to the foreign powers.
During the first session in 1911 Pres
ident Taft vetoed bills to revise the
WOOL cotton and steel tariffs and a
bill TO put agricultural machinery on
the free list.
The second session was devoted al
most entirely to tariff. six bills pass
ing the house and two the senate.
The latter, revising duties on wool
and cotton manufactures, were vetoed.
Attempts to pass them over the vetoes
failed.
Little was accomplished during the
last session except passage Of the apcc
Propriation bills. The resolution Of
Senator Works limiting tenure of presi
dent to a single term of six. years
passed the senate. but died in the
senate the bill of Representative
Adamson of Georgia for physical val
uation of all railroads.
FIREWORKS DISPLAY
Instead of an inaugural ball tonight
the uniform climax of inaugurals
since James MadiSon'S in 1909, aban-
doned at President Wilson's own re-
Quest-a street carnival of a million
persons, with fireworks on the wash
ington monument grounds, awaited the
holiday crowds When the last of the
marchers have passed the presidents
stand and dusk approaches, the street
Iilluminations will be turned on, trans
forming Pennsylvania avenue into
veritable fairyland. Thousands of in
candescent lights, varicolored, have
been strung in festoons from high
thoroughfare, waiting the electric sig
nal to open a mammoth Mardi Gras.
The Court of Honor" will blaze with
/ incandeScent Splendor.
Great electric searchlights are placed
to batne the Washington monument,
the capitol and other buildings in daz-
With the adjustment Of the inau--
gural ball. because of President
Wilson's request for "simplicity" in his
inaugural, the center Of attraction to
night will be the display of fireworks
on the big eliptical track back of the
White House. Just $4,000 worth of
fireworks are awaiting the crowds to-
night Set pieces will be attached to
balloons, to be carried high into the
air and discharged by electricity. The
float across the sky and be greeted
by a national salute. Wilson and
Marshall" will be written in huge let
ters against the black night.
The masterpiece of the display will
be luminous portraits of Wilson and
Marshall covering 2o1O square feet;
other features of the fireworks DIS
nlay viii be 1900 rocket bombs. 100