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c)he FIRST INAUGURATION
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Having won the office, Hayes as
sumed it in record time. He reached
the White House March 8. Then and
there he was sworn into the presi-
dency by Chief Justice Waite, Presi-
dent Grant and three others being
the only witnesses. That is the only
case of an elected President being
sworn in privately, or before
March 4.
1t was permitted because March 4,
1877, fell on Sunday, and it was de-
sired to avoid an interregnum. On
Monday, March 5, President Hayes
took the oath of office publicly, on
the Capitol steps.
Instead of the gay ball and elab-
crate afternoon procession which fea-
tured most inaugurals of that period.
there was a torchlight parade on in
auguration night. All Winter long
Hayes supporters had been waiting
to hear that he had won at the polls,
SO into that nighttime parade they
pitched four months pent-up en-
thusiasm.
Ten thousand torchbearers swung
up Pennsylvania avenue toward the
White House, singing the campaign
song:
FOR Hayes and Wheeler We Are
Marching On"
High above their heads waved
banner bearing rooster and this
Growing verse:
Cock doodle doc.
Why Crows the Nations rooster so?
Because the choice is good and true
For r. B. Hayes and Wheeler too.
Unrestrained the serenaders marched
into the White House grounds. They
hailed the Chief Executive with
Three cheers for Rutherford B.
Hayes, President of the United
Statest" When he appeared at the
door they waved their torches toward
the Mansion, exploded fireworks on
the lawn and shot rockets through
the trees. --+
Goodness me-" oldest inhabitants of
Washington gasped, shaking their
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Portion Of brilliant palade- OF WOODROW WILSON,
7nououration III 1918 ~>-o

been whipped by its most contested
presidential election.
The curren week of 1925 contains an
inauguration day.
America is enjoying prosperity, yet
Americans are not riotous in their
good fortune. Intead, from the White
House down, comes the urge to meet
prosperity with thrift" So the size
of the inaugural parade is limited An
official ball on March 4 is taboo.
Economy is the watchword.
Once again an inauguration is be-
Speaking the state of the Nation.
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across the river and crossed an army
with artillery and cavalry did Gen.
Burnside give that order. When it
came was detailed to cover 10 miles
of it with my regiment
''The more numerous forces of the
Confederate army pressed US; it was
a critical day of skirmish and fall
back. At dusk we went into camp
at Lenoir station, putting out a
strong line of pickets because of the
close proximity of the enemy. Orders
came about 9 o'clock to cut down our
wagon trains, burn all our tents, pro-
visions and clothing, and continue the
retreat toward Knoxville. Through
the failure of the field officer of the
day in command of the picket line,
which was unusually heavy, as / have
said, So of my Company men were
not relieved and were taken captive.
"CampbeIrs station, 10 miles south
| of Knoxville, was our next stand.
There Longstreet's veterans made an
assault in three lines of battle
stretching across the valley. We
answered that assault when they
came within range with the contents
of 5000 muskets and 20 Parrott and
Napoleon gums.
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turn as a worker, has given it a
message of deep meaning. With the
keen -sightedness of a man who has
lived and worked through one great
reconstructive period, he has told his
fellow members and left message
for the new men who are coming,
that their task will be one of the
greatest in the history of the Nation.
His farewell to them is the statement
that the problems they will have to
solve are more moral or ethical than
they are economic.
There was opportunity in 1851 for
the man who got there first, If the
record of Gen. Isaac r. Sherwood,
sole survivor of the Union forces now
member of the House of Repre-
sentatives, is taken into account. For
Gen. Sherwood enlisted in the 14th
Ohio Infantry on April Is, 1861, as
private, and was mustered out
October s, 1855, as brigadier gen.
eraL Unbroken service of his State
followed that discharge from mill
tary service. until in 1873 he came
to Congress to help in the legislation
of the great reconstruction period.
At that time there were with him
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heads as they compared the scene to
the burning of the White House by
British soldiers years before.
From the White House, the
celebrants wound through the streets
to party headquarters, called for a
speech from Gel. Bob" Ingersoll, and
finally disbanded-well satisfied with
their effort.
They had rolled celebrations of
election night and Inauguration day
into one. They had reflected the fer
vor into which the United States had
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fought that fight if they join hands and
endeavor to build upon that blood stained
field a new habitation There are three
who acknowledged. half-century and
more ago. that they had fought worthy
enemy After that admission, these three
started out on a new pathway Of thought
and endeavored to reconstruct the coun-
try which had been devastated by their
warfare For not only the South suffered
during the Civil War, but the North as
well.
The three Civil War veterans, who
serve today in Congress, have proved
themselves possessed or that second
courage In the Senate, Francis Emroy
Warren, Union veteran, serves today as
chairman of the Senate committee on
appropriations; in the House, Isaac R.
Sherwood, Union officer of the highest
rank, serves upon the committee on
military affairs; there, too, Charles NJ.
Stedman, Confederate veteran, repre-
sents his North Carolina district SO well
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Progress of Century
Seen in Inauguration
BY GEORGE PORTER.

EXACTLY 100 years to a day pre-
- vious to the coming inauguration
of Calvin Coolidge, who claims Massa-
chusetts as his political residence, the
last Bay State President began his term
of office. -
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dry Washington, had shrunk until
the shoes squeaked. So. as rank after
rank of squeaking shoes struck the
street in unison, they produced a
rasping scree-ch.
But" as one ear-witness COM
mented, treason could not be charged
to men with SO much music in their
soles.'"
At the Capitol Lincoln delivered
appeal for union:
My countrymen, one and all, think
calmly and we'll upon this subject.
The Government will not as
sail you. We are not enemies,
but friends. We must not be enemies.
Though passion may have strained.
it must not break our bonds of af-
fection."
Then, with Mrs Lincoln standing
nearby and with 10000 persons look
ing on, President Lincoln kissed "a
young ladies. That act represented
Father Abraham's" avowed desire to
keep together his family of "a States.
At the ball that evening men spoke
of the Presidents hope that the Union
could be preserved without war, but
added their own fears that it could
not. Women, instead of commenting
on gowns of the evening, speculated
on what the secessionists might do
on the morrow.
Distin guished by presidential kiss
ing at the Capitol and gloom at the
grand ball, Lincoln's inauguration
told clearly that, although efforts
were being made to stave 1t off, war
was coming.
x x
D RUTHERFORD B. HAYES almost
~ was late for his own inaugura-
ton. Indeed, he did not know that
he would have an Inauguration until
As hours before the event. For not
until March 2. 1877, did the special
electoral commission decide that he.
rather than Samuel J. Tilden, had
been elected President.
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by GENE THOMAS.

s: !: :: ::
-ich haS Sad
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BY JENNIE MOORE.

w WIEN the last gun is silenced
a when the last smoke of bat
NN tie has drifted away. then
what a greater courage is
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AN idea of the provinciality of
"A Washington at that time can be
derived from the fact that several
gentlemen professed to have seen
four eagles circling, about the dome
of the Capitol during the inaugural
ceremonies. This event led a New
York journal to inquirer Was their
attention attracted by the immense
concourse of people around the place?
Or were they sent by our guardian
spirit from their mountain eyry to
augur continued and increased pros
perity to our happy country?"'
Considerable punch was taken
out of the whole story four days
later, however, when the same paper
printed a correction to the effect that
the birds enormously reported as
eagles had. "on good authority" been
learned to be crows.
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WAR hung in the offing when Abra-
w ham Lincoln became President.
Seven States had left the Union.
Some persons were threatening to as
sassinate Lincoln during his inaugu-
raj ceremonies.
To prevent that, cavalrymen sur
rounded the carriage in which Lin
coin rode to the Capitol. troops stood
in front of the platform there and
cannon overlooked the grounds. AS
an added safeguard, soldiers were
stationed on roofs and sidewalks
along the parade route, with orders
to shoot instantly any one VINO
threatened the presidential party.
Suddenly an alarming sound was
heard! 1t came from the New Eng
lang delegation, marching a little be-
hind the Presidents carriage.
Investigation revealed that wooden
pegs in the New Englanders' shoes,
upon being transported from their
native, snow-covered soil to warm
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L. Inau@urati0ns Always Reflect Current Aims of Natio

over the world. The only pictorial
record of John Quincy Adams inau-
gural ceremonies are a few hanI-
made sketches. which were. not eve
reproduced in the newspapers.
Descriptions of the Inauguration Of
80 will cover several pages in the
Washington papers. The local jour
mails of 1925 devoted but one column
TO accounts of the exercises incident
to the change of administrations. The
news" of Mr.. Coolidge succeeding
himself in the Executive Mansion will
be flashed over telegraph and cable to
all parts of the earth a few minutes
after it happens. The first word of
Adams having succeeded Monroe did
not arrive in New York until March
!, 1925.
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staged at Addison field, Plant City,
starting at 3 p. M.
Schmandt Out
Ray Schmandt, regular guardian
Of the first sack, was incapacitated
by an injured elbow and Catcher
Kruger was slated to perform at
that station today. Schmandt was
unable to participate in the prac-
tice Thursday and was sent to a
surgeon. The big fellows right
forearm refused to function, and
an examination disclosed n
sprained elbow. IT is said he would
be out of the game several days,
If not longer.
Manager Bush planned to start
Southpay Jess Petty on the mound
against the big leaguers this after
noon and to follow Petty with two
right-handers, Fitzsimmons and
Schemanske. Florence and Robert
son were to divide the catching.
A number Of fans from Lakeland
were expected to follow iris Speak
er's team here for the battle today.
and Plant City baseball boosters an
ticipate large crowd for the spring
opener.
Northern midsummer weather
prevailed here Thursday and the
Indians went through the practice
PAGES pouring perspiration. With
the exception of Schmandt's case,
sore arms responded to the heat
and the athletes called it a good
day.
Infield Work
Hodapp was back at third during
inf1eld practice and Rehg and Clarke,
outflelders, alternated at first base
during Schmandt's absence. Sick.
ing and Voter alternated at second
and Deloof followed Schneider at
short.
Manager Bush announced today
that Pitcher Thompson, the big
southpaw from Argus, Ind, would
be given a severe fielding test Sat.
urday. The huge Hoosier has made
hit with Bush and the Tribe pilot
means to try very hard to retain the
youth. The boy complained Of a
sore arm Thursday and was turned
over to tine watchful care OF Trainer
Pierce. Hes my incubator BAN.
bino," Pierce commented.
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LOGAN OF l. u. AND WELLMAN, PURDUE,
PLACED ON FIRST TEAM OF ALL-STARS

ton among the seasons best are
Logan, Indiana: Haggerty. Michi-
gan; Daugherty. Illinois; Sprad-
ling. Purdue. and Laude. Iowa.
Logan fiipped heap OF baskets.
Wolden OF Minnesota and Baker
OF Northwestern are the only CEN
tiers who might have attained
mythical" mention had Cunning
. ham broken leg before the sea-
son opened.
Cherry OF Michigan and Well
man OF Purdue were the seasons
best guards. Sponsler. Indiana;
Diebold. Wisconsin,; SETTER, Ohio,
and Barnes. Chicago, should follow
in about the order named.
Regarding the guards-they
showed themselves to be unusual
ly strong this year. The season
was lacling-for the most part
IN heavy scoring. simply because
every team on the circuit had a
pair OF guards through which 1t
was mighty hard TO break.
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PITCHERS
ARE NEED
OF 7 "a M.
Purdue Baseball Club Lining
Up With Exception of
Moundsmen.
By Times spectaI

BIZ Times Spectdl
I LAFAYETTE, Ind. March 49,
III can develop a couple OF hurl
ers out of my pitching squad. I'll
be able to turn over the making OF
a weIlbalanced team to Coach Lam
bert, 3 said Walter Tragresser, for
mer big league baseball player. who
is busy every evening with his dia
mond charges at Purdue University
A glance at the squad shows that
its greatest need is fingers. as the
other departments are fairly well
taken care of, The. loss OF big John
Campbell, Purdue's star HEAVIER for
the past three seasons, is being felt
keenly this year. -,
Love, 3ristoeA and Stewart are
three. pitchers who are beginning to
show promise. In the early work.
outs, although. all OF the trio lack
experience. Wright, a. sophomore
on the basketball squad. will be. out
for a. tryout as "a hurler within q
week or SOL lie also lacks expert
ence ~ - ~
Three Of the infeld jobs. are be
ing tended by veterans, including
Pierce at first base, Bass at second,
and Capt. Eddie Hall at shortstop.
An. array OF inexperienced material
is having a battle for the third sack.
Menkle. last years regular backstop,
is out again. and looks in good con
dition. 81
Harrneson and Taube are two men
at present finishing up the basket.
ball season. Both are being depend
ed upon to fill positions. the former
in the outfield, and Taube probably
at third base unless some new re-
cruit develops fast. TAube has been
a regular outfielder for the past two
seasons. and has a fine record. sHar-
meson-could also be used in the in.
field If necessary.
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FreetoWn Star
Married
High School Team in
Richmond Regional Has
Many Claims to Un-
usual Distinction--0nIy
Senior Plays.

BIZ Times Special
SEYMOUR, Ind. March 49,
Freetown will be the only high
school in the Richmond regional
that never had gymnasium. The
only senior in the school, William
Meyer Is a team member.
Charles Sprague, ranking in
dividual player in the sectional
here, it is thought is the only
married man playing high school
basketball In Indiana regionals.
He was secretly married three
weeks ago to his childhood sweet
heart, Helen Fleetwood, IS years
OF age. He is junior, but viii
finish the high school course.
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BY EDWARD c. DERR
United Press Htof Coryespondent

X CHICAGO. March 1S.-Whirl-
iiigSinto first place in the final
week NSof the Big Ten basketball
season, Ohio State University gave
aNconvincing demonstration that
z team with three great stars is
able to maintain sufficient aver
age to win a championship in any
mans league. II.
h ohionl cinched the Big Ten bas-
ketsftiipping title by defeating In
diana last week end. Wisconsin,
one Of the weakest teams in the
conference. is yet to be conquered.
but not only is victory expected,
but defeat wouldn't change the
standing. ...>.
Miner, Cunningham and Setter
these are the three men who
brought. the. championship to the
cherry and gray OF Ohio.
Too much can not be said OF the
brilliant work OF Johnny Miner.
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WINS
lscOnsin Loses .inj Closing
Net Game Of Year.

1 Times SIecidE ---A~~S---s-
LAFAYETTE, Ind, March ID
hard. fought game here Thursday
lklit between Purdue and Univer-
|fy Of wisconsin ended in victory
the "Ola Gold and Rlack' by a
Il to 20 score. 1t was, the closing
the Of the season for the local
I'm.
each team held the lead several
mes during the contest. Robbins,
iho scored thirteen points, and
allman, who played fine defen-
M game. represented Purdue on
basketball floor for the last
IRE.
Markell scored ten points for the
&jtors.
Wisconsin, ends The Biz. Ten sea.
bn at Ohio State Saturday.
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MAY CHANGE
RULES
Knute Rockne's Pet Griev-
ance, Off, Side Penalty,
to Get attention at
Meeting of Grid Com
mittee in N. Y.
BY HENRY L. FARRELL.

Cnttcd Press StdU correspondent
NEW YORK, March 13.-Leading
officials and coaches here today for
the annual meeting of the football
rules committee agreed that nothing
much is wrong with the game and
that the rules do not need extensive
revision.
Where the regular meeting of the
committee was once the occasion for
days of wrangling it has developed
in recent years into spring shop
ping trip for the delegates.
"It seems to. be agreed the game
is rather substantial now" f. K
Hall, chairman of the committee,
raid. THE conservatives have be.
come reconciled to the forward pass
and the radicals are satisfied with
IL"
Several minor changes may bc
made in existing rules. IT is certain
the kickoff rule will be changed sc
that the old system of using a tee
on the kicker's forty-yard line will
be restored.
1t is also possible a change may
be made in the rules altering the
penalty for off-side play. The rules
ow provide that the team offended
gets first down and five yards. Knute
Rockne, Notre Dame coach. has been
leading a fight against the rule on
the ground that 1t is too heavy a
handicap on the offending team.
He suggested. and 1t is likely to be
adopted. that the five-yard penalty
be imposed. but that play be re-
sumed with the same down and
distance to be gained remaining as
it was before the offense.
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days Wisconsin game. he no
doubt will head the list.
Although not a SNOWY player,
Harold Cookie" Cunningham was
undoubtedly ths class Of the Big
Ten centers. His height and huge
bulk was sufficient. No opposing
center disputed his superiority.
There were better guards in the
conference, than Settler. but he
was a tremendous asset to the
Buckeyes. nevertheless.
Other forwards worthy CT men
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MoNoNs COP
Indiana Team to Enter Semi
Finals Tonight.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
KANSAS CITY. Mo, March 49,
Four teams of the thirty-two that
entered the national A. A. u. bas-
ketball tournament four days ago
have stood the gaff and tonight will
meet in the semi-fnals Of the con
test.
The games Thursday night:
Kansas City A. c.. SO; Lombard College
Galesburg. H.. 20.
billiards ST Joe Mo. IS: schooleys.
Kansas CITY, 80.
Monons Lafayette. Ind. A.: Southern
Surety. Des Moines. Iowa. Al.
wsshburn College. Topeka. "a; St. Phil
lips Chicago. IL.
Kansas CITY Va billiards 81
Joseph. and Washburn College. Topeka vs.
Monone, Lafayette. Ind.
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Wants Only $4,000

CHICAGO, March 1S.-Lou Tala-
Der. niddleweight wrestling cham.
pion, has accepted the challenge of
Johnny Meyers, former title holder,
provided Meyers will provide $4,000
to go to Talaber, win. lose or draw
Talaber meets Bobby Bylund of Min.
neapolis here tonight.
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the mark made by his teamate. Dick
Howell. last year.
Northwestern qualified men in
very event and in doing so practical
ly cinched the championship
Trial heats in the big ten track
meet are to be held at Patten gym
nasium. Evanston, tonight. Wis
consin and Michigan are the
favorites. Finals are Saturday.
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Two Collegiate Swimming
Records Broken.
Bp Urlted Pyess

BIZ United Pyess
CHICAGO. March 1.-two col
iiese swimming records were cracked
in trials for the Big Ten meet. held
in Chicago UniverEty's pool here
Thursday night. Ralph Breyer,
Northwestern University captain.
wallowe6 forty yards in 1875 sec
ends. u new national intercollegiate
record. and set a new conference
rcord in the 1oo-yard event by fin
ming it in IS 2-1o seconds, breaking
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Playing his final season, this
fashy forward showed himself
worthy to, be named alongside
Chuck" Garner. former 1llini ace,
as one OF the greatest all-around
basketball players in Big Ten
history.
In addition to peppering the
basket from all angles, Miner
played a superb floor game. lie
is only two points behind Logan,
of--Indiana, for high point scorer
Of. the conference and after Satur.
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We Killed a
Bear
Jimmy De Forest, in New
Job, Says Polo Grounds.
win Offer $500, 900 for
wills Dempsey Fight.

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK. March 1S.--"We'Il
give Jack Dempsey more money
than he ever received to fight
Harry.Wills this summer,'' Jimmy
De Forest, manager of the Polo
Grounds Athletic Club said today.
DE Forest. claims that Charlie
Stonehaln and the New York
Giants are prepared to guarantee
the champion 100000 for the
fight. s
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Allen Graves another chance in
one Of the big leagues, and decided
the best way open was to stay with
Ownie Bush's Hoosiers. He batted
over the 800 mark last season and
showed much progress in fielding
skill. He spent the off season as a
golf instructor at Deland.
Friday. the thirteenth, found the
Indians handicapped in one position
as they made ready to open their
1926 spring exhibition schedule with
the Cleveland Americans as their OPP
ponents. The first contest in Florida
for the Tribe this year was to be
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Pennock SIGNS

ST PETERSBURG, F1a.-Herb
Pennock.r star pitcher for the New
York Yankees who said he would
raise silver foxes before he would
pitch for less money than Urban
Shocker, has agreed to terms and
win report for wvrk next Mon
day, according to Manager Miller
Higgins. "
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VICTORY ENDS SEASON

BIZ Times Special
..$PEORTA, ILL.,. March 13.-Franklin
College basketball five closed the
season. here tonight with a victory
over Bradley Tech, by score Of
% to %.
The game was fast and flashy,
Franklin having the ecge on the
locals throughout.
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Fifteen Butler tracknnen will com
pete in the Ohio A., A. u. indoor
track meet at Cincinnati. on Satur.
day. They are: Captain Gray, Ham
Carawsay, Phillips, Kilgore, Grahari
'Doolittle, Woods, Bell. Mccullough,
Robinson, Wales Garrett Griggs and
HitchcBcKs |Three teams will be en-
tered In the medley relay.