Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-03-07
HOOVER TAKES
OATH OF OFFICE
Washington damned As Many
Thousand Attend the
Ceremony.

Neutrality-suspicious. on a laundering
wave of appreciation and attended by
the high expectations of the millions
of his fellow citizens, Herbert Hoover
travelled the triumphal way of the Pre-
sidents. Rain began falling over the
Inauguration crowds at 1915 p. m. Ev-
erywhere along the Pennsylvania ave-
nue. route of march and at the capitol,
thousands of umbrellas promptly rose.
An inaugural parade, in some respects
the most ambitious in history, was the
last act of the inaugural drama, in
Guiding in its allotted units the great
dirigible Los Angeles and hundred
circling airplanes. Nearly every state
had its place in the long line of march
ing clubs, bands, military commands
and automobiles loaded down with silk
hated governors.
The great dome OF the capitol, its
time mellowed stone frightened by the
reflected gayetly of flags, dominated the
straight cleft street on one side. On
the sweeping expanse of the east plaza,
benches for thousands, reared the clas-
sic-columned inaugural stand, erected
as pulpit of the people for the thirty
first chief executive of the United
States to intone his address of office
to thousands here and by radio to un-
told millions the world over.
With simple, forceful language re-
Elective of his own personality, Her
bert Hoover dedicated himself and his
administration to law enforcement at
home and the promotion of peace
throughout the world.
These two purposes stood out in
bold relief in his inaugural address,
delivered after he had taken the oath
as the thirty-first President of the Uni
ted States.
With hand appraised, he had re-
peated the words Of official oath Of
office, administered by Chief Justice
William Howard Taft, shortly after
noon, and had kissed the Bible at
passage saying "He that keepeth the
law: happy is he"
Inaugural Address Hiehliehts.
President Hoover, in his inaugural
address, declared:
"That the most malign' Of the dam
gers facing the country is disregard
and disobediance of the law"
There never will be respect for the
Eighteenth amendment as long as To-
cal and state officials wink at its vio-
lation and law abiding citizens con-
tinue drinking"
1.-THE worse evil Of disregard for
some law is that it destroys respect
for all law"
"Our whole system of self-govern-
ment will crumble either II officials
elect what laws they will enforce or
citizens elect what laws they will sup
port"
Through liberation from widespread
poverty we have reached higher de-
gree of individual freedom than ever
before"
Regulation of private enterprise,
and not government ownership or oper-
alton, is the course rightly to be pur-
sued in our relation to business"
"The whole world is at peace. The
dangers to continuation of this peace
today are largely the fear and suspicion
which still haunt the world. No sus-
picion or fear can be rightly directed
against our country"
The president also:
Advocated reform of the entire ju-
dicial system to obtain swift and ex-
act justice.
Reiterated his intention to appoint a
national commission to make search
ing Investigation Of the whole structure
Of our federal system of jurisprudence.
Announced that he would shift part
Of the prohibition enforcement respon-
sibility to the justice department.
Offered the world the aid Of the Uni
ted States in further reducing arma-
ments and praised the Kellogg anti
war pact.
Predicted success for the movement
to revise the protocol of the World
court so that the United States may
enter without further senate action.
Pledged an extra session of congress
to consider farm relief and the tariff
The New Cabinet
Secretary of State-Henry L.
stImson of New York.
Secretary of the Treasury-An-
drew w. Mellon of Pennsylvania.
Secretary Of War-James w.
Good Of Iowa.
Attorney General-WiIIiam D.
Mitchell of Minnesota
Postmaster General-Walter z.
Brown of Ohio.
Secretary of the Navy-charles
Francis Adams of Massachusetts.
Secretary of Interior-Dr. Ray
Lyman Wilbur of California.
Secretary of Agriculture-Arthur
M. Hyde of Missouri.
Secretary of Commerce-Robert
Patterson Lamont Of Illinois.
Secretary of Labor-James J.
Davis Of Pennsylvania.
EIood Victims Flee Homes In GEORGIA