The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-04
TRAVELS TRIUk|PHAL !
WAY Of PRESIDENTS
AS MILLIONS CHEER
Kisses Bible at Passage Of
Proverbs Speaking OF Vision
and Law Keeping E
CALLS LAW DISREGARD PERIL
Promises an investigation Of
National Jurisprudence and !,
Prohibition Enforcement
BY BYRON PRICE
ASSOCIATED Press Staff Writer)

ASSOCIATED Press Staff Writer)
washington, Mar. A(P)-Borne on
laundering wave Of appreciation.
and attended by the high expecta-
tons OF the millions Of his fellow
citizens. Herbert Hoover today
travelled the triumphal way Of the
presidents.
Speaking to all the world In m In
augural address delivered from tho
historic east steps Of the capitol. the
new chief executive declared diere.
gard of law the nations greatest
peril, and appealed directly to his
fellow citizens to help secure observ.
ancc of the prohibition law.
With hand appraised, he had re.
peated the words Of the official oath
OF office. administered by Chief JUS
ticc Taft. shortly after noon, and had
kissed the Bible at a passage saying
Where there Is no vision, the
people perish: but he that keepeth
the law. happy is he"
A half hour earlier Charles Curtis
had succeeded Charles G. Dawes q
vice president in ceremony inside
the senate chamber. enlivened unex-
pectedly when the new and retiring
second officers making the customary
brief addresses, disagreed directly On
the old subject Of the senate rules.
Coolidge Private Citizen
Calvin Coolidge, once more pri-
vate citizen after 80 years of govern.
mcnt service. turned from the inau-
gural ceremony to begin at once his
journey home to Northampton. He
had seen power pass from him with
whatever Of emotion may have been
struggling within hidden behind Z
serene inscrutability. For the immc-
date future, he will devote himself
to series of magazine articles.
An inaugural parade. in some re-
spects the most ambitious In history.
was the last act Of the inaugural
drama, including In its allotted units
the great dirigible Los Angeles and
hundred circling airplanes. Nearly
every state had its place in the long
line of marching clubs. bands. mill
tary commands, and automobiles
loaded down with Silk-hattcd COVER
nors. Officials estimated that the
rear guard would not pass the white
house reviewing stand until late aft
crnoon.
Everywhere about the chief and
lesser actors in the days panorama Of
history making there were cheering
throngs. They came from everywhere.
overran the stands built for them
along Pennsylvania avenue and
crowded the sidewalk thickly over the
whole mile stretch from white house
to capitol.
His Chosen Passage
When all had been Quoted, the
clerk Of the supreme court, G. Elmer
Cropley, stepped forward holding on
his outstretched palm the little bible
upon which Mr.. Hoover had chosen
to seal his obligation. It was open
1T his chosen passage, Proverbs 20:1o.
saying: Where there Is no vision the
people perish; but he that keepeth
the law, happy is he"
Cropley handed the bible to Chief
Justice Taft. who advanced to Mr..
Hoover's left at the front OF the plat.
form. Holding the bible in his left
hand, the chief justice repeated the
words OF the presidential oath he
himself had taken 20 years ago today.
and Mr.. Hoover repeated It after
him in words that carried out over
the crowd:
Il do solemnly swear that win
faithfully execute the office OF presi.
dent OF the United States. and win.
10 the best Of my ability. preserve.
protect and defend the constitution Of
the United States" Mr.. Hoover took
the oath Of office ct los p. N.
Starts Speech IN Rain
Then Is President Hoover bent for.
ward and kissed the open book. the
crowd set up tremendous roar. Mr.,
Coolidge. an ex.president, shook
hands with his successor.
With head uncovered, the new
president began ct once the delivery
OF his inaugural address. The rain
was still falling.
Mr.. Hoover read his address in !
steady voice. looking up ct Intervals
Is the light rain tossed on m nm.
steady breeze. whipped In under Tia.
nigh roof and battered on his face.
The first applause greeted the nev
presidents declaration that for a.viaa
guidance in this period Of recovery
the nation Is deeply indebted Is Cai-
vim Coolidge" Again the crowd ~
plauded him when he declarea ~
proposed to execute and enecgce tl,n
laws Of the country, TO the ext
Of my own abilities. but the meas,g1a
Of success that the government al,9s
attain Mill dap>n,aA ,.,>e.. 49,