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THE FORT MiLL TIMES ; VOL. XYII. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, MARCH II, 1909. . N< >. 48. MHNTi President Taft Take Senate Chamber B Snow Storm E i Washington, Special.?With nil tho homage that assembled thousands, representative of every State, almost every hamlet, of the nation conlil pay, the accompaniment of martini music, the rythmic tramp of soldiers' feet, the echo of saluting guns, the tin checked enthusiasm privileged only to :i free pcoplo of a groat repnhlie, "William Howard Tat't. of Ohio. Thursday became the twenty-seventh President ol the T'nited States. And not without its influence upon tht! day and the epoch-making event was the exit of Theodore Hoosevelt heralded by countless admirers for seven years past as the most picturesque, the most virile, and one of the greatest figures over upon the stage of American public life. Panoramic Decorations. The inspiring medley of national airs, of folk songs, of blood-stirring marches, lloats over a kaleidseopie panorama of rod. white and blue; fluttering flags, wind-flapping bunting, every form and manner of decoration tl at could be devised in honor of ilie nation's chief pays its silent tribute to the day. Ky dusk the pageant passing in constant review before the Court of ]Ionor had its end; the light of day yielded the scepter to the most gorgeous and brilliant illumination of the Capitol ever attempted; the hiss of skyrocket, the jubilant crack and boom of every form of pyrotechnic rtevifo woo ' uvani, i iii" rmnoie oi carriages, the shouted command of officers, the beginning of the inaugunl ball, came in for their own. The escort from the "White House to the Capitol consisted of members of the O. A. It., United Spanish War "Veterans, and the Army and Navy Union. The Vice President entered the Senate chamber just before noon, and in a speech filled with emotion expressed his regret at parting with that body. The scene was an affecting one. Vice President Sherman. Vice President Fairbanks, in his most impressive manner, then administered the oaili to his successor. This impressive feature over, Mr. Fairbanks handed the travel to Vice President Sherman, the retiring Vice President taking a seat near Speaker Cannon AI li'1 1 m ,-uuu ?i im ..on i urn his short innuirurnl address. At its conclusion lie administered the oath of the new ? Miators. some of them re-elected. and then formally adjourned the Senate. Gradually the procession began to move to the Senate Chamber where Presidentelect Taft was inducted into office. Takes the Oath. Tn nil the dnv replete with historvmnking events the one great supreme moment was that when the shouting thousands censed their acclaim, a solemn hush fell over the multitude, and the President-elect with hand upSEVERE SfOWM ON HI A fearful storm struck the nation again on the historic 4th of March. A Washington special says: Much suffering was caused among the vast inauguration ci-owd here by the wintry winds, the slush under foot and freezing temperature. 'Two perspns were reported dead as a result of exposure and many other persons are seriously ill. All the hospitals report that tbey have treated numerous cases of ex^ ? - mt HANDS :s Oath of Office in ! ccause of Blinding Uging Without. ' :* - ? lifted, unfalteringly uttered the oath of office, "1 do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of. President of the United States, ami will to the best of mv ability preserve, pro-' toot, and defend the Constitution of the United States," kissed an open Bible in the hands of Chief Justiec Melville \V. Fuller, and stood erect ?President of the greatest nation on earth. . After his inaugural address hundreds pressed about to grasp his hand, until at last lie slipped away to the President's room in the Senate, where he vested a few min- ' utcs before beginning the return to the White House. Roosevelt Withdraws. The retiring President loath to di- ( vide the honor with his successor, ^ quietly began the journey to the ( Union Station, where he took a special train for Oyster Bay. The new President .and Mre. Taft were alone in ttio first carriage, nnd the drive from the Capitol to the I Whi to House down Pennsylvania ; avenue < onsuir.ed only about lit'tocn minutes. ' ( Immediately after a hasty lunch(on the Presidi ntinl party proceeded 5 down the curved walk at the western ' side of the White House grounds and ' took their position in the reviewing ' stand in the Court of Honor. The parade was several miles in length, and was more than three hours in passing the reviewing point. 1 It formed in streets surrounding the ! capitol. Who Made Up the Parade. The greatest event in the life of , William Howard Taft, now President i of the United States, was now practi- ] ( ally over. More than 22.000 soldiers and sailors, regular and volunteer, and more than 0,000 members of civic organizations were in the great parade, a total of nearly 32,000 persons. Pyrotechnics. The fireworks programme, which ( began at 8:30 o'clock contained fifty numbers, and embraced 1,000 rocket bombs, 500 batteries, 000 colored lights, 2 tons of colored lire, 50 bal- ( loons, 10,000 Unman candles, and 750 skv rockets. One of the unique features was a pillar uf light 100 feet high, which was seen for miles around. The Star Spangled Banner was unfurled 1.000 feet in the air and the word, "Taft" appeared in letters of lire in the sky. This featnro : was accompanied by an aerial salute of twentv-ono guns. The most spectacular piece was a "battle in the skies.'' President Taft Leads the Dance. President Taft and Vice President Sherman arrived at the ball at 0:30 p. in., when the grand march began. which was led by Mr. Taft, who also danced in the first waltz. The brilliant uniforms of the army and navy the gorgeous dress of the diplomatic corps, and the expensive costumes of the women, all went to make a scene that will lorn? linger in the memories of tiie beholders. STORIC 4TH OF MARCH haustion among persons who stood for many hours in the slush and snow viewing tho inaugural parade. News from New York says: As a rcsu|t of a blizzard which swept down unannounced Wednesday night, the middle Atlantic Sen board from New York to Norfolk found itself 1 buried in an avalanche of snow and swept by destructive winds. For a time conditions seemed to threaten .1 repetition of the blizzard of 1833. NEW LAWS ENACTED List of Acts Enrolled by General Assembly. Tho following important acts of general interest were ratified by the general assembly at tlie session just closed: rlo incorporate the Kdisto Power company with certain rights, privileges, immunities and liabilities. To amend section 2012, volume 1, code of laws of South Carolina, conferring power to condemn lands, dreams and watersheds, ami for >cwcrage. To amend sections 2.'!S3 and 23S4 >f the (jode with reference to rcnuneiition of dower and the record thereof. To amend tlie law in reference to ind to regulate the sale, use, consumption. manufacture, possession, Me., of alcoholic liquors, in so far as lie same applies to the counties of 1 'ha * lost on and Georgetown. To prescribe the punishment l'or rape and assault with attempt to rape and to provide for taking petitions of females in such cases. jo amend .i0!> of the code of laws, Jo as to make a verdict of tlie jury ind an order of the court in the munty where rendered a lien upon he real estate of the person against .vhom it is rendered from the rendilion thereof till the expiration of jve days from the rising of the eourt it which same was rendered. To require electric street railway ompanies to affix inclosed vestibules to their ears. To lix the fees of the clerk of coqrt >f Sumter county. To make it unlawful to pay divilends on stock in any corporation uness the same are actually en mod on he capital stock of such company ind for any false statement in regard o such company. To declare the soliciting of orders >r offer to sell liquors or beverages -nutuining alcohol a misdemeanor ind to provide punishment therefor. To repeal section 3059 of the code elating to the lien law. To incorporate Marboro and Southm 11 Railway company. T? amend an act granting to the ["nited States of America the title >f tliis State to and the jurisdiction if this State over certain lands on Sullivan's Island. To amend an net entitled "An act to limit the hours of labor in cotton uitl woolen mills." To prohibit the manufacture, sale, larter, exchange, giving away to induce trade, the furnishing at pubic places or otherwise disposing of ileohol, spirituous viliouus or inalt liquors or beverages by what soever name called, which a drunk to cx[ ( ss will produce, intoxication, ox t'i JIM nau; i?l niconol 111 certain I cases upon certain conditions and e\- J sept the sale of wines l'or sacramental purposes and to provide penalties for the violation thereof. To amend an aet to make term of nflice of county superintendents of [ duration and county supervisors and registers of mesne conveyance four years. To authorize ninsters to administer :>n?hs, etc. To amend sections 1, 3 and ti of in aet to provide for the manner in ivhirh owners or projectors of any railroad company incorporated under the laws of other States or counties (nay become incorporated in this State. To release beneficiary students attending State colleges from the obligation to teach school if appointed to naval or military of the United States or to position in the army of the government services of the United States. To incorporate the offices and members of Marboro lodge of Free and Accepted Mnsonary of lh nnet isville under and by the name and style of Maid horo lodge of Masons. iv uuivmi an aci 10 declare the law in reference to and to regulate tiie manufacture, sale, use, consumption, possession, transportation and disposition of alcoholic lipuors, so as to change the compensation of the members of the county dispensary board for Richland aud C hestcr counties. To amend chapter 0. article 3, of the code of laws of South Carolina, 1002. in relation to State insurance of public property. To regulate the manufacture, sale and delivery of commercial fertilizers niul to provide penalties and punishment for violation of this act. To further protect the public health and the health of domestic animals by providing for the inspection of live stock imported into the Stnte of South Carolina for breeding rlairv work or feeding purposes and to provide for tlie eradication and exclusion of contagious and infectious diseases of live stock from the State. To amend section 2223 of code so as to further define and extend the liability of telegr.ph companies in cases of mental anguish or suffering. To provide for the purchase and j>icsl'iiiiniuu ox a silver service to the | battlcsliip South Carolina and to make an appropriation therefor. To authorize the governor to parole prisoners on conditions. To provide certain conditions to be imposed upn certain foreign insurance companies and certain other foreign companies for tho privilege of entering and doing business in this State' To prohibit persons owning or keeping sheep-killing dogs. To empower the grand jury to em k. ploy expert accountants and to provide for tlieir compensation. To amend section 8 of an act entitled "An act to. provide for the appointment of a bank examiner and to define the duties of his office." To exempt certain property bclon?rin?r to Young Men's Christian assoeiat ionss in this State from taxation. To amend an act requiring railroad companies to put cinder deflectors on passenger coaches. To provide for a monument to tlic heroism, fidelity and fortitude of the owmon of South Carol-on during the tvar between the Confederate States and the United States. To require county treasurers of tlx1 State to deposit in chartered banks surplus or unused funds at interest. To ratify the amendment to section 7, article 8, of the constitution, relating to municipal bonded indebtedness. To prohibit the fradulent use of credit of corporations. To repeal section 1205, volume 1. code of laws of 1002, relating to the Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural and Mechanical College of South Carolina, and to enlarge the poWei's of the board of trustees of said college. To amend section 37S, volume 1, code of laws of South Carolina, 1002, SO J1S to (li'Kllitnlv l!v mileage to be paid to county boards of equalization. To amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate certain religious ami charitable societies for the advancement of education, and to renew and to amend the charters of others heretofore granted." To declare the willful or wanton burning of any building which is insured a felony and to provide punishment therefor. To amend an act entitled "An act to provide for the issuance of bonds in public school districts in South Carolina.'' To fix the salary of the mayor or inteudant of any city or town heretofore or hereafter incorporated under the general laws of the State. To make article 7 of chapter 14 of volume 1 of the code of laws of South Carolina applicable to banks. To fix the place of trial in all actions to recover a penalty fixed by statute for delay, loss or damage to freight by common candors. To incorporate the "Walcree Power company. Hegulating appropriations made to meet the ordinary expenses of the State. To require all school warrants to he approved by the oouuty superintendent or education. To provide for the investigation of the State Hospital for the Insane. To amend the law in relation to the names and location of the voting precincts in this State. To amend sections 29S, 400. 409, 259 and "275, volume 1, code of laws, A. 14. 1902, relating to powers and duties of county treasurer and the collection and assessment of taxes. Tp require the comptroller general to draw warrant in favor of certain Confederate soldiers and the S?n to t no. In ...... ? vi vui-ui \ i w I'.j; lilt* SUKIV* To au:end chapter 415 of volumo 1, of I lie code of laws of South Carolina, 11)02, by inserting therein: "One additional section to be known as section 1774a, relating to banks." To amend section If)")."), volume 1, code of laws of South Carolina, 1002. To prescribe the manner in which the State treasurer shall pay out the income from the funds of ij?")0,4!)0 held by him persuant to an act of congress for the benefit of free publie schools in the parishes of St. Helena and St. Luke in Beaufort anil Hampton counties. Declaring it a misdemeanor to draw and utter any check, draft or order whore the. drawer has not at the time sufficient funds to meet the same, ar.d providing punishment therefor. To amend section 2 of an act entitled "An act to make the term of office of the county superintendent ind register of mesne conveyance four years." To amend the law relating to magistrates and their constables, their powers, duties, jurisdiction, salaries, etc. To regulate the collection and distribution of dead bodies for scien tific purposes. To authorize the payment of certain back pensions. To amend sections .r>()(>, 50S and 513 of the code of criminal laws, volume 2. relating to gambling. To increase the average length of the school term and to improve the efficiency of the public schools in this State. To provide for the closing of the several dispensaries in this State and for the salo of all stocks of liipmrs, beverages, fixtures and other property belonging to the several dispensaries. To provide for the levy of taxes for the fiscal year beginning January 1. 1909. To make appropriations to meet the ordinary expenses of the State government for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 1909, and to provide for a tax sufficient to defray the same. To amend the law with reference to compensation and salaries of county offiecis. To amend an net entitled "An act to establish a department of agriculture, commerce and immigration. , and to provide for the appointment and compensation of a commissioner," approved the 23rd day of Feb... \ i ruary, A. I). 1904, so as to eliminate the word " immigrationand clauses relating thereto, substituting in lieu thereof the word "industries," and to incorporate provisions relating thereto. To amend section 'J4f>G, volume 1. of tin? code, relating to the recording of deeds, limiting time to ten days after May, 1909. SPECIAL SESSION CALLED. President Taft Issues Call For Special Session of Congress For March 16th. Washington, Special. ? President Taft Saturday issued a call for a special session of the Sixty-tirst Congress to eonveve March loth. The following is the text of the call: By the President of the United States of America?A Proclamation. Whereas, public interests require that the Congress of the United States should he convened in extra session at l'J o'clock nonu the loth day of March, J9G9, to receive such communication as may be made by the Executive. Jfow, therefore. 1. William Howard Taft, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim and donln to tlmt mii aviwiofiln,.!..!. ~" V ??.? * ??tl 1 .M IIIWMIUUtl > UUl'ilsion requires the Congress of the United States to convene in extra session at tlu> Capitol in the City of Washington on the loth day of March, 1900, at 12 o'clock noon, of which nil persons who shall at that time he entitled 'o act as ni<>mh">s thereof are hereby required to take notice. (liven under my hand and the seal of the United States of America the (ith day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and nine, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and thirt v-t hird. WILLIAM II. TAUT. I-y the President: P. C. Knox, Secretary of Stale. NI?\YSl CtLKAXINGS. Japan decided to return to China several telegraph stations in Manchuria. Important reductions in transcontinental freight rates were announced in Chicago. President Roosevelt, in a letter to Secretary Newberry, paid a tribute to the signal service ut' Commander Sims. Magistrate Crane, cf Brooklyn, N. A'., held court in the street, discharging a woman pedler whom he saw arrested. Rabbi Sehulman, of New York City, Enid the church should no, '<ssit:no a hostile attitude toward the theatre. The Rhode Island and the New icr&ey wi*re loe nrsc 01 uif gui'jo* encircling battleship) lleet to reach New York harbor. United States Government officials obtained evidence against a well organized system for smuggling Chinese into this country. The French tariff proposals and agitation against increased naval armament are causing anxiety to the British Liberal Government. Ambassador Keid was the principal speaker at the dinner given t >ei r the auspices of the Authors' Cb.o in London in honor of the memory of Poe. Jean Maltis, the waiter who as- , sanltcd Presideuc Fallieres on December 2.">. was sentenced to four years' imprisonment and live uddi- i tional years of txile from Paris. The famous fleet of flower boats j which was destroyed in the typhoon I of July last and immediately rebuilt at Canton. China, was again destroyed by fire, the loss of life being mere than 2 00 " - " CONGENIAL WORK And Htreugth to Perform It. A person in good health is likely to have a genial disposition, ambition and enjoy work. On the other hand, If the digestive organs have been upset by wrong food, work becomes drudgery. "Until recently," writoa a Washington girl, "I was a railroad stenographer, which means full work every day. "Like many other cirls alone in n large city, I lived at a boarding house. For breakfaBt It was mush, greasy meat, soggy cakes, black coffee, etc. "After a few months of this diet I used to feel sleepy and heavy in the mornings. My work seemed a terrible effort, and I thought tho work was to blame?too arduous. "At home I had heard n\y father speak of a young fellow who went long distances in the cold on GrapeNuts and cream and nothing more for breakfast. "I concluded if it would tide him over a morning's heavy work, it might help me,"so on my way home one night I bought a package, and 1 next morning I had Grape-Nuts and milk for breakfast. "I stuck to Grape-Nuts, and in less than' two weeks I noticed Improvement. I can't just tell how well I felt, but I remember 1 used to walk the 12 blocks to business and knew how good it was simply to live. "As to my work?well, did you ever feel the delight of having congenial work and the strength to perform Jt? That's how I felt. I truly believe there's life and vigor in every grain of Grape-Nuts." Name given by Postum Co., Rattle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Wellville," In pkgs. "There's a Reason." Kver read the al>ovn letter? A newone appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human Interest. | I I PRESIDENT TUFTS I INAUGURAL ADDRESS: Declares Vnr n Continuation of the j Policies or His Predecessor, ! Urges Immediate Hevision of the , Tariff, Suggests Postal Savings ! flanks, ami an Inlieritauce Tax? | Says Progress of Xegro Depends I on llis Thrift and Industry?? I Panama Car.al Must lie Dili It According to Present Plans. Washington, D. C.?After having boon sworn in as President, Mr. Taft delivered his Inaugural Address' which is. in part, as follows: My Fellow Citizens: Any one who takes the oath I have j Just taken Must feel a heavy weight ' of resjionslbilily. If not, he has no coiiceution of the iiotv,?o <>.a or the oliice upon which he is about to enter, or he is lacking in a proper sense of the ohligaiion which the oath imposes. The office of an Inaugural Address 1 is to give a summary outline of the I main policies of the new ndministra- | tion, so far us they can he anticipated. I have had the honor to he one ot j the advisers 01 my distinguished pred- j ecessor, and as such, to hold up his ] hands in the reforms he has initiated. | 1 should ho untrue to myself, to my , promises and to the declarations of j the party platform noon which I was 1 elected to otlle". If 1 did not make the maintenance and enforcement of j those reforms a most imuortant fea- ; ture of my administration. They j were directed to the suppression of [ the lawlessness and abuses of power | of the great combinations of eanital , invested in railroads and in industrial enterprises carrying on interstate commerce. The steps which my I predecessor toolc and the legislation passed on his recommendation h:i\ei accomplished much, have caused a . general halt in the vicious policies j which created popular alarm, and have brought about in the business < affected n much higher regard for existing law. Mr. Tsft evnrosscs the liclief that . a reorganization of the Department oT Justice, of the llurean of Corpora-] tlnn* Iti tin- iji-parfnient. of Commerce 1 and Labor, and of the interstate Com-j morco Commission, is needed to s >cure a more rapid enforcement of 1 inlaws a iTect in g interstate railroads and industrial combination? He says he hopes to submit, at ihei first regular ses. ion of tlm incoming i Congress, in I) comber next, d* finite suggestions in rmsneet to the no-dod : e.mendments to the anti-trust and the interstate commorc law. It is believed, the Address con-, tlnucs. that with 11p? chances to lie! recommended. American business can be assured or Mint measure of j ; stabllitv and certainty in respect to j thosp tilings that inay he done and j 1t*oso that are prohihtted, which is 1 essential to the life and growth of nil business. Sur'n a plan must in- j elude the right of tlin people to avail ' themselves of those methods of combining capital, at the same time dlf-I ferentiating between combinations' based upon legitimate economic rea-| sons and -.hose formed with the intent of creating monopolies and artificially controlling prices. T believe that the amendments to he proposed are just as necessary in the protect'on of legitimate business as in the clinching of the reforms which proserin hear the name of mv predecessor. (in the subject o' tariff revision Mr. Taft says: A matter of most pressing importance is the r vision of the ariff. in accordance with the promises of the n atrorni noon which I was ' lec.tcd. I shall call Congress into extra session, to meet on the 1?. th day of March, in order that consideration may he at once given to a hill revising the Ding ley Act. This should seenro an adequate revenue and adjust tho duties in such a manner as to afford to labor and to all industries in this country, whether of the farm, mine or fartorv. protection by tariff equal to the difference between tbo cost of production abroar and the cost of production here, and have a provision which r.h"!l nut into force, upon executive determination of err- ; : tain facts, a higher or maximum tariff ; ncrnlnfti bntso #?rwi r? * ***.?-.< v?I policy toward us equitably requires ' su'h discrimination. The President believes there ran safely he a reduction in certain sched- ' ule3 while advancement will be re- ' quired in few. if any. Th proposed revision disturbs the whole business ol the country; therefore, it is net t s- ( < t?f?ry that the bill be drawn in pood | faith and as promptly as possible, i i Mr. Tnft becau.- ? of this urges that \ no n'her legislation be considered at t extra session. The President states that the re- < vision of this tariff is for the purpose | of rai ng sufficient revenue to wine ( out the year's 3100,000.000 deficit. | i Should it be impossible to do so by t ! import duties, new kinds of taxation ! nmst ie adopted. and among theso j ' Mr. Taft recommends a graduated in- ; : bcritance tax, as correct in prinriplu < and as certain and er.sv of collection. I Mr. Tnft says be stands for eon- i on>v in expenditures but not to an ex- 1 tent tha will stop effective government. There must be liberal ev-. penditnrea for the Department of AKricnlt tr?. t ue supervision of rail-| I ways and industrial corporations, and the putting of i?\vs In force that will | ccaserve our resources. fV permanent improvement, like the Prr.nnia Canal, should he tretcd pr a distinct enterprise, anil should ; 1 be paid for by the proceeds of bonds, the iFSiu* of which will distribute its erst between the present and future iiuii'iiii i.i ?n".'iirimin'H wnn ino b'nents di liv.'d. If may well bo sub- i mlttcd to the serious consideration 1 Iodines About sports. . T>. C. It. Stuart resumed his po- | sition as stroke of tho Cambridge (Knglcud) crow. "Tom" Longboat dee-lined to meet Alfred Shrub!) at DufTaio, N. Y., in a ' ( lifteen mile race. Catcher Louis llifter, for several ' , years with the Brooklyns, goes to Denver this season. That the Marathon craze Is result- ' ing iu evil to ill trained youths Is the I verdict of pu>siclans a.id athletic au- , I thorities. / . % _ . iV d-L; AS -* -v _________________________ ^ of Congress whether the deepening and control of the channel of n great river system, like that of the Ohio or of the Mississippi, when definite and A practical plans for the enterprise have been npproved and determined upon, should not be provided for in the same way. On tlia subject of Asiatic immigrants the Address expresses the hope that "we may continue to minimize the evils likely to arise from such immigration without unnecessary friction and by mutual concessions between self-respecting governments. * By proper legislation we may, and ought, to. place in the hands of the Federal Government the moans of enforcing tho treaty rights of such alibis in the ~ourts of the Federal Government. One of the reforms to bo carried out during the incoming Administrate!!. declares Mr. Taft. is a change of our monetary and banking laws, so as to secure greater elasticity in tho lornis of currency available for trade and the incoming Congress should promptly fulfill the promise of the Republican platform and pass a proper Postal Savings flank bill. The President, then discusses tho Panama Cannl as follows: The Panama Canal will have a mrsr important bearing upon tho trade between the eastern and the far western sertiojis of our country, and will grontlv increase the facilities for transportation between the eastern and the western Foabonrd. and may possibly revolutionize the transcontinental rates with respect to bulky merchandise. It will also have a most beneficial effect to increase tho trade between the eastern seaboard of the United S'atcs and the western coast of South America, and, indeed, with some of the important ports on nic cast coast or South America reached by rail from the west coast. The work on the canal is making most: satisfactory progrecs. The type of the canal as a lock canal was fixed h" Congress after a full consideration of the conflicting reports of the mnioritv and niinorltv of the consulting hoard, and after t!ie recommendation of the War Department and the Executive upon those reports. Recent suggestion that something had occurred oti the Isthmus to make tho 'nek tvpe of the canal l?ss feasible than it was supposed to he when tho reports were m-de and the policy determined nr. led to a visit to the Isthmus of a hoard of competent. onglncrrs to otnmino the fJatnn dam nnd locks which are the key of tho lork tvpe. The report of that hoard shows that no Mug has occurred in the nature of newly revealed evldcnco which si nuH chair: the views once formed in the original discussion. The governments of our dependencies in Porto Rico : \d tho Philippines ... are nro>.: *'F.-'.iry as favorably." as could ! ilvf lieil. Th p'.osneritylof Porto Kico continues unabated. ; f ,,/ The I'r< tdent's address then devoi >s con -.iderabl" si.are to the South and ihe negro race question. Mr. Taft snys: I look forward with hope to Incrcr"'nir the already good feeling between the South and the other sottions of the country. My chief purpose is not to effect a change in tho eH-etorai vote of the Southern States. That is a secondary consideration. What I look forward to is an increase in tli-> tolerance of political views ot all kinds and their advocacy I li rough on* the South, and thi existence* of a nonportable political opposition in everv State; even more than tilts, to an increased f< ding on tin* part of all the people in the South that f tx ICS f '/MOWMtn/ii. t " ? * ....... m?<< iiiiniii i> iik-ii vi hi'iimuvui, and that it- officers in their States arc thpir officers. On the tonic of labor ?.Ir. Tuft noted: that, Congn s had passed tho hPl flvinir tbo linbllity of interstate* carrlt rs to their emnloyes for injury sustained In tho course of emnloymcnt. abolishing tho rule of fellowservant and the ror.unon law rule as to contributory negligence, and substituting therefor the so-railed rule o" comparative negligence, and a model child labor law. I wish .o say, ho continued, that in so far as 1 can. 1 hopo to promote tho enactment of further legislation of this character. 1 ant strongly convinced that the Government should make itself as resuonsiblo to employes injured in its employ as an Interstate railway corporation is mado r nonsible by Federal law to its employes: and I shall be glad, whenever any additional rea?onal>le safety device can bo invented to reduce tbo loss of life and limb among railway employes, to urge Congress to re(lulre its adoption by interstate railways. In conclusion the Inaugural Ad- t. The issuing of a temporary reBtr ining ord ir without notice has in Beveral instances been aim ed by its Inroe: M m;::e . and to remedy the on which 1 was'*' elected recommends tho formulationmdit ions under which m'c'.i a t< : i o:a:y restraining vm order ought to issue.. A statute can rj mid ought to bo framed to embody JHH ti:" best ninitf-n t??w -r.u ? >" the subject "> olosdy to too |jfl [Utntlon of the court ; to imika II abusr a of the nroress itnlikely in the /1 future. American it I iih'.t- J t??; 'id thrni. insist that authority [ I a nit J tl the I procedure hy which th powers of a I l:ou t'C nijjy i m .1 of | I justlc * he ]:,-i for vI \vi I * Having thus viow ure ou^stions I likoiy to jvcui* duriuv my Ad minis- J trctfon. nod row a f'oi-essert in a I summary way the position v. hioh I / f\nrr: to take itt recommendations: to Congress unil in my conduct na an, Kxccutive, I invoke the considerate, sympathy and auvji or. of my fellow citizen?, nod the aid of Ainvskty ftodr In the discharge of iny lvapoasiblo duties. % . nl Tlie Field or Labor. Italy riainis a trade union memb?f> ship of 1 iiO.OOi). * A union of Indies' garment cutters was established in Liostou, Massy Forcnily. Stationary firemen at San Frail-Is- t so, Cal., have decided to establish :i death benefit fund. The Federation of Hellish Txadea t'nions expended about 5350,0^ on hi-nellts during thy cotton trade die* pure. The federation began ttiS'iffiWfc/ year with about 1330,000 In h?nd, a;' mtk,.:: _jML>