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K PRESIDENT
Many Thousands Witness His In
duction Into Office.
CEREMONIES ARE IMPRESSIVE
New Executive of Nation Take# Oath
on Eaat Portico of Capitol Aftar
Marshall Becomea Vice-
Prealdent.
By EDWARD B. CLARK.
Washington, March 4 Wood row
\\ llaon of New Jersey Is president of
the United States and Thomas Hiley
Marshall of Indiana Is vice-president
The Instant that the oath-taking cert'
monies at noon today In front of the
-u pi tol were completed, the Democrat
lo party of this country "cuine Into Its
own" again after an absence of six
.♦•en years from the precincts of ex
ecutive power.
A throng of many thousands of
people witnessed the newly elected
president's Induction Into office. Nine-
tenths of the members of the crowd
were enthusiastically joyful, the other
bar to wltneaa the oath taklnj of th«
vice-president waa by ticket. and It
Is needleaa to say every aeat wm
occupied. On the floor of tha chain-
ber were many former membera ot
the aenate who, because of the fact
that they once held membership In
that body, were given the privileges
of the floor. After the hall waa filled
and all the minor officials of govern-
ment and thoae privileged to wltneaa
the ceremonies were seated, William
H. Taft and Woodrow Wilson, preced-
ed by the sergeant at arms and the
committee of arrangementa, ontered
the aenate chamber. They were fol-
lowed Immediately by Vice-President-
elect Thomas It. Marshall, leaning
upon the arm of the president pro
tempore of the sena'e.
The president and the president-
elect sat in the first row of seats dl« !
rectly In front and almost under tha
desk of the presiding officer. In tha !
same row, but to their left, were the
vlce-president-c'lect and two former
vice-presidents of the United 'States |
Levi I*. Morton of New York and Ad-
lai A. Stevenson of Illinois.
When the distinguished compauy en-
tered the chumher the senate was
still under Its old organization. The
oath of office was Immediately admiu
lstered to Vice-President-elect Mar
shall, who thereupon became Vice.
President Marshall. The prayer of tha
day was given by the chaplain of the j
senate, Rev. Ulysaes G. B. Pierce, pas-
tor of AH Souls' Unitarian church, of
which President Taft has been a mem-
ber. After the prayer the vlce-presi-
deut administered the oath of office
to all the newly chosen senators, and
therewith the senate of (he United
States passed for the first time In
yeara Into the control of the Demo-
cratic party.
Procesaion to Eaat Portico.
Immediately after the senate cere-
monlea a procession wns formed to
rnnrch to the platform of the east por-
tico of the capitol, where Woodrow
BY FINE PARADE
New President Reviews Immense
Inaugural Procession.
with General Wood aa the grand
marshal of the whole affair aod hav
Ing a place at Ita head. The display.
In the words invariably uaed on like
occaalona, waa "Impressive and bril-
liant."
Regulars In First Division,
The regulars of the country s two
armed service naturally had the right
of way. MaJ. Gen. W. W. Wother-
spoon. United States army, was In
command of the flrst division. In
which marched the soldiers and sailors
and marines from the posts and the
A GLORIOUS SIGHT i navy yards within a day s nde of |
| Washington. The West Point cadets
lir j and the mldslilpnun* from the naval
academy at Annapoiia, competent be
yond other corps In manual and In
evolution, the future generals and ad :
mlrala of the army, had place In tha j
flrst division.
All branchea of the army service
were represented In the body of regu '
lara engineers, artillery, cavulry, iu
fantry and signal corps. The sailors
and marines from half a dozen battle-
shlps rolled along smartly in the wake |
cf their landsmen brethren.
The National Guard division follow-
ed the division of regulars. It was
AVENUE
General Wood, Grand Marshal—Vat
srsna, National Guard and Civil*
lana in Lins—Indians Add
Touch of Picturesqus.
million mark. The absentees from the
flanking lines of the parado were most-
ly the policemen, who were given or-
ders to protect the temporarily vacat-
ed residences of the capital.
Woodrow Wilson asked that "Jeffer-
sonian simplicity" be observed In all
things which had to do with his in-
auguration. The command for Jeffer-
sonian simplicity seems to bo suscep-
tible to elastic construction. There
Wilson was to take"Hie"oath. Thn"pro waa nothing savoring of courts or roy-
cession Inctludcd the president and tha but there waa evidence In plenty
president-elect, members of the Su- that the American people love unl-
preme court, both houses of congress, , *oru,a an« kinds of display which
all of the foreign ambassadors, all of can a P'ace within the limits of
By EDWARD B. CLARK.
Washington, March 4. — Woodrow
Wilson, as ex-prealdeut of Princeton,
rode down Pennsylvania avenue to
day, and later rode up the same ave-
uue as president of the United States,
aud as the highest officer of govern
ment a few minutes thereafter re-
viewed the multitudes of soldiers and .
civilians which, with playing bands ; commanded by Hrig. Gen. Albert L.
tnd flying flags, marched by to give! Mills, I nlted States army, who wore
him proper official and personal honor. ' of honor given hint for con-
For several nights Pennsylvania avo- ■Plcuous personal gallantry at the bat-
nue has been a glory of light. Today "e °' ^'an Juan kill General Mills is
it was a glory of color, movement and ; chief of the militia division of the ,
music, here are 300.000 iuhabitanta j ' nited States wir department.
of the city of Washington lis tem- The entire National Guard of New
porary population Is nearer the half ! Jersey was In line, and Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, Maryland. Virginia, J
Georgia, Maine and North Carotin*
were represented by bodies of civilian
soldiers. Cadets from many of the
private an I state military schools of
the country had a place iu the militia
division.
Veterans and Civilians.
The third division of the parade was
composed of Grand Army of the Re-
public veterans, members of the Union
Veteran league and of the Spaai.ih
war organizations. G*n. James E.
mm; *,
LISTENING
TO AN INAUGURAL ADDRESS
LINCOLN RELIC TO BE RAZED
Toy Shop In Washington, Made Fa-
mous by War President, Soon
to Be Demolished.
Washington—During the month of
February, when Lincoln's birthday was
celebrated, a legend that Is known to
but few people and was brought to
mind by the announcement that ths
little store shown In the illustration
is to be torn down to make way for a
more pretentious structure.
This building houses the 'Toy
Shop," which has been doing business
since before Lincoln's administration
TALES OF OTHER
the heads of the executive depart-
ments, many governors of states and
territories, Admiral Dewey of the navy
and several high officers of the sea
service, the chief of Fluff of the army
and many distinguished persons from
civil life. They were followed by the
members of the press and by those
persons who had succeeded In secur-
ing seats In the oenate galleries to
witness the days proceedings.
When President Taft and the presl
democratic definition. It was a good
parade and a great occasion generally.
Throngs Vociferous With Jcy.
The inhibition of the iiiaugurul ball
and of the planned public reception at
the capitol had no effect as a bar to
tho attendance at this ceremony of
Incidents That Marked the Day
in Former Years.
WASHINGTON'S 0ATH-TAKI.JG
Stuart of Chicago, a veteran of both
the Civil and the Spanish wars, was
in command.
Robert N. Harper, chief marshal of
tho civic forces, commanded the fourth
division. Under his charge were jx>-
Utica! organizations from all parts of
the country, among them being Tam-
many, represented by 2,000 of its
braves, and Democratic clubs f*ora
changing presidents. Masses were hero • Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Haiti-
to sec, and other masses were here to more and other cities.
march. There was a greater demon-
stration while tho processloij was pass-
ing than there was four years ago.
President Woodrow Wilson.
tenth cheered with them, as becoming
good American citizens watching a
governmental change ordered in ac-
cordance with tho law and the Con-
stitution
The Dlble which during each suc-
cessive four years is kept as one of
the treasures of the Supreme court,
was the immediate Instrument of the
oath taking of Woodrow Wilson. Ed-
ward Douglass White, chief Justice of
the United States, held the nook for
Mr. Wilson to rest his hands upon
while he made solemn coveflant to
support the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, and to fulfill the
duties of his office as well and as
faithfully as it lay within his power
to do.
Thomas Riley Marshall swore feal-
ty to tho Constitution and to the
people in the senate chamber, where
'or four years it will bo his duty to
.•reside over the deliberations of the
members of the upper house of con-
gress.
Ceremonies Simple and Impressive.
Both of the ceremonies proper were
conducted In a severely simple but
most Impressive mnnncr. The sur-
roundings of the scene of tho presi-
dent's Induction Into office, however,
were not so simple, for It was an out-
of-door event and the great gathering
of military, naval and uniformed civil
organizations gave much more than a
touch of splendor to tho scene.
In the senate chamber, where the
the oath was taken by the man now
vice-president of the United States,
there were gathered about 2,000
people, all that the upper house will
contain without the risk of danger
because of the rush and press of the
multitudes. It is probable that no-
where else In the Uulted States at
any time are there gathered an equal
number of men and women whose
names are so widely known. The
gathering In the senate chamber and
later on tho east portico of the capl
tol was composed largely of those
prominent for their services in Amer-
ica, and in part of foreigners who
have secured places for their names
In the current history of the world's
doings.
Arranged by Congress.
The arrangements of the ceremonies
for the Inauguration of Woodrow Wil-
son and Thomas Riley Marshall were
made by the Joint committee on ar-
rangements of congress. The senate
section of this committee was ruled
by a majority of Republicans, but
there Is Democratic testimony to the
fact that the Republican senators
were willing to outdo their Democratic
brethreh in the work of making or-
derly and impressive the inaugural
ceremonies in honor of two chieftains
of the opposition.
President Taft and President-elect
Wilson rode together from the White
House to the capitol, accompanied by
two members of the congressional
committee of arrangements. The vice-
president-elect also rode from the | left hand side of the carriage, while
White House to the capitol and in tho ( Mr. Wilson took "the seat of honor'
carriage with him were the senate't; on the right. The crowds cheered at
president pro tempore, Senator JJacon they drove away to the White House,'
of Georgia, and three members of the which Woodrow Wilson entered as the
congressional committee of arrange- occupant and which William H. Taft
Bnents. j immediately left as one whose leas*
The admission to the senate cham- had expired.
dent-elect emerged from tho capitol ' ^ Ictory had come to a party which
on to the portico they saw In front' ^ad ^nown nothing like victory for a
of them, reaching far back Into th*' , niany years
park to the east, an immense con '
course of citizens. In the narrow line .
between the onlookers and the plat- I
form on which Mr. Wilson was to tako |
the oath, were drawn up the cadets
of the two greatest government 1
schools, West Point and Annapolis j
and flanking them were bodies of reg-
ulars and of nattonnl guardsmen. The ;
wholo scene was charged with color
and with life.
On reaching the platform the presi-
dent and president-elect took ths
seats reserved for them, seats which
wore flanked by many rows of benches
rising tier on tier for the accommoda-
tion of the friends and families of the |
officers of the government and of the
press.
Mr. Wilson Takes the Oath.
The Instant that Mr. Taft and Mr.
Wilson came within sight of the crowd
there was a great outburst of ap-
plause, and the military bands struck
quickly Into "The Star Spangled Ban
ner." Only a few bars of the musiu
were played and then soldiers and ci-
vilians became silent to witness re-
spectfully the oath taking and to
listen to the address which followed.
The chief justice of the Supreme j Wilson were escorted down the ave-
court delivered the oath to the presl- | nue by the National Guard troop of
deut-elect, who, uttering the words, j cavalry of Essex county. New Jersey.
The carriage In which rode Vice-
President-elect Marshall and Presi-
dent pro tempore Bacon of the United
States senate was surrounded by the
members of the Black Horse troop of
the Culver Military academy of Indi-
ana. This is the first time in the his-
tory of Inaugural ceremonies that a
guard of honor has escorted a vice-
president to the scene of his oath tak-
ing.
Parade a Monster Affair.
The military and the civil parade, a
huge affair which stretched its
length for miles along the Washington
streets, formed on the avenues radiat-
ing from the capitol. After President-
elect Wilson had become President
Wilson and Vice-President-elect Mar-
shall had become Vice-President
Marshall, they went straightway from
the capitol to the White House and
thence shortly to the reviewing stand
in the park at the mansion s front.
The parade, with MaJ. Gen. Leonard
They put tho American Indians fnto
the civilian division The fact thai
they were in war paint and feathers
helped out In plcturesqueness and did
nothing to disturb the peace. Mem-
The joy of posses- bers of the United Hunt Clubs of
Escorting the Presideni-Eiect to White House at a Previous Inauguration.
sion found expression in steady and j America rode in this division. Their
abundantly noisy acclaim. | pink coats and their high hats ap
President Taft and President elect j parently were not thought to Jar j
"Jeffersonlan simplicity" from its :
seat. Pink coats were worn on the |
hunting field In Jefferson's day and in
Jefferson's state.
There were 1,000 Princeton students
in the civic section of the parade, j
Many of them wore orange and black
sweaters and they were somewhat
noisy though perfectly proper. Stu- |
dents from seventeen other colleges i
and universities were among the i
marchers.
Spectators Cheer Constantly. (
All along Pennsylvania avenue, from ;
th* capitol to a point four block be ,
j J'oud the White House, the spectators '
J were massed In Hups i(m deep. The ;
cheering was constant aud Woodrow j
Wilson cannot complain that the cere-
monies attending his induction Into
office were not accompanied by p.p-
parently heartfelt acclaim of the peo- j
pie over whom he is to rule for at j
least four years.
Every window In every building on '
Pennsylvania avenue which is not oc- i
cupied for office purposes was rented
weeks ago for a gocv* round sum of
Wood, United States army, as its money. Every room overlooking the |
grand marshal, started from the capl- marching parade was taken by as
tol grounds to move along the avenue ^ many spectators as cound find a vant- ,
to the White House, whore It was to ■ ago point from which to peer through
I pass in review. The trumpeter sound- , the window panes. The roofs of the
"I will," became president of the , od "forward march" at the Instant the ' buildings were covered with persona I
United States. As soon as this cere signal was flashed from the White willing to stand for hours in a March '
mony was completed Woodrow Wilson , house that in fifteen minutes the new-, day to see the wonders of the inaugu j
delivered his inaugural address, his j ly elected president and commander- : ral parade, and many of them partic- I
flrst speech to his fellow countrymen ln-chief of the armies and navies of ularly glad of an opportunity to go j
In the capacity of their chief exocu- the United States would be ready to home and to say that after many ves.rs 1
Chief Justice White.
tlve.
At the conclusion of the speech tlie
bands played once more, and William
Howard Taft, now ex-president of the
United States, entered a carriage with
the new president and. reversirg the
order of an hour before, sat on tin j
review "his troops." I waiting they had seen a Democratic
It was thought that the parade might , president inaugurated
lack som$ of the picturesque features The parade passed the reviewing
which particularly appealed to the stand of President Wilson, who sto.^l
people on former occasions. There j uncovered while the marchers saluted.
were Indians and rough riders here
not only when Roosevelt was Inaugu-
rated, but when be went out of office
and was succeeded by William H.
Taft. The parade, however, in honor
of Mr. Wilson seemed to bo pictur-
esque enough In its features to appeal
to the multitudes. They certainly
,made noise enough over It.
When the last organization had
marched by dusk was coming down.
The hundreds of thousands of electric
lamps were lighted and Washington
at night became along Its main thor-
oughfare as bright as A'ashlngton at
day. The loss of the attraction of the
inaugural ball was compensated for
by the finest display of fireworks, It is
The procession was In divisions. ] said, this city has sver known.
New York Scene of His Induction—
Story of Jefferson's Simplicity a
Myth—"People's Day" When
Jackson Took Office.
By E. W. PICKARD.
Woodrow Wilson is the twenty-sev-
enth man to be Inaugurated president
of the United States, but the twenty-
fifth to be inaugurated in Washington.
George Washington took the oath of
office in New York and John Adams
iu Philadelphia. Moreover, the Fa-
ther of His Country was not lnaugu-
lated on March 4.
Arriving at Ellzabethtow n Point,
N. J.. on April 211. he entered a barge
rowed by 12 pilots clad In white,
aud passed through the Kill von Kull
Into New York harbor, which was full
of all manner of c^aft gaily decorated
i;nd loaded w ith cheering crowds. The
Spanish man of war Galveston broke
out the colors of all nations, and
fired a salute of 13 guns, to which the
American frigate North Carolina re-
sponded.
Arrival at New York.
As Washington stepped ashore at
Murray's wharf the guns of the Bat-
tery roared out their salute and Gov.
George Clinton and many members of
congress saluted the flrst president.
He was taken to the residence of
Samuel Osgood, and for an entire
week there was revelry throughout
the city.
Finally, on April 150, all was ready
for the inauguration. Washington
was escorted to Federal hall, then
the capitol, which stood on the site of
ihe present sub-treasury at Wall and
Broad streets. The streets had been
filled since sunrise with waiting
crowds, and the enthusiasm was in-
tense. in the senate chamber Wash-
ington was joined by Adams. Knox,
Hamilton, von Steuben and a few oth-
ers, and all of them appeared on the
balcony. Robert R. Livingston, chan-
cellor of New York, administered the
oath and cried "Long live George
Washington, president of the United
States," whereupon there broke out
a mighty tumult of cheering, bell-ring-
ing and the noise of cannon. Re-
turning to the senate chamber. Pres-
ident Washington read his Inaugural
address and the history of the
United States under the constItu-.
tlon began.
Myth About Jefferson.
If you are a good Democrat, no
doubt you believe that Thomas Jeffer-
son rode unattended to the capitol on
horseback, tied his horse to the
fence, and was inaugurated with less
ceremony than would attend the tak-
ing of office by a keeper of a dog
pound. Such Is the old story, but it
Is pure myth and is first found in
a book of travels in the United
Stales written by John Davis, an Eng-
lishman. Davis asserted that he was
an eye-witness of the simple ceremoay
which he described, but it has,been
proved that he was not In Wash-
ington at the time.
The inauguration of Jefferson, which
marked the defeat of the Federalist
party of Hamilton. Washington.
Adams and Jay, was the first to take
place In Washington. The newly es-
tablished national capital, then but
a few months old, contained only 3,000
Inhabitants, many of them negroes;
the houses were mostly huts and the
streets muddy roads. The big event
was t! js described in the Philadelphia
Aurora of March 11; 1801:
"At an early hour on Wednesday,
March 4. the city of Washington pre-
sented a spectacle of uncommon ani-
mation occasioned by the addition to
Its usual population of a large body
of citizens from the adjacent districts.
A discharge from the company of
Washington artillery ushered in the
day. and about one o'clock the Alex-
andria company of riflemen with the
company of artillery paraded in front
of the President's lodgings. At 12
o'clock Thomas Jefferson, attended by
a number of his fellow citizens, among
whom were many members of con-
gress, repaired to the capitol. Hia
dress was, as usual, that of a plain
citizen, without any distinctive badge
of office. He entered the capitol un-
der a discharge from the artillery. At
soon as he withdrew a discharge from
the artillery was made. The remain-
der of the day was devoted to pur-
poses of festivity, and at night there
was a pretty general Illumination."
Jackson Almost Mobbed.
When Andrew Jackson was elected
in the fall of 1828 the people of the
west aud the radical elements of tho
south scored a triumph and he was
hailed as a "man of the people." This
character was emphasized on the day
of his inauguration the following
March, for never before had such a
huge motley throng gathered In Wash'
ington. Jackson's wife had died not
long before, and he asked that the
ceremonies be made very simple, but
Ihe masses were too hilarious to heed
the request. The weather was pleas-
ant and the east front of the capitol
was used for the first time for the In-
auguration. In front of it surged
Lincoln Relic Demolished.
began. It is Just the same now as
then, and countless children during all
those years have been pleased by toys
bought there.
It is said that the "martyred presi-
dent" used to walk down to this shop
with his son "Tad" to allow the young-
ster to feast his eyes on the countless
treasures of childhood displayed for
sale.
On one of these trips and at the
10,000 persons who were restrained j time when Lincoln could find no suit-
only by a great Iron chain. Jackson
rode to the capitol on a white horse
and went through the ceremonies with
dignity, and started back to the White
House. Then began his troubles, for
the people broke loose with a ven-
geance.
"The president, was literally pursued
by a motley concourse of people, rid
Ing, running, helter-skelter, striving
who should first gain admittance Into
the executive mansion, where It was
understood that' refreshments would
be distributed." wrote a contempo-
rary, Mrs. Samuel Harrison Smith. In
their mad rush the crowds smashed
furniture and dishes and seized the
food as if they were starving. "The
confusion became more and more al-
palling. At one moment the presi-
dent, who had retreated until he was
pressed against the wall of the apart-
ment. could only be secured against
serious danger by a number of gen-
tlemen linking arms and forming j
themselves Into a barrier. It was
then that the windows were thrown
open, and the living throng found an
outlet. It was the people's day, the
people's president, and the people
would rule."
Taken figuratively, that might not
be so poor a description of the plight
of presidents In these later days.
Exposure Killed Harrison.
For 12 years the Democrats con-
trolled the destinies of the country,
and then the Whigs elected William
Henry Harrison, who was inaugurated
March 4, 1841. By this time trans-
portation was made easier by the
building of railways and the crowd
that flocked to Washington was Im-
mense. It was much better behaved
than that which "honored" Jackson,
but It was hungry for offices.
Cold, wintry Masts swept the streets
ot Washington that March day, and
Harrison, already old and rather
feeble, rode his white horse without
cloak or overcoat, and with his hat
off In salute to the cheering crowds.
The line of march was unprecedent-
edly long, and so was the Inaugural
address, and then the president led
the procession back to the White
House. The exposure was too much for
him and within one month he was
dead.
Lincoln's First Inauguration.
Immensely dramatic was the first
inauguration of Abraham Lincoln in
1861. From the day of his election
threats against his life were numer-
ous, and detectives discovered and
foiled an organized plot to assassinate
him on his way to Washington. The
big bodies of troops that had been
employed at former inaugurations
merely to add pomp to the occasion
now were used for the protection of
the president. As he rode to the
capitol in a carriage he was preceded
by a company of sappers and miners;
a double file of cavalry rode on each
side, and in the rear were infantry
and riflemen. On house tops and in
windows all along Pennsylvania ave-
nue were posted riflemen
The day had opened cloudy, chilly
and dismal, but as the president step-
ped forward to take the oath from
the aged Chief Justice Taney the
burst through the clouds and shorn
full on the bowed head of the man
who was to give up his life for the
country he loved. Lincoln himself
noticed this "sunburst" and drew
from it a happy augury.
able commander-in-chief for his army,
"Tad" teased his father to buy him
a company of tin soldiers. These gaily
decorated toys stood on wooden ped-
estals. but the tin general was broken
and would not stand. The clerk in
charge suggested that a fine upstand-
ing captain might do for a commander
and the sale was made. It is said that
the suggestion made a deep Impres-
sion on the president and that from it
he found a way out of his difficulty.
Soon after the purchase the announce-
ment came that Captain Ulysses S.
Grant had been made commander-in-
chief of the army.
TOWN MOURNS SLAIN SOLDIER
Only One of Its Reserves Reported
Killed in War With the
Turks.
Belgrade.—The Servian town of
Zaitchar has been rehabilitated In the
eyes of all Servla through the magni-
ficent funeral of Reserve Corporal Si-
mon Georgevltch, town clerk, slain
at Monastir. Although Zaitchar had
done its duty In sending two-thirds of
Its male population to the war, fate
decreed that most of them returned
safe and sound and the rest with but
slight bullet wounds.
Zaitchar had neither cripple nor
corpse as the result of Its valor, and
this led to invidious comments from
the inhabitants of other villages who
had suffered severe losses In life andt
limb. ^
The death of Corporal Simon, who
fell at Monastir. Paved the reputation
of his native place, and all Zaitchar
turned out to do honor to his memory
when the body was brought back. ,
Every man, woman and child wore
some black token, public "keening,"
a custom fallen into disuse, was re-
vived, the church bell was rung as for
the death of a bishop and Anally a
collection was made beside the open
grave tor the erection of a monu-
ment.
DOGS TO GET MURDERER
Two Oregon Men Will Trail a Murder-
er In the Mountains—Are After
$1,000 Reward.
Portland, Ore.—After spending sev.
eral months In training bloodhounds,
Charles Smith and Walter Nagel, two
Portland young men, announced they
would go Into the Olympic mountains
In western Washington in sf^rch of
John Turnow, whose insatiable desire
to kill has earned for him the sobri-
quet of the "Beast-Man."
Turnow has been hiding in the moun-
tains for two years, following the al-
leged killing of his two nephews. Four
deputy sheriffs sent to search for
him have never returned, and the
bodies of two lumbermen, who came
upon him suddenly, were found under
a covering of moss and leaves.
Armed with sawed ofT shotguns and
provisions for months, the young men
say they will ketp on the trail of the
Jn j "beast-man" until the hounds track
him down when they will Bhoot him
Smith and Nagel admit that the $1,000
In rewards offered for the capture of
Turnow dead or alive is the Incen-
tive.
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Smith, Mamie. The Moore Messenger (Moore, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 6, 1913, newspaper, March 6, 1913; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc109291/m1/8/: accessed March 28, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.