The Montgomery Advertiser from Montgomery, Alabama • 1

VOLUME LXXXII. MONTGOMERY, TUESDAY; JANUARY 17, 1911 FOURTEEN PAGES NUMBER 17. r- ii i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 THOUSANDS SEE GOV EMMET O'NEAL INAUGURATED -ff a. '-'i-T- His Administration Gomes Into Office Under Md Auspicious Circumstances Demonstration for the Chief Executive a Remarkable Tribute -to Conservatif ari and a Personal Ovation and Triumph EMjnT O'NEAL, GOVERNOR OF ALABAMA SUNNEST WELCOMED ID GREATEST THRONG EVER SEEN HERE TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE Oil. THE SPOT WHERE HIS FATHER STOOD i Judge E.B.

Almon Administers It to Gov. Emmet O'Neal and to Lieut Gov. Walter Seed. Montgomery and Alabama Did Themselves Proud Receiving the Change of Administrations. IDRAMATIC SCENES ENACTED AT THE CAPITOL UNIVERSAL REJOICING Parade, Inauguration Ceremonies," jteview and Ball Were Gone Through With a Degree of Splendor Never Witnessed Before, New Executive Checired for Advocating Conservatism, Local Option, the Encouragement of Capital and Eternal Separation of Church and State.

STANDING where his father stood before hira, within twenty feet of the tablet which marks the spot upon which Jefferson Davis was inaugurated President of the Confederate States of America fifty years ago, Emmet O'Neal and Walter D. Seed took the oath which made them Governor and Lieutenant Governor respectively of Alabama, Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery. oath was administered by Judge E. B. Almon, Representative from Colbert County, and Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Braxton Bragg Comer as Governor and Henry B. Gray as. Lieutenant-Governor retired officially from the executive department of the State of Alabama. Never before in the long-time history of Alabama was such a crowd feathered upon the Capitol hill at the head of Dexter Avenue as upon Monday afternoon. Never before in the history of the State was Buch an ovation tendered any officer of the commonwealth as that igiven to Governor O'Neal.

Never did the people rise before as one man to declare that their Governor was their choice, that his policies were their policies, and that his words were the crystallization of their thought. Never before, was a retiring Governor so unmistakably 'told that his administration was without the sanction of the people, and that his retirement was welcome. Advocating conservatism, IokbI option, the encouragement of capital, and the eternal (separation of church and State, Governor O'Neal was cheered until the electric light globes on top of the State House rattled, while Governor Comer, advocating prohibition, the radical regulation by the Estate of railroads and railroad rates, and the direct opposite of Governor O'Neal's convictions, was almost hissed from his feet. EMMET O'NEAL is Governor of Alabama. Braxton Bragg Comer is a private citizen of the Slate.

Emmet O'Neal was welcomed into office hy the sunniest day', th9 greatest throng, the most patriotic gathering Alabama Jias ever seen. Signalizing the return of Alabama to safe, sane, and conservative government, Braxton Bragg Comer was dispensed with without insult but with the coldest reception that ever a chief executive of 4 state received when he surrendered the reins of office to a new comer, Montgomery 'and Alabamai themselves proud in receiving tha change. Montgomery has yearned for it for four years. Alabama has pined for it for almost the same length of time. The universal rejoicing of the State in the change was plainly indicated by the spirit with which Governor O'Neal was received, by the spirit rndeB which Braxton Bragg Comer made his exit.

All Alabama Rejoiced. From the Tennessee Valley to the shores of the Gulf, from tha Mississippi line to the boundaries of Georgia, all Alabama came to Montgomery to join in rejoicing the change. Montgomery enter, tained the largest crowd in its history, and Montgomery did it well Parade, inauguration ceremonies, and were gone through with a degree of splendor and a minuteness of detail that historic Capitol Hill has never witnessed before. Alabama has come to her own again was the watchword and the spirit that pervaded the state and city during the dav and the people responded. The grim old Capita where a nation was born and died a death of glory, smiled on theCoccasion.

The historic pile seemed to smile a welcome to the man who is to direct the destinies of the State for the next four years. Nature was its aide. ThJ sun never shone brighter. The grass consecrated by the footsteps of Davis, of Yancey, of Toombs, of Watts, and. thousand other giants of the days gone by, grew green to tell Emmtt O'Neal he wajs rfMII I "lllliilllllliip 1' FIVE THDUSAHD 1fJIE LI Largest And Most Signifi IS PLAINLY SHOWN Almo AdmlnUter Oat.

At the conclusion of Govemoi 0'Nal ad drew, a thoughtful roast ar-pfece of practical, sincere, hopeful, and trusting Ideas of government, and the minute guns boomed out as be took the oath of office from Judge B. Almon, Speaker of the House of Representatives, even B. B. Comer applauded, while the vast throng that had listened to his every word went wild In shouting his praises. Alabama had once more returned to the faith ot her fathers.

Sense and reality had again conquered fanaticism and passion. monigomery and Alabama took an off day Monday. Alabama and Montgomery are usually two busy institutions. They were busy Monday but their business was a work of pleasure The people united in bringing in th new and sending out the old with, a spirit not seen In the past half cen tury. Bgaa to Arrive Early.

Early Sunday night, the people he-. gan to arrive. Each train was crowd- ed, and they were all coming to Montgomery to rejoiceu Practically every prominent man in public affairs ot Alabama was on the ncene. Sunday night the Exchange lobby was crowded to suffocation and every other ho tel had all rooms taken. There was but one npirlt in the crowd.

The spirit was that Alabama welcomed the change. Torrid weather, lowering clouds, and an unfavorable barometer Indicated that the magnificent pageant prepared for the incoming Governor would be ruined. The friends of the administration feared the weather, but the heavens were gonerou. A fairer day Montgomery nver and the old city never welcomed a larger, more enthusiastic crowd. The military force paid a great tribute to the incoming administration Governor rvmer was generous to thej Inaugural committep In that he mad a it possible to bring every soldier in thr Ktate here to welcome his stic-t'pssnr.

Perfect equipped. greatly i in i in mi hi rwii arici niive, ma sol-iiers of the State and the cadets -ol tb various military Institutions mads the most nt'racMve feature of the welcome of O'Neal. num her present was apt oundin. Oover ncr i 1 remark ed on the strength-, of the militia aa th." men passed In re viw after the Inaugural ceremonies. "No are not using General For- ret old trick of lettina- you see th nipn over and over again to Im- -u with njr strength." laughed in A G.

Fnrbep, trrand marshal parade when he heard the Gov remark. 'T'rv man that here Is a nw one' 20.000 Vlxttnr- HfTf. i ap' of paH-- servat i ve e-tlmates place th of vUitor to the Mty at 2O.000. r-itromery Traction Cnmpany, for v-ar" ariMistorrl iiandling declared that wr more people In Montgomerv vefore asemM riTr." They WPr" tbe street wr line rnar Yi lm. 1 En.frt on- -A iab -i ma Tb r-'-vd-- Xa a 1 a i a 1 than had evei pportunits p.

olock na- a all along the r-'iden'-e. every along th b-mting to tell Montgomery and i -n impa'ient. They 'ake their re-v saw the hands, i. 'o proceed as the mem -1 Senate, the State tbe fire de- bodies that day a glorloos All tbey wanted to pass, ant to show hint rt r.rice welcom- was a sene ning until thA last Sio4 oiitlntied Psge Tfcre.4 Net Comer' Day. 'It Is not ouc the retiring- Governor 18 Said to nave whispered in thrf of one of hlr friend whUe" -O'Neal giving- hi vlaws on soma of Mr, 1Iien confirmed the whisper.

i "Le rol est it shouted, "Vive Jo And Mr, Comer" was the only con-eplcious person: who did not. Join those aentlmtnts with the multitude. When a red and yellow and golden and green and black and white and blue line, the greatest parade that ever marched through the streets ot Montgomery, was sighted by a multitude gathered around the steps of the Capitol, and when there was a distant bugle call, then martial music, then the discernment of a company of mounted police, thep the hosts of Auburn marching up the hill, the crowd at the Capitol began to seek Its points of vantage. They were crowded around the platform upon which Governor O'Neal was to stand, upon the very platform itself, upon the terraces of the grounds, and pressed closely to the edge of the driveway over which the automobile of then Governor Comer and Mr. O'Neal was to pass.

Men had climbed trees, sought the porches of the capitol. and cameras were snapping above eager beads. Governor And Stat Arrives. When the automobile of Governor Comer and Governor-Elect O'Neal turned off from the parade on Washington Street, and came up to the platform upon which they were to stand, the noise was deafening. Following behind the Governor, were the Governor's staff and members of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

When all had gained the platform, and the eager who had no badges of authority had been ejected from its sacried planks. Rev. Stuart McQueen, rector of the Church of the Holy Comforter Montgomery, rnlslng his hanfl. offered a prayer for the guidance In all things of the officers who have in charge the government of the State. Almighty, eternal and ever loving Heavenly Father," he prayed, "without whom iWfrthlng is strong, nothing Is holy, be with us we beseech Thee, and bless our work this day that It may be to the advancement of Thy ftlory, and to the safety, honor, and welfare of Thy people.

Pave us from all error, iKnorance. pride and prejudice, mercifully overlooking oajr Infirmities, and turning from us all those evils that we most justly have deserved. Send down upon us the healthful spirit of Thy grace, and, that we may truly please Thee, pour upon us the continual dew of Thy blessing. Give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armor of lUht that we may walk as the children of light. Grant to us such strength and protection as may support us In all dangers, and carry us through all temptations.

"Look down with gracious favor epon this Thy servant now about to be Inducted Into the high and responsible office of Governor of this rommon-wealth. Give him understanding that he may both perceive and know what things he ought to do. and give htm. also grace and power faithfully to fulfil the same. Send Thy Holy Ghost and pour Into his heart that most ex-client sift of charity, the very bond of peace and of all virtues, without which whosoever liveth Is counted dearl before Thee.

Teach him to reilixe that he Is the servtnt of this r.p'.r'.e and not their ruler: realize that t'ney are still his fellow cltiiens, and tvit his suhcts: realise that he Is to vp account before the Judgment Peat cf the Klna: of Klnes and Ird of Lords for his stewardship. Strength-n hans. purify his heart, and for-t fy hi that he may have strength and courige to do his duty as In Thy sight, and without fear or favor of man. ide his footsteps In the paths righteousness and of peace. "And we implore Thee.

Almighty God. mercifully to look upon the pH-pie cf thi. -Tirnonwealth that hy Thy frrcat eooiines they may he grovemed and preserved evermore, both tn hodv and soul, and finally enter Into ever-latir- life In Thy Beatific Presence. "Lerd. Mes- us and keep us Ixrd, (Ceatiaeed Page Taree.J HIS FOUR YEARS Has Done What He, Could to Promote Prosperity.

BUSINESS NOT HURT Allied Interests Arc Trying Wrench Power of Government from People. to PEOPLE OVERTURN THEM Legislature Advised to Enact a Contract Labor Law Wltbla Tha Decision of The InMed Stntes Court Wishes For Got. O'Neal Best Administration Tbe State Ever Had. Governor Comer In Introducing Governor O'Neal, said: Four years ago when I took tbe oath of office as Governor of the State. I called upon the God of niy father to be with me and guide me I in the accomplishment of those things which were best.

At the end of my odm in intra Ton. thout mentai reserve 1 assure y-ii. cltiiens of the State, that I havo done what i couwl to pro mote the advancement and prosperity I of o'ir State and to build for it a higher and better citizenship. The reveille of education and civic right-; eousness was sounded. Cie Md demo-, cracy of Jefferson and Jackson wap 1 practiced.

Aa far as tiie State line extended the lesson of personal and i i individual rights was taught an1 protection of the law was The fallacy of cialm that lng these rights and arr- my o-it laws would hurt business ha- been abundantly shwn. "pen, free, political discussion has be. encouraged Every matter has b-een put primarily up to the people ani I am Confident that from this great jt-wd has resulted. At times it may peared that harm would 1 it the tares can he radi atd an 1 go 1 grain will be garnered. Trat dis-usion lvir's ar.l stop th of true cc.nsw'at i'-'e inaction.

allowing th trangr ton and suppression of the r'ghts th people, have in every as1 brough ah.rjt s- luen Ame it destroy. This? great I fin mm'T. e1 a i on-5 lr. i pjir? ago 5ae sovereignty an 1 th risht t'" .1 and control i i re -'s-ary p-erry. The Te' s.

rr irge 'o rir -nTnt into a ash on. is done in la ma- v. i nteresf erer ow-r an 1 ani ot 'r mos' burtf tradat ion ban done fn a -). Tf tCeatlaaed oa Tagc Twj COMER REVIEWS i cant Pageant Ever Seen ENTHUSIASM RAN RIOT Military Bands Played Their Gayest Tunes in Honor of the New Era in Alabama. BIG CROWDS ON THE STREET From Beginning; To End They Cheered the Marchers Governor O'Neal and Party Reviewed the Parade and Were Slack Pleased With the Splendid Showing All Made.

Half mad with enthusiasm, five thousand men marched through the streets of Montgomery and up Capitol Hill to see him become Governor. rJnlhUKlasm was evident tn the vibration of each military command; it danced In tiie air to the accompaniment of the gayest tunes: it was revealed In the very repression which showed In every face In the two mile parade Emmet O'Neal was being made Governor of the State; a new day of glorious promise had dawned In Alabama and its promise was bains; fulfilled. Not for a minute were the thousands who had come to Montgomery for Inauguration day allowed to forget that fact. From the very first the band. the best bands of the State, had blared out their most bewitching tunes; feet were set a-shaklng, and hearts were set a-thumptng, at the beginning of the day's celebration, when the line began to form alout Court Square.

In the Exchange Hotel lobby the Mobile band had done its best, firing every man within Its sound with a love for Alabama and for everything that Is Alabama's. Emmet O'Neal appeared on the balcony. In answer to the lure of the music, and a thousand men yelled themselves hoarse at the very outset of the celebration. Mrs. O'Neal ana miss uiivis, eai appeared, and the men below went crasy.

Whistles SoDed. That was the beginning of the big-day of festival. At noon the screech of two score siren whistles sounded tne signal for the start of the parade And from Court Square the line started, af.er It had stood, In the pro- cess of formation, since 10 o'clock. A band flared up: the horses of the escort of po pranced with the awak- ening thrlil of the day. the line moved west, out Montgomery street to Wiik-erson street, then to Hell street, to Tallapoosa street, to Commerce street and thence up Dexter avenue the line move-1, two miles- In length.

Alabama paid its tribute to Emmet O'Neal as incoming Governor of tie State hy the most impressive, the bix-geat, the hest regulated parade, that Montgomery, the scene of a score of inaugural rageants. has ever witnessed. Pellre trf nmsdlmeated. The paareant was headed by a platoon of Mon-rzmrrery p4i- wi-Ui Chief W. Tavlor command The police made a dtctinct Impression during the J.

Chief Taylor had each man perfectly 1 DISTINCTIVE FEATURE Companies Come From All Parts of The State. GEN. BIBB GRAVES AT HEAD In Addition to the State Troops Auburn Sent 072 Cadets With Tbeir Fine Band and Starke's School and East Lake School Hepresented. A distinctive feature of the parade was the showing made by th military organizations. Companies came, from all parts of the Htate and every regiment was well represented.

In addition to the soldiers, the cadets at Auburn, fctarke; Military School and other orKanlzatloas were represonted. Bibb Graves, recently elected Brigadier General, accompanied by the incoming Adjutant General. Major J. B. Scully, of Birmingham: Colonel E.

H. Graves, of Eufaula. a member of the staff of the retiring Governor, who acted as Brigadier General Graves chle.f of staff. Major A. C.

Sexton. Major D. M. -ott, Lieutenant Liddell. a senior at Auburn, a trumpeter and an orderly, rode at the head of the military procession.

General Graves, not having had time to appoint a staff, had requested the various military organizations to furnish him a staff, the officers mentioned being named to accompany him on parade. Lieutenant Colonel Ledbetter headed the 3rd Kegtment. In the absence of Colonel McKleroy. Captain H. L.

Kran-cls. and Captain Robert Mabry. of the Colonel staff, rode behind Lieutenant Colonel Iedoetter. Malor It. Oree-ory headed the 1st battalion of the 3rd regiment, composed of Company of Alexander C'ty.

In charee of Captain "Walker. Company of Florence, in command of Cnptaln Gillette; Company of Blrminsam in command of Captain Cole, and Company In command of Captain Carlisle, of Birmingham. Major Johnston was in command of the 2nd battalion of the 'rd reerlment, composed of the following companies: Company l. Annlston. In command of Lieutenant Jeefers: Comranv I of Oxford, captain FitzReraM Company Talladega.

Captain Company M. ia -aaja. Captain Cokcr The 3rd hattalion of the 3rd resi-ment was in command of Captain Coleman. The foMowing companies comprise the 3r battalion of the ird regiment: Gadsden. Captain Burnett.

CompiTv K. Captain Compsnr Leutaant E-ry, Company A. Woodlawn. Lieutenant Miorgan The eompanle of th- 3rd regiment averaged thirty ro'n. with a fall band Mobile Citizens Present Paper With Their Banner.

MR. HOLLEY MAKES TALK Appeals to Montgomery Connty to Join With Mobile Aiding Sew Governor In All of His Pollele for the State's Good. Headed hy John J. Holley. advertising manager, and Mr.

Richards, business manager of The Dally Item, the) O'Neal Marching Club of Mobile County paid The Advertiser a to-cial call Monday evening at 6 o'clock and incidentally complimented the paper with a serenade of patriotic selections by Its brass band. Following the musi-. Mr. Holley presented The Advertiser with tha club's banner which attracted so much attention In the Inaugural parade yesterday. He told of the warm place In the hearts of Mobilians that The Advertiser occupies and appealed to Montgomery County through The Advertiser, to aid the new 'iovernor in all or his policies, which, said, would be for conservatism in Alabama and the, upbuilding of the grand old state.

"Mobile Is the banner O'Neal county of tl.e state." sail Mr Holley, "and we feel lik the now (Iovernor belongs to us." Mr Holley was followed by Mr. Hi h-ard, who spoke In the same and ein Mr V. Hudson, auditor of Th Advertiser, accepted the har.rer of tr club op behaif Ms it ontradfeted Mr. TloIleV. I.itru of Mobil- being the banner of Si -r omotr i o- r.arr.e- r.o,-ty." said Mr.

Hi oms seoond a har wa of the H-vl and r.ii; her -past fvo dav-i -horols and a i-. Hiitn.T ad having n--'-igh e- I I lng i si i "re 1 v.nd dark am" f.l.mg 'ra or-(" things rrer in tcu- l- the situation pay a' -a-at. t- spent in Mon-gomery by the viaitri TRAINS BROUGHT IN MRJJI PEOPLE Greatest Crowd That Ever Passed Through The Union Station. HOTELS WERE CROWDED Restaurants and Boarding Hounes Were Pushed to Accommodate the Hungry Hordes That Clamored for Pood 1100,000 Spent Here. Railroad offlnlals say the number of persons who left trains at Montgomery-Monday morning was the greatest for one day In the history of the union station.

There were twenty regular each pulling two or more extra coaches. Hepides these there was the chartered train from Auburn and eight specials, some of them In two sec- tlons. Two specials cam" from Mobile over the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. one arrlvlnc at 6 and the other at 8:15 a. m.

The chartered train from Auburn came in fit 9:15 a. m. over, the Western of AlaNama line. A Louis- vllle and Nashville special came from Oeorglans. arriving at 10:45 a.

m. The Central of Georgia Railroad brought a special from Eufaula. arriving at 10 a. m. The Louisville and Nashville brought a special from Birmingham, which arrived at 9.3-1 a.

m. In the total ther wore nearly 3')n coaches, practically all of them parked to the doors From every quarter of the Htate th traln came, picking up at way stations crowds that had been 1 left there by bran-h lines and those who had driven to tlie stations from thetr homes I Most of the military companies reached the Sunday nigM. but the quotas from Mobile. Hlrmlngham. Ku-faula.

Auburn and Oe-irglana came in Mondsv moriing Tt-. troops whl'h arrived M- morning wore of the 2nd Rogir-nt. mostly and collogo ba-talllons. the division of th sienal corps In Rlrminstam and the artillery from Th Industrial school boys from RlrmlnK am also came down on the mornir.g Accommodation, for Troon. Those Monday arrivals did not fare so badly for ao-o-cmodations as those who came a dav abeal of time, arriv- lng Fundav The Monday rowd had ar-angem-nts to go back M-mdav nlrh' and so did not need hotel a --omrr oda'tons Their business was dore ii re restaurants.

The htoi have boon turning; awav buslness for two lays. Saturday not a room 'o be had. The hotel officials say 'boy havo never known such busine's. for thev had stipulated for score than one Id a room and so reaped iCaatlasw4 a H'ase Tkrer JOatlaoea am Fas.