The San Francisco call., 1908-07-05

When Chief Biggy decreed that it
that his jurisdiction terminated at the
waters edge. During the early hours
of the morning the small boy Of the
city sought the secrecy of a back alley
to fire the forbidden cracker. He
wanted noise and excitement, and up
to noon it looked as though both were
to be denied him. But just as the big
clock at the ferry swung its two hands
together and pointed them skyward,
the battleships on the bay turned loose
with a roar that reverberated in the
hills throughout the city The echoes
rolled out across the park and were
borne back to the ships on. the breeze
that blew from the ocean. In mo-
ment the guns at the Presidio, Fort
Baker and AlcatraZ had taken up the
patriotic cry, and, the booming con-
tinued until the veterans said 1T re-
minded them of the cannonading at
Vicksburg.
NOTSIEST ON RECORD
All in all, it was one of the noisiest
demonstrations that San Francisco has
known. From the throats of the sea
guns came the national salue of 21
guns. From the shore batteries came
a bombardment of as guns, one for
every state in the union. The forty
sixth signaliZed the entrance of Okla
homa into the union.
After the voices of the monsters
of water and land had been silenced
quiet prevailed again, broken only by
the occasional spit of a torpedo or the
bang of an elusive cracker.
1t was a calm, determined patriotism
that found expression yesterday in San
Francisco. The more spectacular fea-
lures had been omitted and the day
was devoted to music, song, athletics
and oratory.
The foresight of the man who ar
ranged the calendar this year in plac-
ing the national holiday on Saturday
enabled thousands of persons to heed
the call of the great outdoors. The
exodus began Friday night and reached
the flood early yesterday morning
Boats to the north shore were crowded
with travellers prepared to spend Sat
urday and Sunday in the country
Trains up and down the coast carried
capacity throngs to the nearby summer
resorts. Hundreds spent the day at
Monterey, Del Monte and Santa Cruz,
while a large number went as far as
Lake Tahoe and Yosemite. Special
excursion rates had been announced
and trains were operated on quick
service schedule.
SING PATRIOTIC SONGS
The celebration in San Francisco con-
sisted of concerts in the public squares
and literary exercises and athletic
games at the stadium. Several thou
sand persons took the early cars and
gathered on the green slopes. The
park band led by Charles H. Cassassa,
furnished music and a large number of
school children, directed by Miss Es-
telle Carpenter, sang patriotic songs.
The little voices sounded fresh and
clear in the soft air. Each child car
ried small American flag and as the
banners swayed rhythmically with the
music the crowd caught the spirit and
at Miss Carpenters solicitation Joined
in the songs.
1t was almost IL o'clock when the
exercises were opened with an over
ture by the band. After the children
had sung the Star Spangled Banner"
jeremiah Deasy, the chairman of the
Fourth of July committee, introduced
Mayor Taylor, who served as president
of the day. Mayor Taylor spoke briefly,
calling attention to the necessity of
national spiritual progress. He did not
indulge in the Independence day ora
tory that measures a nation by it's
wealth and strength, but called upon
the people to aspire to- a citizenship
that places morals above money and
makes for civic virtue.
ADDRESS OF MAYOR
] Mayor Taylor said:
On this day 1872 years ago the mem
bers of the continental congress, then
assembled at Philadelphia, proclaimed
to the world in the immortal declara-
tion of independence the reasons which
had impelled them to the resolution OF
severing all governmental relations
with the mother country and of de-
creeing the colonies free and independ-
ent states This resolution was made good
through seven years of bloody conflict
! by land and sea, and a new nation, ami
mated with fresh hopes and big with
great desires, started upon career
! which has far outrun every expectation
of it. and which stands today without a
| parallel.
The questions to be answered on this
day. as it must be on every fourth OF
! July, are: How have we dealt with
our patrimony? Have we been, and
are we today, rising to the height OF
our opportunities? Are we dischargine
our full duty as citizens? Are. we
/ keenly alert to everything that car
bring our fellowman to that plane OF
equality which the trainers of the dec
laration conceived?
These are the vital questions; ant
can we honestly answer yea to any one
of them? We have done marveloul
! things in all material ways; we hav,