Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-03


 celebration of the centennial anniver- sary of the incorporation of St. Louis will begin tomorrow at sunrise, when the bells of 444 churches within the city limits will be rung in announce ment of the inauguration of the pro- gram. Aeroplane flights, distance races between spherical balloons, speed con tests by dirigible air craft, water pageant with four vessels of the United States navy participating, parades, fes- tival banquets, the annual appearance of the mysterious yelled prophet, and several public appearances by Dr. Frederick A. Cook, Arctic explorer, will fill out the week. Preparations for the big events have been going on for months. An elaborate system of street lighting has been installed, great court of honor erected and practically the entire city has been decorated with flags and bunting.
 Two men, Glenn H. Curtis, aviator, and Dr, Cook, explorer, will divide the honors to be accorded to individuals. Mir. Curtiss, beginning Wednesday, will make dasly flights, weather permitting, from Art Hill, Forest park, where great natural amphitheater is capable of accommodating scores of thousands of spectators. Dr. Cook will take a prominent part in the festivities, pre-. sided over by the yelled prophet, and will be rendered public reception.
 The Sunday observances will be of a religious and historical nature. Spe- cial services will be held in the church es, and songs of praise and th'nksgiv- ing will be sung by thousands of Sun day school children. In the afternoon tablets marking the places of historical interest will be unveiled. These latter w1ll commemorate all important events from the landing of Pierra Laclede Liguest, in 1764, to the building of the new municipal structures, the laying of whose corner stones will be an import ant feature of the week.
 The balloon races will be started Monday. Two events are on the pro gram, the first limited to spherical air craft of 10000 cubic feet capacity. or less, and the second to larger balloons of up to S0,O00 cubic feet. Seven dis tanee and two endurance prizes are of fered for these contests.
 In the evening, the streets will be illuminated for the first time, and the opening band concerts win be given.
 Tuesday will be a period of page antry. The United States torpedo boat fotilla, consisting of the MacDonough, Wilkes, Tinge and Thornton, will lead a parade on the Mississippi river, in which scores of motor boats, river packets and other vessels will take part.
 phet arrive in greater pomp than has been his woIt for years. The floats of his parade will be unusually elaborate, anl the ball with which the celebration ends, will be one of the most brilliant functions at which he has ever pre- sided
 Glenn H. Curtiss is scheduled to in. angurate his flights Wednesday, follow ing the review of municipal page ant" by the mayors of 1000 American cities, whi have been invited to wit ness the doings of the week as the guests of the city.
 Thursday, two hundred floats, repre- senting the industrial progress of cen tury, will wind through the streets
 Friday will witness a series of aero plane contests in which some startling 1 results are anticipated. Half dozen | inventors of the United States, many of them as yet obscure, have signified their invention to participate. The prizes of 5000 and gold medal and $500 and a silver medal for the best flights, will be given to the operators of the machines which make the long l est flights out from and back to starting square 200 feet in dimensions.
 The street pageant this day will be n combined educational, historical, and parade in which students. floats and state and national soldiery will appear. Saturdays program includes race ----------- ----------------