The San Francisco call., 1910-10-27
WORLD TO VIEW
CITY'S WONDERS
Moving Pictures of San Fran
cisco to Be Sent East
and to Europe
0rpheum Theaters All Over the
United States TO Display
Scenes From West

To enable the outside world to gain
q broader conception of the worlds fair
city. its magic growth and charming
surroundings. four reels of moving pic
ture films viii be sent out over the
Orpheum and affiliated circuits to boost
the Panama Pacific international ex-
position for 1915.
At the Orpheum theater yesterday
morning in the presence Of the eXpos
rion publicity committee the California
legislation committee. the congression-
al and convention committee, the board
Of directors and other representative
citizens the pictures We're exhibited
for the first time.
Sweeping down Market street the
camera reveals a scene Of bustling life
and industry. The scene extends TO
the ferry building, where all points
appear 10 center. and the rush of hu-
man beings reaches the ioodgate.
IN HOLIDAY ATTIRE
The views were made during the Ad-
mission day festival. when the city was
IN holiday attire. thus adding greatly
70 the value and effect of the pictures.
t This is particularly true of the scenes
IN Union square, where the st. Fran
els hotel as a background is clearly
shown. With a run UP Kearny street
the scene shifts TO the Cliff house and
the manifold attractions in that vi
ctnitv. including the Sutro baths.
Glimpses Of Golden Gate park reveal
the citys noted pleasure and recrea-
1ion grounds.
The warships and feet Of torpedo
boats and other craft on the bay come
in for their share Of publicity, and the
view Of the mosquito feet is exceed
ingly interesting. Chinatown, with its
quaint buildings and scenes of oriental
life, is depicted.
FIREB0AT DRILL SHOWN
A rapid dash down Post street to
Montgomery is then made, again re-
viewing section of towering build
ings in Market street. The entertain
nlent is given diversity through the in
PRODUCTION OF the hreboat drill on the
water front.
Up t.Tsmalpais the pictures run.
and from the top a view of the sur
rounding country is shown. The third
film shows the FairmOnt hotel and a
panorama Of the city taken from its
roof
IN addition to views of san Francisco
and vicinity. the moving pictures show
the Yosemite valley. the choicest ter
ritory in the south. dredging for gold
on the Sacramento river. etc.
The moving pictures viii appear in
the Orpheum theaters in New Orleans,
Kansas CITY. Omaha. Denver Mime
CITY. Sioux City and elsewhere. After
their review I'm America the films will
he sent broad and exhibited in Lon
don, Berlin. Paris and other cities.
Exposition Day for Schools
The movement to have the upper
grade scholars in the schools of the state
assis, at the election booths Novem-
ber s in having the constitutional
amendments adopted is gaining head
way. The Pana ma Pa cific exposition
company is obtaining the consent of
the city and county superintendents of
schools and several have expressed
themselves as being in favor of the
plan.
The local board Of education yester-
day adopted a resolution which gives
the plan 2 free field in the schools of
the city and names next Monday as
Exposition day" This assures the ex-
position company the cooperation of
the school authorities and of the
scholars on election day. when the
latter viii electioneer in favor Of the
two amendments. The resolution adopt
ed by the board is as follows:
Resolved. that at the request of the
Panama Pacific International exposition com
lnittee- Monday October 81 be and is here
by designated IN the school department as
exposition day. ana that teachers be request
Cd 70 explain 10 the school children the
ate . and assembly %, to be voted upon at
the November election. providing for bond
issue authorizing funds for the exposition;
and be il further
Resolved. thaf boys in the high schools
and in the eighth grades of the grammar
SCHOOLS above the age Of lS be permitted TO
volunteer for the purpose Of distributing at
tho polls on election day literature in favor
of the proposed constitutional amendments.
r. Z. Connolly of the publicity
bureau OF the exposition company
yesterday addressed the advertising
mems association at a luncheon at the
being done by the exposition company
press bureau. J. Charles Green. Rollin
c. Ayres and i. Z. Catharin were ap-
pointed a committee on publicity TO
aid the exposition company.
Through the efforts OF the exploita-
tion committee and because of the
energy OF the exposition company and
Of San Francisco merchants eastern
newspa pers which a first were neutral
or opposed to this city have changed
their views. Many of the eastern
papers are printing articles and edi-
torials commenting upon the incredible
pluck Of San Francisco and of Califor-
mia in raising Sl7,500 600 to finance the
fair.
F. W Root, a businessman of Mime
apolis, now at the St. Francis, reflected
the attitude OF the people of the state
when he said yesterday that San Fran
cisco was in a class by itself and was
far superior to New Orleans.