Arizona republican., 1911-02-01
WILD NIGHT
 IN FRISCO Business Suspended When Victory Was Announced OVER THE CRESCENT CITY
School Children and Sober Business Men Participated in the City's Manifesto tion of Joy Over Victory in House

San Francisco, Jan. 3I.-With a gaia spirit that eXcelled any far-famed festivals ever held in this city, San Francisco today and tonight celebrated
 the adoption by the house of repre- sentatives Of a resolution naming the
 metropolis of the Pacific as the site for the Panama Pacific Information exposition. The receipt of the news
 was greeted with a burst of en-
 thusiasm seldom witnessed even in the spontaneous west The firing of
 bombs from newspaper buildings an-
 nounced the victory to the expectant city and was the signal for the sirens and steam whistles of every craft in the harbor and the factories and power plants on land.
 As by magic the great steel and granite piles in the business district reared since the fire Of 1906 broke out in bunting. wreaths and pennants. and from every flagstaff fluttered the national colors.
 The courts adjourned in the midst of testimony and argument. Unable to keep within bounds the enthusiasm of the pupils the city schools closed spontaneously and gave the children a half holiday in honor Of the event, while downtown staid merchants threw business to the winds and danced in the streets to the music of brass bands which suddenly appeared from various directions and paraded the streets during the afternoon and tonight
 The fair is ours" was the cry everywhere. and it was fully an hour before the downtown section settled down to routine business again. while in the clubs. cafes. theaters and on the streets the impromptu celebra- tions continued during the afternoon and tonight The downtown streets and cafes rival the scenes of New Years eve tonight.
 To be prepared for the revel and carnival spirit Chief of Police Sey- n,our ordered out all the reserves for traffic duty tonight in the con gested streets.
 The entire city is in festal array; immense signs with san Francisco 1915" have sprung up. while the Cali fornia Bear garlanded with yellow poppies. the state flower. and dancing on huge posters and billb0ards under the prediction. "A million population in 19l5."
 When the final vote in congress was announced a mass meeting was called at the Merchants Excfange. So many sought admission when the sneakers arrived the police had great difficulty m forcing an entrance for then,
 Several womeE in the crowd tainted and a number suffered minor injuries from the crush. The crowd was good natured and the police finally sue ceeded in closing the doors with thousands left on the streets outside. The overflow was entertained by numerous bands which had been parading the streets from the time the first vote was announced. James Rolph. Jr., president of the Merchants Exchange. presided at the mass meet pg. The speakers included former Governor James N. Gillett and Benja- min Ide Wheeler. president of the Uni rersity of California.
 A resolution adopted thanked Presi- lent Taft and his cabinet, the Call 'ornia delegation. the congressman vho -oted for San Francisco and the committee sent to Washington Tor he favor extended to this city by the ,ouse of representatives.