The San Francisco call., 1913-07-26
ALL BAY is THEME
AT DANIELS BANQUET
Only Greatest Pacific Port Figures in Discus
sions of New Navy Changes: Fleet Is
Coming Home to Stay

There was no San Francisco, nor
Oakland, nor San Jose, nor Vallejo at
the banquet of the Chamber of Com
merce given in honor of Josephus
Daniels, secretary of the navy, at the
st. Francis last night. There was one
magnificent unit Of California men and
women asking that the needs OF a
greater navy on the Pacific coast be
supplied at points around the bay
! where all needs are best supplied
When Fighting Bob" Evans brought
the fleet around the Horn he recorded
an unprecedented feat. When the
Panama canal Is opened the augmented
Atlantic feet will scud back and forth
from the Atlantic to the Pacific like
commuters going to work. The Office
of the fleet will be the Pacific ocean.
Secretary Daniels reiterated his
former statement-the Atlantic fleet is
coming home to stay-when that event.
full trip takes place.
NEW NAVAL BASE
And to fill the Pacific coasts cup Of
JOY to the brim, Daniels pledged new
naval bases, torpedo stations. oil sta
tions, coal stations and drydocks; in
short. at least as much equipment as
the Atlantic coast has for San Fran
cisco bay.
When President William T. Sesnon of
the Chamber of Commerce, who pre-.
sided, proposed toast to the president
OF the United States, Secretary Daniels
touched the Spring Valley to his lips
although there were four perfectly good.
glasses of different colors of California
wine at his hand. No grape juice was
served.
The speakers OF the evening were
Mayor Rolph: the welcomer, Frederick
Whitton. whose subject was IF San
Francisco Bay Could Speak; Q. E..
Hottie of Oakland, who talked eloquent
ly on Hands Around the Harbor," and
the distinguished guest.
NEW COLUMBUsES, SAYS ROLPH
Mayor Rolph had his usual supply Of
brisk, jovial paragraphs He called the
cabinet members and other officials of
the Wilson administration who have
or are soon to visit the Pacific coast
new Christopher Columbuses." 1t was
Mayor Rolph who suggested that the
navy forget about hauling coal around
the Horn and prepare the ships of the
line for oil burners.
This suggestion Secretary Daniels
picked up and announced the fleet will
take what California has to offer"
adding "the day is not far distant when
oil burning battleships will be the
rule"
Mr.. Whitton presented the charms
of California and told of the resources
and developments for which he asked
the head of the navys investigation.
What Mr.. Hotties theme was can be
told by repeating the little story he
told.
HOTTIES NEW STORY
Three merchants In a small city
were in the same line of business in
the same block In the same side Of
the street. The first merchant adver-
tised Greatest Sale In the State in
'boxcar' type on canvas above his
doors. The third merchant pricked up
his ears and nailed up flyer announc-
ing Bankrupt Stock, Sale at 10 Cents
on the Dollar The crowds divided
between the first and the third stores.
The owner of the middle store stood
in his doorway and watched; then he
painted canvas and stretched 1T over
his door The three canvases formed
a continuous Sign. 1.-THE middle mer-
chants sign read, Main Entrance
I'VE are glad to see San Diego Los
Angeles, Portland and Seattle prosper
but all the time we have our sign,
main entrance"
The keen study Secretary Daniels
has made of the naval situation since
the United States was born was shown
in his thorough resume of history.
WHITTON SPEAKS FOR BAY
"Doubtlessly,' said Mr.. Whitton, ad-
dressing Secretary Daniels, many
questions of national policy bring you
to our coast. We are grateful that you
are obtaining first hand and direct in
formation. The personal knowledge
which you will take back with you
concerning conditions on the western
shore will insure that the navy de-
partment does not drop our problems
into the pigeonhole of some bureau or
tie them up with the proverbial red
tape. For that most of all we are
grateful
May we also--among the questions