Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-15
AND
DLSCORDS
AT THE WORLDS FAIR.
CBy wireless).

San Francisco. Cal. May 81 have
given the worlds fair the once over
and IL has my approval. although I
can't say that am enthusiastic about
Il. From the standpoint OF beauty and
the cleverness OF exhibits IL is sur
passed by the san Diego show. But
Il can be truthfully said that both ex-
h!hitions are worth ones time and
money 10 como west 70 see. san Fran
cisco. though no such Official admis-
sion will be made. is disappointed in
the volume OF patronage. Doubtless
this Is due largely 70 the European
var.
one e. most impressed by the archi-
tectural mREnificence OF the fair here.
I would not attempt a description for
fear % becoming entangled in my
metaphors. Then. entanglements are
I DANGEROUS in these days. One has kept
before him constantly visions o, war.
For instance. while in the Brazilian
I exhibit. I missed the cocoanut display.
I I turned 20 a native and asked him
I for an explanation. He said they had
7 been banished as contraband after
I German and EnglishmRn had begun
I throwing them AZ each other one day
In an argument as 20 which nation
7 started the trouble in Europe.
Z II you come 10 the fair do not miss
I the art museum. There is much 20
see here-too much. some might say.
I have been there four times already.
and Il Is likely I viii take a farewell
I look before I depart One sees some
I impressive sights in the gallery. When
I I first drifted On I observed an old man
/ standing before a picture and wringing
| his hands. He was almost In tears. I
supposed the girl on the canvas must
have been a likeness OF some loved one
gone before. stood and watched him.
I On the canvas there were the girl,
pump minus a handle. a we'll fed COW
and a piece OF moon. Had the COW
I kicked the girl. asked myself I tap
ped the old chap on the shoulder. and
as ] did so I drew forth my trusty
kerchief prepared 10 join him in his
weeping. Before I had a chance TO
speak he blurted out IN broken Eng
fish: Amt Get bee-u-te-fool. Mon
sieurT" He was still standing before
the canvas when 7 withdrew from the
gallery. One OF the attendants describ-
ed him as an art bug. Il must be
terrible disease.
It's my first trip 20 Frisco. had
heard much OF the Golden Gate. The
gate was wide open for me couldn't
even locate the knob. I had the keys.
Got them from the mayor. The only
warning he gave me was not 70 shy at
the mnnholes. He said many eastern
crs imagined these were openings the
san Francisco people had neglected 10
close up after the earth split several
years ago.
Don't stay away from the fair be
cause OF a belief you'll be mulcted by
the natives. Fact IS the city made
preparations 20 care for more people
than are coming. Result Is YOU can
almost make your own hotel tariffs
when two customers walk into a hotel
together they are accorded a reception
that would make a member OF Euro
pean royalty blush. In one OF the
outlying hotels I saw three bellboys
asleep on a bench at in the after
noon. The girl az the cigar stand told
me they were members OF the night
shift. the day clerk having failed 10
awaken them when he came on duty.
The city Is filled with beEEars. Work
seems 90 be slack. All the principal
business streets are lined with idle
automobiles. 4 citizen told me one
could ride IN an auto the rest OF HIS
lifc for a Eve spot.
JERRY WEIGH