South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-20
CLOUDS THREATEN TO
LOOSE FLOOD OF WATER
Gray Skies Fail to Daunt 50,-
600 San FranciScanS Head
ed by Gov. Johnson Who
Form Procession to Grounds.


Panama-Pacifc International exposi-
tion-San Francisco's $4,000. 900 fair
was opened to the world today
under cloudy skies = hich threatened
almost momentarily to loose a flood
OF water.
Amid the boom of giant guns, the
shrieking Of tens OF thousands of
whistles, and the ear-split-
ting din of noise making instruments
OF every description. the 200 gates
leading TO the wonder city were
thrown open to the thousands of per-
sons who have been gathering here
for the past 10 days to take part in
the opening ceremonies.
A few minutes after o'clock,
when the gates opened, more than
$4,000 San Franciscans formed in
order on Van Ness av and started on
their march TO the exposition grounds.
The procession was headed by Hiram
w. Johnson. governor of California,
and James ROlph, jr., mayor of san
Francisco. Following them in organ
lied bodies were the memb bers of civic
organizations. fraternal orders, clubs
and thousands of individual marchers
men, women and children.
At the fair grounds Gov. Johnson,
( vte<r lFf8sffl .snrtr -ofller officials were
4 SefVea By she pfesidenk dhd directors
OF TIE exposftion. fhe ceremonies iF
,l'e gsdstgnd tan Rss2n Ssth,s,tas ~
uer." accompanied. BY a ehorus OF 300s
The invocation was delivered by the.
1T Rev. Edward j. Hanna, followed
10y the reading of a psalm by. Rabbi
Martin Meyer. Addresses We're made
10y Pres't Charles c. Moore, Sec'y of
the Interior Franklin Lane, Gov.
Hiram Johnson, Mayor James j.
ROlph, jr., and other officials of the
exposition.
Real Ceremonies ut Noon.
Then at high noon the real cere-
monies attendant upon the opening of
the Jewel city began. Pres't Moore
telephoned to the president of the
United states at the white house in
Washington, that the exposition was
completed and ready to be opened.
Pres't Wilson Immediately pressed a
button and completed an electric cir
cult over telegraph line to the
radio telegraphic station now being
operated by the United StGles navy
department at Tuckerton. N j. This
automatically worked sthe relay key
in the TuclertOn station and Instant
Is powerful electric waves, generated
by the Federal Telegraph Co. radio
apparatus flew 5000 miles across the
continent. and were received at the
fair grounds on two long antennae
wires stretched from the tower Of
!. Jewels From these the electric cur
3rent was trarspOsed and sent
, 'throughont the exposition grounds TO
the machinery hall, where the main
door opened. and TO the fountain of
energy which began TO play.
Exposition officials estimated that
by midnight tonight 25O.0OO people
will have passed through the turn-
stiles should the weather be anything
like favorable.
Wars Eject Not Great.
As to the effect OF the war on the
fair. il will be felt only slightly, in
the direction OF diminished European
attendance and European exhibitions.
But these will be more than compen-
stated for BY the increased attendance
from the western world. The great
army OF tourists which every summer
pours across the Atlantic, CalifOrnians
know. will march this year TO the
Golden Gate for its holiday.
The exposition consists OF 250 build
ings in three main groups lying in
garden plots and sunken pools 1t
stretches in "A glittering hand half a
mile wide along the southern shore of
san Francisco hay.
II has cost S5O,0O0OO0. OF this S12,-
500, 900 was raised 10y this city. $1,000
600 DN lue s,-dle OF 0dlllofnlds ana
S2.5O0,00O by the 5S California coun-
ties. The foreign and state participa-
tion represents sic, 200, ,00O. the amuse-
ment zone 100000 and the outlay
by Individual exhibitors another S10,-
600. 900.
There are 10000 individual exhibit
ors represented. with displays ranged
along AZ miles OF exhibit atsles in Il
OF the main exhibit palaces. There
are other miles OF exhibits in the
buildings OF the states aad the pavil-
ions of the nations ard q nine-acre
horticultural garden. apart from the
FIVE acres in the palace of horticulture.
FOrty-hve foreign nations are rep
resented. many OF them having in
creased their space since the war.
Fcrty-three OF the state and territOr-
les OF the United States are repre-
sented. OF the nations participation
ranges from the S1.700. .00O apprOpria-
tion of the Argentina Republic 10
$4,000. OF the states outside of Cal
ifornia. New York leads Sith approx
imately Sl,000.000. including the ap-
preparation Of New York city for a
building and participation. Twenty
eight states and territories have official
buildings. Twenty-four foreign ma
tiOns have pavillons. IN addition 20
the representation By nations and
states. another considerable unit of
representation is that of the 5S coun-
ties OF California. all OF which have
Individual displays Of products in the
fr0NTTATIrF.n DN- DAGE E,fcI4-p.