Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-02-20
WILSON STARTS
SAN FRANC|SCO'S
WORLDS EXHIBIT
Pushes Button Which Opens In
ternationaI Exposition, With
500, 900 Present.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-President
Wilson this afternoon opened the
Panama Pacific exposition at San
Francisco, 5000 miles away. Slit ng
in the White House, he touched
button releasing the wireless spark
which flashed across the continent
and signalized the formal inaugura-
ton of the fair. AS a precaution
against any hitch, the flash was sent
both by wire and wireless. While one
message was speeding along the lines
the other was hurting through space
by way of the powerful Tuckerton
radio station.
The ceremonies were attended by
members OF the cabinet and the Cali
fornIa congressional delegation.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20.-All San
Francisco Was asI4r oy Z a. M, and
Win Tue greatest outpourlng VI peo-
ple III The Guys nIslvry, To say noen-
ing OF oledAIng aA rccoIus, lne
tanama-PacILc INTERNATIONAL GApos4-
ton " as opened. raIIhI.n Lane Mas
Lne rres4ucnGS IepfesCl lIAL4Ne 10 Tie
eAposltion. The tresloeAt himseil,
howe er, gave the Moru tor throwing
open the sates. MS Voice was carrleu
yer a Lhree- -thousAnu- u-IniIe LeIepnone
circuit from the w n4te mouse 10 the
eApostt.on GROUNDS. The PRESIDENT
ala., u. esseu "a putton transmitting an
electric current which threw open tne
main door of Macn. merry PaAce, set
the macnlnely y running and started tne
"t'o,.nSaln oI Anergy" Ill front OF the
ToWe of Jewels.
EXPOS. ton ou4cials estimated that
500. .vJJ persons woold pass through
the turnst!!es today. 1t was one of
the greatest crowds that es er attend
ed an exposition on its opening day.
The greatest parade IN California
history preceded the opening of the
exposition. More than 250,JOJ persons
uarlc,pated in the grand marcn along
Van Ness street and Market street to
the exposition. The parade started
promptly at o'clock. headed by
Mayor James Rolph, jr. Representa-
tiyes of all nations exhibiting at the
fair were particI pants, as well as
thousands of visitors and native sons
and daughters. The local Japanese
and Chinese colonies alone had more
than 1000 men, women and children
in Line. There were scores OF bands
and fife and drum corps.
Early this morning fife and drum
corps marched throughout the city,
rousing the residents to join in the
celebration. Salutes were fired from
the forts about the city and ships in
the harbor, bells were rung, whistles
blown and every possible noise-mak-
ing device was employed for an hour
after $3.50, when the official noise
making started.
Beginning at 10 a. m. however, ad-
dresses were delivered in the grand
stand erected under the Tower OF
Jewels by Secretary Lane, Charles c.
Moore, president of the exposition;
Governor Hiram Johnson and Mayor
Rolph.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Every-
thing was ready today for President
Wilson to touch a button giving an
electric signal for the opening of the
Panama Pacific exposition at San
Francisco at noon.
Arrangements were made so that at
the Presidents touch one signal
would flash by telegraph to San
Francisco and another would go to
the W wreless station at Tuckerton,
n. j.. to be relayed to San Francisco
by radio 1t was first p AIMED to
send the wireless fash through the
government station at Arlington, but
that detail was changed. 1t was de-
c.ded not to have the President talk
by long distance telephone TO San
Francisco. as Secretary Lane is at
tending the opening OF the exposition
as his official representative.