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Newspaper Page TextPAGE SIX ASHLAND TIDITTOS Thursday, January 21, 1015 , i I1 t, 9 Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Greatest and Most Marvelous of All Celebrations, Opens Completed In Every Detail on Feb. 20,1915 Forty of the World's Great Nations to Join With America In Celebrating the Opening of the Panama Canal In a Conclave Unsurpassed In History. Wonderful Exhibits From All Lands Show the World's Best Progress From Beginning to End Magnificent Panama-Pacific International Exposition Will Abound With Superb Educational and Entertainment Features. By HAMILTON WRIGHT. THE construction of the vast Panama-Pacific International Exposition at Ban Francisco was 05 per cent completed three months before the opening day, on Feb. 20. 1915. The early Installa tion of thousands of tons of rare and costly exhibits from all parts of the globe and the participation of forty of the world's great countries have assur ed a celebration that will be unrivaled In its splendor, magnitude, interest and comprehensiveness. From its opening until its close, -on Dec 4, 1915, the Exposition will abound with original features collect ed at an expenditure of many millions of dollars. It will present a cross sec tlon of human achievement The Pan- Francisco in a single day, and, far In advance of Its opening, the Exposition had created an unprecedented interest throughout the world, and its opening was eagerly awaited. In keen competitive exhibits there will be presented more than 80,000 sin gle exhibits and groups of related ex hibits portraying the results of the world's best efforts In recent years. This wonderful Exposition, present ed at an outlay of more than $00,000, 000, celebrates a contemporaneous achievement, the building of the Pana ma canal and all exhibits that are en tered for competitive award will be those that have been originated or pro duced since the great Louisiana Pur chase Exposition at St Louis ten years ago. The possible exception to this rule will be where earlier exhibits are fare work will, for example, see in the Palace of Mines an exhibit three fourths of an acre in extent, illus trating the manner In which the largest steel corporation In the world is caring for and plans to still fur ther advance the welfare of Its em ployees. In the Palace of Education they will be interested In a great United States government exhibit The great war in no way has dimin ished the prospect of attendance at the Exposition, and thousands of Americans will for the first time en joy the educative trip across their na tive land. After the outbreak of the conflict the number of conventions de ciding to meet in San Francisco pro portionately' Increased. One of the moBt Important of the assemblages will be the international engineering Photograph courtesy San Francisco Examiner. THE MOTHER OF LINCOLN BEACHEY, FEOM THE TOWEK OF , JEWELS, 435 FEET ABOVE THE EARTH, AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, WATCHES HER SON LOOP HIS ONE THOUSANDTH LOOP. When Lincoln Beachey, a son of San Francisco, on the occasion of his homecoming after breaking all world rec. ords as a daredevil looper of 009 loops, performed two entirely new and death defying stunts over the completed" palaces of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition it was his aged mother who for the first time waved him on to fresh achievements. Mrs. Beaehey held a place of honor, 435 feet up In the air. on the tiptop of the won derful Tower of Jewels. From this aerie she was able to watch every erratic move of her daredevil son She cried out only once. That wa when be wrote the figures "1000" against the clouds, high above the two miles of completed exhibit palaces, significant of the looping of his one thousandth loop. ama canal Is today open and doing business on a far vaster scale than was predicted for It and the Exposition, which celebrates the opening of the ca nal. Is today revealed as the greatest manifestation of national achievement In American history. Here will be a neutral ground where even nations en gaged In warfare will display on a wale never before equaled their prog ress in the arts. Industries and sciences of peace. Within three months before the open ing of the Exposition as many as 2.000 tons of consignments bad reached San shown to Illustrate the evolution of the processes of manufacture as, for ex ample, a display of a model of the first cotton gin in connection with the mar velous equipment Into which It has evolved. . Many of the displays will be espe cially adapted to study by the dele gates to great national and Interna tional congresses and conventions, of which more than 300, embracing al most every phase of human activity. have voted to meet In San Francisco in 1015. Delegates to the congresses Interested In social progress and wel 8 fej?- 1 T "THE END OF THE TRAIL," PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, SAN FRANCISCO, ' 1915. This photograph shows James Earle Freser' uiiertvltftS'WfltatQary, "The End of the Trail," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. More than 800 beautiful sculptures are shown at the Exposition, the works of famous sculptors of the day. In addition to the sculptures shown out of doors, thousands of beautiful works of art are presented In the great false of Fine Art. congress, at which its distinguished chairman. Colonel George W. UoetbalB, will preside. The foreign participation will be notable. The nations are not attempt ing to show everything that they pro duce, but will lay especial emphasis upon those products In which they ex cel. In the Danish display, for exam ple, will be shown products of the Itoyal Danish porcelain factory at Co penhagen. Japan in her exhaustive ex hibit will display priceless works of art, loaned by direction of the imperial household and tnuny of which could not be duplicated. From Italy will be shown historic paintings of the old musters, hitherto never exhibited In America In the originals. From China there have reached San Francisco se lections of exhibits collected under the supervision of the governors of the Chi nese provinces. Rure silks aud satins, carvings, inlay work In the precious mctais, exuiuits or the transportation methods employed In the old China and the modern methods lined in the awakening republic will be shown. New Zeulaud will make a marvel ous exhibit of its rare woods, of its fleeces, of Its superb scenic charms. A large number of rare giant tree ferns froln New Zealaud will tie found growing on the ExKition grounds. - The Argentine Republic early set aside a larger sum tbau any ever ap propriated by a foreign nation for rep resentation lu an American exposition. The. lumleri cities of Argent Ion, the achools, churches, libraries, the crout live stock and agricultural interests will be extensively portrayed, and the mutual Interests of South America and North America, will be emphasised In almost every conceivable manner From South Africa will be shown dia mond exhibits and methods of extrac tion. The magnificent Canadian dls. plays will review not only the widely known agricultural wealth, but will Illustrate the scenic charms of the great Dominion, of snow clad moun tain peaks, of farreachlng forest of Inland lakes In chains of silver and rushing mountain streams. Big International Expositions Amusements Novel and Wonderful President Wilson Will Visit Panama-Pacific Display of Nations via Panama Canal-Vanderbilt Cup Kace and Grand Prix Will Be Held In San Francisco. By HAMILTON WRIGHT. WONDERFUL and novel amusements, parades and pageants of the oriental countries, auto and yacht races and athletic contests will be ob served upon a scale of unexampled magnitude and grandeur at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. The extensive participation of China, Japan, Siam and Indo and Cochin Chi na, when taken In connection with the plans already made and with the interesting oriental population of San Francisco, assures such spectacles as have never before been seen In the Oc cident Pageants of miles In length set off by wonderful floats and mar velous pyrotechnics will wind through the streets of San Francisco. There will be held throughout the this event The famous Salt Lake Mormon choir, the deep toned plaintive singers of Hawaii and even a chorus of fifty Maorlan singers will take part in the choral events. At an expendi ture of $1,250,000 the Exposition has constructed a great Auditorium In the civic center of San Francisco, which will be used by the great conventions and song festivals. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Crane will present their latest terpslchorean novelty, the "Exposition Tango;" Mr. Harry Lauder will sing the Exposition ballad. The amusement section of the Ex position, the "Zone," corresp-mdlng to the famous "Midway" at the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, will carry out the purpose of the Exposition to give every feature a high educa tional value. tinental railways. The Grand Canyon concession Is built upon so prodigious a scale that visitors will view the canvases from a standard gauge rail way coach running on a standard gauge track. A huge working model of the Panama canal is so extensive that visitors seated In comfortable the ater chairs will be carried along the route of the canal upon a movable platform, and a dictaphone at the ami of each chair will describe each scene as It comes into view. A novel amuse ment feature will be provided by work ing submarine boats of sixty-five ton displacement which will operate in an artificial lagoon. The Aeroscope, a huge inverted pendulum, operating like a giant seesaw, with a great balancing weight on the short end and a car for I passengers at the extremity of Its long- It i fi m v i ' ? ! i I ya $ 1 1 5 i siti. lit ?, f " Zrf'v&j' A - . , r4!i W'-i .Jt i 7 ' wygxaic-sti 'fly, i " 5 iL.iv-w' '"-- ' --vi( WONDERFUL GLASS DOME OF THE PALACE OF HORTICULTURE, PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNA TIONAL EXPOSITION, SAN FRANCISCO, 1915. Palace of Horticulture, looking through the Court of Palms. This beautiful structure has a glass dome 185 feet high and 152 feet in diameter. Crowning the dome is a huge basket The general style of the architecture is the French renaissance, with Saracenic modification. The extreme length of the palace Is 072 feet aud breadth 320 feet entire period of the Exposition, which opens Feb. 20, 1915, a series of great events, Including sports and athletic contests of many kinds conducted upon a scale of great magnitude. . The Vauderbllt Automobile Cup Race and the Urund Prix, the two su preme events of the automobile year, will be held upon a four mile course, embracing a circuit of the Exposition puluces, a spectacular background far excelling in beauty and grandeur any which ancient Rome beheld during Its historic chariot races. The Vander bllt Cup Race will take place on Feb. 22 and the Grand Prix on Feb. 27. 1915. Great motorboata of the deep aea cruiser type will race for a $10,000 prize from New York through the Pan ama canal to the Golden Gate. A se ries of International yacht races In the twenty-one meter class will be held in San Francisco bay. President Woodrow Wilson. Emperor William of Germany and King George of England have each offered trophies In these events. Swimming, water polo, fly casting, canoeing, football, baseball and long distance foot racing are In cluded In a series of more than 200 dif ferent kinds of contests. President Wilson himself will attend the Expo sition, and it is probnble the members of congress will attend In an especial ly chartered steamer. Of International interest will be the greatest live stock show In the world's history. More than $500,000 will be awarded in prizes in a continuous live stook exhibit Rare aud valuable breeds of all kinds of live stock from distant countries of the globe will be shown. Specimens of the famous Chllllnghaui wild white cattle will be exhibited for the first time. v With the exception of two specimens at the ten don zoo. this breed has never been shown outside of Chllllngham park, England. These cattle are pure white, with black noses, black tips to tbe'ears and black horns. An International sheep shearing contest will be one of the unique exhibitions. For the musical events there baa been built by the Exposition the mag nificent Festival Palace upon, the grouuds. This Is equlped with a won. derful pipe organ, upon wbicb Mr. Ed win Lemare. world famous organist, among other celebrities, will give a se ries of recitals. The International Eis teddfod will at San Francisco com pete for $29,000 In cash prizes. More than 20.000 lingers will participate In Imagine, for the purposes of Illustra tion, the Interest action and novelty of ten great circuses like Barnum & Bailey's combined into a single "great est show on earth" and presented at ten times the cost of the single pro duction and an '.dea Is gained of the originality of this section. A total of more than eleven millions of dollars has been expended In its establishment The concessions, as these less serious features of the Exposition are known. Include a great open air panoramic reproduction of the Yellowtone Na tional park and a similar representa tion of the Grand Caayon of Arizona, presented by two of the trnnscon- er arm, will raise, sightseers more than 32" feet above San Francisco bay. affording an unsurpassed view of the Exposition City and the Golilen Gate. Apart from the amusements, conven- tlonsand congresses, the vast pageants, the superb pavilions of the nations and the magnificent state buildings, the Kx. position Itself Is a sljrbt well worth seeing. The giant exhibit palaces, the loftiest and most. Imposing exposition buildings ever constructed, are In their . architecture representative of the finest work or a commission of famous Amer ican architects, who freely collaborated ' with distinguished members of this pro fession abroad. 1 f : m .jr .'.:..: I K Ml . '4 1 ' 1 ! r r 1 J is " r , ' ' . I.' ; VAST TRIUS7ILSL ARCH AT THE WORLD'S GREATEST EXPOSI , TION, THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION ' SAN FRANCISCO, 1915. 1Ufl' Arch of the Setting Sun In the west entrance to the Court of the rtm verse at the Panama-Pacific international Exposition. Surmounting the an Is a group of statuary representing "The, Nations of. the West" In the ml.litt. of the group la an emigrant wagon drawn by oxen. Riding In this la til figure of a woman, "The Mother of Tomorrow." and by her aide are two ci.ii dren. "The Hopes of Tomorrow." Other figures represent an Americas im. dlan, a Mexican, an Alaskan and other American types.