The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 25, 1901, Page 2

T HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, S e R R ATURDAY, MAY 25, 1901. CHIEF MAGISTRATE BECOMES THE GUEST OF OAKLAND - Young People Score Triumphs of Programme of Entertainment. Eloquent Tribute to Education in Speech to High School Students. . | | | | ‘ b ‘ [ i ‘ I { q o T A spD 7 HAT Ao o 7arewey e 4 . it AKLAND t At last been | is J h President of ¢ Unitea Afte tha to wei- of the natic of the ation last Har- the week re cKinle the pils of the hered » promi- > were only rds of ES more and ran_by dent’s carriage ov clared that there were All_along the route President ley showed his regard for the little the side of the Prz;;l- r the entire and there were many acts of uis that be- tokened a kindly regard for the genera | tion that is growing up to fill the p 'w held by those in the Presiden rty. The etalwart. policemen. were mounted back and instructed to he President'd carri urner and McSorley wer for thiz difficult work and well they did their ork, but with all their vigilance they could not keep the children back from the carriage. President Kisses Little Girl. Coming down Jackson street ane litile girl, scarcely more than 8 years of age bolted under the horse of Policeman Tu; | ner. The little one was dressed all white and she made a run under the he head before any one could stop her. e jumped upon the steps of the Presidential carriage and there she hung, with her e head just peering 1bove the c e door, with her tiny hand out- tched. adway | stre The President started in fear 2 politicians and the | that the little girl would fall. He caught jtizens had to take | her and held her cloe to the side of the 0 of the ¢ carriage and then signaled the driver to . The entire procession was brought d High School, the schools in gen- | of Oakland ameda and Berkeiey was a reception which none have e ed heartines: nd sincerity. The of Oakland wanted merely the ge of seeing the President and of | im see a section of their city, no | how short the time. And they | turned out in such numbers that the re- 1 was anything but little. It was | only by comparison with what Oak- | ha | upper port Alameda | d to Oakland and gave the sincere and heart elcome | w n vork of flags and de- tions a ches. School Review the Feature. The review of the school children was the feature of the fay in Oakland. In| fact the day was given over to the little | ones. The politicians. tne leaders in so- | jety, the men of trade and commerce and men of money and of power all gave to the children. The little folk had | d those who were old grew young agein that might enter into the spirit of the occasion and enjoy the day as did the little ones. | The youngsters came by thousands, and | when the Oakland contingent did not fill the streets those from Alameda, Berke- jey. Emeryville, Fruitvale and not a few from other points In the county came to swell the crowd. There were thousands of them, and they lined the streets along the route of travel from the foot of Broaéway up to the edge of Lake Merritt. o estimate the crowd would be an im. possibility, but it is safe to say that every | pupil of the schools in the cities named came to Oakiand {o wee the President. Eight thousand flags were given out by’ the Oakland School Department, and they afd not go around. Two enthusiastic men ffom Alameda, who grew young once - . A Month’s Test Free. ¢ you haveRheumatism,writeDr.Shoop, Racine, Wis., box 1, for six bottles of hisRheumaticCure, express paid. Send no money. Pay $.30 if cured® way fuli swing + | ing v a halt and as the President lifted the little tot in white down he xissed her. Then the little white vision darte§ under the heads of the policemen’s horses and disappeared in the crowd, happy and ex- cited. At Broadway and Thirteenth street a similar incident happened. A little girl, without regard for danger, bolted through the crowd and up to the Presidential car- riage and threw a tiny bouguet at the chief magistrate. McKinley lifted his hat | to the little girl, while the police reined up their horses to prevent her from be- trodden under foot. at it was at the wharf upon his de- parture that the most affecting :ncident of the day occurred. There was an im- mense crowd around the gangplank up | which the President had just passed. The Golden Gate was almost ready to pull out | when from far down in the crowd came the wall of a small boy. He was wédged in between older people and he could not see the Presildent... He annoynced fact in tearful tones that coulflube he: all over. the wharf and'even the deck of the revenue cutter, He wanted- to-see the President and he wept because that leasure was denied him. The President Epud it all. He ordered the preparations to get the bhpat under way stopped aund, walking back down :the gangpiank, he found the little fellow in the crowd and shook him by the hand while he told him not to cry any more. Then the Golden Gate puffed down the harbor for 8an Francisco while the crowd who had seen the President’s last act in Oakland cheered as if they would never stop. No Unpleasant Incident. The trip to Oakland was not marred by a single’ unpleasant incident. From the time that the party left San Francisco until they again reached the metropolis everything was pelasant from the bright sun overhead to the modest arrangements that kad been made for the brief visit, The revenue cutter Golden Gate arrived at the foot of Broadway on_time to a minute. On board was the Presidential party, United States Senator Perkins, Congressman Victor H. Metcalf, Edson F. Adams, T. T. Dargle, Naval Officer ) [l DL 5. T 7oere John P. Irish, Collector of the Port F. S. Stratton, Superintendent of the Mint F. A. Leach, Frank Brigham and a number of Oakland gentlemen who had crossed over to San Francisco to meet the Pres dential party and escort them to Oakland. On the dock were Mayor stow, Sam Bell McKee, H. C. e Bowles, William Lair Hill, C. H. Cole, J, V. Chief of Police Hod; . -A. Sherman. nk was run out and Major wed by the other members of the local reception committee, boarded | the revenue cutter. They walked aft, | where the President stood, and Mayor Barstow was introduced by Bdson F. Ad- ams. Laconic Address of Welcome, | “Mr. President, we welcome >akland, and we only hope that you will enjoy being here as much as we enjoy having you.” That was all that Oakland's Mayor said. The Mayor is noteéd for making short i Barstow, foll forc commented upon the fact that the | head of the municipality of Oakland had 2 happy knack of saying things in about short a time as possible. President McKinley raised his hat and accepted the welcome gracefully. | introduced to the other members of- the party from Oakland, and tben they were all escorted down the gangplank and seat- ed in the carriages. The order in®which they came was: Carriage No. 1—The President, Mayor -Anson Barstow, Edson T Adams. Carrlake No. —Secretary.of State John Hay, Senator George C. Perkins, Congressman, Vie: tor H. Metcall. Carriage No. 3—Postmaster General :Charles Emory Smith, Charles A. Moore and. son, John {A._ Britton. Carriage No. 4—Secretary of Interior E. A. Hitehcock, Naval Officer John P. Irish, H. G, | Taft. Carriage No, 5—Secretary of Agriculture Wil- son, JLollector of Port Frederick S. Stratton, P. £, Bowles. | “carrlage No, 6—Secretary George B. Cortel- you, Assistant Secretary Barnes, Superinten- dent of Mint Frank A. Leach. | “Carriage No. 7—Secretary United States Serate and Mrs. Dargie. Bennett of. th Bennett, T. T. LAUNCHING OF THE OHIO in the Wasp's Presidential souvenir. Sixty pages of reception pictures. On sale at all news stands. 25 cents. . you to | speeches, and the Presidential party has | He was | . §—Mrs. rs. Jones, 9—C. H. George B. Cortelyou, Sam Bell McKee. president Carriage No. Oakland Board of Education; G. B. Daniels, | Srunerlmnnduu of Schools J. W. McClymonds, | . C. Latt Redington, a. No. 10—J. C. Hemmett, R\ L. Dun, | Hare, E. H. Hamilton. 11—Henry L. West, Frank P.| H. A. Strohmeyer. Carriage No. 12-Mr. Stone, Mr. Marian, Mr. « Excellent Police Arrangements. Chief of Police Hodgkins had made ex- | cellent police arrangemgems. His_ forces | were scattered algng”the route of the pro- | cession in_an exCellent manner. Police ptain Wilson was given charge of the low end of town and Police Captain | Peterson the upper. A mounted squad | The crowded cept ‘agder along the route. places were all wired. The only. decoration that was put up was by the Oakland Transit Company. It hung bunting from the wires of its road on Broadway, giving a canopy effect that was very aftractive. The general populace assembled qn the main streets. The school children’ were massed along Thirteenth, Jackson; Lake and Oak streets. . The little = girls . were nearly all in light dresses and.with the American flags and the bright ribbons sparking in the sunlicht it made a sight that Oakland could well be proud of, and |1t was little wonder that the President said, when he was returning to San Francisco on the revnue ' cutter, that California_ bad the prettiest.lot of school children that he had seen anywhere on his travels. ‘ Bdbuquets had been éxpressly forbidden for fear that some of the party 'might be too severely bombarded; but the .Pres- idential carriage was filled with flowers before it had gone a dozen bloeXs. President Enjoys the Day. President McKinly talked a great deal about Oakland on his way back to San Francisco. He said ‘that he had enjoyed the day and his every .action .seemed to indicate that he had. He expressed great regret that he had not been able to ap- pear at Berkeley at the university com- mencement. He spoke of a visit that he had received during the morning -from Mrs. Church, whom he had appointed Postmistress at_San Leandro. Congressman Metcalf and Senator Per- kins_improved the opportunity to show the President the harbor of Oakland and, o5 X to point out some of its needs. The young people of Oakland triumphed where their elders failed in more ways than one. The only speech that the Pres- ident delivered in Oakland was to- the boys and girls of the Oakland High School and such schools as were massed about. McKinley said that he did not have the time to make an address, but when he was urged to say a few words to the boys and girls he yvielded and it was arranged that he should stop his carriage before them and make the only remarks given on the Oakland side of the bay to the pupils of Oakland’s pet school. But one change w made in the pro- gramme and that was ordered by’ the President himself. When the linag of march and the programme were submit- ted to Mr. McKinley on the boat coming t6- Oakland, he asked if the procession could go by the house of R. G. Brown, and he explained that he had known Mr. Brdwn when he was in Oakland many years ago, and he would like to have the procession pass that house if possible. And so the parade was changed and went .one block further :ip_Jackson street and | then_counter-march=d past the house of Mr. Brown. SENATOR - SHORTRIDGE PLANS TO BE A LAWYER State Senator Charles M. Shortridge ap- plied at the office of the Supreme Court vesterday for application blanks for ad- mission-to the bar. ers on the 10th of June. It is said that the Justices will be fa- vorably, Inclined to admit him to the bar in order that-he may interpret some of the legislation which he has helped to enact. The subject is causing considera- ble amusement among and the expert services of all have been volunteered in his behalf, XKeeps Child as Security for Dsbt. The officials of the Soclety for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Children yesterday restored to Mrs. Koch her child, which ‘was being kept from her by Max Ruben- stein of Seventh street on account of a debt for board. e will appear for | sexamination before the Court Commission- his many * friende AND REVIEWS THE SCHOOL CHILDREN OF THREE CITIE S Bitter Disappointments of Past For- gotten in Present Satisfaction. Bay Afforded Il President Declares That Visit Across Him Pleasure. g Jy Wrew xno o WY e Lyen rope. sweeping over the blue waters of Lake 'Merritt sounded the signal of the approaching Presi- | dential party to the double rows | | of school children that were| massed along either side of Oak ‘ street from the broad turn at Lake street down to Thirteenth, where a barrier of | wires blocked the end of the line of | march. No prettier spectacle met the eyes of the President than that along the beau- | tiful thoroughfare, which is bordered on | the east side by the wooded slopes which stretch away to the lake. With loud and hearty enthusiasm did | the children, boys and girls, who had wait- | ed patiently for his coming hail the Presi- | dent as the carriage, surrounded by the mounted policemen, drew into the street. At the head of Oak street, along the west side, was the station of the Oakland High | School, where there were nearly 600 boys and girls. Just beyond and nearer the | junction with Lake street were the Cen- tral High, the Clawson and the Swett | school pupils, the groups set in a frame- work of the national colors, formed by the hundreds of flags that fluttered from | every expectant pupil’s hands.. | The Franklin School had a post at the véry turn of the streets, and here again | waved the flags that threw so much color | inte the scene. The carriage occupied by the President, the Mayor and Chairman Adams moved | very slowly down Oak street and the long liné behind kept pace. As the President's carriage was opposite the banner of the Oakland High School the lusty y#ung- | sters in well trained unison shouted the | school yell. McKinley Acknowledges Salutes. With gracious salutation, his counte- nance beaming with evident gratification, | the_ President saluted, with head uncov- ered again and again as he Was passing, the horses now moving very slowly in- deed. The accompanying members of the party were cheered vigorqusly, and not- | ably was Sacretary Hay welcomed again. | The young people remembeéred his visit of | last week with pleasure. |- Further along - the thgroughfare were the childgen from the Alameda and the Berkeley bublic schools. The turn on the countermarch was point started the Presidential procession. But the climax of enthusiasm was reached when the carriage stopped oppo- site the Oakland High School pupils, and then there were cries for a speech. To the delight of the thousands that swarmed about the carriage, Mayor Bar- stow arose, faced the cheering youths, and, ralsing his hand for silence, said: I have the gréat honor and the pleasure to present to you the President of the United ates. | Tribute to Education. __There was a second wild outburst, and the President, steppin; tq the side of the carriage nearest to the school children, waited quietly while the cheers were sub- siding. By a gentle uplift of his hand he stilled the exuberant pupils and then spoke in tones that could be heard to the edge of the throng. He said: It gives me very great pleasure to visit again the beautiful city of Oakland after twenty intervening years, and I note its growth and progress and the large increase of homes and noptlation. There 1s nothing that shows the wisdom and HE echo of cheers and huazas | | not | will fit them not only for their civic duties made, and back toward the re-embarking | foresightedness of the fathers of the republio 80 much as the provisions which they made for public education. (Great applause.) They dedicated vass. tracts of the publle domain for the free education of the people and the never did 4 wiser thing. These great schools of the country, found in every State and Ter ritory, which invite the pedple and all people to partake of their advantages, have done quite much, if not more, than any one single thing for our liberty, for our en lightenment and for the safety of our insti tutions (Enthusiastic applause.) There s nothing better for the United States than edu- cated citizenship. And there is no excuse for any boy or girl anywhere beneath our flag enjoying educational opportunities that but for good successful business in every walk of life. (Applause.) And my young friends, there never was | time In all our history when knowledge was 50 essential to success as now. requires knowledge, Industries require sclence to conduct them. There isn’t a manufacturer anywhere who doesn’t have to employ ch ists, and the great electrical plants of count every year into their service. What we want of the young people now is exact knawledge. You want to know whatever you undertake to do a_little better than anybody else. And if you will do that then there isn’'t anything that is not within your reach, I don’t care what it fs. And what you want besides education is character. Character! There is nothing that will serve a young man or an old man so well as good character. And did you ever think of it, it is just as easy to form a good habit as it 1s to form a bad ome, and it is just as hard to break a good habit as it is to break a bad one; so get the good ones and keep them. With education and character you will not only achieve individual success but you will contribute largely to the progress of your country. I°thank you all and wish you all well, and bid_you goodby. (Enthusiastic applause.) The signal to advance was given at once, and, amid ghe cheering voices, the President was driven away. There Are 2400 | Disorders incident to the human frame, of which a majority are caused or - pro- | moted by impure blood. The remedy is simple. | Take Hood’s Sarsaparilla. i That this medicine radically and effec- tively purifies the blood is known ¢ every druggist, known to hundreds thousands of people who themselves o | by their friends have experienced i | curative powers. | The worst cases of scrofula, the most | agonizing sufferings from salt rheum | and other virulent blood diseases, are cox?qucrgd by it, while those cured i boils, ' pimples, dyspeptic and bi symptoms and that tired feeling ar¢ ! numbered by millions. \Hood's Sarsaparilla XViIl do you good. 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