The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 16, 1909, Page 1

A A A Pl At A A Al A A AN, M . i, B A A P, P S P AN A N N S {2V N 4§ 1) > :)? & ;t‘- it v tiart st et s FIC W L TPy o T CEEER . ST v, 9 Byl B y eh 5 s —— I ISSUED 1 SAN FRANCISCO, CAL OCTOBER 16, 1909-—THE JL’NIOR C‘\LL HAVE YOU SEEN ALONZ0? HE RETURNS FROM THE POLE, DISCOVERY DAY The Landing of Clumbus Is Re-en- acted Upon Lake Merritt ISCOVERY DAY, as the new iegal D holiday, October 12, has been named in commemoration of the discovery ©Of America by Christopher Columbus, was fittingly celebrated in San Francisco by the Knights of Co- lumbus, the association from whose ef- forts the law making the day a legal holiday is largely due, and by the cities on the other side of the bay, on an elaborate scale. Crowds of people were drawn to the shores of Lake Merritt by the spec- tacle of the three caravels, represen- tations of the Santa Maria, the Pinta and the Nina, the vessels on which Columbus and his brave men sailed from Spain so long ago. As the boats started from the northern end of the lake several dugout canoes manned by members of the order of Red Men, ap- propriately painted and garbed as In- dians, pushed out from the shore to welcome them. Columbus was personated by Frank Ciarlo, who when he stepped ashore lanted his sword in the ground and y teok possession of the newly in names of their and and Isabella, while e crews of t¥ vessels fell prostrate anksgiving for their safe arrival, und them ecrowded the Indians tricken curiosity, just as the natives of San Salvador did when they first vie \\ui the white man. Exempli tion of the landing at San Salv s followed by appropriate literary exercises. The stand, which was occupied by the city councilmen of Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley and other distinguished citizens as guests of the day, was beautifully decorated. The 1iker, Congressman Joseph R, Knowlar dwelt on the meaning of Discovery day as a holiday, calling at- tention to the great march of progzress been made since Columbus foot on the western hemi- and vpon the great development continent he discovered. Among the younger children in all he schools the subject of the discov- ery of America by Christopher Colum- bus is always a favorite subject for omposition, as it is the first event hat had upon which they are instructed in American history, and the observance of the day as a legal holiday, which will be appropriately celebrated each vear, can not fail to have a highly bene- ficial effect upon history and compo- sition lessons in the future, giving to them a new meaning and at the same time fostering the spirit of patriotism and love of country, the two strongest sentiments of the real American junior. - AT HOME IN PORTOLA WEEK The Great Program of Events, Which Will Astonish and De- light the Juniors EXT week is going to be a won- derful time for the juniors of San Francisco. It will be a week which none of them will ever forget, even if they live to be 100 vears old. They will see their beautiful city for five consecutive days acting as host to thousands and thousands of visitors from all over the world—vis- itors drawn here partly by the thor- ough advertising of the Portola cele- bration, but more particularly because the celebration gives them an oppor- tunity to visit California, the land of romance, the land of opportunity, the land about which still hangs the golden” glamour of the days of '49 and which sends its irresistible appeal and mes- sage of promise to other states and other countries, And what will San Francisco show her visitors besides the features of the great historical pageant, the dragoons, the cowboys, the vagueros, the miners, the pionee besides the floats contain- ing waterfalls and rivers and fallen forest besides the illuminations and fireworks, and midnight tightrope walking, the innumerable games and contests, receptions and balls and Don Gaspar de Portola and Queen Vergilia? The conventional features of a carni- val any other city could produce as well, but to the visitors to the Portola festival the greatest sight of all will be San Francisco, herself—San Francisco, which three years ago lay in dust and the heart of the as s, and for which whole world was beating with sym- pathy, and for whick now the heart beats of the whole world quicken with wonder and admiration. San Francisco will show to her visitors a great number of fine hotels which have sprung up from the burned city in the last few months, and will afford accommodation to all who come according to their means and tastes. It will show to the visiting public a larger number of strictly first class stores than any other city in Ameriea can boast of, not excepting even New York, while the new business district of San Francisco is so like New York that the visiting Gothamite will fancy himself among his own canyons of brick and mortar and wonder if he has really strayed away from home. And on no face among the hurrying crowds that throng the streets of the New' San Francisco will the visitor see a trace of worry or care; instead will there be found the unmistakable stamp of eager hope, of confident pros- perity, of assured success. In a word, San Francisco makes good her message of promise to other lands, and the buoyancy of joy with which she wears her carnival colors and proudly flaunts her myriads of flags in the wind will be a lesson to the world at large. 35 Should not the San Francisco junior be proud of his city and her people? Should not the ~inspiration which the festival week will afford go on with him through life in all his un- dertakings? Shall he not study harder when he settles down again to his school work, and delve deeper into the history of his state than ever before, familiarizing himself more thoroughly with all the changes and developments which have combined to produce the California of today? s The festivities will start Tuesday morning when Don Gaspar de Portola will land at the foot of Market street. The parade will immediately start up Market street, and when it reaches Marshall square, Portola will be given the freedom of the city by Mayor Tay- lor. In the afternoon there will be a num- ber of very interesting events. First, Portola, accompanied by his escort, will arrive at the St. Francis hotel, and later he will be presented to the queen in Union square, where a band concert will be heard. Afterward the king and queen will be given a lunch- eon at the St. Francis hotel by the executive committee. Wednesday morning the officers of the fleet will be given an auto sight seeing ride. At TUnion square the children’s grand chorus of 5,000 voices will fill the air with melody, surely the sweetest and most joyous feature of the week's celebration. Thursday morning tne parade starts from Front. and Market streets. 1In the afternoon there will be the naval parade, a band concert in Union square, and the evening will be distinguished by the same brilliant illumipations throughout the city and in.the harbor, musie, fireworks and tight rope walk- ing as on preceding evenings, and the masquerade ball at the auditorium. Friday morning is marked by the automobile parade, which starts from Lombard street and Van Ness avenue, Saturday evening the historical and carnival parade will start at Market and Hyde streets, and Portola wili make a balloon ascension, The tight rope walkers will perform as on other nights, and the illuminations of the warships and the city will shine with the same brilliancy that has character- ized the preceding nights of the cele- bration. - NAWGA@QNIN!HR At Last Man Has Proved That He Equals the Birds ODAY man kxnows how to fly. That Tis the great news which the years 1908-9 have brought to humanity and which has excited in all the world an enthusiasm unparalleled in history. It is true that the dream to emulate the bird and soar beyond the clouds is as old as man. The story of the hero, who on artificial wings tried to fly to the sun and so aroused the jeal- ousy of the gods that he was punished with a mortal fall, appears in all the legends of the peoples. Nevertheless it is not so many. years since that any one who talked seriously of a flying machine was regarded as foolish, and people smiled pityingly and shook their heads when he passed. Man remained for ages the master on the surface of the earth, but -the empire of the air escaped from him. Although it is about 120 years since for the first time man adventured into the ocean of air, soaring _higher than the condor or the eagle, it is only now that aerial navigation has reached the point where it can be seriously con- sidered” as a means of locomotion. It is confidently predicted by sci- entific men who are keeping in close touch with aerial matters, that in a comparatively short time the aeroplane will cease to be a dangerous curiosity of sport and that, having been given more stability by delicate automatic processes, it will begin to transform the earth, and, paradoxical as the statement may seem, it will be upon’ the sea that it will first triumph; that ‘before four or five years have passed a regular aerial service will be- or- ganized, first across the English chan- nel, then across the Mediterranean, and that later immense artificial birds car- rying passengers will swoop over the curvature of the ocean. The theory of the aeroplane may be illustrated by comparison with the flight of the bird. One will imagine generaliy that the bird when it flies constantly moves its wings vertically. That is what he is doing in fact when he raises himself straight over the earth, but it is not the way he flies generally. The instantaneous photo- graphs show us that the bird, when he is flying horizontally in a calm air, keeps his wings extended and from -time to time gives a horizontal thrust from the back tip of his wings, like the stroke of an oar, which pushes him forward. In such a flight the bird is just like a monoplane. the two wings form an inclined plane and the strokes of the oar, or the tips of the wings take the place of the turning of the screw, JUST IN TIME TO WELCOME PORTOLA SSRGS O R PR P P S S R O S oo BB BB S S B DSl B Do Dol D DB dr Yo ool