Show Burial of General Gloom Sunshine has always been California's California's Califor nias nia's greatest asset but often while Old Sol shone overhead the clouds of ot gloom and depression hovered over the heads of financiers and other men of business But all that is now over General Gloom has been burled buried far out to sea sen and his only avocation hereafter here hen hereafter after will be to investigate the contents contents contents con con- tents of Davy Jones' Jones locker Some time ago there started from Syracuse N N. Y a giant hammer ten feet long bearing the name Noc no This emblem of the knocker knocker knock er was destined for destruction beneath beneath beneath be be- neath the waves of the placid Pacific and its funeral procession across the country was marked by the attendance of governors mayors and other dignitaries dignitaries dignitaries and by the playing of many bands and ana the marching of many men menas menas menas as this corpse of depression was hurried hurried hurried hur hur- ried through the cities on its way west west- ward These ceremonies finally culminated on Washington's birthday at San Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco in a big funeral parade through the streets the transportation of f the giant hammer on a big ocean liner to toa toa toa a point 30 miles out into the Pacific nn and the heaving of the big box bog containing con con- containing General Gloom into the briny deep |