Show TUFT TAFT TOUCHED GOLD GUO m EY I THAT OPENED The Yukon Pacific Exposition Thrown Open to the Public a Great Multitude Being Present Seattle Wash The Vash The Yukon Alaskan Pacific exposition that cost coo OO and the first sod of which was turned exactly two years ago was officially of ot- opened at noon on Tuesday June 1 with fitting splendor and ceremony with a great multitude in at at- S T A in D me SUe C easi L l 01 VL me lue w IWU in the presence of a distinguished gathering of diplomats President Taft opened the exposition by touching touch ing lug a gold key studded with gold nuggets taken from Crom the first mine opened in the Klondike A hearty cheer from from the assembled guests followed fol followed fol- fol lowed the flash of or the electric circuit to the other side of the continent The military parade the speeches President Tafts Taft's signal the magic response re reo re- re all all were ere carried out exactly as planned When James J. J Hill was introduced in tn the opening exercises a tumult ensued ensued en en- sued that recalled the demonstrations for tor favorites at national political conventions conventions conventions con con- except that here people peo peo- pIe were cheering spontaneously for only one man who waited several minutes before he could begin his address ad ad- dress The management in their nicely nicely nicely nice nice- ly calculated program had omitted to count on this ovation and when President dent Taft pressed the golden key at noon and touched off the high signal gong he cut short shor Bishop Keator's bened A striking feature of or orthe the parade was the popular applause for the Japanese visitors of the tha cruisers Aso and Soya |