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Show "4 I f Wonderful Exhibits From All Lands Show the World's Best Progress .r"" f From Beginning to End Magnificent Panama-Pacific International Exposition Will Abound With Superb Educational and Entertainment Features. By HAMILTON WRIGHT. THE construction of tliu vast Panama t'uclllc International Exposition nt Sun Francisco ws 05 per rent completed three month before the opening day, on Feb. SO. 1'j15. The early Insinuation Insinua-tion of thousands of tons of rare aud costly exhibits from nil parts of the globe and the participation of forty of the world's great counti les have assured assur-ed a celebration that will be unrivaled In Its splendor, magnitude. Interest and comprehensiveness. From Its spenlng until Its close, on Dcs. 4, 101.-5, the Imposition will abound with orlglnnl features collected collect-ed at an expenditure of many millions of dollars. It will present n cross section sec-tion of human achievement The Pun- HEW, W-& ,.- .$' &!& . ' flSB. , ."" O Photograph courtesy San Francisco Examiner. THE MOTHER OF LINCOLN BEACHEY, FROM THE TOWER OF JEWELS, 435 FEET ABOVE THE EARTH, AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIO INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, WATCHES HER SON LOOP HIS ONE THOUSANDTH LOOP. When Uncoln Ileacliey, a son of San Francisco, on the occasion of his bo'necomlng after breaking nil world rec. ords as a daredevil loopcr of 009 loops, pcrformeI two entirely new and death defying hiiiiiIh over the completed palaces of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition It was his aged mother who for the first time waved hliu on to freshachtevements. Mrs. Heachcy held a place of honor, 435 feet up In the ulr, on t lie tiptop of the wonderful won-derful Tower of Jewels. From this aerie she was nblo to watch every erratic move of her daredevil son. She cried out only once. That was when ho wrote the figures "1000" against the clouds, tilth ubove the two miles of completed exhibit palaces, significant of the looping of his one thousandth loop. ami 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 canal, ca-nal, la today revealed as the greatest manifestation of national achievement In American history. Here will lie a neutral ground where even nations engaged en-gaged In warfare will display on a scalo never before equaled their progress prog-ress In the arts. Industries and sciences of peace. Within three months before the opening open-ing of the Exposition as many as 2.000 tons of consignments had reached Sun Francisco In u single day, and. far In advance of Its opening, the Exposition had created nn unprecedented Interest throughout the world, nud Its opening was eagerly nwnlted. In keen competitive exhibits there will bo presented more than 80,000 single sin-gle exhibits and groups of related, exhibits ex-hibits portraying the results of the world's best efforts In recent years. This wonderful Exposition, presented present-ed at an outlay of more than ftSO.OOO.-000, ftSO.OOO.-000, celebrates n contemporaneous achievement, the building of the Puna-ma Puna-ma canal, and all exhibits that are entered en-tered for competitive award will he those that have been orlglnntrd or pro duced slnco the grnt Louisiana Pur chaso Exposition at St. Ixxils ten years ago. The possible exception to this rule will bo where earlier exhibits are shown to Illustrate the evolution of the processes of manufacture as, for example, ex-ample, a display of a model of the Orst cotton gin In connection with the mur-velous mur-velous equipment Into which It has evolved. Many of the displays will bo especially espe-cially adapted to study by the delegates dele-gates to great national and International Interna-tional congresses and conventions, of which more than 300, embracing nl-most nl-most every phase of human activity, have voted to meet In San Francisco In IDIfi. Delegates to the congresses Interested In social progress und wel JwJtu) "THE END OF THE TRAIL," PANAMA-PACIFIO INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, SAN FRANCISCO, 1915. This photograph shows James Earlo Eraser's superb piece of statuary, "The, End of the Trail," nt the Puwilna-Pacltlc International Exposition. More thnn BOO beautiful sculptures arc shown at the Exposition, the works of famous sculptors of tho day. In addition to the sculptures shown out of doors;" thousands of beauUful works of art are presented In the great Pulace of Flue Arts. 1 -ir fare work will, for exnmplc. wee !n the Puluie or Mines an exhibit three fourths of mi iiere In extent, llius trutlng the iiiiintier In which the largest steel coipurntlnu In the wot Id Is carlnu tor and plans to still further fur-ther ndvunee the welfare of Its ein ployees In the I'alnce of Educitiloti they will tie Interested In n great United States goi eminent exhibit The grcHt war In no wuy has dluiln Ished the prospect of attendance at the Exposition, und thousand of Americans will for the first time en Joy the educative trip serins their tin tlve land After the outbreak ul l In-conflict In-conflict the number of conventions de elding to meet In San Frumlscn pro portfounlel.v Increased One of tin must Important nf (tie iissomhlngc-wlll iissomhlngc-wlll be the International cic'liicciln. congress, at which Its distinguished chairman, Colonel George W. Uoetbals, will preside. Tho foreign participation will be notable- The nations are not attempting attempt-ing to ahow everything that they pro-duco, pro-duco, but will lay especial emphasis upon those products In which tbey excel. ex-cel. In the Danish display, for example, exam-ple, will be shown products of the lloyul Danish porcelain factory at Co-peuhagen. Co-peuhagen. Japan In her exhaustive exhibit ex-hibit will display priceless works of urt, loaned by direction of the Imperial household and many of which could uot be duplicated. From Italy will bo shown historic paintings of the old masters, hitherto never exhibited In America In the orlglnnls. From China there have reached San Francisco selections se-lections of exhibits collected under the supervision of the governors of the Chinese Chi-nese provinces. Iture silks nud satins, carvings, Inlay work In the precious metals, exhibits of the transportation methods employed In tho old China nnd the modern methods used In the awakening republic will bo shown. New Zealand will muko a marvelous marvel-ous exhibit of Its ruro woods, of Its fleeces, of Its superb scenic charms. A largo number of roro gluut trco ferns from New Zealand will bo found growing on the Exposition grounds. Tho Argentine ltcpubllc early set aside a larger Bum than any ever appropriated ap-propriated by a foreign nation for representation rep-resentation In an American exposition. The modern cities of Argentina, the schools, churches, libraries, tho great llvo stock and agricultural Interests will be extensively portrayed, nnd the mutual Interests of South America and North America will be emphasized In almost every conceivable manner. From South Afrlcn will bo shown diamond dia-mond exhibits ami methods of extraction. extrac-tion. The magnificent Canadian displays dis-plays will review uot only the widely known agricultural wealth, but will Illustrate the scenic charms of the great Dominion, of snow clad mountain moun-tain peaks, of furreachlng forest, of Inland lakes In chains of sliver nud rushing mountain streams. |