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Show SAN FRANCISCO FAIR FORMALLY DEDICATED Vast Concourse Listens to Address by Vice President Marshall; Many Countries Represented R -i mil 1 I a?i FrancUco, March 24. Vlco I , , president Thomas R. Marshall, rep-A rep-A resenting tho President ot the Unit-M Unit-M ed States, formerly dedicated today tho Panama Pacific International exposition ex-position Standing beneath tho great arch ot the tower of Jewels, tho vice president presi-dent addressed a .vast concourse of people, who erowded tho Court ot tho Universe. Mr. Marshall spoko with solemnity nnd waa constantly halted by applause. ap-plause. Especially was this the case when, reforrlng to tho Panama can-" nl he voiced regret that this altruis-lc altruis-lc work has a real or seeming defect de-fect In the charge of an injustice dono a sister republic of tho south." "Let us not be too dismayed this day by reason of that fact," Bald he. "The American people are wise and they know ho is not wise who la not Just." Charles C. Moore, president ot tho exposition Introduced the first three speakers, United States Senator James P. Phelan ot California, Chester Ches-ter H. Howell, representing Governor Johnson, and Mayor James Itolph Jr. tho latter expressing tho hope to tho vlco president that tho message ho would forward to the Prosident would bo "California has dono well." Pros ident Mooro called for threo cheers when Mr. Marshall was Introduced. Tho lmpresslvencss ot tho seeno was added to by tho scores ot foreign for-eign representatives, officers of tho army and navy In full dross uniform. Prior to tho dedication, luncheon was served for officers in tho California Cali-fornia stato building. Then carao u review of tho fleet's marines and bluejackets by the vlco prosident, Admiral Ad-miral Howard and General Murray. Tonight tho vice president Joined, with tho national commission In receiving re-ceiving tho foreign commissioners at a reception and ball In tho California Califor-nia stato building. Thero wero 2000 Invltod guests, including in-cluding army, navy, city, state and f federal officials. y Talk, to Waterways Congress Assuring tho delegates to tho Inland In-land Waterways congross, which convened con-vened hero today, that tho national government heartily favored extensive exten-sive development ot natural waterways, water-ways, Vlco President Marshall In nn nddress beforo tho body declared that while ho at all times favored expenditures on projects beneficial to tho Amorlcnn peoplo ho was absolutely abso-lutely opposed to appropriations covering cov-ering what ho tormod "mirage improvements." im-provements." Tho great reason why our water ways havo been slow In their do velopmont," ho said, "lies In tho fact that tho American peoplo aro going too fast. They ar0 not contont to wait through tho slower stages ot water transportation, but demand the spood and rush of express trains. Tho future, however, will bring about a decided clmngo In this. Already wo aro reaching tho era when tho things wo need on our breakfast table ta-ble will be sent to us by means of water transportation and not by ox-press ox-press or fast freight. "I want It distinctly understood," ho added, "that In thoso desultory remarks upon tho futuro of waterways water-ways I'm not running atllt ot tho railroads nor proclaiming myself in, favor of government ownership of "railroads. That Is a problem for tho future." |