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VOLUME XLVIII.  SAN LOUIS OBISPO, CALIF

CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTH OBSERVED AT PIZMO BEACH
Five Thousand People Attend From All Over the County and Are Well Repaid by Witnessing Two Fine Flights by Aviator Wiseman---Arrangements for Exhibition Next Sunday.

A large majority of the people of San Luis Obispo went to El Pizmo yesterday to spend the Fourth of July.  The attraction of an aviator was sufficient to draw the people from all over this and the northern part of Santa Barbara county and a large share from the Salinas Valley.

The excursion train over the Southern Pacific from King City to El Pizmo was packed to the doors, and it was necessary to run a second section from San Luis Obispo.  Fully 1500 people went to the Beach on that train, and there were 950 tickets sold by Agent Delaney and his assistants, the largest sale of excursion tickets to any point from this city, while the balance came from the Monterey county section.

The San Luis Military Band also went on this train, and arriving at the Beach the people assembled in the pavilion where the exercises took place.  They were not long, which was satisfying to the large crowds

Under Sheriff George E. Van Gorden of this city was the President of the Day, and addressed the audience in a well timed speech, and was the recipient of many compliments for the manner in which he filled the position of presiding over the exercises.  The oration of the day was delivered by Warren M. John of this city, who was introduced by Mr. Van Gorden and in part said:

The inspiration of the ever brightening picture of a natural greatness of our flag, which the patriots defended.
It is the story of the Nation's history
It borrows its colors from the sky.
Its red symbolizes the blood of patriots from the Revolution to the Philippines from the Valley Forge to Manila Bay.
Its blue represents the uniform of the Nation's heroes
Its white the purity of our institutions.
Its stars the great States of the union forever see in the constellation of Freedom.
It is the symbol of prosperity, of liberty and peace.
It was the flag of our fathers and our mothers;  it is the flag of their sons and daughters.
We cannot forget that the blessings of citizenship in this nation are a contribution from the Grand Army of the Republic.
They gave power to the arm of government when disaster threatened to break it down.
They are responsible for our national creed, for our imperishable American brotherhood

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Today the eyes of the nation turn to the marble shaft at Springfield, Illinois, which marks the last resting place of Abraham Lincoln and whether as Americans we boast of New York's metropolitan glories, the mocking bird's tender songs that float upon the sweet scented breezes of the south, the boundless sweep and free air of the western plains, the historic memories of Quaker soil, and the proud history of New England's battles for freedom, the lofty peaks of Colorado:  whether we revel in the blissful hours beneath the palms of Honolulu, or follow the icy trail of the Alaskan gold hunter, every heart this day goes out in grateful memory of Abraham Lincoln.

Oftentimes we have heard the saying that it is better to be an American citizen than to be a King

It is well that we think so, and it is well that the remark be repeated that its truth may be more fully impressed upon our minds.  The privileges of American citizenship are God-given rights.  No Crown of tyranny is pressed down upon the brow and no shackles of unwarranted authority are placed upon the arms of the American citizen.  He is the servant of his own authority.

The laws which he himself makes, are not to place him under the heavy burden of a yoke, but to protect the high privileges which all Americans enjoy, under the fair and equal administration of our laws.

The fact that the influence, wholesome and inspiring as it is of Lincoln, still honors the patriotic and spurns the wrong doer, gives power to the American people of today to win victories for public honor in days of peace.

The above address by Postmaster John won many plaudits for his utterances.

The band then played several selections and the large crowd filed out into the open air again, where additional crowds had gathered until there was an assemblage on the beach of fully 5,000 persons, representing many different districts.  There were the usual amusements, and the band played in the Pavilion where the dance took place.

When noon time came many took their lunch on the sands while others availed themselves of the Inn and other places of refreshment

At 3:30 in the afternoon the biplane owned by Aviator Wiseman which had been on exhibition near the Inn was moved down onto the hard sands at the waters' edge, where arrangements were made for the flight as has been promised by Manager Percival to the large assemblage.  It may be fitting to say at this time that he is the first man who has announced a flying machine exhibition that has proved a success in San Luis Obispo county.

Everyone was curious to have a good look at the machine and they gathered around it while the mechanicians and Wiseman were preparing it for the flight it was soon to make.  It was a delicate affair but weighed about 800 pounds, and equipped with a powerful motor.

At the signal Wiseman started the engine and soon after was soaring over the crowds going in a northerly direction, the buzz of the propeller being heard for a great distance.  The machine flew along at a swift rate and as Wiseman got beyond the crowds his pace was ever greater and then he took a turn to the right over the land until well up above the Inn when he turned to the left and soon after swooped down into the water of the ocean and this killed his engine, but there was speed enough to carry him out of the sea and onto the sands again.  An automobile was called into service and the biplane was soon drawn back to its original starting place where arrangements were made for another flight.  Had it not been for the dead engine Wiseman would have come back over the heads of the people again.  As he walked past the crowd he remarked that when he went up again he would encircle the tall flagstaff fronting the Inn and around the staff in a large circle and then began waving his hand to the crowds to clear the way for him to land on the sands in front of the Inn, but the people interested in his flight misconstrued his meaning and did not move which caused the aviator to change his course and prepare another route.  He was quick to make a decision as he swooped about in the circle and went south toward Oceano, and was soon lost to sight in the high fog.  When he had gone quite a distance he turned and came back, made a dive and landed near the place where he had started from amid the applause of the people.  Wiseman would have gone much higher but the damp atmosphere dimmed his glasses preventing such course.

The day was spent, and the people began starting for their homes well satisfied with the treatment accorded them by the Pizmo management, although some remained for the dance in the evening.

The excursionists from King City and waypoints and from this city were at Pizmo station at 7:30 p. m. to take the train for home, but the S. P. methods prevailed and the return trip was not made until 8:25 p. m. which ut a damper o what was otherwise an enjoyable day, although this was not part of the Pizmo management's fault.

Will Fly Again.

Wiseman has demonstrated what real flying is and arrangements will be made for another exhibition next Sunday when he will race along the beach with a swift automobile, and later will attempt some high flying if weather conitions are right.