16 Y. M. C. A. WIRELESS STATION, READY FOR OPERATION, IS OF MODERN TYPE Course Will Consist of Eight Months, Which Is Considered Adequate to Acquire Profidency-Da'y and Night Classes Will Be Conducted by Two Instructors With Practical Experience. all. r -thj . r?w "'tf-4j ' o Csss at worA in Yfi-C.fl. ... ssK ZTM Ecctn'ca Laboratory- -s15 ' ; Kl yiyx. r' - , V ' H i - b - . - -3- is i-t - ill -J.i&. l 'A li- i . EQUIPPED with a wireless tele graph apparatus, by use o which It is expected to communicate with t-"an Diego. Honolulu and other distant cities, the Portland Young Men's Chris tian Association has just established one of the first complete schools In the West for instruction In use of "wire less." It Is said to bo the most complete apparatus possessed by any Y. C. A. in the country, and the association has been a pioneer in the education of op erators. For several weeks workmen have been busv erecting towers for the wire less on the roof of the T. M. O. A. build ing. The last detail in completing the connection between the towers and the Rending and receiving station in the basement was attended to a week ago yesterday, the men in charge enthusi astically working into the night hours so that the plant might be tested. Then A. F. Willat, one of the instructors, grasped the key and sent the first mes sage Into siace. Almost immediately a reply was received from a ship at sea. In the same evening there was an ex change of messages with a small pri vate station at Forest Grove, but no at tempt was made to pick up a distant station. It requires some time to "tune" an apparatus before the best re sults are gained in long-distance send ing and receiving. Plant of Moft Approved Type. The plant at the Y. M. C. A. is known to be an excellent one. as it was form erly installed on the roof of The Orc gonlan building, where it was operated for some time and given a thorough test. At the Y. M. C. A. it receives di rect currents of , 110 and 220 volts, which are converted into much higher alternating voltage. Every detail of the plant Is of the most approved pat terns, and one or two accessories. In cluding a new rotary spark gap. are being constructed by the students in the - M. C. A. lanoratories. When the present Y. M. V. A. build ing was Mrst ejected a small wireless plant was Installed, but it was much CHURCH WORK CENTERS UPON POOR AND NEEDY Approach of Christmas Turns Activities to Less Fortunate Folk Bishop Cooke Says 300 Preachers Needed in Oregon and Washington. THIS is the first Sunday in Advent and therefore the heginntng of a new church year. From now until Christmas the church makes prepara tion for the feast which commemorates the birth of the infant Savior. General church activity centers upon the pro vision for the poor and needy at this time, when all should be happy and JoyfuL To this end baiaars have been held almost daily during the past two weeks and there are many more to come, at some of which all the money Is devoted to a fund for the supply of baskets and Christmas boxes to the destitute and the homeless. In every case, at least some part is set aside for this good purpose. The rast week too has seen the com mencement of the annual meetings of the various societies of the churches, while the annual business meetings of ihe churches themselves, with the elec tion of officers and trustees takes place about this period. When Bishop R. J. Cooke returned from attending the various meetings of the boards of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he told of the crying need for more pastors in Oregon and Washing ton, declaring that S00 appeals, almost amounting to demands, were waitins to be attended to for lack of pastors. The continued growth of the religious field with the general growth of the community is also responsible for the erection of new churches to meet the demands for greater space, and in this connection great efforts are being made at Christmas time to garner- in sub Cfiares tfustn inferior to the present one. It was im possible to send messages over it, and consequently a complete course could not be taught. There is considerable demand for instruction, especially with the Increased number of operators that are being used on vessels, so the asso ciation arranged to install adequate equipment at the first opportunity. Connie I.aI tight Months, i "Walter Haynes. head of the electrical school of the Y. M. C. A., has outlined an eight-month course in wireless. This includes practice Mn sending and re ceiving, theory, mathematics, spelling and punctuation. If the student cannot meet the Government regulations at the end of eight months, he Is allowed three months more to perfect himself. Mr. Haynes says that It Is much more llke- scriptions for the building fund of these needed churches. . In these notes, for Instance, Rev. C. f U.Dh,.Mn ,hAW hi' StAtlStiCfl the growing necessity for a church in Ladd s Addition, ana ne tens oi plans for raising the money so that not a. step shall be -taken until it Is known that the church can be built free from debt. In cases like these every subscription is a deserving Christmas present, and his church is but one of many where privations are being undergone by some to enable others to have their Sunday services. Several important meetings are to be held at the First Congregational Church this week. Tomorrow evening at 6:30 o'clock the Brotherhood of the Congre gation holds the monthly meeting and dinner, at which the feature will be an address by Judge M. C. George on "Moses and His Literary Work From the Standpoint of a Jurist." Special music or "the kind that men like." as Dr. Luther R. Dyott puts it, will be given -during the evening. Kindness for others has been the cause that brings about a meeting of the Business Girls Club of the First Church on Tuesday. All the members bought dolls some time ago and on Tuesday they are to meet to make dresses and clothe all the dolls. These thev will present to little girls they know of who would otherwise be with out this most necessary treasure at Christmas time. "The Socletv," -the corporate body of the church, will hold its annual busi ness meeting and election of a presi THE SUNDAY OKEGOA1AS, FOKTLAXD, PECT53IBER 3, 1912. ffrroc Wat nstnjctor in Wngess rc 7beprafAp ly that a person will become proficient In less than eight months, than that it will require-a longer periol. Th twn wireless classes, one in the riavtlma and one at night, will be taught by A. F. Willat and Charles Aus. t r. wniat was eraduated from the Georgia School of Technology a spent two years in the testing and con struction departments of the General l.'l . l nmnanv t Kf-) f'Tl PP t R.( V. N. Y.. and- two years as instructor in the New York City Electrical School. Mr. Aus tin is president of the Amateur Wire less Association of Oregon and has had seven years' experience in wireless work. He was at one time operator on the steamer Rose City, and has a pri vate plant at his home on the East Bide. dent' a treasurer and one trustee, to serve for a term of four years, next Thursday at the church. The follow ing dav officers and teachers of the Bible school also hold their annual meeting at which officers for the en suing year will be elected, following the regular annual dinner. The annual election of officers of the church took place last Thursday, and at this meeting members unanimously expressed a desire for a union week of prayer in conjunction with the churches of other denominations on the West Side during the first week of the new year. It has been decided that the business meeting of the church will be held on January 2. On this occasion - the re ports of committees and officers on the work of the past year will be read. . With great ceremony of the lighting of Channukah candles, with English and Hebrew speakers, and with, songs by over 200 children, under the direc tion of Superintendent Dr. 6. Matz knld, the opening of the Portland He brew Talmud Torah will take place this afternoon at 3 o'clock , at. the First-street Synagogue. First and Hall streets. An Interesting programme has been prepared, the leading numbers of which are: "Vaany Thpilathi." Hebrew song, by the class; prayer Mincho, He brew; "Scheoo Ziono," Hebrew, song: Channukah speech. Hebrew; feast of dedication, English: Hebrew-English and English-Hebrew, translation, by pupils; "Chushu Achim " Hebrew song; "Al Hanishim," Hebrew reading; "All the Wonders," recitation; lighting the candles; explanation of the meaning of candles, English and Hebrew; "Ha nelrath Holou," Hebrew song; "Hatik vo." Hebrew song; "Adon Olom," He brew Bong. Most of the numbers are by the pupils. When Kev. C. T. McPherson, of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, was appointed. Just over a year ago, he was confronted with the task of raising money sufficient to build a par sonage and a church. The former was finished a little less than 12 months ago, and services have been held ever since on the first floor. Meney Is now needed to purchase two lots, on which n nntlon has been secured, as the loca tion for" the new church. The two lots are situated on Bircu and Spruce streets, one block east of the Sellwood carnne. near wtui street. This neighborhood is the gate way to three large additions, Brooklyn. Ladd and Stevens: it is the center of over 4700 children and young people, less than 10 per cent of whom attend Sunday school, accoraing 10 uui k nv -vir MnPherson. The only churches in this immediate district are a Catholic and a German Lutheran. The lota will cost 14455 ana must db paid for by January 1- Subscriptions are being taken now. and the amount raised so far is approximately half the money needed. The city church extension commit tee, at its meeting last Tuesday, in the First Church, took the project up. i Is helping along tne enterprise Its power. A committee was appointed, consist i n v inhmnn. T. 6. McDaniel and C. W. De Graffe. which is to act Jointly with the officials oi ine cuuiw,. This is tne in enierpnoo ..nA.rtavn hv Mr. McPherson. and he has said definitely that the church will be bunt entirely ir debt, and that building will not be . . Jt .11 ha rAnlllrH ftTHOU lit Of Biancu uuwi ' ; , 10.000 as a minimum is raised, every cent of wnicn wui oe nctuunit They hope to begin the erection early . . i. i t,a hullriinar will be in tne oi"'"B ; of cement frame construction, adapted to the needs or tne congreiiuu. is a far from affluent one. . In the church house of the First Pres byterian Church. Thirteenth and Alder streets, commenced last Sunday a series of addresses on Missionary work, es pecially for the benefit of the younger people. It was held under the aus pices of the Presbytery of Portland, but is open to all workers from other de nominations. . Rev. George a. rruu. oi iui and Rev. Ernest F. Hall, of San Fran cisco, conducted this mission. ue former clergyman is Sunday school sec retary of the Board of Foreign Mis sions in New York, and is well known among Sunday school workers for his publications and addresses. Mr. Hall is the district secretary of the foreign board for the Pacific Coast, and has in addition served for a number of years as a missionary in Korea, his knowl edge of this field, therefore, being firsthand. The minds of the congregation of the East Side Baptist Church are agitated over what Rev. W. O. Shank will say. The new pastor arrived in Portland last Friday from Winfield, Kansas, and preaches his first sermon today. For . , . v. , li auditorium of the church, which is on East Twentieth and Ankeny streets, has been crowaea anu i , o n-a Thflrn is certain to be a larger crowd today, and it is possible that Deiore ne o""""! - .i.i --in hovA h ppn removed. This will provide room for an addi tional 200 memDers. . v. - t- , Vi d memhers hope w) y liid - - - - - - have a new church under construction, a block or two north of the present location. With this in view, all the ln- -i f.--A f.nm ihp remodeled old church is being set aside. The building. which is on East Beventn ana .fiiio-ciu streets, has been turned into a garage. i ...;ii Minn Minnie memueia " ' " " "- Oliphant. the singing evangelist, who left for Chicago last rnuaj. . , i f tha Wimrnn'n BaDtiSt Home and Foreign Missionary Union was held last Tuesday at the Arleta Baptist Church. The morning session was devoted largely to the regular . . .. m - TTniAn TtAnorts were OUSineas ui i " ' . read from various churches, and a most interesting account oi tne jumau was given by Mrs. Ztmmer, while Miss Eva Hill told of the home mission work in the Arleta district. In the afternoon a muici f--- k thA YTiAmbers gramme wa i J. v, . of the Arleta church and H. E. Marshall gave an address on nome mui and on the negro problem, the Indian question and Immigration. Kev. Mr. Fosdick. one of the two con vention pastors, gave details of mis sion work, in iieias whcio . --- . . r lalr nf railroads regular paii, and the vastness of the territory to be covered. . i t cmriAv Avenins- sermons A BUI l.D . - . ... i i .hi. Avaninir At the Cente nary Methodist Church, by Rev. Delmer H. Trimble. Tne general mewio "... "Pertinent Pointers for Portland Peo ple " The topics and their dates are: December 8, "My Conscience How Sat isfy It?"; December 15. "My Doubts How Settle Them?": December 22, "My Will How Strengthen It?": January U, "Tobacco Should I Use It?": January 19, "The Theater Should I Attend It? : January 26. "snouia i ne v v.,,..-...-". The last Sunday in December and the t will hA devoted to IirSl HI f-liuni J .. - sacred concerts by the choir Special musical leatures wm r tne cnoir iijiuuB""- . ..roiA ion hv Professor KOSpei owns o'-i t - Hadley, with solos by E. Maldyn Evans and Mr. riaaiey, win ue and every service. From start to' finish the annual bazaar and social oi tne r irst pun v. ,v,ih Tx.-a held last Tuesday in the parlors of the White Temple, was edibles and sweets were on sale, the i cihu M,aM tAicinr a store vanuua i 1 - apiece. Daughters of the Temple had charge or tne oook utinuimrai. I. A., the home-made goods; the Alert, '.wiMu in nnmnnnAd nf voung men, the ice cream and candy department: the Anomas served tea ana ms ujdMuc, , or the Philalethea brought to a close a most successful day by serving a dainty dinner, beginning am ciuto.. The women of St. David's Guild held their annual bazaar at me panau i Twntfth and East Morri- son streets. Wednesday. Bags, fancy articles, aprons, nousenoia nirono. dolls and homemade candles, jellies and jams were sola, -tea wtw and a musical programme presented during the evening. h. fart that today marks the beginning of the. new Chris ..... koine thA first Sunday in Advent, preparations for Christmas are begun in all tne cnurcn -this so in the Roman Catholic Church. The congregation of the Cathedral of the Immaculate iioiitepuuu v,.crcin a in hours' devotion 1-- 4. l.n-.Ar' r thAi 1A fit Of the service i n uuuvi v. - . T, , , Immaculate conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, tne P"" " cathedral. At tne cmiamu a , .in v o r.rpntlnn to the sodali ties, commencing with the children's sodalities of St. AgneB ana ou mi - The annual eucharistlc conference of the diocese was held this year at the Church of the sacrea ncsn. - . Jlnrau Attended, as well as Archbishop Christie, The conference opened witn nign iha, were read on church work, especially in relation to devotion iu unou On December 11 Father J. J. Grtbbln ,i hi. onlriATi lubllee of 50 Will CTlCMIttlS ...a n " " years in the service of the Catholic Church. .fatner unuoiu, " 82d year, was ordained by the Arch bishop of Toronto. Canada, after he had landed from Ireland. Ho has re sided In Portland during the past year since his retirement from active work almost a year ago. will be held at St. Francis' Church with high mass. . n . -E,.nir n -RMnAlev is. trlven - a 1BV. . ' I ' series of stereopticon lectures in tne First United Presbyterian Church on the Moslem world. The first lecture last Sunday reiatea io me me ana character of the false prophet. They are given every Duauajr ctchius. ELECTRICAL M. J. Walsh Co. 311 Stark Street Lighting PHONES Main 7822 A 1879 Our Xmas Gift List Electric Curling Irons Table Lamps Electric Irons Electric Chafing Dishes - ' Andirons and Fire Sets Xmas Tree Lights Fire Sets and Fenders Folding Spark Guards Electric Figures And Pottery Vases ' Shower Lights and Domes Tho tnirenultv dlsnlayed. in designing beautiful ornaments for Christmas trees and other holiday decorations Is re m.,kiiiii nf course the results ob tained both commercially and socially are well worth all the effort exerted in this direction, and, therefore, one feels inclined to say, "Go ahead, keep up the good, work, give us more novelties, etc" However, while many have given much thought to Deautiiui oetumii fw have considered the matter of safety in this connection. fh.le Yna. tfOAB HTIll - other hoi 1 ORY decorations usually are of a very inr flammable character, even ine rwu ..... r h tT- Itself burns readi ly, and the common practice of illumi nating It by means ot gpen-iwiiio " tapers is an invitation to disaster. t . i. tkarofAM verv crratifving to note that the inaiigurators of the elec trical Christmas Idea nave noi ovn looked the needs of the Christmas tree I. ,kl, IwHnn that is. a means of safe illumination which, while greatly increasing the delight of the little peo ple, affords absolute peace 01 nuuu . the grown-ups. rr-l i4aPnrBHv lllh t1 D SC OUtfltS 1 ... . n.tmhAi- nf amall incan- LUUDIOl . . " ; descent lamp bulbs representing a variety or natural ODjecis sucn u uuuo, .it ri n a-o r Animals and snow men,' and clowns, and Santa Claus him self. The bulbs are attacneo. 10 in sulated wires covered with green braid, the entire arrangement resemnnuB -.1 rrui. vino Tnav htk P H F 1 1 V feS- ,...i amnno- tha branches of the tree. the wire lettiy niaaen iroro oifem, only the lamps showing. Connection k. maA t n . n v mnvenient lamp socket. The lighting of the lamps pro duces an IndescriDaDiy Deauiuui euwi. Th. Rlvlnir of Useful Gifts. - r , i .i ffift, rono-A in va.rietv and I1U1I1I11J B" " C3 " price from a penny card to diamonds worth many thousands oi wiwri. ..i... i,,a mmrpcliitlnn however, be cause they , are imbued with the sea son's sentiment. Nevertheless It is true that, as this season repeats itself, the task of selecting suitable gifts be- . nnsi mnrA difficult, and the Query, "What shall I giver causes greater wcrrrlment. The majority of people solve the 1.1 h- daIaaKh or RnmethlnST Useful. P 1 UU1M' VJ -J-'-'' --n . Doing so agrees with their ideas or economy, and, II tne articles nva.iiu.uic ... Artiatio a well is useful, they are n.ihi o-ratinAd This nractice is steadily growing in favor and accounts very largely lor tne ract inai as mm American households are much better equipped with useful tnings man are Fixtures SAFE CHRISTMAS TREES those of other lanas. Under these circumstances the Elec trical Christmas idea conforms very happily with the trend of better Judg ment In the selecting of holiday gifts. As a matter of fact the various electri cal household gifts now available are not only thoroughly practical and use ful, but also possess artistic qualities, which enable them to successfully vie for attention with many of the purely ornamental things. Furthermore, there is something about the matchless clean liness, convenience and. tone of an electric household device that renders It one of the most appreciated of holi day gifts. Another great advantage lies in their general usefulness that is, they are useful to the whole family as well as to any lndlvfdual member thereof. And if the giver of the gift is a "strangeT within the gates" it Is equally useful to him or her, as the case may be. Small Honaehold Motors. . The electric fan and the sewing ma chine lead the way to the vacuum cleaner, the motor-driven meat chop per freezer, washing machine and an endless variety of labor-saving and care-lightening household devices, which are surely and steadily banish ing "blue Mondays" i "black Fridays" and other partl-colored days into the realms of tradition. . The housewife is now entirely re lieved or greatly assisted In her manifold- duties of the kitchen by motor driven cofTee, meat and vegetable grinders, egg and cream beaters, knife sharpeners. polishing and buffing wheels, dishwashers, potato peelers, cake or dough mixers, and many other devices of equal convenience. She Is also assisted in her entertain ing duties by motor-driven pianos and talking machines, while electric mas sage and manicuring machines com bine with electric curling irons for use in the bathroom and boudoir. - Sparka Electric. Television is ' the latest. You talk with a friend a hundred miles away and yon see him as plainly as though you were in the same room. The quarter-in-the-slot electric meter has made its appearance. A cent's worth of electricity will drive a lJ-inch fan for 90 minutes. Eight thousand passenger elevators in New York carry more than 6,000.000 passengers a day. Officers of the new battleship South Dakota, which is equipped with Curtis turbine engines, say there is absolutely no vibration of the Are control masts, a difficulty always found In the recipro cating engine-driven vessels. An electric light of four billion candle-power would be necessary to signal to Mars. The average number of passengers t INGENUITY THE PROBLEM OF WHAT TO GIVE is easily solved if you consider the wide range . ...f,,l and beautiful thintrs to be found UJ. wowi" among Things Electrical. and ntllllV OI B" cictni light the recipient, and creates win De iar in excess ux mc muucnictrau. Library Lamps Desk Lamps Xmas Tree Light ing Outfits Curling Iron Heat ers Flat Irons Cigar Lighters Shaving Mirrors Shaving Mugs Bread Toasters Percolators Chafing Dishes Egg Boilers Coffee Pots Massage Vibrators Vacuum Cleaners Washing Machines I Portland Railway, Light & Power Company ELECTRIC STORE SEVENTH AND ALDER STREETS We carry a full line Electrical Tree Needs V&fZ&.f SIXTH AND PINE STREETS mm MOHRLITE A REVOLUTION IN LIGHTING An indirect fixture now possible in any room irrespective of deco - rations. Saves two-thirds of current consumption. J. c FIXTURES crried dally on the elevated railways of Chicago Is 419,897. Thomas ' A. Edison's royalties for moving: picture patents total . nearly 17000 a week. Plans for a 116.000,000 tunnel be tween the North and South stations of the New Haven Railroad in Boston are about to be approved. The express elevators In the Board of Trade building:, Chicago, are the fastest In the world, having: a speed of 670 feet a minute. New York boasts an electrically lighted hearse. An electromagnet is being used to recover sunken iron cargoes such as nails, steel strips and rolls of wire. In the Mississippi River. Parole Violator Would-Bo S-ulcldo. Richard Foster,- arrested by the police as a vagrant and afterwards discovered to have broken his parole from Folsom penitentiary. California, and being held for return to that place, attempted sui cide in the County Jail yesterday morn ing. He took chloride of lime, used as a disinfectant, the only thing available. Chloride of lime does not contain much poisonous substance, and the only effect was to make Foster extremely nau seated. Old Warehouse Not Dangerous. After a detailed Inspection of the old warehouse building being occupied tem porarily by the rollce Jjepartment ana the city Jail, Deputy City Building In spector Kremmer yesterday reported that there is no danger of its collapse. Reports have been circulated for sev eral days to the effect that the build ing Is unsafe and liable to tumble in at any time. Inspector Kremmer says DISPLAYED THIS CHRISTMAS - tJVT. i The distinctiveness FyJ - A em ouio i mv.- the impression that it Hair Dryers Sewing Machine Motors . Kitchen Power Tables Utility Traveling Outfits Lumin ons Radia tors Tea Kettles Cereal Cookers Waffle Irons Milk. Warmers Samovars Illuminated Rose Brackets Illuminated Rosa Garlands Disc Stoves Toaster Stoves Electric Xmas Gifts WHAT TO GIVE HER A Percolator, Toaster, Flat iron, Electric 5 Range or Chafing Dish. For Xmas Watch Our Uf't Window Uisplayu STUBBS ' F.I.F.P.TRIC CO. PHONES Main 1696 A-1696 3 y n "ljjgfr ENGLISH CO. 128 Park Street Near Washington 0 there Is no part of the building which Is weak or in danger. Grocers Indorse Wage BUI. Believing that the present recom- pense for labor of women and minors is, in many cases, wholly Inadequate to their actual needs and contributes to poverty, physical deficiency and moral delinquencies, the Grocers' and Mer chants' Association has passed a reso lution indorsing the industrial welfare bill, commonly known as the minimum wage bill, as drafted by the Consumers' League of Oregon. PENSION POLICY DECIDED 50 General Legislation io Be Tried at Short Session. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. The pension programme of the Democrats In the House has been definitely settled by the determination of the committee on invalid pensions t attempt no general pension legislation in this short ses- 51 Chairman Sherwood 'said today, how ever, that private pension bills affect ing several hundred persons would be consolidated Into one. two or three omnibus private pension measures. EDISON RECOJDS REDUCED Genuine Edison Wax Gold Molded Records, regular 35c and 60c, now as low as 21c for standard and 31c each for amberol records. Ellers Music House, Talking Machine Headquarters, Seventh, and Alder.