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Dr. R. A. Thompson.
Dear Sir: Lat night I at
tended on of your ctura
and was surprised by the per
fect system you hare of de
tecting flaws In human vision.
The rapidity and accuracy
with which you correct Astig
matism, Myopia and Hyper
opia ta nothing short of mar
velous. - America can wi)l be proud
of an optician , who has
achieved such good results as
you have. I am sorry you are
leaving Berlin and wish you
all the success and -honors I
am sure you will receive on
your return to America.
Very truly yours,
O. H. MOREE. M. D.
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" VOL. XXXIV LONDON, JUNE 6, 108 ; ;, ; .S'S'S?.
'- Translation- R. A. Thomp
son, an American optician,
astonished' the "medical
world : last evening with an.
important .discovery for in
stantaneous. Vight-testing. In
a practical demonstration be
fore professors of the faculty
they unanimously declared it
a "great' aid to science. , Mr
Thompson was, born in
Brooklyn, N.' Y. . "
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London Parla Mancheatos
BIBXDf, MAT 14, 1908.
One of the most successful American "inva
sions" which has taken place in Germany in re
cent years is that engineered by Robert A.
Thompson, a Portland, Oregon, boy and expert
Optician, who came here a year ago to teach
Germans whom Thpckeray called a "nafion in
spectacles" -what eye-glasses are and are not.
Mr. Thompson has been putting in a busy
twelVemonth learning all Germany has to teach
in his profession and has been called upon to
deliver lectures to students of both American and
German nationality. He has perfected a mar
velous system of eye-testing which German ex
perts declared a genuine "eye-opener." Previous
to coming to Berlin, Mr. Thompson won recog
nition in London and Paris.
Berlin letter to the Oregonian.
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AMERICAN OPTICIAN
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ASTONISHES PHYSICIANS
Robert A. Thompson, an American eye specialist, de
livered a most Illuminating lecture on the eye at the opti
cal demonstration rooms of Mr. Sidney Richardson, off the
Strand, on Wednesday evening. The great number of
students present were greatly Interested In the extraordi
nary skill of Dr. Thompson, who gave a practical demon
stration of his new system of eye glass fitting. Several
oculists present who wore, complicated glasses allowed
him to examine their eyes to see now near he would comt
to the proper prescription. To their great astonishment
he found tho proper correction In each case In less than
five minutes. Dr. Thompson leaves England shortly tc
continue his studies In France.
Thompson's new method of testing eyes and developing sight is
indorsed by over 2,000 of Europe's foremost oculists and is the greatest
discovery made in optometry in the twentieth century. You can do no
better than thousands of others have done with their eye troubles
consult Thompson. No time like the present; no place like his; no optical
institution in America so scientifically equipped.
PERFECT FITTING GLASSES AS LOW AS $1.50
-THOMPSON PERSONALLY EXAMINES EVERY CASE
The official organ of the Optical Society, the 8ootty
of Chemist-Opticians, the Institute of Ophthalmto,
Opticians, the West' Biding Optical Society, the
Manchester and North of England Optical Society,
the Scottish, Optical; Association, and the Australa
sian Optical Association.
Edited by Chaa. Hayatt-Wddlf,' F.R.p.S., F.R.S.I.
and Col. T. Davles fie well, F.R.A.8., assisted by A. '
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AMtJRICAN BYB'BXPBIW
X new system 'for detecting and' correcting the
various defects of the' eye with glasses was shown
before a number of oculists last evening, at Mr.
Sidney Richardson's.' Mr. R.' . A, Thompson, an
American optician, has demonstrated, beyond a
doulit, that he is master of his profession, Mr.
Thompson perfected his system while studying In
Germany, and the wonderful skill with which he
discovers the various defects of the eye has caused
Suite a sensation - among the eye specialists of
urope. By the "Thompson System," as he calls
it. a mistake in fitting glasses Is impossible. He
certainly proved It last evening. Mr. Thompson
shortly returns to Paris, where he will deliver sev
eral lectures before returning to America. '
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Eight Years in Portland, Two Years in the Leading Colleges and Hospitals of Europe
5th & Morrison
Portland, Ore.
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Chaniberlain and J. N. Teal
Will Go to Conserva
tion Sessions.
Oreuon will be represented at the
meeting of the National Conservation
commission ' in Washington, D. ' C, by
Governor Chamberlain and J. N. TeaL
The governor will leave for Washington
about December ) In order to be present
at the opening of the convention Decern
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Announcement of the convention, has
been sent. to Governor Chamberlain and
Mr. Teal, and both will attend. iele-
f ates will be present at the convention
rom all of the states, these delegates
for the most part being the governors of
- the states and the chairmen of the state
conservation commissions.'
Following the suggestion of the presi
dent. Governor Chamberlain appointed a
state commission to investigate the best
means or- conserving tne natural re
sources of the state. This commission
was organized some time ago, and Mr.
Teal was elected chairman. He there
fore will join with Governor Chamber
lata In representing the state. These
two delegates will carry the report of
the state commission to the wasnmgton
convention.
The annual meeting of the National
Rivers and. Harbors congress will also
be held in Washington at about the
ante time, and the two men will also be
delegates to this meeting. There have
been a number of delegates appointed by
(Governor Chamberlain to this latter
congress, but it 4s not known how many
will attend the meeting.
1 BUSINESS GOOD.
O. T. , Johnson Setoras From a Ylstt
te Sorthwest Branch Houses.
O. F. Johnson, general manager for
Sherman. Clay & Co.. who has Just re
turned from an extended tour of in
spection of all the branch houses of his
firm throughout the northwest, said:
"Business Is good everywhere. The
month of October was the best in the
history of our house. We expected
the approaching election to make busi
ness slow but ft did not seem to effect
the piano business. -
'TJur success is no ooudi cue to me
fact that it is becoming generally reo
ognlsed that we carry pianos of super
ior quality. The Bteinway piano is
everywhere admitted to be the world a
foremost Instrument. Likewise does the
A. B. Chase Arlstano player rank as
the highest attainment in the way of
mecnantcai player construction.
"Another fact which is making our
house strong with the public is our pol
lev -One Price to All.
"Again, while we sell the Bteinway
and many other high-priced pianos, we
seu many low-priceov instruments, uuai
Hy. for quality, our-prices are the low
est.
"Our special easy terra payment 'plan
is of ooarse one reason for the un
precedented Increase In the' volume of
sales, novero&er business "Is opening
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ALBINA BANKER TELLS WHY HIGH
BRIDGE WILL HELP CITY GROW
If the proposed bridge is. built across
the river at the Broadway location. It
will aerve more people than all., the
other bridges put together," Is the state
ment made yesterday by George W.
Batea at his bank on Russell street. Al
bino.
This part of town is arowlnor verv
rapidly and will continue to grow. If
we are ever to De a city, we must nave
transportation facilities. Fully 95 per
cent of the men who live on this side
of the river work in West Portland,
and SB per cent of those who go across
the river take the streetcars.
"I think we are entitled to a bridge.
We have paid our share toward building
the bridges that-serve the southern part
of the oity, and it is only fair that the
other parts of Portland should do their
part toward getting a bridge for us.
Aireaay mere are more people liv
ing north of Sullivan's srulch than thera
are south of It, in a few years there
will be several times as many. We must
have adequate means of getting across
"It has been croDosed bv some to
widen the steel bridge to accommodate j
the traffic. I can't see how this will
do. It will slmnlv Increase the nresent
difficulties. Already, it is estimated,
the draw of the steel bridge is open
about three and a half hours a dav
and as our river traffic grows, it will
not be long until it will have to be
open fully half of the time each day
with a new bridge such as is pro
posed, there would be hardjy any Inter
ference with traffic, for all vessels ex.
cept ocean-going steamships and sail
ing vessels coma pass uncier tne onage,
and the draw would not have to be
opened more than about once a week.
as most of the vessels do not go above
tne Broadway location.
"It seems to me that Is the best Place
for a bridjre. or course, lower Alblna
would be better served with a brldae
further down the river. But we want
the bridge for all this part of the city.
And, besides, the farther down a bridge
is, ine greater wouia oe tne ODstruction
to navigation.' We can't afford to do
anything that will nave that effect,
Our trafflo Is bound i to increase wltbJ
time, and we must keeD the harbor
open. For that reason, I think the
Broadway location is the best that
could be selected."
PLEAS OF DOUBLE TAXATION MAKE
EQUALIZERS' TASK DIFFICULT ONE
p In splendid way and December Is
always a good month. The veaf 1808
has been a year of progress with us and
we attribute this to the fart that we
re better acquainted and our plan of
doing buslnees has found favor 'with ,tha
general public" L . ,
We are the exclusive users and "have
MmwJ to us direct Armour's ,cornTfed
eKtprn beef, front which we cut our
etraks and roasts. You should try the
.' fIgrtnc...titJlo-rklBs-4ivillt - , .
Tie Hawaiian' Fymphony orheotra
et t-m Perkins Grill for the first time
in ruillansl - .
That some method for exchange of in
formation regarding assessments be
tween different counties In the same
state and between assessors in different
states is the belief of County Clerk
Fields. He is one of the three mem.
bers of the county board of equaliza
tion, the others being County Judge
Webster and Assessor Sisrler. The
board finds Its greatest Droblem In ad
justing the assessments of corporations
that claim to have only sailing agencies
in Portland.
Dozens of these coi-DOrations ask for
large reductions in assessment on the
ground that the notes and accounts car
ried on their books here do not reprr
sent sums that are receivable here.
They assert that the money goes to
the "home office" in another state, and
usuaiiy beyond the Rockv mountains.
and that It cannot legally be taxed In
mis state. But there Is bo way for the
assessor to ascertain whether or " itot
i ins particular property Is taxed else
where. The chances are about ten to 1
that if not taxed here It will escape
taxation altogether. But the companies
howl "double taxation" if the assessor
in Portland makes them pay, and there
is always a chance that an injustice will
De aone to some honest corporation in
this way.
Several hearings on assessments have
been granted to complainants In the last
few days, among others to the big Im
plement firms, the money brokers and
the Hawthorne estate. Hany of the
implement firms protest against the
taxation ' of notes given by purchasers
of machines. For Instance, a harvester
is sold to a Marlon county farmer, and
the assessor here taxes the account.
Objection Is made that the farmer is
being taxed In 'Marlon county for this
same property. It is suoh instances as
these, repeated scores and scores of
times, that go to make the equalizers
wear a haunted look.
Money brokers, of course, are not
backward In their claims about being
overtaxed. Some of those who adrfiit
doing a large business In buying salary
warrants and making short-time loans
claim to be doing business on a. capital
or sduu ana Droiesi inai tnis is nracti.
cally all they are worth.
The sessions of the equalizers will
close in a few days and the remilt nf
its work on the bis; assessments will be
announced this week.
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Mo
nth
To Introduce Our Best Plate, We Will Make
a Non-Breakable Whalebone Plate for
$20.00, With a 20-year Guarantee
We earnestly request all our former, patients to call at this office and have their teeth looked over, and if any
ot our bridge work, crowns, plates or fillings have given out or proven unsatisfactory we will gladly repair or
make over free of charge. v . 1
To introduce the latest system in
Painless Dentistry, we will, until
October 30, extract teeth free of
charge.
Nervous People
And those afraid can now sit In the dental chair
with (Teat ease. The management of the Chlnmra
tol office will give flOO to anv chu-it&hia in.
om an operator
suit.
Ben
stltution for a tooth
extract without pain or baa rei
fails to
Vegetable Vapor
Ti.d only by the Chicago Dentist In rendering
the operation of extracting teeth, as painless as
removing a shoe from tke foot, and they do It
without the slightest danger to the most delicate
patient, and without any unpleasant after-effects
whatever. .
YQuNG TRAMP WHO . LOOKS' LIKE
GIRL RODE RODS FROM IOWA
Happily unconcerned over the fact
that "be had spent the night In the
grimy - city Jail, Fred Draper, a lad of
tender years, turned a blg palr of bright
blue eyes mischievously toward Judge
Van Zante 1rt the police court yester
dsy and told the story of tramp
life i or nimsen and companion, 'Charlie
Hereran. while the magistrate looked
downward on him with the curious dig"
nny or tns conn.
Fred is slender, nrettv and su'rtVris-
Tnclv s?racTul"fof a"b6viso"ihucft so"
that the police were at first unwilling
to believe that he was anv other than
a runaway girl in the togs of a boy
1 waif. Both boys were closely questioned
and told of their adventures since leav
ing home. (Toung Draper, who told the
police he was 17 years of age but
whose features deny the assertion came
from Atlantic, Iowa, while Charlie Ber
gan. aged 16, has made his way from
Bodse. Idaho. They i met in a "hobo
camp," and have been traveling com
panions since then. Judge Van Zante
was of the opinion thst a good. bath a
haircut and a lecture from the Juvenile
court authorities might serve to con
tent the youngsters with school lif-
nmj "-g-imwsT-Turd -acwjrdtngiy 'turne 3
mem ora w mo juvenue court.
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' Satla skin tit4it tnvn't Show,.: perfumes
(he sklu. Fleih, wtaite pink, brunet. . "
It gives me great pleasure to state ? that
Chicago Painless Dentists extracted an Im
pacted wisdom tooth for me, which had been
giving me great annoyance for years. It was
extracted absolutely without a particle of pain
to me. It was easily worth 100 times the
amount paid. J. C KIMBALL,
Salem. Or.
I have had IE teeth extracted and two plates
made by the Chicago Painless Dentists. I am
delighted wjth the work and am pleased to
have this opportunity to advise nervous
women to have the Chicago Painless Dentists
do their work, MRS. a CAKE,
. Ore Point, Wash.
kemember, .examinations and consultation
free to an who visit our office. To those
who cannot afford to have their -work done
and pay oash we make arrangements qn the
installment plan.. Open dally till g.p. m.f
Sundays to 1 p. m, Xutdles in attendance.
TEETH I
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Our Prices Until October 31
Silver Filings
Gold Fillings ........
Porcelain Fillings ...
2 2 -Karat Gold Crowns
Logan Crown - ..
Enamel Crown .
Bridge. Work, per tooth
Good; Set , of, Teeth , . .
Fine Set of Teeth ....
Aluminum-Lined Plates
Gold Plates
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' TVe can extract your teeth In the morning
and give you a temporary set before night.
A binding guarantee given with all work
for 10 years.
We Employ No Students
All our operators are middle-aged, " gentle
manly doctors of . from 10 to 20 years' ex-
Serienee, esch an expert In 1 his .special line,
ur work Is all guaranteed and kept in repair
free of charge for 10 'years. It therefore
stands to reason that we serve our own pur-
Sose best, as .well as that of -our patients,
y employing the most skilled, men in the
profession.-
If your iild' plate has given ut -and does
not fit. bring . It In, and we wfll reset same
on plain rubber for $5.00, aluminum for 18.00
Thosr who desire to have their teeth fixed
and cannot pay ' cash nay have them done oa
the installment plaa at same price we charge
for eash. . . . . r ......
Crown and Bridge Work
.. A Specialty
; - The best-equipped , sanitary and hygienic
parlors In the world; 1 offices In the United
states. ;. ,....;.'....
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