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THE OREGON " SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 31, 1909.
THIS ARTICLE
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Since It Is About Cloeks and
Watches Some of Most
Amazing ; Works of Man
Are Clocks America as a
. Wratchmaker. .
AMERICA'S FOREMOST ACTOR
; . TO PLAY AT HEILIG THIS WEEK
Everybody Mta canned goods.
Many Oregon people . can the
goods, right here In Oregon, and
the product Is unexcelled, of
course, since it Is from Oregon
fruits .and vegetables.' Oregon
meat will' soon be added to the
list, of things "canned in Ore
gon." But how many know who.
Invented the art of canning, or
when he did it, or how he came
to do ltT That is moat interest
ing: history, and It is told well
1b Frederlo 3. 3Haskln'a article
on the canning industry that
will next appear In The Journal.
Mr. Haskln will also give the
' statistical aide of the business.
It is something enormous, al
ready, but with the finding of
new markets and the eventual
triumph of the pure food cause, - 4
the food preserving industry has 4)
in prospect . an evolution that
will amount to a revolution In
many a rlefa region that now
markets things waetefully or not 4
at all and in which the cannery
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(Copyright 1909 by. Frederic J. Haskln.)
Washington, Jan. 30. The oft-
repeated question of what . becomes
of the pins might with equal pro
priety be asked of the watch maon
facturers of the United States in re
gard to watchea. There 1b one man
ufacturer who Is now turning them
out at the rate of ten thousand a
day, and he is but one of dozens of
manufacturers. There is no line of
Invention that has called forth more
ingenuity than the making of clocks
and watches. Fer Instance, Thomas
.Lawson, - the gneat system
smasher .has a $50,000 Xatch that
nttiwa him vr fVaiarAf Tnft mar.
kst. At 9:40 in the morning the
gong sounds In no uncertain way,
and attain at 9:50. If he does not
then give attention to its warning
It again, at 9:55 proclaims the fact
that the market is about to open. In
the afternoon just before the mar
ket closes It gets busy again, so as to
remind him that the last chance to
get In on the closing market is pass
ing. Mr. Lawson wears with this
watch a gold chain made of links, on
each of which is carved a typical
gypsy, the whole chain portraying
every type of gypsy In the world.
, Jersey City now boasts of" thg big
gest clock in the world; in fact H Is
so big that Its dial makes that of Its
next nearest competljtor Jook like the
face of a Lilliputian clock. This
dial measures 3SKleet by day and 40
by night, theelectric lights which
mark the minutes being placed a foot
outside the periphery of the daytime
dial. When the clock was put Into
position it required 1,6 men to carry
the hour hand, which Is 15 feet from
end to end and 3 feet, 10 Inches wide
i at its widest point. The minute hand
is 20 feet long and wide in propor
tion. Every -minute- the tip of this
- hand moves 23 inches, and during a
day it travels more than half a mile.
In place of numerals coffin shaped
strokes of black 63 inches long are
used to represent the hours. With
all the great weight of hands, the
mechanism is so perfectly adjusted
that two ounces of pressure on the
pendulum suffice to give it the nec
essary motion. It is guaranteed not
to vary more than a few seconds a
month.
30,000 Tears Without 'Besetting.
Easily the most remarkable clock in
the world is th.; new radium1 clock
which will run fnlrty thousand years
without, resetting A half grain of
radium is introduced- into a tube, and
. two small leaves of aluminum are also
. added. These leaves become charged
wiln a current that drives them against
the glass.. When they touch the glass
this current passes out of them and
they return to the former position, only
to - repeat the performance incessantly.
My the introduction of a coherer similar
to those usd In wireless telegraphy a
small electrw bejl can be made to ring
off the hours. This little clock has
been adapted to meet commercial pur
poses, and a few of them have been
imported into the United 8tatps and
can be bought for about - fifty dollars,
Th four-huridred-day French clocks
are regarded as great novelties in the
United States. They are geared so high
that on turn of the main spring wheel
will produce thousands of turns of the
ratchet wheel, and the ratchet wheel
" turns once in every 150 seconds. The
pendulum is-suspended on a minute
strip of brass, and requires fifteen c-
. ends to make a complete vibration. The
clock is about, the simplest time-keeper
on the market. The works are enclosed
under a glass globe,- leaving the whele
mechanism In full view. .
- World's Most Wonderful Clock.
. The most remarkable clock'ever con
structed was built for the town hall at
Munich. Germany. It has. three sep
arate clock towers In one. Four years
, were required to build It and two years
to make the calculations on which its
construction was based. The builder
wis Christian Relchmann. One dial
shows the time of day. Another shows
the time in eighty of the principal cities
' '" of the globe. Aiwjther dial represents
B. H. Sothern. '
Mr. Sothern, than whom theje is no
greater nor more prolific actor-manag-Jr
in America, appears at The Heillg the
atre next Thursday. Friday and Satur
day nights, February 4-6-6, with a mat
inee Saturday. Thursday night and Sat
urday marines he presents Lord Dun
dreary, the role which his father, E. A.
Sothern, made famous on the American
stage for twenty-five years.
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In his Impersonation of ' Dundreary,
Mr. Sothern refleets an impersonation
absolutely unique to -any in which be
has ever been seen that of eccentric
comedy Interpolation. Ths character ct
Lord Dundreary has been closely linked
with the history of the American stage.
It has not. been Impersonated since the
death of B. A. Sothern In 1881. The
first performance of the play saw such
noted actors as Joseph Jefferson, C. W.
Couldoek, Laura Keene, Edwin Verrey,
Ef fie , Germon, Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Sothern and other old-time favorites in
the cast. . The play ran for ono thousand
nights continuously in New York. It
w&s the first of the long-run plays of
the eastern metropolis.' It was contin
uously piayea ror five Hundred nights in
London and was also produced in Paris.
Lord Dundreary has been looked upon
as the most laughable character given
to the stage, he is such a cheerfully
consistent idiot and his attempt at wit
ticisms are 'so utterly ridiculous that
he is actually adorable in his absurdity.
He presents the, piece, in precisely 'the
name manner as u was given oy nis
father - He Is able to do This as could
no other, actor because) or his close as
sociation with the tfather and the many
times he has seen him play the part.
As Richelieu, which he presents-Friday'
night, Sothern Is considered to give
nis greatest impersonation to tne stage.
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The role sees the great actor in his full
powers , in which he voices all ths In
tensity of the grand cardinal and
Sothern adds to the" charm of his own.
personality and a drawing of character
seldom seen in an interpretation of the
role. So them's supporting dramatic or
ganisation contains some of the best
known players on the American stage,
lncludinsr Rowland Buckstone. who has
been with Sothern for twenty-seven
years; " William Harris, Malcolm Brad
ley, Sidney Mather, Frederick Lewis,
Eric Blind. John Taylor, Albert Howson,
Milano Tllden. P. J. Kelly, James Red
mund and- William Bond. Among the
laoles are to be noted Mrs. Oladys Han
son, Virginia .Hammond, Helena Head,
ma uoiasmiin, Loreita jieaiy, - natner
Ine Wilson and Ethel Orey.
Mr. Sothern has greatly elaborated nis
dramatic production of Richelieu
through his introduction of a musical
setting to the play, having selected old
time melodies. Including many of the
numbers from Gunoud's opera Richelieu
id one number written by Ixtuls. the
Thirteenth.
Mr. Sothern s oerrormance of Hamlet
is too well known to require any com
ment. 'It is one of the acknowledged
masterpieces of acting In the present
American drama aqd through it he has
won ths leading position on the Amer
ican stage. Mr. sotnern presents Ham
let in his usual elaborate manner.
ceptlon of the
this clock.
great task of making
' ment of each of the planets and their
attending satellites. Another dial shows
the moon In all Its phases and changes.
When it is related that one dial alone
requires four hundred wheels and t'n
thousand teeth, one begins to get a, con-
Clock That Is a Church.
Another remarkable, time piece Is to
be found in a German town tower. The
case represents a country church, four
teen' by three feet. In addition to hav
ing the regular features of an astro
nomical, clock it furnishes' music, gives
the bugle calls at the proper times,
blows the .. watchman's horn, and imi
tates the cock's crow and the cuckoo's
call. At 9 o'clock every morning the
side doors of the church open, revealing
the peasant worshippers Inside at their
mornihg devotions. The figure of
Death appears every hour and before
it pass the four ages of man. At other
times the figure of Christ appears,
bowed down in reverent worship, and
before him pass in review the twelve
apostles in solemn procession. Morn
ing and evening, to the accompaniment
of chimes and chords from some choral,
six monks march from their home in
the forest to the little church, there to
make their devotions. Every one of
these things happens . In . Us appropriate
time, and no detail has been over
looked. ' , ,
A Maryland man has mads a clock
every part of which Is of slate. Not
content with his first effort, he is
now at work on another which Is many
t im a in'rMF thnn rha first one. Anoth
er Interesting clock tells the time of
ilnv v tne onenmsr ana ciosinz ui
flnwm A nrant inventor offers on
indicator which tells when a watch is
wound tight. There are many watches
so delicately adjusted mat ir tney w'
wound too tight the mechanism would
be more or lews injured. A patent was
recently Issued for a clock whose face
oan be seen In the aarK. vvnen
sleeper wakes up In the middle of the
night and wants to know the time, all
ne nas to no is to press a inno uunui.
and the dial is niuminaiea.
a K.iw vnric lAweier nas & iikiii
hnuu r.lnc.k In his show window. It
Is ris-aed -up llKe a uutcn winamm,
each arm being a separate clock. Tne
windmill tui-na around, indicating New
York time on the square dial and the
time of other cities on the different
dials, which constitute the arms of the
windmill.
Most Aoonrate Timepiece.
The most accurate clock In the world
Is said to be the one In the basement
of the astronomical observatory at Ber
lin. It la so constructed that It varies
! thnn r fifteen thousandth of a
second a day. The clock house is so
constructed as to make it air tight and
n remove it from all changes of tem
perature and barometric pressure. Tot
tnia cioc is not as araurio
tmnntnoTB wnnM lilcA to have, and they
are still looking for something better.
Speaking of accuracy, the average
man does not realise the test to which
the railroads put tne watcnes oi mcir
trainmen. Many roads require a watch
to varv less' than 80 seconds a week.
Tet to vary that much It can vary only
one vibration In 20,160. Thjsr are
many watches which vary as little as
15 seconds a month. At th'8,Ji" u
must gain only one tick in 172,80.
Ths Dollar Watch.
Foreign people think the most .won
derful thing in America Is tne aouar
watch. Even the Swiss, long the lead
ing makers of cheap watches, ac
knowledge themselves outdone, ana see
no possibility or tneir regaining; mm
place. The smaller the watch the more
It costs to make It. and the Swiss used
to call the big dollar watches nothing
but clocks. But now the dollar watcn
has been Drougnt nown to regumwun
ize. and America has a monopoly of ths
dollar watch market. It requires thou
sands of weary miles of travel to get
outside of ths kingdom of the dollar
watch, in every civiiisea country uh
the globe it tells the time of day to
hrtn si Sin
The dollar watch Is the result of the
introduction of machinery. ,Ons ma
chine does the work that a d'osen men
once did. Each watch has in it 12
pieces. As 10,000 complete watches are
turned out every day it will be seen
that It means the making and assembl
ing of 1,250,000 pieces. Each watch Is
regulated for 14 days, so that there are
alwavs 140,000 watches ticking away
the time In that one factory.
Watch Siports and Imports.
American watch and clock makers are
rapidly extending their I markets. Not
many years sgo ths bulk of our time
pieces came from abroad. Today only
about $1,000,000 worth each of clocks
snd watches are Imported, and more
than that many are exported. It has
been demonstrated ft hat American
watches are sold cheaper abroad than
at home, and American movements are
sent to Switserland, put in cases made
there, and brought back to America to
be sold as 8 wis watches.
Based on limited returns it is fig
ured that there are more than. 50.000,
000 watches and clocks in the United
States, and. that the American people
have enough money tied up in time
pieces to build a good slxed American
cltv. Civilisation would be a medley
without timepieces. Some inquiring
mind has asked what would happen if
every clock and watch In the world
should suddenly stop. Millions of miles
of railroad traffic would be more com
pletely paralysed than by any human
strike that- has ever occurred. The
shipping of the entire world would be
fading dangers more than extra hasard
otM. In fact, every movement of man
would be hedged .about with ..such un
certainty that" the whole superstructure
of modern civilisation would be shaken
to. its foundations. --
Alrsolar Osatistry.
; Ppeclai prifs quoted. Something new
for f-orUand. See pace ad today. Strange
it has not .been in Portland before, -
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Directors Think Secretary
Dietz, Who Is .Missing,
Could Throw Light.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
San Francisco, Jan. 30. Frank
E. Dietz, for 15 years secretary of
the Bolcher Silver Mining company
and a mining man who has enjoyed
the confidence of such well, known
capitalists as Senator Sharon and
James Newlands, has not been seen
In this city for over a week.
The directors of the company have
discovered today that 22,500 fic
titious shares of the Bolcher com
pany have been floated and that as
sessments on the stock have been
regularly collected. A search Is now
being made for Diets In order to get
from him what Information he may
have about these extraordinary
transactions.
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Lower Floor,, f 2.50, f 2.00. , Balcony, fa.OO, f l.SO, fl.OO.
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M The score by Ludwls Englander, talrly brlsUes With musla that "stleka."
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Alveolar Dentistry.
Special prices Quoted. Something new
for Portland. Bee page ad today. Strange
It has not been in Portland before.
A Chicago man has been granted a
patent on an electric light attachment
for a clock which switches on the cur
rent by pressing a button under the
jjUlow, to save the user getting out of
GIRLS AND GRANDPA
IN TRIPLE WEDDING
(Special Dtipetch t The JoornaLt
Stamford, Conn., Jan. 80. Rowayton,
Conn., had three weddings " last night
which were pretty much all in one fam
ily, among those making up the pairs
being a grandfather and his two grand
daughters, and one of the latter married
her brother-in-law.
All of this took place at the home of
Captain John VHommedleu, a close
friend and neighbor of Charles Klein, the
playwright. The captain was married to
Mrs. Hat tie G. Penlger, It being his
second marriage, and the fourth for his
bride.
The grandchildren were Mrs. Grace
Shine, who was married (o her brother-in-law,
Edward G. Shine, and Miss
Nettie Elander, who was married to
George Minor.
Captain L'Hommedieu is ono of the
wealthiest oystermen about Rowayton.
Both the granddaughters who were mar
ried are daughters of his daughter, Mrs.
John H. Plander. One was a widow a
year.
PANTAGES THEATRE
BILL, CHANOES MONDAY
ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE 1TARS OF ALL NATIONS
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WEEK BEGINNING TOMORROW
Barnold's Dog and Monkey Actors
In Thsir One Aet Comady rantomime
4A Hot Time in Dogville
Including Dan. the famous intoxicated canine, the highest salaried animal
act in vaudeville.
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Comedy Jugglers.
JOn KETTOW ft CO Presenting
"The Grafter."
"The Old Fashion Mother."
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TJBJI WOOAF- Presenting a
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Presenting at all
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European and Amer
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Commencing Monday Matinee, FEB. 1st
rouownro au-stax teatttkx act
At the Sound of the Gong"
A Dramatic Episode of the Prise Ring, with
TOM "SOLDIER" WILSON
And Cast of Twenty-flve, Introducing an Actual and Realistic Boxing
y 1 Exhibition.
Tony Wilson & Mile. Helolse Louise Schmidt Operatic Trio
Originators of the Bounding Mat. In Prison Scene, from "Faust"
Im-a FoT Armstrono and Verne
S1UIU gA That Quaint Comedy Dw
The Vn.queeCom.Cn Conjurer and AmOrOS SlsteM
Parisian Novelty Gymnasts.
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