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rational -.Electric Association
Begins Its 25th Annual Con-
; vention at St. Lcuis, Mo-,
Today.
' St Louis. Mo., May :4. Several thou
sand delegates, representing electrio
light companies in all parts of tin
.-r .!..; et.t. r'.nBHs -.fl fl.TeO ftrft
In attendanc' at tha 25t& annual con- all of which I awallowed with a, grain
f f . :; . v. .:i r t . . h to ln-ur po
.';; an rv: -e, 1';:? cost cf r.-;i! n .' In
Intf t..r oieot.-ic f'ri v-n.ild ba two or
three cents for eaoh light every day.
Ther. Is tomi talk of r'-acir... a day
light ign without electric llnhta. The
idea, is to place a sign which can be
peon from most rrts of the city down
the river and will serve as an adver
tisement e
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THE STRANGER
WITHIN OUR GATES
Frank "Waldoford Harper, Ban Luis
Obispo, Cal. Tha state of Oregon Is
particularly delightful at this time of
the year, and I love to taste tha ozone.
Especially la this so along the ehorea
of the ocean. I find that the atmos
phere and the climate generally far
exceeds In quality that of California.
However, as a place of beauty and a
Joy pretty near forever, I'll tak Ban
Luis Obispo. '
John Jarvls, .Marshfleld, Or. X read
In The Journal that an oil and natural
gas strike had been made at the mouth
of the Chetco river M Curry county;
vention of the National Electric Light
association, which opened us session
formally today. The convention will
continue through' tha week and one of
the principal features will be the, cele
bration of Edison day, In honor of
Thomas A. Edison, whose genius alone
is responsible for more than two-thirds
of the wonderful progress , of electric
lighting during the last 3Q ' years. In
connection with the convention titer is
a great and costly exposition at the Col
iseum hall, which shows, in chronolog
ical form the progress made In electrio
lighting and In the utilisation of elec
trical power since the first electric light
plant was established in Appleton, Wis.,
in 1882.
i During the '70s Edison began to ex
periment with the problem of lighting
by incandescent ; lamps and his w6rk
was' first discussed In the newspapers
lh 1878. The enthusiastic reports of
tie newspapers, which predicted a great
future for Edison's system, caused an
extraordinary decline in the price of
gas shares. Edison made the first dem
onstration of his paper carbon lamp a
year later at Menlo Park, but not until
the summer of 1880 did these experi
mental lamps come into practical use
' dutside of his laboratory.
; 6000 Electrio Stations. '
i Now, according to the 'statement , of
Frank W. Frueauf of New York, presi
dent of the National Electric Light as
sociation, there are about 6000 central
electrio lighting stations in the United
States alone. More than one-half of
these companies are also engaged In the
electrical supply business. The central
station companies of the country have
an investment, of Jl.250,000,000. They
have a gross income of more than $20.
000,000 a year and develop T nearly
2,500.000 horsepower. '
i In 1879 the first" miniature electrio
railway carrying passengers Was ;put in
operation by Siemens and Halske at the
Berlin exposition; It was merely an
exhibition plant and not until two years
later was a commercial road put In
operation in Europe, a mile and a half
affair Jugt outside vt Berlin.
j At present there is a track mileage of
electric city and lnterurban railways of
49,247 miles, in the United States, using
S2.21B cars, and representing capital
liabilities of $4,557,000,000. - ''',
j ',' Development of Telephone. --"-: 'r
'Equally marvelous was the develop,
ment of the telephone Industry. , It waa
at the Centennial exposition - of ,; 1878
when Alexander Graham Bell exhibited
his first telephone. Today there are
-mofe-twtn-S,5-0,000 telephones la use' lfl'
the United States and the amount in
vested in exchanges and lines amounts
to more than $560,000,000. The Invest-
; ment is steadily growing at a rapid rate.
i The first storage battery, a French
'Invention, was built in 1881, and was
i exniDitea at the Paris exposition. It
waa many years after that time when
i the Invention was rut to nractlcal nun.
! la 1888 Tesla contributed materially to
j the deevlopment of electrio power in
Idustry by his valuable inventions and
oiscoveriea in relation to alternating
currents. Not until then was it made
possible to maka practical use of the
transmlssloa of electrical power. ...
The first electrical power transmis
sion plant waa established la 1890 th a
(mall town la the Colorado mountain
whera the plant furnished. power for
mine. Since then the most marvelous
-ma Dean . maae - and power
transmission 1 one of tha most Import
out iraiura ei .electrical , industry.
. in aiscovery or the X-Ray by
vtwntgen in 1895 was at first only of
t .rumj jawresi, dui nas developed
jm a great measure, and haa made the
i X-Ra.ya a valuable assistant in modern
surgery. The invention of ; wireless
telegraphy waa tha last etet In th a.
velopment of electrical science and in the
few years since its discover th m
! wonderful progress has been made and
rth most rmurltihl. , i.. i ,
. v u -. t mv oeen
-umeveu,
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Man Jjncijiur oi note nava - rnn.
) tributed W the development of electrl
' cal science and to its practical appiipa-
I -u, i.rui oi au xnomaa A- Edison
! whosa achievements can not be otm-m.i.
! Jj.ated. Tesla. Elihu Thompson, Houton.
i Alexander Graham BelL Lord iw.hh-
) Siemens, Halske. Frank Spragiie, Mar
. v.ni, ua ores ana otners also deserve
II
of salt Not that I doubtd-.The jour
nal's good intentions, but th owner of
the land at the mouth of the Chetco
has been making strikes of every kind
and calibre all his life and then sells
town lots. '
Martin A. Dlccman, Pocatello, Idaho.
From a wild and woolly western town
to a city of quietness and class, Poca
tello has developed wonderfully In the
past five years. No longer are there
any killings or wild Indian Jamborees,
and a better and higher class of people
are gradually coming there to make
their homes and securing control of the
city, '
YOUNG VIRTUOSO TO
APPEAR IN CONCERT
What the most eminent critics and
musicians have , had to say pt Francis
Blchter and hla art has been told many
times in the cables and letters which
have come from Europe to this country.
If these reports ar to be credited, and
some of i them have . come from men
whose opinion brooks, no denial, the
"Frankle" , JRIchter who left Portland
three years ago to take lip his studies
under the guidance of the greatest mas
ters of the old world, has become one of
the foremost pianists of this generation.
IMs because of this that the an
nouncement that he is to appear here ,in
concert at the Masonio temple on next
Tuesday night has caused widespread
interest ' Already the indications 1 are
that the auditorium will not be large
enough to hold tha hundreds who will
seek an opportunity ta hear the-young
virtuoso. While the seat sale "will not
open at Ellers Music house until Friday
morning, orders have already begun to
be sent in in advance.
Wholesale liquor Men Confer.
Cincinnati, Ohio, May 24. Plans to
elevate the moral tone of. saloons in r
der to stay th progress of the prohibi
tion wave that has been sweeping the
Country the past few years jrUl .bt ex
haustively discussed at the convention
of the National Wholesale Liquor Deal
ers' association, which fcegan In this city
today. The convention, which has its
headquarters at the Binton Hotel,; will
remain In session until Friday. -
Paciflo City. Sheltered by Capa Kl-
wanda "from northwest winds which are
o objectionable at .other beaches. : ,
SELLVVOOD VOT
FESTIVA
LIB
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Throngs Enjoy, the Sells-FIoto
Show, With Its Clowns,
Pink Lemonade, Etc.
. Looking dignified and "grown tip" is
a poor Job If one attends a circus. ' It's
an unpopular thing to do to frown at
the laughs and ridicule the thrills. It
Is fully as useless and unprofitable to
declaim eruditely that "pink lemonade
and peanuts for the elephants as a
topic of conversation is trite and ante
dated. V;".
Every on sav an unfortunate and
excluded few who attended the Sells-j
Floto session last night felt that it is
worth, whila to become as little chil
dren' and enjoy a. more or less -old-fashioned
. circus in the old-fashioned
way. It is futile to dwell upon those
features of the Sells-FIoto show which
smack of modernity.' There-, are nq
modern features unless the shine of the
sun and the laughter of little streams
and humor that makes smiles grow
where smiles were not, a.re modern.
1 It was ao with Portland's nrst circus
visitor of the 1910 season. - There are
bewildering aerial evolutions,' puzzling
exhibitions of elephant intelligence,' and
acrobatlo reats that tax belief. The
horses are beautiful "beasts, trained to
an almost unbelievable control, and the
riding Is aa .good as the best The
chariot race that ends the performance
makes tha overflow crowd scramble and
the reserved seat oocupants shiver and
lose the laughs they . took from the
downs.-' ':::--- :- -J ". j
But what is there modern in such an
epltomoT Where is there anything that
the grandaf thers did not chuckle over
and the youths of a generation gone
fail to aava pennies to attend?
But that a circus need not and should
not bo modern in the word's narrow!
sens was. evidenced in the size of the
crowd that went to th show yesterday
afternoon and- came . again last night
And if there were any knocker's in the
aggregation they discreetly kept -their
mouths shut toi listen for the good
things others said after they had seen.
The work of the Borisinis in .rolling
globes, of th Nelson family in' quaint
acrobatlo novelties, and of Spader John
son, leader of an unusually funny band
of clowns, and of Holland's high school
horses, deserves special mention, and
win for th Sells-FIoto management the
approval of 1 the crowds. . that Always
welcome th circus n Portland.
DEDICATE MONUMENT
TO CANADIAN SOLDIERS
Toronto, May 14. In the, presence of
a large asemblage and with, the accom
panfmeiTt of an elaborate military dis
play the magnificent monument com
memorating the valor of the Canadian
soldiers who fought and fell under lie
British flag in th South African war
was dedicat ed today by Earl Grey, as
sisted by General BIT John French, the
famous British soldier who won fame
in the relief of Klmberley and In other
stirring events in tha war with th
Boers. For, the dedication ceremonies
the troops of the J Toronto garrison
t.i:i.-l t ' 1 : nr.i t: ; !
alio a s ; u-:. !,!;t:inf-f vet. ro'-. of
the Northwf.t rri;::iin and of t ' . r.tr
ivar, tocftl'.r-r lth mnnerons seini-rnlil-tary
and patriotic orcanizations.
The nloimnii-nt o'uptos a conspicuous
site on University avenue. It was de
signed by W, S, Allward, the Toronto
sculptor, arul was erected at a cost of
nearly $40,000. which amount was raised
by popular subscription. The' memorial
bears the name of every Canadian who
died while on active service in the Eouth
African war.
: -j . s, r i
i.-.-i . 1 y '. ' ' i
ids, Ji!ch. Ti.
was t.''. n vp v
,U..-r t-t t'.-.e !i
f nnutl icpons of
officers and ciw.ti.itt-. At the , ses
sions of Wednesday and Thursday the
convention will j;!ve its attention to
numerous iyi- .; '.ns of importance to
Ot!
tint., tiny 21. All Car a .1.1 t'1-
dfiy Joined in t!ie obnTvance of Victoria
tiny, v,,f is celebrated in memory and
honor of the late Queen Victoria on the
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mid .
conf '.
event
:y t j
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the wholesale trade, such aa .credits, . anniversary of her birth. Out of re
railroad rates, bankruptcy law, the tar- j s pect to the memory of the late king
iff th nnr food laws, and the rela- the celebrations eenerallv were of a
in r-f
con
n cf
On
more
re an
for 1j
felt, pape
t ne Vf'
pact than
the f.,ct ti
lion Just-;
r or ft mi!
ut a v
i ! of
ir mat
(3 cookers is
e l.:.'eo.'-sora by
netum. is used
a lacking of
rial. .
Cottnso Prayer Sleetlngs.
Cottage praye'r meetings of the union
tabernacle -meeting in progress In the
Hawthorne Park tabernacle will be held
at the following residences each mpnxj
lng from 19 to 10:30 o'clock. These rep
resent the 42 churches taking part In
the Hart and Magann. services:. '
F. C. Dunlap, 828 Eaeft Tenth; Mrs.
Richie, 609 East Taggart; George Oaks,
167 Morris; Mrs. E. M. Lewis. 676 East
Tenth; Mr. Vogel, 628 East Morrison;
Mrs. I. R. Dolano, 695 Marlon avenue;
W.'L. Hadley. 818 Marguerite; Mrs, C
IL Chambreau, 88 East Fifteenth; John
Ii Wigle, 805 Nelson street; Mrs. Min
nie Fisher, 606 Beacon street; S. W.
Anderson, 266 East Twenty-fourth; Hat
tie Kenyon, 335 East Sixth street; Mrs.
J. C' Cross, 290 Glenn' avenue; Oscar D.
Stanley, 484 Lexington avenue; Mrs.
Julia Jones, 409 East Twelfth Street;
Mrs. 3. D. Edwards, 1170 Belmont; Mrs.
M. Wood, 247 East Fourteonth "Street;
C. D. Ramsdell, corner Gibbon and Linn
avenue; Mrs. H. C. Ross, 604 East Oak;
A. O, Hendricks, 614 East Davis; Mrs,
Chris Hotte, ,875 Hawthorne avenue;
Mrs. R. L. Russell. 9 East Nineteenth
street; Mrs. J. G. Bennett, 828 East Sal
mon; Mrs, A. G. Pullen, 1634 past Har
rison;' George A. Rockwell. 131 East
. . l i n . j i . i. r n . . .I
(ineieenxn; xi. o. Aroiiuiu, oio mapie;
Dr, P. Bittner; ;. 04 East Eighteenth;
Mrs. H. Zelgler, corner East Ninth and
Caruthers; Mrs. JVC. Dickie, 293 East
Thirty-fourth; Mrs. F. W. WOoley, 1085
East TamhUl; C A. Muir. 18 East Thirty-first
street; J, W. Thomas, 985 East
Main; Mrs. E. Daugherty, 618 Maiden
avenue; Rev, A. S.-Fortes, 497 East
Seventeenth; Mra J. B. Candlsh, 689
East Pine; Mrs. Graves, 62 East Sixty-'
third; Mrs. F. F. Spicker, 100 East Sixteenth.
. London Festival Declared Off.
London. May 14 The Festival of Em
pire, which was to have opened in the;
Crystal Talac today and for which all
preparations had" been completed, has
been declared off out of respect to the
memory of King Edward. As originally i
planned, the affair was to consist 9t
elaborate festivities and pageant illus
trating the history ot London and its
gradual growth and, importance Aa th
center of the world wide empire. It has
now been declOed that the only feature of
the celebration that will be carried out
according to th original plans will be
the colonial exhibition, which will be
kept, open through the" greater part of
the summer. The exhibition consists of
Ian elaborate pictorial representation of
the life and industries or the British
over-seas dominions, including tha Do
minion of Canada and. Newfoundland,
the commonwealth of Australia, New
Zealand, South Africa and the crown col
v Wholesale- Grocers In Session.
" Louisville, Ky.. May Ii Prominent
wholesale grocers from New York and
California and from nearly all of the
Intervening states were present here to
day at the opening of the fourth annual
convention of the National Wholesale
Grocers' association. President Douglass
H.. Bethard, pf Peoria,. 111., Called th
gathering to order shortly before noon.
Mayor Jlead gave a cordial greeting to
Plans for th KUmnA
, ., .- -- v 1 U J Ji C( u H
'ub float to be entered in the Rose
V estival parad ara belri Worked out
rapidly and the voting for a queen is
under way, according to H. C Fixott tthd
R. VT. Edwards, the committee in
charge of tha finances and the votina
contest
Eight candidates for float queen hav
entered the contest and more ar ex
l ected Those entered so far and the votes
n-.Mved ar as follows: Miss Elenor
;onner, 60; Miss Jackson. 86; Miss Mc
Donnell. 86; Miss May Johnson, 26; Mis's
na Allen.. 10;' Miss Evelyn Dorrls. 6
a ins Pflager; 2; Miss Drown. 2 . '
I The voting commenced last Saturday
and will continue until June 4. - Consid
erable enthusiasm is being manifested
r m 'wnst;; Ths:t m b
I . y.W Mooreho". -who also
l.ullt last year's float which took the
:.rst prize. The success of the float
v a said to be due largely to his ef
' rta and - th Sellwood people have
"nfidence he will ao equally aa well
' time The float will cost from $150
t? $200.' ' , .,
Any of the Sellwood people having
r, sea to use are asked to call upon
' -her Ii. W. Edwards or Dr. H. C.
. .e.'t.
r.ast Thirteenth street from Maiden
neauo to th Golf Links finally has
r- oiled completely and the residents
v o lefora were suffocating are now
to breathe without holding hand
. . reliefs over their mouths.
' An f tlmat of the cost of th pro
, ... i . I-o.. - .. .ite.Uio-l yn- 1
i . j Just atiove the Oaks on the bluff
-rtt rteiived ye,terday by Secretary
i.rrs, ib irii-e given was $415 for
i i s. '.'. It is thought th residents
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an m - im i i i
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JUNE :
On Sale May 25lh
"T EAB through this list of -Records forty good reasons for having
an Edison Phonograph. And remember this is just one month's
list i Each succeeding months.Record list brings forth as many
more reasons for having an Edison Phonograph in your homer- All
of the best music that has ever been published, and all that ever will
be published, as fast as it comes out, you can have in your home on
Edison Amberol (four minute) and Edison ; Standard (two minute);
Records. Think of all the Records you have missed, think of all
the Records on this list and of all the lists to come why, there are
thousands of reasons for having ah Edison Phonograph in your home 1
Ask your dealer to play, these new ones for you : "
Amberol
49 Den Dear Ole Days.. XInitad State Marine Band
4M The Garden of Roses. . ..Joe Maxwell and Choral
4M iArboard . Watch-.... ... Stanley and Gillette
4M When He Sings th Sonfcs my Mother Sang to
Me... Ada Jon .a and Charo
4S7 My Hero (from the Chocolate Soldier) -
- - - v- -;-' Marie Florence
ss TheGera&nSth .....v.. Joi Sadler .
m One More Day's Work for Jeans
. a Miu Marvin and Mr. Anthony
440 Selection from The Tattooed Man"
Victor Herbert and His Orchestra
441 Molly Lee.... Manuel Romaia and Chorus '
441 Two Gentlemen finm Ireland
Len Spencer and Billy Murray
44. Foxy Kid ........ Ediion Concert Band
444 Forgotten. .W. H. Thompson -
44$ My Jesus, As Thou Wlt "
Edison Mixed QuartetU
449 VI oral ma (SpenUh Caprice) -
American Standard Orchestra
447 RedCloTe......'.Frederick H.Potter and Choraa
448 Peachei and Cream. .Ada Jones and Len Spencer
4.9 Motor Kini March. New York MilitaryBand
4M Casey Jones .Billy Murray and Chorus
4.1 Farmyard Medley. ......... . Premier Quartette
49 Morganblatter Walts...... .Souaa't Band
Grand Opera (Amberol)
Bins Zaza Mammaf nnn lhoartta mat.
- (Leoncavallo) Sung in Italian.
Orchestra accompaniment '
- Carmen Mella, Sopran
BlM Parliacd Betlatella Leoncavallo) Sung ia
- Italian. Orchestra accompaniment
' MarueritaSylva, Soprano
BlM Werther Ah I non ml tides tar (Massenet)
Sung In Italian. Oichcstra accompaniment .
- Luiifi Cilia, Tenor
BlM Ballo in Maachera-Eri ta Verdi) Sang in
Italian. Orcbertra accompaniment .
Ernesto Caronna. Baritone
Dlpf Simon BoeeanegrwPreghier di Fieac
. ( Md Sung In Italian.
OrcheiU accomponimient, Lalgi Lucenti,B
Standard
10S Salnte to Washington March
United States Marine Band
10SM MfHnsband't In the City. . ..... Sophie Tucker '
lose? Underneath the Monkey Moon .Collins & Harlan
10-W8 Annie Lauri (Harp) ... Roiy P. LaRocc .
low What's the Matter With Father... Hilly Murray- -IM70
Wesliall Meet, Bye and Bye . Stanley and Gillette
I071 I'r Set My Heart on You. ..... Manuel Romain .
10S7I The Flatterer .Victor Herbert and His Orchestra
10S7S .Dreamy Town. .............. .Joe Mnxwell
10S74 Cupid's I. O. V.. '. . Ada Jones and Billy Murray '
10973 Don't Go Upin that Big Balloon.D-vd.MurryK.Hlll
1037 Love's Twrment WalU
American Standard Orchestra
108TT rm Looking fbr A Angel Mane Dreenler
loins The Bulldoa Peerless Quartette
- 1097S Bachelor' Button, .Sousa's Band
There aro Edison Dealers eTery
whwe. Go to the nearest and hear
the Edison Phonograph play both
Edison Standard and Amberol
Records. Get complete catalogs -
from your dealer or from us.
Edison Phonographs , . $13.50 to $200.00
Edison Standard Records . . ... . S.te
Edison Amberol Records (play twice as long),Oc
Edison Grand Opera Records . . tic to $3.00 -
v Doe your Phonograph play Amberol Records ?
If not, ask your dealer about our money-saving
combination offer on Amberol Records and tha ,
attachment to play them.
NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH COMPANY, 75 Lakeslda Avenue, Orange, N.J.
Whlla Area trt tour lifgh talerfei nn tnl !uTo,waSlui( 7? dm ateooerapWr wLD yea ar
dictating, who pay for the time? .Aa Edltoa Biuineu Pbanograph will alimlnata this waste.
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TURIOS
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CIGARETTES
The popularity of Fatima Gga
rettes is due to their subtle Havor
and fragrance. , ;
Both -are the result of skillful
. blending of mellow Turkish leaf.
Because of an inexpensive package
you get ten additional cigarettes.
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I -ir'M1' ANT1
i - SPOKANE
ittt l ittery1 .lr2 '
BETWEEN
; PORTLAND
s.
Will Be Inaugurated by the O. R. & N.
Wednesday, May 25, 1910
If;
- Leaving PORTLAND - at 6. p.- m. ; '
. "Arriving SPOKANE Next Morning 7:30
A Strictly High-Class fein
.Electric Lighted Throughout.
Stops at Hood River, and The Dalles only.,,
, Its superior equipment .will include an Observation Car, Dsawing
; Room, Sleeping Cars, Dining Car, Tourist Sleeping Cars and
-Free Reclining Chair Cars.
Purchase tickets and obtain all desired information at the City
Ticket Office, Third and Washington Streets. ,r
Vr.lrr.;c:.:URnAY, GeneraljPassenger Agent, Portland, Oregon