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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1926)
SATURDAY MOHNtNO. JUNE 26. 1926 s " TIIH OREGON RTATn?' TAN, AUT!-f , OREGON ; - ...- liiludJI: 1 1 (ill ;, "''I '- HSfGOWV This Suggests a Review of Ali of the World's Tele phone History GiiTRSUilY " I -, m rum in 1 1 1 n r " -' f - MrsrA, W, Aeatch of Salem, Present at Row River ' ! Picnic ' - 1 ' ' t ipnm mi ii i-mi ri-iT""T'J " 1 .. " UHjO iUUiUUMtl A Salem man suggests that one of the - most "dramatic and Influ ential episodes in the early life of the telephone took place, on June 1876,.exaetty-S0 years ago to day, and Just three and a half months after the first successful Sentence had been transmitted by telephone'. , Th International - Centennial exhibition was held in Philadelphia! In the summer of 1876." .Juxwoiui were sent from all oyer the world and many distinguished guests visited America to attend. Among those who exhibited at Philadel phia was -the young Alexander Graham Bell who, only a few short months before, had Invented the telephone. Mr. Bell's modest exhibit-of a half doxen pioneer In struments was located, on a table in an inconspicuous corner near the great Hook A Hastings organ, one Of the wonders of the Cen tennial, on the east gallery, of the main building. 1 ' Late in the afternoon of Sunday, June 15. 187C, a party of the Judges of electrical Instruments and instruments of precision. In cluding ProL. Joseph Henry .secre tary of the-Smithsonian institute and Sir William Thomson of England.-one -of the most famous scientists of that time, accompan-T'Renfro led by a number of distinguished visitors, - including Don Pedro, emperor of Brazil, And the Em press Theresa, passed along the gallery at the end of a long -and somewhat tiring tour of the ex hibits. With them, though bat little . noticed, came Alexander Graham Bell., 1 The partyfstopped just in front of .the great .organ." A. suggestion to adjourn was offered and agreed upon, and the party -had started to disband when the Emperor Don Pedro noticed lr. - Bell, whom he hftd -met in Boston and in whom he had bcome interested because of Mr. . Bell's work with deaf mates. Instantly interest was aroused In this young man whom .the em peror, was greeting 'in a friendly way.' Mr. Bell explained that he had an exhibit he had hoped the judges would consider. The em peror asked to see it and was con ducted to the small table in the corner where Mr. Bell explained that his invention was a device to "talk by .electricity" . He ; asked . the emperor to try his invention and showed him how to. p!ace the .telephone to his ear.. Mr. Bell then went to the other end of the wire and talked into a transmitter.' - As the emperor .listened,, the .look, of incredulity '.changed to amazement and slowly taking the telephone from his ear he exclaim ed in awestruck tones, "My God! It talks!" . , , .Quickly the other members of the party took the receiver and listened to Mr. Bell's words com ing over the wire. , The significance". of the event was not lost to the scientists pres ent, for then and there Bell's in- . ventlon was accepted as a scien tfic achievement of tremendous Importance "to .the future. Both ; Joseph Henry .and Sir William Thomson praised Mr. Belt's inven tion in no uncertain terms. Sir ' William Thomson there stating that -"it -is the most wonderful thing I have 'seen in America." it Xtiiid Health, Demonstration Chief Broadcasts Talk .OvenKOIN '. t,-. Dr. Walter Brown, head of the Marlon county child health dem- . onstration, - has returned from Portland where he. addressed the Pacific coast . dental " conference twice. Dr. Karl E. Mills of Salem : was also on the program. f Dr. Brown's talk Wednesday night was broadcast over radio KOIN, of .Portland. Dr. Miller - told - of the ,work , that the state - dental board does .In cooperation with the child health demonstra- ; tion throughout the county. Dr. E. L..Brunk of Salem, den- tlst for the demonstration, i is in .-charge of this. work, cooperating with Dr. Miller. . . POULTOY RATf HQS ! Committee of f Fanciers Ap pointed to Investigate i . . Local, Conditions Accrediting of poultry flocks is . being investigated by a committee of poultrymen which met yester day in Salem. It: wasu appointed by C. W. Nicholson of Hood River, ! president .of the Oregon Foultry- men's association. . " .. Subcommittees were appointed to investigate' the . matter of : ac crediting flocks more thoroughly. These : committees will take up . iho (tutails and report to the pbul trymea's convention, .which,., will meat in Corvallis JvlW 21. . . other details. ot the poultry bas- . Inesa ra also. telng investigatea nil DM M mr;fT n m WLLDL0IUU1CU Mrs. A W. Veatch of Salem was the local representative at the Veatch clan's annual - picnic . on Row river, near Cottage Grove, last Sunday. , . Those present were: ' Mr. ' and Mrs.' O.1 O. Veatch. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Veatch, &r. and Mrs. .Verville Veatch, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Short, Margaret .'and Patlrcia Short; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith, Mary Jane and Richard Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Trask, Mack Traski Eliza beth McOee, Mr. and Mrs. JRobert Qulgley, Betty Jane.'.Margery and Robert Qulgley; Mrs. Mary, Smith, Mrs. RobeYt Mosby, Mr, and Mrs. Millard Mosby, Gladys Mosby. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Hemenwav. J. N. Wallace, Mr. and Mrs John Wal lace, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wynne Naomi Wynne, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Veatch, " Sibyl an4 Sylvester Veatch, Vera Scott and Mrs. Lucy Shields,' Cottage Grove; Mrs. -Ann Sears, Mrs. Ralph Sears, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Martin. Mrs. Margaret Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Adolpr Hen ter, Mr, and Mrs. Ralph Benter, and Helen Carter, of Creswell. .. Mr. and Mrs. W. l. Prather, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Lincoln, Taft, Cal; vena Kenfro, Mr, and Mrs. A. J. and children. Fall Creek- Mary E. prather and son. Verl Veatch, Triangle Lake; Mrs. A. W: Veatch,! Salem; Mr. and Mrs.? a. M: Veatch. Milton Veatch, Lowell; Mr. and . Mrs." Harry Lemmons, Wehdllng; Mr. and Mrs. Harvey N. Veatch Coburg; Mr and Mrs. Bert Chandler, M areola; Mr. and Mrs. Cufrtis , Veatch. Emid and Wstndaj Veatch Halsey; Prank Wooley, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Med ley, Eugene; .S. I. Stratton, Lyle Wash.; . James T. Veatch, Chas. E. Veatch, Portland. ' DETROIT-FISH LAKE Protest of Albany Expected to Carry Little .Weight; , Demand Seen Manonr county Is expected to keep on with its. plans for a road from Detroit to Fish Lake, in- spite of the request made by a delega- tion from ..Albany which appeared before .the .county, court .here .re cently and urged it to abandon all efforts to complete the-road. No attention is expected to be paid to .the appeal, as .there is a demand for extension . from be troit. -The reason given by the Albany delegation was that Linn county, influence would be used to back up - the Mrfon county road later. If It were dropped now. f The new road, together with the road being built from Sweet Home is expected to draw a share' of Eastern Oregon - traffic . from Prineville and the nearby region Kings, Valley, Dallas-Lewis- . ville and Wallace Roads : Set for Work - ' Chief expenditures finder the Polk county market road program, adopted in 1925, will be for the Kings i Valley marketiroad, the Dallas-Lewisville road, the Wal lace road north from Salem, And the Buena Vista road south from Independence, according to a state ment by. County' Judge Hawkins. The program, adopted last year, is just now being- started.: ' " THOMSEN'S 1 Peanut Squares Regular 40c a lb. SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY ONLY 27c lb. 2 lbs. for 50c r 7.R I Only At DRUG STOH23 Orinal Yellow . 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