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About Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927 | View Entire Issue (June 11, 1915)
Kr tf tf Part 2 Parts am VOIk ST (THE HOME PAPER) D AULAS, POLK COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1915. (TWICE-A-WEEK) NO. at NOW IS THE TIME TO VISIT THE GREAT EXPOSITION IN SAN FRANCISCO Come Along Folks; See the Fair Early Low Round Trip Rates Are In Force to ihe Mighty Panama-Pacific International Exposition at the City by the Golden Gate--Strange Tribes and Races From Far Corners of the Globe and Marvelous Exhibits Enthrall Millions of Visitors One-Six tieth of an Ounce of Radium Worth $300,009 Produces Marvelous Plant Growth Daniel Webster's Plow Is Shown New Industry In Pearl Culture Exhibits by Japan Strange Aeroscope Raises Higher Than Ferris Wheel King of Siam Sends Huge Ebony Palace to San Francisco In Knocked Down Form Samoan Divers Surprise by Great Time They Remain Under . Water. . . - : . ' ' THE greatest exhibition the world has ever known, the great Panama-Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco, la today in full blast Thousands of amazed visitors are viewing the world's most remarkable achievements In the Industries, sciences and the applied arts. Visit the Exposition today and yon can talk with your friends over the long distance telephone and hear their voices far louder than they were spoken Into the transmitting telephone. The voice Is amplified by the marvel ous Audlon amplifier, invented by Lee de Forest .To put It untecbntcally, through the Audlon amplifier the voice vibrations are Increased In Intensity by passing through a series of beat waves. A man In New York city today can talk to an audience in the Palace of Liberal Arts at the Panama-Pacific In ternational Exposition. It is possible to increase the intensity of the speak er's voice to such an extent If necessa ry, aa to fill a whole hall. i I Among Japan's exhibits is shown the development of the pearl Industry through the raising of a type of pearl developing oysters. The plow used by Daniel Webster is shown. In the Ger man section Dr. Herman Lleber, the famous chemist, portrays the utility of radium and its derivatives. t ' Strange wild tribes from French So maliland, on the Zone, the great amusement section, give marvelous ex hibitions of their prowess with the spear. These warriors are of the same Intrepid type as the Algerians serving in the French army. The world's woman champion rifle shot Princess Winona, gives marvelous exhibitions of her skill. !, Dancers of all nations reproduce the famous Turkish and Egyptian dances which fascinated thousands at the great world's Columbian exposition at Chicago and display the latest steps practiced In the royal courts of the Orient ' Had In the aeroscope visitors enter a car resembling a two storied houseboat and are swung 264 feet in the air at the, summit of a lofty Inverted pendulum. The Exposition offers the most com. prehenslve epitome of the world's prog ress ever presented! The man from any land who goes there may say, "I, am on my native soil." The remark able photos on this page show scenes, never before presented from the Expo sition. .,, 4 Tehuantepec Displays Native Art at the Big Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco This photograph shows the beautiful Tehuantepec Village on the Zone, the $10.(100.000 amusement section, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Here skilled craftsmen from faraway Tehuantepec show the manufacture of their native textiles and potteries. GLOBE trotters and officials from all parts of the world who have visited the Panama-Pacific International Exposition grounds - at San Fran cisco have expressed their astonishment and delight at the wonders already revealed there. "The most stupendous undertaking of the kind In history," The furthest advanced toward completion' and "The most beautiful alto and color effect of any exposition in the world" are a few of the expressions from men who are familiar with all of the great world expo . sltjons of modern times. , The exhibit palaces are of vast size. In the Palace of Machinery 20.000 people In masquerade costumes danced all night beneath the Illuminated arches over nine acres of floor space. Lincoln Beacbey flew an aeroplane In the same building. No exposition haa ever attracted such attention abroad. Thirty-six of the world's nations have accepted America's Invitation to participate and will present on an elaborate scale exhibits revealing their progress. The partici pating nations are as follows: Argentina, Australia. Austria. Bolivia, Brazil. Bulgaria. Canada, Chile. China. Costa Rica. Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Re public, Ecuador, France, Great Britain, Guatemala. Haiti. Holland, Honduras. Italy, Japan, Liberia. New Zealand. Nicaragua, Panama, Persia, Peru. Por tugal, Salvador. 81am, Spain. Sweden. Turkey, Uruguay and Venesuela. Work la being rushed on the splendid Illuminated towers, fountains and festival courts, where will be shown the masterpieces of architectural, land scape and sculptured decorations and the wonderful outdoor mural paintings, some of them 100 feet Ions and executed by eleven of America's greatest artists. The garden and lauilm-ape effects are almost completed at this writ ing, over a million rare trees, dowering shrubs and plants being used. The Canadian Palace. The New Zealand Pavilion. The Australian Pavilion visit the aviary and "soo in the adjoining gar dens. Reproduction of Sir Francis Drake's account of his discovery of New - Albion (now California), exhibited In the Marin county section of the Califor nia building. Panorama of Yosemite and leading California cities, also In this building, are very good. In the Agricultural building the comprehensive New Zealand exhibit; mod els of the finest boats of the Union Steamship Company. In the Transportation building the English shipping display by the Inter national Mercantile Marine Company. Rest at the reception parlors of Thomas Cook it Son. tourist agents. The exhibit of the Italian Swiss Colony in the Food Products building a grapevine with Illuminated clusters, prettier than a Christmas tree. Many well known Kuelinh firms have exhibits In this building. The Canadian Pacific Railway building, east end of the Marina; good Illustration of Canadian rural life and fine motion pictures. Tne Southern I ai lflp Itailwsy building, near Fillmore street entrance; beat scent' ixlHif. tiM tn rmtsflnV on the grounds.. HANDSOME BOOK ON PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION AND PANAMA CANAL REGION FREE. AHAND80MI book of sixty pages, HI narrated profusely In colors and giving detailed descriptions of the Panama-Paclne Inter aatJonal Exposition to bo odd la San Francisco from Feb. 20 ' astll Dec 4, 1916. and of the Panama canal and tbo canal ra 'Sfm. will be nulled by the Panama Ps rifle International Exposition free . of charge to all Inquirers. Write to the Manager, the Bureau of Pnb UcaUoaa. Panama-Paclne International Expostttoa, Exposition baUdlng. Ban madece, for tka booklet. Marvelous Aeroscope at the Panama-Pacific inter national Exposition, San Francisco, Raises Amazed Visitors 264 Feet x; V-J3 ' s FOR the seeker of amusement there Is opportunity a-plenty In the great mechanical achievement the aeroscope, on the Zone, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco. The aeroscope la built on the . order of a giant crane of a novel and Intricate design, with a seating capacity of 100 and standing room for twenty more. The car la perfectly bal anced, and perfect safety and a Jarlesa ride of ten minutes are assured to pas sengers wbo enjoy this trip of 264 feet into the clouds. This la four feet higher than the Ferris wheel. Two motors control the ascent and descent In conjunction with the counterbalance of this huge car, and when it reaches its extreme height It begins to swing slowly around on the series of wheels at its base, giving the passenger a view of the surrounding country from every point Jnterior of Superb Siamese Palace at the Panama-Pa- c"fic International Exposition, San Francisco - ;: rrf " v -n ioyland Grown Up Wonderful Feature at the Panama Pacific International Exposition i if ; , SCENES in famous Toyland concession on the Zone at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco. In this great amusement device, which covers fourteen acrea. toys are reproduced upon a gigantic scale, the figures here shown being eighty feet In height A HANDSOME book of sixty pages, profusely Illustrated In colors and giving perilled descriptions of the Panama-Pacific Interna tional Exposition to be held in Ban Francisco from Feb 20 to Dec , 1918, and of the Panama canal and canal region, will be mailed by the Exposition free of charge to all Inquirers The booklet la Intended aa a general guide to prospective visitors and will also con tain information concerning the great engineering feat which the Expo sition la to celebrate. Write to the Manager. Bureau of Publications, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, Exposition Building, San Fran cisco, for booklet Colonel George W. Bain, Noted Lecturer, Coming Here THIS orator is one of those who can more the Boat lmpaasionabi ndienoc to teari and back to laughter. He amuses and he in spires. He it from the south, claiming Kentucky u hit home, and no place loves him more than his owm people. Hon. Champ Clark says of him: "I heard Colonel Bain at the Fort Smith (Ark.) Chaotanqna, when he swayed his hearer at the storm kinf iwmyi the forest In that lecture was one of the most eloquent passages I ever heard paae hunaa lip. The way he played upon the harp string of the human heart wa a revelation to me." Colonel Bain i one of the lecturers to be heard U the Ch-tstauqaa here this season. 4