The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-13
International Electrical Congress
VIII Propn>" Legal Standard
at To-Day's session.
PROMINENT WIZARDS" HERE.
American Institute Will Convene
To:MOIrow-Loral Committee
Gives Reception n IL"
New York Building.

The second day'. session - tg,. Tur-rfa-
,ionaI Electrical Congress. which ron
v"n.s at Musi- Hall ~ ? O'Clock this morn
ing. Will b" devoted to . discussion % the
i"gaI units ia tic measurement "f .lec-
trici'y. ana 2il' 10 90" most Interesting
ana ImI-'-tsuf topic that viii come before
ti.- cogrra-s
9Th" -"fti.M'g, ~ s"fn. standard -
| measurement .s regarded as - Irterua-
t!onal importance. and b. - thought shat
tiI, actor. TO b. taken - the congress on
| this subject IS the chief work to he done
No International agreement mas ever been
reached relative to t legal standard 81
measurement nj electricity. although the
us. ~ Ia" kilowsr. anpef.. ohm and volt
has n'"n universal III. eStahiishmS-.r -
'le-" Uu!'s ~ electrical measurement -
legal standards IS sImus, irnp"rstIve.
President Elihu Thomson NJ "a. Inter
| national congress. Mo i regarded % 81.
most prim"nt electrician aIOas purely 81
~rtirc lines IN III" United States Trcsid-
81 a. the opening session ~ "a" c"us-'--
~ Music Hall e. St"Tds.y morning and do
iiv"rrd 81 short address. commenting F5in-
'it'JllE on tho happiness % NJ. Occasion
lad cousra'1l-t Ting the foreign delegate
90 their attendance.
Prominent members OF the foreign G-ls-
sriors ard of -" American IrstituT"
spoke briefly Of tire Significance 81 the
gathering and the great 'mpgls. 70 .i"~-
tricsi scisnc- whicn. they predicted. viii
i-sal from ne bringing ;cScihe- OF the
leading lights - :he electrical world
WORK DIVIDED IN SECTIONS
Liza" business other tn7n th- allotment
] ~ 'l" O.. s"Eat's to tuci- sections
trsI Si'tei Spaces had been set aside for
sscn Of the sections Of electrical work.
and those delegates Interested IN any spe-
'ilI phs-. ~ electrical s"rk VIII gather
IA the section SCI aside Tor thai phase.
where papers viii Re r"sd ~ she most
prominent electrical engineers n the
world
'rhe mere reading Of jheso papers Al ire
sessions Of -he congress 3 not consider al
.; great importsEc" by ih" dei"sat"= ba-
. II - the preparation u mo papers and
their subsequent publication r Iarlp!i't
fn,Tn hat renders n. work valuable.
TIC s"tt.sment "a! me unit II measure
ucr1 will he the real work % TIE congress,
While ~. ASSOCIATION o, rhs delegates from
I'll. world ova- will m the end prove 20 be
~ creates; accomplishment OF n. gath
ering
y" session - tho congress Will he heid
until Tomorrow. because o. tho annual
convention % me American lus-'t..-e Gt
Electrical EuSiue~rs. which Nlli cCTveT"
at Festival Hall a. the Worlds Fair a. ="
a m Only one day will b. spent In con
vsrr!ou by the American Institute aS tno,
are merging thsir convention with n"
congress
President Bon J. Arnold 81 the Ameri-
can Institute will open the convention with
MS 9rnua. address me subject y. lfil-
ferent Methods and SYSTEMS 81 Using tho
Alternating Current in Electric Railway
Motors. The subject OF the address Will
be made the 'opi: OF discussion which
will be participated IN BY several members
notably aessr,. Lamus AMI Stsinmetz
President Arnold retire. from Oiiic. after
ne egnysntion and vii Be sree9ed'a by
ciate general manager % the New York
Ellison Company ana one Of MI Edison
earliest and most promising pupils.
AMONG THE NOTABLES.
Probably the most notable man in the
Who'll. gathering OF modern wizards "a
Governor Yates or Illinois called them
when he delivered a short address upon
the occasion OF their visit 20 Lincoln's
.ouib AT Springfield. H.. Sunday, Is Pres
.dent r Kane Gray OF the English IIsti-
tuition q: Electrical Ensin-.rs:. President
Gutts Percha and Te..srsph Company Of
silvertorn. England. manufacturers Of
submarine cables
Professor John FsTTy. F. II toTrne.
no~ holding the cll,ir Of physics ia the
Royal College % Science. london- = a.
other Of rte pyou1ireut Enxiishnen
In the party Of B.i;l.hers is slso Colonel
r e. Crompton- {. b. ; P g who
was at the head OF detachment % vol
gnteer electrical engineers throughout the
the surrender OF Paard-b~rS
Professor II Ascot. professor % oh -ics
IN the .lverSity OF Rome 1ur president
OF the Italian Institution. Treasure:
Robert Hammond ~ the Enziish iusiigg-
zion: n. = Harrison. pres.I-nt 81 tho
Fsraday Institute. London. " Hsyasi'.
son Of the japanese Ambassador to Great
BritaIr: Pres.d.n; EI3strom % the SWed -l
Society. and Doctor Sewberry % EUen.s
Ayres are Others Of the most prominent
scientists attending tn. congress.
The ladies accompanying the British del
egati0n On their Trim. the wives and daush-
ts-s 81 the delegate. number zen. and. al
though they are true 70 the ayOcation= OF
their hus bands and fathers. they find more
20 Interest them at tic Worlds Fair than
at the ''dTy-sS-iust'' meetings at Music
Hall. Last evening they attended the -"
r-p;ion given at the New York State
building "a tho delegates b. Tire ioCs Re
eeption Committee. and yesterday morn
Ing they were escorted over the "itv In
automobiles The lsises accompanying tho
British rarty arc; Mines. i. Bates - i.iv-
eTaool. :. r. Connolly OF Manchester J. u
CoEracs Of London. n. s ErslSine Or Lon
don. Thomas Hcsknth OF FolkestOne Miss
Hammond. daughter Of Treasurer Robert
Hammond Of London. and Misses A II
Perry ard 4. Slower nisces OF Professor
John Perry q: TeddlnSton.