Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-08

arc all sorts Of things run by electricity,
from wireless telegraphy instruments. block
signal apparatus, magnets and incubators
to carpet sweepers, sewing and washinr
machines and facial massage. and SCALP
shampoo instruments.
Army and Railroad Triumphs.
one OF the centers of greatest interest Is
the wireless station. where two sets Of
army instruments. capable Of being hastily
packed in travelling boxes, yet able to carry
messages to far distances, are operated
and explained by a detail of soldiers in
natty khaki, under the supervision Of Lieu
tenant ware of the First Omaha Signal
corps.
Perhaps the greatest drawing card at the
opening night of the show was the Union
Pacific booth. where DR.. Millener and a
corps Of assistants explained the workings
Of the roads block signal system by means
of a full sized s~emaphore station and a
miniature section of the roadway with the
block signals in operation and dummy cars
running over the track.
DR.. Millener's wireless instruments will
be installed soon. and he began his inter
esting series Of talks last night on what
electricity is and how to use it; wireless
telegraphy. how to make and operate the
instruments. and much of the detail work
Incidental to up-to-date electrical study and
experiment. Induced waves will be his
subject tonight. In delivering his various
,ecturettes. he avoids all technical express
sions and makes his talks easily understood
nv the people who are ignorant of the sub
ject until they hear him.
Last night DR.. Millener experimentation
the first time with an alternating current
transformer of special design. which he
constructed himself and with which he
created considerable quantities Of decidedly
shocking entertainment He also demon
| strated with his big coil. which is capable
Of producing a twenty-four-inch spark and
is made of 500 miles of No. 10 insulated
wire. finer thar hair. 1t was made in his
laboratory.
Industrial Atd Exhibit.
The industrial booth. furnished by the
Omaha Electric Light and Power ompan
as an example of what can be done with
electricity, was another center of interest
and instruction. Motor driven machinery
covering a broad range OF the application
of electrical power and tFoving Of great
interest 10 many visitors, was shown in
the Industrial booth by these firms:
Waterloo Creamery company. ice cream
making; Omaha Plating company, iewelry
and metal ware plating and polishing; New
England Bakery, dough mixing; Omaha
Electric Works. electrical apparatus max
ing and reuairing: Byrne-Hammer Dry
Goods company, pattern cutting by electric.
operated machines, many inlcXnesses OF
cloth cut at enc time; Rapid Shoe Repair
company, shoe repairing; Great western
Type Foundry, newspaper printing!; Peter
Melchoirs, general machine work.
The electrically printed newspaper got
ten .put at one Of the booths Is quite a
pretentious little paper and IL to be pub
Ilshed daily during the show. The first
issue contained the presidents message, a
cut of the Auditorium, a directory of the
exhibitors and other matter.
Musical Features High Glass.
Daily musical programs by George
Green's company of musical experts and
Miss Blanche B. Mehaffey, who has been
engaged for the entire show, are to be an
important feature of the exposition. AT
her initial appearance, Miss Mehaffey
scored a decided hit with her rich, power
full soprano voice and in addition to being
recalled for an encore, was presented with
a handsome bunch Of red and white roses.
The band concert was also enjoyed. The
management announces that the musical
programs will begin at 3 and s O'Clock
each day.
Several hundred electric fans add to the
enjoyment and comfort of the patrons OF
the show. Almost every booth has one,
and in many Of the exhibitors stalls a
score or more are in operation.
A scenic railway around the balcony rail.
ing takes the traveller. by means of sug'
gestive landscape views on a long canvas
from the Gate City to the Golden Gate.