Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-10
MULTITUDE IS ELECTRIFIED
Developments Unique and Enlivening
Continue at Electrical Show.
PoPULACE IS TAKING LESSONS
Practical Demonstration Goes Hand
in-HSnd with Theoretical Teach
ina, and Real ThinRs Are
Given for Test.

omehs has become electrified. fisura-
lively speaking, and will soon become so
actually. The crowds are still flocking to
the Auditorium to see the marvels Of util-
ity the Juice" can be put to. and before
long a good part Of the Gate City's collec-
ton OF homes will be using the many con-
trivanccs and convenience that are be-
ing shown. .
While the big electrical exposition is
quite a show. it is much more than that
1t is a college Of instruction, or more par
ticulsrly, a grand university Of colleges.
Thousands OF Omahans have already ma
trfoulated there, and many have taken
their second or even their third lesson un-
der and able corps OF professors who are
dipping out with avidity chunks of knovl-
edge about the magic fluid.
Already young wives. and even school
girls. as well as the masculine portion OF
the population. are talking kilowatts. am
perage ana electrical horsepower fluently
with Or. Millener OF the Union Pacific
booth. Colonel Glsssford. Lieutenant Ware
and the other signal corps men at the gov
eminent wireless station. The other dem
onstrators and exhibit managers in the
three score Of booths are also kept busy
with queries on subjects electrical that are
| IlunK AT them WIN dlilObA III Hhli u YIN
who are becoming electrical engineers.
The third night OF the big show saw an
attendance OF away over 1900 people, many
OF them children, pass through the sdmis-
sion door and spend interesting hours in
inspecting the exhibits. And though they
all say they have had more than their
moneys worth, and have seen much, they
are apt to come again. for President John
ston. Manager Gillian and the other officers
in charge have planned even more attrac-
tive features for this weeks visitors. to
whom all sorts Of good things will be
handed out.
Beginning with Monday night, the big
Kitchen booth will be operated for the
purpose Of demonstrating electric cook
ing. Several expert demonstrators VIII
have charge OF the booth and they Will
cook. by electricity, biscuits, weiners and
"flapjacks," and hand them out to the
public. This interesting booth Will be To-
Gated on the main floor OF the Auditorium
close TO the stage on the left. II goes
without saving that this will become one
Of the most popular booths In the building
esnecisuy with the women, who will be
interested in the new method OF cooking;
also with those who may want to get a
nice hot biscuit or a "flapjack" while they
wait.
Among the many exhibits in the booths,
there are so many interesting bits OF
Northumberland device. practeablhty
features and quite marvellous exhibits that
II one we're TO visit the show every day.
he would still be able TO find points OF
didactic entertainment up to the time the
electric bells usher him TO the door with
their ''good-nights' on the last day OF the
exposition.
An auxetophone that throws the SOUND
OF many a soul satisfying piece OF music
to the farthest corners Of the Auditorium
q clever electrical illusion that Is puzziins
hundreds a new kline of automatically NOV
ing fan that drives away the perspiration
almost before 1t appears, are features OF
the Johnston Electric companys exhibit
But one of the most interesting is a pole
wrapper that winds wire around telephone
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