The sun., 1915-06-09
CHINESE VISITORS
GUESTS OF EDISON
Orientals Amazed by Marvels
Of the Wizards In
ventiOns.
LEAVE FOR PROVIDENCE

The Honorary Commercial Commits
sioners OF the Republic OF China we're
the guests yesterday OF Thomas n.
Edison at his electrical plant in West
CparSA. n. The honorary secretary.
David z. T. Yui. greeted Mr.. Edison in
his office when the delegation arrived
and ne repeated his greeting just be-
fore the party left. in the laboratory
where Mr.. Edison has heard several
thousand speeches. songs AMI instru-
mental pieces Mr.. Edison was not
there the second time, but whenever
he wants to hear himself praised by
the young Chinaman all he will have
to do In tu tell some office hoy to
bring out such and such record. for
the greeting went into photograph
and Mr.. Yui heard IL over again imme-
diateiy to make sure that 1t was all
right.
This was only one OF a dozen sur
prises for tho visitors that had been
arranged For example. Mr.. Yui was
told that some one wished to speak
with him on the telephone. Another
member OF the party had called him
from another building and the conver.
saton went along for some time In
chinese. Then workman turned n
small lever and Mr., Yui heard the
whole conversation over again. hts own
words and those of his friend This was
q demonstration of the telescribe the
latest invention OF Mr.. Edison. II is
p telephone attachment that preserves
nhe whole or any part OF telephone
conversation. The conversation can be
Transcribed from the record at any time
and II any person says he didn't say
what the other fellow says he did there
is the record to prove It.
The delegation went to West Orange
by special train over the Erie Mr.. fui
remarked as he met Mr.. Edison that
he had been pleased by the opportu.
nifty to visit the greatest republic In
the world" and Mr.. Edison said that he
was pleased to meet men from the big
gest republic in the world" The In
ventor did not go through the shops
but had luncheon with the visitors. He
left before 1t was over and headed for
his laboratory. His chief engineer
guides then took the party through al
the buildings.
The attention OF the visitors seemed
30 be keenest while they were beins
taken through the great storage battery
plant. They learned that Mr.. Edisor
made $1,000 individual experiments ir
getting this mechanism to its present
IN its mos, advanced form this storag,
battery is TO be placed aboard the new
submarines and that II will overcome
the chlorine gas difficulty that prob
ably was responsible for the loss of {
submarine In Honolulu Bay recently.
The members of the commission
also gave much time 10 the various
photographic devices. being particular,
anxious to learn just how these appli
hxs IL hte ina
men. The demonstration OF the Ed
son educational Aims was also mad
for their benefit. They saw a boy or
the screen mixing chemicals. .treatin,
them with water or electricity and thel
looking through microscope TO Sc
what the effect was. These effect
were thrown on the screen, greatly mag
nifed and brought gasps Of surpris
from everybody.
Just after the moving picture exhibi
tion had begun the fire horn sounde,
"3-3." which is the alarm for tn
Edison plant. 4 shaft OF light sho
into the darkened room. the pictur
stopped and the visitors sat still Will
the employees in the gathering rushe,
20 take their places in the Edison fir
companies. Before the alarm ha
sounded second time the Edison ap
paratus was out in the yard and hen
dreds OF employees were at their sta
tons. Then the second sounding o
the alarm came. II was "3-3," whic
showed that a mistake had been made
After the interruption the kinetophon
was shown. This is the original talk
ing movie. Mr.. Hutchison said tina
n was the frst demonstration since tn
hg fire and II turned out to I've so nearl
perfect that no one could detect an
lack OF synchrony between the move
ments of the actors lips and the sound
OF their voices.
Returning TO New York late in III
afternoon the members of the commits
ton were received by acting Mayor Nc
Aneny and members of the various con
mittees which have been endeavorin
10 make their stay here pleasant an
profitable. The reception took plaC
at the Hotel Belmont, Mr.. McAnen
and william G. Breed. chairman {
the Mayors committee, felicitated II
visitors, and Cheng Hsun-chang. chat
man of the delegation, returned h
thanks for the entertainment by II
city.
The commissioners left at midnight Il
Providence, X. l., IL being their inter
tion to visit Il number Of Eastern citi'
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