The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-26

worthless and mode Of breaking and closing
The srsuis and he supesssd that It was necessary 70
the whes whether Ai Iposfgrouad or suspsnde3
10 this air With some insulating asrtal; wss he
that the earth might DO u,sd pat VI the cir
emit II complets insulation had been nsoesAAry II
suspended in the air the electric Telegraph could
have been used for only very short distances for EN-
dent mode OF ipsuiang wires underground Was knosn
before the sppca Ion OF sutta prcha for that purpose
hac however been dicovsrsd years before that
wiss suspended Ia the air required Insulation sxceps
1t the coles; and Morse mgnt have known that, aud
might have proper mode Of ding anil closing the
circuit, be had taken the trouble 70 read books or
make inquires the subjact He did not bsx.n 70 build
ne until 1s4S and then ne did 1t with the aid Of Con-
sress. This les bst~ecn WsshinR tlu ana BALTIMORE
arc was hnshAd i. jane, 1874.
make irquhs the subjsot He did not begin 10 build
line until 1884, and then he did It with the Aid Of C,n-
grsss This line bet Washisgten and Baltimore
and was finished in June 1874
conrulted by Mnrte from time to time, Nstides fol-
lows-"I Ell not aware that Mr. Morse has made
single Uisns discovery In electricity agnesn cleo
grspa have conscersd his merit TO consist In combin-
Ing and applying the discoveries Of others the invsu
purposss lad nssns Of Determining how far this
inver ton 10 original vita himself hos tar much u
due to those associated with him "
One o. tho principal objections to Morse's system IT,
that the operator reqi to exercise much 10
breaking and closiDgl the oirouit he keep his nne
the finger key the tenth part too long, he
makes dash where there should b. dot; and, the
other hand, II he remove his Asger quickly he has
dot instead Of dash SO that he msca ,ulAton
o. time vii cause the wrong to be lott between the
cots and produce great confasoo The operator has TO
manipulate on III Average three times to produce
In l8As Royal House. native o; Yer mont Obtained
patent for the letter printing Telegraph to date from
April u.s. 1915 Observing tbs repeated mHaipuIations
necessary to produce sign Of letsr the existing
systems end the great liability to in the
scr sno rant,tios OF mere Signals he devoted himself
70 the Invention OF apparatus vkcb wcnd avoid these
directions. Bv his manipulation
euce plain letter. instead Of several msnipulatlons
being used :. produce mere sgn Of letter which las
to be translated great saving Of time IL Effected and
mstshes are avoided To attain this brilAns result Mr.
House devoted b;mss With untrug energy for yeas
improvements he original machine and tbs orainsry
ipstd OF tssrApbpg nesapaper reports BY the improved
'y.tsm Ia NJ the rate Of 100 letters per minute.
More oonsnded, ~ Capitol" doss that H,uss's
system Was an infringement Of Aorse's patent This
claim was uAds tue strength of tho following pop,.-
too .h,ch was admitted to Judge Woodbury. IN TIA
OF Morse s2ans House decided Bobtor In 1850
and again in the OF Morse O'Rsiily, In the su
IF Morse the arst to discover that the power OF
electro magnetism could be used or tho purpose Of re-
oo,cirg sssrsphic signs and devised practical mode
fcr usrg ~ he may BY general claim, SECURE TO him.
devices by which he dio so"
This proposition std down BY xorse's junior ooun-
sci in the latter case, but not inastsd the lead
ing counsel TWAS rejected BY the Court had
iscted by Judge Woodbury. and il had boon
tanned IL would have had no application to chemical
recording telesrsphs Moreover it will be observed that
even this Wild proposition does not cstm tie exclusive
OF electro record etterg The re,
for their avoiding this claim ia the above propo
sitiou H. that taay could not assert Morse had
"dsvised one practical DEP Of cssAnins tu,t rssu
Ia the case At Boston, Morse slios IA his esel ptopo
sitop took the ground Ont feeby) that II he was
phned to the oos invented by him aud to what coul
~ similar to bis - be colorab,s evasion
Tbs disposed Of ~ Jadgo Woodbury. In the following
hrsosge -
pear tit'sd t. protect untouched by Houes.
III We next TO the opinion Of experts, whether
Eouse infripxes Morse other words whs.hsr
the principle Of tho two maohnes be unlike or not
ther. resua 90 be remarkable prepondsraaoe In
Of Houte's machine. Mr.. Morse huself ia the other
OF ssisrcs but bavpg the general infor nation Of
: man literally taught, and highly ins,ni
scaordiss to hs svsa.nas and bssid. p Sim ps
gIrcipg House .. Infringing 10 osly Mr. Foss,
assistant. in Working q aia machines bat baker
chine and neither Of them to bs sxpsrts suoh ~
ufusl are relied on give sesaac opinions rather
facts On the other hand and that this
Of the two machines clearly unlike ere numerous
experts. ipa.udipg Of the sxpsgtsncsd and
talented men In this line Of science in the ocany and
some of them also very practical They au Twelve
or fcurts 10 number unite In the conclusion that the
principl. Of the two 10 wholly difsrent
prl'as pr,s Ass sssesAl OF them sxprsss Dc cide
opinion t5st Houses ia .up.ror-so think ~ . worn
Of science rome IS psOe Ct mechanics and some - 10
Its Practical utility. Though more complicated, its
fults Ale IN Romsn Letters and ,equire raulAon its
speed In on s grestrr and liable TO mistakea
In transmitting or o,pslruing ard copying"
An appeal this decision taken to The suprsms
Court Of the United Safes but dissis for wart u pro
ssauticn.
Ths claim set mp BY Morse, an this litigation oonss
quent thsreupon has had very preju isiA effect upon
the Interests toe public in obsruous ths ,snstop
"C.pisoi' Gays tia: the nisnds OF Morss re-
gard the confirmation Of seven on. Of the eight
sau.s Tsl.ssps T. .uy 'o%D suss. n .a.s ses
to this to sy that Judge Woodbury. sustained the
wh'ie Of those claims ard the supremo Court have de
cidsd that patent only be taken for
es-the patent covering whatever 10 mere sqnivs.
Ient' or evasion The machinsrv of stsamsoa. night
well Be- called "equivalsnt for tAAt Of sAtch ~
The ma ehiGery OF Ho1ss An ",quvalsnt" for that Of
Eore.
Hss,uls Of patent law that the patsniee mo st show
the pubc he to DO what the patt mt claims poly
fer Now, Morse does prstend u shov rsAi let
tsrs could be printed BY the usA 81 eeatrc currents II
would be i'm possible to make letters BY de
sersed by Aerse, By which, pricker aavig bat
ton makes shsn brought In conset with moving rbsnd
OF paper one straight line dot whenever proAer
Ia wtLdra-n soedspiy- Tue eighth claim. therefore,
which claimed monopoly OF all modes OF pr yducipg
'stsrI" BY thu use Of the motive power Of ecio
t.iped by Judge Woodbury. out o; tenderness. To tas
rsssntte construction being put upon It to mike
sstsnt with the patent rs frst taken out and that
might rot BE- treated and expanded claim and
void.
The mischief which has been vrouzht 70 the public la
set up under them, aust reserve FOR further commun
eaton. PRINTING TELLS 3ApH
Washington Items.
FROM the Washing On Star Feb Fl
PENSION AND BouErY LAND DECISIONS.
Under the act Of Congress, approved 24th April 1919
hnh declares that all laws and relating to
the adm ss.on Of the officers and soldiers OF tas
.rmy to be placed ON the pension re 81 the United
sfs,ee shall relate 70 the officers tol.ers OF the
militia whilst in the service OF the United States claim
70 pension has recently been presented by person
who was Wounded while In service, .. . member Of .
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Hsne In the expedition for the defence Of the north
eastern frontier Hello, that membsrs Of the Armed
.i'n Fonos we're not persons engaged IN the military
srviee OF the United Ases spd therefore, net entitled
to pensions Under the act of zstr September. $780,
granting bounty land TO the surviving the widow or
minor ontdlen Of deceased aommis~iooed or non DOM
issionsd officers h., is held BY the tepsrtmsn thAs
the period Of minority relates To the s.uins
Of the warrants and not n the date Of the ac That
70 say person 10 be entitled to . warrant as minor
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