The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14

be true. any properly arranged receiver
can take" the message. provided % r.
within range. but the same fact is evident
IN the old system. That difficulty Is obvt-
ated. however. by the syntonic apparatus.
which makes Il impossible for a receiver
not exactly in tune with the transmitter
TO receive the messages sent. One may
Judge OF the difficulty In finding the right
electric time" when one realizes that
these high tension vibrations vary from
millions OF vibrations 10 trillions per sec
ond. IL Is interesting 10 note that 400 bill
lion vibrations IN the ether per second
produce light ana some trlilions per suc-
ond produce the X-ray. To the theory that
this wireless telcgraphy Is carried on
through the earth. that Is. bS disturbing
the earth's electric equilibrium. the oh3ec-
tior arises that such disturbance would
affect near at hand wire or cable tele-
graph systems. dynamo power houses and
al sorts Of electric operations. Not 80,
necessarily Sound waves and light waves
do not conflict because their
rates OF vibration are dif-
fereut These high tension vibrations OF
millions per second should not disturb vi
bratlons which are lower. as are telephone
vibrations. for example, or light vibra-
lions which are higher. IL Is true that
any disturbance OF the earth's electric
this is not a large factor and the dificul-
ties can probably be easily overcome.
but /, Is not best to be too sure as TO
the nature Of the operation. Marconi has
given months OF thought and experiment
10 Just this problem and IL IS doubtful
n ne, even. Is sure OF what the force really
a. Tesla has made many predictions In
connection with transmitting electric
power in just this way. Ills plan meant
simply that he would kick the earth
electrically and the power put in the
blow could be pi-ked up anywhere on the
surface OF the earth. II the proper de-
tecting and collecting apparatus was
used. A French scientist has recently
come forward with another pan quite
similar. and the French government b.
irving 10 carry out his ideas lie pro-
poses to test the earth's surface at large
number Of places IN France and hnd
spots equal In electric capacity, or. BY dig
cling down far enough In the necessary
places reduce all these spots 70 an equal
capacity. Then a disturbance az any one
VIII be noticeable al all OF the others. II
a q simple matter. then. 10 create dis
turbance OF short and long duratons as
desired and thus reproduce the Morse
code The difficulties here are also very
great A rain storm for example. In one
section Of the country would BE- sure TO
change the electric capacity Of the earth
In that ueighhorhood.
The system That Always works.
II is with relief. then. that We turn 20
f, plan such as Marconrs. which seems
,rnlicable 20 an conditions. Whether IL
works through the ether above the earth.
as We have been led 20 believe. or through
,,.e ether IN the earth. or By a disturbance
az electric equilibrium IN the earth, does
20, matter 90 much. as the fact that re-
suits are actually obtained.
III works" says Marconi. "and that 10
enough"
The Description of the Apparatus.
The present apparatus Is very simple.
the whole Of It can be placed on an or