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

binary table. The cylinder. the new fea-
ture. Is OF metal and SIS function Is to
radiatc ether waves. II We hold TO the
Hertsinn theories or 20 provide sort Of
balancing capacity. n We believe IN tho
electric equilibrium disturbance theory.
In either case II removes most Of the
difficulties of the vertical wire system
II the law OF squares stu holds good. a
cylinder twenty-five feet high will be all
that Is required for transatlantic mes
sages. a thirty-five foot cylinder will send
messages from England to South Africa
or from San Francisco to Manila.
II tho result Is brought about by the
disturbances of the earth's electric equi-
librium. then Il will only be necessary 20
make a greater disturbance In order that
the effect may be detected al greater dis
tances than are now covered. This latter
plan Ia necessary because Of the varying
capacity on the earth's surface and the
loss Of electricity at various points. II
IS something like pouring a little water
into pail that Is already full the water
viii overflow al the weakest point OF re-
sistance on the edge. proper receiver
open for the electric disturbance. will de-
tect the effect on the earth's equilibrium
In the receiver there u no change save
that OF sufficient resistance 60 bring II In
harmony with the transmitter. The usual
Calzsoehi onestI principle OF detecting
electric waves Is used.
some Possibilities.
At the recent meeting OF the British
Association for the Advancement Of Sci
ence. considerable attention was paid TO
"a wireless telegraph plan which would
work provided wires were laid nj the ter
minai stations parallel 10 each other.
Imagine trying TO use such a system on
ships az sea II the wires are stretched
through the water. the length Of the ships
messages may b. sent when the ships lie
parallel 20 each other. and a limited
distance apart. The inventor admits that
his system will not work II the ships are
not parallel. But how often will ships
miles apart al sea. be paralleiy With the
present Marconi system. che ships may be
Ia any position. and no matter what the
condition OF weather. he can send mes
@ages from one to the other. with the
apparatus, which he can stow away IN
his cabin. che captain OF a ship can COM
municate 20 any other equipped ship or
70 a land station many miles away. His
command of space In wonderfully multi
piled. he becomes a master OF wind and
wave
on land what change can be wrought
IN communiea The slmplihed sp-
paratus can be carried about almost az
easily as n trunk. For railway trains.
news distributing bureaus war msnen-
vers etc. Il should be most useful. Army
movements could be accomplished and
campaigns carried on many miles from
the seat Of war. The apparatus could
he set up ana put into working order
in half hour.
Heretofore large part OF the expense
OF an installation consisted in getting
and erecting proper mssts for the aerial
wire. and u always took several days
time. With the new plan the expense Is
about one-half OF what IL was Our own
government IL opening negotiations with
Marconi for the use OF his system on our
battieships and cruisers Some forty
English SHIPS ere At present being equip
ped as rapidly as the apparatus can be