The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-27
CUSS WORDS IN THE WIRELESS
SD AWPED THE 1A(HT RACE NEWS
SERVICE tLL DAY LONG.
Chunks Of LOngfellOw Sanlwiched In, and
the Rival MarcOnl aud Dc Forest
Systems Were Helpless Blame n
Powerful Transnitter set Up Ashore.

Powerful Transnitter set Up Ashore.
The question whether the wireless sys-
tenn of telegraphy can be interfered with
by outside electric influences, if any doubt
about it remained, was definitely decided
in the affirmative at the yacht race on
Tuesday.
The represent ativos Of both the Marconi
and the De Forest systems admit that their
efforts TO transmit wireless messages from
their floating stations with the yachting
n, ct to the shore we're completely blocke d,
they say. by powerful transmitter ashore.
Instead of receiving reports ofthc pc sitions
of the yachts, they got lot Of meaningless
gable varied by a hash of obscenity.
profanity and sentimental poetry. While
on the two other days when the yachts
were out they did get number Of intelli-
gent and accurate messages through. on
Tuesday they were unable to transmit
anything successfully.
Speaking of this yesterday Mr.. Lathrop,
secretary of tn, De Forest company said
I'VE had complete underst anding with
the Marconi people by which it was agreed
that our respective systems should not
be worked simultaneously to Interfere
with each other. This worked all right
on the first and second days. There was
no very great interference with transmits
sion from outside sources. On Tuesday
il was another ate Of affairs. A power
full transmitter was erected on shore and
it completely overwhelmed both cur signals
and these of the Marconi company.
THAT it was done maliciously seems
clear. We are informed by our counsel
ktF tf,tI ,1fi l..
Whether II would be advisable to do this
is quest ionable. Effort is now being di-
rected to overcome the difficulty and /
have no doubt that il will be ovs rcOme.
Until 1t ia il may BE- well to avoid conten-
tions growing out of 1t. We sent out no
messages from shore on Tuesday save
o. X. messages received from the feet
Mr. Bentley, manager OF the Maroon
system, spoke in the same strain
The art OF wireless telegraphy, he said,
has reached a stage where no one of good
sense doubts the possibility of transmission
even over $500 miles OF space. The present
problem is how 10 attain entirely nom
Interference. So far az non-lnterieI enCe
bet ween our own stations is concerned the
problem is practically solved. We are daily
sending messages from high power sta
ton across the ocean without interfering
with low power ship stations or adjacent
low power land stations. 1t ia in dealing
with the spite stations that the problem
assumes serious aspects But, given the
proper conditions, We can even then find
a solution.
From Q o'clock in the morning on Tues
day until O clock in the evening. the pro-
prietors Of n high-power station on shore
necessarily kept the station key rafting
out A r c. A B c. A r c. the
erudition Of the operator being more clearly
disclosed by obscene expressions and pro-
70 Wa from ia hlp-
some high power station considerable
part of the Wreck Of the Hesperus.' This
demonstration we were prepared for, since
the president of one OF the companies had
threatened to. put us out of business. ;
The threat OF the individual referred TO,
made TO third person, can be certified by
affidavit II necessary.
There were in all nine wireless shore
stations during the race. We had two. the
De Forest company had four and the Inter
national company. of which DR. G.. H.
Gehrng of Philadelphia is president, had
three. We had no transmitters on shore,
only receivers.
I'VE are expecting Mr.. Marconi here next
Saturday. He is now on the Atlantic on the
way over"
The city directory gives the address
of the International Wireless Telegraph
Company as the Broad Exchange Building
AZ rs Broad street. The directory of that
building does not contain the mare Of the
company. but inquiry led To RcCm 1871
where il was said that DIR. Gehriug lem
porarily made his headquarters and received
his mail there. Or. Gehring wlcsc hCme
is in Philadelphia, il staying Mt the Navesirk
Highlands station Of his company during
the yacht races. When informed last
evening of the comments of the representa-
tives of the Marconi and De Forest systems,
he said
This is really too amusing for con-
sideration. II is simply absurd. ! deny in
the most emphatic manner that We are
engaged in this kind Of work. II is false
in every particular. If they cannot do
business, let them admit the fact without
making accusations against other people
There is not a word Of truth in their in
situations that this company wiIfully inter-
rupts their kilograms with profane. oh
scene, or any other chatter
The fact of the matter is that the Mar
conf and DE Forest people, instead Of at
tending to business, spend their time abus-
ing each other; that's where the profanity
comes in. They scrap all day long in the
most amusing manner typical pair e
wireless fishwives, and the result is that
none of their news reaches New York.
While they are engaged in bilingsgate, We
are attending strictly TO business