The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-25
Wizard Of Electrical World Keen
~ Interested i'll Wonderful
New Metal.
HIS OPINION OF WIRELESS
Engaged on Experiments That
Will Revolutionize Certain
Lines Of Commerce.


search for radium, the newly-dlscovcred
metal which promises such wonderful re-
suits In healing the sick. making the
blind to sec, and curing malignant cah-
GERS He has examined thousands OF
spccinlens of ore from mines ana noun
tains and made ITO end of experiments
In a still-hunt for this mysterious sub
stance. Mr.. Edison is good deal IKE
Bud Means dog In THE Eooscr SCHOOL,
master,"--when lie takes hold of thing,
"heaven and earth cannot make him
lei go, And 1t wns for this reason that
visited the Wizards laboratory, a few
mile from here. to learn from his own
lips tho result Of his investigations.
Edison and Radiuln.
Mr.. Edison was busy making some ex-
perimcnts with his new battery for all
tonobiles, which, by the way, promises
splendid performances, but very kindly
granted me an interview; and In reply
to my questions In regard to his quest
Of rldiuni. said:
81 have hunted for this new substance
In a thousand places. and chemically en-
nrnined no cnd of specimens of ore from
Inherent mines and mountains. but thus
far have not succeeded in finding Its
4 hiding place. ] have. however, reached
some decided conclusions on the subject,
and the great Wizard smiled, ms he cast
glance through his wonderful labora-
tory where experiments are on foot that
are bound to frevolutionlze certain lines
Of commerce In the near future.
e ''Radium Is very much similar to x
rays in its power to pass through various
substances, and It's effects are apparently
as injurious to investigators This is
particularly true OF tho E-rnys. My wife
is unwilling to have me experiment With
them any more. Ono Of my eyes was
drawn out of focus, and my stomach was
more or less affected, so that was Sc
riously Inconvenience in my laboratory
work. Besides this, my assistant died
about year ago from the effects OF
their bancful influence; and now his bro
+ Their. another assistant, is suffering from
red discoloratlon of the flesh on
his breast and arms although he has not
been making any N-ray experiments for
year Strange that the injury from
their Influence should only manifest IT
self twelve months after laboratory in
vestigations ceased!'
Talking Around the World.
What have You under way Low?"
III inquired do you believe with Tesla
that we shall be able to talk around the
world one of these days?'
mo" answered the wizard, II do not
look for developments III mat line.
One can't articuhte clearly enough TO
be heard thousands of miles away. You
recall that people predicted the telegraph
would be superseded BY the telephone
And one New York daily tried to do
this. But at the end of three days tho
telegraph instruments came back
."rhc wonderful thing that will be
more and more developed is wireless
teegraphy Maraconi is all right, and
is bound sooner or later to perfect his
system He has Just been married,
and is not working hard at present
as he did at first. But he will come
out all right, and we shall have the
That was n remarkable performance
the other day when the steamship
Campania was never out of Lommunl-
cation with one side or the other Of
the Atlantic ocean 1t shows what we
are coming to.
Will Not Be Superseded.
No cables will not be superseded"
answered Mr. Edison in reply TO my
question Business will only be in
creased for the wireless and cable
companies. Just MS the telegraph and
telephone supplement each Other
THE laps ace making splendid use of
w:rnless te!9Grsphy in the present war
with Russia. They are a wonderfulrllt-
tie people, and are up-to-date in every
=
Of the Russian squadrons, and were al
ways ready to pounce upon them at the
opportunte moment.
II had number of tho Japs as as
sstants In my laboratory, and found
them to be marvellous workers. They
are thorough and clean from the word
go, and faithful intelligent, and per-
sistent. DON'T talk to me about the vel
low peril It would be a good thing IL
more people were like them In being en-
terprising and up-to-date. Clearly Rus
sa is no match for them. The Japs
never have their eyes glued on the clock
to stop work on the minute, and are
not bothered with labor unions. They
start out 10 succeed, and they Invariably
do succeed. They will revolutioni2e
things in The Orient when the war is over,
and Will spur on China to he more like
the Western nations.
"The Yellow Peril"
81 admire the laps because they are
up-to-date. ] don't believe In war, and
am man of peace. The only kind of
n war that interests me is one between tlLe
great captains Of industry In which the
one with the biggest brains wins every
time. The Japs, when once peace Is de-
clared. will enter upon an industrial cam
paign. and buy all the improved labor
saving machinery they can. Then they
will make things lively for us.
"Thc machine nations will lead the
world and decide the issues between the
+ r
What do YOU mean by machine ma
tions2" asked.
why" replied the Wizard, those tina,
use labor-snvlng machinery. In tho last
analysis, the three or four great nations
of the world will be those that are up-lo
dale in making and manpfa curing goods
cheaper and better than anyone else, ant
that arc more intelligent and wlde-aw awake
Commerce will he the great thing, after
all whfn', nations will strive after"
Wireless Telegraphy.
Il "C'oming back to wireless telegraph.
again. | ntcrrupted, "cannot the mes
agrs DO interpreted by outsiders?"
'"rhere Is not The least danger from
that said the Wizard in reply. IAN.
Important message by cable or over
SAND even now Is sent by code. and tina
is what will be done when wireless mes
sages nre sent. When YOU forward ca
hid message from New York 10 London
il goes through, the hands OF -four o
fIye operators. Ann the Way YOU pro'ec
your secret Is by using code words, TIL
same thing can ba done with wireless
messages The lens certainly understan
this sa,7>a 10 perfection. for they seeme'
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