The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-01-22

TO TALK ACROSS OCEAN
Wizard is Working Night
and Day on Invention.

New York, Jan. z2.-Ere the world
Is few months older humanity and
civilization will be tho richer for a
new development in electric science.
evolved from the Inventive genius Of
Thomas A. Edison.
The new discovery. which Is des-
tined 70 bring tho English speaking ma
tons into even closer union, is none
other than the FINAL development
ot the telephone power 70 height
which win permit OF conversations
between Individuals across 5000 miles
Il waterp.
Only < ~ dsys. ago learned scien-
tfsts we're arguing on the possibility.
81 establishing clean vibrant elec-
trio connection between Liverpool and
New York. and gravely determined.
nfter much discussion, that the feat
could never be accomplished.
For years Il has been generally
known that Mr.. Edison was busiIy
engaged with experiments along tain
line Only within the last few months.
however. has there been reason to
suppose that his work was reaching
dehnIte result
The reappearance Of the familiar
light during the dark hours OF the
morning in the windows OF his pri-
y rooms IN the laboratory told the
lie Of West Orange. N. j.. that
u omething momentous was at hand.
That light showed that Mr. Edison
was working toward a conclusion OF
his long labor For many weeks he
has worked. slept and eaten in the
laboratory. lying down when ex-
hausted to snatch one or two hours
rest on a couch. and then starting to
his work again when all the world
was asleep. Ana now it Is known that
Mr.. Edison has at last conquered the
difficulty Of transmission OF the sound
OF a human voice through long dis
4 ,ance Of water
Hitherto the great and almost IN
superable difficulty in the way has
been IN the impossibiIity of exactly
increasing the power OF the sound
waves under deep water.
Wind or rough sea can not affect
the transmission of an electric cur
rent To protect the wires heavier
Insulation is necessary and the in.
croase Of Insulation adds to the carry.
ing capacity OF the current. In thus
graduating tbs exact power OF ipsula.
ton and Ia attaining the highest de.
gree OF sonaitiveness between the re-
oclver and the transmftter. lay the
task which Mr. Edison, according to
high authority. has at LAST surmounted.
The details are. OF course. known
emily to hinself. The secrets OF the
chamber IN which Mr.. Edison works
nhroush the silence OF the night are
moro ieAlousiy guarded than the state
papers Of German bureaucracy. But
mat he 10 at last By oorrelative expe-
nment able 70 accurately estimate the
Carrying powsr Of HE sound waves IN
der the sea ls now beyona doubt
Side ~ side with the sea telsphons
~ ne veteTan Inventor sompIStins
certain ronarkabls Development in the
ndison niekel iron storage battery. arnt
introduced y the Publie tive years
ago With q view u ita adaptabiilty
ID tbs Bss sf he nutomobils AEr. ndi-
soma iabers with the storage battery
hayo iaia IN the direetieA sf . grad.
aal lightsninx In the wsight sf the
taiterE. vita saeh reduction II tAs
weight the snduranes Of the battery is
iacreaaoa
Mr. Edlson's improved storage bat.
terry Vim. Il is believed. epabis an au.
tomobile Of high power to maintain
naximum speed ranging from ton 70
sne hundred ana nifty miles on hour
Under the present conditions It is
possible for racer OF high power 70
attain a maximum speed OF one hun
drea ana twenty niles an hour and
meihtain Il for perhaps hve minutes.
With the Improvements now com
pieted BY Mr.. Edison the discharge
power Of the ampheres win be largely
Increased The old storage battery
Was capable eg running a vehicle
thirty-one hundred niles ovsr bad
roaus The capacity Of the new bat.
tey Is limitless Ia respect 10 speed
or endurance