Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

able to decipher 1t was sent from the
New York navy yard to the Washington
navy yard thence to the station at Cape
Henlopen and from there to the Dolphin,
which was anchored OFF the cape The
message. as recorded by the boy wizards
was rs follows:
Partly cloudy; cool with local rains and
storms; fresh southerly winds"
4
I'VE have caught several messages from
stations at Atlantic City. Cape henlopen.
Highlands. n. j., New Sork and Washing
ton navy yards, Norfolk and other sta
tons, said young Lockwood, land we
reused Annapolis once. but the operator
there wouldn't talk to us. We have talked
to Mr.. Woods at the Capitol over our wire
less, but can't talk to him now. because he
doesn't want to interfere with the tests
that are being carried on between the navy
yards and the ships. IL was while we were
calling up Mr.. Woods that the Annapolis
station broke in and asked Mr. Woods
who Mp was" And the boys laughed
over the incident
Young Fearn and Lockwood have a reg
ular telegraph line between their homes
ana they also have a telephone line be-
tween the two houses, all of which they in
stalled themselves.
Il see no bell or box for your telephone"
REMARKED the reporter, looking about the
room.
No the boys replied. I'VE don't use
any bell; we just have two wires strung
Tween tue MUSES. ana eaCh or us has "A
receiver to connect on the ends of the
wires We hear all right through the tele-
phone, though"
How do you attract each Others alton
tion to the 'phOne?"
We'll, said young Lockwood. when
want TO talk to Lee over the phone | call
MN over the telegraph line and tell him to
go to the phone. and then we talk"
Inc boys also have rugged up a graphic
phone so that its horn can be connected
with the telephone of their own lnetalla-
| a Iastn fra,. Il
house to the other
when am at my own home" said Win
thop. and l want some music | wire Lee
here to turn on the graphophone and sir
over In my house and listen to II. It's flne.
| too e'
The boys at one time had an electric in
surahce company, which for a considera-
ton Kept the door bells and other electric
| appliances of the houses in good working
order. they said the insurance company
was profitable. but 1t took too much time
| from their other experiments. They devote
a great deal of time to their electrical work
| and want no better sport than manipulating
the chained lightning"
|
| winthrop Lockwood is scarcely fourteen
years of age. He is attending a BOYS
school In Washington. and has not yet COM
pieted his preparatory course. He has
never studied electricity from a book or at
| school, and what he has learned about it
he has been interested in electricity since
| ne was very small lad, but has never
tried to do anything in 1t until within the
| last few months. A short time ago he In
stalled miniature system of electric lights
In his parents home stringing the wires.
making connections and doing all the work
| himself.
Richard Lee Fearn. jr is the seventeen
| year-old son of r. L. Fearn, who is in
| charge of the Washington bureau of the
New York Tribune and Is president of the
Gridiron Club. Young Fearn has been dab
| bling in electricity since he was a little fell
| low, and through his own experiments with
| motors. batteries, toy railroad trains and
| such things he has developed a devotion to
| the subject. He talks modestlyz about his
| achievements. but from the work he has
done he seems to possess no little amount
OF practical knowledge of his favorite study
| he has never studied electricity In school
| until this year. when he enrolled as a stu
dent in local electrical college.
| Both lads are enthusiastic over their work
and both declare they intend to follow II
| for their lifes work. glance at their
bright faces is sufficient to assure one of
| their earnestness and intelligence and the
| friends of the boy Edsons' predic. that
their names will be prominent among the
| electrical inventors when they get down
| to serious application in developing the USE
| fulness of electricity.