The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18
WIRELESS
 TELEGRAPHY The Government ReneWs
 Activities.
WILL ESTABLISH STATIONS
Strikes Will Have No Effect in
 Future.
Pennsylvania Avenue in Nation's Cap- itaI Is Undergoing Repairs and Will Be Much Beautihed
 When Completed.
BY GEORGE c. ADAMS.

BH GEORGE c. ADAMS. Washington, Aug. l7--(Special.)- Increased interest In wireless teleg- raphy has been aroused as result of the strike of commercial telegraphers. The equipment divisions of both the Navy and War Departments have re- newed their activities and the govern ment will very soon be in condition to look with equaniminity upon any strike of wiremen, no matter how sec rious it might become. Already the Secretary or the Navy can sit in his private office in Washington and di- rect the movements of me vessels of the Atlantic fleet, and by establishing chain of vessels down the Atlantic coast to Panama and up tne Pacific to San Francisco, each vessel about five hundred miles apart. he will be- able to direct operations in the Pacific. Battleships and most of the cruisers are equipped with wireless apparatus. and the auxiliary vessels of the navy are being similarly equipped. The army signal corps is rushing the equip ment of transport vessels. and plans are now maturing for a system of wire- less stations at all the army posts on the continent.
 The army will not onfy proceed to equip every transport, but 1t is expect ed that the joint board of the army and navy will. acting on the suggestions made by equipment and signal officers. recommend within a few days, coop eration between the army and navy ip perfecting the wireless teiegraphy sys- tenn.
 This scheme includes the establish. ment of station at Havana, which would operate between Guantanamo and Key West, and with warships and transports, wireless station at each end of the Panama Canal and another at some point up the Pacific coast probably at Magdalena Bay. Stations already have been decided upon by the navy at San Diego and Santa Barbara. and there are already stations at Mare Island and the Rremerton navy yard
 Wireless Stations.
 War Department officiais already have set to work figuring on the establishs ment of a chain of wireless stations across the continent, from Washington | to army posts at Governors Island. and on up East, and at the more inis portant army posts through the West abolished. the department in Washing ton would not only be able to direct any desired movement of troops with out the use of wires but 1t would be possible for the navy to keep in touch with Mare Island and the Pacific fleet | In this connection the announced inc tention of the United Fruit Company to establish a system of wireless telegs raphers from New Orleans to the Car ribean Sea. and to several points in Costa Rica and Nicaragua becomes of interest. The stations through the Carribean are to be at San Antonio. the most westerly point on the Island of Cuba, and on Swan Island. about half way between Cuba and Central Amer lea.
 It is also planned to establish sta- tions at Port Limon, Bocas del Toro, Costa Rica, Colon, Puerto Cortez. Hon. duras, Cape Gracias a Dios, TruiilIo and Bluehelds. The company has ob- tained authority for the establishment of all these stations. with the excep- ton of that at San Antonio, which place Is the key to the entire system. Application has been made to the Gu ban government for permission, but there has been some hesitation on the part of Cuban authorities, because 1t is the intention of the Cuban govern ment itself to establish wireless sta ton in Pinar del Rio, and 1t is feared that staton at San Antonio would interfere with this one.
 If the United Fruit Company can af- ford to establish a wirelesss system to points whence there is relatively little business, the question naturally arises, why would not 1t be profitable to have wireless connection on a commercial basis between the principal cities of the United States? It is true that the development of land wireless teIegra- phy has reached a satisfactory point that has been reached In transmission of messages over water. but land mes- sages can be sent and in time of a gen. eral strike of wire telegraphers such an auxiliary system would be worth millions of dollars to the commercial interests of the country.
 Street Torn Up,
 Pennsylvania Avenue, Americas most magnificent thoroughfare, would re- mind a San Franciscan of the days im- mediateIy following the earthquake and fire For two months or more this splendid street has been assailed with pick and crow-bar until now there is scarcely block between the Capitol and Treasury that is not in condition ap- proximating spring house cleaning. They say it Is to be improved greatly and certainly 1t has some such fate coming to 1t the tearing up to which 1t has been submitted.
 At night a stranger in town might readily mistake 1t for the red light dis trict of the CaptoI, for from almost one end to the other the broad avenue Is dotted with lanterns shedding carmine glow. Some one who started to count them said he got tired after reaching 1859 and quit. and that will give you some idea of the appearance of this thoroughfare as 1t stands at present. In addition deep trenches are dug along side the car tracks and the jag Eed blocks of asphalt that litter the street convey the general impression of the surf on the beach at Atlantic City, while the banks of sand and dirt visible here and there, with green flags floating from their summits or at their base, cause the half intoxicated veteran of the Spanish war to think that he Is facing Cuban trenches again.
 Care of the Dead.
 Consul General Mason sends from Paris to the State Department a de- lightfuI and gossipy sort of report on how to take care of dead Americans in Paris The Consul General goes with great detail into the cost of funerals, embalming cremations and other cheerful summery topics. He even gives the amount of the tips" which it is necessary to hand out to pail bearers and other funeral function aries.
 "A grave" says MT. Mason. costs