The weekly true Democrat., 1909-10-08
WheIeSS telephony
At AIaSkan Expo.
Collins WireleSS TeIephone Wins Cod
Medal-Ils Commercial
Utility.

and they gained the medal Tor conmer'
cial utility and technical superiority,
The judges were: Prof. +. z. Turner,
Washington University; II. p. Turner,
u s. army, and Leopold StoCker, elec-
trical expert.
As reported By the Seattle Post-ln-
telligencer, the instruments winning
this prize are % be used bg the Collins
Wireless Telephone Company in their
long-distance station 70 be built in that
city 10 connect with many points within
aradius Of one hundred miles.
These plans began 10 materialize some
time ago. They embrace wireless sys.
tenn 10 operate from Seattle 20 many
points IN the State 81 Washington, and
az later date the local stations will
connect with the Collins circuit betting
the entire country. The Collins system
IL established ct Los Angeles and Sc.
attic has been selected as the pivotal
point for the great northwest.
EXPLORER BALDWIN PLANS TO DRIFT
THROUGH NORTHERN SEA COLLINS
WIRELESS PHONES TO KEEP Hm
IN TOUCH WITH tbs WORLD.
The discovery Of the north pole by DR..
Cook and Commander PeAfy has proven
q apur 20 that intrepid explorer, Evelyn
Briggs Baldwin, who expects to start
soo on bis planned Polar expedition,
proceeding Ia q strong vessel through
BohrinQ strait shd then drift completely
through the northern ocean, passing the
Polar point and coming south oome-
where between Greenland and Spitz
bergen.
Explorer Baldwin's plans inc lude eff
forts at constant communication with
Alaska by COllin8' wireless telephone.
An the wireless telephone and telegraph
instruments for this expedition are now
being made by the Newark inventor. A.
Frederick Collins, who has developed
bis wireless telephone until now its
pFaeticability for distance is unlimited.
When appealed 70 by Baldwin, Collins
set about constructing instruments
which will be serviceable tor wonderful
distances IN the icy north, where the
ether IN the atmosphere is pure and
clear.
''With the Collins wireless telephone,
/ will be able 10 talk any distance up 70
5000 miles," says Explorer Baldwin
The north pole is about 1850 miles
from Alaska, and Spitzbergen q go
miles from the pole. Collins has shown
the value Of his instrument and am
convinced that it will prove large lac.
tor IN completing the maps Of The world
with certain knowledge Of the far north.
'By means Of the Collins 'phonos We
will Be able 20 construct meteorological
and magnetic chart Of great scienti1c
and practical value. With wireless sta
ti0ns established on the north coast Of
Alaska and Spltzbergen, as we'll 90 on
board che expedition ship, We may keep
Ia touch gensFRlly with eivillaation.
Prom terminal points Of side cape
diti0ns, observations from captive bal
looms equipped with the Collins wire
less telephones WOuld vastly extend the
lield Of discovery, and while making
these discoveries IL will not Be- Decessa.
~ foF me 10 come back. By Collins
wireless telephone / wall let the world
know all ! learn"
sELEcTIYE DEVICE ON COLLINS 'PHoNEB
ENABLEs CONVERSATION WTTHOUT
OvERHEARING.
AuuotFnlilH ble NHaNlteauttbl ~ "
Iectlve" devices for Transmitting cur
rent % any instrument turned By the
''selector. Won Norden's Magazine
recently told of q motor car driven by
electricity transmitted wirelessly from
4 central staten m the freight yards at
Omaha. The inventor evolved what e
known as q ''selectiye" device which
enabled tim 20 transmit and eontrol the
power % any objective point.
The Collins selective device ao used
IN the Collins wireless telephones. elm
mates al fear Of people listening IN,
and ansWers the q qiestiOn of mtny pe0.
ole who ask What Is 10 prevent other
Collins telephone users from Overhear-
ing what % saidl'
The Collins wireless teIephOne Il Of
even Far more Importance an1 useful
meas than the wireless telegraph and ID
q satinad 20 have far wider application.
Not only N , lt be used between house
and houfo: toWn and togn: village and
vilIsgs; fnrm and Erm. bqt every
Whora water r1ns ani gfass
Crews n n inexpensive and thuas ~ "
al. 60 those 0f the small q man
while apphsalls % The largest eserA