The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-14

York. Dr. de Forest is completing lie
equipment Of a wireless telephone outfit,
through which he is confident OF being
able to communicate vocally with a aimi-
lar station. in course OF installation.
near the summit OF the 500 foot Eiffel
Tower in Paris
OF Great Practical Value.
While all this may be truly wonderful
likely to prove Of great practical inter
est to the people of the South.
Seated in the cabin OF his ship. hun
dreds OF miles from port, a captain can
converse with an officer aboard another
vessel. OF with shore station within a
radius OF 300 miles. in any weather un-
der any conditions, just as easily as the
merchant in his offlc, talks to his GUS
toner at the other end Of town. or the
lady in her boudoir gossips with absent
/ friends. Could anything be conceived
more effective in relieving an ocean voy
age Of its terrors and anxieties. the
greatest of which, to the unsophisticated
| at least, is the overwhelming sense OF
isolation.
Another, and an exceedingly i'm
portant feature of the system, is that
each installation can be operated. by
key and sounder on a wireless telegraph
circuit, so tnat If. for any reason, the
use Of tho telegraph code is preferred, It
is at once asailable, wi, out change in
the apparatus.
The fact thai the De Forest Sparkless
Telegraph and ,he Radio Telephone work
without the intensely bright and noisy
spark unavoidable in oth-r systems of
wireless telegraphy. is another and very
important point in their favor. In the
first place, possible fire risk, the ex-
plosion OF gases. etc, are obviated; In
the second the Morse intermittent sight
and sound of the spark can be read by
expert telegraphers. from whom II nigh
sometimes be desirable TO conceal the Hne'
stance of a message. Where the appa'
ratus Is to be used for telephony only
no skilled operator IS required to us
It: any intelligent person who can use
the ordinary telephone can converse ovel
IT. The importance of thi- where wire
less means Of communication are en-
ploYed for code or secret messages,
evident. Skilled wireless operators ar
none too plentiful.
This doubtless has been a factor II
commencing the Radio Telephone sy'
tenn. the principal vessels In the United
! States. British and Italian navies bein
already equipped with 1t. the antenna
and other devices used by the R3di
Telephone being the same as used 70
: wireless telegraphy. The first British
> warship to be supplied with a wireless
: outfit was H. NJ. S Furious. Of the chan
mel squadron; Its latest installation 4
the United States navy was on tn
: cruiser Newport. assigned for service a
the national schoolship Of the Board {
( Education Of New York City. and whic
: was equipped with the wireless tele
J. phone. before starting on her presen
g cruise. for actual service ano for tn
: instruction Of the youngsters.
: But as has already been stated, 1t
: from the adoption Of the Radio Telephon
= system for commercial purposes on shor
h that the most satisfactory results ar
r. anticipated in the South. Althoug
p comparatively a new conner among Il
= great utilities corporations. the pare
). 1ay Is now il.el-d- 4 in the list