The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-31
AT I, He Wins
FAME As INVENTOR
st. Louis Boy Develops Wireless
Telephone System So He Can
Now Talk Half Mile.

son, Oh NO. 1900 Washington-ave., VINO
~ only IL years old, Is on the high
road to fame and success as the re-
suit OF the incorporation OF the John
son Wireless Telephone Co. He re-
Nceived from Charles II. Beauchamp
ana John b. Dickerson, OF San An
ionic, Tex, $4,000 and a one-half In
terest In the company. which was or
ganized with a capital OF 100000.
The boy Is to go TO San Antonio,
where laboratory will be fitted mp
for him. He will receive $3.50 a month
during the next two years while he Is
perfecting his telephone for CONNER
cial use.
Johnson now has his telephone de-
veloped to the point that he is able TO
carry on conversation at a distance
OF more than half mile. Putting 1t
in shape for talking at indefinite dis
tances is only matter of the arrange
ment of the wiring, he declares. He
has been working on the wireless tele-
phone for more than year and has
applied for patents.
He claims that his telephone has
done away with the troubles OF other
wireless telephones which have been
tue last low yCdi
Ills instrument does not require strong
dynamos and batteries and no aerial
IS needed. The whole instrument can
easily be carried in suit case. II
consists OF an ordinary desk telephone
and two small boxes for the wiring
and batteries.
Where Others Have Failed.
Heretofore II has been necessary to
have high-power dynamos and strong
batteries FOR wireless telephones, AZ
we'll as aerials similar to those used
in wireless telcgraphy. Only one per-
son could talk III time and the trans
mitters were constantly liable to be-
come heated and burn out.
The new wireless obviates all OF
these troubles Johnson says he has
|combinec nitroglycerine with other
chemicals in such way 1t is harmless
and thus obtained results long looked
for )y scientists.
Johnson conducted his experiments
In n room in the residence OF his
adopted father, former Lieutenant
Governor Charles p. Johnson, at No.
4357 Washington-ave. He has been
aided by Mrs. Johnson and her moth
er. Mrs. NJ r. Andrea, of No. ABA
Westinghouse. They have helped
him by listening when he made at
tempts TO talk.
He recently went on a fishing trip
10 River Auxvasse and took with him
hts instruments and conducted expert
hnents there He succeeded in talking
over a greater distance there than he
ever had in the city. Afterwards he
made slight changes, which caused
The instruments to work better.
Speaking of the work accomplished
by her son. Mrs. Johnson said:
II have had TO run that boy TO bed
night after night. He would sit up
,ntil all hours. and If he happened to
.et some idea into his head he would
be I'D before any one else working II.
He has q room on the third floor
of our house, and IL Is full OF batter
es and wires, and | am almost afraid
10 go into it, About year ago he
started working on the telephone and
has Just simply lived with 1t. He
goes out some and enjoys himself,
but Is always at home working on
,ome kind of wiring by IL o'clock
At this point Governor Johnson in
errupted long enough to say:
''Why. that boy has the house so
yull of wires that told him it must
top. The whole house II full or
wires"
"Monkeylng' With Wires.
"He has been monkeying with wires
md such ever since he was seven
Years. old" continued Mrs. Johnson.
ne went to Western Military Acad-
amy. but has no other education, and
absolutely none in electricity other
nan what he has acquired himself.
when he was a small boy he built a
bridge which could be easily put mp
md knocked down. The Idea might
be of good use to armies. Now he Is
Working on a wireless control OF this
bridge by means Of which 1t can be
iestroyed from a distance.
..Bernays is always tinkering with
,omething. Not long ago he built a
,lIder and took il out to Forest Park
o make experiments in flying. He
skinned himself up frightfully and
brought the machine home. II filled
he whole back yard. and the COVER
,or told him he would have to get
id of 1t. because the space was need
ID for garden.
"He snapped that airship for a
model OF a boat, which will bear the
yeight of a small boy, and has been
onducting experiments in a pool In
mo back yard In an attempt to con-
ro, the boat by wireless"