Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-17
MARCONI EXAMPLE
OF WORKING ideal
REV. VIA. HORACE DAY CITES
INVENTOR AS MODEL
in All Else but Life Work
Is the Keynote of
Success

At the brotherhood service in the
First Congregational church last night
the high school students We're guests.
A reception committee of mem bers of
Judge Wilbur's Baraca brotherhood re
ceived. Mr.. Ralph Ginsburg, the we'll
known Violinist, played, and e q.
NOVis sang Bliss stirring hymn, "Only
an Armor Bearer The pastor, Rev.
William Horace Day, spoke on Mar
conf Of the Wireless" He said:
AT the age of 16 Guglielmo Mar
conf had dreamed of telegraphing
without wires. At the University OF
Bologna, near his fathers large es-
tate, this son of an Italian farmer and
an Irish mother had become a stu
dent of Professor Righi and an eX-
perimenter with the Hertzian waves
in ether. His father furnished him
all the supplies he needed till he was
equipped for all kinds of rudimentary
work. At p he had succeeded in send
ing two miles. At - McCIure's Mag
azine published an article about this
young Italian in Which he even dared
to prOphesy signals could be sent be-
tween New York and London.
AT the age of "a Marconi had sent
messages across the English channel.
Quietly he began to experiment in New
foundland, until December u, 1901, at
the age of 26, he was ready to attempt
signaling across the Atlantic.
Test Is Successful
Gould it be done? A mast 2lO feet
high in Cornwall and a sWaying kite
with 400 feet of wire on this side We're
his means. He had arranged that his
assistant in Cornwall should send the
Morse code s. for three hours every
day when he cabled ready. At II
!, IL.
it blew and was wet. The wire ran
from the window to the Juggling kite.
For half an hour-nothing. Suddenly
the Taper struck the coherer and he
listened. He asked his helper to lis
ten, and without doubt the three clicks
came repeatedly. At 1:10 more sig
nails came, and on the next day and
on Saturday still more came.
"On Sunday morning the world heard
and wondered On Monday it heard
more and was convinced. Marconi was
name to conjure by. Thomas Edison
was right when he said: That fellow
is a worker; he is in my class
'Marconi said of his work that he
had had a few fortunate accidents,
but for the most part it was all due
TO unfailing grind.
His success breaches the gospel of
work-of work for the fellow born with
been at WORK-spell it with large
letters-ever since he was Is wears
old. and at 26 he has won the atten-
tion of the world for his great achieve
ment. Will you young men of Los An
geles pay the cost of great living by
learning to work?
"As a friend wrote of him: He
smokes little and drinks less will pay
in temperance the price Of such sue
cess. The world is looking for boys
of 1G who will begin the first install
ments of temperance and work Ps the
price Of success. But the motive of
high powered human energy must
come in the thing to which you de-
vote yourself.
Devotion to tiddledeeWinlls or a pet
poodle will never make great men or
great women. That is why Jesus
Christ walks along the paths of life
and calls us to follow and love him
| When a man begins to devote his life
/ to the kingdom of Jesus Of Nazareth
he has found the highest ideal and the
most potent factor in making life
! great. Learn of Marconi of the Wire
! less and devote yourself to the King
| of all Life