The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-14
(St. Louis ros,-pispa,ch.,
ms truC these SUllCN Walls ShoUl
Weld no echo.

lhiS true these Sullcn walls SHOULD
Weld no echo.
Hut wallis have cars-nay. more. they
have tongues"
Byron. when he put those words in
to the mouth ~ the Doge Of Venice. In
his play. Marine Falieri." had never
heard of the dictograph; neither had
h poEe. II the Doges had been IA
miliar with it. tho famous Council Of
Ten" would have been a far more
ferocioUs and fear-inspiring body than
il was.
Rut even il they had no photographs.
Il had the idea. They fixed up all
sorts Of cunning traps for the aid Of
the gentle art Of eavesdropping.
science. aided by the constant efforts
Of years " one man. who had only
his brains and his energy to aid him
IN his rise as an inventor. to work out
tho wonderful little instrument which
has had such a tremendous influence
in public and private affairs In the
last year or so. X. NJ. Turner. former
y OF Terre Haute, Ind. now living NJ
Jamaica. l. l.. is the inventor.
The con,rivance is SO small it is
capah!e OF ccncealMent In ways that
laukh AT detection. and with its aid
even 4 dullard can make the achieve
~ SbllSS w AlkAIl,
the pattern from which he was drawn.
look insignificant. For l.upin and
Holmes had TO reach their conclusions
by deduction. wherein there was the
possibility OF error. The photograph
Eites results direct.
Eut the photograph cannot be de-
srrineo by comparison with any hui
man trait or quality. for its powers
Seem superhuman. Every uttered
NOFf NvSN ychsp S,N>l.N, - n ,rhs>>-
nE one within range OF its transmitter.
Is carried irtaliibly TO whatsoever may
be AZ the other end OF the wire lead
ing from IL.
IL has been used I gain evidence
IN u conspicuous divorce case: II has
eeeu used to make legislative grafters
ccnvic, themselves: il has spied upon
the MAYOR OF Gary. Ind. in n little side
enterprise for which he was put un-
der indictment: IL gave up revelations
In the Illinois Central drafting cases
SO conclusive that in ten minutes the
to!i$ fastened around the suspected
ones: and it gave an unsupported ear
TO the w!leS OF election workers who
sought. by bribery. TO keep Louisville
negroes from the polls Its adap,ahili-
~ 70 scientific study has been recos-
nised by the velcanolosis1 Inc seismic
expert. Prof. Perrett. who predicted
~ AAiS1AAC ~ Tue OdS.
Mr.. Turner is now hard at work
trying 70 have the machine register
The sound Of the heartbeat. This
sound is peculiar, inasmuch as il does
no, lend itself to transmission. The
idea IL. OF course, ina, in q clinica'
operation h operating surgeon and
All n medical students viewing the
operation. by having connected ca,
pieces at,ached TO the transmitter. car
I Ma Shs hA.f ~. ShA ,,, 100
and thereby Know his SEXUAL condition
at every stage .: his ordeal. But ,hs
experiments thus Gar have no, beer
satisfactory. The mass OF flesh be
tween the heart and skin is no, sersi,
HNe enough o. vibration 10 carry tn.
sound TO the willing ear OF the dicco,
graph.
The die,sgraph has been tsmo,s s.
:aT only AS y detective. Its Use in tn.
~ Detective Burns irst brough, III,
attention OF the world 4, large to tn,
tac' there was such a machine.
Mt. Iurae. told with a laugh the ex
pestence he had with the ,.ss: r,achtn,
sold for secret eavesdreppins. He sal,
that he was sitting in his office on,
day when \ man NJ in and. looAin,
n ~ orerasar him. ASKED n y hears,
whisper: Do You make an in<,,u
me9t ,sa: enables ore 10 overhsa.
"cas Is said N another
Yes answered Mr., Turner. blu
you needn't whisper Listen,
tennsttiaS ST associate &c ancehe
room. with ;Re machine attached 20 hi
desk. Mr. Turner walked 70 the fasth
est corner o! the And spoke II
whisper. SuicS as J nash came III,
answer IRON, the mar in the o,hs
room. The inves,iSaror wa. imu,e<ii
atsiy convinced.
He MIS- Az officer OF \ big orpo.
,:"r whose p~r,nciplls think onk i,
millions sNI can c,>urt Up - 4 nun
1reI Of them He:cre they reach IN,
limit " their capitalization There wa
>rue Gi>Ssrs:cu amccE tn. directors
ny OF whon: were coaSr:-trx :,
Gr!'s IL ,He company chose who's