The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-12
ARMY OFFICER
IMPROVES PHONE
Solution of Multiplex Problem Of
Signal Corps Officer Permits of
Several Conversations Stimuli
taneously Over Single Wire.
Gives It to the Public.
WASHINGTON- n C-Snnoia1 A,


WASHINGTON, ID. C.-SpeciaI.-An
invention, which promises to revoIu-
tionize telephony. has been patented
BY Major George o. Squler, assistant
chief signal officer of the United
states army Multiple telephony, or
the sending OF several messages over
the same wire at the same time Is
given to the public free OF charge. the
inventor demanding neither ROYALTY
nor exclusive rights
Major Squier has been working on
the invention about a year. Patents
we're issued TO him yesterday. Ma
Jor Squter felt that as he was an off
Ger or the army II would not be
proper for him to profit by his iuven-
ton or to retain the exclusive rights
over II. He explained that the in
venton consists In the application of
wireless instruments to an ordinary
telephone instrument. The extra con-
Yersattons are in the ether surround
ing the wire, he explained, and not on
the wire itself.
Successful Tests Made.
The messages have been sent over
distance of about seven miles. and
Major Squier added that wireless
transmission in this manner is posi-
pie. Conversation or music -cSrfrTeu
In this way, he added, seems more
ciear and distinct than over an or
olnary telephone. This system has
laboratory of the bureau of stands at
CHEVY Chase, Md, to the signal CORPS
construction laboratory at ITO Penn
sylvania Avenue. a distance of sew
eral miles.
Major SQuier studied AZ the Johns
hopkins University in Baltimore nm
der the late Professor Rowland, the
inventor of the multiplex telegram
system. Major Squier was graduated
from that university in 1893 with the
I
was graduated from the Mjlitarv
Academy in 1887. After serving sew
eral years in the artillery he entered
the signal corps in 1899. He is a ma
tive OF Michigan.
Would Effect Huge Saving.
L think we have succeeded in do
ing something for commercial Ameri-
ca, Major Squier said last night.
Consider for a minute that the re-
port or Mr.. John J. Carly, chief en-
gineer of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company. states that
TINS company has 100000 miles OF
wire in operation. Consider that This
report, made a month ago. states that
IN the hrst six months of 1910 the
company he represents spent S21-
VOO,OOO FOR new construction OF tele-
phone and telegraph wires.
IT We have n multipleN system Of
telephony. by which several converse
uons can take place at once. and the
american Telegraph and Telephone
Cohpany chooses to install our svs-
tenn there would be little need for
them to install new telenbona an5
new telegraph wires for four or Ave
years. We take into account the
question OF storms which may break
down wires. van
We do not expect in the War Do
pr pr 'IIleht mat the full signiii, ance OF
the granting OF these patents will no
realized for several days am franz
10 say that we went about ~ rather
secretly, and that we were hopinv All
the time that we might achieve the
desired result with little nubIicif,,
SO II has transpired.
AS the statement issued TODAY
from the War Department saws. any
one may Duy copy OF the patan+
speclncauons. and the unrestricted
uSe OF inns method is free 10 all peo-
pie IN the United States. I will s,v
Tor myself. as General Allen ,iiJ -,
say mat l want not one penny from
anyone Tor the discovery. There viii
De no royalties attached to the use 81
the plans and specifications. and me
1ineTlcan Telephone and Telegraph
company. the War Department vo,
l. and Tom, Dick and Harry are a.
welcome as can be to take comics of
tneSe specifications and build multi-
PIE telephones. l have arranged IL SO
mat these patents are in the name
NlNNC A4ilciN ana people Of -
united States. All Of us are welcome
10 their use
Major Squier and his chief. General
-Nlien' are modesty reticent in regard
10 the accomplishment of the VTar
department signal corps. and are
grateful to Congress for having GIVE, +
them the appropriation TO work win
IN the signal corps. In Germany .
rance, England. and even i'm Italv .
the latter country not being So very \
Weaithy, so lar as the state of her
pubIhc finances just now are concern
ed' more attention is paid 10 scientifi,
experiments than is paid in the I-nife6
States. '''i'V"
But the statement is made at tba
W ar Department that very nearly
5000 was used OF the aDpropria-
uoh made by Congress for the eNperi-
Inehts Just successfully completed nv
the war Department for the possibil-
lty or perfecting the muItiplex te'e-
phone and consequently there is in
DlIauon in this branch OF the service
,h&t such showing has been made
MAJOR Squier declared that his work
had been labor OF love. n labor of
SCIENCE. The United States Govern
heht pays me salary every month"
ne said, and l am glad to do every.
thing 1 can"