The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-26

1 man government and Germany's ships and stations now are controlled by company which works in harmony with us' Marconi replied. We get a per- centage for our patents" Senator Smith sought to discover wheth- CT the witness had exclusive contracts with any other governments l "I have with Italy,, said MT. Marconi.
 'It is a personal contract. The com pany has nothing to do with it. In con sideration of not being charged patent l rights the government equps all it's sta- l lions, both at home and in the colonies with my apparatus for commercial use only. being free to use any system it l pleases"
 l Witness told of contracts with the Ca- nadian government and also an independ- 1 ent understanding with Newfoundland.
 How far could the station at Cape Race maintain communication with a yessel2H asked the ehairman
 ''Between sJa and 300 miles in the day. ] Marconi replied. "and considerably over | 1000 miles at night.' l You could maintain this connection easily then with such ships the IT. l tanic?"
 1 "Yes. sir" the inventor said. | Witness said that the apparatus on the steamer Mount Temple had only POO mile radius.
 No Arrangements for Alarm
 
 there was any arrangement which gave an alarm on board ship when called by the instruments. The inventor replied that an old fashioned equipment which was used on ships was bell arrange ment which did not work satisfactorily. l Then there is no alarm signals on ap- paratus nowadays?" asked the chairman. No"
 Then ships should have operators con- tinuously on dnty2' l Yes, if the wireless is to be of service to others. as in cases of the Titanic' said the inventor. 1 Asked about the pay of operators. the l inventor said that in England the pay ranged from S4 to SIP per week with board and lodging. Wages in America were slightly higher, he said. i Did you have communication With 1 Cape Race Sunday or any day up to the arrival of the Carpathia in New York2' asked Air. Smith.
 No direct communication, replied tho l inventor T telephoned my office ffe- quently on those days and urged that ev- cry means he tried 10 get information from the. disaster"
 The inventor said that he learned be- tween 7;30 and o'clock in the evening l that the Titanic had sunk He said he then learned of the mission of the Car pathia. "1 asked fer further informa- | tion' said the witness and was told I by my operator 1t would be impossible because the Carpathia would be eXtrenie- ] ly busy with the messages of the captain and the passengers aboard the ship
 Congratulated Operators No further attempt was made 10 reach the carpathia. he said, because he did not care to exercise his authority. Mr. Mar conf told of going aboard the carpathia when If doel<ed in New York. T went di- rectly to the wireless room, he said and congratulated Bride on what he had done l for the business. Cottam, the Carpa- thia's operator called me up later on the telephone and asked whether he might give out report. I told him he might do so under the circumstances.
 Mr. Marconi added that there was an i ironclad rule in his company regula- tions prohibiting operators from acting as reporters He said that under the Brit ish law 1t was penal offense for an op- orator to send out any information on his own initiative This. he said, was prob- l ably the reason why no reports were l fort Incoming from the Carpathia on her way to New York after Tescuing the ri- tanic's survivors.
 Did you send a wireless to the opera tor of the Carpathla telling him to meet you and Sammis at the Strand hotel and to keep your mouth shut?' l ''l did not"
 Did you hear of such tnesage?"
 "Yes, from the press" ! Senator smith read the messages picked up by the United States steamship Florida and forwarded to the Secretary of the Navy.
 The Telegrams Sent
 The telograms were. 1 Say. old man. Marconi company is taking good care of you. Keep your mouth shut, It's fixed for you to set good money. Do your best to clear Another:
 Operators Carpathia and Titanic--Ar- ranged for your exclusive story for doi- lars in four figures Marcon agrees. Say nothing until you see me. Now watch. l Samms. '
 Another:
 i From seaeate to Carpathia-Go to l Strand hotel, 502 West One Hundred and | Fortieth street. and sec Marconi. C." | Another. 9;30 D. rn.:
 "Seagate to Carpathia Personal to Operator Carpathia- Meet Marconi and i Mir. sammis hotel Keep close mouthed- l C."
 | What can you say to this. Mir. Mar coni?'' asked the chairman
 T don't know anything about any of
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