Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
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Tn SENATOR HoARs autobiographical volume OF
personal recollecons. he describes the advent OF
Nelson w. Aldrioh into the senate amid exciting
and spectacular events II was Just after the Gar-
neldConkng episode and the death Of President Gar
field, the senate converting in October ISL with three
seats vacant. two OF them from New York and the
other from Rhode Island, and with David Davis OF
illinois, calling himself independent. holding the
balance OF power between the two parties The cleo
ton OF tho presiding officer the crucial test and
with the senator's awaiting induction excluded the
democrats had the votes 70 make Senator Thomas r.
Bsyard Of Delaware president pro tenn. which they
proceeded do A. this point deal was made by
the republicans in with Senator Davis whereby
he to help Senators AIdrich LApham and Miller
into their seats and in return be himself made pres
dent Of the senate under agreement TO give the re-
pubiicans majority OF each OF the committees This
bargain duly carried out the humor OF Il culmi-
mating IN a speech Of thanks by President tenn
David Davis graveiy assuring his august colleagues
Of his gratitude for the high honor which had come
TO him unsought and without any obligations con-
dtons Whatever.
We marking progress all the time and in no
field more notably than In that Of long distance
communication commented not long ago upon tho
achievement Of an ocean-to-ocean telephone, but
something when in New York a few weeks
ago that impressed me that neither we standing
stili in the telegraph. The Associated Press has in
stalled IN It's New York City headquarters
mechanism for transmitting printed messages that
the words received and recorded automatically IN
typewriter form. There have been a great many
printing telegraph instruments and automatic send
ers and receivers but most Of them have been IN the
familiar form Of the stock-tcker. producing long
strips Of paper ribbon hnpractcable for other
Sometimes these strips have been cut into short
lengths and re-pasted and in other they have
come in dots and dashes perforations that had to
be translated rewritten This mechanism
produces copy just like what 10 given US by the
operator who receives by sound, and pounds out the
message a typewriter. The Morkrun Telegraph
Printer as is called. rcproduces words and letters
by typewriter at the other end OF wire Just the
telephone reproduces voice vibrations.
The printer IL fed with perforated tape male
by typewriter mechanism with the usual keyboard.
and operating the same principle in Fixing the
circuit does the perforated scroll OF music a
piano player. Tho receiving mechanism reverses the
and thus turns out copy az the rate OF about
sixty words per minute which is considerably faster
than the capabilities Of average hand operator.
The sender absolutely controls the typewriter at tho
distant END Of the line with extra key. which
when depressed feeds the paper IN the printer the
receiving station, and with another key which
thu carriage back when starting new line. The re-
a roll Of paper eight inches wide. and the copy
Is likewise reproduced at the sending station that
II may be constantly observed, and errors In trans
mission quickly noted and corrected
While on this subject OF press reports. let OBJ
serve that Newspaper readers have small appreciation
OF the difficulties TO be overcome in collecting and
distributing the news Of the world for them every
day They frequently read about wires down." or
communication interrupted" without giving mo-
ments consideration 70 the meaning. The little
adverts to the wire prostration that completely
lated Omaha and lincoln IN February last as the
result OF severe seet storm, and to second seet
storm three weeks later that put Des MoInes and
Iowa points out OF the world. and gives a notable
instance Of resourcefuness displayed by the operator
at Cedar Rapids TO rescue Waterloo which was
lost from all directions by wire the storm. The
operator In question. n. l. Zen." 30 the account
reads notified the Chicago office that interurban
railway had succeeded In getting a car through TO
the isolated city. He asked 70 make an extra
carbon OF the days report try TO send
Il by this method Usually but one copy & made at
Cedar Rapids and Jeff had a long hunt before no
could secure earbons II being impossible to purchase
supply because Of the lateness of the hour Finally
a small supply was secured and then began a hunt
for a messenger. As last Jeff telephoned
20 his wife, who to the office made up the
books carried the packages 10 the car through sush
what seemed insurmountable obstacle. The con-
duetor and motorman OF the car absolutely refused
20 take the responsibility Of carrying the packages
although the circumstances fully explained 10
them But Mrs Zeff did not despair. She interested
passenger In her plight finally induced him 10 take
charge OF the news letters and agree deliver them
thus saving the day Later In tho month the Water.
loo newspaper able 70 reciprocate the efforts
made to protect II by establishing an emergency
service for the protection Of Des Moines"
terested in how the news is gotten to him Just SO he
has H. but this may help him better understand
ing OF what storm havoc does TO possessing him
self with more patience when the report Is meager
or delayed.
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