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INVENTOR FESSENDEN
LOSES WIRELESS SUIT
Court Rules That idea Under
Dispute Was First Used
by De Forest.

In an opinion filed yesterday Judge
District Court ruled that Reginald A,
Fessenden was not the inventor OF the
high frequency" wireless telegraph re-
ceiver with the musical tone" by means
OF which the operator can receive mes
sages in spite OF static" or other atnios-
pheric conditions.
Judge Mayer arrived at this conclusion
in the patent right injunction and dam
age suit brought by Samuel NJ. Kintner
and Halsey NJ. Barrett, receivers for the
National Electric Signalling Company,
owner Of the Fessenden patents. against
the Atlantic Communication Company,
which operates the Sayville and West
street wireless stations. The plaintiffs
contended that the Atlantic Communi-
cation Company was unlawfully using
the two Fessenden patents covering the
musical receiver.
Judge MAYER ruled In favor Of the
defendants by dism!ssing the complaint
and invalidating the two Fessenden pat
ents involved. The case will be appealed.
In discussing Fessenden's right to
claim priority In experimenting with and
perfecung the musical toned receiver
Judge Mayer said that DIR. Lee DE Forest
had worked out the idea 10 a commercial
possibility and was operating stations
In New York while Fessenden was still
experimenting. Scientists employed by
the navy. the Judge said, were also ex-
perimenting at the same time
cit will suffice said the Judge. ito
refer to the battleship Kentucky, whose
spark note, according to Gunner Bean,
was especially high and was known
throughout the fleet"
The sun., 1916-01-08
COMMISSIONS BANE OF
NEW Y0RK-BENNEl
Only Thing a Man Can DO
Without Permission Is
Kiss His Wife.

WAsnuSGroN. Jan. = Representative
Reuret Of New York delivered a speech
in the House to-day IN which he decried
regulation hy commission as cxemplificd
In the laws - New York and other
states throughout the country. He in
sisted tha, from the moment man
arose fron his he'd III New York city
Until ho retired ~ night hr wus con-
s'ar'ly IN contact with regulations pre-
scrihe1 ~ Government commissions.
The on.y thing that man in his
laSty process from the bath 10 the
rn,ce does without the assistance of a
commission 10 To kiss his wife good-by.' -
said Mr. Brnurt. ".Nnd now In the state
of New Jersey thar act OF affection is
iutcrfcr5h with hy officers of the law. "
Nj Bennet spoke on the bill authoriz-
Ing the issue Of irrevocab Die licenses 70
use water power sites ON public lands
The sun., 1916-01-08
TEN BIOLOGISTS
SOLVE THE SLIDES
II Is by Keeping IN the Digging
ms GOethaIs Has Done,

ANcoH. Canal Zone. Dec. oa.-Ten
eminent biologists have solved the prob
lem of the slides in toe banks Of the
Panama Canal The day after their
arrival in Panama. in fact before they
had even inspected the slides. ships
were passed through the canal again.
The faith that moves a mountain has
Its counterpart in the science that bids
the hills cease to move.
The biologists went at their worl,
seriously. They stuck sticks into vari.
Gus parts Of the moving banks and
watched them from day to day. By
careful observation they determined
that the banks were actually moving,
thus confirming "A suspicion held by
thousands of men who have worked in
Culebra Cut. and by less scientific
methods had reached the same conclu-
sion years ago.
They watched the banks move slowly
and irresist!b.y toward the canal. and
concluded that the only remedy is to
keep on digging until all the earth that
wants to move LAS been dug out and
carried away. This confirms the de-
cision reached several years ago by
Goethals, Rourke, Zinn and others who
had much to do with the digging OF
Culebra cut. In short, the committee
OF geologists has done the work Of re-
assuring the American public that the
present method of handling the slide
problem in Panama is the only feasible
one.
Getting acquainted with Goethals was
the hardest work the physicists had 10
do. Not at all because the General is
diffident or reserved He knew sew
eral Of the committee before they arrived
here. but It was In States" way.
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ON the is;hmus Goethals allows his
imag agination TO possess him. When he
considers a commissary matter he thinks
he is "A housewife when the boiler
makers union complains to him he be-
gins TO sweat and the clang OF steel on
steel is in his ears: when he irspects the
slides in Culebra Cut (as he does once
a day. ne thinks he is a mountain goat.
This las, is what made II difficult for
the geoiogists They arrived on Sun
day, December 10, and the following
morning MONDAY. to be exacD they left
Panama City N o'clock and at I 80
were on tug In Culebra Cut in front
of the moving banks. After explaining
carefully 10 the committee Just how the
bottom of the canal weaves up and how
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the banks move into the channel
Goethals took them ashore TO continue
the inspection at close range
Then his whole de,neanor seemed 10
change" said Dr John +. Hayford. the
worlds most famous .sostasist
t"Isostasist has not crtpt into the
Standard DistionRry, but 'isostst'c-' IL she
SILENCE which has to do with theori~~ OF
the eArth's equilibrium, DR.. hayford. 50
far as dictionaries 90. might he not mere y
the 'nosi famous but she only lsostasIst
ale clicked his hee.s together. lowered
his head and began to climb about that
soft, rugged hillside like Il srHoolboy
snowshoeing down a crusted slope. We
did our best. hut ! never did pretend
to he a chamois.'
When the physicists returned to the
Hotel Tivoli at noon one OF them sank
into soft chair and said to a com
panion
you know. don't believe that life
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PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING THE SLIDE IN THE PANAMA
CANAL AND HOW 1T HAS BEEN DREDGED AWAY

Below, the Culebra Cut as it was a week ago.
showing the narrow channel that has been made
through the slide. The width OF channel is not n,-
portant, this is great enough pass the broadest
ship. The depth is the determining feature far as
navigation is concerned. Vessels drawing sixteen
feet of water can pass in the present channel. The
excavation in progress is for the purpose OF deepen
ing the channel and the handicap is that the banks
move into the ditch almost as rapidly as the ma
teral is eXcavated.
The sun., 1916-01-08

TuIH Town. y Y. Ian Fire which
started from srPu .an'ous combustion or
was caused by short circuit In the cleo
'g'" wires over The oil tank in the testing
shed caused S2J."0u damage to the
k.rgsli9I Point plant of the Chevrolet
Mo'o' Company this morning The l.00o
employees a!cci the fire department. in
.Nt!uguishing the hiaz" More than 500
new motors were damaged.
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INSPECTOR TRANSFERRED.
Cohen VIII Continue to Man Out
Police Preparedness Plan.

Inspector Henry Cohen Of the Elev-
enth Inspection district was transferred.
Police Commissioner Woods announced
yesterday, tn Chief Inspector Schmtt-
berger's Office at headquarters. Cohen.
who had been doing general work for the
Commissioner. will continue to man out
the preparedness plan Mr.. Woods in.
stituted as feature Of the department
\ short time ago.
Inspector Samuel A. McEiroy Of the
Sixteenth district will MI the vacancy
left by Cohen. Capt John ]. Collins
Of the Bushwick avenue station. Brook.
lyn. was temporarily assigned to the
corEmand Of the Eleventh Inspection
6istttct.
The sun., 1916-01-08

A BOVE, view of the Culebra Cut closed to nav-
"a cation. The weight of the moving banks
either side of the channel forced the bottom of the
canal up from forty feet below water level to
enty feet above it. On the left is Culebra village.
what is left of it, the original site having almost
entirely disappeared in the slide. Headquarters of
the Twenty y-ninth Infantry established in
the barnlike structure the hill used Goethalss
headquarters during the construction period of the
canal.
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Special Cdb'e Despatch 10 THH SuN.
PASAMA. Jan. THE American
steamship Newton. drawing 27 feet OF
water. went through the canal from the
Pacific to the Atlantic to-day.
She had been waiting since the middle
Of October. and Is the largest vessel to
pass through the canal since the recent
closing Of the canal on account Of slides.
The Newton. OF acre tons. sailed from
San Francisco for Stockholm on Septem-
her 80. She arrived at Balboa on Octo-
Der Is.
The Republic OF Panama has obtained
a loan of sl.25o,o00 in New York. reliev-
ing the difficulties OF the republics treas
ury. The loan was obtained az 96 and
carries interest at s per cent.
The sun., 1916-01-08

Ia the trenches in Flanders is 20 bad
after all"
speaking to Cocthals. one OF the
geologists said, "Well. General. how Will
you spend your afternoon"
: ''Oh. I'll work this afternoon" an
swered the Governor. IL can't take more
than half a day OF at one time"
The sun., 1916-01-08

Judge Mulqueen In General Sessions
fixed bail at $4,000 each yesterday In
the case OF four men arrested on Tues
day charged with running a fake gam
bling game In West Seventy-fourth
street In which II In said they stole more
than $60,0O0 from Western men who
had been induced to come to this city
to play faro bank. The men under ar
rest are Joseph c. Feldman, James Nor
gan, alias James Morris Louis Weiss,
alias Henry Jacobs. and Frank r
Thompson
The sun., 1916-01-08
WOMAN STARTS FIRE SCARE.
IL Cold and KindleS Blase In
Apartme Cellar.

After tenants In the house Mt 20 West
Ninety-eighth street left their apart
ments early yesterday when a fire alarm
was sounded Policemen Porter and
Quinn found n woman In the cellar near
the airshaft warming her hands at a
hre.
When quest ioned. the officers said. she
explained that she started the fire to
keep warm. She gave the name OF Mar.
garet Banst, 81 years old, Of l01 West
Ninety-sixth street. She was sent Ia
the psychopathic ward In Bellevue Hos
oltaA .... .....
The sun., 1916-01-08

- You take no chances here
Whether you buy at regu-
lar price, or snap up one of
the mems Winter suits at
revised prices that now
abound through our stock
The suit is all-Wool and
fast color and backed by
"your money back" any
time.
p. S.--They''s good deaI Of loose talk
to-day about guaranteed tabrics.' bni
precious .IHi'e said about 0uar0nfees Of all
pOoi and fast color.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-21

In these sketches. l have suggested
how to make over a last years dress or
suit into a sports coat. using perhaps
remnant Of new material for the skirt,
touches on collar. cuffs, belt, etc. The
coat is thus linked with the skirt when
the enect Of 4 costume is desired, and
yet 1t may be worn separately with a
variety Of skirts. Take. for instance,
the sports suit OF pink and white linen.
There are so many white linen suits and
dresses, whose material is still good,
but whose lines are passe, for which this
model would serve as a guide in making
over In this suit, the lower part of
the skirt was cut of about a yard from
the bottom. The remaining portion of
the skirt and the old waist Cor coat
made the upper bloused portion Of the
coat, which may be cut by shirt waist
pattern If recutting is necessary The
belt was cut so II might be made from
small pieces Of goods. II was SUP
plemented by a piece OF new pink linen
which ran through a slit and fastened
with pearl buttons to correspond With
the other side Of the belt The deep
flare cuffs are OF pink linen and the
collar OF the same material is finished
with bound buttonholes. Handkerchief
pockets are cut on either side Of the
front. These may be faced or bound
with pink TO match the buttorholes on
the cohar ana oelt, or they may be dis
pensed with entirely.
Cutting Linen skirt.
The new skirt of pink linen Is cut IN
three pieces, slightly gored on the two
side seams and gathered on to a belt of
webbing. II buttons down the front un-
der a two-inch hem finished with button
holes and a row Of tailored stitching. II
your old suit or dress is colored linen, 1t
would look well combined with cretonne
or the many brilliantly striped materials
which are SO much the rage" this year.
Rage is the word, is It not? For some
OF the designs are rather violent, but
when handled in just the right way the
eject Is wonderfully striking. The girls
The Washington herald., 1916-05-21
CAN Wife OF "a
LOVE HUSBAND?
Jury Must Decide This Ques-
ton in $4,000 Aliena-
ton Suit.
LANDLORD IS ACCUSED
Makes Defense that Chiid-Bride Never
Could Have Cared for Spouse
Because of Tender Age.

Kansas City, No, May 9O.-Can a girl
of A. If married, really love her hus-
band?
Is 1t possible for child of such tender
years to love a man truly and faithfully?
These are the questions a Kansas City
jury is striving TO solve in the S25,OOO
alienation of affections suit filed by How
ard II. Shank against S. Edwin ,Wilmore.
The suit, which is being tried before
Special Judge Aylward, promises to be
a difficult problem for a jury-a problem
which will require the twelve men to aN-
ercise a Solomon-like insight into the
hidden recesses of the feminine heart.
Shank was married to the pretty, petite
and stylishly dressed little woman around
whom the case Centers when she was H.
They went to live in one of the apart
ments owned by Wilmore. who is a large
owner of Kansas City realty.
Wilmore collected his own rents and
so. the complaint alleges, had many op-
of his tenant. He did so and grew 40
friendly, a deposition filed in the case
AYERS, that he even told Mrs. Shank that
she needn't pay any rent at all.
Ultimately Drifted Apart.
Eventually the inevitable happened.
Howard Shank and his girl wife drifted
apart. Elmer Powell attorney for Will
more. declares that pretty, childish Mrs.
Shank never did and never could have
loved her husband-that her age made 1t
impossible for her to have loved any man.
Therefore, he contends, there could be no
alienation OF an affection which didn't
exist The defense also will contend
that Shank did not support his wife and
drank.
Howard Shank, the 7-year-old son OF
the Sharks. was a witness called by his
father. He proved a good witness for the
defense.
He asserted that he never saw any love
scenes between Wilmore and his mother.
He said Wilmore sometimes collected the
rent, but that Mrs. Wilmore sometimes
did, too.
He denied that his mother had met
Wilmore either in Chicago or in Daven-
port, Iowa, a was alleged by the plain
tiff. The lads demeanor on the stand
was so solemn, thoughtful and judicial
the little witness attracted the attention
of the whole courtroom
The Washington herald., 1916-05-21
OPENING OF GLEN ECHO
IS ATTENDED BY 1000
New Attractions and Beautifully Deco
rated Park Are Formally Opened
for Summer Season.

More than 1900 persons attended the
opening at Glen Echo yesterday Natural
ly. Mr.. Weather Man was responsible
for this great outpouring of citizens.
though the park management must be
given credit for the excellent work done
in installing new entertainment features
and entirely Tepainting and redeCoratng
this popular place of amusement.
All the familiar features OF summer
park strategy to overcome the reluctance
of the visitor to part with his nickels
we're in evidence. and. in addition, there
was a brand new feature. The Derby
Racer" 1t is a combination of all the
thrills of gravity railroad ride with the
sensation of actually racing some one
else through space. Two trains are start
ed off side by side on parallel tracks. The
stunt is to see which train beats the 9TH
er back to the starting point after going
at lightning speed over and around praC-
tcally all there is of Glen Echo. The
racer really provides a race as it IS
possible for one train tC beat the other
The Washington herald., 1916-05-21
CARMEN SEEK RETURN
OF REVOKED CHARTER
Old Dominion Strikers Quietly Work
for Recognition Asain-Night
Schedule May Be Started.

Striking employees of the Washington
and Old Dominion Railway now are con-
tenting themselves with seeking TO re-
gain their charter of affiliation with tine
American Federation OF Labor through
the National Association OF the Amalga
mated Association of Street and Electric
Railway Employees The charter was re-
voked by the action of the employees in
calling strike while arbitration was in
progress.
General Manager Emmert. of the rail-
way company. announced yesterday that
cars are being run on schedule time dur
Ing the day, and that night service would
be resumed either tonight or Monday.
The action of police officials I'm an
nounCtng that strikers who Congregate
will he regarded as 'straEglers," which is
Classed as vagrancy, and also the heavy
penalty inflicted by Virginia Justice of
the peace for an assault on a strike
breaker are said to have had A decided
quietinS effect on the strikers.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-21
PLEA FOR PEACE
MADE BY WILSON
Before Immense Crowd at
Charlotte, N. C., President
Gives Forecast of Action.
MAY TAKE THE INITIATIVE
Expected to Further Indicate Read
ness to Act as Mediator in Euro
pean Strife in Address Here.
IBy the Sun News seryIceD

Charlotte. n. c., May 20.-President Will
son today drove the entering wedge for
peace iR the European war. In a brief
but significant, address, delivered before
thirty five thousand people celebrating the
one hundred and forty-first anniversary
of the declaration of MeckIenburg, the
President openly offered to the warning
nations the counsel of the United States
ut is an interesting circumstance" he
said, that the proc sses of war stand
still. These hot thinfs that are in contact
with each other do not make very much
progress against each other. When you
cannot overcome you must take coUn-
sell"
BY those close TO the President his
speech today was described as being
development" of a position which the
President may be expected to take on
the question of peace in the near future
1t may be stated with authority that
the President, when he addresses the
League to Enforce Peace one week from
today in Washington, will further indi-
cate the readiness of this country TO en-
ter into negotiations, the ultimate object
Of which is to bring order out of the
chaos abroad.
Burden Falls on L. =.
The President. throughout his address
emphasized the fact that upon this gov
ernment naturally falls the burden of
restoring the world to its equilibrium
Now the world. outside of America. 8"
he said, has felt the forces of America :
felt the forces of freedom. the forces Of
common aspiration. the forces that bring
every man and every nation face to face
with this question, what are you going
to do with your power? Are you going
to translate it into force or are you go
ing to translate 1t into peace and the
salvation of society? And is il not the
sign and dawn Of a new age that the
one thing on which the world is now
about to fall back is the moral judgment
of mankind"
Governor Manning. of South Carolina.
on behalf of the people of that State.
presented Mrs. Wilson with a beautiful
silver loving cup, together with a huge
bouquet of roses
After luncheon the President and Mrs.
Wilson drove out to Davidson College,
looked over the grounds and then re-
turned to their car. leaving on the home
ward journey shortly before s O'Clock.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-21
Railroad President Resigns,

Omaha, Neb.. May 2O.-President A L.
Mohler, of the Union Pacific and the
Oregon Short Line railroads. has resign
ed. His resignation. which was announc-
ed here today, will become effective on
July l. Ill-health is believed to be the
cause. He will continue with the Union
Pacific in an advisory capa city
The Washington herald., 1916-05-21
Sports Hats,
Law Fraternity Gives Dance.

The eighth annual dance of Taft Chan
ter. Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity was
held Friday night. The patrons and pa
tronesses were the former Justice and
Mrs. Daniel Thew Wright, Senator and
Mrs. james Z. MARITIME, Hon. and Mrs
Robert NJ La Toilette, Prof and Mrs.
Jesse d. Adkins, and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Doyle Carmody. The committee in
charge were the Messrs. Charles E. Nor
ganston. jr.; cbairmen. Frank T. Fuller,
Frank J. Kelly. Frederick Sisniega, jr.,
and Fred J. A. Neuland
The Washington herald., 1916-05-21
Yacht Designer Killed.

Boston, May 20.-One man was killed
and one woman probably fatally injured
in automobile accidents early today. AL
bert S. Chesebrough, well known yacht
designer of Bristol. r. l., was killed. He
was pinned under his automobile when il
dived from the road into Narragansett
Bay.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-21
THE REMODELED GOWN
BY GERTRUDE BEREsFORD.

The rsIrpose Of this department IS to help you
with your remodel problems. / will Be glad 70
swsr questions TO supply ideas for your individual
requirements description Of the color and style
Cf your old gown, together with a description Of
Jour hgur' and Coloring will enable TO reply 10
Jour qusSti0ns more intclligently and IN greater
dstail- Address Gertrude BeresfOrd care Of this
T1psr and encOss a stamped addressed envelope
for direct and prompt rsPly
(Corv1sht. II5. by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicatel
THE brilliantly Colored sweaters
i which came in with such rush
last summer taught US the charm
and utility to be found in a lightweight
sport coat. This year even the dresses
OF meteor. crepe de chine and Georgette
crepe are cut on the sports coat lines
and every hue and fabric which can
possibly be adapted to this style are
made up into these garments. The in
spiratiOn for this fashion harks back to
our old friend the Russian blouse. Some
Of. these coats are made to wear over
waists. while others Of poplin, tub silk.
linen or GeOrgette crepe take the place
Of a one-pieCe dress.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-21

In the sketch l have reversed the order
and used a new striped ratine for the
sports coat and an old dress of rose-col-
ored ratine. The upper portion of the
coat or blouse may be cut from yolIed
shirtwaist pattern The sailor collar,
cuffs and tie which give the individual
touch, are simple to make The collar
is faced on the right side with old rose
ratne. The tie is made double or may be
faced with china silk the same shade.
The yoke Is run bias across the front
This enables the stripe to run in line with
the sailor cohar, because you will realize
when cutting a sailor collar of striped
goods that If the stripes are allowed to
run straight at the back they will run
bias in front. The tail of the coat is
cut from straight widths of the material.
facing of old rose ratine plays the
dual roll of hemming and trimming The
patch pockets OF the plain material are
faced with the stripe running bias and
the small straps on the cuff are cut on
the bias. The belt fits loosely and is
buttoned with two big pearl buttons. An
invisible fastening closes the coat down
the front of the waist and below the belt
on the left side. II your old dress is of
white ratine new striped material in navy
or light blue will be effective.
Sports Hats.
Many hats are made on frames from IA
brtcs, such as linen, ratine, pongee and
Georgette crepe. Remnants and left
overs" can be utilized in this way by
the girl who is clever. The outing and
garden clothes are SO alluring that every
woman should strive to be outdoors clad
in some such frock, lending her decorative
personality to the picture. Natures set
ting is, after all. the best background.