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The Washington times., 1916-01-30
New Invention Robs
Sea Fogs ofETerrors

A few weeks ago. out in the Bureau
or Standards. this young man. now an
employe of the United States Govern
ment. tested and found pra ctical the
device which he believes will rob the
sea-fog of its terrors.
The device is called a radio de-
tector."
1t is an instrument. he SAYS. of alb
surtlly simple construction. Yet it DOS
sesses an uncanny mechanical perspicac c.
1tV and intelligence. according to Gov
ernment experts. which in years to come
VIII cause the hard-bitten sea captains
on whose shoulders rest the RESPONSE
bllitv for the safety of passenger carry
ing ships. to remember with gratitude
the name of the man who bu: vester-
day was young physicist in Govern
ment employ.
The underlying virtue Of the radio
detector' lies in its mower to determine
accurately from what direction has
come any wave it catches: and in its
ability to furnish a basis upon which
the location of the sending instrument
NAV be computed.
Applied to a system Of wireless signals
from coast stations and lighthouses
similar to those which now guide ships
along the coast of France. the radio
detector' Is destined to supply the
hitherto missing link in chain of aids
TO navigation which may be counted
upon. experts DelleNe. to do almost en-
tirely away with such catastrophes as
that which swept the Republic from the
sens.
The secret of the new dio deteCtor''
Is being guarded with utmost care. 1t
is not only looked upon as a modern
miracle which will safeguard lives al
sea. but it is even given an international
Importance. So, as yet, no photographer
has been permitted to turn the pryinS
eyes of his camera upon it, and no
one other than trusted Government en-
ployes has been initiated into the
mysteries of it's construction.
The Washington times., 1916-01-30

has entertained the ambition OF discov-
erinR a lfe-saver for use at sea the
! germ which has now developed into his
radio detector'' came to him In 1el2
when, as technical adviser to the dele
| cation from the Bureau OF Standards.
he attended the radio-telegraphi con-
vention in London, and served upon a
committee considering questions Of
Before this committee he discussed
the value Of wireless signals for use
by lighthouses In times of thick
weather. His fellow committeeman
such signals would be greatly enhanced
IL device could be discovered by which
a ship at sea could determine the di-
! rection from which the fog signals
were coming.
He therefore set to work to supply
such a device, keeping = In mind he
says. two prime requirements: first. that
such device must be inexpensive and
second. that 1t be possible OF adapta-
ton to any receiving or transmitting
wireless outfit or to a wireless tele-
phone; and the radio detector'' now in
the result
To realize just what link In the pres
ent-day chain OF aids to naviga ton the
radio detector" supplies the develop
ment OF wireless on shipboard In the
| past seven years must be taken into
cons sidera ton.
When Binns saved the passengers o.
the Republic and the Florida by the
use OF wireless, sending his position in
latitude and Longitude to the speeding
rescue ships, 1t was necessary for the
other steamers to steer by chart and
! compass for the two wrecked ships
which were but tiny items on a vast
eNpanse Of sea
II in the future another Of the Jack
Binnns brotherhood should send out n
eau Tor help and the ships answering
! should be equipped with Holsters de-
wee no pos ton or navigation by reck-
onlng VIII be necessary. The wireless
operator on the rescue ship will have
but to determine with his radio de-
/ tector' the direction from which the
call Is com ing. toward which the cap
tam may shape a course which will be
| wen defned so long as the radio de-
| tector In his chart house Is kept tuned
upon the wireless signals of the dis
| abled ship.
| Along the coast OF France at the pres
ent daN. where foRs arc heavy and fre-
auent. the lighthouses have been e1uip-
ped with system OF wireless fog sig
nails. in connection with which the
holster detector might be made OF in
valuable Use. "
During thick weather thesr light
| horses send out signals, which tell any
steamer within a I5o-mile ra lius the
IDENTITY or the b"acon and in this wsy
a snipmastcr learns when he Is near a
| lighthouse obscured by foc
! f'ut foss play many tricks with
! SOUNDS. and because OF this IL hiss here
! 1otore been impossible for wireless
man to tel whether the signals coming
| .nronEh the fog are emanating from a
astern; and the same Is trre of ali
| submarine signals
The Washington times., 1916-01-30

another of the three sizes of detector
which have been built. from Philadel-
phla, Boston, Glace Bay. Newcastle.
New Brunswick; New York, Norfolk.
New orleans, Panama. Key West. san
Diego, and Hanover. Germany"
holster, the inventor of the radio de-
tector. was born In Switzerland just
thirty-three years ago this month, and
was brought to the United States by his
parents when but wear old.
His boyhood was spent near Boston.
away as dangerous and as reef-infested
wastes of humanity numbering ocean as
can be found in all the North Allan
tic.
He knew that many a stanch ship
which cleared from Boston town and
Gloucester, sailed never to return. He
knew-for he had seen 1t MANY times
the desperate and hopeless look In the
eyes OF the women of fisher folk who
had gone to wet death In fog-shrouded
waters. And so It is not hard to un-
Frederick holster nurtured as his one
ambition. the discovery Of device to
cheat the all-devouring sea.
He was educated in the public schools
OF Cambridge. I'm the Cambridge Manual
school and at Harvard University and
when wireless was yet in its infancy, he
became interested in the science and
worked side by side with such pioneers
as DeForest and John stone: and his
apprenticeship was spent in two little
wireless stations established along the
ba nks of the Charles river. Until three
years ago. when he entered the service
of the Government. he was identified
with many commercial wireless corpo-
rations.
The Washington times., 1916-01-30
Six Possibilities In
Perfection of the Device

1t is spoken of much in the sanse
indefinite manner and with much the
same reluctance as il it were "war
secret" for 1t Is admitted that while
the idea which developed it was born
OF desire to perfect fog signal sys-
TEN. the detector Is adaptable for use in
military and naval operations in locat-
ing hostile forces or fleets.
Concerning the uses to which the ap-
paratus might be apted by the United
States Government, Secretary Redfield,
of the Department of Commerce, says:
The device appears to be we'll adapt
ed for use:
On merchant and naval vessels, to
obtain direction from any lighthouses 3
or light ships that may be equipped
with radio fog signaling apparatus:
TO obtain the direction of one ship
from another at sea;
To communicate between ships, or
ship and shore stations irrespective of
direction by reducing interference and
atmospherics;
with military columns in field service,
as the receiving apparatus is portable.
and requires no ground or antennae.
and can be carried readily in light
vehicle or even by a single observer:
BY the Coast Guard Service in re-
ceving distress signals. and in locating
the direction of their source; and
by the Bureau of Navigation to To-
cate amateur or Otner stations that are
not observing the radio regulations"
In fact the announcement that a de-
vice such as the radio detector'' has
proved to be lad been perfected. came
at a psychological moment when officials
high in the United States navy were be-
moaning the lack of such an instru-
ment.
Not many weeks ago Secretary of the
Navy Daniels communicated to the Sem
ate Committee on Naval Affairs a re-
mort from Admiral Fletcher in comma M
Of the Atlantic fleet, which stated that
among the urgent needs of the navy
might be primarily listed a radio di-
reCtion finder" The word was passed
along through the official channels of
ihe Government, and Frederick 4. Kol-
stcr, who is on the official rolls of the
Bureau OF Standards AS physicst-yct
who insists that this is misnomed in
asmuch as he is nothing more than a
practical wireless cngincer-stcpped to
the front with the anSMnr
The Washington times., 1916-01-30
How kolster's Device
Nullifes Fog's Dangers

- ship receiving such signals in
log, however. II she be equipped with
No!stefs device. can determine the di-
Tectlon from which a signal is coming
and so shape her course 10 s.fetI If
the skipper be in doubt as to the dis
tapce from which the signals are COM
.hS' the detector can be turned to fix
tnc direction from which the signals
from somc other lighthouse arc coming,
ana by triangulation accurately fix his
own position on the chart with regard
to dangerous Coastline
again. two ships may be travelling
over a toc-swcDt ocean. their helmsmen
steering only by COMPASS their lookouts
blinded by tho thickness OF tho mist
All unconscious they are heading in
opposite directions dead toward each
other upon the same course. which i'm
the old days must have inevitably re-
suited in a head-on collision. with great
loss of life.
True. they arc keeping their wireless
signals going, but even after each has
been apprised of the others presence
IN that stretch of fog-drapcd ocean.
neither knows whether the other is
ahead or astern OF the other. or whether
If the course each is on is followed a
safe passage can be made.
Realizing that there may be another
vessel dangerously near. each of the
steamers starts her wireless and her
submarine signal going. But the heavy
weat her impairs the clarity OF the
wireless and. although each operator
knows that another Is somewhere near
him. neither can tell whether the other
~ ahead or astern, or whether, IL tho
course each ship is on Is such that a sa fe
passing can be accomplished.
But If even one of these boats is
equipped with the kolster apparatus a
very different aspect is placed upon the
matter. In order to insure the safety
OF ship, the operator has but to To-
cate the direction from which the half
audible signals that now become clear
and lucid, are coming and follow them
short while to determine in which
direction the other ship is heading II
1t becomes vital that the distance be-
tween the two ships be determined this,
too, can be accomplished readily enough
by the use of the detector in coniunc-
ton with the submarine signal provid-
ed the wireless signal from the second
ship and its submarine signal are sound
ed simultaneously
ThiS Is made possible because il is ac-
cepted by radio experts that wire
less signal Is flashed almost instantan-
eously through the atmosphere, while
a submarine signal travels more slowly
but at rate which has been deter
mined with fair accuracy. so that il is
only necessary for the holster equipped
operator to take note Of the difference
IN time of his receipt OF the wireless
flaSh and the arrival OF the subma arinr
signal. multiply the number Of feet per
second which the Subma rine sigma
travels by tho difference in the time
ana tho distance of each shin from the
other Will be before him.
The Washington times., 1916-01-30
How the Instrument
Selects Direction

When questioned A. to how the in
strumcnt made its. selection of the di-
rection from which a message is COM
ing Mr.. holster said:
There are two ways In which it
might be done. One is to arrange the
device so that nothing happens until
the disc points to the proper direction.
The other is to arrange the device so
that something is happening all the
time until the disc reaches the proper
point when the something ceases"
Whereat the newspaper man let it go
at that. still uneniGhtened as to the
form taken by the "selector" which the
Young inventor uses in his device,
Although Mr.. holster all of his life
The Washington times., 1916-01-30
Youthful Inventor Was
Born In Switzerland

Secretary Redfield. of the Depart
ment OF Commerce, when appraised OF
the existence of the radio dectector," ,"
announced the discovery to the Sccre-
tary of the Navy in these words:
The instrument developed is simple
and practical, and at the same time,
very efficient in operation. 1t indicates
the direction OF the source at the same
time messages are being received. and
while it is very sensitive to radiations
in a given direction. it is less affected
by atmospheric disturbances and, in
terfering rsdiatons from other direo-
tlons than an ordinary receiving appa-
ratus.
The Washington times., 1916-01-30
George S. Pope Honored
BY Master MaSOns Club

George s. Pope. retiring president OF
the Trowel Club. an rganization Of
master Masons employed al the Interior
Department. was presented with dia-
mond-studded level at the annual meet
ing of tho club last plight.
The following officers we're chosen for
1916: PhiliD II. Riefkin. president: Wal
ter T. Paine. president pro tenn. Ros-
Coe c. Bangs. secretary, and George
w. Evans. trea surer: and the following
as vice presidents for the different bu-
reaus: Cyrus Root. w. w. Adams, d.
NJ. Greene, c. F.. Frev. H. F.. Barbour,
W. 7. Swanton, +. X. SWEET D. w
Edelin. and w. Carter Ryan.
The Washington times., 1916-01-30
Only Meager Details of
Device Are Disclosed

OpIv the most meager details con-
corning the new radio detector'' could
be pricd from the inventor through two
hours of questioning by the newspaper
men.
The device is understood to be large
rotary instrument which IL, 1t seems,
an acute selector When the receiving
set is tuned for any particular station
he il near or far, large or small tne
direction finder is rotated untii IL m
dicates the exact direction from whlch
indication Is given is Mr.. holster 3
secret He is not prepared to divulge
it at this time.
he let it be known, however, that
when the instrument finds the direc-
ton from which a message Is coming,
II set at that direction. the detector be-
comes highly sensitized. When set IT
greatly reduces atmospheric and all
other interference.
For instance, If two stations are send
ing the same wave length at the same
time. to receive either station by the
ordinary instrument that takes waves
from all directions is impossible. All
that is obtained. provided tn" sending
stations are Of anything like equal
strength is a jargon of sound.
With the holster instrument, how
ever. once the direction Of the station
desired Is found by the direction finder.
this station can be received without in
reference from the other station. some
thing that has never before been accom-
plished
Atmospheric disturbances are mini
miZed by the Instruments. and the ef-
fects of heavy storm untitled. In other
words. with this device. it is possible
to receive any particular station, no
matter what is going on in the wireless
world outside.
There 10 no noCessitV for out side wires
or apparatus of any kind. The instru-
mcnt can be installed in any ordinary
closed room in Washington. and can
take MESA ges sent out by the big Ger
man station at Hanover. the big sta
tion at San Diego. or tho one in Alaska
The Washington times., 1916-01-30
Needs No Antennae
For Its Operation

When the news that young en-
ploXe Of the Bureau Of Standards mad
perfected q radio detector" of a con-
struction simple enough TO warrant its
easy installation on every passenger
ship. a flock OF newspspermen ami
photographers climbed to Holsters
laboratory on the top tboor Of the wire
less building at the Bureau Of Stand
ards and besieged him for details.
But he proved more than a match for
them in defending the secrets Of the
new radio detector' from premature
publicity, although he talked freely of
the results of tests which he has al
ready made.
In his opinion the real value OF his
invention to the Government of the
United States, and to the conservation
of life at sea lies primarily in it's sim
plicity of construction and the low cost
of producing it. He admits that he
idea of a radio detector" Is not a new
one among wireless men, and he de-
clares that in Europe To-Day there eN-
ist systems which accomplish much the
same results as his: but these systems
are all more or less complicated and
expensive to produce. two features
which have initiated against their
adoption upon passenger carrying ships.
and i'm the field of military or naval
operations.
The holster detector possesses an
other feature considered of prime i'm
portance which lies in the fact that in
operating it, no aerials are necessary.
Unlike any other wireless instrument
so far known which is sensitive to
waves emanating from Ereat distance.
the holster detector needs no antennne
to collect from the atmosphere the
messages 1t seeks.
In its present shape it is also small
enough for installation in chat
house of ordinary size. ard variation
Of it may be made for Lsf in the hei l
OF military operations. which wouil
collapse to a bulk scarcely greater IMAM
that OF a rife, yet capable Of speedy
The Washington times., 1916-01-30
University Club Holds
Its First Ladies' Night

Women and relatives and friends of
the mem bers OF the University Club were
guests last evcrinG at the first ladies'
NIGHT ever held ty the club. Tho Ma
tional Quartet. composed Of Ellie heth
5. Maxwell. soprano: Lillian Cheno-
veth contraltc: William +. Craith-
waite. tenor. and JOSEPH Schofeld hass;
with Ethel Garrett Johnston aa accom-
PIANIST. entertained with musical num-
bcrs.
Claude y. Bennett was chairman Ct
the entertainment committee.
The Washington times., 1916-01-30
CAPITAL MAN R0BS
SEA FOG OF TERROR
Frederick A. holster Invents
Radio Detector Which Is
Scientific Marvel.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

foas such as sent the Republic to her
thirty-fathom grave still continued to
sweer stanch hulls of commerce from
the seas. They still blinded the bea
eyes of coastwise lighthouses. and
smothered alike the warning cries OF
shril fog horn and Cutteral steam
siren. leaving good ships to drive. all
unconscious OF danger. upon lee shores
and hidden reefs
Yet during the wears which have
passed since the salvage OF the Repub-
les passengers demonstrated the value
of the HertZiau wave as a life-saver at
sea. young man. who. in spite of q
lack of years and gray hairs. Is a vet
eran in the Marconi game. has been
working steadily. constantly. toward
one end-to conquer even the fog by
wireless
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-09
MNnGIrERIrE soIsA.

Hair dressing. manicuring facial
and scalp treatment. for ladies cNclu-
sivcls Solicit your trade. stern
block. rooms rs ana H..
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-09
ONE CENT SALE
+. At BUTTS STORES
PUZZLES PEOPLE
The Question, How Can They
Do lt2n Is Answered in the
Subjoined Article; Read It
Over,


The Morning Journal representa-
| tive voiced the question many people
have been thinking. How can Butts
Drug stores sell two articles Of kind
for only one cent more than the price
Of one2
The answer 81 they can not The
United Drug company. the big Rexall
organization, does il for them they
have originated this mammoth one
Cent-Sale" 10 be given at each Rexall
store once or twice a year, az part
OF their advertising campaign devot-
Ing n certain sum Of money To THU
purpose. Ilust rs lhev do to their
magazine and newspaper camnaigns---
realizing that the more homes into
which they can get fun size prac-
teal package Of really merltorious
goods. the moro enthusiastic friends
and boosters they win make for their
line.
The Eexall druggist reports his
sales and Ia paid from the advertis-
Ing fund small profit. sufficient to
compensate him for the time and
money spent in making the sale sue
cessful
Mr. J. G. Mcconnell, the talented
trade organizer, for the Rexall line
in this territory visited Butts Drug
Stores a few days ago and in discuss
ing the, "One-Ccnt-Sale" he remark
ed " II all the people realized what
real big bargains they are offered in
your 'One-Ccnt- Sale your allotment
OF goods. though considerable. woulr
not last ono day, let alone tho three
days of the sale"
See the Butts one page advertise
mcnt in today's journal. There's n
bargain in every item.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-09
SYNOPSIS OF THE
PLAY MARBLE HEART
NOW AT THE PASTIME

4 husbands murder and then the
iavenging conscienccs Of the murder
ers. his wife and her lover, If the
theme upon which this Fox feature Is
! built II II handled 10 the same style
az all OF Mr. Fox's pictures are.
The grimness ls accentuated and
The sex element brought to the fore
hut the Marble Heart" viii only Of
fend the counterparts of the staid
old gossips that we see In farces and
burlesques.
THE Marble Heart" even goes SO
far as preaching a moral through its
maintenance Of several Of the Bibl-
cal commandments.
The picture is based on the work
Of Bernard Chaplin and il essentially
tragedy However. we hasten to
add that glimpses Of more pleasing
subjects than adultery aud murder are
To be seen. for contrasts have been
cleyeriy employed In the production
with an effect that strengthens as
well rs relieves tho structure Of the
tragedy
These lighter bits. ana some Of
them are truly humorous are con-
tributed by pure and happy ro-
nance fndu ged in by two persons on
intimate terms With the sinners.
Every once IN while We catch sight
OF these enraptured lovers and their
presence Is pleasant and alternating.
Violet Horner Is featured in The
Marble Heart" Her performance In
the role of the errlng wife il most
convincing She is attractive and has
a personal magnetism that appeals
even IN such thankiess role.
Opposite her as the husbands
friend and murderer is walter MIL
Ter MI Miller like Miss lIorner, IL
taxed heavily 10y his villainous role
aud he aeqults himself very well
Herbert Brennun staged the picture
in Jamaica, and high artistry marks
the few exteriors that appear. Paris
is the supposed locale and the Jamai-
can substitution is good enough The
photography and settings are so good
that they are forgotten in the tangles
Of the plot
After the murder Of the unsuspect-
Ing husband the wife and lover are
married but they are constantly
troubled by unrestful eonsciences, and
AFTER a protracted period OF suffering
the severest Authorizations OF the
brain they poison themselves. The
romance of the second couple closes
in the accepted wny.
At the pastime theater today and
tomorrow
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-09
THE TURMOIL AT
LYRIC TODAY ONLY

The next release on the Metro pro-
gram viii be The Turmoil, IL five
part feature produced by the Column
lila Pictures Corporation, which wilt
he shown AT the l.ytly theater today
only Nalli Nah. the gifted English
actress. il starred. and George u
Guere counted the foremost juvenile
actor Of the stage or screen, Is fea-
tured In this production There is an
exceptionally strong supporting cast
which includes Charles VI. Prince.
Fred Tidmarsh, Peggy Hopkins and
half score OF other noted dramatic
artists. The production is mounted
on an elaborate scale and IS. directed
10y Edgar Jones There are many
striking scenes and the story Is one
Of unusual dramatic ana literary val
ne. The phutodfama ~ based on
Booth Tarkington's great novel OF the
same name. and Is regarded as one
Of Metros hest offerings Ia the pho
toplay.going public during the pres
eut epuSou
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-09
New at "The Art Shop

The assortment Of beautiful waists
OF the very latest designs and eXqui-
site shades now being shown at the
Art Shop will surely give you thrill
of pleasure.
We have Just received a shipment
of most carefully selected collars, and
collar. and cuff sets with SO many
points Of elegance and beauty that
the line should be seen to be apprc-
ciated
31G WEST CENTRAL AVENUE.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-09
Henry hauls baggage and
other things. Phone 939.

ron RE>TN-Dircct Line Coal
Yard. Apply. Mrs, John Cornetto,
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-09

W. a. Schaefer and Gus staehlin.
Jr., are not members Of the plumb
ers and stcamfittars' local union nor
arc they affiliated with any labor
union OF this city and they alone are
responsible for their acts
PLUMBERS LoCAL UNION
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