Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-05-08
LONG DISTANCE TALK
RADIO COMMUNICATION
A Practical Demonstration Of Ami
hilating Talking Distance
Made Before Midshipmen.
KIDDIES GET IN THE CHATTER.
Tommy Kurtz and Jack" Raby
Engaged in Trans Continental Con-
versatiOn With Riddles in
Oakland, Calf.

Tommy" Kurt, son of Lieut.. Com
mamier T. r. Kurt. aide TO the su-
perintendent OF the Naval Academy,
and Bliss Schurman. another naval
officers son. living at Oakland. Cal.
both OF them hopeful future admirals
OF Uncle SANS Navy, today gave
practical demonstration Of the moth
ingness OF distance.
Tommy was in Annapolis. and
Bliss was at Oakland, Cal. Both were
wee bit nervous, but showed their
pride in being real participants in the
demonstration given before the mid
shipmen of just what has been accom-
plished N long distance wire talking
anC radio chatting. Jack" Raby. the
youngster who boasts that his daddy is
Lieut.-Commander :. J. Raby. of the
Navy also got into the trans-conti-
mental conversation to the extent OF
talking with his little pals, the Deamer
children, and the Callaghan children.
at Oakland Cal.
All this chatter by the kiddies was
part Of the really big demonstration
just what had been accomplished in
long distance wire talk and radio com
munication in which the human voice
rather than a bunch OF unsympathetic
dots and dashes, is used
The demonstration was in connec-
tion with the work being done this
week in placing all the ship yards and
many OF the battleships. cruisers and
desroyers near both coasts OF America
in constant telephone communication
with the Navy Department.
The program arranged by the Amer
ican Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, was carried out so far as the
Annapolis end of it was concerned,
from the large auditorium and lecture
room of the Department of Electrical
Engineering. The company had ar
ranged to have its trkns-eontinental
lines connected up between the Pacific
and the Atlantic coasts for practical
demonstration of this part of the ad-
vance in long distance conversation.
1t was opened with a ''roll-call" of
the wire chiefs at Washington, Pitts
hurgh, Chicago, Omaha, Denver, Salt
Lake City, Winnamusca, Nevada and
San Francisco Then Captain Eberle.
superintendent of the Naval Academy.
talked with Captain Gilmore, COM
mandant at Mare Island. Commander
Lincoln, of the Department of Electri-
cal Engineering, talked with Comman-
der Dodd, at Mare island, and then
there was thrown on moving picture
screen a real thrilling movie" of the
Pacific ocean in a baG humor, and while
this was being shown the people
grouped in the auditorium through
their "head-piece' receivers heard the
far-off Pacific actually roar its def
ance, or its loud voiced friendly greet
ing the Atlantic.
Prior to the practical demonstration
of the wonders of trans-continental
conversation. wireless talking and
talking movies, there was an interest
ing and instructive series of lectures
Dr. J. j. Carty chief engineer of the
American Telegraph and Telephone
Company. was the first speaker He
told of the organization of the big com
pany, ara was followed by Bancroft
Gerald. engineer of the plants of the
company. and a descendant of George
Bancroft first superintendent of the
Naval Academy. who discussed the on
gineering problems of telephony and
telegraphy as at present conducted.
w. F. Schmidt then addressed tbs
Middies upon the subject of what a,
triumph of science trans-continental
and wireless telephoning really is
Mr.. Carly then opened the trans-conti-
mental wire to the Pacific and called
the roll of wire chiefs, after which
the youngsters began their chatting
with the kidides on the Pacific. while
several hundred persons seated about
listened in" on their conversation.