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telepAOAlnG ~ light.
the mirror vibrates it sends the grid
ded light against the second grid, and
according to the sounds made is the
proportionate amount Of light that
goes through the grid. So you have q
shutterlight effect just like shutter
signaling. ..,
The light Is trained by means Of the
gun-sights on the mirror of the receiv-
ing instrument. The mirror concern
trates the light on the selenium cell.
Selenium is sensitive to light. Its
power of conducting electricity varies
with the intensity of the light thrown
on 1t. The grid. acting as shutter,
varies the light intensity in corre-
spondence with the movements Of the
mirror attached to the sound-box The
electric battery and the telephone ear
piece receiver do the rest.
X X X \
In this way speech has been sent
over beam Of light a distance of q
mile and a half. The tests. owing to
war conditions, have been limited. As
far as the inventor can tell there Is
nothing to limit the distance over
which messages can be sent except
the limit of mutual visibility. At sea
1t should be possible in bright sun
light to send them from horizon to
horizon. On land the distance should
be as far as light can travel without
interruption. In heliography seventy
miles Is the longest distance at.
tained. This was in the wagiri ex-
petition of 1881 with flve-inch mir
ror. But there is no present prospect
OF the sunphone reaching out so far
as that. It is certain to be effective
for eight miles. How much farther It
may be practical to use 1t no ono az
yet knows. The original experiments
were carried out under war condi-
tions. 1t was necessary to keep tho
secret. Long distance experiments were
outside the scope Of secrecy So the in
strument, while brought to perfect ac-
curacy for short ranges. has yet to be
tested for long ones.
This is what tho inventor says about
it: TT has proved to be a practical
and reliable means OF transmitting
speech by light. and ranges up to q
mile and a half have been achieved.
In SPITE of the fact that, owing to
war conditions. II has not yet been
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NJ ORossLEY DAVIES.

~ OUAV80Ahx OAvAnbSs
i. LONDON. September IL. 1919.
: You can telephone by sunlight
now. Or. II you prefer It. you
: can do It by searchlight.
. A young English scientist
has thrown this new light on the tele.
phone problem. Marconi has harness
cd the other. d. A. o. Rankins has
. captured the sunlight.
' It Is not. OF course, the frst time
that the sun has been employed as a
messenger. The heliograph has been
in use for many years. Mirrors have
flashed from hill to hill their mes
sages in Morse. Yet, until DR.. Ran
kline discovered the way. the trans
mission of speech by light was out
: q dream of the future.
"The transmission Of speech by
, light"-that is the coldly. scientific
phrase which describes one OF the
marvels Of modern research. II
= needs little imagination to see the
(. wonder of this modern miracle You
. talk into cardboard mouthpiece at
e. one place and another person with
+, telephone receiver on his head some
miles away can hear you speak. In
: between you there is nothing but the
sunlight by day or "a searchlight by
night. The fippant would say that
this Is but another form of light talk.
The scientist speaks of "a beam Of
light nuctuating. in accordance with
speech sounds"
Tho discovery is now three years
old. It was made during the war. 1t
was one Of England's war secrets.
The British admiralty board OF in
vention and research was responsible
for the making of the experiments
which led to the invention. The re-
suits are now published by their per-
mission. 49,.
DR.. Rankine ise fellow of Uni
versity College, .London, and, assistant
professor in the. depaStment of physics
He is we'll on the synny side of forty.
i: A brilliant career seems assured to
him. His father WSs .. Baptist min
ister. oliver Rankine. had to- make
his own way in life. He began, by
winning scholarships which took him
{. through every phase ofahiss educa-
ton without cost to his father. aaats
present position he owes entirely to
his own exertions.
: The problem Of telephoning by light
was referred by the admiralty to the
. scientists Of University College. DR..
sRankine solved 1T. The, chief idea
came to him as he lay one night In
tbed. It was sudden Inspiration
sudden init sense that in the quiet
Of the night, with nothing to disturb
tho tenor OF his thoughts. the clue
came quickly. 1t was not in reality
sudden at all. 1t was merely the
last link in q chain Of thought forged
during weeks of consideration.
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pertinent led to solid success.
: That the success is undoubted 1
can vouch for myself. The fact also
that the invention has been the sub
.ject of q scientific paper read before
the Physics Society of London and
that the apparatus has been shown
at q meeting of the Royal Society
the chief scientific body Of England
.is suficient evidence Of its i'm
portance. t.
: When I called to see DR.. Rankine
At University, College I was shown
into the physics laboratory. The GEN.
. ter Of the room was taken up by
strange -looking instrument which
proved to be what has been called
the "photophone."
Picture to yourself a sort of gum
mounting. the platform Of which can
be rotated or elevated at any angle.
Instead of a gun there is wooden
platform shaped like " At the end
Of ono of the arms is a small inclosed
electric arc light. In the center Of
the arm Ia q circular grid. On the
other arm, in a corresponding posi-
tion, is second grid. Where the
arms join is peculiar arrangement.
the main features Of which are a
trumpet, a gramaphone sound-box
and q small concave mirror. At the
side there Is a gun-sight. This Is
the sending end. The receiving end
Is simpler. A small mirror or lens is
in front Of selenium cell, which. in
turn, is connected with a battery and
telephone earpiece.
Before showing me how 1t worked
the inventor put the receiver in an
other room and asked me to sit down
and wait. Then he closed the door
and went to the transmitter. Pres
entity I heard these words as clearly
as II were standing by the side Of
the speaker: Hello: can you hear me
all rightF' It was rather curious. The
sound of the voice came through the
telephone receiver and I could also
hear 1t through the closed door.
"Just moment. will count up to
ten--four through the phone. After
that shall 60 on counting UP to
eight. but not speak into the phone.
Then will return to the phons and
80 on to ten" 1t was DR.. Rankine
speaking.
"Al right. Go ahead" I shouted.
=. Ehsp the counting started, ."Qne.
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"In a patent specification of 1889
Graham Bell describes two devices
writes DIR. Rankine in
his paper. "In the first the proposal
10 to allow the beam Of light to pass
In succession through two grids con-
'sssting. Of equal parallel sstrfps alter
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-10-24
FORGET ALL LINES
IN MEMORIAL TO
-. COL. ROOSEVELT
LEADERS OF EVERY PARTY Asso-
q GATED IN NoN-PARTisAN OR.
0ANlzATioN TO HONOR
F.. vf..,., AMERicANisM
PROMINENT PEOPLE ACTIVE
Dominant Figures Of Every Political
AfHlIatlon Lend Their Aid 70 Plans
for, Monument 70 Great American.

One Of the pleasing features Of
the campaign to provide funds for q
monument and fitting memorial to
Theodore Roosevelt is the fact that
the movement Is non-partisan.
In the long list OF names Of the
various state committees now inter-
ested in the work of obtaining such
funds, as we'll as in the list Of the
national executive committee, appear
the names Of many Of the most
prominent Democrats in the United
States, as well as the names Of Re-
publicans and men prominent in other
walks Of life aside from politics.
Leading men throughout the coun-
try, regardless of political or per-
sonal views, responded instantly to
the call for leaders when the plan
was mentioned, and the movement
since has grown to such an extent
there remains but the one thought
that Of making certain the success OF
the plan. A glance down the list of
Roosevelt Memorial Association mem
bers disclose the following men
prominent in Democratic circles:
Thomas F. Smith, a member of the
national committee, Tammany secre-
tary and congressman; Alton B. Park
er, former chief justice of the Court Of
Appeals, who was the Democratic
presidential candidate against Col.
Roosevelt in 1904; Hon. Franklin X.
Lane, Secretary of the Interior;
Robert Adamson, former secretary to
Mayor Gaynor of New York City and
former fire commissioner of the city
of New York; Thomas L. Chadbourne,
ball star, now prominent New York
lawyer; George Harvey, editor of the
North American Review and Harvey's
Weekly; Congressman James A.
Gallivan, of Massachusetts,; Theodore
Francis Green and Richard B. Com
stock, both of Providence, r.
l.; Hon. Samuel M. Ralston, for
mer governor of Indiana; Thomas
Taggart, chairman Of the Dem
ocratic natinoal campaign in 1904,
who has accepted the honorary chair
manship for Indiana; Hon. George
Turner, of Spokane, Wash, formerly
United States senator; Senator
George E. Chamberlain, of Oregon.
who Is a member of the National Com
mittee; Luke E. Wright, former COVER
nor-general of the Philippines; former
Gov. Luke Lea, of Nashville, Tenn,
colonel in the American Expedition
airy Forces; the late John Mitchell,
noted labor leader and member Of the
New York State Industrial Commits
sion, and John NJ. Parker, of Louisiana
a member Of the National Committee.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-10-24
READY FOR ROOSEVELT DRIVE
Leaders, At Detroit Meeting, Enthus-
iastlc for Work for Memorial!
Fund.

An oversubscription Of the 100000
quota assigned to Michigan in the
campaign to raise $5,0O0,000 fund for
suitable memorials to the late Theo-
dore Roosevelt was the pledge made
by county chairman, members of the
executive committees and other work
ers representing every section of the
state at the first meeting of the organ
ization leaders in Detroit, Thursday,
Sept. 5. There was determined
enthusiasm displayed for what one
speaker characterized as "the worth
lest recognition for great American
that America has ever undertaken"
Col. Chas. B. Warren, Of Detroit
chairman of the executive committee,
presided. Opening addresses were
delivered by Col Raymond Robins, of
Chicago, close personal friend of Mr.
Roosevelt, William Franklin EDWARDS,
of New York. regional director and
representative of the National associa-
ton, and Paul H. King chairman for
Michigan.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-10-24
Cannot Praise this
Remedy too Highly
THE WAY ONE LADY FEELS MTEi
SvrFERlNo TWO YEARS

Judging from her letter, the mis-
cry and wretchedness endured by
Mrs. Charlie Taylor, II. F. ID. No. /,
Box IA, Dillon, S. c., must have
been terrible. No one, after read
ing her letter, can continue to
doubt the great healing power
of PE-RU-NA for troubles due
10 catarrh or catarrhal conditions
IN any part of the body. Her
letter is an inspiration to every
sick and suffering man or woman
anywhere. Here it is: 81 suffered
two years with catarrh of the head,
stomach and bowels. Tried two OF
the best doctors, who gave me up.
/ then took PE-RU-NA and can
truthfully say ] am well. When I
began to use PERU MA, weighed
one hundred pounds. My weight
now is one hundred and fifty. L
cannot praise PE-RU-NA too
highly, for it was q Godsend to me.
got relief from the first half
bottle and twelve bottles cured me.
! advise all sufferers to take
PE-RU-NA."
AS an emergency remedy in the
equal of this reliable, time-tried
medicine, PE-RU-NA. Thousands
place their sole dependence on it
for coughs, colds, stomach and
bowel trouble, constipation, rheu-
matism, pains in the back, side and
loins and to prevent the grip and
Spanish Flu. To keep the blood
pure and maintain bodily strength
and robustness, take PE-RU-NA.
You can buy PE-RU-NA any,
where in either tablet or liquid
form.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-10-24

While the campaign to obtain funds
for permanent memorials to the late
Theodore Roosevelt is being waged
throughout every state in the Union,
similar activities will be in evidence
in the colonial and peninsular posses
sions of United States.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-10-24
Historical KNOWLEDGE Importar4-

man ignorant Of the past of his
nation is not qualified to have any
thing to do with its present or future.
To work understandingly we must
know what this nation Of ours is for
what is the plan and purpose.-Myron
w. Reed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-10-24

Bertha-"And do you believe that
O woman always turns to the last page
first when she picks up bookT
Percy-"Well, I have no reason to
doubt II. I know II is the nature of
the fair sex to want the last word"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-10-24

Promotion IN the Navy comes quickly 60
those who qualify for higher ratings. In
March 1899 A. p. Nilsson enlisted in the
Navy es an Apprentice Seaman, 3rd clsss.
In April 1907 he IVES rated Chief Turree
Cspfsin. HE Day today 10 $les.7o pes
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of tho German plrnipotentiaries, but
also the uncertainty as to when the
draft of the treaty can be completed.
Questions ,clativo to the adequacy
of the powers Of the German delegates
and their qualifications to speak for
Bavaria. which have come to the front.
may furnish an occasion for deferring
the handing over Of the treaty.
All the German delegates. including
Count Won Brockdorff Rantzau. the for
eign minister, were out for brief stroll
yesterday, despite the inclement
wcath her The afternoon was chiefly
devoted TO preparations for the con
gross. There was busy coming and
going Of subOrdinatOS between the three
hotels occupied by tho mission. The
Germans excite little curiosity in Yer
sailes. and pasScrS by rub elbows with
tho TCutonic visitors, scarcely taking
note of them as they pass.
Versailles is having it's May Day
demonstration. but. as far as can be
determined. il will not affect the com
fort or the "OmmiSSary arrangements of
the German mission.
The labor leaders promised that the
procession would not enter Rue des
Reservoirs and an adequate force of
gendarmcs and detectives would see that
agitatOrs did not gain access to the
servants of the thro" hotels with an
idea of forcing them to join in the one
day strike. Big pIa"ards. with the
French equivalent for keep moving"
were posted everywhere along the
streets.
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PACE REPORTS on
ORLANDO'S VIEWS
Conference at Rome Creates
Optimism

Rome. May 1.-tBy 4. Pl-King
Victor Emmanuel received Premier Or
lando yesterday and discussed the sit
nation with him. The king expressed
his satisfaction at the display of unity
and loyalty given by the Italian roun-
try and parliament. as evidenced by
the vote of confidence given the Or
lando ministry by parliament.
The American ambassador. Thomas
Nelson Page. had Il long interview on
the situation yesterday with Premier
Orlando and Foreign Minister Sonnino.
after which he sent Il telegraphic re
port to Paris. giving full account of
the point of view of the Italians and
the Italian Government
The hope is expressed in government
circles here that there will be an
acknowledgment at Paris that full
powers have been given by the people
and Parliament of Italy to the cabinet.
and. therefore. to the Italian delegation
and also that cOnciliatory solution Of
the Adriatic problem may be reached.
The excitement throughout Italy has
aBated after the vote in the Chamber
of Deputies. expressing confidence in
I Premier Orlando and the government.
Everybody is awaiting the effect
the vote will have on the attitude
of President Wilson and the Allied
powers, and the hope is generally cx e
pressed that the Peace Conference will
see the necessity of satisfying the Ital-
ian claims, thus avoiding complete
rupture, which. it is pointed out in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-01
LACK POLICE POWER,
CAN'T POLICE" CITY
"ulterior Influences" Also
Hamper Street Cleaning,
Chief Hicks Asserts
ADDRESSES ROTARY CLUB

Blaming the failure of the Bureau
of Street Cleaning to keep clean the
city streets upon the fact that it has no
police power and upon "ulterior in
huences," Robert c. Hicks. chief Of tho
bureau, at luncheon of the Rotary
Club, at the Hotel Adelphia asked tho
aid of the members in his fight for bet
terments.
Chief Hicks illustrated his talk with
pictures portraying rubbish heaps. and
declared that when the police arrest Of
Tenders who dirty streets and sidewalks
the accused get influential friends to Sc
cure their release. He explained that
when this is done the policeman who
makes the arrest takes it as slap in
the face, and as he does not like that
kind of thing, he makes no similar ar
rests.
The speaker said he plans having in
troduced in Councils an ordinance which
would relieve the city of the RESPONSE
bility of the removal of waste set out
on the sidewalks by small mercantile
establishments. The bill. he claimed.
would diminish the cost of collections
Another proposition suggested was that
IL every thoroughfare in the center Of
the city were repaved the task of keep
ing the streets in cIeanly condition
would be materially lessened.
The chief defended the contractor
system as ''iust and Sc ,sible." but de-
clcred that year contracts are not
satisfactory. He argued that a longer
contract would benefit the municipality.
In that there would not be constant
fuctuation of prices and changing of
contracts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-01
GIRLS OF BRYN MAWR CROWN
QUEEN OF MAY, DESPITE RAIN
Miss Mary Thurman OF Columbus. Ohio, Honored by Gay Cot
lege Students With Annual Frolic and Flo,Uers

Bryn Mawr College was up early to
greet the merry May. But the day was
not merry and in spite Of the enthusi-
nstic efforts of the students to frolic
the day into smiles. tho morning wPpt.
1t frequently happens that rain be
gins the May Day festivities. but the
program is always carried out and the
queen is crowned.
Before I o'clock the seniors were
out with their May baskets filed with
spring wild flowers. They carried a
big May basket to the president. Miss
NJ Carey Thomas. and then sang their
Latin chant from tho tower of Rocke-
fcllcr Hall.
"Tc Dcum Patron tolimus' is tho
name of the song which Bryn Mawr
has borrowed from the old spring eel
cbration of Magdalcn College. Oxford.
When tho seniors came down stairs
to breakfast in Rockefeller Hall th"
Sophomores waited for them and crown
cd Miss Thurman. president of the
scffor class. the Queen of the May.
Miss Thurman is from Columbus. q.
The crown was made of purple
panSleS and was presented with songs
and cheers from the three other
classes.
At S o'clock the seniors. led by Miss
Marjorie Martin as marshal. trpped
over to the green TO the music of an
old folk dance. Along the line the other
classes joined the dance until the whole
student body was skipping and dancing
on the campus. each class around its
own Maypolc.
The Maypolcs werc hung with the
class coIors. green and white for the
senior class; light blue and white for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-01

the juniors: rcd and white for the
sophOmorcs and dark blue and white for
the freshmen.
After winding the poles the college
gathered around the senior pole to
watch the presentation of the May Day
necklace to the May Queen by President
Thomas. In making the presentation
Miss Thomas explained that the chain
was made from sod taken from one of
the tombs in Syria and strung with
Oriental beads.
Never since ! have been at Bryn
Mawr have | sent out so fine class as
this years senior class said Miss
Thomas.
1t was daring statement and, while
the seniors stood amazed and the sopho-
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certain quarters. might lead to gravcr
consequences.
The rOpoIo Romano sums up this
idea. saying: "Thc world is now con
frontcd with the following dilemma
Either the five great powers must agre"
on tho Italian question. or italy will be
obliged to act independently of the
others
The Italian newspapers are loss v"-
hemPnt in their attacks on President
Wilson, though the McssagGcro sarcas
ti"ally refers to him as "pr0fcssor
Wilson" while the Tempo speaks Of
President Wilson's 'obstinate say
agcry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-01
RED PARADES DISPERSED
State Police Break Up Two Demon
strations In Indiana County

Harrisburg. May 1.-(By A. Po-
No serious May Day disturbances were
reported from any part of Pennsylvania
today, according to Captain George F.
Lumb, head of the State Police, who
has been in telephone communications
with various districts where demonstra
tions had been threatened. The State
Police broke up two red flag parades
at Yankcetown and Watertown. near
Homer City. Indiana county, arrpsting
the ringleaders and dispensing the
marchers. There were $50 in the first
parade and forty men in the second.
The police took three sticks of dyna-
mite and three revolvers from the men
arrested. There was no disorder in
either case.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-01

A phonograph has been put to very
novel use by seal hunters of the Pacific.
a large instrument. but ono which is
Of convenient shape for transporta
tion, is made uso of and it is set up
near tho rendezvous of tho animals, and
soon its music attracts their attention
and they lift their heads well above the
water. Th" hunter reports that he has
been abl" TO shoot large numbers of
them while they are under tho spell of
the sounds 50 strange to their ears.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-01

One of the principal features Of the
arrangement for indemnity to Belgium
against which Belgium is protesting, is
that that country will receive f10O 600. :
600 as part of the IL 900, 900 900.
which Germany will be asked TO pay by
the end of next year. as part of total
rcparation to be exacted later, accord
ing to the Paris correspondent of the
London Mail.
The Belgian delegates. it is added, de-
cline to accept the arrangement with
out consulting their government, be
cause it leaves undecided the proper
ton of the ultimate reparation money
to be allotted to Belgium.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-01
EXPRESS STRIKE ENDS
175 Railway Company Employees Re-
sumo Work, Expecting Increase

Toledo. o.. May 1.--tBy \. PD---
Tho 175 American Railway Express
Company employees who struck ycster-
day afternoon. claiming wage advances
promised in July. 1918, and again in
January, 1910. by the government had
not been made, returned to work this
morning.
w. G. Smith. of Cleveland. district
agent, satisfied the men that the wage
increases would be made shortly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-01
Manning Estate $e,464.452

WahhThg EState R9,4b4,4oE
New York. May 1.-lBy A. P)-
Appraisal of the estate of the late John
S. Manning, elderly retired broker,
who was sued several years ago by his
secretary. Honora May O'Brien, for
81 900 900 for breach of promise of
and compromised" $50.
600 verdict, was filed in the surrogate $
court here. The total estate amounts
to 50, AGA, ,452, with net estate of
SIS 0po 435
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McNIchoI Firm Gets Contracts

Wilmington. Del. May 1.-The State
Highway Commission has awarded to
McNichol Brothers, of Philadelphia
state road contracts aggregating $464, =
G71.99. Work is to be started at once.
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Rome NOlU Willing
to Hear Compromise
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Italy would start movement which
would threaten the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of
Albania.
Premier Ncnizelos has based on Jtaly's
possession Of Nolpna claim on the
the Albanian islands for Greece. and
the Serbians. encouraged by this ac-
tion, are making proposals which are
said to be threatening Albanias exist
ence.