Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-03-19


more formidable than the tanks of the great war
and mysterious agent of Wholesale destruction
even more deadly than any gas used by either
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Well. who shall say that Wells hasn't the right
idea about Mars being Inhabited by beings just
as smart as we aree-and probably good deal
smarter? 'a''i 81 Wi'i y'fHNi
1t is a bold man WHO say Impossible" these
days. -, s,, --.,,t, MIL. ,,i,. is,,, tir9.,t ~
Anyway, Gugliemo Marconi. the, famous Ital-
ian engineer, who perfected wireless telegraphy,
has opened up an exceedingly interesting question
by this statement: f''
Il have encountered during my experiments with
wireless telegraphya most amazing phenomena,
Most striking of all Is the receipt by me, person.
ally of signals which i believe originated in the
space beyond planet believe 1t is entirely
possible thar these signals may have been sent
by the inhabitants of other planets to fine inhabi
ants of earsh. Ni'&" ~ NN'H
'"If there are any human beings on Mars /
would not be surprised If they should ind means
of communication with this planet Linking OF
the science of astronomy with that of electricity
may bring about almost anything! iti srlini lt's
"Whiie our own planet is a storehouse of won
ders. we are not warranted in accepting as a fact
the general superstition, that the inhabitants of
our comparatively insignificant planet are any
more highly developed than inhabitants (if there
be such) Of other planets. "rsless y,p
'For all we know, the strange sounds that 1,
have received by wireless may be only forerun-
of tremendous discovery. slpf 'i'laY9eTi
'"The messages have been distinct but unintel-
ligble. They have been received simultaneously
in London aid in New York. with Identical In
tensity, indicating that they must have originated
at a great distance.
These signals are apparently due to electro
magnetic waves Of great length. which are not
merely stray signals. Occasionally such signals
can be imagined to correspond with certain let.t
tiers of the Morse code. They steal in at our sta
tions lrregulary at all seasons. We do not get
the signals Unless we establish minimum of 65-
mile wave lengths. Sometimes we, hear these plan,
etary or interplanetary sounds 20 or 30 minutes
after sending out a long wave. They do not in
terrupt traffic, but when they occur they are very
persistent. ,.,., , '7'' ~ %"
1.-THE most familiar signal received is curiously
musical 1t comes In the form of three short raps,
which may be interpreted the Morse letter 81
but there are other sounds which may stand for
other letters. er' lHes' +, ,,..,st 5,l t.i
1.-THE war prevented an Investigation Of the
Hertzian mystery, but now our organization in.
| tends to undertake a thorough probe"
! Australia corroborates Dlarcous statements
Highly skilled and experienced operators at sgd
ney have received numerous signals similar to
those reported as having been received in England.
! They consist Of frequent repetitons .of.stwo
dashes representing the letter NJ They are on,
wave lengths of $4,000 to 10000 meters. The
Australian experts say such wave lengths have
never yet reen used by any wireless station Of
| the earth s3ft''
| Now what do tlYe electrical authorities say on
the general subject? Here 1t is IA brief; IN.
Thomas A. Edison has this toEsay Although
/ am mot an expert in wireless Biography, can
/ plainly see that the mysterious Wireless Interrupt
tions experienced by Mr.. Marconts operators may
be good grounds for the theory that Inhabitants
/ Of other plsnets are trying to signal to u.s. Mr..
Marconi is quite right in stating that this Ia
| tirely within the realm of the possible.
| II have given some thought to the niattef and
can record one personal experience which may
or niay not have bearing on proving that Mr.. Mar
| coni Is right. was seated the peak OF great
pile Of iron ore near the reductions pgastAFOs0A1D
one day. when noticed that the magnetic needle