The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-14
Topeka To Be Link in New
EOrk-DalIaS System.
Wireless Experiments of To-
peka Youth Successful
LISTERS TO n. Y. PHONOGRAPH
Often "SitS in for Long Dis
lance Musical Concerts.
Puzzled, Tho, at Mysterious Jazz
somewhere in America"

Topeka will become a link III a wire
less telephone system stretching from
New York 70 Dallas Tex. by way OF
ChicaEo. as the result Of successful
experiments II Robert Trump. 1884
Van Euren. and IN word received from
Chicago that commercial service is
soon to- be established between that
city and New York on the east. and
Dallas ON the south
TFump's wireless has been in oper-
alton less than three weeks but dur
ing that time he has received mes
saSeS from r. H g. Mathews. Of Chi
caso and Robert GOwcu. chief engi-
neer of the DeForest Radio Telephone.
~ telegraph company. Of New York.
Sitting in the attic OF his home where
his outfits are installed Trump plain
lE heard Goweu playing his phOnO-
graph In New York City.
GoWen had communicated with Chi
ceEo before and supposed that was
the extent Of his range but on the
night Of February I. Trump picked Up
his conversation in Topeka and ad-
telegraph that his range was wider
than he thought Since that time
Trump has listened e. the converse
ton of GOwe1 practically every night
Associated with Trump in his work
are two ether yOuths-F- H Charles
worth. now Washburn student and
formerly a member Of a radio unit of
the Thirty-fifth division. and T. J.
Stevens Trump was in the radio serv-
ice in the navy during the war
Awaits OscilIlon Tube.
Owing To the type Of tube used by
the youths-a Western Electric '. T.
they are unable to send MESA Ees
farther than . . or 60 miles. but can
receive them from any distance They
are ma king strenuous efforts to OBJ
a. -
coed VIII be-able u transmit messages
almost any distance. These tubes are
a new invention and serve to ampltfy
the sound of the voice immensely
while using a small generative power
CiDWeu's conversations were made pos
si5le TO be heard here beca use he was
using one Of these tubes. altho he used
only oue-thtrd OF one kilowat power
This achievement makes the wireless
telephone commercially possible.
Goveu is the inventor Of the radio
telephone.
Trump built the set in his possession
with his own hands. with the eXcep-
ton Of the small generator and stor-
re battery. He has sent messages to
h-s associates within distance Of
- cn-v-fite miles CharleswOrth at
va shhuru college has heard Trump
g. saxophoUe solo in his home, and
& , speak n a whisper
-.-e eE-uavy man frequently picked
W. CCuve rsation between GOwen. OF
y ~ York and Mathews of Chicago.
Eut somewhere in America -
IT. o man that puzzles all three sta
tons Al night he plays a phOnO-
Graph. which may be distinctly heard
in Topeka. Chicago and New York
But the mystery man" has kept both
his identity and location secret ana
none of the radio operators have been
able TO learn anything OF him He
appears To have a mania for Jazz and
accommodates his audience with
nightly concerts
U=cs Wireless Telegraph.
Trump also has a T5reles stelegrap h.
~ --h 4 transmitting range Of zoo miles
iu the daytime and 200 miles at
might Altho he does not use this as
strictly commercial proposition. he
has transmitted more than 500 mes
s--es since December l.
on the night Of February Il, GOwen
held "a -hirrv-ruiullte conversation over
tLs wireless telephone with Mathews
5r CHICAGO. It was determined to es-
fl1lIsh "a chain Of stations rom New
YORK To Dallas by way of Chicago. with
TEST stations in Nebraska and kansas
Trump's success viii doubtless secure
usr Of these stations for Topeka
IN the near future II may be possible
for T1Dlk ars TO sit IL the parlors Of
their homes and listeC to the Guarde
NCtiouale band playing the Mar
s~iIfa - In Paris. or some newly elected
president ~ the United States deliver
-1g his Inaugural ADDRESS m WASH
iuLtol. They may converse with
friends vino are yachting n the South
seas cor with relatives touring China
and Japan And last. but OF least,
some prosperous Topeka young man
WI call up H11cee in san Francisco
about lunch time and talk like this
Hello. dear.e. is that you2 Well.
TIA 5 is Bill. Yeah. say. going 10 he
doing anything tonight We'll. let's