The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-04-02

~ IN which the Martans descended
upon us with fighting machines even
more Formidable thnn the tanks OF the great war
M" mysterious agent Of wholesale dest ion
even mere deadly than any gas used by either
side.
Wen. who shall say that Wells hasn't the right
inca a''ant Mars being Inhabited by beings Just
az smart US We are--and probably u good deal
s,anrterf
Is bold man who say "impossble" these
days
ANYWAY. Gugllelmo Marconi. the fumon- Itnl.
Ian engineer, who perfected wireless teegrnphy.
has opened M an exceedingly interesting question
by this statement.
II have encountered during my experiments with
wireless ieegrnphy most amazing phenomena
Most striking uf all II the receipt by me person.
ally Of signals which I believe originated In the
slaee beyond our planet. believe II " ertirelv
possible tint these signals may have heen sen,
by the inhabitants OF other planets 10 IN. lnhahi
tnnts of earth.
IF there ARE any human beings On Mars |
would nni he surprised II they should fn a n,enns
of communication with this IJanet Linking of
the science III astronomy with that Of electricity
may hrih. about almst anything
While our own planet Is n storehause of won.
d"rs Ne are not warranted la accepting rs u fnct
the general superstition thut the Inhabitants of
our comparatively insignificant planet arr any
h"f. highly developed than Inhabitants or there
se suchl of other planets
'1ur all knew, the strnnrc sountls that 1
have received b, wireless muy be only fprrrun
a.er af a tremendous discovery
*fhe messages have heen distinct hut unint,l
iig,me, They have heen received sinultnn. ou~ly
IN iohdnn and IN New York with Identical IN
i.nsiss, indicating that they must have originated
at u IrpHt distance.
"'fh.s~ signals arr apparently due tu electro
magnetic waves of great length. which arc M,
shrsly stray Signals. Occasionally such signalS
san he Imagined to correspond With certain let
tiers NJ the Mar~e susle. They steal IN al n,r sta
items irfrgulafy NJ NIL seasons. We do not get
the slgnais unless We establish n,.nimnm If q,
mii. wus- lehgths, Sometimes We hear these plan
etatY ar interpiane;nrs sounds M ar IA minutes
af,e. sending out t"ng wave They do M, IN
,.rrart traffic hut WHEN they they are very
persistent
'"ri,e n"s, familiar signal received Is curloush
muslcAL II comes In the form of three short rams
Witch may h. Interpreted a. the Morse letter y
but there afe other saut,is which nay stand for
other letters.
THE war prevented AN Investigate of the
llsrtxpn mystery but our organization IN
t.ns 4. undertake thorough probe
Australia curruhorates Mareunrs statement
iighly skilled aud experienced operators at Sstl.
n"y hat. received numerous slgi,al> similar to
il,s. r,fsrt.d having he-n r~cei,esl IN England
They .0nsiSt Of frequent reisettian> Of two
Iaslls representing the letter NJ They are an
Mass irngths ~ $1,000 To- i9n,sn meters. The
Australian experts say such wave lcngth> have
Mt he-n used by an. wireless station of
the earth
Nnw What do me electrical authorities "a, on
the ssh.rnt suhIeetl Tier. IL is In hrief
Thomas A Edison has this o. say although
| am nat an expert In wiretss> toltxraphs / ,q,n
t,ianly that the mysterious wireless Interrup.
tb.i> experienced by MIR Marruui's operators may
"a .'ad grounds for the ih.ury thar nhnbl,ants
u s;h.r planets are trying To signal ta us MIR
Marehi Is quite RICH, TIA stating That this l. en-.
10 k4Itl ia a.. .t.... ~ al. H.
I have given Thought Ia the matter and
-nn rsaord one personal experience which may
~ tnHs n"t haV. bearing nn proving that AIR Mar
:s,ni l. right seated ON III. peak of = grrat
lie ~ r"n ore near the reduction plan, at Orange