The Washington times., 1920-01-28

/ the surface OF the earth has a shield
Ing effect on the underground wires
and thereby prevents to geTat ex-
tent the action OF atmospheric dis
turbances on the system. Under no
conditions when using Underground
system has a -ec.iving operator been
compelled to llncontinus receiving
because OF nearby electrical storms.
as aerial operators have been"
Lets Visitor Hear "strsys.'
DR.. Rogers demonstrated the sig
nails and 'strays' that are received
through his wireless apparatus. The
visitor was permitted to ''listen in"
to a message being sent from the
Navy to Lyons. France. The "strays"
or what Msrconi calls signals from
another planet" were distinctly heard
ut frequent intervals.
II have no doubt, IL Mars Is inha
tied, that with the use OF powerful
receiving instruments II will not be
long before we will be In communies-
tion with the planet. II may not be
In my time. but IL will come. But.
j am not prepared to say that these
.strsys' are signals = from another
planet. They will have to be fur
| ther Investigated. And. l will not
! say they are not signals from Mars.
That's Just the situation. Time VIII
| tell. but IL Is not a thing of the inn
possible that II Mars or other planets
are inhabited the earth will be In
! wireless communication with them
some day"
I Investix atisg Phene.esa-
The wireless phenomena, to which
Marconi called public attention, are
being Investigated by Admiral Bull
! ard and his associates. He Is not
at tAV nj n
! belief that Mars Is tying to get In
touch with this planet. but he sees
no reason why this should not be a
, possibility,
! 81 will not say that Mars is trying
| TO communicate by wireless with u.s..
! said Admiral Bullard. land l cannot
say that the Martians are not. For
years scientists have been studying
these phenomena, and I do not give
up hope that they will be made plain.
We have no reliable data today how
far the earth's ether Is disturbed
when you set up one OF the atmos-
pheric oscillations by means of which
| we now communicate throughout the
world wide field. The whole business
| of radio communication has advanced
at an astounding rate OF speed.
! Experts Not Surprised.
This generation may get into
touch with the other worlds. Realiz-
ing that with the recent discovery
that communication can be made by
radio through a water surface-that
q, our seaplanes can talk as freely with
our submarines as you can talk with
the suburbs-what are the possibili-
ties Of the radio communication?
MANY persons may laugh at the
idea. but those in close contact every
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transmission are not greatly sur
prised at what may happen. may
not be able to call or talk to the
Martians. but the man who takes my
place may see this possible wonder
Of radio transmittion.
A RidiculeA washinGtonian.
T see no limit to radio inventions.
I do not fear ridicule, but l will not
4 set a limit to the possibilities OF
mans many inventions. Washing
ton dentist, long before Marconi was
born, perfected q good system OF air
tran ssi0n. / understand he was
laughed out of Congress when he
asked for an appropriation Of $4,000
to help him perfect the invention.
| "As q matter OF fact, however. we
do not really know whether Mars Is
inhabited. II II is, all depends upon
the intervening spaces, about which
we now know nothing. The essence
and composition OF these air spaces,
or whatever they may be called, may
absolutely negative the idea OF word
or sound transmission. However,
these air spaces may be of favor
able nature and make 1t possible for
interplanetary intercourse"
Sees Ne Code Difficulty.
Admiral Bullard said IL Mars be
inhabited and wireless or radio COM
munication with the Martians be pos
sible, he did not believe there would
be any great difficulty over arrang-
ing a code. Anything can be
deciphered today" he said.
The final destination of the worlds
shock oscillations is known to no
one" he said" particularly the sound
waves sent out from the earth today.
1 am not prepared to say what would
happen IL they should reach Mars.
But, who can tell? We did not know
only few years ago how far radio
messages could be carried, nor fore
see its marvellous development up to
the present time. No, I will not say
1t is not possible that the world COM
municate with Mars by radio"