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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-16
FRENCH CAPITALISTS SEEKING
PATENT FOR TULSA INNER TUBE

Negotiations are In progress which
may soon result In the sale OF the
patent rights to manufacture ", S.
Compression Inner tubes In France,
according to an announcement made
yesterday by officials OF the big rub
Der corporation which has built n
million dollar factory on the Sand
Springs line.
An offer of s150,O00 for the
French patent for the new puncture-
proof inner tube TO be manufactured
by the Tulsa company was made re-
comfy to the local organization
A. J. Liebman. president OF the Com L
preston Tube & Tire corporation OF
New York. Tho latter company is
under contract TO handle distribution
OF the tubes In all states east OF tho
Mississippi river.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-16

In letter received yesterday from
Mr.. Liebman by the company In this
city II was stated that "A syndicate
of French capitalists had been or.
ganized to negotiate for the purchase
OF the tube patent in France and
subsequently plan for the cOnstruc-
tlon of n big factory in that country.
Besides the United States and
France the Tulsa tube has been
patented In Argentine. Australia
Brazil, Great Britain. Italy. Mexico,
Spain, Denmark and Canada. Patents
are pending and expected to be In
sued In Belgium, Cuba, Holland,
Russia, Sweden and Switzerland. Tho
company proposes within the next
year to develop the Industry In most
OF these countries --Advt.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-16
Policeman Simply Got
Wrong Denomination
in Report of Arrest

LONDON, May ia police
man giving evidence at Willcsden
police court against n man charg-
ed with begging said he had seen
the prisoner stop EIGHT Presby-
terians."
"IIow did you know their re-
ligion " asked the magistrate.
"Thcy were passers-by," an
swered the policeman.
"You mean they were pedcs-
trians?"
"That's the word, sir" said the
witness.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-16

in securing poohbah. and some en-
terprising person who prefers local
glory TO the coin Of the realm can
be the "wholc works" IL he will ap-
ply 10 the town clerk. The only
duties required are to act as town
marshal, TO enforce the town ofdi-
nanccs, take care OF the city park,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-16

serve as street commissioner, look
after city water main, supervise the
waterworks both for irrigation and
domestic purposes, collect water tax,
sell tank water, keep the alleys and
streets clean, cut weeds on vacant
lots, and few other odd jobs. Bids
for the position" will be opened
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-16
TO CUT OUT THE '.SPUDS"
Restaurant Men Combine TO Discour-
age Use Of High-Priced Tubcr.

ROCKFORD, ILL.,, May 15.--Res-
taurant proprietors here have the
right idea for fighting the high cost
Of living. They met recently and
decided to bar potatoes from the bills
Of fare because they cost too much.
Macaroni, spaghetti and other tasty
dishes will be substituted for the
"spuds," which are retailing at $l.50
a peck.
An inscription on one bill Of fare
reads:
"We ask our patrons to cooperate
with us to force potatoes down in
price, so please refrain from asking
TO be served potatoes. II you must
have them they will be twenty cents
per side dish"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-16

shortly, and the lowest bidder re-
ceives the appointment"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19
Wonderful Developments of the
Phone Since 1t Was Established

In less than fifty years the telephone has
become an institution and has taken its place
as a means of communication in the business
and social realms. 1t is about to take its
place In the new era in which the world is
become not a mere whispering gallery but
a place in which they Of the antipodes can
talk clearly with the world capitals over
liquid leagues and above mountain heights.
The art of wireless telephony. although 1t
ghas not yet taken its place In the CONNER
cial world on a large scale, is progressing
much further than most of us realize.
One of the most convincing experiments
in the transmission of speech without wires
was made by the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company in April, 1915, when a
telephone conversation was carried on by
wireless between Montauk Point, L. l., and
Wilmington, Del. The same company In
stalled apparatus In August, by means OF
which communication by the living voice
was opened between Arlington and the 18TH
mus of Panama.
The greatest feat of air born telephony.
and one which has never been surpassed
served as the basis for Dr. Bells prophecy
before the London savants. Under the same
auspices, telephone communication was
opened by wireless on October 23. 1915, be-
tween the naval station at Arlington and
the Eiffel Tower. in Paris French army Of
ficers and telephone engineers distinctly
heard the words spoken by the operators in
Virginia, $500 miles distant.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19
Above the Arlington wireless station Washington
whenc phone messages reached Paris Honolulu.
Washington,

sending Of ordinary telephone or telegraph
messages.
Although the wireless telephone has been
used so successfully and over many thou
sands of miles, it's development for the pur-
poses of everyday life is proceeding slowly.
though surely. Experts of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company. the Ra-
dio Corporation pr America and of the Gen.
erai Electric Company are working hard on
the problem and are aided by experts. az
well, from the army and navy. who achieved
notable results during the European War.
when time and money we're not considered
in the light of results.
The navy had control OF the Radio Cor
poration's enormous station at New Bruins
wick. " j. and carried the voices OF com
mand which we're heard clearly by patrol
boats and destroyers and even far at sea.
The Marconi company manufactured many
wireless sets which were installed on air
planes and were employed by the aerial
scouts in reporting the movements OF Ger
man submarines TO torpedo boats and de-
stroyers on the watch for the wolves of the
sea. Numerous wireless telephones were
also employed toward the end of the war by
the American forces in France.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19
Record Made at Dinner
of international Conference

What has been termed new record in
telephone achievement was reached on Oc-
tober 20 of this year in a demonstration at
the Waldorf-Astoria, witnessed by members
of the international Communications Con-
ference, who are still studying the all i'm
portant subject of bringing the nations of
the world nearer to each other. The mem
bers of the conference had made a tour of
the wireless plants along the Atlantic sea-
board. The tests in this city were given un-
der the direction of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company and various cleo
trical companies, including the General Elec-
trio. The principal officers Of the Bell sys-
TEN were present.
Each place at the dinner tables was
equipped with a telephone receiver through
which the guests could plainly hear Col
John J. Carly calling up the district chiefs
OF every district clear across the continent
and listen to their replies reporting weather
and temperature. The conversation with
San Francisco was carried on in several
languages. The connection was then changed
TO Los Angeles and then the voices were
carried Off the wires entirely and sent by
wireless TO Santa Catalina Island.
The voice of the operator on the Pacific
island thirty miles off the California coast
was heard by the diners as distinctly al
though the words were being uttered in the
city Of New York. Connection was then
established by wireless telephone with tho
steamship Gloucester, which had left New
York only a few hours before and the voice
of her commander was plainly heard by the
diners, while at the same time the words
from the vessel at sea were also heard by
the operator at Santa Catalina. The wire
less telephone service between the California
mainland and this island is at present the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19
New Devices Developed
by Combined Efforts

Through the combination of wireless COM
panies and a working arrangement with the
General Electric apparatus Of great power
is being constantly developed. In this con-
nection the alternator devised by the chief
engineer of the radio Mr.. L. +. w. Alexan-
derson, seems destined TO have an important
mission. The long distance talk between
the President and Mr.. Daniels between Ar
lington and Brest for instance. was made
possible by the use of this device.
It does not have the quick sparkling shock
of the original system, but produces n wave
upon which are borne the modulations pro-
duced by the human voice. One OF the mos
powerful OF these aternators is at the Nc,,
Brunswick station. BY means OF II delicate
voice currents exercise an effect which en-
ables the spoken word TO be carried easily
over land and sea.
Mr. Alexanderson, as an engineer is
strong believer in creating waves by the use
of heavy power plants. He lays stress. TOO
on having very long wires or antennit
through which the current is sent forth into
the ether. Thus the antennn at the radio
stations at New Brunswick and at Marion
are each mile long. while each of the Ave
which are TO be in active operation at Por,
jefferson is TO be n mile and quarter in
length.
Among the men who are actively bringing
about inc era OF tue WITCHES telepnOne u LII
Lee De Forest, the head of a company which
is now making wireless telephone sets Of
various types for use in unsettled regions
such as the Texas oil fields. and at distant
power plants
Dr. De Forests contribution to the wire
less telephone service. the audion. serves to
magnify and make audible the faintesi
vibrations which are sent through the air.
He is the representative Of an important
theory Of transmission. and his device has
Continued IN Sfrfh Pane.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19
Early Successful Trials
of the Wireless Telephone

During these tests the operators OF the
wireless station at Honolulu, Hawaii, almost
5000 miles away overheard the conversa-
ton and from time to time interrupted 1t
with their own comments Thus voices have
already been listened to nearly half way
around the globe. for the waves Of wireless
travelled In all directions from the pulsating
station on American soil. The test was car
ried out under ideal conditions and with little
static interference, but II Is considered only
a promise of what Is to be, once all is made
ready for the practical transmission of the
wireless word.
During the European War much progress
was made in the art In the year 1915. for
instance, Josephus Daniels. Secretary of the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19
Success of Amateurs in Use
of Wireless Telephone Sci

How even the small instruments used
may be made to send the spoken word to
the uttermost parts of the earth was demon
strated when photograph record trans
mitted over a De Forest radiophone, near
Keyport, N j., was heard in Aberdeen,
Scotland, and duly reported by letter. by its
title, by Scottish amateur who had hap
pened to listen.
Tests along the lines Of the less expen-
sive transmission none the less point
ing the way to the realization of the great
plans for wo0d communication which are
being formed. At present the continuity Of
the communications by wire and without
wires will be an important connecting link
until the coming of the wireless era
This is made possible by the invention OF
Major-Gen. George o. Squier. Chief Signal
officer of the United States Army, which
is popularity known as wired wireless" or
in lighter parlance, squirrel wireless"
This system is merely the combination Of
the wire and the radio. the wire being used
to guide the radio current instead of acting
as its conductor. The message is therefore
transmitted for certain distance without
the use Of wires, for the current does not
go through the wire, but alongside II, and
the strand itself may be employed for the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19
Already the Spoken Word
Has Half GirdIed the Earth

There has been enough done In the art OF
wireless telephony to Justify the belief that
within few years the human voice will
indeed be heard around the world. The
scientific fulflment will come probably far
in advance OF the practical and universal
application Given perfect conditions of
weather and the absence OF all static hin
ORANGES. the feat may be done almost before
any of us are aware of IL. Nearly half the
circumference of the globe. indeed, has been
bridged by the spoken word.
The success of the great emprise depends
upon the perfection of apparatus and the
development Of greater power For this rea-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19

only one now operated on commercial scale
by a corporation.
The individual wireless telephone sets
however, which are used by amateurs and
also by large manufacturing and transporta-
ton concerns, are taking their place in prac-
teal affairs. Power companies which have
stations widely separated by reaches OF wild
country are to-day communicating with
them with their own apparatus. The Penn
syvania Railroad keeps in touch with its
construction gangs by wireless telephone,
and some of the interurban trolley lines en-
ploy the same medium.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19
@'.:,, osDEswaso Z qis,iSes~eee !

equal to the greatest of present day trans
oceanic wireless stations, and for the pur-
poses of signalling five of these powers can
be combined into one.
"A Geographic signal created out Of such
tremendous electromagnetic energy could
encircle the entire globe.
but that is not all The apparatus
which will be installed for each of the five
units will be the same as that at present in
the New Brunswick station, from which the
voice of the Secretary of the Navy was car
ried to President WILSON when he was at
sea aboard the Georges Washington. In
number of experimental tests the voice has
been carried for $500 miles with complete
success. This leads us to state very defi-
nitely that before long a direct wireless tel
ephone service will be established to foreign
countries"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19

continued On sirih Paos.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19
By JOHN WALKER HARRINGTON.

TIME voice which encompasses the world
and wakes the silences Of land and
= sea may be heard only few years
from now, If the dream of science comes
true
Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the
telephone, white bearded seer Of the realm
of .pulsating currents, said few days ago,
by cable, that it would not be long before
wireless telephony would put its girdle round
the earth The members of the Institution
Of Electrical Engineers in London, of which
the venerable inventor was the guest as
scented to his prophecy.
Hardly had the words of Dr. Bell been
uttered than the British metropolis was talk
ing by airphone with correspondents assem-
bled in the Hall of the League of Nations,
617 miles distant. DIR. Bell himself spoke
his congratulations through the currents of
ether, as his tones were carried over the
Channel to the land of the Alps.
The opening of communication by the
wireless telephone between England and
Switzerland Is only one of the recent develop
ments which are forerunners of the day
when New Zealander may talk with man
at the head of London Bridge.
It will not be many years. when the
prophecy is realized, before New York NAV
speak with Hawaii and the traveller on the
ocean liner may call up his home in Chicago
to tell with his own voice that he is speeding
home.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19

phone ucVlCc OF Importance, anu OtneT
improvements.
son the building of the great New York radio
station at Port Jefferson. L. l., where a tract
of $500 acres has been acquired, has
important political and economic significance.
Every one familiar with wireless" to
quote from a recent address of Edward ].
Nally president of the Radio Corporation of
America knows that at Nauen, Germany.
and at Bordeaux. France, are two of the
largest stations in the world. New York from
now on however, will be in an entirely diff
ferent sense a direct focal point of the
worlds intelligence. AS soon as the station
is completed immediate message service will
be established with France and Germany to
supplement the existing commercial circuits.
Like Ripples Racing
in Circles on a Pond
ultimately radio from this station will
connect up Buenos Aires and other points
in South America and ether wave messages
will be flashing from Poland. Sweden and
Denmark and other European countries.
Like the nipples which race in circles over
a pond when a stone is dropped In the
water, the electro magnetic waves from this
station will soon encompass practically the
civilized globe
ct Is a plant which dwarfs all existing
wireless stations into insignificance. for a
single unit OF II will have the range and
power equivalent TO the stations in the
world to-day
The form Of aerial construction being
employed is an entirely new departure.
From a central power house six spans Of
aerial wire will radiate out in a star pattern
TO a distance OF more than a mile from the
centre. The wires OF this huge antenns
will be supported by self-supporting steel
towers. each 400 feet In height. with the
wires suspended at the top between SO feet
cross arms.
Each OF the six antennm will have
twelve towers, forming, so 70 speak. the
spokes Of a giant wheel, fashioned out of
seventy-two miniature models of the Eiffel
Tower in Paris. Five OF these antenna
spokes will be used for regular service,
while the sixth will be reserved for emer-
gency operation.
'In the wires forming each spoke OF the
giant wheel there will be generated a power
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19

tcIepnony.
Navy. sitting in his office in Washington,
talked with the captain of the New Hamp-
shire, which was then proceeding to sea on
that same day The conditions being perfect.
Capt. Bennett, in command of the Mare ISL
and Navy Yard, the Pacific coast, was
able to talk with the commander of the New
Hampshire. although at the time there was
a storm on the Atlantic through which the
vessel was riding.
One of the most striking incidents in the
history of communication during the Euro
pean War was the talk which President
Wilson. on board the George Washington
in the harbor of Brest, had with Mr.. Daniels
by way of the Arlington tower, a distance
of fully $500 miles.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19

DADIO telephony. completely demon
N strated by experts all over the
world, but most spectacularly between
the EifeI Tower in Paris (almost 1000
feet high and the highest radio tower at
Arlington. Va. (6oo feet Mgh). is coming
into the field of domestic and commercial
use.
A great stride will have been made
when passenger on ship headed west
ward shall be able to call up his home in
Chicago, announcing his safe return in
his we'll known accents. This is among
almost Immediate possibilities.
Are there any doubters left in our gen.
Grafton? Morse of teLegraphfc fame,
Bell of telephone, spent years in con-
vincing their fellow countryn1en of what
they had done, but Marconi found
similar task easier.
Now, accustomed as people are to
wonders, they lend a willing ear to the
marvellous tale of radio phoning. But
it is marvellous just the same as its de-
veIopments are studied and its possibii-
ties described.
Rock Island Argus., 1920-03-23
PEOPLES PARTY
HAS TICKET IN
HAMPTON RACE

The Peoples party In Hampton
township has put forward the fol-
Rock Island Argus., 1920-03-23
THERE 70

THERE Is
NO better confection ,h,, !.
hams, hams Pecan ascs + Roll. None, e,' !, As y
Rock Island Argus., 1920-03-23

\ The Augustana college. gymna-
fEinm Was we'll filled last evening
with people interested IN the splen-
did programs being given by "our"
Tri-City Symphony orchestra, and
to hear Rudolph Reuter-, the ex-
sceptionaijy splendid pianist who
vas the soloist at this concert Sc
ries. And the program given well
repaid them for their interest, for
II was b.:lIiant. The program was
the same as was so heartily enjoy
ed BY the Davenport people at the
Sunday afternoon concert at the
coliseum. but 1t went even better
last evening.
Rudolph Reuter- was. at. his very
best and played with all the assur-
ance and brilliancy possible in a
musician Of his years. His touch
was crisp and precise, and his play
Ing showed balance and sense OF
proportion and musical knowledge
which was really wonderful. Too
much cannot be said in praise OF
Mr.. Reuter- and his musical ability,
.for the audience last evening was
carried away by his playing. There
is strength OF touch and rlgor,
hnd nnerring technique displayed
IN the solois-s part In the Rubin
stein concerto for piano and or
z chestra, the big number on the pro-
gram. The rythm OF the number
and the perfect accord between the
orchestral parts and the pianist
was remarkable.
Mr.. Reuters playing was so we'll
liked that the audience demanded
a. number by the solo:st. and she
crac.ouely responded and played
Rock Island Argus., 1920-03-23

Rock Island Rotarians will par
ticipate IN the second Of the series
Of inter-city Rotary meetings, to
be held at the Hotel Blackhawk In
Davenport at $50 O'Clock this
evening. The usual Tuesday noon
meeting At the Rock Island club
was not held today.
The first Of the series OF inter-
city meetings was held in Rock
Island several weeks ago. Moline
will receive the Rotarians at the
next gathering Of this nature At
tendance records will be taken to-
night as 1t the regular meetings.
All Rotarians are urged to attend.
Rock Island Argus., 1920-03-23

II certainly appreciate what the
newspapers have done for Us"
How often have you said that when
your favorite church bazar or bene-
1T dance or artist concert has been
converted into a great success
through the publicity wisely han
died by the people who know how
to get things across. Now you are
going to have a chance to prove
your appreciation.
The Tri-City Press club, whose
Rock Island Argus., 1920-03-23

you cannot but applaud n dos
even the MIDST conservative anti
suffrage, her magnificent stand
when the war came, n leading
Engiishwomen to drop al politics
and merges their efforts IN vim
ming the war. For that service she
has become . figure Of interna-
tional distinction today.
The Tri-C City Press club has never
admitted women to its membership
80 1t is q distinctly radical step for
IT'S moving spirits to bring 4 wom-
Rock Island Argus., 1920-03-23

April s: e'sctt1 ;
McNabney. ~ /
For town clerk-E. r ~
For assessor-paul r HrslllA
For commissioner ~ ,SuAlat
William Suess. Asassn,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-12
EFFORT TO sHELvE GoMPERs
Viii Try to Give Him Honorary Posi-
ton On Full Pay.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Pan effort
to retire Samuel Gompers as president
Of the American Federation of Labor at
full pay and create for him a new posi-
ton such as honorary president or pres
Ident-emeritus, through which he could
exercise advisory powers over the poll
cies of organized labor. = likely to be
made at the convention Of the federation
next June.
The plan IN no way connects up with
he attempts of radical members who at
previous conventions have attempted to
unseat the Grand Old Man OF Labor. '
Pres. Gompers' friends scoff at the
'dea that the convention will take any
such action and point to the yigor with
which he continues his work. although
Re will pass his 10Th birthday this month
During critical periods he frequently does
| not leave his office until after midnight
and is constantly out OF Washington il
Connection with labor affairs
ANY effort TO retire him without his
consent viii be fought bitterly at a con
vcntlon.