The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-10-28
ALL NATION TO
I HEAR ADDRESS
| Of PRESIDENT

President Harding begins MS tuh-
eral oration over the body OF "aa
unknown soidier'' In the National
Cemetery at Arlington. Va. bis
voice will be heard by hpshed msat-
itudes in New York. Chicago and
San Francisco, a. well a. by thous-
ands gathered in and. around the
huge Arlington amphitheatre.
Every prayer and address utter
ed ON that solemn occasion viii, be
transmitted to these distant cities
BY long distance telephone wires.
and then, by means OF loud speak
ers, carried To- the ears OF the rev.
erent throngs that will have gath
cred to pay homage to Americas
ilIustrious dead. e'
The ceremonies at Arlington will
be in charge Of the U. S. Army.
The co-ordlnated ceremonies at
noon IN Madison Square Garden,
New York, at eleven O'Clock In
Medinah Temple. Chicago. aad at
nine O'Clock in the Civic Auditor
ium, San Francisco, will be con-
Quoted b. the American Legion
posts OF these cities.
As soon as President Thaver's
offer to President Harding OF the
Bell Systems transcontinentai cir
cults and loud speaker apparatus
was accepted, engineers OF the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company undertook the extraordin-
ary difficult task involved In the
plan 10 bring, In effect. these dist
ant audiences to the Arlington GER
emonies. No other cities could be
included because the methods OF
achieving such an epoch-making re-
suit have only just been perfected.
and the complicated apparatus re-
quired could not be manufactured
in necessary quantities. :
The undertaking is gigantic
one, involving countless difficulties
Of installation and operation, but
the splendid results already at
tained give every assurance OF sue
cesc One OF the tests. early In
October. made Colonel Carly and
his assistants feel sure that they
could rely on the facilities they
were providing. A speaker on the
roof OF the Bush Street Exchange,
in San Francisco. spoke into a spe-
eyal transmitter, three feet dist
ant, that was connected by suitable
apparatus with transcontinentai
circuit that exteaded to Olympic
Park. Newark, where loud speak
ing apparatus was installed. his
remarks were heard distinctly and
With ample volume. by Bell Ensta-
sers and others standing more tnan
q thousand feet from the project
ORE. Other remarkable tests OF q
similar character have been made.
and have fortified the confidence
of the engineers In charge In the
performance of the Bell apparatus
on Armistice Day
The simultaneous TRANSMISSION
of the historic words that VIII De
spoken on November nth VIII
mark the beginning OF another
epoch in the development OF com
nunication. No such Impressive
demonstration OF the telephone
potentialities has ever been at
tempted. The event will not only
add immeasurabiy to the soiemn'ty
and national Significance of the
ceremonies at Arlington but Will
csll the worlds attention anew TO
the triumph of Bell Engineers In
speeding the spoken word.
The Bell Loud Speaker Is run
damental contribution to human ei-
fort, whereby a speakers voice. or
the sound of music can, at the
very moment of delivery. reach
ulSlanL 8uuiShsSo 80
size heretofore never dreamed or
colonel Carty. who is head of the
Bell System Department OF Devei-
opement and Research. which has
DEVELOPED the apparatus and
brought it to its present high state
of perfection. was recently asked
by an interviewer what he consid-
cred the most Important feature OF
the loud speaker development
'sThe change 1t is bound to create
in the art OF oratory." he said mi
reply. Heretofore orators have1
been chosen largely for their loud
voices, their capacity to reach the|
ears Of those at the back OF theI
hall. We will make it possible for
any ordinary man with common
sense, possessing the average speak
Ing voice to get his thoughts in