The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-11-11
PRESIDENT HARDINGs VOICE TO
BE HEARD on THE PACIFIC
COAST

OVAJA
When President Harding delivers
the funeral address over the body Of
the Unknown Soldier" on Armistiee
Day his words win be heard by the
largest audience the human voice has
ever reached. His voice will be car
ried across the continent to New York
and San Francisco, where meetings
composed of American Legion mem-
bers and friends will hear him plainly
and distinctly through the medium OF
Loud Speakers" In addition, louA
apeaking system has been Installed in
the Arlington National Cemetery ana
il half q million people could gather
on the broad slopes Of that beautifui
Mace they could hear with perfect
clearness every word ofthe Presidents
address, every note OF the singers,
and every syllable OF the solemn cons
niitment services when they lay this
"Unknown Hero" within his tomb.
No feat OF communication has ever
equalled this. Never before has the
transmission OF sound been used in
this way. Although the President. de7
liyerlng his Inaugural Address on
MnT0U u SAW UtAbEb HiHl ~ NAnN AAAA
ence OF 100000 or more; and al
though he knew that everyone in that
audience heard his voice by means or
Loud Speakers; although he was
conscious that the spoken word had
a greater power than ever before be-
cause he spoke to the greatest audi
ence ever gathered, upon Armistice
DAY. the President win speak to men
and women gathered to hear him in
cities that span the continent.
He will have an opportunity for
talking TO his fellows never hereto
fore given to the head OF this or any
other nation. II will initiate a new
era in oratory, undrearned OF hereto-
fore.
In addition to the Presidents
voice, all OF the solemn ceremonies,
the burglars taps. the hymns, the
words OF the foreign ministers as they
bestow honors upon this soldier and
the solemn burial phrases will be car
ried surely and distinctly 10 the wait
ing legionaires across the continent.
For several weeks past organizers
of the American Legion and the engi-
neers Of the Bell System have been
working together 10 bring about these
meetings and the transmission OF
these Arlington Ceremonies. Every
thing that the engineers have done
has been predicated by the fact that
Armistice Day will be the most sol
emn minute IN the history Of America,
For that reason the American Legion
Although numerous opportunities
a -
speech could be directed 10 miseel-
laneous channels those In charge
veterans, who have a vital part in the
days events, were asked 10 cooperate
adopted firm poliey OF sticking "a
the original plan and thus insurina
success from the standpoint not only
from the engineers and technical men
but from the standpoint OF the solen
nifty OF the occasion.
This opportunity for so many peo'
pie to hear the words 81 the cere.
mony Will be the gift OF the Bell Tele.
phone System OF the people OF the ma.
ton. It is not commercial enter,
prise In any way
The engineers and experts in charge
have been working on the loud speak.
ing system at Arlington and across
the continent and in the three cities
for more than month. On Armlsticc
Day telephone engineers all the wny
across the country win be on guarc
for twenty-four hours watching every
bit Of delicate equipment. For hun.
dreds OF miles the famous trnns-con.
tlnentai telephone line will be patrol,
led by crews of linenien to guard
against possible breaks or accident
To reach the crowds in the three
cities, the Presidents voice will have
passed over thousands OF miles oi
wire, through a great maze Of the
most delicate yet powerful instru,
ments and apparatus and will have
been boosted repeatedly before and
after being sent over the wires. Much
space Is taken % by the high ma
chinery for this great feat OF trans.
mission and yet none Of the mechan.
zeal and electrical part will be seen
or will interfere with the classic
beauty Of the amphitheatre Complete
crews - experts and engineers op.
eratingF the loud speaking system
from Ellington all the way 10 San
Franc #co will be out OF sight so that
there nothing visible. There viii
be ufhing except magical amplinea.
tiopfDf the anlemn ceremonies and the
Prefdent's stirring speech, so tha;
everyone who can crowd about can
hear
One Of the miraculous effects of tac
Loud Speaker" Is in the perfect con.
troll OF the power, whereby the voice
can be made to carry for a mile OF
more but at no point is the audience
aware Of any mechanical effect One
can stand in front OF the speaker
turn around and walk for half mite
while the speech is going on. hut he
Will not be able to detect whore he
passes from the zone OF actual voice
into the area served by the "Loud
Speaker. There Is no rauc0us mega.
phone effect, one simply hears o
voice as IL II were coming out Of tho
air a perfect voice and thoroughly