New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
Long Waves Heard by Mar
conf May Be From Mars
i'm Effort TO Communicate
With Other Nearby Worlds
Marconi to Listen Again
Solution Of Many Problems
May BE Found When ORR
gin of Waves Is Known


cone, Are they signals from some
highly intellectually developed inhabi-
tsrts 81 another planet seeking COM
ruurication with other worlds; or are
trcy evidence o. the working Of some
gigantic cosmie force
These arc the questions which are
holding tho attention % scientists
throughout the world--ouestions which
have piQlcd the curiosity Of mankind
ever since the presence Of these TIRE
rondo1s waves wac discovered BY Mar
conf aboard his experimental yacht
Electra.
u may be that az the source Of these
big electro magnetic waves there lies
the answer 20 the age-long query Of
whether or not there are inhabitants
upon the Scared surface Of the planet
Mars Marconi. himself. is convinced
ttat these waves come from another
world. because they are so entirely diff
fCrent from any Of those hitherto en-
oountcrcd ard they are TOO regular in
thcir recurrence 20 be mere "strays."
ln fact. he described them in 1920, as
every queer sounds and indications
when come from somewhere outside
the earth"
Maybe Signals from Mars
The dscovery Of these tremendously
long waves by the father Of wireless
te.cgraphy has opened up another
fci of speculation and research, and
has again certcrcd attention upon the
planet Mars. Il may be that from the
Investigations that viii be made by
scientists In various part of the world
that we viii subsequently obtain an
entirely rev seouree Of energy, or at
'cas. new conception Of the mystery
beyond the veil Of space
in ary case tho discovery takes on a
row importance this month because Of
the peculiar coincidence that the planet
Mars viii be in rs nearest position
to thc earth. This Will give a won
dcrful opportunity for research work
tr-r wiz not occur again in many
years
Maroon. is fully alive 20 the possi-
bntes ~ .his unique situation. and
intends 90 follow up MS Investigations
during thc period that Mars IS in is
closest position 70 the earth. In this
connection hc said o few days ago
fr .n interview with The Daily Mali
of London.
90 shall DO in America next month
md shall certainly listen in for these
~vrtc-.o1r sounds. They have not
been reported for some time"
1rsry ENoeriments Can BE Made
0f che many experiments that can
be- made With these mysterious waves
a-e che following. Celebration of their
wave.icrr-h ani determination Of their
freqncacs Experimentation with d.
re,roa fr1irc apparatus 70 ascertain
fo direction from which they emanatr.
Nulrcmcrt of tho audibilty
strength. a- compared with other long
wave signals. and determination as 20
whether they are continuous waves or
damTci.
8 s-iut.or o. the mystery surround
in~ them may ooen Up quite lot Of
imrortar- information regarding other
phenomena which has puzzled us Tor
many years. For instance, there may
hc relationship between these waves
ar. f1c phenomenon ~ thc aurora
horsait. or rorthern lights. and also
r.fr az vtsfF
r.c.sar earth currents which COM
rlctclr disrupt many Of the inteTna-
ticnai and local telegraph circuits with
periodic disturbances which occur
recaariv every eleven years.
If has been thought for a good many
vr.rs trat these earth currents were
caused hv spots on the sun. There IS
81 course a possibility that the long
waves received by Marconi may also
be raiiatiors from the tremendous
electrical disturbances which ars
known 90 occur IN conjunction Win
tho nhcr orisnon of sun spots.
Internationally we have IN these
lorc wavcs rev member IN the large
sores Of etheric vibrations, which IN
clade visible and invisible light. radi-
AM heat. X-r1ys and wireless waves.
What new possibilities viii they open
up % man,
X-rays gave us the power 10 see
through many opaque objects, and
their close relative "radium emana-
zion" has taught Us an entirely new
concertion o. the ultimate constitu-
ton Of al. matter. Heat waves have
given us power: Invisible light waves
may soon be used % advantage ny u.s.
and radio waves have given us IN
sfantancous communication over vast
-starces. The last time Sir Oliver
,qdgc was IN this country was prse-
~caIlv che same time that Narooni
announced his discovery. was as
signed % ask the former his opinion
OF the announcement ! did so, and
the eminent Scotch scientist repliec'
II believe that Marconi has got
bee ir his bonnet
Has he? That is what many scien-
fists said about flying az the eoneiu-
zion of the disastrous experiment on
the Potomac of Langley's cumbersome
Acrodrome. or first heavier than ar
machine Yet flying IS highly success
III to-day.
Another interesting factor in the sit
uatIon is the statement Just recently
mace bv Professor J. A Fleming, ot
the University of London. inventor OF
the two-eiegnent vacuun tube and sell
6nf.fc adviser o Marconis companies.
Ir fhis statement the professor says;
Electric Dust Screen from san
The possibility Of interplanetary
radio Communication is fsr distant An