Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-03

Bell had declared, Il can make iron
talk"
His first success came while testing
his instruments in his new quarters in
Boston. Thomas A. Watson's, Bells
assistant. had struck a clock spring at
one end of the wire, and Bell was cleo
trified to hear the sound in another
room. For forty weeks the instru-
ment struggled. as it were. for human
speech. Then, on March 10, 1876,
Watson became almost insane with
JOY when he heard over the wire
Bells voice saying:
, Mr.. Watson, come here; l want
you"
On his Goth birthday, Bell received
his patent. 1t was at the centennial
exposition held at Philadelphia, W
months later, where men of science the
world over who had come to examine
and study the numerous inventions ex-
hibited. saw Prof. Bell give a practical
demonstration of the transmission of
the human voice by electricity.
What Tears Did
As for Bell himself. he had not
planned to attend the Centennial at
all. He was poor and he had re-
organized his classes in vocal speech.
Toward the end of June he went to
the station TO see Miss Hubbard off
for Philadelphia. There had been some
talk of his going. but he had put it
quietly aside. She believed he was
going; when they reached the station
she pleaded with him and was re-
fused. As he put her aboard the
train and it moved out. leaving him on
the platform. she burst out crying.
Bell dashed after her and sprang
aboard the train, without baggage,
ticket or any other %trifles.
The next Sunday afternoon Bell was
promised An inspection of his inven-
ton by the judges of exhibits. 1t was
a hot day and the judges had seen a
great deal. Some of them were for
going home: one jeered. and there was
a general boredom. Then there ap-
peared the blonde-bearded Emperor of
Brazil. with outstretched hands. He
had heard some of Bells lectures in
Boston; the deaf mute work appealed
to him. His greetintg made a stir.
Bell made ready for his ~demonstra-
ton. A wire had been strung the
length of the room. Bel took the
transmitter: Dom Pedro placed the re-
ceiver to his ear. He started up
amazed:
Ny hDu-it idihS-
Afterward Lord kelvin-plain Viii
liam Thompson then-took up the re-
ceiver. He was the engineer of the
first Atlantic cable.
He nodded his head solemnly as he
got up.
1T does speak" he said emphatic
ally. 1T is the most wonderful thing
| have seen in America"
Decorated BY France ,
The judges took turns talking and
listening until 10 that night. Next
morning the telephone was brought to
the judges pavilion. 1t was mobbed
by scientists the remainder of the
ummer.
The distinguished inventor was the
recipient of many honors in this coun-
try and abroad. The French govern
ment. ever quick 10 recognize science.
conferred on him the decoration of the
Of Honor. the French academy
bestowed IN him its valuable Volta
prize of 10000 francs. the Society Of
Arts in London in 1902 gave him its
Albert medal and the University of
Bavaria. made him a Ph. u. /
One of the curious things about the
invention of the telephone is that Bell
almost nothing about electricity
he started. He knew a great
deal about acoustics. though, and the
formation of the human organs of
speech and hearing. Bell was called
TO Washington once when he was in the
slough of despond and took the oppor-
tunity to call on Prof. Joseph Henry,
who knew as much about electricity
and the telegraph as any man then
alive. Henry told him he had the germ
Of n great invention.
But" said Bell. ~ have not got
he electrical knowledge that is neces-
Get it." said Henry.
Bell did get some of it-enough.
Had | known more about cleo
.ricity and less about sound" he said,
i would never have invented the tele-
Other Inventions
While DIR. Bell will be best remem-
bered as the inventor of the telephone.
4 claim that has been sustained
many legal contests. he also
became noted for other inventions. He
vas joint inventor of the g~raphophone
with Sumner Taintor. He invented an
ingenious method of photography, a
Dhotophone and an induction balance.
He invented a telephone probe which
ne USeQ TO lOtdlt tue DulteI tHHt Killed
President Garfield. He spent Is years
and over 500, 900 in testing his famous
.etrahedral kite. and established a
in architecture. the use of
.etrahedral cells or units.
Throughout his life, DIR. Bell main
aimed his interest and labors for deaf
nutes. He founded. became president
md contributed $2jO,OO0 to the Amer
can Association to Promote Teaching
Speech to the Deaf. He was a
member of many of the leading Ameri-
an learned societies.
Led Many Projects
DR.. Bells laboratories have been To-
.ated since 1885 near Baddeck, Cane
There for many years he con
lucted research and experiment in
lerial locomotion and other scientific
subjects and maintained his private
museum showing the development of
lis greatest inventions. He cncour-
.ged Samuel p. Langley to invent the {
irst flying machine and declared after r
witnessing its flight at Quantico. Va. I
n 1896. that the age of the airplane !
vas at hand, although Langley's ma j
hine was destroyed.
DR.. Bell formed in 1907 the Aerial Q
association with headouar- t
ers in Cape Breton and its object to s
earn to fly. 1t is claimed that it S