The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-08-05


Street. They are now designated by
red coats. A fiye-pound safe is all
tached to a steel cham which goes
around the body. The keys are left
in the offices where securities and cur
rency is delivered. The theory IS
somewhat on the idea Of the wise
housewife who leaves the flat door UNI
latched and the lights on. kidnapping
after quick anesthesia will be the
next development
Marconi comes to America and
draws forth admiring abs and ire
mendous applause when he shows an
interested audience at the Engineering
Hall IN New York his latest wireless in
vention. By this continuance he is able
to project a spoken or telegraphic sig
nal direct TO the object. or receiver.
This, he says, will prevent everybody
hearing the message, as at present.
Senator Marconi is modest. He
wants the 10000 amateur radio exper-
imenters to get busy and help develop
the newest marvel. He showed the de-
Hector or protector as capable of send
ing direct current to a receiver. When
the antennae were turned too far to
one side the receiver did moi respond
at all.
A gold medal of honor was given 10
the indefatigable experimenter. Ii was
the highest honor that the Electrical
Engineers of New York could bestow.
The largest audience ever in the hall
rose as one man and applauded for
several minutes.
Marconi said that he expected that
transatlantic communication would be
an accomplished fact within few
years. The short waves now interest
him, with high wattage back Of them.
The short waves are now able to carry
the voice clearly rs miles. Some me-
chanical difficulties had to be over
come simply.
The great Italian is intensely practi-
cal, but his practical talk backed by
evidence on every hand sounds to the
uninitiated like wild fancies. Round
the-world communication with "direc-
ton" is the next looked-for develop
ment.
The weird stories about radiophon-
ing to Mars were simply smiled at by
the inventor. He didn't even bother
to answer.
What difference between climbing
scientific mountains and the useless
rocks in Asia!
The lure Of gold is all-powerfuI.
From out of the jungles Of Belgian Con-
go come tales Of fabulous riches ''un-
der the grass roots" The story is pro-
perly STAGED. A traveller thru the track
less woods falls from his horse and rolls
to the bottom Of ravine. He decided
to explore the guIch. Getting tired he
laid down to drink, as all good miners
do. He noticed shining specks at the
bottom Of the spring. Bringing up a
handful, he found that it was mostly
flake and nugget gold. The handful
was sold for ST 500 when he struggled
back to the coast. A company is form
ed, concessions applied for and the
crowd goes to seek that spring in the
woody wilderness.
There are still living those who re-
member Jim Butler of Tonopah, and
Diamond Dick" The reports were
lurid and many got wealthy, many
didn't. Rawhide. Wonder, Dixie. Fair
view, Gold Circle, Seven Troughs, Rhy-
olite and even "Scotty's" famous gold
hole" in Death Valley had similar
ring. A rush will be made to Africa;
Many will get rich and many will be-
come even poorer than they are now.
Croesus of Lydia was the only sue
cessful gold hunter. Everything he
touched turned to gold. The reason
was that he wished it. After a PEE
Rod Of hunger. because he couldn't
eat gold biscuits, he importuned the
goddess and biscuits were just bis
cults and he then lost his kingdom.
lgoId and all. to the invading eastern
ers. Dreams are better than realities
under conditions. Building air castles
under the chestnut tree, watching the
woody clouds. is just as great as travel
ing 1000 miles inland and then getting
gold with no place to spend ii.
Experiments are being made TO de-
Itermine the sex of child beforehand.
The many theories suggested and later