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The New York herald., 1922-09-24

name, the fame Of his unique act dis
closes his identity.
Do you suppose this mans father
selected for him his career? What
was it at school he studied, / would
like to know. that prepared for this
career? And with false teeth. Have
we the classics to thank for this? Did
he, like Cesar before him, cover rhs
defect with a crown?
Fathers, 1t were well to watch your
sons careers and consider well the
possible results of things studied at
school.
But seriously, the little fellow whom
you love more than he is aware Of
will some day grow to be a man.
What sort OF man will depend on his
endowment and the environment Of
personalities. duties. principles. relig-
ious influences in the midst of which
he natures? 1t will be the same with
the daughter. And here's TO them
both, and may Good Luck attend.
The New York herald., 1922-09-24
Twelve Fires Spotted
BY Forest Air Patrol

The value of airplane forest patrol
wos forcibly demonstrated recently
near Roseburg. Ore. One of the State
Foresters in that city had received re-
ports from the lookouts in his terri
tory that there were no fires TO be
seen. II happened that just at that
particular time he decided to accom-
pany ono of the Army Air Service
pilots engaged in patroling the oregon
forests. He had not proceeded very
far on his aerial journey before hc
realized that the reports he had rc-
ceived from his loolSouts were not as
reliable as he was led TO believe To
his great CONSERVATION he discovered
that he had no less than twelve real
fires on his hands which no one knew
anything about. Needless TO say the
state Forester is now converted 70
aerial forestry patrol for life.
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of conduct to be acquired. For the
girl he hopes for a superior type OF
womanhood--if there is TO be an occu-
patton, she may decide. And so. for
his boy, the father hopes for better
than he himself had. Is there any
thing finer in the world than this
parents vision for the future of the
offspring?
The quality of ambition is every
where so uniform, unless 1t vary In
degree but the objects of ambition
are so amazingly varied! | once had
occasion to go down to wharf where
was a shed from which was sold for
fishing vessels anything from fish
hooks to canned food. with ropes and
knives in between. / was to make a
purchase of the man who owned and
sold these things. l went to buy
stationery, very little of which he
ever sold, and never to fishermen.
asked him how he came TO carry this
line. He admitted TO a love for sta
tionery and wished he could get into
Il on large scale. Another man once
admitted to me his love for shoes.
Thus can we account for cabbsges and
kings.
But speaking of ambitions and vo-
cations, there was once n father,
whom | have not met, whose son pre-
sumably went TO school. ! know not
the son either. now grown to man
hood, as you will see. DO you sup
pose this father ever thought or
hoped this son would one day be
professor. heralded throughout the
countryside? That is what ] read, a
year back, on a poster in village
store--there was to be gi-
gantic balloon ascension. only il was
GIGANTIC BALLOON ASCENSION,
FEATURING
1. The Great Bomb Rocket Para
chute Drop.
2. whirling. Slide for Life Act on
500 II. steel cable. suspended by teeth.
Prof. - is the only man known
who does this act with false teeth.
So proclaimed the poster. fear that.
though withhold the professors
The New York herald., 1922-09-24

Special Correspondence to TIE NEW York
HERALD.
PoRT-AU- PRINCE, Sept. II.
HE wholly unheralded arrival of
the Sampaio Correia IL. last
I Thursday in the peaceful bay
of Port-au-P Prince marked the begin
ming of six crowded days for the
Port-au- Prince Is a wise and in some
ways a curiously sophisticated West
Indian port, and outside of President
Borno and his wife the giant seaplane
aroused little interest among the 12O.-
600 of the native element. There are
few ports in the West Indies where
the spectacle of the seaplane churning
up the quiet waters would not have
brought the population en- masse 10
the beach to chatter eXcitedly over the
novel spectacle. But with planes fly
ing overhead daily and with the MEM
cries of the seaplanes of the Marine
Aviation force still fresh, Port-ar-
Prince, always excepting the Ameri-
cans, gave one glance at the Sampaio
Correia II. and then went on it's slum-
brous way.
When the original Sampaio Correia
was scheduled to arrive here two
weeks ago on it's way from the Ba-
hamas Bowen Field was an animated
spot. Planes secured the skies in
search for the big fiier and ventured
far out along the shores. Then came
the news of the mishap at sea and the
marine aviators sighed their regrets
and turned to their errands of carry
ing mail and transporting sick men
from the hill stations to the field hos
pital, where a former President once
held forth.
1t was high noon on Thursday OF
last week when the plane that had
been secured at Pensacola literally
dropped out of the skies. Even at
that she was still making for her
moorings in the heart of the harbor
when the land planes began to circle
over, and a motor barge was speeding
out to pilot her to her berth. Fifteen
minutes later an ambulance with four
of the Hinton party tthe mechanic re-
naming on board) was on it's way TO
the American Legation to pay re-
spects to the American High Commits
sioner, Brig. Gen. John II. Russell OF
the Marine Corps. A marine sentry
was pacing post on the dock. close 70
which was moored the big sea bird,
and the crew OF a Yankee subchaser
was keeping vigilent watch with him.
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turing on wireless telegraphy before
a royal audience consisting of the
German Emperor and Empress and
the King of Spain
.Marconi Called Home
To Experiment in Italy
News of what Marconi was doing
reached the ears OF the Minister OF
Marines in Italy, and whatever the Of
fetal attitude of the Italian Govern
ment may have been, it now assumed
an eagerness which was very fiatter-
ing and pleasing to the Italian in
ventor. Marconi was recalled to his
native land and there requested 10
repeat his trials for the benefit of the
Italian Navy and also for the instruc-
ton Of the royal family Luckily for
them, they foresaw the aggressiveness
of the British, and were quick enough
TO encourage the work Of their sub
ject before the benefits went entirely
into the hands OF another nation.
They were none too prompt Just
two days after successful communica-
ton was established between the
Naval Arsenal Of San Bartolomeo at
Spezia and the Italian cruiser San
Martin sixteen kilometers at sea, the
Wireless Telegraph and Signal Com
pany. Limited, was incorporated in
England. endowed with a sufficient
capital to acquire Mr.. Marconi's pat
ents in all countries except Italy and
her dependencies.
In November of 1897 the first Mar
conf station In the world was con-
structed at the Needles, Alum Bay,
Isle of Wight, and in June Of the next
year the first paid Marconigram ever
sent was radiated from that station.
The message was over the signature
| OF Lord Kelvin. and was addressed ID
his friend. Sir George Stokes. 1t
seems that in this year. two years be-
fore the close OF the century, public
interest was at its height. The DUB
lin Daily Express had the events Uf
the Klngstown regatta reported by
wireless for publication in its columns.
I The transmitter was on board the
steamship Flying Huntress. attending
the races.
| While this use OF radio was inter-
csting and. Of course. widely exploited.
/ liltit was dilOAAiIl LoI eAid1 sthA NAA~A
We'd with it for the admiration of the
public. What other parsonage than
| Queen Victoria could have made it?
| The Prince of Wales, it seems, was
then suffering from the results of an
accident to his knee and was confined
to Ladywood cottage. The Queen was
called away to attend an important
naval function, and for the sixteen
days she spent on the royal yacht Os-
borne constant and reliable communi-
I cation was sustained between the
yacht and the cottage.
In America interest was Just as
keen. In September and October of
l 1899 the international yacht races be-
tween the Shamrock and the Columbia
were reported by wireless for TIE
4 New YORK HERALD. With this event
we first see the authorities OF
the United States navy interested, al
though it is to be hoped that they
were following developments all along.
Sets were installed on the cruiser New
\ York and the battleship Massachusetts
and signals were exchanged at dis
tances up 10 thirty-six miles. This
seemed TO be the limit of sea -fmu-
nication at the time.
The New York herald., 1922-09-24
Hoping 10 Bridge
the Wide a

The beginning OF the twentie u-
tury saw the erection OF the Hs
MID station at Poldhu. and a ST Far
station at Cape Cod. Would those II
successful? Would America ant
land at last be brought into touci
each other without the aid of
submerged cdble? Marconi IN
so. and worked feverishly toward
end. Canada became interested in
what was going forward and ordered
two stations TO be erected on the
Straits of Belle Isle. Work was sub
sequently started on a large station
for St Johns, Newfoundland-and all
over the world nations began TO bid
for radio service.
In the meantime sufficient progress
was made in increasing the distance
covered by the experimental sets to
warrant the belief that the transatlan-
tic trials would be successful. In
February OF 1901 messages were ex-
changed between Iton station. st.
GATHERINGS. Isle OF Wight, and the
Lizard station, a distance OF almost
200 miles, This success increased the
impatience Of the workers, who were
anxious TO see the completion or tho
stations on opposite sides OF the At
lantic.
But on September 20, 1901, eleven
months after the erection Of the sta
tions had commenced. the towers OF
Poldhu were wrecked during a very
heavy gale. and in November Of the
same year the masts Of Cape Cod suf-
fcred similar fate. This was disap-
pointing. of course but work was i'm
mediately started on towers OF suf-
ficient strength 10 withstand the
strongest gales Poldhu was ready
first. anu at the same time st. Johns
was completed, and on December -.
1901, signals were received by senor
Marconi az st. Johns, Newfoundland.
from Poldhu. Cornwall. a distance OF
1900 miles across the Atlantic!
six short vears-and an achieves
ment Of that magnitude accomplished
What was the limit TO be? Men re-
fused to make predictions then as
they are refusing 70 make them now.
We all know the rest OF the story
how the use for radio spread like Wild
fire over the globe. how the distances
were increased by leaps and bounds.
how radiophone was invented and OK
plotted, and how suddenly popular in
terest centered about II. Now in the
rapid development Of the science the
pioneer station must be abandoned.
Let us not forget the name and sig
nihcance Of Poldhu--it will he linked
with that Of Marconi when the his
tories Of this age are ready To TIL the
story.
The New York herald., 1922-09-24
HOW FAR DO BIRDS
FLY SOUTHWARK +?

winged teals and certain other ducks
that breed in North America spend
the winter season in South America
but It was rather a surprise to learn
that those individuals that had bred In
Canada would make the long flight TO
South America, because the species
also winters in small numbers in the
Gulf region. and II Is to that area that
the more northern birds might be cx-
pccted 10 go.
The New York herald., 1922-09-24
POLDHU SILENT,
ITS SPARK DEAD
It Was the First High Pow
cred Station in the World
and from it's Lofty Towers
Flashed Fir t Message
Across the Atlantic

T-HE high powered wireless sta
ton at Poldhu. Cornwall,
known to wireless enthusiasts
the world over as MID, is now closed
and its traffic diverted to the Clifden
station in Ireland. MET. The first
high powered station in the world and
the one that flashed the first message
across the Atlantic. Poldhu has really
made history. In this respect 1t is q
milestone in the progress of the sci
ence, monument marking the COM
pletion of the first great step in wire
less communication. For nineteen
years it has served the world, and nov
it Is to go. The erection of other more
powerful stations has made its pres
ence unnecessary.
Poldhu cannot be dismissed, how
ever, without recalling the series Of
triumphs and Successes which led 10
transatlantic communication. When
Marconi came to England, only twen-
ty-six years ago he brought with him
not only the modest instruments which
represented his endeavors to date, but
also an undivided energy and faith.
He saw beyond the performance Of
his first crude coherer and decoherer.
and while stolid Englishmcn were mar
yelling at the pitiful distances covered
by those instruments Marconi was
leaping across the ocean. What great
er tribute to the wizards vision than
this That while his instruments we're
credited with an accomplishment OF
only thirty-six miles, he was looking
forward to transatlantic communica-
tion2 How could such an ultimate
confidence betray itself? The founda-
tions were dug for Poldhu and for a
similar station on Cape Cod. The
trusses and beams for the towers were
manufactured and shipped to the
points mentioned. and Marconi, the
creator. watched his stations grow
with the mingled sensations that only
an inventor knows.
This was in October. 1900: but be-
fore that time the events leading up
to these sanguine expectations We're of
great Importance and significance.
Many OF us can remember the thrill
with which the scientific among US
heard the announcement that twen-
ty-two- year-old Italian, Guglielma
Marconi. had demonstrated before
English Government officials his abb
ity to maintain communication be
tween two distant points without the
aid OF visible wires. The word wis
ible." appearing in the accounts OF
1896, indicates the incredulity of the
general public 1t was more conser-
vative in regard to seeming miracles
then than il is now. and shook lis
head in doubt and wonderment.
The New York herald., 1922-09-24

Promptly at 4:3O the Hinton party,
escorted by the High Commissioner
and his staff, was mounting the steps
to the snow white palace that was fin
ished a few months ago on the site
of the former palace, where President
lie Conte and 200 of his palace guard
were blown to bits and Haiti awole
TO new President and faced another
revolution. 1t is doubtful if any OF
the two score Emperors, Kings an
Presidents who have ruled Haiti since
1903 could have made the instantly
favorable impression that President
Borno scored on Lieut. Hinton, DIR.
Martins. the diplomatic representative
of Brazil: the veteran newspaper man
and the motion picture expert, who
met him in his private apartment.
First Haitian President
to Face Movie Camera
His lively interest in the expedition
and his natural charm of manner de-
lighted them, and he conversed with
equal ease in French with DR.. Mar
tins or fluent English with Lieut.. Hin
ton. complimenting them on the entef-
prise Of their mission and expressing
his deep satisfaction that Port-au
Prince had not, after all, been de-
prived of their visit. Motion pictures
were taken of the whole delegation on
the palace steps, and President Bor-
nos immediate acceptance of the situ
alton marked new precedent, for Il
was the first time that a Haitian ruler
had ever faced a, motion picture cam
era.
Meanwhile. while the party was be-
ing feted by the American colony,
Bowen Field, the home of the Second
Observation Squadron of the marines,
was working at high speed. With the
new plane, weighing 800 pounds more
than the old one, it had been found
difficult TO operate with satisfaction.
mainly because her engines were Of
the low compression type. Power was
lacking and to take off under the
most favorable conditions required a
full two minutes. In a small harbor
this might easily have immobilized
the big seaplane.
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Prof. SteinheH Predicted
Wireless Communication

Was Marconi the first to demon
strate that communication might be
held between two distant spots with
out the aid Of connecting wires? Not
altogether. although he is responsible
in a great measure for what radio is
doing to-day. His mind was not the
first to conceive Of such a possibility.
In fact, there had come from the lips
of conservative Munich professor in
1887 a prophecy that was so startling
at the time that his colleagues doubted
the sanity OF the speaker. Wireless
communication" said Prof. Steinhell.
"will soon be possible" He added
nothing more. He refused TO either
qualify or retract his statement. Had
he cared 10 divulge further the
thoughts that were doubtless running
rampant through his mind the result
might have equaled the writings Of
Jules Verne. And all because Prof.
Stelnheil accidentally discovered. while
experimenting with ordinary telegraph
apparatus usirg two connecting wires,
that one Of the wires could be dis
pensed with.
Fortunately when Marconi arrived
in England he did not encounter oppo-
sition from the British authorities. On
the contrary. their interest was al his
command. He set up his apparatus in
Westbourne Park. began a series OF
preliminary experiments. and in five
months had interested W. II. Preece.
then chief electrical engineer OF the
post office. Whether Mr.. Preece (who
has since been knighted) sought out
the young scientist or whether their
meeting was an accidental one is not
known. but their acquaintanceship re-
suited in m immediate series Of ex-
periments before the officials of the
Pos; Office Department. Further than
this. IN December Of the same year in
which he met Marconi, Sir William
Preece was engaged IN delivering lee
lures at Toynbee Hall on "Telegraphy
without Wires" He had taken an in
tense interest In the work Of young
Marconi. and was 10 be 4 determining
factor in its future development.
The trials before the Post Office
Department were marked successes.
Messages were first transmitted over
a distance Of only 100 yards, but after
ward between tho General Post OF
fee and the Savings Bank Department
In Queen Victoria street. Trivial dis
tances. to say the most. Yet the sig
nifcance Of the accomplishment was
SO pointed that officers Of the army
and navy were summoned to the sec
ond trials held on Salisbury Plain. At
that spot they We're treated to the
sensation Of receiving signals that had
their origin III tiny sending set one
and three quarter miles away
This demonstration was repeated in
March. 1897. and distance OF four
miles covered. The instruments were
patented BY this time, and the inventor
was slowly gathering the support nec-
essary for him TO continue. More
demonstrations followed, and IN May
OF the same year the distance Of eight
miles between Lavernock Point and
Brecn Down was accomplished. These
exhibitions were witnessed by Prof.
Slaby, a German. and he Immediately
carried the news Of the trials into
Germany That summer. while Preece
was al work in England, bringing the
attention Of the Royal Institute to bear
upon the miracles that we're then
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To the delight and surprise of the
Sampaio's experts it was found that
Bowen Field was admirably adapted
for the changing from low to high
compression engines. Despite their
eagerness to proceed 10 their Brazilian
goal the possibility of adding eighty
horsepower to the engines. reducing
the takeoff time from two minutes to
twenty-five seconds and longer flights
and less stops was too tempting 10
ignore.
All the planes at Bowen Field are
equipped with the high compression
pistons. When the seaplanes were
abandoned several months ago their
low compression motors were con-
verted into high at the aviation field.
There were still left in stock the neces-
sary pistons that could not have been
found elsewhere on the remaining legs
Of the 5000 mile flight. The task Of
changing the pistons, overhauling the
fuel and ignition systems and the
hundred and one other details was
turned over to the marine mechanics
who took possession of the seaplane.
Work Was Completed
in Less Than Two Days
In one and a half working days,
under the personal supervision of
Major Francis 7. Evans. the squadron
commander. the task was completed,
and there remained the tests Of the
converted flier.
The tests held on Saturday were not
entirely satisfactory, for the Pensacola
engines had seen considerable service
before they were turned over to
Lieut.. Hinton. and mechanical troubles
were traced 10 old parts of the two
motors. On Sunday it was decided TO
pull the two motors out and substi-
tute for them two new engines from
Bowen Field after thorough testing on
the blocks. The possibility of motor
trouble developing on the long flight
was too serious 10 admit OF any other
decision, although the added delay was
another blow TO the aviators. With the
new engines this possibility was re-
duced TO a minimum. Early on Mon
day the big plane was towed to the
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-07-07

effect opposite to that desired-for the
general belief is that DR.. France is
now in such a position in his party,
that his nomination is assured beyond
question. A leading Western Maryland
Republican said today that it would
be a useless fight to attempt to NOM
mate any one else at the dictatlon OF
a Maine Yankee, who lives in New
York, and who happens to own the
TWO so-called Republican newspapers
of Baltimore. Besides" he added,
France has promised to put up one
hundred thousand dollars for the
campaign, and We are not crazy enough
with that in view, to nominate some
one whom very few people know, and
who has nothing on which to face a
campaign, except the cratic views OF
DR.. France on certain subjects, about
which most other people have equally
erratic views. At bottom, France is a
strong Republican, and even if he has
some crazy notions about Russia and
the Russians, what difference will it
make? The truth is, not one man in
ten cares what he thinks of the Rus
SLAMS, especially in view of the fact
that he is the only candidate mention
ed for the place who has the dough and
is willing to put it out"
On the Democratic side, there is no
apparent changes in the situation.
Messrs. Norris and Lewis are still fac
ing each other, without any apparent
prospect of other entries. The politi-
clans have been making frantic efforts
to persuade certain men of promi-
nence, who have the money to finance
the contest, to enter the field, but all
seem to be shy, and while there is no
doubt but what several of those who
have been discussed would gladly be
candidates, if they could be nominated
without contest, none seems willing
to enter the lists with two such ener-
getic and capable fighters as Messrs.
Norris and Lewis, whose only disquali-
fication seems to be their limited
means. for it is becoming more and
more apparent every day that the only
real objection the practical States
men have to use against Mr.. Norris,
is the fact that he has not the ability
to put Up a large amount of money to
finance the campaign, and the same
objection prevails against Mr.. Lewis.
There is no secret, political or other
wise, in what has just been stated. 1t
is openly talked about on all sides,
and is generally known that lack of
large sums of money, is the chief and
almost only objection to the candidacy
of Mr.. Norris, on the part of certain
elements of the party, while the same
objection is urged against Mr.. Lewis
by other elements. And what the out
come will be even the wisest of the
practical statesmen cannot forsee, and
not few believe and say, that in the
end. the contest will be as it is now
Norris on one side and Lewis on the
other, for the leaders seem to be help
less, and unable to persuade the sort
of man they desire, to enter into
what will be a bruising sort of fight
PAUL WINCHESTER.