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The Washington times., 1922-04-30
r, WHO CAME TO AMERICA PENNILESS BOY,
RECIPE FOR BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL GENIUS

years ago I turned 1t over to my
third son. Henry. who Is about
twenty-five years of age and who
had acquired q mathematical edu-
cation at the Massachusetts, Insti-
tute of Technology. and he. within
short time in 1919. solved the
problem for the first time In the
history of aviation. Under my
general supervision Henry is now
engaged in experiments to per-
feet the invention"
His other two sons, Herbert and
Edgar. have also inherited q trait
for scientific study and have fol-
lowed the trend of their illustrious
fathers inventive abilities and are
well known In the scientific world.
The youngest daughter. Alice. has
her fathers musical talent in a
a greater degree, perhaps. and bids
, fair to rank nigh as a pianist.
felt like congratulating Emile Ber-
liner as a fortunate father. for In
his family circle itis like father.
like son." perhaps because as he
said. In answer to my query:
SAFE MILK SUPPLY
HIS HUMANE EFFORT.
mo. do not play golf or indulge
in any of the so-called forms Of
rich mans leisure. ! have always
found II Is a great deal more In.
teresting to watch the growth and
development of my children and TO
help them in scientific creation and
to safeguard their health. BY this
you can see that my other hobby is
health. My daughter. Alice. in
spired my milk campaign in 1901.
She became very i'll At one time
and her life was despairef o'. but
fresh pasteurized milk saved her.
and from that moment the saving
of human life, notably of children,
became q part of my life"
In this connection ] must men,
ton the fact that. besides his other
work. he has been for many years
unselfishly devoted to public ny.
giene and q safe milk supply. That
the District of Columbia is In the
lead in the reduction Of the tuber.
culosis death rate 10 largely to be
credited to Mr.. Berliner. who was
for six years the president Of the
association which directed the pol
icy OF that anti-tubercular work.
Again our conversation came
back to his home. which is such
source of inspiration to him al
ways. Somehow / find II to be
very different. 1t expresses art
istry and beauty with a mingled
thoughtfulness. hardly making you
aware of II, stealing upon your
sense and making q lasting i'm
preston there.
The beautiful place, which is a
spacious residence on Columbia
road. he shares with the public
The grounds surrounding the house
are very large and are arranged
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LOVE FOR HUMANITY
is UNCIOUDED

And that is Emile Berliner.
Simplicity and sincerity! You cam
not flatter; him. Drink at the foun-
tain of eternal youth" and he has
discovered the source Of 1t within
himself IN his love for humanity
and in an unclouded philosophy Of
life.
Unlike many inventors, too, he
has made his work pay. Finan-
cially he is as great as he is in
the scientific world. Noted and
successful inventor above all, also
artist, musician. writer. philosopher
and philanthropist, Mr.. Berliner Is
a veritable type Of self-made man.
And his favorite happy word"
persistence plus unlimited pa
tience," is his formula for success
and always his advice to struggling
inventors.
Patience is the thing" We are
told over and over again by sue.
cessful people, but when Emile
Berliner smiles II at you with that
convincing personality that Is q
part Of him, we are compelled to
follow II ourselves.
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Americans had for sometime
been aware Of the possibilities
of delivering from their curse
these garden spots Of earth. The
American Red Cross, after Civ
ing 100000 for relief of the Sc
we're famine in 1911. was advised
by its representatives now such
calamities might be prevented,
and it set an American engineer
at making surveys in the Hwai
regions and suggesting suitable
engineering works.
Chang Chen, with his native
school of engineers. also was In
vestigating the flood conditions
Just about the time the American
group of financiers left the Six
Power Consortium. 1t might be
expected that this American group
would be reluctant Immediately 10
ytart further enterprises in China:
odeed, that it might even discour-
age others from starting.
AMERICA FAVORED.
Hence / though II essential TO
propose only such undertakings as
would come naturally from past re-
Iationships or would help develop
some American interest already es.
tablished in China. I was attracted
by this plan, sound. useful and
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the unlimited duplication OF disc
records, and as early as 1888 he
asserted that these records would
be able to reproduce languages.
speeches and other educational
matter.
HELICOPTER EXPERIMENTS
WORKED OUT THERE.
II you have ever been in the
National Museum at Washington
you will find exhibits of original
models representing his various
inventions. but standing by itself is
a glass case containing the first
lightweight rotary motor used by
him In helicopter experiments in
1908, when Mr.. Beriiner was work
ing on this well-known problem
to enable one 10 rise straight up in
the air by means Of a pair of hori-
zontal rotating propellers. had
often wondered and admired his
versatility as an inventor. this be-
ing 80 different from acoustics and
his other inventions. 90 I asked
him about II.
But did not finish this in
vention." he told me- Several
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Standard Oil contract had been
signed.
One year was given TO select
specific areas within which oil pro.
duction was to be carried on as a
joint enterprise OF the Chinese gov.
ernment and the American com
pany, the ratio of the property in
terest Of the two partners being A.
to 55.
The contract undoubtedly offered
an opportunity for securing the
major share in the development of
any petroleum resources which
might be discovered in China; for,
once such a partnership had been
established and the work under 1t
carried out in an acceptable man
ner. and extension Of the privileges
obtained, may confidently be looked
for. But in itself the contract
signed in February. 1913, was only
"A beginning.
1t denoted the securing of q bare
legal right, and in China a govern
ment decree or concession Is not in
itself all.powerful. II its motives
are suspicious, II It has been OBJ
tained by pressure or in secrecy. II
its terms are not understood or are
believed to imply unjust burdens
to certain provinces or to the peo-
pie at large, then popular opposi-
ton will arise.
This may not affect the legal
character of the grant or the re-
sponsibility OF the government, but
II will seriously obstruct the ready
and profitable carrying out Of the
business. The diverse of this sit.
uation-the getting of a contract
ION the square and the demon.
stration that 1t is fair and just
finds every influence willing to CO.
operate.
STORIES OF BRIBERY.
But when the Standard Oil Com.
pany's contract had been signed,
not much was publicly known
about II save in general terms.
Rival interests began to portray 1t
as involving inroads upon the
rights of the Chinese people. espe-
cially OF the provinces of Shensi
and Chihli.
Stories of bribery were circu-
lated in the papers. In the nego.
tiations concluded at Peking no
particular attention had been paid
to local opinion, the suspicious of
provincians were stirred and an
outcry speedily arose.
The representatives Of the stand
ard OIL Company had left pekinG.
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Chinese Feared Territorial Ambitions of Other
i Powers and Their Desire to Establish
I Spheres OF Influence" I'm East Might RE-
suit In Control of Internal Resources es-China
] Wished to Deal Solely With United States.
HAVE said that little vision and the application
L Of American scientific methods would transform
China. Chang Chen had instanced the Hwai
river valley, and the with which It might be
made to bloom the most fertile tract the globe.
China boasts the most skilled hortcultursts and truck
farmers of any nation, and they breed it's thousands
of species Of vegetables and Towering plants and
shrubs.
1t is said Of the Chinese gardener that if there
sick weakened plant he "lstens and hears its cry
and nurses it into health like mother But the
multitudes in the floodridden districts must period
icaly expect the scarfcaon of their gorgeous acres
the bearing away of their dwellings and loved on
the remorSelesS floods.
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$40 o,ooo.0 900 to build a merchant
fleet for China, convertible into
cruisers-this TO take the place OF
an old imperial contract for war
ships.
At China's express request,
and not at all because they were
in that business, the Bethlehem
people also consented TO apply
three millions OF the whole sum
to improve a Chinese port. To.
gether with the Hwai river en-
terprise these American activities
had put Japan on the alert.
The Japanese press had dis
torted their significance, and now
in the small Bethlehem contract
Mr.. Yamaza began to see things
"A future Chinese mistress of the
Asian seas. perhaps, and the Chin.
ese littoral all besprinkled with
naval ports. One evening Mr..
Yamaza spoke to me about It, and
at length, 1t was plain that his
government meant some move.
Now, Mr.. Yamaza and his first
secretary, Mr.. Midzuno, were both
unusually clever men. They drank
a great deal. The minister ex-
planned that he did this for reasons
of health, because, unless there
were something he could give up
II he should be taken sick, 1t
might be very bad for him.
YAMAZA SHREwD.
1 recall how Mr.. Midzuno en-
tertained n party at dinner by do.
failing his notable collection Of
expressions in various languages,
OF equivalents to the German term
"KatzenJammer." Both Of these
men had previous Chinese expert
cnCe with Chinese affairs.
Yamaza was man OF great
shrewdness: being under the in
fluence of liquor seemed rather TO
sharpen his understanding. Taci-
turn and speaking in hesltating
sentences, he would never commit
himself to anything, but would
deploy the conversation with great
skin, in order to give his inter
locutor every chance to do tha;
very thing.
Mr.. Yamaza, was more talkati4e
than I had ever seen him. As was
his custom, he had consumed ar.
dent waters quite freely, but. as
always. his mind was clear and
alert I'm Shensi and Chilhli
provinces, he opened up, the ex-
ertions OF japanese nationals In
the matter ,of the concession to
the Standard OIL Company have
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ASSERTS JAPAN'S INTEREST.

ASSERTS JAPAN'S INTEREST.
On my part. I expressed sur.
prise that the Japanese papers
should make so much noise about
the American oil concession,
whereas II was quite natural that
Americans, who had done business
in China for over a century, should
occasionally go into new lines OF
enterprise.
But It soon became manifest
that Mr.. Yamaza was thinking Of
the Bethlehem Steel contract.
IT must tell you," he said. "of
the strategical importance OF Flu
kien Province to my country"
Then followed a long exposition,
China" he concluded, has prom.
ised not to ALLEVIATE this province
to any other power, and Japan has
repeatedly asserted an interest in
that region"
He then repeated various sur
misses and reports concerning the
nature OF the Bethlehem contract
told him specifically the nature
of the agreement and about its
long previous existence.
Mr.. Johnston, vice.president OF
the Bethlehem Company. at the
request OF the Chinese govern
ment, had viewed various naval
ports with the purpose OF making
an estimate OF improvements
which were most needed. could
not admit any sinister significance
in this visit or concede that Ameri
cans were not free to engage In
port construction in any part OF
China.
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PERSISTENCE PLUS
UNLIMITED PATIENCE
SCIENTISTS MOTTO

HE who Made First Disc Talking Machine HAS
Many Accomplishments, Notable Among
Which is His Success i'm Reducing Tubercu-
losis i'm This City Through Hygienic and Safe
Milk Supply-Son Now Carries ON.
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LIILE BELINER Washington inentOr hO unlike others
IL of creative made his intentions In the bar
phdnthrO
pist. "UnLinaed patience is his KEY to
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like a park. In summer they are
open to mothers with babies who
sit under the shady trees. while
children romp and play over the
grass and pick pretty flowers
which are planted there for them.
Hero you find no signs saying:
mo Trespassing on tho Grass
or Don't Pick the Flowers.
Please"
Tho house Is arranged in two
huge wings. On one side is the
drawing room, music room. conser-
vatory. Japanese room, and on the
left wing is the dining room,
kitchen, servants quarters. The
halls appear to be art galleries,
lined with famous paintings which
must have cost a fortune. On a
floor below Is the billiard room
and there Mr.. Berliner spends
many q leisure hour with his
friends.
JAPANESE ROOM
FOR HIS STUDY
The japanese room. which is
also his study. is Mr.. Berliner's
favorite room. Here one of his
hobbies shows itself in collections
which have been gathered from far.
A bronze Buddha of magnificent
proportions which was obtained
from a japanese temple adorns a
corner OF the room. There Is a
beautiful glass case containing Gu
rious Japanese statuary and books
Of japanese literature. There is a
fireplace of hammered brass plaque
which was brought from India.
A huge parasol is hung from the
ceiling and covers nearly the entire
room. In another corner stands
marvellous japanese temple lantern
OF porcelain reaching to near the
ceiling. Silk lanterns of weird de.
sign encircle the room. and quaint
Japanese screens, hand-painted and
embroidered, are strung on the
walls. In the center. hidden be-
hind screens and potted plants, is
the desk OF Mr.. Berliner.
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Telephone Company recognized the
importance of the device"
And were IT not for Mr.. Beriiner's
work, or some others like It. the
telephone could not have achieved
tho universal use that It has to-
day.
AT this time I was made chief
instrument inspector for tho tels-
phone company and the first TWEEN
ty thousand transmitter sets
passed through my hands. also
discovered that q loose contact
will act as q telephone receiver,
and was the first to use the in
duction coil in connection with
transmitters. This was patented
by me in 1873
DISCOVERED SECRET
OF PHONE RECEIVER.
But what inspired the disc talk
ing machine7" I asked as I re-
membered that It was for this
that Mr.. Berliner was awarded the
John Scott Medal and Ellicot Cres.
son Gold Medal by the Franklin
Institute. at Philadelphia.
He answered me, My interest
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EMILE BERLIlNER
GIVES HIS
WASHINGTON MAN,
FAMOUS INVENTOR,
ONCE WAS PEDDLER

Tells How HE Worked All Day and Studied
Nights i'm Little Laboratory i'm His Room
Where HE Perfected the Telephone Trans
mitter which the Bell Company Recognized.
Has Many Exhibits I'm National Museum Here.
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w E read now and then of
" self-made men. The really
true Ann erican who
achieves remarkable success 10
very often a self-gnade man. But
take then a man who, having left
school at fourteen. comes to a
strange country at nineteen. alone
an alien emigrated to the 'land
of opportunity''-and within seven
or eight years. at the age of twen-
ty-six still finding the English
language rather difficult. perfects
inventions that many learned
brains have believed impossible.
Such a man is Emile Berliner,
of this city, the inventor who has
become known to the whole scien-
tifio world as man of super
natural eye and brain.
He looked at me quizzically tho
day I went to talk to him in his
office about himself.
Mine was Just hard work.
Nothing very interesting about
that, is there7"
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As sat spellbound with this
room, Mr.. Berliner got up and left
me sitting alone with my pencil.
attempting a description. Soon I
heard strains of wonderful music
rising with harmonious cadence
and falling on my ears softly and
sweetly. Surely I had not heard
that before. And quite suddenly
as 1t began, it stopped. Looking
up still in the rapture which It
had left me I met the smiling eyes
Of Mr.. Berliner. Tit wasn't"
l stammered, wondering,
Yes, l love the piano; that's
something I composed myself. I
play by ear. you know. and often
compose pieces in this way. So
you liked #? You flatter me, my
friend"
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HE STUDIED PHYSICS
FROM OLD TEXTBOOK.

Mr.. Berliner II An alert. up
standing figure Of a man, radiat-
ing energy and optimism and that
subtle something known as per-
sonality. A boyishly disarmins
smile is offset by pair of shrewd
eyes with kindly twinkle in them.
And while you feel that his faith
in humanity Is unbounded, you are
at the same time made aware of
the feeling that It would be pretty
hard ito put anything over" ON
him.
"Just how did you get your
start7" asked the inevitable ques-
ton. trying to pretend that I had
not heard his modest remark.
"In 1S76.- he answered. IT man.
aged after q great deal Of perse-
verance to obtain q position in
Or. Constantine FAhrbergS labora-
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given them right 10 be consid-
cred. I have been contending 20
the Chinese that Japan had a prior
interest In the oil field OF Shensi
Province. Do you know that
japanese engineers were formerly
employed there?"
The Holly chieftain., 1922-10-26
4. L. BEAVERS FOR SHERIFF

4. l.. Beayers, the democratic
candidate for sheriff, was born in
Decatur county. Iowa where his
boyhood days were spent on farm.
He was educated in the common,
high and normal schools of that
state While still in bis teens fs
came Nast. IN August 1855. He
later returned to his nome state and
taught his first term III school at
The close OF which he again came
west, where he has resided ever
since. He taught school In Kansas
and Nebraska studying law in the
latter state for about two years.
About 20 years aEB h bseama Il
permanent resident Oh this eolnly
living on q RANCH north Of Lamar,
where be engaged hi farming bnd
stock raising teaching sehopi dnr-
ing the winter months and for fiji
.een years was the holder ef a first
grade certificate in this county. He
moved to Lamar In 1906 where he
mas resided ever since After com
ng to Lamar he engaged in the
assurance until 1910 when Hnsplicit
4 he received an apgointment as
Chief Appraiser OF the Colorado
itate Board ot tand commissioner
II which capacity he served until
.91i. In 1915 lie rcceiYed the ap-
nointment as Register OF the Unit
ed States Land Office, at Lamar.
which position he held until Atlg
ust of this year. He served both
the state and nation in the rapacit
les to which he was appointed with
credit to himself and to those who
appointed him. He was diligent. IN
the performance Of his duties anu
courteous, fair and impartial in his
dealings with the pnblic. He has
always been q loyal sHppprter anu
booster for everything that was for
| the betterment nd upbuilding OF
the community in which he lived
giving freely of his time and means.
He had two sons in the service,
of the late war, one in the army
and one in the navy, both of whom
saw overseas service. He was Il
member OF the PrOwers county
The Holly chieftain., 1922-10-26

Coinicil OF Defense. being chairman
OF the military committee He was
one nj The four minute men and q
speaker and worker in the different
war relief activities He has raised
and educated a family of 6 children
and for IL years the Lamar High
School has not been without from
one to three of his children on the
roll Mr. Beavers believes in law
observance ard enforcement, his
policy being economy, efficiency and
honest service imEartially rendered
to all alike. His broad experience
and training in dealing with public
matters peculiarly qualify him for
the office to which he aspires and
insuics the people that if he is elect
ed they can depend on getting
square deal. ADV
The Holly chieftain., 1922-10-26
CLOSED SEASON FOR MALES
Magazine Writer Throws Out sus-
sestion That Is Worthy of More
or Less Thought.

Consideration of verdicfs in murder
country over indicates something
amiss with the present system. 1t
needs codifying and simplifying. Start
Ing from the basic proposition. ex-
emplified In scores of Instances from
Maine TO California and cnce more re-
affirmed in The Stone trial. that no
woman of reasonable attractions md
with money enough to hire a tear-com-
pelling lawyer need fear conviction
for Killing man by whatever method
she finds most convenient. 1t follows
that the subsequent procedure should
be freed of cumbersome and expen-
sive details, observes writer in Les
lies. sliding scale of fines might
well be worked out. ranging from, say
SO In the case of baby blondes under
twenty-five, to as high as silDi,D for
severe brunetres up to the age OF fifty.
Above that limit murderesses should
perhaps be imprisoned. although ii is
unsafe to generalize in these days of
cosmetic fejuyeRatipn when anybodys
grandmamna IN full way paint iuay
look like the far end of the ch9rps.
on the other hand there are the men
to be considered. Other game Is pro-
tected al certain seasons and unless
man is to be regarded as purely a
varmint and creature OF prey (Which
seems to be the accepted view Of the
typical. woman-obsessed iuror) he
ought TO have q chance for his life
Nobody really wants hi,n to become
wholly extinct. How would II a. TO
declare a cIos.il season on males the
first three weeks Of eserg month. and
let them take to the woods for the odd
week7 The suggestion Is respectfully
submitted 10 congress as a possible re-
lief to its bonus, tariff and lnlerna-
tional troubles. 1880. te,.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-10-26
Vote F O r
Amendment
z

This Amendment Carries No Al.
preparation Whatever.
It will NOT Increase Your Taxes
Fut Il Is Absolutely Essential to
the successful Operation CT the
New University Medical School
ahd State General Hospital.
Amendment No. z simply anthor-
ICES the University of Colorado to
conduct the work of the first two
years OF its Medical School in the
city of Denver, as well as that OF
the last two years, which is now
being taught there. 1t does not af.
iect any other State Institution. 1t
reproduces clause of the Constj.
tuition regarding State Educational
institutions, the only change being
that permission is given the Uni.
gersity to transfer this work .S
Denver, q,
The State Legislature, at its last
session. when il provided for the
establishment of the Medical school
and Hospital by accepting the OF.
fer OF $7eO,OoO made by the General
Educatinn Bpard recognized that
the success OF the project defended
upon the transfer of this work franz
the University campus at Boulder
to the new Institution at Denver.
1t therefore unanimously passed an
act providing for such transfer
Fhfs Act because it amends the
Constitution, must be ratified be
fore it becomes Il law.
Vote FOR Amendment