The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-26


relay" boxes an electrical appliance
connected with the curtains was auto
matically put into motion. mmedi-
ately the click" registered the cur
tains slowly began to draw apart and
when half way open another Click
could be heard and the top of an
ordinary looking chest near the bed
began to slowly rise. Underneath the
lid was a small metal saucepan rest
ing on a copper plate, while close at
hand was a cup and saucer. Milk in
the saucepan began to boil.
He explained that by the means of
the original wave length he had con-
nected alarm clock, curtains and
chest by the use of his relay" boxes.
When the milk had boiled F'ranchette
poured the contents into the cup,
lifted it off the chest, pressed a button
which shut off the current under the
chest and the lid glided back into
placer
and as I like music when I rise
in the morning I just press a button
in the corner here and listen" AS
soon as he said this a gramophone,
concealed somewhere in the room, bel
bowed out lively ragtime.
Because I sleep very lightly" con-
tinued the inventor, 81 like to have
the time when 1 wake up and, as
fear the light would completely wake
me, I have invented this" This was
a boxlike table with what appeared to
he telescope lens protruding. Press
ing a button near his bed, Franchette
threw the face OF a clock on the cell
ing, and this gave him the time. In
case of a breakdown with this clock
the doctor presses another button near
b IA the clock on the mantel shelf
q his bed lights up and shows
time. All these apparatus
led by wireless waves cap
Z" and secreted away in relay"
boxes.
Franchette then went into his wire
less study" Here he has an enor-
NOUS receiving apparatus which he
built himself. 1t stands fully six feet
high, with a huge square frame a
little to the left. The machine has
twelve lamps, and when all twelve are
working stations hundreds of miles
away are distinctly heard. It is with
this machine Franchette hears Airing
ton, Berlin, Manchester, London, Bor-
deaux and ships out at sea.
In this same wireless study he does
all his Photographic work. Having
built his own camera, he has fitted up
his own laboratory, where he copies
his plates, develops them and prints
his proof. The laboratory, small as it
is, is probably unique in it's style.
Everything in here works by clock
work once the developing Of a plate is
finished. Special taps electrically con-
trolled assure the washing Of the neg
atives or positives without any danger
of ar overflow. He times the wash
ing and sets clockwork arrangement
to control it. His charging machine
also works electrically, as does his
electric light printing apparatus. Once
q plate and paper is in the machine,
F'ranchette sets a clock and leaves the
laboratory, confident that the print
will not be over or under exposed.
When friends visit Franchette he
takes pleasure in introducing them to
another invention of his concerning
photography, which, were it applied to
movie work, would undoubtedly revo-
lutionize film projection. Having built
a stereoscope, he has fixed an appara-
tus underneath it which at present he
refuses to show or even describe. By
means of this apparatus he causes the
light to change on the plate he has
placed in his stereoscope. A picture
taken at evening time slowly changes
and, looking through the lens, one
sees firstly the night fade away and
dawn break, then gradually the light
gets stronger and the sun appears on
the horison, slowly disappears and
making way for evening again.
In reply to the suggestion that he
must have a big electricity bill at the
end of the month, F'ranchette showed
the bill for the month of December
and pointed out that it amounted only
to 38 francs. GAS all my lights and
various apparatus in the fiat are con-
trolled by clockwork," Franchette re-
marked, "I have no fear Of ever burn
ing too much. I switch on light and
keep it for the length of time l need
it by means Of my clockwork arrange
ments. If perchance I have finished
my work before the given time / need
not trouble to turn it out. l know
that as soon as the clockwork has UNI
wound itself the light will automati-
cally be turned off. have done the
same thing with gas apparatus"