Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-07
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tain that the Inauguration of personal
conversation between the two coun-
tries would strengthen the existing
friendly ties.
AS the two officials said good-by the
operators plugged in for the first
call of the regular service at the rate
of $2o a minute.
Prince Coming. \. p. Phones.
The first news dispatch to be re
ceived by the Associated Press over
the radiophone came from its London
bureau at 1902 o'clock today. The
London bureau dictated the following
news dispatch to New York:
LONDON. January Pl.-Offcial ,
announcement that the Prince of
Wales will visit Canada and the
United States next Summer is expect |
ed to be made at Ottawa. Canada, |
soon. The Prince of Wales desires to
accept the Canadian governments in
vitation to attend the jubilee celebra-
ton in July. The prince is expected |
10 visit New York and the Middle |
West"
The connection with the London |
bureau was established shortly after |
10 o'clock, when Carl S. Brandebury |
an editor in the New York office, was |
advised that the land and air circuit !
had been established. over the receiv- |
ing apparatus came first the roar and |
clicking of static and New York called |
Hello, London A. p"
Hello, New York Office. This. is |
Frank King talking. How are you?"
came the voice which rose and then |
faded away to almost a whisper as |
the static storm off Houlton, Me-, be-
clouded the circuit.
Static flinders Dictation.
What's your big news?" asked the /
New York editor.
Here it Is" replied King. IN die
tate it TO you"
Go slow" replied the Associate |
Press editor in New York. and III |
take it on a noiseless typewriter.
Then King dictated his dispatch on |
the projected visit of the Prince Of ,
Wales At times his voice faded so |
that II was quite impossible to under |
stand his dictation. Then It came |
clear again as the roar of the static |
passed.
Sometimes it was only a blur of |
jumbled words. and Brandebury had /
to call for several repetitions.
Some words wholly unintelliglble |
were interspersed between three or |
four words that sounded as clearly as |
if they might have been uttered from |
some nearby local station.
SO the news of the princes visit |
was carried while the static elements
sputtered and cracked as If to fight
mans commercial entrance into their
aerial domain.
SIS . Minute Amenities.
The dispatch concluded. King asked
to be remembered to every one in the
New York Office and Charles Stephen
son Smith. the chief of staff of the
London Office. came in on the wire.
Hello, Brandebury, this is Smith
talking. How is everybody in the
New York Officer
Fine" replied Brandebury. land
everybody wants to be remembered to
YOU and the staff
Then Brandebury. concluding that
these radiotelephonic amenities were
running at the rate of $25 a minute.
cheerily said, "Good-by." and Smith
replied, "Good-by," old man." and the
first commercial call of the Associated
Press to it's London bureau was over. |
officials here. following their an.
nounced intention, declined TO make
public the name OF the lucky person
to make the first call.
The official conversation lasted
minutes Thirty prominent officials Of
the company and battalion of news
paper reporters listened in on the
first talk with head receivers.
Chimes Are Silent
At SAG o'clock. when the formal
ties were over, the service to the other
listeners-in was automat ically discon.
H. Hal &c.
cutting in the chimes of st. Paurs |
Cathedral in London, but on account |
Of the static interference the first call
came through at a time when the |
bells were silent.
Telephone engineers said the static
was due to the low barometric pres
sure which yesterday. extended over
Houlton, Me, leg Of the incoming
airline. This pressure was extended
further eastward today. In New York
there was brilliant sunshine and clear |
air at the start. London also re-
ported that the weather was clear
and beautiful
When tests were made yesterday
the reception was perfect. The static
today. while annoying. did not greatly
hinder the conversation.
A swarm Of photographers and
movie operators was on hand to re-
cora IIlP nlSLOIlC GNNIAI- N'AOAS
of reporters and photographers to
learn the identity Of the young,
bobbed haired. short-skirted girl oper-
ators3 met with polite but firm refusal.
1.-THE young ladies are doing their
ordinary DAYS work" the officials eX
planned land they do not desire eN'
ploitation."
Call Interrupts Shave.
one prominent citizen OF New York.
of regular habits, whose name has
been withheld, was shaving when
radtotelephone call came.
This citizen was only one OF many
who desired to be the first TO talk
across the ether to British shores.
The telephone company informed him
that he would have to take his chance
with other applicants, but that IL he
was lucky. he might get in his call
around o'clock.
But that's the time I always
shaver came the protest. AS it hap
pened, he had q razor in his hand
when the telephone bell in his apart
ment ttnkled.
Al the conclusion Of the official con-
versa ton Mr.. Clifford explained that
the &, 0OO-meter wave length and the
22.rneter short wave was used sinful
taneously today. as they would be in {
the course Of the regular commercial
service. The chances were that re
ception was better at the London end
of the lire because of the fact that
the short wave is most effective
when atmospheric conditions and
sta tic have their greatest effect upon
the long wave.
In a statement read to the as
sembled listeners just before the Lon
don call was put through, Mr.. Clifford
l..