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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-13
FIRST EXPERIMENTS OE The
FOUNDER OFTHE TELEGRAPH
DESCRIBED IN ARTICLE HERE

pare dispatches for transmission which
should be translated by some one
having no previous knowledge of their
contents.
The experiment was a complete
success. The messages were, trans
mitted over the somewhat crude
apparatus made by Professor Morse
with the cooperation of Alfred Vail
and his father, Judge stephen Vail
Tc the admiration and wonderment
of the assembled company the mes
sages were recorded without diff
Guilty and translated from the Morse
code with the utmost facility. one
message, addressed to the universe,
and directing it to wheel round by
Kingdoms caused much laughter
and astonishment.
Professor Morse took part in this
public demonstration of his tele-
graph with the fullest confidence,
despite the fact that nearly six
eyentful and discouraging years had
elapsed since he first conceived the
idea Of the magnetic telegraph while
on board the packet ship Sully en-
route from Havre to New York. Not
withstanding the variety of expert
ments Morse had conducted the
principles of the telegraph as en-
bodied in the instruments used in
the Washington square demonstration
were precisely the same as those
originally conceived by him, and even
the instruments were essentially the
same as those sketched by the in
yentor in his notebook during the
ocean voyage.
Still more interesting is the fact
that from the nucleus of this apparatus,
demonstrated publicly for the first
time exactly SO years ago, has grown
the gigantic electromagnetic tele-
graph system of today, embracing
6,549,556 miles of wire throughout
the world and connecting virtually
every center of population of conse-
uuence on the surface of the earth.
Of this vast mileage, 2,220,O02 miles,
or approximately one third, are
located within the boundaries of the
United States. and one concern alone,
the Western Union telegraph company,
operates 1,603,760 miles, not including
2S,60O nautical miles of submarine
cable operated Dy the company, Or
2S5, ,OO2 miles of telegraph line used
exclusively by railway companies.
The American system handles ap
proximately 200,OOO,0OO kilograms an
nually, or more than all the princi-
pal systems of Europe combined.
In recent years, the old Morse sys-
tenn has been largely displaced in
the United States by modern high
speed automatic instruments, which
can be operated more rapidly and
more economically than the old
manual system, and are capable of
transmitting eight messages stimuli
taneously over a single wire. But
even in this more elaborate apparatus,
the basic principle is that of the
old Morse system. At the present
time, the Western Union uses the
automatic devices for more than 80
per cent of its traffic, the more
elementary sound system being re-
tanned only on wires connecting less
important points.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-13

]. L. Buckley, manager of the
Douglas office of the Western Union
Telegraph company, is in receipt of
an interesting account of the first
experiments with the magnetic tele-
graph conducted by Samuel F. b.
Morse, which eventually resulted in
the farreaching telegraph systems of
today. The article states that Morse,
an artist as well as an inventor, often
knew hunger during his struggle for
recognition. The article follows:
Just SO years ago, Prof Samuel f.
B. Morse, an impecunious portrait
painter, and lecturer at New York
university, gave the first public eXhi-
bition of the Morse magnetic tele-
graph, which was to revolutionize
communication throughout the world
and contribute as much to the social
political and economic advancement
of the United States as any other
single factor.
The exhibition was before an as
semblage of specially invited guests in
the geological cabinet of New York
university, Washington square, New
York City 1t had been arranged that
the gentlemen present should pre-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-13
FRENCH USHERS AND
WATERS PAY TO WORK

PARIS, Feb II (P)-Tfp-getting has
been developed into such paying
industry in French theaterS and
restaurants that ushers and walters
in good places now have to pay the
managers for the privilege Of
working.
The ushers reach the acme of the
profession in music-han that
,specializes in foreigners, high prices
and the undraped figure. The ushers
there, we'll experienced, middle-aged
women, unafraid of people, pay so
centimes for each seat in their charge.
They expect a minimum of one franc
from the occupant. If they don't
get it they ask for it in a rising
voice that quickly embarrasses the
theatergoer.
Walters pay varying amounts ac-
cording to the class of restaurant
or cafe and the location of the tables.
Customers frequently hear themselves
'sold" to another waiter taking over
the table at the hour of changing
shifts. The waiter going off duty
collects for the food and drinks and
the new waiter gets the tip.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-13
LOCAL FORD DEALER
WILL ATTEND FORD
COURSE OF SERVICE

Byron Dieckman, local Ford dealer,
left Saturday night for Los Angeles
to attend course in Ford service
now being given at the assembly
branch of the company at Los
Angeles. Dieckman expects to remain
in Los Angeles about 10 days.
These courses are being given to
all employees and managers of the
Ford Motor company and include
instructions on all the latest Ford
equipment The purpose of the
courses is to acquaint all managers
and employees with these latest i'm
provements in order that they may
be better able to instruct the public
concerning them.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-13
Local Distributor
Announces Sale of
Four PontiacS Here

The sale of four new Pontiac and
Oakland cars during the past week
was announced Saturday by George
E. Jackson, local distributor for these
machines. The cars were purchased
as follows: ]. T. Haas, of Douglas,
an Oakland coach; A. F. holland,
cattleman of Apache, Pontiac coach:
Josephine Molina, 727 F avenue
Douglas, Pontiac coach, and Frank
Clark, of Douglas, Pontiac coupe.
, 1927-05-03
BURIALS
IN THE PUBLIC CEMETERY
OF CHRLSTIANSTED.

April 1927.
2-Robert Manning, died at P. It. Hos
pital, aged So years.
9-Maria Benners, died at P. F. Hos
pital, aged 43 years.
11-otiII-b born Male of this town.
15-Still-born Twins male and female) of
this town.
16-Joseph Petersen, died at P. 2. Hos
pital. aged 20 years.
17-Daniel Emanuel, died at Est. Shoys,
aged 80 years.
17-Alfredo Pedro, died at P. z. Hospi-
tai, aged % years.
18-Ellen Smith, died at Est, Orange
Grove. aged Is years.
26--Frances Caroline Dunlop, died in
town, aged Sc years.
28-Wilmoth O'Brien Danielsen, died in
town, aged 6 months.
28-Elisa Maria Hatchett, died at P. f.
Hospital, aged 10 years.
29-Magdalene Thomas, died at P. F.
Hospital, aged SO years.
, 1927-05-03

18-CarI A. Nilsson, died at Est. BethIe-
hem. aged So years.
19-StiIi.born female in town.
22-Dorothy A. Sackey, died at the Hos
pital, aged 4 days.
22-Elizabeth Thomas, died at the Hos
pitaI. aged go years.
24-Virginia Mclean, died in town, aged
SO years.
, 1927-05-03

DiIdlt dREQ 4 LdyD..
22-EIizabeth Thomas, died at the Hos
pitaI, aged go years.
24-Virginia Mclean. died ia town, aged
80 years.
LOCAL
The u. S. S. "Grebe" arrived here at
2.30 yesterday afternoon from ST. Tho
mas with the following, passangers:-
Chief Pay Clerk d. A. Palmer. Alfred
Palmer, Mrs. E. G.. Wilson, M. Philips,
Father Leddy, Father Dec0rte, WjIfred
Gomary and four enlisted men.
The sIoop Mizpah sailed from this port
for ST. Thomas with the mails at ZOO
p. m. yesterday. Passengers:-Augus0a
Braffith. Maria Adams, CassiIda johann
mes and EVadney PetrUs.
1t is advised that the Cbristiansted let
ter mails for ST. Thomas, San Juan and
New York will be open until 1890 a. M,
today and will be forwarded via the
U. S. S. "Grebe."
Tonight there will be screened at the
Christiansted Theatre what is probably
the ciassiest picture seen by most people
here. 1t is entitled Tell it to the Ma
rines" and the star is no other than Lon
CLANCY. famous screen actor in the
HunChback Of NOtre Dame, the Phantom
of the Opera, etc. See adj of the man.
agement in this issue and secure tickets
early as there will be undoubtedly a rush
The Navy Band made its last appear
anc6 last night and treated the public to
more of its excellent music adding sew
eral extras that carried the concert be-
yOnd 10 p. NJ. On behalf Of ourselves
and a most evidently satisfied and CRATE
full community who have so appreciated
these musical feasts we desire to thank
Bandmaster Adams and his men and
hope to soon have the pleasure Of seeing
them here again.
There is no little need for attention
to the park adjoining the waterfront.
Somebody said the other night when one
Of the ramshackle benches collapsed with
some people that toe park is vieing with
the cemetery in diIapidatiOn. Anyhow
it is fact that the benches are falling
to pieces, many Of them are without
backs and they have not been painted
for years which has no doubt fastened
their decay. A bright park indicates
the character of the town and incidental
, 1927-05-03

"ChriStianStod Theatre
8.I5 Tonight 8.I5
LON CLANCY (the peoples ~favouriteJ
''Teu 1t 70 The Marines"
Excellent mefodrama in ten big reels.
This is considered one Of Chaney's best
character roles.
Patrons who read at all, already know
what we are offering the public in TELL
IT THE MARINES'', which is now an
outstanding play that will long be re-
membered.
The picture is released through the
courtesy of the BelIeau Wood Memorial
Association, which is concern in raising
funds for the identifying Of BelIeau
Wood, (now called "Bois de la Brigade
de Marine'') as a lasting tribute to the
brave men Of our nation who died in the
great war and whose bodies rest there.
Tell it to the public all over the island;
See TELL IT TO THE MARINES''.
Admission as U8UGL.
, 1927-05-03

1t is advised that the Cbristiansted let
ter mails for ST Thomas, San Juan and
New York will be open until 1880 a. m,
today and will be forwarded via the
u. S. S. "Grebe."
, 1927-05-03


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The sIoop Mizpah sailed from this port
for ST. Thomas with the mails at ZOO
p. m. yesterday. Observation-Disclosures
Braffith. Maria Adams, CassiIda Johan-
mes and Evadney Petfus.
The Washington times., 1927-02-21
THE w HALE.

A VERY deep mystery concern.
"A ing the life history OF one of
the most wonderful inhabitants OF
the earth-the whale is being spe.
cially tstudled by Remington Kel.
l0gg. of the Bureau OF Biological
Survey at Washington. Evolution
has brought many creatures up
out of the water to become In.
habitants Of the land. In fact,
life on the earth appears 20 have
begun in the seas, perhaps before
there was any extensive land.
The sea Is our common mother, IL
we look hack far enough.
When the air cleared, when the
sun shook off the clouds IN the
blue sky when vegetation spread
over the land, uplifted in the sun.
shine above the sea. the children
OF the ancient mother began to
desert her.
But the whale went back again.
And yet he is no fish.
What lured or forced him back?
We do not know. What was he
when he Inhabited the land? We
do not know, except that he was
a member Of the great class of
the mammals-which is our own.
Motherhood was introduced on
earth with the mammals. Why
did this great mammal, who is
now physically the largest inhab.
liant Of the planet. go back to the
sea- Perhaps changing climates
drove him. to the water. Other
land giants. like the elephant,
The Washington times., 1927-02-21
By ELSIE ROBINSON

causes static, you say.
But Professor Pupin says you're
wrong.
Professor Pupin is a professor
at Columbia University. For ten
years he has been studying the
forces which control this earth
we live on. And he now saws
that static" is one Of the most
amazing phenomena Of our lives.
It isn't a mere litter OF meaning.
less sounds, he declares, nor has
It anything to do with the NUM-
Der Of radiograms in your instru-
ment nor even with the latitude
or longitude Of your location.
STATIC IS A MESSAGE
FROM THE SUM-" he cries.
What kind Of q message?
Another sort Of Morse code?
But that sounds silly-no one
could live on the sun, so how
could anyone osdcast?
Professor Pupin doesn't say
that anyone is broaiacasting. He
says that the sun, itself, Is doing
the broadcasting. Broadcasting the
mysterious pulse of its own life.
Sounds goofy, doesn't It? Who.
ever heard Of the sun having 4
life OF its own? But this earth
has a life Of its own, and pulse
to that life. Note the circle Of
the seasons, spring, summer,
sutumn, winter, spring again
The Washington times., 1927-02-21
Arizona in Hold-Up Role
Secretary Work Justly Shocked at State Plan to I
Tax On Boulder Dam Project

There must be something ndefensble in Arzonas type Of
opposition the Swing johnson bill for Colorado River con-
troll when Secretary Of Interior Work publicly denounces that
state.
On his trip to the Southwest April he exclaimed that
ne docs not give blank what Arizona does that the
Boulder Dam project should 60 ahead without her. and that
when it done she ID and share in the and
power development By paying the price asked for It
What the Secretary Of the Interior probably had in mind
Arizonas plan TO levy taxation upon this Government
project and finance its entire State expenditures BY means Of
this taxation Such Is the proposition openly made the
voters Of Arizona
How does Arizona propose to do it?
Her commissioners have been engaged in negotiations with
division Of Boulder Dams water and power They can sub
aniay agree the water They cannot agree on power
They cannot agree because Arizona demands an annual
royalty meaning taxupcn the entire water power de-
Feloped.
Nobody knows precisely how much Arizona wants The
only figure mentioned at the Arizona California conference was
$B per horsepower As the development will be million horse
power this would give Arizona annual Of $6OO
600 which is million dollars than it costs the
State today The waterpowe tax would the state and
permit dividend Of s. year to every man. woman and
child in Arizona.
Arizona plan made the more unique BY the fact that the
power plant viii not be located in Arizona but in Nevada
Engineers that the Nevada side Of the river the right
plant location and that will 60 there whether built By the
Government or by private lessees
Finally the power that Arizona proposes will be used
mainly in California because that happens the principal
market for it. In other words the citizens Of California are
70 pay the taxes Of Arizona
Secretary Work has right to be shocked at this barefaced
fishing the following principle
One State Arzona may finance itself BY taxation levied on
the citizens Of another State California; bang its tax upon
hydroelsctric power developed in third State evada)
The Washington times., 1927-02-21

may have been better suited for
getting about on their legs when
search for food demanded more
locomotion than the whale was
capable Of
Whales Had Legs
And, yet. the anatomy Of the
whales living today shows that
their ancestors had both forelcgs
and hindlegs. Evolution has re-
duced the forelegs to mere rudi-
ments. initiating fish fins. which
act as paddles, which are covered
with q smooth, continuous, thick
skin. and are movable only at the
shoulder joint, although hidden
within them can be found "all the
bones, joints and even most OF
the muscles. nerves and arteries
Of the human arm and hand
The former hindlegs have left
rudiments now concealed deep in
the rear part OF the whales body,
and serving no useful purpose
whatever. Nature has deprived
them of their functions and GOV.
cred them up. but their vestizes
remain. like our own yermiform
The Washington times., 1927-02-21
DR.. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
The Smudge Pot

yHE smudge pot is the triumph of the scientific farmer
Occasionally there cold snap in Florida or Cali
fornia such has been recently experienced in Cali.
fornia This menaces the entire citrus industry. Tempera-
lures got low % degrees above zero
Warnings issued by the Weather Bureau advised farmers
of the approach of cold snap Time when they used
to fill their smudge pots with heavy oil and create dense
pail of smoke over the orchards to exclude cold Some
times that worked. Sometimes it didn't
Then along the scientific farmer burning lighter oil
with less smoke and he actually raised the temperature
around the orange trees That works always.
1t is possible to raise the temperature Of an orchard at
least degrees which sufficient for most severe cold
snaps in California.
You wouldn't think that people would be able to warm up
the atmosphere with outdoor stoves but that is what il
actually being DONE and the saving the citrus is con-
siderable.
Altogether the smudge pot is triumph for the applies
ton OF science to the business of farming
Too often the matter of farming been by rule of
thumb and the introduction of scientific methods can ONLY
increase the products of the soil
That the climate be affected by outdoor fire il
rather startling proposition but experience has proven
that it is practical.
The Washington times., 1927-02-21

earth, through air, through sap.
through flesh and bone
What makes the pulses go?
What makes you and me so? No
man knows. But a good many Of
the wisest men are guessing that
the force that makes everything
go Is electricity.
Electricity-that's the force that
shoots words across space into
your radio machine. Electricity
that's the force that sends an
X-ray on its journey Of explora-
ton into your body. Electricity,
in everything, behind everything,
tying all things together-that's
what we find as we go deeper
and deeper into knowledge.
And now Professor Pupin says
that there are other vast pulses
beating just ~ our earth pulses
beat.
Pulses Of the sun and moon and
Observation-Disclosures through
the endless aisles Of space riding
the comets diving through the
storms crashing al last into our
radio receivers-and we call it
static.
Think about that tonight when
something breaks in lust as
you're getting X. A. @. The
voice Of the sun-the pulse q
the sun speaking to the pulse IN
gou aAd me-zoWEEl
The Washington times., 1927-02-21
NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
The Leisured Woman
BY HehD Rowland

The Leisured Woman
THE leisured woman is the.
i worlds greatest menace, ac-
cording to Lady Rhonoda, a
British business woman.
This. news will fill half the
American women with hollow
hooking laughter-and the other
half with consuming curiosity to
SEE ''leisured woman
Most of the women over here
get all their leisure" after a
hard days work at the office,
or after they've finished the
homework and put the Riddles
to bed. And then, they are too
frazzled out, to do any really
vital 'menacing"
In this fair land, it is the
strenuous woman who is becom.
ing the greatest menace! 1t IL
the $3.50 wife who holds down
a job all day, and then comes
home and gets the dinner, to
show how independent" she is.
By padding life for a man with
nice soft cushions, and lifting
the mortgage, the insurance,
and all the burdens and re-
sponsibilities off his soul, she
leaves him plenty Of time and
energy to run around to poker
games. join golf clubs, and
have afternoon tea with leisured
blondes and Tanners
But making life one long sweet
song for the human male never
yet strengthened his backbone or
his morale or inspired him to high
achievement!
The average man is a born
playboy, and the only thing that
keeps him out Of mischief IL
that some tender, helpless little
thing gets him landed in mar
rage early in the game, and
the first, thing he knows he Is
hustling for the money to buy
the baby's shoes and send junior
to college.
A BUSY man is always a
pretty good man. It's hard for
Satan or a woman to flag" a
man who Is chasing the almighty
dollar. struggling for the rent
money, or pursuing an ambition
or a fortune.
He doesn't even SEE the
stop, look and listen" siEnals.
Most men are good husbands
The Washington times., 1927-02-21

whale had hearing organs. func-
tioning like the ears Of the mann
mails. The bones Of these ears
were the hardest In the whales
body and so have survived in con,
siderable numbers az fossils. But
in the living whale OF today an
entirely different auditory appara.
tus has been developed In The ami
mails head, which takes the form
Of q coiled conch shell, while
the external openings by which
sounds formerly reached the ears
have been closed to keep the
water out, though there seems to
be a substitute consisting of an
elastic cartilage controlling the
opening of the blow holes,
through which sound waves NAV
possibly enter. so that whales
may now be said to hear
through their noses"
If this doesn't seem to throw
much light on the mystery of the
whales return to the sea, at
least it is the only promising lead
that has been found.
The Washington times., 1927-02-21
By Garrett P. Serviss

appendices, as monuments Of evo-
lutionary progress.
A few bristles about the mouth
in young whales may be the last
tokens Of the former existence of
q hairy covering, useful when the
animals lived on land. but un.
needed in the ocean. The vast
oily blubber of the whale cover.
ing his whole body IL plainly the
impenetrable oyercoat thar evo-
luton has given to him since he
went back to the great deep. He
could not have borne such a coat
on land under the suns rays.
A Real Mystery
But the unanswered question re.
ours with increasing emphasis:
For what did the whale 20 back?
Mr.. Kellogg IL working at the
mystery along the line OF the or.
gan Of hearing. The whale today
il believed to have a rather acute
sense Of hearing, but yet he has
lost his ears and his ear drums
along with them. Once, as fossil
remains of his predecessors, going
back to Eocene times show, the
The Washington times., 1927-02-21
PUGHISTIC
SOLONS
Edltor y The vgashlngton Times.

Editor q The Washington Times.
Sir:
s THE United States has the
"A name 81 standing for peace,
rather than for war, it seems de-
plorable that members of our legie.
lative body can find no better way
of settling their differences of
opinion than resorting to regular
knockdown fist fights.
Constituents, waiting patiently
back home for good results from
those in whom they have placed alb
solute confidence to guard heir
welfare, care nothing for the pugi.
hstic powers OF endurance of their
representative, but would much
prefer that the time spent in fight.
ing be employed in a dIgnified and
sincere effort to impress upon the
powers.to-be the urgent necessity
for passing bills to further the in.
terests and uplft OF the commu.
nifty for which they stand.
These skirmishes do not nut
them over the top, neither do they
add to popularity when the smoke
has cleared away. And most as.
suredly they do not add financially
to the great and pressing needs Of
the country.
SNJ r.
The Washington times., 1927-02-21

and struggling to pay for her
comforts, luxuries and whinns,
and hustling t. invent NEW
Injuries for her.
It IL she VINO kept. them On
their tipltoes striving for sue
It is she who has taken the
leisure" to bear children, in.
Spire men, and beautify the
world
And II any Woodworking buai-
ness woman has accomplished
anything bigger. finer or more
wonderful than that, We have -
heard Of IL