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About Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1922)
mti mur, novfaiiieii grant * pash duly 25, 1022 < <»rxii K CLOSE RADIO STATION THAT MADE HISTORY First High Powered Plant in the World Is Now Silent. MAKES EPOCH IN WIRELESS From th« Lofty Tower» of th« Station at Poldhu, Cornwall, England, Wai Flashed th« Flrat Wir«l««» M«»sag» Aero»» th« Atlantic—Plant Now Closed and Traffic Diverted to Clif- den Station In Ireland—Radio His tory Recalled. The Home Merchants Want Your Business Read the Advertisements 0OON you will be packing that Christmas box for the folka back East. Let us suggest a few useful pres ents— FOR MOTHER OR SISTER— I Shoes — Pumps — Felt Slippers » FOR FATHER OR BROTHER— Shoes, Felt Slippers, Sweater Coat, Shirts, Gloves, Un derwear, Sox, Neckwear, Handkerchiefs, Suspenders, Belts, Garters, Arm Bands. I For the Kiddies—Shoes and Felt Slippers f —PRICES ALWAYS RIGHT— Black Suede Pumps ♦ MERCHANDISE of QUALITY Black Satin Pumps WOODWARDS “™„N1ON The high power«! wlreles» station at Poldliu, Cornwall, known to wireless enthusiast* Ute world over m MBD, I* liow eloned und Its traffic dlverteil to the Cllfden station In Ireland. MET. The first high powered utatlon In tlie world and the one that hushed the first message across tile Atlantic. Poldliu lias really made history. In tjils re- apeet It 1» a milestone In the progres* of the science, a monument marking the completion of the flrat great step In wireless communication. I'or nine teen years It lifts nerved the world, and now it Is to go. The erection of other more powerful stations has made Its presence unnecessary, says the New York Herald. Poldhu cannot be dismissed, how ever, without recalling the series of triumphs and successes which led to transatlantic communication, When Marconi came to England, only 2d years ago. lie brought with him not only the modest Instruments which represented Ills endeavors to date, but also an undivided energy and faith. He saw beyond the |«erfonnance of Ills first crude coherer and decoherer, and while stolid Englishmen were mar veling nt the pitiful distances covered by those Instruments Marconi was leaping across the ocean. What greater tribute to the wfrard’s vision than this: That while his Instruments were credited with an accomplishment of only ¡hl miles, lie was looking forward to transatlantic communication? How could such an ultimate confidence be tray Itself? The foundations were dug for Poldhu and for a similar station on Cape Cod. Marconi Shows British. This wns In October. 1900; but be fore that time tile events leading tip to the»«- sanguine expectations were of great importance und significance. Many of us can remember th«1 thrill with which the scientific among us heard the announcement, that a twen ty-two year-old Italian, Guglielmo Mar coni. had demonstrated before English government officials his ability to maintain communication between two distant points without the ahi of vis ible wire«. The word •‘visible." np- liearlng In the m'counts of 1HI»5. Indi cates Hie Incredulity of the general public, it was more conservative in regard to seeming miracles theft than It Is now. ami slu»k Its head In doubt and wonderment. Was Marconi the first to demon strate tlmt communication might be held between two distant spots with out the aid of connecting wires? Not altogether, although lie Is r«'s|Hinslble In n great measure for what radio Is doing today. Ills mind was not the first to conceive of such a possibility. In fact, there had come from the lips of n conservative Munich professor In 1837 a prophecy that was so startling at the time that his colleagues doubted Hie sanity of the speaker. “Wireless communication." said Professor Stein hell, “will soon b«' possible." 11c added nothing more. 11c refused to either qualify or retract his statement. Had he eared to divulge further tlie thoughts that were doubtless running rmnpant through Ills mind the result might have equaled the writings of Jules Verne! Ami all btvausc Profes sor Stelnheil accidentally discovered, while experimenting with ordinary telegraph apparatus using two eon necting win's, that one of the wires could lie tllspetised with! Interest Is Aroused. Fortunately when Marconi arrived In England he did not encounter oppo sition from the British authorities. On the contrary, their interest wns nt his command. He set up his apparatus in Westbourne Park, began n series of preliminary experiments, and in five months had Interested W. 11. Preece, then chief electrical engineer of the post office. Whether Mr. Preece (wlm has since been knighted) sought out the young scientist or whether their meeting wns an accldentnl one la not known, hut their acquaintanceship re sulted In an Immediate series of ex periments before 111«' officials of the post office department. The trials before the post office de partment were marked successes. Mes sages were first transmitted over a distance of only 100 yards, but niter ward between th«' general post offic«' and the savings bnnk department In Queen Victoria street. Trivial ills talices, to say the most. Yet the sig nificance of the accomplishment was so pointed that officers of the army and navy were summoned to the see ond trials held on Salisbury Plain. At that spot they were treated to the sensation of receiving signals that hud their origin In n tiny sending set one and three quarters miles away! Tills demonstration wns repented It March, 181)7, and n distance of four miles covered. The Instruments were PAGE THREE patented by this time, and the Inventor : wua »lowly gutbvrlng the support nee- I essary for him to continue. Mor« j demonstration* followed, and In Muy > of the same year the distance of eight : mile* between Lavernock Point and ! Breen Down was accomplished. Marconi Called Hom«. News of what Marconi »at dolnfe ‘ rem Inal the ears of the minister of marine In Italy, and wherever the of ficial attitude of Inc Italian govern I meat may have been, It now assumed j an eugerness which was very flattering j ami pleasing to the Ituliun Inventor. I Marconi wiii recalled to hl* native j land und there requested to repeat his I trials for the benefit of tlie Itallau navy anil also for the Instruction of I the royal family. Luckily for them, I they foresaw the aggressiveness of the British, and were quick enough to en courage tlie work of their subject lie- fore the benefits went entirely Into the hands of another nation. They were none too prompt. Just two «lays after successful communica tion wit* «-stablished between Hie naval araenul of San Bartolomeo at Spezia anti the Italian cruiser San Martin lti kilometers at sea, the Wireless Tele graph and Signal Company, Limited, was Incorporated In Englund, endowed with u sufficient capltul to acquire Mr. Marconi's patent In all countries ex cept Italy ami her dependencies. In November of 1807 tlie first Mar coni station In the world was con- structetl at the Needles, Alum Bay, Isle of Wight, and in June of the next year the first [mid Marconigram ever aent wus radlateil from that station. The message was over the »ignature of Isird Kelvin and was addressed to Ills friend. Sir George Stokes. It seems that in this year, two years be fore the close of the century, public Interest was at Its height. The Hute lln I»aily Express had the events of th«- Kingstown regatta reported by wireless for publication in its columns. Tli«' transmitter was on board the »steamship Flying Huntress, attending the races. Interest In America Keen. In America Interest was Just a* keen. In September and October of 1800 th«' International yacht ra«-es be tween the Shamrock und the Columbia were report«'«! by wireless for the New York Herald. With this event we first -ri- the authorities of the United States navy interested, although it is to be h«q>e<l tlmt tliey were following developments nil along. Sets were In- stalltsl on th«' cruiser New York and the battleship Massachusetts and sig nals were exchanged at distances up to .‘Ml miles. Tills seem«*«I to be th«' limit of sea communication at the time. The beginning of the Twentieth cen tury saw tlie erection of the tumour MB1> station nt Poldhu. and a shnilat station at Cape Cod. Canada became interested In what was going forward and ordered two stations to tie erectetl on the Straits of Bell«1 Isle. Work was subsequently startevl on a kfrge station for Sr. Johns, Newfoundland—and all over the world natiotfs begun to bld for radio service. In the meantime sufficient progress was made In increasing the distance «snored by the experimental sets.to warrant tlie belief that the transatlan tic trials would be successful. In Feb ruary of 1901 messages were ex changed between Iton station, St Catherines, 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 of the stations on opposite sides of the At lantlc. Atlantic I* Bridged. But on September 20, 1901, 11 months after the erection of tlie sta tions had ctMiimenecd. the towers of Poldhu were wreck«*«! during a very heavy gale, and in November of the same year the masts of Cape Cod suf- fer«'d a similar fate. This was disap pointing, of course, but work was im mediately started on towers of suf ficient strength to withstand the strongest gales. Poldhu was ready first, and nt th«' same time St. Johns was completed, and on December 12. 1901, signals were received by Senor Marconi at St. Johns. Newfoundland, from Poldhu, Cornwall, a distance of 1,800 miles across the Atlantic! Six short years—nn«l an achieve ment of that magnitude accomplished! Wlmt wns th«' limit to be? Men re fused to make predictions then ns they nr«' refusing to make them now. We all know the rest of the story— how the use for rndio spread llk«> wild fire over the globe, how th«' distances were Increased by leaps and bounds, how radiophone was invented nnd ex- plolt«'d. an«! how suddenly popular in terest centered about It. Now In the rapid development of the sclenc«« the pioni'er station must lie abandoned. Let us not forget the name and sig nificance of Poldhu—It will be llnke«l with Hint of Marconi when the his toric* of tills nge nre ready to tell tlie story. ARTISTS TO SAIL GLOBE Two Small Craft* Will Bear Partie» on Experimental Voyages! Two German sailboats of small di mensions are due to brave the furies of th<> Atlantic on experimental trans oceanic voyages within the coming venr. On one of them a party of 13 German nrtlsts and professional men plan to clrcuninavlgnte the globe. They have recently tested their craft in a trip to Copenhagen, nnd nre now try ing to complet«' arrangements for leav ing before th«' eml of the year. The vessel Is 58 f«>et long. The other enterprise is to be con- ducted by three German snllors in a 3-foot sailboat «if 12 tons, which they themselves intend to build. Someone’s Looking ................ for YOU ♦ At Thanksgiving Timo your honrnfolks ami friends look forward with Joy to your visit. Don't disappoint them, but go “and celebrate the Spirit of Thanksgiving. Southern Pacific trains will transport you in comfort with safety. The service Is Fre«juent, Dependable and Convenient. Go this way and take advantage of— “Turkey Day” Round Trip Fares apply I a-1 ween all stations Kto.oo or les*. Sal«- dates Nov. 2M-20-;IO<h. where one way fare Is Final limit Dec. 4th. Portand $16.25, Salem $13.25 Eugene $9.50, San Francisco $24.50. DEER CREEK There were 28 present at the meet ing at the home of Mrs. Noble Park er Thursday. November 18. for the demonstration of escaloped dishes. A most pleasant time was enjoyed ttid Thursday. December 7 chosen >s the date for the next gathering, it will be held at the home of Mrs. Will Mastin and Miss Griswold will demonstrate the making of stuffed dolls and animals for Christmas Hfts. Those present at Mrs. Parker's were Mrs. A. Biggerstaff. Mrs. T. Biggerstaff. Mrs. J. V. Welland, Miss Lottie Smith. Mrs. Bert Hogue, Mrs. L T. Harmon. Mrs. William Barr. Mrs. A. Hanseth. Mrs. Charles Har mon. Mrs. Willis Garbe, Mrs. War es Tuttle. Mrs. J. C. Smith. Mrs. Elmer Cooper. Mrs. Lloyd Sargent, .Mrs. Martin Williams. Mrs. B. F. Scherffius. and Mrs. J. H. Hathaway and Miss Griswold, of Grants Pass. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Garbe and Mr. And Mrs. Warren Tuttle were shop ping in Grants Pass Friday. Mrs. John Baird and Mrs. Alvin Campbell visited their mother, who has been quite ill at the home of Mra. Jack Eads, in Grants Pass. Mrs. Wm. Barr left Thursday for San Diego. Calif., where she will «pend the winter. Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Welland, who have spent the summer in Los An geles. came back recently to sell and «hip their furniture. They will soon, return to the California city to make their home. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Squire and chil dren spent last Tuesday in Wilder- ville. Mr. and Mrs. John Harmon left Thursday for Grants Pass to make their home ready for occupancy. Mrs. S. S. Dellinger and son. Shirley, spent last week end on Deer Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Ausland and family and Charles Walton were visiting on Deer Creek Sunday. Mrs. J. C. Smith and family left Saturday to make their home in Med- ford. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Scherfflns, Chas. Scherffins and Dorothy Mastin spent Sunday with the family of Ed. Scherffins in Illinois valley. Antone Hanseth was a business visitor in Grants Pass Wednesday. George Walton has moved to his ranch, recently vacated by Mrs. J. C. Smith. A representative of the Farm Bu reau was in the neighborhood Wed nesday talking to turkey growers about shipping their fowls. Mr. and Mrs. Will Powers and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Spranger dined at the home of Mrs. Antone Hanseth Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Spranger were on their honeymoon trip, hav ing been married recently in Grants Pass. Saturday. December 2, the Deer Creek grange assisted by Central School and Dryden school will give an entertainment at the grange hall. There will probably be dancing at the conclusion of the program. ALMEDA Frank Scritchfield returned to Al- meda after several days spent at Grants Pass. Mr. and Mrs. Otis, of Galice. were Sunday visitors at the Lee Morris home. Mr. Swift had the misfortune of losing two of his best pack animals when he came up from Whiskey Creek. Both animals went off the trail, hitting a rocky ledge and were drowned in the river. The packs were lost. It is reporte«! here that the Elwil- der mine is closed for an indefinite period. We still are having lovely weather many flowers blooming nicely. Auction Sale! AT BURROUGHS RANCH ♦ TWO MILKS SOUTH OF KERBY, OREGON ON TUESDAY, NOV. 28, 1922 The following—One heavy team; heavy team, harness anil wagon suitable for n>ml work or logging; new sulky plow; 12-dlac har row; spike harrow; cultivator; 40 rods new woven wire stock an«! poultry’ fence, 4-foot; new 7-foot Simmonds cross-cut »aw; lot of small tools; 2 good cows; on«' Ihoiouglibred Jersey; one goo«l grade Jersey, both in milk; a bunch of fin«* thoroughbred hogs, inclixllng on«' fin«' 2-yenr brood sow; large «-hole steel range, most good ns new; some household goods; chickens and geese; tot) bushels of ripe, yellow dent corn; 2 spools new barb wire; new Winchester rifle nnd first class Ford car; a set of triple block pulleys nn«1 KM) feet of Manila «»«pc. * Halo begins 10:30 a. m.—One-half hour for lunch at noon— Bring your baskets and tin cups and get hot coffee at. the ranch. TERMS—Up to »25, cash; over that, 0 months with bankable note Itrave main road at John George place one mil«' south of Kerby, or ask at Kerby—Come rain or shine, plenty of shelter, T. H. 15- TAYLOR Kerby, Oregon
