anaheim-gazette 1922-07-06

BANKS AND LAW FIRMS FIRST TO USE EXCHANGES Early Telephone Switchboards Developed From Types in Use With Telegraph Alexander Graham Bell did not develop the central telephone exchange system, yet it was one of his earliest conceptions. In many of his telephone lectures delivered during the winter of 1876-77, he outlined some of the principal features that were embodied in the early telephone exchanges. Prof. Bell was familiar with the local telegraph central offices of telegraph exchanges in operation in some of the larger cities. In 1875, when Bell was submitting his multiple telegraph apparatus to the Western Union, there were two of these central offices in New York City and Bell spent several days there. One of these central offices, the Gold and Stock, was established in 1867. This system of telegraphic inter-communication enabled the clearing house to notify banks of debits and credits, thus facilitating a rapid closing of the day's business. Any two banks connected to this "central" could have their lines joined on the switchboard and were thus able to communicate by telegraph with each other, either by Morse key or with the printing telegraph. By means of the latter or with the aid of "tickers," this same "central" supplied its subscribers with current stock quotations, etc. The other system of central office inter-communication by telegraph was known as the Law Telegraph company. It afforded the legal profession direct telegraphic communication with the different departments at the court house, by means of dial, printing or Morse instruments. It was established in 1874 and is said to have been the first central office system where entered their faith as Jewish; "certain of these men were among the most popular in the class." Furthermore, says Mr. Roosevelt. "a number of our prominent officers in the past and at this time are either Jewish or of Jewish extraction" To this Mr. Roosevelt added the comment that "the traditions of our country have always been exemplified by our navy; we pride ourselves that in the service there are no distinction of race or creed." It is pleasing to know that, bad and un-American though this incident was, it was not grounded in racial prejudice or animosity. ROAD CONDITIONS GOOD See your own county first, Mr. Motorist! Road conditions for mid-summer touring throughout southern California are reported good by the touring board of the Automobile Club or Southern California. This is true particularly in regard to the routes leading to the various resort sections of the southern counties, and not forgetting the national parks, which include Sequoia and General Grant as well as Yosemite. Every county, at the present time, says the auto club, has its own pleasure spot, and motorists are urged by the club to patronize these local resorts as much as possible. The club is urging a "see your own county first" campaign throughout southern California just as the sentiment has grown to see America first. It is pointed out that after the auto owners of each county become thoroughly acquainted with the beauties of their own section so that they can talk intelligently about them, then it will be time enough to fly on to other environments. Many motorists, it is said, do not music programs were big radio stations in Chicago. At Colorado Cincinnati station long distance record Santa Barbara where the train was in motion United States governor at Annapolis,3000 miles claimed to be a reconception under any astonishing record amplification from a HEAVY DAMAGE Defendants in this totalling $76,780, brokes Margaret and H. their parents, Mr. Lloyd, against C. R. Ana, the Boulevard of Los Angeles, and of its drivers, areceive summons to co-meantime, they were a prospective battle court. Siglin, particiote to be ready for a vigor. The suits grew our traffic accident onvard June 7 in whil Lloyd, 22, sustainedthat are said to havemanently, while here suffered a broken carother injuries. Siglin's car collided vard Express company by Mitchell. The was said, across trcrashed into the Lloyd following Siglin. The two girls arewere riding in the set being at the wive live at Caspar, Wy represented by Atto sel and Z. B. West, In their suits, M The other system of central office inter-communication by telegraph was known as the Law Telegraph company. It afforded the legal profession direct telegraphic communication with the different departments at the court house, by means of dial, printing or Morse instruments. It was established in 1874 and is said to have been the first central office system where subscribers were designated and called by numbers rather than by name. In 1876, the Law company had the opportunity of securing the right to use the telephone in New York City and did introduce a few hand telephones, but the patrons who tried them out preferred to keep their telegraph instruments, and sot it declined to purchase. Two years later, however, it secured a limited sublicence agreement with the Old Bell Telephone company of New York City. This agreement expired December 31, 1883, and its telephone property was purchased by the local Bell company. In 1871, a central office telegraph system was established in Philadelphia connecting the clearing house and twenty banks. This system was later extended to business houses and eventually became the largest local telegraph central office system in the country. In 1874, a central office telegraph system was started in Pittsburg, connecting mills and railway stations and affording telegraphic inter-communication to a large number of local industries. Early in 1879, telephones were substituted for telegraph instruments. The larger communities enjoying this telegraphic method if local inter-communication were slow in adopting the telephone. Thus in many cities there were telephone exchanges in operation several months before they gained a footing in the large cities where telegraph central office systems were in operation. It was natural that the first telephone switchboards should have been modelled after the telegraph switchboards, but the telephone business rapidly outgrew these early switchboards and various kinds of telephone switchboards followed in rapid succession, each embodying new ideas and combining greater speed in operation and greater capacity and in 1879, the first multiple switchboard was installed. The multiple switchboard gets its name from the fact that each subscriber sorts as much as possible. The club is urging a "see your own county first" campaign throughout southern California just as the sentiment has grown to see America first. It is pointed out that after the auto owners of each county become thoroughly acquainted with the beauties of their own section so that they can talk intelligently about them, then it will be time enough to fly on to other environments. Many motorists, it is said, do not know a thing about the beauties their own county has to offer, and they always think that greater joys lie "just over the hill." To discount this growing unrest the auto club is urging the "See cour County First" idea locally so that the entire United States may come to know southern California from the enthusiasm of its own residents. This is best promoted by close co-operation if the residents of each county working in harmony, it is pointed out. After you learn your own county, then see southern California as a whole, says the club officers. MR. DAUGHERTY AND THE MORSE SMOKE SCREEN The favorite tactics of malefactors under indictment is to attack the motives of the prosecution. This is being illustrated anew in the case of Morse, the shipbuilder accused of putting some fancy jobs over on the government during the world war, with the assistance of sundry Democratic politicians of prominence, who do not contemplate with equanimity the prospects of publicity they may get out of the approaching trials. This accounts for some recent attacks on Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty. If Mr. Daugherty were permitting the Morse crowd and other favorites of the Wilson administration who sand-bagged the country during the war, to escape without prosecution, he would be a good fellow. But now that he is moving the machinery of the law toward the ends of justice in these cases Democrats of national prominence are trying to discredit the prosecution by personal attacks upon the attorney general. The government has not had in many years a more competent, conscientious and at the same time just and reasonable attorney general than Mr. Daugherty. He is the trusted friend and adviser of President Harding because of qualities which the intimacy of the two men long ago re- phone switchboards should have been modelled after the telegraph switchboards, but the telephone business rapidly outgrew these early switchboards and various kinds of telephone switchboards followed in rapid succession, each embodying new ideas and combining greater speed in operation and greater capacity and in 1879, the first multiple switchboard was installed. The multiple switchboard gets its name from the fact that each subscriber's line that terminates at the switchboard is duplicated or "multiplied" on every section of the board. By this arrangement, each switchboard operator, in answer to a call on any of the subscribers' lines assigned to her, may connect that subscriber's line with any other line that terminates at the switchboard. The largest type of multiple switchboard may serve as many as 10,500 subscribers. REPRIMAND IS MERITED It fell to the son of the late Colonel Roosevelt, now assistant secretary of the navy—in Secretary Denbys absence acting secretary—to condemn the cruel slight put upon Ensign Leonard Kaplan. a Jew, and a member of the 1922 graduating class of the Annapolis naval academy. The reprimand went to Ensign J. L. Olmstead, editor of the Lucky Bag, year book of the class of 22. The treatment accorded Ensign Kaplan was denounced as "cruel and unwarranted" and Rear Admiral Wilson, superintendent at Annapolis, denounced it as "a low down miserable trick." That this slight was not directed at Ensign Kaplan because of racial prejudice is the assurance of Acting Secretary Roosevelt. He finds that the records of the naval academy show that, in the class of 1922, nine men RADIO ON S. P. TRAIN SETS A NEW RECORD All transcontinental radio records were shattered by the wireless-equipped Shriner train of twelve cars carrying the Syrian Temple delegation from Cincinnati, which was recently handled by the Southern Pacific. A long distance receiving record of 2000 miles for radiophone was established, as well as a 3000 mile record for telegraph reception while in motion. Aerials were constructed eight inches above the roof of one of the forward cars and were 160 feet in total length. A rain ground was used. The receiving equipment included honey-comb coils and a two-step-audio-frequency amplifier. The train left Cincinnati in radio touch with both coasts. At Denver, music programs were copied from the big radio stations at Pittsburg and Chicago. At Colorado Springs the Cincinnati station was heard. The long distance record was made at Santa Barbara when the radio while the train was in motion picked up the United States government station NSS at Annapolis,3000 miles away. This is claimed to be a record for daylight reception under any conditions and an astonishing record on two steps of amplification from a moving train. HEAVY DAMAGES WANTED Defendants in three damage suits, totalling $76,780, brought by the Misses Margaret and Helen Lloyd and their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lloyd, against C. R. Siglin, of Santa Ana, the Boulevard Express company, of Los Angeles, and K. Mitchell, one of its drivers, are preparing to receive summons to court while, in the meantime, they were laying plans for a prospective battle in the superior court. Siglin, particularly, was known to be ready for a vigorous defense. The suits grew out of a three-sided traffic accident on the Irvine boulevard June 7 in which Miss Margaret Lloyd, 22, sustained serious injuries that are said to have disabled her permanently, while her sister, Helen, 17, suffered a broken collar bone, among other injuries. Siglin's car collided with the Boulevard Express company truck, driven by Mitchell. The truck careened, it was said, across the highway, and crashed into the Lloyd car, which was following Siglin. The two girls and their mother were riding in the front seat, Margaret being at the wheel. The Lloyds live at Caspar, Wyoming. They are represented by Attorneys A. E. Koepsel and Z. B. West, Jr. In their suits, Margaret asks $50,- medical expense. Helen Lloyd seeks $20,245 damages and the parents each $5785, of which $785 represents damage to the car. It was announced that Attorney W. F. Menton would be associated in the defense of Siglin with Attorney Walter Eden, who was previously retained. U. C. SUMMER SESSION The summer session of the University of California, southern branch, is offering an unusual opportunity to those interested in keeping up with the latest text books, maps, and general school materials. Privileges have been extended to the various book publishers to exhibit the latest offerings, but no sales are to be solicited. This exhibit is in charge of Harry A. Linscott, who acts in this capacity as arbiter, as Judge Landis, of baseball fame, or of Will Hays, of motion picture renown. Teachers, students, and all interested in school work of any sort are invited to visit this exhibition. Dean Baldwin M. Woods has expressed the desire that all friends of the University will make at least one call during the summer session to acquaint themselves with the work being done. The down town office of the summer session of the state university has been moved out to Room 103, Millspaugh hall, 855 North Vermont avenue. Some alarm has been expressed that there will not be room for all wishing to enroll for work during the summer, but assurance is given that every effort will be made to take care of all who qualify. Every time we read of a healthy man's committing suicide and that he "leaves a wife and six dependent children," the wish comes that he might be brought back and killed over C. E. JACKSON CANDIDATE For Sheriff Of Orange County Primaries, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 1922 CABLE LINKS CUBAN TOURIST WITH HOME Telephone Communication Brings Island Into Closer Touch The summer tourist is something of a paradox. He goes on a journey for the express purpose of obtaining a change from the home scenes which, dear though they are, have become somewhat monotonous; he travels to "get away from business." But he derives an immense amount of satisfaction from the fact that he can, if he wishes, get into immediate communication with the very things he has deliberately left behind. The Cuban tourist in the United States is no exception. And for the hundreds of wealthier residents of Havana and other large Cuban cities who annually make their exodus to cooler climates during the summer months, the Key West-Havana telephone cable is a welcome means of direct, personal communication with home. Statistics compiled by one of the large steamship companies show that upwards of 14,000 people sail from Havana to three principal Atlantic or gulf ports every summer, many of these being Cuban vacationists. JOSEPH M. 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