U.S. TOPICS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18552, 30 November 1925, Page 7

U.S. TOPICS.

RADIO, FASHIONS, DRUGS. PICTURES THROUGH THE AIR. (ntoif oub owif cosKssroirniirr.) SAN FRANCISCO, October 17. Radio's latest wonder—pictures through the air—is one of the latest developments of wireless telephony, and this was the message with the query, "What new marvels will th;s science bring forth?" which accompanied Western America's first radio picture, and the first in history to ba transmitted at a Broadcasting statnn, that station being KPO in San Francisco. The message, accompany.uig a cartoon of "Andy Gump," famous meniiter of the funny family of A;uv:ir,vi newspapers' comic was. signed by George T. Cameron, jiublio'icr cf the "Chronicle," of San FraiiCiSjo. The machines used in tn3 transmission and reception are iht invention of C. Francis Jenkins and may oe attached to any powerful reoivi.ig rtt or to any radio transmitter. The apparatus consists of a double set of cylinders, revolving on one shaft, and driven by a small electric ni itor. Over one cylinder is the cont.v:t pen, which, travelling over the burfnua of the electrotype, niakjjj t(:> clc.-Jiical circuits to convey tho impulses to the radio trans mttjr, thtn out over the air._ Over the other cylinder is the stylus, .ic'tuuct.l by a delecate electro-magnet.' As tne impulses picked np from the. electrotype, are passed through Lhe receiving set, the electro-magnet causes the stylus to move up and down, c.cn dowmicrd stroke making a mark on the iec< rd. The series of marks form the picture or lettering of tin claj^oty^e. The drawing and message produced in San Francisco were the Jesuit of a series of experiments cund'uctu.l with the picture machine by Clair E. Morrison, technical director of KPO, operating the transmitter. and H. C. Webb, radio service manv.iir of'finicsb Ingold, Inc., handling tha receiving' apparatus. The experiment were conducted late at night,. after California broadcasters had <\<nt /'.own, permission to conduct the tests having, been . granted by CoI»iji»1 J. F. Dillon, supervisor of the Sixih United States radio district.

At the same time, Douglas F. W. Coffey, an eighteen-year old youth of Madison, Wisconsin, claimed s'lwess in his efforts to transmit motion pictures by radio, for he transmitted 20 feet of film from a secret station m Madison to the Sunny Crest station, seven miles away, with encouraging; success. Admitting that the prw - "-s was still crude, Coffey was confident that it would be perfected and in universal use shortly. The machine used is simple, consisting of a regular transmitter with microphone or key, and has a device for a special projecter and modulator. Window Fane Bacteria. A window pane, just an ordinary, every day window pane in a college classroom, was left.unwashed for a year in Chicago, with astonishing results. A scientist turned his microscope on the wndow pane and found flourishing there a world teeming with life, multiple in organisation and invisible to the naked eye. Writers of lurid fiction have dealt with these worlds within worlds since the existence of bacteria became known. But the common' window pane under the eye of the scientist, presented a scheme of life outdoing fiction imagery. There were 211.500 colonies of tiny organisms living, thriving, and expanding in the invisible film of aircarried grease wEleh had settled on the unwashed pane. Each of the 211.500 colonies contained aibout 1,000,000 bacteria. The

agement and tho performers, at Drury Lane ? —Very happy. • The Magistrato (Mr Graham Campbell): Upon this evidence I cannot hold that -it has been -satisfactorily ' established that threats were used, and the summons will be dismissed. An application by Mr Gordon for costs was refused.

scientist, Professor Nerle C. Coulter, of the University of 'Chicago botany department, pointed out that these forms of life are in no way pathegenic and therefore not to be classed as injurious to human boings. . American' Fashions. Asserting that American women are flaunting their physical charms in costumes that not only degrade the wearers, but are a constant sotiirce of Bin to others, Bishop William A. Hickey, of Rhode Island, has threatened to bar women "improperly garbed" from churches of the Roman Catholic diocese of Providence in that J3tate. The styles of dress to-day expose the female form so freely that nothing is left to the imagination, Bishop Hickey declared in a sermon at the Cathedral of StT. Peter and Paul at Providence. Reminding the congregation of the fate of the pagan- nations when their scantily-clad women paraded,, their charms before the populace, he said American women appear to have entered upon a similar fashion of intimate exhibitions, which are affecting the nation's morals. Bishop Hickey agreed with Henry Ford's recent statement that immoral dress, dance halls, and motion pictures are breaking down Christianity, and denounced bathing beauty contests as shocking and conducive to loose morals. Traffic in Drugs. Coincident with the announced "last battle" against bootlegging and illicit importation of liquors into the United States has come the amazing confession of enormous traffic in drugs in and around Chicago, when Colonel "William Gray Beach, for ten years the trusted superintendent of the Federal narcotic division of ,the Chicago District,, confessed to having conducted a glaring and sinister traffic with the "dope" sellers of the underworld—a confession that involved subordinates, whose treachery resulted in the development of Chicago as the "dope" metropolis of the United States. Three of the aides were arrested. They were Dennis" J. O'Brien, Alpnzo Baxter, who was a Methodist minister in Philadelphia before he went to Chicago, and Harry Deitrich. Loot, obtained from drug addicts in exchange for "dope," was found in the homes of the four men.

The (business of bartering confiscated narcotic drugs with notorious dope addicts proceeded merrily for Beach and his aides until one trivial incident aroused the suspicions of Federal authorities in Washington. A peddler had been arrested by two tried agents whom Baxter succeeded in getting off with a small fine. An investigation began. Colonel Beach is an elderly man and the 6cion of a southern family, and he made his confession to Special Agent C. L. Converse. The disgrace which he has brought upon himself seemed to weigh heavily upon him, and in fear that he would take his own life, he was carefully guarded. In his confession, Colonel Beach disclosed that he had cached 500,000 dollars' worth of confiscated drugs in a North Side warehouse under his own name ; This was thereupon seized by the United States Government. Simultaneously with the suspension and arrest of Colonel Beach, a gigantic raid was made in the opium "joints" of Chinatown. More than 100 police assisted Federal men in the raid, and about 200 Chinese were arrested, and 50,090 dollars' worth of opium confiscated. A day later the Federal men seized more large quantities of opium, as well as 50 revolvers. This substantiated rumours that another Tong war waa on the point of breaking out. The apparent linking of Chicago' 6 great "dope" distributing ring—known as the largest in the United States—with nationally known criminals, who form one of the most profitable group of dope users, is considered as the greatest achievement of the exposure. The flourishing business in Chicago has resulted in a reduction of prices to the addicts to a'hitherto unheard-of figure. Under Colonel Beach's regime, according to Washington officials, the trade in gum opium, morphine, cocaine, and other forms of ."dope" has surpassed that of New York and San Francisco in their palmiest days. In Colonel Beach's rooms wore found radio sets, guns, jewels, and other articles addicts had stolen and given him in exchange for "dope.'' ...