TONIA DAILY Q fnrrvrr Weather Fair Local Cotton 22 Cents II VOL. XLIII. NO. 183 GASTONIA, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 2, 1922 SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS OAS HA ROAD THEIR REJECTION IS FINAL AS TO HARDING'S TERMS Standing: Firm On Third Proposal, With Refer ence To Priority Rules sion Again Today, President Harding's NEW YORK Aug. 2. In rejecting the third section of President Harding's proposals for ending the shopmcns strike, the railroads are standing behind the railroad labor - board, acording to rail executives who pointed out today that the board had told the men who refused to Strike that they would have seniority rights and permanent employment. Spokesmen for the railroads stated that the program adopted at the meeting of the executives was final and that the roads would act as a unit. Associated Press dispatches from New York this morning papers said: "Railway executives of the nation to day firmly but courteously rejected the program advanced by the Harding ad ministration for settlement of the rail ' Btrike. t Willing to accept conditionally two suggestions xut forward by the White House that both sides abide by wage decisions of the railroad labor board and that tha law suits springing out of the Btrike be withdrawn the heads cf 148 roads declared emphatically that it was impossible; to reinstate strikers with unimparied seniority rights,, the third provision in the President's plan. After being told by Robert S. Lovctt, of the Union Pacific, that there was no normal or practical reason for budg ing from their position, tho ' executives disbanded, caught the first trains for their respective headquarters, and indi cated that they were going ahead and would operate their roads with the fores they had assembled since the shopmen walked out on July 1. The decision not to yield on tlie ques tion of seniority was made known to the White House by telegraph after the ruil heads had listened to a twenty-min ute address by Secretary of .Commerce Hoover, who, as direct representative of the President told them, in effect that the administration held the seniority question of minor importance in com parison with that of upholding the labor 'board. . Letter From Harding. This action, was taken in the face of a letter from President Harding address ed to T. DeWHt Cuyier, chariman of the American Association of Railway Execu tives, embodying "the terms of agree ment, as I. understand them, upon which the railway '.managers and united shop craft workers are to agree preliminary ttf calling off the existing .strike." President Harding had closed his let ter with these two . sentences: ''I hardly need to add that I have reason to- believe these terms will be ac I'prrfnd bv the workers. If there is good reason why tho' managers cannot accept,! they will be obliged to open direct ne gotiations or iiasume full responsibility for the situation." CHICAGO, Aug. 2. (By The Asso ciated Press) More than one hundred union chiefs, headed' by B. M. Jewell, leader of the striking railroad -simp crafts workers, met here again todajto act on President Harding 's plan for settlement of the shopmen 's strike. Fol lowing yesterday's session it was intimat ed that formal acceptance of the plan would be voted. While this action by the. strikers was thought probable in rail circles here, new moves for peace were expected , to come from the railroad executives and from Washington. It was pointed oat that definite rejection of the president's propositi concerning restoration of seni ority right to men who went, on strike would leave tho next move to Mr. Hard- " However, although chiefs of . 141 rail roads at their meeting yesterday in New York voted to reject the seniority pro posal, the belief was current here that this did not constitute the executive's final word in the matter. HOOVER LOOKS FOR "uu NO ACTION TODAY WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. (By the Associated Press.) .Secretary Hoover after reporting to President Harding today on the railway executives' meet ing yesterday in New York which the commerce secretary attended as the rep resentative of thcpresidnt, said lie did not look for any action during the day by the' executives in the rail strike situation. . ' TOPEKA, Kans., Aug. 2. Assur ances to all new employes in service of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad that their seniority rights will be "fully protected' was contained in a notice posted at the Santa Fe shops here today. ..ir Ti-rt-v- a -l. n r VAJ utnu-', art., Aug. . ' cprauiCJ. IU tan uuil'li nun aiiil'll vy uio brother Will Spradley. the latter a strik ing shopman, was probably fatally woun ded in au exchange of shots precipitated when a crowd ef more than 100 men ga thered in the yards of the Missouri Pa cific Railroad here early today and ap proached a bailing guared by a deputy Unite States Marshal and in which a number of non-union shop workers were Loused. More than 150 shots were fired dur ing teh 20 minutes the battle was in pro gress. Information as to whether any of those within the shops were wounded Las not been obtained. .Jul Htional guards were idaee arouid EXECUTIVES SAY Union Chiefs, In Ses Will Probably Accept Proposal. CIVITAN CLUB STARTS Y. M. G. A. TALK GOING Hears From Trustees Of Y. M. C. A. Status Of the Proposi tion In Gastonia Allen Boosts Carolinas Exposition. The usual bi-weekly luncheon of the Civ'tan club, held in tho Baptist An-" nex Tuesday noon, was replete with in terest. Attendance was up to the aver age, and a number of visitors were pres ent. As special guests of the club, Dr. C E. Adams, Jas. D. Moore and W. Y, Warren, Trustees of the Y. M. C. A.i and Secretary Fred M. Allen of the Chamber of Commerce, were present. Secretary Allen spoke entertainingly of the comiug Made-in-CaroIinas exposition, and bespoke the influence and co-operation of all present. He said the indica tions pointed very strongly to the prob ability of Gaston having the premier ex hibit at the exposition, and urged that everyone bo present if possible on Gas ton County Day in Charlotte. The ex position was unanimously endorsed by the club, which placed itself on record as hopeful of being able to attend in a body. Dr. Adams, and his fellow trustees, gave eivitans and their guests a history of the old Y. M. C. A,, and an in sight into its present financial condition. The trustees stated that they would wel come with open arms any constructive, feasible plan, whereby Gastonia could lie guaranteed a Y. M. C. A. in keep ing with the needs of the. city. Other aiwakers discussed the proposition, and it was emphasized that the Civitan club did not propose to start a campaign for a new Y. - M. C. A., nor did it wish to ask its sister organizations to join in such a movement, until it had been de termined that the time was ripe and a workable plan had been drawn up. The club has the proposition under ad visement, and hopes to be able to recom mend 'a plan, or make some suggestion, that will be helpful in solving a prob lem that has given so much concern to the citizens of Gastonia. YEAR'S COTTON EXPORTS INCREASED MILLION BALES Shipments Totalled 6,500,000 Bales For Year Ending June 30 Value $596,000, 000, Largest In Years. WASHINGTON Aug. 2. Exports of raw cotton during the fiscal year ended June ISO, increased by 1,000,000 bales as compared with previous twelve months, according to a report issued today by the Commerce department. Cotton exports aggregated 6,500,000 baVs valued at $596,000,000 as compared with 5,400,000 bales worth $600,000,000 during the previous year. June exports totalled 491,000 bales at $52,000,000 against 495,000 bales at $30,000,000 during June a year ago. Bituminous coal exports fell by more than 21,000,000 tons, aggregating 13, 000,000 tons valued at $68,000,000. An thracite exports during the year "aggre gated 3,000,000 worth $32,000,000. STATE RESTS IN PEAKE MURDER CASE TODAY WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., Aug. 2. After devoting fifteen hours to the taking of evidence for the prosecution in the case of J. L. Peake, alleged murderer of H. B. Ashbura, superin tendent of the local office of a Greens boro insurance company, the state rested at the close of the morning session of rorsyth.superior court. The most important evidence in duced against the defendant this morn ing was given by G. T. Thompson, who was assoeiaW with Ashburn in tho hwal agency. He testified that Peake after his dismissal from the company's employ borrowed his bunch of kevs, containing one to the postoffiee box here and also keys to the company's office in this city. This whs hrmiirht out by the state to show that Peake had sufficient time to have duplicate keys made. Mrs". Peake, wife of the defendant, who has been ill at her home in Chat tanooga, possibly will come here to tes tify in her husband's behalf. It was thought the defendant's coun sel would place Peake on the stand this afternoon in aa effort to prove the strong vircunistantial evidence against Peake was a case of mistaken identity. WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. Passage of the administration tariff bill by the M?natethis month seemed to be almost (certain today as a result of agreements 'readied separately by republican and dinoeratie leaders. " . THE WEATHER $150,000 SCHOOL BOND ISSUE IS CARRIED BY HANDSOME MAJORITY Vote In Yesterday's Election Was Four To One For Bonds. ONLY 4 VOTES . AGAINST Money To Be Used In Erec tion Of New Houses At Once. Iiy a votq of almost four to one tho proposed issue of $150,000 school bonds by the city of Gastonia carried yesterday As a matter of fact thero were Just four votes cast against the measure out of a total registration of 563. That was exactly one vote against in each of the four boxes and that was the manner in which they were distributed. The vote stood 443 for bonds, 4 4 a gainst bonds and 116 not voting. As this was a special election with a special regis tration, those who registered and failed to vote are counted as voting against the measure. As a matter of fact a great many people are out of tho city on their vacations and tins accounts doubtless for a large percentage of the 116 not voting. The funds to be derived from the sale of this bond issue will be used to erect at once two new school build ings, one in. West Gastonia of 12 or 14 rooms to take care; of the overflow from the West Gastonia school, and one in South Gastonia to take care of the demands in the section occupied by tho Clara, ..Dunn and Armstrong mills. Plans have already been prepared for these structures and the city school board plans to begin work on them in the very near future. They expect to have the buildings ready for occupancy early in January. The vote by precincts was as follows: Gastonia No. 1: For 158, against 1, not voting 14. Gastonia No. 2: lor 02, against 1, not voting 21. Gastonia No. 3: For 160, against 1, not voting 54. Gastonia No. 4s' lor 7J, against 1, not voting 27. ONE DEAD, MANY HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT HICKORY, N. C, Aug. 2. Hal lett Sawyer, 14 years old, of Elizabeth City, is dead, ' Ralph Cox, 13, of Win ston-Salem, is in a hospital at Shulls Skills, probably fatally injured, Ralph Caviness, of Wiikesboro, has a leg broken and six or eight other members of a party of 24 persons arc suffering from minor injuries 'as a result of a motor truck accident fifteen miles this side ' of Grandfather Mountain yestcr day, according to a telephone message received here today. ST. LOUIS TAKES FOURTH STRAIGHT Win Over Reds and Increase Lead Over Yanks Detroit and Athletics Tied For Third Place. NEW YORK, Aug, 2. Behind Ray Kolp's steady hurling, the St. Louis Browns won their fourth straight game from the Red Sox and increased their lead over the Yankees, whose game with Chicago was halted in the fourth frame by rain, to two full games. The St. Louis Nationals, idle because of rain, profited by the Pirates' fourth consecu tive victory over the Giants ami are within a few percentage points of first place. Cobb's men, with Cobb himself lead ing in the batting attack, made a clean sweep of the four gniae series with the Athletics and went into a tie with the White Sox for third place in the league race. Cobb's two hits increased Lis record of hitting in consecutive games to 16. -The Browns' victory was marked by Williams' twenty-seventh home run, placing hun in a tie With Rogers Horns by of the Cardinals for major league circuit blows. ' Cleveland took another heavy hitting encounter from the Senators, 17 to 3. Gardner, the Indian third Backer, led the attack on the Washington hurlers with a homer, three doubles and a sin gle in five times at bat. The Braves came out of their slump to defeat the Reds, 3 to 2. TEN ESTHONIAN ' SPYS" SENTENCED TO DEATH PETROGRAD, Aug. 2. (By The As sociated Press) The revolutionary Tri bunal has sentenced to death ten mem bers and emplayes of the Esthonian re patriation mission after conviction upon charges of espionage. Eighteen others accused of systematic smuggling of values, saccaharine and other goods into, Russia, were given prison sentences, while 13 were acquitted. The trials lasted a week. . CHICAGO, Aug. 2. (By The "Associ ated Press) Chiefs of the striking rail emplayes today voted' to accept President Harding's proposals for ending the rail road strike and appointed a committee to draft the text of the acceptance and forwae. it to the president immeiatcly. Senator Crowd Dead. UNIONTOWN, Pa., Aug. 2. Unit ed States Senator William E. Crow died at his country home in the mountsirs Soviet Leader f. r Alexander Orlgorawitacri Vchllch ter Is a new force in the Ufalrs of, the Russian Communist He baa been. naml Soviet minister to Vienna -.- -. ' SOUTHERN RAILWAY IN GRAVE SITUATION AS TO YESTERDAY'S MOVE While Other Roads Used Strikebreakers, It -, Waited. HIRED NO NEW WORKERS Its Policy Is Penalized By Its Efforts To Avoid a Conflict. ; WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. An uncom monly grave situation, some people ap prehend, tonight confronts the Southern Railway Company, There has been a feeling all along that the Southern might in the end find itself penalized for its efforts to avoid a conflict with the striking shopmen. Just this state of affairs is precipitated by the action of the executives in re jecting the Harding formula. Many of ho roads have been taking on new men" and are therefore in better position to stand a prolongaMou of ,Ahc strike." During the Inst 48 lidurs Tltc Southern has experienced a great deal of difficulty in observing any eort of schedule. The road and its men would be free to negotiate a separate settlement, - but the question is at .all .limes 'uppermost whether any such enterprise would hold a promise of success in view of tho atti tude of the national officers of the shop crafts, ' . ; It cannot be said, however, that the action of the executives caused an emotion of surprise to run through the general office of the Southern. Last night allusion was made in this corre spondence to the formal statement pro mulgated by the labor board on July H, to the fatalistic attitude of many of the executives, aud to the determination of others to stand out against accept ance of the White House views concern ing seniority. To understand what has happened one must go back to that labor board utterance, when it was tie- dared that the shopmen, by their own action, had "automatically abandoned all. the rights they possessed under their agreements and under the decisions of this board, including their eenioaty. .' This was the utterance of a govern mental agency for whose supremacy the president is constantly contending. It is declared for the executives that they, together with their shop .foremen and supervisors, represented to the men who remained loyal and to the new men who accepted employment, that tiny would have the support, not only of! the road officials but of tho . federal government, as represented and exempli fied in the labor board. The executives have pointed out, too, that whereryi they desire above all things to range themselves on , the side of law and order, and while they4 hold in dei-p reverence the constituted authorities, they have wanted to know "when" they are expected to bow to the mandates of the federal government on July 8 or on August 1 . For these and kindred ..reason's some have believed, while others have feared. that the excutives would do just as they have done. And this fear, as reflected m this correspondence, ohtaiueu right along when many, were indulging the prophecy that tho strike troubles would all vanish today. Such prophecy emanated from the White House iu the main, and there the wish was father to the thought. COTTON MARKET CLOSING BIDS ON THE NEW YORK MARKET NEW YORK, Aug. 3. Cotton fu- ures closeil barely -steady.. Hpots quiet, 50 points down. October 21.79; De cember 21.77; January 21.55; March 21.02; May 21.41. Bpots 22.05. Receipts Price .. . 3 bales 22 cents ONE KILLED IN FIGHT IN RAILROAD YARDS VAX BUR EN, Ark., Aug. 2. One man was killed and another -wounded during a gun fight in the Missouri Pacific Railroad yards' here early today in whii'h it win n1d ISO Khnt were CONGRESSMAN PADGETT OF TENNESSEE DIES AT DIS WASHINGTON HOME Was War -Time Chairman Of the House Naval Committee. IN CONGRESS 22 YEARS Won Attention By Opposing Decrease In Personnel Of Navy. WASHINGTON Aug. 2. Representa tive Lemuel P. Padgett, of Tennessee, died early tdduy at his home here. Air. Pudgett, who was' war-time chair man of the house naval committee had been ill at his residence for two months. The body will be taken to his home at Columbia, for burial. First elected from the Seventh Tennes see istrict to the 07th congress, Mr. Padgett had served continously for twen ty two years. Ho was the dean of his delegation. Because of his-illness he had been un able to return to Tennessee to conduct his campaign for re-nomination in tho state primary set for tomorrow. While he had opposition it is believed there was little danger of his defeat. In the recent house fight over the naval appropriation bill, Mr. Padgett attracted attention by standing firm against ef forts to reduce the personnel of the navy below the figure which the president-und tho department regarded as unwise. Al though most members of his party voted to cut the enlisted force, Mr, l'udgett opposed it, declaring his experience as former head of the naval committee con vinced him the country could not afford to "go u.s low" as the fnimers of tUv bill had contemplated. The following sketch of the late con gressman is from the, latest edition of the Congressional Directory: Lemuel Phillips Padgett, Democrat, Of Columbia, Tcnn., Was born November 28 7885 in Columbia Tenn.; attended the ordinary private schools of the county till October, 1873, when he entered the sophomore class of Erskine College, Due Wes, S. graduating in 1876 with the degree of A. B. which college also in Juno 1916, conferred upon him tho hon orary degree of LL.1X; began tho study of law in September, 1876 and was li censed to practice in March, 1877, but did not begin active practice until Janu ary, 1879 on November 11, 1880, was married to Miss Ida B. Latta, of Colunv bia: was one of the Democratic presiden tial electors iu 1884; in 1898 was elected to the State senate and served during the term. Was a member of the National Monetary Commission and a Regent of the Smithsonian Institution. Wes elect ed to the 57th and all succeeding sessions of the United States Congress. API) PADGETT-'..:. .... .. Informed of Mr. Padgett's death, Act in; Secretary Iloosjevclt of the navy said: "I am deeply' grieved to hear of the death of Congiessman Padgett, 'The navy has lost an able and true friend. When matters of. national interest came tin for consideration, .Congressman. Pud gett based his actions 'on one considera tion and only by patriotism.-' swansonTefeats DAVIS FOR SENATOR Returns, Though Incomplete, Indicate That Former Gov ernor Of Virginia Is Beat By 40,000. RICHMOND, Aug. 2. Returns re ceivuti by J he ews lA-ailer last nigiit and early today from yesterday's demo cratie tinmarv indicate that Senator Claude' -A. Sanson won the nomination for a seat in the United Mtates Senate over his opponent, former C-overnor West moreland Davis, by a majority of 40,000, On the strength of returns today it is hetfived the senator carried all ten of the congressional districts in the state and at least 90 of the 100 counties in the commonwealth. Returns from the second and sixth congressional races show that Congress man J. T. lenl, U h ading his opponent Assistant Attorney General J. D. Hank by more than 3,00 majority in the second and that Judge W. A. Woodrum hold a narrow lead over Congressman James i Wods in the sixth. The Woods mana gers, however, claim the rural districts, which had not been heard from early today would carry the incumbent into the lead. TEN MEN KILLED iN TUG BOAT EXPLOSION NEW YORK. Aug. 2. Teu men were rejiorted killed today 'in -an explo sion on a tug boat at the foot of Gold street, Brooklyn, The tug, which was owned by & local towing company, sank almost immedi ately after the explosion. The fon-e of 'the explosion shattered windows in nearby buildings. Po!ice and lire boats immediately started to search for bodies. Sutherland Leading. CHARLESTON, W. Ya., Aug. 2. Senator Howard Sutherland today kept the lead in the republican senatorial contest as returns came slowly from yesterday's general' prima ry. His vote in 1,107 of the 2,0!W precincts was 37, 7.U to :;n.0!3 for II . C. Oed.m his DR. ALEXANDER OF DEAD AT AN INVENTOR Ridiculed Less Than Fifty Years Ago When He Said People Could Talk To Each Other Long Distances By Wire, He Lived To See His Invention In Universal Use. SYDNEY, N. S., Aug. 2. Dr. Alex ander Graham Bell, inventor of the tele phone died at 2 o 'clock this morning at Beiun-Bhreagh his estate near Bacjdeck. Although the inventor had been in failing health for several months ho had not been confined to bed aud the end was unexpected. Late yesterday after noon however, his condition became scii ous aud Dr. Kerr of Washington, a cousin of Mrs. Bell, a house guest and a Sydney physician attended him. With Mr. Bell when he died were Mrs. Bell, a daughter, Mrs. Marina Hubbard Fairchild and her husband, David G. Fairchild of Washington. The inventor leaves another daughter Mrs. Elsie M, Grosvenor, wife of a Washington maga zine editor. . Funeral plans had not been completed this morning but it was understood that burial would be made in Washington. Dr. Bell's laboratories have been lo cated since 1886 near Baddeck Cape Breton. Thero for many years he con ducted research and experiment ia acricl locomotion and other scientific subjects and maintained his private museum show ing the development of his groatest in ventions. Ho encouraged Samuel P. Langley to invent the first flying ma chine and declared after witnessing its flight at Quantico, Va., in 1896, that the age of the airplane was at hand, although Langley 's machine was destroyed. Dr. Bell formed in 1907 the Aerial Experiment Association with headquar ters in Cape Breton and its object to learn to fly. It is claimed that it was with the ninchines developed by that associa tion that the really successful public flights of airplanes in America were uiade. In the world war Dr. Boll and F. W. Baldwin invented a boat ealled a hydro drome which developed a speed of 70 miles an hour and was called the fastest in the world. It used as airplane pro peller and carried beneath it a series of planes which lifted its main body above the water as its speed increased. It was intended for submarine chasing and scouting but tho armistaee prevent ed its use for those purposes. , WASHINGTON, Auff. 2. News of the death of Dr, Alexander Graham Bell at his summer place and laboratories at Baddeck, Nova Scotia, came as a shock to the scientists many friends and as sociates in Washington although they knew he had been i a failing health for several months. At a birthday luncheon, some months Ago Dr. Bell's friends wew surprised to ,r see that . ho ; had become feeble from old age during the last year ami that his remarkable vigor was fast disappearing. Officials of the National Geographical Society in which Dr. Bell was prominent received word of his cleatn in private au vices from Baddeck.-Dr. -Bolls homo here is closed for the summer. Presient Thayer of the American Tele phone and Telegraph tympany on hear ing of Dr. Bell's death ordered all the subsidiary corporations of the! Bell sys tem throughout the United States to half mast flags on their buildings. David S. Fairchild the agricultural explorer, one of Dr. Bell's sons in-law, ; telegraplieu me ueognipiiH-m owiti,T that the famous inventor died at i o'clock this morning of anemia. Mrs. Fairchild, who was Marion Bell, and Mrs. Bell were with Dr. Bell when the end came. Dr. Bell's other daughter, Mrs. Gilbert II. Grosvenor of Wash ington, is with her husband in Brazil. No funeral arrangements have ieeu announced but it is expected that Dr. Bell's body will be brought to Wash ington for burial. Alexander Graham Bell lived to see exieriments which he began with a dead man's ear less than fifty years ago result in a means of communication for millions of long distance telephone con versations daily in all parts of the world. The possibility of talking over wire, ridiculed then as a dream by almost everybody except Bell, becamo during his lifetime a reality common- pla-e and marvellous. The Bell basie patent. Known in tne records at Washington as No. 174,465, has been called tho-most valuable single patent ever issued in the whole history of invention. There are today over thirteen million telephone instruments. through which billions of telephone con versations are carried on f.ach year. Means of communication had been a hobby in the Bell family long before the inventor of the telephone was born. Two generations back, Alexander.: Bell became noted for inventing a system for overcoming stammering speech, while his son, Alexander Melville Bill, father of the inventor xf the telephone, perfected a system of visible speech, ' With this heritage, the son, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1847, undertook similar experiments while still a lad. He constructed an artificial skull of gutta-percha and Iudia rubber . that would pronounce several words iu weird tone when blown into by a hand be!-, ows. At the age-of sixteen he be came, like his father, a teacher or eio cution.'and au instructor of deaf mutes. Bell reavhed a crisis in his life at the age of 22, when he was threatened with tuberculosis. The white plague caused the death of Lis two brothers and the Bell family migrated to Brant ford. Csnad-'i , I GRAHAM BELL THE TELEPHONE ADVANCED AGE Charles Wheatstone, the English inven tor of the telegraph, fired the young elocutionist with ambition to invent a musical, or multiple, telegraph, which eventually turned out to be a telephone. His father whilo giving a lecture in Boston, proudly mentioned the sou 's success iu teaching London deaf mutes. This led the Boston Board of Educa tion to offer tho young Bell 500 to introduce his system in the newly opened school for deaf mutes. He was then 24 years old, and instantly beeama the educational sensation of the day. He was appointed a professor in Boston University, and opened his instantly successful "School of Voeal Physiol ogy. '.' :.' But teaching interfered with his in venting, and he soon gave up all but two pupils. One of these was Mallei Hubbard, of a wealthy family. She had lost her hearing and speech in an attack of scarlet feve while a baby. It was site who later became Bell's wife.-,' .'.. . Bell spent tho following three years In night work in a cellar in Salem, Mass. His money-needs were met by Gardiner G. Hubbard, his futuro father-in-law, and Thomas Sanders, the owner of the cellar. As ho worked ho began to see the possibility of conveying ' speech over an electrically charged wiro the telephone. He used a dead man's car for a transmitter. 1 'If I can make a deaf mute talk," Bell had declared, MI can make- iron talk.." His first success came whilo testing his instruments in his new quarters in Boston; Thomas A. Watson, Bell's assistant, had struck a clock spring at one end of the wire, and Bell was elec trified to hear the sound in another room. For forty weeks the instrument struggled, as it were, for human speech. Then on March 10, 1876, Watson be came almost insane with joy when he heard over the wire Bell's voice saying: 'Mr, Watson, come here, I want you." .': -. On his 29th birthday, Bell received his patent. It was at the Centennial Exposition held at Philadelphia, two months later, where men of science the world over who had come to examine aud study the numerous inventions ex hibited, saw Prof , Bell give a practical demonstration of the .transmission, of the human voice by electricity." , As for Bell himself, he had not plan ned to .attend the Centennial at all. Ho was poor ami he had reorganized his classes in, , vocal .sieeh; v ;Tiiv$rd the end of Juno he iweiitot4 th station to see Miss Hubbard off for Philadelphia. There had been some talk of his going, but he had put it quietly aside. She believed he was 'going; when they reaced the station sha pleaded with him and was refused. As he put her aboard 1 the train aud it moved out, leaving him on the platform, she burst out crying. Bell dashed after her and sprang aboard the train, without baggage, ticket or any other trifles. : The next Sunday afternoon Bell was promised an inspection of his invention by the judges of exhibits. It was a deal. Some of them were for going hot day and the judges had seen a great Home; one jeered, ana there was a general boredom. Then there appeared th blond-bearded Emperor of Brazil, with outstretched hands. He had heard some of Bell's lectures in Boston; the deaf-mute work appealed to him. , His greeting made a stir. Bell made ready for the demonstration. A wire had been strung the length of the room. Bell took tho transmitter; Dom Pedro placed the receiver to his ear. Ha started up amazed. Afterward Lord . Kelvin plain Wil liam Thompson then took up the re ceiver. He was the engineer of the first Atlantic cable. v ' . : He nodded his head sohnenly as he got up . , "It does speak," he said emphatic ally. "It is the most wonderful thing I have seen in America." The judges took turns talking aud listening until 10 that night. Next morning the telephone was brought to the judges' pavilion. It was mobbed by scientists the remainder of the sum mer. The distinguished inventor was the re cipient of many honors in this country and abroad. The French government, ever quick to recognize science, confer red on him the decoration of the Le gion of Honor, the French Academy bestowed on him its valuable Volta prize of 50,000 francs, the Society of Arts iu London in 1902 gave him its Alliert medal and the University of Wurzburg, Bavaria, gave him a Ph. D. One of the curious things arxnit the invention of the telephone is that Boll knew almost nothing about electricity when he started. He knew a great deal about acoustics, though, and the forma tion of the humau organs of speech aud hearing. Bell was called to Wash ington once when he was in the slough of despond and took the opportunity to call on i'rof, Joepu Henry, who Knew as much about electricity and tlw tele graph as auy nui.t then alive.. Henry told him he had the germ of a gr ,t invention. "But." said Bell, "I lave" not g t the electrical knowledge -that i ii sary. ! U

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