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Show TELEPHONE ENGINEER GIVEN RECOGNITION John Caxty, Who Led in Transcontinental Transconti-nental Vocal Communication, Is Appointed Major. WASHINGTON', Jan. 26. John Car-tv, Car-tv, chief engineer of the American Telegraph Tele-graph it Telephone company, has been commissioned bv President Wilson as a major in the 'signal officers' reserve corps.' He recently led the achievement of transcontinental telephoning. For his services in the edvance of science, the emperor of Japan recently decorated Mr. I arts- with the Order of the Rising Sun and the order of Sacred Treasure. A statement issued by the war department says: "The appointment of Major t arty i the arms- reserve orps is a "notable example ex-ample of the value of Ilia! iDrps in ninKin;r available :o til" i 'rtitncnt the service of the be-t talent of the coun- , try in time of national ci isc.-. ' |