Show Signal Corps Shows Speed Of New Radio System SEATTLE March 26 AP The AP-The The signal corps of oC the United States States' army toda today demonstrated to the Ninth corps area commanding general generala a new system of ot wireless telegraphy that gives him instant radio control of oC the thc entire strategic territory of oC Alaska The whistling ticking I instruments s in a test performed for Major General Paul B B. Malone Maione hurled messages messages mes mes- sages at words a minute for thousands of or miles from Seattle as asfar asfar far as Point Barrow most northerly settlement of or the United States Slates The general talked by wireless telephone over the same system yesterday yesterday yes yes- with Governor John Troy of or Alaska who was sitting in the transmitting transmitting trans trans- ol office ice at June Juneau u. u The Thc general promised to visit possible military airplane landing fields in the territory territory territory terri terri- tory this summer Then he addressed the arm army signal signal sig sig- sig nal corps in the far north The Washington Washington Alaska Alaska military telegraph sy system is g primarily a time peace-time enterprise said Colonel GeorgeE George E. E commanding It sends commercial messages which brin bring food medicine supplies and relief relict to our ur people in the far north but but In case casc of emergency it could become a highly coordinated In instrument instrument tru ment ment- of or defense able to direct men ships hips and planes to o protect American Ameri Amen San can an interests at any point Public interest in the test lest was sharpened by br demands in congress for Cor military air bases air bases in Alaska and by the thc fact that Ufa I the system recently guided a flight of army bombers across the territory furnishing them with aerial weather reports and in formation We operate a cable to Alaska also said Captain Frank E. E Stoner executive officer to lo be read ready for emergencies but we only send one I test message a day as the present radio equipment is modern and ere efficient ef ef- t. t The signal corps men are known to citizens of the Pacific northwest primarily as life lICe savers In Nome's devastating fire ire last fall lall the they stuck tuck to their posts sent dispatches of or the catastrophe to lo the Associated Pi Press ess and called for lor aid ald They send messages that bring ski ski- shod airplanes with antitoxins and doctors |