| Show ri TITE SALT LATTE TRIBUNE Fotu JUNIOR SUNDAY ?IARCTI 16 MORNTNO tLittle Stories of Great Eventss New Names New the Edison Tests Phonograph RAMON COFFMAN ' Totals New Ilighs In Point Contests By T hnr the first tinfoil reproduction of the human voice waa the privilege of a small group of men gathered In the workshop of a young but brilliant Inventor In this account written In the present tense Ramon Coffman takes the rrader back to the Menlo I'ark workshop to watch the birth of the first phonographic record Beene: A workshop at Menlo Park These point lists are grow ing to be spot In the whole section what with new names new totals new highs and new sprinters! This third big point contest Is only some 11 weeks old not half over so It is Impossible even to guess at the winners But we can keep our eyes on those who have big scores and by our own efforts to win keep them from getting too far the most fascinating V J Time: The year 1877 Characters: Thomas Edison a young Inventor John Krusel a model maker Foreman Carman cand others The world la full of potential marvels of marvels which need but the hand of man to draw axldo the curtain and reveal to the world Of this young Thomas Edison Is cer-taHe is 30 years old now and lias Just begun to tap the resources and eleetncal of the mechanical ahead The list of favorites Is wide Some write that they hope tills one wins some write praising another and -- some have still other favorites Tins Is what makes the contest real fun Point winners this cek include: 200 Hop NHson Salt Lake Comic Birip James Hammond Sait Lake lot) world Marvels? To be sure! But Edison s growing acquaintance with Invention leads him to see that each discovery comes from using facts previously known combining old principles with the new ways At Hint's the results of sut h combinations are startling are capable of leading humanity into new avenues of adventure but the man who sees the creation grow may be less concern! d with Its wonder than with Its appli- cation ul type conceived Krtisel arrives He has been workeager to com-p- lt ing through the night Inventor Here te Uie model for the ii n— a metal cy linder mounted within n framework and equipped with u ciank by which It may be turned A spiral groove has been rut round and round the cylinder and coating lhe groove Is a layer of tinfoil There Is likewise a needle which rests the Unfoil and a membrane tdxne the needle which Edison believes can be vibrated by the voice In tuih a wav ns to have Impressions on lhe tinfoil Carman foreman of Edison's machine shop enters with others to v lew the te" t ' I bet you a box of cigars that It wont wotk" Carman says 1 11 lake your bet” Edison rejoins Wild then begins Mieiiking Into the i r ri iver while he turns the crank ' Mary hud a til tie lamb” he recites” it s fleece was white as snow I hi n ttie ty Illicit i is to the starting point and the crank Is moved nroilnd again Breathless the moment— the idea ferms impossible but what if it thmild prove true? 1'alntlv from the vibrating mem-bisicomes a voice It Is a wee lar-au- y voire but the winds ran be heard i ed the words are real "Marv a little lamb" the machine Is lial raying 'Its lleere was white as the 11 ie mow ‘ Mem Gott In Hlmimi'" exclaims et breaking Uie suspense Kru Krusel arrives He has been working through the night eager to complete the model for the inventor Next morning the newspapers con"I've lost my bet!” says Carman tain columns of comment on the reTlius the phonograph Is born markable device Not only has the After further trials In the work— it has also phonograph been born shop Edison departs for New York been launened upon a wave of pub— taking the model along Reaching licity Accepted at first as possibly the offices of 'The Scientific Amea 6even-da- y wonder it is destined to rican" he repeats the tests before an live as a precious addition to maneditor In a few moments other memkind's store of wealth bers of the editorial force crowd around him while he displays the (Copyright 1930 by the Publishers power of tils Invention to record and Syndicate) repeat the human voice Poem MMton Green INTERESTING FACTS Interesting facts may be submitted at any time As a rule fifty points are awarded for each one published but today we are using a number of short ones each of which has been given 25 points THE VANILLA PLANT The vanilla plant Is a native of Mexico and Brazil but It is grown In other tropical countries lhe vine bears large white red or greenish flowers which are fragrant The fruit Is a long brown Ewan containing an oily dark brown pulp Fiom this pulp before it ripens Is extracted by a tedious process the oil which is used In medicine and flavoring Vanilla beans are now hut little used as cheaper artificial substitutes have been found Lay LIRE NORMA HAMILTON Age 13 Price Utah FORT BRIDGER The fort at Fort Brldger was built bv the famous scout Jun Brldger The Mormons on their waf from Missouri to Salt Lake stopped there The pouy express station was Inside Application for Membership in Knishthood of Youth O Knighthood of Youth Editor The Balt lake Tribune I want you to enroll me as a member of the Knighthood of Youth and I enclose 13 cents which I have earned myself to pay for nty first button ribbon and chart I pledge myself to be strictly honest In filling out my chart lois Fort Brldger As I have directions fixed the old pony express station was In the northeast corner On the south side the big wooden gate stood and also the blacksmith shop and other buildings Almost straight north of where you enter was the rhimney to Judge Carter’s store On the east were a lot of stables and bams This may prove Interesting to Knighthood members who make trips hv auto through southern Wyoming KNIGHT BANNERET HATCH Woods Cross Name Parents' Name Pate of Birth Address (Street) Grade in School (City) (County) Name of School Dale of Filing Application I Earned This Money by (Explain in detfll Just what work you did ) (State) River Foern I oia Milton Grten River Drawing Margaret Dudley Bnlt Lake Poem Lois Milton Green River Poem Marian Iwiss Pnce Synonyms STEVE E WILD ANIMALS AT HOT SPRINGS Several weeks ago an interesting fact I sent In about Hot Springs was published 'Now I want to teli you about the wild animals at Hot Springs One time when we were there we saw many large white birds Daddy said they were pelicans One day we saw a moose grazing In the meadows We saw a few elk The hot sprnigs make plenty of fine grass for wild animals One da mother went for a walk and she saw a black bear We thought she hod Imagined It and went' to see too I duln t get to see It but some of the others did Onre we saw a sandhill crane It was tan colored and very pretty You can Imagine what fine times we have with all the wild animals aroimd for us to watch KNIGHT GERTRUDE EYNON Age 12 Grovont Wyo ARTHUR'S ROUND TABLE King Arthur's round table contained seats for 150 knights Three were reserved two for honor and one i iluutrailed the Mi ge for Bir Galahad destined j'to aclileve the If anyquest of the Sangreal one else attempted to sit In it EUa death wns the certain penalty’ KNtGtlT BANMRET HOPE NELSON Age 12 Salt Lake 1 Age btory Nelson Bull Luke biory lot) UK) Mary Evelyn Evani Balt Lake Story Iris Allen Balt Laxr biory loo Fernlce Hill Lko Nev Drafting loo Balt Lake Drawing lot) Hope NpI‘ Jams (trihbie hast Ll Nev Form loo 1U0 Velma Ilu n Ht b irifi Idaho I'm in Hone Nc'son Salt Lake Synonyms loi) Marian laos Pne 8tory loo H'O Verna Stott Min it Story 60 Naida Huhardson Lot an Pule Ruth II) an Goodino Idaho Picture loo 60 Marion 1 isA Price Puzzle 60 Naida Kichur(Fon Lomui Pulze 60 Janet H t btiwham Pu'lc r0 Hope Nelson bait Lake Tuzzle MeBlaln Mi on Mu ray Scrap Book 60 Verna Stott M will Scrap Book 60 h Nev Hill ko 60 Beatrice Drafting 60 Salt L ikn Drafting MaiguirttfCunr 60 Hope Nt t on Halt lake Poun VtJma B rl it bur Idaho Sj non ins 60 Nt 60 Hope jsou bait Lake b'ory Mot a bii'dir P irk City btoiy 60 Marian la ins Prce Comical Caper 26 tnun a Julia Balt Laac Jenkins Com cal 50 Caper 0 Hope Nelson Salt Lake Comical Chj r Lob Connelly bait Lake COmcicial 25 Caper Emma Julia Jenkins Balt Lake Bright 25 buying J5 Virginia Hans n Ioenn Bright Faying Kathryn Carter Muhrland Bnlit bay Inks 2a Janet Hiirs Bingham Bright Sayings Olive Wfbb Roosevelt Bright Huvinps 26 Jloye Nelson Salt lake Bright bavincs 2j Curolyn Wialhtig Lika Ntv Nuiumse 23 Khynie Velma Blerl Reburg Idaho Nonsense 23 JUiyme Kathryn Carter Moluland Nonsense 2 Rhyme Mary Lilen Maxam Green Kuer Wyo Nonsense Rhyme 25 Hope Nehon Silt lake Nonsense Rhyme 23 bteve Hatch Woods Cross Synonyms 23 Mary Jane Walters Bristol Bilver Nev Htorv 25 Steve Hatch Woods Cross Bfory 25 Norma Hamilton Price Int Fact 26 Steve Hatch Woods Cross Int Fact 25 Gertrude Lynon Grovont Wyo Int Fact 25 24 Hope NePon Balt Like Int Fact 26 Carolyn Weathers K'ko Ni v Re ipe Johnson 25 Brigham City Keciie Phyllis Neva Nutlall Huntington Recipe 34 Helen Louise Ntlsou Idaho tails Recipe 25 Barnhnra Bennlon Bait Lake Drawing 25 J Russell Johnson Evanston Wyo Ho ui Of late Edison lias busied himself with a most unusual Idea Why not ‘store up” the human voice so that It mav be heard again at will? This thought flashed utxm him while he was making tests with a disc of embossed paper by means of which he was trying to send telegraphic dots The and dashes across the awires sound returning disc gave out of words a linn little spoken minding Could not some means be found of a rec-Impressing sound waves upon and of giving those waves back at a later time? In The plun has now developed Edison fact It Is three days since makmodel pave John Krtisel clever er In his employ directions and a ketch for constructing a machine of 1930 BRIGHT SAY I MGS OF CHILDREN Bright sayings may be submitted at any time Fifty points are awarded for each one published One day Another was going to Iron Fibe could not find the irrn cord My little sister has a little electric iron She said "Never mind mamma you can take my shook!” ESQUIRE EMMA JULIA JENKINS Salt Lake I had been singing "I Daw Down 25 25 10 10 10 10 The contests for the coming week Include: A poem on "Rainbows” a pen and Ink sketch "April an and Showers" editorial on any subject you choose These things niust reach us by midnight Friday March 21 We shall continue to give 100 points lor every snapshot that can be published and the continuous contests for stories bright sayings Interesting facts etc will run as usual Go Boom” around the house and my little sister 23 months old learned It and sang it too One day she dropped a toothpick She looked at It a moment and said "Toof pick faw down go boom i" PAGE VIRGINIA HANSEN Logan One day in Sunday school the teacher had been telling the story of the Three Wlse Men After sEie had finished she wanted to see whether the children remembered it She said: "Now somebody saw the star in the east Who was It?” My little friend piped up and said “Not lne tencherl” KATHERINE CARTER Mohrland For some reason my sister Monza always calls ruffles freckles Mother had made me ft ruffled dancing costume and Monza was admiring it "Oh mother I wish-m- y costume had freckles on it!” “It has” said mother "I have sent three-year-o- ld the ruffles to be picoted " "But mother I don't want my freckles pickled1" said Monza KNIGHT BANNERET JANET HIGGS Bingham Canyon When we were on oilr vacation daddy used to lift my brother Clark and my sister Doiothy to see which was larger If one hadn't eaten his breakfast daddy would say the other one was larger One day daddy said Clark was larger Dorothy said "Well I didn't taste very well today" OLIVE WEBB Roosevelt My little cousin and her small friend were playing school Cousin was supposed to be the teacher When the time for spelling came cousin said "Betty spell tat" No response "Tan't you spell tat?" Tills time when no answer came the teacher stood up and sliook tier pupil in good teacher fashion As If in regret she said "If you tan't spoil tat why Just spell titten " KNIGHT BANNFRET HOPE NELSON Age 12 Salt Lake |
