United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Oct. 28. - Inhabitants of Mars, if any, remained silent today while astronomers scoffed at the effort of Dr. Mansfield Robinson, a spiritualist, to communicate with the planet by wireless.

At a rate of 35 cents a word, the British government wireless at Rugby accepted and sent the following message to Mars last night: "MMMMMMMM. (Nine M's) "G. B. R. (The Rugby station call.) "Opesti nipitia secomba." The three words comprising the text of the message were repeated six times, each repetition costing Robinson 35 cents per word, which is the commercial rate for transmitting messages to ships at sea.

Robinson, it was learned, believed that his message was couched in the language of the Martians, although the cynical and many of the learned pronounced the combinations of letters to be gibberish. Robinson informed a magazine, "Popular Wireless',, that he proposed to arrange with the spirits for the Martians to send a message in English to the earth.

Frank Pinkerton, chief of the United Press cable department in London, was at the magazine's office where the group was listening for Mars with a 14 valve super heterodyne set which would be equal to a 30 valve ordinary set, operating on a wave length varying from 30 to 40,000 meters.

Robinson expected his message from Mars at 8 p. m. and at 3¾ minutes past 8 - which would be the proper time since a message from Mars would require 3¾ minutes to reach the earth - Pinkerton heard a series of "M" and then "CQ" but a news bulletin broke in and that was all.

The powerful set picked snatches of messages from all over the world and the usual gurgles, but there was nothing that possibly could have been attributed to Mars. The message broadcast to Mars at midnight was heard by Pinkerton with strong signals. The Rugby station broadcast the message of an 18,240 meter wave length.

The world, busy with its affairs, is taking time to explore the mystery of another planet.

In the United States, fussed up over an election; in England, disturbed by a coal strike; in Central Europe, where intrigue goes on as usual, scientific men spent last night peering through telescopes, while from laborer to millionaire the rest of them argued and debated over whether there is life on Mars.

No concrete results have been announced yet, but there was a general feeling of expectancy. It has been explained, moreover, that a momentous discovery may be made but will not become apparent perhaps for weeks, until calculations have been made and measurements verified.

In England, great interest was aroused by efforts to communicate with Mars by radio and to listen in for possible signals from that planet. London observatories were handicapped by clouds, but were able to study the surface and the snow cap to some extent.

At the Yerkes observatory in Wisconsin, where great hopes are entertained of important discoveries, conditions again were not of the best, but the ice cap was studied carefully and maps made of the surface.

In Washington, Professor Asaph Hall found conditions ideal at the

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United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Oct. 28. - Inhabitants of Mars, if any, remained silent today while astronomers scoffed at the effort of Dr. Mansfield Robinson, a spiritualist, to communicate with the planet by wireless.

At a rate of 35 cents a word, the British government wireless at Rugby accepted and sent the following message to Mars last night: "MMMMMMMM. (Nine M's) "G. B. R. (The Rugby station call.) "Opesti nipitia secomba." The three words comprising the text of the message were repeated six times, each repetition costing Robinson 35 cents per word, which is the commercial rate for transmitting messages to ships at sea.

Robinson, it was learned, believed that his message was couched in the language of the Martians, although the cynical and many of the learned pronounced the combinations of letters to be gibberish. Robinson informed a magazine, "Popular Wireless',, that he proposed to arrange with the spirits for the Martians to send a message in English to the earth.

Frank Pinkerton, chief of the United Press cable department in London, was at the magazine's office where the group was listening for Mars with a 14 valve super heterodyne set which would be equal to a 30 valve ordinary set, operating on a wave length varying from 30 to 40,000 meters.

Robinson expected his message from Mars at 8 p. m. and at 3¾ minutes past 8 - which would be the proper time since a message from Mars would require 3¾ minutes to reach the earth - Pinkerton heard a series of "M" and then "CQ" but a news bulletin broke in and that was all.

The powerful set picked snatches of messages from all over the world and the usual gurgles, but there was nothing that possibly could have been attributed to Mars. The message broadcast to Mars at midnight was heard by Pinkerton with strong signals. The Rugby station broadcast the message of an 18,240 meter wave length.

The world, busy with its affairs, is taking time to explore the mystery of another planet.

In the United States, fussed up over an election; in England, disturbed by a coal strike; in Central Europe, where intrigue goes on as usual, scientific men spent last night peering through telescopes, while from laborer to millionaire the rest of them argued and debated over whether there is life on Mars.

No concrete results have been announced yet, but there was a general feeling of expectancy. It has been explained, moreover, that a momentous discovery may be made but will not become apparent perhaps for weeks, until calculations have been made and measurements verified.

In England, great interest was aroused by efforts to communicate with Mars by radio and to listen in for possible signals from that planet. London observatories were handicapped by clouds, but were able to study the surface and the snow cap to some extent.

At the Yerkes observatory in Wisconsin, where great hopes are entertained of important discoveries, conditions again were not of the best, but the ice cap was studied carefully and maps made of the surface.

In Washington, Professor Asaph Hall found conditions ideal at the

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United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Oct. 28. - Inhabitants of Mars, if any, remained silent today while astronomers scoffed at the effort of Dr. Mansfield Robinson, a spiritualist, to communicate with the planet by wireless.

At a rate of 35 cents a word, the British government wireless at Rugby accepted and sent the following message to Mars last night: "MMMMMMMM. (Nine M's) "G. B. R. (The Rugby station call.) "Opesti nipitia secomba." The three words comprising the text of the message were repeated six times, each repetition costing Robinson 35 cents per word, which is the commercial rate for transmitting messages to ships at sea.

Robinson, it was learned, believed that his message was couched in the language of the Martians, although the cynical and many of the learned pronounced the combinations of letters to be gibberish. Robinson informed a magazine, "Popular Wireless',, that he proposed to arrange with the spirits for the Martians to send a message in English to the earth.

Frank Pinkerton, chief of the United Press cable department in London, was at the magazine's office where the group was listening for Mars with a 14 valve super heterodyne set which would be equal to a 30 valve ordinary set, operating on a wave length varying from 30 to 40,000 meters.

Robinson expected his message from Mars at 8 p. m. and at 3¾ minutes past 8 - which would be the proper time since a message from Mars would require 3¾ minutes to reach the earth - Pinkerton heard a series of "M" and then "CQ" but a news bulletin broke in and that was all.

The powerful set picked snatches of messages from all over the world and the usual gurgles, but there was nothing that possibly could have been attributed to Mars. The message broadcast to Mars at midnight was heard by Pinkerton with strong signals. The Rugby station broadcast the message of an 18,240 meter wave length.

The world, busy with its affairs, is taking time to explore the mystery of another planet.

In the United States, fussed up over an election; in England, disturbed by a coal strike; in Central Europe, where intrigue goes on as usual, scientific men spent last night peering through telescopes, while from laborer to millionaire the rest of them argued and debated over whether there is life on Mars.

No concrete results have been announced yet, but there was a general feeling of expectancy. It has been explained, moreover, that a momentous discovery may be made but will not become apparent perhaps for weeks, until calculations have been made and measurements verified.

In England, great interest was aroused by efforts to communicate with Mars by radio and to listen in for possible signals from that planet. London observatories were handicapped by clouds, but were able to study the surface and the snow cap to some extent.

At the Yerkes observatory in Wisconsin, where great hopes are entertained of important discoveries, conditions again were not of the best, but the ice cap was studied carefully and maps made of the surface.

In Washington, Professor Asaph Hall found conditions ideal at the

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United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Oct. 28. - Inhabitants of Mars, if any, remained silent today while astronomers scoffed at the effort of Dr. Mansfield Robinson, a spiritualist, to communicate with the planet by wireless.

At a rate of 35 cents a word, the British government wireless at Rugby accepted and sent the following message to Mars last night: "MMMMMMMM. (Nine M's) "G. B. R. (The Rugby station call.) "Opesti nipitia secomba." The three words comprising the text of the message were repeated six times, each repetition costing Robinson 35 cents per word, which is the commercial rate for transmitting messages to ships at sea.

Robinson, it was learned, believed that his message was couched in the language of the Martians, although the cynical and many of the learned pronounced the combinations of letters to be gibberish. Robinson informed a magazine, "Popular Wireless',, that he proposed to arrange with the spirits for the Martians to send a message in English to the earth.

Frank Pinkerton, chief of the United Press cable department in London, was at the magazine's office where the group was listening for Mars with a 14 valve super heterodyne set which would be equal to a 30 valve ordinary set, operating on a wave length varying from 30 to 40,000 meters.

Robinson expected his message from Mars at 8 p. m. and at 3¾ minutes past 8 - which would be the proper time since a message from Mars would require 3¾ minutes to reach the earth - Pinkerton heard a series of "M" and then "CQ" but a news bulletin broke in and that was all.

The powerful set picked snatches of messages from all over the world and the usual gurgles, but there was nothing that possibly could have been attributed to Mars. The message broadcast to Mars at midnight was heard by Pinkerton with strong signals. The Rugby station broadcast the message of an 18,240 meter wave length.

The world, busy with its affairs, is taking time to explore the mystery of another planet.

In the United States, fussed up over an election; in England, disturbed by a coal strike; in Central Europe, where intrigue goes on as usual, scientific men spent last night peering through telescopes, while from laborer to millionaire the rest of them argued and debated over whether there is life on Mars.

No concrete results have been announced yet, but there was a general feeling of expectancy. It has been explained, moreover, that a momentous discovery may be made but will not become apparent perhaps for weeks, until calculations have been made and measurements verified.

In England, great interest was aroused by efforts to communicate with Mars by radio and to listen in for possible signals from that planet. London observatories were handicapped by clouds, but were able to study the surface and the snow cap to some extent.

At the Yerkes observatory in Wisconsin, where great hopes are entertained of important discoveries, conditions again were not of the best, but the ice cap was studied carefully and maps made of the surface.

In Washington, Professor Asaph Hall found conditions ideal at the

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United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Oct. 28. - Inhabitants of Mars, if any, remained silent today while astronomers scoffed at the effort of Dr. Mansfield Robinson, a spiritualist, to communicate with the planet by wireless.

At a rate of 35 cents a word, the British government wireless at Rugby accepted and sent the following message to Mars last night: "MMMMMMMM. (Nine M's) "G. B. R. (The Rugby station call.) "Opesti nipitia secomba." The three words comprising the text of the message were repeated six times, each repetition costing Robinson 35 cents per word, which is the commercial rate for transmitting messages to ships at sea.

Robinson, it was learned, believed that his message was couched in the language of the Martians, although the cynical and many of the learned pronounced the combinations of letters to be gibberish. Robinson informed a magazine, "Popular Wireless',, that he proposed to arrange with the spirits for the Martians to send a message in English to the earth.

Frank Pinkerton, chief of the United Press cable department in London, was at the magazine's office where the group was listening for Mars with a 14 valve super heterodyne set which would be equal to a 30 valve ordinary set, operating on a wave length varying from 30 to 40,000 meters.

Robinson expected his message from Mars at 8 p. m. and at 3¾ minutes past 8 - which would be the proper time since a message from Mars would require 3¾ minutes to reach the earth - Pinkerton heard a series of "M" and then "CQ" but a news bulletin broke in and that was all.

The powerful set picked snatches of messages from all over the world and the usual gurgles, but there was nothing that possibly could have been attributed to Mars. The message broadcast to Mars at midnight was heard by Pinkerton with strong signals. The Rugby station broadcast the message of an 18,240 meter wave length.

The world, busy with its affairs, is taking time to explore the mystery of another planet.

In the United States, fussed up over an election; in England, disturbed by a coal strike; in Central Europe, where intrigue goes on as usual, scientific men spent last night peering through telescopes, while from laborer to millionaire the rest of them argued and debated over whether there is life on Mars.

No concrete results have been announced yet, but there was a general feeling of expectancy. It has been explained, moreover, that a momentous discovery may be made but will not become apparent perhaps for weeks, until calculations have been made and measurements verified.

In England, great interest was aroused by efforts to communicate with Mars by radio and to listen in for possible signals from that planet. London observatories were handicapped by clouds, but were able to study the surface and the snow cap to some extent.

At the Yerkes observatory in Wisconsin, where great hopes are entertained of important discoveries, conditions again were not of the best, but the ice cap was studied carefully and maps made of the surface.

In Washington, Professor Asaph Hall found conditions ideal at the

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