'Marconi Says Edison Was 'Intellectual Giant' Rome, Oct.18 -(AP)- Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of wireless telegraphy and president of the Royal Academy of Italy, described Thomas A. Edison as a "belevolent intellectual giant" in commenting today on the American inventor's death. I wish to express, although inadequately," he said, "my deepest sympathy with the people of the United States, nay, with the whole world, for the demise of my most admired and revered friend whose inventive genius and passionate love of science contributed so greatly to the marvelous progress made in the field of research and applied science. "We must indeed bow deeply and we shall never mourn sufficiently at the passing away of such a benevolent intellectual giant whose life and achievements some of us were privileged to witness and admire for fortunately so long a period." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Edison's Death Causes Deep Sorrow To Pope Vatican City, Oct. 18.--(AP) --Pope Pius Xl expressed deep sorrow at the news of Thomas A. Edison's death and will send his condolences tomorrow through the apostolic delegate at Washington. The pontiff felt an almost personal friendship for the inventor and was kept informed of Mr. Edison's condition during his long illness. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Lights Out" For Edison For one minute last week, the United States was in darkness, as a tribute to the man who gave it and the world the electric light--Thomas A. Edison. By a coincidence, the funeral of the inventor was held on the fifty second anniversary of his invention of the electric light--Oct 21. President Hoover had planned to attend the funeral, but important business kept him in Washington. Mrs. Hoover represented him at the services. The "minute of darkness" On Oct 21 was the President's suggestion. It was "lights out" for a minute at 7 o'clock Pacific Time, 8 o'clock Mountain Time, 9 o'clock Central Time and 10 o'clock Eastern Time. During that minute tributes to Edison were broadcast by radio. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some years back I purchased a scrapbook dedicated 'To the memory of Thomas Edison', compiled of newspaper clippings at the time of his death. Thought I would share a few of them. Joan ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com