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which ho has served as chief en
, . . ! ..f the Public-Service Commis
:i inee 1910.
The American Aeronautical Society
, r. ..l two members:
Matthew Bacon Sellers, of Balti
. f. educated in France, Germany
! America, who has been success-
enagea in aeronautics ror
. n years. He was one of the first
1 termine the dynamic air prea
on arched surfaces by means of
wind tunnel," and his "stopped
(.lane is me ngntest ever built
holds the-record for least horse-
w V.
Hudson Maxim, of Brooklyn, who
; trained a world-wide reputation
i, his work in high explosives and
td. -ir application in modern ordnance.
s:, he formulated the hypothesis
,.! the compound nature of atoms,
viii.-h has recently been accepted as
;i proved theory. Mr. Maxim de-M-ii.jK-d
and manufactured the first
mi . keless powder to be adopted by
ib. American government, and has
i wilted a detonating-fuse and a high
( plosive adopted by this government,
a seif-combustive compound to re
place compressed air in driving tor
p. does, and processes of making cal
( i ;im. carbide and microscopic dia
monds. He has served as director
and president of the Aeronautical
S -'iety of America and is the au-
tlior of "Defenseless America," a
smithing denunciation of pacifism.
The Inventors' Guild offered these
p.. mbers:
lr. Peter Cooper Hewitt, New Yofk
City, who is best known as the In.
f ntor of the Cooper Hewitt electric
I. nip, used for illuminating factories
;nid for photographic work. He is
also the inventor of the telephone
it lay and electric-wave amplifiers,
wireless telephone and telegraph ap
paratus, hydroplane, aeroplane, and
dirigible balloon apparatus, and light
transformers changing the color of
lie lit -rays.
Thomas Robins, Stamford, Conn.,
who is the inventor of numerous me
ihaiiicnl devices, including the belt
conveyor for carrying ore and coal,
for which he was awarded a gold
medal at the Paris Exposition. He is
enrolled in the" American Region, and
last winter visited the front in France
to study military conditions.
The American Society of Automo
bile Engineers named two:
Howard K. Coffin, Detroit, who was
the originator of the movement to
standardize competent materials and
parts of automobiles ami whose in
ventions relating to the design and
production of mechanical traction de
vices have revolutionized the industry:
Mr. Coffin produced one of the first
et cam-propel led automobiles.
Andrew I Riker, Detroit, who was
the first president of the Society of
Automobile Engineers and whose
work resulted in placing the Ameri
can automobile on a meritorious
world-wide basis. He produced the
lirst toothed armature, and among the
first electric vehicles, electric trucks,
marine lighting-plants, and racing
automobiles. In 1900 he was awarded
a medal by the French government
lor meritorious automobile design.
The American Institute of Mining
Engineers appointed these two mem
bers: William Lawrence Saunders, Plain-
field. X. J., who designed apparatus
for subaqueous drilling now in gen
eral use, rock-drilling and quarring
devices, track and bar channelers,
the radial-axe system of coal-mining,
and the system of pumping liquids
by compressed air now used in Rus
.vian oil-fields. He is the author of
many scientific treatises.
Benjamin Bowditch Thayer, New
York City,, president of the Anaconda
Copper Mining Company, whose long
experience in the mines of the west
has made him thoroughly familiar
with their practical operation. He is
an expert on copper and high ex
plosives. The American Electrochemical So
ciety has two members:
Dr. .Joseph William Richards, South
Bethlehem, Pa., who is a graduate of
American and German universities
and mining schools, and is a legal ex
pert in chemical and metallurgy cases.
Lawrence Addicks, Douglas, Ariz.,
who is a consulting metallurgical en
gineer of national reputation, having
been a life student of copper proper
ties in western mines and eastern re
fineries. The American Society of Mechan
ical Engineers named two members
of the board:
William Le Roy Emmet, New York
City, a graduate of the United States
Naval Academy, who has achieved
fame as an electrical engineer and
inventor. His most important work
has been in the development of alter
nating currents and of the steam
turbine. He designed the machinery
for the first ships driven by electric
mi-tors and invented the oil-switch
and the varnished cambric cable.
Spencer Miller, South Orange, N. J.,
"vho invented the rope-drive and
whose cableways at the Panama
Canal speeded the completion of the
Gatun locks. He also invented the
log-skidding cableway, the marine
cableway that made it possible to
transship coal under headway at sea,
and the breeches-buoy apparatus used
ipe mav
naval aeronautics
foremost man in
Sperry, who per
first arc-lights in
was twentv venis
Servkee.United Avenue Cutter
The American Society of Aeronautic
aSs:named l uj'
who is known the world over through
his inventions and manufacture of
prinung machinery. Two of his in
ventions have increase! r.ft..V.,
iatr ui speeu at which
oe multiplied. In
Mr. Wood is the
America.
Elmore Ambrose
fected one of the
America before he
viu dim who today is one of the
world's foremost inventors of electri
cal appliances. He was one of the
urbt o produce electrical mining
machinery, electrical street-raiiwav
cars, electric motor-vehicles, and gas
oline automobiles; he perfected the
gyroscopic compass and was the first
to produce entirely practical appara
tus for the stabilization of ships and
aeroplanes. His achievements have
been recognized by the first prize of
the Aero Club of Fiance and the
medal of the Franklin Tstitute of
Philadelphia.
the Aid
Vi-tor Hui'o
soldiers
British
pi ft. es
relcrt
f Wellington
of Biucher.
said God and the
overthrew XiLnlnnn
at Waterloo. The kaiser and. the Ger
mans say today that Pducher sav-d
x1Eh , .
Mt,MI.KiUU irom t-mg cut to
at Waterloo. And the British
in kirrd.
The iron duke and Biucher had no
controversy. The two underio-..l eat h
other. Wellington would r a have
elected to stand at Waterio .. b-:t f.,r
his understanding that Biucher w..ul 1
march to his assistance. Biucher
woma not nave fallen back fr
i-igy toward Wavre but for his
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WAR REPAIR SHIP
How
Warfare
the Needs of Modern
Are Met.
Indianapolis News.
Specially equipped "repair ships" to
mend breaks and furnish broken parts
are a necessary adjunct to the battle
fleet. Every modern battleship car
ries a blacksmith's forge and a small
repair shop, which makes minor re
pairs, but for serious breakdowns, the
elaborately fitted "repair ship" is
used. The most famous of these ships
are th3 Ark Royal," the Vulcan, the
Cyclops and the Assistance. The
Ark Royal, said to be the only one
of its kind in the world, is a floating
aeroplane factory, which is equipped
for mending seaplanes, aeropl
gines and parts, and is capable of
building an entire aircraft. The ship
is at present with th,e British navy at
ine uaraanenes. rne uyciops, a
"regular" repair ship carries 300
skilled mechanics, a complete foun
dry, where castings can be made and
various repair shops. She is capable
of turning out a complete propeller
for a big battleship. In addition, the
ship carries a large distilling appara
tus sufficient to supply fresh water to
a number of ships; an ice-making
machine and a lug steam hammer.
The Assistance is a smaller vessel,
which mak-es smaller repairs, which
are however, too big for the battle
ship repair shops. The Vulcan is a
special repair ship for torpedo boats.
She carries two cranes amidships.
wrhich are worked by hydraulic power
and will lift a small vessel clear of
the water in half a minute. She car
ries launches, which are used for mine
sweeping and below deck sne can car
ry, according to Pearson's magazine, a
hundred torpedoes and several hun
dreds of mines ready to hand to
other ships that want them.
pose of keeping in
tance of Wellington.
At Waterloo Napoleon was ca
between two c-onvereinir armies ac
cording to plan, much as the Aus- '
trians at Sadowa were caught between
the armies of Princ-f Fr-c-denck
Charles and the crown prince of
Prussia.
The controversy is a 20th century
one; it could no more have oct-urred
between Wellington and P.lucher than
a similar one oor I'.lenhtMm c.mM
have occurred between the duke of
Marlborough and Prince Kugene.
Wellington fulfilled his part of ih"
agreement, which was to keep tiv
held until Pluchor could deploy on
the French flank. Pducher fulfilled
his part of the agreement to hasten to
his colleague's sid-v ISetween the
duke's defense and - the Prussian's as-
York
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MARK M l TjK P INTO WATER
Rut Cyclist Was Only Actor In A
Moie.
Chicago Tribune.
While Pflicemen ?vlichael Co.nney
and Henry Klein, of the traffic di
vision, were brushing their Sunday
uniforms near the Rush street bridge
at 10 o'clock in the morning, a mo
torcyclist came up the east incline
at terrific speed. There would have
been nothing remarkable in this
save a possible infraction of the speed
laws had not the draw been open
to allow the City of South Haven and
City of Benton Harbor, two of the
largest excursion steamers, to pass
through.
Conney and Klein shouted. The
motorcyclist saw, but paid no heed.
Up the incline he shot and as the
chugging cycle took the air he leaped
from the seat in a graceful dive. The
machine, its wheels spinning and its
engine still sputtering, struck the wa
ter with a loud splash a fewr feet
from him and gurgled to the bottom.
Conney and Klein, with the Fast
land disaster still fresh in their minds,
hurried for a rope. They sent it un
coilina: toward the water as the cyclist
willi cxDprt strokes was making for
thf. shore Tie sxabbed the rope and
was dragged dripping to land.
'.'I'm Rodman Law, licensed aviator,
motorcycle racer and professional
steeple jack," he said between chat
tering teeth. "I didn't mean to go
overboard. I meant to dive to the
edge and turn quickly, but the clutch
didn't work. I went over."
The policemen lcoked at the bridge,
slowly closing. A man had just stop
ped turning a moving picture crank
and was starting ashore with his
camera.
"Oh!" said Conney.
,4Oh!" said Klein, mopping
forehead.
sault Napoleon was caught and.
routed.
Biucher was an old hero and a
fighting general. His temperament
was vehement and passionate. Well
ington was the coldest of the cold, as
had been Marlborough before him.
But Englishman and Cerman were
alike in the quality which refused to
accept defeat. If Wellington was
dogged. Biucher was desperate.
All captains make mistakes, as
critics can discover. But the disposi
tions of the duke at Waterloo, what-
...... j i .
ever meir error, were aurmraoie and
they held Napoleon. Blucher's merit
was his constitutional ono, the light
er's merit, to march to the sound of
the cannon, to get into the tight. Un
less Wellington had relied absolutely
upon Biucher he would not have of
fered battle. At Quatre Bras he had
sav?d Biucher at Lagny and now he
confidently expected to he more than
saved, to defeat the adversary, but
Blucher's co-operation. Such an ex
pectation the dashing old Prussian
never disappointed.
But to compan? Biucher with Well
ington as a general is absurd. The
duke was truly a great captain, as his
Peninsular campaign had demon
strated. He was a consummate
strategist, a sKiuea tactician. .no
serious student of his campaigns
doubts that as general Wellington
ranks after Napoleon, and Frederick
with Marlborough and Turenne. He
compares with Biucher much as Mar
shal Davout does with Marshal Ney.
Napoleon never coped with so skilful
an adversary as the duke, rend the
duke had no match save Napoleon
himself. Wellington's retreats across
Spain were masterpieces. His lines
of Torres Vedras in conception and
execution were military perfection.
His victory at Salamanca was a work
of art. Had he never fought Water
loo the duke's fame as a captain
would have been u ndimini: hed, how
ver much that spectacular episode
added to his prestige.
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Boston, w 1 1 i i , 1 1
ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Aiih.
Piddle, of Philadelphia
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to spend t he win! r w
.Mrs. Pa-njamin N. !uk.
Before bt-r marrinu- Mr
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liaa visitors in Now Yt
past fey das. Tia v
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To Promote Matrimony.
There's nothing like seashore
for nromotinsr matrimony or,
least, promoting engagements.
A very pretty girl said the other
day:
"I am going to learn to swim this
summer."
"But," said I. "I thought Jim
to ught you to swim last summer."
"I know," she answered. "But I'm
no longer engaged to Jim." Wash
ington Star.
United
formed a
Must Take Russian Ruths.
London correspondence of New York
Sun.
Sidelights on the life of Russia's
prisoners in the Siberian detention
camps are given in a letter received
by an Knglish merchant in Moscow,
a translation of which is printed in a
Bondon newspaper.
"At the present time," says the let
ter, "we have 14,000 prisoners on our
books 6,000 in the village and 8,0t0
in town. A further transport of 10,
000 prisoners will be taken in within
a month.
"The Germans are kept separate
from the other nationalities. For two
hours in the morning the prisoners
are allowed to take gymnastic exer
cises, to play games, sing or play
music. Gardening is also allowed.
The prisoners may smoke in places
especially allotted. They get the
same food as our Russian soldiers.
"Every fortnight a Russian bath is
provided and everyone must make
use of it. This time of the year the
prisoners go to bathe in the river at
least once a month."
The letter says the Germans are
denied certain privileges accorded to
the other prisoners, but the treatment
of all is good. No prisoner needs to
work more than five hours a day. The
sanitary conditions are consiaereu
satisfactory. The officers get HO
his rubles ($25) monthly and must pro
vide their own food, hach house has
a kitchen and there is a servant for
every five officers. All complaints of
ill-treatment, the writer says, are im
mediately attended to, and those who
are guilty are punished.
Becky Mo int. have !;.
la-'t several das m the
staving at the Martin. gat
ing the theatres and slm;r.
mis. i'. i). ;oki. of ;i-o(
in New York' for a brief
Sherman Square Hotel.
Mrs. .1. S. Mitc'ndi and Miss
t i ....... i . , , -. i
. c;m oronuii, oi w i mil u ::; on. reac
N'W York several days avo and
sLOjipmi; ; 1 1 loe noit i ni.icn.ti jo
brief visit.
Miss F. M. Miller, of Asbeilb-.
joined the Tar Iletl contingent ,n
the metropolis a few days .im and
was at the ll.d'.ind House for :. - o i T
visit.
W. B. Hamilton, prominent har
lotto merchant, was in New Vi.rk
for most of the week purchasing fall
and winter stocks. Other North Caro
lina merchants and buyf rs here dur
ing the past several days have ;n
cludfd U. Weil, of Goldsboro: G. p.
Bright, of Elizabeth City; C. M. Wat
son, of 3rayettevilie ; A. Finstejn, of
Wilmington, and S. B. Jenkins, of
Winston -Sal em.
Visitors registered at the various
Broadway hostelries during the pres
ent week included the following frmu
the Oid North State:
Gregorian M. G. Tucker, inter
ville, and K. S. Gate, Chapel Hill
Batham J. C. Anderson, Cr'-erts,-horo.
Herald Square -W. Kells, Wilming
ton; H. S. Foy. Jr.. Winston -Sa b in,
and A. Honeyweb), Boeky Mount.
Vandtrbilt---Guy K. Knell, Spring
Hope.
Longacre J. H. Barned. Asheville,
and W. -M. Wiggins. Kab-igh.
Hermitage;. It.. Brewer, Ashe
ville. Collingwood A. A'-bb. liab-it-li.
Netherland (i. Hannot, Wiltoinir-ton-
Churchill T. B. Jenkins, Winston
Salem. Wallick S. A. Abbey, Charlotte,
and I j. V. I-trsos, ireensboro.
Grand J. H. Galloway, Fayette-
ville; T. B. Preston and V. . Itobett
son, (,Ire(-nsboro: Ir- I. M. Proctor.
Jr.. Baleigh; G. I). Canfield, Moreb-ad
City, ainl I). Bights, Winston.
St. lH-nis J. F. Shepard, Inirham.
Park Avenue B. Hanson. Wilnor-.i:-ton.
Woodward C. B. Chapmii. Abbe
ville. (ierard 1 B. Rfilig. Baleitrh.
Aberdeen J. A. Parker. Charlotte.
States policewomen have
national organization.
Something Iike FoundriiN.
Judge.
What air them kitchenettes 1 hear
tell of in the cities?" asked Deacon
Hyperbole Medders, the somewhat
honest agriculturist.
"They're the places, Cncle Hy."
explained Upson Downs, his city ne-
ohew. "in which are moiaeti or cast
or somehow produced a flat dwellers
dailv round of mealettes.
Never Gave 1--
New Y'ork Journal.
The taximeter registered eactly
two shillings and the dear old lady,
after fumbling for some time with
her purse, tendered to the driver by
way of payment a Bonn and a ha'
penny.
The man took the coins and wa
about to thrust them into his pocket
when
" 'Are, mum," he shouted. "You've
made a mistake. This re a 'alf-Dennv!"
The old lady's silver hair glinted in
the sunlight as she turned toward th?
driver with a look of genuine ad
miration on her face.
"You're a verv honest man." he
remarked coldly, "but keep the com.
please. As a matter of fact it' ijuit?
right. I never give less."
The expense of saving fr,('00 r more
babies that needlely die -very year
in New York City would be greater
than the expense of burying thm.
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