The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-03

INVENTOR HAS NOVEL DEVICE TO
PROTECT BATTLEsHIPs. i.
Proposes chAln Armor Of Invisible
Llnhs to Ward OF Attacks Of
Hostile Torpedoes - Wants
$4,000 for His Secret.

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Washington. William Wilson Of Pa
serson, N. j., appeared at the capitol
the other day in the guise Of the
savior Of the United States navy.
He has walked through the dark
valleys that lie at the bottom Of the
sea. He has stood, hand in hand with
a mermaid, on the crests Of sub
merged mountains He has cpmmuned
with the shark and the scuttlefsh. He
has learned from the swordfsh how
the waters Of the mighty ocean may
be hacked to pieces The secrets Of
the seas are his and the mysteries Of
the waters are like A B c to him.
Therefore, William Wilson has
thought 1t to be grievous error to let
this knowledge go for naught. VIII.
liam Wilson did not let It so for
naught. He has invented device
that will mean millions, possibly bill.
lions, of dollars to the governments
capacious pocket.
William Wilson has an invention
that, at nominal cost, will 80 fortify
the ships Of the American navy as to
make the swiftest torpedoes Of other
navies mere minnows nibbling in vain
at the sides OF Uncle Sans men-of-
war. The strongest subsurface pro
iectile will strike the ships and fall,
vain and useless, to the bottom Of the
ocean when once the ships have been
provided with the new invention.
William Wilson's contrivance Is In
the nature Of an endless chain. II
consists Of links visible and invisible
1t is to be hung around the hulks Of
vessel, ana. in time Of battle, 1t is to
be dropped into the sea. completely
surrounding the part Of the ship that
Is under water. Torpedoes will get
mixed up in this chain-armor effect
kick against the links in useless en-
ergy, signal the surface that there's
nothing doing in the destruction line
and then drop out Of existence for
ever.
But William Wilson cannot give up
his knowledge for nothing. He car
ries In every pocket copies Of bill
heNwants introduced providing that I'd
William Wilson $4,000 shall be given
and that, in return for this paltry sum
William Wilson shall drop in on navy
department officials and teach them
how the ships Of the navy shall be
made impregnable.
William Wilson has a sublime con
hdence in his invention. He has pic
lures Of It in sections, and as a whole
He has a water color painting OF bat
tleship safeguarded by the chain-likt
fort.
He Is a stout man, Of medium height
with whiskers that look like the bearC
Of Neptune. On his face there is
crimson hue that comes from bravinl
the dangers Of the deep. eonversinl
with mermaids on the crests OF sub
merged mountains and communinf
with the shark. He smiles but rare
w. He is tremendously in earnest.
"The invention is entirely reliable,
he explained. Il have tested II on
rowboat in Chesapeake bay. 1t vii
not injure ships speed, and II fl
absolutely impossible for a torpedo
to make any impression on Il. an
giving It away, when ! say the govern
ment can have It for 5000"
William Wilson. however, has fount
no enthusiasm at the capitol regard
ing his invention No member OF con
gress cares 10 introduce the bin h,
carries in his pockets One membel
told him he had been approached b,
John NJ. Jones OF New York. VII,
wanted $4,000 to build an alrship
and, having refused John Jones re
quest, he would have 10 refuse WI
liam Wilson's.
AS William Wilson retired from thl
abode Of the lawmakers, declaring h
would return TO take up again thl
fight for recognition. an irreveren
employe Of the capitol sang a few bar
from Swim Out, O'Grady."
But William Wilson regarded hin
with an expression Of profound pity.
$4,000 SCRAP or PAPER.