New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-06-21
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Any Number Of Torpedo Boats and
Operate Thorn at Will.
Lee and Ray Clark, young men liv'
Ing near Mutual, Okla, have invented
an electrical apparatus which is now
being exhibited before officials Of the
war department at Washington which
makes possible private communication
by wireless telegram and enables the
operator to propel. guide and control
any boat, carriage or other vehicle
driven by electricity, steam or gaso-
line. The system Is known as the
wireless selection" and the inventors
say it Is destined to become as useful
as and probably far more wonderful In
the variety and extent Of its powers
than the wireless telegraph system.
Its Messages Are Private.
Under the Marconi system of wire
less messages can be heard by any one
with the proper instruments for re-
ceiving the waves, but with the Clark
wireless the operator can select his
receiver. He calls up any instrument
desired and it records his message au.
tomatically, rendering the communica-
ton as private In nature as under the
present telephone system, where the
operator calls a certain number by
means of certain wire connection. This
Is true also in the operation of any ma
chine run by electricity, steam or gaso-
line. BY this same "selective" power
one or any number of machines can
be operated in any direction or at any
speed at will.
To demonstrate the powers of their
machine the Clarks constructed in
little shop on their farm two small
boats driven by propellers and guild
ed by rudders. These boats were fit-
ted out with electric lights, placed In a
lake about a quarter of a mile away,
but in view Of the operators, and from
that distance they were guided with
ease in any direction desired. The
electric lights were lighted and extin-
guished at will, the demonstration be-
ing made by moonlight.
A Farm Wagon Run by It.
A heavy farm wagon was fitted out
with the new appliance, and the Clarks
sat in their room and guided the
wagon with the same precision as
mans hands are guided by the forces
of his mind. An automobile was sim
ilarly handled. and many other dem
onstrations Of like nature were made.
thoroughly establishing the success Of
the invention.
! Aside from actual demonstrations
made by the Clarks at their farm. they
claim to be able to send out any given
number Of torpedo boats and operate
them at will. These boats can be
made to maneuver far out at sea and
brought back one at a time or In any
number desired. War balloons. air.
ships and all other like craft can be
governed in like manner. Distance
will not serve to diminish the power
or efficient operation Of the machine
any more than in wireless telegraphy.
A few weeks ago several friends OF
the Clarks were invited to the Clark
farm to see the invention demonstrate
ed. Responding to the invitation. sew
eral Mutual residents spent the great
er part Of day observing the work
1ngs Of the new invention, the patent
for which had been applied for at that
time, that being their first public ex
hlbition. Responsible men Of Mutual
returned that night declaring that the
Invention was a perfect success.