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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
ASK BETTER PATENT LAWS
Inventors Poor Chance Bewailed at
Advertising League Dinner.

The need of better patent legislation was
the keynote of each OF the speeches at the
dinner of the Advertising Mems League. OF
New York city at the Aldinc club last
night. Better protection for the inventor
as well as for the owner Of a proprietary
article. was one Of the reforms suggested
Nearly two hundred members were pres
cnt when William II. Ingersoll. president
Of the league introduced Louis Brandels
who talked on the Sherman law
''Fhc greatest evil In our patent law" he
said, lis the way an inventor IS treated in
cur courts His treatment is such as IA
amount To great scandal Instead OF get
ing justice. Ia" owner Of patent is al
most certain of getting injustice"
lie said that many large corporations gu
on pirating the products of the inventor
toll. relying on the laws delays and the
law = cNpcnsivcnoss to win out
Tho present patent law, he said. was OBJ
solct", not having been improved la the last
Twenty-Five Years
u. ward Leonard. the inventor who MAS
general manager for Thomas Edison for
many years, said that any curtaIlm,nt or
the rights conferred by the patent grant
would work injury To the community I'm
that II would complete the work bcgun Ly
some big corporations suppress the inven-
ward.
invention hc said, quoting Thomas
Edison. lis perspiration. not inspiration"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
WOMAN HELD AS SLAYER
Mrs. Tietelbaum Arrested for Coney
Island Shooting.

Mrs Sarah Tictclhaum. owner Of IN"
Vienna restaurant at Surf avenue and West
18Th street Conoy Island. was arrested
last night by Detective Woyman. Of the
Cou.y Island station. on a warrant issued
by MAGISTRATE iolsma~, charging her with
Homicide IN connection with the death of
LEO SNcmruc an electrician. ON the
morning ~ May SkcmcuC was found on
tine floor or ht" restaurant with two bullet
wounds I'm his head Ivy Patrolman Burns
and Mc,ilouc Who had teen attracted by
shots He died I'm the hospital after re-
fusiue to say who shot him
The only persons found I'm the room At
the time were Mrs Tietelbaum and her
brother Benjamin Silver. Silver was taken
10 the coney Island court and held without
bail II is understood that the warrant on
which the woman was arrested last night
was issued at the request OF District At
torney Cropsey Of Kings County. Accord
ing 10 the police the trouble between Ske-
meme and the woman was over a niece Of
hers. living In The Bronx, with whom SHE
believed the electrician 10 have become too
intimate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15

warmer to-day. Thursday probably showers;
moderate winds. mostly southwest
For Western Virginia. unsettled To day. sh""
ers at night or Thursday. moderate south Winds
For Delaware. showers to day. Thursday un
settled: light to moderate variable" winds.
For New jersey, cloudy t'.'aN. showers IN
southern portion: Thursday unsettled. light !"
moderate winds. mostly south
For Eastern PENNSYLVANIA. unsettled to day
and 2rol ably THURSDAY with occasional showers
light 30 moderate winds. mustl" south.
For Eastern New York. unsettled 10 ddS
showers AT night or THURSDAY. modcrdt" variable
winds, mostly south
For Southern New England. unsettled 10 day.
showers at might or Thursday moderate south
winds
For Northern New England generally fair q"
DAY: Thursday unsettled: moderate southwest 20
south WINDS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
HALT FOLKS ORDINANCE
Moving Picture Measure She'ved
on a Technically.
CALL IT q FUSION VICTORY
Fus;onists Put One Over on
Alderman Bowling by a
Quick Move.

,r, ,,ronosod ordinance in relation to
moving picture theatres got announcer SET
hack yesterday when. as the result OF
conference held previous to the Board OF
Aldermen meeting. Il was discovered mat
tho absence of an enacting clause rendered
tho ordinance worthless as II stood. 1t was
copeenuentIv referred back to the Commit
toe ON Laws and Legislation by its chair
man. Alderman Folks, for further amend
ment
Yesterdays proceeding IL regarded ny
those conycrsant with the situation created
IN the Board ~ Aldermen by the much-
mooted ordinance as n victory for the tu-
sionists At the conference yesterday at
which tho fusion majority was strong II
was pointed out that several sections OF the
hill should have been rearranged. owing 10
,b,;r ir,propar sequence. As chairman of
,Lo committee on finance and also on rules.
Alderman Folks was largely instrumental
In getting tho fusiOnists 10 hold back the
hill until some of its defects had been
'roned out and n was referred back 10 me
committee before Alderman bowling could
introduce his motion to tho same effect In
the words Of the latter. the fustonists put
one over"
The motion which led up TO the ordinance
as formally expressed in Alderman Dowl-
irg's beIated document. was as follows
whereas. Section IS Of the greater New
York charter presCribes that the style or
ordinances shall be BE II ordained by the
Board Of Aldermen Of the CITY OF New
York as follows and
Whereas, This proposed ordinano" regu-
lating moving picture theatres does not OBJ
tain any cuactng clause. and
Whereas. Section q Of the rules Of this
board provides that a report of a commit
tee shall not he subject to amendment
II move that this report and ordinance be
recommittod 10 the committee on Laws
and Legislation for amendment
The satisfaction of the fu,ionisis over tho
longer respite given them bv tn" delaying
II the bill was openly expressed about the
aldermanic chamber They forcsa~ good
deal Of trouble II the ordinanc" came up
Yesterday. AMI on" Alderman IL said 10
have admitted that had II come 10 an issue
the bill could not hay" been passed at this
time At tho clo.o Of tho meeting Alder
man Folks led his colleagues back into tho
office Of the chairman Of the Finance Com
mittee. whore another long conference was
hold
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
MISSION HEAD RESIGNS
The Rev. G.. H. H. Butler, of Yon
kers. Out After 16 Years.

The Rev. g II. II Butler, Of ST. Mary's
Episcopal Mission. IN Sherwood Park.
Nonkcrs. It nephew Of the Rev. Dr. g. ii.
Eutlcr who founded the Little Church
Around the Corner" has resigned after six
teen years service
The mission built up in part by Mr. But
Ter from his own funds. was private
venture. into which the people I'm past years
gave considerable money Mr.. Buffers res
iGnation was accepted By a board Of trus-
tees, which placed the mission and It's prop
erty In the hands Of Bishop Greer who at
once transferred the mission to the Rev.
William H. Pott as his vicar. on June S
q young man from the General Seminary
will take charge.
The Rev. Mr. Butler figured some time
ago In the police courts. following a dis
turbance in his church caused by one Of the
women members.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15

Similar agreements We're eXactod from
sheet steel purchasers. he said.
Howard NJ Davis then told Of the Pitts
burah meetings at which prices for TN
plate and sheet steel were agreed upon.
and he wac followed by William =. Refs, "a
holder of stock IN the steel Corporation.
Mr. Refs said he was an official of the che
mango VALLEY steel Company, at New cas-
tie Penn. and when it was absorbed 10y the
National steel Company he received for his
holdings stock in the latter corporation.
When the National VAS takcn I'm by TN"
Steel Corporation ne again exchanged his
stock for stock in the larger organization.
When the Steel Corporation was formed.
Mr. Refs said. there was competition in a
small way between the National tn" Fed
cral and the Carnegie steel companies
After quizziuE Mr.. Wheeler about the
various papers subpUnaed by tho govern
ment, Mr. Dickinson called as witness
John A. Topping, chairman of the Republic
Iron and steel Company. The hearing was
adjourned after Il few preliminary ques-
TONS and Mr.. Topping will be recalled this
morning.
Barton Carneau. of Chicago, who WAS
employed lay the government as counsel In
ia, prosecution Of the beef trust, has been
made special assistant 10 Nj. Dickinson,
who until this time has been aided only By
Henry f.. Cotton IN the handling o., the big
case
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
RESCUE BOYS BURIED ALIVE
Woman's Screams Bring Shovellers
Who Save Three Lads Lives.

\ womans screams probably saved the
lives Of three small boys yesterday. after
they had been buried in an excavation IN
CANCER street, Corona. Queens Borough
Several workmen vino heard her rushed up
with shovcls and Immediately started To dig
them out.
one was dug out quickly and the second
boy soon after, but the third was uncon-
scious and apparently dead before he was
reached. doctor was summoned. and ar
ter working hard. the boy was revived and
taken home. lie is internally injured, and
his back is so badly hurt that his condi-
ton IN considered critical. Should he re-
cover. ply sicians say. In all probability he
VIII be crippled DOR life.
The three Youngsters are Albert kehn.
five years old. of Ma. ~ CANCER street: Ed
ward Wild fouI years old. living at No II
GanGCr street. and James Morrilo. siN
years old. of Fairvicw avenue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
TRANSPACIFIC MAILS.

japan Ipsnn,i Ws1 NINA '''N '.i... May 49, $50
Io,ea os Of India H. $50
JaR Rarcu gSFea 'hina wa eea,''P May H. $50
aTa JaP'G FRA FTsnctsGo Siberia May 90 $50
Tahiti. Marqucsas. cook Islands. New "a - ~
,I,,I ,, Gs1 Frapcisr0tN Sierra NAV q, 80
Hawaii via san Francisco Lurline May y. $50
'S Taroms 0't raco a ,iara May "a $50
Hawaii. Guam. Philippines via San
TranciscoI--C ) Transport. ...... May 81. = 10
FIJI Islands. samoa New Zealand.
australia lyIa Vancouver Makura June :, 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
LEAF TOBACCO MEN DINE
Trust Dissolution Gave Them Little Re
lief. They Say.

The annual convention Of the National
Cigar Leaf Tobacco Association ended last
night with dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria.
Nearly two hundred and fifty delegates
from all sections OF the country. repre-
senting independent growers. packers and
importers Of tobacco leaf. were present.
At the afternoon session Monday the con-
vention passed a resolution cOndcmning
the attitude of President Taft toward the
tobacco trust, stating that the rcorganiza-
tion Of the American Tobacco Company as
effected by him was farce and made con-
dtionS as unboarable as before. At the
same time they indorsed the policy Of eX-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Official Record and Forecast. Washington.
MAY Il The Mississippi River IS now falling
from cairo to New Orleans and, unless heavy
rains intervene, 81 will continue to fan steadily
although Al first slowly However high stages
will continue throughout the present month be
low Ncksburg At y. M. to daN the stag" at
New Orleans was ~ feet falling break
occurred this morning In the le'eo on the left
bank. near Ncstor, La. about htty five miles
below New Orleans This may cause some dam
age 10 the oyster beds.
There has been a decided fan IN pressure over
interior districts with a moderate depression
over Eastern Minnesota. There is also a dis
turbauce over Northeastern Mexico. and the gen
eral result has been rains In the Rocky Noun
tain region and showers in the plains and west
CUR states tho upper Mississippi Valley and
the western upper lake region. and locally IN
the upper ohio VALLEY and the middle Atlantic
states.
Temperatures are still low for the season. al
though they have risen over all districts except
New England the Ohio Valley. the Gulf states
and along the north Pacific coast. Frosts o.
CURED generally his morning over the Northern
and Western states. except in the Northeast
storm warnings are displayed on western Lake
Superior
Steamers departing Wednesday for European
ports will have moderate winds, mostly south.
with cloudy weather. 80 the Grand Banks
Forecast for special Locaiiiics.-For the Dis
rict Of Columbia and Virginia. unsettled to-day
oud probably Thursday light variable winds
For Western Pennsylvania. unsettled ana
slightly warmer today showers at night or
Thursday; moderate winds. mostly southwest.
FIR Western New York fair and slightly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
HOLD MAN ARRESTED BY WIFE

Ezekiel PIatt the staten Island building
contractor who was arrested" on Broad
way Tuesday afternoon by woman who
claimed to be his wife. is still being held
for examination. In the Domestic ReIa-
tons Court Yesterday Plat declared that
he had divorce from the woman and was
In no way responsible for her affairs. He
was detained and will bc given a chance
to-day 10 prove his assertions about the
divorce. The charge preferred by his cap
tor was abandonment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS.

Colombo. MAY Il Bloemfontein CBr. New Yort
for singapore. Manila and Yokohama.
81 Michaels. May II Roma Fr) New York ant
Providence for Lisbon Marseilles. etc
Port Natal. May 13-Aros Castle Orr. New
York, Via Cape Town. Algoa Bay and Eas
Angra. May II, m Roma Gr). New Yorl
and Providence for Marseilles
Cherhourg. May II. ? m, Kaiser Wilhelm de-
Crosse GER, New York via Plymouth fol
Bremen land proceeded.
London May li-Mnnctonka CBn. New York
sydney. y w. May Deficiencies (Gcr). New
York via Cape Town and Melbournes
Rosario. May 10 81 Ronald (Br. New York via
ST Lucia Montevldeo. etc
Para. May IL Bonface (RrD. New York anC
Liverpool, May l4-Lustania Br). New York
via Fishguard
Brow Head. May A-Vctorla Lulse (Ger New
York for Plymouth. Cherbourg and Hamburg
reported by wireless telegraph $50 miles
southwest at 1925 M: due at Plymouth
about I:30 to morrow.
Trieste. MAY io-Columbia Auso, New York
Grand Rassanr. May 0-Dcgama dBD. New York
via Madeira and Las Palmas.
Bunder Abbas. May io-Gogovale 0Br. New
Rio de Janeiro, May l2-Afrcan Prince tBrl
New York for Santos
Dover. May "A. 1045 a III Finland. New York
for Antwerp land proceeded
Port said, MAY -Dacre Castle (Br), New
York for Manila; Kennebec lBr. New York
VIA Malta for Penang. Port swetenham and
singapore SAILED.
Para MAY 12-Christopher OBJ. New York
Algiers May l2-Wesden Obi from Manlla),
New York
Barbados. NAV 10 Clement CRr, from New
yorkO, Para; Gregory (BD 0rom Para, New
York.
Sabang NAV t3-St Patrick (BD from Manila
New York
Naples. NAV o-San Giorglo dtaD. New York.
RIO dc Janeirc. May 10-Woglindo Ger, New
Huelva. NAV II Indiana ,BD New York
Durham MAY l2-Indrashri (Br) from New
York and Norfolk, Yokohama
PASSED.
Gibraltar, MAY 15-San Gusliemo utab. New
York for Naples; i4th. Rheinfels Ger. New
York for Algers. Port Said and Bombay.
Fernando Noronha. MAY f-Clan Macmillan
,Br,. New York via u Lucia for Cape Town,
etc.
Gerlm. MAY 10 Swat ,Br), New York for Bom-
bay and Calcutta.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
NO BOX BOND RECEIVER.

Newark, n. j.. May H.-Vice- Chancellor
Howell to-day dismissed the rule to show
cause why receiver should not be an
pointed for the United Box Board COMPANY.
o s-o'""'o" toI 20, a.ion w lrlusIiis 10 ap-
chancellor said the aflidavits submitted bv
Charles f.. Bell. OF Ohio. the petitioning
bondholder were not sufficient to prove that
thu. concern is insolvent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15

President Roosevelt on the sam" subject
and pledged themselves to support him In
his GGht for the nomination.
At later session. however. Fl was found
that the resolution as adopted had created
a feeling Of bitterness among many OF
the members. and by a vote the indorse-
mont Of Roosevelt for President was with
drawn and only his attitude Oh the tobacco
question Endorsed.
The annual election OF officers resulted In
Aaron b. Hess, Il lancaster Penn, being
chosen president: Frederick Griffen. Of
Wlnstcd. Conn. Nice-prcsident; Charles T..
Long. of Lancaster secretary. and Fred
crick Cranz Of New York, treasurer. Di-
roctors were also elected. The convention
next year will be held at Dayton. Ohio.
SUNDAYS NEW YORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
GIRL CRUSHED TO DEATH IN LIFT

Mary Focrth, cashier OF publishing
house was damned against the top OF the
door Of the elevator shaft on the first floor
of the ten story building at Nos II and i3
West 18th street early yesterday morning
thrown back down into the basement and
received injuries from which she died
twenty minutes later In the New York Hos
pital. The elevator man was arrested.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
WIRELESS REPORTS.

The Berlin reported "a 1913 miles east Of sandy
Hook az 900 a m YESTERDAY Is expected to dock
carly this morning
The United states. reported 1913 miles east
% sandy Hook 22O . IN yesterday, is en-
ptcted 10 dock this morning.
The kronprinz Wilhelm. reported as 1913 mites
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15

Highest temperature yesterday. 90 degrees
! at - y. M; lowest, ~. average, -; aver
age FOR corresponding date last year, 80. aver
years, 30
Local forecast: Unsettled to-day. showers
! Tonight or Thursday; moderate variable
winds rrc.tly south
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
'Rrings mail
OUTGOING STEAMERS.

Mall Vessel
,--aot ror Line closes. sails
Co.. pa T, s 30 a IN 1900 m
Bermudian. Bermuda, Quebec. V;OV ~ 20 20 % -,
santa Marta. colon. y f 90. ~ III - ~ "a :. n,
Seminole San Domingo, clyde. ~ W III % = W
Panama Cristobal. Panama. IL ~ III Pc, 90 ~,
w., - 49, II 900 m
America, Napes, Italian. .... J, On - m
Marcos. Galveston, MaiFy.. 90 y ~
Huron jacksonville. clyde. i''o ~
THURSDAY. MAY Is
Amerlka Hamburg H-A.... $50 m o.on o II.
Ia Savoie. Hayre. French. ZOO m ~" III
Cedric. Liverpool. S....... SD q III - 10 20 ~
hernia Funchai, Cunard. o.. 300 m I='''iH
Moro Castle Havana, Ward l2:up m -,
Frutera, Belize, 4 r co. 80 m 80 J III
Anron rrlstohal Panama If 30 a m 300 m
t tmi,p,', Ifa,'u ii 200 D m 300 p m
& = Tietgen. Chagen, - \. -~ 80 III
e of Savannah. Savan n, say. ~ III
Chippewa. Brunswick. CLYDE. - iVV !"
FRIDAY, MAY II.
,,i...ro,.. t,,o 10 T,,oiro q 20 = N . 90 a m
scguran.a. Nassau. Ward. 90 m 3W p m
] Willem III H1yti. RINl. Il ~ m -, ~ y III
Santiago Tampico. Ward l. y" y" III -
A'apahJe. Jacksonville, ,l'de - ~" "'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15

\ slim man woke IN Il.
other day
Had never realized that q,
Spring suits, 81 to IS cbet
were cut for slim men as we'll y
youths.
Didn't know they were bta
on lines specially adapted ~
slim figures h ght The,
were just bigger men suits ct
down.
Had always thought himself
the high priced taiIor's ess
mark.
Punched himself to find if h
really was awake when hi
found out the variety and vain
we offer in these slim men,
sizes.
Four distinctly differem
models quantities of patterns
SIC to S32.
Big men get Just as b.
values for their money.
Extra big sizes in everything
men wear.
Straw hats.
ROGERS PEET COMPANY,
Three Broadway Stores
at at
Warren St. 18th ST. stths,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
ocei Official Record.

local Official Record. Tho following onciai
record from the Weather Bureau shows the
changes In the temperature for the last twenty.
four hours IN comparison with the correspond
ing date nf last
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
INCOMING STEAMERS.

cast Of SANDY Hook at 40 m yesterday Is ~
peced 10 dock this morning.
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g. M 10
: a NJ ...ht

On1cial observations 81 United states weather
bureaus taken at y. N. Yesterday follow:
hTf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
HIGH WATEt

Sunrise. ii3. sunset 10: moon rises. 3:i7
y Don age, 2s
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SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for 81 so year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
Humidity

J y IN 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15

Mr.. Mcfarland produced letter from the
American Tin Plate Company which ne re-
eeiyed in reply to his attempt to secure
certain material from them which they
alone could furnish for the manufacture oil
q special brand of tin plate made by his
frm. This was a demand that he assign
his special brand to the American I'm
Plate Company to make their property III
case he should purchase plate from any
other company in later years. Mr.. Mctar-
land said that he signed the agreement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15

June 8 80
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-07
hospital he was near deaths door. >

hospital he Was near deaths door.
The celebrated cardboard will was
written by Duppler tie day before he
died and reads as follows New Or
cans. March &C. I am In debt .
Mrs. Pennington for my lie II d.
before get 20 81. Louis she IL q
bury me Ny box In the bank vault
IN 81. Louis is 10 be given to her with
contents She has the keys Ten
Thousand dollars Is what osa her
and want her part paid She sill pay
what owe here in New Orleans Niy
bills are settled elsewhere. reyoh'
an wills have a debt with NJ T.
Pennington that money can not pas
signed flank DUPPLER "
Mrs Pennington before her mar
riage was Miss Louise Cunning ant
comes from a noted Missouri family
/ her home having been In Clay county
I No There are also many prom
Dnent members Of the Dunning fam ll
lin Illinois. Her Granduncle Is th'
founder OF an asylum for the lnsar'
lin Dunning III
Her parents died when sine was bl
three wears oi axe she was thei
taken 10 Nou Orleans and has live.
there ever since Mrs Pennington D.
IA trained nurse and specialist Ia Oh
stetriis. having graduated from a..
New Orleans Charity hospital train
ling school some 20 wears ago. in con
lnection with her private hospital sh'
maintains an asslum for walls HAY
ling been an orphan herself an
Thrown upon her own resources iron
learly childhood she knows what
lmeans 10 be- iorsakcn and neglocte
land Is therefore in position 10 syn
nathizc Should II be her good for
tune 10 obtain possession Of the Dun
lpler estate. some OF II will undoubi
cdly be- used for the improyeemn
land maintenance of this charitable II
stitution The New Orleans peopl
are with her in her first and hop
THAT sch n win out
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-07

axis OF the earth. Il revolyes a conf
pass card 20 which the wire support
ing the motor is fastened. BY spe-
cial arrangeemnt the readings OF the
gyro-conpass may be sent all over q
ship by electro wires.
The motor. easement, and all OF
the materials used in the construction
The cost of the instrument when COM
pleted is about Slo,00O. Everything
about the compass is compact and
there IS no superfluous decoration or
trimming.
For several years the German navy
has been experimenting with a gyro-
compass which is apparently much in
ferior 10 the one used by the Unit
ed States navy II must revolve at
rate Of 30 900 revolutions per min
ute. but the standard speed OF the
Spcrry compass is only about $500
revolutions per minute.
The now device was first tested ont
al Hampton Roads when a special
ship Of the navy was equipped with It.
anC sent on a two weeks cruise Ia
make comparison of its working with
the mariners COMPASS, and because
OF their reports the compass viii
/ eventually become standard in thu
navy
For several hundred miles II wa!