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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
THE MARINERS GUIDE.

situated about twelve hundred miles
from the North Pole" continued Mr.. Gill
NOR, rs a polar spot which has a d.
urnal as we'll as an annual motion, or
oscillation. In fact, the earth is a large
magnet, though a weak one, and this spot
Is one OF its poles, and by attracting the
magnetic needle on vessels II has for cent
uries guided the men who went down to
the sea in ships.
Now, the metal OF which the ship is
constructed has magnetic qualities, and
tends TO entice the mariners needle away
from It's northerly position.
ANY change In the disposition OF the
magnetic material OF the ship affects the
needle, and consequently may lead the
mariner astray upon rocks or shoals, or
others hazards OF which he Is constantly
In danger.
zone can imagine how secure is the
safety of those aboard ship during the
dark night or In the heavy fogs that are
frequently encountered when II is neces-
sary TO depend upon the weak magnetic
needle with all it's vagaries and tendencies
10 deviate from the north meridian. In
these days of accurate and scientific
methods it Ia indeed n needed advance
In navigational science to have available
an accurate and dependable instrument
for replacing tho approximate magnetic
compass"
Many are the stories OF truth and nc
ton dealing with thrilling shipwrecks,
that were solely due, according to Mr..
Gillmor, to the indeterminate errors of
the magnetic compass. Those who have
read the works OF that interesting su-
thor of sea stories, Morgan Robertson,
will recall the one entitled The Helix, I"
which relates the adventures OF a pirate
ship In attempting to escape from a
British man-of-war.
Iuat an ,bc yoap.oP-war was abna,t "a
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Mr.. Sperry's Remarkable Continuance the Gy
roscope, Powerful Foe of Gravity and Scot
fer at Electrical Currents, Is Relied Upon
to Cleanse to Large Extent the
Oceans Future Annals of Disaster.

REAT popular interest is being
4 manifested in the recent practical
publications Of the gyroscope. II
fsscinating instrument 1t has al
IS been a puzzle TO physicists. Why,
Instance. does the gyroscope exhibit
~, ngllke Characteristic Of always pull
,.r ofI 10 the side instead Of following the
erection I'm which IT Is urged?
The study Of spinning tops is q deep
hing Il has been by no means the least
ocbiovement IN the great career Of Lord
Kelvin.
III YOU will only think Of It, says Pro
lessor John Perry, N, +. d. Sc, II. f, S,
"the behavior Of the commonest spinning
ron Is very wonderful Ask q ballet
dancer how long she could stand on one
toe without balancing herself with her
arms or d pole, IL she were not spinning;
ask astronomers how many months would
eIapse before the earth would point ever
50 far away from the pole star II it were
not spinning, and, above all. ask a boy
whether hts top IS as likely TO stand up
right upon its peg when It is not spinning
as when IT IS spinning"
All CyrOsCOpic phenomena take place as
tho result Of the operation OF the laws OF
inertia. No matter how complicated ana
apparently mcSpGoabIa the action may be-
II is 20 these laws that all the phenomena
exhibited by the eyroscOpe. top or other
instrument are due.
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minds OF all ages. and long before the So
called scientific era It was surn1ised that
the earth itself was displaying like
phenomena. As knowledge OF the subject
accumulated 1t seemed to tend almost
wholly toward abstraction. Endless and
weary are the volumes OF pure mathe-
mates chargeable to the gyroscope From
out Of this mass OF "undebased theory"
as our forefathers were wont to term i'm
practical theory, Mr.. Sperry CLEANED
fundamental phenomena which gave
promise Of being Of great value to man
kind il such phenomena could be utilized.
The electricity that Franklin obtained
from the skies was not useful in Itself,
but II led TO wonderfully useful results,
so the work Of these early physicists has
led up to the extremely helpful results
with the gyroscope which have already
been obtained.
Mr.. Sperry, IN other words, is laying
the foundation for a new science which,
authorities assert, will greatly increase
the safety OF tho floating millions Of the
world, Will increase the comfort Of pas
sengCr vessels and the efficiency of men
of-war, will make naviEa5le a great per-
centagc OF the waterways heretofore
closed by ice during Il large part OF the
year and will make the navigation Of the
air hardly more dangerous than the navl-
cation Of the water.
Experts believe In the usefulness OF the
principles which Mr.. Sperry Is applying
and in the application OF those principles
which he has made and is making. They
assert that possibilities for many more
applications will develop.
Lieutenant Reginald Everett Gillmor of
the United States navy, resigned from
the service q few days ago TO devote his
energies to the work of the Sperry Gyro-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20

2 gyruscope, the result being that the gyro-
scope impresses a force on the vessel that
causes 1t to react against any tendency
! to roll"
| Mr.. Cillmor was reminded here that the
discussion of this principle IVES the cause
/ Of an incident that occurred recently at
| the navy yard in Washington, so he told
the following story:
MIR Sperry, in company with Naval
] Constructor Taylor. was trying the gyro-
/ scope on some small models OF ships TO
| get an approximate idea of the size OF
| gyroscope necessary for a given anti
/ rolling effect.
after the experiments were finished
one OF the gray-headed bluejackets who
| had been assisting in the work of NOV
| ing models approached Mr.. Sperry and
I asked him what WIS the ohisni az the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
UTILIZING A PRINCIPLE.

Two other devices in which these re-
actions have been utilized. and which on
iheir first trial have produced almost
phenomenal results, are the anti-rolhnG
horoscopes as applied Oh the United
States ship Worden, and the Sperry aero
plane staOlizer. which Is intended TO make
the control Of aeroplanes entirely auto
matte
other devices utilizing gyrOscopic reac-
lions which viii have their trials in the
near future are the rolling gyTos, Tor
keeping ice Dreakwers IN notion the IN
srument known as the roll-and-pitch re-
corder which keeps an accurate record Oh
the roll and pitch Of any vessel on ~hich
y is Installed and the artificial horizon
Which makes II possible 10 obtain accurate
Observations Of the sun or heavenly bodies
for determining the position of ships at
sea
Departures IN engineering and SCI
eAcc have always had to encounter the
inertia and conservatism Of the disoe-
never. There are some who VIII say that
no one can successfully accomplish All
'hese things, that others have failed 100
often. However. the gyroscopic compass
s p.ounced by navigation experts to be
success. also the anti-rolling gyros' anu
the navy men subscribe 20 the demon
Srated correctness OF the fundamentals
that form the basis Of Mr. Sperrys worh'
Who is Mr. Sperry?
To those who are interested In the won
uerful progress which has been made In
the various branches Of science and en-
gneering within the last half century no
romance Is so absorbing as that told py
the lives OF our great engineers.
One Of the most interesting chapters Oh
tAe history Of engineering which our chill
aren viii read will be that which deals
with the life and accomplishments or
elmer 4. Sperry, Of New York, who has
Oeen a pioneer In a great many branches
ot science and whose latest work with
me gyroscope is establishing q new in
u1stry that promises 10 be Of the greatest
Deheht 10 humanity.
mr. sperry was born at Cortland, n.
J., on October ~, 1890 lie studied AT
cornell, under Professors Anthony, Sweet
ana Aoler Many years ago he became
interested in the reactions OF the gyro-
scope
Inc seeming ability Of the gyroscope to
oppose gravity has impressed the ablest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
METHOD OF SUSPENSION.

"Inasmuch as the angular force exerted
by the earth is 80 nearly q linear o.
straight line motion" explained Mr.. Gill;
NOR ats effect on the syroscope would
only make II move slowly into the plane
Of the earth's rotation. An ingenious
method Of suspension Is therefore pro-
vlded. which so impresses forces on the
wheel as TO turn its axis to the north and
south meridian by the shortest possible
paths and in the shortest possible time.
ION moving ship the axis is not ex-
actly on the north and south geographical
meridian. Its lag from that meridian
varies to some small extent with the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20

oeals-that is, the gyroscopic compass.
The United States navy is the first 10
adopt the SDerry gyroscopic compass.
These Instruments have been installed In
the Arkansas, Wyoming. Utah, Florida,
Delaware, North Dakota, Michigan and
South Carolina and on the submarines Ell
and En- where they are IN operation to-
cay. 4 great many more are in process
OF manufacture and will be placed In other
oastiesAips and submarines
The compass was the first application
Of gyroscop.c principles that Mr.. sperry
made and was the first to DO placed Oh
the market as a commercial product. The
field for the utilization OF gyroscOpic re-
actions Is, however almost limItless.
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KEY TO PUZZLE PICTURE.

KEY TO PUZZLE PICTURE.
This casing is further suspended In s.
vertical rims, and this ring Is suspended
within the frame OF the compass. 80 as
to be capable OF movement about a verti-
cal axis, az shown In Figure 2, in which
B is the casing, D the vertical ring IN
which the casing is suspended, and Z the
wire by which the ring ID is suspended.
The frame which carried the top Of wire
f is, by means Of small motor. made TO
move about a vertical axis in such man
ner as constantly TO follow the move
ments Of the gyroscope about that axis
and, as shown In Figure 2, the axle OF the
wheel itself is perpendicular 70 the paper,
and the wheel rotates In the plane OF the
paper, within the casing B.
The frame In which the syroscope II
suspended Is itself suspended within rings
in the stand which supports the compass.
These rings allow the gyroscope to hang
perpendlcularly regardless OF the roll and
pitch Of the ship.
The principle upon which the compass
depends may be illustrated as in Fig. 2,
using a small gyroscope such as those
sold as toys. II the observer considerp
himself as illustrating the axis OF the
earth with his head at the North Pole
and his feet at the South Pole, and holds
the gyroscopc as shown, with its wheel
spinning rapidly, IL he turns from his
right to his left on his heel as pivot the
spinning wheel will turn until its plane
Of rotation is the same as the direction
in which the observer is moving It. This
is exactly what occurs when heavy
wheel, such as that used In the gyro-
scopic compass, is placed on the surface
of the earth.
The string held by the observer is, In
the case Of the compass, replaced by it,
vertical suspension. The wheel is replaced
by the electrically driven wheel already
mentioned.
This wheel is suspended within the ship
by very ingenious mechanical suspen-
sion, which prevents the oscillation and
movements of the ship from affecting II.
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TO spin continuously at q speed OF about
500 revolutions a minute"
The wheel and It's stator are shown in
Figure l. They are both contained within
the casing, within which the wheel Is free
to revoIve, and on the inside OF which
the stator is secured, projecting inside Of
the wheel.
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Continued on seventh mas.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-17
.LUCAS'S DEATH HAS
DAZED CLUB OWNERS
Three Magnates Confer, but
Reach No Decision on New
League Head.

The sudden death Sunday afternoon OF
President W. II. Lucas OF the Union as
ISOLATION has added TO the uncertainty
which surrounds the future OF that or
Sanization Rumored changes In next
years circuit have been frequent. but
well-informed fans do not anticipate any
change in tho lineup OF towns composing
the league. John J. McCloskey OF Og-
den and President Murphy Of the Butte
club were In Salt Lake city yesterday
and conferred with President d G.
Cooley of the local club. The three mag
mates were unanimous In stating that no
plan of action WAS decided on and that
the matter will be decided on a the
annual meeting to be held at an early
date.
The question OF a successor 10 the la to
executive was not discussed at yester-
days conference, according to the state
ment of the Butte. Ogden and Salt Lake
ma gnates. The death OF Prcsident Lucas
was so unexpected that the club owners
sufficiently 10 plan for the future. For
the present. Vice President F. r. Van
De Putte of Great Falls will discharge
the duties OF the presidents office The
league directors probably will meet
within a fo-tnights time to decide on
the successor to Lucas.
Rumors emanatlng from the northern
end of the circuit that Salt Lake and
Ogden may be dropped from the asso-
citation may be discounted In advance Of
the meeting, Section 10 OF article Of
the league constitution provides for IA
unanimous vote of the remaining clubs
TO terminate the membership OF any club
in the association. The Salt Lake and
Ogden arrangements have only to stand
together to defeat any plan for a reduc-
ton of the circuit, and II is safe to as
sumo that Cooley and McCloskey have
an understanding on that point
The. friends and admirers OF BILLY"
Orr. the former Salt Lake shortstop. now
with Sacramento In the Coast league,
Will be gratlfled to learn Of his being
drafted yesterday by the Philadelphia
American league club. While neither Orr
nor any one else has a chance to break
into the Athletics stonewall infleId. Connie
Mack's plan OF securing promising young
players and educating them up TO the
point whom they can replace fading
stars will no doubt be followed in Orr's
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-17
AUTO DRIVERS FOR
CUP RACE SELECTED

MTLWAUKEE. Wis, Sept 16.-Tomor-
row will zee the automobiles whirl around
the eightmile cup racecourse In the first
Of the practice spins preliminary to the
carnival beginning on Friday.
The list of entries will close September
10. Those officially announced tonight
for three events follow:
Vanderbilt cup race-Stutz, Gil And err
son: Stutz. Charles Merz; Flat. Teddy
TeZlan: Mercedes. Philip De Palma ::
Mercedes. Spencer Wishart: Mercedes,
George Clark; Knox Ralph Mulford !:
Lozler. Harry Nelson: Mercer. Hughle
Hughes: Mercer, driver not nominated,
Pabst trophy-Mercer. Hughie Hughes
Mercer. Spencer Wishart; Mason. Nor
timer Roberts: Mercer, Dick Pullen: Fail
car. driver not nominated; Falcar. Ho-
mer Trussell Case. Joe Jagersberger,
Wisconsin motor challenge trophy
Ford, Frank Kulick; Mason. Harry End,-
cott; Mason, Clarence Cramer, Mason,
Roy Snyder; T. NJ. F., Feber.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-17
Results at Anaconda.

special 10 The Tribune.
ANACONDA. Mont, Sept ls-Lady Panchita
ono OF tho favorites in tho fourth event loS
hnr chance to win by running away with Jockey
carrying 12i poundS The results;
FlTSt rncc. futurity selling. three,
yosr-olds and up-Deccncy. Io3 HuD g 10 !
TO 2 to Q, won; Tippy. 1o3 Forsytho) 5 Ia
!, to l. TO 8. Hecoud; Port Malone IlS
tRooncy), 70 70 |, to l. To 3 third. Time.
Harmon II FrieSc and Maatcr Guy also ran
Second race. futurity course selling thrco year
olds aod up-originator lo6 CE. Cotton). 10 /.
II ~ S. 20 S. won: LIttcton 1O7 (Rnnover)
10 10 8: 20 5 10 IN. second: Lady Adelaide
lo3 Is. Johnson, 10 !, 10 I. evon third
Time. n Tho Fad. wa6anan. Gibson and Rob"
crt Mitchell also
and up-cool. I2 10. NicoD. 10 10 8 s to &.
IL 20 20. won; Miss Korn. 1os tCsvannueh) II
10 g. TO .. to g. second; Balronia. 1oS (HO,
ID 20 5: oTen. to 8. third. Time. fIs
Grctchon @. and Shawnee also ran.
Fourth Taec. hve furongs. hsndicap-Tcrn' 4
won; Napn Nick. io3 tForsythe) 20 ]. to s,
20 20 oecoud, stHrtIcr 1oi tormoE) - M 4
rs to l. 20 I. third. Time 1905 as LADY
Panchi,s also
Fifth rncs. ono mile selling three. year -ola,
and up-Edna Stuart. III CHanoverl . 70 5 (
10 8, 10 10. 10 Z. second; Hommcrawny iI5
%. Nlcol. 10 !. 10 I. 20 3 third TImc
1880 Is. Ben Uncss Hal Nasmerito McAi,n
and Gront Jubilee also ran.
sixth race. ak furongS. selling thr.o.vc,-
oIdJ and upwnrd-Dcnnto. ii2 ID NIcoN Ia
10 L. evon, IN 3 second. Engrnvor l0T rs
Johnaonl to 5, 10 .. TO 2. th,rd Time
1913 $50 Msndndoro. Charley grne, scd,, eS,
plrc and Shooting Spray also ran.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-17

a prize for the winner will be given.
10 the driver getting the farthest away
from the official time. prize will he
given to the driver who reports the most
grief on the trip, and still another prize
70 the driver accompanied by the grea lest
number OF women, with a bouquet for
each OF the women.
All drivers must obey the stete road
laws on the run. which are tho only rules
OF driving made by the comulttee A
safe and sane" time will be selected no
the Provo committee
Chairman w. II. Ellison OF the COM
mlttee In charge yesterday wrote the
Weber club OF Ogden asking that . :
large delegation as possible be sent
from Ogden, All coming from Ogden will
be allowed TO enter the contest from
Salt Lake to Provo. One ambitious an
tomobile owner wrote from Lehi yeater
day asking II he would be permitted "a
come TO Salt Lake and start Chairma n
Ellison wishes IL distinctly understood
that every car in the state can start in
the contest, without regard to where ths
owner resides. He says this In a sta
wide movement and not n Salt Lake AZ
fair and there is no limit on the number
or starters.
Yesterday was "red tag day" and the
committee In charge decorated hundreds
OF cars With red tags advertising the Sat
urdays run.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-17

failed to put in the necessary amount
OF work last semester, and consequent.
ly would not be allowed TO play.
Each evening Of practice finds a few
new men on the field, but last night
practically the entire galaxy of stars
was out, and the hopes for fine bunch
Of material fully realized Those who
made their initial appearance last
night were ex-Captain Lon Romney,
Sam Olesen, Ray Dillman, Vic Hamp-
ton, Earl Holmstead, Milt Love, Ervinc
Erickson. Pinkey Sommers and Jesse
Miller,
These men alone are almost enough
to compose winning team, and with
the bunch that had reported for the
earlier practice the squad presents the
most formidable front from the pre-
liminary training standpoint that ever
began a year on the east bench.
1t was thought that in most cases
the men who have not had the ad.
vantage Of the past weeks work would
be short on wind and would be unable
to keep mp the pace set by the others.
Such was not the case. though. because
the men were either able to stand the
strain through their good physical con.
d1tion or did it on their nerve.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-17
BUCKHOR|v WINS THE
KENTUCKY INAUGURAL
High Private, Favorite for Big
Race, Finishes in the
Rear Rank.
By International News Service


LEXINGTON. Ky, Sept 16.-Buckhorn.
we'll ridden by steele and paying $50 10
81 in the mutuals, won the Kentucky In
augural, the feature Of the opening day
OF the fall meeting. Results
First rnce FIVE and half furlongs--ChIlton
King, io7 (Koornor). $50. $3.50 and $3.50
Sam Hrseh iio (Estop). si.7o aud So so. second
MnrShon. ioa (Moleswortnl. *5.l0, thlrd. limo.
;0S. Duchess Dafy. Ardclon. Trojan Belle
sumptuous Toy and sprightiy Miss also ran.
Second race, 1--WE md half furongs-Hsw-
thorno. III tLoftus), $40, 80. so and 81 50.
Floral Park log (Buxton) Sl2 md $3.50. sec
oud: Star OF Danube. los tMolesworth). ST.
third. Time, 1907 1-6. Nobby. Doncrnl and
Rosturtum also
Third race. ak turlonEs-Hoen Barhes. Ill
tSteeD, 81 60 81 oud $40. won; Kootenay, loi
tEstopl. $3.50 and $40. second. Caugh Hill lo7
(kocrno0. $3.50. third. Time. LIE a-5. T. NJ.
Green, Casey Jones and Tho Turk also ran.
Fourth raco. milo and slItoonth-Buckhorp
cess Galway. los tpuxtou). $3.50 and s5, Sec
ond: Any Port. 100 (sryin). SIS e.ao third. Time
1:4s. John FurlonG, Sun oueon. High Private
Belle Horse, Star Bottle wIntersrcou and Do
also ran.
Fifth race six trrlongs-Morrlck 100 tFa!n)
81. 10. $3.50 md s3.1O, won: Helene lOs (Bux-
toni, $40 and s3.2o. second: Feather Dustor
ioa Koorncrl, So 90 third. Time, 1:l3 2-5 Font
Duqucsno, Working Lad. PIcrro Dumas and Nc
Clintock also ran.
Sixth race. mile and an oighth-Flying Fect
100 tBorcD, $500. 80 30 and $3.50. Limpet
los tKoerncr) $3.50 and $40. uecond: Nicias
100 tCallohan) $3.50 third. Time 1884 As
Dick Baker and Salnn also
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-17
AutoDrivers Prepare for Run

Final arrangements for the sealed con-
test run OF the Automobile Club OF Utah
were made yesterday. The committee in
charge met at the Commercial club and
decided upon all details. The sealed oon-
test Is part OF next Saturdays pro-
gramme and from tho interest already
shown by automobile owners thore IS
every reason TO believe II will be a grent
success.
Under the rules OF the contest the
run will start from Salt Lake at 8 O'clock
From then until / o'clock starters can
leave at will and the contest will close
at Provo ct $3.50 .. m. This stretch Of
time will give all contestants a chance
to leave Salt Lake alone and not be
bothered with crowded road conditions
The sealed time Is left to a committee
Of three to be appointed by the Provo
Commercial club. This committee will be
instructed to meet and select the time
at 10 o'clock Saturday in Provo, or one
hour after the 1rst car has left for Provo.
The scheduled time selected by this com
| mittee win be sealed and not opened un-
| I'll after the last car arrives In Provo.
when 1t will be made known.
The tine Of the start OF every car from
| Salt Lake will be taken here and a card
with this time given to tho driver OF
the car, He Will be checked In AT tho
| Provo control. his time again taken and
| recorded. The person coming the near
| est TO the time selected by tho commit
tee will be named the winner
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-17
Ashton May Return toLineup

There was JOY among the University
students when it was learned yesterday
that there is still possibility Of vii.
lard Ashton's returning to school,
Wiz" played fullback last wear. and
the way he hit the line on offense and
backed it up on defense was revela-
ton. Lack of funds kept him from re-.
turning, and he accepted position as
coach of the Granite team for the win.
ter.
He is eager to come back, how
ever, and announced yesterday that If
it were possible for him to find some
work around school he would return.
From now on every one will be hunt
ing for job for ovid"
The Joy over Ashton 3 possibility of
playing was partly offset by the news
that Bill Yates has been ruled Off the
field by tho eligibility committee.
Every one around the Institution was
ready to see Bill slip into the place
left vacant by Reed WINNER. when
the committee announced that be had