River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-11-12

aero destroyer. a wonderful implement of
war operated by Tadium
Congressman Gotz who sells aeroplanes
TO the government. opposes MIN. Meade
meets the colonels daughter. Bernice. to
whom he is already a hero
Gotz publicly announces that Meade's
father was a defaulter and Meade de-
nounces him in turn. creating scene.
Meade loves Bernice He goes back
home Gotz plans to block the accept
ance of the aero destroyer Mexico and
Japan are acting threateningly
Meade writes Bernice that if she or his
country needs him he will come. Mexican
troops invade the United States.
Continued from last Week.
The coloneI nodded. picked up a
desk phone and called the Army and
Navy club After moments wait he
spoke into the tranSmitter. hung up
the receiver and replaced the instru
neut on the desk. He rose. picked up
a silk nat from cctoa corner of the desk
and glanced at his father The two
men left the room.
Meanwhile page was passlnS
through the lounge of the clubhouse
calling. General Harter. Commodore
Seaton. Captain Monsel," as be walked
The men he sought had fOregathered
in comfortable chairs in a recess by an
open window Beside them stood d
table and tray Of ice chilled drinks
served in long. thin glasses and crown
ed with tiny aromatic sprigs Of green.
Harter turned at the voice Of the
page and snapped his fingers. Here.
boy" he hailed in we'll mOdulated ac-
cents The page hurried over. Con
gresham Gotz wishes to meet you
here shortly. sir" said he.
Very we'll" Harter turned back to
his companions
In few moments GotZ entered the
room and came across to where the
three men sat He quickly drew up
another chair Good evening. gen
tlemen'' be greeted as he sat down.
Hope didn't Inconvenience you any
by my request for talk?"
We had nothing on" said Harter.
and we rather wanted to hear your
opinion on the Stillman device. Sup
pose that's what brought you. Glad
you came :"
Gotz nodded Il thought you'd be
wise to what wanted he made an
swer He hitched his chair nearer the
tabla
I've known lot Of theories to
work we'll ON a Small scale and fall
down on a big one" he went on. THE
only way we could prove this thing
right on a practical scale would be to
build one. and that would cost as much
as Il little navy. Now. can we afford
to make an experiment like that? We
know what the boats would do. Sea
ton can tell you But this thing would
be a $20.000OO0 question mark"
1--WE have To admit the question. of
course" said Monsei
And at tnat." GOtz resumed. I've
aren't too sure of the estimated cost
Gentlemen, you know what radium
costs. and you know how hard it is to
get. Stillman claims that his ship rises
by sort OF radium power, and he es
Inmates that a certain amount will float
his full sized craft. But just supposing
grains in amount.
THAT would mean either the failure
to work or an additional outlay, which
might make the thing cost $2O,O00,0OO
$300UO,O00, any figure, before We could
even give it trial. AS business men
is it, ask you, sound proposition:
Can l. as member of the committee
on appropriations. cast vote to gam
BILE to that extent on a problematical
projectY
Harter pursed his lips.
That is the business view of the
matter surely, | admit" he remarked
You look at it from that side, of
course. j. O. We-Seaton and Monsel
and regard it merely from the pro
fessional side At the same time it
does look like a pretty big order
Then, too, the Stillmans say they
would furnish the radium, and the
stuff's pretty hard to get How could
they get it any better than we couldf
I've been thinking about that all day..
j. e. smiled.
so would any man." he returned
Il have myself. Where are they going
to get the stuff? Suppose that after
we'd done our part built ship and
spent lot of money, they were un-
able to do theirsY There is that pos
slbility, as / want to point out, be
cause what other reason can they have
for refusing to clearly outline their
proposition save the need Of secrecy
as TO the source of the radiUm supplyi
If anything should happen to that sup
ply then whatY"
''Radium is indestructible," said
Seaton.
Gotz. suppose they are getting their