The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-12-06
9 Prof. Wood
Gaze Wonderful
Entertainment


Wood at the First Methodist church
Thursday night In connection with the
II. H. c. A. Star. Course series OF en-
terainments on the ultra violet ray
and It's possibilities as q revolutionixer
Of mechanic arts. and. In deed. OF
science itaelf. was one of the most
marvellous and Interesting ever given
IN Canon City under any auspices. The
uitss violet ray is force in nature Of
which little ia known. but may. when
It's potentiaiities are fully uasped OF
civilization and open up to the world
one OF the great secrets OF the uni
verse. While Its existence is known
at the present time its iiiimitable pow
er and usefulness to man when under
human control opens up tremendous
he1d for speculation and liz an incent-
I've TO scientific research and investi-
1 alton.
Prof. Wood In his lecture Thursday
night did not confine himself TO dis
cuseion Of the ultra violet ray and Its
adaptation to the uses OF huamity, but
Ssddressed himself to other wonders OF
sci-ntifiic achievement. including the
gyroscope. q torpedo with ears and
numerous other devices. which have
been turned over to the United States
government for the prosecution OF the
war. The marvels Of the gyrascope.
an invention OF Prof. Woods daughter
Is setting aside some OF the longac-
cepted theories OF science was the
source OF the utmost interest to all. To
sshow what Il will accomplish as n sta
biilzer Of balance Prof Wood operat-
cd q small car back and forth across
the auditorium OF the church on a
~ire. demonstrating the possibility OF
srunning carriages on monorail for
the transportation OF passengers and
freight from one end OF the country to
the other. by means of the gyrascope
70 holding the center OF gravity direct
ly over the rail cars can be operated 10
perfect safety at . high rate Of speed.
aitho all OF the weight may be on one
side Of the carriage. The affinity be.
tween the action OF the gyrascope and
the positive and negative poles OF the
sarth was clearly shown. but the con
nection between them IL q problem
that science has not yet determined
The gyrascope In also used as q sta.
! biiirer In aeropiane Nights and has
> been adopted in the aircraft service
OF all OF the warrins nations Of Europe
~ ven ax Of America. Prof. Wood ex-
hibited q gyraseopc that he used IN
making an Acroplane nishf at Fort
sam Houston. San Antonio. Texas. for
the government several years ago.
~ fts use an acrop,anc cannot turn
s,ver In the air unless the pilot de-
sires Il 70 do 90.
The dictsEraph is an Invention of
Prof. Woods and II ears. resembling
to come extent human ears. hear and
rcord on highly rcnsitired phono-
graphite plates the sentiments OF POO
pie about them. Several people. ac-
oordfng to Prof Wood. have been con-
vicfcd OF sedition and punished by the
government thru tho operation Of the
nov mechanical device. The -ears-
arc usually concealed In the form OF
decorations In houses and public halls.
or under chairs and in other unexpect-
ed piaccs.
sReccauy an anti.Amcrfcan. accord.
,Ahe To Prof. Wood. attended one Of his
lectures In q town in northern Cali.
fornia. In which the inventor said: III
had my way every American auto
r,obiiist would have 10 carry an Am
African DAG on his car" The anti-Am-
esican muttercd: III I had friend
who put an American nag on his ma.
chine I'd tear Il on"
The -ear" In the lecture mill heard
and recorded the unpstriotic remark.
The police Judge. before whom the an.
ti-Amefican was taken the next day to
explain his scditfous utterance. ord
cred that the prisoner fly an Ameri-
can Tag In front of his home aod hoist
il each day himself. He did for q few
ssya and then quit. ut the samc time
juduiging in biaHphemous TRADE
.sgaiust the flas and nation. An ear
which recret service men had con.
cesicd near Old Glory overheard him.
sd hs is now serving jail sentence.
Prof. Wood told how n bunch of
counterfeiters in New York. who had
siong eyaded detection by federal au-
thorities. were caught and brot to jus
sics by means Of ears concealed In
The hAts OF secret service agents OF
the government.