Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-02

ALREADY existent GElu Gill Evans ~
utilize it by means which l have dis
covered. 1t is concentrated. II we
want to make use Of electricity out OF
the earth we concentrate that. II we
utilize the current or the tide. we have
to concentrate, because it is very wide.
The same thing is true OF the wind.
1t is necessary to build engines TO pro-
duce thousands of horse power. My
device is utilized in such way that 1t
is almost condensed energy. We can
produce thousands and hundred OF
thousands of horse power. The most
improved locomotive has 5000 horse
power. The source of the energy is
! very great. We can make 100 horse
! power from a machine with 10 horse
power with small change. 1t is
! portable. and you can carry it from
| place to place. We can build thou
sands Of horsepower. 10000 if neces-
| sary, by connecting wheels"
| The discoverer Is very earnest. He
| frankly admits that his claims are open
| to ridicule because of a prevailing
prejudice or conviction among a GER
tain class that energy can not be pro-
duced without expense but he says:
Il tell you there is no expense in the
economy of nature in the production OF
energy. l am not claiming that will
produce energy by magic, but will tell
| you that l have discovered a natural
force that we can utilize and have en-
ergy as we like, without toll or ex-
pense.
| Il will not bring any argument to
| convince
positive fact, after an experiment of
years, and after working for years,
that l can demonstrate it before any
body and convince any man of COM
mon sense. | can lay down my draw
| ings before scientists and can convince
them in fifteen or twenty minutes that
| have accomplished this work"
| Giragossian's success in winning
Congress to consideration OF his
claims was the climax OF life of
tragedy. He was born in Armenia a.
about the time Of the Civil War in
America. The records of his birth
were lost and he does not know his
own birthday. He says he Shas been
told two dates, one of which makes
MN ffty-three and the other fifty
y
says:
MY fathers name was r. X.
Giragoss. In his early manhood he
was treasurer for the Ottoman Govern
Inent for eighteen years in our section
OF Armenia. After that he became a
merchant. Ife was killed by the Turks
IN the general massacres Of 1895 and
1896. At the same time my brother
and one son We're killed.
IN my youth was a merchant with
my father and represented him at
Constantinople. Then he let me go to
study medicine in France. Instead of
remaining | came to America from
france as traveller November 20
1891 Armenians enticed me 70
America. After reaching here opened
a store in Worcester. Mass"
! The idea of the existence of an I'M
known energy had been in his head
from his earliest youth. He used to
watch the half-dozen horses in his
fathers mill grinding wheat, and he
was constantly seeking some way to
get rid of the horses. This idea was in
ms mind, he says. when he came to
America, and it grew with each wear.
| steam and the ordinary powers in use
never occurred to him in the question
! OF the application Of energy. HIS
mind was fixed on the discovery Of
some new method. His idea finally
dominated him. but he was without
funds, had no knowledge Of machinery
ana dld not know the English
language. He went to work in a ma
hine-shop to acquaint himself with
machinery. and then to Boston where
! he engaged in trade to furnish him
with the money that he needed. The
! Post Dispatch says:
! Glragossians final discovery of the
principle he was after flashed over
him one morning about three or four
o'clock.
1T had been lowering abou, NV
mind in a general way for two or three
days" he declared. II was in the
habit of getting up at various hours of
the night to write my thoughts. and
/ kept pen and paper on a table by my
bed. When l awoke that morning Il;
was there plain. That had been work
ing in my mind while l slept without
my being conscious of it. just as every
body's mind is working"
| The inventor, or discoverer then be-
gan long task of perfecting his work.
! Thirteen years later, or total of
seventeen years. he finally perfected his
machine and saw it work as he had
planned.
He has been working to get special
protection from Congress over two
, years. Resolutions to grant it to him
have been introduced from time to time
by Representative Church of Cali
fornfa. Tague of Massachusetts and
others. "Garabed" was regarded as a
joke and did not get serious considera
ton until leaders were impressed with
the claims made for it as a war-meas-
ure.
The object Of the resoluti~ns was to
provide for the demonstration of
"Garabed" and to secure GiraEosslan In
his rights If the invention is practic
able. 1t Furthermore gives the United
States the right to use the device with
out charge.