Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-04
WOULD END THE war
GIragosslan's Claim Is To Be Con-
sidefed.
CONGRESS PRACTICALLY UNANIMOUS
The Armenian Inventor Either Has
Something or He Has Nethino-lf
He has What He Says He Has Il
Will End tho War and IL Hs Has
Nothing il Will Do no Harm.

| Will End the War and u no has
| Nothing il Will Do no Harm.
Correspondence News and Courier.
Washington. Dec. 31.-Congress is
determined that a test shall be made
of the claim Of Garabed T. X. Gira-
gossian OF Boston, that he has made a
discovery or invention whereby 1t Is
possible to obtain and use energy
without limit. except the capacity Of
machinery to receive 1t. and without
cost except that Of repairing the
wear and tear due to the mach!nery's
operation.
II Giragossian has done what he
himself believes, and what he has
been able to make great many
members Of congress also believe
that he has done 1t will be a COM
paratlvely simple matter for the Uni
ted States to end the war without
waiting for millions Of our soldiers
to get to the firing line in Europe.
Ships and aeroplanes could cross and
recross the ocean without stopping for
fuel, and nitrates for fertilizer or
munitions could be produced in album
dance anywhere.
Give Benefit Of Doubt.
or course. most people here. as
they would be elsewhere. are inclined
to be skeptical about Mr.. Giragos-
slams ability to demonstrate his mys-
terious claim. 1t sounds too good to
be true, but II is felt, that, vouched
for as he Is by many Of the best
citizens of Boston and by Represen-
tatives Olney and Tague, and having
made upon the committee on patents
and upon all others who have heard
him the impression both Of remark
able intelligence and entire sincerity,
the country would be doing n fool
hardy thing not to find out what there
is in his idea. II there Is nothing In
II the country will lose nothing, and
II there is success in it the inventor
should have proper protection, provid-
ed the rights Of the government to
use the invention freely are reserved.
The house committee on patents re-
ported just before the Christmas re-
cess a resolution providing for a test
OF Giragossian's invention. protect
ing his rights and giving the govern
ment the privilege Of using the inven-
ton for its own purposes without
charge.
After several hours Of vociferous
objection from considerable minor
ity, which did not want one man sim
gled out in this way while other
inventors have to go the usual .1nd
tedious process through the patl
~ the -resnlutinn- ~ r. paaa{I
| fight came on ordering the resolution
to a vote, the division Of this being
l62 yeas and Is nays. In recogni-
ton Of this proof that the advocates
OF the resolution had q SUFFICIENT ma
jority, there was no roll call on the
pa ssage. which was viva voce. Only
three South Carolina members were
present. Two Of them. Messrs. Mich
oils and Dominick, voted yea. Rep
resentative Byrnes voted nay. All Of
the five North Carolinians and eight
Georgians present voted yea.
What Will Wilson Do7
There Is no question about the sem
ate's stand, as that body has already
passed similar resolution. The only
thing in doubt is the presidents atti-
tude. He pocket-vetoed the similar
measure which was passed toward the
close Of the special session last fall.
That is to say, he did not sign the
resolution before the adjournment OF
the session, and that killed It under
the constitution.
The presidents course Is explained
| by some as having been due simply
to lack Of time to look into the
merits Of the proposition. According
to this argument, the executive would
have vetoed the resolution outright IL
he had come to O definite opinion OF
an unfavorable nature.
However this may be, congress Is
going to put the "Garabed" up to Mr..
Wilson this time In the mildest Of the
session, and then he will either have
to veto II or permit It to become law
without his signature, which It Will
do II he does not return 1t to congress
within ten days Of Its transmissa'. 10
him. The pocket veto operates only
at the end Of session.
In it's report in favor Of the resolu-
ton which the house adopted and
which will probably 60 to the presi-
dent by agreement Of the senate be-
fore long, the patent committee OF
the house makes these interesting OBJ
servations on the dificulties In the
way for American inventors:
Edison Quoted Effectively.
by granting the opportunity to
Mr.. Giragossian to demonstrate the
practicability OF his invention or dis
covery as provided by the resolution
the government would be at no ex-
pense whatever, and would be- -requir-
ed to grant only what every sane,
unseIfish person would gladly grant,
viz: The exclusive right to make,
use and sell the same for all pur-
poses, except use by the government
for its own purposes. -,
Mr.. Giragossian has been led to
insist upon the plan Of protection set
out In the resolution because OF his
familiarity with the experience OF
others. Mr.. Thomas A. Edison. refer
ing to the patent laws and procedure,
in May. 1915. said:
"'Unhappily there Is absoluate cer-
tainty that under our present patent
laws the poor devil Of an invontor
would never receive any reward for
It. have never made anything out
of inyenting. The money that keeps
all these men busy In the works
here l got from manufacturing and !
have long ceased to expect anything
/, else. I suppose invent ~ much -
.y.- huf the nafh tn the patent once