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at angles no regular railroad would
ever think OF attaining. Furthermore,
in view of what has appeared, Il will
be realized that the cars do not have
to be of such ponderous weight as are
the present day ones. They can be
constructed OF aluminium alloy and
could weigh one quarter OF the weight
of the ordinary car and still be safe.
There was only one real disadvan-
tagc OH a railway of this sort During
the winter the formation Of ice and
snow on the rails tended 10 put the
entire road cut Of business becau e
no means could DE found TO do away
with the forming of ice and the conse-
qucnt unevenness or roughnes5 Of the
track. This, however, would not worry
cur present day engineers for the
simple reason that our trains would
probably carry some electric heater
in front Of each train, thus melting
the ice as fast as it formed.
We have day means for propcl-
ling the gliding railroad which is as
simple as it is efficient. The writer
proposes the use Of single track,
each car having two hydraulic shoes.
The car is held upright hv means Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
No Water Lost

III '%"SH n 1 as',s a. "''s s. a sss
idea to recover nearly all the
water. Running near the edge Of the
hydraulic shoe will be found an an
nular suction chamber, which is con-
nected to q suction tube 1t will be
realized that as quickly rs the water
is pressed out from under the shoe it
must pass the suction chamber, and
here it is sucked back to the water
reservoir OF the train to be used all
over again. With this ingenious ar
rangement it will be readily seen that
practically no water is lost except q
minute quantity used in wettinx the
rail, and this loss a train amounts to
only gallon or two a mile, even for
q heavy train.
A very Important and as a matter
OF fact the most inpo, tant. part of
this railway is that, s.nce the cars
glide on water, they can be made 20 run
| with marvellous ease.
! NJ. Girard already demonstrated that
l six-year-old child could move "A stand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
0YROSCOpE

rubber, otherwise the water would
squirt out between the rails. OF
course, we would not have this Difficult
ty to-day, because we would simply
weld the rails, making n uniform piece
of metal. This was NJ. Girard's greatest
source or trouble The other great
difficulty was TO propcl tho train,
There was used in Paris at one time
an arrangement that was whcelless.
Inasmuch as no wheels are used, and
because the hydraulic shoes have no
tractivc effect thems elves, entirely new
means must be provided to move the
train. The old French idea is shown
IN this illustration, where rail rack
was run all along between the two
main tracks, while a revolving pinion
engaged with this rail rack. The train
derived its energy from an electric
third rail and shoes which operated
the electric motor; this in turn worked
the pinion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

change her position TO any place
most satisfactory for carrying on
operations in recovering the cargo.
Cargoes sunk for many years can
be raised in good condition, for the
water usually acts as a preserva
tive Of raw materials. Coal, for
instance, is improved by reposinsr for
Il century beneath the seas. Marine
salts enter the porous surface and
become Undecided in the coal. in
creasng its powers of combustion.
Pig iron does not rust on the floor
of the ocean; it is only when brought
to the surface that it corrodes.
Captain Reginald Humphreys. f.
~, in speaking Of the action Of the
sea on vessels and merchandise
says:
wooden ships, after being sunk,
are rapidly covered with a marine
growth which forms a sort of lime
deposit and preserves the WOO. in
some cases for several centuries. We
arc informed by one of the under
writer's Of New y erik who had CHARGE
OF the salvage operation on the Ore
gon that bicycles were brought I'd
from her hold that had been in the
water over four months and yet
looked as bright as when they went
down; also silks the outer folds of
which only were injured"
Some wines that had been recov-
cred from a vessel sunk about fifty
years brought S75 a bottle at auc.
ton. Gold and some other metals
glass and precious stones arc never
affected.
A new avenue of wealth is opened
to the world by means Of the salvsr.
ing submarine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
H. Gernsback
in The Electrical Erperimen

in The Electrical Erperimentcr
~ INCE the advent Of the steam
locomotive, in the early fiji
~ ties of the last century, no
progress whatsoever has been made
as far as speed of our railways is
concerned We are to-day not rid
ing any faster either in our electric
or steam railways than our grand
fathers did sixty years ago. 1t is
true that we have greatly improved
everything else as far as comfort,
safety, etc, Is concerned, but the
speed has not been increased what
soever. Sixty miles an hour was
an everyday occurrence sixty years
ago, and was attained by many
trains. Today the average speed
of the steam or electrical railways
does not approach more than fifty
miles.
What are we to do? In our big
cities we are running streetcars on
the surface, trains on elevated rail
roads and down in the subways. The
more roads we build the more acute
becomes the shortage Of transportation
az far as passengers are concerned, and
in any big city transportation facili-
ties are always wofully behind the
actual demand. In the morning every
one goes to business about the same
time and in the evening every one
must ride home-our so-called rush
hours. Tho density of travel thus
becomes enormous, particularly IN cities
like New York or Chicago, where con-
ditions, as is we'll known, are intoler-
able, and In many CITIES disgraceful.
If it were possible to operate our rail
roads with safety only two or three
times as fast as they are cumming now
it stands to reason that everybody
would have seat, an impossible con-
dition now.
We cannot run our trains faster
than they run now without encouraging
accidents such as collisions, derail
ments, etc. AS far as the present day
railroad is concerned, it is not pos
sible to increase it's speed at all. There
is, however, one solution, an inven-
ton which dates back to 1852. We
refer to the gliding railroad, which /
actually had been tried in France, and
bad been perfected in small way
At that time, however. many technical |
obstacles made the project impossible,
but all Of these objections have now
been overcome by now inventions and |
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
Gliding RaiL,ccy Principle

r EFT Us turn to the principle of I
I the gliding railroad. Take two
smooth pieces of glass, such as
are used for Photographic plates Boil
them in water until the gelatine comes
OF and clean thoroughly. Use one
large plate and one small plate. Dip
the two plates into water, and place
the small plate on top Of the larger.
Il will be seen that the small plate
will glide with remarkable ease over
the large plate The important thing
to note Ia that the two plates do not
touch. They are supported by 8 thin
Aim Of water, hence the top plate
glidss on an exceedingly thin water
film. As we move the plates back
and forth we squeeze out the water
little by little, and as soon as the
plates touch, the free movement will
stop Were we to drill hole in the
top plate and attach small tube to it
containing water under pressure, we
could then, for a long time, move
the plate back and forward with very
considerable ease; we would then al
ways maintain a good water film on
which our top plate could glide.
Exactly this is the principle of the
gliding railroad, frat invented by l..
D. Girard, a great French engineer.
Already. in 1852, N. Girard proposed
to replace the ordinary railways by
means Of hydraulic propulsion. He was
quite successful with his first models
and in 1854 he conceived the idea to
replace the wheels by means Of n.y.
draulic skates gliding over fat rails.
By means Of this method he did away
entirely with all friction, for the rea-
son that he interposed between the
skate and tho track film of waite,
under pressure. At first NJ. Girard was
using compressed air, but be found that
u was necessary to use water unde,
pressure because air did not give salts
factory results.
He actually constructed on his prop
erty de Ia Jonchers, near PaSis, such
. whsei1sss railroad which had no 10
coraotdvs, tho cars Of the train klidins
on . film Of water. The propulsion o,
the train itself was effected by sor
Of turbine arrangement whereby a sta.
honAYy water Jet was hurled against
stationary vnnss mounted under ths
cara In other words, the train acted
az the stationary part Of turbine
yniie water jets placed alongside The
road and operating automatically
puahad tho train along. This railroad
Dorksd worry wsll and actually trans.
efted passengers In limited degree
6o9 u. Gxaxd obtsinsd q concession
Nm ~ sssnah gcvsznmsns 70 ran 4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

TW%HE salvaging Of sunken
cargoes IS now possible,
owing to the perfection of
salvaging submarine, in
vented by Simon Lake and demon
strated in Long Island Sound, Off
Bridgeport, Conn, the other day
with apparent success. Marine ex-
perts declare the invention opens
up a new industrial field and is the
most important contribution to
science since the framing Of the
armistice.
With a national coal shortage
impending, the possibility of re
claiming the millions Of tons which
lie on the floor Of the ocean by
means of the salvaging submarine
is a practical side which appeals to
all One million tons Of sunken coal
lie in Long Island Sound alone. This
coal can be raised at a cost of Is
cents a ton and sold at the market
price Of $40 or S12 ton.
During the war more than 5000
seagoing craft we're sunk In normal
times 1t has been estimated that the
loss Of vessels equals the entire
shipping Of the world about once in
every twenty-five years This IN
cludes the small dingy, unadver-
tised cargo carrying craft IA we'll
as the spectacular sinkings, such as
The Titanic, The Boplonnc and thc
Lusltana.
One Of the important workings
Of the salvaging submarine il tho
! location OF sunken craft. The ap.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
Run Orer Rooftops

4 MOTHER important plan which
n the writer advances IS that this
railway is not intended 70 ru1
through the streets. but rather over
the housetops. This is quite practice
with such railroad FOR the following
reasons: Firstly. the single track 81
take away practically no lisht whsrs
1t crosses over the streets The tisr.
can be very light because 'ae ca
themselves are light
Also, there is but q single rack ara
consequently the structure that car
RES It can De exceedingly light Sec
ondly. there is no noise whatsoever
You cannot hear the coming OK going
of the gliding wheelless trains Thc7
make absolutely no noise and thero 81.
moreover, no vibration. The PLIERS
supporting The track can re placed -
Two adjoining house walls. thereto-s
no foundations are required. Stations
can be located or The rooftopz !. d.
sired. where they viii not DC q. u7-
slightly as 81 present. Elevators vi
take the passengers up and down
Being that these railroads car 20
run safely at 8 speed double or trip
the present day ones. = should 30
possible % provide seat foI erer~
one. 10 matter what the increase -
the popu' alton VII be. We came.
transport in the future many no-s
people than our present DAY tlRrsror-
tation facilities provide Arplares go
out of the question for obvious reason,
and so are airships tor the reason that
they cannot be operated quickly enough
and also they cannot carry enough pas
sengers. no matter what their size.
Take, for instance, New York sub
way car When packed full i viii sc-
commo0ate often as many rs two hun
bred passengers. while tcn-car tran
carries two thousand souls. From this
1t can be seen that neither the air
planes nor the airship can ever hops
to compete with the whcelless trsina
aDAoutline& ehevA,
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Train That Glides Along on a Film of "

the gyroscope shown. This ryrosco,.
is to be driven by an electric motor
and the energy is to be taken from, j..
third rail running alongside the trac,
This also furnishes the power for TIC
electric lighting system of the ira,
and for the motors which drive ~,
compressors as we'll as supply H.,
power for the suction pipes Tho pro
pulsion Of the train is accomplished
as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
Pulled BY Eiecfro-fognets

he entire track must be sup
pied with power (tractivel
electro magnets sunk or led
into the rail, which latter should he q.
some magnetic material such 81.
brass or bronze. The power electro
magnets are placed about six inche,
or so apart and run through the cntirs
length of the track Normally tbess
electro magnets are not encrp,,ea
When 1t is desired to start tho train
the conductor moves his magnet-coa-
troll lever inside the car. This lever
at the lower end has contact shoc
which when sliding over the contacts
as shown, energies its particular cleo
/ tro magnet. It will be seen tina, two
Of these contact shoes are used. TIL.
IS done so as not to have any dcaf
points, as otherwise the train couii
not start In this figure It will b.
seen that the rear magnet contact sho.
has Just closed its contacts, and ",
rear hydraulic shoe comes now under
the influence Of tho encrgized magnet
This will tend to pull the rear shoe
over the energized magnet. But the
instant the pull starts the tram move.
along as we'll and the contact is broken.
The momentum OF the train, how
ever, is sufficient TO carry 1t along.
and by this time the forward con
tact shoe viii have cnergized tn.
electro magnet At the extreme rlght
The forward hydraulic shoe now comes
under the influence of the energized
electromagnetic and the train is pulled
forward again. This play is repeated
constantly and OF course very quicklv
within a few seconds the train has al
tanned terrific speed. This speed ir.
crease can be regulated simply by IN
arrangement which lifts the electric
contact shoe away from the contact
rail, and by this means the speed -
the train can be regulated to a meet.
In order to overcome the difficult
of starting the train with bad ierk.
1t is in the power OF the conductor -
move the contact shoe forward or back
for few inches Thus the hydraulic
shoes can be brought under the gradua
pull of the electromagnetic by being
greater distance away from the ener-
gized magnets. For the further tia
hydraulic shoe is away from the ccc-
magnet, the less the tractivo efec,
viii be.
In the writers system the train "a
stopped the same 81 by the rrenc7
method. simply by Withdrawing the
water pressure. The hydraulic Shoe
then comes into contact with the trscS
and the train stops almost imne-
diateIy.
1t wall be argued that thu magnet
arrangement is very expensive
method, but this is not the case. Thess
railroads are not intended for gro,
distances, but viii he mostly used N
cities where first cost is of no cor.
sequence. Witness, <or instance. the
truly enormous cost of subway co..
struction where the cost per milc r.
onently runs INTO millions % dollars.
IN the electro magnet trsctivo schoue.
Ike IN ali othey railroads, = IA on =
the first cost that counts. and Il o
very much Doubted e tho ides advance
here will make this -ailrosd cost even
one quarter az much per mile AZ an
ordinary elevated RAILWAY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

stairs run down this tube. One end
of the tube is attached to the sur
face vessel and the other to an
operating chamber. Water ballast
tanks are distributed throughout
its length so that the structure can
be placed in equilibrium with the
water when ready for submergence.
Under perfectly normal conditions
a man can walk down these stairs to
the bed of the sea. He can step from
the submarine and walk in perfect
safety and comfort on the floor of
the ocean. There is an airlocked
chamber which enables man to go
out through door into the sea. but
which prevents the water from COM
ing in.
Hoo Recovery rs Made
The method of working on wreck
follows:
A vessel carrying the tube is
Lrought to the place Of operations.
BY quartering lines the CARRYING
vessel is moored over the wreck.
\nchor lines are connected with
anchors run out on the beam Of each
side of the submarine salvaging yes
sci. These lines are controlled from
within the operating chamber, So
mat the lower end Of the tube when
eubmerged may be swunc THROUGH
arc of a circle within the n;vot
amt at the buoyant end attached
the surface vessel
From the operating chamber in
structions may be telephoned to the
surfass sesssl 90 that she can
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
Seeking Hidden Wealth

A fleet Of combination submarine
and surface vessels now goes forth
to locate the hidden wealth. Two
or more vessels with lines just
clearing the bottom run parallel
courses Of mile or two apart. On
the lines contracting with any sunken
object that extends over three
feet above the bottom signal is
given to tho operator in the sub
marine, who simply follows the
lines to the sunken object, examines
its nature and reports by telephone
to the navigator on the surface
craft who plots it's position on his
chart for future recovery.
Mr.. Lake has been at work per
footing the modern submarine since
1896 All She time that he was work
ing Ion the Um,ed %tatca govern
ment perfecting the submarine OF
destruction he was busy planning
the submarine Of peace, tina sa2v1g.
ing submarine. To-day l1is plans arc,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27
Here s Submarine for Sunken Treasure

proximate location Of numerous
ships carrying millions of dollars
in raw material and bullion is
known, but the difficulty first Of
locating them and then Of recover
ing their treasure or cargo by the
system heretofore available has
been so great as to deter financing
the project. Now science pro-
vides ways and means rapidly to
locats sunken ships and also to re
move the cargoes quickly and eco
nomically, it is believed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

collapsible steel tube permits the
salvors to have an operating base on
the floor Of the ocean A flight of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

Showing the principle of the
gliding railway, the upper glass
plate moving easily ON they water
which separates it from the
lower sheet of glass
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

complete and out in Long Island
Sound lies the evidence of them.
The device is quite simple. A non
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100 Miles an Hour

ROM what has appeared it will
be seen that since there is no
friction enormous speeds can
be obtained A s matter of TACT.
one hundred miles an hour is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

still The water would squirt out in I'd
cessantly. so
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-27

Methods which we will discuss A7ore
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.VHE salvaging Of sunken
b cargoes is now possible,
owing to the perfection Of
salvaging submarine, in
Cheyenne record., 1919-08-14

on the first; that he'll be free on the
second"
For half an hour. I'll listen to Mrs.
Youngberg tell me how hard it is to
have to do without servants, as she's
never done it In her life before. For
another half-mile, Mrs. Hatfield will
fiirt with me. and Mrs. Middleton will
tell me all about her dear little kid
dies Sounds cheerful. Why didn't
you choose cards? No one has to
talk then"
There was an interval when his wife
appeared to be balancing his sugges-
ton. mo, think it will have to be
drive; for I've told every one about
It,"
"Well." remarked her husband. II
only hope something will happen to
prevent it"
Toni" exclaimed Gerty Hardin.
what dreadful thing to say. That
sounds like a curse. You make my
blood run cold"
"shu!" said Hardin. picking up his
hat That was no curse. You
wouldn't 60 If it rained, would your"
"Oh. rainw She shrugged at that
possibility.
swell. you wouldn't go II the wind
blows" retorted Hardin, leaving the
room.
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course, one never knew what that
dreadful river would do next, but If
one had to wait always to see what
the rivers next prank would be, one
would never get anywhere!
Innes was leaving the table. "Well,
I suppose l should be lashing on my
hat!" Gerty's pretty lips hardened as
the girl left the tent. These Hardins
always loved to spoil her enjoyment.
They would like her to be a nun, a
clustered NUM-
At the opening Of the door, the
wind tore the pictures from the piano.
Gerty ran into her room. shutting
herself in against further argument.
She came back into the room, pow
dered and heavily yelled against the
wind. A heavy winter ulster covered
the new null gown which she had not
worn at supper, though Innes could
have helped her with the hooksl But
there was always so much talk about
everythingl
They had to face the gale as the
machine swept down the wind-crazed
street.
1t was too bad to have a night like
thisl And all her work-Tom and
his sister would have it 60 for moth
ing! She was made Of stubborner
stuff than that. Life had been deal
ing out mean hands to her, but she
would not drop out of the game, ac-
knowledge herself beaten-luck would
turn, she would get better cards.
In the hall Of the Desert hotel, the
party was assembling. Mrs. Hardin's
rowing eye secured the hall. Rickard
was not there. Patton called her from
the desk. Some one wanted her at
the telephone. 1t was Rickard, of
course, at the Office; to say he had
been detained. The fear which had
been chilling her passed by.
It was not Rickard on the wire, but
Mrs. Hatfield, loquacious and coquet-
tish. She urged q frightful neuralgia,
Cheyenne record., 1919-08-14
CHAPTER XIV.
Tho Dragon Takes a Hand.

Ino dragon axes nano.
The company's automobile honked
outside. Hardin frowned across the
table at his wife. you're surely not
going such q night as thisr'
Gerty gave one Of her light. elusive
shrugs. No need to answer Tom when
he was In one Of his black moods.
This was the first word he had spoken
since he had entered the tent. She
had warned lines by a lifted eye
brow-they must be careful not to
provoke him. Something had gone
wrong at the ONCE, Of coursel How
much longer could she stand his hu-
mors, these CHASTITY silent dinnersf
"The river on rampage, and we
go for a drivel" jeered Hardin. "
The flood was not serious-yet I
Tom loved to cry "Wolf!" No one
was alarmed In town-Patton, Mrs.
Youngberg, would have told her. OF
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What will Rickard think when
he reaches the Ievee to find Har-
din gone on a melodramatic, II
useful, dash up the river, leaving
the men fighting the rising river
leaderless and disoroanized7
1nnes grasps the situation and
Jumps into the breach. Don't
miss the next instaIIment.
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(TO BE CONTINUED1
Seek Truth Even in Error

SN T'uSH GVoH III EfFOf.
There Is no error so crooked but :
hath in it some lines of truth, no,
Is any poison so deadly that it servett
not some wholesome use. Spurn moi
seeming error, but dig below IT,
surface for the truth.-Tuppee.
Cheyenne record., 1919-08-14
HARDlNS LUCK? HARDLY, THINKS RICHARD, AS HE
F0REsEES DISASTER FROM cARELESSNEss OF
HIS PREDECESSOR.
HIS PREDECESSOR.

Pacific is
in a
loyal Hardin
IS
Il to the n
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CHAPTER XIII.
Hha Mirnnn Mar

The Wrong Man.
Mrs. Hardin heard from every
sn,yce bot the right one that Richard