The New York herald., 1921-07-06

the threaded portion OF the slug--or
rivet-impinged upon the lower surface
of the plate. Than, TO demonstrate the
utility of the device in steel construc-
ton, he speedily adjusted screw nuts to
the dozen or more bolts he had sho
through the tempered steel in perfec
alignmont,, And he did it all in less time
than 1t takes to tell 1t, and then
frightened UP the nuts.
DR.. Hutchinson said in steel construc-
tion. the fiattening down of the rivet
heads would be achieved with the sing.e
motion that drives the rivet through the
steel plate-that Is. by the simple dis
charge Of what in its application to war
will he new weapon, soundless, smoke
less and Of tremendous penetrative
power. The device also, he said, will be
of vast value in blasting operations.
"As matter of fact" said he, this
principle. which is a new one In ballistics,
discovered by Robert Temple OF Eng
land, was primarily developed under the
stress of the war. Its application to the
peace Industries is what interests us
principally now. and it is not difficult
for you to see how this little device may
eliminate the nerve raclSing din attend
ing the hammering of the pneumatic
rivetting machines now used on all steel
construction, besides vastly simplifying
the process of rivetting plates with great
economy of time and effort.
This device can be used under water.
7 had diver take 1t down to the bottom
of the Hudson River and there, at a
depth Of thirty-six feet. it drove It
rivets perfectly and they were SO tightly
inserted through the three-quarter inch
plate that It required a pressure of eight
tons to force them out once they had
been driven. This suggests great utility
in the speedy repair Of shattered ves-
sells"
Organization Launcned.
The demonstration was staged as q
feature of the launching of Miller Reese
Hutchinson, Inc.." an organization of in
ventors, engineers. scientists and others
interested In the advancement of civ,-
ization through invention. It's purposes
as stated by Mr. Hutchison are;
a. The investigation and development
of worthy inventions through cooperative
efforts on the part of inventors. engineers
and scientists.
"2. The correlation of the worlds In
ventive minds in the perfection of worthy
inventions.
"3. The reduction of waste now caused
by development of unworthy ideas by
group research and development.
"a. The movement Is to have world
wide scope and is to afford every oppor-
tunity to fundamental ideas that are
sound and practical for the perfecting
and marketing of such IDEAS"
DR.. Hutchinson. inventor of the acous-
ticon and the Klaxon automobile alarm
horn, is president OF the organization.
He was formerly chief engineer to
Thomas A. Edison, and for nine years
acted as his personal representative. rs
chief engineer of the Edison Laborater-
les he perfected the Edison storage bat
| terry
| The vice-president and European
director Of the corporation Is Sir Edgar
Rees Jones, NJ. p, of London. who
formerly was chief OF the priorities
division of the British Ministry of Mu-
nitions Associated with them as direc-
tors are Hudson Maxim, authority on
high explosives Rear Admiral Samuel
MCGOWAN. U. S. N, retired. formerly
Paymaster-Generalo of the Navy; Will
lam NJ. Williams, former Commissioner
of Internal Revenue f. D. Carney,
consulting engineer and metallurgist :;
George e. Dean. expert in patent law
Richard b. Scandrett. Jr., attorney. and
Enbury Mclean, treasurer of the Engi-
neer Company.
Alfred D. Finn, deputy chief enginee:
in the construction of the Catskill water
supply system, Is technical analyst of
the company.