Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 265, 1 August 1911 — Page 8

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TQC niCZmOXD PALLADIUM AND BUN-TELEGRAH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1911.

UIIMAIillED BOAT IS RUH BY WIRELESS t 'Interesting Experime.it Made on Wannsee Lake, Near Berlin, Germany. (National News AhbocIi tlon) Berlin. Aug. 1. Tests of the efficiency of an unmanned motor-boat, steered and controlled by wireless telegraphy from the shore too place recently on the Wannsee lake, near Berlin, in the presence of a Jarge number of military and naval officers, engineering experts and foreign naval and military attaches. The inventor, Herr Christian Wirtb, conducted the experiment with Captain von Meerscheldt, a prominent member of the German Navy League, which issued invitations for this interesting sight. The unmanned motor boat was towed to tho middle of the lake, about a 'mile from the shore, and then Captain von Meerscheldt gave a succession of

!by transmitting electric waves from 'the apparatus aehore to tbe receiver 'on board. In this way, he started the motor, then stopped it, drove tho boat' ahead 'or astern to starboard or port, and

caused It to describe intricate figures jon tho water, such as the letter "S" tand the figure "S."

The boat which cruised backwards and forwards for a distance varying from one to two miles from the apparatus whereby it was controlled, exe

cuted each order given by Captain von fMecrscheidt with absolute precision. The "Taegllsche Rundschau s" spe

cial naval correspondent writes: "A group of experts watched with astonishment the movements of this phantom shin, and drew conclusions re

garding marine battles of the future in Which torpedo-boats, controlled by wireless telegraphy, may be hurled

with forty-knot speed at battleships and sink them. It is still too early to prophecy how far this invention will

ftake us because it has only just em-

rerged from the laboratory, and has not undergone ' many practical tests but 'sooner or later capitalists will finance

Jierr wirtns discovery and tnen unmanned vessels of various sizes will ,be constructed in large numbers.

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A Home Made Medicine that Makes You Sit Up and Take Notice j The Intense heat of this summer has 'affected many people so that they lean work but very little; they say they are constantly tired and worn out. This condition is neither natural nor necessary. It is almost always due to a slightly disordered stomach; a perfectly healthy man or women can :work even better in hot weather than j'hat we call a "comfortably cool' day. People who are thus affected by the Iheat need a hot weather tonic, one that goes direct to the cause of their l trouble, the stomach; and one that has a gentle tonic effect on the entire system. Such a medicine you can make right tin your own home. Here is the recipe: Get two ounces of Logos Stomach Tonic Extract (concentrated) at any iflrst class drug store. Mix the consents of this bottle with enough water I to make a pint and add. two teaspoonIfuls of ordinary baking soda. Shake it up and you have your tonic; could anything be simpler?

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FINAL WORK BEING DONE Oil BIG JOB OF PE1RAILWAY Road Now Completing Last 25 Miles on Double-track System Between Indianapolis and Richmond.

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Knlghtstown and Cambridge City and depressed through Dublin, 17 crossings bein eliminated at these points alone. In all. 25 street and highway and two railway crossings are done away with by the construction of fou overhead and 16 under grade crossings and the vacation of five highways previously crossing at a. grade. In ad

dition four overhead and two under

grade street and highway crossings are replaced by permanent structures.

In comparison with the heaviness of

the work, the many concrete structures strikes one's attention. Concrete is used throughout without reenforcement ot any kind excepting in certain foundations where old rails are used, and as a result the bridges when completed will make an excellent appearance. The Pennsylvania standard 85-pound rail is being used, on oak ties, with 18 inches of gravel ballast under the ties. The gravel is being secured from a pit at Germantown. Passing tracks are provided at intervals for both east bound and west bound advance passing tracks of about five miles in length sufficient to hold 120 cars. All main line crossovers and switches entering passing sidings will be handled in interlocking plants by electricity. Telephones will be installed for quick service. The cpst of this work is estimated at $2,750,000.

HE PLAYED CRITIC.

The Composer Triad to Be Funny and Got a Surprise. SIgnor Leoncavallo, the composer, recounted an amusing experience that befell him In a theater where be occupied a stall one evening to bear the performance of his "rngllaccL" At the finale a stranger sitting next him kept exclaiming enthusiastically: "What a masterpiece! What a perfect masterpiece!" Leoncavallo, Imagining himself utterly unknown in the audience, thought it would be fine fun to play the critic of his own work, so chimed In ironically: "A masterpiece? I don't in tbe least agree with you, sir. I'm a musician myself, so know what I'm talking about. Tbe fact is this opera is a worthless production and brimful of Imitations and plagiarisms. For instance, that cavatina is filched bodily from Berlioz, the duet in tbe first act is all Gounod, while tbe finale is a sorry copy of one you will find in Verdi." Next day Leoncavallo drove to the railway station aud bought tbe leading local journal. On comfortablyeeating himself in the train he opened it and was aghast with astonishment at encountering the following lines: "SIgnor Leoncavallo's opinion on TagUaccl.' Declaration of plagiarism. Confession of a composer bereft of all originality." The great Italian master added, "Evidently my neighbor was a journalist who bad dogged me. but to this day I have cold shivers every time I recall the incident." '

STEALING A DOG. Sir Edwin Landsoor Expsrianc With a London Fancier. Sir Edwin Landseer. the animal painter, one time was about to put tbe finishing touches to the portrait of a dog belonging to a nobleman and was expecting a visit from his model when tbe owner arrived in a state of great perturbation without tbe dog. The animal bad been stolen. After talking over tbe loss with Sir Edwin the owner decided to leave tbe matter in the painter's hands, together with a ten pound note as a reward for the recovery of the dog. Sir Edwin's acquaintance with tbe dog fanciers was large, and be summoned to his aid one Jem Smith, who he thought might put him on tbe right track. lie showed tbe man the picture and tbe banknote and promised that if the dog was restored no questions sbonld be asked. Six weeks later Smith arrived at the studio leading the missing dog by a piece of string. "Here is your 10." said tbe artist, "and I suppose I must ask no questions. But now that tbe affair is done with you may just as well tell me about it." After a moment of hesitation the man confessed that he himself was the thief. "You. yon thundering rascal!" exclaimed Sir Edwin. "Then wby on earth have you kept us In suspense all this time?" "Welt, you see, gov'ner." was the nnswer, "I stole the dorg. but tbe gen'lemun I sold him to kep' Mm so Jolly close that 1 hadn't a chance of nicking him again till yesterday, and that's the truth, s'elp me."

ASK HITCHCOCK AS TO POSTAL DEFICIT

Postmaster General, Before Probe Committee, Discusses Postal Affairs.

(National News Association? New York, Aug. 1. PosiEacter general Hitchcock was placed on the defensive today when, he was called as a witness before the congressional investigating committee, appointed to inquire into the continued ioss to the government in the carrying of second

class mail matter. The investigation follows the attempt of Hitchcock to have the second class postal rates increased, especially insofar as the carrying of magazines is concerned. When Mr. Hitchcock too the stand to day he had a long statement ready to submit, covering in detail the workings of the postal department. In response to a question Mr. Hitchcock said, " the ledgers of the postal department should never show a heavy deficit nor should they show a

considerable surplus. Whenever the

receipts are in excess of the expenditures the profit should be returned to the public either by the way of decreased postal rates or through enlarged postal facilities." Speaking of his recent attempt to

increase the rates on second class matter, Mr. Hitchcock said: - "It is desirable that we proceed slowly on any plan tor increased post rates on sec

ond class matter. One of the regulations is to impose no unreasonable) hardship on tho interest concerned. A radical increase suddenly imposed; might do some harm."

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