Hearings Beginning March 9, 1908-Apr. 30 1908, Volumes 10-19 |
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Page 1482 - STATE OF NEW YORK,) County of New York,) ss. : On this day of , 1910, before me personally came to me known and...
Page 1481 - The same to be held and enjoyed by the said John Doe for his own use and behoof, and for the use and behoof of his legal representatives, to the full end of the term for which said letters patent are or may be granted, as fully and entirely as the same would have been held and enjoyed by me had this assignment and sale not been made.
Page 1489 - ... having seen it. Q. February 27 ? — A. Yes. Q. You did not prepare it ? — A. No, sir. Q. Nor did the typewriter? — A. No, sir.' Q. Do you know who did ? — A. No, sir. The CHAIRMAN. You might finish this up by saying where you got it. A. I think Mr. Lilley handed it to me. TESTIMONY OF ABNER R. NEFF— Recalled. The CHAIRMAN. Now, Mr. Neff. A. I recollect this; this is my work. By Mr. OLMSTED: Q. You say, then, Mr. Neff, as I understand — I was at the telephone — that you prepared the...
Page 959 - ... give reasonable notice and have his, her, or its subsurface or submarine torpedo boat tested by comparison or competition, or both, with a Government subsurface or submarine torpedo boat or any private competitor, provided there be any such, and thereupon the board appointed for conducting such tests shall report the result of said competition or comparison, together with its recommendations, to the Secretary of the Navy, who may purchase or contract for subsurface or submarine torpedo boats...
Page 1114 - ... the test. Q. Do you know Mr. Lake ? — A. Not as far as I am aware of. Q. Mr. Littleton has submitted these questions, which he desires put to you : Were you present at the meeting of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held in New York November 22 and 23.
Page 1149 - If this is not done, a hard carbon is formed during combustion and deposited in the interior of the engine, involving many difficulties. This is the reason that so many of the experimental heavy oil engines will run successfully for twentyfour or forty-eight hours, but become a constant source of trouble after a few weeks or months of service. I do not mean to be understood as saying that there is no such thing as a successful kerosene engine for small power, but as yet in large powers there is nothing...
Page 1188 - They all came from vour office records? — A. Yes, sir. Q. Did you consult anybody else in preparing those technical questions? — A. No; I do not think I did; I do not recollect that I did. Q. You did that yourself ? — A. Yes; or from those documents. It did not take very much to prepare the questions. I know they smiled at some of them. Q. When you wrote those off which typewriter did you use? — -A. I used both typewriters. Q. What did you do with the questions? How many sets did you prepare?...
Page 959 - The Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to contract for or purchase subsurface or submarine torpedo boats, to an amount not exceeding one million dollars, after such tests as he shall see fit to prescribe, to determine the comparative efficiency of the different boats for which bids may be submitted : Provided, That such tests shall take place within nine months from the date of the passage...
Page 1213 - ... presume? Did you not know for what purpose you made it?— -A. Well, the understanding I had, I did not know that it would be used when I went away; I did not know whether it would be or not; I simply left it. Q. What did you do with the affidavit? — A. I think that it was probably given to my son. Q. Do you know what he did with it? — A. No; I do not. Q. Why did you not come before the committee and offer to tell what you knew? — A. Well, I did not know anything about coming before the...
Page 981 - States in torpedo or submarine warfare: And provided further, That before any subsurface or submarine torpedo boat is purchased or contracted for it shall be accepted by the Navy Department as fulfilling all reasonable requirements for submarine warfare and shall have been fully tested to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Navy.