Show invents mechanical aid to guide city visitors columbus ohio the Tele Irele guide a mechanical aid to strangers has made its appearance in columbus the device an invention of michael abel consists of a large scale map of the central portion of the city over which are scattered SOO little lights corresponding to various public build ings places of interest and business firms each light Is numbered and listed on a large directory board the stranger seeking the location 0 of f the county courthouse on refer ring to the directory finds it Is num nuin her he steps to an instrument similar to an automatic telephone and dials a number light glows marking the courthouse three Tele guides constructed at a cost of will be available to the public soon one will be installed in the union station the others will be placed in the city s two largest hotels it was said that negotiations were under way for installing Tele guides ldes at the century of progress at chicago next year to direct visitors to the various exhibits |