The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-10
CAR On BALLOON SUSPENDED
on GIRDLE WITHOUT NETWORKS

tSuecl2l table to The j Inlet plepot
Berlin. March "a balloon with the
Dashc; attached directly TO the EasbnS w!tE-
out the use of iho cusIoinary network
which recently made q euecer.tui ascent
In the con-truetion OF onpoons. Il the ZIP
cord and the drnSliue BIZ excepted. since
the days OF Mou;goIhcr.
Drigf,ie- makers found sons time ago
that they could attach TN car. machinery
and ali. directly 10 the cthclope, Only two
thickncsseE o. six arc usai In constructing
ordinary bnl!oons HEains; three for dtTigl
blcs, but IL! lighter weight a; the oaske'
encouraged -.C. El!as German aeToaaut.
10 order a 'netless balloon OF LOO cubic
meters capuc:ty. with The chr suspended
from cloth Eirdlc sewcd about the lower
par. o. the gashaE. In this he, his VIE
and Two passengers made highly sue
c:ss'u! ascent, owing ~ the sparins
O: the weigh; % the nGt more ballast
could he carried and the bag retained its
rhupe a. ali heights, o.d!nnry balloons
sometimes tending To nattrn out o: shape
at hirh elevations from ihf weight o. the
net
nther advantages were quickness o, deaa-
ton on landing and ease OF packing the
saloon FOR transportation. bu, It, greatest
recommendation. ia the eyes az The tlniG,
Win hc It's superiority IN "parachu;inS, ~
IN" automatic conversion ~: the envelope
into sor; ~ parachute In ras" o: It's
bursting high Ia air. az happened 20 an
American balloon carrying Mrssrs Forbes
and Post IL = corupctition i, Berlin a few
years ag" The ability of rho neticps ball
y 70 traverse longer distances without
landing Will b" factor 70 DC rcckoncd
with in future balloon ruc,s
Tales OF idyli!c conditions, in German as
COMPARED with American ci,:os. which
often form the subject OF articles In 4 ulcr-
lGhn rnasazines and newspapers. were no:
altogether borne out by ta,ts shown at a
meeting held In the RtichsttE building to
ciScuss tn, ovnrcrowdirx Of III. Tenement
population IN Germany. At this meeting
IL n = .T.EF .f..r
fuli? c1ot"l of the 3.0G0.d6 tahahitants of
'reh;cr Berlin live 81! apartments with 1--WE
or more persons In Ghoh s,om a high
proportion OF the working fsgniiss in Berlin
i've in one-foom apartments, letting out.
TOO, portion o: the fiaor grfca for sleep
Ing accommodation TO s1na!4 men to exc
that sSS.oo) school, hil;.ren mi Greater Der.
In haze no playground. Dr. lKirschnc:, the
TSener'o!o scnio: ms:'or Of i'etlin. attempted
To Hi.3mir ,htse iiEures. hut i'7as eoniound-
cd by :he official statistics. IT@o eS-minis-
tors, Co"n' Fosndowshy :tad Bernhard
nernouFS. aTo taking tina lead In tho.as.ta-
!t:r nsr;'hHrE presid.ng at; tho meeting.
H,nc.i Is hoped ior IL Ros lin rom III.
formation % the new orea EAR Berlin or.
While IN municipalities nrd 20, Merlin
alone arc haYinv their hlTlcnnios in corinr
Win Tho housing problem inr thr wo-j;;,,-
c"sa!f. IN, c.ntTfl gcvo"nmtE: has put n
ua"ipcr ON their enLh.siasm in7 asitil.D;.
t"v n&?ehst or sooia; aai mapiripal REFORM
epon ,rttrr generations hy .h!nr up b,nvv
ooa",d dfhis TO- mn"icinal improvements,
,hn h;nsa'ta ministry of ;h,, interior ms
.uE' if=hed al vc.c, 20 ,nn .krovno.a; am.
'hort'"' calling attention Ia tho tsn0,ncy
~ tho MSh!o.i' .i..cs, igan, Chose ot .aMl
fsmis ti"n n?wsr "a sens;css enm. rertinn
:" ",n'l and diret.:nd ;"o", 70 refuse their
saacti"h To ta1 tGanr 81 hea,.n for .r-nns, !,
NJ nfp.hi and weil institea, ,nd IN whioa
I a"ehNHte n'nvis'nm VIVA no, mbdo for .ap,I
: D..
ne proIected Walt IL Gor!nIhr urxt An.
nuA' o, Tue uermnn- American Tsauhors
H'H"viat lion IL already being licked forward
!" win B:eai !atrrsst In tho crlrs that vii!
10 Nih!ls" The city authnrnSeH ur Reri!n
iave already worked ON ,on,, NJ M 80
taiiH FOR ihe reception Of the american Wis.
I"'s here. part %! tho nroiea.n provides
,nr nn official reception In tho nov e.ty
nan. inana ohnrus nr phildseu from the
Guys common schools VIII Sfng Tor tho