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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
HARTFORD TROLLEY APPEAL

ARTFORD APPEALS the six cent fare without ap
apparently having established very strong position
The street railway system Of Connecticut is now IN fact one
SYSTEM serving the entire population 1t is not pracuca nor
economically sound to administer rates from the standpoint
Of the city, that rate would be fixed with only the city
in view, and another with only the small places in conempa
ton
1t will be noted that historically the street railways have
always operated for substantially uniform fare not
based upon the mileage This is the precise manner in which
letters and other mail is managed and the scientific
1t is true that parcel post is compensated under
SYSTEM that there charge for distance and high
charge another longer distance But the
system conempaes and provides uniform identical charges
between places together and places widely separated
The cost of carrying letter. parcel person
little dependent upon mileage costs to let person off
car than does to carry him mile Cost is measured by
of traffic. rather than by the distance the load is
moved is useless at this time to into the considerations
Of nature led the adoption Of the system of letter
postage The principles discovered and developed by the Eng
shman Sir Rowland Hill, true today they
originally B. Cowes of Farmington of the pio
Of the parcel post has ably shown that the prnc
pies apply to railroad and trolley rates, to letters.
trolley lines that to the suburbs about Bridgeport
and other Connecticut Cities feeders and they could not
if their to be charged only against the little
The city needs them and must help pay for them
without much regard the fact that passengers
within the city limits and few beyond the city limits
So the Hartford is economically unsOund. It is bas-
ed upon false principle
There is but way to attempt rate reduction The
systems must be taken whole valued whole and
pensated for a whole.
effort at rate reduction will meet the case
There is but real remedy 1t is for the state to take the
lines to operate them public property and for the public
vice, paying such compensation to the valuation
shall show to be just
II this direction all the logic of the times Never
again will these lines be opportunity private profit They
have been loaded with water until rate that endurabe
will draw them profit the holders of other than the
underlying basic securities.
This is the truth, which the people must or later
realize and act upon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
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EsEa6ISheo 1851

is placed below and also helps to dis
tribute the heat more evenly. The
door is hinged and fastened with a
thumblatch or hook and staple.
Several small holes are bored in
the lower and upper parts of the sides
and in the top Of the box to promote
circulation of air. A cork which has
been bored through the center to ad-
NIT a straight thermometer is insert
ed in one Of the holes in the top of
the box. A Fahrenheit chemical ther-
mometer that registers as high as 100
degrees can be used. Such a Their
mometer may be ordered through a
hardware dealer or directly from an
instrument dealer.
To avoid all danger of fire, the box
should be lined with asbestos or tin
when a kerosene lamp is used for
heating the box. If an electric light
is used, the lining is not necessary. A
16-candle power light will heat the
box nicely. A small and inexpensive
lamp is placed in the bottom of the
box and a shallow pan of water is
placed on the lower shelf so that the
air in the box will be kept moist.
The bowl of sponge or pans of
dough are placed on the upper shelf.
The temperature of the box should
be kept as near Sc degrees F. as pos
sible ESQ degrees to SO degrees FL
when bread is being made in the
quick way. If sponge is set over
night 65 to 70 degrees F. is he bet
ter temperature until the dough Is
made In the morning. after which the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
HOW TO MAKE
SPONGE BOX
AT HOME

A homemade sponge box or bread
raiser will prove a great convenience
in the wartime kitchen. 1t enables
the housekeeper to keep her sponge
or dough at the right temperature so
that it will rise in less time. A sponge
box or bread raiser, therefore, takes
much of the uncertainty out Of bread
baking. 1t can be made from an or
binary dry goods packing box, and
the government has sent out direc-
tons for making it as follows:
A box 26x20x20 inches is a eonven-
lent sibe. About 10 inches from the
bottom of the box a shelf made of
Stats or strips of wood rests on cleats
fastened to the sides Of the box. A
second shelf is placed four inches
above the lower one. The shelves can
be removed when cleaning the box.
Below the lower shelf a sheet of gal
vanized iron slightly wider than the
shelf is inserted. 1t is curved in or
der to make it slip in and stay in
place securely. This prevents scorch-
ing of the lower shelf when a lamp
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
Consider Allowing
Men to Volunteer

The ACCESSIBILITY Of allowing draft
registrants to volunteer as members of
Bridgeport's quota that will go to
Camp Upton, Yaphank, L. L, on April
26, was considered at meeting of
the chairmen of the six local draft
boards this afternoon. 1t is believed
that all the chairman, but Edward c..
Spargo of the Fourth Division board,
will favor this plan. Chairman Spar
go has already issued his list of men
who will make up the quota.
1t has come to the draft officials
that many draft men are more eager
to go to Camp Upton than Camp
Devens and it is expected that large
number will volunteer,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
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tie older let him sit on a. quilt on the
floor and play with several balls in|
the six primary colors- orange,
yellow, green, blue and violet. EACH
ball should have a worsted string at
tached to it. When the child is a lit
tie older still play simple little games
with him, such as rock-a-bye baby,
pendulum Of a clock, swinging the
ball back and forth and up and down
and in other ways that will occur to-
every mother. Unconsciously the child
will acquire sense of form, color
motion and position by these games.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11

damages of $4,000. Patterson claims
he was crossing Fairfield avenue at
We1 avenue, October IL last, and
wGs struck by car, thrown down,
suffered fractured skull, and other
severe injuries, and was confined in q
hospital for a long Tina
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
CONNECTICUT WANTS WAR

UDGE WHEELER spoke quite truly the sentiment of Con-
~ neeteut, when he asked the attorney general say
the president that Connecticut wants excep
just peace gained by Connecticut has been slow to
war; but slower to abandon just begun Prussia
has had her hour of opportunity and now the president has
said must face the force unlimited great Republic
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
FOR THE CHILDREN

A worsted bali makes an excellent
plaything for little baby. If it is
suspended from his carriage or crib
1t will help him to learn to focus his
eyes and he will be amused by it for
q long time. When the child is a lit
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
DEALER BANKRUPT

Max Edelhertz, engaged in the
clothing business in this city, filed a
petition in bankruptcy in the United
States court yesterday. He has La
bilities Of s9,191.49, and sS,S41.49 of
the amunt is unsecured. Assets con-
sist of stock in trade valued at $1,000,
other personal property $500, and
debts due on open account, $6,04s.S3.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11

Temperature may be increased to Sc
degrees F, The temperature in the
box may be varied by raising or low
ering the flame of the lamp or by
using warm or cold water in the shall
low pan.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
CLAIMS DAMAGES
OF $4,000 FOR HURTS

Alleging negligence upon the n rt
Of the trolley car crew. Joseph B.
Patterson OF this city. has filed suit
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11

The tnterned Germans should Do
Literally fed-on the ground glass
bread their spies have been turning
out.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11

EEET PEAS, VIoLETS, TULIPS,
DAFFODIL.S.
JOHN RECK & SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11

Underwear for
Men
Carter and Yale makes
in spring weight.
Union Suits, ankle or
knee lengths and short
sleeves,
$1.5O, $500 and $500
Main floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11

"The Book Of ARENAS"
"The words of Arte-
mas of the scribes that
we're in Lon in the land
of En-"
Amazingly witty and
profoundly WISE"
80 cts
Main floor.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11

Buy "smileage Books"
Send them to your SOL
diers in camp. Coupons
in these books provide
free tickets to good
shows in camp theaters.
$1.O0
For sale at the Book Section.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
The Silks
Minerva Plaids

Of mohair which is a fine material for warm
weather. 1t sheds dust in wonderful manner These
plaids are decidedly novel and attractive aAa.,-.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
Blue Bonnet"

Plain mohairs in medium and light shades, in
natural rose reseda, tan and light blue. These are
in fast colors and washable,
$1.O0 yard
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-11
The Hoover Cook Book

This contains number Of war time recipes which
have been tried out by good cooks right in the neigh
borhood Of Bridgeport It will help in conservation
in the kitchen.
"You cannot afford to eatw your needs"
Is cts =
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-11-07

during the month was Sc degrees
above zero on the 18th. The lowest
temperature was recorded on the 29th
when the mercury fell to "a above
During the month there were IL
clear days, IL partly cloudy ones, 9
cloudy and s on which OF OF an inch
or more precipitation was recorded.
The prevailing direction of the wind
during the month was from the north
west with a total movement OF 1859
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-11-07
October Weather

More rainfall was recorded in Oc-
tober Of this year than in any October
since 1914, according to the monthly
meteorological summary made public
by the Huron weather bureau The
total precipitation for the month was
1.S4 inches. Snowfall to the amount
of 3 Of an inch was recorded during
the month.
The highest temperature recorded
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-11-07
Five Other Great Opera Stars Hear
LaZZari In Tone Test

CAROLINE Lazzari, contralto of
the Chicago Opera Company, is en-
dowed with a glorious voice which is
fast gaining for her a world reputa-
ton. She is the latest acquisition to
the Edison group of stars.
The drawing which is made from
an actual photograph depicts the fam
Gus diva conducting a tone test before
ore of the most critical audiences
which ever witnessed such an event.
One after another she sang the
beautiful arias which have brought
the world to her feet, sang them in un-
ison with the instrument, ceasing oc-
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casionally to see if her listeners could
detect when it was she they heard and
when the New Edison.
And of this renowned group, train
ed to note the subtlest shades of one
color, not one could distinguish the
artists living voice from the instru-
ment's Recreation of it.
To develop a photograph capable of
meeting this test Mr.. Edison spent
more than three million dollars in re-
search work. The result is the only
instrument which can sustain the
searching test of direct comparison
with living singers.
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miles with an average velocity of 1O.2
miles. The maximum velocity was
reached on the sixth day of the month
when the wind blew from the south
east at the rate OF 60 miles an hour
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-11-07

You will find a full line OF jewel
cry. watches, silver war and watch
repair work done promptly and re-
liable. Collins Drug and Jewellery.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-06-23
Actualidades Extraweras
Ha sdo r%econstruido Ell %uisterioso canon que %bombardea Paris

segundos cuatro %quintos mas tarde.
Entonces Sc extendio IN mapa. Con
la posici6n B como centric sc trazo
un circulo cuyo radio era igual, a Ia
escala del mapa, g IA distancia de
2.S6G pies medidos sobre el terreno.
Estos 1880 pics o su equivalence con
relaci0n a Ia escala del plano, Sc OBJ
tubieron de la siguiente: B
oy0 ell sonido = segundos tres quintos
despues que A; 2 Y tres q~uiatos null
tiplicado por LOO ~jvelocidad del So
nido) es igual a 2,S6O pies. En- conse-
caencia B esti 2.S60 pies mas distan-
tie de X que A. En- consccuencia, al
gun punto de este circulo Sc encon-
tiara tan distante de X como 10 esta
A.-(2).
En- c Sc procede de "a misma ma
nera, describiendo un segundo circu-
10 con un radio de $3.50 pies, algu-
no de cuyos puntos Sc %encuentra !gIal
mente distante de X &C lo que 10 csta
\. En- consccuencia, un circulo cue
pasando por A, sea tangent Il los
circulos describes desde B yC como
centres. scra Ell cue tenga por centric
a <. Como A, B, Y c., eran posicio-
mes conocidas, fu4 possible encontrar la
rosici6n desconocida <, en- donde es-
ta rolocado Ell canon.
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Trad. del francs para "A PRENSA

Trad. del francs para "A PRENSA
4 las s A. NJ. del S.hado % de
Mario empez2ron 6 cae: or e! barrio
de Sam Gervais, pe"@cneciente al
cuarto cis;rito de Paris V a i~ntervalos,
mas eranadas de crigen misterloso.
Durante 81 dia. dieZ personals tueron
muertas V veinte heridas. Fl punto
mas pr6ximo, del frente lie batalla, al
luear en- donde explotaban los proyec-
tiles. era de seSenta Y dos mlllas. Co.
mo no Sc tenian noticias de que eXls-
tieran canones que tuvieran un alcan-
ce MAYOR de la mitad de Ia referida
distancia. la teoria, que Sc lanzo des-
de luego. de que dichaS granadas hu-
bieran sido disparadas por un gran
canon. fue d~esechada por ell puhlico,
que iuzg6 el hecho impossible, por mas
cue los expertos militares decian que
tai orieea de las granadas era perfec-
tamente possible y que fundaron sus
.severaciones por medic de c;tlculcs
numericos: Ia unica a~severaclon que
hicieron desde ell primer momento,
fue la de que tai canon Seria CAST in
movil = causa de 81 tamano y de su
peso.
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SECCION DE CONSULTAS
rods Ii correspondence rl,ctonada ca sa seccisn ase vssr Grtnas
All la PRENSA' -Seccion dc CoAsutAs- -
40 N. santa Rosa Ave San Antonio, Texas
Sin firma.-San Antonio, Texas

Sin firma.-San Antonio, Texas
No tenen:os conocimiento de que exis-
Ia aqui ninguna casa de comiSiones
que tenga SucurSal en- IA poblaci6n del
Estado de Sonora que nos indica Y nos
inclinamos a Greer one lie hays siGo
devuelta Ia carta que lie dirigio al Pa
rroco de ella. debido 4 que no haya
ninguno en- Ia actualidad, pues hace
tempo nos llegaron noticias de una
tenaz persecution de que habian sido
victimas todos los miembros del clero,
por parte de Elias Gales. LIE su-
gerimos procure conseguir Ia copia de
81 acta de nacimiento Y que para clio
Sc dirigra al Juez del Registro Civil
de Ia ~poblacion que i1dica.
T. q. Oxnsrd, Cal.-Nos imagina-
mos que 10 que desea el abogado de
uue nos habla, es Que Sc reuna el ma
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yor numerc possible de firmas de per-
II .honorabieS que atestigiien Ia
buena conducta del individuo de que
Sc trata Y que, al transcurrir 81 pla-
20 de VI ano, sea enviado dicho docu-
mento al gobernador del EStado. jun
tamente con IN memorial en- el que
Sc S~olicite de 81 indulto del tempe cue
le falte para extinguir Ia Sentencia de
priSion que fue dictada en- 81 contra.
Aunque parece premature el comen-
q a reunir dichas firmaS con tanta
anticipation, puede hacerlo Y lie a.
conseJamoS que Sc ponga de acuerdo,
con el abogado que : ha ofrecido 4
tramltar este asunto, sobre la forma
que debe darles, tanto al certificate
como al memorial para que una vez
hechos ambos documentos o uno solo.
(Pasa : Is Ia Pas. Col. 5a
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Una pequeha syuda VI 1,uy lejos.

!Una Pequena eyud1 VI Eluy te1oc.
81 listed desea c~onservar gu euerpo
en- buenas condolences de salud y TO.
bustez, rebosando de esa ~esplendida
vltalidad que indica que esta libre de
TODD dolor, primero que TODD, 10 que
tlene listed que hacer, Is conservar
pura 81 sangre.
Una Ggera impureza que aliente
en- su sangre, efectuara muy pronto
la ruina del bienestar de TODD 80 Sis
tema.
. Unas cuantas botellas de 8. 8. s.,
le daran precisamente Ia ayuda que
Ia nsturalezs n~ecesita, para conser-
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mensiones. en- vista de ia distancia
que alcanza5a q %recorrer. deberlan
estar en- proportion con la de los ca
libres conocidos. Este punto fue he
cho a un lado por los eXpertos, hasta
cierto punto, hasta cue el error que
Sc cometia aceptandolo fue puesto de
manifesto de una manera muy sencl-
la: el tamano de Ia granada resulto
fuera de toda proportion possible con
la teoria del canon gigantic.
A contar de los tiempos de Napo-
leon, ell alcance effective de los ca
homes que han podidO ser puestos en-
acci6n ha aumentado de 1000 yardas
a $4,000 yardas. Ell Unite del alcan-
ce ha sido impuesto por dos causas:
Ca) Ia movilidad Y ih) la inclination,
g. decir, por ell hecko de poder mo-
yer ell canon a cua!qUier parte y por
ell de poder apuntarlo en- differences
direcciones. Por 20 dennis, el fa5ll-
cante de canones puede construlr el
tubo tan largo como 10 desee, la ca
mara de explosives tan grande como
guste Y los c~ojines en- Ia forma que
mas lie agrade.
.Ahora bien, ell mayor canon, como
edo, que haya sido construido por la
casa Krupp, es ell de ounce pulgadas,
que pesa noventa y tres toneladas y
que tiene IN tubo de sesenta y tres
pies de largo. Sus granadas peSan
1915 libras y su alcance maxine es
de veintinueve millas. FL dnico ca
non mayer que este, GHe sea ~conocldo,
10 es ell de 16 pulgadas, de costa, IA
BRIGADE por el gobierno americana pa
dotar con el los fuertes del Cana!
de Panama. Este canon dispara unas
granadas que pasan 2.lG0 iibras, q
una d~istancia de treinta y dos millas.
Es facil. pues, calcular cue un au-
mento posterior en- les preparedness
de este canon, para alcanzar los re-
sultados que Sc conocen del que esta
5ombardeando Paris, licvarian a n
arma que tuviera treinta y dos puiga-
das de calibre, que resara cerca de
doscientas toneladas, cuyo tu'o mi
diera $50 pies de largo Y que dispa-
rara un proyectil de I'M peso aproxi-
mado de 5000 libras.
BESIDE luego qued0 demostrado que
un canon semejante era impossible, a
causa de los mismos elementos que
al alcance, como va Sc dijo antes
movilidad G inclination. Pero Ell he
cho final que vino a decidir acerca
del tipo del canon, fue el calibre de
las granadas. Las primeras recons-
trucciones que Sc hiciaron de elias les
atribuian 24O milimetros o sea $50
pulgadas, pero, posteriormente, sc
probe que s0lamente tienen 220 mi
limetros q scar SIT pulgadas.
De esta los eXpertos, IA
0iendo prescindido dc la 'novedad V
del "hecho inaudito" comenZaroN Il
buscar la "variaci6n" lei detalle de
un hecho %viejo".
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Como Sc localizo ell canon.

Al principle Sc hiZo uso de la hi
p0tesis de que las granadas p%rocedian
de IN canon instalado en- I'm Sltio
dado, V uue GARCIA de movilidad y de
Ia ~facultad de que pudiera ser varia-
da su inclination. Finalmente, fue
iocalizado de manera aproXimada,
Dor los aviadores franceses, en- ell
, bosQue de Saint Gobain. Giez millas
al Este de Laon, cerca de doce millas
detras del frente Y = Il y cuatro y
media millas al NoreSte del cuarto
! distrito de Paris, en- Gonde las grana-
das continuaban cayendo con inter-
; valos v~ariables.
Pero habia la necesidad 2 que
estos datos fueran ratificad: mate
m;ticamente antes de que Sc dicta-
ran determinadaS medidas a reducir
al s~ilencio a! canon misterioso, cuya
trayectoria ieberia tener su punto
mas alto a ia enornc altitud de so
mil pies. Con csc o5jeto, 81 punto
de partidg del proyectil Sc llamo Y.
Los oficiales franceses encontraron X
de la manera s%iguiente:
FL Sonido Sc propaga a contar de
de su origen con n velocidad de
LOO pies por segundo. En- tres pun
tos situados sobre la Inca que va de
x al cuarto diStrito, Sc ~colocaron
observadoreS que ocuDaron los pues-
tos A. B. Y c., siendo e. Iltio ell que
sc encontraba a mayor d~istancia de X,
en- donde Ia detonaci6n del canon ha-
bia podiGo ser reconocida V aislada
Todos fueron equipados con instru-
mentos de los mas delicados. Cuando
A, ola ell disparo del canon, les hacia
n senal luminosa a 3 Y c. Esta Sc
nal caminaba a raz6n de $4,000 mi
Has por Segundo s~obrepasando en- mu-
cho a la velocidad del sonido-practi-
camente Sc pueden considerar como
<%imultaneas las vibraciones product
das. a.
Cuando B Y c recibieron Ia senal.
echaron 4 andar las agujas de sus ra-
di6metros. Ell observador B oy6 la de-
tonacion , segundos y tres quintos
despues, y ell obserrador C, la oyo 8
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Ia NATURALEzA NEcEsIfA AYUDA
PARA QUE Sc CONSERVE I'D. BIEN

var Ia sangrs as ;tamerts librs ID
toda impureZa. ns.a antique rsmedis
es IN maravilloso purificador , toni
ficante, y no items igual para eonser-
var Ia sangre RIGA y pura. Restabls-
CO 81 spetito ? tonifica TODD 81 sis
tema.
s. 8. s., es vendido por todos los
droguistas. Ha sido usado con ell ma
yor de los exitos, durante mas de Gin
cuenta amos; y practicamente, hay mu
chas personals de differences estados
que pueden dar testimonio de 10 va
lioso que IS. Escriba pof folletos =
consejor medicos, gratis, a Swift Spe-
cifie Co, Bept. O, Atlantis, Ga
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No Sc trata de un "hecho inaudito'.

Usando de las propias palabras del
ultimo de los oficialns titados. hay
que dccir que NADIA eXtraordinario
hay con relacion j LA Granada
Bertha. nombre con cue los parisien-
ses bautizaron al canon. "ES una
~variaci6n; no una novedad. Es I'm de-
tale de un hecho vieio. 10 un hecho
naIdjto'. fE una variazione, non
una invita-. E IN particolare di I'm ia
ito vecchio, non IN fatto maudito.l
Sin embargo, era necesario, primero
ccmprobar la no existencia de la mo
vedad" Y del "hecho i~Eaudito".
Les era bien conoc:do a los exper-
tos el hecho de que hace diez amos,
ell Ministerio de la Guerra nizo expe-
riencias con una arrla invcntada por
Mr.. Simpson, ''la cual", de acuerdo
con 10 publicado por ell coronel F. N.
Maude en- la Contemporary Review
de Abril de 1908, "podia imprimirles,
mediante Ia APPLICATION de la electrici-
dad, una velocidad inicial de 80 600
pies por segundo a los proyectiles de
cualquiera de las dimensiones que
pudieran ser practicamente emplea-
dos, dadas las condolences re erton-
ceS &c la guerra, va a bordo de los
barcos, va en- las defensas permanent
tes', Y agregaba que eel peso de 1000
libras quedaba facilmente comprendi-
do dentro de esos limites". .Pero los
archives del Ministerio de la Guerra
prcbaron qIe habria Siempre algun
~obstaculo para que "la nueva arma"
pudiera convertirse en- una realidad.
en- cualquier tempo.
No Sc trata de un canon gisanteseo.
La cosa cue era n~ecesario Drotar
en- seGuida era la no existencia del
canon gigantesco Que disparara una