Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-27
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Problem Solved

After nineteen years or expensive and Ia
borious effort, with only varying success, in
terested shipping interests and government
experts now express the belief that method
has been found that will solve the problem
of the water hyacinth that is choking prac-
tically every bayou in Louisiana with its
green and lavender floral mangnificence.
The new method, which was suggested by
Governor John M. Parker, is the simple APP
plication of live steam. Preliminary re-
ports from experiments now under way, ac-
cOrding to government agents, Indicate that
the governor has at least pointed way to
check, IL not exterminate the plant that mas
proved such menace to Louisiana's inland
waterways for the last twenty years and
which, according to government observers
is now threatening the fresh water portion
of the Panama canal.
The water hyacinth appeared in Louisiana
Immediately after the Cotton Centennial Elk
position here in 1884. The plant, which is
native of South America, was exhibited at
the fair, and its beauty was greatly admired.
At the close of the fair a number OF plants
were taken to the country districts for
growth in garden pools. When they over
crowded the pools they were thrown into
nearby bayous, where they caused heavy
losses by choking the bayous and streams to
such an extent that small vessels could not
make their way through the angled masses
of foliage and roots, which at places extend
ed for miles and miles, with no break OF
channel through them.
From beautiful curiosity in 1884 they
became decided menace in 1895 and had
so clogged a number of streams that an ap-
peal was made to congress for relief, and in
1899 $4,000 was appropriated for the pur-
pose of determination. Since then hun
dreds of thousands of dollars have been
spent in the fight.
Today there is hardly a stream in Louis
lana that does not become so clogged with
the hyacnth that navigation Is almost inn
possible in the summer months.
Want Prayer
A suggestion that Sunday November 8,
1921, the Sabbath preceding the Conference
on the Limitation of Armament in Washing
ton, "be observed by the churches through
out the country as special day for prayer.
determination and supplication for the
guidance and blessing of God on the confer
ence," has been issued by the Federal Coun-
Gil of the Churches of Christ in America
acting in behalf of thirty Protestant denona-
nations.
1.-THE reason that the churches are vigor-
ously supporting the conference" according
to the Rev. Sidney l.. Gulck, secretary. lis
that disarmament is at heart moral more
than an economic issue. Armaments and
super-armaments are but external symp.
toms of deep-rooted moral disorders. These
weeks, therefore, before the converting Of the
conference call the churches to closer think
ing and earnest prayer"
More Plots
The boom in Russian plot stories contin-
ues, remarks "The London Daily News" By
way of Berlin comes news that mo fewer
than five murder plots against Lenine have
been discovered this year, but newspapers
are forbidden to report them
In face of this regrettable prohibitions
"Novaya Rossiya," quoted by the Exchange
Berlin correspondent, reports the latest,
which was to poison both Lenine and Trotzky
n1Chn ufIr Qf
Six other Red leaders were also to be poi-
soned, following which the reyolutionaries
were to seize the Kremlin at Moscow.
The plotters appointed a cook of their own
to prepare the food for their victims table.
The plot, however, was betrayed and the
cook 1t was that died. He was found in pos
session Of OF. of arsenic, and on the eve
of his trial was discovered strangled in his
cell.
Occupation Costs
Statistics showing costs of maintaining the
various allied armies of occupation In the
Rhineland from the beginning of the armi-
stice to May 1, 1897, have been made public
by the Preparations commission. Figures com.
puted by each government concerned and fur
nished to the commission show the mainte.
nance cost Of the United States forces of oc-
cupation to be $27S.O67, 010, those OF
France, 23O,485,470 French francs; Eng
land, 52,SS1 ,298 pounds sterling; Belgian,
378,731,39O Belgian francs, and Italy, 15,.
207,717 French francs.
The maintenance cost a day for each SOL
der of the American occupation forces 10
placed at $3.50, France, 1925 French francs;
England, Is shillings; Belgium, 1850 Bel
gian francs, and Italy, % French francs.
The figures have not yet been fixed by the
commission as final, as it must decide what
principles will govern the conversion into
gold marks of the statements submitted by
the various nations.
Man-Made Lightning
One million volts of electricity, which was
produced in tests for the first time in his
tory this week at the Pittsfield work of the
General Electric company, is the nearest &p.
proach to lightning that man has yet made,
declares DR.. Charles P. Steinmetz, consulting
engineer of the company and a world author
ity on electrical transmission.
lightning flash has 100000 volts, SO
this voltage produced by the engineers at
is one-fiftieth of the pressure OF q
flash of lightning. DR.. Steinmetz points out
that it will soon be possible to produce arti-
fetal lightning.
prehension of the ordinary layInan that it 10
interesting to recall how rapidly the develop
ment of high voltage has progressed In this
said DR.. Steinmetz. "It was about
forty years ago that Edison first transmitted
electricity at constant voltage He used ITO
volts and later 220. At this pressure cleo
tricity can be sent economically for about
mile. When it is desired to send power over
longer distances, higher voltages-that is,
higher electrical pressures--become neces-
sary.
'Thus, in these forty years of transmission
voltages have been increased until now we are
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