Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-20
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WIRELESS TEST

WIRELESS TEST
Announcement as made at the headuuar-
tiers of the American Radio Relay league,
Hartford, Conn, that word had been re-
ceiveI from Paul Cooley representing the
league abroad, telling of the success of the
transatlantic tests for amateur wireless
stations.
Mr.. Cooley reported in a radio message
sent from the. Marconi plant at Carnarvon,
Wa-es that he had picked up several of the
test messages sent by amateurs in this coun-
try. Until additional information is received
from Mr. Cooley it will not be possible to
determine which station in this country was
the first to send across the Atlantic.
The amateur wireless tests under the ans
pieces of the American Radio Relay league
started on Wednesday night and are to con-
tlnue eight nights longer. Between $4,000
and $4,000 amateur radio stations in the
United States are taking part in the tests
and also several in Canada
Mr. Cooley took with him two receiving
sets OF the latest American type, and is sit-
uated near Glasgow, Scotland, endeavoring
to pick up the test messages from America
Solves Robbery
George Dougherty who was a deputy
under Police Commissioner Waldo in New
York few years ago, has solved a great
robbery mystery that has ben puzzling DO
lice authorities of central and western Eu-
AOpo LUZ several MOnCnS. AL Llo' request or
the Berlin chief of police, Herr Richter
Dougherty trapped and caused the arrest of
group of international crooks who last
summer stole valuable collection of gold
and silver medals at Rome. Police of Paris
Berlin, Vienna, Rome and other cities have
been trying in vain to apprehend the GRIM
inals.
When Dougherty arrived in Berlin sew
eral days ago he made courtesy call on
Chief Richter. The chief told him about the
robbery, said that he had information that
the medals were in Berlin and asked Dough-
erty for advice
On Dougherty's suggestion the police cir
culated report that a wealthy American
residing at the Hotel Esplan~da, collector
OF curious, desired to purchase medals. Two
days later two men appeared at Dougherty's
room and offered to sell him "rare collec-
ton" for only 10000 marks. Dougherty
beat down the price to 100000 marks and
paid deposit, but he asked to see the COLI
lection before handing over the rest of the
| money. The crooks agreed and, followed by
police car, they took Dougherty to small
house in the suburbs and showed him the
collection, which he Immediately recog-
| nized as that described to him by Richter.
He sgnaled the news of this discovery to the
police outside by walking to window and
| lighting Cigarette prearranged tip. The
police rushed in and arrested six men who,
Richter says, are among the most desperate
crooks on the Continent.
Dougherty was formally congratulated by
the Berlin police department.
Italy Divided
AS if other divisions were not enough, re.
marks the Times correspondent at Milan,
| Italy is divided also with regard to the
weather South of the Apprentices the wealth
er has ben seasonable, Gnd the autumn
brought the usual amount of rain in that
region. North of the Appenine and the Pc
| valley, with the exception of two or three
| thunderstorms, practically no rain has fall
| len in the last six months.
I September, October and November have
been absolutely dry and the sky is constant
| ly blue This exceptional and prolonged
| drought is causing NO little inconvenience
The rivers are also dry In some parts of the
country there is not even enough water for
| drinking purposes. Corn has not been sown,
and where attempts were made sowing the
| seed was spoiled or dispersed.
| But the worst consequence is the effect
on the electrical power which in the north
| of Italy is drawn mostly from water-driven
| turbines. The hours of work have been re-
| duced in many factories, and If the present
| weather conditions continue the factories
will have to close altogether. There is even
! under consideration the ACCESSIBILITY of stop
| ping the railways electrical traction and
| returning temporarily to steam traction.
| Practically no snow has been falling on
the Italian Alps, and there Is no sign OF
break in the cold but beautiful weather.
Emeralds Popular
Emeralds will be set in the most rasn-
| ionab1e engagement rings in future, remarks
| ''The Daily Express"
| Princess Mary, by wearing an emerald en-
gagement ring, will upset tradition that
has been faithfully followed by the majority
of brides for generations-that Of selecting
diamonds as the engagement ring stones.
| Girls who became engaged yesterday
| wanted emerald rings, and newly engaged
men were not as blissfuI as they might have
been when they discovered that the average
emerald of average quality is dearer than
the average diamond Of average quality.
"There are emeralds and emeralds," said
an assistant in Regent street firm Of court
jewellers, to ''Daily Express" representa-
| tive, "and very few brides indeed will pc
| able to have large single stone emerald
| rings like Princess Mary's, which doubtless
cost small fortune"
4 Cline emeraIds are worth about 5OO
| pounds a carat" said another expert. Some
times as much as 1000 pounds is paid. A
stone of four to six carats Is a good size, SO
that 5000 pounds would be the price OF
| good emerald.
| Large supplies of emeralds used to come
| from South America, but a ban has now
been placed on the expectation"
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