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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-11
MORE CAROLINA
COTTON STORED
IN WAREHOUSES;

COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. SAC
cording to the annual report Of j.
Clifton Rivers, state warehouse COM
missioner, the system under his SUI
pervision has grown from 175 ware
houses during the past summer, to
500 at the end of December, last
year. During the same period. the
number of bales OF cotton stored has
increased from $4,000 to $4,000
bales. The present warehouse com
missioner was elected at the last
session Of the general assembly for
a term Of two years. succeeding the
late Mr.. w. G. Smith, of Orange
burg, who died during February.
1920.
"The saving Of pro rata insurance
over short-term Insurance." said the
report, was 33 1-3 per cent, If the
insurance rates in force on the
buildings were the same, and in adj
dition to this lower basic rate
was secured-the previous rate be-
ing $1.83 per hundred-dollar valua-
ton, as against a basic rate secured
and in force now of $1.75 IL per
hundred-dollar valuation. all insur-
ance being placed in reputable fire
insurance companies. passed on by
the state warehouse commissioner"
There were three warehouses
burned during the year, entailing a
loss of $4,000, which has been sat
isfactorily adjusted. These were at
Marion, Chesterfield and Orange
burg.
The financial report shows that,
for the year, $14,969 has been turned
into the state treasury, and out
standing for cotton de ddy red and nd
stored but not yet due, $23, 179.56, or
total earnings for the state for the
year of 8,148.64. The estimated
revenue for 1921 is placed at $4,000,
The following are the number OF
warehouses according to counties
Allendale, 3; Abbeville, 10; Aiken
A. Anderson, ID; Bamberg, 8; Barn
we'll, IA Calhoun, At; Cherokee, Is
Chesterfield, %; Chester, 10; Claren-
don, %; Colleton, i; Darlington, IS
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Alleged Counterfeiter
In Atlanta Prison
Wanted by ; Cities

Federal authorities in Pittsburg
Los Angeles and Washington are bat
thing for the custody of A. G. Cox
alleged notorious counterfeiter, who
will complete a three-year sentence
in the Atlanta federal penitentiary
on January 25.
Indictments are pending against
the prisoner in all three cities, and
the federal authorities here cannot
decide which city is first entitled tC
his possession. All pending indict-
ments are for counterfeiting, it was
stated.
Atlanta federal officials will prob
ably ask the legal department a;
Washington to act as arbiter in the
case and determine where Cox will
be sent for trial after Warden Fred
Zerbst gives him up.
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Passenger Train
On Southern Road
Derailedin Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky, Jan. 9.-Three
cars and the engine of the Royal
Palm Limited on the Southern Rail
way from Chicago to Jacksonville,
Fla, were derailed at Dry Ridge,
Ky, between here and Cincinnati,
early today. No one was injured be-
yond scratches and bruises, it was
announced at the railroad offices
here, and a second section picked UP
passengers and continued the trip.
The cause of the wreck is unknown.
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Knit Goods Makers
To Meet in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Jan. s-The
unfortunate plight" of employees
"who are idle or threatened with idle
ness" IS one Of the subjects on the
program for discussion at confer
ence here next Wednesday Of the
Knit Goods Manufacturers of the
South, called by c. B. Carter, of
Philadelphia, secretary of the Nation
al Association of Hosiery and I'm
derwear Manufacturers.
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Dillon. 90; Dorchester, 9; Edgefield
8; Fairfield, %; Florence, 25. George
town. 1; Greenwood, 30; Greenville.
IS; Hampton, 4; Horny, l; Jasper,
Kershaw, 8; Lancaster, Z; Laurense
8: Lee. IS; Lexington. 4S. Marion.
~, "a; Oconee, 9; Orangeburg, 129
Pickens, 4; Richland. 13; Saluda. IA:
Spartanburg, 6; Sumter, 80; Union,
9. Williamsburg, 9; York, 10.
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Cotton Giinned Prior to January
11,559,BO vs.. 1O,OO8,92O Last Year

WASHINGTON, 1O-Cotton gnned prior January
including 2O2276
American Egyptian and 1889 bales of Sea Island the
bureau announced today
aggregated 1O0O892O running
bales of
Island.
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LIVE STOCK BY WIRE

EAST ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1O.-Cattle re-
ceipts, $780, slow; bidding lower on steers,
quality common to medium: she stock,
steady to lower: Gamers, 10 to 15c low
err bulls. about steady; stockers and feed
"rs, steady; bulk feeders, $G.S5M7,25; bulk
stockers, $6.50@7 100; veal calf, top, $12.25:
bulk, $1175@12. 25.
Hogs, receipts, "a 900; fairly active, so
to 75c lower than Saturdays average; top
$1,000, paid on light mixed for shipping
orders; practical top on best butchers
500; heavies moving slowly; bulk lights
and mediums, S9.50@9.7j; bulk heavies.
SO. l5@9.5O; quality good; few lights and
pigs.
Sheep, receipts, $50; fairly active: % to
SOC lower: bulk of run Missouri fed west
ern lambs, top, S11.50 on 79-pound average
lambs; bulk, S11.00@11.50.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1O.-Cattle, receipts, Co.
600; beef and butcher cattle. very slow,
ly scratch sales, few, beef steers selling
above 5000: bulk, SS.00610.00; butcher
cows and heifers, mostly $5.O007.OO; can
ners. slow and lower; bulk, $3.00@3. %;
bulls. unevenly lower; bulk bolognas, So %
@6.OO; calves, about steady; packer top.
vealers and feeders slow to lower
Hogs, receipts, $4,000; active, mostly 80
to 40c lower than Saturdays average; top
500 for light; bulk, $9.25@9.55.
Sheep, receipts $4,000; lambs, so to 75c
lower; prime fed western lambs. sl2.00;
bulk fat lambs, $1O75@11.75; sheep, %
to soc lower; top ewes $780, bulk fat
ewes, 81. a D.; feeders. slew
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NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH. Jan. 10.-Turpentine quiet;
9215; no sales Qast sale November 20 at
92R) receipts A; shipments, 10l; stock,
1913.
Rosin quiet; no sales; receipts, 2O2;
shipments, 2S5; stock, s4,S72. Quite:
D, D, E, F, G, H, /. K, NJ, N, KG, WV,
HOO Qast sale November IL at HOO.
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COTTONSEED OIL MARKET
Tone, strong; sales. 1U,"W.
ATLANTA CoTToNSEFD PRODUCTS
MARKETS

ATLANTA CUTTUNSEEU PRODUCTS
MARKETS
corrected by Atlanta Commercial Exchange)
Crude oil. basis prime,
tank ....S 500 60
Cottonseed cake. per cent
car lots ..... -. 80. Nominal.
G. s. meal. per cent am.
monia, car lots 80. =. 81 90 33. 90
G. S. meal Ga. common
rate point, car lots :. =. 31.00 300
Cottonseed bulls. sacked.
car lots 80. 80. 80. 1900 1S.OO
Cottonseed bulls. loose. car
lots 1900 IA. 90
Linters. first cut, high grade lots, 4G6c.
Iinters, clean. mill run. 161%c.
Linters No. 3 81 M1l2c.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-11
Canadian Booze Prices
Soar as Americans
Crowd Into Montreal

MONTREAL.-Fre Canadians
today set up a general howl as the
retail price of 30-year-old Frapin
brandy roce to 1888 a quart.
Other quotations by the case of
IL quarts on the Montreal thirst eX-
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NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET
NEW YORK, Jan. 1G.-Spot coffee, gle
NEW YORK sUGAR MARKET

NEW YORK, Jan. 1O.-Raw sugar steady
at 412c for Cubas. cost and freight, equal to
o.32 for centrifugal. Refined opened steady
moderate inquiry noted
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WANTED-FARMS

HAVE cash buyers for salable farms. Win
deal with owners only. Give descript ion
ana cash price. Morris M. Perkins, Co
lumbus MOI Y -
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ATLANTA SPOT COTTON

AMERICAN EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS
The following were the opening. highest,
lowest, close and previous close quotations
IN the American Cotton and Grain Exchange
today:
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SPOT COTTON MARKET


Atlanta, steady, 15c.
New York, quiet, 1890.
New Orleans, steady, 14.75c.
Philadelphia, steady. $500.
Norfolk. steady, 15.50c.
Savannah, steady, 15.75c.
st. Louis, steady, 4.75c.
Houston, steady, 14.60c.
Memphis, steady, 14.25c.
Augusta, steady. 1850.
Little Rock, steady, 14.25c.
Dallas, steady. 14.25c.
Mobile, steaedy, 1850.
Charleston, steady, 15.75c.
Wilmington, steady, 135Gr.
Boston, steady, lie,
Galveston, steady, 14.75c. Pho.
Montgomery, steady, 14.25c.
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Classified advertisements
FOR SALE-TREES

PEACH AND APPLE TREES AT BARGAIN
prices to planters in small or large lots by
June budded peach trees; plum, cherries
pears, grapes, all kinds berries, nuts etc :
shade and ornamental trees, vines and
shrubs. Free catalogue. Tennessee Nur
sery Co., Cleveland, Tenn.
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FOE sALE-M1sCELA
Roses Now Blooming on
Orange Grove BUNGALOW Farm

BORDERING lake; only 50, $50: on i'm
proved road near city, 90 acres fertile
ton system; % acres valuable timber
land: 200 bearing orange trees: delightful
bungalow. oak shade, overlooking lake;
owner nonresident. sacrifices, easy terms.
Details this and other Florida orange
groves, farms, page SO Strout's Illustrated
Catalog 1900 Bargains. Postpaid FREE.
STROUT FARM AGENCY. 1910
Graham Bldg, Jacksonville. Fla.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON


NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 10.-Smaller gin
using returns to the first Of January than
expected put the price of cotton higher on
the opening today and by the end of the
first half hour of business gains amounted
to SO to 80 points, March trading up to
l4.S3c. The census bureau report of IL
559. 230 bales ginned from the first of the
season was very nearly 100000 bales under
what most traders expected.
After reaction of 20 points from the
early high under realizing by longs, the
market strengthened again and rose
strongly on reports of a higher spot basis
N portions of the western belt. Large buy
belt. In the trading up to IL o'clock
prices were sent Sc to 81 points higher than
the last prices of last week, March touch
ing 1900.
The rise of cents in the rate of ster-
ling exchange further stimulated bullish
sentiment and in the early afternoon prices
were at new high levels, with March at
15.40c and the strongest months showing
gains of so TO 95 points,
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GRAIN

CHICAGO. Jan. 10.-Bears had an ad-
vantage in the wheat market today owing
to the fact that this has been a tradi-
tional favorite date for calendar specula-
tors to take to the selling side. Opening
quotations, which ranged from unchanged
by moderate setback all around, and then
something OF a rally.
Wheat clOsead strong alto 1a4c to 3% c
net advance.
Big receipts tended to weaken the corn
market.
Corn closed steady, jc to 15c net lower.
Oats were easier with corn.
Provisions reflected the downturns Of
grain and hogs.
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS
The following we're the ruling prices In
tho exchange today:
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These prices. however. are for
shipment into Ontario.
Thirsty American tourists crowd
ing Montreal are being charged SIS
a quart plus SO for prescription for
the best grades of Scotch whisky.
The influx of thirsty Yankees has
swamped Montreal hotels and room
ing houses.
Sleigh drivers report record tips,
but complain that no one wants to
drive up Mount Royal or along st.
GATHERINGS street, preferring side
streets with many stops.
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NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 10.-SpOt cotton,
steady, 70 higher; sales on the spot, 1,403
bales; to arrive, 10; low middling, 80;
middling. 14.75; good middling, II So re-
ceipts, ). 137: stock. 456. 126.
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NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1O.-Sentiment was
strongly buliish in the cotton market today
and 1t carried prices upward for just about
a cent pound on the more active months
May trading at 1850 late in the day, as
against 14.62 the close last week. The
rise of nine cents in the rate of sterling
exchange, the smaller ginning to the first
of January than expected and reports from
Greenville, S. c., that all the mills in that
important textile section were running full
time, beginning today, were back of the
buying
balc>e ginned to January was about
100 900 bales under expectations and was
called Du1ish because of that fact. 1t
compared with 1O,0O3, 800 bales ginned to
the same time last year and 1918, 1868 two
years ago Production for the period was
GS1 900 bales, against 612, 600 last year and
493, 900 two years ago.
There were times during the day when it
looked if January in New York was
pulling the rest of the market up with il
and this made all the more interesting the
report that from 1000 to 5000 bales of
for shipment to New York to go con-
tract there
In the present temper of the trade fur.
Their advances are not improbable but after
such gains we have had reactions may
be expected at any time.
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET
CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-Butter: Creamery
sra 4Gc; seconds, 33@36c.
Eggs-ordinariese, 56@61c; firsts, 64h
@65c.
Cheese-Twins, 22c.
Live Poultry-Fowls, 29c; ducks, Bic
geese Csc; springs, 26c; turkeys, 40c; roost-
ers, 1Sc.
Potatoes-62 cars; Wisconsin and Mime
sofa 100 lbs l. 81 .DONJl As.
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MAGICAL GOODS, novelties, lodestone
herbs, cards. dice, books. Catalog
free. G. Smythe Co., Newark, Mo.
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SELL FRUIT TREES, Nut Trees, 0rna
mental Trees. Light work. Good profit
Write today. Smith Bros, Dept. 90, Con
cord, Ga,
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RECEIPTS IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO CASH QUOTATIONS

CHICAGO. Jan. 10.-Cash: Wheat, No.
hard, s1.S7A @1.S9: No. 3 hard, $1.s3A.
Corn, No. mixed, 67h @6SAc; No. 2
yellow, 72c.
white, 451a @46Hc.
Rye, No. >, S1.67.
Barley, 65@S6c.
Timothy seed S5.50@6.75.
Glover seed, S15.00@20.00.
Pork, nominal.
Lard, $500.
Ribs, $11.OO@12.25.
ST. LOUIS QUOTATIONS
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 10.-Cash, wheat, No. 2
$172A.
Corn, No. white, 69@69hc; No. 4, 500
6613c; May, 755sc; July, 76c.
Oats No. 2 white, 49c; No. 5, 4S& @49c;
May, 49Bc; July. 4S%c.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON
The following were the ruling prices in
the exchange today:

Tone, steady; mdding, 14.75c, steady.
Last Prev.
Open. High. Low. Sale. Close. Close.
Jan, :. IA. 65 is. 40 IA. 90 Is 30 10 80 IA. "a
Men. II. 10 IS. "A IA. so 10. 3S Is "a IA. 46
May :. 14.S3 10. 81 IA. so 1854 Is SO ii. 90
July :. 800 1914 II. "a 1910 Is. 81 IA 80
Oct. :. Is. 81 1871 50 1915 1915 II. 50
Dec. 5000 Is 20 IA II
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COTTON

NEW YORK. Jan. 10.-The cotton mar
Is points with January and October de-
liyeries making new high ground for the
movement in response to continued cover
ing, further commission house buying and
relatively firm cables. There was consld.
cradle southern selling and a good deal OF
realizing, however, while there also APP
peared to be rather a reactionary feeling
after the recovery of about 212c per pound
from recent low records This led to scat
tered selling and prices eased Off several
points after the call, March selling down
from 1850 to 1544c and May from lo.62c
to 15.45c, or about to 6 points net lower
The early offerings were absorbed by a
continued broadening of commission house
demand and trade buying, with the market
becoming strong later in the morning
March contracts sold up from 1913 to 16. II
and May from 1912 to 1908, or 81 to 90
points net higher and into new high ground
Cor the movement The strength of sterling
exchange was regarded by some traders as
foresha downing an improvement in export
demand while there were reports OF IN
creasing domestic mill interest.
The midday advance extended to 1873 Tor
March and 17.45 for January, with active
months generally showing net advances of
55 to So points. There was more realizing
at this level and there were reactions OF
20 or 80 points during the middle of the
afternoon, except in the case Of January,
which held relatively firm on continued
covering.
NEW YORK COTTON
The following were the ruling prices In
the exchange today:
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

AGENTS-Mason sold IS sprayers and auto
washers one Saturday; profit, S54 Square
deal steady work. Write Rusler Co.,
IohnstoWn. Ohio.
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WE pay 5000 monthly SALARY and furnisI
rig and expenses to introduce guaranteed
pouitry and stock powders. Bigler Co..
Y -GG4 Snringfield, Ill.
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PILES

PILES can be cured; no cutting, safe pains
. less. l will tell you about it free. Write
Box 1853. Atlanta, Ga.
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PATENTS
PERSONAL
MEDICAL

SEND for free trial treatment worst forms
blood disease. WEIGH Med. Co., Atlanta.
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NEW CENSUS Maps just ready. Millions
waiting for them. Bonanza for those frs
in field. Many other good propositions
Husa Sales Co. Atlanta, Ga.
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WE PAY S86 A WEEK and expenses and
give a Ford auto to men to introduce poul-
try and stock compounds. Imperial Co..
O-3O Parsons, Kan
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DROPSY TREATMENT

FREE information about painless pile cure.
No knife. Bog 11GS. Atlanta. Ga
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Ixy a NTHn.-Ageura

GIVEN for a little spare time Saturday,
or after school. Something new ana easy
+o earn. Box So Woonsocket, r. j.
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AGENTS-Make a dollar an hour. Sell
Nendets, a patent patch for instantly
age free. COLLETFE MFG. CO, Dept.
72S-A Amsterdam, y. Y.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1921-07-16
Hablando con
el zar Boris iii

El advenimiento del zar Boris III coin
cidi6 con Ell momento mas tragico de
la histori ade Bulgaria. La guerra es
taba perdida sin remedio, Ell ejercit,
estaba desbandandose, Fernando al
dic6 ante Ia exasperaci6n del pueblo
y ademas de esas desgracias, amenaza
ba una guerra civil. Ningin soberanc
encontr6 mayores difcultades subiendc
al trono, y hay que decir que Ell 10
ven rey Ga la saxon tenia apenas vein
ticinco afios) supo vencerlas en- relati
vamente POGO tempo. Por su caracte,
franco, sencillo y communicative consi
gui6 captarse las simpatias del pueblo
que en- la epoca de Ia derrota habia
acusado a Ia dinastia de la catastroff
nacional. Y al contrario de su padre
Fernando /, que solo Sc mostr6 en- ra
ras ocasiones ante sns s1bditos, y STEM
pre- en- gran gala, Boris III hace fre
cuentes viajes en- Ell pais-siempre de
nos y veces hasta pasa las noche
en- sus chozas. Los bulgaros sentian po
ell zar Fernando un respeto vago
lejano, mientras que por Boris III sien
ten un amor sincere y enthusiastic.
FL rey Boris Sc dign6 recibirme e
Ell Palacio Real, situado en- ell centrc
de la ciudad; 10 hizo construir ell pr
mer soberano de La Bulgaria libre, G
principe Alexandra de Battenberg, tic
carnal de Ia reina Victoria Eugenia CT
Espafia, hermano del principe Enrique
de Battenberg, esposo de la princess
Beatriz de Inglaterra.
FL rey Boris es alto, muy delgado
elegante. Tiene pequehos oios vivos, /.
nariz pronunciada de los borbones. pr
quefios bigotes negros y recortados :
labios muy finos. Visti6 un traje azul
oscuro. Su conversation es animada in
teligente y verdaderamente encantado.
ra.
FL rey Sc inform6, ante todo, del via
je que pienso realizar en- Bulgaria, y
tuvo la bondad de darme unas indi
caciones de mucho interes.
-Si va usted varna-dijome, on.
tire otras cosas--, no dele de visitsr mi
palacio de Euxinogrado. Encontrar&
ALI, en- ell parterre francois, el
fronts del castillo de Saint Cloud, que
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AerOnautica y aviacion

pre- eXpuestas a los riesgos de ser in
famadas por IN proyectil un cohete
incendiario. Los aliados han abatido asi
varios zeppelines que hubiesen sido casi
invulrerables 81 no hubiesen sido infia-
mados con un gas que puede infiamarse:
su acci6n hubiese sido mas efcaz de 10
que ha sido. Igualmente los famosos SAL
CHICHAS de observation hubiesen re-
glado mejor el tiro de artilleria 81 SO
hubiese osado acercarlos mas al frente.
Desde e! punto de vista mihtar, Ia in
famabilidad de los aerostatos presenta
pues, una gran importancia; Ell problema
es menos grave y menos esencial desde
el punto de vista de la aerorautica de
los tiempos de paz, pero esta lejOs de
perder todo interes No hace mucho Sc
hallaba listo para partir un dirigible
que debia atravesar ell Mediterraneo, de
Tolon Argel; todo Sc hallaba en- orden,
y Ell comandante solo esperaba para par
tir un tiempo favorable para efectuar
ol raid, cuando de pronto ell globo Sc
inham6 v sc destruy6 en- pocos minutes.
GQue habia pasado? Quizas no Sc sepa
nuEca
GSeria una fechoria del rayo? Basta
que Sc establezca una diferencia de po-
tencial entire Ia extremidad de La ante
ma de T. s. H. un conductor vecino
para que salte una chispa incendiaria.
Dos dirigibles habian va sido inhama-
dos por ell fuego del cielo ante de la
guerra, en- Itaia y en- Alemania.
Sc nos dira que hay dirigibles q. han
recorrido millares de Kilometres que
Sc han martenido en- Ell aire durante dias
sin accidente alguno: Gacaso prueba ESQ
Que no haya peligrOs? Ell gas combusti-
BILE transvassndose a trav6s de las en-
voltura, crea alredor de elias una zona
peligrosa: bastard un fragmento incan-
dssceEte, proyectado por la descarga de
los motores, para provocar un desastre;
por ESQ Sc preocupar los constructors
dc separar las barquillas del globo FL
empleo del hello permitira acercar las
barquillas al cuerpo del globo, aIn in
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