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...valves, demolished the surmounting derrick. The well turned into the "wildest ever seen," much more powerful and dangerous than the nearby Mary Sudik, which last spring kept Oklahoma citizens alarmed for ten days (TIME, April 14). C. E. Stout No. 1 cast up daily about 100,000,000 cu. ft. of gas, about 60,000 bbl. of oil valued at around $125,000. The oil slimed the State Capitol far to the north on West 23rd St., fouled the Canadian River water 30 mi. away. Fire started in a creek near the well, swept toward the gusher, was doused...
Helium. The explosion of the 5,500,000 cu. ft. of hydrogen inflating the R-101 caused practically all the devastation. Rear Admiral William Adger Moffett of the U. S. Navy last week pointed out that if non-inflammable helium (gas next lightest to hydrogen) had been used the R-101 would not have exploded. British commentators had already noted this obvious fact, with the implication that the U. S., monopolist of the world's helium supply, had selfishly prevented any of the gas from being exported. President Hoover deemed this insinuation worthy of White House denial. The Department...
...Cardington. One evening last week the R-101 nuzzled her mooring mast, ready for her initial flight to India. She was a beautiful tuber, biggest thing of the air? length 777 ft.; capacity 5,500,000 cu. ft.; lifting capacity 155 tons, five oil-driven motors...
...officials, whose mouths had been watering in anticipation of "100% of the maximum rate" for which they had bid. While the Watres bill authorizes payment up to $1.25 per mi. flown by the contractor, the Postmaster General established a scale of 75¢ per mi. for mail space of 47 cu. ft. (about 400 Ib. of mail) and 40¢ for space of 25 cu. ft. (about 225 Ib. of mail). Aviation Corp expected Postmaster General Brown to contract for the larger load. Instead, he took only the 40¢ space to start with...
...Hotsy-Totsy, owned by Victor Kliesrath of Bragg-Kliesrath Co. (automobile brakes): the annual Gold Cup race for 625 cu. in. power boats; the first National Motor Boat Sweepstakes, at Red Bank, N. J., averaging 52 & 56 m.p.h...