Statement to color committee

48 THE COTTON OIL PRESS (CHEMISTS' SECTION) THE DISCOVERY OF HELIUM. T h e p r o f e s s o r h a d t r i e d diligently to t e a c h t h e f a r m e r boys a b o u t t h e r a r e g a s e s in o u r a t m o s p h e r e . H e h a d told t h e m of h e l i u m ' s discovery, first in t h e C o r o n a of t h e sun, t h o s e s t r a n g e s t r e a k s of fire t h a t s h o o t o u t f r o m t h e g r e a t ball like t h e s t r e a k s of o u r t e r r e s t r i a l a u r o r a , a n d h o w later, in t h e s p e c t r u m of a m i n e r a l f o u n d in G r e e n l a n d , R a m s a y h a d d e t e c t e d h e l i u m lines. I m a g i n e t h e p r o f e s s o r ' s c h a g r i n w h e n he r e a d iu a n e x a m . p a p e r , " H e l i u m is a v e r y r a r e e l e m e n t . I t w a s first d i s c o v e r e d in t h e A u r o r a Borealia, a n d l a t e r i s o l a t e d f r o m t h e s o l a r p l e x i s . REPORT OF THE REFEREE CHEMIST EXAMINING BOARD. By Dr. David Wesson, Chairman. T h e R e f e r e e E x a m i n i n g B o a r d begs to p r e s e n t t h e f o l l o w i n g l i s t of a p p l i c a n t s w h o h a v e been p a s s e d on a s R e f e r e e C h e m i s t s by t h e E x a m i n i n g B o a r d : 1. Mr. G. ~Vorthen Agee, P r e s i d e n t B a r r o w - A g e e Laboratories, Memphis, Tenn. 2. Mr. E. R. B a r r o s , S e c r e t a r y - T r e a s u r e r B a r r o w Agee L a b o r a t o r i e s , M e m p h i s , TemL 3. Dr. H. S. Battle, P r e s i d e n t T h e B a t t l e L a b o r a tory, M o n t g o m e r y , Ala. 4. Mr. J o h n D. E v a n s , c a r e of L a w & Co., A t l a n t a , Geor~a. 5. Mr. N. C. H a m m e r , P r e s i d e n t S o u t h w e s t e r n L a b o r a t o r i e s , D a l l a s , Tex. 6. Mi-. G r a n v i l l e C. H e n r y , Cordele, Ga. 7. Mr. J o h n R i c h H o l l a n d , V i c e - P r e s i d e n t W i l e y & Co., Inc., B a l t i m o r e , Md. 8. Mr. A b r a h a m L. K n i s e l y , S e a t t l e W a s h . 9. Air. T h o m a s C. L a w , L a w & Co., A t l a n t a , Ga. 10. Miss J a n e E l i z a b e t h Mayo, L a w & Co., A t l a n t a , Georgia. 11. Mr. C l i n t o n M o r r i s , S e c r e t a r y - T r e a s u r e r Morr i s F l i m n Co., Macon, Ga. 12. Mr. F e l i x P a q u i n , G a l v e s t o n , Tex. 13. Dr. F r a n c i s L. P a r k e r , P a r k e r L a b o r a t o r y , C h a r l e s t o n , S. C. 14. Mr. D. C. P i e a r d , P i c a r d L a b o r a t o r i e s , B i r m i n g h a m , Ala. 15. Mr. F. B. P o r t e r , F o r t W o r t h L a b o r a t o r i e s , F o r t W o r t h , Tex. 16. Dr. P. S. Tilson, H o u s t o n , Tex. 17. Mr. H a r r y P h i l l i p s T r e v i t h l e k , N e w Y o r k P r o d nee E x c h a n g e , NeW York. 18. Air. S a m u e l Vr~. Wiley, P r e s i d e n t W i l e y & Co., B a l t i m o r e , Md. 19. Mr. Chas. W. Rice, Chas. W. Rice & Co., Col u m b i a , S. C. 20. Mr. P. MeG. S h u e y , P r e s i d e n t S h u e y & Co., Inc., S a v a n n a h . Ga. 21. Mr. E. P. V e r n e r , P a r k e r L a b o r a t o r y , C h a r l e s ton, S . C . T h e f o l l o w i n g is a l i s t of a p p l i c a n t s w h o h a v e merely applied and whose applications are now being g o n e i n t o by t h e m e m b e r s of t h e B o a r d : 1. Mr. M. J. F a l k e n b u r g , F a l k e n b u r g & Co., Seattle, Wash. 2. Mr. F. F. L a n e k s , Seattle, W a s h . 3. Mr. P. W. T o m p k i n s , c a r e of C u r t i s & T o m p k i n s , S a n F r a n c i s c o , Cal. 4. Air. E. G. W i l l i a m s , W i l l i a m s L a b o r a t o r y , N e w O r l e a n s , La. I n j u s t i c e to t h o s e w h o s e n a m e s h a v e n o t y e t b e e n p a s s e d on, it s h o u l d be s t a t e d t h a t in m o s t c a s e s t h e a p p l i c a t i o n s w e r e n o t filed in time. I n o t h e r c a s e s c o n s i d e r a b l e c o r r e s p o n d e n c e h a s been i n v o l v e d b e f o r e the B o a r d could r e n d e r its decision. T h e f o l l o w i n g r e f e r e e c h e m i s t s h a v e been certified only f o r s u b j e c t e n u m e r a t e d a l o n g s i d e t h e i r n a m e s : Mr. G r a v i l l e C. H e n r y - - C o t t o n s e e d , C o t t o n s e e d 0il, C o t t o n s e e d AIeats, C o t t o n s e e d Meal a n d H u l l s , Pean u t s , P e a n u t Oil, P e a n u t Meats, Meal a n d H u l l s , Fertilizer a n d F e r t i l i z e r M a t e r i a l s . l~lr. J o h n R. H o l l a n d - - F e r t i l i z e r s , C o t t o n s e e d Meals, a n d a n a l y s e s of f a t s a n d oils. Miss J a n e E. M a y o - - C o t t o n s e e d , P e a n u t s , Hulls, Meals, Soya B e a n s a n d Copra. Mr. C l i n t o n M o r r i s - - F e r t i l i z e r a n d Meal. Dr. F r a n c i s L. P a r k e r - - F e r t i l i z e r a n d Meal. ~[r. Chas. ~V. R i c e - - F e r t i l i z e r a n d Meal. Mr. P. MeG. S h u e y - - F e r t i l i z e r a n d Meal. Mr. E. P. V e r n e r - - F e r t i l i z e r a n d Meal. Mr. S. W. V ~ i l e y - - C o t t o n s e e d M e a l a n d Cottonseed Fertilizer. ERRATA. Statement to Color Committee by Irwin G. Priest, as Published in the Cotton Oil Press. October, 1920, pp. 45-47. F i r s t p a r a g r a p h , line 6: f o r " p r i n c i p l e " r e a d "problem." P a g e 46, q u o t a t i o n in m i d d l e of first column, between "He m a y " and "know as much," insert "not." P a g e 46, a b o u t m i d d l e of second colmnn, second line n n d e r 5, b e t w e e n " f r o m " a n d " s o u r c e " i n s e r t "a." P a g e 47, f i r s t c o l u m n , t h e e q u a t i o n in line 3 should read : "Transmittance= (Transmmissivity)b." T h a t is, b is a n e x p o n e n t , or, in o t h e r w o r d s , transm i t t a n e e is a n e x p o t e n t i a l f u n c t i o n of t r a n s m i s s i v i t y . F o o t n o t e 7 : F o r p l u s s i g n ( + ) s u b s t i t u t e multiplication sign ( X ) . C A S T O R OIL SUBSTITUTES. (Abstract.) H. N o e r d l i n g e r (Germal~ p a t e n t 302,443) h a s worked o u t a p r o c e s s w h e r e b y a v e g e t a b l e oil can be given s u c h of the p r o p e r t i e s of c a s t o r oil t h a t it can be succ e s s f u l l y u s e d f o r t h e l u b r i c a t i o n of g a s e n g i n e s ins t e a d of t h e c a s t o r oil h e r t o f o r e u s e d exclusively. The oil (e. g., colza, olive, s e s a m e , linseed, etc.) is first b l o w n w i t h air, t h e n by s t e a m , s u p e r h e a t e d or not, u n d e r p r e s s u r e or not. As a n e x a m p l e , olive oil Ls h e a t e d to 150-160 ~ u n t i l its v i s c o s i t y a p p r o a c h e s t h a t of c a s t o r oil, t h e n is t r e a t e d w i t h a c u r r e n t of steam u n d e r 5 to 10 a t m o s p h e r e s p r e s s u r e f o r ] 0 h o u r s . - L e a M a t . G r a s . , A u g u s t 15, 1920, p. 5563. TABLE OF CONTENTS--(Chemists Section). Page. Pithy Paragraphs No. 3 ...... B y P r e s t . F. B. P o r t e r 41 Being a Hired Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B y H e r b e (...truncated)