Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-23
DENATURING STILL READY
Agricultural Department Getting
Ready for Omaha Exhibition.
SLIGHT HITCH OVER THE MATTER
Cost Of Installing stin Mt Omaha So
Large tina Corn Exposition ON
ciaIs Are Inclined to Hesitate
About Undertaking II.
From a staff Correspondent.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-tspecial Tele-
Rraan.)-It was learned today from the pu-
reau OF chemistry that the still for de-
Maturing alcohol would be assembled IN
Washington within a month. An unoccu-
MED building near the Agricultural depart
ment has been engaged in which TO as
semble the still and make a practical dem
onstration before the machinery is sent 10
Omaha for exhibit At the National Corn cX-
position.
The still is the product Of a minneapolis
firm and is among the first of the machines
in this country to make denatured alcohol.
1t has a capacity of 100 gallons per day.
which is supposed to be the output OF the
still under good management, and repre-
sents cost, with building and still, Of $500.
There seems to be a hitch between the
management Of the Corn exposition and the
officials Of the Department Of Agriculture
as to the housing Of the still in Omaha.
When the agricultural bill was passed APP
propriating $4,000 for demonstrations of
the still for denaturing alcohol il was with
the understanding that the Agricultural de-
partment would ship the machinery to
Omaha, assemble the parts and make daily
demonstrations during the Corn exposition.
providing that the local management fur
nished a suitable space or building In which
TO install the still. The local management
now ascertains that II will cost 5000 or
$4,000 to erect a temporary structure In
which to house the still and 1t will cost
$1,000 to put the stili in working order in
the Auditorium. Today Prof. Gown Of the
bureau of chemistry stated that the depart
ment was in correspondence with the man
agement Of the Corn exposition at Omaha
looking to a suitable place in which to
make demonstrations for denaturing alcohol
and he hoped something definite would
come out OF the matter in a short time.
Data on Police Pensions.
Major Sylvester, chief Of the Washington
police is collecting data for Senator Burkett
on police pensions. At the last session OF
congress Senator Rurkett displayed a lively
interest in the matter of providing pensions
for the police of the district of Columbia
and offered a resolution in the senate
calling upon commissioners for a report
upon the subject. Major Sylvester has OBJ
talned data which will show the commits
sioners how pensions laws are made eff
fective in other cities. There are forty
cities in which policemen are pensioned,
and 1t was through the efforts of Major
Sylvester, as head Of the international As
ISOLATION Of Police chiefs, that some OF
them adopted that means OF relieving
those injured in line of duty and those
who serve until incapable. The commits
sioners will have their report ready by the
time congress convenes next winter.
Checking Up Indian Accounts.
Hamilton Dimmick, chief of the accounts
division of the Indian bureau, has returned
from a tour of inspection of a large number
of Indian reservations throughout the
west. During his absence he visited some
twenty Indian schools to check up their
accounts. and, in all. he found all the &C.
counts regular and precise. Among the
schools visited was Genoa, Neb.; Pine
Ridge and Rosebud, S. d. Mr.. DimmicS
said today he found all matters under his
supervision in exceedingly good condition.