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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-29
SAYS 1T CAN BE MADE cHEAPLY.

Here was a man in whose works, 1t
was reported, a great dream Of chemistry
had been realized. Interest in the sub
tect was further stimulated by the fact
that synthetic rubber has also been pro-
duced recently in England under the eye
Of the noted chemist Professor w. h.
Perkin. who in a recent paper described
il and said it could be made at cost or
so cents a pound, owing to the discovery
that its prime ngredient-isoprene-
could be produced cheaply through the use
of such materials as starch, common salt
and coal.
Professor Perkin and his associates, Sir
William Ramsay. DR.. F. K. Matthews and
Professor Fernbach, Of the Pasteur lnsti-
tute of Paris. had been working laborious-
" for three years, fearing that the Ger
man group at Elberfeld would solve the
problem first. Professor Perkin and Sir
William Ramsay we're among those pres
ent at the congress. Something was
known Of what had been done in Eng
land What had Elberfeld accomplished?
And would the result Of their labors i'm
mediately become a competitor OF Dame
Nature?
All these were elements contributing TO
the interest OF what DR.. Duisberg had 10
say BY way of proof OF his claims, he
had with him a mass Of synthetic rubber
said to weigh sixty pounds and two auto
mobile tires which had been made of this
material. One of the tires was new. The
other had travelled $3.50 miles in service.
Apparently synthetic rubber had come.
but he did not answer the question. in
which many were greatly interested:
For what price could IT be produced and
sold?"
Why should these modern delivers into
the anatomy Of the world. these magicians
who can actually change one thing into
another, strive so hard to produce rubber
artihcially. vieing with one another for
the glory? When one stops to consider
the part rubber plays in the life of the
civilized world. how the milk OF certain
tropical trees has contributed to the lux
ury OF living. one need hardly answer the
question. Yet the very summary is so
amazing a tale that II is OF interest TO
glance at IL
Like petroleum, rubber has found It's
way into almost every industry. And like
the gold of the Nibeungen Ring, it has
brought wretchedness to many In the eff
| tort 10 gather up the gold that clings to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-29
Production of Synthetic Rubber Is Already
Reported from the Laboratories of Two
Eminent Chemists-Dr. Carl Duisberg,
of Germany, and Professor w.
II. Perkin, of England.

MONO, those who contributed gen
" eral lectures" as the chief papers
4 N were called, TO the eighth inter-
national Congress of Applied Chemistry
recently held in this city and In Washlhs-
ton. was Dr. Carl Duisberg, of the Elder
field works. Germany, and one OF the
great chemists of the world. His subject
on which he spoke for perhaps an hour IN
the Great Hall of the College Of the city
Of New York on September 9, was The
Latest Achievements and Problems OF the
Chemical Industry" To the average per-
son such a subject does not suggest the
necessity of any remarkable ability IN the
writer in its preparation. Had they seen
the great army Of chemists, more than
TWO thousand strong, representing couh-
tries of the FIVE continents. and heard the
paper. they would have realized that the
term chemical industry" hidden from
The ewes of the world at large by It's
nature and as mysterious as the arts OF
the alchemst Of old. touches every phase
of human experience.
Probably" said DR. Duisberg, in open
ing his lecture. in no domain of human
knowledge and endeavor have the COM
bined forces OF theory and practice. init
mately acting and reacting upon each
other. made such immense strides and led
10 the solution of such difficult problems
as in the chemical industry, an industry
which. indeed. had its beginnings in the
distant past but in its vast development
and international character is essentially
q child Of modern times. Success has so
ernboldened this industry that 1t considers
itself capable Of solving any problem,
even that Of the origin of life"
Then he proceeded to cast his far
seeing eye over the field of the wonder
working chemists and ransacked the great
secrets Of every field of industry, conclud-
ing with one which lay uppermost in the
minds Of most of the persons comprising
the audience-synthetic rubber. There
was stir when he reached his finally"
and two rubber automobile tires were
rolled into view.
one of the reasons why his hearers
were interested in what he had TO say
regarding synthetic rubber was indicated
in the words with which he opened his
reference TO this subject
Finally said he, as cheers accom-
panied his words, Il will refer TO one OF
the greatest successes and yet one OF the
most difficult problems of the chemical In
dustry-namely, the production of syn
thetic rubber. l am proud OF the TACT
that its production was successfully ac-
complished in the works that are under
my management and that I was able TO
follow every stage of this important dis
covery."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-29

: times Of the alleged discovery of an arti-
nclal rubber that IL has come 10 speak OF
such substance as a boyle. For more than
nfty years II has been the subject OF expert
ment. and up 10 the present time the in
/ clination has been to take announcements
II the discovery Of a process as a dream.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-29

These anti-obesity concerns live o. w
fat of the land.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-29

H. The value OF raw rubber consumed IN
a year is estimated at s24O,0oOo0o. The
goods manufactured from IT are worth
more than 500, 10000. A product that has
been sold at the rate of more than $4,000
ton is worth duplicating artihcially If this
can be accomplished AS one chemist put
it. il is worth while to discover "A process
by means of which man can do in half
an hour. what nature requires weeks 10
do" and particularly when there is
pot of gold TO reward the one who reaches
the end of the research rainbow.
Since the discovery by Goodyear of
means Of vulcanzng rubber so that II
could be used in making waterproof over
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05
MInere Lo.Inq Million a bay.

Indianapolis.-With only one or two
exceptions. the suspension in the coal
mining industry Of the country which
went into effect. at midnight Sunday
night, when tho wage contracts be-
tween the members OF the United
Mine Workers Of America and the BIZ
luminous and anthracite coal opera.
tors expired, was general. Appro1i-
mately 100000 miners are out of work,
the country will miss. more than mill
lion tons OF coal and the miners are
cut about $1,000,000 in wages.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05
Rebel. Cut FEDERAL. to Pieces.

Juarez. Mexico.-Of the Twentieth
Mexican infantry only thirty.five men
are still alive. OF the Twenty-ninth
Mexican infantry there are only fifty
survivors. Only three line officers in
both regiments remain.
After the battle of Jiminez, when
orozco's rebels routed the federals in
q bloody conflict, only these officers
and a handful Of men struggled back
to Torreon-the broken remnant of
two Of the best regiments in the Mexi.
can army which Madero had hurled
against the triumphant insurrectos.
( This information, the first definite
news that has been received from
the scene Of the slaughter OF the Ma
derfsta army In the four-day battle
near Jiminez. was brought here by
q miner who made his way through
the rebel ranks by automobile to the
railroad after the frightful blood.let-
ting, which began a week ago.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05

ypur medicines TO Ill suffering women" !"
Mrs. MARY HALsTEAD. Plstea, Pa,
Box 98.
Here Il the report Of another genuine
ease, which still further shows that Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
may be relied upon.
Walcott, N. Dakota. -"I had inaam.
nation which caused pain In my sids,
and my back ached Ill the time. was
= blus that ] felt like crying II any ons
even spoke 20 me. ] took Lydia Z
Pinkham's Vegetable COMPOUND, and I
began 70 gain right away. ] continued
it, use and now am . well woman. -
Mrs. AMELIA DAM. Waicott, N.
Dakota.
Il Jon want special advice write .
Lydia e. Pinkham Iedicine Co. (conA.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter win
be opened, read and answered by .
woman and held In strict confidence.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05
Flood. Damage Three states.

st. Louis.-Floods in Missouri, H.
linois and Kentucky are the worst on
record. Property loss has already run
into the millions. Rain has been fall
ing throughout the flooded district for
the last few days. The Mississippi is
stationary at 29.S feet, but further
rise is expected. Cairo and the drain
age district above that city are the
only two dry places in this section OF
the country, the entire territory north
and south Of that city being covered
with several feet OF water.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05
Salesman Should
Re Good Judge
of Values
Business
Instinct
~ !. aArLE naU0

NE day crippled lad wandered into country store and thus
accosted the proprietor @Can cell you lead pencils
~ todsy7 have nice at 3S csnts . DOZEN"
The merchant sold pencils himself therefore not
likely purchaser but business not particularly rushing at that
he ndulged little goodnaured chat boys
He examined the pencils care and asked in gned amazemen
What for these? have pencil in stock that
sell for IL and he reached show and
pulled package pencils for which he had actually paid As cents
dozen only few days before
The boy took them in hand examined them critically reached down
into his pocket passed is ns the proprietor with the remark
guess I'll take these" and calmly walked the
Nor did the merchant stop him and explain that joke
done IN such businesse and the younger had taken
seriously that he the others admiration admitted
in telling the story himself that the best business instinct
he bad seen for many day.
The crippled boy had quality in his makeup that meant
This attribute keen judgment business He quickly
recognized the value pencils that he acted interest at
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05

once is important for the salesman as it is for
the merchant that he should know how to determine
values
In almost any business you can find employees
who have grown gray in the service whose Judgment
Of values has not grown with their years. Younger
employees, with less experience, may have it. The
latter have that nesmable treasure business instinct
the former never will have it. The latter will sue
coed in business where buying and selling are the
factors the former will not
The man who has not in him the business instinct
which makes him judge of values had better get ont
of business that calls for buying and selling and into
another line Of work where it is not required.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05
oRAxEM VIOLATION OF MONROE
DOCTRINE DisrvRss ADMIN.
IsrRATioM At CAPITAL.
U. S. NAY INTERVENE
AMGRicAMs IN MEXICO ARE RI.
oARDEp ~ BEING IN pEs-
PERATE STRATA

| Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-Accor to advices
from Toxic. Japan has secured from
Mexico the long-sought concession Of
. naval base at Magdalena bay. on
Mexican soil The Monroe Doctrine u
thus violated. Washington believes
Japan has agreed. In return for the
concession. to support the Mexican
government with men and money.
japanese have long been accredited
with preparing for war with the
United States. Intervention Of the
United States in the Mexican revolu-
ton now seems necessary, and such
Intervention would give Mexico ex-
cuse for appealing to Japan for the
help that Nippon would be glad to
give against the United States.
Americans in Mexico are regarded at
Washington az in desperate straits.
They may yet be crushed by allied
Mexicans and Japanese.
II United States troops should start
south, those allies may cross the Rio
Grande. The Magdalena deal prob
ably explains the recent doubling OF
United States naval strength on the
Pacific, for which Washington has not
given any satisfactory reason. and
also the request made recently that
all steamers from United States ports
to Mexican ports should be held in
readiness for any service that the
war and navy departments might ask.
Announcement Of the granting of the
concession also throws new light
upon the shipping to the United
States ambassador in Mexico City Of
an indefinite number of army rifles
and an immense quantity Of ammuni.
tion.
Despite the state departments
formal declaration that It has "ahso-
lutely no information on the report
that Japan has secured a naval base.
at Magdalena bay, Mexico. It is ne
lieved here that news of the move.
reaching here several days ago, has
been fruitful source of the anxiety
plainly admitted by the state depart.
ment officials as to the Mexican stu
alton.
The Japanese victory was made
public in the following dispatch from
Toxic:
ut is reported here Tin Tokio) that
negotiations between Mexico and
Japan were concluded few days ago
for the establishment Of large jap
anese settlement at Magdalena bay,
but an American protest based ON the
Monroe Doctrine is expected"
One year ago the American consul
at Manzanillo reported to the depart.
ment that Japan was endeavoring to
obtain a naval base ostensibly for her
merchant vessels. Publicity and
prompt hints from the administration
that such move would be regarded
as q violation Of the Monroe Doctrine
led to official denials from the japan.
ese ambassador here. Ever since
that date the United States has kept
close watch on every move toward the
granting Of such base to Japan.
While the administration has here
tofore denied that Japan's negotiations
were successful, It is considered six.
nificant that the latest report merely
met with the statement that there
was no Information on the subject"
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05
sUPREME COURT OF the
UNITED STATES uPHoLos
ANrLTRusT LAVA
MUST PAY HEAVY FINE
THREE COMPANIES CHARGED
WITH coMsiNATioN TO CON.
TRoL PRIcEA
w.st.rn Newspaper Union News ssrvlce.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-Tne antitrust laws OF
Missouri were uIhcld by the Supreme
Court Of the United States. The court
approved Of the states action In GUST
ing the Standard OIL Company Of In.
diana and the Republic Oil Company of
New York. from the state and timing
each $4,000 under these laws.
In proceedings begun in Missouri the
Standard Oil Company of Indiana. the
Republic Oil Company. New York
corporation. and the Waters-Pie Oil
Company. Missouri corporation. were
charged with having combined to con-
troll prices and to prevent competition.
and the Missouri Supreme Court found
them guilty.
The Waters-Pierce- Oil Company was
Missouri corporation and the court
set day when its charter would be
forfeited II the company did not pay a
$4,000 fine. The fine was paid Only
the standard and the Republic. which
were outsted, appealed to the Su-
preme Court.
The claim was made that the cor
porations could not be ousted in the
same proceedings. Furthermore it was
urged that ousting corporations was
greater punishment than was inflicted
on individual violators by the law.
The International Harvester Compa-
ny recently appealed to the court from
Q Missouri custer decree, the appeal
being based on the ground that these
laws wore unconstitutional.
Judge Lamar. who announced the
unanimous opinion Of the court, held
that no right Of the corporation had
been denied under the law in the trial.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05
Express Reform. Planned.

Washington.-The Interstate Com
merce Commission and the express
companies of the country have prac-
tically reached an agreement as to re-
forms to be instituted in the express
business. which will be Of far-reaching
importance and will, 1t is predicted,
revolutionize the express business.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05

ness and bAckAchoI
and was 20 nervous
that I would cry st
the lsast noise. Il
would startle mo %.
/ began to take LY-
dia E. Pinkham's
remedies, and / don't
have any moro cry.
ing spells: ! sleep
sound and my nsae
vousness is better.
I will recommend
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05

One of the proofs that the world does
move is that amusements are growing
shorter.
The ancient Romans sat at their feasts
for hours, and invented various devices for
prolonging the gustatory pleasure.
The European dimes for two hours, inn
peding his digestion by wine; the Ameri-
can dimes in thirty minutes; and the latter
is consequently healthier and wealthier.
The very essence Of play, Of any kind,
is that it be brief. Extend the moment Of
rapture past certain point and it turns to
pain or nausea.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05
b
Plan : for
Starting
Honest
Men on
Farms

the country who would oyuy till the SOIL has take
has not the to travel the distances acquire the first requisites
myself bought ten in the east intending
there and raise small garden truck but fate kept here
when because Of high expense, totally unable CO.
So that with all their good the organza-
tions have not got at the root Of the evil.
There should institutions which furnish willing and honest
the first substantial start them they taking
such lands for certain length time security
There thousands who could thus happy
raise the food supply for the cities.
The should advance those the
compel them spend the little they have saved travelling
of miles only find that their lottery did not win
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05
Hamilton Holds, w orld's Record

Sacramento. Cal.-Charles X. Hamil-
ton nolds the worlds aviation speed
record for fifty-mile flight. He ne
gotiated the distance between this city
and Stockton, 57.7 miles. in 23 min
utes. at the rate of 1856 miles an hour.
The fastest previous time was 1O3
miles an hour, made by Jules vedrines
at Pau, France.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05
Time
for
Play is
Growing
Shorter

Ry Frank Gran.

Those who try to play all day. say nothing playing year
all ones life about the unhappiest people earth
All work and no play makes Jack dull boy play
work makes him an idiot.
For the of play dash oam high spirits bounding blood
excitement We all need it. It sanity
But to be good for us must be occasional learn
art of quitting before through.
We work till tired and all the better for it. can sp
well and eat we'll But to play until tired is dangerous We can
tire muscle and BRAIN but to keep appees ready
must learn to nip them of just before safety.
This the secret meaning Of that paradox Hesiod
greater than the whole. /"
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05

The newspapers at the present time
are crowded with inducements and offers
Of farms. The present cry is: @Back to
the farmp Meetings are held, organize
tions convene, all in order to help the over
flow population to 60 to farming. The
government opens lands, and, in fact, ev-
erything is done to "boost' the country
life. But who goes there2 Who gets the
landP Only people possessed of at least
some means, like the farmer or the small
merchant, who has bank account after
selling out.
The extremely Door man who longs for
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05
Woman walk. from \. Y. to Chicago.

New York.-To put her system Of
diet, which she believes is solution
Of the cost Of living problem. to the
hardest possible. test. Mrs David
Beach, well known in musical circles
in New York. will walk from this city
to Chicago, starting April 10. She ex.
poets to reach Chicago by June 1.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05
Negro .nd WhIts il pueI.

Atchison. Kan.-In street duel be-
tween G. w. Robinson and VIM. Ed.
son, a negro. the white man was killed
and Edison mortally wounded.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05
NERVOUS
DEsPohDENT
WOMEN
nnd Rslisf iaLydia z. Pinkl
hams Vegetable Compound
-Thsir Own Statsmsnts
So Testify.

Piatea, Pa.-"Whsn wrote 10 you
hrst Was troubled with female weak
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05

Talk to yourself II you want An ap-
preciative audience.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05

Noisy.
Geraid-What do you think Of this
suitf
Geraldins-It Is . regular sound a
revelry.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05

Ten smiles for nickel. Always buy Rcd
Cross Rag Blps; have bssstiful clear vhits
clothes.
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05

neya Stomach and Hovela, take GarAsA
Tea, the mild hsrb laxative. Al druesisAa
The Holly chieftain., 1912-04-05

A frequent vyps.
-spoonleigh is q connoisssur OF hae
piness."
How do you define connoisssuR
Of happiness!"
"A person Who knows how to b
happy but cant"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-18
Beginning of Big Industry.

The Pietermaritzburg (NataD Cor
9oration have just embarked on an
Enterprise which is being watched
ailh interest. The enormous extent
VI town lands in the Zwartkop direc-
ion have been shown to be well adapt.
I for waffle tree growing. The an.
horities have therefore decided to
Urn this land to account, for which
purpose they have already placed
hout 1000 acres under cultivation,
nd from all accounts the young trees
re doing splendidly The waffle tree
principally grown in Natal for its
ark. tho tannic properties of which
lre very valuable, OF late years a
cry big industry has been created in
anuection with this tree, and II Pie
ermaritzburg experiment is a success
{ should result in considerable re.
;ction Of the city rates.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-18

ers, have made possible the recent
increase in our knowledge of this class
Of diseases. The use of the money
as an experimental animal instead of
the small animals usually employed,
has contributed more than any other
factor to the important recent addi-
tions to our knowledge Of the acute
infections, says The Journal Of the
American Medical Association. Recent
work has shown that the money s sus-
ceptible to q number of diseases which
affect man but which are transmissible
with difficulty, if at all, to the small
laboratory animals. such as rabbits
rats and guinea-pigs. Through this
new medium OF experiment we have
been able to reproduce these diseases
at will and to stdy them under labora-
tory conditions. Without the monkey
as an experimental animal our knowl-
edge of typhus fever, poliomyelitis,
measles, cerebrospinal meningitis and
scarlet fever would not have made its
recent great advances; indeed, it
would have remained at a
standstill for Nancy years to come,
Unfortunately the application Of
this knowledge to the control and
eradication Of the diseases has not
kept pace with its acquisition. With
a few notable exceptions, such as the
control of yellow fever through mos
quito eradication and of bubonic
plague by rat campaigns, health au-
thorities have been slow to apply the
great mass of information now avail
able to them by reason of the re-
searches of the last few years. What
1T present IS more needed than re.
search is a more general application
)f tn results already at hand Our
lawmakers should be informed that
{ requires money to carry out the
measures for the control of disease
which have been pointed out so con-
lincingly by laboratory studies. Who
IAN predict how many lives would be
saved and how many cripples for life
if means were provided for
ly campaigns next summer in order
o carry into effect measures for the
prevention of poliomyelitis by the con-
rol of the stable-ny?
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-12-18

In the January Woman's Home Com
panion appears story in which is
related an account of prescription
given TO an exceedingly stingy farmer
by a doctor The farmer took the
prescription to the druggist The
druggist told the farmer that he could
not fill the prescription and said to
the farmer: IF you will read it your
self you will see why Whereupon
the farmer adjusted his glasses and
read to his astonishment:
One hired girl to be taken as sool
as you can get her. and kept constant
ly ON hand thereafter
"A few new dresses that the wives
of your hired men wouldn't be
ashamed to wear, and a new hat and
wrap to replace those you bought her
last-thirteen years ago
"All to be tinctured with at least
as much daily consideration as you
bestow upon your cattle"