Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
AOTED CHEMISTS
HERE TALK ONLY
Of ROOSEVELT
Shooting AStoundS the Famous
SCientiStS-MarVel at Prog
reSs of South and Atlanta.

and thick eyeglasses, held up an extra
Just of the press. while round him in
the lobby Of the Piedmont hotel today
a score or more men in odd attire jos
tied each other and shouted in cultural
tones. The extra announced the shoot
ing of Theodore Roosevelt in Milwau
kee, and the gesticulating throng were
Germans. shocked beyond measure that
such a thing could occur They talked
Of nothing else for the first half-hour
at breakfast.
Think what that in Germany would
mean" said one picking his English
words carefully. 1t l can not con-
ceive"
They were visitors, were part Of
trainload of so tourists who left New
York a month ago and have swung
clear round the continent from the Pa
cific coast to the gulf and UP through
birmingham to Atlanta. They are the
tourist party Of the International Con-
gress Of Applied Chemistry, which met
in New York early in September.
There were a hundred who began the
tour but half of them have dropped
off and returned to their homes, or pur- !
sued special journeys to some field In
which they were especially interested. |
Foremost Chemists Here.
Such food of gutturals and con-
sonants was never heard before when
the visitors found the service bit
slow. for they were hungry, The man
M. Inl of
told Of their coming, and ii is no easy
matter to serve so extra breakfasts on
a moments notice. But all were fed at
last and everybody was in much better
humor after that.
The scene in the rotunda was notable
for clothes and whiskers. There were
tourist outfits ranging from black SOM
breros to dinky little caps from big
pIaids and field glasses TO frock coats !!
and high hats. And the German SEN
fences that began at the dining room !
door. wrapped twice around the lobby |
and emptied the verb on the Sidewalk, |
made one fearful of tripping up and be-
ing choked in verbal labyrinth.
DR.. S. F. Stolberg, secretary Of the |
German consulate in Atlanta, was ear !
" on the ground to greet his COM |
patriots. Such a taking off of hats and
bowing! The German is not salts
fed with a handshake. He places his
hand squarely on top Of his alpine lid,
raises IL at least a foot, puts his heels
together after the military fashion and
bends his body from the waist like the
sfrst motion in the setting up exercises,
Z After that he may shake hands, but not
before.
South Astounds Thorn.
Among the group of visitors are the
foremost minds in the whole chemiea. |
world. Germany excels in no science
more than in chemistry and the dele |
gates TO the congress are world IA
nous authorities on various special !
ties. In the South they are particular
IL interested In vegetable oils and the
principal object Of their visit was to
see the plant Of the Southern cotton oil
mills
Or David p Day, Of Washington, Is :
in charge Of the party. He is head OF
the department of petroleum and natu-
raj gas Of the mineral resources divi- |
sion Of the geological survey OF the
doesn't put all that on the hotel regis
ter He is remembered by Auantans
as the expert in charge Of a govern
ment exhibit at the Atlanta exposition
of 1898.
The visitors are astounded with the
resources of the South" said DR.. Day, !
"They believe II the richest field for
chemical manufacture in the world. |
They are amazed at the resources loft
undeveloped You have climate, min |
erals. everything"
To See Big Plants.
The visitors are guests in Atlanta
of the Georgia section of the Ameri- |
can Chemical society and the Cham
Der Of Commerce. President II, NJ
Dumas and Secretary j. $ Brogdon
met the party at breakfast, and Mr..
Brogdon's college German sounded al
most as fizzy as the real thing and got
over the plate with marked success. !
. other members Of the society, some of
them expert chemists from the various
manufactures and laboratories were
In the reception committee. Or. s. w.
McCallie state geologist, helped to
greet the tourists and his handbook
on the mineral resources of Georgia
was distributed in the same envelope
with the chambers monograph on At
lanJa. a program booklet and cards to
the various clubs
Elm trink." explained the giyer.
That must have meant drink. for the
visitor bowed and smiled broadly and
Immediately asked where"
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