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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-20

by-prOduots Of platinum refining. The
beach sands of Oregon contain good
deal Of platinum, with which are assO-
1iated these other metals, all of which
are lustrOus white in color.
~Ruthenium IS a mere laboratory curl
Osity. Palladium, which Is nearly as hard
as steel, is used for the exactly divided
scales Of scientific instruments, as well
as in the manufacture of watches and
ehronOmeters. A remarkable property it
has IS that of swallowing hydrogen, of
which it viii absorb $50 times its own
bulk.
''Rhodium is used to make crucibles for
chemical laboratories. It resists many
chemicals against which even platinum Is
not proof Furthermore, one can boil
lead IN a vessel made of it-where q plate
mum, strange to say. viii mix with lead
as readily as sugar with water, notwith-
standing the fact that lead melts at $50
degrees Fahrenheit and platinum at 1925
degrees.
Rare Earth In Texas.
Il have already spoken of yttTia as
rare earth. 1t was nv privilege not very
long ago to dig into and make study
of the most remarkable deposit of metal
liferOus eaTths known anywhere in the
world. This deposit occurs in Baringer
Hill. IN central Texas, about 100 miles
west of the city Of Austin The hill
Is mere knoll. which. through geologic
accident. has been made a veritable store
house of treasures of the kind-the met
ais. such as 'yttrium,' being found there
in disguised shape. as earths which have
TO be put through complex processes in
order to obtain them in a pure form.
ages ago plutOnic CONFUSION
brought the substances in question up
from the bowels of the planet 10 the sur
face through a crack in the rocks, so
that today the formation remains to ex-
cite the wonder Of biologists. Some Of
the earths occur in large masses, espe-
ciallv yttria. In fact. the knoll of which
I speak Is the principal source in this
country of the rare metal yttrium, used
in the making of the Nernst incandeseent /
lamps, which glow not in a vacuum.
like ordinary electric lamps, but in the F.
open air.
'-Nttrium Is a very remarkable sub I
stance. and much vet remains to be ]
learned about It. Apparently 1t is /
whole bunch of rare metals in itself, !
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-20

which, up at the present time, have not
been separated. When, at a future day,
ingenious chemists have succeeded IN tax
ing 1t to pieces, some Of the elements OF
which it Is composed may individually
prove of great value to mankind.
Reduction by Electric Heat.
The reduction of most of the newly
discovered metals to their pure forms
would have been utterly impractic8ble AZ
an earlier dav 1t has been accomplished
through the development of the electric
furnace, which IS able to generate enor
mOusly high temperatures, running up to
700 degrees Fahrenheit. Such tempera-
lures, indeed, are almost celestial, ap-
preaching those which are supposed to
exist on the sun and other stars.
The graphite electrodes used in cleo
trio furnaces, by the way, are sometimes
as much as six or even eight feet long,
and are made at Niagara Falls by Ed
ward G.. AchesOn, the inventor, who, BY
the employmeTiS of high temperatures,
has produced the extraordinary substance
known as 'carborundum, a material see
Ond in hardness only 10 the diamond.
The electric furnace has enabled
chemists TO obtain in pure form the new
metal 'tantalum called because 1t so
long resisted all efforts TO separate it
from the clements with which it is found
combined in nature One of its most
notable properties is its resistance to
eoTrosion. 1t resists the chemical action
Of ink. and Of the atmosphere, as well
as gold, and tantalum pens markedly su-
periOr TO gold pens in elasticity and
hardnessl have already made their ap-
pearance on the market
Another New Metal.
Another new metal, chromium, has
found a most important usefulness in
the manufacture of clrome-nickeI steel,
which at the present time Is deemed SUI
periOr to anything else for the armOr Of
Warships. The Introduction of a small
Of it into steel enables the
latter to be tempered much deeper, so
that a bar. instead Of acquiring merely
a surface hardening, Is tempered clear
through.
''Our supplies of chromium come large
" from Turkey, but there are enormous
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-20

FRANK L. HESS, GOVERNMENT EXPERT,
MAKES ORES HIS STUDY
EXPERT,
Remarkable New Uses Found For Substances Until
Recently Unknown-A Metal Lighter Than
Wood Solution of Problem Hith
erto Deemed Puzzing

! aluminium. But this Is a mistake
Magnesium obtained chiefly from mines
at Stassfurt, IN German Is nearly one
third lighter. II IS already utilized on
a considerable scale for industrial pur-
poses, being mixed with aluminium TO
form silver white alloy, known as mar
nahum
Magnalium has made aluminium avail
able for an immense number OF uses,
while actually Iessening its weight-for
instance, IN the manufacture of autOmO-
biles, tyDewTiters, telescopes, bicycles,
piano frames, kitchen utensils, and table
dishes. Alun1inUm hitherto has been ex-
Guided from employment in, most of the
arts by reason Of its sOftness; but, COM
bined with magnesium, it is COMPARE
lively hard, and remarkable for the ease
with which it can be turned, planed. OF
drilled. With a tensile strength equal to
brass, the alloy Is extremely malleable
II makes wonderful wire, Is so ductile
that it can be beaten ike silver, and its
machined surfaces are of mirror like
slnOOthness. As a material for flying
machines, It is beginning to be freely EN-
ploved.
'Beryllium' (another newly discovered
metal derived from the mineral 'bervl0
IS likewise much hrhteT than aluminium,
being only slightly heavier than magne-
SUM. It's oxide. which occurs in nature
as a rare earth, Is used with 'vttria' and
'UhoTia' 1.-TWO other rare metaliferous
earthsl in the manufacture of incandes-
cent gas mantels.
From what ] have said you must by
no means suppose that magnesium IS the
lightest Of all the metals. Indeed, this
IS very far from being the fact, for mag
resirm Is nearly three times as heavy as
'lithium,' which IS so light that 1t read
lily floats on water. But not for LONG.
If heated, it VIII burn in water. and If
merely exposed 10 the air, it soon dis
appears, Transforming itself into vapor.
Llthium at present IS a mere laboratory
curiosity. but uses VIII doubtless be
found for it some day.
Vow, weights being IN question. what
is the heaviest Of the nletsls2 One thinks
Immediately of lead. But gold Is nearly
twice as heav- as lead. Heavier vet,
and the weightiest OF all the metals in
to bulk Is 'Osmium.'
'Osmium Is One-sixth heavier than gold.
One of its properties Is resistance to ex-
traoHdinaEily high temperatures, its melt
ing point being 1882 degrees Fahrenheit
tungsten. which melts at 1916 degrees.
For this reason it Is that tungsten does
not appear on the market in bars, but
in the form Of a fine pOwder-the melt
ing of it being impossible except by the
aid of the electric furnace.
Heaviest of al the metals except Os-
MUM is the lustrOus, steel-like IRIDIUM
which is used for tipping every gold pen
sold. It Is employed 70 some extent for
making Instruments of precision that
viii not cOTrOde, and particularly for the
knife edges of delicate balances.
"Osmium. iridium. palladium rho
iium. and 'ruthenium' are commonly re-
.erred to as the platinum group OF met
rs, because they are obtained mainly as !
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-20

~ 7 ASHINGTON, D. c., Jaa- 20
w There Is q professional wizard
in Uncle Sans employ. His
name Is Frank /. Hess and he Is a
smelier-out of new and wonderful met
ais. For many years past he has spent
most of his time gTubbmg Tor these
strange substances in various parts OF the
United States form of enterprise OF
great usefulness, inasmuch as valuable
emplOr1naIts are constantly being found
for them In the arts and industries.
How odd it seems to reflect that 30
Tears ago aluminium was a nOvelJy-a
mere laboratory Curiosity" said Mr..
Hess the other dav. ct, at the pres
ent time IL is so cheap and common as
10 5e used on an extensive scale as ma
uerial for stew-pOts, kettles and other
kitchen ware.
But within the last few years ever
80 many other metals entirely new to the
nouscientific public have become widely
known. II might, indeed, be said that
we have entered upon a new epOch--an
age Of metals hitherto JnrecOgnIzed by
mankind at large.
Some Of these metals are still hardly
more than curiOsities OF the laboratory,
but sooner OF later important uses Tor
them are certain TO be discovered. Con-
slider. for example. the new gas-lit buOys
put themselves out at daybreak. Their
power 70 act in this seemingly intelligent
manner is attributable TO bit OF sele-
MUM wire which Tor an unknown reason
is g conductor Of electricity IN the light
and a nOnconductOT in the dark.
Production Of Tungsten
@Of the new metal, tungsten, only
81 782 $50 worth was produced in TINS
country last year. but according 70 the
-. 81 H. al oil
ready saving $40 .000. GOO annually IN
electricity for lighs-a tungsten incandes-
cent lamp giving the same illumination
as a carbon lamp with One-third OF the
electric energy. But the lamps Of this
kind now in use are lar more brilliant
than carbon lamps-sO much so, indeed,
as to make frosted globes or green shades
desirable. The light they give is white
instead Of yellow, because 1t Is. possible
10. raise tungsten wire to a temperature
that would DESTROY the carbon flament.
This, however. Is only a small part
Of what the wonderful metal (which
looks somewhat like irOnl Is accomplish
ing. Added In the proportion of one
sixth OF One-fifth to the material Of
steel tools Il enables the latter TO hold
their TEMPER when raised almost to red
heat. and thus makes It possible for theEl
TO cut five times as fast--signifying that
one man can do as much WORK as i've i
can accomplish with ordinary carbon
steel. The president of a 4Teat automo- .
bile company recently said that he would
hare to add $500 to the price Of every 4
car he sold If he were compelled TO give /
~ tungsten and 90 back TO carbon steel 1
Z his single saving on steel-cutting labor,
represents hundreds Of millions Of dollars
IN aYear.
Aluminium Not the Lightest.
Almost anybody, II asked to name
the hglitest Of the metals, viii answer:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-20

TO compel female patients TO desist from
the fatigue Of social amusements by pres
scribing a few telurium pills-thus ab-
sOlutely incapacitating them for appear
ance in the drawing room OF at the din
ner table
''Undeniably the most interesting met
al ever discovered IS radium, which, ac-
cOrding to a very recent announcement
bv Nine Cure, has at last been obtained
in a pure form, the radium hitherto
known. having been an ALLOW with bari
um' Among the phenomena exhibited
BY radium not least extraordinary Is that
of yielding light without heat. though
in order TO render its rays visible as
light they must be made to impinqe uDOn
zinc upon silicate" Rene Bache.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-20

deposits Of it in New Caledonia. in the
South seas. In nature it furnishes the
colOring matter tOeFubies 1.-THE most high
" valued of all DreIOus- stOnes), and in
this connection you may be interested TO
learn that chemists are employing II
very successfully in the production of
artificial Tubies by heating it with coruu-
dun THE material Of the natural GEM
in the electric furnace
Salts Of the new metal uranium, are
used in the manufacture of iTidescent
glass, and those of .mOlybdenum' (which
looks somewhat ike aluminium give a
fine blue color to pottery glazes- Va
nadic acid, a new discovery iron vana'
dunn when mixed as a fine powder with
Varnishes, affords a cheap and admirable
substitute for gold bronze giving most
decorative effects.
''Titanium has an important usefulness
IN adding strength and elasticity to steel,
and rails containing a percentage of It
are the best in the market. An ore OF 1t
called rutile. which occurs in pretty vel
lOwish and brOwnish CRYSTALS, IS utilized
by manufacturers Of dental goods for
initiating in porcelain. the tints OF nat
IHal teeth All artificial teeth are col
Ored with It, RUtiie costs about S. a
pound, and most of it comes from the
neighbOrhOOd of Lancaster, Pa.
Selenlum (Of which / have already
made mentionl is now being used in the
form of an oxide, as the result Of a re-
cent discovery, to give a beautiful ruby
color to glass-especiallT for railroad and
other signal lights 1t has been employed
by Prof. Alexander Graham Bell in his
phOtOphOne for telephOning along a ray
of light. The commercial supply OF 1t is
derived mainly from the shines, which
are the residuum of the processes of the
electrolytic refining Of copper bullion.
And the same Is true of 'tellurium' "a
rare metal which resembles zinc.
Tellurium Has Rank 0dOT.
Gan odd point about tellurim is that
its compounds have so frightful an odOr
that chemists who make experiments
with It are obliged afterward to get rid
of their. clothing BY burial Its effect
upon the breath when taken internally is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-20

TELEPHONE COMPLAINTS EARLY.
Subscribers failing TO get The Herald
promptly should call at the office or
telephone no. 2050 before $50 p. m. All
complaints viii receive prompt atten
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-20

XVI ASHNGTON, D. c., Jan. 20
~ There Is a professional wizard
in Uncle Sans employ. His
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-20

aImOst ANYBODY, II asked 20 name
the hglitest Of the metals, viii answer:
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-08-02
BRYAN TAKES WALLOP
AT COCKTAIL" HANFORD

LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. THAT
the impeachment PROCEEDINGS
against u. s. Judge Hanford has
opened the way for similar pro-
ceedings all along the line and
that there should be no turning
back now is William ]. Bryan's
opinion of the Hanford inquiry,
expressed in today's issue of the
Commoner.
"Hanford resigned" says the
editorial, evidently to escape the
exposure that would be incidental
to impeachment proceedings. Sew
eral coT<lresmen have expressed
the opinion that further proceed
ings are unnecessary. Unques-
tionably Hanford has suffered
sufficient disgrace. Investigation
has disclosed that Hanford used
his position to aid the special In
terests.''
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-08-02
NURSE BECOMES
PATIENTS BRIDE
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SPOKANE, Aug. "A ro-
nance which had its inception
more than two years ago in n
Sokane hospital when a pretty
trained nurse cared for a young
man through a severe siege OF
typhoid fever, eliminated in the
marriage this morning of Miss
Mary Agatha O'DonnelI of Spo-
kane and Frederick i. Busher of
Seattle.
The ewdding was celebrated at
@ O'Clock at st. Aloysius' Catholic
church, Of which the brides par
ents are prominent members.
Father John T. Corbett, s. j., per-
formed the ceremony.
The bride is the oldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
O'Donnell. The groom Is with
Grant Smith Il Co.
Mr.. Busher and his bride left
ON the z O'Clock train this morn
ing for Seattle, where they viii
make their home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-08-02
Song Is Illustrated
By Burning Theater

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
VANCOUVER, B. c., Aug. q
Fire destroyed the Max Freed
street west last night. The loss
is about $4,000.
The National theater, vaude-
vile house next door, had mar
row escape.
One of the turns called for the
song, What O Difference a Lit
tie Smoke Would Make" and this
was bling gayly rendered when
the smoke was first seen issuing
from the rear windows of the
furniture store.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-08-02
TO SMUGGLE
ARMS is DISCOVERED

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico, Aug
1.-The discovery of a number of
rifles and 10000 rounds OF am
munftion concealed in sleeper
of a train crossing the border
here today led to the arrest of an
American conductor and porter
by the Mexican custom officers on
the charge of smuggling. The
ruraies took charge OF the men
an dthe train proceeded TO Next
20 City,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-08-02
GRAPE CROP A BUMPER

HANFORD. Aug. Camp
BELLS early grapes are being mar
keted at Hanford, the first this
season. The grape crop of the
Hanford valley will be bumper.
Many of the vineyards are well
along in their fourth year and
the vines are so heavily loaded
with fruit that they are breaking.
All varieties of European grapes
are prod,1 cling abundantly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-08-02
IT WILL NOW BE
CANNED EGGS

Down with the cold stor-
age trust, the farmers wife
is going to be the real Queen
of Eggs at last. Under the
direction of Prof. H. Il.
Blanchard of the Western
Washington Experiment sta
ton farmers wives in the
Puyallup valley canned eggs
last. fall which will be tested
at the Puyallup Valley fair,
the first week in October.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-08-02
PAGE EIGHT.
Sanitary Inspector
Quits His Job

Arthur Keno. sanitary inspect
or, has given notice of his resig-
nation and he will quit the city
service August is to get ready to
go to school. He expects to take
up medicine.
A successor will be picked by
the mayor from the civil service
list.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-08-02

DULUTH, Mimi, Aug. 2.
One of the biggest musical
festivals ever held in the
United States was opened
here today when the meeting
of the Finnish-American As
ISOLATION of Musical Clubs be-
gan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-08-02
PROBLEM OF SCIENCE.

ITO settle bet, professor, will
you tell me what is the cause of
the disappearance of the spots on
the sun?'
"Yes-if you will tell me what
will cause the disappearance OF
these spots on my vest"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-08-02
You'll Find 1t Here

The county commissioners
check of the county specia locat-
ed $S,S14.40, tallying the state
auditors report. The payrolls for
July totaled $18,O95.71, as COM
pared with $16,145.57 for July,
1911.
Joseph Mcdonald is going to
spend six days in the county jail
because he stole five packages OF
gum and was fined SIS which he
could not pay.
Sparks yesterday set fire to a
pile of fuel in the plant of the
Peterman Manufacturing COM
pany, Puyallup and East o SIS.
The flames were controlled by the
employees with little damage.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-08-02

The 18th street bridge will be
closed late in September and a
scow ferry installed to carry
workmen over the city waterway
while the lift-draw of the new
bridge is installed.
In a letter to Henry Hew-
lit, Maj. VIM. Hancock Clark
of New York, states that he
is willing to join with Col.
Buck, president of the Next
can National Beef company,
and go ahead with the build
ing of the steel plant being
promoted at Steilacoom by
A. p. GilIies.
Vein of onyx 200 feet thick has
been uncovered near Ellensburg.
Twenty-Five N. p. freight hand
lers at Spokane struck for 20
cents an hour instead of II IL.
Argonaut - Tacoma's newest
hotel. ss.
]. H. Brown and J. DeK. Brown
bought the Washington Standard
published for So years by John
Miller Murphy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-08-02
'sTHE HAIRS OF YOUR HEAD
ARE NUMBEREDn


There is a great deal of truth In
the Sid saying.
Roots die, vitality gives out.
The hair begins to turn grey. i
THIS is particularly unfortunate
as We are all living In an age
when to LOOK young means IL
fill the NoUNG and IMPORTANT
positions Old fogies go to the
background.
If you should begin To- chalk
down every day of your life, the
exact number of hairs that turn
grey, you would be surprised and
soon learn that "The Grey Hairs
of Premature Old Age" come on
very quickly If you neglect them
Begin 70 count, and USE
HAYS HAIR HEALTH
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-08-02

William O'Neal, aged 10,
and Raymond Merrill, aged (
II, were returned to their I
homes in Seattle yesterday.
The O'Neal lad had taken
5000 of his fathers money I
and the pair was headed for
California when nabbed by {
Detectives Mckay and {
Thompson. {
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-08-02

800 and Soc at Drug Stores =
direct upon receipt of praae a.
Dealers nsm... Send Toe fol- tYtn
bottie.-Phllo Hay specialties Co..
Newark, N. j.
FOR SALE AND RECOMMEND
ED BY VIRGES DRUG CO.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-08-02

Senator F. G. Jackson of Seat
tie was in Tacoma yesterday. He
accompanied Governor Hay on his
recent trip through Snohomish
county. Governor Hay spoke at
Arlington, Snohomish and Ev-
erett
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-08-02
EBERI
& SONS
oath and Pacific
TACOMA, WASH.

From the steady increase of
our business we are satisfied
that the people have found out
that it pays to buy for cash at a
cash store.
We are giving special atten-
ton to picnic parties and we
can fit you out with Boiled
Ham, Bacon in glass Jars,
Calves and Sleeps Tongues in
jars from 15c, 25c and soc;
Sardines In oil or mustard, 6
boxes for csc; Sweet and Sour
Pickles and Olives In bottles
and bulk; pkgs. Peas Wheat
csc; 2 pkgs. Grape Nuts, 25e;l
6 lbs. fresh Rolled Oats, 2Se;l
Olympia, Drifted Snow, Ya3si.
mas Best and Fishers High
Tide, $1.35 per sack or $5@8S'
per barrel; Fisher Hard WHEAT
Flour, $1.70 sack.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-08-02

A diagram that changes while
you look OF it. The white dia-
monds seem to be either the tops
Of the bottoms Of the cubes, de-
pending on how your eyes act.
Walter Wood robbed a room at
CleElum, entered a resort and
beat up a woman, boarded a
freight and robbed a hobo and
threw him off the train and final
ly was jailed at Ellensburg.
When in Tacoma stop at the
Argonsut. $50
The Chinook Tribe No. 10 OF
Red Men will give a card party
next Monday, August 5.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-08-02

Judge Rudkin refused to grant
citizenship to Paul Theodore
Fleischer. Bohemian count and
graduate of the military academy
of Vienna, at Spokane.
New bank will start at Everett.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-08-02

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Aug. a.
Sentence will be pronounced next
Monday by Judge Sloane on the
six defendants found guilty alst
night of conspiracy to violate the
city ordinance prohibiting street
speaking in certain districts Of
the city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-08-02

Special for Friday and Sat
urday-fS lbs. Sugar, SIS
green and wax Beans. %
per lib. These goods viii
not be delivered only witt
order Of other groceries.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-08-02


Sail Borden Eagle Milk. f9c2|
fine white Asparagus, f5c per
can; Bakers Cocoa, 1-2AIbd
tins, zoe, 3 OF. tins, Zoe;
Bakers Bitter Chocolate, zoe,
or 2 cakes 85c; Id. tin of
Runkle Chocolate 3dc.
Try our Crown Coffee at
BIC; 1t has the aroma of Acc
coffee. We sell coffee at 25c
and 3Oc and we have the fam
GUS Chase q Sanborn Seal
Brand.
Telephone your order Main
7b and It wifi have the best OF
attention.