The Detroit times., 1914-07-28
RAYMOND NJ. PULLMAM.
Times Washington Bureau. No. 7
MefrODOIifdu Rank RutLdf1o

AtWeS washington Bureau, No. lNi
Metropolitan Bank building.
WASHINGTON. July 2S-The Unit.
ed States has recently lost unique
International sport
Testing the ing event, an en-
Fly's Flight. durance race con-
Quoted by health
officers OF England and this country I'm
which ordinary flies were used as con
testants. In this series OF longdis.
lance races between British and
American house flies this country has
been hopelessly outclassed. according
10 information that has been received
by the United States public health
service.
In view OF the house hys record as
a dangerous enemy To mankind I'm his
ability TO transmit disease, II was
agreed between scientists OF both
countries that there should be series
of fights TO determine just how far
the ny can carry his baCillus.coyered
feet In the United States $50 flies
were captured and marked by means
OF spots OF gold enamel They were
Iatterward released, and the winner
was found only 240 yards from the
starting point
The British experiments were con.
Quoted az Cambridge by Or Edward
Hindle and 10 Gordon Merrman. and
we're much more elaborate Twenty,
| five thousand flies were captured
They were fed on brown sugar for "A
| hours because il was found that such
food was best 10 develop their full
powers OF flight The lies were di-
! yided into armies OF 5000 each and
each lot was busted with colored
powdered chalk In one case fly
travelled 100 yards within As hours
lof he time OF liberation This. ac-
lcording 20 the British. constitutes the
I longest hight.that has yet been re-
corded
While the American scientists are
willing TO yield the fly marathon
J championship 70 Great Britain, they
: insist that the United States is the
greatest winner for tho most desira-
! bic thing 10 learn about germ carry
| ing house fly Is hts inability TO cover
very much ground England wins yet
she loses.
Experts OF the United states bureau
OF mines are very much interested, in
private tests which
Utilizing viii be made In
Waste Coal Salt Lake City OF
new method OF
extracting from waste coal various
| BY products such as crude petroleum.
! paratiine wax and ammonia This
method OF utilizing large part of
! the coal which is now wasted was
| a. gfft h,. T.h ~
! troit, and private interests have un-
| dertaken 70 demonstrate its worth in
a series Of Investigations
| Or Joseph A. Holmes director OF
! the federal bureau OF mines and his
| associates have for years called atten.
/ ton 10 the great loss OF natural re-
| sources in the wastage OF Goa slack
| and coal dust and il the method OF
utilizing this mine refuse is discov-
| cred. they say. IL will result in benefits
both 10 the coal operators and 10 the
! general public
Coal slack and coal dust now cost
| the owners Of mines about 50 cents
! ton TO remove The new method Of
| extracting byproducts from this ma
| terial which has been called 10 the
! attention OF the governments mining
| 7
! from 81 80 70 SO a ton By,products
/ of this value will be produced in the
form OF crude petroleum. paraflne wax
and ammonia Taken into considera.
/ tion that approximately 30 per cent
OF the coal taken from the ground is
now wasted iR-the form of slack and
| dust II can be readily seen that the
new method II thoroughly efficient
| frafNH in 10.
new system is said TO be simple and
! the principal feature is 10 place the
coal under heat Of 500 TO 700 degrees
| Fahrenheit and TO reduce the gases
which are collected
The Detroit mans method OF pro.
ducing coal by.prodncts may be used
In the manufacture OF coke from good
coal, as well as in the manufacture OF