Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-08
STATE HEALTH BOARD AGAIN
CALLS ATTENTION TO GASO-
lENE TANK RULE.
CONFUSION WITH KEROSENE
CAUSE OF MANY DEATHS
Victims Of Explosions Continue Nu-
merous Despite Previous Warnings
Ali Barrels Used in Transportation
Of Gas Must Likewise Be Painted
Red-W atching For Adulterations.
,ecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Mones, June S.--W!th gasolene
so commonly used and with SO much
Of it on sale the Iowa state board of
health, in bulletin issued, calls at
tentiOn TO the rule that this product
should he handled in red containers.
1t is so often confused with kerosene
that the enactment and enforcement of
this rule has been found necessary.
Many deaths have resulted thru the
confusion OF kerosene and gaSolene and
the victims of explosions or fatal
burn!ngs because Of this confusion are
numerous.
The rule follows: All producers,
dealers, users and those engaged in
the handling and selling of gasolene,
OF substitutes for sasolene. to be used
for Lighting, motor or other purposes,
shall see to il that all such products
shall be dispensed. kept in, and other
wise contained in red containers ex-
cept when the same is being consumed
for the purpose for which they are
sold. This rule is made and adopted
under and by the authority given under
section 95O5, supplemental supplement
Of the code of Iowa. This exception is
10 be made:
when gaSolene is being transport
ed in tank cars for the purpose of dis
trlbutiun. said tank cars need not be
painted red out when gasolene is be-
ing transported in barrels all barrels
shall be painted red and all barrels
and containers of every kind contain
ing gasolene shall not only be painted
red but all shall be plainly marked in
large plain letters, with stencil with the
word gasolene printed thereon"
The state oil inspector and his asso-
ciates' are kept busy now watching for
authorizations Of gasolene and oils.
With gasOlenc so high in price and in
such general use there is a big temp
tation, it seems, to adulterate the pro-
ducts.
Proud Of Duchess Ormsby.
The worlds record for yield Of but
terfat. won by Duchess Skylark Orms
by. a Holstein- F'riesian cow born and
bred in Iowa, was a record of which
the Holstein- Friesian Association in
annual session yesterday at Detroit felt
very proud. This cow is now owned
by John B. Irwin, Of Minneapolis. but
she was bred on the dairy farm of R.
B. Young, of Buffalo Center. This cow
gave 27,061 pounds of milk in a year
or enough to fill one of the big tank
cars which the railroads use to ship
oil in.
The value of milk as food was
empha sized by the president in his
annual address at the convention yes
terday. the Hon. D. D. Aiken. of Flint,
Mich. He declared that a quart Of milk
at cents had the equivalent food
value Of Is cents worth of beefsteak
"A cents worth Of eggs. or "a cents
worth of chicken He said that few
people realize that a person adding
a glass of milk 10 his meal is adding
thereto the equivalent Of quarter Of
a loaf Of bread or a good slice Of beef.
He advocated the expenditure of a
certain sum Of money thru the Nation
al Dairy Council to advertise the value
of milk as a food.
Summer Library School.
The Iowa summer school for librar"
training will be held in Iowa City froi'
June g 10 July %. 1t will be in charge
Of Malcolm G. Wyer Of the University
Of Nebraska. formerly Of the Univer-
slty Of Iowa. Miss Alma Penrose, Of
Minneapolis: Miss Blanch Watts. Of
Spencer. and Miss Grace Shellenberg-
err Of Des Moinos, are among the in
structors.
July 10 and 20 will he called library
days and all librarians in the state are
urged TO attend on those days espe-
Cially.