The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-27
GERMANY BEHIND
U. S. IN CHEMISTRY
Electro Chemical Society Told
Of Maximum Efficiency In
\ Warfare Devices.

American chemists could duplicate and
Improve on the work Of German scien-
tists IN warfare devices II called upon
who talked before the American Electro
Chemical Society today.
Magnesium. used for star bombs.
mare lights, and shrapnel "trailers," IL
made tn this country now IN better
Dr. w. M. Grosvenor. expert chemist.
q. e orenssein, of New York, Indicated
that american chemists could give
He said that IL 10 doubtful whether
largo numbers of men have been killed
by the use OF chlorine gas alone. and
said that this gas must be mixed with
sulphur, or other ingredients, II II Is to
reach It's highest efficiency In DEATH
dealing.
Initiating War Balloon.
Opt. Edward ID. Ardery, United
states Engineers. explained the stories
OF how Germans used non-inhammable
gas for Initiating war balloons. He said
that an air jacket charged with nitro
gen protects hydrogen within the bag
The war has brought the engineer
line. where he shares honors with the
doctor and the nurse. but of the whole
complex Industrial organization back OF
this sigantic struggle" said Lawrence
Addicks. president OF the society. He
said the present European struggle 10
mechanical and chemical war" The
preparedness campaign in the United
States be described as IAN organized
pisGe q oS engineering" , 49,. ,..,
two years have accomplished what
would have required at least a century
OF peaceful development. He urges en-
gineert to take an active part In legis-
latfNe matters and public AFFAIRS, which
are coming more and more to touch
upon their specialties
A committee consisting OF the Presi-
dent and all past presidents of the So
structed t. place itself at the disposal
OF Congress to give informs ton to all
Congressional committees when called
This ster was taken as a part or-E
effort to be made during the coming
year to gain greater CO. operation among
both governmental and private agencies
TOT the promotion OF electrochemical
f. A. ]. Fitzger aid. OF NIAGARA Fails,
this morning was elected president of
the society: Other officers named were:
Prof e. %sEsr ., e Goms;a I;n
versity.. and F. J. Tone. of NlaEara
Falls. vice presidents; Prof. w. d. Ban
croft Of Columbia University. Dr. e.
Herring. Of Philadelphia, board OF man
agers; +. q. SALON.. treasurer. and j.
W. Richards secretary.
Sessions This Week.
The sessions of the society will last
throughout this week. Today and to-
morrow they are scheduled for the New
Willard Hotel On Saturday they will
be held In the assembly room Of the
Electrical building at the Bureau OF
Speakers today said that the Niagars
Fails could be made to yield to needl
OF men much more power than at pres.
emit without marring its beauty.
some OF the claims made were these
saving OF $500. 600 tons of coal a yeal
could be effected by a slightly increased
use of Niagara power.
A dependable supply OF nitrates fol-
use IN explosives could be establ shec
which might preserve nations in time
Chemicals used in many Industries
could be produced. to the benefit of tn,
entire United States.
Discuss Niagara Falls.
Speakers who touched upon the Nj.
agra Falls topic were I. r. Edmards
consulting engineer; F. ]. Tone, man.
ager of the carborundum plant: A. II
Hooker. manager OF the electrochemiGa
works; all OF Niagara Falls, and w. 8
Lands. engineer, of New York.
IT js a crime to ourselves to waste
such an opportunity for the develop
ment OF Industries. transportation art
domestic convenienccs, and Grim,
against future generations not to con
serve our natural resources" said Mr.
Edmands.
at is no fight of faIcy." said Mr.
Hooker. TO say that our lives and q
and more than 1000 other cities, depend
upon the use of either liquid chlorin,
or chlorine in the form OF 'bleachin,
powder or hypochlorite for the sterili
zation OF our water supplies to a poin
avoided"
These products. he said, could b,
turned out by using the falls.
nected with great Industrial rroblem
was urged in symposium OF proml
nent college professors.
Urges Practical Research.
Lawrence Addicks, president of tn
eociety, opened this symposium by urg
Ing that university laboratories take u
moro practical lines OF research.
W. r. whitney, chief Of the reseercl
Company. said that. SO far as research
produce best results.
"One man laboratories and one hors
publications" he said. fail to fulhl
the possibilities of their discoveries be
cause of isolation from the adds o
need"
The local committee In charge @
the ARRANGEMENTS consists OF Dr. Aller
ton 8. Cushman. director of the Inst
tute OF Industrial Research. chairman
William Blum. F. X. Cameron. @. "
Coggeshall. F. G. Cottrell, r. p. Dewey
John II. Finney. II. A. Gardner. Josep
w. Harris Homer d. Holler. r. A. Ho
ton. c. p. Karr. A. F. Lucas. Z.
McKelvy. Charles l.. Parsons, wiiiiar
J. Rich. A. d. Rickenbacher. C. i
Townsend. John W. Turrentine and ]