The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-05
Frank and Harrell Smith
orice ISL; Ees. 58-R-
WILL NOT REQUIRE
WOMEN TO GIVE Up
PLATINUM JEWElRY
Disp,,rh - thu Int..liy"nccr.

Special Dispatch :" Thu Int"I's"nccr.
WASHINITON. n. -. Aux. Tine
statement Si-en uut !" ~" day papers
on hehaff rf the War Industries Board
Guaranteeing lhc stories that htEr ap-
reared III many papers |" inc GAtc,,t
ihat he g.NcrIsIEtnl %''i''' "'I'T" y
Give M platinum jcwelTy. rrn'"d oc',r
eddy interesting III View :" Ia" -.
stores ;na; had gone hct"r" l" IN" -
f.,.i that TN. sal" e platinum" Lr""lrE
.hruid b,, DISCOURAGED. Mt only ii!o
the statement of iur WAR lhu"S' t'"e
i;nard ntlaI:c., this hut Sh""'d u:%1
Their, was no platinum CRISIS a. t'' y.
mi rin,.. mat present Indications SHOW
,ha, the needs "t th'- -"T'rnthHht WV,
~, me, by measures ALREADY sdup-cd anu
,ba. these do not III au% Nay c'h';'i-
ri:,te either Inc .ak'Ur ";cr 81 III" plLt
,uurI iowclry aIr,;tdN mad" up UT C,iI
nI.Ifiu,irn in thu. hands Of private lno'-
viIiuaiS. ;,,: .or,os
As a result Of tn" many SHY stories
.b,, h.y, hccu published. scores OIL
women had offered th'ir. rthtlhuut 10 '''c
government. il many r;tS"S NiIhout a.
desire Of compensatory. II ""H P!,,,
an tho, such AN uft"c had com" "'thlul
n.y. sI-seSt:ou from the government
itself. .,,..,,,.,,t
mad, 10y the War Industries liNard ai.o
rho testimony delivered before 'h9 "aIS
al Nts1
II hy L. l.. summers and I. II. Ipni'r'
ofit hat bon rl that further mlSlnlprlIa-
tjon IN regard to plat ufum - H"'ul ="
cease iuttsmuuh is IN" tru" lactS VI ~
situation arr now u matter "L run'II
r.cnrd There is sufficient platinum
80 10 cover not only tho needs ui the
Government for the present ana iu'uiE
in the supplies on hand anu thr P''Sst
hlc supplies 20 b. drawn on IL I:aS DIS"
been Established that, While PLATINUM I
IAN Ire and il used IN the Inhnui act ufs
If ,.xplnsivcs and III chemical Work. IL Is
IN, an ;rbsrlul" essential for inns worii
md IN fact every cNrlnSIN" except l.
y r ran bT. mad" without pl'ltluulH'
Tint thu. need Of platinum Tor govern
mont work is in II" S"ilSr enough 70
Justify the purchase "t inc Hy,n ~
,nnrr than the present price ,SloH 'uI
,unr,D and that M tn" problem ui rllilcr
increasing th.. stock az rlhtlhulll tpE
explosives by buying J"w"ir! IN Wh'ch
there WaS Il labor cost put upon IL. on
,hc one hand Or making the cApIoSheS
without platinum 10y Il slower or more
rspnnsiv., process on the other. the lat
TOR would bc IN" most effective anu
most nrHctic;u There ~ no excuse IN
The platinum situation I" dcTnand any
purchase Of manufactured Jr~clry OH
The part ur the government or even 10
r,n,n,nsats for any action that woula
interfere with any legitimate industry
At the present time. q,
As noted las, wc"k. tn" testimony OF
MIR. Conner and Air. SUMMERS wi.s 4
great surprise 10 The iii"nD'rE "' n,,
Wovs and Means ctirnmi'i"" who have
l..en investigating the subject "l riat'-
mum for some tinC. but IL cEtocn,'s
provcd conclusive as II CAV" 20 me
.uTnmiticr for Ihr FIRST tim" the i"li
fats ;hat had been wanting.
Mr.. Summers whu was tn" firSt VII
ness called explained that nc Wa n
chemical engineer. had irsen acting As
Il technical advisor tor j: J.. MnrShn q
Co, on the munitions WORN fur Ehr allies
hefur. this country went int" inc var
and had b"en brought int" g"Srrntn"nt
work for hts knowledge VI tn" platinum
sjtuation as well as his expert kno"E
edge. in connection with the making OF
explosives. He told of the carly CONFER
! rnrcs with the jewellers In conncctloh
with platinum and the platinum -Sluia-
lion in the beginning of the var"
Mr. Summers. in answer t" uucStloiS'
said that hs w;tS not mrno@r OF inc
| cl"mir:u society. although h" WIS n
| chemist. and personally took issue win
| them on til" prophEandn that they hi''
! made Ne t"uk ISSUE 1" S'unc 1T IN"
| StalcrnnntS uad" by Chairman koth"-
child. of In" jewelers. War Service
! Committee. At 4 prey hearing III r''-
! ,rtj to tin. all >grd scarcity OF platinum,
saving ina, the official pric" in London
! WAS bur 500 when "" Communicated
| platinum at son. hut England absolutely
| controlled her platinum and x WAS not
| free in trad" and cnfnmCrrc.
| He told Of tho RUSSIAN situation IN
| regard II platinum and how arrange
! h1ents were mad to get III" :p,DpD
! ounces brought from that country and
hrw il was commandment. IL" tl,cn n
j formed the cnr,m!;.'" as {" Inc WAY
platinum was obtained at th'' mint IN
! the old days and to-day ard how until
! recently tn, jewelers. hr""@nl II" gold
, or silver with platinum |" III" mint ct
| ASSAY "tfi"" t"cpus" tn" Gni"rn'n' ut
made no allowance I"r that metal.