Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-27
OVERTAKE
HUN SCIEN I lists
AND FORCE AHEAD
Prof, John D, Clark Tells Ro-
tary Club What American
Brains Accomplished When
Put to Test by the War.

That one of the scientific devotion
| ments arising out of the war may
| have a very definite Influence upon
| the chief industry of certain New
Mexican communities, was demon
/ strated Yesterday by Professor John
| ID. Clark of the state university
whose paper on the Mobilization OF
| American Scientists was the big fea-
ture of yesterdays Rotary luncheon.
| We refer to the immense strides
made in the dehydration of fruits
AS the occasion, coming as it did
at holiday time, seemed opportune,
the lighter phases of Rotary proceed
ings occupied fully half of the time
spent at the gathering. Stunts led
by DR.. David r. Boyd and Leroy S.
Peters were staged, during which
much hitherto unknown information
concerning the comings and goings
Of the members was laid bare Dur
ing this period a number of heavy
fines for various misdemeanors and
miss-steps were levied upon the as
sembled Rotarians by Sergeant-at-
Arms Ivan Grunsfeld
a committee on suggestions for
permanent, useful, soldiers memorial
was appointed in the persons of f.
I. Chase. chairman; Ivan GrunsfeId
A. b. McMillen, Dr. ID. r. BOYD and
Paul G. Redington. This committee
will cooperate with the Chamber of
Commerce and other individuals and
organizations interested in the move
ment
G. NJ. Barber who has just return
ed from a tour of the large industrial
centers of the east. made report of
the results of his recent trip, on
which he represented the Chamber of
Commerce in its plan to secure a big
labor sanitorium for Albuquerque.
lnasmuch as Mr.. Parher's plan re-
ceived favorable attention from some
If the largest employers of labor in
the country. IL was received with en-
thusiasm by those present.
Eanks Outdlstanced Huns.
TIE chief item Of the program was
DR.. Clark's paper in which he outlin-
ed the phenomenal growth of the
work of American scientists during
the war and quoted figures to show
that America has not only caught up
with Germany in practically every
line of scientific endeavor but has far
surpassed her in many of them.
The professor showed that in the
four years since 1914 America has
developed glass industry equal to
that to which Germany then had, and
produced figures to prove that the
United States has caught up with
Germany in the production of dyes,
our manufacturers leaving nothing to
be desired in the matter of quality.
though they had not as yet attained
the bewildering variety of shades
turned out by German manufacturers
before the war
DR.. Clark quoted specific instances
such az the 100, 900 acres Of castor
beans now ready to yield oil for the
liberty motor. stating also that the |
spruce of the northwest is now sue
cessfully air-dried for air planes and |
That turpentine was made from the /
waste pieces. that alcohol was made |
from waste wood pulp, that our pc
roleum production has been greatly |
in fat that we have in the |
four years increased our production
70 a point where it meets our every |
need, thus securing scientific eman-
,ipation from Germany or any other
Among the guests present were
lieuts. f. S. Staab and e. =. Aeh
View York city and Dayton. Ohio, the
quests of MAY Nordhus. other guests
we're II. p. Bowen, Atlanta. Ga, ].
3. Newell, Las Cruces; Pitt Ross and
Harold c. Perry of Albuquerque.