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times of war our present source Of
supply OF nitrate for explosives is. to
say the least. preCWri0us.
Chemistry is today solving the prob
lem Of fixed nitrogen.
To further elaborate chemistry's
contribution to- human life would I've
I" write technical history Of indus
trial development. The other great
contributing factors have been the or.
ganizing ability 1T business men aud
the technical skill Of the engineers.
TO improve American chemistry. to
apply II more and more as an efti-
cheney measure in American industry.
Is better national protection than pro-
tertive tariffs. hattleships or coast de-
lenses. The highest chemical eff
cheney will make us invincihle in COM
mcrce and in war.
As population increases and corr
Scrvation becomes a matter Of vital
must assume a more and more Signiti
cant place in the well-heiny Of man
kind. Chemistry belongs peculiarly to
the age Of intensive utilization Of II
country'S resources. The ,rcam-skim.
ming period has passed; this is the
age of by-pr"ducts.
Still Much to &c Done.
There is Il danger that great indus
trial organizations who owe their very
existence to the science Of chemistry.
in the fulncS> Of their present pros
peri,y may forget their debt tn the
nnst and their obligation to the future.
There is still much to he done in the
Improvement of old processes and the
discovery of new. To handicap the
chemical laboratories Of our etiuca-
ii"nal institutions whence comes the
stream Of technically trained men. AMI
the un>eltiSh contributions OF pure
science. is effectunl to kill the er>'.
while goose that laid the golden egg.
The universities cannot carry the
burden without the aid of enlightened
inluStriali>m. They cannot raise the
price If their product to meet the ever
increasing cost If lahorat cries. Scien-
,tic equipment. higl-grade instruction
and pure research. No thinking man
can fail to recognize that the ranks ct
the te,,ching profession. present and
prospective. are becoming seriously de-
plpted through the inability IT our ell
,,catiOnal institutions to bear unaidtsi
the problem Of ever.incraasing costs.
1t is Short-sighted policy for hig
business I" attract from the universe.
ties our best chemists. to nick before
they are ripe our young men in course
Of training. or by lack of symlmthet-
&c support to ieopardize the future out
put Of scientific research.
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Locks Whiskey in a Safe

in liberal supply before cOnstiiu-
tional prohibition went into effect.
Prof. Allyn is working overtime try.
ing tn keep pace with the demand for
analysis If home made beverages.
One small bottle Of homemade
wine. which the owner assured him
possessed II real kick. proved to he ~
per cent alcohol. or from two to three
times the alcoholic content Of wines
formerly offered for sale. Ethyl alec
h"l may have been added to the con.
'"rti"n. Prof. Allyn thinks. At any
rate. II is the most remarkable Of the
hundreds Of "harlnle>S home made
drinks" he has yet analysed.
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Chinese em'nsnces showed their ap-
probation Of this blossom of Western
enterprise. the university Of which
dent. Some dozen years ago he was
fleeing for his life 800 miles down
the Yang,Ze to save his head. He was
n foreign devil" md no university
had been stnrted. Seven or eish,
years later. the military governor Of
SZerhuan aent him beautifully in
srr:bed atatamen, Of his opinion of
The university. and a gift Of &8On0.
The professor was on his way home
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-14
Owes Big Debt
to Chemistry

in,'rxed by an immediate investment
"f x7:N,aAN.,MW.
The merverizing Of cotton has add.
ed to the delight AMI wealth Ut the
world. Recent improvements in the
inca'n'eStpnt lamp has meant II saving
1T $:A|INN.OH' year in the cost "f
lighting. You may reach for match
us you read this. II So. remember it's
chemical history. and pause to con-
slider its place IN modern civilization.
Foundation Of Many Industries.
Chemistry is the soul Of the pack
ing industry where by-pr"lucts such
rs digestive fermentS. soap. glycprine.
fertilizers. etc. have become as I'm.
p"rtant as main products. Chemis.
FRY is the foundation Of the rubber in.
du>,ry. giving cheaper end better
processes vi purifying. vuIcaniZing.
and recovering. Slee, is not a uative
product but is chemically modified
product. 1t is stated tina, the Bees
Senirr steel process adds S.O.0OO.tNO
I" 'he worlds wealth annually. Chem.
istrN has given us the Davy lamp. the
mine gas indicator. the gas mask ana
lhe standardized explosive ClemiS-
try has given us most nf our pharma-
r"u!icil>. and chemn-,herapy is Just
N its infancy. F.hrlich made over 800
ar>enical compounds before he struck
upon those particular combinations
known rs "S;nSalvarsan" and ''npO-
>alvnrSan." Chemistry has given us
photography. m"vin"-ricture films. H..
, Illuminating gas. fire eXtin.u>hrrs. ar
titicial gasoline. metallurgitnl proc.
esscS. understanding. and purifying
agents. synthetic fertilizers insert.
ci,leS. paints. explosives. glass. paper.
the gas mantle. the storage battery.
he arc light and has stabilized many
an industry by working up into useful
products every trace Of raw materini.
Chemistry has standardized food
products and multiplied the sources
If supply. 1t has attacked and par.
tally solved the population problem "f
sewerage aud waste disposal, aud wa.
ter supply.
sa'vino Big Problem.
There are 800 tons Of nitrogen
pressing down upon every acre Of the
earth'> surface. and yet our fields are
STRIVING for fixed nitrogen. and in
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-14
Much Of industrial Wealth Can
Be Traced to Effort Of
Some Scientist.
MOST FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE
Has to Do with Food We Eat. Water
We Drink. Clothing We Near. and
in Varying Degree With Every
Article in Commerce.
BY w. LEE LEWIS.

0y w. LEE IGWJS.
tHead Of the Department Of Cheris.
try. Northwestern University and
the Discoverer Of "lewisite." the
Most Deadly Gas Ever Produced by
MANY
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BIG STEEL PAY BUYING HOMES
Workers Are Not Wasting High Wages,
Records in Pittsburgh Dis.
triet Show

MISUNDERSTANDING paid steel work.
ers and coal miners in Pittsburgh AND
Allegheny county air." No, spending MI,
able part "f II +" buy homes. according
to John u. Graham. recorder Of deeds.
whose report for 1919 has just been
made public.
During III" year the number IT de..ls
and mortgages filed was On. AT. MS com.
pared with 3l.:M' Nv lalI. For tho
first quarter Of this year the number
was $685. as compared with 1880 In
tho first quarter Of lM3.
The majority of ;h. properties are
small houses
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The fhllirpne islands. The eNpenui-
.'lre .; lh">" funds covers Il period eA-
tending ill IN, Year 1873: :" that by
Shat time there VIII he teachers. build
;n->. books nnd equipment for all the
children nf school age DESTROYS Of hay
in- elementary education. Ii is be-
li'vcd that Ia" increase in the ap-
prnrrin,on will double The number OF
pupils in he schools and will increase
the salaries nj municipal teachers nj
least "a per cent, How far-reachiny
the effects Of this measure would he
i rs Vel unknown. Certainly ii makes
education universal and free in the
fullest SENSE.
Ky virtue Of the Jones law the hui
l"au of mont Christian tribes was ere.
ateh. lis ohiec, is Ia foster in II rapid
and thorough manner the material
moral. economic. social and political
development of the people of the is
lands who are mont 'hri>tinn.
The first step taken in pursuance
of this policy was the establishment
and extension of public schools in all
the mont 'hri>tan territory. There is
today an average dnily attendance Of
li!1I pupils among the mont 'hriStian
people. In the >n-called Mountain
province and in The province of \ueva
NiZraya. where the mountain peoples
are. there are 31N Filipino tpnrher<.
In the department of Minhnnao and
Sulu here are ~.
The money expended in those re-
rions COMES from the resources Of the
Philippine yovernmenl-from the
packets nf the 1oNNuN Christian
Eilipin">. The Christian population
is approaching the mont 'hris,ian with
tho l;inili"S, of spirit. The response
to that approach IS Splend'lls cordial.
English the Language.
The national university of the is.
lands is called the University of the
Philippines. l, is financed by the
state II gives courses in arts. educa-
ton. medicine and surgery. pharmacy
agriculture, veterinary science. for
.>try. engineering. law. commerce and
music. The number nf students j.
about 3.1,N. |, has graduated abo,l,
500 since its establishment in 1907
The medium of instruction i English
the curriculum is patterned after that
nf the American univrr>ft tc>: and the
text books used are English. Many
of its graduates are AT present occupy
ing responsible positions in the govern
ment. from the legiSsatur. down
Many more are in the universities al
America pursuing advanced studies
either as government students OF
through their own efforts.
The system Of education in existence
in the Philippines IS hound to stay
The English language will soon bt
the official language of the islands. /
: now 'he common medium of com
mun'carion among the islanders wht
still speak their dialects. II IL fas
%un1'aN'ing the Spanish as the ma
tionsl language. Business between tn.
central government and most Of tn.
provinces and municipalities is al
ready conducted IN English. BY legis
la5lve provision. English Will be tn
,sn-uage used in the courts from
1920 on.
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try. Northwestern University and
the Discoverer Of "Lewisite." the
Most Deadly Gas Ever Produced by
E;an.l
RENDER unto Caesar the things that
are Caesars.
!:rnenlh II simple grave in \orth'ln,.
herland Pa. lies the '!uS, Of II hum
hlr English Clergyman. He was
driven from his native land by re-
liginu> intolerance. and sought and
f"rnd IN America intellectual freedom.
I'lli> man. Pri">1ly. never earned over
t3n n year. Yet he discovered oxygen
and laid the foundation of mutltrn
chemistry.
The great steel industries Of our
country. the VAS, rubber business. the
| tremendous packing interests would
deem il !, rare privilege We're this man
living, TO contribute To his comfort
aud civ" him the scientific tools that
would ylnd,len his heart, and tn az.
knuwledge their imnel ~uruhlp debt IL
him. But for the man. l'rieStly. they
cam only lay wreath on his last rest.
IN. place.
Much If the great industrial wealth
"f this country can he traced to the
Effort of some obscure chemist some
z";tl",ls drv",ep 10 pure science. who
'hnu.hl little nf self and vii" never
shared i'm the fruits Of his researches
Fundamental Science
From the >'anll",in, uf material re
sources chemistry is the most f,lna
mea,al science. 1t has 10 ,lu with til.
air We breathe. the water we drink
Tire food We eat. the clothing we Wear
and. in varying degree. with every ar
'lcle that enters INTO commerce. Chem.
,SIry is the science Of the con,pnSiii,,l
| nf matter. and matter is that upon
which energy. human and otherwise
j. expended The science embraces
he star duS, Of 0,l,rrmuSt space. the
>wirliu. volcnnnrS of sun gases, and
he hac,eria that nihhlr our food.
Consider the vnlu" of n single dis
every in abstract chemistry Kirch
III. over !, hundred years ago dis
covered that starch could he con
>erl"l into sugar by dilute acids
The United States alone is richie
10y SlntMN,!NM II Year BECAUSE of tina
discovery i'erkin discovered mauv.
n the coal tar dyes. It's value WA.
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AGED Man Writes card,.

Elizabeth. Ey.--rhar,es Friend cf
Glendale. who is eighty years old and
never would hn taken t" he over sey.
enty. was IN town the other day. He
still writes visiting cards for the
young people and So steady his hand
and so perfect his eyes that they A..
most loo~ like they were engraved.
Whenever he takes notion that h.
wants to 50 to H0dgenville he walks
there aud hack. distance Of ten
miles each way.
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-14
Western Spirit in China

He had been pretty we'll all over
the world" said the professor. land
when l asked him what country had
impressed hin, most. he said at once.
China And when asked him what
IN China had Impressed him most. he
said ut once the West China Union
university. The professors remarks
were mrds :" the Daily News. London.
and he followed them M with Q de-
llghtful story of the way In which
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-14
but Isn't Taking Any
Chances.

WcstfieIl. MasS.--Twtnty quarts Of
hullItnl-in-hund whisky. owned 10y
Prof. Lewis Il. Allyn. the noted pure
food expert has been kept in his safe
since Jan. lG.
Il know my friends are honest.
he Says. hut am takin. 10 chances.
The whisky is required from time
to time in the professors research
aud experimental work. and he laid
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-14

the Americas. was that the colonies
should he exploited for her benefit.
The United States reversed this policy
and immediately began the work of
uplifting the Filipino>.
The first >tep taken by America on
her occupation If the Philippines WIS
the establishments of public schools.
With What enthusiasm the Filirinn>
greeted this policy Of the new regime
may lie ue,lucs'l from tie fact that
the schools nf the islands have always
been overerow,led Today the Philip
pine government supports 5000
schools. With teaching force of about
12taN Tie number OF pupils is e>'i-
matted at G771,OM. The medium of in
The financial support comes from the
Filipino people III the form of taxes
and donations.
Teachers Mostly FiIirinos.
The teachers in the primary schools.
as we'll as in the intermediate and
secondary schools are today almost
all Filipn0S. The number of Filipino
supervising teachers Increased from
.m in 1918 to o?4 in 1918. There
are Al American supervising teachers
az the teaching force in the secondary
schools ~ rer cent are FilipinoS. The
ma iority If the industrial supervisors
are also Fi!inin">. There are six
Filipino superintendent of schools,
and both the assistant director of e,ll-
eatien ard the uner>ecretary OF pub.
lie instruction are F'ili2ino>. About
~ ner cent of the Instructors and pro-
f"sSor> in the University of the Philip
pines are E'li,inoS
philippine" school activities are
economic, industrial. physical and So
cal in SCOPE In the words of DR.. w.
w, Mara,nr'lt. who has Just retired,
as director 1T education IN the islands
No one of these branches is neglected
or o|"r-ennhasized nj the expense of
Others.
III" system ef instruction is Pat
Aern.d afte" thar ef America. hut
adapt a'ien - local conditions has LED;
to the development OF special features.
For example. home gardens are r.-
yuired ~ he 'nntn,i by pupils unhrr
tie Supervision of teachers. There ara
also noHlfrrra sing clubs and uu-
raising c'i,hS. The pupils keep record
books showing The cost of opp-ntinn
and the net profits from their fnrnrnc
enterprises. In This WAY III. schools
are kept in touch with The home.
Industrial instruction
Industrial instruction receives sne.
rai attention. The following figure,
give On idea IF the value Of the com
H.erc;al output of the public schools
for the school year l9'.-1S: Emhroid
cries. S12.NN: laca. $4,000: crochet
sA.5OO: sewing. SIS 600: cooking So
an: hasketry. S33nH: hats. $1,000
prntNc1s of loom weaving. S3jn
hamhOO-rattan furniture $1,000
Most of IN" schools have domestic
science courses. cooking. home man
agement. sewing and enhrodery be
ing 'he principal subjects taught.
Physical training is ais" playing 2
very material part in the curriculum
Of the schools. Group games. calls
1henics and competitive athletics a-e
regular features of the school work
Modern games such us baseball. in
The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-14
LZdRARy SCHOOL 0TARD
A1D N6a2FS

HE PHILIPPINE. islands
had schools when the
Americans took posses
sion. But during the
three centuries of Span
iSh rule education had
never been universal and
free. Spain'> policy of
colonization there. as in
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door ball. basketball. tennis. and
football are played hy the >"h""!
children. Military drll is Il prescribed
course in the high schools.
There are - vocational schools IN
The Philippines. giving practical a-ri-
cultural courses and turning cut intel
ligen' farmers
There are also So-'allel in>u'ar
schools These are: The Philippine
Normal school. the Philippine S,hnn
of Arts and Trades. The Philippine
Nautical school. the Philippine Srhn,
ot Commerce. the t,,tral l.'Znn .Agri-
cultural school and the school for ihr
Deaf and the Blind
coedueation F!ourishing.
During the Spanish regime corduca-
ton was Il hing totally unknown in
the Philippines. The system WAS 1o
have sch"nl> for boys and schools for
girls exclusively. The converts under
the supervision of the sisters We're
mostly the places where ,he girls We're
taught The boys We're in the So-called
religious schools under the manage
meni of tn" frinr>. Now however
everything is changed. =" far as the
public schools are concerned. The
proportion Of girls To boys IN the pub
lie schools has Increased ;ery rapidly.
Daring the last five years III. attend
aice of boys in the Intermediate
schools increased $. PER cent. while
= i,a lar ,-;p ri
per cent, In the high schools the At
tendance OF boys Increased ..n per
cent and the attendance of girls
40 per cent The Increase Of women
enrolled in the various branches al
'h. University of The Philippines is ais"
marked. In 1910 the number wa> 81 :
in l!ls ii was go.
Proud Of Their Schools.
If there i anything of which the
Filipinn~ may Justly he proud, il is
their school >,>tpnL This system has
been the oh i"ct ot study hy the other
countries Of the orient. Durin. 1911
1918 approximate a dozen Chinese
commissions and several Japanese and
Korean commissions visited the is
lands IL make n study of The school
system. In the sane year also. the
governments of Guam. of the Straits
~eftlrmpnf> and of The Epnan-. start
ed employing Fl .Njnn 1tachor> 70 give
obstruction in Industrial work and in
English. t1hpr countries from which
requests for Information have come
include; Rurma. Hawaii Chosen.
French lndo-'hina reylnn. Cuba.
Port" Rico. Hayti. Australia. Feher-
ated Malay States. Papna. Java.
>nmatra, i'ormosn. Newfoundland.
ChTe. New Zealand. and Fiji. In the
words Of Dr. MarGuardt
The hiring Of the Filipino tea cheers
N fore en- Lands and the visits of these
commissions Indicate the position
which tho Philippine educational ~ys-
TEN holds IN the Far East.
The budget for 1919 increased the
approximation for Philippine public
schools by 81 oOon0n. In addition to
the regular appropriation. the Phlin-
pine Legislature December :. 1918,
voted S1a,NNnOO 20 he used in placing
free elementary schools within the
reach ~ every child of school age in
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va Picking. In the Chinese capital he
had an interview with the president Of
the Chinese republic. then Yuan Shih.
Kni. who also gave him declaration
of approval and $4,000 as a personal
gft 10 the university.
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10 Missed His Pot.

Employer-p0n't you take OF your
he, when you ask for a Job:
Demohilized Poilu-Extuse me, TIM
a. uaed to my helmet that feel bars-
headed with this darned ptece Of felt
on.-Paris lie Pays de France.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1920-09-02
FOR SALE OR RENT

The Tom Finley property, well 10
Gated close to school, ~ the bust.
ness section of the town. s room
house, halls, and in excellent re-
pair. Fine water on back porch, nu-
merous outbuillings, and acres of
land.
bought this property To- the pur-
pose OF moving to Cookeville for
school purposes, but since buying 1t
we have succeeded in getting the
big Methodist school which will be
located at Crossville at once, and for
this reason will not move to Cooke
vile.
If interested let me know at once.
ct X. L. BILBREY, Crossville. Tenn.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1920-09-02

- DoFLD wAo ~ b fssl1ng veal
svsEy now and then. and W. %
Mt sssn - ut ths proper -
frsahmsnt from Sest. slssD and Yssvsa,
TN, nssd . teaie 70 Aslv tAsty Mood
rsvitaliss and bailA up tAsir systsm.
Tor this. you WIN find Zissa hen
Tenic wy valuable. - ~ tssimOuu e
Thousands already Aas yg0vsd Mys-
J. ". DySart. LADY q . prsminsnt
0esrgia family EssiA1ng nsaz Castsss1
v1l1s. says:
z didn't 1sal Ma myself
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1920-09-02

WANTED-Men or women to take
orders among friends and neighbors
for the genuine guaranteed hosiery
full Ele for men, women and chill
dren. Eliminates darning. Saves
money Everybody buys. A bonan-
"a 70 ragents. Experience un1eces-
sary. Write International Stocking
Mills. Norrfstown. Pa.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1920-09-02

. Biggest Fair IN Upper Cum periand
September, 10 and II, OF Holiday
school grounds.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1920-09-02

Come out and see the bigdisplays
of live stock, poultry, agricultural
products, ladies fancy work, canned
fruits, jeilies, preserves, etc, at Hol-
laday, Friday and Saturday, Sept.
10 and II.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1920-08-19
Prominent Attorney Makes Eloquent APpeal
to Voters of Dillon County to Remember
Our Brave Fighting Lads

Dillon two Pac state
France
that @ % %nen Gnd 1.-the far fnp battle fen
the hgh a'y M An
G4y 70 p z fA1AH51H fAH 9 H6E9R % 7 PAR7
the eombra of
through character ana 'o came
hungb
!dhi life on the altar his country asa sne'0 Keep me
eemph rom BEN EDWAkOA
yandh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-10
STATE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES EVENING NOVEMBER TO- 1920

Catholic eleven warns up the entire
student body are out there with the
real cheering, not only for themselves
but the visiting team is included.
After the victory over Baker univer-
sity the crowd of enthusiastic rooters
with the band up in front marched
into the gymnasium and cheers were
given for every member of the blue
and white squad as they ran down to
their shower baths.
How can so small college have a
team like this? The answer is Steve
O'Rourke, the coach. Not only has he
developed a wonderful back in Lane
but also two fine ends that seem to
have the knack of getting down the
field and covering passes like vet
Grams. Captain Boland at center is
playing the best game of his career.
Maj will make some of the csnters
step along to beat him out of a place
on the Arkansas team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-10
Topeka Gun Club Shoot.
st. sIary's Looks Good.

st. Mary's has a real football team
and the old pep and fight is there with
bells on Whenever a team plays the
blue and white squad and emerges a
winner you can say they have per
formed some feat. The Saints band
leads the team on the field and as the