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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-27
Forfeits Life Over $40

By Times Special
INDIANA HARBOR, Ind, April
27.-William Hendren, 40, was shot
to death by one of two bandits, when
he ran in an attempt to prevent
them from robbing him of $40. Hen
dren and three friends were sitting
in q soft drink parlor when the
bandits entered, demanding all to
hold up their hands. Hendren's
friends complied, but he started to
run. He was shot through the
heart.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-27
BANDITS TAKE $500

Check Reveals Loot in Bank Rob-
berry at Howe.
By Times Special
HOWE, Ind, April 27.--A check
Of the funds Of the State Bank Of
Lima here, robbed by three bandits
in a daylight holdup Thursday, re-
veals the loot totaled $500. The
robbers had two automobiles, each
machine being a l>rge sedan. All
the bandits entered The bank, one
covering @. L. Cottrill, assistant
cashier, with a revolver, while an
other held other employees and Gus
toners at bay, leaving the third free
to collect the loot.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-27
|. U. CLUB OFFERS PLAY

Sherwood Blue, indianapolis, Stars
in Garrick Production.
By Times Special
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, April 81
The Garrick Club of Indiana Uni
versity presented 1.-THE Second Mrs.
Tanquerary" here Thursday night
with Sherwood Blue of Indianapolis
playing the leading role.
Others in the cast are:
Gerald Albright, Anderson; Sayre Skeel,
Blomington Ramon Kessler, Evansville;
Crystal English, Clay City; Helen Thomas,
La Fontaine; DenZel Pittman, Sullivan;
John Palm. Harmony; Muriel Mattox.
Terre Haute, and Jack Countryman. Terre
Haute. The play will be repeated tomor-
row night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-27
Watches Egg Thieves

81 Times NpecidI
RUSHVILLE, Ind, April a.
Eighteen dozen eggs were the loot
of thieves in plain sight Of Charles
Thomas, farmer near Orange.
Thomas believed his wife had sold
two baskets Of eggs, and when the
thieves calmly walked away with
them he said nothing.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-27

"TTERE'S how to exercise your face for
Il L beauty" said Miss Elizabeth Dininger,
6O33 E. Washington ST., Rainbow Beauty Acad-
envy student providing living REPUTATION of
Mime. Rubinsteins latest theory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-27
Smiles, Not SObS Real Beauty Tonic

TN ONT try to beautify yourself by doing as
II I'm doing. I'm just showing you how not
to do" said Miss COnsuelO Alexander, SIS N.
dent
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-27
City Expenses Decrease
By Times Special

BIZ Times Special
HAMMOND, Ind, April 27.-De-
partment of Commerce figures an
nounced today show a decline in
per capita cost of city expenses
here. The 1927 per capita cost was
1928; for 1926 it was $3.50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-27
HOOVER FAR IN LEAD
Gets 144 TO LOwden's 43 Among
EarIham College Students.
BIZ Times SnecinI

By Times Special
RICHMOND, Ind, April 81
Herbert G. Hoover is the overwhelm-
ing choice of Earlham College
students here for the Republican
nomination for President, straw
pote shows.
The vote gave Hoover 144, Lowden
43 and Dawes, SO; Democrats, Walsh
80 and Smith 80.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-05-17
BEAT w. B. IN
GAME SUNDAY
Berry Pickers turn Tables
on Fast Up-River Team
Richland Next

In an interesting, hard fought
battle the Kennewick Berry Pick
ers put an end to the winning
streak of the White Bluffs base
ball squad Sunday when they
headed off the up-river boys OH
the local diamond and sent them
home on the unflattering end Of
an S-11 score. White Bluffs is the
name the team goes under. Play
ers in its lineup hailed from prac-
tically the whole of the upper
Columbia valley district, a pick of
baseball talent having been made
from Hanford, Othello, Cold Creek
and Vernita, to say nothing of the
other places.
The Berry Pickers opened very
strong in the first inning and be-
fore White Bluffs knew what it
was all about the count was 40
in Kennewick's favor. Finding
the opposition less than was an
ticipated, the Kennewick players
eased up little in the second and
White Bluffs succeeded in getting
two men around the circuit. After
that Kennewick kept adding con-
sistently to the count and at all
times maintained lead of from
three to four points.
Kennewick's only imported play
er, "Fat" Hastings of Pasco, was
not going well and the lineup
would not have suffered if he had
been omitted.
Say what one will, it must be
admitted that the White Bluffs
team is worthy of commentator.
Last week they took the Berry
Pickers into camp 11-8. Altho
their string of victories was upset
in the return game Sunday and
it no longer looks as if they must
challenge the New York Yankees
to find worthy competition, the
fact remains that they play in
teresting ball. Williams and Blair
did the hurting for the Priest Ra-
pids men, while Anderson, who
was injured Sunday at White
Bluffs, was back in the lineup as
catcher.
Kennewick plays Richland a re-
turn game Sunday on the Rich
land diamond. Richland has good
team this year and the game should
be worth seeing.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-05-17
DANCE A SUCCESS

Attended by $50 people, the
Graduation Ball" given by the
Bachelors club last Thursday eve
ming was popularity acclaimed one
of the most delightful, if not the
best dance ever given in Kenne-
wick. The hall was prettily dec
GRATED with green boughs and
spring flowers. In the center, un-
der colored lights from overhang-
ing bachelor buttons, was rustic
pond covered with floating grass
and water weeds in which cavorted
in glee half a dozen baby duck
lings. Punch was served from the
wooden, moss-covered bench of an
old well surrounded by trees. A
feature dance by Miss Edith STRAIT
ford won great approval.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Moulton,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Brown, Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Vickers, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Rudkin, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. L. Holcomb, and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. HI. Siegfried were patrons and
patronesses. Music was supplied
by Dean Richmond's Arcadians, of
Walla Walla.
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Angeles Tuesday afternoon and
she would be buried there.
Mrs. Cox was born and grew up
in the east, marrying L. II. Cox
in early womanhood. They We're
employed in the u. S. Indian ser
vice for many years. In 1904 they
came to Kennewick and resided in
the valley until his death. About
three years ago she went to Los
Angeles with her son. Mrs. Cox
was a noble Christian woman and
an active church worker as long
as her health permitted. She had
been reared in the Friends faith
and later joined the Methodist
church. She was charter member
of the Kennewick M. E. church
and helped to organize the Ladies
Aid society.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-05-17

George Shepard 80 Il.
Sophomore Bonnie Hitler
971s; Margaret Witt 971s; Kath-
crime Mounsey 96A; Margaret
Moulton 95A; Frances Anderson
95; Ruth Mueller 93A; Thelma
Anon 93A; Margaret Barnes 90
"; James Kratzar 92A; Helen
Kaufman 91A; Vivian Hitchcock
BIN; Wilmuth Lester 81; Thomas
Brown 81; Elizabeth Kramer 90
y; Gertrude Merring 901s; Alice
Smith 90k; Marjorie Herington
80; Pauline Behram 90.
Freshman-Jeanetta Peter Of
"; Thomas Friedman "a; Ida
Faulds 93A; Johanna Christensen
93A; Pauline Day 93%; Eleanor
Richards 9SA; Annie Clark 92A
Lucille Heberlein 92A; Lynn
Brown 92A; Philip Doan, OH;
Ethel Dickinson 81; Vida Hyatt
901A; Vina Terril 90k.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-05-17
MRS. MARY COX

Mrs. Mary Cox one of Kenne-
wick's pioneer citizens, passed a.
way Monday morning at the home
of her son, Volney, in Los Angeles,
at the age of IS. Besides her son
and family she leaves an adopted
daughter, Mrs. Mabel Sweet. and
her children. Mrs. I. s. Gleason
is niece and she received the
news of her. aunt's death Tuesday
morning and the information that
the funeral would be held in Los
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-05-17
HONOR ROLL
FOR YEAR END
Teachers Prepare List Of
Pupils with High Grades
in Last Six Weeks
Grade School

LIST. Grade, Miss Gorman-Les-
ter Uiebel, Lorene Cochran, Eli
zabeth Storey, Ruth Bienhart,
Marie White.
End. Grade, Miss Spinning
Bergman Giles. Erma Evans, Ber-
nice Taylor, Willie Hubert, Pat
O'Nein.
4th. Grade, Miss Chambers
Dom Combelic, Ellamae Liebel,
Jean Neander, Sheridan Fyfe,
Bobby Stratford, James Giard.
5th. Grade, Mrs. Neander-
John Tweet, Mary Ellen Schafer,
Rosie Friedman, Vivian Peter,
Marian Gleason, Dorothy Hubert.
7th. Grade, Miss Heggem- Bill
Sherk, Robert Tweedt, John Vib-
Der, Edna Erie Terrell, Olive
Brue.
1st. Grade, Miss Blanche Eas-
ton Vivian Higley, Vurke Haus-
child, Gertrude Haas, Dean Yedi-
ca, Laurance Warnock.
3rd. Grade, Miss Faulkner
Harry Lee, George Mcintyre,
Wesley Brown, Dorothy Gilbert,
Edan Hinckley.
18th. Grade, Miss Thompson
Patricia Helm, Barbara Hyatt,
Bobby Washburn, Frances White,
Jessie Hessler, Mary Thompson.
9Th. Grade. Mr.. Zimmerman
Lola Winchester, Inez Elliott,
Resale Whitney, Dorothy Gurn-
sey, Henry Minton.
7th. Grade, Mr.. Kirkpatrick
Lucy Helm, Marley Gest, Albert
Knight, Joseph Calvin, Edward
Faulds.
9Th. Grade, Miss Morton Eu-I
nice Foraker, Dewitt Mcguire,
Lois Patheal, Edsie Gleason. Will
ma Campbell, Harold Carpenter.
End. Grade, Miss Fricks-C hes-
ter Graden, Velma Mechanism,
Mary Green Mac Keene, Norma
Docksteader,.
3rd. Grade, Miss Hume David
Tweet, Martha Chellis, Betty
Pearle Schafer, Beulah,
Brisky, Gwendolyn Halliday.
4th. Grade, Miss Badgley,-)
Eilene Paden, James Calvin, Ro-
bert Watts,
9Th. Grade, Jack o. neil, Rich
ard, Carlson.
9th. Grade, Miss Ann Easton-
Edna Goodnight, Willie Paul,
Frank Mueller, Euarda Vinson,
Pauline Strive, Carol Jean Her
ington.
9Th. Grade, MrsHass-David |
Rosie Strive, Lawrence
Jane Wooden, Majorie |
Dorothy Cox.
Senior-Joe Siefried 97k; Ora
May Lyons 96%; Elga Mclean SO;
Karl Reese 95; Mildred Doan 90
n; Cecil Boyer 93A; Gerald
Campbell 91A; Lulu Lampson
91A.
Junior Beatrice Serier 971s;
Gerald Cox 971s; Helen Barnes
,5h; Lillian Mills 941A; Helen
Kramer 93A; Alta Sandberg
,3A; Pauline Catchell 93A; Ber-
nadine Durdle 93A; Esther Dick
nson 93A; Gladys Vickers 92s;
1lee Miller 91A; Myrtle Cullen
)1h; Edwin Neuman 911s; Odile
91A; Dorothy Bachmann
IN; Fred Draper 91A; Martha
Luke 91A; iona Paulson 81;
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-05-17

From the ''blackboy" tree of Aus
tralia a new company is producing
tars that are free from harmful
acids, tarpaulin dressings, rope tar
and sanitary tar, lacquers, paint,
stains, pitches. phenol, benzol, alco-
mol, coke, potash. The production
OF dyes, perfumes and formalin is
planned.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-05-17

The National museum says that
for short-distance running the
cheetah is the fleetest Of animals.
This animal belongs to the cat fam
lily, and Is long and slender of body.
1t is found I'm India and Africa and
is trained to run down antelopes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-05-17

LIST Eng. Lutheran Church
Rev. Paul FOSSIL
Sunday school 1000.
Bible class.
Services HOO.
Prayer circle Tuesday, $500.
Choir at 700 same evening.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-05-17
Birds Must Sing Sweetly

In linnet-singing contests, marks
are scored against birds intrOduc-
ing trough song" notes into "pleas.
ant song" and. vice versa.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-05-17

FOR SALE-Hay rake, good as
new, or will trade for livestock;
Also small motor boat for sale or
trade. C. Christensen, R. F. ID.
9, Kennewick. sp
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FOR SALE-Buffalo electric forge
blower; Ford car; electric motor
Ia h.p.; boat; water heater; pipe
fittings and saw mandrel. r. 5.
Richards, phone 1921. TIFF
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Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Bird and Benton SITS.
M. c.. Kauth. Pastor

Divine services Sunday at 1880
a. m. Sunday School at 9:45. Eng
lish services 7:45 p. m. You are
welcome.
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CH U RICH E S
CHRISTIAN

Sunday School at 10 a. m. Com
MUM at II a. m. Christian En-
deavor at $50 p. m. Choir prac-
tice Wednesday at 8 p. m.
Our attendance at Bible school
has been good but we miss you
when you are absent.
The song that was sung by Fer
nell & Monzell Stotier in honor of
Mother, last Sunday, was pleas
ing feature in of her whom we all
love Mother.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-05-17

WANTED-To buy 2 folding cots.
w. 7. Hanson, phone 33x9. Up
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FOR SALE-Good Jersey cow.
Fresh soon. T. III. Galloway, east
Kennewick. Up
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LOST-May 2 on River road, pack
age containing young lady,s clo-
thing. Finder please return to this
office. Up
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Methodist

Methodist
Your presence at Sunday school
Sunday morning is very import
ant. Some special features in the
opening exercises are to be intro
duced and it should be one of
the largest attendances of the
year.
At IL o'clock the subject will be
"The Optimism Of Jesus" This
service promises some things Of
unusual interest and we hope ev-
cry member of the church can be
present.
The Epworth Leaguers have
been doing some good work during
the past week and there is keen
interest being taken in the con-
test between Pasco and Kennewick
leagues.
Announcement concerning the
evening service will be made Sun
day morning.
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FOR SALE-A kitchen cabinet
call 2123 &c
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FOR SALE-Netted Gem potatoes.
A. Shaffner. Rt. 1. Phi. 42x5. 6-9c
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FOR SALE-One or two hundred
shares Walla Walla Oil stock
at one dollar per share. /. N. Man
ming. Richland. Up
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FOUND-Male Fox Terrier; own
er please identify and pay for
ad. w. P. Slyter, r. box 2. Up
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FOR SALES year old cow giving
5 gallons a day; on Mob Hill.
end of Gum st. Call at o'clock.
Frank Woodwork. Sp
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WANTED Single phase 8 h. p,
electric motor. C. Christensen
r. F. d. 2, Kennewick. IN
Milford chronicle., 1928-10-26
Ware The Common Cold

In this season of sniffies and
sneezes, music is not the only thing
broadcast through the air. There
are walking "transmitters" of vary
ing power, who broadcast colds
wherever they go. 1t may be impos-
sible to keep outside the range of
such "transmitters" but there are
definite cleanliness precautions,
health authorities tell US, that will
minimize your chances of being a
receiver" of unwelcOmed cold"
germs.
The word cold" is a misnomer.
We use it because it was handed
down to us, and not because it is the
result of cold temperature. 1t may
have had its origin, medical histor-
ians say, in one of the characteris-
tic symptoms, chilliness, Just as
coughing and sneezing may have led
the Chinese to say they have caught
the wind. A cold is really an in
fictitious disease, although the caus-
ative organisms are not definitely
known.
Most persons indulge in one to
three colds year. Colds are com
municable, from person to person,
just as typhoid fever, diphtheria,
and a host of other communicable
diseases.
"The victim of a cold" Doctor W.
w. Peter, health consultant of Clean
liness Institute, points out, "goes
about his daily business mingling
freely with people, at home, in pub
lie conveyances, in offices, stores.
and workshops. Thus he multiplies
his opportunity for spreading the
disease. He coughs and sneezes his
way through crowds. His hands.
by frequent contact
with nose and mouth, leave unwant-
ed gifts upon everything he touches.
He is walking "transmitter".
Here are a few rules of prevent |
ing cold infection as given by Doc
or Peter.
Wash your hands before eating or
handling food
Avoid hand shaking with cold suf-
erers if you can; or at least wash
Milford chronicle., 1928-10-26
Staytonsvine

Our letter of last week got side
tracked and was substituted by one
that didn't give the facts. Our two
weeks of revival services closed last
Friday night and we can't thank the
preachers of the different denOmina-
tions enough for their fine spirit of
willingness and helpfulness. The
messages were al leXtra good and
we feel that much good has been
done-but we have not, as the letter
last week stated, tried to dun the
people into the church-Our free will
offerings are sufficient to keep up
all expenses which are not great
and we have for secretary and treas
urer, two as fine little young ladies
as can be found in any locality (and
there are more of them around Stay
tonsville) but we are not as the let
ter stated asking for a public report
of the moneys at this time and again
Mr.. Hall can cook and clean, and
scour and scrub as well as preach,
but he didn't help Mrs. Anybody to
scrub the church, but it got scrub
bed and it it's clean and let's all keep
on with the good work.
We beg space to list the names of
those who helped in pulpit work
during our very interesting revival.
First night, boy preacher, Newton
of Salisbury, October Z.
October S-Rev. ]. F. Willis, Ell
lendale.
October 9-Rev. D. E. Carr, Hous-
ton.
October 1O-Rev. Frank Herson,
Milford. /
October 11-Steve Hickman, of
Neck.
October 12-T. A. Hall.
Milford chronicle., 1928-10-26

It takes two to make a bootlegger.
Milford chronicle., 1928-10-26
Vernon

John O'Conner, of Philadelphia
attended the funeral of his former
guardian, Ira Smith.
Mrs. Finch has returned from a
several days visit with her daugh-
ter in Philadelphia.
Jesse Ward has had his dwelling
house on his farm beautifully paint
ed, with moss green roof, thus ad-
ding to the attractiveness of the
neighborhood-
Miss Marguerite Silbereisen, one
of the supervisors of the hospital at
Lewes, spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Silber-
eisen.
An immense crowd attended the
funeral of Ora Smith, one of our
best citizens in every respect, in the
church. A widow and daughter,
Mrs. Willard Wright, an aged faith
er, c. A. Smith, sisters and broth
ers survive, who have our deepest
sympathy.
Ex-Governor Denney has invited
Mrs. Alice H. Ross as guest at his
home in Dover to meet near rela-
tive of his who has made a fine rec
ord as a teacher in China.
1t is needless to add nothing
would be more gratifying than
rehearsal of the teaching activities
in that oriental country.
Mrs. Horace Todd, of Wilmington,
and child have been spending a week
with Mrs. Josephine Todd.
We are glad to note that John A.
Butler is improving in health, after
having been confined to the house
for about two months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Slaughter, Jr.,
have removed to the property of the
late Mrs. Mary R. Sapp.
A Halloween social, also shadows
for sale, will be held at the Patter-
son school, No. 711a, at Vapdyke
near Townsend, on the eve
ming of Halloween "wednesday, Oc-
tober 3D. Ice cream and cake for
sale. All come masked A good en-
An evening of fun
and enjoyment. All are invited.
Milford chronicle., 1928-10-26

Do Cows Like Milking Machines!
Do COWS like milking machines
This question, which has occurred
TO many farmers and has been fire.
quently argued around many farm
hearthstones, is answered authori-
tatively by c. H. Eccles, a we'll
known agricultural teacher and
dairying expert, in the current is
sue of Farm and Fireside. He finds
that COWS prefer the modern ma
chine method of milking to the old
fashioned way.
The milking machine, it seems, is
not new invention. Professor Ec-
cles saw two different types at the
Iowa State Fair in 1895. Another
machine, which used a 10 horse
power motor, he operated for a year
on his experimental farm in 1910.
1t is only in recent years, however,
that the milking machine has reach
ed its present thoroughly practical
form, and today the use of mechani-
cal mixers is more general than
most people realize. In many local
tiles more than half the farmers are
using them, and throughout the
country more than one-third of the
dairymen have them.
Some users have been dissatisfied
and have quit using mixers. But
Eccles finds that there are
so many satisfied users that he be-
lieves the failures are due to the
user and not to the machine. Many
farmers say that they would long
ago have quit the daiying business
if they had to go back to hand milk
ing. Professor Eccles, at least, is
satisfied that the COWS invariably
prefer mechanical milking.
Milford chronicle., 1928-10-26
Sugar Hill
Near GreenWoodl

A gathering of pleasure to both
young and old, was the birthday
party given by Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Derrickson, in honor of their daugh-
ter Charlotte's 18th birthday, on
Wednesday evening, October 10th.
The guests were asked to come
masked which they all did. Some
being from Williamsville and some
from Sugar Hill. Much fun was had
by guessing who was who. They
had music, games and plenty of re-
freshments. The grown folks en-
joyed the party as much as the
youngsters. Everyone went home
feeling they had a very enjoyable
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Derrickson en-
tertained over the weekend Mr..
and Mrs. Chas, w. Denny and son, of
Lansdowne, Pa.
Milford chronicle., 1928-10-26

your hands Immediately afterward.~
Keep away from common drinking
cups, roller towels, and other objects
that may possibly be contaminated.
Eat only from dishes thoroughly
cleaned and sterilized in boiling
sOapy water.
Uses of Industrial Alcohol
Alcohol from the chemists point of
view is one of the most important
substances made. 1t owes its origin
to the fact that the little, single-cell
yeast plants fight their enemies by
turning sugar into alcohol and car
bon dioxide. The yeast cell itself
can not stand more than Is per cent
alcohol, but its rivals fade away
long before this concentration is
reached, at least they become so
stupified that they do not count.
Alcohol is industrially of immense
importance for two reasons: first,
that it is the most important solv-
ent next water, and dissolves a
great many materials that water
leaves untouched; and second, that
it is the starting point for a perfect
army of substances that are indis-
pensable to the average human be-
ing, not always directly it is true.
In making lacquers from nitro
cellulose, lacquers that have become
SO tremendously important to the
automobile and furniture trade. as
well as to the trade in novelties and
the like, alcohol is an essential be-
cause it can be converted into ethyl
acetate, and ethyl acetate and ethyl
outyrate are very good solvents for
nitro cellulose.
The most widely used of all anes-
.hetics that has been responsible for
1oing away with an infinity of pain
and make it possible for the sur
5eon to save many lives, is ether
II IS made directly from alcohol.
Ethylene, the gas. that is used
low to hasten the ripening of lem
ms, bananas, and the like, is also
made from alcohol.
Some of the most beautiful dve- |
tufts are made partially from alco-
lol, and others are made by using
Llcohol in the process of manufac-
ure.