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Reduce Hazards IN Minnie

ONE Of the greatest problems of the explosive
industry, one which has claimed a huge
annual toll Of life has been solved, and, as so
often happens, by accident, although the solu-
ton was so obvious that it seems strange it
was never developed by intention.
Like so many benehcent discoveries that
have brought about better living conditions In
the past few years, it was direct result Of
the effort to produce more devastating effects
in the explosives Of the World War.
For years, the use Of dynamite has been ex-
tremely hazardous In the northern part Of the
temperate zone. In which lie by far the greater
proportion Of the mines Of the country, because
Of the freezing Of the explosive at o tempera-
ture Of Sc degrees Fahrenheit, or "a degrees
higher than the freezing point Of water Tenn
peratures Of this low degree and lower are
common the greater part Of the year in many
sections where the mines are. to be found and
where they exist. dynamite becomes o treacher-
Gus thing. ready to turn on the man employing
1t and blow him to bits. -...
Frozen dynamite, like all frozen substances,
tends to become brittle and stif. When placed
In position in the! borehoes prepared for It, 1t
- very likely to be detonated by the friction.
TO be properly loaded dynamite should be plas-
TIC, 50 that it may readily be placed In posi-
When frozen dynamite is successfully placed
in position there is no assurance that it will
DO its appointed task: Dstonator caps which
win fire normal dynamite sometimes will not
fire frozen dynamite at ALL or cause at best only
q partial explosion or burning. with poisonous
fumes spreading quickly. in all directions Such
misfires are not only total loss but they are
also source of great danger to the lives Of
those working around them. ..-,.
1t is vital with old-type dynamite that it be
stored where it will not freeze, or having frozen
that it be thawed. The prospects of applying
heat to dynamite to thaw it hardly hold an
inviting promise and many have paid with their
lives while employed in this occupation.
In making dynamite, the nitroglycerin con-
tent is simply mixed with the other ingredients
OF dynamite. In making explosive gelatin,
some soluble celluloSe nitrate is dissolved in the
nitrogycerin. In neither case does the nitro
glycerin undergo any chemical change 1t still
retains all its properties, including that of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04

knowing and chatting for two or three hours
with Young Senator Bob La Toilette. of thing
IT'S Wisconsin, or Minnesota q ALWAYS get
those two mixed up). But wherever IL is.
It's where Glenn Frank has charge of a ex-
perlmental Labratory, and instead of using
Guinea Pigs, they use Foot Ball Players.
Well, sir, this young fellow and I took nm
the Government business, Just where It should
be taken up, which is at the source and wish
Coohoge and Hoover could have heard MS.
They would have learned something to thesr
advantage. This Boy has got q lot of tho
olo fatner In him. He knows there Is q lot
"Hooey' in Washington and they know that
ne knows 1t. ] heard him make the best
speech that was made at the Republican Con.
vention In Kansas City. don't know what
ne was doing there, he would have fit in lust
as well at Houston.
He has lot Of ideas that on account of their
merit won't get anywhere, and he is smart
enough to know they won't probably be adopted
Tor twenty years. But he must get certain
Kick out Of suggesting them first He is lust
the most pleasant congenial square thinking.
plain talking fellow you ever met. He don't
1eel that he has any great work to carry on.
Has no cause. He was born and bred I'M
Politics and knows you must give lest you won't
receive He takes it serious but not solemn.
It's just pleasure to meet and spend the
hours with him. He don't think the Country
Is going to H, but he sees no reason why
we shouldn't.
My wife as usual summed him up in one
remark, THAT fellow would have made good
in legitimate business"
Copyright, 1872
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04

treeNng at a temperature Of Sc degrees Fahren.
heit
For the past IS years, the list Of those who
were killed in accidents officially reported as
attendant on thawing explosives" has con-
tinued to grow, while all the while, right at
hand, was means of preventing the freezing
which preceded these accidents, q means based
on principle well understood.
The principle in question has been used for
years in the freezing Of ice cream mixtures
when salt was added to ice IN order to lower
the freezing point Of the water Sea salt has
been the principal agent used but it has been
well known that great variety Of inorganic
salts such as potassium carbonate, calcium
chloride, ammonium chloride and others would
serve as we'll Further observations showed
that this behavior was not confined TO water,
: but that it could be extended to other liquids,
and that It was not confined to inorganic salts.
but that it extended to many organic COM
pounds. i ,s$i2> I'm:
That this principle had very wide applica-
, ton became apparent but its use to bring
about reduction of the freezing point Of
dynamite came about purely by accident. -,
About 1902 much interest was taken in the
Use Of trinitrotolnenes for high explosive shells
for military use. In nitTating the toluetie TO
prepare the desired products, . large guam
tity Of tarry residue was left. As II was OF
little use, and was In great abundance the
manufacturers were glad to dispose of it at
almost any price. Dynamite producers de-
cided, because of its slightly explosive qual!-
ties, to give it a try in their dynamite dopes
and found to their surprise that the result
was a low-freezing dynamite
The World War, however brought about
such perfecting of the methods of producing
T. N. T. that little of this residue remained
A growing shortage of glycerin also further
complicated matters and the dynamite makers
were forced to cast about for new means of
obtaining their ends Cane sugar and glucose
were dissolved In glycerin and were then
nitrated with excellent results and later
polymerized glycerins were used with success
Now from natural gas comes still another
product, ethylene glycol dinitrate to serve the
same purpose, and the supply Of this seems
unlimited. ''.ftt. NJ.
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MproUe Holly QUALIFY

TT is q long time yet until Christmas, bus
nevertheless holly steps forward for O little
attention. 80 gar
For years, many holly wreatlls and sprays
Of the Christmas decoration have been spoiled
by brown spots which appeared upon the leaves
and seriously affected the beauty of the holly.
Shippers have tried to prevent this discolora.
ton. but al their efforts have been In vain.
Opinions of workers in the Bureau of Plant
Industry, after careful investigation, are that
the shippers in their efforts to overcome the
spots have. done everything they could to
foster them through mistaken belief In what
the cause truly was.
The shippers have blamed freezing In transit
and have gone to great pains to prevent too.
low temperatures. The Federal experts worked
in the opposite direction and subjected holly.
to the freeEing temperature and 10 degrees
below for period Of "a hours and have found.
no harmful effects as a result On the other
hand. holly held at 30 degrees for the same
period was badly discolored. In between these
extremes, plants held at so degrees for longer
period also were discolOred but the longer period
was required to produce the discOloration.
This year. therefore, they hope that tho
results OF their experiments win go far toward
bringing the holly to the home in good cuE,di-
ton and free from the inferior color
4 HFs -
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THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON D. T. AUGUST T. D6 FFRr

REAL bravery deals with the intangible
such fears, apprehensions, and suffering az
cannot be conquered by strength Of wit are
muscle. repeat. It Is not brave to do a Trims
Of which you are not afraid. I am sometimes
told that am intrepid" or fearless" or the
nerviest woman In the world" because lead
expeditions through more or less unknown
countries.
It makes me feel particularly foolish, because
1t just happens that I'm not afraid of natives.
deserts and fighting.
II suppose you've never been frightened In
your hfe?" demands some person without i'm
agination. OF course have. Often. But not
of those particular things.
am terrified Of ghosts Some relations own
a place in Scotland, wherein Mary Queen Of
Scots spsnt a restless night and chronicled ON
the wall its terrors. That place is haunted.
You mayn't believe it. because ghosts are rather
out of date-we have completes and ectoplasmS
instead-but there is something very strange
and unpleasant about that castle.
{ CENTURIES ago man attempted to murder
his wife in room at the end Of long
passage. She escaped, wounded and half-dead.
staggered down the corridor. across the Mary
Stuart room, and flung herself out of window.
Nowadays the whole wing suffers from
strange noises. No dog can be forced into it.
No one attempts to induce human being to
enter it.. If ! were to spend night in that So
called haunted room, 1t would really be brave,
because should be terrified out of my senses
In fact, could not do It,
Yet my sister-in-law slept there several times
and asserted that she watched the ghosts
antics with interest.
The test of courage is the fight 1t can put
UP against fear. The finest pluck Is that Of the
self-conscious coward who forces himself into
battle.
That is the courage most working women bring
to liie to the day when there are so many
tedious jobs to do that they don't know how
their tired muscles win get through them. II Is
the courage that every mother puts into her
children'S training
I fancy there is more courage in the world
than we think. We hear about it only when It
is spectacular. It belongs, in a different meas
ure, to every country: it belongs to men and
women. But perhaps the balance is in favor Of
women. for they have to put up the hardest
hight against nerves, health and circumstance:
IN TACT. against the centuries-old heritage Of
Eve.
Copyright, 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04

to make little Jokes and kid about
the Senators. They are a kind of
neVer-endmg source Of amusement amaze
ment and Encouragement But when you
meet EN- face to face and know EN-, they are
mighty nice fellows. It must be something in
the office that makes EN- so honery sometimes
When you see what they do officially you
want 10 shoot EN-, but when one looks at YOU
and grins SO innocently, why you kinder want
to kiss him.
We got young fellow in there that YOU
have all heard lot about, and maby lots of
you never met him personally, although you
would like to. Well that's the way was
had always admired his Father, for he was a
real fearless Fighter, with world of ability.
expect ne was admired more by his enemies
IMAM any man we ever had In public life for
tney knew that he was on the level Now its
funny thing about offsprings in the human
race.
It's not like its animal neighbor. race
morse Is almost sure to breed another race
morse. He may not be as fast as the old
Father Horse, but he will show a lot of speed
nevertheless, and Dogs follow along in the
make OF their ancestors. You take q couple
OF pretty well bred Airdales and you can rest
assured you are not going to get Pot Hound.
But with the Human race you may just as well
throw your register book in the creek. for
what the mating brings forth no human mind
can even guess much less be certain of. You
are Just liable to have some fine old stock
bring forth family Of human Nuts rs to
produce an amateur Lincoln.
That's one Of the main places where &ha
Human race differs from the purely and totally
animal. In nearly every other respect the
human race Is Just about on q par with its
amman brothers. Given the same conditions
they will both do about the same thing. In
lntelllgence they run about even; In self-nreser
Vatlon, they are $3.50. The animal viii kill
10 improve Its food supply Just about as quick
as the human. The animal Is about as un-
trustworthy as its 100 per cent Human brother
So II 1t ~asent for the breeding why there
would be no reason to distinguish one from
the other. We would just be classed as an.
other breed of Cats or Bears, or some other
species. But on account Of US being 50 UNI.
certain as to what we will produce why we
are known as the Humans l.. t...,H
Human comes from the old Spanish word
HUBER Huber's used to be Museum on
Fourteenth street. New York and they had
everything in there and from there they eradu-
ally got to calling people Humans. It's lust
name and has practically no Significance
at ALL
Ancestors don't mean a thing in our tribe.
It's as unreliable political promise Able
bodied observation-disclosures produce Scotch ter
Flers in the breed Human. western range
mare is liable to produce a Man of War in our
strata OF existence. You just don't know what
VIII happen You just have to raise EN- up
VII they are % or % and then start guessing
lhey no more take after their Father and
Motner than Congressman will take after a
good example .t
Mlhd you, am not in the least criticising
OH "iiS Tor it's like everything else; It's for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04

The very first night there were rumors Of
pursuit We camped on a rise, with the sacks
of date fodder piled up in front of us. Nobody
was in the least afraid The night was too
glamourous the moon a magic lantern, project
ing our shadows fiat and purple on a world of
silver. We imagined romantic f1ght-handful
against host-in fact, we were drunk with
adventure.
Fortunately, the attack did not materialize,
so our pluck was never put to the test.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04

Of emotion, and choky feeling in the throat.
with which one Of my African caravans awaited
an attack in moonlight and the desert
We were a days march from Kufara, the
sacred African town that we had been the first
strangers to visit. The governor had allowed
us to depart in safety; had even provided
desert.
THE bad men lie in wait beyond the last
oasis. Be watchful" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
And Then the Author- Comedian Goes On TO
Explain Just What He Means BY Such a
Startling Statement in the Press

He looks mighty like he was going to pick up
the old mans pack and carry on with it. I
had met him before, that is casually. It was
in a crowd and I dident want anybody TO
know that knew Senator. But the other
day he come up to my place with his Brother
in Law, and friend of mine, Mr.. Middleton
the Playwright, and I had the pleasure Of
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the best. If this Country did take after its
Fathers, God help it. It's because most of
them are an improvement over their Fathers
is why we have such low taxes good Radio an
nouncers and Farm Relief
But every once in awhile we get afold of
great Father who begets great Son, and this
offspring am referring to is of that very type.
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refuge below water level) But she nearly died
Of fright when she stepped, barefooted, out Of
o Fiji hut on to a wet hen.
For years I have had little Arab teacher
called Teufik. His head is like a melon, tufted
with baby,s hair His eyes are watery blue
He Is very small and slight and his limbs are
an irregular collection of spokes, none Of which
seems to have any connection with the others.
When he stayed at my fathers country house,
offered to take him out shooting.
II don't like to run into danger unneces-
sarily," he said, and cringed away from the
guns. Another day suggested a walk in the
woods.
us it safe?" he asked
There's nothing there but foxes"
do they hite?" he asked.
COME time later we met in Aleppo. There
was a riot. The crowd in the markets
got out of hand and proceeded to lynch their
natural enemy-a money-lender was caught
in the throng and too occupied in saving my
self to do much in the way of protest.
But one voice was raised in no uncertain
measure One figure threw itself in the way
of the crowd; was crumpled up; miraculously
disentangled itself from hundreds of feet;
mounted a wall; reiterated its protest Un-
Needed it wormed into the heart Of the mob,
drunk with noise and passion; chung finally to
q lamp post which was to be the gallows
pleaded exhorted threatened till stunned into
silence by stray blow.
It was Teufik Such pathetic, inadequate
little figure he looked next day, with a mon
strous bump on his head and face almost lost
in new and odd excrescences.
"Why did you do it?" asked.
Hanging is very painful" he said.
WAS the man any relation? Did you know
him?"
he answered.
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COURAGE has no common denomination.
- but think, whether 1t be masculine or
feminine, 1t is always really Of the mind not
the body. What We call physical pluck Is a
question of nerves, digestion, lack of imagina-
tion or sheer rage. was so angry once in
Abyssinia that I walked into q line Of rifles
with a half-empty revolver and feeling that
II could not get through somehow should
burst
There is another kind, made up of romance,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04
"Some Senators Are Real Nice Fellows" :

Z YELL all know is just what read in
Y the papers, and what run into
" hither and yon. You know / like
to make little jokes and kid about
The Senator's They are q Kind Of
The Washington times., 1929-10-09
SLANT or
CAPITAL
PEOPLE
Times staff Photo

Walking is
preferred to
a ny 9th er
form Of core
veyancs by
Secretary of
the Treasury
ANDREW w.
MELLON, il
n reported.
T. u Oery d0y
m h en- the
Weather IL the
least Bit ou-
spicious, the
man Uho holds
t h e p urS
strings Of the
The Washington times., 1929-10-09
VISIT.
WHITE HOUSE

President Herbert Hoover's recep-
ton to the $4,000 members of the
American Dental Association and
their wives marked the high spot
Of today's program when the group
convened on the White House lawn
this noon. The main part of tnday's
activities consisted of technical lee.
lures, motion pictures and inspection
of exhibitions at the Washington
Auitorium.
Dental education, through the me-
dium of the radio and schol lectures,
has been a successful effort of the
convention. Prominent figures in
the profession have daily delivered
radio addresses through the Wash
ington stations and each morning
short talks have been given ny den.
fists in the public schools through
out the District.
The third general session of the
convention will take place tonight
at the Mayflower hotel. convention
headquarters. Georges William, rep
resentative Of the French dental as
sociations, will be the guest Of honor
and will present greetings from
France,
The Washington times., 1929-10-09
TRAFFIC HEADS
WAIT DRAF 7 !
Of LAW

The report Of the committee
Of the Board of Trade ap-
pointed to draft a law pro-
viding for compulsory liability
of taxicab owners, in case of
losses from accident or other
cause, is expected to be made
soon, it was stated today.
The action Of the board was noted
with great interest by District traf-
fic officials but none of them indi-
Gated that they will take any
immediate action themselves.
p. u. c. Has Authority
Harleigh H. Hartman, vice chair.
man of the Public Utilities Commis-
sion, reiterated his belief that his
commission has authority over taxi
cabs as public carriers. The pres
sure Of other business prevents TAX
ing UP the question at present,
Hartman said.
Since the commission has not
pressed Independent owners of cabs
so far. the only supervisory activi-
ties which have been exercised over
them have been by the Traffic
Bureau, through the Hack Inspector.
States Have Law
Assistant Traffic Director M q.
Eldridge said that a compulsory
liability law is in force now in Mass
achusetts and notifications Of the
same law have been adopted in New
York, New Hampshire and Connects
cut. Many other states have adop-
ted it, and practically all states are
faced with the question, Eldridge
said.
A modified "safety-responsibili
act" Is sponsored by the American
Automobile Association. 1t advo-
Gates compulsory accident insurance
for all drivers who have been in
volved in accidents. but would not
require those who have never been
in an accident TO insure. This
would cover not only taxicab
drivers. but all owners Of auto.
mobiles. -.
Follows Commission
The action of the Board of Trade
at its last meeting followed closely
on consideration Of the taxicab
problem by the Public Utilities
Commission.
Earl V. Fisher. executive secre.
tary Of the commission, initiated the
inquiry by suggesting compulsory
liability for taxicab owners.
The Washington times., 1929-10-09
Policeman Hunts Wife
To Get $4,000 Legacy

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 8 U. -
A New Orleans policeman is look
ing for his wife because he will re-
ceive $4,000 when he gets her
signature on some dotted lines.
Patrolman Charles Smith received
word yesterday that an uncle had
died in London leaving him $50 600
with the stipulation that he must be
married to receive the money.
Smith says his spouse left him last
September and he has not heard
from her since. She must sign
some papers before he gets the
legacy.
The Washington times., 1929-10-09

nation, may be seen WalkinR
from his home to his offices
in the Treasury Building. Al
though Weighed down with the
press of business affairs, Secre-
tary Mellon alWays finds time
to nod or speak to his many
porter for The Herald and later
of his walk.
Government employees have
reason to feel kindly toward
SENATOR PORTER H. DALE
of Vermont, chairman of the
Senate Civil Service Committee.
He works, year in and year out,
for legislation to improve condi.
tions in the Government service.
Some say his motto runs,
"The quality of mercy 10 not
strained" and this may we'll
be true, for SENATOR DALE'S
hobby is the same a. Gene
Tunney's-Shakespeare.
The recent near-drownins of
PATRICK D. RIORDAN in the
Daters of the Potomac brings
to memory the story of the tub
full of fine smaH-mouth bass
he sent to President Taft dur.
ing the intter's term in the
White House. Riordan, uho
hos fished the Potomac from
oboUe Cumberland to Point
Lookout. at one time had a bath
tub full Of the bass and de.
cided to send a tub Of them to
the White House. President
Taft sent him letter, pey.
sonolly signed by Taft, thank.
ing him for the gift.
And there are people who
say that CHESLEY w. JUR-
NEY, secretary to SENATOR
ROYAL S. COPELAND of New
York looks more like a Senator
than half of the solon.. Hi.
sombrero is just as big and lust
as black as SENATOR COLE
BLEASE'S.
The Washington times., 1929-10-09
AUDIT BODY
To MEET
TO-DAY

Action on the Blease resolu-
ton authorizing a senatorial
investigation into the Police
Department and the District
Attorneys office will be
sought today, when the com
mittee on audit and control OF
Senate expenses meets.
Senator Cole Blease. Of South
Carolina, author of the resolution,
said he has conferred with Senator
Deneen, of Illinois. chairman OF the
audit and control group. and has
been assured that action on the
resolution will not be delayed.
Senator Deneen was out OF
Washington over the weekend, but
has asked his committee to meet
today. If the committee reports
out the resolution, it probably will
be referred Immediately to the
District Committee, which the
measure designates as the investi-
eating body,
There have been some very
serious charges made in the news
papers about corruption and in
efficiency of officials in the Dis
trict government" Senator Blease
said. eff they are true, investi-
cation will show it. And if they
are not true these officials are en-
titled to have their names cleared
by the investigating body"