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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-23

BY MORRIS DE HAVEN TRACY
United Press staff Corresnondent

Inlte0 RreSS stan I0rreSD0nQent
COLUMBUS, o., July ga
Y broken, white haired old man
is here in Columbus today, with
but one hope in his heart-that he
may live longer than DR.. James
Howard Shook.
The man is Melvin Hix, father
Of TheOra Xix, for whose murder
Shook, former Ohio State uni
versity professor, will go on trial
Wednesday. For Shook, the girls
father has not one drop of pity.
Il only hope" he told the
United Press, that 1 live longer
than that man does"
He is emphatic in his demand
that the man whom he believes
led his only and adored child from
honorable paths be executed.
Of all the figures in this case.
Hix, the former Flushing IN. "
school teacher, who five years ago
retired to little home in Florida,
is by far the most pitiful.
Past 10, his thin hair is snowy
white. His body is frail.
When he speaks, it is as if MOTH
ing in the whole world mattered to
him, now that this great tragedy
mas come to harass his declining
years.
MFRS. HIX, somewhat Younger.
I'VE matronly woman apparent
ly in good health seems far less
broken than her husband. She
mothers" him carefully and per-
hapS maintains buoyant manner
to offset her husbands extreme
depression.
When Theora went away to
college," said FIiX, Il said to her,
'Theora, you are going into the
world and you are going to meet
bad people. If a man tells you to
do something wrong and he says
he loves you, he is liar. If you
are bad once, it will be for all your
life. Men will fIatter you, but
they will try to ruin YOU"
He told of Theora's childhood,
his colorless thread of a voice
slowly unwinding the words and
faltering here and there.
"She never went out with young
men," he said. 1--WE tried to get
her to go to parties, but she would
refuse, saying that men were
nuisances ard insipid. She would
rather study and read. I remember,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-23

Hourly Temperatures
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-08-01
DOMESTIC SUGAR

Passage by Congress of the sugar
:. tariff would add only three-quarters
of a cent a week to the average citi-
zen's sugar bill, according to state
ment issued by the L. S. Beet Sugar
Association, based on an analysis of
the tariff rate adopted by the House
of Representatives recently.
The increase in sugar duty provid-
ed by the Hawley tariff is simply 81
cents per 100 pounds. or 64-100ths of a
to life all too slowly to suit US, al
cent says the bulletin. The aver
in the United States is slightly in ex-
cess of 100 pounds. Of this only so
age per capita consumption of sugar
per cent is consumed as sugar The
other so per cent is used in such
manufactured form as candy, ice
cream, pies, cakes, bakery goods, bev-
erages, chewing gum and other food
products, the retail price of which
would not be affected by revision in
the tariff. Thus only half of the "a
cents per hundred increase in the
sugar tariff would be absorbed by the
consumer.
"A tariff revision upward is essen
tial if the United States is to continue
to produce sugar. The present de-
pressed plight of the domestic sugar
industry is due to world over-produc-
ton and the increasing influx into the
market of cheaply produced Cuban
sugar. Producers in the United States
have been forced to sell their output
below its actual cost. Other sugar
producing nations are protecting their
industry by raising the tariff wall.
The United States must follow their
example if domestic sugar producers
are to remain in business and the
farmer growing sugar producing
crops are to be assured reasonable
profit for their work. -"
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-08-01

hundreds of oilers continued to arrive
Then hot weather came, and things be,
gan to sizzle. Feeling that we arr
sufficiently recovered to attend to tht
matter, he has sent us the letters
Sitting here in thin underwear ano
nothing else, we have read enough OF
them to know that the weight of the
evidence is Overwhelmingly against
us. The coutry weeklies still have q
good stiff punch reminiscent of the
'70s and SOS.
Far be il from us consciously TO de-
fame good country weeklies. either in
dividually or collectively. We tried
to make one for too many years to
do that, so we confess error and wish
the associated country papers well,
although they do not seem to need
assistance from any source. We trust
their vigorous protests will profit
them in their business, because we do
not believe any advertising medium
can compare with a good local weekly
in its own territory. a truth we have
advocated since 1887.
Meanwhile. if any country editor is
cultivating a high blood pressure we
urge him to change his habits, as we
have had to do, lest he fall into some
error such as ours. Per-
to this day, we believe a good
country paper is one of the most en-
joyable things printed, because its
stock of human interest is the best in
the country.-Chieago Journal of
Commerce.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-08-01

members of the club. The club vii
meet at Mrs. Roy Wadsworth'
August Sth.
Mrs. Joe Joyce, Mrs. ]. w. Houlihar
and Nell Kane motored to Bridgel
Wednesday morning where Mrs
Houlihan entrained for her home al
Greybull. Wyo. Nell Kane accom-
panied her home for visit.
Mr.. Bert Libby and sons, Harold
Donald. Leroy and Elroy left Friday
for their home in Ossio, Minnesota
after two weeks visit at the Soon
fienza home. Francis and Morris
Seonfienza and Mrs. Camille Barone
accompanied them as far as Billings.
The outstanding event of the sea-
son was the lovely bridge dinner given
by Mrs. J. c. F. Seigfriedt at Richel
Lodge Wednesday afternoon. The
tables We're lovely with wild flowers
and dainty place cards marked COW
ers for twenty-eight guests. After
the dinner bridge was the diversion
of the afternoon. There were seven
tables in play. High honors We're won
by Mrs. J. ". 0'Connor of Red Lodge
and consolation by Mrs. w. |. Haw-
thorne of Sacramento, Calf. Those
enjoying the afternoon were: Miss
Helen Mccall of Fromberg. Mrs. Geo.
E. Mushbaeh of Billings, Mrs. L. B.
Merrill of Bridger. Mrs. H. S. Hop
ka of Omaha, Nebr., Mrs. w. H. Haw-
horne of Sacramento, Calf. Miss
Mabel Jackson of Spokane, Wash,
Mrs. John Skinner, Mrs. Henry john
son, Mrs. Otto Simmons, Mrs. Archie
Mrs. Nelson Lane, Mrs.
Byron B. Downward, Mrs. James
Plunkett, Mrs. Julia w. 0'Gonnor,
and Mrs. Harry Moore of Red Lodge;
Mrs. VIM. Beeney. Mrs. Alex Haw-
thorne, Mrs. VIM. Noble, Mrs. Ed &C.
mis-, Mrs. ]. P. Kane, Mrs. Sam Samar-
zich, Mrs. Chris Kokot, Mrs. J. G. For
ney, Mrs. H. E. MeKinnon, Mrs. Dave
Murray, Mrs. E. G. Townsend and
Mrs. Edith Townsend of Plattsyille,
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-08-01
BEARCREEk

Wallace Race of Roberts was ii
town on business Friday.
Mrs. George Reid motored to Bill
lings on business Friday.
Mrs. Mushback is visiting at DR.
Siegfriedt's for few days.
Billy Joyce was a visitor at the
Kane home for a few days.
Mrs. VIM. Noble and son Phi
shopped in Red Lodge Wednesday.
John Sanderson of Washoe has
moved to new location in Red Lodge
Mr.. A. B.. Bennett was a dinner
guest at the Homer home Wednes-
day.
Ed Gents and J. NJ. Freeman left
for Shoupe, Idaho, on business Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Homer and
children spent Thursday at Camp
Sonia.
E. F. Gents and J. NJ. Freeman left
Tuesday for a business trip to Shoupe,
Idaho.
John Lemmen of Casper, Wyo., is
visiting friends and relaetives in
Bearcreek. - e5 -
Mr. and Mrs. Youst and son were
guests at the Holland home in Belfry
Wednesday.
The Junior Christian Endeavor left
for weeks camping trip to the Rose
bud Sunday.
Mrs. Tressa Martin and small son
Frank left for their home in Wash
ington Saturday.
Mrs. Albert Newly and children,
Belva and Howard, left for their home
in Idaho Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Barker and chill
dren spent Thursday at the Abe Car
ter ranch near Belfry.
! Mrs. Moore of Belfry, and Mrs
! Rissler of Casper were guests at the
George Youst home Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Massick and
sons returned Tuesday from a months
visit at Livingston, Montana.
Mr.. Nottingham and Mr.. Hollan OF
the Sunlight Basin country are in
town on business for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Youst and
children, and Miss Francis Soon
fienza We're guests at the Walter Lam
port home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Maxwell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Frazier and Miss Mary
Dempster were guests at the Lamport
home Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee and daughter
Helen motored to Columbus to take
Bernice Scovill home. Oren Mckee
returned home with them.
Mr.. andl Mrs. Alex Hawthorne and
son Buddy, Mr.. and Mrs. w. l. Haw-
thorne of Sacramento, Calf, returned
Monday from few days fishing in
Sunlight Basin.
The Bearcreek Womans' Club met
at Mrs. George Reds where materials
for bazaar were distributed to the
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-08-01
OLD TIME COUNTRY WEEKLIEs

Some weeks ago, just before suffer-
ing a stroke of paralysis of which we
still feel the effects in our left hand,
arm, leg and foot, which are coming
to life all too slowly to suit us al
though we are profoundly thankful for
the improvement made, we wrote an
article on old time country weeklies
as we knew them.
We had in mind particularly four
Ohio weeklies of long ago, perhaps
the best in the state-the Marietta
Register of E. R. Alderman, the Pom
eroy Telegraph of E. S. Trussell, the
Ironton Register Of E. S. Wilson and
the Portsmouth Blade of the noted
Vatican. With those papers in mind we
lauded their merits as excelling the
present day product, basing our COM
parison on three or four weeklies of
mediocre character which CHANGED to
fall under our observation at the time.
There and then we appear to have
made mistake What we wrote was
true of the material we had in hand,
we'll say that. But the stuff raised
was what used to be called "billyhell"
in our weekly days and we have lived
and slept with a country weekly for
thirty years. The American Press
Association took the matter up and
sent out thousand facsimiles of our
stuff to as many country editors, who
fired in there replies to the editor of
this newspaper. During our illness he
answered sixty or more of them, but
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-08-01

Miss Bernice Seavrin of Williston
North Dakota, arrived on Friday fol
visit with her aunt Mrs. B. Odell
Mrs. E. D. BACKYARD Leona Hogan
Erceldean Heikkila and Leone Bergan
are spending the week camping at
Camp Sonia.
Mrs. Jacob Aaro was operated on at
the Deaconess Hospital in Billings
tuesday. She is reported to be re-
covering nicely.
Mrs. Esther Budas and son Richard
Mrs. Arvid Wilson. Toivo Linden and
Mr.. Albert Budas were callers in Bill
lings Saturday.
Misses Elizabeth and Edna Waara,
Mrs. August kallio and Mrs. Geo.
karhu visited at the George Mcdonald
home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. f. Hudson and
daughter Mary, and Raymond Allen
were callers at the H. c. Wilcox home
at Joliet Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Weidman. Mr..
and Mrs. K. Weidman and Mr.. and
Mrs. Buss Rissler spent Sunday fish
ing on the Saltwater.
Mrs. ]. mccartney returned home
from Billings Wednesday. Norma and
Billy Hoy cam back with her to spend
a few days at Roberts.
Mr.. A. D. Williams and children.
Ruth and Budy, returned home from
Devils Lake, North Dakota, Saturday.
Mrs. Williams will be back in a short
time.
Miss Mary Hudson returned home
Saturday from st. Cloud, Minnesota,
where she has been attending Nor
ma College this summer. Mr.. C.E.
Hudson motored to Billings to met
her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weston Pelette, of
Milwaukee, and Mrs. Annie Pelette
and son Link. of Billings, visited at
the Y. c. Forster home Saturday.
Mable Pelette returned home with
them.
Among the people from Roberts
who attended the show in Red Lodge
Sunday evening were Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Mcdonald and son George, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Wetterer and children, Martha
Wilson, Toivo Linden, Maurice Haines
and William Weidman Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Rowland enter
tanned at dinner Sunday. Covers
We're laid for Mr.. and Mrs. T. Carr and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Carr. Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Richardson, Miss Bessie Carr,
Mr., Harry Mathews, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Newell and family, and the host
and hostess and daughter Martha
Anne.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-08-01
JOLIET

The Meyer family are driving a
new Oldsmobile sedan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom HAYS of Laurel
Iealled on Joliet friends Monday.
Mrs. w. M. White has gone to Bill
lings to be gone for the next month
Mrs. M. 7. Anderson and son were
visitor at Boyd Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. E. ]. Reardon and son. Edward
transacted business in Boyd Satur-
day. =
Mrs. F. TRADER and sons, Lynn and
Franklin returned from Thermopolis
Sunday. p
The Martin Rauch and BIB. Bel
families returned from the Boulder
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Larkin of Red Lodge
passed through Joliet Sunday enroute
to Red Lodge.
The P. H. Monahan family were din
ner guests at the Mathwig- Reardon
home Sunday.
Mrs. R. w. Hogater and daughter
Mary, spent Tuesday at the Mathwig
htafuon nome.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Hays of Wen
atchee, WASH, are guests at the H.
Duffield home.
Mr. and Mrs. Riley Frederick mo-
tored to Billings Saturday, returning
that same evening.
Mrs. Dave Anderson and son Bill
and Mrs. Orville Pithoud shopped in
Billings Wednesday.
Miss Edna Meyer spent the week
end at Camp Sonia as the guest of
Mrs. Allen Weaver.
Mesdames C. L. and E. F. Burger
and Miss Burdine Eaton were Billings
shoppers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. J. Williams re-
turned from their honeymoon Tuesday
driving a new Cadillac.
Mrs. M. Daugherty and daughter
of Casper, Wyo, are guests of Mrs.
Henry Haddox this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. J. Reardon and son
Edward and Mrs. E. F. Burgess
shopoed in Laurel one day this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl F. Morgan and
family of Chicago were dinner guests
at the <. w. Talmadge home Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Lanter and Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Oglesbee were fishing
on on Hogan creek Tuesday and caught
81 fish
Mrs. r. G. Martin of Red Lodge and
Miss Mabel Jackson of Spokane are
guests at the Chas. Anderson home
this week.
Mrs. H. Brophy and Frank Christ
ophson returned from Casper, Friday.
Ihey were accompanied home by Mrs.
Fretz Lienback.
Hammond Jones and his mother, of
Fort Collins, Colorado, were guests at
the L. M. Hammond home Friday. Mr..
Hammond and Mrs. Jones are brother
and sister.
Mrs. L. M. Hammond was hostess
TO the Guild Thursday. A dainty lunch
was served to sixteen guests. The
hostess was assisted by Mesdames
Reardon and Talmadge.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-08-01
ROBERTS

Nelson Lane was a business caller
in Roberts Monday
Mr.. Emil Heikkla returned home
from Billings Wednesday.
Miss Lillian Pollari is visiting rela-
tives and friends in Belfry.
Mr.. Waino Erickson was business
caller in Red Lodge Monday.
Mr.. Linsey of Billings was bust
ness caller in town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Atkinson and
family motored to Joliet Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs G. REM and daughter
were callers in Roberts Monday.
Miss Isabel Newell of Hardin is
visiting with Marjorie Carr this week
Mrs. James Monahan entertained
the Altar society at her home Thurs
day
Mr.. James Dolan of Shane Ridge
was business caller in town Tues
day.
Miss ALA Heikkila, of Red Lodge is
spending few days at the John Hill
ranch.
Mr.. J. j. O'Shea left for Kansas
City Tuesday to attend to business
affairs.
Mrs. Marsh, of Sheridan, is visiting
with her daughter Mrs. Blaine Hersh-
berger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Heikkila and
daughter Jean motored to Billings
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Wentworth were
dinner guests at the Schrumpf home
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Reed of Powell.
Wyo., were weekend guests at the
Curtis home.
Dora Sansover of Billings is spend
ing a few weeks with her grandmother
Mrs. Stetson.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Abrahamson
and daughter Elsie motored to Park
City Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Hogan were
luncheon guests at the L. Tunnicliff
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Curtis and Mr..
and Mrs. Archie Reed spent Sunday
at Richel Lodge.
Miss Elizabeth and Edna Waara of
Astoria, Oregon, were callers at the
Pentilla home Sunday.
Mrs. Margaret Flannery of Chicago
has been visiting at the James Mona
han home for the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Patterson and chill
dren of Shane Ridge We're callers at
the G. E. Hudson home Sunday.
Mrs. Bud Henke of Bozeman arrived
here Sunday for a short visit with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. w. Schanck.
Mr. and Mrs. Lou Tunnicliff and
grandson Donald motored to Bridger
Wednesday returning the same day.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-08-01
LUTHER

Wesley Hash left for New Mexico
one day last week.
Andrew Storle made business trip
to Billings Monday.
Emory Rhodes was transacting bus
mess in Luther Friday
Mrs. Floyd Musser and children
We're business visitors here Monday
evening.
Mrs. Barker, with some friends
from Wyoming, visited Luther
Wednesday.
George Gays called here Sunday and
Miss Vera spent the day up at the
East Rosebud Lake.
The dance at Linley hall Saturday
night was we'll attended and real good
music was furnished.
Mr.. A. Marquis and wife. of Boze-
man, Montana, have been visiting in
this vicinity the past week.
Mrs. Mary Lair-Roberts and chill
dren spent few days here last week
visiting friends and relatives.
Antoine Castagne and daughter Ea-
inc from Casper, Wyoming, We're Lu-
ther visitors Monday evening.
Mr.. Robinson and family from Los
Angeles, Calf, have been visiting
Mr.. Robinson's sister Mrs. Lillian
Hallowell.
Mrs. J. A. Mckinley was treated to
quite surprise Sunday, it being her
birthday. A few neighbors planned a
camping and fishing trip to the Rose
bud, Bud Lupton taking the most of
the crowd in his truck. Every one
had an enjoyable time returning home
late but happy.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-08-01
NOTICE

Red Lodge, Mont, Dec. 2, 1928.
We. the committee appointed by
the organizations of the United Mine
Workers Of America of Carbon Coun-
ty and committee of the Farmers
Union of Carbon County, do hereby
declare at a joint meeting, held in Red
Lodge, that we have placed the Saw
yer Store on the unfair list and urge
our members to refrain from purchas-
ing Sawyer products.
In behalf of the Farmers Union of
Carbon County:
John T. Kelly
Jacob Kero
In behalf of The U. M. w. of A.,
Sub. District No. 8:
Sam Samarzich
James P Smith W
Willis WadsWorth
George Mcdonald
Charles Davis
Pete Carpani
Swante Vita
William G. Appleton
w. B. Williams
w. Shepard
Robert Wakenshaw
Ben E. Taylor
Paid Adv.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-08-01

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The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-08-01

FLY-TOX was developed at Mellon
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The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-08-01
Metal -Arifhn,afii

He-"Mabel says she thinks I'm a
wit"
She-"Well, she's half right
New Britain herald., 1929-11-30

Joan, but all her jungle instincts are aroused and she shoots him rather than see him go off with an- other woman. Luckily he is only slightly hurt. Sobercd by the shot and the fatal consequences which might have cnsucd. Joan and hor sweetheart come to an understand ing. Her guardian also rclcnts. and the entire affair ends happily
 Youth, fire. dancing, everything for which Joan is prized by tho fans is contained in this all-talking pie turc at the strand beginning Sun- day for four days. In the cast arc Robert Montgomery, Ernest Tor renee Holmes Herbert. Gwen Ter. Grace Cunnard. John Milan. Ed ward Nugcnt, Gertrude Astor and others.
 As added attractions Stan l.aural and Oliver Hardy will hc featured in They Go Boom" Other short subjects offer the Paramount Sound News, and Grooming Melodies.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-30
AT THE PALACE.

For tomorrow the Palace manage mcnt was successful in combining ono Of the best shows of tho year, stairs of sand starring Wallace fccry with Chester Comklin. is the main feature attraction. and Whcn- ever Bccry and Conllin are seen to gcthcr a good laugh is guaranteed. The companion feature is "Thc Rcd sword. a story of old Russia in the days of the czars, featuring Marion Nixon and William Collier, Jr. in the stellar roles.
 Alice White, princess Of pep, comes to the Palace thcatcr next week in her latest First National production. 'BroadWay Babies" As the title indicates this is q story of tho Great White Way, and of the atrical life along the Main stem. The companion feature will be "Thc Far Call." a fast moving drama of the frozen north. The Far Call" is Allan DWan's latest production for Fox Films. starring such well known stars like Charles Morton, Leila Hyams, Arthur Stone, Ivan Linows and mary others. Also selected short subjects.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-30

twenty songs and then trained q forty-picce orchestra and conducted it for The Hollywood Revue" which brings together tho larges; cast of stars ever assembled for q single motion picture, including Marion Davies, John Gilbert, Norma Shearcr. Conrad Nagle, Bessie Love. Joan Crawford, Buster keaton. Will liam Haines, Karl Dane. George K. Arthur. Gwen Ice, Polly Moraf. Marie Drcsslcr Jack Benny. Charles King, "Ukulele Ike tCliGt Ed d. wards). the BroX Sisters, Gus Ed wards, Natacha Nattova, the Albcr- tina Rasch Ballet. the Founders. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and many others.
 Nitaphone acts. and the Movictonc News will also be offered.
 On Wednesday for three days the Capitol will offer Alice White in her new talking and singing hit The Girl from Woolworths" while the co-lcaturc wll present Pauline Fred erick in Evidence" an all talking drama.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-30
EXPERTS FIGHTING
 SPONTANEOUS FIRE
Conference Called to Probe Cause
 Of Mysterious BlaZes

Washington. Nov. 30 CP)-Spon- tancous ignition. always q problem to industry, finds the federal gov crnmcnt determined to solve it's mysteries.
 A conference here. in which fed cral authorities conferred with rep rescntatives of American and Cana dian industries. brought out that knowledge of spontaneous combus- ton is slight.
 No one knows what it really is,' says D. J. Price who has made in vcstigations for the bureau of chem istry and soils.
 Heretofore it has been consider ed the result of bacterial action. Now we know that bacteria is destroyed by heat Of l5O degrees Fahrenheit. whereas the temperature in stored material must rise 10 GOO degrees or moro to cause ignition.
 Undoubtedly bactCral action is a primary step in the heating pro- cess. Since bacteria does not survive
 
 at some point set mp an agency that increases the heat to the point Of ignition. We believe if 10 be a chem - ical activity, but what it is no one knoWs.'
 pr. Charles X. Browne. chief Of the bureaus chemical and technolo- gical research, advances the new ! theory that spontaneous combustion is due not only to heat developed by bacterial action. but 10 the much higher temperature following the OK idation of certain compounds pro duCcd by the bacteria. United States losses from fires re- ported to be caused by spontaneous | ignition are estimated at $20, ,000, ,00C annually. This figure does not in cludc the loss from unknown Caus, os.' amounting to approXimatclS | S20O. GOO. 900, a considerable portion of which authorities believe due tt spontaneous ignition.