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According t o an agreement recently entered into by the American Foundrymen’s Association and the British Association, one .original paper will be exchanged between the associations each year. This year the American Association is t o present its first paper, and Mr. George I(.Elliott, chief chemist and metallurgist of the Lunkenheimer Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, and president-elect of the Cincinnati Section of the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, has been selected to write this year’s exchange paper, which will deal with the treatment of cast iron in the electric furnace. Prof. R. Adams Dutcher, has resigned his position in the agricultural biochemistry department of the University of Minnesota, where he was head of the animal nutrition section, to accept the position of chief of the agricultural chemistry department of the Pennsylvania College of Agriculture. At Pennsylvania College, Prof. Dutcher will have a vitamine research laboratory for studies concerning the relation of vitamines to dairy and food products. Dr. H. P. Talbot, professor of chemistry and Dean of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, received the honorary degree of Doctor of Science from Dartmouth College a t the commencement exercises in June 1921. Mr. Wilfred W, Scott, editor of “Standard Methods of Chemical Analysis,” has resigned as research chemist of the General Chemical Co., and has accepted the position of associate professor of chemistry in the Colorado School of Mines. Mr. John D. Rue, who was previously associated with the Mead pulp and paper interests, has joined the staff of the Forest Products Laboratory a t Madison, Wis., as chief of the section of pulp and paper investigations, following the resignation of Dr. Otto Kress from that position. Mr. James L. McClellan has left the Amlac Company of Boston, Mass,, t o take the position of chief chemist for the National Fibre and Insulation Company of Yorklyn, Del.
Mr, E. A. Richardson has resigned as a member of the glass technology department, National Lamp Works of General Electric Co., Cleveland, Ohio, and has accepted the position of chief chemist for Libbey Glass Mfg. Co., Toledo, Ohio. Mr. Raymond T. Bohn has been appointed chief chemist of the Nicetown plant of the Midvale Steel and Ordnance Co., succeeding Dr. G. L. Kelley who resigned t o join the E. G, Budd Co. of Philadelphia and Detroit. Mr. F. H. Pendleton, formerly chemist with the New England Bureau of Tests of Boston, and more recently research chemist with the Gorton-Pew Fisheries Co., of Gloucester, Mass., has joined the staff of Skinner, Sherman & Esselen, Inc., Boston, Mass. Mr. W. H. Ransom, formerly Major in the Ordnance Department, U. Army, i s now connected with the Celluloid Co., of Newark, N. J. Before leaving the service Mr. Ransom was commended in writing by the Chief of Ordnance for “especially meritorious and efficient services.” Mr. L. I. Loghry has resigned from the Mount Joy Magnesia Co., Mount Joy, Pa., and has accepted the position of chief chemist for the Knickerbocker Portland Cement Co., Hudson, N. Y . Mr. Thomas Blackadder recently severed his connection with the Smethport Extract Co., Inc., of Damascus, Va., where he was located for ten years as chief chemist and works manager, and has come to New York to cooperate with Mr. H. C. Reed of the Reed Laboratories, which specialize in tannin and extract analytical and consulting work. Mr. Carleton B. Edwards, for the last three years connected with E. I . du Pont de Nemours & Co., a t Wilmington, Del., has resigned from that firm, where he was in charge of research in oils, to accept a research position with the Republic Creosoting Co., manufacturers of coal-tar products, at Indianapolis, Ind.
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Records of Water Levels in Southern California. F. c. EBERT. Prepared in cooperation with the Department of Engineering of the State Of California. Water-SUpply Paper 468. 156 pp. 1921. Surface Water Supply of the United States 1918. Part XI. Pacific Slope Basins in California. N. C. GROVER,H. D. McG~~~~~~ AND F. F. H ~ prepared ~ in codperation ~ with ~ the States Of and Oregon. Water-Supply Paper 481. 314 pp. Paper, 30 Cents. 1921. Geology and Petroleum Resources of Northwestern Kern county, California. w. A. ENGLISH. Bulletin 721. 48 PP. Paper, 10 cents. 1921. The New Salem Lignite Field, Morton County, North Dakota. E. T. H ~ ~ d l ~~7 2t 6i4 .~~Separate~from Contributions ~ ~ to Economic 19218 Part ‘I. 39 pp* IssuedMay Ig2l. This bulletin is issued primarily to meet the need of the public for information regarding the fuel resources of the country. Silver, Copper, Lead, and Zinc in the Central States in 1919 Mines Report. J. P. DUNLOP.Separate from Mineral Resources 6j
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of the United States, 1919, Part I. 51 pp. Published May 25, 1921. The total value of the mine production of silver, copper, lead, and zinc in the Central States in 1919 was $103,643,361, a decrease of $45,744,705, or about 31 per cent, compared with the value for 1918. The total value of the mine production of these metals for the years 1907 to 1919, inclusive, was $1,246,610,692, of which $511,945,295 was for copper, $441,529,050 for zinc, $288,620,862 for lead, and $4,515,485 for silver. Only in $915, 1916, and 1919 has the value of the recoverable zinc exceeded that of the copper. Asbestos in 1919. J. S. DILLER.Separate from Mineral Resources of the United States, 1919, Part 11. 9 pp. Published May 14, 1921. Both the production of asbestos from known deposits and the prospecting for new deposits were carried on vigorously in 1919. The domestic output increased 36 per cent over that of 1918, when conditions were so unfavorable that the quantity produced and sold was only 60 per cent of the output of 1917. Cadmium in 1920. C. E. SIEBENTHAL AND A. STOLL. Separate from Mineral Resources of the United States, 1920, Part I. 6 pp. Published May 12, 1921. The report gives the production of cadmium in the United States since the beginning of the industry in 1906, the imports for 1903 and later years, the range of fluctuation in price in 1920, and the yearly average selling price since 1906.
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governing oil production, taking up first the conditions affecting the amount of oil in the oil sand, then those factors that control the rate of production of oil wells, and then discusses several related problems, most of which deal particularly with the effect of the production of one well on that of another. Gas Masks for Gases Met in Fighting Fires. A. C. FIELDN~R, H. KATZAND S.P. KINNEY.With a Chapter on the Effects of Gases on Men and the Treatment of Various Forms of Gas Poisoning. YANDELL HENDERSON. Technical Paper 248. 71 pp. Paper, 25 cents. The work described in this paper was undertaken to obtain information regarding the use of the Army type of mask for fighting fires and for doing rescue work in mines and the mineral industries. Descriptions of breathing apparatus other than gas masks, deacriptions of most of the gases met in the industries, of their physiological effects when inhaled, and of methods of treating persons who have been gassed are included. The Safety and Health Campaign in the Mining Camps of Utah. C. A. ALLENAND A. L. MURRAY.Reports of Investigations. Serial No. 2245. 7 pp. Issued May 1921. Compressed-Air Blowers in Metal Mines. D. HARRINGTON. Reports of Investigations. Serial KO.2246. 5 pp. Issued May 1921. The Chloride Volatilization Process. THOMAS VARLEY.Reports of Investigations. Serial No. 2247. 9 pp. Issued May 1921. The Effect of Crystalline Paraffin Wax upon the Viscosity of BUREAU O F MINES Lubricating oil. E. W. DEANAND I,. E. JACKSON. Reports of Investigations. Serial No. 2249. 3 pp. Issued May 1921. The The Relative Safety of Brass, Copper, and Steel Gauzes in Bureau of Mines has devised and is using a method for the Miners' Flame Safety Lamps. L. C. ILSLEY AND A. B. HOOKER. of crude petroleum which includes the determination Technical Paper 228. 39 pp. Paper, 10 cents. Issued April analysis of the viscosities of lubricating oil distillates. This method 1921. does not provide for the preliminary removal of paraffin wax, and The investigation in the main was conducted along the follow- it seemed advisable to determine whether this omission causes ing lines : any important variation from the results that would be obtained 1-A study of European reports on similar research. through commercial refinery processing. It was also thought 2-A selection of critical tests having a bearing on safety. that the tests included in this investigation, though limited in 3-The obtaining of enough material to duplicate such tests. scope, might be of some practical value in indicating the general 4-The performance of check tests in accordance with these selections. effect of paraffin content upon one of the most important proper5-A report and analysis of the results. ties of lubricating oil. Water-Gas Apparatus and the Use of Central District Coal Petroleum Production in South America with Relation to Reas Generator Fuel. W. W. ODELL. Technical Paper 246.28 pp. cent Petroleum Legislation. J. W. THOMPSON.Reports of Paper, 5 cents. 1921. This paper was prepared under a cooperaInvestigations. Serial No. 2250. 4 pp. Issued May 1921. The tive agreement with the Illinois State Geological Survey and the recent discovery and exploitation of petroleum territory have Engineering Experiment Station of the University of Illinois resulted in the enactment of new petroleum laws in most of the through its Department of Mining Engineering. It presents South American republics. These oil fields are admirably located certain preliminary studies made while considering the possibility for convenient distribution of petroleum to all the nations using of substituting Indiana and Illinois coal for coke in water-gas oil as fuel for shipping and industrial concerns. One deterrent to generator sets. oil production in the republics of South America is the want of Tech- inland transportation facilities, but the recent laws of these reThe Analysis of Sulfur Forms in Coal. A. R. POWELL. publics without exception provide for acquiring rights of way for nical Paper 254. 21 pp. Paper, 5 cents. 1921. The main pipe lines and other modes of transportation. purpose of this investigation was to try out further the method of Powell and Parr for the analysis of sulfur forms in coal, to deRecent Articles on Petroleum and Allied Substances. Comtermine jts applicability to a variety of coals, and to introduce, piled by E. H. BURROUGHS. Reports of Investigations. Serial if necessary, certain refinements of analysis. No. 2252. 30 pp. Issued May 1921. Permeation of Oxygen Breathing Apparatus by Gases and High-Grade Talc and the California Talc Industry. R B. S. H. KATZ AND S. P. KINNEY. LADOO.Reports of Investigations. Serial No. 2253. 7 pp. IsVapors. A. C. 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Reports of Physical Crude Oils from the Producing Fields Proposed new methods and special tests are not included in this of the Rocky Mountain District. E. W. DEAN,M. B. COOKE circular. AND A. D. BAUER. Reports of Investigations. Serial No. 2235. Recommended Specification for Flat Interior Lithopone Paint, 50 pp. Issued April 1921. White and Light Tints. Prepared and recommended by the Prevention of Evaporation Losses in Lease Tanks. J. H. United States Interdepartmental Committee on Paint SpecificaWIGGINS. Reports of Investigations. Serial No. 2236. 8 pp. tion Standardization, January 21, 1921. Circular 111. 8 pp. Issued April 1921. Paper, 5 cents. 1921. This specification covers ready-mixed Some Factors Affecting Losses of Coal in Mining. G. S. lithopone paints, frequently known as flat, washable wall paint, RICE. Reports of Investigations. Serial No. 2237. 6 pp. in white and a variety of light tints. Paints under this specification are not intended for outside exposure: they shall dry to Issued April 1921. dead flat opaque coats that will adhere well to wood, metal, and Coal-Mine Fatalities in the United States 1920 and Coal-Mine plaster, stand washing with soap and water, and show no maStatistics Supplementing Those Published in Bulletin 115. List of Permissible Explosives, Lamps and Motors Tested Prior to terial change in color on exposure to light. DEPARTMENT O F AGRICULTURE January 31, 1921. W. W.ADAMS.Technical Paper 288. 112 pp. Effects of Nicotine Sulfate as an Ovicide and Larvicide on the Paper, 15 cents. 1921. F. I,. Codling Moth and Three Other Insects. N. E. MCIXDOO, Some Principles Governing the Production of Oil Wells. C. H. K. PLANK AND R. J. FISKE. Department Bulletin H. BEALAND J. 0. LEWIS. Bulletin 194. Petroleum Technology SIMANTON, 938. 19 pp. Paper, 5 cents. Issued May 17, 1921. 61. 58 pp. Paper, 10 cents. 1921. The material for this paper The Alcohol Test as a Means of Determining Quality of Milk was collected for the most part during the years 1916, 1917, and AND H. S. GARXER. De1918. The report discusses some of the fundamental factors for Condenseries. A. 0. DAHLBERG
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partment Bulletin 944. 13 pp. Issued May 12, 1921. The conThe hydrogenation of oils in Japan is descri’bed. (P. 978) clusion is reached that the alcohol test, as ordinarily used, will The wood-pulp market in general is exceedingly dull in Sweden reject a portion of the unsatisfactory milks, but as a whole it is (P. 974) unreliable and inadequate. There is no direct relation between The production of Italian olive oil is described. (Pp.983-5). the coagulation of milk with alcohol and its titratable acidity. The alcohol test shows good possibilities as a practical and reliable Regulations for the exportation of Polish oil are cited. (pp. test for determining the quality of milk for condenseries making 986-7) evaporated milk. The production of petroleum in Russia has fallen off seriously, Nitrogen and Other Losses during the Ensiling of Corn. R. owing to the shortage of labor. (P. 990) H. SHAW,P. A. WRIGHTAXD E. F. DEYSHER.Department Statistics are given showing the imports and exports of vegeBulletin 953. 16 pp. Paper, 5 cents. Issued May 14, 1921. This bulletin deals with the losses of nitrogen and other elements in table oils and vegetable-oil material by Siam during the fiscal years ended March 31, 1918. 1919, and 1920. (P. 992) corn silage made under ordinary farm conditions. Unprotected Electric Lights. A Fire and Explosion Hazard Developments are about to begin in a new oil field in Mexico, in Dusty Industries. D. J. PRICEAND H. R. BROWN.Departknown as the Iturbide district. (P. 992) ment Circular 171. 7 pp. Paper, 5 cents. Issued May 1921. The condition of the zinc-smelting industry in Eurape is deThe Influence of Calcium and Phosphorus in the Feed on the scribed. (P. 1015) Milk Yield of Dairy Cows. E. B. MEIGSAND T. E. WOODWARD. An article on oil shale in Bulgaria is quoted. The article Department Bulletin 945. 28 pp. Paper, 5 cents. Issued May points out the location of deposits of oil shale in Bulgaria and 27, 1921. estimates the surface shale a t 30,000,000 tons. Bulgaria, accordMethods for Close Automatic Control of Incubating Temperaing to this article, has the greatest deposit of oil shale yet distures in Laboratories. J. T. BOWEN.Department Bulletin 951. covered. (Pp. 1020-1) 16 pp. Issued June 4, 1921. A substance resembling brown coal found within 24 miles of COMMERCE REPORTS-MAY 1921 Guatemala City and within 15 miles of the railroad has been found to be ocher. The supply is said t o be almost inexhaustible. South Africa’s mineral production in 1920 showed an increase (P. 1043) of 4,352,799 lbs. over the total fo; 1919. (Pp. 647-9) Dye factories in Lacovia have ceased operations, as a result of European markets for paints and varnishes are listed and dea cable from London advising them to stop manufacturing for scribed. (Pp. 660-71) a while, since there is no demand for the dyes, and prices have Serious experiments as to the utility of alcohol as fuel are being consequently fallen. (P. 1074) carried on in British Guiana. (P. 671) The total production of the Alsatian potash mines in 1913 was Prospects for the development of the Austrian iron industry 350,341 tons, corresponding to 56,000 tons of pure potash; in are noted. (P. 678) 1919 the production was 464,607 tons, corresponding to 92,006 Great interest is being manifested in the oil discoveries in the tons of pure potash; and in 1920 the total reached 1,061,191 tons, iMacKenzie River Basin, as well as in the development of the corresponding to 199,230 tons of pure potash. (P. 1075) Athabasca River “Tar Sands.” (P. 681) The production and export of olive oil from Malaga is deThe principal raw materials used in the French chemical inscribed. (Pp. 1078-9) dustry are described. (Pp. 684-5) The Belgian chemical industry is composed of a FCdCration des The more important provisions of the new Brazilian mining Industries Chimiques de Belgique, which is subdivided into a law are quoted. (P. 686) series of 15associations. The information for certain associations Evidence has been brought before the Commonwealth Public is missing or incomplete, but the following figures relate t o the Works Committee that the northwest of Western Australia is production of those for which figures could be obtained by the rich in gold, copper, tin, and coal. (P. 744) Ministry of Economic Affairs: The discovery of a deposit of radium-bearing minerals is rePRODUCTS 1,913 1920 Metric tons Metric tons ported in the interior of the State of Ceara, Brazil. (P. 746) Soda, potash and derivatives: Carbonate‘of soda.. .... 31,234 31,000 Negotiations have been completed whereby the Polish MinisCaustic soda.. .................... 3,261 2,418 try of Finance leases the oil distilleries and government oil fields Chloride of lime., ................. 7,444 3,970 Chloride of calc 6,025 2,850 a t Drohobycz t o Anglo-Dutch financiers for 20 years. (P. 748) Potash and der‘ ............ 47,964 40.229 A native of Burma has secured prospecting licenses covering Acids, minerals, a Sulfuric acid.. ........... 600,000 400,000 large areas of mica and gypsum deposits in Burma and is anxious 7,500 10,000 t o communicate with persons in America interested in this prod27,000 22,500 Sulfate of s o d a . , .................. 40,000 uct. (P. 818) 25,000 Copper ingots. .................... 4,050 4,000 The paper industry in Latvia is reviewed. (P. 830) Precipitated copoer ................ 1,500 800 Superphosphate of lime. ............. 465,000 220,000 French license requirements for the importation of petroleum Wood products for distillation ....... 46,000‘ 21,0001 are cited. (P. 833) Soap: Hard soap.. ................. 8,700 5,500 Competent geologists report considerable quantities of oil in Soft soap.. ....................... 3 800 17,000 the Bravos, Iturbide, Camargo, and Ojinaga districts of ChihuaPowdered soap.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,700 2,’270 490,000,000~ 382,800,000‘ hua, Mexico. (P. 876) The German potash industry is encountering difficulties which Alkali, ........................... 1,500 894 4n 62 Anhydrous ammonia.. ............. began with the action of the Federal Potash Council in rejecting 9,048 22,656 the proposition of the potash syndicate for an increase in the 4,194 5,216 domestic price of potash. A number of potash mines have been 759 793 25,872 37,337 Coal t a r . , .......... forced to close down and others are expected to take such action. 4,702 5,593 Naphthalene. . . . . . . (Pp. 881-2) 5,543 8,705 Creosote oil.. ..................... 28,304 47,106 The copper market in Japan continues inactive, and there is T a r . ............................. 6,277 1,785 Light oils., ....................... no immediate prospect of a revival. (P. 886) 2,200 3,500 Powders and explosives. ............. The gold production of Australia showed a decrease in value 1 Cubic meters. 2 Boxes. in 1920 of $541,924 as compared with the previous year. (P. 896) The present production figures of purple ore are doubtful, but The chemical and metal industry in Latvia is reviewed. (P. 897) the pre-war production was 36,000 tons. The present production of artificial silk is about 70 per cent of what it was before the war. Statistics are given showing the imports and exports of vege(P. 1102) table oils and vegetable-oil material by Cuba during the fiscal years ended June 30,1917,1918, and 1919. (P. 945) The production of crude petroleum in Rumania for January and February 1921, was 82,977 tons. (P. 1107) A recent decree issued in Italy prohibits the use of white phosphorus in the manufacture of matches. (P. 950) The discovery of iron ore is reported in the Czenstochowa District, Poland. (P. 1116) The oil seed industry of South Africa is reviewed. (Pp. 952-7) During the period January-November 1920, the Latvian Statistics are given showing the imports and exports of vegetable oils and vegetable-oil material by Canada during the fiscal Factories Inspection Service granted 15 licenses for the organization of chemical enterprises. (P. 1119) years ended March 31, 1918, 1919, and 1920. (P. 970)
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The recovery and fuel value of Irish peat is described in a report of the British Department of Scientific and Industrial Research on the winning, preparation, and use of peat, particularly in Ireland. (Pp. 1150-1) The German oil mills and soap industry have not yet obtained their necessary quota of raw materials. (P. 1152) The shale oil works in northwestern Tasmania have been reopened. (P. 1200) The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce has available information concerning the petroleum mining laws of Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia, and Tasmania, (P. 1190) The consumption of tin in the Straits Settlements is only about one-third t o one-half of the production, and conditions were never more depressing. (Pp. 1212-3) Considerable deposits of kaolin, quartz, and sand are being exploited in Upper Austria. The kaolin has been examined and found t o meet all of the requirements of the industries for which i t can be used. (P. 1214) Magnesite is being exploited more and more, and new deposits have been discovered in Styria and Tyrol, Austria. (P,1214) Considerable quantities of mica have been discovered in the Styrian Alps. (P. 1214) A number of new oil shale mines have been opened in Tyrol. (P. 1214) Reports on the salt industry in Cuyutlan, Colima, and in the Yucatan may be obtained from the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. (P. 1231)
STATISTICS OF EXPORTS TO THE UNITSDSTATES EGYPT-(P. 719) Hides, skins, and leather Gum arabic TAMPICO MEXICO -(Pp.’ 727, 869) Petroleum
WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND-(PP.814-5) Hides Linseed Tallow Whale oil BRITISH GIJIANA-(P. Bauxite Chicle Coconut oil Coora
AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND-(P. 761) Copra Hides Kauri gum Tallow QUEBEC,CANADA-(P. 783) Acid sulfuric Antikony Asbestos Gums Magnesite Chrome ore Ferrosilicon Fertilizer Hides and skins Lead concentrates Leather Metals Mica Oil. Paints Paper Rubber Tin Pulp wood Zinc
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GREAT BRITAIN-(P.. 1000) Hides. skins Lead Leather TAIHOKU, TAIWAN-. (P. 1019) Camphor ENGLAND LIVERPOOL, -(P. 1151) Ferromanganese Palm oil I,ONDON ENGLAND-. (P. iies) Rubber Ti”
%gs and chemicals Aluminium Leather, hides Linseed oil CALLAO, PERU-(P.. 1177) Vanadium ore Hides Skins Copper matte
Glue stock Gum arabic Hides Leather Potash. (chloride, sylvinite) Potash (muriate) CANADA-(P. 1220) Pulp and paper
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The Technical Examination of Crude Petroleum, Petroleum AND F. W. PADProducts and Natural Gas. By W. A. HAMOR GETT. ix 591 pages. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York, 1920. Price, $6.00.
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The first half of this book is devoted to the examination of petroleum and its products. Part I1 of Chapter I ’covers the examination and evaluation of crude petroleum. The methods described are very superficial and show an extreme lack of knowledge of modern refining practice. It would be impossible for one to follow the methods therein described and obtain results anywhere near comparable with modern refining practice. The authors state that the Asphalt Base Crude and the Mixed Base Crude can be handled alike. This statement is untrue. On page 37 the authors state that the maximum quant:ty of copper oxide required to remove sulfur from the distillates of Ohio Crude was six pounds per barrel, whereas it was nearer twelve pounds. The second chapter, dealing with the examination of gasoline, is made up largely from abstracts of publications from the Bureau of Mines, reports of the Committee on the Standardization of Petroleum Specifications, and the Bureau of Explosives. The chapter on the examination of illuminating oil contains a description of a number of obsolete flash cups, as well as those now in use. It contains a description of the burning tests laid down by the Committee on the Standardization of Petroleum Specifications. The authors state that the viscosity of illuminatingoilcan be taken by the Saybolt thermo-viscosimeter. They give no description of this instrument though it has been in common use for thirty years. Chapter IV deals with the lubricating oils and greases. On page 91 it is stated that the Engler viscosimeter is specified by certain government departments, whereas, in fact, all government specifications are drawn on the Saybolt viscosimeter. Although
