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committee, W. D. Collins, Bureau of Chemistry, Washington, D. C., indicating the specifications which would be acceptable, the uses to which the reagents are put in any special case and the methods which are satisfactory in determining the purity of the reagents and the presence and amount of objectionable impurities. In the near future cooperation in the standardization of laboratory apparatus will be sought. W. D. BIGELOW, Chairman Committee on Guaranteed WASHINGTON, D.C. Reagents and Standard Apparatus October 27, 1919
PLATINUM THEFTS Thefts of platinum have occurred recently in the chemical laboratories of several universities. Iowa State Teachers College, Cedar Falls, Iowa, reports the loss of over 300 grams of platinum ware, including 6 crucibles, 3 dishes, wire and sheet platinum, and a few grams of gold. At Michigan Agricultural College, East Lansing, Michigan, I 700 grams of platinum were stolen from the laboratory, including 26 crucibles and 40 dishes.
CHEMICAL WARFARE SERVICE The Board of Directors of the American Electrochemical Society has approved and ordered sent to members of Congress and the officials of the War Department the following resolution concerning the Chemical Warfare Service: WHEREAS,The development of science and research is of paramount importance not only to the military establishment of the United States, but to the welfare and security of the entire nation; and WHEREAS,The bill introduced into Congress for the reorganization of the Army (Senate 2715-66th Congress) is not only clearly destructive of the Chemical Warfare Service, but SPECIFICATIONS FOR REAGENTS is so drawn as to belittle all scientific and technical work in the Editor of the Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry: Army and make it, subordinate to the unscientifically trained In the belief that a valuable service can be rendered both to the officer : manufacturers and to the users of reagents and apparatus, Therefore, be it Resolved, That the American Electrochemical through standardization, the AMERICANCHEMICALSOCIETYSociety urges strongly that any legislation for the reorganization appointed a committee which is now organized and at present of the Army shall provide for the continuing of the Chemical is collecting data regarding the quality of reagents now on the Warfare Service as a separate staff bureau as a t present; shall market. provide for the commissioning of staff officers in the corps and It seems that in general the experience of users agrees with departments in which they are to serve; and shall in general that of the Bureau of Chemistry as reported by Mr. H. E. Buc accord to the technical man full recognition and opportunity at the Philadelphia meeting of the Society (p. 1140,this issue). throughout every grade and department of the military estabThe chief complaints appear to be in regard to the lack of re- lishment. liability of the. analyses rather than unsatisfactory purity of the reagents themselves. It is also evident that in many PROBLEMS AND METHODS IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH-CORRECTION instances impurities which have caused dissatisfaction could In the article under the above heading [THISJOURNAL, 11 have been removed by exercising sufficient care in production. ( r g ~ g ) ,10561 the following corrections should be made on page Insufficient knowledge on the part of the producer, both as to 1056: requirements and acceptable methods for testing, has been one First column, first paragraph, last line, the word “importance” cause for dissatisfaction relative to reagents. Some makers have signified a willingness to follow standard specifications should read “opportunity.” Third paragraph, eighth and ninth and methods of testing, and the committee therefore proposes lines, “Muntz” and “Deherain” should be “Muntz” and to begin work on the specifications for sulfuric, nitric and hy- “DehCrain;” same paragraph, last line, “Voelecker” should drochloric acids, and ammonia. This. will be followed with read “Voelcker.” Second column, &st paragraph, seventh line, “McCullon” specifications for other reagents. It is requested that suggestions be sent to the secretary of the should be “McCullum.” H. J. WHEELER
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Congress, when it convenes in regular session in December, will face the task of disposing of several measures of importance to the chemical industry of the country. Debate on the Treaty of Peace was an effective barrier to final action on many measures and many others were held up because of the refusal of Republican leaders in the Senate to
consider tariff legislation at-this session. Included among the measures which must be further considered before they are written into law are the Longworth dyestuffs bill, the army reorganization bill, and tariff measures dealing with sulfur and pyrites, potash, barium chemicals, wood chemicals, starch, talc and soapstones, and chromium compounds.
