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No, the opposition has so far prevented a vote; i t According to Consul Henry B. Hitchcock, of Tai- has raised a smoke screen about the Levinstein hoku, Taiwan, the Japan Camphor Monopoly Office agreement and about the Weston letter, which Senator has guaranteed a minimum allotment of camphor t o Kenyon said General Wood resented, bu t about which the United States for t he period of April, May, and General Wood is quoted in the New York WorJd of June 1920, of 327,386 pounds, with the possible, May 9, 1920, as saying: “Of the letter published this though not probable, likelihood of permitting a maxi- morning I knew nothing until I saw i t in the papers,” mum allotment t o the United States of 349,000 pounds. but such matters cannot cloud the real issue. The prices per hundred weight are given as 2 2 7 yen

Meanwhile the delay is hurting. The publication ($113.16) for grade B and 255 yen ($127.12) forgrade BB. on May I O , 1920, by the New York Journal of Corn- Doubtless we ought t o be grateful t o the Camphor merce of the 1920 monthly totals of capital authorized Monopoly for granting to America the privilege of in the chemical, drug and dye industries is extremely securing this many pounds of grade B and tha t many suggestive: pounds of grade BB, a t prices which the Monopoly

fixes. As a matter of fact we are not grateful; on the contrary, the statement riles us. Where is the spirit

. . . 4,670,000 of American economic independence? Camphor can be made from spirits of turpentine, a crude material produced chiefly in this country. No one expects the present abnormally high price of turpentine to hold indefinitely. In a previous issue we urged the develop- ment here of synthetic camphor manufacture. That

That April figure tells a story!

DR. MANNING RETIRES To-day marks the retirement of D ~ . van H. ~~~~i~~

from the Directorship of the U. s. Bureau of Mines

the American Petroleum Institute. Succeeding Dr. Joseph A. Holmes, the first Director

of tha t Bureau, Dr. Manning has carried forward steadily and with constant initiative the work of the Bureau of Mines which has proved itself so potent a factor in the economic development of the natural

t o assume his new position of Director of Research for urging is repeated, and with even greater emphasis.

The printing ink manufacturers are plain-spoken men. They never straddle a question. One has only to know Phil Ruxton, their leader, t o appreciate the accuracy of this characterization. It is therefore of particular significance tha t a t their annual conven-

of the country. He has infused the per- tion in New City On May 11, Ig20, the sonnel of the Bureau with an de corps which was adopted and promptly for-

warded to members of the United States Senate: Resolved that it is the unanimous sense of this meeting that

this association petition United States Senate to pass immedi- ately coal-tar dye H. R. eight naught seven eight as reported by the sub-finance committee of the Senate.

has greatly facilitated its usefulness and proved him a born organizer.

him, however, is for the part he played in inaugurating the first developments of chemical warfare in this -~

The chief obligation which ,.he country

country. With clear prevision he joined heartily with the members of his staff in inaugurating the work of the American University Experiment Station. Bureaucratic methods were minimized and results, therefore, rapidly obtained. It is as the real founder of the Chemical Warfare Service tha t we shall always think of him, and he may rest assured tha t he carries with him into his new work the best of good wishes from all who were associated with him in this patriotic and timely service.

NOTES New chemical laboratories continue to be provided

a t our universities. The latest good news is from the University of Mississippi. The Legislature has appropriated $35o,ooo for a new building for the de- partments of chemistry and pharmacy. Professor Swan’s good work has made its impress.

The award of the Remington Honor Medal in Pharmacy to Dr. John Uri Lloyd, of Cincinnati, was an event which brought happiness to the many friends of tha t genial soul and indefatigable worker. His work will prove of enduring value to pharmacy, and his happiness over t he medal award will be shared by his “children,” who always “listen” when he raises his good right arm.

In our address a t the General Meeting in St. Louis appreciative attention was called to the liberal regula- tions of the U. S. Bureau of Internal Revenue for the administration of t he special section of the National Prohibition Act which provides for the production, sale, and use of an ample supply of alcohol for indus- trial and scientific purposes. So far, so good. But there are indications of a fly in the ointment. Just at present it looks a little as though the Deputy Com- missioners are so busy trying to enforce the prohibition side of the matter tha t not one of them has time t o give especial attention to the administration of the chemical end of the question. Possibly we are over- anxious. I t is t o be hoped <hat is the case.

Don’t be misled if you see circulars stating tha t the Nolan bill has passed both the House and the Senate, has been signed by the President and is now law. The statement is true but is somewhat misleading. There are two Nolan bills, the one giving protection to trade- marks, now a law; the other giving relief t o the Patent Office organization and administration. The latter passed the House with only one dissenting vote. It is still before the Senate. Letters from individual chem- ists t o their senators and t o the chairman of the Patent Committee, Senator George W. Norris, might overcome this condition of stillness. Do it to-day!