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VOL. 11 NO. 2 AUGUST 1919 _ 1%% .(ft %w*S, . 'W- nH ' ] ''S/A <$m tasBP* PONTOKLENE METAL SIGN LACQUER Tar, grease, road oil, dust and scum quickly disappear with the aid of Pontoklene. Unlike anything on the market, it simply wades, with out rubbing, th r u the solid coating of tar and grease and changes it to a fluid, easily removed with waste or cloth. Price, $1.00 a quart LACQUER liU MNl c mc imc m WOM , LEATHER RENEWER The ideal dressing for leather. Renews worn, discolored or shabby automobile and furni ture upholstery, automo bile tops, luggage, hand bags and all articles of leather or leather substi tutes. Produces a water proof, glossy black finish that will not crack or chip off as in the case of renewers made of shel- or varnish. RtNCWfc* Price, 65 cents a half-pint can GOLD ENAMEL For preventing metal signs, hardware, lighting fix tures, andirons, faucets and other metal articles from tarnishing. Price, including brush, sponge, and lacquer for thinning, $2.00 a package. PEGAMOID ALUMINUM PAINT A combination package containing Du Pont Bronze Powderand DuPontBronzing Liquid, convenient for mixing. This is the best gold enamel that can be made. The most conven ient preparation for bronz ing radiators, picture frames and all household ornaments. Price, 65 cent* a quarter-pint can. HOUSEHOLD CEMENT A superior, ready - to - use aluminum paint, composed of the very highest quality aluminum powder in combination with a pyroxylin solution. Produces a bril liant and lasting aluminum finish on any wood or metal surface except highly polished metal. Easily washed with soap and water. Price, 55 cent* a quarter-pint can. ' The Du Pont bronze powders, enamels, lacquers,cements, and similar chemical pro ducts described on this page have been sold in large quantities to manufacturers for industrial uses for many years. Their high quality and dependability are so well known that in every industry Du Pont chemicals are the " stand by. " The increasing demand for these and re lated products in convenient form for indi vidual use has led us to supply these highgrade industrial products in handy packages.They offer to individual purchasers the opportunity to secure, in convenient con tainers,the same quality products hitherto ob tainable only by large industrial consumers. DU PONT fAJSPPfio'ar TtAMS PARfKt A watcrpjoot, transparent cement for the thousand and one household needs. Makes strong, permanent iointi uunn-- affected by moisture. Price, 30c a large tube ,A ddiess: /1cherttsirg Division CHEMICAL fl you cannot obtain any of the above pro ducts of your dealer we will fill your order direct, postpaid, upon receipt of price. DEALERS Dealers in hardware, paints, auto acces sories, stationery, plumbing supplies, and leather goods will find Du Pont Handy Package Products a line offering liberal profits on the small investment required. The high prestige of these products assures a ready demand which our extensive national advertising is constantly increasing. Write today for our dealer's proposition to gether with samples of display and printed matter for the products in which you are interested. i i ii--1 >------i WORKS Ow n e d a n d NEW YORK 21 E,40T"ST. Op e r a t e d b v E.I.d u Po n t d e Ne mo u r s c Co . In c . WILMINGTON, DELAWARE BRA.NICM OFFICES CHICAGO BOSTON M CORMICK BLDG. SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE BLDG. CHAUNCY E BEIOFORD STS. COLUMBUS GUGLE BLDG. ti in : '1 It Tinq i ii,i "||ir,l| 0 HTI i. "W//////W//. ////S/SS'"' it ii 11, ii ii i'll i Hill ii "I ii "'ll 1 I'l " 1 11 1 1 i Sif.ii II III II I un i"ll,'IlIIl.' Ill Jin DU PONT MAGAZINE A Ili'/VSKU OK A.VIKIUCAN Imh S.TRt U_ pKigJitKSK 1 . iS! t :-n i-:i > Movnit.v it v- IT L in' Povr s>K Yk n u m u s A (-o vi p a \ 'i J. !;. Sih t iv . Wattcifinji Ei/bor (!. ii. Host'.MJKin;. . \ ! t mi-: :\i .ft ILVIINCTON. DUEAWAUE.. Ali(;i:ST. 1919 Vv k k k 2 Profit-Sharing HE tendency of veil organized businesses and Tgovernments is to extend benefits to the individuals who compose them. Universal well-being is a product of democracy, find slowly but surely our political system has brought with it the disposition on the part of employers to give the employe a share iri the responsibilities and benefits arising from industrial and commercial enter prise, through various methods of profit-sharing. The question very naturally arises as to why any employer of lalxsr should give anything more than the wages or salary agreed upon. Although at first glance it might, appear that any additional grant to the employe would be act unfed only by philanthropic motives, yet, after investigation, it proves to be profitable to both employer and employe. Profit-sharing benefits the employer by anticipating a demand on the purl of the employe to share in the wealth which he has aided in creating. A voluntary concession on the part of the employer avoids such a demand with a lover percentage of actual capital outlay than the ordinary demands oil the part, of the laborer would involve. At the same time, the saving effected by the stabilization of labor conditions in his organization enables the profit-sharing employer to give his workers much higher rewards than would otherwise be pruet ieable. Thus the working and income conditions which profit-sharing produces go far toward eliminating discontent and preventing labor diffi culties, - . Cultivation of the individual workman's interest in his daily tasks is another desirable result of profit-sharing. Men and women work because necessity demands that they meet, their daily needs. Nevertheless, there is no incentive to voluntary endeavor and lire exercise of personal inilin tivc* so potent as a valuable consideration given in special recognition of service rendered. The best method for stimulating such personal interest is through the reward for meritorious services by means of u bonus or profit-sharing system. Stabilization of labor is, perhaps, the most profitable phase of profit-sharing from lire employer's viewpoint. Every employer of labor realizes the tremendous loss sustained through the labor turnover due to replacing employes who leave; on account of apparent, advantages to be gained through a change. A bonus system obviates this difficulty, for it holds the higher grade of employe at a lower net cost than would be possible without such a system. The workman receives more money, but the total amount pa ill out by the firm is less, because flic increase paid through the bonus or profit-sharing system is less than the loss sustained by continuously hiring arid training new men Waste mind ion and prevention constitute another profitable clement of profit-sharing. Everyone working on a profit-sharing basis lias a. selfish interest in en deavoring to eliminate waste and in raising the standard of efficiency. This disposition, of course, tends to increase profits. Tire development of good-will among t he general public is another highly profitable outcome of profit sharing. Purchasers have greater confidence in firms employing a bonus or profit-sharing system, for the maintenance of such . plan not only argues well for the stability of an organiza tion, hut also gives ail assurance of fair dealing anil satis faction. A firm that deals fairly with its employes will certainly do the same with its customers. The contracts of such a firm, too, arc more dependable, for there is but little risk of disappointment in deliveries through delays caused by labor difficulties. The benefits of a bonus system or profit-sharing plan, of course, are by no means confined to lire employer alone. Obviously, there is the immediate benefit of increased income achieved without resorting to drastic measures. Under such a system there is no need for strikes, whose cost is always paid by the workman. Profit-sharing, moreover, tends to increase the indi vidual worker's earning capacity insofar as it stimulates his interest in his work anti thus leads him to the develop ment of more efficient methods of performing his duties. The logical outcome of such interest and development, of course, is greater ability with consequent, greater rewards. TKBMS ; Snbhcriptiun 50 cexita the yeu; f i.UO hzei"U Circiilatioxi 250,000. Atl*elitmv idle* eu application. All coricspoutlexicc with refill to cilLci copy, ndvuitramg ox aiJditafe* should he n<hiic*?rfl ui I)U PONT MAGAZINE, UTiiuingtoxi, Delaware- Copyrighted 1919 l<y E, 1. du Pont tie Meinour.# & Company. iHihlisfaers may reprint from thin msgimno, with credit, a U ariiel.v. im.l Uluatratinn.* cxre.pt (Jmmc that carry a, aps-ciai copyright. Ejkmtrot\ pcs for reprints will, when juissihlo, is,; ftirnioJu.-dl on return!. Recognition of such progress is necessarily swift under * profit-sharing system, for careful supervision and scrutiny of the work of every individual constitute an integral part, of the plan. Consequently, the efforts of the energetic and ambitious worker are sure to be noticed. The incom petent workman is spurred on to meet the standard set by the competent workman, and the energetic workman is spurred on by the knowledge that service rendered will receive recompense in just proportion. In most profit-sharing systems, the pecuniary advan tages iimnmilate by arithmetical progression, and are thus cumulative in the later years of a man's active life. Profit-sharing systems give the employe assurance of continued employment, and such assurance permits him to formulate definite plans for the thrifty management of Ills affairs. As soon as a man feels that lie is permanently employed, he can establish himself by buying his home, thereby beginning the aconmnlalion of an estate. What plan is most desirable and most adequate in a given establishment depends largely upon the nature of the business and its organization. Any system, however, based upon the fundamentid principle of reward for sendee, will prove mutually profitable and advantageous to employer and employe. It is possible to accomplish the desired results, for instance, by giving to the employes a per centage of the gross or net profits of the company. Another method, and one employed by the Du Pont Company, is to grant bonus slock after service of several years. Inti ic Du Pout Company t his stock is given, after two years of service, to those deserving, on the basis of 1/C0th of a share per month. The toPd stock share, there fore, becomes the property of the employe at the end of a period of five years after it is granted, but, in the meantime, the recipient, or grantee, receives the full dividend income. A number of other stock bonus grants for merito rious service prevail. The Du Pont Company has also insured the lives of all its employes, in favor of the em ployes' dependents, for sums ranging from one thousand to one thousand five hundred dollars, according to length of service, without cost to the employe. In April, 1915, the Du Pont Company gave a bonus of 20% on all salaries. This continued in force until January, 11)17. when it was raised 1o 30%. In July. 1917, the basic .salaries were advanced and a bonus rate of 20% established. Another change in the bonus rat e was made in March, 1918, when a "sliding scale" was put into effect. A bonus of 35% was granted on the first $100 of every employe's monthly salary. On amounts over $10!) the bonus rate graded clown, the larger salaries drawing, proportionately, the smaller bonuses. A system of flat rate bonuses mats established for payroll employes not in the salaried group. The bonus rate increases with the years of service. Such are the principal features of the Du Pont profit sharing plans. Founded upon the basis of fair dealing and equitable division of profits, they have worked out, in actual practice, to the mutual advantage of both employer and employe. Promotions Among Du Pont Executives EVERAL promotions were made on June 1, 10H), Eighteen years laler, on February 1,1913, lie was appointed Samong 1 he Du Pont executives. C, W. Pliellis, for Assistant Director of Explosives Sales. He continued in merly Director of Explosives Sales, became General this posiLion until June 1, IBIS, when be became Manager Director of Sales. Mr, Pheilis was succeeded as Director ooff the Composite Office at Columbus, Ohio, where he Explosives Sales by L. P. Mahony, formerly Manager of remained until his recent promotion to his present position the Columbus Composite Office. Mr. Mahony's place in as Director of Explosives Sales. Columbus was taken by Giles McDaniel, formerly Manager Mr. McDaniel entered the service of Harrison Bros. & of the Chicago Paint Sales Office. G. G. Barber, formerly Co.. Inc., January 15, 1908. When the Harrison organi Manager of the Minneapolis Paint Sales Office, was placed zation was taken over by the Du Pont Company in 1917, in charge of the Paint Sales Office in Chicago, and was Mr. McDaniel was appointed Manager of the Chicago succeeded, in Minneapolis, by G. M. Breinig, formerly a Paint Sales Office, which position he held until promoted salesman reporting to the Philadelphia Paint Sales Office. to his present position, that of Manager of the Columbus All t hese promotions are in recognition of except ional merit Composite Office. in the Compiinv's service. Mr. Barber was also originally of the Harrison organi Mr. Pliellis, now General Director of Sales, entered the zation, which lie entered March 1, 1911. When the Du Pont organization as a shooter salesman January 1, Harrison interests were absorbed by the Du Pont Company, 11101, and was transferred to Explosives sides work January he was made Manager of the Minneapolis Paint Sales 1, 1003. On June 1, 1006, he was made Manager of the Office, where lie continued until promoted to his present Huntington, West Virginia, Office. On September 1, PH6, position of Manager of the Chicago Paint Bales Office. he became Manager of the Denver Office, where he con- Mr. G. M. Breinig, another member of the original tin ued until November 4, 11)18, when he was promoted to Harrison organization, which he entered August 1, 1907, the posiLion of Director of Explosives Bales. His recent continued with the Du Pont Company as a salesman promotion to his present: position is thus the outcome of a reporting to the Philadelphia Paint Sales Office. It is truly excellent record, from that position that he has been promoted to his Mr. Maliony, now Director of Explosives Bales, entered present one of Manager of the Minneapolis Paint Sales the Company's service us a clerk. February 2, 189a. Office. The American Commercial Woods This is ike second nf a scries of authoritative articles mi woods and wood finishing appearing c.vdubicehj in the Iht Font Magazine. HvhsegmM articles, discussing specific woods and methods of finishing, will appear in early issues of the magazine AGNIFICENT is the beauty of the forest. The The geological slrueture of a region, the character of the Mgorgeous canopy of leaves and brandies, the rich climate, the nature of the soil, the moisture and the sun carpet of shrubs and mosses and the glint of sun light all have an influence upon tree growth. A tree. It light through the green are the fragments of beautywothualdt seem, selects its natural home In a place best nature has woven into the spell of sylvan scenery. adapted to its own peculiar nature. Thus it is that certain Such is the glory of the forest. "Woodman, spare that families of trees are found grouped, in greatest, abundance, tree," is the appeal that rises, instinctively, in the heart of within certain areas. every lover of nature. The forest's greatest contribution to The eastern part of the United Slates is, in general, human progress, however, lies in its utilitarian possibilities. the home of broadleaf trees. Coniferous forests are Some day, the ax must fell those lofty trunks, and, after a found principally in the North and West. Even within time, the erstwhile inonarehs of the forest will become these general areas the distribution of specific trees is homes for the families of other generations, and beds and more or less well-defined. chairs and tables to Theeasternbroad- minister to those leaf forests extend families' comfort. from southern New Commerce will have England along the given the former Appalachians and trees a beauty of a spread westward to different sort, but. the Mississippi and none the less at beyond. Southof this tractive. area, in the States That is the des bordering on the tiny of all American Gulf, east of the woods thathaveeom- Mississippi, pines mcrcial utility flourish. Thesepines birch, cypress, fir. supplement the so- gum, oak. North called " white pine On rolina pine, Sou th belt," which extends em pine, California through Minnesota, redwood, ash, chest Wisconsin, Michigan nut, hemlock, wal- and parts of New n u t, larch, whitepine, York, Pennsylvania cedar, spruce, bass and New England. wood, elm, poplar, Coniferous trees are beech, cherry, ma in enormous prepon hogany, sycamore . I ./ !-.'/ v/ /'mil derance in the vast and maple. territory of the Widespread popularity has long characterized the Boekies. The States that border the Pacific are the home American commercial woods. The reasons are not hard to of red fir, hemlock, cedar, redwood, hull pines and sugar find. Availability, adaptability, strength, beauty and pines. decorative possibilities at once suggest themselves as The same differences of climate and soil that cause the factors which make these woods highly desirable as struc geographical isolation, as it wove, of the various tree fami tural material. Moreover, there is a wide variety for selec lies, have the effect, also, of producing trees possessing tion--any purpose, any taste and any decorative scheme entirely different characteristics. Cypress, for instance, can be suited. forms forests in swamps and, as a result, has strong mois The value of the American commercial woods, from a ture-resisting qualities. Similarly, the different woods are practical view-point, is greatly enhanced by their characterized by varying degrees of strength, durability, general availability. They are more widely distrib softness, elasticity, toughness, moisture resistance and, in uted and more easily obtainable than any other some cases, by unique, special qualities. From the in structural material in existence. The geographical dis numerable differences of characteristics arise the adapt tribution of American forests arises from the special ability and suitability of certain woods for certain uses. needs and adaptations of the different species of trees. Knowledge of these distinctions in the use values of the A Picturcaqws Log Jam various woods seems to liave guided the "Dea con,*' of "one lioss shay" fame, in con structing his "master piece." "So the Deacon in quired of the village folk ^ Whore lie could find the strongest oak. That couldn't he split. nor bent nor broke,-- That was for spokes and floor and sills; He sent for luneewood to make the tliills; The cross liars were ash, from the straiglitest trees. The panels of whitewood, that, cuts like cheese. But. lasts like iron for things like llie.se. The hubs of logs from the "Settler's Ellum,"-- Last of its timber,--they couldn't sell 'em. Never an as had seen their chips. Ami the wedges flew from between their lips. Their blunt ends frisnded like celery tips." Sometimes there is a choice between two or more woods about equally well adapted to a particular purpose, but, as in the "Deacon's" ease, there is often some one* wood of outstand ing fitness for a given use. Strength is. of course, a fundamental con sideration in judging and selecting any struc tural material. In this respect wood is excep tionally desirable, for," com pared with other structural .-l Monster Xpechun materials, it is extruordi- Jof 8f ip Timber narily strong. 1ndecd, woodcompares quite favor ably with steel and iron of equal weight. A bar of hickory, lor example, greatly surpasses in tensile strength a bar of steel of the same weight and length. Similarly, a block of hickory or longleaf pine will sustain a much greater weight in compression than will a block of wrought iron of the same height and weight. In fact, prac tically any piece of sound, straight-grained, dry wood is stronger Ilian steel, weight for weight. This combination of strength wiLh comparatively light weight both makes wood easy to handle and adds much to its desirability for structural purposes. This does not mean, of course, that wood <ran successfully replace steel and iron for all struct ural purposes. A piece of wood, for instance, strong enough and heavy enough to do the work of a giitler for a massive " sky scraper " would be too large to be prac ticable. Steel and other metals 'have" a distinct and separate place in modern structuralwork. Wood and metal are not competitive, but rather supplement each other. Wood possesses some, special, physical proper ties which give it certain advantages, for some purposes, over other structural 'materials... For instance, it is a non conductor of" heat' and electricity. ..Moreover, wood will not conduct .-iuuusT, iyjy U U r U i\ 1 M A ti A Z. 1 i\ K [5 moisture. Another quality that lias made wood popular periods of our national existence, from the Revolution to for many use's is the fact that it doers not expand and eon- the Civil War and after. tract with heat and cold, and its tendency to shrink arid A quarter-ceii l nry of experience with the different swell under certain atmospheric conditions can he entirely woods then in common use was probably sufficient to afiord overcome by proper seasoning and painting. In short, definite data upon the basis of which the best woods for wood can he made: to "slay put." specific puqKJscs could be determined. The next step, One very advantageous lea lure of wood, from the prac presumably, was the tabulation, in some enlightening tical standpoint, is the ease with which it can he worked. form, of statistics covering the supply of the different In the hands of the skilled artisan, common tools are woods and L-lieir accessibility. With this information in enough to fashion almost any structure out of wood. hand, it would then be possible to formulate some definite, Such are the utilitarian reasons for the continued use of practical policy with respect to the wood or woods to be wood. But the advantages of using wood in various kinds used in the various lines of const ruction. of structural work are by no means confined to utility In the early days little thought was given to the artistic and convenience alone. Wood, hy reason of the beauty side of woods. While paint was practically the only finish of its figured grain, possesses an esthetic appeal that no used on the woodwork of Colonial homes, and 1 lie surfaces other structural material thus finished possessed a can ever hope to approach. quaint, dignified beauty of It is, indeed, a thing of their own. The varnishes beauty and thus "a joy used on mahogany and other forever." In the exquisite furniture finished in the appearance which the art natural, in Colonial days, istry of nature has given it, were applied as protective wood stands alone and un coatings and polishes rather surpassed. than as real beautifying There have been two agencies. Indeed, it would distinct phases or stages appear that the rich beauty of the development of the of many of these Colonial A me ri e a n com mere i al pieces was due, in large woods up to their present measure, to the rare quality popularity and versatile of the wood rather than to utility. The first was utili the finish. tarian and the second, Later in our history art isl.ie. came the definite develop In Colonial days, of ment of the esthetic values course, little was known of the natural grain beauty of the extent, and variety of the different woods. The of the New World's forest, period of strict utilitarian resources. The settlers sim ism had passed. The ply selected what seemed to struggle for mere existence them to he the sturdiest in the New World was no and most serviceable woods. longer so pressing. Men In their selection they were had time to pause and give governed by the supply thought to the higher, more available in the immediate vicinity and guided hy what they knew of the types 'Li mv:ir:.i! Luin'jiqTjriTi *' Lnwtwr SifU'.ht'd /or Air Drying beautiful things of life. In the field of wood construc tion, the I rend of iboughl of woods used for various purposes in Europe. To-day, began to turn toward the problem of enhancing the in silent, tribute to the judgment, of those early colonists natural beauties of the woods by finishing methods. The and to the enduring qualities of the woods they used, stand practical uses and values of the principal American woods many sturdy wooden .structures built even in pre-Revohi- had now been more or less definitely determined ami tinuary days. Numerous pieces of furniture, made by classified. Decorative possibilities offered an opportunity early Colonial cabinetmakers, are also to be found still wide in scope and rich in potentialities. Such was the in serviceable condition. Thu first American builders and cabinetmakers appar inception of the art of wood finishing in America, 11 ic inmmfaet urers who first took up wood finishing ently began, at a very early date, to study, systematically, methods as a definite line of work devoted their efforts the qualities and possibilities of American woods. The largely to developing the best and most practical ways of results and effects of their findings and conclusions can lx* heightening the natural effects of the different woods. For very clearly and interestingly traced in the development of lhi3 work they had some basis in what had already been American homes and furniture throughout the various done with varnishes. Gradually they developed a more or less coherent body of knowledge rein ting to the finishing of in the wood finishing industry. The erode stains of former woods. Tims wood finishing became a recognized art. days have been supplanted by modern penetrating and The results of the work done by those pioneers can acid stains, by means of which it is now possible to obtain be seen in lire wood finishing methods in general use dear tones and shades on all woods. even today. To those early experimenters with Ameri The present day trend in wood finishing is toward the can woods we owe, for instance, much of our ability soft, subdued effects. Natural and imitative finishes, of to obtain different effects, through different methods of finishing, on t he same woods. This development continued until after the Civil War. At. that time the genera 1 melhod in practically all wood finishing was to apply numerous, successive coats of shellac and varnish to a surface and to rub each coat as applied. Thus a solid finish was built up. Obviously, this method had its limitations, from the labor standpoint, a I least. A tremendous amount, of hand labor was required on each piece of work. Recognition of this enormous labor cost as the principal obstacle, to the commercial adaptation, and exploitation of wrood finishing, oil a large scale, led l.)r. P.E. Breinig, in the early '70s, to undertake a series of experiments whose object was to develop some process which, with little labor outlay, would fill the pores of the wood and furnish a sufficient foundation over which the final, finishing coats of shellac or varnish could be applied without risk of "sinking," or absorption by the wood. The result of his investigations was a preparation // C-'.v/i fi........ S t m.i Ti>. ,i l irmnio, in U/neti IIn t r<:n::n . L snv i.> / .>. /;/ _ '/"' i'/ , u; fi,, har.ihi.ihij vj ;h, H a Iluilt f' which could be applied with a brush and which accom course, will always have their place, but the soft, delicate plished, with one application, all the results its inventor grays and browns mark the present phase of the evolution had set out to obtain. His discovery revolutionized the of the wood finishing art. Today the home builder, wood finishing industry. The first commercial application the architect, the interior decora lor and the cabinet of the new process wras on the cabinet work of Wheeler maker, in selecting woods ami choosing finishes, are able and Wilson's sewing machines, and the preparation, which to reap the full benefit of all that their predecessors have is now a staple commodity in the wood finishing business, done throughout the whole course of the development is known Loday as Wheeler's Wood Filler. of the American commercial woods. It is no longer Since then the art of wood finishing has grown by necessary to endure an unattractive appearance in any leaps mid bounds. The comparatively recent development; piece of wood construction. It is possible, in these clays, of practical acid stains lias introduced a new era, as it were. no mailer what the limitations of the work, to obtain a beautiful finish on any American commercial wood. Happy, Indeed, is the combination of factors that the American public finds in its wood construction industry--the best woods in the world beautified by the best finishes in the world. Tht' wonderful effects that have been achieved oil practically all woods by tlie use of modem wood fin ishing methods have been invaluable in enabling home owners and builders to give full expression to individual tastes and preferences in the development of decorative schemes. Choice is no longer limited to a few effects; indeed, the variety is practically., unending, so that even a distinctively unique and most exacting taste can be satisfied. - Moreover, practical considerations need never Be lost sight of In the development of a particular artis tic effect.. Among the large number ami wide variety of American commercial woods, there always will be found one or more adapted to the production of the artistic effect desired and, at the same time, Copyright *' Cowl Furniture: MapawrkP " This Hunter 3 Den it Eloquent of the Strength and Semiceabilitg of (Food possessed of adequate utilitarian qualifications for the use intended. ........ The Advantages of Electrical Blasting J. B. Slouching Technical fh'rision, K. /. du Pant <le Nemours it* Company HE potential energy contained in dynamite or Tany other explosive ea.n he brought into activity only through the use of some intermediate firing agent. The ideal medium for this purpose should possess the following qualities: First. It must secure the full energy from the explosive in the form of useful work. Second, It should he absolutely free from misfires. Fuse Permits Good Tamping, hid lgn.itr,,< the Vhiirtje in the Knd. n ml Jugnins an. Open flume to Light it. Third, The blaster or user should enjoy maximum safety while using it. Fourth. It should be able to resist adverse or poor storage conditions without deteriorating and thus be coming more or less useless. Fifth. The cost should he low. The factor of u low first cost, however, is not a true criterion of the cheapness of any given method of detonating or igniting explosives. Though a method might he very cheap in first cost, it might not. deliver the full energy of tin: explosive and would thus require the use of a greater amount of explosive than would otherwise he necessary, ft might give rise to a large number of misfires, which are dangerous to the blaster and generally result in a total loss of explosives. It might also be unsafe or at least, comparatively unsafe, and one or more serious accidents would bring lire expense far above the greater first cost of some safer method. Many methods have been devised to detonate, ignite, shoot, tire or set olf blasts, ;i,s the process is variously called. Only those methods at present in use need be considered here. These may be divided into two classes: those used for igniting blasting powder, and those used for detonating dynamite and similar high explosives. IGNITING BLASTING POWDER In igniting blasting powder, the principal agents are miners' squibs, safety fuse and electric squibs. If the clmraeLerislies of the ideal detonator, as given above, be taken as % standard, it will be found that miners' squibs arc deficient in that they do not give the full energy of the explosive. In using miners' squibs, a passage through the lamping must be left so that the squib can `'sky-rocket" back from the mouth of the hole to the explosive charge. This opening gives a vent for the gases generaLed by the explosive; lienee some are wasted in useless whistling into die open. air. Safety fuse is much bet ter than miners' squibs in 1 his re spect, for, when fuse is used, the hole may be lumped solid. This confines the gases, in Imre holes where the charge of powder ex fends oxer .several feel, in length, however, safety fuse is faulty in that the ignition may occur at the point nearest the lamping. The first gases generaled may start the tamping or open up a seam, 'Finis a considerable portion of the energy of the gas may he wlisted before the explosive in the back of the hole has burned. Electric squihs are more satisfactory than either of the other two, for the hole may be tumped solid mid the squib placed in the center of the charge. This eliminates the possibility of any gases' escaping through a scam or J>lovn-oiil tamping. Electric Squibs Permit Oast Tamping. Ignite the Charge in the Center and Do Amuj witk Opn, Flames far f.hjhting. In frequency of misfires, miners' squibs are undoubtedly the worst offenders, for any small obstacle in the passage or blasting barrel may stop them and cause a missed hole. Safety fuse is better in this respect, but it. loo, leaves something to he desired. Such things as a kink In the fuse due to careless tamping, cuts caused by using sharp rock particles as stemming material and the absorption of moisture from the tamping, sire frequent causes of misfires. Electric squibs are superior to the others in freedom from misfires, because the Igniting material fired by the electric current is imbedded in the charge of explosives, and, if the proper current is applied through the squib, no misfire can occur. Safety in the use of these materials is extremely im portant, for an accident is probably the most costly thing that can happen in explosives work. In this respect, also, miners' squibs are at the bottom of the list, for their rate of burning is uncertain, and the sky-rocket-like jump from the front of the hole to the charge of explosive obeys no rational law. The charge may explode before the blaster can get away from the breast. Safety fuse- is Letter than miners' squibs from a safety .standpoint, because its rate of burning is comparatively uniform. Nevertheless, I his rate varies somewhat even in the same grade of fuse. Moreover, the diameter of the ,stemming material and Hie comparative compact ness of the tamping also have an effect on the burning speech Thus it is easy to see that a Idaster might miscalculate the length of fuse required to allow him to reach a place of safely. Both miners' squibs and safely fuse require an open light for (heir initial ignition, and this in itself is a hazard in coal mines containing gas or dust. Kleetrie squibs offer the greatest factor of safety for the blaster in that be can be at a point of safety before he applies the current or operates the blasting machine to lire the shot. He knows that, if lie has made his connections properly, the ellarge will explode the instant the current is Fuse May Hmni-times Be Bent and Broken by the Tumping Btiek. applied. If it does not explode, lie is perfectly sate in returning immediately to investigate the trouble. This would lira most mi,sale proceeding with either safety fuse or miners' squibs. No sparks or open lights are required to set oil' electric squibs, so they are quite safe to use in the presence of gas. As far as resistance to poor storage conditions is con cerned, miners' squibs very easily absorb moisture ami are useless in such a condition. Safety fuse will also absorb moisture if subjected for too long a time to moist: conditions. It also requires a moderately cool place, for loo much warmth has a tendency to cause aspbaltum or similar water-proofing material to liquefy and penetrate the powder train. Excessive cold, oil the other hand, will cause fuse to become stiff and hard, and in this condition fuse may break when uncoiled unless warmed beforehand. After long storage, fuse becomes dry, stiff and hard. Electric squibs will withstand had storage con ditions much belter and for a longer period of lime than either of the others. In first cost miners' squibs are the lowest, with safety fuse next, and electric squibs lust. It must be kept in mind, however, that, as has already been said, the first cost is not a true indication of what the ultimate cost will he. The Other four factors are all in favor of electric: squibs. DETONATING DYNAMITE Four methods are at present, in use for detonating dynamite: the blasting cap in combination with safety fuse, the electric blasting cap, the delay electric blasting cap, and the delay electric igniter in combi nation with the blasting cap. To these may be added Cordeau, which is a '`detonating fuse, " but whose cost is so high as to preclude its use in any tiling except deep well drill holes or similar projects where very large charges of explosives are con tained in a single hole. Hence it will not be considered in tliis instance. Consideration of these different methods on the points constituting ihe ideal, reveals the fact that, with the same strength of blasting cap, they are all about equal in securing lho full energy from the charge of dynamite in the hole. With the blasting cap and fuse, it is possible to lire almost any number of holes in succession or rotation. This is a most, desirable feature in sinking shafts or driving tunnels, but it is impossible with tin's method to explode a number of holes .simultaneously so that the charge in one hole will aid that in the next. With electric blasting caps, however, it is possible to fire a large number of holes simultaneously and to have each charge aid the other. This reduces, lo a certain extent, the amount of explosives necessary. Furthermore, in using either electric blasting caps or delay electric blasting caps, it is possible lo fire three successive series of holes in rotation, with one application of the current and without coming back to the breast or scene of the shooting. By using delay electric igniters with blasting caps crimped to the end in com bination with electric blasting caps, almost any number of holes may he fired in rotation. The blasting cap and fuse method is undoubtedly lowest in freedom from misfires, for in addition to the possibility of a misfire due to the fuse alone, there Is the added risk that some moisture may enter Ihe cap and cause a misfire. This possibility eoukl he eliminated by water-proofing the crimp. Electric blasting caps are as free from misfires as are electric squibs. The delay electric blasting caps, which are self-contained units, are of equal value in this respect. Cardens Tamping May Kink the Fuse and Cause a Misfire. The delay electric igniter to which a blasting cap lias been crimped probably ranks, with respect to freedom from misfires, between the electric blasting cap and the blasting cap and fuse, for there is a possibility of water's entering the crimp and causing a misfire. As far as the blaster's safety is concerned, the blasting cap and fuse method is the most unsafe of those mentioned, because it sometimes happens that fuse will smoulder along for a considerable time ami then reign! te the powder train, turning what appeared to be a misfire into a serious accident. Again, when lighting a considerable number of shots in rotation, the blaster sometimes fails to make allowance for the time required to do the lighting and get to a place of .safety. An accident is often the result. 11/ *.%/ Another disadvantage is that the blasting cap must he copper shell, are not open to as strong objections on this crimped to the end of the fuse. This in itself presents an point. They are also not affected by ordinary atmos element of danger. The same thing is true of delay pheric warmth or cold weather. In first cost, the blasting electric igniters, cap h n (I fu s <: to which a cap would probably must also hr* crimped. The CHOICE 01? METHODS FOR FIRING BLASTING POWDER be the lowest, although there is electric blasting ea} and the JVmiJs ti ho ( 'ojisider.*fI Hit 4-r<' Sijjjjhs I ]i, I jic Smilb, a point, at which a given length of delay electric blasting caps arc complete in themselves, and Full energy fr<>m explosive............... Freedom from misfires..................... Relative sale!y lo blaster.................. Relative resistance to adverse storage. First cost, , ................................... :iii *: aa a<l M. 3d `At *1 id 2d 1st fuse would, equal 1st the cost of elec 1st 1st tric blasting caps Sd under certain are, therefore, conditions. The free from n simi electric blasting lar liaxard. rap is a little With the electrical method, the blaster can be in a place more cosily than cap and fuse. The delay electric of safety before attempting to lire the blast. If, upon the igniter comes next, and the delay electric- blasting cap is application of the current, the blast docs not follow, he lhe most expensive of all in first cost. can safely return and investigate the trouble, allowing, Summarizing the |x>inis menltoned above, the elec of course, a few trical method minutes if any would undoubt delay electric ig niters are used in the blast. CHOICE OP METHODS FOR FI r im; DYNAMITE AND HIGH EXPLOSIVES edly be placed first, both for ig niting Masting As far ns the effect of poor Points to hi* i\ntMtlcretl liUiJ Fu*C*;.%tt ICli-e! tic lll.is!- in,! Cup ijiDHrltn^ylinFgieCrai rpif IijVfnliaDv'r K;nbi<-.l' ffi'cap powder and det onating dyna storage is con cerned, blasting cap said fuse si ml the delay electric Pull energy from explosive............. .. Freedom from .misfires........................ ; Relative .safe! v to blaster................... Relative resist-ane to adverse storage ! | Pi fill M 2d 1st Lsl ' lsl lsl ! 1st lsl i 1st 1st I lsl 2.1 j 4th 1st -id id *1 Id mite, in every thing except first cost, and as the first cost might igniter and very easily be blasting ea.p are increased a hun about on a par. dred-fold by the Blasting caps themselves require protection from moisture, amount of explosives lost through misfires or the cost of and the fuse in both cases requires similar protection. n single major accident, the conclusion is irresistible that Electric blasting caps and delay electric blasting caps, the electrical method of setting off blasts is fur superior to being better protected from moisture by the filling in the any other yet devised. "Hardwood" Floors of Soft Wood EAUTIFUL wood floors, approximating in effect sandpaper the wood smoothly. The stain should then be Band finish the oak and maple floors found in the best applied freely with a brush and, after being allowed to type of homes, can be developed, wilh the aid of stand for about five or ten minutes, buffed off with a doth. proper finishing methods and materials, in such woodsWashen the slain has dried for twenty-four hours, the pine, fir and cypress. These so-called "soft" woods are shellac and wax or varnish may be applied as described. very durable and possess not a. little natural beauty of A deeper effect than that secured by the method out grain. lined may be obtained by the use of a varnish stain over the Hardwood effects are secured on soft woods by staining oil wood stain. Botli should, of course, correspond in color. with an oil wood stain, consisting of a permanent color Often it is difficult to determine upon the best finish for pigment in an oil vehicle. These- stains are particularly a floor in the absence of expert advice. A letter selling adapted to use oil the soft woods. The effect is completed forth any wood finishing problem and addressed to Adver by applying a thin coat of shellac and finishing with two tising Division, E. I. du Font de Nemours & Company, coats of prepared wax or floor varnish. Wilmington, Delaware, will bring detailed information and The first step toward obtaining the desired finish is to advice from the company's wood finishing experts. The Career of the Comb Romance and adventure abound in the history of the eomh. The beautiful, modern comb is the outcome of centuries of evolution. This development, from, the crude, tediously contrived combing derices of pre-hislorie ages to the skillfully mmrufmt.ured combs of the present day, is interestingly traced in the accompanying article ROMANTIC eross-seclion of the history of the material which could be adapted to the purpose has Arace is ll ic story of t ho comb. The thrill of danger, been used for making combs. Ancient combs made of the call of chivalry, the research of science, the wood, bone and horn have been found in the prehistoric onward march of commerce mui the ever-changing moSdwesiss lake dwellings. Boxwood combs were popular of human adornment--all have figured in the develop among the Greeks and Romans, although combs inside ment of primitive j rum's tool lied stones, strings of thorns of me Lid seem to have been used in Central Europe in an and similar crude devices info the modern comb. earlier age. The ancient Egyptians, whose strong esthetic Countless incidents of romance and adventure duster sense sought constantly to combine beauty with utility, about its ages-old career. Many a swain of bygone cen carved exquisitely grained ivory combs out of the tusks turies lias risked life and limb to secure an ivory tusk from of elephants. which to fashion a com!) for the lady of his heart; many a These ivory combs of the Egyptians seem to have craftsmati of ancient days has spent, a lifetime striving to taken a stronger hold on the human fancy than any other acquire skill and fame as a carver of combs; and many a combs the world has seen. This attraction, it would doughty sea captain has risked his vessel in storm mid gale appear, was due more to the beauty of the material than in order to fetch from distant lands a cargo of precious to the craft of the makers. The exquisite coloring and ivory to he made into combs. delicate grain of ivory distinguished it, early in the history In the early ages but little attention was given the eomh of I lie race, as one of the precious things of earth. Its and ita development. As civilization advanced, however, appeal as a thing of beauty made ils impression even upon llie comb grew steadily in the untutored fancy of importance and became, in ; mankind in the early ages lime, an integral part of the ' --ail impression all the personal equipment of the more notable when it is race. Men began to study t. remembered that the strug its possibilities lor improve- ; gle for mere existence in meritaiid modification. The j those days made the utili- result of that effort is .seen i tarian value of a thing the in the wide diversity, both | fundamental measure of its of styles arid ma lemls, that | worth to man. ................. has character! ze11 the ) ... Thopopularity of ivory.. development of the comb j grew with time and has en- .from century to century. j.. ..dured...into. ..the...present, age; .. Almost every sort of : indeed, the demand for 'i'iifi-iiftif Tl't'ih &*U0 ('nifhof ;\f Urhill*-;) TM.:^W5gH ........... 1 'olidhiiHj Yv'httit* ivory, even at tremendous prices, long ago passed far beyond Hie normal available supply. The source is limited, and the annual product i. ui h. i 'I coins;'. cum-- spondingiy so. But the heart of womankind, traditionally fond of "prelly things,'* k Sill craves ivory, and lhat crav ing has had a very direct mid definite influence upon the career of the comb. Tlie genuine ivory comb of centuries ago is no more, but in its place, today, upon the dressing table of the modern woman of refinement, rests its exact replica-- a comb that reproduces to a nicety the beauty of color, the grain and the daintiness for which i vory hoT rn',ln is noted. The resources of science and the skill of man have overcome nature's parsimony in the production of ivory by bringing into being an exquisite "sister product" ..Ivory Py-ra-lin. The modem Ivory Py-ra-lin comb originates in the cotton fields. Raw cotton of the very best grade is made into tissue paper, which is then treated with nitric and sulphuric acids. The purpose of the acid treatment is to make the cotton paper soluble in alcohol and camphor. The paper is next washed to remove any free acid and then pul through a dehydrating process for the removal of the water. The resultant substance is compounded with camphor, alcohol, the desired dyes or pigments and stabilizing material. These ingredients are all thoroughly and carefully ground together to produce a plastic, colloidal mass, which is worked and kneaded between massive rollers until it is of the proper smoothness and consistency. This material is formed into "cakes" from four to six inches thick, and these "cakes" are sliced into sheets of the thickness desired for the kind of comb to be made. Ii is ims.-dhlo to cut ihe sheets in any thickness fnm 5/1000 of an inch up. The sheets are hung in seasoning rooms, where the solvents slowly evaporate, until thoroughly seasoned, after which they are ready to be made into combs or other articles. Ivory Py-ra-lin combs are made either by saw-cutting or "twinning," each process being particularly adapted to the making of certain types of combs. In the saw-cut by the "Twmnuuj ^Proeets method, a solid piece, of flic exact size illld shape of till' comb lo be made, is cut from an Ivory Py-ra-lin .sheet. Sheets of different thicknesses, of course, arc used for different kinds of combs. Out of the "comb plate" Ihus funned, the teeth are cut by a saw. The edges and corners arc then smoothed and finished by use of ail abrasive wheel working at high speed. The traces of the finishing tools are removed and the edges furlher smoothed by buffing the combs on. a buff roller. Finally, the combs are polished on a buff made of soft doth, on which a specially compounded paste has been spread. When polished, the finished comb is ready for inspection. The "twinning" or "parting" process is so called be cause two combs are cut, at the same time, out of the same piece, and "parted, " There is cuL from the Ivory Py-ra-lin sheet a solid piece whose size and contour are like those of two combs which have been laid, with interlocking teeth, upon a flat surface. The plate is placed on the carriage of a "twinning" machine, where it is automatically cut so Illicit, by one oper ation, two combs with interlocking teeth are produced. The combs are "[wi tcd," and, from that point in its manufacture, each comb is handled and treat ed separately, practically as if it were a saw-cut comb. Ivory Py-ra-lin combs, wliel her formed by saw-cutling or Iwi lining, represent the eery best, both in mate rial, inn ntifactnre and design, in (he present day develop ment of llie comb. They' reproduce all l lie lieu,lilies of I he Ei'eri/ Imri/ I'g-ru-liu fiomh Is lmlhitinatty fiisparfed in This Spurious, Wfli~highied {loom. real ivory combs of long ago, and, at the same time, mark the very furthest ad vance in modern comb making, from the viewpoints both of design and sani tation. Beauty ami cleanliness, however, are not the only eon- 1 siderations I hat fig ure in the selection and judgment of a comb. Proper cure of the hair demands that the comb be smooth and the teeth properly Iapered. In these respects the Ivory Py-ra-lin comb meets every require ment. It is, in shod, the ideal comb. Put the Soldier in His Right Job HE return of the soldier into the economic scheme Aside from the effect of such conditions upon the civil Tof things is not simply u matter of putting him in morale of the former soldier, the general economic result n job. It is an intricate problem of human adjust would be most deplorable, 'llie rate of labor turnover ment: the man must, in a very real sense, be "filled"antdo, of course, labor costs would lie greatly increased, his occupation, lie must be placed where, considering his and the whole labor situation would lie characterized by qualifications and the nature of the work, his chances for confusion and lack of stability. success seem most promising. Any reconstruction policy The notions of the men themselves may, in many cases, that fails to take into consideration that phase of the re run. counter to the proposition of placing them in their employment question is both unfair to the soldier and old line of work. These men have traveled and "seen harmful to the general, economic good of the country. things." To 1 hem the desk and workshop of former days Army service lias not necessarily qualified the soldier seem drab and uninteresting. They want to try something for a line of work radically different from that which he new; hut those ambitions, in a great many cases, spring previously followed. Some soldiers, it is true, received from a desire to be near new and more attractive scenes special technical training in the army; but, on the rather than from definite, soberly-mu.de decisions on voca whole, the most practical and most, successful adjust tional changes. ment will be one which returns the erstwhile warrior to a The great majority of the returned soldiers have to position similar to the one he field before the war. There meet a bread-and-butter, dollars-and-cenLs situation. he will feel "at home," and tire transition from military They have to face fundamental, economic facts. It is not. to civilian habits will be much easier than il he were, at the time either for them or for the country to experiment the same time, trying to adapt himself to a new line of wit.Ii new, unaccustomed lines of work. Let each man, work. in peace as in war, be assigned to the place he is best To put the soldier in a position in which lie has had no qualified to fill. That is the quickest and most practical previous experience and for which lie has not been trained, way of gelding both the men and the business and indus is little short of a crime. He cannot succeed and cannot trial community on their feet. There will he plenty of last. In competition with more experienced workers lie is time and plenty ol opportunity later for the exercise of outclassed and soon looking for another job. Discourage newly-found talents and the gratification of newly-formu ment dogs his steps, and it is not long before lie becomes lated ambitions. disgruntled find embittered against his fellow-citizens and The workshop, the office, the factory and the farm, the country for which he lias sacrificed so much. And spurred by the intensive development of reconstruction such embltterment is the seed of anarchy ami Bolshe plans, are clamoring for capable help. There is a "right vism. job" for every returned soldier. Longer Life for Leather TIABBY leather k ah 1 of heights and promises to eyesore. The I >e; u i ty ' soar still higher, the person of its lustrous finish of moderate means can ill and tiniltied grain is sup afford to discard, prema planted, after long wear, by turely, anything made of an ugliness most disagree leather. At the same time, able to behold. The same the increased cost of the is t rue of leafher substitutes. material by no means tends Ordinarily, when an to reconcile the owner of a article made of or covered leather article to its shab with leather or leather sub biness after long wear. stitute has undergone The ideal would be a several years5 usage, its leather that would retain possessor is obliged to make ; its rich appearance as long .a choice between, two un as its usefulness. The dress pleasant alternatives. He ing and finishing require may try to reconcile him- j ments of both leather and self to the shabby appear- j leather substitutes, how anee of the material anti ever, are such as to render continue using the article j that ideal impractical of until its full utilitarian value i achievement--at least under has been extracted; or, if present conditions. ' All his -craving for the attract leather and leather substi ive be stronger than his < tutes are coated with a sense- of thrift, lie may dis card, the offending article Hard Usage Need Mot Send Small Leather Articles to Premature Discard finishing solution to give certain, texture, graining before it is outworn, thus losing a part of its use value. effects. It is this finishing coat which gets the actual wear Today, when the price of leather has reached unheard and eventually cracks off, long before the leather itself 'Min#* Oatami by Scuffing Patent "J5sathar -Sham Gan be Bidden Leather Upholstery Can be Made let Retain Its Beauty Until Outworn tins given its full measure of service. A choice between desired. The article thus treated should not. be used waste and unsightliness in (.lie use of leather products, lor about an hour. Any article of leather or leather however, is no longer neces substitute, no matter how sary. A simple, practical discolored or shabby, can means of renewing the fin thus be made to regain its- ishing coat, at home and at original beauty. Du Pont trifling cost, is easily avail Leather . lienewer. is Meal able. It is a dressing of for use on automobile and the same compos'd ion as carriage upholstery, tops that used to produce flic and curtains, furniture original finish on leather and upholstery, harness, travel leather substitutes. ing " bags, patent leather Du Pout Leather lie- dancing pumps -- in fact, newer is the name of this on anything made of or preparation. It is not a covered with leather or painl or varnish, but a py leather substitute. It roxylin compound that will should not be used, how not rub off, crack or peel. ever, on rubber or rubber If produces a glossy, black, ized fabrics. waterproof finish. Du Pont Leather Re- The leather or leather newer is sold by dealers substitute surface to lie almost everywhere. : If coated should be thoroughly your dealer does not have clean and free from grease it, a remittance- direct to and oil. This can be Advertising Division,. Du insured by rubbing the Pont Chemical Works, surface well with a cloth Wilmington, Delaware, will dampened with gasoline. bring a can, charges pre The Leather lie newer should then be applied SkalMnesx Will Nat Curtail the Usefulness of Tim Bag paid, to any address. Prices me as follows: one quickly with a soft brush. This will dry in about quart can, $`2.00; one pint can, $1.10; half-pint, twenty minutes, when another coat may be applied, if can, 05c. Paint Specialty Sales in Hot Weather HE care of cooking and healing equipment in hot metal purls will give a glossy, black surface impervious to Tweather offers an excellent, field for the sale of rust and unaffected by the heat, even when the furnace paint specialties during the summer season. Any is in operation. enterprising dealer who will take the trouble to bring tTohe galvanized iron heat conductors of a hot air fur the attention of flu: people in his vicinity the value of paint nace should he given a- coat of Harrisons Galvanized Iron in keeping unused stoves imd furnaces in good condition .Primer and finished with a coal of ITurrisoiw Roof and uiilil winter can build up a considerable volume of sides. Barn Paint. The use of Galvanized Iron Primer is neces Stoves and furnaces, after their usefulness lias termi sary because ordinary paint will not adhere to galvanized nated, for the time being, with the advent of warm weather, iron. The Roof and Burn Paint will insure a moisture- arc likely to be forgotten. Carelessness in this respect, proof coaling and thus prevent rust. If lhe heat con however, may lead to serious damage to the heating equip ductors are of tin, one coat of Harrisons Stove Enamel will ment of a house during the summer, particularly during the be sufficient lo give a protective, glossy, black finish. If humid, August clays. color is not a consideration, however, Harrisons Roof and Pipes and other metal parts will rust to an unbelievable Bam Paint will serve the purpose just as well at less extent during the late summer. In fact, Ihe stove or fur expense. Harrisons Stove Enamel will meet all require nace may suffer enough damage from rust during the sum ments for gas and coal stoves. The lustrous, black finish mer to cause considerable expense for repairs when the that this enamel gives is easily kept clean. lime comes to start the fires. An attractive window display featuring these special All such expense and inconvenience can. be avoided by lies, or even a neat curd calling attention to the necessity a little attention now, while the stoves and furnaces are of painting healing equipment, will draw a surprising num inactive. A coat of Harrisons Stove Enamel to the heavy ber of sales for the alert dealer. Testing Your Auto Top E. B, Bcrigcr, Pk 1). Chief of Meseureh and Testing Laboratory for Leather Substltides, Experimental Htalion, E. I. du Pont do Nemours A: Company OUR automobile top is not perfect, but the manu rials kno%v that these things are of fundamental importance, Yfacturer knows its imperfections even better than and that the character of the raw materials used and the you do and is continually worldng lo eliminate care and skill with which they are put together make a them. His salesmen have brought in reports showing hgorewat- deal of difference in the wearing qua titles of the top. the different materials withstand use in different sections Those things determine whether, sifter a few months' serv of the country and unde r ice, your lop will look bright, varied conditions of service, clean, free from wrinkles and This information,when)aissed dignified, or dull, gray, leaky, on lo the scientists in tin- sagging and shabby. diemical,physical-tes Li ng a in i The wise manufacturer research laboratories, ha- realizes the importance of been applied in devising new knowing beforehand what tests to determine just wha l service will be obtained from kind of service a certain lop a given class of goods, and material will give and in he depends for this Informa developing new and iinprovn i tion upon his development goods. The chemists to whom and testing laboratory. His are assigned the tasks of de scientific experts, as a result vising methods for testing, of tests carefully developed of improving current produc and applied, can tell him how tion and of developing new his materials stand in compe types of top materials must tition with other materials on be men of good fundament a! the market, control the training in chemistry and quality of the output of his physics. They must under factory and advise him stand the processes employer 1 promptly if the products in the manufacture of modern deviate from Ms standards fabrics for tops; they must of quality. Moreover, they know the action of almos can warn him of weaknesses pheric agencies upon the raw in his goods and determine materials used in making the how to remedy them. In goods and how these raw 111a short, they are always study tcrisis are best put together ing and experimenting to to give the most satisfactory bring out a better material-- product. These chemist - the ideal covering. The inlist invent and apply tests which show, preferably in u li tihfii) /Ab'/'W/.V ill i 7V, .S/'ilit!h t[i fl Ultia'i' f AV< r;/ iinhhi i /V//V(' dtp {KPiliiOf! / it! nit i f. r l -si' i -n . !//! .Sri'iii c/';/ /> Vi degree of satisfaction to be derived from an auto top short time, what will happen to a given material after it depends largely upon the raw materials used. Every lias been applied to the top of a car. They must lie able to thing that enters into the finished goods must, with take a piece of goods and, in a very short time, subject it stand careful examination. The fabrics must be uniform to a concentrated form of use and abuse which will do and free from knots, loose threads and mis-weaves. it as much damage as the wear ordinarily given it in the This insures a smooth foundation for the coating. The course of two or three years. These chemists must also tensile strength must be such as to withstand the strain of determine whether the material will be as satisfactory applying the top tightly, the air pressure generated at high on the dry, cloudless, western plains as in the humid, hot speed of the car and the wrenching, stretching and sway atmosphere of Florida or the blizzards of our northern ing caused by rough roads or careleas driving. The dye States and Canada. used in the fabric must not fade, and the cloth should not You may not know whether your top consists of two shrink nor sag when in use. Specific tests are required to separate fabrics cemented together with a flexible water insure against such defects, and constant watching and proof cement, or of a coated single cloth; you may not care testing are required to avoid such failures of the goods. whether the coating on your top is rubber, pyroxylin or The rnblier, pyroxylin, oil or other basic substance in oil, but the chemists who are employed to test top mate the coating, together with the color pigments and other ingredients, must be tested with unfailing regularity to assure a uniformly satisfactory product. In the case of a double lexlitre fabric*. Hie nature and general character of the cement are also the subject of careful investigation. Often the cement determines the waterproof quality of the top more Ilian the coating itself, anti, in any ease, the adhe sive used very largely determines the pliability of the goods, All these considerations are, of course, preliminary. No matter how much care is given to the control of the ingredi ents, tlie finished goods must also be carefully examined and thoroughly tested, for, obviously, it is necessary to know accurately how a given lop covering will "stand up" in actual service. Three classes of tests are carried out on the com pleted material. The first class comprises observation tests. For these only the most ex perienced men sire em ployed. Only an expert curt grade top materials as to general appearance, uniformity of coating, ab sence of streaks, blotches, and "pin holes," "leel"to goods are put through a test which mechanically simulates repeated lowering and raising. The pressure applies! in folding the material and the tension employed in straight ening it out have been carefully calculated from observa tions and measurements of tops in service. The results of this test show* whether the goods will lose the wrinkles formed by folding and present a flat, evert sur face, or acquire a permanent, crease, litis lest also shows whether or not the coating is strong enough to withstand the continued flexure without cracking, and whether or not the coating is united to the cloth well enough to prevent peeling under severe conditions of use and wear. Waterproofness is a matter of degree, and re sistance to water cannot be carried to the point where other qualities, such as lightness, flexibility and tautness, would be sacri ficed. The chemist-tester must know the degree of water resistance required and be able to determine whether or not a given material will shed rain in a violent and long pro- I Upper: Eleven Auto Tops Undergoing Ergxisnre Test. Some Are Ragntite amt Some Fairfield Rubber. The Others Are Competilim Muterials. Laurr lift: Three Types of Exposure Tests--Material tm Auto Top Frames, Fabric Stretched on Wnodru Frames Sloping Toward the South to Get Full Effect of Sun's Rays, and Goods Hung Loose in Frames so that the Effect- of Wind May be Seen. Lower tight: Auto Top Frame ('uttered with Fairfield Rnhlter Top Material. The Fabric is Here Under fits Same Tension as in Actual Srrriee. I he hand, etc:. Borne of these qualities, however, which for years were determined solely by personal judgment, are now tested with mathematical exactness by the aid of mechanical appliances. Among these qualities are plia bility of the goods and hardness or resistance to abrasion of the coating. The second class includes those tests which are designed to show the effect of a particular kind of wear, such as con stant lowering and raising of the top, standing for hours on the street with the thermometer at 125 P., or exposure to the alkali dust of the plains. Some owners lower their tops frequently. To insure satisfactory service, even in spite of this hard usage, the traded storm, ami whether or not it will leak, if, as occasionally hapjjens, a pool of water lies in a depression on the surface. These questions are solved by means of the shower and hydrostatic tests. In the former, a. strong spray of waLer is driven against, the surface of the material for many hours. A well proofed top covering will stand this treatment for a. long time. The hydrostatic test is more conclusive. A piece of the coated textile is clamped over the lower end of a vertical pipe, which can be filled moth water to any de sired height. The water is allowed to flow slowly into the pi|>e while the observer watches the cloth for the first sign of moisture. When this appears, the water is shut off ami the height of the column of water in the pipe noled. This test, though simple, is of great; value,especially when applied to goods which have been subjected to other tests, such as the folding, sunlight and cold tests. Extremes and sudden changes of temperature; are severe on any top material, but the results of these condi tions are readily determined in the laboratory. Ovens and cold chambers, maintained at constant temperatures, are extensively employed. The best lop materials are made to withstand all extremes of tempera! ure in the United Slates without <Tacking, softening, or loosening of the coaling, and, in the ease of double texture coverings, without sepa ration of the fabrics. These tests are quickly and aeeu! ;:iciy c iu t ii'i! out and, taken together, give a great den! uf iiilorma t ion at mil i i liescrviee ability of the good'.. The applied to I he fabric and the .-a cunty of its adliC'ion to li:r- cliiils are- very import a ill coiisidcration-; because they determine, very largely, amonui of wear that apiece oi' leal her >1! b.-, i i i n i c v ill \e:f list a lid, ft' 1>, 1 iiet'ch MV, the scrub test. If lire film lias been broken by scrubbing, it is customary to peel it from the doth to observe the degree of resistance to separation of the film and fabric. This is, of course, a rather crude way to test the security of the anchorage of film to doth, but machines are now in use which show accurately the pull in pounds required, to separate the film from the fabric, when a strip of coated goods of given width is employed. The cement used for combining double Texture fabrics must be strong and pliable; otherwise, in hot weather or after severe use, the fabrics may separate, with consequent shabby appearance and leakage during rainstorms. The tests on the cement are carried out; in .somewhat the same way as the test for the an-t ehorage of the film; that is, the pull in separate two fabrics of given width. These latter tests are illus trations ofimportantdevelop ments enabling the testing laboratory to icurately and the comparative of auto top materials, also serve as guides. Upper: The Wheel-like Deriec TesU the Breaking Strength of Films, The Ijirge Boxes in the Foreground Are Ovens Used to Accelerate the Ageing Tests. Loiter left; Measuring the Elasticity and Tensile. Strength of u Hayntih: Film. Strips of Film Five-eighths of an Inch Wide Are Used for This Purpose. homer right: A Motor Driven Fabric Testing Machine. essential that tests be devised to accurately measure these projierties. One of the oldest and almost universally applied tests is culled the " scrubbing " test. Although difficult to describe, it is very simple and easily amied out. it resembles rather closely the motion of washing cloth between the hands. This motion is continued until the film breaks. The number of forward and backward motions required to produce a break in the film is the index of the quality of the goods. Previously, this test depended, to a very large degree, upon the strength and personality of the operator, but recently a machine for carrying out the rubbing process has been devised. The strength of the adhesion is determined partly by for the investigator who is studying new compositions or new prwesses of manufacture. The third class of tests is slower, but gives more precise information. No laboratory test, no mailer how thought fully planned and carefully manipulated, can show the effect of atmospheric agencies on top materials, and these agencies cause more deterioration in a properly used top than any other factor. Of course, malerials known not to resist oxidation, sunlight, heat, or cold are never con sidered as ingredients for coatings of auto top coverings, but the exact degree to which the chosen materials will resist weathering can be determined only by subjecting them to exposure and actual use in all eoiuliLionsof weather. For this purpose the laboratory covers automobile top frames and sola them in tin exposed place where they receive sun, rain, dew, frosl, snow and wind during the twelve months of the year. The tops jire raised and lowered about, as fre quently as a top might, he expected to be raised and lowered in actual service. If it is considered advisable, pieces may he taker, from the exposed tops, from time to time, to be tested in lho various ways described above. This pro cedure shows how the material is standing the exposure, with out necessitating the discontin uance of the test. After lhe pieces for these observations have been removed, the hole left in the top is carefully covered with another pieee of material iu order that, tin? de gree and distribution of tension on the goods will remain the same as before. An exposure lest continued fora year gives results which could not be ex pected within three, or possibly four, years of actual service, m far as the effect of weathering is concerned. For this reason, an exposure test, of twelve months generally suffices to show the effect of weathering or oxidation which A Will Mada Tap With Shit ('uriniua might be expected in a top wont out by actual service. The final test, of an automobile top material must, be an actual service lest.. For this purpose, numbers of ears are covered with the top material on which information is sought, and these ears are used without, any special precau tions, in order to show just how the materials will withstand actual service. As many as two or three hundred ears may he covered with experimental ma terial, in order that conclusions from the test may be very defi nite and show, without any question, whether or not it is advisable to market a given material. As a- result, of this extensive service test, the manu facturer knows that his ma terial will give satisfaction before a yard of it is sold to the consumer. The automobile Lop is not yet perfect, but skilled chemists are keeping in mind the qualifications of the ideal top material, and every year sees a closer approach to that ideal. Group Insurance HE value of group insurance for " Enclosed please find check for Torganizat ions whieh employ largo $145.00 to the order of the beneficiary, working forces lias been investi Anna W. Steele, wife of the deceased. gated and approved by Lite Du I'ou"t The total amount of tliis claim is Company, which has adopted the plan $1500.01), and the plan provides that, it for its 45,000 employes. Each lias been be payable in monthly installments. offered, free, alter six months continu The balance will be paid in It monthly ous employulent, a policy ranging from payments of $145.00 each, commenc $1000 to $1500, according to length of ing on .June 5th, 1010." service. This lias met with hearty ap These three cases tested out, in a preciation from all the employes. most, satis hielory manner, the workings The ink was hardly dry on the papers of the plan, and the results were very when the first claim for insurance de gratifying to the Du Font Company veloped. Harry Carey, an employe officials as well as to the beneficiaries. who had been ill for some time, died Placing insurance in this manner is the same day this insurance was issued one of the forward steps taken by and his claim was sent promptly to the present day employers in working out insurance company. In the minds of the problems of the relations between some of his friends there was doubt management and workers. Such a whether such a claim would be paid, plan does not seek to relieve the em but the insurance company, having ploye of In's duty to his family. In this taken in all employes under the blanket connection the announcement of the plan, made settlement as soon as the adoption of the plan said:-- proper proof of death was submitted. '* It is the common duty of each of us Three days later Alfred . Lingo, to provide for those wJio nre dependent: another Du Pont employe, died and in upon us. This insurance does not re his case, loo, the insurance was paid as lieve yon of your own responsibility to quickly as the formal documents could your family, butisa meansof tiding them be prepared. over in case of your death and should The first. aeLual payment was in the free you to that extent from worry. case of the thirdemploye who died after "In effecting this arrangement, the the placing of the insurance. The bene company is not actuated by any false ficiary in tliis case was the widow of notion of philanthropy or paternalism, Dr. Stanley Steele, who died May Mb. hut rather by a desire to take advan Notice of the payment was given in tage for you of an opportunity to se the following letter from the insur cure insurance which might otherwise ance company; "The Proofs of Death be expensive or even impossible for have been approved as satisfactory. you to obtain. "We appreciate that the success of our business depends very largely upon the spirit of loyalty existing and line co-opcration extended by every member of the organization, and it is our desire that yon should feel Ilial we are at all times eager to clo our utmost towards maintaining such a relation ship." The amount of protection is graded according to length of service as follows:-- Employes more than ti months and less than I year in the company's service: $1000 Employes more than 1 year and less than 4 years in tlie company's service: $1100 Employes more than 2 years and less than 3 years in the company's service: $1400 * Employes more than 3 years and less than 4 years in the company's service: $1300 Employes more than 4 years and less than 5 years in the company's service: $1400 Employes more than 5 years in the company's service: $1500 This insurance is issued without any expense to the employe, the entire cost being borne by the company, and is iu addition to any compensation to which the employe might lie entitled un der Slate Compensation Acts. No medical examination is required and no one is prevented from securing pro tection by reason of the nature of Ins occupation. I Hunting in Manchuria b . p e t e r f . h o l o h a n , unfortunate in not running across- any little gun that I. have over found. In Mwell known Du Pont shooter salesman in western territory villi headquarters at Portland. Ore bear owing to the lateness of the season, and we possibly were fortuna te in NOT running into either of the others. tests I n indo before I purchased it, the left barrel with No. 4 shot averaged 8*2 per cent. These tests were made with gon, recently received a Idler from his I had with me on this trip Mr. exactness, and I think I have never friend. Major Guy P. Egbers, U. S. A., Moser, American Consul at this point, seen as even a spread of shot, anil am who is on special service at Harbin, who is a. very enthusiastic sportsman, positive have never known such a den Manchuria. Major Egliers, who is an and, was at one time, a writer for the sity of pattern with that gauge of gun. enthusiastic* lumler and trapshooter, San Francisco Examiner. The gun, which is hand-made, has a writes interestingly of his game shoot Concerning onr work in this country, Iieaulilhl finish, straight stock and fine ing experiences in that lar-off land. one can hardly realize the magnitude workmanship throughout. '1'lie letter, minus several references of If is very hard to get satisfactorily a. personal nature, follows: loaded ammunition. I succeeded, how ever, in getting a. good supply of 20 Harbin, Manchuria, Asia. gauge French shells, which have given April 7, 1919. "Mr, Peter Holohan, 78 .East SOlli St. North, Portland, Oregon. good results. 1 have nol, so far, found any of your powder on sale, but 1 presume it will be only a short time until we have an abundance of American goods Dear friend Peter:-- Sometime ago I received from you a fine bundle of shooters' magazines for which 1 want to thank you. They were a source of a grea l. deal of pleastm to me, I was very glad and much in terested to read of Troeh's success in the East; while I was disappointed in his being defeated by Herr, I note that your dope on the match was correct. I have had some very interesting' experiences in this section of the country during the shooting season of 1918, as we are living a rather Idle life. I have spent much of my. time in the surrounding country with my gun and dogs. The bird shooting, both water fowl and upland birds,. is wonderful. On my last trip, which I made just before Xmas, we went into the moun tains about. 1.50 niiles.east. of.Harbin, for big game. We had a most delight ful trip, killing one elk and five wild boar. I must say the wild boar hunt ing is the best of sport as they are very alert, can run like a deer and fight like hell. They grow to quite an un Major (tin/ E. Egbert mi the Mongolia Flairt of the work to be done in our line. It is going to be very slow as conditions in Siberia do not seem to adjust them selves in a. way. that will make it pos sible to accomplish much. However, it seems to be the ambition of our Government and our leaders to stand to and be ready to offer assistance when possible. I would like very much, of course, to be back in the old throughout this country, as, without, doubt, the conditions will warrant it, and there is a great field for sporting goods. It is impossible to buy a sporting rifle. I have with me a 22- Savage, which I used on my last trip. I have used up my little stock of ammu nition for this gun, however, and don't know `when I will be able to get any more. We are located very pleasantly-- good warm quarters, plenty to eat and some entertainment. Have weekly dances in the barracks, moving pic tures and an artificial ice pond just outside my window. This ice pond got my goat. I tried to come back as. a skater and fell, spraining my right arm very badly, in fact, to such an extent that I have not been able to handle a gun since it happened one; month ago. Consequently, I had to- cut out my hunting trips, and, it goes without saying, I have disposed of the skates. Trusting that this will reach you: enjoying good health and happy as; usual,.! remain, '. usual size, two of those we killed If, S. A. and participate in some of Yours truly," weighing 400 pounds each. The meat those interesting old trap-shoots. Major Guy F. Egbers. is very fine and is'preferable'to elk . :: I- have my eye on a Smith trap gun, meat. The elk was a seven point buck, and, on my return, I think I will have weighing about 400 pounds. I have to look them over and see if I cannot the: horns and a nice set of teeth dig. up something that' will make a Casting - Reflections from it. , ' Lorenson or Troeh out of me. Speak "Shine yer boots, sir?" , . The country in which we were hunt ing of guns, I did quite a business in "No!" snapped the man. ing has plenty of bear and, occasion the gun line over here before I got one " Shine 'em so's yer can see yer face- ally, a tiger, and, also occasionally, a that was satisfactory to me. I even in 'em," urged the bootblack, band : of Chinese bandits, known in tually picked up a 20 gauge, August "No,-I tell you!" this, .country. .as...Hanhoozfes....We. were.. Lefcean, ...wMch..X..tbirik.Js.. tJie...gratest. ... .".Coward I" hissed, the bootblack..... The Grand American Handicap Peter P. Carney ill*' 101!) Grand American Han under 18 years of age. The "National Numerous trophies will lie awarded in Tdicap Trapsli<luting Tournament Amateur Championship" at singles will l)i' held on tlle grounds of will be at 200 targets from Hi yards; the South Shore Country Club, Cthhei doubles championship, at. 50 pairs each class. The East, versus West team event also will be shot on the 14th. Last cago, Illinois, beginning August 11th frmn Hi yards, and the boys' contest, year this event was conducted for the and com-hiding August at, 100 targets from HI yards. In the benefit of the American Red Cross and This even I, is lo trapshooting wind; national championship events only the was one of the most spectacular events l lie world's series is lo baseba 11. 11 is i be winners of the various state champion in the tournament. The teams will be tournament to which every follower ships, or the runners up, are eligible to selected from those who make the high of the traps looks forward, the "blue shoot. This event, therefore, brings to est scores in the 18 yards champion ribbon event," as if were, of" trapdoiu. the Grand American tournament I lie ship match on 'Tuesday. The highest This year's will be the scoring ten from the I wi nticih Grand Ameri can Handicap, and while East, and the. West will comprise the respective llie handicap event from (.earns. Each team will which the shout derives shoot at. 100 targets, its name will be retained, and trophies will be a II o the r hand iea psln>ots, awarded to the winning which have been part of team. the program in previous The Grand American wars, have been dropped. 1 landicap will lie shot on Many new events, how August lath. 1 n addition ever, are scheduled in to the regular winners' place of the discarded trophies, special trophies numbers. for women will be The opening event, on awarded in this event. . August 11th, will be a 100 target: shoot known as lire "South Shore Coun Acenv at the Grand American Handicap Ghieasjij, ilimohu lui*t. The Winner a ticart: wax JiH) Two traps will be set aside for beginners dur ing the week of the try Club Special." That will be the best shooter in each state and the tournament. Anyone who wishes to " timing up " event. Heal action eastern and western distrk-tsof Canada. learn lo shoot will lie aVile lo obtain will commence on the 12th, when This championship will be shot over excellent instruction by skilled in the "American Amateur Champion the four central traps. structors upon presenting himself at ship" at 18 yards and the " Profes August 14th will be Classification the beginners' traps. This is a. new sional Championship" at 18 yards Day. In the 100 targets (went, to be development and represents a notable will lie shot. field on that day, there will lie four advance in the progress of trapshoot The "National Amateur Champion i-lasses. Everyone will shoot from Hi ing; ^ __ ship " at singles and doubles will lie yards, but the entrants will be so clas The Grand American Handicap at shot on the 18th, as will the "Junior sified Unit no one will be obliged to clay targets is the outgrow Ih of the Trapshooting Championship" for boys shoot against men of superior ability. Grand American Handicap at. live | The Drive and Entrance of ike SotUk Shore Country Chib, Chicago, Hi. birds, the first tournament of which tics given herewith of the (i rand Amer and covers an area of 90,000 square was held at Dexler Park, Long Island, ican Handicap, from 1900 lo 1018, feet. At the southern end of the in April, 1803. The clay target com pe inclusive, are interesting as indicative grounds is another club house for tition was inaugurated in 1000 and for of the progress both of the tournament swimmers, golfers and tennis players, the first two years was held in conjunc itself and of trapshooting hi general. and toward the northern end is a tion wiili I he live bird tournainenls on This year will he the seventh lime shooting lodge. A nine-hole golf Long Island. In 1002, the final year Hu: Grand American Handicap Iws course, numerous tennis courts and a of the live bird event, the bird shooters been held in Chicago, and the third fine swimming bench a re other features contested in Kan of I lie grounds. sas City, while the At this magnifi clay target break <;n\Xl) AMKRICAN HANDICAP riTATiisi'M .3 cent place, then, ers continued in New York. In yv,r Winners Wlisr,- Ill IU 1 X K lif Knl ties Tar^'L- T'lrovui S arch >eun' will the trapshooters assemble on 1003 the trap- the eleventh of shooters moved to Kansas City. The clay largel tournament was next taken to In dia nupol is for three years, lhence to Chicago, to Columbus, hack to Chicago for two years, 1 lienee to Coin m b u s again, to Spring field, in Dayton smm Him imw ISMI3 HWt i mm iOWi imr 1008 ISKIIJ HHO 1011 1012 1018 1014 1015 101U 1017 19! h B. O. lloik.-s K. C. (1 rilHIh V. W. Floy ! M. Diefeiiili-rfi.-r K, D. to-.vMI 11. It. Barber l`\ E. IlliglTM .1. -T. Blanks Fred ii.iil vw Fred Shnltiiek Kiiey .1 in is u | > ri Jlam: Hixcn W. 1C. Phillips M. S. Ilnrilman W. Henderson 11. Onrkc .1. F. Will!' C, IL JUlUSMil J. L). Henry New York New Ycrk New York KaitAitA (7l v IndiaiiiipoliK ; ! . ! \ iu<li:in*L]mlis | Cliiert^o ' Colmnlni* : lliienpo ; Cliieai'o l iVImiibus ; Spriuj^iclil ! Uavlnii j Davt on j Cl.icngi ' Si, Luuin CJiieairo : ('hiengo 1 74 73 01 102 :m :m 490 4IW ;li!2 4,57 1*1! its ,`177 .501 51 1 KHJ. nm nm \.i rccnril No record X'o record Xu muni No record 181,5111) i;,70ii 182,410 112.800 1 !>9,4'il) 127.000 13:1,040 1504(10 bm iS6,om 9K4,47<l 227.25D ;w;5.25H 414,790 44 1!) ; 18 ! id : to lli 17 17 | Hi ! 18 ' -lto i : 19 17 22 i IK ' 1!) 21) , it) 91 05 01 94 mi mi 94 mi 94 !'C 100 OS) 01! 07 08 ml 99 98 07 August to " blaze away" at the elu sive targets. If attendance in pre vious years may be taken as a guide, men and women from every part of the United States and Canada will be found at. the trap shooting classic. The Grand American Handi for two years, cap this year posses across the Missis ses an added signif sippi t<> St. Louis icance by reason of and once more hack to Chicago. lime on the splendidly appointed tlie fact that it is the first lo be held Steady, healthy growth has char grounds of the South Shore Country since the termination of the war. The acterized the Grand American Handi Club. millions of men who have become cap Trapshooting- Tournament since its The South Shore Country Club is skilled in the use of firearms in the insi itution in 11)00. It lias both stimu reputed to lie the largest city and army will doubtless retain their inter lated the development of the sport as a country club in the world. The dull est in marksmanship in civil life. The whole and accurately measured that property represents an outlay of trapshooting fraternity, therefore, may development. Within the last year or $4,000,000, comprises some 67 acres well expect tremendous accessions to two the war has, of course, interfered and has a frontage of three quarters of its ranks from this source from now mi. somewhat with the progress of the a mile on Lake Michigan, along which It will he quite natural for the erst sport, but the general feeling now is the trapshooting tournaments are held. while warriors to turn lo the traps for that trapshooting is on the threshold 'Hie targets are thrown over the water much of their sport, and the Grand of far greater expansion and popularity mid drop into the lake. American Handicap this year will no than it has so far enjoyed. The statis The main dub house is 550 feet long doubt reflect such a trend. 1 111 ib'/fD.J of th: Sh;if (,'uU i:l.lj ( V.v'-V Tiii.i Js'dj ' if i-' tl l Il ! ' Ji> .`.('[' f'! (irtmd Amcrivan llaniUtap, IfU`J j (! ' /to'.VblM'. ' OHl L'f.v <] tfli Du Pont Vice-President Wins Distinguished Service Medal OLONEL WILLIAM C. SPHI.T- CANCE, Jm., vice-president of the Du Pont Company in charge of the product ion departments, lias been awarded the distinguished service medal for Ids conspicuous services lo the. government during the war. He is one of the men who, because of their special knowledge and skill, were called upon lo take up impurlanl. work at Washington, In December, 1011, Air. Spruance resigned as Director of the Explosives Manufacturing Department of the Du Pont. Company to accept a commission ns Major in the Ordnance Reserve Corps. He reported for duty at Wash ington December ,5, 11)17, .serving on the engineering staff of the Gun Divi sion of the Ordnance Department. Probably no man in the service was 1 letter equipped to deal with the gov IF, C. Hpraanci\ Jr, ernment's needs in the mailer of high Division of the Ordnance Department. explosives than Major Spruaiiee. He During his term of service at. Wash knew not only the details of explosives ington he occupied the following manufacture from his long experience positions:-- with the Du Pont: Company, but Chairman of U. S. Army Commodity throughout the entire Commit.lee on Powder period of the war, prior and Explosives. to America's participa U. S. Army Member tion, he had kept in close of Commodity Section on touch with the war de Explosives, War Indus partments of Europe. tries Board. After the United Slates Chain nan. Board- of entered the war and while Officers t o Formulate lie was still a civilian, lie Safety Rules for Loading rendered valuable service and Explosives Plants, to our own Ordnance De Colonel Spruance is partment by virtue of his one of the liest-known of experience a nd knowledge the younger generation of conditions. of Wilro ington,Delaware, His work while beheld businessmen. He is the the rank of Major was son of the late Judge so immediately effective William CorbittSpruance that lie was promoted to and was bom in Wil Lieu tenant-Colonel, Ord mington September iff, nance Department, Na 1878. He was graduated tional A nny, to rank from in 181)0 from the .Friends' January, 11118. On School and in 1895 from August 1 Till, he was ap Princeton University, pointed Special Assistant Di. d'lifilt .sin if y.. /YfV', \J, where he received the de to the C Ihief of < )rdnance, uhi'h i' (I'tx'Hhii ft>r (Sr. ii/iniuiUif gree of elec t rical engineer. in charge of chemicals, tfti .'l iiii'L in u .v (ji'ml /u'.s-jion.v "h//ily in thr. Army, Immediately after propellants and explo gradual ion .Mr. Spruance sives. Within a short lime lie was joined the engineering forces of the promoted to the rank of Colonel, elating Westinghouse Electric & Manufactur from October li), 1918. lie been me ing Company at Pittsburgh, leaving Chief of the Explosives and Loading them later to become associated with the Wilmington City Electric Company. Subsequently he was employed in Boston and New York and devoted three years to private practice as a constilling engiileer, 1.1 is success in bis special line of w ork was so marked tliut the Du Pont inter ests sought, his services and made hirn engineer in charge of the Light, Heat mid Power Division of the High Ex plosives Operating Department. His activities here soon brought him new responsibilities, and lie was made assist ant director and then director of the de partment, which position lie held until he resigned lo enter the military service. Colonel Spruance is a memtier of the American I ns li lute of Electrical Engi neers, the American Society of Me chanical Engineers, the Princeton En gineering Association, and of the Franklin Institute, of Philadelphia. Colonel Spruance is prominent also in Wilmington social affairs. He is a member of the Wilmington Club, the Wilmington Country Club, and of the Princeton Club of New York. In 1907 lie married Miss Alice M. Lea, daugh ter of the late Governor Preston Ixui. They have three children, Preston Lea, Louise Spotswood and William Willing Spruance. After his release from the Army,. February 1st of Ibis year. Colonel Spruance returned to theDuPontCompany find, in the recent reorganization, was made a Vice President and pul in charge of tlie production departments. GET SOMEWHERE Don't lie silting 'round all day; Gel somewhere! Make a slab at it some way; Get somewhere! Sameness sort, of drives you mad; (Jet. a bobby or a fad. Yes, and get; it pretty bad, 'Till you make the neighbors sad-- Get somewhere! Don't get rooted on one spot, _ Get somewhere! Strike it rich as like as not. Get somewhere! At the risk of seeming Hunt Break away from use and wont, Get. a move on--do a stunt; See what things are like in front-- (Jet somewhere! The Air Brush in Industrial Work PLENDID results achieved and one man with a spray "gun" put on The entire job was given two coats, Stremendous savings effected. Loth in labor and material, are fast con thirty-six gallons of paint in nine hours. This was contrasted with the previous record in the same factory of four gal using fifteen barrels of oil paint. From the floor up to the five-foot line an olive green was used, as this color vincing contractors, master painters, lons put on by one man, in the same does not show discoloration from manufacturers and building owners of time, by the brush. This est imate, of spilled or spattered oil or grease. the merits of the spray method in course, applies to the application of Everything above the live-foot line, industrial painting and finishing. The paint, but the relative saving in appli including pipes and structural steel, growing use of the air brush is largely cation of varnishes and enamels in fur was painted n light erearn color. clue lo the fact, t ha t I lie spray method niture finishing is just as great. Two complete outfits with two combines uniformity and durability of Typical of practical results and costs spray "guns" each were used on the coat, with low cost of application. Is an interesting job done by the spray job, which was finished in Iwclve 10 The use of the spray method lists method at the motor plant of the hour days. Four men were required been found particularly advantageous .1 aekson-Chureh-Wilcox Company Di to operate each outfit, and, at tlie same ill painting large wall surfaces and ceil time, ten men were kept busy re ing areas in manufacturing plants, and touching and painting the base by in the finishing of furniture. brush. In other words, the machines, Painters and finishers using the in 900 man-hours, did the bulk of the brush method find the use of the fur work and kept pace with the brushes, brash an interesting phase of their which consumed 12(H) niun-1tours on work, permitting full exercise of the- r re-touch and finish work. skill in manipulation. In the hands The spraying outfits now on the of the skilled workman, it. permits ol market consist, in general, of a "gun" just as much individuality as the brush or atomizer, paint tank and compres method, and, even in the hands of the sor. Either a gasoline engine or motor apprentice or layman, produces smooth, may be used to supply power. The uniform surfaces. , "gnu," so called from its resemblance The durability and uniformity of tin to an automatic revolver, comprises finishing coat applied by the spray two hose connect ions, one for the method are made possible through tin- liquid paint and the other to supply automatic regulation of the spray, re t he compressed air, a sulting in a coat of handle and a needle the same thickness valve, the latter over the entire sur being operated by a face. Bags and runs, trigger. The com and " fatty edges," so pressing apparatus often ruinous to an consists of an air re otherwise perfect ceiver, compressor, job, aretlms avoided. strainer and auto The enormous sav matic governor. ing in I.init--and, The outfits come consequent iy, money in small, compact, -- effected by the portable form and .spray method is can be very con probably its greatest veniently moved claim to considera- around to meet the l ion. Much speedier needs of the job. work can lie done by Such an outfit, using .spraying than by paint products of the brushing, but it. must T '!</' lit'Ush itt Opu'rtlimn. ItOWvt: Lmtlplvic fipfayittij Uuijii wdh i tiH> " (ttiU.n Flint Varnish and lie remembered that Col o r Works, o .spraying has its vision of the General Motors Corpora Flint, Michigan, was employed on the limitations in that it is not as advanta tion at Saginaw, Michigan. The job Jackson-Chureh-Wilcox job, described geous as brushing for certain kinds of comprised the painting of a building above. work. of the "saw tooth" type, 480 feet by The spraying outfit, for the use of It. is estimated, in general, that one 158 feet, and included considerable manufacturers in the application of spraying machine can do the work of structural steel in the upper part of varnishes, enamels, etc., to furniture five or ten men, according to the nature the building. The building consists of and novelties, differs only from the of the work done. One enthusiastic seventeen sections, each 138 feet by "general purpose" outfit in that the advocate of the spray method states, 28 feet. "gun" is a more delicate instrument. for example, that, in a certain factory. JLS A. J.1 M. 2.1U~ il 22, JU M. 21 JLJ ilUMt'Ol) lt/lU Spraying Structural $t-ri ComplcU Job Done by the Air Brush pel-milling a wider decree of variance; in the fineness of the spray. The whole onKii is stationary, and the spray is used in a ntelal compartment or "room " equipped with a high speed ventilating fan, which carries I he; fumes mid minute particles of the product mvay from the operator. As in every pa in ling or finishing jolt, lhe hind arid quality of paints used arc of primary importance ill spray work. In general, pain Is and finishes for this type of work are not as heavy bodied ns for brush work and are supplied ready for use- by many of the paint manufacturers. Paints for general usemay be made satisfactory for spray work, however, by simply reducing them to the proper consistency. In this connection, it is felt by many that one of the chief advantages of spraying, from the standpoint of final results, is the fact that; the immense saving in lalior expense, through quicker work and greater production, makes it possible to use a better qual ity of paint or finishing material and si ill keep I he final cost far below what, it would he by the brush method. In other words, tile use of a higher grade of paint or finishing material applied by the spray method would not equal the cost of applying a, cheaper, less durable produel by brush. This, of course, means not only greater protection, lull si ill greater economy. In the case of the furniture manufacturer, for example, if means a finished product of higher quality, with greater service to the ultimate consumer. When the economy, uniformity and speed of the spray method become more generally known, it will no doubt become common on building ami structural work generally, just as it lias already become an impor tant factor in many manufacturing plants, in the finishing of furniture, automobiles, toys and various kinds of novelties. Playing the Other Fellow's Game FARM Eli with thousands of Abushels of corn to sell cannot afford to spend his time finding a market for a hundred tons of hay a neighbor may have on his hands. Belling the hay will not help to sell the corn. But; supjjose a manufacturer or deal er has tractors or other heavy farm machinery to sell and cannot sell it be cause the cultivated fields in his terri tory are so choked with stumps that such machinery cannot be used--what then? Obviously the manufacturer and dealer must talk dynamite and do everything possible to induce farmers to clear their land, even if in so doing they are primarily playing the dyna mite manufacturer's game. It's simply paving the way to a market for their own line.. -a market that cannot pos sibly be created until the .slumps are elimiiuited. North and South Carolina, Tennes see, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi are looming up mightily as diversified fanning states. It is said less than twenty-five per cent of their cultivated lands is cleared, Wiscon sin, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Califor nia, etc., also have immense tracts of stump land. That means the tractor and heavy implement manufacturer and dealer are shut out of markets that would be very profitable to them if the land were cleared. What's the answer? Talk dyna mite. Urge land clearing. Yes, do it even if yon are playing the other fel low's game to begin with, for remember, your game cannot even start until his game has been played and won. Viewing the proposition in a narrow way, the tractor and heavy implement mart may feel that it is scarcely his task to boost the dynamite manufacturer's game*, but the tractor and heavy implement man can console himself with the thought that he will be the biggest winner in the long run. Con versely, if lie doesn't do it, he shuts himself out of highly profitable mar kets in the stump regions. Why is it tliat manufacturers in allied lines or lines one of which must necessarily serve as a leader or paver of the way for another do not co operate with one another better than they do? Business all around would be better if they did. 1 iiucjusT, lyitr u v i u i\ x *x ;i uniiiis j -j School Days at the Traps STRONG revival of interest in should experience no difficulty in find Ashooting as a spurt is at least one desirable leal it re of the war's aftermath in America. The desire l<> shoot is almost in stinctive with the average red-blooded American. Perhaps litis trait has been inherited from those early American colonists who depended upon their skill with rifle and shotgun for food and safety. Be that as it may. the fact remains that even those of ns who ing the facilities near at hand. There are thousands of gun clubs throughout lire country; many well-known sum mer and winter resorts now feature trapshooting ns one of tin: attractions otl'eicd to guests; and many golf and country clubs have their own shooting lodges. Any sporting goods dealer or any hardware dealer who handles guns and ammunition will be glad to put the embrvo shooter in touch with the near know nothing about firearms secretly wish we could boast of being "a guru] shot." The onward uiai-eh of lion Inis, of course, u-iiioc measure, actual uecc.-sily for i he me < firearms, but the love of i lie emi'e n mains and finds expiv-oion in liniiiiri a,s a sport and in shooting at the- traps or at the ranges \llaniir ( ;f;j ;r/-I.-* lids innate desire to shoot manifests itself most notice ably in the normal, healthy boy, and the ability to handle firearms is no less desirable J'or him than for the grown up boys we call men. Certainly it is safer and better to en courage the boy to learn, under proper guidance and super vision, how to use a shotgun or rifle than to deny Mm such hixlnu'tmfj a lUyinurr af fhr TtitpsfumHng (Jam-' training and run the risk of an accident the first time lie est gun club or with the source of help happens to get a gun in his hands. ful information for organizing a soci The father who knows how to shoot able, fit tie. shooting dub among friends. can himself guide his boy's desire to A hearty welcome and the loan of a acquire the same ability, and few gun await the beginner at practically stronger 1 Kinds of companionship and any gun club. mutual understanding Iretweeu father Atlantic City, among its other at and sou am be found than common tractions, offers a splendid oppor interest in wholesome sport. tunity to "would-be" shooters. There, The same tiling is true of women and at the ocean end of Young's Million girls. The ability to shoot is just as Dollar Pier, is located the only school valuable to the mothers and sisters as of its kind in the world... (he Du Pont it is to the fathers and brothers. Shoot ing is a healthful, invigorating sport, and means more self-reliance and greater safety. The man or woman who wishes to learn how to shoot, or to teach the young son or daughter the sport. J 1010 ! 1017 l 1018 Tol.tls Alttfusliiiuf........... . S.WZ ' Mato t-bs.>oler:t.... . -1,852 Sbniil rf< . . 35:1 iSnvi -o . . HJMKHS , Mtilo iNovR-t*. . . . , 2,48-1 | Female [S'Dykes... .; Tiirk'fU I liman,,.,.1 240,125 I 5.3R8 ! <Miitf j 17.701 o.nm i 3,805 I IfiJSl mi , 721 1 1.573 3,144 : MS I ID,II8H 2,15114 1 8,478 ; 8.03.1 430 | j ,8k ;s 7,% ' 3R0.tf.10 OtW.830 Trapshooting School. With the excep tion of some army camps, more people have learned to shoot at that school than anywhere else in the country. In the three, years of the .school's exist ence, over ten thousand men, women, hoys and girls have discovered there, for the first time, the fascination of "the sport alluring-'' Experienced in structors are always oil hand to lend a properly fitting gun to t he visitor and to help him learn to break the clay' tar gets as they' fly out over the waiter. Ilert the novice can learn to shoot under the most favorable con ditions. The exhil aration of the sea breezes together with the thrill of the traps will add notch to the pleas ure of an outing at the shore. Trophies are of fered at the school, each week, for the best beginner's si'lire, the best woman's score and the best resmlar's score. Special trophies are gi ven lor long rims. Those awards, y iiiji'iiiiig an element of competition, add greatly (othe interest. Among the runy excellent scores made at the school during the past year, the out standing performance was the record established b;y Mr. E, P, Voelker, who, in his second season of trapshooting, made successive long runs of 50, 75, 107 and Ithi without a miss. The fig ures in the accompanying tabic Icll the story of the growing popularity of the Du Pont Trapshooting School and of the splendid work that it is doing in teaching people, of nil ages and from all parts of the country, to shoot. ACERTAIN newspaper that made a practice of answering inquiries from renders received this one: "Please tell me what is the matter with my chickens. They go to roost apparently well. The next, morning we find one or more on their backs on the floor, stiff, combs while and feet in the air." It was the editor's busy day, and this was the answer his reader received: " Dear sir, your chickens are dead." J A- 1/ V4 WUJ JL -5 _S> JL ** Dynamite Erases Penny Hill James F. Mclror Delight in MoLor Trued, Whether for Business or Pleasure, ('urtsisls in Traversing (laud Roads. Modern Road CoHslrudiait Eliminates Roadbed Annoyances, Dangerous Grades, and Turns. The Penny Hill Project Represents the Removal of Another Menace to Motoring N building the Lincoln Highway a route that will meet every require The removal of Penny Ilill by the Ithrough the slate of Delaware, one ment of automobile travel. General of the most difficult problems that T. Coleman du Pont, who is gener faced the State Highway Commissionously building a state road in Dela use of dynamite is just another in stance of the potency and efficiency of explosives in construction work, for it was the elimination of the steep and ware at his own expense, is president would have been virtually impossible dangerous Penny Ilill, to remove the olist.ruetion loeaterl north of the city by any other means. of Wilmington, toward In llus instance, more the Pennsylvania stale over, dynamite served line. This lull was a hull' another important and mile in length and had a pu t riol ic: purpose. About twelve per cent elevation the lime Contractor at the summit. Drivers Hopkins began blasting of motor vehicles of all operations, the demand descriptions dreaded the traveling of Penny Hill " 'ini1.1 i.aif .111*^^ . for stone for foundations of houses that were to be and avoided it by detour construe!ed for shipyard ing whenever possible. A workers became very great many ears were wrecked on this steep incline, especially in the ^f--*" mm s '":i 'ffi. great. It was impossible to get stone delivered by the railroads on account winter season, and the powerful govern men t Scene on Penny Hill Afle-r a Blast of war-time regulations. The problem was solved trucks, which experienced lit l ie or no of the commission which has charge of by the use of Brandywine rock from difficulty in negotiating other hills on the Lincoln Highway construction be Penny Hill, which was transported by the route between Washington and tween Wilmington and (he Pennsyl trucks to the scene of the building Philadelphia, often had lo be assisted vania line. operations. to its top. ' The Levy Court of New Castle The accompanying illustrations show 'Phe work of leveling this hill was County hopes (o have the remaining the effect of I)u Pont dynamite on the begun last year. Con hard Brandywine rock, tractor Hopkins, whowas and, also, the blasted placed in charge of the rock broken for building work of erasing this ob stacle iri the put hot prog - ms .this obstruction, ress. knew that Du Pont i has. long been: a dynamite would play menace. to motorists, havoc with the solid bed passes into oblivion, but, of hard Brainlywine rock, thanks to dynamite, not so tie employed it unspar ingly and ellicaciou.sly in completing one of the heaviest rock cuts ever made in ari eastern through their conversion locality. Almost 50(10 into building material, cubic yards of rock were been made'to add their taken from thiseutywhich reached a maximum of Hoip Du Pont Dynamite Torn the Blue Uoek on Benny // III contribution to human, e o info ri. Th e Pen ny 12ly feet in depth and 45 feet in width seel ions of the National highway be Hill project is but one of many in at the lop of the hill. tween Wilmington and the Maryland stances of the value of dynamite in Today, Penny Ilill is a thing of the state line completed before winter. modern road engineering, as well as past, a vitrified brick highway of Work on the sections under contract being one of the many ways in which greatly reduced grade now occupying is being pushed rapidly, and. ns there is it materially aided in working out its place and making (he northern link plenty of labor available, there is little the country's gigantic shipbuilding of the Lincoln Highway in Delaware doubt that the hope will be realized program.  i.Jfc.WVBWhJ.A.j *,%**.%* " 4.A iLM A >1 *-* :;*S --3 MiUS! cm No. 429 D TWa Truck b Running Beard ' itwood veneer. F&brikoid, bound with black fibre, Ha* . 'heavy nickeled lock end two catches. . Bottom t* protected with a hardwood : Hading secured by- steel comers and 1 "r" a strong handle on each '* E to . are two g wilt cases to match. We also fum: trunk with tray only, . Sire: 291"xllwi 16" No. 2814 D' Size: 20" *20" s 17" Motor Luggage--Plus ' Bergrade motor car luggage may now be lad. covered with. Du Pont Fabrikoid, Craftsman'Quality. :^[ We lave added dJitinctive elegance to skilled design and workmanship, We have clothed strength and stability with beauty undeniable--and we have gained all the advantages of a practical covering' that is water, dirt, grease-proof and stainless, A covering- that will not crack, peel, scuff or grow shabby, and one that can be readily washed when soiled. We invite inquiries for prices and literature. ..- 1 Berg Auto Trunk and Specialty Co. 400 Lafayette St...New York City No. 3008 D Tbb exceedingly fine Luncheon Set is constructed of 3-ply Basswood veneer, v**rd with Ctaftsman Quality Du Pont Fabrikoid and bound with Hack fibre. In closing of case we utilizeou; patent tongue and groove channel moulding. This im portant feature makes the case dust and waterproof. Insideof cate are thesecessary fitting* for six persona, including two large food boxes. Spaces are provided for carrying two ODC-Qttart and a pint Thermo* bottle. Sbw 2?" x 9" x I V* ffe* 17000 TUs beautiful pee# of Luggage t* constmcied of the Gnt Quality board over steal frame and tt covert with Craftsmaa Quality Du Pool Fabukcid. 1*bound with leather, hand sewed, lined with s checked linen Bonnie cloth. It costaio# a toy and folding shirt pocket-ha* two very fine locks and solid leather handle and IJ" (trap is provided to go all around center of case. The case ismade wMh round edges and h % inchea deep. Made in three lengths: 24" - 26w 2Wf | Jl Pays lit Sell ^TRAVELING GOODS PRODUCED BY The Belher Trunk & Bag Co. 1*111 LADIiLI'ULA, PA. ' Factories Phil.uk]phia, New York (.`itk.;jgo (^FkoiilgWis. A Transplanted War-Time Idea AMONG the innumerable pb- Of course, when a shell made a direct, licily aids employed in floating hit, unless it was a "dud,'' everything J*-the several Liberty .Loans, none in its vicinity was wiped out. Bui, offered a wider field for exploiting the concussion of these shells also originality and ingenuity than window caused damage, which made the con displays. Thousands of storekeepers, duct of business by the merchants from the largest to the smallest, used exceedingly trying and difficult. The ih.-ir wiiiili.vs hi ihi.-; promotion work shock of (he mighty explosions shat tered the big plate windows used in the high class stores and threw the fragmentsback into the store itself. The danger of injury to owner, customers and clerics, to saynoth- ingofmerchandise, from this source was so great that means of preven Concrete Floor Paint tion were eagerly sought. Finally, THE concrete floor offers ii. peculiar paint ing problem. Being of a porous nnl ure, Uie use of paint, alone some one hit on the happy Idea of gluing strips of would cnlail considerable expense, and due to the free alkali in suck surfaces ,-l Arlidimlli) Taped Wiaikm ordinary paper or tapes lengthwise tins paint coaling would soon he and sonic very attractive and, in some and crosswise of the windows. This dost rayed. cases, absolutely unique, displays re lilt'll worked out successfully, for, The propel' I real men l for .sink sur sulted. although the concussion broke the glass faces is lo first apply a eonL of Con The window display shown iu con as formerly, the p;q>er or tapes held the crete Floor First Coater, which ef nection with this article was used by a splintered fragments together and fectively seals up the pores and pre Cincinnati florist in helping along flic prevented them from living. vents suction. Over this foundation Fourth Liberty Loan. Its interest, Once its utility was proved, it was two coats of Concrete Floor Faint: aside from the artistry and beauty of only natural that the French store should he applied. The nature of this the inferior arrangement:, lies in the keepers would recognize the artistic product is .such that it. is not affected unusual tape decorations on the sur jMissibililies of flic idea. They made by alkalies, and the resultant paint face of the window. The idea was bor the widest use of this new system of film will he found exceptiouallv dur rowed from a wartime expedient re window trimming and achieved some able. " sorted to by French merchants in the very beautiful, unique and artistic ef Concrete Floor Faint is made in five wn r zone. fects witli the paper tapes. The count colors, which are shown in a color card Despite the fact that many French less variety of designs and arrange on this product, together with full towns in the back areas from the fight ments possible with this material made directions for use. ing lines were subjected to periodical, the task a very simple one. American \\ rife for color card today to Adver daily bombardments, the inhabitants travelers in these sections also recog tising Division, E, i. du Pont de refused to leave for safer regions, but. nized the excellence of the idea from a Nonmnrs & Wilmington, Delaware. obslinati ly remained in I heir homes window trimming standpoint and until German approach or German trausphmled it across the Atlantic. 11. There is a great, deal of good that* shells made the territory positively un has been used with great success in can he done in the world, if we are tenable. During the intervals between many of our larger cities, and its nov not, loo careful as to who gets the shellings, these brave people con elty is si ill sufficient to attract large credit. ducted their affairs the same as usual. crowds whenever it is strikingly used. On Again! GoneAgain! I PONTORLENE! Removes Tar Grease, Grime Oil and Dust Sendfor a free sample today DEALERS! TonUiklene is actdaily .will irg iheif. Gel in touch- zvith us today, h'f vs :cndyvu a samps and vvr araactrvc dealer's proposition, -ii:cludtns tree sampics, display cords, circu lars, read signs' and cleans. (IWIAGYSI Jiecry garage j huuid haee a tufpiv w PoUaklen-- hit ijzozvn use. Saves time and labor; makes a spick and span f-b: nsfunf more and satisfied customers. Send for n sample ean TODAY. Address Jldvertising Division Du Pont Chemical Works Owned anti operated, by 6.1, du Pont dedfemoi/rs iff Qo. Wilmington, Delaware Br a n c h Of f i c e s : Ne w Yo r k , Bo s t o n , Ch ic a g o , Co i.u mr f s , Sa s l-|`RANt'isro La Belle Pattern Ivory Py-mTn This illustration, being in one color, inadequately expresses the real charm of the decorated La Belle Pattern Imry Py-ra-lin ASTEFULLY decorated in dainty colors, in a French design, harmonizing with the Tbeautiful lines of the La Belle Pattern, with transverse handles to the brushes and mirror making them exceptionally easy to hold, this, the latest achievement in Ivory Py-ra-lin toiletware, is offered our customers with the knowledge that its addition to their toiletware line will be found a most advantageous and profitable one. La Belle Ivory Py-ra-lin is also made in plain pattern without decoration. Write for prices and full details. THE ARLINGTON WORKS Owned and Operated by E. I, DU PONT DE NEMOURS r CO Wilmington, Delaware Branches: N*w York, Boston, Chicago, 5t, Louis, ColuiTihus, San Francisco The Arlington Co. of Canada, Ltd , Toronto, Ontario Branches: Montreal and Winnipeg 4-XVMU^ij A*/ JLtV XJ VI J. U X IXJL'li XI /V i X in -IV Pi. U POMT AM! FRIES Sill S'li ill -*Yi|-i|| i For the convenience of buyers considering the purchase of any Da Pont product, and desiring specific informa tion, this coupon is printed. Upon receipt, it will be forwarded immediately to the proper office for attention Fill In, Cut Out and Mail This Coupon (DuPont Mngntme, AuRust, *19) Sales Promotion Division E. 1. da Pont cfe Nemours & Co. Date.. Wilmington, Delaware EXPLOSIVES O Wasting Powder U Blasting Supplies Charcoal O Clay Mining -Farm Rxplnxives Industrial Dynamites Land Clewing Permissible Explosives Refined Nitrate of Soda Road Building O Saltpetre O Tree Planting O Wood Pulp SPORTING. POWDERS Bl&rk Sjxiltiiig Ptm'ijrr Hiuid Trap U Hunting Pistol Smokeless Powder Resort Shooting Rifle Smokeless Powder Shooting in Colleges O Shooting on Boats O Smokeless Powder Trapshooting PAINTS n Antomohilc Finishes Barn and Hoof Paint 3 Colors in Oil Concrete Hkxir Paint Concrete Paint Bnumels LI Flat Wall Finishes Floor Paints O Floor Varnishes O FI oor Wax House Industrial Paints Japans Marine Paints Metal Preservative Paint O Mill White Railway Paints O Red Lead O Shellac P Shingle Stain O Smokestack Paint O Structural U Varnishes O Varnish Stain Finishes Wagon and Implement Paints f"t While Lend in Oil Wire Screen Pitint Wood Filler Wood Mulshes Wood Stains PIGMENTS Artificial Vermilion U Dry Cobra Litharge Lithopone Pulp Colors O Rubber Makers White o Toluidinc Toner O While Lead Zinc Chromate CHEMICALS D Acids Alums Barium Chloride D Belt Cement Benzol Products Bronze Powder C Bronzing Liquids c Curpoiene {Wood Preservative) Carpo (Metal Paint) c Coke G (aeosote G Dead Oil Distilled Water Fther Q Heavy Chemicals O Household Cement Leather Renewcr Leather Substitute Solutions Mantle Dips Metal Lacquer Nitre Cake Parlodion PI Patent Lordlier Solutions O Pegamoid Alumimim Paint Pitch Poutur y Pontoklene Py-ra-Iin Knainels Pyroxylin Solutions Salt Cake Shingle Oil Solvents Split Leather Solutions O Waterproof Cement G Wood Lacquer py-in-UN Brushes Challenge Clemmble Collars Colored Sheeting O Combs Desk Sets O Manicure Sets D Mirrors fl Novelty Sheeting O Py-rn-tin Rods and Tubes Pv-ra-lin Specialties Py-ra liu Toilet Goods Toilet Sets P Transparent Sheeting COATED TEXTILES p Auto Truck Special Fabrikoid Book-Finish Fabrikoid Buggy Aprons Craftsman Fabrikoid Fabrikoid for Baggage Fabrikoid for Home Uses Fabrikoid for Railroad Uphol stery and Vestibule Curtains Fabrikoid for Upholstering O Fabrikoid Sheeting Fairfield Rubber Coated Cloth Hat Sweat. Material Marine Special (U. S. Standard) Fabrikoid Motor Fabrikoid Rayntito Fabrikoid Auto Top Material U Rug Anchor p Shoe Fabrikoid Name.............................. ................................................................................ Position................................................ Four Address (if Personal)................................................................. .................................................................. Name of Concern (If Company)......................................................................................................................... r=? Address of Company ....................................................................................................... ............. ................ BUSINESS: O Manufacturer: D Producer; Jabber; O Dealer; O Consumer. (Check which) What Du Pont Products do you self? ..................................................................... If a user, for what, purpose does the product checked, or that which you now use, interest you? SPECIFIC QUESTIONS SHOULD BM ASKED IX AX ACCOMPANYING LETTER nmraot: Wf If pixltilg tfk'- ih | % Flflp The Inside of the Silo : UP-TO-DATE farms nowadays are equipped villi one or more silos, : for tlsal is the farmer's only effective fTrite far FREE Explosives CANADIAN BRANCHES OF THE means of keeping a supply of fresh fod der for his cattle during the winter Sales Record Book American Industries . months. To gel the host results the silo must he air tight--and above all the inside must be clean. Paint is the natural solution of I he problem, bill not alt paints will fill the requirements. Harrisons Silo Compound is spe cially prepared for this purpose. Its ingredients are .such that it will not foul the ensilage; neither is it affected by the fermentat ion which takes place. It produces a smooth surface, ensuring a. sanitary interior necessary to the proper preservation of the ensilage. Tins product will be found particu larly adaptable for use on the interior of the silo which has just been erected, its if, will not only assist in making the interior air light, but the work can be We will mail free, to any dealer in explosives, a }x>ok for keeping records of sales of explosives, sis required by the Federal law. The form used will be Unit approved by the United States Bureau of Mines. Dealers in dynamite, sporting powder, blasting supplies and blasting powder may get the ! record book by mailing request to , E. 1. du Pont de Nemours & Co, | WiJmingtrm, lYfdawart; OR ANY .11 HANOI OFFICE; Birmixifdinm, Buffalo, CLkuso. Columbus, !>., Denver, Duluth, Huotinutth i, .Joplin, Kansas City, Mo., Ni wVork, Portland, Or*., Pittsburgh, Pa., Si. Lotiis, San frarnisco, Seattle, .Scranton, ftj-okanu, iSpriijKflekl, Ilf., Jitmimi, Alaska. E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co, Ed. G. White, Representative S|>ortii!i4 Powder Division OTTAWA, ONTARIO j I | i)ti Pont Pabrikoid Co. I.EAT H IS K SUBSTITUTES FAlli FIELD RUBBER CLOTH W. A. Cotton, Manager NEW TORONTO, ONTARIO | Du Pont Chemical Works PYROXYLIN AND COAL TAU CHEMICALS W, A. Cotton, Bales Representative NEW TORONTO, ONTARIO The Arlington Co. : IVORY Py-UA-LIN and CLEANABLE COLLARS J. A, Chautier, Saks Manager TORONTO, ONTARIO Branches: WINNIPEG and MONTREAL Inquiries invited relative to descriptive 1 booklets and prhttin , done Hindi more economically as the interior surface will not have to be (leaned, it will also prevent wood How to Apply Insecticides decay due to contact with moisture. The proper care of the silo is fully covered in "The Silo--Tlie Proper Care of the Inside", which should be of unusual interest, to the dealer sup plying the farm trade, and to the fitrmer or silo owner himself. A copy of Urn folder will be furnished mi re quest. to the Advertising Division, E. I. du Pont: dc Nemours & lift-, Wilm ington, Del aware. TO demonstrate to farmers methods preparation of spray mixtures, emul of fighting insects injurious to im sions, poisoned baits, and in other portant. crops and domestic animals Inims ethods of insect control. Persons in been a part of tlie year's activities of the communities where demonstra the Bureau of Entomology, United tions are being made are induced, States Department of Agriculture. An wherever it is possible, to assist in the average of 57 specialists of this bureau work in order that, each community has been maintained in the field to in may have one or more persons ac struct groups of farmers, live-stock quainted with the methods of as men, fruit growers, and others in the sembling and applying insecticides. w i w%jz tfcJMV'J'itfi ii-rntfurw % suki In c r e a s e s p r q d u < AND DECREASES ACC WORKER? GAN SEE : ' A .". -DU" - -LITED" FACTOI .. SEND FOR BOOKLET E, I. uu Po n t d e ' Ne mo u f ' Wi l mi n g t o n , De l a w a r e PnK.r-'/.nt:-Aum-V. .**. 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