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Show Local Student Makes Discovery Modern chemistry is ever accomplishing accom-plishing something startling- Jay Beck of this city, assistant working under the direction of Dr. C. E. Maw in tire chemistry department of the Brigham Young University, is credited with having devised a method whereby a raw material valued val-ued at $5.00 a pound is transformed into a product valued at $200.00 a product obtained is used in the analysis of spray residue on fruits and for other purposes. It is used extensively as an analytical reagent. It is called Diphenyltlilocarbazone (Dithizon). Dissolved in water in-soluable in-soluable solvents, it may be employed employ-ed under specific laboratory conditions condi-tions as a colometrlc test for salts of the following metals: lead, copper, cop-per, nickel, gold, silver, platinum, mercury and other heavy metals. The raw material is phenyllhydra-zine- Dr. Maw and Mr. Beck state that they have not made a new discovery but have worked out a successful methed of accomplishing the con-l con-l version. Mr. Beck is the son of Mr. ana Mrs- Vern Beck and a son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ellison of this city. . o- |