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Show HAS r$C FEAR OF GASOLINE SCARCITY Dr. David Day of the bureau of mines nt Washington, has no fear of a gaso-. i hue shortage in the United States, he as-Norted as-Norted recently in an address before Kansas Kan-sas City's Petroleum club at tho Hotel Baltimore. SDr. Day has no misgivings about the war making much difference with the available supply, but if the worst comes to (lie worst, he said, thero were other methods of obtaining the fluid. It is possible to ohialn gasoline from Almost any kind of oil from coal tar. asphalt or shale. He also added that a corps of 'hmists from this country are now in Prance studying conditions there. His st a lenient that oil could be secured i'rom shale was nf pari leu In r interest to tlirwo present. With a test tube and alco-.10) alco-.10) flame. Dr. Day demonstrated with a small quantity of .vhale that oil can be -f-ured from this substance. He looks for wonderful development in the shale liclds of some nf the western stales. |