Show 1 NEW NEW INVENTION TO THWART THWART J 1 OIL TRUSTS SAYS FISCHER I I 9 V I By CARL D. D GROAT United Press Staff Correspondent BE BERLIN IN March 15 Germany Germany and fields other lands land's poor In Jn petroleum but rich in coal will soon be Independent independent Inde lade pendent of ot the worlds world's oil trusts as the result of or the discovery of b by Dr Franz Franzl l Fischer Ischer and rl U- U In an exclusive interview with tho the United Press Professor Protessor FIschere FIsch er ere er of the Kaiser Wilhelm institute for coal research research's in Muel- Muel helm heim Ruhr declared red that It will bo be possible hereafter to make Syn- Syn thol r resembling ga gasoline soIl ln In In any desired quantity from coal into question question question ques ques- will not come como tion for tor Arm Am ArmIca Ica at the moment he useful for that declared and will be land only when the tho vast American American Ameri Amen can supplies of gasoline began to toJ the Impression ira ira- wane He dissipated too that Sj could be made more cheaply than gasoline Baseline The significance e of or his discovery er cry ery however however howe lies n the fact that th that t can be made in any co country which has coal or or r peat re rea sources Fischer one of oj Germans Germanys Germany's s foremost foremost foremost fore fore- most scientists has achieved the position of or head heal of the Kaiser Wll- Wll I helm institute in through years jears ears of or brilliant labor Ills discovery er represents the v work vork ork of nearly a score of of years I His ef efforts orts orts' in this direction went ent parallel with similar researches by tho the and Soda Werko but he was the first to disCover discover dis dis- dis I cover a practical substitute for tor gasoline which can be commercially supplied I S Our SOur process he lie said consists I I of obtaining water gas from coal coke or half halt col coKe e. e With our ss tem tern the water n ater gas as is converted into a volatile oil practically free from hydrocarbons This synthetic oil which has be been n given the name of ot ds neither benzine nor although it can be converted convert convert- ed into benzine if desired This conversion however has merely a scientific interest Tests of in ln motors have proved that it is superior to ben ben- zol aol a gasoline like Uke substances g gained from coal Ve We believe o ir work means the b beginning of a anew anew new new Kind of fuel for tor motor v vehicles chicles I There is still considerable to do be be- be fore the process Is full fully adapted to I commercial purposes We v feel that our many years rears devotion to this I problem was justified through it It is Is' 0 possible to create create create cre cre- I ate in any desIred quantity volatile volatile volatile vola- vola tile motor fuels in countries that I have not petroleum but have coal or peat The patent fo for r the Fischer ischer process process process pro pro- I cess is still held in Germany al although although al- al though experiments are being made mado in Austria with his product Il The new fuel said Fischer Fischer Fis Fis- cher is not at all identical with benzine It can however replace benzine and is in my opinion even better |