Show Discovery of Gasoline I Substitute Improbable EYA EVANStON stO IlL March 30 It 30 It ItIs Is le not probable that some hitherto unknown substance will be discovered discovered discovered ered as a B. substitute for gasoline according to the opinion of WLee W W. Lee Lewis famed tamed Inventor and professor of ot chemistry at t Northwestern Northwestern North North- western university The attention of scientific men and of the industries Is dl- dl rather toward extracting more nore gasoline from crude petroleum petroleum petroleum petro petro- leum and utilization of ot low grade sources such as the 0 oil 11 bearing and sandstones said Professor Professor Professor Pro Pro- is fessor Lewis Rapid progress prepress being made along dong the first line that thatIs thatis Is Is in the development of or cracking processes' processes which Increases in increases increases In- In creases the yield lel 1 of ot gasoline from crude petroleum m. m I think there Is Isa a a. Great promise in the aluminum chloride process It If one distills ten gallons of ot kerosene with aluminum chloride he be obtains some six Fix or seven gallons of or g-aso- g line The difficult is at present to recover the aluminum chloride so It m may y be used over again Chemists ChemIsts Chem Chem- lets will solve that problem soon however Oil bearing are already being utilized for gasoline and If It the price goes up will become an Important Industrial l source A As for the prediction of dollar gasoline Baseline recently made in congress don dont don't t scrap your automobile yet When a a. congressman cong gets scientific hes he's like In love When the price pric passes 40 or 60 BO gents cents per gallon alcohol which can be made for tor 25 26 cents per gallon gallon gallon gal gal- lon can be used The amendment dIdn't t cover cover a automo automobiles tomo- tomo biles bUes These are the lines of ot progress Better yields from present pe petroleum pe- pe sources utilization of low grade sources such as better better better bet bet- ter carburetors and less lees wasteful engines and finally it r f It comes known J to to cases a switching combustibles such Buch as alcohol I IIO cant can't conceive o of any Y miraculous aw solution IO de of t the tab ab above lines 1 |