The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-04-27
A FEATURE OF The
EXPOSITION
DENATuRED ALCOHOL MANU-.
FAcTuREp FROM FARM PRO-
DUCTS AND USED FOR HEAT
AND LIGHT.

WASHINGTON. April 2e.--An *
hibitation tnat win be- of the utmost
Importance. commercially, TO all clas-
ses OF Americans. viii be in charge Of
Dr. Charles II. Munroc at the coming
jamestown Exposition. DIR. Munroe.
who II professor Of chemistry at
George Washington university, is Just
In receipt Of a cabIcgram from Char
les Lesimplc, honorary commissioner
of the Exposition for Germany, stat
ing that he has secured comprehen-
sive collection Of apparatus employed
In that country In the production and
consumption OF denatured alcohol
Tests will be made In the distllla-
iion Of denaturcd alcohol from farm
products. which win be OF the great
est interest 10 agriculturists, and Ike
wise 10 manufacturers and the grow
Ing army Of automobiiIsts
DIR. Munroe. who has been giving
permission by George Washington TN
ivcrsity TO accept the appointment Of
superintendent OF the free alcohol ex-
hIbit at the exposition. has laid many
elaborate plans for illustrating the
uses to which the fluid may be put.
one Of the principal OF these win be
a new type OF lamp Of great efficiency,
and II Is proposed 20 light the build
ings containing the exhibit With these
lamps. using denatured spirits as the
iiiiuminsnt. The use 0f spirits for
power In farming and other machine
ry also will be demonstrated.
The benefits 10 the country at large
to bo derived from this series Of tests
and experiences will be far-reaching.
The passage Of the denatured alco-
hol bin at the short session OF the
Fifty nineth Congress, which removed
the discrepancies in the original act,
and will permit farmers In the course
OF the next few months to begin the
manufacture OF this denatured alcohol
for use In lighting and heating. As
a result Of this manufacture. Il Is be-
lIeved that eventually every farmer
will be practically independent Of the
oil companies for fuel for light heat
and the operation of his farming
machinery.
The fact that a member OF the
George washington University ia
Guilty is to be In supreme charge OF
these tests. is proof that they will be
undertaken intelligently and carried
10 a complete and satisfactory con-
clusIon. Probably no other university
IN the country can count in Its IA
Guilty so manysscientific men of nat
ional and international renown. The
situated In the capital OF
the United States. is enable to draw
upon the scientific resources OF the
and TO command the SER
Vices OF its savants For this reason
Il Is not surprising that In addition
to supplying the superintendent OF the
free alcohol exhibit, George Washing
ton University also has provided the
exposition with the superintendent for
its radium exhibit This is Dr.Truman
Abbe. also a member of the faculty
The appointments of these scien-
lists TO important posts at the exposi-
tion will do much TO strengthen George
Universitys campaien TO
make of itsself great national insti-
tuition. The university Is rapidly COM
pleting a local 100000 funi with
which ground will be purchased suit
,ble for the erection of new buildings,
Il is expected that the country at
large will supply the funds neces-
sary for an adequate endowment to
insure the future success of the insti-
luton. The institution win not ac-
,ept from the government any assist
lnce in the establishment Of this en-
iowment fund for 1t intends to be-
,ome national university not only in
name, but will avoid, so far as pos
'ible, the political entanglements that
must come with the extension of gov
,rnment financial aid.