Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-18
Calls OIL CONTROL
Essential TO NAVY
Secretary Roosevelt Says De-
partment Will Not Go
Back TO Coal Burning
CONGRESS HEARS OF
WASTE OF GAS

United states Navy is at sta in the
nsht to retain Government control OF
the California petroleum reserves.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt OF the
Navy asserted In a paper read before
the annual meeting of the American
Min ng Congress.
1T may be set down as a dem to
conclus on" said the paper. that the
navy connot revert to coal burning
vessels without enormous loss Of
eho ency. and. furthermore, that the
navy will not so revert"
The article is the Navy Depart
ment's opening attack in the renewal
OF the hight n Congress over the Pie
Ian amendment to the general oil
land bill designed to project the
ella ms of California operators. Navy
oflc ais have insisted that the policy
Of building O burning ships could
not 10 be carried out II the amendment
prevailed, and Secretary Dan els op-
pealcd directly to President Wilson
when acton seemed imminent N the
last session ~ Congress.
OF Means Efficiency.
Mr. Roosevelt's paper declared that
oil fuel for the navy meant increased
speed and cruising radius. control OF
smoke for smoke screens, reduced
fireroom forces OF 55 per cent, refrel
ing at sea with an increased etc on
cv OF rs per cent, ability to sustain
max mum speed for long periods OF
time without clogglng furnaces. hexi-
b'iity in speed and finally greater
safety from suhmar mes as IN mo'ern
American shins the fuel OIL 8 dis
nosed along the bottom 10 cushion
the blow ~ exploding tornedoes.
Tho RI knot ha't'o c~u'eers. scouts
and derf~nvers authorized Nv Cow
gross. could not be butt Mt Rowe
welt asserted z coal fue' were to be
emnlnved
~ &c e~firnato5 nv Pooeevelt con-
tlruod. "that thn now ehoulA h"vo IN
hand N time - naaca rf0rn~e f"n'-q
cana,1e ~ horS'~g p fii' two ven~7'
ernnl,. f0r sho finot ~ w9r t'--'e. T0r
o,,~ ,,ro-o,t ~o~se $50 ~honia hove
nr~hohi. . noN ooo har~~l~ ~ stood
ro- ,.oo~- Ne~oe we OUGHT to have 20 o
nm oNo ho-~oi-
So~ M or Srorta0e.
"O1 MON a~c .-ucN i~o''neA 10 r'd-
'~uio 40 iaea th,t 'h0~e con over
~ er~~s-~o ~ 90 f@r naval neoss
r~rov hare fh'~ ro~s~ns IN iaci, ~
1r~o,-,osoe - what cnr e,iftirp needs
~~o - no THO Vow hur~e TO-DAY. "
..-,- - 10000 go nm ba~reiq p ,-e-r
r~'.o r~-,~'r,,of'on ~ sh'nq airoadv
c,,+- o~'yoa Nv co~@roas wiz c~u f~r
r- oo-noi resumption OF 672i 900
hn~~ois W 1923"
~ hattieeh'ne are 10 be renlaced
ae PLANNED ae'er twentv .vears SCR
vice the paner stated. the annual con-
surption would rise to f02S7 900 bar
rels IN ten years.
Mr.. Roosevelt said the navy was
content that every ius.ihable claim
against the reserved lands should be
compensated. but they must cease
to remove oil from these lands" There
was no question. he said that fair
method of adjustment could be found,
Great Waste Of Gas.
Max W. Ball, OF the United States
Bureau OF NJ mes discussed oil pro'
duct'on and the need Of conservation
OF petroleum products. With 5000
600 automobiles IN use IN the United
States by January /. 1917. the waste
OF gasolene was appalling. he said
within the last few weeks he con-
tinued. 81 have seen Millions OF feet
OF natural gas wasting into the air
gas so rich N gaso'ene that II drop
ped from the trees like an April
shower. have seen wells capable OF
Welding 10000, 600 cubic feet OF gas,
each be ng deliberately drowned out
hy pumping water into the gas
sands.
twenty-five to So per cent. is left
under ground. 20 to 20 per cent. OF
the value OF oil produced lost through
EVAPORATION in storage; 6 per cent of
wood oil lost through fire. These loss
es are staggering and not excep-
tional. What a small percentage of
this wonderful natural resource lie
saved TO run your machine or to de-
liver goods at your door or TO pillow
The fields from which your goods
must come"